they use john doe and jane doe when talking about hypothetical "everyman" when talking about someone who isn't real.
they use john doe and jane doe when talking about hypothetical "everyman" when talking about someone who isn't real.
why do they use john doe and jane doe when talking about someone who isn't real?
hypothetical "everyman"
"john doe" (for males) and "jane doe" (for females) are multiple-use names that are used when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed. in the context of law enforcement in the united states, such names are often used to refer to a corpse whose identity is unknown or unconfirmed. secondly, such names are also often used to refer to a hypothetical "everyman" in other contexts, in a manner similar to "john q. public" or "joe public". there are many variants to the above names, including "john roe", "richard roe", "jane roe" and "baby doe", "janie doe" or "johnny doe" (for children).
john doe
in 2011, dc comics rebooted their universe with "the new 52." jane doe appeared at a bank posing as wealthy socialite vivian wenner. when her accountant stated that vivian wenner is dead, a shootout occurred that attracted the attention of batman. though jane doe gave batman the slip and was saved by wrath. to aid him, wrath persuades jane doe to take a disguise that can enable her to infiltrate the gotham city police department. when batman confronts harvey bullock, he deduces that he is not the real harvey bullock as jane doe sheds her disguise. when jane doe is weakened, she is taken down by dr. abigail wilburn as she and batman discover the real bullock locked in the basement. when remanded to arkham asylum, jane doe chooses batman as her next target. when harvey later visits arkham asylum, he finds that dr. wilburn is now jane doe's appointed psychotherapist when he visits dr. wilburn during therapy. in truth, jane doe was actually conversing with herself while being observed by the arkham asylum doctors.
jane doe (character)