Thread:Byfield/@comment-18172179-20150301225742/@comment-220364-20150301234757

When I was putting them together, I was looking at three sets for character situations like Batman, Atom, and Wonder Woman: There are a few outlier cases such as characters with no "Real Name" (Joker) and distinct characters using the same "Codename" (Flash and Batman). To avoid having issues with, in the case of Batman, voice actors from Terry and Thomas lumped in with Bruce, using the "Real Name" keeps it simple. It's also why I put together "Barry Allen" and "Wally West" categories under "Actors who portrayed the Flash".
 * Characters where the actors portraying them have done so when the character has been in and our of costume. Or the secret Identity has been assumed to be the same as in the comics. For these I defaulted to the "Real Name" which is consistent with most articles. Hence "Actors who portrayed Ray Palmer" rather than "Actors who portrayed the Atom".
 * Characters where some of the actors only portrayed the character at a point where the alter ego didn't exist. For these I again defaulted to the "Real Name". Hence "Actors who portrayed Bruce Wayne" rather than "Actors who portrayed Batman".
 * Characters where the "Real Name" has varied widely but are all drawn from the same source character. For those I defaulted to the "Codename". Hence "Actors who portrayed Wonder Woman" rather than try to sift between "Diana Prince", "Diana of Paradise Island", and "Diana of Themyscira".

Also on that note, I tend towards commonly used names rather than the rarely used "full" names. So Barry not Bartholomew, Ray not Raymond, Hal nor Harold, and so on.