"Originally invented in 1927 by Briar to cover up his blood stained teeth.
He used it during the later years of World War 1.5 until he found, to his dismay, that it was not indeed protecting his face from blood splatters.
Later down the years some shmuck from Canada found the discarded masks and decided to use it with his recreational sports games. To this day Briar is still trying to track the guy down for stealing his invention."
-written by historian Lt. Rocky