20 Famous Alter Egos of Well-Known Characters

One of literature’s most famous dualities, Jekyll and Hyde explore the darkness within humanity itself. Jekyll, the respected doctor, unleashes Hyde through science, giving form to his repressed impulses. This alter ego is not just a disguise but a transformation—Hyde is the embodiment of unrestrained evil. The story set the foundation for countless dual-identity tropes in fiction. Jekyll’s tragedy lies in losing control of the self he thought he mastered. Hyde is the monster lurking in us all.