- "I am Twilight, the man with a thousand faces. Being exactly who you want me to be is child's play."
- ― Twilight (SPY x Family)
- "Homer? Who is Homer? My name is Guy Incognito."
- ― Guy Incognito (The Simpsons)
- "I'm the master of disguise! I can vanish from your eyes! I can be in different places with my many funny faces in disguise!"
- ― Robbie Rotten (Lazytown)
- "This is what you really look like?"
- "More or less. Of course, we all wear costumes. I just happen to be able to wear other people as costumes. For a price."
- ― Catra and Double Trouble (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
The skill to possess great skills in acting and disguise. Variation of Complete Mastery. Not to be confused with Shapeshifting.
Also Called
- Disguise Intuition/Tracks
- Master of Disguise
Capabilities
The user possesses remarkable prowess in disguise and acting that makes them able to easily blend into society.
Applications
Associations
Limitations
- Wearing different costumes could make the user develop different personalities.
- May not be able to fool everyone they meet.
- Certain markings or mannerisms may expose the user's true identity.
- May be unable to impersonate someone radically of differing size.
- May find themselves in a situation where they can't stop impersonating someone for a long time at the risk of someone finding out.
Known Users
See Also: Master of Disguise.
Cartoons/Comic
- No Face (Action Man series)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Walter Naugus (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Harvey Who (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Mimic (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Roger (American Dad!)
- Rogu (American Dad!)
- Various Villains (Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- Chameleon Boy (DC Comics)
- Clayface (DC Comics)
- Joker (DC Comics)
- Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
- False Face (DC Comics)
- Hush (DC Comics)
- Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- Miss Martian (DC Comics)
- Nightwing (DC Comics)
- Parasite (DC Comics)
- Robin (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Betsumon (Digimon)
- Genie (Disney's Aladdin)
- Jafar (Disney's Aladdin)
- The Phantom Blot (Disney Mouse and Duck Comics)
- Paperinik (Disney Mouse and Duck Comics)
- Fantomius the Gentleman Thief (Disney Mouse and Duck Comics)
- Manyfaces (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)
- Ninjas (Empowered)
- Baroness (G.I. Joe)
- Zartan (G.I. Joe)
- Max Goof (Goof Troop)
- Shape Shifter (Gravity Falls)
- Dick Dastardly(Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe/SCOOB!)
- Dr. Disguiso (Hong Kong Phooey)
- Red, Green, Purple and Light Blue Ghosts (Johnny Test)
- Ghost Diver (Johnny Test)
- Camille Leon (Kim Possible)
- Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)
- Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
- Chameleon/Dmitri Smerdyakov (Marvel Comics)
- HYDRA Agents (Marvel Comics)
- Meggan (Marvel Comics)
- Elektra (Marvel Comics)
- Morph (Marvel Comics)
- Mystique (Marvel Comics)
- Symbiotes (Marvel Comics)
- Vision (Marvel Comics)
- Mystique (X-Men Evolution)
- Changelings (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Various villians (Pebbles, Dino and Bamm-Bamm)
- Super Commando Dhruva (Raj Comics)
- Agent Carolina (Red vs. Blue)
- Dr. Disguise (Richie Rich)
- Various Villains (Scooby-Doo); via technology
- Double Trouble (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
- Albert Shaggleford (Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!)
- Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Dingo (Sonic Underground)
- Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Sedusa (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Various Villains (The Funky Phantom)
- Various Villains (The New Shmoo)
- Sylvester Slapdash (The Rocketeer 2019)
- Guy Incognito (The Simpsons)
- Al the Actor (Top Cat)
- Doctor Manhattan (Watchmen)
- Mr. Shark (The Bad Guys)
Anime/Manga
- Chelsea (Akame Ga Kill)
- Kisaragi Saemon (Basilisk)
- The Mirror (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Sayoko Shinozaki (Code Geass)
- Honey Kisaragi (Cutey Honey)
- Illumi Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter)
- Naraku (InuYasha)
- Johan Liebert ( Naoki Urasawa's Monster)
- Rubber Soul (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders); via Yellow Temperance
- Zenyatta/Oingo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders); via Khnum
- Enrico Pucci (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6 Stone Ocean); via Whitesnake
- Ririka Momobami (Kakegurui); limited to Kirari
- Saiga_Furinji (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
- Nui Harime (Kill La Kill)
- Funny Turtle/Aigame (Kokoro Library)
- Kugutsumen (La Blue Girl)
- Kanako Urashima (Love Hina)
- Arsène Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd)
