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This page is a collection of our favourite examples of Gas Masks in the Media (Video games, movies, etc.)
The layout should consist of the following:
Name of Game/Movie[]
Gas Mask(s)
What they call it
Any inaccuracies
Gallery (Images relevant to the game/movie)
And when possible, please add your signature (~~~) to the end of the section
Rainbow Six: Siege[]
Gas Mask(s):
- Thatcher - S10
- Sledge - It is a fictional gas mask combining the shape a FM12 and the lenses of a M45 Land Warrior.
- Smoke - Fictional mask similar to a GP-5 or shmP mixed with an FM12.
- Mute - altered Scott FRR with tape covering the exhalation valve
- Lion & Finka - It is a fictional mask loosely based off the 3M 6000 Series
Inaccuracies (there are a lot)[]
Sledge's FM12 thingy has no filter in it and the filter ports are plugged up. This would result in suffocation. In addition, the lenses in his gas mask are inaccurate.
Most of the six operators who wear gas masks wear balaclavas or hoods. The cloth of a hood or balaclava would allow air to pass through and render the seal useless. These operators include Thatcher, Mute, and Lion.
Smoke's gas mask is the only gas mask that prevents against taking damage from his toxic gas, although this is probably for gameplay reasons. His gas mask is a modified Avon FM12 connected to a PAPR on his back.
Lion and Finka's gas masks based off industrial respirators. They have filters that are too small to be CRBN rated and are likely just industrial particulate filers.
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Tom Clancy,s The Division[]
Gas Masks : 3M Scott 3200,3M Scott Profile40,3M Scott ABE1,M15,VSS M/71, Chema S,PDF-D,GP-4,M50 Series
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all have no straps and other inacuracy,alterations
Tom Clancy,s The Division 2[]
Gas Masks :M/61,M95,M95,PDF-D,M50 Series,PDF-D,GP-4,S10,FM12,Model 4A1 (Israel),GM-01,I.S.E half mask,Scott M120,3M Scott 3200,3M Scott 6000,CM-6,T.35,north ru6500 MCU-2/P M50 Series
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare (COD4)[]
Gas Masks : GP-5
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2[]
Russian Airborn Soldier Used Heavy Modified GP-5 or Hybrid
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Used Nato 40mm Filter(ref 1)
Gas Mask:GP-5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3[]
In Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, a World War is waged between the American and Russian military, Russian forces use chemical and biological attacks, a large amount of the troops are wearing gas masks (oddly enough, not many are wearing MOPP gear) including the Avon S10, US M50, GP5 and the PMK-2.
In game names: N/A
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Call Of Duty : Ghosts[]
Gas Masks : Avon FM53
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all 3 appear with Avon FM53,s
Call Of Duty : World War II[]
Gas Masks : Mk. IV General Service Respirator, Ajax F2
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Call Of Duty : Modern Warfare (2019)[]
Gas Masks : PMG, FM12, GP-5, MSA Millennium, S6, M10M, PMK-2
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COD : MW (2019) section by User:WyattOwens66
Call Of Duty : Vanguard[]
Gas Masks : Model 4A1 (Israel), GP-5, Mk. IV General Service Respirator
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Call Of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 (2022)[]
Gas Masks : FM12, PMG,3M Scott 6000,
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Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS2)[]
Gas masks: PBF, S10, Avon C50, MSA Ultravue
The Soviet PBF makes an appearance in CSGO (CS2) on the Georgian riot police. Also, the base Ct depict a SAS agent wearing a S10 with tinted lenses. Two agents from the broken Fang collection wears Avon C-50 conected to their back to a respirator. An agent from the Riptide operation, the Chem-haz Capitaine wears a MSA Ultravue such as the ones used by the GIGN.
inaccuracies seem none for the PBF, S10 and Ultravue. The depicted C-50 shows a different exhaust valve in the front, which is closed, meaning that the mask cannot be used in real life.
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Cry of Fear[]
Gas mask: GP-5 (early Doctor model), GM-38 (actual in-game model)
In-game name: gas mask
Worn by the doctor, one of the main antagonists in the indie horror game Cry of Fear.
