In Film
In the Our Gang short Mama's Little Pirate, after Spanky gets in trouble for touching his dad's flashlight he gets sent to his Bedroom and he talks to his alter ego.
In Youth in Revolt, the protagonist Nick Twisp, played by Michael Cera, is a shy, socially inept teenager who is hopelessly in love with Sheeni Saunders. Twisp then creates an alter ego to help him win her love.
In Bleach, main character Ichigo Kurosaki is confronted by his darker alter ego, Hollow Ichigo, and the two fight for control of Ichigo's body.
In Black Swan, the protagonist Nina Sayers, played Natalie Portman, faces her alter ego represented by the character of the Black Swan.
In Breaking Bad, the protagonist Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, slowly forfeits himself to his alter ego, Heisenberg, to survive the drug dealing world.
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