History TheFaceless / WesternAnimation

** Parodied and/or homaged in both ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' by Mr. and Mrs. Pipe, and in ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' with the titular character's parents. In the latter even their ''shadows'' end at about the waist up, and one gag has Chicken find a pair of ''torsos from the waist up in his parent's closet'' (Cow explains that it's her science project).

* Slade in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', to such a degree that even getting a clear look at him in-costume (mask and all) is given the "big reveal" treatment. His mask is finally broken down the middle in the first season finale, but he manages to [[TheUnreveal cover the other half of his face]] with one hand as he escapes. Later, during the fourth season finale, his mask is knocked off, but under extenuating circumstances: he's kinda-sorta dead, so all we get is a skull (although it was still a cool moment). The rationale appears to be that he is missing an eye -- confirmed when his mask is removed during the fourth season finale. It’s an odd use of the trope, as this is the only version of him like this. In the comics and in other adaptations, he has no problem showing his face, which is a man in his 50s (usually, the Arrowverse version is definitely younger) or so with grey hair and an eyepatch.

* Most of the character's parents in ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' are only shown from the waist down, the exceptions being Hampton's parents, Elmyra's parents, and Plucky's Dad's face has been seen a few times.

* In ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', Magneto's almost always wears his helmet, as in most versions, but here the helmet's shadow often obscures his face as well, leaving only his eyes (which glow white when he's using or about to use his powers) visible. If Magento has the helmet on and the shadow isn't there, he's usually about to be given either a PetTheDog or a moment of weakness- in other words, something that humanizes him. If the shadow's there, he'll usually be in straight villain mode. His face was revealed at the end of the first season, and from then on we see it even when he is wearing the helmet. Its implied that his earlier "appearances" were actually astral projection, and this Magneto appears to have telepathic powers, [[OlderThanTheyThink which is actually something he had in the comics that people seem to of forgotten about.]]

* Number One, the main villain of ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}}'', never removes his mask. (Then again, neither does Birdman himself.) For that matter, neither does WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost. Nor WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJr, who makes one wonder why the mask anyway - he's a [[HumongousMecha Giant Robot]] -- difficult to hide that without a mask!

** Eventually the comics gave Cobra Commander one as well, not nearly as cheesy as the movie's version. He just looked kind of like [[spoiler:Che Guevara]]. [[http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.oafe.net/yo/art/gijsgcc4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.oafe.net/yo/gijlcc.php&usg=__HK9IDqy5uVE06mQIjrMl3Fw9Ifw=&h=275&w=280&sz=48&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=kLOJSg8tfV9qiM:&tbnh=145&tbnw=149&ei=0Q9LTeCoEIG88gbKz-2iDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcobra%2Bcommander%2527s%2Bface%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D933%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=564&oei=0Q9LTeCoEIG88gbKz-2iDg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=35&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=72&ty=94 Link.]] And even ''that'' was a disguise.

** The field hands picking cotton at the beginning of the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cartoon ''Mississippi Hare''.

* Marvin the Martian in ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', and by extension the entire Martian race as seen on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' (the episode "Clown and Out" ended with [[spoiler:the Jerry Lewis-esque clown being blasted to Mars, where he's seen singing to Martian children]]) and ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers', have this as a racial trait, their only physical facial feature being their eyes; otherwise, their face is a total blank.

* God in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. His face is always just out of frame. This is easy to pull off since he's much taller than anyone else (being God and all.)

** There's also "the [[CatsAreMean cat next door]],'' whose claw is the only feature seen by the audience when it regularly destroys Snoopy's doghouse.

* The parents of ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' initially had their faces obscured in the first season, until it was dropped starting from the end of the Christmas episode "11 Louds a Leapin'", where we finally saw their faces.

* The [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen of England]] from ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'' is never shown with her face fully visible, unlike a lot of depictions of her in animated media. Usually her lips or part of her eye would show occasionally but that’s the closest one would get to seeing her face. It’s unknown why her face is obscured, but it could possibly be because she’s a very special lady whose face is just too priceless to show.

* The Disney Channel series ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' had a character named "Big Mike", and most of his appearances do not show above his shoulders, so his face was only seen twice, like in in the episode "Tick-Tick-Tick".

** The African-American mother and daughter in the framing story preceding ''WesternAnimation/{{Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarves}}''.

* Bruno's boss in ''WesternAnimation/BrunoTheKid''.

