Stanley Ipkiss (aka The Mask) is the main protagonist of The Mask film and animated series. Ipkiss' job in the comic was never revealed, but in the film, he's a bank teller. In the film, Stanley is played by the Canadian actor Jim Carrey. In the cartoon series, he's voiced by Rob Paulsen. In the comic series, he is a minor character and has a much different temperament.
Background[]
Biography[]
Stanley Ipkiss is a everyday bank businessman who is unlucky with everything in his life, but then meets Tina Caryle one day and falls in love with her at first sight of her, which he decides to get into the nightclub called the Coco Bongo to meet her there, but unfortunately his bad luck gets the better of him as he isn't allowed inside the nightclub and gets humiliated in the end. Stanley then finds a mask in the water while down on his luck, which he though was a person down there, but then later on back at his apartment, he notices that the mask glows, so he puts it close to him and becomes a wacky, crazy, good-hearted, polite and kind madman called The Mask who becomes a no name gangster first mostly to bring fear and respect into people who have mistreated Stanley as he puts exhaust pipes into the bottoms of two mechanics who ripped Stanley off early and even robbed the bank Stanley works in, so he can use the money to get inside the Coco Bongo, but like Stanley he falls in love with Tina at first sight as well, which he decides to become a superhero in the end to save Tina and everyone else from Dorian Tryell and his gang in the end.
Personality[]
Stanley is shy, a doormat, meek, kind and good-hearted. He doesn't have a lot of confidence with himself and lets himself be taken advantage of and/or bullied by other people, but after getting the Mask of Loki, he gets a lot more confident from the Mask's influence and tells people off when he needs to. Stanley doesn't get along with his alter-ego at first and on several occasions got rid of the mask of Loki, only having to bring it back when he, his friends and/or the people in Edge City are in trouble, but overtime he does start to trust his alter-ego a lot more after finding out from when they both existed at the same time on how much he cares about him and loves him like a brother to the point he puts it on without hesitation.
The Mask is confident, loud, carefree, go-lucky, childish, polite, bizarre, eccentric, impulsive, wacky, crazy and good-hearted. He is very chaotic and wild as he goes on doing whatever he wants and dancing at the Coco Bongo half of the time, but he does genuinely care about his friends, his unmasked self Stanley and the people in Edge City so he goes after any criminals or supervillains out there who are causing trouble. He has a very short-attention span as he focuses on trivial things instead of going taking care of the problem straightaway, but he does get himself back on track eventually and get back to the task at hand.
Physical Appearance[]
Stanley wears a blue business suit which he works at the bank in, though he does occasionally change to casual clothes when he is not working at the bank. He also wears pyjamas that has spots on it while in his apartment. Stanley has brown eyes, brown hair, normal teeth, ears and a normal nose.
The Mask in his default appearance wears a yellow zoot suit with a black tie with white spots that he later changed to a red tie with black spots, a handkerchief that is red with black spots, a hat with a feather on top of it and snazzy black shoes with white vamps on them, but he changes his clothes to any situations he's in and/or to relax in. The Mask has cartoony eyes, has a bald head, big white block teeth, a small nose and his ears are covered which he enlarges them to hear sounds that are too far away to hear.
Powers and abilities[]
The Mask has all the powers and abilities from the mask of Loki, which makes him a superhuman as he can stretch himself with his limbs and his neck, along with popping his eyes out and changing his head into that of any animals, which reflects his thinking and mood. The Mask is also immune to non cartoon weapons and is immortal as he doesn't age at all, along cannot be harmed by almost any diseases except the common cold which is one of the most harmless diseases, but turns out to be fatal to the mask personas and their wearers. The Mask also has super intelligence as he can think his way out of any situations he's in very quickly and is brilliant with his methods.
Appearances[]
The Mask[]
Stanley Ipkiss is a shy and unlucky bank clerk working at the local Edge City bank. He is frequently ridiculed by everyone around him, except for his Jack Russell Terrier Milo, and his co-worker and best friend Charlie Schumaker. Meanwhile, mobsman Dorian Tyrell, owner of the Coco Bongo nightclub, plots to overthrow his crime boss Niko. One day, Tyrell sends his singer girlfriend Tina Carlyle into Stanley's bank to record its layout, in preparation to rob the bank.
Stanley is attracted to Tina, and she seems to reciprocate. After being denied entrance to the Coco Bongo, he finds a wooden mask near the city's harbor. Placing it on his face transforms him into a zoot-suited, green-faced, bizarre trickster known as The Mask, who is able to cartoonishly alter himself and his surroundings at will. Stanley scares off a street gang that attempts to rob him by turning a balloon into a Tommy gun, and then he exacts revenge on his tormentors.
The next morning, Stanley encounters detective Lieutenant Kellaway and newspaper reporter Peggy Brandt investigating the Mask's activity of the previous night. To attend Tina's performance, he again becomes the Mask to raid the bank, inadvertently foiling Tyrell's plan in the process. At the Coco Bongo, Stanley dances exuberantly with Tina, whom he ends up kissing. Following a confrontation with Tyrell, Stanley flees leaving behind a scrap of cloth from his suit that transforms back into his pajamas, while Tyrell is arrested by the police as a suspect for the bank robbery.
