Alter ego - Definition


Alter ego - Definition

Alter Ego has multiple meanings:

Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer.
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.

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

Superman's alter ego is Clark Kent,
Batman's is Bruce Wayne,
Spider-Man's is Peter Parker
Doctor Octopus's is Otto Octavius
The Hulk's is Bruce Banner
Dr. Jekyll's is Mr. Hyde in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

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