| “ | Sssssmokin'! | „ |
| ~ The Mask's most famous quote |
| “ | So, you're not gonna miss this guy? After he is gone, all that's left is me. | „ |
| ~ Stanley's final words before getting rid of the Mask |
Stanley Ipkiss, better known as The Mask, is the main protagonist of The Mask, a comedy movie loosely based in the gory Mask comics.
Unlike his original counterpart, Stanley is a well-meaning but pessimistic banker who doesn't really has much fun in life. He then ends up finding a mask, the Mask of Loki, who gives enormous supernatural powers to those who use it, and while initially doing reckless and immoral things with it, it is shown that Ipkiss doesn't let the Mask influence him completely.
He was portrayed by Jim Carrey.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?[]
(The Mask film)[]
- He made a letter for Peggy Brant's show talking about how nice people usually don't get what they want, showing how he has a good-natured mentality.
- Tries to save a person when he thinks they're drowning.
- After his first night with the mask on, he immediately tries to get rid of it, though it magically comes back.
- He puts the Mask on again solely for the purpose of seeing Tina.
- He talks with Peggy about how the Mask is affecting him and turning him into another person, showing he is aware of the wary consequences of being the Mask.
- He tries to warn the police officers about Dorian's plan.
- As shown by his talk with Tina while in prison, the Mask utilizes and amplifies the user deepest desires to turn them into the Mask, showing that, while done knowingly, his acts as the Mask were still heavily influenced by it.
- He breaks himself out of prison with his dog and a gun and rushes to Coco Bongo to get Dorian.
- He fights and nearly wins against Dorian even without the Mask on.
- He eats the bomb set by Dorian, saving Coco Bongo and everyone in it who would be killed.
- Gives time for the police to get there, and even though he could easily get away, he takes the Mask off and accepts being hand over to the police, before the mayor steps in in his defense.
- He subverts his anti-heroic qualities as the Mask by throwing it away at the end of the movie, showing he is aware and free of its corruptive influence.
- On the first night he puts on the Mask, he does try to be quiet, but an alarm clock starts ringing out of his pocket and has to smash it to stop it ringing loudly, showing how respectful he is and even when being honked by the car driver and being harassed by a gang, he only breaks the windows of the car the driver was in by honking a cartoonish loud, but harmless horn and even when he was shooting real bullets at the gang, he only shoots around them instead of killing them outright, showing how reasonable he is even when under the mask's influence.
The Mask (cartoon)[]
- Anytime he puts on the Mask, he uses it to save people and protect them from any criminals and supervillains who attack Edge City.
- He even accepted being arrested when being framed for robbing a children's orphanage even when under the mask's influence and never used his powers and abilities to break out of prison even though he could have done it, and even then he only breaks out because of one of his enemies causing chaos in Edge City showing just how good-hearted he is.
- He always respects the laws and rules even when he puts on the mask and always cause harmless chaos while going all wild and hates hurting people with a passion.
- He is always respectful and polite to people who are nice to him even while still under the mask's influence and pays up for the food and drinks he buys.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?[]
- While he shows he is no longer an anti-hero for throwing the Mask away and outright saying its influence was changing him into another person, his remorse for things such as getting payback on scammer mechanics who wronged him, or usually comically lethal exaggerated ways to fight Dorian's gang, is practically non-existing.
- He can be a jerk towards people who are not nice to him such as pulling wedgies over their heads and pulling pranks on them.
- He is shown to have a perverted side from time to time, which disgusts even Tina at one point, however this moment was played for mischief when he did such behavior when he had the Mask on, thus making it a minor prevention.
Trivia[]
- Ironically, his archenemy and one of the other two people to wear the Mask (not counting Stanley's dog, Milo) is Near Pure Evil.
- It's unknown if Stanley Ipkiss from the cartoon counts as one as he still keeps the Mask and wears it on several occasions, as showing him not throwing away his anti-heroic qualities and not free from its corruptive influence.
- Stanley Ipkiss from the comics does not count as Near Pure Good due to his willingness in using the mask to kill people for petty reasons and embracing the mask's corruptive influence, along with being horrible to his girlfriend as well after he starts putting it on.
External Links[]
- Stanley Ipkiss on the Heroes Wiki
- Stanley Ipkiss on the Magnificent Baddies Wiki
- Stanley Ipkiss on the The Mask Wiki
- Stanley Ipkiss on the Dark Horse Comics Wiki
- Stanley Ipkiss on the Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki
