History Main / CelebrityMasquerade

* WesternAnimation/TheGovernator was ''supposed'' to be about Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger as a superhero.

** Michiru Kaioh is an internationally acclaimed violinist. Having played in major venues around the globe she is definitely a celebrity. She also is Sailor Neptune, the princess from planet Neptune and fights the evil Death Busters, protecting the Earth and her future Queen, Serenity.
** Her girlfriend, Haruka Tennoh is also a celebrity. A car racing champion who gets a lot of attention from the media due to her talent and young age. She transforms into the tough Sailor Uranus and defends the solar system from evil and chaos.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': Though the character Jet Fusion is more of a Celebrity Superspy, he fits the trope for the most part. Fusion is an actor who plays a James Bond {{Expy}} in [[ShowWithinAShow in-series films]] and gets recruited by a Spy organization to work as an actual spy. Fusion is able to justify his espionage activities under the guise of preparing or shooting of a new movie and can also in cases when accidents that can't be easily covered up the United States government easily claim that they are stunts that are being recorded for an upcoming film.

With [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob a few exceptions]], superheroes need day jobs. After, all those wonderful toys don't just grow on trees. Some can make it big as {{Intrepid Reporter}}s, while others can fulfill their need to help people round the clock as {{Military Superhero}}es. And for your average KidHero, the problem just doesn't apply. But sometimes, your alter ego is someone who's in the public eye.

* ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening'': A WeirdnessCensor and the threat of [[MagicMisfire Paradox]] force mages to keep their supernatural powers secret, but they can take points in the "Fame" [[PointBuildSystem merit]]]] all the same -- one {{NPC}} mage is even an {{Expy}} of Creator/TomCruise. Curiously, famous characters are actually harder to target with SympatheticMagic, as their public persona obscures their personal identity.

* In ''Anime/DancougarNova'', the SixthRanger turns out to be the famous IdolSinger [[spoiler:Eida]], who took up anonymous HumongousMecha piloting in her spare time.
* Creator/FujikoFujio's ''Manga/{{Perman}}'' has Sumire Hoshino, a famous young idol, a.k.a Perman 3/Pako, one of the superheroes with the name "Perman". In particular, she feels that she has more freedom as a superhero than as an idol.

* Deconstructed at the end of ''Film/IronMan1'', where Tony Stark has to explain the fact that the flamboyant, world-renowned CEO of Stark Industries sure has a lot of PoweredArmor and property damage around him and his company. At the press conference, he soon realizes that nobody's buying his cover story about it being his bodyguard and that all he's doing is [[DiggingYourselfDeeper digging himself deeper]], so he just comes clean and admits that he's ComicBook/IronMan. In the sequels, him being a superhero becomes a major part of his public persona.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', Chat Noir is actually Adrien Agreste, son of a fashion tycoon and part-time model.

* The ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls'' version of Bruce Wayne isn't just a philanthropist, he stars in a ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''-style reality TV show.

* A SpyFiction example occurs with Creator/OniPress' ''ComicBook/TheLeadingMan''. The story is about Nick Walker, a successful Hollywood movie actor is also a superspy working for ''[[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction The Agency]]'', a secret security organization, as a DoubleAgent.

* The ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls'' version of Bruce Wayne isn't just a philanthropist, he stars in ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''-style reality TV show.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' this is the case with Chat Noir, who is actually Adrien Agreste, son of a fashion tycoon and part-time model.

** Michiru Kaioh is an internationally acclaimed violinist. Having played in major venues around the globe she is definitely a celebrity. She also is Sailor Neptune, the BadassPrincess from planet Neptune and fights the evil Death Busters, protecting the Earth and her future Queen, Serenity.

When the superhero has a secret identity that is famous in their own right. When they are not fighting crime they are a famous rockstar, an actor, or just someone that is constantly in the public eye. Of course this can cause the problem of someone being able to notice that the famous model and the superheroine seem to have a lot in common, specially if they have a PaperThinDisguise.

** Michiru Kaioh is an internationally acclaimed violinist. Having played in mayor venues around the globe she is definitely a celebrity. She also is Sailor Neptune, the BadassPrincess from planet Neptune and fights the evil Death Busters, protecting the Earth and her future Queen, Serenity.
** Her girlfriend, Haruka Tennoh is also a celebrity. A car racing champion who gets a lot of attention from the media due her talent and young age. She transform into the tough Sailor Uranus and defends the solar system from evil and chaos.

