![]() For the logical inverse, see Collective Identity. See Secret-Identity Identity for heroes where the secret identity isn't necessarily the "real" one. If one or both of a hero's parents were ever heroes themselves, they'll often be overjoyed rather than shocked at the child's heroism, and reveal it as part of their Secret Legacy. If the relationship with the hero is deeper, at least on a professional basis, then the insider may be a Battle Butler. If they stay largely out of the action, outside an occasional errand or trap setup, they're simply Secret Keepers. Sometimes a select group of people are allowed to know the hero's secret identity. This is effectively a single-person variant of the Masquerade. In superhero stories, these are particularly vulnerable to to the superpower The Nose Knows. No matter how closely two superheroes resemble each other, no one will confuse them. People who guess at the connection almost invariably guess correctly. And those that survive may have to be secret. They may have to cut off most relationships to prevent this necessity. In more mundane moments, the superhero often has to quickly come up with a Secret Identity Change Trick in order to get out of sight. ![]() For instance, there is the Bruce Wayne Held Hostage scenario. ![]() While trying to protect that secret, the superhero is often placed in the worst kind of situations that threaten to expose it. Any combination of two or more of the above.Both identities may be useful for crimefighting, if the civilian identity is someone rich, with political powers, or has a job with authorities, they may be able to do stuff in their civilian identity that the hero identity cannot.They are using their secret identity as a way of keeping tabs on the world, the way Superman uses his guise as Clark Kent to learn about problems Superman may need to fix.The hero wants to be something mysterious or even scary, to strike fear in bad guys.Similarly, the hero uses a special item to have powers and become the hero, both the big villains and small crooks may try to steal it, leaving them without powers, and bad people with it.Someone may go after the hero themselves, and use them for unethical experiments, probably to attempt to replicate their powers.They have been accused, or even convicted, of a crime (in either identity) and need the separation to protect them from the law.Their insurance policy doesn't have a superhero clause.They may wish to protect their loved ones from possible retaliation by their enemies.Especially if they're a vigilante and what they do is against the law. Despite their superpowers, they still want to have a normal life during those times when they are not fighting crime or evil, and they want to keep that normal life separate from their life as a superhero.The World Is Not Ready to know about them, or their enemy, if they have one.Usually, they do this by creating a second, separate persona for themselves, which they use while participating in the plot. Put simply, a character (usually a superhero) keeps their involvement in the events of the plot secret from some or all of the other characters. Wonderella, The Non-Adventures of Wonderella, "Mostly ARMLESS"
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