Secret Identities Writing Prompts

You are a mutant in Xavier's school for gifted youngsters with the power to teleport, well that's what you tell everyone. In reality you can pause time and you're not ready to be an omega class mutant.

John Wick is contracted to take out what seemed like a usual mark. Billionaire, heir, playboy, general layabout, Bruce Wayne.

You are a superhero, no one knows about your alter ego. Not even your spouse. You return home tired and disappointed one day after failing to capture your archnemises. You enter your bedroom to find your spouse struggling to get out of the costume of your archnemises.

You recently discovered that your father, whom you never knew, is actually a crime-fighter with no free time, and he is unaware that you are his son. In order to talk to him, you become a villain.

You recently discovered that your father, whom you never knew, is actually a crime-fighter with no free time, and he is unaware that you are his son. In order to talk to him, you become a villain.

The staff of an obscenely rich billionaire realises their boss feels purposeless and suicidal, which could put an end to their employment. The trusted head butler convinces the boss to wear an outfit and fight criminals, who in reality are costumed staff members just trying to keep their jobs.

You're the town's superhero. Your greatest enemy is the town's supervillian. However, secretly, your both brothers. This isn't anything tragic, as your whole destructive rivalry is actually just a massive prank on your third brother, the mayor.

Of course the hero and the villain know each other's secret identities: they're roommates and coworkers. They just do this epic battle schtick in the evenings because they're so bored at work.

You're a local healer, a good one, and your people love you. But you do not truly heal wounds, merely transfer them... The people of the valley below know you under a different name.

When the world's most beloved superhero died defending them, the people mourned. Little did they know, the hero's secret identity was an organ donor, and people who received one of the hero's organs are starting to exhibit some of the same powers.

"A superhero fights crime as a part of a team, apparently with the ability to hit his target perfectly with whatever weapon he shoots or throws on the first try. In reality, he has terrible aim, and his actual power is to stop time. He goes through extraordinary efforts to maintain his secret."

The Villain uncovers the Hero's true identity, and targets his family. Unfortunately, the Hero's spouse is a retired villain even more powerful than the current one.

You are a dragon. The other dragons despise you, because they say you have no real hoard. You always change your shape to look like a man, and you are a guild master of an adventurer's guild. The other dragons are WRONG. This guild, these people, THEY are your hoard.

Your boss at the newspaper company is starting to notice he's never seen you and the local superhero in the same room together. You're actually just a terrible employee.

You were sure your girlfriend knew your secret identity, so you were happy to flirt with her both in and out of costume. But today she confessed to cheating on you. With you.

In a world of superpowers, you're believed to be powerless, but you actually possess the unprecedented ability to stop time. However, you would much rather have everyone continue to think that you're powerless.

Bruce Wayne decides to get therapy and contacts well-respected Dr. Quinzel, eventually revealing his secret identity to her. He didn’t expect to accidentally acquire a sidekick.

After you, as a superhero, decided to reveal publicly your secret identity, your high school days bully decided to turn criminal since he could beat you. It genuinely doesn't occur to him that you were faking taking his beating way back then.

Your secret identity has been found out by the villain, instead of using it against you, the villain goes to your Hero Association and files a case against them for "Child Endangerment" due to the fact that you are 12.

You are a retired super heroine. Your son has recently gained superpowers and secretly moonlights as a super hero. He sucks at lying, though, so you've known since the beginning.

Your hands shake as you approach the final battle. Everyone is confident you'll win since they believe you're the Chosen One. What they don't know is the "Chosen One" was your older brother, and you've been using his name and identity ever since he died when you were 14

The hero's identity was accidentally revealed, but it turns out they are moderately poor, have no friends or family, and their civilian life is frankly...sad.

Years ago your work place accepted a prank delivery to an evil villains lair, ever since that day the villian hasn't left you alone, convinced you were secretly a hero, no matter how many times you explain you were just a pizza delivery driver and it was a prank call.

A Superhero who doesn't wear a mask is the scariest. If you can see their face or know their identity, it probably means someone has already got to their loved ones and taken them from the hero. What do they have left to lose at that point?

You are a superhero known for wearing a signature ring. While everyone believes it to be the source of your powers in reality it actually dampens them, allowing you to safely use your powers. Today you woke up and could not find your ring.

You're a supervillain, but you work on your secret identity as a childcare worker. Today, you plan to confront the absent father of a child you've grown quite attached to

“I’ve seen what your secret identity has done. The charities, the scholarships, the women shelters. In fact you may have may done more good in this world than I ever could, even as their hero. So why do you still dress up as the villain?”

When the villain only found you, the hero's sidekick, in the hero's hideout they thought that this was going to be easy. You are excited as well, because finally there is no-one there to hold you back.

You’re a supervillain, who has lived a completely normal ‘cover’ life… until you discover your wife of ten years is actually your superhero arch nemesis.

You are dating your city’s superhero not because you like them but because they publicly asked you out, making you a target for the supervillains and paparazzi.