"...To us. You're wearing me; I'm inhabiting you. We're a team now." --- Terror Mask.

An ancient relic of unspeakable power, the Terror Mask is bonded to Rick in each "Splatterhouse" game. It mutates Rick's body, granting him beyond superhuman strength and stamina. It is possessed by an unknown spirit, and can be considered a separate character, due to the fact that it constantly talks to Rick and guides his actions throughout the series.

Contents 1 Splatterhouse (1988) 2 Splatterhouse 2 3 Splatterhouse 3 4 Splatterhouse (2010) 5 Powers and Abilities 6 Trivia 7 Gallery

Splatterhouse (1988)Edit

The Terror Mask is an artifact owned by Dr. West. It mysteriously attaches itself to a mortally wounded Rick, transforming him into his hulking form and later guides him in his search for Jennifer. After freeing the spirit of Dr. West and destroying the mansion, the Mask seems to detach itself and fall to pieces. But after the credits, it magically reassembles itself and laughs.

Splatterhouse 2Edit

The Mask's spirit contacts Rick telepathically, telling him Jennifer isn't dead and there's still a chance to save her. When Rick returns to the ruins of West Mansion, the Terror Mask is there waiting for him. After rescuing Jennifer, Rick is able to remove the Mask, but contemplates its existence, saying as long as it exists, the same disaster could happen time and time again.

Splatterhouse 3Edit

When demonic forces of evil invade Rick and Jennifer's home, the Terror Mask comes to Rick, once again offering the power he needs to fight back. But by the end of the game, it is revealed that the Mask's spirit has been manipulating Rick all along, waiting for the chance to take over this dimension itself. The spirit leaves the Mask, inhabiting the remains of the Evil One and attempts to destroy Rick. However, since the power of the Mask is still with him, Rick destroys the spirit once and for all.

Splatterhouse (2010)Edit

The Terror Mask was an artifact owned by Dr. Henry West. It was discovered within an Aztec coffin, still attached to the withered and crumbling body of a past host. Through one of West's diary's, it is believed that he had the mask

for quite some time before Rick started using it, and assumed that it possessed incredible powers. However, the Mask never spoke to Dr. West, and he later just assumed it to be an ordinary sacrifical mask made from bone. After Rick Taylor lay on the floor dying from a Ghast attack, the spirit within the Mask speaks to him, offering the power to fight against Dr. West and rescue Jennifer Willis. When Rick puts it on, he forcibly transforms his body into Rick's Berserker form and fights off some Ghasts itself. But for the sake of Rick's untrained and fragile body, it dials back the power and gives Rick control again.

The spirit within the Terror Mask is rude and violent, often reveling in the carnage Rick causes and insulting him when Rick fails at something. It serves as a source of information for Rick, giving commentary about creatures and locations it knows about and motivates him through insults. It tells Rick that for an eternity, it was a slave of The Corrupted, but it's unknown as to the extent of its servitude. It's responsible for the extinction of past civilizations, such as the Mayans or Aztecs, without even knowing which ones it wiped out.

Unfortunately, it turns out that the Mask's spirit has been manipulating Rick to a certain extent. In the end, when Dr. West tries to sacrifice Jennifer to the Corrupted, Rick prevents the sacrifice, but one of the Corrupted still manifests into Rick's dimension. It starts to create a giant body composed of all the creatures Rick has killed on his journey. The Mask explains that this was it's plan: sacrifice 10,000 souls to bring one of the Corrupted into the open, so it can have its own bloody revenge for what it called an eternity of agony. After defeating the Corrupted, the spirit revels in its victory, while Rick attempts to remove the Mask, though the spirit inside refuses to let go stating that their deal still isn't done, suggesting something is still wrong with Jennifer as the game ends.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

The Terror Mask grants several powerful abilities to its wearer, making them much more bulkier and Hulk-like compared to their normal appearance. It also has the ability to heal even the grievous wounds, such as deep lacerations and limb-loss. These abilities can become even stronger by absorbing all the blood shed by its victims. Finally, when enough blood has been absorbed, the wearer can transform even further, making them bigger than before, growing bone-like blades from their body, and allowing the Mask's spirit to take over temporarily. The Mask can also create portals when enough blood has been spilled by the host.

In the 2010 game, some of the Mask's quips after Rick dies suggest it also has the power to bring him back to life after the player chooses to continue.

TriviaEdit

• The Terror Mask has always been known in Japan as the Hell Mask.
• In the original games, it is said that the Terror Mask was created by either the Mayans or the Aztecs. This could have been started due to a Mesoamerican Funeral Mask that resembles the Splatterhouse 2 Terror Mask.
• Due to criticisms based on the similarities in appearances of Rick's Terror Mask and the mask of Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhess, the Terror Mask was changed to resemble more of a skull in the Splatterhouse 2 game. This can be explained by the fact that the Mask shattered at the end of the first and reassembled, taking a different form in the process (however, in the 2010 remake, its design is taken from Splatterhouse 3, so it is possible that this is its canonical appearance).
• The spirit within the Terror Mask speaks to its host telepathically, meaning that Rick is the only one that can hear it. This can also explain it's knowledge of modern culture, as it can read Rick's mind.
• The spirit within the Terror Mask is voiced by Jim Cummings in the 2010 remake. Cummings provides the Mask with a humorous yet taunting and sarcastic wit, as well as an anachronistic knowledge of modern times and concepts.
• The Mask's spirit seems to have knowledge of it being a fictional character in a video game. By constantly making remarks on the game's name ("Show him why we call it....Splatterhouse") and the game's "M Rating" by the ESRB during Phase Four: The Meat Factory, thus effectively breaking the fourth wall. The Mask might also say "Can you hurry up and pick 'Continue'?" when Rick dies.
• In the 2010 Splatterhouse game, the Mask's eyes glow bright yellow whenever Rick kills an enemy. Also, as Rick gets soaked in blood while using the Chainsaw, a small section of of the Mask is left uncovered. Oddly, it resembles a smile.
• In the Japanese version of Splatterhouse 2, it looks like Vega's mask from the Street Fighter series. The American version looks like a skull. It is still unexplained why the creators made this change.

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