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| “ | 50 grand. 50 grand to the man who finds that green-faced son of a bitch before the cops do. I want you to get the word out to every street hustler, to every lowlife in this town. You understand? I want him here tomorrow, alive. You're still here? Come on, let's go! | „ |
| ~ Dorian rallying his men to find the Mask. |
| “ | The police are looking for the Mask. So we'll give them the Mask! | „ |
| ~ Dorian Tyrell while wearing the Mask of Loki. |
Dorian Tyrell is the main antagonist of the 1994 superhero comedy film The Mask, based on the comic book series of the same name. He did not appear in the comics.
He was a notorious member of the Edge City Mafia who formerly worked for Niko, both in the mafia and at the Coco Bongo casino, but wanted to usurp him. However, once Niko threatens to kill him upon realizing his intentions, Dorian focuses on capturing Stanley Ipkiss, so he can steal the Mask of Loki and use its powers to topple Niko's criminal reign and take over the city. He is Stanley's archenemy and Tina Carlyle's ex-boyfriend.
He was portrayed by Peter Greene, who also played Zed in Pulp Fiction, D.J Wheeler in Black Cat Run, Deacon in Blue Streak and Tommy Bucks in Justified. His Masked form was voiced by the late Robert Swenson (who also played Bane in Batman & Robin) and body-acted by the late Garret T. Sato.
History[]
Dorian Tyrell was the right hand man of Edge City crime boss Niko, who tasked him with running his nightclub, the Coco Bongo. However, Tyrell grew weary of taking orders from Niko as time went on; he eventually decided to plan on eliminating Niko and, with a number of henchmen loyal to him, sought to ascend himself as the newfound mafia kingpin of Edge City.
Dorian had his girlfriend, Tina, go to the local bank and use her handbag as a camera so that Tyrell - who was on the top floor of the Coco Bongo - could get a view of the bank's security system. Tyrell then organized for his right-hand man and best friend, Freeze, to rob the bank in order to obtain the cash necessary for their plot against Niko.
However, Niko's henchmen eventually discovered Tyrell's schemes. His criminal activities attracted unwanted attention from the police and the Coco Bongo was almost closed down by them due to their investigations. Niko was unable to tolerate Tyrell's behavior, so he ordered his thugs to take Tyrell to meet with him. Niko threatened Tyrell via his thugs forcing him down at gunpoint, placing a golf tee in his mouth with a golf ball on top. Niko swung his tee and hit the ball, giving Tyrell a bloody lip and narrowly avoiding his skull. After explaining that he would not tolerate Tyrell's plans, Niko informed Tyrell that he would not kill him if he left Edge City within a week.
Refusing to obey Niko's demand, Tyrell sent Freeze to rob the local bank they had previously examined; Freeze complied and was accompanied by Tyrell's other henchmen Sweet Eddy and Murray, along with one other nameless henchmen. In the meantime, Tyrell remained at the Coco Bongo to attend to his necessary duties along with his other trusted henchman Orlando. However, later that night, Tyrell's men returned with a mortally wounded Freeze, shot several times in the stomach, much to Tyrell's regret. Freeze informed Tyrell that someone robbed the bank before them and set off the burglar alarm, luring the police to the bank and resulting in a gunfight. Tyrell offered Freeze a cigarette, but when he was in the process of lighting it, Freeze died.
Enraged that the robbery attempt was a disaster and at losing one of his most trusted henchmen, Tyrell violently questioned Eddy as to who was the one responsible, and the terrified Eddy pointed to a green-faced, smartly dressed man below on the dancefloor. The man was Stanley Ipkiss under the influence of the mask, who was performing an intense dance with Tina. Tyrell and Orlando confronted Ipkiss and Orlando fired a single shot at him, which narrowly missed. Tyrell's henchmen threatened all the guests, who were ordered to leave. Tyrell and Orlando interrogated Ipkiss, demamded to know where the money was ,which the mask responded by pulling out an adding machine going over his financial status (As Stanley was an actual banker) and funeral bouquets(referring to the death of Freeze). Unable to tolerate his wacky behavior, talking about his personal status and for mocking the loss of his friend, Tyrell ordered Orlando to open fire, but Ipkiss managed to flee. Shortly after, the police entered. Lt. Mitch Kellaway intervened and accused Tyrell of having his men rob the bank, as Tyrell's men were found on the scene. Tyrell and his men were then cuffed by Kellaway and taken to the police station, for fingerprinting and further questioning even when a police officer found Freeze's dead body.
However, due to the fingerprints at the crime scene not matching those of Tyrell's men, Tyrell and his men were released. In an effort to exact revenge on Ipkiss, Tyrell placed a $50,000 bounty on his head.
