- "A divided mind is an unfocused mind. A divided mind fractures walls and weakens stone. Many divided minds may destroy a city"
- ― Dak'kon (Planescape: Torment)
The power to contain multiple sentient personalities within their mind. Not to be confused with Gestalt Mind.
Also Called
- Adaptive Personality
- Alter Ego
- Alternate Ego/Personality
- Dissociative Identity/Split Personality Disorder
- Double Life/Personality
- Dual Mind
- Multiple Egos/Mind/Personalities/Personality Disorder/Souls
- Split Personality Manifestation
- Sub-Personalities
Capabilities
The user is subjected to these personalities, which can be evoked at variable times. Some personas may be passive or aggressive, some may have different powers.
The separate identity inhabiting the user's hosting body is attributed as a specific symbiote. In most cases this identity can exist for an extensive period of time in which the user may have no prior knowledge of the identity's existence.
It is apparent that while these personas all look out for the original, a factor may present to have intents of over-writing and taking over as the original identity.
Applications
- Multiple personae may each have special talents.
- Hypercompetence
- May have different superpowers.
- Split Personality Combat
Associations
Limitations
- Other personality may take over the entire body permanently.
- May be hard to control.
- User may not remember the other personality having taken over.
- Personas may battle for control of the body.
- Personas may takeover when there's a certain event or if the user is under extreme stress or emotion.
- If the user is unconscious or asleep, the personas may show up to claim their body.
Known Users
See Also: Split Personality.
Comics
- David Haller/Legion (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey/Phoenix/Dark Phoenix (Marvel Comics)
- Curt Conners/Lizard (Marvel Comics)
- Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
- Typhoid Mary (Marvel Comics)
- Eddie Brock/Venom (Marvel Comics)
- Cletus Kasady/Carnage (Marvel Comics)
- Patrick Mulligan/Toxin (Marvel Comics)
- Living tribunal (Marvel Comics)
- Bi-beast (Marvel Comics)
- Bruce Banner/Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Rogue (Marvel Comics); when absorbing too many personalities all at once
- Martin Li/Mister Negative (Marvel Comics)
- Spider-Man/Symbiote Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Firestorm (DC Comics)
- Kay Challis/Crazy Jane (DC Comics)
- Harvey Dent/Two-Face (DC Comics)
- Arnold 'Ventriloquist' Wesker/Scarface (DC Comics)
- Kalagua/Salupa/Dr. Eva Tabinas (Pedro Penduko at and mga Engkantao)
- Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
Cartoon
- Coldstone (Gargoyles)
- Metalhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 1987 TV series)
- Mike/Chester/Svetlana/Vito/Manitoba Smith/Mal (Total Drama: Revenge of the Island)
- Alien X (Ben/Bellicus/Serena) (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Celestialsapiens (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)
- Raven (Teen Titans)
- Otto Von Furth/Plasmus (Teen Titans)
- Blitzwing (Transformers Animated)
- Jackson Jekyll/Holt Hyde (Monster High)
- Roger Smith/Sidney Huffman (American Dad)
- Spongebob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants) in "The Abrasive Side"
- Nurp-Naut (Mixels)
- Flippy (Happy Tree Friends)
- Boboi Boy (BoBoiBoy)
- Margaret Sorrow/Cassie/Magpie (Beware the Batman)
Manga/Anime
- Alice Gehabich/Masquerade (Bakugan)
- Lucy/Nyu (Elfen Lied)
- Harumi Chōno/Maria (Paranoia Agent)
- Kolulu (Zatch Bell!)
- Koko (Zatch Bell!)
- Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Sakura Haruno/Inner Sakura (Naruto)
- Cavendish (One Piece)
- Shinobu Sensui/Minoru/Kazuya/Naru (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Sayo Yasuda (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
- Eva Ushiromiya/Eva-Beatrice (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
- Kamyu/Mutsumi (Utawarerumono)
- Suikotsu (Inuyasha)
- 88 Musubi (Sekirei) is merged with 08 Yume
- Shiro/Wretched Egg (Deadman Wonderland)
- Touko Fukawa/Genocider Syo (Dangan Ronpa)
- Ichigo Kurosaki/Zangetsu/Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)
- Utsuro (Gintama)
- Noire (Fire Emblem Awakening)
- Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Kozue Aoba (Mahoraba)
- Ren Homura (Monster Strike)
- Clockwork (Paradox Saga)
- Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Moon); having the spirits and souls of Mistress Nine and Sailor Saturn
- Launch (Dragon Ball)
- Motoko Gettou/Hibiki/Fujiko/Mikiri (Change 123)
- Angewomon with Magnadramon and Ophanimon (Digimon)
- Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Ryo Bakura/Yami Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Thief King Bakura/Yami Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Marik Ishtar/Yami Marik (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Brain/Zero (Fairy Tail)
- Greymon with SkullGreymon, MetalGreymon, and Black MetalGreymon (Digimon)
- WarGreymon and BlackWarGreymon (Digimon)
- The Hundred-Faced Hassan (TYPE-MOON)
- Shiki Ryougi (TYPE-MOON)
- Mahiru/Shinya Banba (Akuma no Riddle)
- Kaneki Ken (Tokyo Guru)
- Class Rep/Last Amazoness (Seto no Hanayome)
- Seijuro Akashi (Kuroko no Basket)
- Kotonoha Nanase (Gun x Clover)
- Ai/Kaiman/Aikawa/Kai (Dorohedoro)
- Marie Parfacy/Soma Peries (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
- Anew Returner (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
- Rosamia Badam/Rosammy (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)
- Allelujah/Hallelujah Haptism (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
- Moka Akashiya (Rosario + Vampire)
- Diavolo/Doppio (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V Vento Aureo)
- Cerberus (Todays Cerberus)
Movies
- Goku/Oozaru (Dragonball Evolution)
- Smeagol/Gollum (Lord of the Rings)
- Katrina/Bree (Crank)
- The Narrator/Tyler Durden (Fight Club)
- Melanie/Wanderer (The Host - Film/Novel)
- Pet/Wanderer (The Host - Film/Novel)
- Humans/"Souls" (The Host - Film/Novel)
- Suki/Lustful Suki/Saint Suki/The Screaming Yang (The Scribbler)
- Alice/The Pusher (The Scribbler)
- Kevin W. Crumb (Split)
- Hogan/Pure Hogan (The Scribbler)
- Bad Cop/Good Cop (The LEGO Movie)
- Fred Michaelson (Midnight Runner)
- Glen Ray/Glenda Ray (Seed Of Chucky)
Live Television
- Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
- Rudy Wade (Misfits)
- Angel/Angelus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Deker (Power Rangers Samurai)
- Heckyl/Snide (Power Rangers Dino Charge)
- AI's (Red vs Blue)
- Tom Jackman/Hyde (Jekyll)
- Clark Kent/Kal (Smallville)
- Davis Bloome/Doomsday (Smallville)
- Conner Kent/Alexander Luthor (Smallville)
- Lex Luthor/Louis Leery (Smallville); formerly
- Ben Wilkinson/Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural); after remembering his time in Lucifer's Cage, he begins hallucinate Lucifer and talk with him
- Alaric Saltzman/The Darkness (The Vampire Diaries)
- Sylar (Heroes)
- Niki Sanders/Jessica Sanders/Gina (Heroes)
- Matt Parkman (Heroes); via absorbing Sylar's consciousness
- Audrey Parker/Lucy/Mara (Haven)
- Jessica/Tess Buchanan (One Life to Live)
- Hikaru/Nova (Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Robert Jekyll/Hyde (Jekyll and Hyde)
- Ian Price/Jason Cole (Do No Harm)
- Edward Albright/Henry Spivey (My Own Worst Enemy)
- Anton Mercer/Mesogog (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
- Josephine as Dyosa Cielo, Dyosa Tierra, and Dyosa Agua (DYOSA TV Series)
Video Games
- Alyssa Hale/Bates (Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within)
- Raiden/Jack the Ripper (Metal Gear)
- Patrick Sprigs (MegaMan: Star Force series)
- Penelope/The Black Baron/Black Knight (Sly Cooper)
- Tira (Soul Calibur)
- Alfred Ashford (Resident Evil Code: Veronica)
- Matt Addison/Nemesis (Resident Evil: Apocalypse)
- Cortana (Halo)
- Caligula Vadamus VII (Scorpius: Treachery)
- Torque (The Suffering)
- Quincy Sharp (Batman: Arkham)
- Platinum The Trinity (BlazBlue)
- Brigade (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
- Elisa/Ursula (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops)
- Prince of Persia/Dark Prince (Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones)
- Liquid Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid 4: Sons of the Patriots)
- Legion (Mass Effect)
- Ryu/Evil Ryu (Street Fighter)
- Hyde (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Fei Fong Wong (Xenogears); originally
- Legion (MARDEK); via having 4 individual souls Video Game
- Neptune/Purple Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
- Plutia/Iris Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
- Chou-Chou (Mugen Souls)
Literature
- Cynthia Andrews (The Young Guardians)
- Eldunari users (Inheritance Cycle)
- Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
- Cynthia Andrews (The Young Guardians)
Webseries
- Calliope/Caliborn (Homestuck)
Web Animation
- Edo Soldier (TF2 Freak)
Gallery
Comics/Cartoons
Celestialsapiens such as Alien X (Ben 10) all possess three distinct personalities who must agree on anything in a two-thirds majority vote for them to do anything.
The different aspects of Raven's (DC Comics) personality are represented by "Emoticlones" that reside within her mind.
Azrael (DC Comics) has a split personality that actually believes that it is the Biblical Angel of Vengeance.
Firestorm (DC Comics) possesses multiple minds and personalities via the "Firestorm Matrix."
The Batman of Zur-En-Arrh (DC Comics) is a backup persona stored within Bruce Wayne's mind in the event he is overwhelmed by psychological trauma.
Two-Face (DC Comics) truly lives up to his name.
Two-Face (DC animated universe) truly lives up to his name with having two sides of himself, one being a lawyer, the other being a killer.
Coldstone (Gargoyles) possesses the souls and personalities of the three gargoyles whose remains compose his cybernetic body: Othello, Desdemona, and Iago.
Mister Negative (Marvel Comics) possesses two personalities: the kindhearted philanthropist Martin Li, and the criminal mastermind, Mister Negative.
Moon Knight (Marvel Comics) has several split personalities, which also render him resistant to psychic powers.
Unlike other Sonic continuities, this Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic) is the psychotic, murderous alter ego of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Mike (Total Drama: Revenge of the Island) has multiple egos…
…Chester a grumpy old man when Mike gets frustrated…
…Svetlana the Russian Olympic queen of gymnastics when needed for athletic challenges…
…Vito a tough and aggressive Italian when Mike's shirt is off…
…Manitoba Smith an Australian adventurer when Mike puts on a hat…
…Mal is Mike's evil personality sealed within his mind who can shift between his and Mike's minds at his own will.
Several different incarnations of the Hulk (Marvel)
D.A.V.E. (The Batman) is a computer AI created from the combined brainwaves of several of Batman's enemies.
Every time Roger (American Dad) puts on a disguise, he develops multiple personas.
Metalhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 1987 TV series)
Bad Cop/Good Cop (The LEGO Movie) has a Bad Cop Side
Good Cop/Bad Cop(The LEGO Movie) has a Good Cop Side
Add a photo to this galleryAnime/Manga
Yue's (Cardcaptor Sakura) false form, Yukito Tsukishiro, has his own identity and personality.
Aoi Fukasaku (Coppelion) awakening her other personality, Izanami.
Launch (Dragon Ball) constantly shifts between a kind-hearted, naive persona and a short-tempered, trigger-happy one whenever she sneezes.
Kaede (Elfen Lied) possesses two distinct personalities: the murderous and sadistic "Lucy" and the childish and innocent "Nyu."
Utsuro (Gintama) developed countless multiple personalities to overcome the endless pain of immortality, one such is Yoshida Shoyo, though he ultimately killed the rest of them and resurfaced.
Suikotsu (InuYasha) has two personalities: a kind, philanthropist doctor and a sadistic, murderous mercenary.
Sakura Haruno's (Naruto) hidden thoughts are frequently expressed by her "Inner Sakura," who is at times shown to be a second personality.
Cavendish (One Piece) possesses a dual personality, Hakuba, who is ruthless in slashing down everyone in range whenever Cavendish falls asleep.
Moka Akashiya (Rosario + Vampire) has two different personalities; her original haughty one (Inner Moka), and an artificial one created from her mother's rosary (Outer Moka).
Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon) possesses both the souls of herself and Mistress Nine.File:Kuchiba's_Combustion.jpg|Aoi Kuchiba (The Qwaser of Stigmata) was cursed with her twin brother, Yū's personality when he accidentally killed him.
Harumi Chono (Paranoia Agent) has two very different personalities.
Maria (Paranoia Agent) a prostitute, Harumi's alternate ego.
Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin) struggles with his alter ego Battousai the Manslayer...
...who's dominance of Kenshin's mind is signified by Kenshin's eyes turning golden.
After nearly becoming a Hollow himself, Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) nonetheless developed an "inner Hollow" alter ego.
Sensui (YuYu Hakusho) has 7 personalities, one counting his own and six others.
Alice (Bakugan) with her mask can take on her altered ego, Masquerade. Not only her looks and voice (and probably gender) has changed but Masquerade's personality is the complete opposite of Alice's.
Touko Fukawa (Dangan Ronpa) mostly unwillingly switches to her murderous alternate personality, Genocider Syo, and back through fainting or sneezing.
