Creating an alter ego named Vladimir Girshkin, a struggling immigrant whose mother calls him Failurchka, Shteyngart channeled all of his bitterness and resentment into his character.

A recurring character in Mr. Royko's columns was an alter ego named Slats Grobnik.

He attributed the killings to an alter ego named Sarge Ironhorse and, testifying in Sarge's voice after calling himself as a witness, recounted the killings: "Sarge is gone.

The FBI agents are further mystified when they search Aubrey's laptop and discover a short story about a girl with an alter ego named Dakota.

To bear witness to the horrors unfolding in Rwanda, he gathers together a diverse group of characters including an alter ego named Valcourt, who is a visiting Canadian.

Using fingerprint records, Scully learns that Betts had an alter ego named Albert Tanner.

Ms. Carey has recently been exploring her competitive side through an alter ego named Bianca, a black-haired vixen with kung fu skills.

For the 2005 AFL season, Peter created an alter ego named Bryan Strauchan (aka "Strauchanie") who debuted on the television show Before the Game.

He wears a mysterious golden locket, and has an alter ego named Mario - who is him, only five years older.

Adept on a computer keyboard, he manipulates software to serve the needs of his hip-hop alter ego, named Square-Route.