* The Disney Channel series ''WesternAnimation/Kim Possible'' had a character named "Big Mike", and most of his appearances do not show above his shoulders, so his face was only seen twice, like in in the episode "Tick-Tick-Tick".

* In ''WesternAnimation/PrepAndLanding'', Santa and Mrs. Claus faces are never shown, even during the short film, which was the elves helping her get a present for Santa. The most you get to see is their profiles, and maybe a bit of Santa's face, but really an extreme close-up of his communication with McGee back at the North Pole.

** Subverted in a couple of specials however, such as "Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?," where we do clearly see some adults. Also averted in the ''Series/ThisIsAmericaCharlieBrown'' miniseries from the late 80's, since it features many historical figures fully interacting with the main characters.

** Subverted in a couple of specials however, such as "Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?," where we do clearly see some adults. Also averted in the "This is America, Charlie Brown," miniseries from the late 80's, since it features many historical figures fully interacting with the main characters.

* Fire Lord Ozai during the first two seasons of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. He is usually a shadowed silhouette, but is seen fully illuminated in a flashback episode, with different parts of his face and head visible in different shots -- every part ''except'' his eyes. His actual face is [[PrettyBoy a good deal less intimidating then you'd think]] (if only because TheReveal was when he was in a good mood).

* Dr. Flug from WesternAnimation/{{Villainous}} wears a goggles over his eyes and a paper bag over his head. WordOfGod is that Black Hat forces him to wear it, and although sometimes he appreciates the anonymity that it provides, for the most part, he hates having to wear it. His eyes are still very expressive, and once in the pilot you can tell that he's smiling from the creases where his mouth is underneath.

* In the ''Mighty Man and Yukk!'' shorts on the Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, Yukk was supposedly the "world's ugliest dog." As such, he wore a [[CoolMask miniature doghouse]] on his head that concealed his features. But whenever it became convenient to the plot to stun an adversary into terror-induced paralysis, Yukk would lift his doghouse, and show them his face...At which point whoever was looking would absolutely freak out in gaggle-eyed horror, whilst inanimate objects fall apart. Of course, the audience only ever saw Yukk's head from behind in these instances.
* The original three ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}'' movies were very weird about this. All of the true faces of mask-wearing characters (all the Matoran, Toa, Turaga and Makuta) were kept a secret. Their heads were shown from all conceivable angles, bar from the front, so we got a vague idea of what they may look like, but the precise facial details were still a mystery. Interestingly, despite the director's apparent efforts, the entire head of [[BigBad Makuta]] ''was'' indeed visible through the electric flashes in the first movie, and it looked ''exactly'' like on his toy -- a regular Toa head (toy version) turned upside down... so, technically, he didn't even ''have'' a real face, unless you count the one on the top of his head, looking backwards...
** The second movie had Fire Drones -- little machines built up using the CGI body of a Bohrok and the maskless head of a Matoran. And they did face the camera... but their faces were too tiny to see clearly. In the same movie, the animators even went as far as to show the comatose body of Turaga Dume with his mask on, [[FridgeLogic even though it was a major plot-point that his mask had been stolen.]]
** Freeze-framing the part when Kopaka turns Takua's mask back into position reveals through the mask's eye-holes that he doesn't even have a face, just a flat surface with his eyes stuck on it. Likely, none of the masked movie models had actual faces designed.
* The second adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'' takes a different tack than the first and the original story. In the present timeline, the Once-ler's face isn't seen until the very end, although we get a general idea of blue eyes and an unkempt beard. In the past, however, his face is frequently visible. ([[IdenticalStranger He looked a lot like the boy to whom he tells the story in the present timeline.]])
* The titular DiabolicalMastermind of the French-Canadian animated series ''WesternAnimation/{{Belphegor}}'' is only ever seen with his gold mask on, which doesn't even have a mouth. One later episode has the characters tracking down an old film, as they discover a boy acting in it is the man himself. The audience is shown a cutscene of the film... with Belphegor's face obscured in shadow.
* The [[Creator/ColumbiaCartoons UPA]] adaptation of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" never shows the face of the narrator. The ending of the cartoon is a shot from his POV... [[SanitySlippage through the window in the cell door of an insane asylum]].
* Bioborgs Cybron and Noxious (of the behind a mask variety) of ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce''.

