Alter ego

An alter ego (from Latin, "other I") is another self, a second personality or persona within a person. The term is commonly used in literature analysis and comparison to describe characters who are psychologically identical.

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Latin - Personality - Persona - Literature analysis - Psychologically

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In some cases, it is difficult to identify which ego is the base and which is the alter. Many superheroes use an alter ego to protect their normal lives, Bruce Wayne's alter ego being Batman. In the Pre-Crisis Superman comics, Superman's alter ego is Clark Kent, while in the Post-Crisis (all comics after 1986's revamp) Clark Kent is the real person and Superman, the alter ego. Still others, such as Darth Vader, go through a drastic change at a point in their life and all but cease to be their former self.

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Pre-Crisis - Superman - Post-Crisis

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The term and concept are also frequently used in popular fiction, such as in comic books, for the secret identity of a superhero, vigilante, or crimefighter:

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Fiction - Comic book - Secret identity - Superhero - Vigilante

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• Superman is the alter ego of Clark Kent (Post-Crisis,
• Batman is the alter ego of Bruce Wayne,
• Captain Marvel is the alter ego of Billy Batson,
• Spider-Man is the alter ego of Peter Parker,
• Thor is the alter ego of Dr. Don Blake,
• The Hulk is the alter ego of Bruce Banner,
• Dr. Jekyll's is Mr. Hyde in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Darth Sidious's is Emperor Palpatine
• Darth Vader's is Anakin Skywalker
• Angel is the alter ego of Angelus
• Lord Voldemort's is Tom Riddle
• Bubs's is The Thnikkaman
• Billy Blaze's is Commander Keen
• Wario-Man's is Wario
• David Bowie's is Ziggy Stardust
• Bono's are The Fly, Mr. MacPhisto, Mirrorball Man and Alton Dalton
• Cornholio's is Beavis