User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 565 (Mangapanda is run by lazy barnacles)/@comment-26258-20140124220634/@comment-10554972-20140127064015

Like maybe James is his real name, and he always wanted to be a superhero, so when he gained his power, he gave himself the superhero name Mask de Masculine. The James that we know is then a being created by his power that represents Mask as a child, cheering on the superheroes from the sidelines.