The mask represents the mistrust that Simon, the psychotic main character of the game, has towards his psychiatrist doctor Purnell. Furthermore, the doctor wears a gas mask to make the player think that an outbreak or a plague is happening.
The mask can also be worn by the player and used as a nightvision in the doctor mode (a short mission in which the player is in the doctor's role; available after the first completion of the game) and in the single player (after beating the doctor mode).
Inaccuracies: seems none
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Nether[]
There are 3 different gas masks in Nether with many different colours. The first gas mask appears to be a mix of a 4A1 and a GP-5, with 2 different colours. The black one with a green filter is called "Standard Issue", and the white one with a gold filter is called "Golden Breather". There is also a riot variant which comes with a riot helmet. This is quite unusual as the game is based in Chicago, and neither a 4A1 or GP-5 would be issued in the area. The second gas mask appears to be for hazardous operations, but is completely generic. It has different colours, each with different names. The third and final gas mask is a half-face gas mask called "Street Painter", which doesn't really resemble any real gas mask.
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Team Fortress 2[]
The Pyro's standard gas mask is completely fictional, however, it does very slightly resemble a combination of a black Soviet GP5 in design and a British S10 in respiratory features such as filter input and speaker diaphragm/exhale valve. The Pyro also has different gas masks that are available to wear.
The Foster's Facade in Team Fortress 2 very clearly resembles that of a white GP-5, a gas mask also worn by Mr Foster in Killing Floor. It was a promotional item for the game if you bought Killing Floor before December 14, 2010.
The Mair Mask is a gas mask based off a PMG gas mask, but instead has the filter connected with a hose to the bottom of the mask, as opposed to the screw on filter on the left side in real life.
Other unknown gas masks include the Air Raider, Blizzard Breather, Breather Bag, Last Breath, Mishap Mercenary and Rugged Respirator.
There is also a gas mask available for the Medic called the Medi-Mask.
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Metro: 2033 and Metro: Last Light[]
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Date of release (Metro 2033) |
NA-March 16th, 2010 AU-March 18th, 2010 EU-March 19th, 2010 JP-May 13th, 2010 (360) JP-June 25th, 2010 (PC) PS4, Xbox One NA-August 26, 2014 EU-August 29, 2014 Linux December 11, 2014 |
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Date of release (Metro: Last Light) |
NA May 14th, 2013 EU May 17th, 2013 |
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Genre |
Survival-horror/First-person shooter |
British Civilian Duty Respirator, PMK-3, PPM-88
What the game calls them:
Just 'Gas Mask' they don't refer to any actual names, there are a number of different Gas Masks featured in the game, including those noted here
Any inaccuracies:
The British Civilian Duty respirator was a rather strange addition to the game, since it doesn't really fit the time (Russia got destroyed in 2013), considering that the mask was present in the build up to and during the Second world war.
What makes them great masks:
In the context of the game, they fit perfectly, the PMK-3 is true to the Game's setting (it's Russian after all) and fits nicely into the game.
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Metro Redux[]
In 2014, 4A Games and Publisher Deep Silver announced the remastered Metro Series available as Metro: 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux.
Both games feature art where characters wear current-issue gas masks such as the S10 and the PMK-1. Although the games use the PPM-88 as the primary gas mask in the game, the advertisements and art used gas masks that are period-accurate, which is unusual, since the Metro games seems to prefer gas masks which are rare, out of date and out of place (except for the PPM-88). As of May 2014, It is still unclear if the gas masks used in the art are going to be found and be useable in-game.
The Metro and S.T.A.L.K.E.R franchises feature the heavy use of gas masks in the games. In Metro, the gas masks are destructable and have to be replaced if they are damaged by enemy attacks. Filters also run out depending on the game difficulty chosen, can have a life of 1 minute per canister up to 5 for easy difficulty.
Killing Floor 2[]
Killing Floor 2 makes use of a handful of gas masks and even features a protective suit. The GP-5 donned by both Mr. and Mrs. Foster is a rather accurate portrayal of a gas mask in a game, even going as far as muffling their speech.
