Yo, anyone want the entire lore document for my Masked Singer/Masked Dancer fic?
Well, here you go:
TITLE: The Stories of Mas’tro City, or TSOMC for short!
THE LIMELIGHT METEOR: This legendary hunk of space-stuff crashed near the Himalayan Mountains in early 2018, leaving behind a crater as it splintered into clusters of magic cosmic light.
The clusters split apart and flew across the planet, hiding out and just sort of waiting to do something.
Early 2019 rolled around, and The Masked Singer comes on the air on Fox. The light saw the creativity of celebrities in elaborate character pieces and went around bringing the characters to life by enchanting objects and animals and the like.
(When it was a being that literally doesn’t exist, the light made do: One-eyed monster? Enchant some rocks in a cave into being a living beast. Literally an anthro unicorn? Just find a decent-looking white horse and pa-pow, unicorn.)
And that’s how the first 12 Masks were born. They each have markings on their bodies shaped like the logo of the show, and these indicate that they are all Masks, the same species.
THE FOUNDING OF MASKTROPOLIS: The Masks got a pull in their minds saying, “I wasn’t this sentient before. I wasn’t this human before. There’s some sort of new thing in my soul, and I want to find others with this same thing.”
They traveled and traveled, coming together for the first time at the meteor’s crater. They decided that they were definitely meant to live in their own society, and one of them (Deer, he’s very crafty in a “tinkering old man” sort of way) found a way to start building buildings and making a city.
OUR PURPOSE: The city kept growing and eventually, the Masks all realized that some of them had gold/white/bronze/silver markings instead of the purple ones that the others have.
They didn’t figure out this conundrum until they got TV access and learnt about the show that the meteor was mimicking. That’s when they went, “Oh, my marking is gold because I won the season. Well, not really me. More the human that wore the costume that looked like me…”
And they endeavored to just make 1st place the Mayors of their respective Districts, 2nd and 3rd place the Vice Mayors, and 4th place the Advisors. That way, there’s some leadership!
SOULS APLENTY: As the Masks watched the show, some said, “Hey, that guy/girl! That celebrity! I feel a really fun pull to them!” And that’s what Soul Connections are. The celebs and the Masks have a bond, one to another.
FUN FACT ABOUT SOUL CONNECTIONS!
Some are known as Halo Connections. The celebrity has died, but the Mask still has that connection to them. (Examples include Bob Saget and Squiggly Monster, or Kirstie Alley and Baby Mammoth) Masks with Halo Connections typically have a transparent body part to denote their status. Ex. Moose of District 9 famously has had one transparent antler since May 2025, when his Connection passed.
Then Blue Connections are more like, the celebrity is an asshole but the Mask still has that bond, and sometimes gets shit for it. (Examples include Hamster and Rob Schneider, or Grandpa Monster and Logan Paul) Masks with Blue Connections are able to cry neon blue tears, a trait that differs from most Masks’ glowing white tears (and isn’t a commonly seen trait, anyway).
Overall, it’s shortened to “Connection” for simplicity’s sake.
CONTROLLED CHAOS: As previously mentioned, each District gets a Mayor, two VMs and an AV.
This isn’t democratic, they don’t hold elections. It’s just, “Your marking is gold? Cool, you’re in charge! (Also silver and bronze get to be sort of in command and white gives them advice)”
And this goes better than you would expect, which is to say that if they DID hold elections, the Mayors would probably just get re-elected. They’re good at their jobs.
But some Masks are still just really hungry for rebellion.
The Controllers, for a bunch of different reasons, are your Saturday morning cartoon villain Masks! They can manipulate/fuck with the other Masks’ heads and behaviors, and like the Mayors, there’s 1 per District!
Except not always, because there are some group characters, so that muddles things a bit.
And to muddle things even FURTHER!
Some of the Controllers are ALSO Vice Mayors/Advisors, but NONE have ever been Mayors.
TO DANCE IS TO BE FREE: Anyway, the exception is the Dancers’ District (based off the 1-season spinoff, The Masked Dancer).
There are 10 Masks here, they dance instead of sing, but they’re basically the same as the others. They have a Mayor, two VMs and an Advisor like the rest…
…but NO Controller. And no one’s sure why.
MAS’TRO’S MAP: “Mas’tro”, the nickname in the fic’s title, is short for “Masktropolis City”;
The blue lines are the roads. The little circles in the big circles are the houses (and the colors match their roles). The stages in the corners are where they welcome new Masks. The circle in the center is the crater. And the forest is the Controllers’ hangout place, where they do schemies.