* The General on ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' would always been heard only, via Dastardly's telephone, as just a lot of gibberish and throat-clearing. The General pays a visit to the Vulture Squadron on "Stop Which Pigeon?", and even though we still can't see him, we hear him and he sounds the same as when he's on the phone. Subverted in the Gold Key comics stories--he appears in Hanna-Barbera Fun-In #4 (drawn by Mike Arens) and #7 (Jack Manning).
* ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'': In "The Statue of Liberty Caper," we hear the mumbling of the U.S. President (translated by Secret Service agents) but we never see him.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' episode "Thank You Girl," the boys' manager Brian Epstein is heard at the beginning (putting the boys on a diet and taking their money) but his face is never seen.
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}'': The character nicknamed "Red", always wears a mask (first his own, then the one provided to him by Kane), so his face has not been seen, which is also why Mike does not know why he holds a grudge against him.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', [[NaziNobleman Baron Zemo]] never removes his mask during any of his appearances (and he's one of the show's most commonly recurring villains). Considering that we get a flashback that showed him getting infected by a biological weapon that [[HoistByHisOwnPetard he himself designed]], which had the effect of apparently causing his face to ''melt,''[[note]]though even in the flashback, we don't actually get a good look at him - at that point he wore a mask that looked more like a Klansman's hood, which was dissolved during aforementioned face-melting, to be eventually replaced by the skintight mask he wears during the main series,[[/note]] there's probably a ''very'' good reason that mask stays on.
* Up until the first season finale, [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 The Shredder]] was this. Most of his face was concealed by a large metal mask, leaving only his eyes (one that shows some a scar) exposed. During his fight with Splinter, though, his mask is knocked off and his entire face is revealed.
* In ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall,'' Sara's face is never fully seen, because [[spoiler:it's Halloween in the normal world and she's always wearing face makeup and/or a mask]].
* [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Panthea]] from ''WesternAnimation/MiaAndMe'' wears a mask to cover her ancient face. She loses her mask briefly in the finale of season 1, but thankfully we don't see what's underneath it.
* A particularly bizarre example of this trope was the Faceless Negro: animation in the pre-civil rights era would portray African-Americans as "darkie" caricatures or jungle natives, but were strangely reluctant to show realistic portrayals- as if the creators of the animations didn't want to acknowledge the existence of actual black people. Examples include:
** The circus roustabouts in ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}''.
** The African-American mother and daughter in the framing story preceding ''Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarves''.
** The field hands picking cotton at the beginning of the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cartoon ''Mississippi Hare''.
* While ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' is mostly cartoon, one of the live action characters has only his [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121025061218/spongebob/images/2/24/HansTreatment.jpg hands shown on the screen]], hence the writers calling him Hans
** The Game Boy Advance version of ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'' video game uses this trope on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMp4MVz4faA# David Hasselhoff in the cutscenes]] (see 10:32 in video). However, if you've seen the film, you will realize that it's just a screenshot of his chest taken from another scene.
* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' - Mister Big, superior to Boris Badenov (and possibly Fearless Leader) was mostly seen as an ominous looming shadow - but was revealed to be small. Very small, like insect sized.
* [[http://smurfs.wikia.com/wiki/Nemesis Nemesis]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' was a formerly human wizard turned into a grotesque creature by way of a magic accident. He wore a cloaked hood to hide his disfigured features, only removing it to scare his opponents. He was always shown from the back in his un-hooded state.
* The Mysterious Hooded Woman from ''WesternAnimation/MightyMagiswords'' keeps herself hidden under a hooded robe. Not only that, her arms are covered in long sleeves and gloves [[UpToEleven so no inch of her skin is showing]].
* On ''WesternAnimation/ThePJs'' the woman who works at HUD is only ever seen in shadow. Juicy's parents are morbidly obese and his mother is never seen, and all we (usually) see of his father are his side and an arm, with "Bougie Nights" and "What's Eating Juicy Hudson" serving as the only episodes showing him in full.
* The claymation show ''WesternAnimation/BumpInTheNight'' had the characters live in the house of a live-action family whose faces were never shown.
** The closet monster started this way, and was initially only seen as a long arm reaching from the depths of the closet, but in a later episode eventually crawled out and was seen in full.
* The actor Langdon Cobb from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' always wears a bag over his head, no matter what he's doing or what movie he's acting in. He gives the explanation that it's an artistic choice, but in reality he's an alien species [[BrownNote whose appearance will drain the life force of anyone who looks at it]], even if it's just a picture. Bender actually ''does'' manage to take a picture of his face, but it is never shown to the audience.
* [[TheGhost White Diamond]] from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' finally makes an appearance in "Your Mother and Mine", but all we see is her arm and silhouette.
* When Lord Maliss transforms Prince Charming into a "hideous creature" in ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfter'' he hides his appearance with a cloak and a scarf that covers his mouth, all we see of this form is brown clawed hands and a pair of yellow eyes in the darkness of the cloak.
* All the humans except Christopher Robin in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' never have their faces shown, most notably Christopher's mother.
* ''WesternAnimation/StainesDownDrains'': Until the final two episodes, BigBad Dr. Drain is only ever seen wearing a full hazmat suit and gas mask.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins'': Jason and Michelle's Grandmum's face is never shown.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PrepAndLanding'', Santa and Mrs. Claus faces are never shown, even during the short film, which was the elves helping her get a present for Santa. The most you get to see is their profiles, and maybe a bit of Santa's face, but really an extreme close-up of his communication with McGee back at the North Pole.
* In the ‘’Creator/RankinBass’’ special “Mad Mad Mad Monsters” Frankenstein’s Monster’s Bride’s face is covered throughout the special, by a sheet, her hair, a fan, and her veil, her face is finally revealed at their wedding.

