Secret identity

Tropes and genres
Synonym(s)	Alter ego, alternate persona, double-life, secret life
Related tropes/genres	Henshin Identity Porn living in hiding Magical Girl Mistaken Identity Role Swap AU Spy fiction Superhero Undercover Whodunnit
Art by Mia Aqua (2026) - fandom:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Related articles on Fanlore.

Media

• In My Little Pony, Queen Chrysalis is a changeling who has stolen the identity of other ponies and lived as them, as can all changelings.
• Most superheroes have a secret identity.
• It is theorised that James Bond is a persona/identity, rather than the man in question's actual government name.

In transformative fan works

• Secret Identity tag on Archive of Our Own (AO3)
  • Chloé Bourgeois's Queen Bee Identity is Secret
  • Hannah Montana-Typical Identity Shenanigans
  • Kuroba Kaito | Kaitou Kid Doesn't Know Edogawa Conan Is Kudou Shinichi
  • No One Knows Tony Stark Is Iron Man

External links

• wikipedia:Secret identity on Wikipedia
• Secret Identity on TV Tropes