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->''"There are three hundred [stories on this site] with the word "chronicles", more if you include misspellings, almost as many with "begins" and "beginning", and god knows how many "Character Name"'s whatever. There are almost five hundred with "legend". There are over eight hundred with "journey", seven hundred and fifty with "story", two hundred with "quest", and nine hundred and fifty with "adventure". [...] What I'm getting at here is that you want to choose an original title that has to do with your story in particular, not something that indicates it's yet another story [...]."''
-->-- '''Farla''', on this trope's usage in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' fan fiction
It's not easy coming up with a compelling title for a story, especially if you are trying to convey the idea that the story is big, somehow important. A title that is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin too blunt]], à la ''Film/SnakesOnAPlane'', might work for an action romp or a comedy, but for drama, high adventure, and anything that tries to be important, there needs to be something else. Something that sounds meaningful.
Time to put some MeaninglessMeaningfulWords in there.
You know the words. Eternal, Ever, Dark, Chronicles... those words. They are used an awful lot, especially in fantasy fiction. They are used so much that they have probably lost all meaning, partly due to being used way too much by internet people who are hung up on creating ADarkerMe.
That doesn't stop people from using them anyway, to try to let everyone know that, yes, this particular adventure is indeed Epic, and you'd better know it. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools It doesn't mean that it's a bad story either]], just that the author couldn't think of a name.
Here's a challenge: Head to your local bookstore and try to find a book on the fantasy rack that ''doesn't'' use one of the following buzzwords in its title:
* Metafictional descriptors aiming to present the book as something more epic: Chronicle, Saga, Legend, Tale, Fable, Song, Ballad, Memories, Hymn, Game, Myth, Romance
** Dramatic events: Adventure, Quest, Journey, Trek, Voyage, Beginning, End, Rise, Fall, Conquest, War, Dawn, Dusk, Twilight
** Bonus points for biblical references: Genesis, Testament, Exodus, Revelation
* Fantasy settings and locations: Castle, Fortress, Stronghold, Keep, Tower, Kingdom, Empire, Realm
** As well as the actual names of the locales in question
* Stock character classes: Warrior, Assassin, Thief, Hunter, Knight, Mage/Sorcerer/Wizard/Witch/Magician/Warlock, etc.
* Titles of authority: King, Prince, Lord, Queen, Monarch, Sovereign
** Terminology related to monarchies: House, Dynasty
* Supernatural creatures: God/Goddess, Demon, Dragon, Ghost, Phantom, Spirit
* Weapons (Sword, Dagger, Blade, Staff, Axe, Halberd, Warhammer) or other assorted {{MacGuffin}}s (Ring, Crown, Amulet, Throne, Gauntlet, Emblem, Insignia, Flag, Banner, Standard)
* Gems and metals: Iron, Steel, Diamond, Silver, Gold, Mythril, Crystal
* Mystical concepts: Dream, Vision, Magic, Spell, Curse, Chaos, Omen, Prophecy, Destiny, Oath, Rune
* Time and space on a grand scale: Age, Eon, Epoch, Era, Sun, Moon, Star, Infinity, Eternity
* Extended table of magical elements: Fire, Air, Wind, Lightning, Thunder, Stone, Ice, Light, Dark, Life, Death
* Meteorological phenomena: Storm, Cloud, Mist, Fog
* Emotionally charged words: Heart, Soul, Tears, Sorrow, Wrath, Power, Might
* Bonus points for finding a vampire series that doesn't have ''at least'' one volume with Blood, Night, or [[http://www.vampires.nu/pages/Books.cfm/ID/2869/PageID/22 both]].
** Ditto with werewolves and Moon.
These have a tendency to get tossed willy-nilly into CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase or TheXOfY naming schemes. Also very often overlaps with TheLegendOfX, BalladOfX, and TheTitleSaga. In extreme cases, may overlap with WordSaladTitle or even WordPureeTitle.
Incidentally, an easier way to come up with a title is "The Dark (Noun)". For instance: ''The Dark Cushion'', ''The Dark Burrito'', ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'', etc. Compare MadLibThrillerTitle and GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath.
Due to the prevailing view that using English in the title is cool, fantasy mangaka find it difficult to not lean towards this trope.
Film adaptations of fantasy literature used to avert this trope for fear of [[SciFiGhetto "alienating mainstream audiences"]]. Nowadays, they play it straight using the title of the original work, or even [[ColonCancer err in the opposite direction]].
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}} Shippuden'' sometimes translates to ''Manga/{{Naruto}}: Hurricane Chronicles''.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Chronicles'', a Pokemon spin-off with secondary characters as protagonists.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', for trying to pack as much quasi-religious atmosphere into a three word title as humanly possible.
* ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'', which is inspired by Western fantasy tropes.
* These are both more frequent and [[WordSaladTitle more mad-libbly]] ''before'' [[GratuitousEnglish translation]]. Currently broadcasting at time of writing: ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' ([[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment now with more magic]]), ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', ''Anime/BattleSpiritsSwordEyes'', and ''[[Anime/IxionSagaDT Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer]]''. Translation gives you even ''more'', like "[[VisualNovel/HiiroNoKakera Scarlet Fragment]]" and "[[Manga/BlastOfTempest Isolated Tempest]]."
