In Grand Theft Auto V the player can purchase masks from Vespucci Movie Masks. After the mission, he can obtain the balaclava from his safehouse's wardrobe. In Grand Theft Auto IV, Niko Bellic is given a Balaclava in the mission Three Leaf Clover. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Victor Vance obtains a robbery outfit containing a Balaclava after purchasing a high-roller robbery empire building.

Another outfit including a mask (the 'Hero Outfit') is unlocked after completing the Avenging Angels mission in Shoreside Vale. The outfit is required to start Slash TV. In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Toni Cipriani receives an outfit which includes a mask after completing The Portland Chainsaw Masquerade. However, some masks, such as the one included as part of the Gimp Suit, are unlockable. In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Carl Johnson can purchase masks and shades from certain clothing shops. After the mission, the outfit can be obtained from the Malibu Club. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, a mask is included in an outfit Tommy Vercetti wears whilst performing a bank robbery. Masks can also have effects on the game world itself, such as in Grand Theft Auto V, where a Scuba Mask can make the protagonist survive underwater without coming up for air. They can be worn for fashion this being expanded upon in Grand Theft Auto Online.

Masks are items of clothing primarily used for concealing the protagonists' identity during a crime, particularly a bank robbery.

3.4 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

3.3 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

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