Alter ego

For other uses, see Alter ego (disambiguation).

An alter ego (Latin, "the other I") is a second 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.

Modern usage

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

Related concepts include avatar, doppelgänger, impersonator, and split personality.

It was created in the early 1800's when people first discovered schizophrenia.

Music

Alter Ego is a double album of Tyrese with one side R&B songs and the other side hip-hop tracks from his alter ego Black-Ty

List of alter egos in fiction

• Atem, Dark Yugi, Yami Yugi, Yu-Gi-Oh are the alter egos of Yugi Mutou in the manga/anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!.
• Anima-Lizzie is the cartoon alter ego of Lizzie McGuire in the TV show of the same name.
• American Dragon is the alter ego of Jake Long in the Disney animated series.
• Anastasia Beaverhausen is the alter ego of Karen Walker on Will & Grace.
• Angel and Angelus are good and evil alter egos of the vampire whose mortal name was Liam, in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
• Art Vandelay is the alter ego of George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld.
• Bartman is the alter ego of Bart Simpson in the animated TV sitcom [[The haha as are El Barto and The Cupcake Kid.
• Batman is the alter ego of Bruce Wayne in the Batman comics.
• Björn Türoque is the alter ego of air-guitarist Dan Crane.
• Calvin in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin imagines himself as various people such as Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man and others. Thus, in his eyes, Calvin as his normal self is these characters' alter ego.
• Captain Marvel is the alter ego of Billy Batson in the DC Captain Marvel comics.
• Chuckie Chan is the alter ego of Chuckie Finster in Rugrats in Paris and All Grown Up!
• Clark Kent is the alter ego of Superman or Kal El in the Superman comics. Here it is a different situation, with the hero being the preceding persona.
• Commander Keen is the alter ego of Billy Blaze in the Commander Keen video game series.
• Conky is the alter ego of Bubbles in the television series Trailer Park Boys.
• Cornholio is the alter ego of Beavis in the animated TV series Beavis and Butt-Head.
• Daisuke Niwa is Dark Mousy in DNAngel.
• Danny Phantom is the alter ego of Danny Fenton.
• Dark Bakura (Yami Bakura) is the alter ego of Ryo Bakura.
• Dark Marik (Yami Marik) is the alter ego of Marik Ishtar.
• Darth Sidious is the alter ego of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in the Star Wars films.
• Darth Vader is the alter ego of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars movies.
• Deep Blue is the alter ego of Masaya Aoyama from Tokyo Mew Mew.
• Drake Mallard is the alter ego of Darkwing Duck.
• Duck Dodgers is the alter ego of Daffy Duck, as revealed in Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
• Fangface is the alter ego of Sherman "Fangs" Fangswort.
• Garcian, Dan, KAEDE, Kevin, Coyote, Con, and MASK DE Smith are alter egos of Harman Smith in the video game Killer7.
• Huntsgirl/Thorn is the alter ego of Rose in the animated Disney Channel show American Dragon: Jake Long.
• Inner Sakura is the alter ego of Sakura from Naruto.
• Isabella (Is for short) is the alter ego of Jamie Bartlett from the Disney Channel's Original Movie Read It and Weep.
• Janus is the alter ego of Alec Trevelyan in the James Bond film Goldeneye.
• Jessica Sanders is the alter ego of Niki Sanders in the TV show Heroes