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* Parodied in the print comic ''ComicStrip/HsuAndChan'', in which Hsu and Chan created a wheel of words that could be strung together to make names for console [=RPGs=]. One possible option was ''Blood of the Blood Blood''.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''FanFic/BloodOmen''
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick''
* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''
* ''Film/ReignOfFire''
* ''Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda''
* ''Franchise/StarWars'' is full of these:
** ''Film/ANewHope'' (emotionally charged with "hope")
** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' (referring to the political entity)
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' (character type)
** ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (the "phantom" refers to the Sith, who are still in hiding at the time)
** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' (dramatic event -- the Clone Wars)
** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' (both emotionally charged ''and'' character type)
** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' (the Force is a mystical concept)
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[[folder:Gamebooks]]
* A good number of the book titles for the ''Literature/LoneWolf'' series:
** Magical elements: ''Flight from the Dark'', ''Fire on the Water'', ''Shadow on the Sand'', ''The Masters of Darkness'', ''The Deathlord of Ixia''
** Fantasy locations: ''The Caverns of Kalte'', ''The Chasm of Doom'', ''The Kingdoms of Terror'', ''Castle Death'', ''The Jungle of Horrors'', ''The Cauldron of Fear'', ''The Dungeons of Torgar''
** Dramatic events: ''The Darke Crusade'', ''Rune War''
** Time and space: ''The Prisoners of Time''
** Supernatural creatures: ''Dawn of the Dragons''
** Mystical concepts: ''The Curse of Naar''
* Its spin-off ''World of Lone Wolf'' tends to have two-fer titles: ''Grey Star the Wizard'' (time and class), ''The Forbidden City'' (location), ''Beyond the Nightmare Gate'' (location and mystical concept), ''War of the Wizards'' (dramatic event and class).
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' is a likely TropeMaker for [[FollowTheLeader the many later fantasy series]] that use "Chronicles" in the title. The individual volumes are also examples, referencing such stock fantasy elements as "[[Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe Witch]]," "[[Literature/PrinceCaspian Prince]]," "[[Literature/TheMagiciansNephew Magician]]," "[[Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader Dawn]]," "[[Literature/TheLastBattle Battle]]"...
* ''The Literature/{{Dragonlance}} Chronicles''. Oh, where to begin... ''The Dark Disciple Trilogy'': ''Amber and Ashes'', ''Amber and Iron'', ''Amber and Blood''; ''The War of Souls Trilogy:'' ''Dragons of a Fallen Sun'', ''Dragons of a Lost Star'', ''Dragons of a Vanished Moon''; ''The Lost Chronicles'': ''Dragons of the Dwarven Depths'', ''Dragons of the Highlord Skies'', ''Dragons of the Hourglass Mage'' (not released); ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'', ''Dragons of Winter Night'', ''Dragons of Spring Dawning'', ''Dragons of Summer Flame''.
** Also by Weis and Hickman, ''Literature/TheDeathGateCycle'', comprising ''Dragon Wing'', ''Elven Star'', ''Fire Sea'', ''Serpent Mage'', ''The Hand of Chaos'' and ''The Seventh Gate''.
* ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles'' and ''Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles''.
* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': The in-universe final title of the book decided on by Frodo is ''The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King''.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': ''A Game of Thrones'', ''A Clash of Kings'', ''A Storm of Swords'', ''A Feast for Crows'', ''A Dance With Dragons''
* ''Literature/TheSwordOfTruth'': ''Wizard's First Rule'', ''Stone of Tears'', ''Temple of the Winds'', ''Soul of the Fire'', ''Faith of the Fallen'', ''Naked Empire''
* The Literature/{{Belgariad}} and Mallorean books
** And Literature/TheElenium and the Tamuli
* Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy: ''The Amulet of Samarkand'', ''The Golem's Eye'', and ''Ptolemy's Gate''
* Literature/{{Dragaera}}: ''Literature/ThePathsOfTheDead'' and ''Literature/TheLordOfCastleBlack''
* ''Franchise/TheDarkTower''
* Literature/{{Discworld}}: ''The Colour of Magic'', ''Sourcery'' ([[JustForPun yay puns]]!), ''Witches Abroad'', ''Lords and Ladies'', ''Thief of Time'', ''Troll Bridge'' (short story)
* [[Literature/RealmOfTheElderlings The Farseer Trilogy]]: ''Assassin's Apprentice'', ''Royal Assassin'', and ''Assassin's Quest''
* Referenced in ''[[Literature/ThursdayNext The Well of Lost Plots]]'', where the unfinished fantasy novel set apart as a literary wildlife reserve (with many poor abandoned unicorns) is called ''The Sword of the Zenobians''
* ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern''
* ''Literature/{{Shannara}}'' series:
** First King of...
** Sword of...
** Elfstones of... arguably comes under "gems", and certainly under MacGuffin
** Wishsong of...
** Elf Queen of...
** Druid of... (Druid/druidry isn't mentioned in the list of magic users above, but it's the same principle)
** Talismans of...
** The three novels in ''Voyage of the Jerle Shanarra'' are all named after the BigBad and the first one has "Witch" in the title as well.
** As is the last novel in the ''High Druid of...'' trilogy. The others are named after a parallel world (country) and a magic tree (MacGuffin).
** Dark Wraith of...
* Creator/RASalvatore's [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt novels]]:
** Literature/TheIcewindDaleTrilogy: The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, The Halfling's Gem
** Literature/LegacyOfTheDrowSeries: Siege of Darkness
** Literature/PathsOfDarkness: The Silent Blade, The Spine of the World, Servant of the Shard, Sea of Swords
** The Hunter's Blades: The Thousand Orcs, The Lone Drow, The Two Swords
** Literature/TheSellswords: Promise of the Witch-King
** Transitions: The Orc King, The Pirate King, The Ghost King
* ''Literature/HarryPotter and the''....name of the book.
* Double points for Tamora Pierce's ''Literature/TrickstersDuet'' (''Trickster's Choice, Trickster's Queen''), as the Trickster is a god.
** A lot of Pierce's stuff, actually, including: ''Alanna; The First Adventure, In The Hand of the Goddess, Wild Magic, The Realms of the Gods, The Magic in the Weaving, The Healing in the Vine, [[Literature/TheCircleOpens Magic Steps]], Street Magic, Literature/TheWillOfTheEmpress'' and ''Lady Knight''. Phew.
