

Upon returning to his house, Stanley removes the Mask and is shot in the back and killed by Kathy, who had figured out his identity. Stanley later breaks into Kathy's apartment and both retrieves the Mask and kills eleven police officers on his way back to his house. After gaining his new powers, Stanley promptly went on a killing spree by murdering the people who had bullied and taken advantage of him, eventually being nicknamed the "Big Head Killer" by the police.Īfter removing the Mask, Stanley's actions took an emotional toll on him, causing him to become verbally abusive towards Kathy and get kicked out of their apartment as a result. After it was purchased, the Mask began to speak to Stanley and urged him to put it on and transformed him into a superhuman. The first incarnation of the character, Stanley Ipkiss was a weak, neurotic man who purchased the Mask as a gift for his girlfriend Kathy. These were the people that the Mask possessed through the various installments. In the film adaptation, the Mask was created between the end of the 4th century AD and the beginning of the 5th century AD by Loki, the Norse God of Mischief, who threw it on Earth so that it could cause chaos, confusion and terror among humanity.

It has since possed many people through the series. In the comics, all that is known about the Mask's origin is that it once belonged to an ancient African tribe that placed curses and hexes on it. In The Mask: Animated Series, he was voiced by Rob Paulsen.
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Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Count Olaf in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Ebenezer Scrooge in Disney's A Christmas Carol, Steve Gray in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and Dr. In the 1994 film adaptation, the Stanley Ipkiss incarnation of The Mask was portrayed by Jim Carrey, who also portrayed The Riddler in Batman Forever, the titular character in The Cable Guy, The Grinch in Dr. The Mask itself is the titular antagonist of the series due to using the person who wears the mask as it's hosts and causing chaos anywhere it goes. The Mask is powerful but causes the wearer to lose their sanity. He is the manifestation of the infamous Mask of Loki's magical powers once worn by anyone who places it on their face. While he appears as a far more heroic and playful figure in the cartoon and movie, this is the polar opposite of his comic book version, where he is sadistic and desires nothing but chaos. The Mask, also known as Big Head in the comics, is the titular protagonist villain of the The Mask comic book series and overall franchise, originally titled Masque.