- Koruba Kaito also know as Kaitou Kid (Magic Kaito/Detective Conan)
- Himiko Toga ("My Hero Academia") via Transformation quirk
- Obito Uchiha/Tobi (Naruto)
- Team Rocket (Pokémon Anime)
- Duplica (Pokémon Anime)
- Copycat Ken (Ranma 1/2)
- Bentham (One Piece)
- Catarina Devon (One Piece)
- Kurozumi Higurashi (One Piece)
- Kurozumi Kanjuro (One Piece)
- Neo Politan (RWBY)
- Yuni (Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure); via Rainbow Perfume
- Izana Wistaria (Snow White With Red Hair); manga only
- Loid Forger/Twilight (Spy x Family)
- Auri Bori ("Sunset Paradise")
Video Games
- Ultimate Imposter (Danganronpa 2)
- Tsumugi Shirogane (Danganronpa V3)
- Yuffie Kisaragi (Final Fantasy VII)
- Agent 47 (Hitman)
- Otto Apocalypse (Honkai Imapct 3rd)
- Kurome Ankokuboshi (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
- Zeke Dunbar (Infamous)
- Neeko (League of Legends)
- Kain (Legacy of Kain)
- Yiga (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
- Decoy Octopus (Metal Gear Solid)
- Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
- Gandrayda (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)
- Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
- Reptile (Mortal Kombat)
- Don Paolo (Professor Layton)
- Jean Descole (Professor Layton)
- Petrel (Pokémon)
- Duplica (Pokémon)
- Pokemon that use Copycat (Pokémon)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Mimi (Super Paper Mario)
- Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic)
- Twelve (Street Fighter III)
- The Spy (Team Fortress 2)
- Mamizou Futatsuiwa (Touhou Project)
- Risky Boots (Shantae)
- Wario (Wario Land/Super Mario)
- Count Cannoli (Wario: Master of Disguise)
- Nemesis (Yandere Simulator)
Literature
- Sauron (The Lord of the Rings)
- Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes)
- Ibuki Kanami (Kubikiri Cycle)
- The Animorphs (Animorphs)
- Shū Todomatsu (Nanana's Buried Treasure)
- Collin Warren (Shadow Falls)
- Rezkin (King's Dark Tidings)
- Connovan (King's Dark Tidings)
- Lady Rancora (Star Darlings)
Live Television/Movies
- Pirate Crew ( The Pirates! Band of Misfits)
- Maltazard (Arthur and the Minimoys)
- Mr Shark (The Bad Guys)
- Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Rod Redline (Cars 2)
- Peyton Westlake (Darkman)
- Fletch Fletcher (Fletch)
- Deadpan (Freakazoid)
- The Disguisey Family (The Master of Disguise)
- Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
- Robbie Rotten (LazyTown)
- The Hood (Thunderbirds)
- Mumm-Ra (Thundercats)
- Zartan (G.I. Joes)
- Aamir Barkawi and his loyalists (London Has Fallen)
- Tilly Thompson (Austin & Ally)
- Brooke (Austin & Ally)
- Daisy Millar (M.I. High)
- Oscar Cole (M.I. High)
- Aneisha Jones (M.I. High)
- Raven Baxter (That's So Raven)
- Fritz Fantom (Tom Turbo)
- Eurus Holmes (Sherlock BBC)
- Han Seoul-Oh (Fast and Furious)
- Yuu Akiyama (Kongo Bancho)
- Fantômas (Fantômas (1964))
- The Master (Doctor Who)
Other
- Entity 10 - "Skin-Stealer" (The Backrooms); by wearing the skin of their victims
- The Smile Room (Trevor Henderson Mythos)
Known Objects
- ID Mask (Ben 10)
- FaceCamo (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
- Rainbow Perfume (Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure)
- Disguise Kit (Team Fortress 2)
Gallery
Robbie Rotten (Lazy Town) claims himself to be the master of disguise, having a costume for every possible scenario
Chameleon/Dmitri Smerdyakov (Marvel Comics) has not only masks and costumes, but has gadgets that allows him to mimic superpowers (if he impersonates a superhuman).
Masters of disguise, Agents of Hydra (Marvel Comics) can blend in almost anywhere as a group of assassins disguised themselves as police officers when plotting an attack on Nick Fury.
Mystique (Marvel Comics) uses her shapeshifting abilities to the fullest, and being a trained actress, she can perfectly disguise herself as needed.
Obito Uchiha (Naruto) proved himself to be a consummate actor, fooling everyone he is the happy-go-lucky idiot Tobi, then the globally-feared Madara Uchiha.
Kurozumi Kanjuro (One Piece) was so skilled in acting that he actually lives the role he plays, risking his own life to completely fool the Kozuki Family.
VFD members like Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events) are highly trained to become masters of disguise.
Through the usage of synthetic skin, Peyton Westlake (Darkman) can impersonate others to a high degree of success.
Through the act of innocence, Dain (Deltora Quest) was capable of convincing everyone around him, even the audience, that he was the rightful heir of King Adin, destined to wield the Belt of Deltora to defeat the Shadow Lord and save the kingdom from his tyranny...
...when in fact, he was a sadistic spy created by the Shadow Lord whose goal was to undermine the heroes' efforts once and for all, and no-one ever suspected this until he revealed it himself.