** Or the alternate titles of the first four arcs of the ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' series:
*** ''Sandry's Book''
*** ''Tris's Book''
*** ''Daja's Book''
*** ''Briar's Book''
* The vampire series that doesn't use Blood or Night: ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. (And even then ''Twilight'', ''New Moon'' and ''Breaking Dawn'' are still on the "night" theme.) Collectively known as ''The Twilight Saga'', in another example.
* Elizabeth Haydon's "Literature/SymphonyOfAges" trilogy.
** Book 1: Rhapsody, fits in with the "Song or Ballad" qualification.
** Book 2: Prophecy
** Book 3: Destiny
*** She gets even worse with [[TrilogyCreep the first sequel]], Requiem for the Sun.
* Creator/RaymondEFeist avoided this in his earlier works (''Magician'', ''Silverthorn'', ''Faerie Tale'') but his later series are all about this trope. [[Literature/TheRiftwarCycle Empire Trilogy]]: ''Daughter of the Empire'', ''Servant of the Empire'', ''Mistress of the Empire''. Serpentwar Saga: ''Shadow of a Dark Queen'', ''Rise of a Merchant Prince'', ''Rage of a Demon King'', ''Shards of a Broken Crown''; etc.
* Stephen R. Donaldson's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'': ''Lord Foul's Bane,'' ''The Illearth War,'' and ''The Power that Preserves.''
* Everlost, and its sequels, Everwild and Everfound.
* ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheApt'' pulls this off both with the series title and most of the individual books:
** ''Empire in Black and Gold''
** ''Dragonfly Falling''
** ''Salute the Dark''
** Books 3 and 5 kinda-sorta-semi avert it, though- ''Blood of the Mantis'' isn't about vampires, and ''The Scarab Path'' doesn't even come close to any of them.
* Parodied by Creator/JohnScalzi with ''The Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City'', found [[http://www.tor.com/stories/2011/04/the-shadow-war-of-the-night-dragons-book-one-the-dead-city-excerpt here]]. Books two and three in the trilogy would be ''Dark Blood Magic'' and ''Dream World of the Fire Wolf'' respectively, if they existed. This title came from Scalzi's publisher compiling the most popular words in fantasy titles and determining that this was the ultimate title. Scalzi promptly decided to [[{{Defictionalization}} defictionalize]] it as an April Fools joke. For which he was paid... in [[TrademarkFavoriteFood bacon]].
* The ''[[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Wheel of Time]]'' series has - ''The Dragon Reborn'', ''The Shadow Rising'', ''The Fires of Heaven'', ''Lord of Chaos'', ''Knife of Dreams'' and ''A Crown of Swords''.
* ''Literature/WickedLovely'' itself escapes this trope (being more of a WordSaladTitle), as does ''Ink Exchange''. Then we have ''Fragile Eternity'', ''Radiant Shadows'', and ''Darkest Mercy''.
* Creator/StevenErikson tends to avoid this with his ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' series by using more descriptive and specific titles: ''Memories of Ice'', ''The Bonehunters'', ''Dust of Dreams'' (though that one falls into the mystical concepts territory). He does seem fond of the '<blank> of <blank>' construction, though.
* ''Literature/WarriorCats'' has this in spades. There are books with metafictional descriptors (''Firestar's Quest'', ''Graystripe's Adventure''); books with the fantasy locations in the title (''Into the Wild'', ''Forest of Secrets''); stock character classes (''The Fourth Apprentice'', ''Heart of a Warrior''); a ''lot'' of mystical concept ones (''Bluestar's Prophecy'', ''[=SkyClan's=] Destiny'', ''Mistystar's Omen''); 'time and space on a grand scale' books, including ''all of series two'' (''Midnight'', ''Dawn'', ''Eclipse''); and magical elements, despite not being magical in ''Warriors'', also make an appearance (''Fire and Ice'', ''Dark River'').
* ''Literature/DigitalDevilStory'':
** ''Reincarnation of the Goddess''
** ''Warrior of the Demon City''
** ''Demise of the Reincarnation''
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[[folder:Music]]
* The song "Magic of the Wizard's Dream" by Rhapsody (aka Music/RhapsodyOfFire) certainly counts. If the title itself wasn't enough, a solid three fourths of the lyrics (ab)use these buzzwords.
** Hell, you'd be hard pressed to find a Rhapsody of Fire album or song title that doesn't. Even more so, ridiculously many of them are in a "[[TheXOfY Noun Of Adjective Noun]]" format, with the nouns and adjectives seemingly randomly picked from the list.
** The band's name itself falls under this trope (especially the "of Fire" version).
* Music/{{Dragonforce}}'s songs tend to embody this trope.
** Cracked has even made a [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15123_five-most-unintentionally-funny-albums-2006.html word count chart]] for their album "Inhuman Rampage". They also had a similar chart for their first three albums on their [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonforce Wikipedia page]] before it was taken down for being "original research".
* Music/BalSagoth's songs like "The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire, Part II: The Dark Liege of Chaos is Unleashed at the Ensorcelled Shrine of A'zura-Kai".
* Music/{{HIM}} had their fair share of song titles and lyrics that went like this, primarily performing songs about romance (though not necessarily love songs ''per se'') while tying it into fantasy and occult themes; examples that spring to mind include "Join Me in Death", "Killing Loneliness", "In Joy and Sorrow", "Dark Light"[[note]]yes, it was a song on their album of the same name[[/note]], "Venus Doom", "Vampire Heart", and "The Beginning of the End".