ROLL CALL (CAST SUMMARY):
- District 1: 12 Masks total. Mayor Monster, Silver Vice Mayor Peacock (who is also the Controller), Bronze Vice Mayor Bee, Advisor Rabbit.
- District 2: 16 Masks total. Mayor Fox, Silver Vice Mayor Rottweiler, Bronze Vice Mayor Flamingo, Advisor Leopard. The Controller is a Mask known as Egg (16th place).
- District 3: 18 Masks total. Mayor Night Angel, Silver Vice Mayor Turtle (who is also the Controller), Bronze Vice Mayor Frog, Advisor Rhino.
- District 4: 16 Masks total. Mayor Sun, Silver Vice Mayor Mushroom (who is also the Controller), Bronze Vice Mayor Crocodile, Advisors Seahorse, Jellyfish and Popcorn (though these 3 are 4th, 5th and 6th placed respectively, they reached such similar lengths in the competition that they’re treated like equals).
- Dancer’s District: 10 Masks total. Mayor Cotton Candy, Silver Vice Mayor Sloth, Bronze Vice Mayor Tulip, Advisor Zebra. No Controller, as previously mentioned.
- District 5: 15 Masks total. Mayor Piglet, Silver Vice Mayor Black Swan, Bronze Vice Mayor Chameleon, Advisor Yeti. The Controllers are a group Mask known as the Russian Dolls (5th place), who work in cahoots with a more mysterious Mask known as Cluedle-Doo (didn’t place in competition because his purpose was giving cryptic clues).
- District 6: 16 Masks total. Mayor Queen of Hearts (shortened to Queenie), Silver Vice Mayor Bull, Bronze Vice Mayors Banana Split, Advisor Skunk. The Controller is a Mask known as Jester (8th place), who is occasionally assisted by the Banana Split.
- District 7: 15 Masks total, split into groups called the Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly. Mayor Firefly (Good), Silver Vice Mayor Ringmaster (Good), Bronze Vice Mayor Prince (Good), Advisors Queen Cobras (Bad; they are also the Controllers).
- District 8: 22 Masks total. Mayor Harp, Silver Vice Mayors Lambs, Bronze Vice Mayor Snowstorm, Advisors Sir Bug a Boo and Scarecrow (there are 2 Advisors here for the same reason that there are 3 in District 4). The Controller is a Mask known as Fortune Teller (16th place).
- District 9: 21 Masks total. Mayor Medusa, Silver Vice Mayor Macaw, Bronze Vice Mayors California Roll (who are also the Controllers), Advisor UFO.
- District 10: 17 Masks total. Mayor Cow, Silver Vice Mayor Donut, Bronze Vice Mayor Gazelle, Advisor Sea Queen (who is also the Controller).
- District 11: 16 Masks total. Mayor Goldfish, Silver Vice Mayor Gumball, Bronze Vice Mayor Clock, Advisor Poodle Moth. The Controller is a Mask known as Miss Cleocatra, or just Cleocatra (7th place).
- District 12: 15 Masks total. Mayors Buffalos, Silver Vice Mayor Wasp, Bronze Vice Mayor Strawberry Shortcake, Advisor Goo. The Controller is a Mask known as Chess Piece (10th place).
- District 13: 15 Masks total. Mayor Pearl, Silver Vice Mayor Boogie Woogie, Bronze Vice Mayor Coral, Advisor Mad Scientist Monster. The Controller is a Mask known as Paparazzo (6th place).
- District 14: Construction plans are underway; will begin in January 2026.
POWER OF THE MASK: The trophies of each season (the Golden Mask in The Masked Singer and the Diamond Mask in The Masked Dancer; they don’t have much of a difference besides appearance) are kept in locked glass cases atop pedestals in the centers of each District.
Their purpose is invaluable; they are formed of the Limelight Meteor as well, but in a more condensed form. This enables them to harness so much energy, they can literally power the entire city.
However, if they were removed from their spots…that’s why the Mayors are each entrusted with the key to their respective trophy’s case. Things have gone smoothly under this arrangement so far, but the Controllers, always fond of making a statement, may change that in time.
HEART AND SOUL: Each Mask’s Soul Connection is more than evident whenever they talk about or do something that pertains to that person they’re bonded to.
This can manifest in any form from Hammerhead (Dancer’s District) defending Jersey Shore because it’s something his Connection (Vinny Guadagino) is known for, to Jack in the Box (District 7, Group Bad) considering his few friends to be his “cousins” (a much-more-endearing carryover from his Blue Connection, Rudy Guiliani, having married his first cousin).
Whenever a Connection shines through, it will LITERALLY shine through with a thumping sound and a glow in the Mask’s chest (purple for Singers, red for Dancers; it’s unknown what color the “exception” Masks would have).