We view Superheroes and their alter-egos as two separate characters (as opposed to one character with two different names).
Sometimes, Superheroes and their alter-egos are manifestly distinct personalities – bumbling, clumsy Clark Kent vs. Self-assured, confident Superman, for example, and most of the time the alter-ego is literally playing a different character to disguise their superhero status. With this in mind, here is the updated Superhero character policy:
1. Unless otherwise displayed in the credits, character names for Superheroes and their alter-egos should be separated by a slash on the site (i.e. Bruce Wayne/Batman).
2. If the character names are displayed differently in the credits, the ‘as credited onscreen’ rule applies. Example: If Christian Bale is credited as ‘Bruce Wayne – Batman’, in the next Batman movie, then that is what will be displayed on the site.
3. If only one character name is displayed in the credits (either the Superhero name OR the alter-ego name), the ‘as credited onscreen’ policy again applies.
4. Where no superhero/alter-ego names are credited onscreen, one or both may be submitted.
5. In the rare cases where no screen credit exists in any capacity (i.e. both actor and character names are missing), one or both character names can be submitted with an ‘uncredited’ attribute.
It has also been agreed that alter-egos should have their own character pages. This will be implemented soon.