Zofis implanted a strong darkness inside Koko’s (Zatch Bell!) heart in order to make an ideal partner. By infusing the darkness with Koko’s hidden pain and jealousy, Zofis created a separate personality who enjoyed hurting others as much as he did. Zofis used this evil Koko as a partner while keeping her true, kindhearted side locked away.
Kolulu (Zatch Bell!) has a separate personality inside her spellbook. Whenever Kolulu’s bookkeeper Lori reads the spell Zeruku Kolulu’s sadistic side is released.
Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance) acquired a sinister and heartless personality because of the Chess Pieces’ king’s mind control. Unknown to everyone, even herself, Diana’s true kindhearted self is still locked away.
Video Games
Under the effects of the Joker infection and Scarecrow's fear toxin, Batman (Batman: Arkham Knight) developed a split personality based on the Joker.
Quincy Sharp (Batman: Arkham) has a murderous split personality that believes itself to be the spirit of Amadeus Arkham.
Brigade (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects) constantly struggles with the minds of the one hundred Iraq War soldiers whose corpses make up his body.
After having the arm of Liquid Snake transplanted onto his body, Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear) developed a split personality based on the deceased Liquid's thoughts, memories, and mannerisms, dubbed Liquid Ocelot.
Elisa and Ursula (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops) are split personalities who believe themselves to be the other's twin sister.
The Prince of Persia (Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones) developed a second personality, the Dark Prince, when he was corrupted by the Sands of Time.
Legion (Mass Effect) possesses the combined minds of over 1000 geth programs.
Alfred Ashford (Resident Evil) developed a split personality based on his twin sister Alexia after going insane from loneliness.
Raiden (Metal Gear) has been overtaken by his "Jack the Ripper" persona.
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Evil Ryu (Street Fighter), Ryu's persona when he has been overtaken by the Satsui no Hado.
When to pass strict age limits, Penelope (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time) invented a disguise, giving herself under the alias, Black Baron, a pilot who wins the ACES Flying Competition each year.
The Black Knight (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time) is another persona Penelope took under while working for Cyrille Le Paradox.
Hyde (Valkyrie Crusade) has a split personality.
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Noire (Fire Emblem Awakening) developed a more brash and violent split personality as a result of being used as a test subject for her mother Tharja's curses.
Live television/Movies
Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) often struggles with his murderous alter ego, Angelus.
Angel and Angelus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) confront one another within Angel's mind.
Glorificus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) shares a body with Ben, a human doctor.
Oozaru (Dragonball Evolution)
Goku (Dragonball Evolution) the human form/alter-ego of Oozaru.
Clark Kent (Smallville) has alternate personalities that surface when exposed to certain kinds of Kryptonite.
Kal (Smallville), Clark's personality that surfaces when exposed to red Kryptonite, represents Clark when he is free of his morals, inhibitions, and social conscience.
Kal-El (Smallville) is a persona of Clark's created when he was brainwashed by Jor-El, which struggled for dominance until Clark emerged victorious.
Nemesis (Resident Evil: Apocalypse) has two distinct personalities: Matt Addison, his former human self, and Nemesis.
Mesogog (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
Anton Mercer (Power Rangers Dino Thunder), the human alter ego of Mesogog.
Dr. Jekyll (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) used a potion to manifest his evil impulses into a second personality, Mr. Hyde.
Niki Sanders (Heroes) sees her alter ego, Jessica in her reflection.
Gina (Heroes) is another one of Niki Sanders' alter egos.
Kalagua/Salupa/Dr. Eva Tabinas (Pedro Petuko) a great example of divided mind power.
Josephine's (Anne Curtis-Smith's) three inner goddess each have different powers and personalities.
Conner Kent (Smallville) has a unique reaction to red kryptonite, assuming the normally repressed genes and thought process of "Alexander Luthor".
Alexander Luthor (Smallville) is Conner Kent's darker personality brought out by red kryptonite.
Lex Luthor (Smallville), while stranded on an island, spoke with a man named Louis Leery, who he discovered was just a figment of his imagination.
When Heckyl (Power Rangers Dino Charge) runs out of energy, he transforms into Snide.
Niki Sanders (Heroes) possesses multiple personalities, most notably "Jessica," due to child abuse as a kid.
Others
Spoony One and Dr. Insano (Spoony Experiment)
Cynthia Andrews (The Young Guardians)
Jackson Jekyll and Holt Hyde (Monster High) are the sons of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. When quiet and nerdy Jackson hears loud music, he transforms into Holt, a fun-loving DJ.
Edo Soldier (TF2 Freak) has two distinctive personalities, the BLU personality is his egotistical side, while the RED personality is his rational side.