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
* [[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness Both versions of]] [[TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness the World of Darkness]] use "Creature: The something" as their titles:
** ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade''/''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem''
** ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse''/''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken''
** ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension''/''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening''
** ''TabletopGame/HunterTheReckoning''/''TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil''
** ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheDreaming''/''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost''
** ''TabletopGame/MummyTheResurrection''/''TabletopGame/MummyTheCurse''
** ''TabletopGame/DemonTheFallen''/''TabletopGame/DemonTheDescent''
** ''TabletopGame/WraithTheOblivion''
** ''TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated''
** ''[[TabletopGame/GeistTheSinEaters Geist: The Sin-Eaters]]''
** ''TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial''
** ''TabletopGame/DeviantTheRenegades''
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': ''Legends'', ''The Dark'', ''Fallen Empires'', ''Urza's Destiny'', ''Mercadian Masques'', ''Prophecy'', ''Champions of Kamigawa'', ''Betrayers of Kamigawa'', ''Saviors of Kamigawa'', ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'', ''Shadowmoor'', ''Shards of Alara'', ''Alara Reborn'', ''Scars of Mirrodin'', ''Dark Ascension'', Avacyn ''Restored'', ''Return to'' Ravnica, ''Dragon's Maze'',...
* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': Wonders of The ''Lost Age'', The Black and White ''Treatises'', Oadenol's ''Codex'', Roll of ''Glorious Divinity''.
** The cake, however, must be given to ''Return of the Scarlet Empress''.
* TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}
* ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings''.
* ''[[TabletopGame/GraveRobbersFromOuterSpace Berserker Halflings From The Dungeon of Dragons]]'', like the rest of the game series, has this as a game mechanic. Try to make the title as long as you can, because it increases the chances of you holding a title word at the end for extra victory points.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Torg}}'''s second edition, ''Torg Eternity''.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' loves these. The three book series were called Bionicle ''Chronicles'', ''Adventures'' and ''Legends''. Notable individual titles include ''Reign of Shadows'', ''Dark Destiny'', ''Journey's End'', ''The Yesterday Quest'', ''The Legend Reborn'', ''The Fall of Atero'', ''[[MacGuffinTitle The Mask of Light]]'', ''Swamp of Secrets'', ''The Mata Nui Saga'', ''Sahmad's Tale'', ''The Fall and Rise of the Skrall''...
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest''
* ''VideoGame/EverQuest''
* ''Dark Chronicle'' (which was renamed to ''VideoGame/DarkCloud 2'' in the US and Canada). In fact, ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'' qualifies as well.
* ''VideoGame/HeartOfDarkness'' (named after a [[Literature/HeartOfDarkness totally unrelated]] book)
** ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'' ([[NietzscheWannabe named after an even more unrelated]] book; both games were awesome in spite of their pompous titles)
*** The original title was going to be ''Between'' Good and Evil, which is a bit more relevant to the plot. ExecutiveMeddling forced the change.
* An upcoming game is actually called ''Eternal Chronicle''
* And of course ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''
* ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts''. Its sequel gained extra points - ''Shadow Hearts: Covenant''. The third in the series broke the chain, though, as its title, ''From The New World'', ''meant'' something (unlike its predecessors, set in Europe, it was set in North America).
* The ''[[VideoGame/TalesSeries Tales]]'' series: Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, Tales of Legendia.
* ''VideoGame/EternalChampions''
* ''Franchise/BaldursGate'', ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateTalesOfTheSwordCoast Tales of the Sword Coast]]'', ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateII Shadows of Amn]]'', ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateIIThroneOfBhaal Throne of Bhaal]]''
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''. It's {{Fantasy}} ''and'' it's [[ArtifactTitle Final]]!
** Brownie points for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyAdventure'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles''.
* ''VideoGame/IcewindDale''
* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic III'': ''Restoration of Erathia'' and ''Armageddon's Blade''
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** The series title. In fact, according to a former developer, "The Elder Scrolls" was chosen as a surtitle to ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'' simply because "it sounded cool". It wasn't until later that the devs decided what an Elder Scroll actually is in-universe.
** Averted by the individual game titles, which instead follow ThePlace titling convention, using in-universe locations.
** The titles of several expansions/[=DLCs=] throughout the series qualify, including ''Bloodmoon'' (for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]''), ''Knights of the Nine'' (for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]''), and both ''Dawnguard'' and ''Dragonborn'' (for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'').
* ''VideoGame/SteambotChronicles''
* ''VideoGame/LimboOfTheLost'', which is not about limbo dancing..
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.
** ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', if you count Oracle among the Sorcerer/Witch/Wizard group.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks''
* The first ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' game deserves a special mention; its full name is "''Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light''."
** Not that ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade The Binding Blade]]'' (or ''Sword of Seals'' if you prefer), ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade The Blazing Blade]]'' (released as ''Fire Emblem'' internationally), or ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones The Sacred Stones]]'' aren't prime examples as well.
** Also, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and its similar-sounding sequel ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn''.
* ''Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire''. In its Gamespot review, the reviewer [[LampshadeHanging mocked]] the Mad Lib Fantasy Title by suggesting a bunch of different titles which are simply rearrangements of the words.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' has several:
** ''Sonic Chaos'' (double points for Chaos Emeralds being the all purpose MacGuffin of the series).
** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', and its sequel ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' and their remakes (just add DX and Battle to 1 and 2 respectively). Also, under the same list is ''Tails Adventure'' and ''Sonic Rush Adventure''. Sonic Team sure love their adventures.
*** Let's not forget about ''VideoGame/SonicPocketAdventure''.
*** And ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' was called ''Sonic World Adventure'' [[MarketBasedTitle in Japan]].
** ''Sonic and the Secret Rings.''
** ''Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood'' again for double points.
** ''Sonic and the Black Knight.''
* ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean''.
* ''Slaves to Armok, God of Blood: Chapter II: VideoGame/DwarfFortress: Histories of [randomly chosen synonym for 'greed'] and [randomly chosen synonym for 'hard work']''. Actually makes use of Mad Lib names in game: proper names are randomly generated, which can theoretically result in names like "Bloodfist the Scourging Fire", but more commonly ends up with you managing a fortress called "[[WordSaladTitle Seethebritches the Blistering of Whelks]]" or "LetsPlay/{{Boatmurdered}}".
