An Invented Individual is a persona or imaginary person created by the protagonists who assumes a life of his own. Mr. Invisible soon becomes respected and popular and everybody's best friend. As pressure mounts his creators are forced to "kill" him, to the grief of all his admirers. See also Snowball Lie, which is a superset of this trope. Supertrope of Fake Twin Gambit. Compare The Real Remington Steele. A Pen Name is a real life type of Invented Individual. Contrast Unperson Examples of Invented Individual include: