

For his first few years on the scene, Marshmello actually did a pretty great job of hiding his identity and even faked out fans with a false reveal. Marshmello's masked persona is a little more friendly looking than Daft Punk's robotic headgear: a big white bucket with a wide, friendly smile. He's now globally known for wearing an amazing, oversized mouse helmet and for carving his own genre out of progressive house music. Soon, he was known as the "dead mouse guy," which eventually morphed to DeadMau5. Legend has it Joel Thomas Zimmerman earned his stage name after telling an internet chatroom he found a deceased rodent in his computer case. Let's say goodbye to Daft Punk's weird helmets by celebrating other faceless, helmeted artists. Yes, Daft Punk's music is a legacy unto itself, but it's almost impossible to think about the band without thinking about their gold and silver helmets - bizarre, charming headgear that's every bit as influential as the band's sound. This fan-made Daft Punk helmet prop lights up, has motion sensors, beat deduction and even offers Wi-Fi. But they've left an indelible impact on society that will live on for generations.

The music group that brought us the Tron soundtrack and kept us up all night to Get Lucky is no more. With a mostly quiet YouTube video and an explosion, the iconic French electronic music duo that is Daft Punk announced their retirement on Monday.