Masks: GP-5, S10, PMK-2, MCU-2/P, GM30, 3M 7162
Inaccuracies/oddities: Very minor stylistic changes are applied to the masks, but overall they remain true to their real life counterparts.
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Half-Life[]
Gas Mask(s): M40A2, S10 NBC Respirator (partly), XM40
The M40A2 with laser protective lenses is worn by the HECU marines. However, the Black Mesa model has a nose similar to the S10 NBC Respirator. In the cancelled Dreamcast version (converted into the HD pack), Opposing Force expansion, and PlayStation 2 version, the Marines bizarrely wear what appears to be the XM40.
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Half Life 2[]
Gas Mask(s): PMG, M17 derivative, unknown panoramic gas mask.
In game name: Unnamed
Inaccuracies: None really, the masks were similar but not directly named.
The major antagonists of the Half Life 2 universe must be the Combine. A race of technologically advanced militarized aliens, they are currently in control of earth and make use of sympathizers to control the population.
The most commonly seen uses of these Gas Masks on the Combine take the form of the combine police (known as "Civil Protection") and their soldiers (Known, unsurprisingly, as "Combine Soldiers") These masks are based on the Soviet PMG gas mask, Which was used in the Cold War in the 70s.
In the beta version of Half-Life 2, the Combine Elites, armed with H&K XM29 Objective Individual Combat Weapon assault rifles and LAR Grizzly Big Boar sniper rifles, wear an unknown M17 clone, likely an M10M. The citizens also wear an indescript panoramic gas mask.
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DayZ Standalone[]
Gas Mask(s): Russian GP-5, Czech M10M, and S10
In game name: Gas Mask, Combat Gas Mask, and NBC Respirator
Inaccuracies: There isn't anything wrong with the M10M or the GP-5, however the S10 uses a 40mm GP-5 filter which would ruin the threads on the S10.
Two of the masks make sense being in the game, with it being set in a fictional post-soviet country. However the NBC Respirator would've had to have been imported or brought in by medical aid or by other means.
Although the in-game country in-game is called Chernarus, it is based off of the landscapes between the cities "Ústí nad Labem" and "Podmokly" in the Czech Republic[1] which further gives credibility to the M10M and GP5 existing.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, Call of Pripyat[]
Gas Mask(s): PBF, M40 (XM40 model in game), S10, GP-4u or MP-6 (civil), SM-90 (Call of Pripyat cover)
Image (if possible)
What they call it: Gas mask(CoP)
Any inaccuracies: There is a half-face version of PBF gas mask, PBF gas masks use canisters instead of porkchop filters, and in SOC, there is a version for loners that has one visor instead of two.
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Wolfenstein:The Old Blood[]
Masks used in game: IDA-59 rebreather
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Umbrella Corps./Biohazard: Umbrella Corps.[]
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Date of Release: |
NA: June 21, 2016 EU: June 21, 2016 JP: June 23, 2016 |
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Genre(s): |
Tactical Shooter, Multiplayer, Third-Person/First-Person |
Masks used in game: Avon S10, Scott GSR, US M17A1/2, US M50, Scott M95, Soviet PBF, MSA Millennium, FM12-Israeli 4A1 mix (possibly), MSA Phalanx Riot Control Mask
Inaccuracies: The M17A1/2 is incorrectly depicted with a canister filter and referred to as a "CZ mask", none of the masks use their designated names.
While technically not incorrect, Hunk's mask appears to have a VPU (Voice Projection Unit) on the front of his mask (like on most masks that use a side mounted filter, more so the SF10) the mask itself appears to have a facepiece akin to that of the Israeli 4A1 mask, but has very similar lenses to the Avon FM12. The VPU resembles the voice diaphragm of a MK II Lightweight Respirator.
The MSA Millennium model in game also appears to have the voice diaphragm/exhale valve cover as the Phalanx which seems to be a stand in for a VPU.
