History Main / LegendaryInTheSequel

* Bobbin Threadbare from the AdventureGame ''{{Loom}}'' was apparently supposed to be this in the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen planned but not produced sequels]] ''Forge'' and ''The Fold'', and appear in an [[StarWars Obi-Wan]]-like fashion and give the new heroes advice.

* In ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', Gordon Freeman has become such a legend that he is given messianic titles such as "The One Free Man" and "The Opener of the Way". To his enemies, the Combine, he is "Anticitizen One".

* ''Anime/MaiOtome'': An odd example since the sequel exists in another universe, but regardless Mai from MaiHime is a legendary Otome in the sequel
* ''Anime/DieBuster'': [[spoiler: The mystery behind the term "Nonoriri" is that it is an homage to Noriko from GunBuster.]]

* In ''MetalGear'', Snake is a rookie [[spoiler: sent in because the BigBad expected him to fail.]] Snake is regarded as a legendary soldier in ''MetalGearSolid'' from his exploits in the 8-bit era.
* ''{{Pokemon}}'': The protagonist of the first generation of Pokemon games (Red, Blue, Yellow), usually called Red, has become the Pokemon League Champion and your ultimate opponent in the second generation (Gold, Silver, Crystal).
* ''{{Fable}}'': The protagonist from the second game is recognized as a great hero in the third instalment.
* ''MassEffect2'': Thanks to his/her exploits in the ''MassEffect1'', Commander Shepard is now seen as a galaxy wide legendary hero.

** The legend carries over to ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' as well, which occurs at roughly the same time as ''[[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'', due to the split timeline. After the events at Death Mountain, wherein Link restores Darbus' sanity, Renado remarks how Link's actions are reminiscent of the Hero of Time's.

* The Warden in ''DragonAge'' is regarded as a great hero in ''DragonAgeII'', due to stopping the blight in Ferelden before it could spread to other nations, making it the shortest Blight ''in the entire history of Thedas''.
* This is what has happened to Lloyd in ''TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld''. He was a BookDumb, often reckless kid in the original. But having defeated so many villainous forces, and leading the way in changing the two worlds, Lloyd is praised in many places as "Lloyd the Great"- to the dismay of new protagonist Emil Castagnier.

* In ''HalfLife2'', Gordon Freeman has become such a legend that he is given messianic titles such as "The One Free Man" and "The Opener of the Way". To his enemies, the Combine, he is "Anticitizen One".
* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in the ''AceAttorney'' games. Between the 3rd and 4th games Pheonix had built up a reputation as a legendary defense attorney, but then had a fall from grace which caused him to lose his license and the respect of the community.
* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in the first three ''DragonQuest'' games. [[spoiler:Your character in the third game becomes a legend in the ''first'' game]].
* [[NoNameGiven The Nameless Hero]] of ''{{Gothic}}'' attains this reputation among the former convicts by the time of ''Gothic II'', particularly with [[ExpansionPack Night of the Raven]] installed. This is partly due to bringing down the Barrier, but mainly due to simply getting favor with everyone in the first game.

* ''MaiOtome'': An odd example since the sequel exists in another universe, but regardless Mai from MaiHime is a legendary Otome in the sequel
* ''DieBuster'': [[spoiler: The mystery behind the term "Nonoriri" is that it is an homage to Noriko from GunBuster.]]

** By ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', the now adult Nanoha had become a legendary, celebrity-like figure in TheMultiverse, complete with some people doubting the authenticity of official [[TheFederation TSAB]] reports about how she was able to solve two dimensional incidents and killed an unkillable EldritchAbomination back when she was a rookie 9-year old mage.

* ''DukeNukemForever'': "They used to tell stories of a man who saved the world. A man whose very presence sent aliens running back to their motherships. The man who disappeared without a trace."

* By nature [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatars]] are destined to be legendary, but Aang seems to have become this in particular in the sequel series AvatarTheLegendOfKorra.

* Kevin Flynn in ''TronLegacy'' had become this. At one point at the end of the bar fight, one of the programs kneels down and ''prays'' to him.

* Parodied in ''Discworld/{{Eric}}'' : In ''{{Discworld/Sourcery}}'' (some books back) Rincewind the Wizzard managed to defeat the Sourcerer and close the rift to the Dungeon Dimensions, and the surviving wizards consider building a statue to remember him. In ''Eric'' [[UngratefulBastard it turns out that they then decided it should be a plaque, and then a commendation in the university's history, and then a reprimand for being improperly dressed]] (he defeated the Sourcerer using a half-brick in one of his socks). In fact, they try to avoid even mentioning him, and are very cool towards the idea of bringing him back, because he's just a terrible a wizard, and not (for example) [[SuspisciouslySpecificDenial in case he (mistakenly) thought he saw them on the Sourcerer's side]].

* At the end of Robin Hobb's ''[[RealmOfTheElderlings Farseer]]'' trilogy, Fitz has [[spoiler: come back from the dead]] after [[spoiler:his execution]] in the second book, but prefers to let most people continue to think he's dead. In the later Tawny Man trilogy, he comes back to court fifteen years later under an assumed name, and is made acutely uncomfortable by the near-mythical status he's attained.

** By ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', the now adult Nanoha had become a legendary figure in TheMultiverse, complete with some people doubting the authenticity of official [[TheFederation TSAB]] reports about how she was able to solve two dimensional incidents and killed an unkillable EldritchAbomination back when she was a rookie 9-year old mage.

