Identity and Origin

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Identity noun - The state of being exactly alike.

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Origin and identity are semantically related in ethnicity topic. In some cases you can use "Origin" instead a noun "Identity".

Origin noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Identity and origin are semantically related in ethnicity topic. Sometimes you can use "Identity" instead a noun "Origin".

human	human identity	human origin
exact	exact identity	exact origin
common	common identity	common origin
alien	alien identity	alien origin
Other adjectives: original, true, single, actual, real, supernatural, new, national, possible, shared, mysterious, unknown, alternate, different, cultural, previous, ethnic.

Onslaught's identity and origin were figured out by many after his first on-page appearance (he looked like Magneto and knew things that only Professor X would know).

Source: I Knew It
An unusual variant is found in Marvel's Team America, in which the team would often be saved by the mysterious Black Rider, whose identity and origin were entirely unknown.

Source: Collective Identity
Somewhat tellingly, Burton's Batman even gives a definitive identity and origin story to the Joker—which he has never had in the comics—but is surprisingly vague about Batman's origins.

Source: Franchise Original Sin / Film

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