alter ego
Hidden inner identity
An alter ego is a second self—another version of a person that differs from their usual identity.
The term covers trusted friends who share one's perspective She's my alter ego, fictional characters authors identify with, and alternate personas people adopt: His stage presence is a complete alter ego.
In psychology, it may describe a dissociated identity.
Supernatural duplicate of oneself
- twinOne of matched pair
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
mirror image · spitting image · carbon copy · duplicate · double · replica · shadow self · other half
Face-worn concealment
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- guiseExternal manner shown
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- rolePosition or part
avatar · front · pretense · image · projection · semblance · act · charade
Light blocked by object
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- inner demonPsychological self-destructive force
- dark sideHidden negative aspect
- idUnconscious instinctual drives
split personality · dissociation · Jung · archetype · anima · animus
Undisclosed true self
- superheroPowered champion against evil
- Bruce WayneGotham's cowled crimefighter's identity
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
- archenemyPrincipal antagonist
Clark Kent · Peter Parker · origin story · transformation · comic book · masked hero
Deeply compatible life partner
- kindred spiritPerson with shared sensibilities
- best friendMost trusted companion
- partner in crimeShared mischief companion
- right handDominant side for most
trusted companion · bosom friend · second self · complement · sympatico · trusted ally · inner circle
doppelganger
Supernatural duplicate of oneself
- twinOne of matched pair
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
- cloneGenetically identical organism
counterpart · mirror image · spitting image · carbon copy · duplicate · double · replica · shadow self · other half · reflection
mask
Face-worn concealment
role · avatar · front · pretense · image · projection · semblance · act · charade · disguise
shadow
Light blocked by object
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- inner demonPsychological self-destructive force
- dark sideHidden negative aspect
id · split personality · dissociation · Jung · archetype · anima · animus
secret identity
Undisclosed true self
- superheroPowered champion against evil
- Bruce WayneGotham's cowled crimefighter's identity
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
Clark Kent · Peter Parker · archenemy · origin story · transformation · comic book · masked hero
soulmate
Deeply compatible life partner
- kindred spiritPerson with shared sensibilities
- best friendMost trusted companion
- partner in crimeShared mischief companion
trusted companion · right hand · bosom friend · second self · complement · sympatico · trusted ally · inner circle
- Latin phrasesE pluribus unum, carpe diem, caveat emptor, veni vidi vici, ad astra
- pseudonymspen name, pen names, pseudonym, pseudonyms, nom de plume
- Dualityduality, dual nature, two sides, yin and yang, yin-yang
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- aliasesalias, pseudonym, assumed name, code name, false name
- comic themesheroism, villainy, secret identity, origin story, super strength
alter egonemesis
Persistent source of ruin
archenemy · antagonist · archnemesis · sworn enemy · rival
ego, alter, alternative, alternate, altered, alteration, altering, unaltered, egoism