* ComicBook/{{Vixen}} is secretly the well known fashion model Mari Jiwe [=McCabe=]. Now that her mask is rarely included in her costume Mari has publicly announced that she's a superhero in several of her incarnations.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': Though the character Jet Fusion is more of a Celebrity Superspy, but he fits the trope for the most part. Fusion is an actor who plays a James Bond {{Expy}} in [[ShowWithinAShow in-series films]] and gets recruited by a Spy organization to work as an actual spy. Fusion is able to justify his espionage activities under the guise of preparing or shooting of a new movie and can also in cases when accidents that can't be easily covered up the United States government easily claim that they are stunts that are being recorded for an upcoming film.

* Creator/FujikoFujio's ''Anime/{{Perman}}'' has Sumire Hoshino, a famous young idol, a.k.a Perman 3/Pako, one of the superheroes with the name "Perman". In particular, she feels that she has more freedom as a superhero than as an idol.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': Broadway makes an attempt at this in the [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]] ''[[{{Retool}} Goliath Chronicles]]'' series episode "Broadway Goes Hollywood".

* ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank'': Captain Qwark is a FakeUltimateHero who is narcissistically more concerned with getting as much good publicity and endorsement deals than doing what is best for the common good, even being willing to ally with villains (such as Chairman Drek) in order do some EngineeredHeroics. The narrator for a vid comic in ''Up Your Arsenal'' even calls him a "A High-profile Celebrity Superhero".

* Oliver Queen is this towards the beginning of ''Series/Arrow'', of the RichIdiotWithNoDayJob variety.

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** Michiru Kaioh is an internationally aclaimed violinist. Having played in mayor venues around the globe she is definitely a celebrity. She also is Sailor Neptune, the BadassPrincess from planet Neptune and fights the evil Death Busters, protecting the Earth and her future Queen, Serenity.

* In ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'' Rubberduck is secretly the movie star Byrd Rentals, and Yankee Poodle is celebrity reporter Rova Barkitt.

* Two examples in ''VisualNovel/VillainousNights'' - Wolf is secretly Duke Vale, CEO of a big tech company, and Cat is Andi Kim, social media superstar. Both are secret identities, but in Andi's season 3 she goes public. [[spoiler:Lorelei also used to be a superhero who worked with megastar Scarlet Brighid for Optimus.]] The high proportion of celebrities in the group is parodied in Lorelei's route when the MC meets the other characters. She's shocked and delighted to meet Duke Vale and Andi Kim! ...and then Renzei takes off his mask and all she can say is 'yeah I don't know who this guy is.'

* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' this is the case with Chat Noir, who is actually Adrien Agreste, son of a fashion tycoon and part time model.

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* Two examples in ''VisualNovel/VillainousNights'' - Wolf is secretly Duke Vale, CEO of a big tech company, and Cat is Andi Kim, social media superstar. Both are secret identities, but in Andi's season 3 she goes public. [[spoiler:Lorelei also used to be a superhero who worked with megastar Scarlet Brighid for Optimus.]] The high proportion of celebrities in the group is parodied in Lorelei's route when the MC meets the other characters. She's shocked and delighted to meet Duke Vale and Andi Kim! ...and then Renzei takes off his mask and all she can say is 'yeah I don't know who this guy is.'

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* Sapphire from ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' is a pop singer whose superpowers manifested during a kidnapping attempt at one of her concerts. Fans have described her as "[[Music/JenniferLopez J-Lo]] with superpowers".
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* Various of the {{Bruce Lee clone}}s in {{Fighting Game}}s are known for being movie stars. Characters like [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Fei Long]] and [[VideoGame/WorldHeroes Kim Dragon]] enter to tournaments to valid their condition of martial artists and demostrate what they do aren't just action stunts.
* Jacky Bryant from ''Videogame/VirtuaFighter'' series (and GuestFighter in ''Videogame/DeadOrAlive5'') is a JackOfAllStats: He comes from a rich family, he's a race pilot, a famous model, and apart of that, he managed Jeet Kune Do as his fighting style.

* A SpyFiction example occurs with Creator/OniPress' ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leading_Man_(comics) The Leading Man]]''. The story is about Nick Walker, a successful Hollywood movie actor is also a superspy working for ''[[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction The Agency]]'', a secret security organization, as a DoubleAgent.