Top 20 Superhero Unmasking Moments In Movies And TV

Who's behind the mask? Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the times superheroes had the curtain peeled back on their identities. Some spoilers may be ahead. Our countdown includes scenes from movies “Watchmen”, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”, “The Dark Knight Rises” and more! Is there a memorable hero unmasking we missed? Let us know in the comments!
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Top 40 Best Couples From Both Marvel and DC Universes / Top 40 Best Friendships From Both Marvel and DC Universes

[@trumptouchesivanka]

What about Superman removing his glasses??

[@brunodelobel93410]

Is Deadpool are on top 20 ?

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

“Some boring rich asshole with parental issues” That honestly sums up multiple superheroes 😂

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

As opposed to boring poor aholes with mommy issues, and no life? 😜😂

[@SPAnComCat]

Indeed, Mate!

[@Gor85]

Cool :D

[@Shiirow]

all I hear is someone who is extremely jealous of someone elses hard work and innate gifts.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

@@Shiirow I mean Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne are in no way boring really but they are both very rich and they both have serious parental issues 😂

[@joermnyc]

14:05 “Where’s my goddamn electric car Bruce!” 😂😂 Alan Tudyk plays Joker perfectly.

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

MCU Tony Stark (played by RDJ): “The truth is…. I am Iron Man.” Love that scene! 😁

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

‘Captain America: Civil War’ and ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ are still two of my 12+ favorite MCU movies of all time.

[@Negi777]

“The Winter Soldier” is one of my favorite of the MCU.

[@lp-xl9ld]

In the 1966 BATMAN tv show there's a scene in one episode where Commissioner Gordon is acting as a go-between for Bruce Wayne and Batman--and he's totally blind to the fact that they are one and the same. He even says to O'Hara "Wonder if they're related?"

[@TKnHappyNess]

The unmasking of Batman was better in the animated crossover with Superman where the latter just uses his x-ray vision to see behind the cowl Superman: Bruce Wayne? Batman: You peeked.

[@nathanwright812]

I didn’t know that episode of “Justice League” existed! Michael Rosenbaum voiced The Flash and is, in my opinion, the best incarnation of Lex Luther put to screen in “Smallville”!

[@giorgosmichael9142]

Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass has a couple of memorable unmasking scenes. The one is the break-in scene where Kick-Ass gets beaten by his girlfriend with an aluminium bat ,thinking he was a burglar. The second one is when Hit Girl removes Big Daddy's mask before succumbing to his burning injuries.

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man 2’ turned 20 last week. ❤️💙👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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I want to thank everyone for their hard work on that masterpiece. R.I.P. Laura Ziskin R.I.P. Alvin Sargent

[@shinigami146]

Christopher Reeve's Superman finally admitting to Lois Lane that he was Supes was pretty well done. Even though she had strongly suspected it before being humiliated, it was a very meaningful scene.

[@mattbeth79]

That scene at Niagara Falls should have been #1 purely for Christopher Reeve’s performance alone.

[@mareble412]

I love that Joker on the Harley Quinn show said what we all have been thinking. Bruce Wayne at heart is a billionaire with childhood issues.

[@Shiirow]

the harley quinn show is a parade of bullshit and writers who have no idea about the characters, or lore of the DC universe. its like those morons who make "abridged" series' on youtube and use to bash something they hate because they thinks thats what abridging is, not realizing the series' that succeeded were written by people with a genuine love of the source material.

[@praisetobuddha2]

Thank you for crossing mediums in this list. Love it.

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

Green Arrow Arrow (2012-2020) The Shadow The Shadow (1994) Big Head Revenge Of The Mask 2 (2019) Legendary Power Rangers Power Rangers Megaforce (2013-2014)

[@BlackHatCinephile]

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[@daveautzen9089]

I was surprised to meet see Superman revealing himself to Lois as Clark. It happened so many times it could have gotten an honorable mention. But I cannot disagree with your pick for #1-it was the first scan I thought of when seeing the thumbnail.

[@tylerwade6539]

Sara Lance being unmasked as the Canary in Arrow season 2 should’ve been mentioned because everyone believed she was dead since the beginning of the series.

[@andref.gordonjr4627]

The beginning of Blake and Ryan's relationship ❤

[@cowboy3490]

Ben Aflec Batman followed by Daredevil. I see what you did there.

