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PHOTO QUIZ: Whose hood is this?
Forget Robin Hood and Red Riding Hood. Sinister shrouded characters are all over pop culture. See which ones you can recognize from a famous film, book, show or game.
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This one’s easy. He’s known by many names, and depending on your affiliations, you might call him the Emperor or the Phantom Menace. This Naboo senator is an evil Sith lord who destroyed the Jedi order in the 199 film in the Star Wars franchise. This name? (Answer: Sheev Palpatine or Darth Sidious)(Credit: Disney)
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Still easy. This 2010 film is adapted from a video game. Dastan, who works for the king, fights a guard and takes from him what he thinks is an ordinary dagger. It turns out to be a time-travelling tool. Lots of fighting ahead as various forces try to steal it. But who’s the hooded hero? (Answer: The Prince of Persia)(Credit: Walt Disney Pictures)
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Friend or foe? When he makes his entry, hidden in shadow and hood, we know him only as Strider. It’s only later that we learn that he is an heir of Isildur, King of Gondor. He’s close friends with Gandalf and joins the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. (Answer: Aragorn)(Credit: New Line Cinema)
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You know nothing Jon Snow. This Game of Thrones character doesn’t need to hide under a hood – she’s already well disguised by the strongest youth filter: magic. She worships a fire god. She has birthed monsters. And she can bring at least one dead person to life. (Answer: Melisandre/The Red Woman) (Credit: HBO)
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Oliver Queen is the superhero’s real name. This guy even dresses like Robin Hood and uses archery to keep Star City and Seattle safe. He’s rich, he’s suave, he’s from the DC universe. But he’s not at all like Batman. Who? (Answer: Green Arrow)(Credit: Netflix)
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In the Watchmen universe, he’s the first superhero to become a masked vigilante. Few know his real identity – it’s a secret he keeps even from his fellow Minutemen and his lover Captain Metropolis. Who will watch the Watchmen, especially him? (Answer: Hooded Justice)(Credit: Warner Bros)
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Being a vampire is scary enough. Being one of the red-eyed Volturi guard in the Twilight books is even scarier. This older twin of Alec can cause a person to experience crippling pain, a good weapon when you’re trying to keep the peace, and your power. (Answer: Jane)(Credit: Summit Entertainment)
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This hero was a member of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins, from the Assassin’s Creed game and movie. He’s as much an inventor as he as is prodigy among fighters and is especially well acquainted with the Apple of Eden. (Answer: Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad)(Credit: Ubisoft)
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Even among are Shadowspawn, these are strong and swift. No eyes, yet they see all and know all. And they all look the same – waxy, lanky, male, unchanging. And they all lack a sense of humour across the Wheel of Time books (and now the TV series.) (Answer: Myrddraal)(Credit: Tor Books)
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