- "Nobody can know my secret."
- —Oliver Queen[src]
As a part of having an alter-ego, individuals try to keep secret identities, often telling as few people as possible about their alternate identity. Below are lists of characters' secret identities and who is aware of them.
Contents
- 1 Secret identities
- 1.1 Amaya Jiwe/Vixen
- 1.2 Anissa Pierce/Thunder/Blackbird
- 1.3 Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90)
- 1.4 Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-1)
- 1.5 Bruce Wayne/Batman
- 1.6 Cisco Ramon/Vibe
- 1.7 Carter Hall/Hawkman
- 1.8 Caitlin Snow/Frost
- 1.9 Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash
- 1.10 Floyd Lawton/Deadshot
- 1.11 Grace Parker/Pestilence/Blight
- 1.12 Grace Gibbons/Cicada
- 1.13 Hunter Zolomon/Zoom
- 1.14 Jefferson Jackson and Martin Stein/Firestorm
- 1.15 Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick
- 1.16 J'onn J'onzz/Hank Henshaw/Martian Manhunter
- 1.17 Julia Freeman/Purity
- 1.18 Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning
- 1.19 Jennifer Pierce/Lightning
- 1.20 Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman
- 1.21 Kara Zor-El/Kara Danvers/Supergirl
- 1.22 Kate Kane/Batwoman
- 1.23 Laurel Lance/Black Canary (Earth-2)
- 1.24 Mari/Vixen
- 1.25 Mia Queen/Blackstar/Green Arrow
- 1.26 Nia Nal/Dreamer
- 1.27 Nora West-Allen/XS
- 1.28 Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein/Firestorm
- 1.29 Roy Harper/Arsenal
- 1.30 Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man
- 1.31 Ryan Wilder/Batwoman
- 1.32 Samantha Arias/Reign
- 1.33 Sebastian Blood/Brother Blood
- 1.34 Isabel Rochev/Ravager
- 1.35 Thea Queen/Speedy
- 1.36 Vincent Sobel/Vigilante
- 1.37 Wally West/Kid Flash
- 2 Former secret identities
- 2.1 Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer/Ra's al Ghul
- 2.2 Laurel Lance/Black Canary (Earth-1)
- 2.3 Slade Wilson/Deathstroke
- 2.4 Adrian Chase/Prometheus
- 2.5 Evelyn Sharp/Artemis
- 2.6 Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog
- 2.7 Oliver Queen/The Hood/The Arrow/Green Arrow/Spectre
- 2.8 Rory Regan/Ragman
- 2.9 Dinah Drake/Black Canary
- 2.10 John Diggle/Spartan
- 2.11 Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific
- 2.12 Felicity Smoak/Overwatch
- 2.13 James Olsen/Guardian
- 2.14 Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker
- 2.15 Olivia Marsdin
- 2.16 Ben Lockwood/Agent Liberty
- 2.17 Orlin Dwyer/Cicada
- 2.18 Emiko Adachi/Green Arrow
- 2.19 Sara Lance/The Canary/White Canary
- 2.20 Ray Palmer/The Atom
- 2.21 Nate Heywood/Steel
- 3 References
Secret identities
Amaya Jiwe/Vixen
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Anissa Pierce/Thunder/Blackbird
While having no official alter-ego at the time, Anissa uses her powers to fight crime in Freeland; becoming the superheroine known as "Thunder".
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Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-90)
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Barry Allen/The Flash (Earth-1)
- "Wait, what? My boss's husband is the Flash? Nobody tells me anything."
- —Allegra Garcia[src]
After waking up from a coma, Barry discovered he has gained the power of super speed. Using this to his advantage, he eventually decided to become a guardian angel of Central City. The three S.T.A.R. Labs members that took care of him when he was unconscious decided to work with him.
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Bruce Wayne/Batman
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Cisco Ramon/Vibe
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Carter Hall/Hawkman
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Caitlin Snow/Frost
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Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash
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Floyd Lawton/Deadshot
Throughout Floyd's career as the world's deadliest marksman, he became an assassin known under the codename Deadshot; as only a few known individuals are aware of his civilian identity.
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Grace Parker/Pestilence/Blight
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Grace Gibbons/Cicada
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Hunter Zolomon/Zoom
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Jefferson Jackson and Martin Stein/Firestorm
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Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick
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J'onn J'onzz/Hank Henshaw/Martian Manhunter
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Julia Freeman/Purity
Following her awakening at the Fortress of Sanctuary; Julia has unwillingly become the Kryptonian worldkiller known as Purity.
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Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning
To give the citizens hope and to save his city, Jeff uses his powers to fight crime; becoming the superhero known as "Black Lightning".
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Jennifer Pierce/Lightning
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Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman
- "You're saying you're Superman?"
"No, I've seen Superman before. We've seen him." - —Jonathan and Jordan Kent[src]
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Kara Zor-El/Kara Danvers/Supergirl
- "Very few people know my true identity because it's not safe for them to, but I'm telling you..."
- —Kara Danvers[src]
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Kate Kane/Batwoman
- "Why does this rando teen get to know you're Batwoman?"
- —Mary Hamilton to Kate Kane about Parker Torres[src]
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Laurel Lance/Black Canary (Earth-2)
Laurel used to be the criminal Black Siren, but to establish her atonement intentions, as she became Black Canary.