[@TheCrazyfighter19]

"Ive seen you naked. You think i wouldnt recognise you without seeing your cheekbones?" Is a line thats stuck with me for so long 😂

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! The reveal of Bruce Wayne's true identity as the Dark Knight left Cat Woman breathless, proving once again that even superheroes need love in their lives. 🥶

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ turned 5, and still my 3rd favorite one in the high school trilogy directed by Jon Watts. The first Spider-Man movie that made over a billion US dollars worldwide on July/August 2019.

[@Animeguy300]

Harry seeing Peter as Spider-Man was shocking

[@Twisted_G]

Oliver queen when he tells thea he is the arrow. The way she says thank you. That was one of my favorites

[@alexphillips4644]

6:31 fun fact: Michael Rosenbuam not only os the voice of [Wally West] Flash, but he's also Smallville's Lex Luthor. It was fun to see his inner Lex for this episode.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Spider-Man 2 - Peter revealing his identity to Dr Octopus, it was enough for him to realize his experiment needed to be stopped before he destroyed New York.

[@KaptainKrusty]

Followed by MJ seeing him in the same scene.

[@sandykauffman8856]

That Spiderman Unmasking will Probably be #1 on Every List of this type for a Very Long time.

[@cedgson91]

Far from home spider man reveal - chills 😮 The there’s a few batman ones but vs bane is brutal

[@anthonypena5046]

What about that time in Arrow where Oliver revealed his identity to the whole world.

[@cobaltblue1975]

Lex's disappointment "I have no idea who this is.." 😂

[@paul0wen65]

Hearing the Joker call Bruce Wayne a rich a-hole was hilarious!

[@carlpacquing2575]

If a super-villain unmasking list hasn't been made yet, that would be cool!

[@jakeyam0223]

Bane already knows who batman is… he literally called him Mr Wayne 7:07

[@Spiderpichi2099]

Joker: kills 1000s of people and laughs about it Also Joker: puts down a deposit for a new car

[@captaincavemonkey]

he also pays his taxes -- not even the joker is crazy enough to fuck with the IRS

[@gregghurd]

In the “Arkham Knight” video game Scarecrow reveals Bruce Wayne as Batman on live tv. The whole cut scene is one of the best in the history of the Batman character.

[@blackghostblaze2]

hawkgirl ! 😍 My favorite Unmasking showed her tue beauty.

[@EricFarwell-gh9pw]

Nobody ugly cries like Tobey, and right now I'm ugly crying over his scene with the subway riders.

[@marcusyates3044]

Scott Lang: "Hey, peanut"

[@BlackHatCinephile]

🏆🥇

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​@@BlackHatCinephile pointless medals

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

DCAU Lex Luthor doesn’t know DCAU Flash’s secret identity. Good.

[@CandiceVidito]

Who was behind the mask of Green Lantern? Why Ryan Reynolds that's who!

[@varunsrinidhi4747]

Also who was behind the mask of Deadpool? *spoiler alert* Ryan Reynolds

[@Gor85]

Very intense moments. Superman unmasks Batman,Bane unmasks Batman,Hawkgirl gets unmasked,Iron Man reveals himself,Ant-Man,unmasks himself in front of his daughter. Spider-Man revealing himself to save the boy is really nice. Batman unmasks himself in front of Selina. Joker reveals Batman is Bruce. It's hillarious😀Deadpool gets unnasked by his girlfriend is nice😃Spider Man unmasks himself to save people in the train from Dr Octopus. Deserving number 1. Very nice😊

[@SirsasthNigam.]

Don't compare #1 to NWH Mysterio ruined Spider-Man’s entire life and is the catalyst for May’s death. -Th3Birdman His identity was exposed to entire world unlike comics where *Tony persuaded him to do it saying nobody would come after him and guess what happened Aunt May was attacked and Peter 's life fell apart as Tony never came to help him* We got better Tony-Peter relationship in animated series where he is mentor-friend to Peter and in MCU where he is father figure

[@partsparis]

No no no no no What about Kenny mcormick Baines breath resembles vaders and lastly, control from person of interest

[@jalabi99]

20:10 "We won't tell nobody" Well how are you going to tell anyone who Spider-Man is, when none of you know what his name is?! He just took off his mask, it's not like they had his wallet with his ID in it 😂

[@Ricvictors]

You missed Superman 2, when he reveals his identity to Lois. He has his glasses on, she insists on shooting him to test if he’s Superman. Despite his pleas, Lois pulls the trigger and fires the pistol at him. BANG! Furious, Superman crosses his arms and removes his glasses. “You realize, of course, if you had been wrong, Clark Kent would've been killed.” Lois smiles: “With a blank? Gotcha!”

