* Wear a black mask, costume, hat, gloves and boots.
* Wear a sword and cape.
* Ride a magnificent black horse.
* Be an expert in fencing.
* Have a moustache.
* Have a double identity.
* Have a servant who is in on your secret.
* Have a secret cave.
* Have a taste in creativity for sly escapes.
* Have a friend with the military/police who you can pull information from subtly.
* Have the uncanny ability to be close before something happens, but dissappear once the action starts.
* Have a dwelling with secret passages.
* Have a love interest to bring out the best in you.
* Have clueless relatives.
* The ability to put enemies at ease.
* Be on a warrant poster.
* Teach your horse to listen to a whistle.
* Have a full moon to ride under.
* The ability to manipulate time in order to undress, get dressed, then ride back to the scene of crime to save the day.
* Quick thinking.
* Be rich enough so that you can appear idle without arousing suspicion.
* Appear to be inept while really being quite brilliant.
* Read a lot of books.
* Have a special interest in science.
* Knowledge of Los Angeles and her surrounding areas for the getaway.
* Education in Spain where all learned skills are not known in California.
* Have a piano and/or guitar to help relax.
* The skill to be able to evade evildoer's change of discovering secret identity. This is also known as "luck".
* Ability to be at the right place at the right time (usually to overhear the evildoer's scheme).
