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- A variant of He Who Must Not Be Seen. The audience never gets a good look at this character's face. Specific variants include: Characters who are only ever shown from behind. Characters who are only ever shown while standing behind something. Characters who are only ever shown from the neck down or lower.
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There are several reasons for writing a faceless character, depending on their role in the plot. For a recurring character, hiding their face lends an air of ambiguity to the character and their motives. If said character is a villain, this additionally serves to make them seem more threatening.
- Real Life
A page for describing TheFaceless: Real Life. In many...
- Video Games
The Garif of Jahara in Final Fantasy XII wear masks to cover...
- Western Animation
The Faceless /. Western Animation. WesternAnimati…. This is...
- Live-Action TV
A page for describing TheFaceless: Live-Action TV. The...
- Anime & Manga
The Faceless in Anime & Manga. A vast quantity of Doujin...
- YMMV
Broken Base: Over Autotheism.One half of the fanbase sees it...
- Music
Cynic, Extol, Devin Townsend, Opeth, Death, Necrophagist,...
- Literature
Many tropes originated in literary works. Literature being...
- Trivia
During 2016/17, The Faceless had burned many bridges and...
- Comic Books
In The Scorpion, Captain Rochnan's face is not revealed...
- Real Life
The Faceless / Literature. Main. Awesome. Characters. Discontinuity. FanWorks. Fridge. Funny. Headscratchers. Heartwarming. Horrible. HoYay. Literature. NightmareFuel. Pantheon. Recap. ShoutOut. TearJerker. WMG. More. Create New. ALiCE (2014): Terceira’s face is covered by a veil. Could also apply to Abel, who is never seen.
The faceless masses are shadowy blobs with only characters that are important having details. If a character becomes impotent they gain detail and become shallowly blobs once they stop being important.