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Mari/Vixen
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Mia Queen/Blackstar/Green Arrow
- Laurel Lance (Earth-2): Laurel gave Mia her Green Arrow suit.[37]
- Dinah Drake: Dinah was present when Mia got her Green Arrow suit.[37]
- Felicity Smoak: Felicity learned about her when returning to the Arrowcave and meeting in Oliver's funeral.[38]
Nia Nal/Dreamer
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Nora West-Allen/XS
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Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein/Firestorm
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Roy Harper/Arsenal
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Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man
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Ryan Wilder/Batwoman
- Luke Fox: Ryan revealed her identity as Batwoman to Luke.[32]
- Mary Hamilton: Ryan revealed her identity as Batwoman to Mary.[32]
Samantha Arias/Reign
Following Sam's awakening at the Fortress of Sanctuary; she has unwillingly become the Kryptonian world killer known as Reign.
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Sebastian Blood/Brother Blood
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Isabel Rochev/Ravager
After becoming a member of Slade Wilson's army, Isabel became known as Ravager; as only a few known individuals are aware of her civilian identity.
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Thea Queen/Speedy
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Vincent Sobel/Vigilante
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Wally West/Kid Flash
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Former secret identities
The following are individuals who once had secret identities; but later their identities became known to the public.
Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer/Ra's al Ghul
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Laurel Lance/Black Canary (Earth-1)
At Laurel's funeral, Oliver publicly revealed that Laurel was, in fact, Black Canary and died a hero instead of a criminal that citizens of Star City thought she was; due to someone masquerading her and killing individuals after she died in the hospital.
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Slade Wilson/Deathstroke
Slade's identity was confirmed to the public by Thea; after he released her from his capture.
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Adrian Chase/Prometheus
It was revealed to the public that Adrian was, in fact, the "Throwing Star Killer" after Felicity received the coding created by Cayden James from Alena Whitlock that showed Adrian unmasked.
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Evelyn Sharp/Artemis
- Team Arrow: Evelyn was already a member of Team Arrow before she became Artemis.
- Thea Queen: Thea encountered Evelyn unmasked in her, well in the Arrowcave.
- Quentin Lance: Quentin encountered Evelyn unmasked in her Artemis suit, well in the Arrowcave.
- Lyla Michaels: It's possible that Lyla is aware of Evelyn's identity as Artemis.
- Adrian Chase: Evelyn revealed her identity as Artemis to Adrian; when she joined him.
Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog
After the trial of Oliver Queen, the secret identity of Rene Ramirez as Wild Dog was revealed to the public.
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Oliver Queen/The Hood/The Arrow/Green Arrow/Spectre
Oliver initially acted as a vigilante known as the Hood. A year later he began to be known as a hero, the Arrow. 6 months after coming out of retirement, Oliver now goes under the codename Green Arrow. He revealed his identity to the public as part of the deal he made with the FBI to gain their aid against Ricardo Diaz.
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Rory Regan/Ragman
After doing an interview for a documentary on vigilantism, the public is aware of Rory's identity as Ragman.
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Dinah Drake/Black Canary
After the Chimera Incident, the secret identity of Dinah Drake as Black Canary was revealed to the public.
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John Diggle/Spartan
In the Emerald Archer documentary, John's identity of Spartan was revealed to the public.
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Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific
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Felicity Smoak/Overwatch
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James Olsen/Guardian
After defeating Reign and the Daughters of Juru, James confirmed and revealed his identity to the public.
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Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker
Iris West-Allen exposed DeVoe and his plan through a series of articles online so that the people could help Team Flash stop the Thinker.
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Olivia Marsdin
After being shot by Otis Graves, Olivia's secret as an alien was exposed to the public by Mercy Graves.
- Kara Danvers: Kara saw Olivia in her true form.
- Cat Grant: Cat saw Olivia in her true form.
- Winn Schott: Winn saw Olivia in her true form.
- Alex Danvers: Alex saw Olivia in her true form.
Ben Lockwood/Agent Liberty
When Ben was arrested, his identity as Agent Liberty was revealed to the public.
- Mercy Graves: Mercy is aware of Ben's identity as Agent Liberty.
- Otis Graves: Otis is aware of Ben's identity as Agent Liberty.
- Raymond Jensen: Jensen saw Ben unmasked in his Agent Liberty suit.
- Warren: Warren is aware of Ben's identity as Agent Liberty.
- Taylor: Taylor is aware of Ben's identity as Agent Liberty.
Orlin Dwyer/Cicada
Orlin's identity as the serial killer "Cicada" eventually became known to the public.[43]
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Emiko Adachi/Green Arrow
5 months after Oliver's incarceration, Emiko took on the mantle of Green Arrow to get justice for her mother's death. Oliver later revealed Emiko's identity as Green Arrow, as well as her being the mastermind behind the bio attack on Star City to the Star City Police Department.
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Sara Lance/The Canary/White Canary
Sara began her duty as a vigilante called "The Canary". After resurrected from Lazarus Pit, she now goes by the name "White Canary".
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Ray Palmer/The Atom
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Nate Heywood/Steel
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