History Main / ReclusiveArtist

* In ''VideoGame/IWassATeenageExocolonist'', Sol can become this in the photophonor job storyline if they keep their practicing to themself. They record their solos in private, hoping for their pieces to be remembered as the earliest recorded Vertumnan culture (or Vertumnan-Human culture if Sol met Sym) if future generations stumble upon them.

* ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' has Agatha, the elderly widowed violinist.
* ''Videogame/FalloutNewVegas'' has Michael Angelo, an agoraphobe responsible for the neon signs for New Vegas. Since he is incapable of leaving his workshop, he asks the player to take pictures of landmarks around the Mojave for inspiration.

* The graffiti artist known only as CAT from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''. The main character is an avid fanboy but scoffs at the idea that he might know his identity, and [=NPCs=] speculating on it aren't hard to find. [[spoiler:It's [[EccentricMentor Hanekoma]].]]

* Paru Itagaki, creator of ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'', is a very private person and has never shown her face in public, always opting to wear a [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami Jacket]]-like chicken mask whenever she appears at events (when she got married she even [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-09-26/beastars-manga-creator-paru-itagaki-gets-married/.202814 released a picture of herself wearing it in her wedding dress]]). One thing that ''is'' known about her is that she's the daughter of Keisuke Itagaki, creator of ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'', and part of the reason for her reclusiveness was not wanting to be [[{{Nepotism}} seen as riding on his coattails]]. [[ZigzaggedTrope On the other hand]], she's also launched an autobiography manga (''Paruno Graffiti''), indicating that she is at least willing to talk about her life in manga format.

# Falling into disgrace [[OvershadowedByControversy due to some serious scandal]] that has made them unwelcome among their peers and/or in public, which may involve sexual misconduct, bigoted attitudes such as racism or homophobia/transphobia, or some other issue that might make others condemn them.

* LetsPlay/{{Critikal}} early on, and still is to an extent, very reclusive. The only thing people originally knew about him was that he was a male. There was a rumor at the time that his name was Charlie from a comment that was left on one of his first videos but it was up for debate if that was true. He would drop hints from time to time about some personal life, but people were unsure if any of it was true. It wasn't until 2015 that he confirmed his real name was Charlie and in 2017 he showed off his face for the first time. Recently he has more comfortable with being on camera and has opened up about more of his life, showing his girlfriend, dogs, and even his father in recent videos.

* Oslo Albet, not much is known about the developer of the VideoGame/FireboyAndWatergirl games, except for a [[https://mcvuk.com/business-news/pc/playing-with-friends-equals-gaming-success/ 2013 interview]].

* Creator/AkiraToriyama, to the point that it was rumored he died in 1998, though he gave interviews from time to time before his death.

* Creator/AkiraToriyama, to the point that it was rumored he died in 1998, though he does give interviews from time to time.

* Tord Larsson, a Norwegian artist and animator mostly known for his involvement in ''WebAnimation/{{Eddsworld}}'' became this shortly after his departure from the series in 2008, due to wanting to pursue his own artistic career and not simply be known for his involvement in the Flash series. Persistent and toxic fans who didn't respect or understand his decision to leave Eddsworld, in part due to neither him nor creator Edd Gould really explaining his leave properly, began to harass Tord, causing him to go off the grid. He was not only totally distant to fans but also the Eddsworld crew as he was only in contact with Gould and not his co-stars Matthew Hargreaves and Thomas Ridgwell. It should also be noted that the latter claimed that the harassment of Tord got so bad he stopped using his actual name on the internet. He later re-emerged following [[DiedDuringProduction Gould's passing]], releasing a video in which he clarified why he left and dispelling any rumors. For whatever reason this video along with the Youtube channel was deleted. To this day, Tord's whereabouts remain unknown, with him leaving behind lost or dead social media accounts.