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Team Shanghai Alice: Project Shrine Maiden]]'':
** Highly Responsive to ''Prayers'' (1st)
** ''Story'' of Eastern Wonder''land'' (2nd)
** ''Lotus Land'' Story (4th)
** ''Mystic'' Square (5th)
** Embodiment of ''Scarlet Devil'' (6th)
** ''Immaterial and Missing Power'' (7.5th)
** ''Imperishable Night'' = ''Eternal Night'' (8th)
** ''Mountain of Faith'' (10th)
** Fairy ''Wars'' (12.8) ([[LowerDeckEpisode this one is perhaps a parody]])
** The ''Grimoire'' of Marisa
*** Spoofed with [[CuteWitch Marisa's]] ''Ordinary'' Black Magician.
** ''Oriental'' ''Sacred'' Place
** ''Wild'' and Horned Hermit
** ''Forbidden'' Scrollery
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest''. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It does have dragons and a lot of quests]].
* ''Videogame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable: The Gears of Destiny''
* Dang near the entire Creator/{{Sierra}} catalog, starting with VideoGame/KingsQuest, the success of which caused them to shoehorn the word "Quest" into all of their franchises possible, even when it wouldn't really make sense (''VideoGame/PoliceQuest'', anyone?). In fact, they were sued when they named their second fantasy series Hero's Quest (Already the name of a fantasy board game), before changing its name to VideoGame/QuestForGlory. A few series managed to avoid it, but the only long lasting one was the VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry games.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', though [[ItMakesSenseInContext it makes perfect sense in context]]: It's the first ''age'' since ancient history where ''dragons'' have appeared.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' series: original, ''Shadows of Undrentide'', ''Hordes of the Underdark'', ''[[VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2 Mask of the Betrayer]]'', ''Storm of Zehir''. However, each entry makes perfect sense in context.
* Since it is the love child of Creator/{{Disney}} [[JustForFun/XMeetsY and]] Creator/SquareEnix, ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' loves this.
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain Of Memories]]''
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth By Sleep]]''
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''
* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', a [[NintendoHard particularly brutal]] HackAndSlash DarkFantasy.
** ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', its [[SequelEscalation also-brutal]] SpiritualSuccessor. Probably compensating for having names that would fit B-list fantasy literature.
* ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}'': Jagex admits they came up with the title on a whim while first creating the game.
* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'', with sequels and spin-offs chock-full of buzzwords: Revelations, Bloodlines, Legacy, Liberation, Ascendance, Brotherhood, Crusade...
* ''VideoGame/EternalSonata''
** And by the same team, ''VideoGame/FragileDreamsFarewellRuinsOfTheMoon''.
* ''VideoGame/DLCQuest'' ([[DeconstructionGame Really.]])
* Most ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' expansion titles fit the bill: ''The Burning Crusade'', ''Wrath of the Lich King'', ''Mists of Pandaria'', ''Warlords of Draenor'', and ''Battle for Azeroth''. On the other hand, ''Cataclysm'', ''Legion'', and ''Shadowlands'' all avert it with {{One Word Title}}s.
* ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' takes the cake thanks to its numerous sequels, re-imaginings and [[UpdatedRerelease Updated Rereleases]]:
** ''VideoGame/YsIAncientYsVanishedOmen''
** ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter''
*** The above are packaged together on Steam as ''Ys I & II Chronicles+''
** ''Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'' rereleased as ''VideoGame/YsTheOathInFelghana''
** ''VideoGame/YsIVMaskOfTheSun'', ''VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs'', and ''VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta''
** ''VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand''
** ''VideoGame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim''
** ''VideoGame/YsOrigin''
** ''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana''
** ''VideoGame/YsIXMonstrumNox''
** And the aversions: ''VideoGame/YsStrategy'' and ''VideoGame/YsSeven''
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* ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'':
** Honourable parody mention: ''Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings''.
** An in-universe work deserves a mention: ''Song of the Sorcelator: [[ColonCancer Return of the Witchaloks]] II'', starring Kiefer Sutherland. And Ludacris.
** Also, ''Lord of the God-Kings''.
** Tycho gets into it a bit with TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, mentioning "Shadowfell". When Gabe asks "Doesn't that mean 'Darkbad'?", Tycho explains that Darkbad is below Shadowfell, and [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/3/20/ draws a diagram]] for the incredulous Gabe.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', we have arcs and storylines such as: ''Shade'', ''Interviewed By The Devil'', ''Into The Dungeon'', ''Shadows After Dark'', ''Hidden Genesis'', ''In The Shadows'', ''The Trials Of Susan'', ''The Dark Clouds Gather'', ''Talon vs. Scythe'', ''Wrath of God'', ''T-Minus The Demon Ally'', ''T-Minus Dark Allegiance'', ''New And Old Flames'', ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Legends of Celida]]'', ''Death Sentence'', ''Duel Of The Discs'', ''End Of An Era'', ''Squirrel Prophet'', ''Final Battle'', ''Gathering Monsters'', ''Apocalypse'', ''The Fate Of Magic'' and ''[[TheLegendOfX The Legend of Diane]]''.
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* [[http://www.musicsrc.com/video/Secret_of_Dragon_Ledgend.php?id=6_XEQosmB_w&artist=After+Forever&song=Free+of+Doubt Secret of Dragon Ledgend]].
* There is an ad on this wiki for an online RPG with werewolves and vampires called ''Immortal Night''.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': "Quest of the Underage Taoist".
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-->-- '''Farla''', on this trope's usage in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' fan fiction
It's not easy coming up with a compelling title for a story, especially if you are trying to convey the idea that the story is big, somehow important. A title that is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin too blunt]], à la ''Film/SnakesOnAPlane'', might work for an action romp or a comedy, but for drama, high adventure, and anything that tries to be important, there needs to be something else. Something that sounds meaningful.
Time to put some MeaninglessMeaningfulWords in there.