• Kaitou Sinbad is the alter ego of Chiaki Nagoya in the manga Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne.
• Kel Varnson is the alter ego of Jerry Seinfeld in the comedy show Seinfeld.
• Lord Voldemort is the alter ego of Tom Marvolo Riddle in the Harry Potter novels and movies.
• Dr. Martin Van Nostrand is the alter ego of Cosmo Kramer on the TV sitcom Seinfeld.
• Miley Stewart's alter ego is Hannah Montana.
• Mr. Big is the alter ego of Dr. Kananga in the James Bond novel and film Live and Let Die.
• Mr. Hyde is the alter ego of Dr. Jekyll in the novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
• Norman Bates and his mother in film Psycho.
• Phoenix and previously Marvel Girl is the alter ego of Jean Grey.
• Pieman is the alter ego of Homer Simpson on The Simpsons.
• Princess Tutu is the alter ego of Duck in the Japanese anime and manga Princess Tutu.
• Professor Chaos is the alter ego of Butters Stotch in the television series South Park.
• Quailman is the alter ego of Doug Funnie in the animated TV sitcom Doug.
• Quiverwing Quack is the alter ego of Gosalyn Mallard in the Disney animated series Darkwing Duck.
• Ran is the alter ego of Sunao from the anime novel Sukisho.
• Duane Dibbley is the alter ego of Cat and Ace Rimmer is the alter ego of Rimmer in the sci-fi TV show Red Dwarf.
• Regina Phalange is the alter ego of Phoebe Buffay on Friends.
• Sailor Moon is the alter ego of Usagi Tsukino in the Sailor Moon manga and anime.
• Sheik is the alter ego of Princess Zelda in the Legend of Zelda series of video games.
• Scarper is the alter ego of Montmorency in the book Montmorency by Eleanor Updale
• Smokey McPot and Johnny Potsmoker are the alter egos of Jesse and Chester, respectively, from Dude, Where's My Car?.
• Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man, and Tracer Bullet are all alter egos of Calvin in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes.
• Spider-Man is the alter ego of Peter Parker in the Spider-Man comics.
• St. Jimmy is the alter ego of 'Jesus of Suburbia' in Green Day's punk-rock opera American Idiot.
• Stefan Urquelle is the alter ego of Steve Urkel on Family Matters.
• Stripperella is the alter ego of Erotica Jones in Stripperella.
• Supercow is the alter ego of Cow in the Cow and Chicken cartoons.
• The Hulk is the alter ego of Bruce Banner in the Hulk comics.
• The Dark Prince is the alter ego of Prince (Prince of Persia) on Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.
• The Digimon Emperor is the alter ego of Ken Ichijouji in Digimon Adventure 02.
• The Hollow Side (known by some as Ikasoruk Ogihci) is Ichigo Kurosaki's alter ego from Bleach
• The Great Saiyaman is the alter ego of Son Gohan in the manga/anime Dragonball Z.
• The Scarlet Pimpernel is the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney from the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel.
• The Shadow is the alter ego of Lamont Cranston.
• The Teacher is the alter ego of Sir Leigh Teabing.
• The Thnikkaman is the alter ego of Bubs in Homestar Runner.
• Thor is the alter ego of Dr. Don Blake in the Thor comics.
• Tuxedo Mask is Mamoru Chiba/Darien Shields' alter ego on the show Sailor Moon.
• Tyler Durden is the alter ego of the unnamed narrator in Fight Club.
• Wario-Man is the alter ego of Wario.
• Wolf Link, Deku Link, Goron Link, Zora Link and Fierce Deity Link are the alter egos of Link.
• Tim Tommerson is the alter ego of Captain Hero in the television series Drawn Together.
• Yoru is the alter ego of Sora from Sukisho.
• Zero is the alter ego of Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion.