Based on the shred of cloth, Kellaway suspects Stanley to be the bank robber. Stanley later consults an expert on masks named Arthur Neuman, who tells him that the object is a depiction of Loki, the Norse god of darkness and mischief. The same night, Stanley transforms into the Mask and meets Tina at the local Landfill Park, but the meeting is interrupted by Kellaway, who attempts to arrest him. Stanley tricks a large group of police officers into joining him in a mass-performance of the Desi Arnaz song "Cuban Pete", takes off the mask and flees with Peggy, but she betrays him to Tyrell for a $50,000 bounty. Tyrell tries on the mask and becomes a malevolent green-faced monster. Forced to reveal the location of the stolen money, Stanley is kept hostage in one of the mob's cars while Tyrell's henchmen reclaim the money, and is later given to Kellaway, along with a rubber green mask, to be detained.
When Tina visits Stanley in his cell, he urges her to flee the city. Tina thanks Stanley for treating her with respect and tells him that she knew that he was the Mask all along. She attempts to leave the city, but is captured by Tyrell's enforcer Orlando and taken to a charity ball at the Coco Bongo hosted by Niko and attended by the city's elite, including Mayor Mitchell Tilton. Upon arrival, the masked Tyrell kills Niko and prepares to destroy both the club and Tina. Milo helps Stanley escape from his cell, and Stanley brings Kellaway as a cover and hostage in a desperate attempt to stop Tyrell.
After securing Charlie's assistance, Stanley is spotted and captured. Tina tricks Tyrell into taking off the mask, which is recovered and donned by Milo, turning the dog into a cartoonish pitbull who defeats Tyrell's men, while Stanley fights Tyrell himself. After recovering the mask, Stanley uses its abilities to save Tina by swallowing Tyrell's bomb and flushing Tyrell down the drain of the club's ornamental fountain. The police arrive and arrest Tyrell's remaining henchmen, while Kellaway attempts to arrest Stanley once again. Tilton arrives and debunks Kellaway's statements, announcing to everyone that Tyrell was the Mask all throughout. He then goes on to thank Stanley for saving lives and having Stanley free to go, then Tilton then tells Kellaway that he needs to have a serious meeting with him in the morning and all charges against Stanley are dropped. As the sun rises the following day, Stanley, Tina, Milo, and Charlie take the mask back down to the harbor. Tina throws the mask into the water, and she and Stanley kiss. Charlie attempts to retrieve the mask for himself, only to find Milo swimming away with it.
Other appearances[]
TV animated series[]
In the show, Stanley is the main hero of the show. Stanley struggles with finding the girl to be with, but ends up not getting them thanks to his alter-ego, the Mask, being too strong towards them or his enemies, though he does get some good luck on his side thanks to being a nice guy. The Mask is the deuteragonist of the show. The Mask is lazy, a troll, and likes to party around in his favourite nightclub the Coco Bongo and gets too strong towards any girls he meets, but he is a genuine hero and does care about his friends, the people in Edge City and can be a father/older brother figure towards children which in the former he is this to the youngest children being surprisingly stern, but still fun-loving and caring towards them and in the latter he is this to the oldest children being the goofy, oldest, fun-loving and caring to them. Stanley and the Mask care very much about Milo their dog, with Stanley being a responsible dad to him while the Mask is the laidback, goofy and fun-loving mom towards him. Stanley and the Mask are voiced by Rob Paulsen, who also voiced Donatello and Carl Wheezer.
Space Jam: A New Legacy[]
The Stanley Ipkiss incarnation of the Mask makes a cameo appearance in the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy, the anticipated sequel to the 1996 Warner Bros. hybrid film Space Jam. He appears alongside other characters from various other Warner Bros. properties to watch LeBron James and the Looney Tunes compete in a basketball match against the Goon Squad.
Relationships[]
Tina Caryle[]
Stanley falls in love with Tina at first sight when working in the bank and gets distracted by her, that he didn't pay attention to what he was doing as he put a pen in the pencil sharper. The Mask didn't feel that way at first as he decided to get payback on those who bullied Stanley, but like him does end up falling in love with Tina at the nightclub the Coco Bongo after robbing the bank where Stanley works at and dropping his jaw and popping his eyes out at the same time, pumps his heart out of his chest and finally turns his head into that of a cartoon wolf which he uses a hammer to get it back to normal and dances with her and kiss her at the end of it. The Mask even shows what a sweet, kind and charming gentleman he is, despite doing it too strong at first by blowing a heart made out of smoke and putting an arrow through it and saves her life at the Coco Bongo by swallowing a bomb literally inside him which it explodes harmlessly, which though Tina prefers Stanley instead of him, clearly comes to like him because of these things.
Milo[]
Stanley trusts Milo with his life to the point that Milo is one of the few to know that he and the Mask are the same person, which the Mask also feels the same way as well, as he stops doing his usual activities and looks for Milo showing how much he cares about and loves Milo, which anyone hurting Milo is one of the few things that Stanley and the Mask agree on finding anyone who hurt Milo and make them pay for it. Milo got scared of The Mask at first due to his cartoonish, unpredictable, chaotic and wild nature, which he hides under the bed everytime Stanley puts the mask of Loki on, but overtime Milo does start to trust the Mask a lot more as he can see how much the Mask cares about him to the point that he helps the Mask out in any situations that even he can't get out of, along having to wear the mask of Loki on several occasions to help and save Stanley.
Quotes[]
- "Smokin!'"
- "Somebody Stop Me!"
- But First!
- "It's Party time! P.A.R.T.Y., because I gotta!"
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Mask has similarities to the Joker as they are both joking, over the top and cartoonish madmen with similar clothes, the same smile and both are feared by their enemies, but the Mask is a superhero who genuinely cares about people and is a harmless troll, while the Joker is a supervillain who cares only about himself and takes joy in hurting people.
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