You know the words. Eternal, Ever, Dark, Chronicles... those words. They are used an awful lot, especially in fantasy fiction. They are used so much that they have probably lost all meaning, partly due to being used way too much by internet people who are hung up on creating ADarkerMe.
That doesn't stop people from using them anyway, to try to let everyone know that, yes, this particular adventure is indeed Epic, and you'd better know it. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools It doesn't mean that it's a bad story either]], just that the author couldn't think of a name.
Here's a challenge: Head to your local bookstore and try to find a book on the fantasy rack that ''doesn't'' use one of the following buzzwords in its title:
* Metafictional descriptors aiming to present the book as something more epic: Chronicle, Saga, Legend, Tale, Fable, Song, Ballad, Memories, Hymn, Game, Myth, Romance
** Dramatic events: Adventure, Quest, Journey, Trek, Voyage, Beginning, End, Rise, Fall, Conquest, War, Dawn, Dusk, Twilight
** Bonus points for biblical references: Genesis, Testament, Exodus, Revelation
* Fantasy settings and locations: Castle, Fortress, Stronghold, Keep, Tower, Kingdom, Empire, Realm
** As well as the actual names of the locales in question
* Stock character classes: Warrior, Assassin, Thief, Hunter, Knight, Mage/Sorcerer/Wizard/Witch/Magician/Warlock, etc.
* Titles of authority: King, Prince, Lord, Queen, Monarch, Sovereign
** Terminology related to monarchies: House, Dynasty
* Supernatural creatures: God/Goddess, Demon, Dragon, Ghost, Phantom, Spirit
* Weapons (Sword, Dagger, Blade, Staff, Axe, Halberd, Warhammer) or other assorted {{MacGuffin}}s (Ring, Crown, Amulet, Throne, Gauntlet, Emblem, Insignia, Flag, Banner, Standard)
* Gems and metals: Iron, Steel, Diamond, Silver, Gold, Mythril, Crystal
* Mystical concepts: Dream, Vision, Magic, Spell, Curse, Chaos, Omen, Prophecy, Destiny, Oath, Rune
* Time and space on a grand scale: Age, Eon, Epoch, Era, Sun, Moon, Star, Infinity, Eternity
* Extended table of magical elements: Fire, Air, Wind, Lightning, Thunder, Stone, Ice, Light, Dark, Life, Death
* Meteorological phenomena: Storm, Cloud, Mist, Fog
* Emotionally charged words: Heart, Soul, Tears, Sorrow, Wrath, Power, Might
* Bonus points for finding a vampire series that doesn't have ''at least'' one volume with Blood, Night, or [[http://www.vampires.nu/pages/Books.cfm/ID/2869/PageID/22 both]].
** Ditto with werewolves and Moon.
These have a tendency to get tossed willy-nilly into CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase or TheXOfY naming schemes. Also very often overlaps with TheLegendOfX, BalladOfX, and TheTitleSaga. In extreme cases, may overlap with WordSaladTitle or even WordPureeTitle.
Incidentally, an easier way to come up with a title is "The Dark (Noun)". For instance: ''The Dark Cushion'', ''The Dark Burrito'', ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'', etc. Compare MadLibThrillerTitle and GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath.
Due to the prevailing view that using English in the title is cool, fantasy mangaka find it difficult to not lean towards this trope.
Film adaptations of fantasy literature used to avert this trope for fear of [[SciFiGhetto "alienating mainstream audiences"]]. Nowadays, they play it straight using the title of the original work, or even [[ColonCancer err in the opposite direction]].
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}} Shippuden'' sometimes translates to ''Manga/{{Naruto}}: Hurricane Chronicles''.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Chronicles'', a Pokemon spin-off with secondary characters as protagonists.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', for trying to pack as much quasi-religious atmosphere into a three word title as humanly possible.
* ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'', which is inspired by Western fantasy tropes.
* These are both more frequent and [[WordSaladTitle more mad-libbly]] ''before'' [[GratuitousEnglish translation]]. Currently broadcasting at time of writing: ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' ([[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment now with more magic]]), ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', ''Anime/BattleSpiritsSwordEyes'', and ''[[Anime/IxionSagaDT Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer]]''. Translation gives you even ''more'', like "[[VisualNovel/HiiroNoKakera Scarlet Fragment]]" and "[[Manga/BlastOfTempest Isolated Tempest]]."
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* Parodied in the print comic ''ComicStrip/HsuAndChan'', in which Hsu and Chan created a wheel of words that could be strung together to make names for console [=RPGs=]. One possible option was ''Blood of the Blood Blood''.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''FanFic/BloodOmen''
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick''
* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''
* ''Film/ReignOfFire''
* ''Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda''
* ''Franchise/StarWars'' is full of these:
** ''Film/ANewHope'' (emotionally charged with "hope")
** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' (referring to the political entity)
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' (character type)
** ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (the "phantom" refers to the Sith, who are still in hiding at the time)
** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' (dramatic event -- the Clone Wars)
** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' (both emotionally charged ''and'' character type)
** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' (the Force is a mystical concept)
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* A good number of the book titles for the ''Literature/LoneWolf'' series:
** Magical elements: ''Flight from the Dark'', ''Fire on the Water'', ''Shadow on the Sand'', ''The Masters of Darkness'', ''The Deathlord of Ixia''
** Fantasy locations: ''The Caverns of Kalte'', ''The Chasm of Doom'', ''The Kingdoms of Terror'', ''Castle Death'', ''The Jungle of Horrors'', ''The Cauldron of Fear'', ''The Dungeons of Torgar''
** Dramatic events: ''The Darke Crusade'', ''Rune War''
** Time and space: ''The Prisoners of Time''
** Supernatural creatures: ''Dawn of the Dragons''
** Mystical concepts: ''The Curse of Naar''
* Its spin-off ''World of Lone Wolf'' tends to have two-fer titles: ''Grey Star the Wizard'' (time and class), ''The Forbidden City'' (location), ''Beyond the Nightmare Gate'' (location and mystical concept), ''War of the Wizards'' (dramatic event and class).