[@StarKaiser2]

YES I KNEW BATMAN RETURNS WOULD MAKE IT but I wasn't expecting Number 2

[@amaliaromano]

You should have included the Justice League Unlimited wherein the league unmasked themselves to blend in to the crowd during the Thanagarian invasion of Earth.

[@derekberry6122]

I would put "Superman 2" when Lois Lane's finds out that Clark Kent is superman. It was 1 of the moving forces in the movie were eventually he gives up his powers to be with Lois but then zod and his forces shows up and has to regain his powers. Another 1 would be RoboCop where not even RoboCop knew who he was. There are other but time is sort. Later.....

[@matthewrosenthal753]

You actually missed the point to Kingpin’s unmasking of Daredevil, yes he now knows who Daredevil is but despite that Wilson Fisk got his ass kicked and in the end the unmasking is a failure rather that a win for him as he is literally laughing because he can’t say anything about it because he would be admitting to losing a fight to a blind man which in prison will get him killed. Fisk is a man that values only his power and place. His control and now despite having the information he wanted he can’t use it and has lost everything. The point is to be careful what you wish for you might just get it.

[@joermnyc]

Fisk did learn that Matt Murdock was Daredevil in the comics in a similar way… unfortunately when Fisk got out of jail he blew up Matt’s house in revenge.

[@ShadowProject01]

Michelle Pfiffer will always be my Catwoman…right behind Ertha Kit (spelling 😂 )

[@lemonscentedzombie9080]

Would have been funny if in Green Lantern she would have said "Do I know you?" and Hal make the Batman cowl and says in a gruffy voice "NO you don't"

[@eugeniapatroncosta920]

the number one is my all time favourite.

[@dvdmethod2]

OMG I haven't seen green lantern in years. I did not realize the CGI was THAT bad. lol

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

I don’t know if Tom Hardy, Christopher Nolan, or maybe a combination of them both, made these choices, but Bane’s mask and voice were one of the dumbest decisions they ever made. The mask isn’t the least bit threatening/terrifying/scary/whatever, and the voice is far too ridiculous to be intimidating on any level. They totally took me out of the movie, and made it impossible for me to take anything Bane said or did seriously.

[@Sunprism]

I am always going to hate the eye blackening trick that they use for masks. It's especially obvious in that Batfleck one, where those dark circles around his eyes vanish immediately

[@Alverant]

In Batman Beyond, Terry tells his mother and brother he's Batman before some TV gossip host can do it. They laugh at him.

[@derrickmarsh50]

75% of these are Batman, Spider-Man, & Daredevil 🤣

[@GroundhogJay]

It's hilarious that Keaton's Batman was against Catwoman killing Shreck given that he happily killed The Joker. Let her have her justified revenge like you did, hypocrite.

[@Knightess-2004]

There are a few Superman you missed. Also, why only Marvel and DC? A few Power Rangers have too. Even though they're not unmasking, but Ninja Turtles have revealed themselves. If your going to do a List like this, include all Groups.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

I actually liked Green lantern with Ryan. Funny passable effects. People are getting way to friggin spoiled!!

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

It’s over 5 years since ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ came out. It is still one of the best animated movies ever made and also one of the best superhero films of all time.

[@Toledotourbillion]

I loved no.1 the one guy who can't catch a break

[@deathlokprime2645]

You missed the Justice League episode where they’re hiding from the Thanagarians and Batman outs everyone.

[@andreparker3707]

I love Harley Quinn! Just binged all 4 seasons.

[@Spiderbrony]

I actually find it interesting in spider man 2 that peter reveals his identity 3 times (with mJ, harry, and the people on the train) something tells me that maybe he should've told may.

[@angrytvrobot6130]

4 times. Doc Oc too.

[@Spiderbrony]

@@angrytvrobot6130 oh yeah

[@blackphoenix32]

The DCAU Batman/Superman discovering each others' identities should have made this list.

[@shadw4701]

It's actually happened in real life once. This real life superhero guy called Phoenix Jones, aka Benjamin Fodor. He even had a homemade suit thats bulletproof and stab proof

[@Destiny87]

I'm pretty sure before Andrew Garfield played Spider-man, Terry McGuinis' Batman took off his mask to save a kid. The rest of the episode dealt with the fall out of that too. I'd definitely replace the former with the latter.