* Marvin the Martian in ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', and by extension the entire Martian race as seen on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' (the episode "Clown and Out" ended with [[spoiler:the Jerry Lewis-esque clown being blasted to Mars, where he's seen singing to Martian children]]) and ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers', have this as a racial trait, their only physical facial feature being their eyes; otherwise, their face is a total blank.

* The BigBad of the sequel series ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Amon, keeps his face hidden behind a mask. He claims his face was destroyed by the same Firebender who killed his family; [[spoiler:it's a lie, although he is CrazyPrepared enough to wear make-up that resembles a scar should he be forced to reveal his face.]]

* Similarly, Spydra from ''WesternAnimation/GadgetBoyAndHeather''. She sometimes unmasked offscreen, (often with an effect ranging from paralysis to petrification on onlookers) but the spectator could never judge the "supreme beauty" she kept boasting. The only time she takes off her mask on-screen (gleefully lampshading it in the process), she's [[TransformationRay polymorphed]] into Heather.
* [[MsFanservice Miss Bellum]] on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. Her full name is in fact Sara Bellum, homophonic to cerebellum, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that her head is never displayed. And also a reference to the fact that she's really the brains at the Mayor's office. She gets a partial reveal in the 10th anniversary episode. According to WordOfGod, the reason for not showing her face is because they never show her best feature.
** A minor character who fits is Mr. Morebucks, Princess' incredibly wealthy father who funds all her schemes. His face is never shown, and he [[TheVoiceless also never talks on camera.]]
* Kenny on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' - with his full face finally shown in the movie ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' (and again on the season eight episode featuring [[Music/MichaelJackson Michael Ja]]--[[LastSecondWordSwap Jefferson]]).

* "Wizard" Kelley from ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' never has his head in the shot outside a split second in a single episode; he's just too tall.