Eventually, Tyrell and his men were led by Peggy Brandt to Ipkiss, who betrayed Ipkiss despite offering to help him hide from the police when he fled from them while under the influence of the powers from the mask. Tyrell gave the money to Peggy and took possession of the mask. He ordered his men to dangle Ipkiss over a Newspaper Printing Machine, despite Peggy's cries not to harm him. Tyrell demanded to know how the wooden mask worked. After being told by Ipkiss that he simply should wear it, Tyrell put on the mask, and dramatically transformed. His appearance differed significantly from the appearance of Ipkiss under the control of the mask. Rather than the thin and comical variant similar to Ipkiss, a bulkier and more intimidating version of himself was created, possessing an extremely deep voice, burning red eyes and purple, chapped lips, but still retaining the trademark green face. His hair was also the same even under the influence of the mask, contradicting Ipkiss, as his head under the influence of the mask was bald. His clothes also stayed the same, compared to Ipkiss, whose clothes simply changed after putting on the mask.
Tyrell then made a fake green mask and handed Ipkiss over to the police with it. The police drew the conclusion that Ipkiss was the culprit they had been looking for due to the presence of the mask with him. Ipkiss was then thrown into prison.
The next day, Tyrell heard that Tina had visited Ipkiss at the police station, and he and his men cornered her in the streets by gunpoint as she attempted to flee. As Tyrell threatened Tina not to betray him earlier, Tyrell then changed his rebellion plans, planning to kill Tina in the process.
That night, Tyrell (wearing the mask) barged into the Coco Bongo with his men. They confronted Niko and his gang, who were celebrating under the belief that Tyrell had left town. After a verbal confrontation, a gunfight took place. Two of Tyrell's henchmen were shot but his thugs succeeded in eliminating everyone except Niko himself. Tyrell challenged Niko to try and kill him, prompting Niko to fire several shots at Tyrell, hitting him with all of the bullet left in his gun, but Tyrell was seemingly unharmed. He then proceeded to suck the bullets from his body and fire them back out of his mouth, killing Niko. Tyrell ordered his men to ransack the club, taking as much cash as they could. He then proceeded to use a bomb to destroy the Coco Bongo, taking Tina and many other innocent lives with it, unaware that Ipkiss had escaped from the police station and, aided by a reluctant Kellaway, was coming to find him for a final confrontation.
Ipkiss was captured by Orlando when attempting to sneak closer to Tyrell, after knocking out Bobby the Bouncer (who Dorian had used to block the back exit) and handing his gun to Charlie. Tina, tied to an artificial tree next to the bomb, tricked Tyrell into removing the mask for one last kiss. As Tyrell kissed her, Tina kicked the mask out of his hands, and a fight began, which involved Stanley's dog, Milo, managing to put the mask on. He then proceeded to attack Tyrell's men. Meanwhile, as the timer of the bomb continued to count down, Tyrell and Ipkiss fought until Ipkiss succeeded in knocking out Tyrell with solid punches.
Ipkiss retrieved the mask off Milo and put it on. He then managed to dispose of the bomb by swallowing it and freed Tina and also defeated Tyrell's thugs including Eddy, Orlando, Murray, and several nameless henchmen. Tyrell attempted to kill Ipkiss from behind with a penknife. But Ipkiss, using his powers, painted a flush handle on the tree, pulling it just as Tyrell entered the fountain next to them. The flush worked like a real one, and Tyrell, screaming, was flushed away into the sewers, followed by his penknife pointing downwards.
It is unknown if Dorian survived into the sewers or not, but it's possible that he either survived while in the sewers or was killed off-screen by his penknife. Regardless that, Mayor Tilton dismisses Kellaway's claims about Ipkiss' responsibility and determines that Dorian was the Mask the whole time, exonerating Ipkiss from being arrested and is free to go before Mayor Tilton tells Kellaway that he will have a word with him tomorrow morning.
Powers and Abilities[]
Originally Tyrell was a non-superhuman criminal who relied on armed thugs and his own brutal sociopathy to gain power and authority - when he gained possession of the Mask however he was granted the near-omnipotent powers that other users of the Mask displayed, though he was more subtle in the use of his powers due to his dark and murderous nature: he showed a glimpse of how powerful he was when he literally absorbed a rain of bullets into himself and spat them out with enough force to kill those who got in his way. Tyrell, while in the Mask, is naturally more of a threat than Stanley considering his more ruthless nature and skill as a mob boss. However, part of his downfall stemmed from how he lacked experience using the Mask as Stanley managed to defeat him after outwitting him.