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* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' is a likely TropeMaker for [[FollowTheLeader the many later fantasy series]] that use "Chronicles" in the title. The individual volumes are also examples, referencing such stock fantasy elements as "[[Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe Witch]]," "[[Literature/PrinceCaspian Prince]]," "[[Literature/TheMagiciansNephew Magician]]," "[[Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader Dawn]]," "[[Literature/TheLastBattle Battle]]"...
* ''The Literature/{{Dragonlance}} Chronicles''. Oh, where to begin... ''The Dark Disciple Trilogy'': ''Amber and Ashes'', ''Amber and Iron'', ''Amber and Blood''; ''The War of Souls Trilogy:'' ''Dragons of a Fallen Sun'', ''Dragons of a Lost Star'', ''Dragons of a Vanished Moon''; ''The Lost Chronicles'': ''Dragons of the Dwarven Depths'', ''Dragons of the Highlord Skies'', ''Dragons of the Hourglass Mage'' (not released); ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'', ''Dragons of Winter Night'', ''Dragons of Spring Dawning'', ''Dragons of Summer Flame''.
** Also by Weis and Hickman, ''Literature/TheDeathGateCycle'', comprising ''Dragon Wing'', ''Elven Star'', ''Fire Sea'', ''Serpent Mage'', ''The Hand of Chaos'' and ''The Seventh Gate''.
* ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles'' and ''Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles''.
* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': The in-universe final title of the book decided on by Frodo is ''The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King''.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': ''A Game of Thrones'', ''A Clash of Kings'', ''A Storm of Swords'', ''A Feast for Crows'', ''A Dance With Dragons''
* ''Literature/TheSwordOfTruth'': ''Wizard's First Rule'', ''Stone of Tears'', ''Temple of the Winds'', ''Soul of the Fire'', ''Faith of the Fallen'', ''Naked Empire''
* The Literature/{{Belgariad}} and Mallorean books
** And Literature/TheElenium and the Tamuli
* Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy: ''The Amulet of Samarkand'', ''The Golem's Eye'', and ''Ptolemy's Gate''
* Literature/{{Dragaera}}: ''Literature/ThePathsOfTheDead'' and ''Literature/TheLordOfCastleBlack''
* ''Franchise/TheDarkTower''
* Literature/{{Discworld}}: ''The Colour of Magic'', ''Sourcery'' ([[JustForPun yay puns]]!), ''Witches Abroad'', ''Lords and Ladies'', ''Thief of Time'', ''Troll Bridge'' (short story)
* [[Literature/RealmOfTheElderlings The Farseer Trilogy]]: ''Assassin's Apprentice'', ''Royal Assassin'', and ''Assassin's Quest''
* Referenced in ''[[Literature/ThursdayNext The Well of Lost Plots]]'', where the unfinished fantasy novel set apart as a literary wildlife reserve (with many poor abandoned unicorns) is called ''The Sword of the Zenobians''
* ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern''
* ''Literature/{{Shannara}}'' series:
** First King of...
** Sword of...
** Elfstones of... arguably comes under "gems", and certainly under MacGuffin
** Wishsong of...
** Elf Queen of...
** Druid of... (Druid/druidry isn't mentioned in the list of magic users above, but it's the same principle)
** Talismans of...
** The three novels in ''Voyage of the Jerle Shanarra'' are all named after the BigBad and the first one has "Witch" in the title as well.
** As is the last novel in the ''High Druid of...'' trilogy. The others are named after a parallel world (country) and a magic tree (MacGuffin).
** Dark Wraith of...
* Creator/RASalvatore's [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt novels]]:
** Literature/TheIcewindDaleTrilogy: The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, The Halfling's Gem
** Literature/LegacyOfTheDrowSeries: Siege of Darkness
** Literature/PathsOfDarkness: The Silent Blade, The Spine of the World, Servant of the Shard, Sea of Swords
** The Hunter's Blades: The Thousand Orcs, The Lone Drow, The Two Swords
** Literature/TheSellswords: Promise of the Witch-King
** Transitions: The Orc King, The Pirate King, The Ghost King
* ''Literature/HarryPotter and the''....name of the book.
* Double points for Tamora Pierce's ''Literature/TrickstersDuet'' (''Trickster's Choice, Trickster's Queen''), as the Trickster is a god.
** A lot of Pierce's stuff, actually, including: ''Alanna; The First Adventure, In The Hand of the Goddess, Wild Magic, The Realms of the Gods, The Magic in the Weaving, The Healing in the Vine, [[Literature/TheCircleOpens Magic Steps]], Street Magic, Literature/TheWillOfTheEmpress'' and ''Lady Knight''. Phew.
** Or the alternate titles of the first four arcs of the ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' series:
*** ''Sandry's Book''
*** ''Tris's Book''
*** ''Daja's Book''
*** ''Briar's Book''
* The vampire series that doesn't use Blood or Night: ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. (And even then ''Twilight'', ''New Moon'' and ''Breaking Dawn'' are still on the "night" theme.) Collectively known as ''The Twilight Saga'', in another example.
* Elizabeth Haydon's "Literature/SymphonyOfAges" trilogy.
** Book 1: Rhapsody, fits in with the "Song or Ballad" qualification.
** Book 2: Prophecy
** Book 3: Destiny
*** She gets even worse with [[TrilogyCreep the first sequel]], Requiem for the Sun.
* Creator/RaymondEFeist avoided this in his earlier works (''Magician'', ''Silverthorn'', ''Faerie Tale'') but his later series are all about this trope. [[Literature/TheRiftwarCycle Empire Trilogy]]: ''Daughter of the Empire'', ''Servant of the Empire'', ''Mistress of the Empire''. Serpentwar Saga: ''Shadow of a Dark Queen'', ''Rise of a Merchant Prince'', ''Rage of a Demon King'', ''Shards of a Broken Crown''; etc.