* ''Franchise/GIJoe''.
** Cobra Commander, Destro, and Snake Eyes. Except Cobra Commander got revealed in the ill-received movie. Destro was subsequently shown without his mask via a 12" figure released in the mid-'90s (it was the main selling point!) and has since been shown without it in the current comics. Snake Eyes has been shown in one form of silhouette or another both pre- and post-scarring in all the various comics, usually showing the lower half of his face.
** Eventually the comics gave Cobra Commander one as well, not nearly as cheesy as the movie's version. He just looked kind of like [[spoiler:Che Guevara]]. [[http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.oafe.net/yo/art/gijsgcc4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.oafe.net/yo/gijlcc.php&usg=__HK9IDqy5uVE06mQIjrMl3Fw9Ifw=&h=275&w=280&sz=48&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=kLOJSg8tfV9qiM:&tbnh=145&tbnw=149&ei=0Q9LTeCoEIG88gbKz-2iDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcobra%2Bcommander%2527s%2Bface%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D933%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=564&oei=0Q9LTeCoEIG88gbKz-2iDg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=35&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=72&ty=94 Link.]] And even ''that'' was a disguise.
** Snake Eyes' face was eventually revealed in its entirety in issue #93 of ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel''. [[http://demsgoodreadin.blogspot.com/2009/04/snake-eyes.html It's right here, if you want to look.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades'' continues the tradition. We see only ''part'' of Cobra Commander's face. Destro is introduced prior to getting his mask but he gets it soon after, and Snake Eyes's remains mostly hidden, except for TheUnreveal in one episode, when Zartan tried to steal his mask, and then promptly gave it back after commenting that Snake Eyes needed it more.
* Subverted on the Cartoon Network original series ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'': their parents are supposed to be faceless, but the first episode reveals they're actually no more than two pairs of legs.
* Sheldon in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' never completely hatched and is just a walking egg. In one episode, he finally hatches - [[TheUnreveal to reveal another eggshell beneath.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'':
** Dipper and Mabel's parents in the first episode. There was even a photo of them which is cut off by the camera.
** The postman who gives Soos the postcard from his DisappearedDad in "Blendin's Game".
* The original shorts of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' had Timmy's {{Unnamed Parent}}s are (like the ones from ''Cow and Chicken'') never shown from the waist up, but when it was made into its own show the parents' faces were seen.
** Remy Buxaplenty's parents played the trope straight until the Season 9's episode "Country Clubbed".
* Subverted on ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. The first episode with Numbuh One's father involves his father's face being obscured from view quite blatantly; midway through the episode, though, it's suddenly seen. Several of the other character's parents were TheFaceless at first, but later were shown, though some of the parents still haven't been seen. During season 6, the mysterious kid from the KND Splinter Cell was only shown as a shadow. In the Finale, it was revealed that he was in fact [[spoiler: [[http://knd.wikia.com/wiki/Numbuh_74.239 Numbuh 74.239,]] and that the splinter cell was just a cover for the Galactic KND.]]
* Number One, the main villain of ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}}'', never removes his mask. (Then again, neither does Birdman himself.) For that matter, neither does WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost. Nor WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJr, who makes one wonder why the mask anyway - he's a [[HumongousMecha Giant Robot]] -- difficult to hide that without a mask!
* Slade in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', to such a degree that even getting a clear look at him in-costume (mask and all) is given the "big reveal" treatment. His mask is finally broken down the middle in the first season finale, but he manages to [[TheUnreveal cover the other half of his face]] with one hand as he escapes. Later, during the fourth season finale, his mask is knocked off, but under extenuating circumstances: he's kinda-sorta dead, so all we get is a skull (although it was still a cool moment). The rationale appears to be that he is missing an eye -- confirmed when his mask is removed during the fourth season finale. It’s an odd use of the trope, as this is the only version of him like this. In the comics and in other adaptations, he has no problem showing his face, which is a man in his 50s (usually, the Arrowverse version is definitely younger) or so with grey hair and an eyepatch.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' series, FOWL High Command is always shown in shadow, revealing nothing but shapes and eyes.

