Line #11 PlayingWith/FacelessGoons


1	'''Basic Trope''': EvilMinions who all wear matching uniforms and helmets.
2	* '''Straight''': The bulk of [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz']] forces wear a standardized uniform, complete with face-concealing helmet.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** The only members of his army who ''don't'' wear the face-hiding helmet are his [[FourIsDeath four most powerful commanders]].
5	** The goons panic if their masks come off, because they are no longer anonymous.
6	** The goons have their faces removed when they sign up.
7	** The goons [[MultilayerFacade wear seventeen masks at a time]].
8	* '''Downplayed''': The goons wear matching uniforms and helmets, but can easily be told apart when not just seen as a large unit. e.g. soldiers in an army.
9	* '''Justified''':
10	** The uniforms are well-armored, offer great protection, and present a united, frightening front.
11	** Not to mention the anonymity, which makes {{Mooks}} way more confident.
12	** The {{Mooks}} have a weak point on their face. One that kills them if it so much as touches something other than a mask.
13	** The villains want to hide the fact that their minions are [[MonstrousHumanoid not quite human]] under their masks.
14	* '''Inverted''': TheHero and his friends wear matching outfits that make them all look the same; TheEmpire's uniforms are more varied and unique.
15	* '''Subverted''': The goons wear masks that are similar, but have subtle differences upon closer inspection.
16	* '''Double Subverted''': Under these masks, the mooks all have the exact same face.
17	* '''Parodied''':
18	** ''All'' warriors who aren't the heroes or the main villains wear the exact same outfit, just {{Palette Swap}}ped.
19	** Underneath their masks, the goons are [[NoFaceUnderTheMask literally faceless.]]
20	** Anyone who wears a face-obscuring garment is a member of the Evil Army.
21	** The villain has trouble telling specific minions apart.
22	* '''Zig Zagged''': Some of the enemy forces are wearing masks, whether for intimidation, protection (armored helmets or gas masks), or both. The regular grunts don't, to humanize the forces a bit. In a video game, this is done to denote who's elite and who's going to die from two bullets.
23	* '''Averted''': Every minion's face is clearly visible.
24	* '''Enforced''':
25	** Putting all the soldiers under the helmets easily hides the fact that they are all played by the same few actors.
26	** Game developers don't have time or budget to implement unique faces for the mooks, so they design a few faceless models that can be cheaply reused.
27	* '''Lampshaded''': "They all look like guys from a cheap video game..."
28	* '''Invoked''':
29	** The goons are still regular people and are bound to hide their faces to conceal their identity as criminals/bad guys.
30	** The villain is attempting to dehumanize his goons, to smear the hero for killing them.
31	* '''Exploited''':
32	** DressingAsTheEnemy
33	** All of the {{Mooks}} look alike... even the ones that are actually {{boss\|InMooksClothing}}es, [[KungFuProofMook immune to Kung Fu]], {{i\|nvincibleMinorMinion}}mmortal, [[SmashMook better at breaking things]], [[MookMedic enemy healers]], or just simply [[EliteMooks better]] than the others. Good luck figuring out who is who.
34	* '''Defied''':
35	** "What do you think I am, some type of cartoon villain?"
36	** The mooks remove their masks to blend into the civilian population.
37	* '''Discussed''': "Maybe they really don't want us to see their faces."
38	* '''Conversed''': "Why do so many villain groups have FacelessGoons?"
39	* '''Deconstructed''':
40	** 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.
41	** The mooks complain about the masks being unwieldy, stifling, and hard to see through.
42	* '''Reconstructed''':
43	** 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.
44	** ... But the mooks survive several shotgun rounds to the face thanks to their armored masks.
45	** Albert decides that the fact that they're people doesn't necessarily mean they aren't evil, and that he can still beat the crap out of them, provided they live.
46	* '''Played For Laughs''': Not even the minions can tell each other apart when they're suited up, even mistaking others for themselves.
47	* '''Played For Drama''':
48	** GeneralRipper uses it to intimidate enemy forces. It works.
49	** The enemy goons slowly forget their own identities.
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55	%%* '''Implied''': ???

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