Joker's Mask

> *See also: Joker (Alias) and John.*
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**Joker's Mask** is a balaclava mask that is used to cover one's face and identity and is one of the defining features of the anonymous Joker. Besides the Hair Gel, the mask is one of John's signature items.

If Twitter is to be believed, these balaclava masks are sold by a chibi woman in a Pikachu onesie and costs 15 USD.

## Description

The Joker's Mask is a black balaclava mask that covers the most of the wearer's face and most of the neck; the only opening on this mask are the ellipse-shaped eyeholes that allows its wearer to see while the mask is on. In *unORDINARY*, John uses this mask to hide his identity as he attacks Wellston students.

Other students disguised of the Joker use the same type of mask.

## Plot

### Season 1

#### Change

Before donning the balaclava that would define the Joker, John's first mask was Zeke's discarded paper bag with crudely-made eyeholes and the word "Tuesday" written upside-down across the bag. He would continue to don paper bag masks to keep his identity hidden from the general public before purchasing a black balaclava from Kovoro Mall.

#### Capture

John donned his balaclava for the first time when Seraphina went missing. Enraged at Wellston's bullies and in desperate need to find his best friend, John took matters in his own hands by masking himself and attacking students for their abilities. However, on that same day, John would make his first public rampage by mercilessly beating Isen. John would continue to use his mask as he tore through numerous bullies, and his masked persona would be dubbed "**Joker**" by the student body.

#### Joker

With the Joker's presence made fully known to the Wellston student body, John's beatdowns became a public spectacle. During his attacks on Blyke, Cecile, and Remi, the Joker wore his iconic mask to keep his identity hidden as he moved up the ranks. Thanks to the the mask, only a small handful of Wellston students (which includes the Royals and Cecile) are aware of the Joker's true identity, but even the mask was unable to hide John's identity from his best-friend, Seraphina.

### Season 2

#### Fallout

As the Joker, John had hoped to violently overthrow the school's hierarchy and curb the violent across Wellston, however, John's victory over the royals would have an unforeseen side effect. Thanks to the Joker's anonymity and John's unwillingness to reveal himself as the original Joker, many other students began to don the mask for themselves and used the Joker's reputation to attack other students. Gavin was one of the students who found himself against one of the false Jokers. According to Cecile and Isen, many other Jokers began to make appearances around Wellston, spreading fear and wreaking havoc across the school; there have even been cases of female students donning the male uniform and mask as well. Remi believes that many of these false Jokers are out to seek revenge against students who have wronged them in the past. One such Joker, who is revealed to be a female student named Kiara, sought vengeance against Seraphina but ultimately failed to do so.

As the head of the school press, Isen tried to keep the existence of these fake Jokers a secret, knowing the attacks would only increase once students learned they could attack others without repercussions though this method. However, the other reporters disapproved and published an article on the school bulletin board warning the students about the fake Jokers. Siad students almost immediately became intrigued with the idea of *"being Joker for a day."* In hopes to curb the violence caused by the numerous Jokers, Blyke, Remi, and Isen began to personally intervene and stop the attacks, gathering their masks to keep track of the number of Jokers running around the school and recruiting higher-ranking students to aid in their effort.

#### Responsibility

Remi successfully recruited several elite-tiers to her cause of stopping the Jokers and creating a safer environment in Wellston for all. Elaine quickly joined, as did Ventus and Meili. Meanwhile, Abel agreed to hold back against the low-tiers, and Holden was considering the offer.

At the same time, the revelation that these Jokers were imposters caused most of the fear surrounding them to disappear. As a result, the mid-tiers began fighting back against their often lower-tier attackers, and they quickly went for genuine threats to minor annoyances. However, by doing this, the mid-tiers would ironically begin imitating the original Joker themselves, as they often left their would-be attackers bloodied and unconscious.

To stop the violence from escalating further, Isen unmasked John as Joker to all of Wellston through a school newspaper article. There was initially some doubt whether John truly was the original Joker, however, and some sought to prove the article wrong by attacking the school cripple, only to end up being brutalized. Afterward, John openly revealed himself as the Joker and officially took the throne as "King of Wellston." With Joker's identity now out in the open, the fakers also began reducing in numbers and the amount of attacks decreased.

## Notes & Trivia

* According to Uru-chan's Twitter post, Uru-chan jokingly claimed that she was the one responsible for providing Wellston students with the masks in hopes to turn a profit.
	+ Unfortunately for her, due to interventions against the Joker's imposters, Blyke and Remi have returned boxfuls of Joker masks.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 108
2. ↑ Chapter 114
3. ↑ Chapter 125
4. ↑ Chapter 126
5. ↑ Chapter 138
6. ↑ Chapter 143
7. ↑ Chapter 153
8. ↑ Chapter 155
9. ↑ Chapter 125
10. ↑ Chapter 159
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Chapter 160
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Chapter 162
13. ↑ Chapter 163
14. ↑ Chapter 164
15. ↑ Chapter 166