* The masked superheroes and supervillains in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''Justice League Unlimited'' are very rarely, if ever, shown unmasked.
** Subverted in "Starcrossed" when they have to go into civilian disguise to hide in plain sight of the invading Thanagarians. Also made funny when Batman reveals that he's known who they all were the whole time.
** Hawkgirl is a particularly interesting case, as her mask is part of a bulky, winged helmet, which she wears at all times, even when she's receiving medical attention inside Justice League headquarters. Her first unmasking, late in Season 2 (at the end of the second part of the episode "Wild Cards"), is presented as a dramatic and romantic scene. This is implied to be a point of Thanagarian culture--Hawkgirl stops wearing the mask/helmet for good after she severs ties with Thanagar.
** ComicBook/TheQuestion was this, until a tender unmasking scene with Huntress in the episode "Flashpoint". (Unlike the comic book version, who was seen unmasked regularly.)
-->'''Question:''' You were right. I am the ugliest guy of all time.\\
'''Huntress:''' Not in my eyes.
** Also especially appropriate, since his mask is designed to make it look like he [[TheBlank literally has no face]]. Technically, we get to see his face in his first appearance as he [[NotMyDriver kidnaps some schmuck in a taxi]]. However with the way the episode is shot the fact we see him unmasked likely [[FridgeLogic won't register until much later.]]
* Bruno's boss in ''WesternAnimation/BrunoTheKid''.
* The foot soldiers in the original '80s ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon were all literally FacelessGoons. They were also robots.
** Casey Jones is never seen without his mask on (unlike in all other versions, where he takes it off), even once when going undercover in a business suit.
* Orko's people in ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' keep their faces concealed under wide-brimmed hats and behind scarves; all that is visible are glowing yellow eyes in the shadows, and pointy blue ears sticking through the hat. It is explained in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' that showing one's face to another being is, in their culture, at a level of intimacy on par with getting engaged.
* Dumb Donald's face in ''WesternAnimation/FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids'' is always hidden behind a pink stocking cap with eyeholes cut into it. The 2004 live-action film version (In which the series' main characters are sucked out of the television and into the real modern world) plays around with/lampshades his lack of facial features, as Donald eventually "gains" a face after the long stay in the real world starts to transform the animated characters into "real" people and unmasks. Once the gang re-enters their cartoon world, Donald's face "vanishes" and his "head" shown is just a pair of eyes before he puts his hat back on.
* ''WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel'' has the upper half of his face covered by a purple fedora hat with eyeholes cut into it. His face was revealed once in "Goldflipper" while he was disguised as a girl scout.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CoolMcCool'', Cool's boss Number One was only ever seen as arms and a cigar behind a chair.
** Two years before Cool [=McCool=] was obscure Terrytoons character James Hound, whose superior was also behind a chair and never seen facewise.
* All adults in ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. The cartoons took this to another level by giving them their own StarfishLanguage.
** Subverted in a couple of specials however, such as "Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?," where we do clearly see some adults. Also averted in the "This is America, Charlie Brown," miniseries from the late 80's, since it features many historical figures fully interacting with the main characters.
** There's also "the [[CatsAreMean cat next door]],'' whose claw is the only feature seen by the audience when it regularly destroys Snoopy's doghouse.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', Bruce Wayne is ''never'' seen without his mask. If he's not wearing it, he'll be in shadow until he is. Finally averted in "Chill In The Night", where he unmasks himself to Joe Chill, the man who killed Thomas and Martha Wayne, just to strike a whole other level of fear into the guy.
** Red Hood, a hero from the MirrorUniverse, is only seen with his mask or FaceFramedInShadow. However, we get enough hints for even non-comic fans to probably realize that he's the GoodCounterpart of [[spoiler:The Joker]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', there's an episode, "P.O.V.", which features a ''very'' puzzling example of this trope. Batman and three of the Gotham Police Department's detectives work together (though they don't officially team up) to bring down a crime ring. The BigBad in charge of the gang is always seen either in shadow or partially in shadow, so we can only see the outline of his face and some of his more notable facial features. He looks suspiciously like The Penguin (short and bespectacled), but obviously can't be because (if the basic shape of his face is any indication) he is not at all disfigured like the Penguin. What makes him an especially frustrating character is the fact that Batman apparently knows who he is, ''but he won't tell us''! And as if all that weren't mysterious enough, this villain is TheVoiceless as well!

* On the animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheRickyGervaisShow'', Carl's longtime girlfriend Susanne is TheFaceless, always shown from behind or her face hidden by a book, a lamp, or other object, if not cast completely in darkness.
* Husband and Wife on ''WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'''s [[BigBad Nox]] removes his CoolMask exactly once during the main series--with his back to the camera. His face is shown during his StartOfDarkness episode, however.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Stoked}}'' has two. Mr. Ridgemount is only ever seen fron behind or with a newspaper in front of his face, and Wipeout who is never seen outside of his mascot costume.
* God in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. His face is always just out of frame. This is easy to pull off since he's much taller than anyone else (being God and all.)
** All we know is that Homer described his appearance, IIRC, thusly: "perfect teeth, great smile, a class act all the way!"
** His face ''was'' shown in the intro of one "Treehouse of Horror" special, where the universe collapsed on itself and eventually all of Creation unraveled, with God being the last thing sucked in the void.
* Lt. Anna Baldavic from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', who combines TakeOurWordForIt with {{Butterface}}.
* Ms. Mimi in her first appearance ''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina: The Next Steps''. Her face is covered by the boxes she carries and is seen by the back of her head applauding for Angelina. Her face is revealed in the next episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' (and its later spin-off ''Justice League Unlimited'') features the Toyman, aka Winslow Schott. Orphaned after his father dies in prison, Toyman becomes a toy-crazed supervillain, hiding his face behind a Howdy Doody-like mask. Schott is never seen without the mask, although it's frequently cracked and broken in his battles with Superman, and even his fellow villains.
* The aptly named [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin No-Face]], the extremely dangerous EVO leader of The Bug Jar from ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex''.

* On ''WesternAnimation/ThePJs'' the woman who works at HUD is only ever seen in shadow. Juicy's parents are morbidly obese and his mother is never seen, but all we see of his father are his side and an arm.