Quotes[]
| “ | That's it, sweetheart. Now just a little bit to the right... beautiful. Hey, will you guys keep it down back there? | „ |
| ~ Dorian Tyrell's first lines. |
| “ | Dorian Tyrell: So what do you think? Freeze: Layout's not bad, but them motion detectors are a pain in the ass. Dorian Tyrell: But you can pull this off, right? Freeze: Hey, you talking to the doctor. I do have one question. Dorian Tyrell: Which is? Freeze: What does Niko have to say about all this? Dorian Tyrell: Nothing. This ain't his grift, man. Freeze: Get real, man. Everything is his grift. He owns you, he owns this club, he owns this whole stinking town. Dorian Tyrell: Things change. Freeze: You mess with Niko, you end up taking a dirt nap. Dorian Tyrell: He's the only one who's napping. And I'm about to give him a serious wake-up call. But we need some cash, so first we take the bank, then we take Niko, and then, my friend, school is out... and this whole city is our playground. |
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| ~ Dorian to Freeze. |
| “ | Dorian Tyrell: SON OF A BITCH! (Furiously throws his lighter at a mirror on the wall.) Dorian Tyrell: Eddie, who did this, man? WHO?! Eddy: Him. Him! That's... that's the guy! (Dorian looks out the window to see The Mask dancing with Tina.) Dorian Tyrell: That guy dancing with Tina? He's dead meat. Come on. |
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| ~ Dorian's breakdown after losing Freeze. |
| “ | Tina, get out of here. Get lost! | „ |
| ~ Dorian as he rudely tells Tina to get out before he was about to get personal with the Mask. |
| “ | Ice this deadbeat! Shoot him! | „ |
| ~ Dorian ordering Orlando to shoot the Mask. |
| “ | Dorian Tyrell: What are you lookin' at? Tina Carlyle: You. You're losing it, Dorian. Dorian Tyrell: Oh, no, I'm not losing anything... except maybe some extra baggage around here. Tina Carlyle: What is that supposed to mean? Dorian Tyrell: You know, you weren't putting up much of a fight with that freak show last night, when he tried to kiss you. Tina Carlyle: Did it look like, I had much of a choice? Dorian Tyrell: Maybe you did... maybe you didn't. Who knows, right? I'll tell you one thing, it's going to be payback for anybody who crosses me. |
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| ~ Dorian to Tina. |
| “ | Dorian Tyrell: Baby, there you are. I was beginning to get all worried about you. Have a nice little talk with the cops? Tina Carlyle: I just went to see what Ipkiss told them. Dorian Tyrell: Oh, that's right, you and Stanley, right? You two are getting awfully close. Maybe it was you who helped him out with the bank job, huh? Tina Carlyle: That's ridiculous. Dorian Tyrell: Oh, is it? Orlando: Look what I found in her car. Dorian Tyrell: You planning a little trip without me, baby? Tina Carlyle: No, Dorian. Dorian Tyrell: No? (Pounds Tina to a brick wall.) Dorian Tyrell: Boys, I want you to... pick her out something pretty to wear, okay? 'Cause we're gonna go to a party tonight, and we're gonna have one hell of a time, aren't we? Tina Carlyle: Yes. Dorian Tyrell: Yes. Get out of my sight. |
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| ~ Dorian to Tina. |
| “ | Why don't you just sit back and relax, okay? I've got to change for the party. | „ |
| ~ Dorian before donning the Mask again. |
| “ | I'm just an ex-employee, who's come for his back pay... OR SHOULD I SAY PAYBACK! | „ |
| ~ Dorian Tyrell, with the Mask. |
| “ | What's the matter, darling? This is your big production number. And you know, it's important to go out with a big bang! | „ |
| ~ Masked Dorian to Tina. |
| “ | Dorian Tyrell: BRING HIM UP HERE! Tina Carlyle: Dorian! Dorian, wait, no! Dorian Tyrell: There's no time for last requests. Tina Carlyle: But all I wanted was a kiss. Dorian Tyrell: A kiss? Tina Carlyle: Just one last kiss. Eddy: Dorian, I can't shut this thing off. Dorian Tyrell: There's always time... for one last kiss... (Sticks out his forked tongue.) Tina Carlyle: No! From the real Dorian, the one I used to love. Nobody ever kissed me, like Dorian Tyrell. Eddy: Romeo, this whole place is going to blow in a couple of minutes! Dorian Tyrell: JUST WAIT!!! I've decided... (Removes the mask.) Dorian Tyrell: ...To give her one last thrill. |
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| ~ Dorian before removing the Mask. |
| “ | I'm gonna take you apart! | „ |
| ~ Dorian Tyrell's last words during his fight with Stanley Ipkiss and before being sucked into the sewers to meet his demise. |
Trivia[]
- Dorian's transformation while under the influence of the Mask of Loki may be because unlike Stanley, who only wore the mask to be more confident, Dorian wanted to wear the Mask solely for its power.
- In a deleted scene, Dorian kills Peggy Brandt after putting on the Mask of Loki. Chuck Russell, the film's director, removed that scene because he believed it would be too scary for younger audiences, despite being more of "tragicomic",[1] and because he wanted to use the character in a possible sequel, although this never happened at the end.
- In the official comic adaptation of the movie, Tyrell ends up killing Peggy.
- In the Super Nintendo adaptation of The Mask, Dorian fights the Mask in his Mask form, despite the fact that Stanley is in possession of the Mask.
- Jack Nicholson, Willem Dafoe, the late Dennis Hopper, Robert De Niro and Rupert Everett were all considered for the role of Dorian Tyrell before Peter Greene was cast.
- The Mask and Pulp Fiction, both of which had a villain played by Peter Greene (Dorian and Zed), came out in 1994. Both films were also nominated for Academy Awards that year.
- Originally, Dorian was going to appear in an episode of the 1995 animated series based on the film. In the planned episode, his ghost (along with Niko's) was going to rise from the grave and bust their former henchman out of jail and start a turf war for the city, but they would put their war on hold so they can exact revenge against Stanley though the episode was later scrapped, so it is still unknown if he drowned or not.
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