Argentum: ...Oh, hi, I'm Argentum! Or Lloyd Shine! I'm a superhero!
Kara: ...Aren't superheroes supposed to have secret identities?
Argentum: ...Superheroes have those?
(Argentum looks astonished.)
Kara: In the comics they do.
(Kara looks shocked.)
Kara: ...Aren't superheroes supposed to have secret identities?
Argentum: ...Superheroes have those?
(Argentum looks astonished.)
Kara: In the comics they do.
(Kara looks shocked.)
Skitter: Defiant and Dragon wanted to use the hostages against me, putting me in a lose-lose situation where I was caught between them and having to hurt people to try to escape. I think I’m turning the tables, now. We’re going to walk out of this school as a group. If you want to stop us, you’re going to have to hurt us, and you aren’t capable of doing that to people any more than I am.
Dragon: Skitter!
Skitter: Taylor. I’m just Taylor, for just a little while longer. I suppose I’ll be retiring my civilian name, one way or another, by the end of the night. Fuck you for that, by the way. I won’t forget it.
Dragon: Skitter!
Skitter: Taylor. I’m just Taylor, for just a little while longer. I suppose I’ll be retiring my civilian name, one way or another, by the end of the night. Fuck you for that, by the way. I won’t forget it.
— Worm
Alfred: I assume that as you're taking on the underworld, this symbol, is a persona to protect those you care about from reprisals.
Bruce Wayne: You're thinking about Rachel.
Alfred: Actually sir, I was thinking about myself.
Batman: If you're working alone, wear a mask.
John Blake: I'm not afraid to be seen standing up to these guys.
Batman: The mask is not for you. It's to protect the people you care about.
"Kara Danvers" is a tool for you to walk amongst the people you protect.
— Director Chase to Supergirl, Supergirl (Rebirth)
"Superman is what I can do; Clark is who I am."
— Clark Kent, Lois & Clark, "Tempus Fugitive"
"Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears — the glasses, the business suit — that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He's weak... he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race."
— Bill, Kill Bill Vol. 2
Kilowog: That's Hal's hang-up. That thing on his face? It's a mask. He wears it in case some Earthling climbs aboard the Interceptor—while we're in space, mind you—and says "AHA! THE GREEN LANTERN ON MY PLANET IS HAL JORDAN! I'M TELLIN' EVERYONE!"
(Kilowog and Rev laugh)
Hal: Talk to me when your planet invents paparazzi and the 24-hour news cycle.
Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible: 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?
Helen Truax/Elastigirl: Of course I have a secret identity. Can you see me in this at the, um... at the, at the supermarket? Come on! Who'd wanna go shopping as Elastigirl, you know what I mean?
Helen Truax/Elastigirl: Of course I have a secret identity. Can you see me in this at the, um... at the, at the supermarket? Come on! Who'd wanna go shopping as Elastigirl, you know what I mean?
Nazi Policeman: Let's see your identity papers, now!
The Flash: Sorry, but my identity's a secret. Chicks dig that whole Man of Mystery thing.
—Justice League, "The Savage Time"
