History PlayingWith / FacelessGoons

** Not to mention [[{{GIFT}} the anonymity]], which makes {{Mooks}} way more confident.

* '''Defied''': "What do you think I am, some type of cartoon villain?"

** The villains want hide the fact that their minions are [[MonstrousHumanoid not quite human]] under their masks.

** "This is a kiss up to cartoons of TheEighties, we need FacelessGoons!"
** "This is a shoot-'em-game, and the enemy forces are really, ''really'' evil. Why should the player sympathize with them?"
* '''Lampshaded''': "They all look like guys from a bad video game..."

** All of the {{Mooks}} look alike... even the ones that are actually [[BossInMooksClothing Bosses]], [[KungFuProofMook immune to Kung Fu]], [[InvincibleMinorMinion immortal]], [[SmashMook better at breaking things]], [[MookMedic enemy healers]], or just simply [[EliteMooks better]] than the others. Good luck figuring out who is who.

* '''Exploited''': DressingAsTheEnemy

** The goons wear seventeen masks at a time.

** Underneath their masks, the goons are [[TheBlank literally faceless.]]

** The villains want hide the fact that their minions are not quite human under their masks.

** The minions get confused who is who, even mistaking others for themselves.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Not even the soldiers can tell each other apart when they're suited up.

** Albert decides that just because they're people, doesn't mean they aren't evil, and that he can still beat the crap out of them, provided they live.

** Albert decides that just because they're people, doesn't mean they aren't evil, and that he can't still beat the crap out of them, provided they live.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''':
** The young hero Albert kills several of Emperor Evulz' forces while under the impression that they're just faceless, mindless monsters. However, when he comes across a wounded soldier who removed his mask, he realizes the truth and has a HeroicBSOD.
** The mooks complain about the masks being unwieldy, stifling, and hard to see through.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The unmasked solider, Vincent, turns out to a family member of Albert, who after a while recovers his memories and tells Albert that Evulz {{Brainwashed}} Vincent into a [[FacelessGoons Faceless Goon]], so that Albert would have a HeroicBSOD.
** ...but the mooks survive several shotgun rounds to the face thanks to their armored masks.
** Albert decides that just because they're people, doesn't mean they aren't evil, and that he can't still beat the crap out of them, provided they live.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' Not even the soldiers can tell each other apart when they're suited up.
* '''Played For Drama:'''

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* '''Discussed''': "Why do so many villain groups have FacelessGoons?"
* '''Conversed''': "Maybe they really don't want us to see their faces."

* '''Exaggerated''': The only members of his army who ''don't'' wear the face-hiding helmet are his [[FourIsDeath four most powerful commanders]].

* '''Justified''': The uniforms are well-armored, offer great protection, and present a united, frightening front.

* '''Parodied''': ''All'' warriors who aren't the heroes or the main villains wear the exact same outfit, just {{Palette Swap}}ped.

* '''Deconstructed''': The young hero Albert kills several of Emperor Evulz' forces while under the impression that they're just faceless, mindless monsters. However, when he comes across a wounded soldier who removed his mask, he realizes the truth and has a HeroicBSOD.

* '''Reconstructed''': The unmasked solider, Vincent, turns out to a family member of Albert, who after a while recovers his memories and tells Albert that Evulz {{Brainwashed}} Vincent into a [[FacelessGoons Faceless Goon]], so that Albert would have a HeroicBSOD.

* '''Enforced''': "This is a kiss up to cartoons of TheEighties, we need FacelessGoons!"

* '''Invoked''': The goons are still regular people and are bound to hide their faces to conceal their identity as criminals/bad guys.

* '''Played For Drama:''' GeneralRipper uses it to intimidate enemy forces. It works.

* '''Subverted''': Every minion's face is clearly visible.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, these are actually LatexPerfection masks that make the {{Mooks}} all look basically the same.

* '''Averted''': Perhaps there are no faceless goons. Or every minor foe has as much motive and development as the least important supporting character.

* '''Inverted''': TheHero and his [[{{Nakama}} friends]] wear matching outfits that make them all look the same; TheEmpire's uniforms are more varied and unique.

** Underneat their masks, the goons are [[The Blank literally faceless.]]