masked vigilante
Anonymous costumed crimefighter
A masked vigilante is someone who fights crime or pursues justice outside the law while concealing their identity behind a mask or disguise.
The term evokes comic book heroes like Batman or Spider-Man, but applies to real-world figures as well: The masked vigilante had been patrolling the neighborhood for weeks.
The mask serves dual purposes—protecting the vigilante from retaliation and creating a symbolic persona separate from their civilian life.
- heroOne admired for courage
- justiceFair treatment under law
- crime fighterOne who combats lawbreaking
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
- caped crusaderCloaked vigilante hero
shadows · avenger · crusader · night · by night · rooftop · rooftop chase · vengeance · cowl · secret · identity · secret identity · crime · hood · darkness · prowl · mysterious · outlaw
- Secret Identitiessecret identity, alias, alter ego, assumed name, pseudonym
- pulp fictionpulp, pulp fiction, pulp magazines, pulp novels, dime novels
masked vigilantepolice officer
Law enforcement agent
cop · detective · federal agent · sheriff · deputy
masked vigilantemasked villain
Antagonist hiding their identity
supervillain · criminal mastermind · terrorist · crime lord · mob boss
mask, masked, masking, masks, unmask, unmasked, unmasking, vigilant, vigilante