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[BlazeShadow]

Yeah, but they aren't the only people that wear masks, in Kinnikuman. Actually, quite a few of the characters make a big deal about not revealing their face, which leads me onto this point.

Robin Mask and Warsman got their masks knocked off by Neptuneman and Big the Budo, during the Tournament Mountain. When it happened, the paparazzi went nuts, and the two of them were deathly afraid to show their true faces, for some reason. Probably not the same method as Kinniku Family, I'd wager, but still, there's gotta' be a reason.

Warsman, is obviously just wires and a huge singular eyeball. He lost his mask during a fight with Kinnikuman, anyway, much earlier on. I believe.

Robin Mask had like, uh, light brown hair, blue eyes, and looked like a handsome Disney Prince, or something. All the women in the crowd starting blushing, and for good reason!

Warsman without mask.
Robin without mask.

Wow, Robin does look like a Disney prince. xD And as for why Warsman and Robin being afraid to show thier faces, I'm pretty sure Warsman is ashamed of his inhuman looks (if I remember right, he showed Suguru his face in the darkness so only he could really see). .

In the episode were Warsman battles the Manriki, you can see flashbacks from Warsmans past were people humiliate him for his inhuman face.

[Staplerman]

You also see in some flashbacks that he used to wear a paperbag/sack over his head before he doned the mask.

[KinnikuFan]

This is what Mantaro's face would look like now.
This is from the Ultimate Choujin Volume 5.
Showing that Mantaro would commit suicide as that is what the Kinniku Family would do.

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I'm not gay, but I would have to say, Mantaro has a pretty nice face.

[KinnikuGai]

WOW he is handsome

[Chibibee]

The first thing I thought of with Unmasked Mantaro was that his hair reminds me of Heero Yuy from Gundam Wing. XD; But yes, very nice. I might just have to draw him...

Y'know, not to damage the Manga Magic, but I figure the Kinniku family have really dirty faces and hair. I'm sure there's been panels showing them bathe with the masks still on; how do they wash thier faces and the hair that doesn't stick out of the mask? =/

[mal_low64]

Wow, Robin does look like a Disney prince. xD And as for why Warsman and Robin being afraid to show thier faces, I'm pretty sure Warsman is ashamed of his inhuman looks (if I remember right, he showed Suguru his face in the darkness so only he could really see).

For Robin Mask and his family, it may be something similar to the Mexican 'Luchdores'. Thier masks become thier identity, so to lose it can effect thier confidence. He had no problem being open-faced Barracuda when no one knew it was him, but once his true identity was revealed, that changed.

It's not so much a physical punishment like the Kinniku's face, but a mental stigma driven into the family members.

I thought Barricuda was supposed to be another mask, I think I remembered reading in the manga Robin ripping it off revealing his trademark mask underneath or was the anime different?

[Chibibee]

Wow, Robin does look like a Disney prince. xD And as for why Warsman and Robin being afraid to show thier faces, I'm pretty sure Warsman is ashamed of his inhuman looks (if I remember right, he showed Suguru his face in the darkness so only he could really see).

For Robin Mask and his family, it may be something similar to the Mexican 'Luchdores'. Thier masks become thier identity, so to lose it can effect thier confidence. He had no problem being open-faced Barracuda when no one knew it was him, but once his true identity was revealed, that changed.

It's not so much a physical punishment like the Kinniku's face, but a mental stigma driven into the family members.

I thought Barricuda was supposed to be another mask, I think I remembered reading in the manga Robin ripping it off revealing his trademark mask underneath or was the anime different?

Now that I've gone back and looked, you're right, he does pull of the Barracuda face and shows his mask. My apologies..

I thought for sure I remembered Barracuda saying he was Robin Mask, the papprazzi going camera crazy to see his 'real face'...What the hell was I thinking of then? xD

Edited by Chibibee, 24 September 2007 - 05:57 PM.

[mal_low64]

Wow, Robin does look like a Disney prince. xD And as for why Warsman and Robin being afraid to show thier faces, I'm pretty sure Warsman is ashamed of his inhuman looks (if I remember right, he showed Suguru his face in the darkness so only he could really see).

For Robin Mask and his family, it may be something similar to the Mexican 'Luchdores'. Thier masks become thier identity, so to lose it can effect thier confidence. He had no problem being open-faced Barracuda when no one knew it was him, but once his true identity was revealed, that changed.

It's not so much a physical punishment like the Kinniku's face, but a mental stigma driven into the family members.

I thought Barricuda was supposed to be another mask, I think I remembered reading in the manga Robin ripping it off revealing his trademark mask underneath or was the anime different?

Now that I've gone back and looked, you're right, he does pull of the Barracuda face and shows his mask. My apologies..

I thought for sure I remembered Barracuda saying he was Robin Mask, the papprazzi going camera crazy to see his 'real face'...What the hell was I thinking of then? xD

Which leads me to think, the whole mask over mask seems to be quite a trend, eh? I mean look at Neptune King he had like what? 3 or 4 masks over his face, makes you wonder how he was able to see through all that, heh XD

[Grizzledman]

The papparazzi went nuts over Robin's face when Kinnikuman removed his mask in their first Olympics bout, and when the Hell Missionaries Cross Bomber'd it off.

[Sacola Man]

Wow, Robin does look like a Disney prince. xD And as for why Warsman and Robin being afraid to show thier faces, I'm pretty sure Warsman is ashamed of his inhuman looks (if I remember right, he showed Suguru his face in the darkness so only he could really see).

For Robin Mask and his family, it may be something similar to the Mexican 'Luchdores'. Thier masks become thier identity, so to lose it can effect thier confidence. He had no problem being open-faced Barracuda when no one knew it was him, but once his true identity was revealed, that changed.

It's not so much a physical punishment like the Kinniku's face, but a mental stigma driven into the family members.

I thought Barricuda was supposed to be another mask, I think I remembered reading in the manga Robin ripping it off revealing his trademark mask underneath or was the anime different?

Now that I've gone back and looked, you're right, he does pull of the Barracuda face and shows his mask. My apologies..

I thought for sure I remembered Barracuda saying he was Robin Mask, the papprazzi going camera crazy to see his 'real face'...What the hell was I thinking of then? xD

Which leads me to think, the whole mask over mask seems to be quite a trend, eh? I mean look at Neptune King he had like what? 3 or 4 masks over his face, makes you wonder how he was able to see through all that, heh XD

most important than that....how can he breath with so many masks on?
Is hard to me with only 1 mask...imagine with 4....he could suffocate...

[Krendall]

You also see in some flashbacks that he used to wear a paperbag/sack over his head before he doned the mask.

Really? I wonder if that was inspiration for Faust from Guilty Gear.

[Titans]

Now that there's a picture of what a unmasked mantaro would look like. (he's hot)
I wonder what kevin mask really looks like. Also who's the person suguru's healing with his face flash?

[Sacola Man]

I think Kevin looks like Robin,with a long hair...

[KinnikuFan]

That's Bibinba, I don't remember how but something happaned and so Suguru healed her with the Face Flash & I think they kissed. You know, sweet lovey-dovey stuff.

Also, I bet Kevin Mask look just like Robin but with longer hair.