[@TheCrazyfighter19]

Except that was the hero defining moment for Andrews spiderman

[@chantayb86]

When Bruce took off his mask to be relatable to Selina Kyle, I thought they were goons go home together.

[@magicalminty6203]

Does unmasking Hawkgirl really count as unmasking? I mean, she doesn't exactly have a secret identity. She's the woman with the giant wings.

[@GroundhogJay]

He wasn't lying. Charlie Cox really is Daredevil. (I honestly can't see anybody else in the role.)

[@tastycodlover4082]

i think the 2 captain america’s were in the wrong order by what year they came out, but that’s ok. at least you didn’t miss the 2 movies 😂

[@forgedude]

The Funny thing is Hawk girl cheated on his lover/fiance Hro Talak while she was on her mission on Earth, with John, without telling either of them. In her origin story where her first incarnation was depicted, she was a cheater then too... now this would seem as if there are no consequences for her. Superheroes represent whatever good there is including ethics and morality, and portraying her cheating and not only that but to get away with it sends a wrong message. Cartoons are mostly for teens and younger audiences even today and JLU was sure targeted toward a younger audience b/c of when it was aired. This just doesn't sit right with me.

[@josh72456]

I’ve not seen Green Lantern, one from number 16, one from number 14, one from number 12, one from number 11, one from number 9, and one from number 7.

[@marshallsimpson9973]

Oliver queen on arrow was deep

[@MarkLaw13]

Every single entry of Spiderman is on the list. Lol

[@alm2187]

Cred right out the window when you cite the Max Harley Quinn show.

[@bigdill34]

How about Oliver McQueen in “The Arrow”?

[@WardGray-yo2mx]

Me: 18 My dad: 69 My dad: still my hero

[@AaronPablos-ll3vk]

The people on the subway train don't even know his name.It should've been when Mary Jane found out.

[@RogerPowellJr]

"WHERE IS MY GOD DAMN ELECTRIC CAR BRUCE?"

[@matteomascaropennacchi2220]

Tobey maguire, Andrew garfield and Specially Tom holland spiderman, even Bataman from himself vs Superman and flash

[@reneastorgaterre1954]

How about that moment in Arrow, when Oliver's mother tell her son "she knows" and that she has never been more proud of her son, because he left a spoiled brat and came back a man.

[@vickthashredder]

Spiderman 1 against green goblin was more impactful imo

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[@Not.Giuseppe]

19 - Batman unmasked was weak af to be having it on this list.

[@timbob2k]

I can’t believe you didn’t mention Clark Kent revealing to Lois Lane that he is Superman in the original Christopher Reeves movies. It’s perfect.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

Glasses are a lame disguise.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Considering how serious and intense Batman is he sure does get found out a whole lot 😂 Like…every single Batman gets found out 😂 Dude what’s even the point of wearing the mask? You always take it off anyway

[@whiskeyshots]

How is Iron Man only number 4? That movie is remembered mostly for that scene. 🤷‍♂️

[@michaelbest9113]

Do a villain/slasher unmasking

[@renancariaga2244]

Supes can see through anything but lead.. So it is pointless for him to unmask batman... 🤷‍♂️

[@DngnRdr]

Hawkgirl and Hawkman are destined for one anther... anyone else is just a momentary distraction

[@Oamorranger004]

White ranger Tommy Oliver

[@shockgtheshawnyboy]

2024 Edition: #16 Hawk Tuah Girl

[@SPAnComCat]

Damn it! 7 Days Late!

[@BlackHatCinephile]

The "desperate father" was C. Thomas Howell. He used to be famous. Neither the Maguire or Garfield Spider-men exposed their identities when their faces were seen by people who don't know who they are. Derr. LOL!! The Flash sequence right after that one PROVES MY POINT!!!!! 😁😆😅😂🤣

[@FTWtwt]

this whole video was basically only batman and spiderman

[@BrandonKohout]

Superman - My Adventures with Superman

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[@samkresil6011]

Do Top 20 Scariest Characters in Non Horror Films next please?

[@owie4070]

Like Landa in Inglorious Bastards?

[@samkresil6011]

Also like Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter franchise and Bill Sikes in Oliver (1968)

[@samkresil6011]

And The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz

[@eddiejoewalt7746]

THE TOP 20 VOICE ACTING Controversies TOP 10 TIMES A SHOWRUNNER OR CREATORS GOT FIRED FROM SAID SHOW!