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World War 3[]
Gas Masks: SzM-41M, MCU-2/P, M65, MP-6
In-Game Names: Civilian Gas Mask (SzM-41M), Gasmask MCU (MCU-2/P), German Gasmask (M65), Military Gas Mask (MP-6)
Inaccuracies: The SzM-41M in-game has an incorrect inlet-valve when compared to its real-life counterpart and also includes extra rubber that reaches all the way down the neck and onto the shoulders, similar to a hood. The MCU-2/P in-game is proportioned very weirdly, uses the wrong voice-diaphragm, and the filter being used with it is plugged on the bottom, rendering it unusable.
All of the filter being used with gas masks either have traits that make them fictitious or are not the filter that was commonly issued with the mask, aside from the MP-6. The MP-6 includes an FP-5 filter with a custom print featured on the filter.
Overall, the masks are very accurate to their real-life counterparts. They serve as in-game cosmetics, which can be bought using non-premium currency, and can be found while customizing the face wear of the player. They serve no function in-game to the player and are purely for-show.
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Battlefield 1[]
Gas masks feature prominently in Battlefield 1, as poison gas is now a weapon. In exchange for immunity to gas, the player's peripheral vision is limited, hearing becomes muddled (which is rather unrealistic as most of the masks do not cover the ears), and they are unable to utilize their weapon's iron sights. This limits the gassed players' engagement ranges and allows the powerful CQC Assault class to close in on enemies who would otherwise gun them down from a safe distance. The exception to this is the Tank Hunter, who wears a unique gas mask that provides protection without any drawbacks.
The Allied Powers and the Red Army use the Mk IV General Service Respirator. Its use is anachronistic as it was not introduced until the late 1920s. Additionally, it is missing the hose that connects the mask to the filter and as such should not be functional.
The Central Powers and the White Army use the Model 1917 Lederschutzemaske. It appears correctly in third person, but when put on in first person appears to be the Mk IV.
Flame troopers wear a rare German gas mask.
Tank hunters wear a Cover's Automatic Respirator and Gas Goggles. This provides protection from gas without compromising their combat ability.
The Russian scout carries a Zelinsky Kummant filter on her back. Though, she also uses Mk IV General Service Respirator in actual gameplay.
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Dong Dong Never Die[]
Gas Masks: MF-11
Inaccuracies: None (Live-Action sprites)
The main antagonist of the game, Sheng Hua Nan, wears an MF-11. The mask itself does not use a filter, but this could be explained by the fact that the character is actually an android.
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Splatoon series[]
Gas masks: Chinese copies of the Israeli Model 4 and Model 4A1(?)/Model 4 (Israel)
impossible to tell, as no threads are visible.
in game name: Gas Mask
inaccuracies: several (three filters, rubber 4-point head harness, no inlet valve on filters and other minor inaccuracies)
The ‘Gas Mask’ in Splatoon and Splatoon 2 was released with the launch of the game, well in Splatoon 3, you had to wait until v3.00. It has remained the same through the series, until the launch of the ‘Side Order’ DLC.
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RAID: World War II[]
Gas Masks: ShM-41
Although the idea is that Kurgan is wearing a "GP-5", or perhaps a "ShM-1", this assumption can be busted by judging from the Integrated Tissot Tubes, Big Lenses, Metal rims, Valve color and Time Period, in which atleast one of the following details fails to be similar to the other making the correct theory that it is infact, if even, resembling the ShM-41.
Yet, if that were the case, the inaccuracies of it would be as it follows:
- GP-5 and it's filters did not exist in World War 2
- Valve housing does not have exhale valve
- Lenses are colored black
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The Crazies[]
Gas Masks: S6/S10 hybrid, FM12, Mk.V GSR
Inaccuracies: Despite the textures indicating the gas mask to be an S10 (which the movie's production and release predates the model's service life), the model itself is proportioned in a way more akin to the S6 without the distinctive "nose" protrusion of the oral-nasal cup. The gas mask is likely intended to be an FM12, which is even more inaccurate to the time period of the movie. The mask the actual movie the fangame is based on doesn't even use either, rather being the Mk. V General Service Respirator with an S6's filter, which is shown on the Hazmat Status bar.
This is a fangame of George A. Romero's The Crazies (1973) made by Stefano Cagnani. As such, the game heavily features gas masks.
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