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Masks are spooky: they dehumanise, they make a dangerous inhuman inner being visible. White masks occupy a special place. They have a long history in several cultures. Being white, they are blanker and scarier, offering nothing for the eye to hold on to. And look like skulls. Sometimes our imagination will dwell on what is under the snow-pure mask: ghastly disfigurement? Nothing at all? Bonus points if the rest of the character is dark to accentuate the mask. Being white it'll show bloodstains starkly. See also: The Blank. Examples of White Mask of Doom include:

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  • Masks are spooky: they dehumanise, they make a dangerous inhuman inner being visible. White masks occupy a special place. They have a long history in several cultures. Being white, they are blanker and scarier, offering nothing for the eye to hold on to. And look like skulls. Sometimes our imagination will dwell on what is under the snow-pure mask: ghastly disfigurement? Nothing at all? Bonus points if the rest of the character is dark to accentuate the mask. Being white it'll show bloodstains starkly. See also: The Blank. Examples of White Mask of Doom include:
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  • Masks are spooky: they dehumanise, they make a dangerous inhuman inner being visible. White masks occupy a special place. They have a long history in several cultures. Being white, they are blanker and scarier, offering nothing for the eye to hold on to. And look like skulls. Sometimes our imagination will dwell on what is under the snow-pure mask: ghastly disfigurement? Nothing at all? Bonus points if the rest of the character is dark to accentuate the mask. Being white it'll show bloodstains starkly. Anime and Manga have noh masks to draw inspiration from. Western tradition has Greek drama masks, the birdlike masks worn by medieval plague doctors (see the Real Life section), scary clowns, and the Ku Klux Klan. Mexicans have the masks of Dia de los Muertos. This trope is fairly widespread in Anime and Manga. Compare Cool Mask. Sometimes doubles as a Mask of Power. Subtrope of Malevolent Masked Men. See also: The Blank. Examples of White Mask of Doom include:
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