List of alter egos in real life

• Abdul Alhazred is the alter ego of Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
• Adam Yauch's alter ego is Nathaniel Hornblower.
• Alex Lifeson's alter ego is The Snow Dog.
• Alona Almalyn Garcia's alter ego is Cess.
• Andy Kaufman's alter egos included Tony Clifton and Latka Gravas, among others.
• The Bagdasarian family's alter egos are The Chipmunks.
• Beyonce's inner-diva alter ego is Sasha.
• Bill Bailey's alter ego is Axl Rose.
• Bizzare's alter ego is Peter S. Bizzare.
• Bobby Valentino's inner-rapper alter ego is BV.
• Bono's alter egos are The Fly, Mr. MacPhisto, Mirrorball Man and Alton Dalton.
• Brad Roberts' alter ego is Jizmak Da Gusha.
• Brian Warner's alter ego is Marilyn Manson.
• Cam'ron's alter ego is Killa Cam.
• Carl Baab's alter ego is Barl Caab.
• Charles Bukowski's alter ego is Henry Chinaski
• Charles Schulz modeled the character Charlie Brown after himself.
• Chris Berman's prognosticating alter ego is The Swami
• Christina Aguilera's inner-diva alter egos are Xtina and Baby Jane.
• Christopher Daniels' alter ego is Curry Man.
• Cory Smoot's alter ego is Flattus Maximus.
• D12's alter ego is D-Twizzy.
• Dame Edna Everage is the alter ego of Barry Humphries.
• Daniel Handler's alter ego is Lemony Snicket
• Dave Brockie's alter ego is Oderus Urungus.
• David Bowie's alter egos are Ziggy Stardust and The Thin White Duke
• David Johansen's alter ego is Buster Poindexter.
• Eric West's alter ego is Logo.
• Francois Truffaut's alter ego is Antoine Doinel.
• Garth Brooks' alter ego is Chris Gaines.
• Geddy Lee's alter ego is By-Tor.
• Gregg Turkington's alter ego is comedian Neil Hamburger
• Hunter S. Thompson's alter ego was Raoul Duke.
• Ian Fleming's alter ego is James Bond
• James Joyce's alter ego is Stephen Dedalus
• Jeordie White's alter ego is Twiggy Ramirez.
• Jim Morrison's alter ego was The Lizard King.
• Kelly Rowland's inner-diva is Natalia.
• Kieran Duffy's alter egos include Duffman and Norton Darcy-Smythe.
• Kon Artis's alter ego is Mr. Porter.
• Koyasu Takehito's alter ego is Zazel.
• Kuniva's alter ego is Rondell Beene.
• Kurt Vonnegut's alter ego is sci-fi writer Kilgore Trout.
• Las is the pure evil alter ego of Sal.
• Leigh Francis's alter ego is Avid Merrion.
• Madlib's alter ego is Quasimoto
• Mariah Carey's alter ego is Bianca; she also is known as Mimi.
• Mark Mallman's alter ego is Mallwolf.
• Marshall Mathers' alter egos are Slim Shady and Eminem.
• Mary J. Blige's inner-rapper alter ego is Brook Lynn
• Matt Pitcher's alter ego is Trip Stone.
• Michelle Williams' inner-diva is Nina Capone
• Mick Foley has had three primary alter egos: Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love.
• Miggy Free's alter ego is The Stark Roads.
• Mike Derks of GWAR's alter ego is Balsac the Jaws of Death.
• Mr. Bumbles is the alter ego of Chadwick D. Voe
• My Chemical Romance's alter ego is The Black Parade.
• Nas' alter egos are Nas Escobar, Nasty Nas, Nastradamus & God's Son.
• Nathan Zuckerman and Alexander Portnoy.
• Neil Young's movie directing alter ego is Bernard Shakey.
• Paul McCartney's alter egos are Paul Ramon(e), Percy "Trihlls" Trillington and Apollo C. Vermouth.
• Paul Reubens' alter ego is Pee-wee Herman.
• Pharrell Williams's inner-rapper alter ego is Skateboard P.
• Phillip Roth has two separate literary creations who can be viewed as his alter egos,
• Prince's alter ego is Camille
• Proof's alter ego is Derty Harry.
• Richard Starkey's alter egos are Ringo Starr and Billy Shears.
• Ronald Isley's alter ego is Mr. Biggs.
• Sacha Baron Cohen's alter egos are the MC and gangster wannabe Ali G, the Kazakhstani news reporter Borat, and the gay Austrian fashion designer Bruno on Da Ali G Show
• The alter ego of German pop star Sasha is rockabilly bandleader Dick Brave.
• Spike Jonze has several alter egos, notably Richard Koufey.
• Spike Lee's alter ego is Mars Blackmon.
• Sum 41's alter ego is Pain 4 Pleasure.
• Stewart Copeland's alter ego is Klark Kent.
• Swift's alter ego is Swifty McVay.
• T.I.'s alter ego is T.I.P.
• The Games alter ego is Hurricane Game
• The Miz is the alter ego of Mike Mizanin.
• The Notorious B.I.G.'s alter ego is Biggie Smalls
• Todd Evans' alter ego is Beefcake the Mighty.
• Tupac Shakur's alter ego was Makaveli.
• Tyler Perry's alter ego is the loud, attitude-prone Madea
• Tyrese Gibson's inner-rapper alter ego is Black Ty.
• Viktor Vaughn and King Geedorah are the alter egos of MF Doom.
• Smart Josh is the alter ego of Josh Jackson.