| “ | CAAARL!!! | „ |
| ~ The Paul Mask screaming at Carl. |
| “ | You must complete your work, Carl. | „ |
| ~ The Paul Mask pushing Carl to "finish his work." |
The Paul Mask is the main antagonist of Llamas with Hats. He is a demonically possessed mask of Paul's face who wants Carl to kill everyone in sight. But however, he is revealed to be possessed by Paul's soul, but the negativity inside the mask warped and destroyed all of Paul's positive personality traits and made the Paul Mask into an insufferable monster.
He was voiced by Jason Steele, who also voiced Paul.
Personality[]
The Paul Mask is known to be pushy about Carl "completing his work", and constantly pesters him, which only makes Carl angry, even when there is nothing more that could be done. Unlike the real Paul, the Paul Mask enjoys it when Carl murders someone or cause chaos. He even insists that he is the real Paul, even when Carl found Paul's apartment home. However, this only leads to the Paul Mask's demise.
History[]
The Hand Chair Made of Faces[]
In episode 7, Paul has moved out and Carl is beginning to show signs of mental deterioration as a result. Carl has put the Paul Mask on what appears to be a sheep to try and replace him. The sheep appears to speak gibberish, but Carl is apparently able to understand him. Carl has taken up carpentry and has made a chair in the shape of a hand, but Carl "made his art more modern by using face parts of city council members," because he disagreed with the election results. Then the "Paul-Sheep" sits down, which deeply disturbs and upsets Carl. Carl then killed the sheep at the end of the episode.
In the near-end of episode 8, the Paul Mask apologizes to Carl that the real Paul (or as he says "Flesh-Paul") is ungrateful, and adds that Carl does wonderful things and deserves appreciation.
The Mask Comes to Life[]
In episode 9, Carl has another conversation with the Paul Mask after dismembering someone. After the Paul Mask "tells" Carl he hates him and Carl calls him hurtful, He becomes sentient and tells him there is much to do. He soon asks what he is planning, to which Carl responds that he's just "taking things as they come". The Paul Mask tells him he's better than that, emphasizing that he is Carl.
The Gore Pit[]
In episode 10, Carl falls into his Gore Pit filled with severed limbs. The Paul Mask goes to find a light and tells Carl he's in great danger and that his work isn't yet finished. The Paul Mask also mentions that they need to get out because something is down there with them, but Carl says it's only the basilisk, adding that it won't bother them because it only eats Chipotle. While the Paul Mask goes to find some rope, Carl reminisces about his first incident. The Paul Mask fails to find the rope (and ignoring the Neosporin), telling him he must escape on his own, and they have a conversation similar to the one from the first episode.
Completion[]
In episode 11, fifteen years have passed. Carl, now unshaven and having replaced one of his hooves with a wooden leg, has wiped out the entire population, but the Paul Mask still pushes him to "finish his work". Carl looks out over a wasteland and reflects on the many bloody deeds from his past, namely the blood vortex in Paris and the "orb thing with all the nerves that would shock people and eat their skin". Carl then tells the Paul Mask he doesn't believe he is Paul, but he cowardly denies this by saying "Of course I am, Carl.", but Carl isn't fooled by this. Carl threatens to set out to find the real Paul, saying he won't be very happy and will be even more angry with the Paul Mask. They then continue to shout the other's name at each other.
Returning to Normal[]
In episode 12, after now betraying the Paul Mask for his selfishness and cruelty, Carl walks into Paul's apartment, now nothing but a pile of rubble, and finds his skeletal remains. Carl is saddened as he realizes his friend's death, and the Paul Mask falls silent for good, confirming that Carl had been hallucinating his sentience all along. Before drowning himself, Carl destroys the Paul Mask.
Trivia[]
- It is confirmed that the Paul Mask represents the viewers pressuring Jason Steele into making more Llamas with Hats videos, despite that not being his intention anymore (however, he did make the book, Llamas with Hats: Babies, in August 22, 2019, after four years of absence). This is obvious as the Paul Mask keeps telling Carl to complete his work, even when there is nothing more that could be done.
- The Paul Mask makes his appearance as a guest star in the Llamas with Hats: Hungry for Hands card game. Here, his purpose is to move to the space in front of Paul at the end of each round, as the Paul Mask wants to kill Paul and take his soul, but failed when Carl wins the game.