Gabrielle, Xena and others in “Death Mask”

Gabrielle

I thought you said your brother was killed by Cortese...

Xena

No, that was my younger brother. Gabrielle, this is my older brother, Toris.

Gabrielle

Huh, you're full of surprises.

Xena

Toris has some surprises of his own. That's the mask of Cortese.

Toris

That's right. It's the only way I can get close enough to Cortese-- to kill him.