

A prime example of this is in the 2008 film Iron Man, where the film ends with the lead character declaring to the world “I am Iron Man”. Andrew uses his superpowers to help people, but must hide them from his family and friends.

Benjamin Jeffcoate's scientific experiment. It is kept hidden from their enemies and the general public to protect themselves from legal ramifications, pressure, or public scrutiny, as well as to protect their friends and loved ones from harm secondary to their actions as superheroes. My Secret Identity Teenager Andrew Clements gains superpowers after accidentally getting in the way of Dr. Together, were making it possible for introverts to thrive in an extroverted world.

There’s nothing wrong with you because you’re quiet. Were on a mission to let introverts everywhere know it’s okay to be who they are. The private or secret identity is typically the superhero's legal name, true identity, and/or " civilian persona" when they are not actively assuming the superhero persona. Introvert, Dear: A Community for Introverts. The public identity being known to the general public as the " superhero persona" and the other being the secret identity. In American comic books, a character typically has dual identities, one public and secret. Brought into popular culture by the Scarlet Pimpernel in 1903, the concept is particularly prevalent in the American comic book genre, and is a trope of the masquerade. A secret identity is a person's alter ego which is not known to the general populace, most often used in fiction.
