“ | Cringer became the mighty Battle Cat and I became He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe! Only three others share this secret... | „ |
~ He-Man |
“ | Every superhero has a secret identity. I don't know a single one who doesn't. Who wants the pressure of being super all the time? | „ |
~ Mr. Incredible |
Heroes and/or heroines that hide their real identity to protect the people they love and/or protect the city without others knowing who they really are.
They also choose to keep their real identity a secret to help maintain a normal life to avoid any repercussions, which is due to the unintentional collateral damage they are involved with, as it can lead to legal ramifications, pressure, or public scrutiny.
Although Superheroes are commonly known to keep secretive identities, this category does not only apply to them, as there could be regular citizens or other characters that have other things to hide from or lie about, such as Dr. Dave from 101 Dalmatian Street pretending to be the owner of Delilah Dalmatian and some of her Dogs and Pups saving them from being taken by Pest Control if they found out that Doug and Delilah Dalmatian live just by themselves without an owner.
This type of hero can be considered the heroic counterpart to the Alter-Ego of a villain.
There have been many Keeper of Secret Identities that count as Pure Good like Superman and Spider-Man. However, that really depends if they have their moral codes and don't have any corrupting factors that could prohibit themselves from being considered Pure Good.
All items (897)
- Steel (DC Animated Universe)
- Stephanie Brown
- Stripperella
- Subaru Hidaka
- Sulia Gaudeamus
- Sumire Yoshizawa
- Sunny (Omori)
- Supergirl (DC Animated Universe)
- Supergirl (DC vs Vampires)
- Supergirl (DC)
- Superman (DC Animated Movie Universe)
- Superman (DC Animated Universe)
- Superman (DC Extended Universe)
- Superman (DC)
- Superman (Donnerverse)
- Superman (My Adventures with Superman)
- Superman (Superman Returns)
- Superman (The Batman)
- Superman (Young Justice)
- Suzaku Kururugi
- Suzu Naito
- SWAT Kats
- Sweet Mask
- Sydney Bristow
- Sylphiette
- Sylvia Sherwood
- T.J. Johnson
- Takatora Kureshima
- Takeru Shiba
- Takeshi Hongo
- Takumi Shinada
- Takuto Maruki
- Tanya Sloan
- Taylor Earhardt
- Teen Titans (DC)
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- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage)
- Tempest (Garth)
- Teru Momijiyama
- Tetra
- Thaedus
- The Atom
- The Atom (DC Animated Universe)
- The Boss (Metal Gear)
- The Bounce
- The Commander
- The Dalmatian Family (101 Dalmatian Street)
- The Flash (Barry Allen)
- The Flash (DC Animated Movie Universe)
- The Flash (DC Animated Universe)
- The Flash (DC)
- The Flash (Jay Garrick)
- The Flash (Wally West)
- The Immortal Iron Fist
- The Impossibles
- The Incredibles
- The Lone Ranger (Disney)
- The Lone Ranger (Dynamite)
- The Madarai Brothers
- The Maxx
- The Ninja (Ninjago)
- The Phantom
- The Presence
- The Princess (Five Nights at Freddy's)
- The Question
- The Shadow
- The Signal
- The Spectre
- The Spirit
- The Tick
- Thea Queen
- Theo Martin
- Thief Arthur
- Thomas Jerome Newton
- Thunderbolt (101 Dalmatians)
- Tim Drake (DC)
- Tobari Durandal Kumohira
- Tommy Oliver
- Tomoyo Daidouji
- Tori Hanson
- Toya Kinomoto
- Trent Fernandez-Mercer
- Tres Magia
- Trini Kwan (Power Rangers)
- Trip (Power Rangers)
- Troy Lament
- Tuesday X
- Tyrion Lannister
- War Machine (Marvel)
- Warhawk
- Wasabi (Disney)
- Wasp (Marvel)
- Weekend
- Wesley Collins
- White Pantera
- White Tiger (2010 Marvel Animated Universe)
- Wiccan (Marvel)
- Wildcat
- Wonder Girl (1975)
- Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark)
- Wonder Woman (DC Animated Movie Universe)
- Wonder Woman (DC Extended Universe)
- Wonder Woman (Injustice)
- Wonder Woman (LEGO DC Universe)
- Wong Fei-Hung (Drunken Master)
- WordGirl
- Wyldstyle