** By ''Anime/MagicalGIrlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', the now adult Nanoha had become a legendary figure in TheMultiverse, complete with some people doubting the authenticity of official [[TheFederation TSAB]] reports about how she was able to solve two dimensional incidents and killed an unkillable EldritchAbomination back when she was a rookie 9-year old mage.
** ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'' extended this to the entire [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous Riot Force Six]] unit, with the villains recognizing them as the famed group that managed to stop a terrorist attack on Mid-Childa that threatened the very existance of TheFederation.

* ''DieBuster'': [[spoiler: The mystery behind the term "Nonoriri" is that it is an homage to Noriko from GunBuster.]]

* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in the first three ''DragonQuest'' games. [[spoiler:Your character in the third game becomes a legend in the]] ''[[spoiler:first]]'' [[spoiler:game]].
* [[NoNameGiven The Nameless Hero]] of ''{{Gothic}}'' attains this reputation among the former convicts by the temi of ''Gothic II'', particularly with [[ExpansionPack Night of the Raven]] installed. This is partly due to bringing down the Barrier, but mainly due to simply getting favor with everyone in the first game.

* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in the first three ''DragonQuest'' games. [[spoiler:Your character in the third game becomes a legend in the]] ''[[spoiler:first]]'' [[spoiler:game]].
* Among the former convicts from the first ''{{Gothic}}'' [[NoNameGiven The Nameless Hero]] has attained this stats in the 2nd game (particularly with [[ExpansionPack Night of the Raven]] installed), partly due to bringing down the barrier, but mainly due to the first game resulting in him having gotten favor with everyone.

** In the real world, Flynn played this trope straight, going from a relatively minor celebrity to the leading pioneer in computing. In the computer world, he is both figuratively AND literally God to the programs from day one.

* In the ''StarWars'' [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] Luke Skywalker is a legendary Jedi Master and a hero of the New Republic.

* Parodied in ''Discworld/{{Eric}}'' : In ''{{Discworld/Sourcery}}'' (some books back) Rincewind the Wizzard managed to defeat the sourceror and close the rift to the Dungeon Dimensions, and the surviving wizards consider building a statue to remember him. In ''Eric'' [[UngratefulBastard it turns out that they eventually decided to step down and never built any statue at all.]] In fact, they try to avoid even mentioning him, and are very cool about bringing him back, just in case he mistakenly thought he saw them on the sourcerer's side.

*** His Klingon rivals Kor, Kang, and Koloth are also legendary warriors when they appear on StarTrekDeepSpaceNine

* The Warden in ''DragonAge'' is regarded as a great hero in ''DragonAgeII'', due to stopping the blight in Ferelden before it could spread to other nations, making it the shortest Blight ''in the entire Thedas history''.

* ''DukeNukemForever'': "They used to tell stories of a man who saved the world. Man whose very presence sent aliens running back to their motherships. The man who disappeared without a trace."

* In the ''BaldursGate'' games you start as a random person from Candlekeep. By the second game, a few people have heard of you. By the expansion, an entire army is sent out to kill you, and an extremely powerful Bhaalspawn with an army of her own starts to panic when you come after her.

* By nature [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatars]] are destined to be legendary, but Aang seems to have become this in particular in the sequel series AvatarTheLegendOfKorra

* Both X and Zero from the ''MegaManX'' series have become this in the ''MegaManZero'' series.

* JamesBond is an unknown in his first film but in TheManWithTheGoldenGun the villian challenges him because of his reputation as the best.

* In Isaac Asimov's ''{{Foundation}}'' series, we see Hari Seldon transform from TheJorEl to a legendary figure.

* In the beginning of ''BenTen'', Ben Tennyson was just a kid with a super-powerful watch. [[Ben10AlienForce 5 years later]], he was fairly popular within circles of the alien community. [[Ben10UltimateAlien By the third series]], his identity became public and is now a full-blown celebrity.
* By nature [[AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatars]] are destined to be legendary, but Aang seems to have become this in particular in the sequel series AvatarTheLegendOfKorra

* In the series premiere of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' the central cast are regular citizens who save their world from the forces of darkness. In the premiere of the second season they visit the royal palace and are surprised to see a series of stained glass windows telling the story of their battle.

** Also by the time of the novel ''Literature/AlloyOLaw'' which takes 300 years after the original trilogy, pretty much all the main characters from the original have become legendary.

** Also by the time of the novel ''Alloy of Law'' which takes 300 years after the original trilogy, pretty much all the main characters from the original have become legendary.

* While his reputation as ''Warhammer40K''s '''HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!''' is part of the series the first ''CiaphasCain'' short stories and novels are set in in his early days where he's a wet-behind-the-ears commissar who's just began gaining a false reputation for heroism. Plus the novels are in AnachronicOrder, so he has varying levels of fame (depending when in his life it's set) in each.

* In Isaac Asimov's ''{{Foundation}}'' series, we see Hari Seldon transform from The Jor El to a legendary figure.

** Double subverted with Susan Calvin, one of the first robopsychologists, while with enough fame for her time in the Robot series, she's a mythical figure... in the spacer worlds. Back on earth she is barely another name on the history books (the fact they don't like robots on earth doesn't help the matters). In later series she gains a mythical status on all the worlds.

* In the series premiere of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' the [[IncrediblyLamePun mane]] cast are regular citizens who save their world from the forces of darkness. In the premiere of the second season they visit the royal palace and are surprised to see a series of stained glass windows telling the story of their battle.

* Kevin Flynn in ''TronLegacy'' had become this. At one point at the end of the bar fight, one of the programs kneels down and [[IncrediblyLamePun virtually]] ''prays'' to him.