* Stephen R. Donaldson's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'': ''Lord Foul's Bane,'' ''The Illearth War,'' and ''The Power that Preserves.''
* Everlost, and its sequels, Everwild and Everfound.
* ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheApt'' pulls this off both with the series title and most of the individual books:
** ''Empire in Black and Gold''
** ''Dragonfly Falling''
** ''Salute the Dark''
** Books 3 and 5 kinda-sorta-semi avert it, though- ''Blood of the Mantis'' isn't about vampires, and ''The Scarab Path'' doesn't even come close to any of them.
* Parodied by Creator/JohnScalzi with ''The Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City'', found [[http://www.tor.com/stories/2011/04/the-shadow-war-of-the-night-dragons-book-one-the-dead-city-excerpt here]]. Books two and three in the trilogy would be ''Dark Blood Magic'' and ''Dream World of the Fire Wolf'' respectively, if they existed. This title came from Scalzi's publisher compiling the most popular words in fantasy titles and determining that this was the ultimate title. Scalzi promptly decided to [[{{Defictionalization}} defictionalize]] it as an April Fools joke. For which he was paid... in [[TrademarkFavoriteFood bacon]].
* The ''[[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Wheel of Time]]'' series has - ''The Dragon Reborn'', ''The Shadow Rising'', ''The Fires of Heaven'', ''Lord of Chaos'', ''Knife of Dreams'' and ''A Crown of Swords''.
* ''Literature/WickedLovely'' itself escapes this trope (being more of a WordSaladTitle), as does ''Ink Exchange''. Then we have ''Fragile Eternity'', ''Radiant Shadows'', and ''Darkest Mercy''.
* Creator/StevenErikson tends to avoid this with his ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' series by using more descriptive and specific titles: ''Memories of Ice'', ''The Bonehunters'', ''Dust of Dreams'' (though that one falls into the mystical concepts territory). He does seem fond of the '<blank> of <blank>' construction, though.
* ''Literature/WarriorCats'' has this in spades. There are books with metafictional descriptors (''Firestar's Quest'', ''Graystripe's Adventure''); books with the fantasy locations in the title (''Into the Wild'', ''Forest of Secrets''); stock character classes (''The Fourth Apprentice'', ''Heart of a Warrior''); a ''lot'' of mystical concept ones (''Bluestar's Prophecy'', ''[=SkyClan's=] Destiny'', ''Mistystar's Omen''); 'time and space on a grand scale' books, including ''all of series two'' (''Midnight'', ''Dawn'', ''Eclipse''); and magical elements, despite not being magical in ''Warriors'', also make an appearance (''Fire and Ice'', ''Dark River'').
* ''Literature/DigitalDevilStory'':
** ''Reincarnation of the Goddess''
** ''Warrior of the Demon City''
** ''Demise of the Reincarnation''
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[[folder:Music]]
* The song "Magic of the Wizard's Dream" by Rhapsody (aka Music/RhapsodyOfFire) certainly counts. If the title itself wasn't enough, a solid three fourths of the lyrics (ab)use these buzzwords.
** Hell, you'd be hard pressed to find a Rhapsody of Fire album or song title that doesn't. Even more so, ridiculously many of them are in a "[[TheXOfY Noun Of Adjective Noun]]" format, with the nouns and adjectives seemingly randomly picked from the list.
** The band's name itself falls under this trope (especially the "of Fire" version).
* Music/{{Dragonforce}}'s songs tend to embody this trope.
** Cracked has even made a [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15123_five-most-unintentionally-funny-albums-2006.html word count chart]] for their album "Inhuman Rampage". They also had a similar chart for their first three albums on their [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonforce Wikipedia page]] before it was taken down for being "original research".
* Music/BalSagoth's songs like "The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire, Part II: The Dark Liege of Chaos is Unleashed at the Ensorcelled Shrine of A'zura-Kai".
* Music/{{HIM}} had their fair share of song titles and lyrics that went like this, primarily performing songs about romance (though not necessarily love songs ''per se'') while tying it into fantasy and occult themes; examples that spring to mind include "Join Me in Death", "Killing Loneliness", "In Joy and Sorrow", "Dark Light"[[note]]yes, it was a song on their album of the same name[[/note]], "Venus Doom", "Vampire Heart", and "The Beginning of the End".
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
* [[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness Both versions of]] [[TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness the World of Darkness]] use "Creature: The something" as their titles:
** ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade''/''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem''
** ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse''/''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken''
** ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension''/''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening''
** ''TabletopGame/HunterTheReckoning''/''TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil''
** ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheDreaming''/''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost''
** ''TabletopGame/MummyTheResurrection''/''TabletopGame/MummyTheCurse''
** ''TabletopGame/DemonTheFallen''/''TabletopGame/DemonTheDescent''
** ''TabletopGame/WraithTheOblivion''
** ''TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated''
** ''[[TabletopGame/GeistTheSinEaters Geist: The Sin-Eaters]]''
** ''TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial''
** ''TabletopGame/DeviantTheRenegades''
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': ''Legends'', ''The Dark'', ''Fallen Empires'', ''Urza's Destiny'', ''Mercadian Masques'', ''Prophecy'', ''Champions of Kamigawa'', ''Betrayers of Kamigawa'', ''Saviors of Kamigawa'', ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'', ''Shadowmoor'', ''Shards of Alara'', ''Alara Reborn'', ''Scars of Mirrodin'', ''Dark Ascension'', Avacyn ''Restored'', ''Return to'' Ravnica, ''Dragon's Maze'',...
* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': Wonders of The ''Lost Age'', The Black and White ''Treatises'', Oadenol's ''Codex'', Roll of ''Glorious Divinity''.
** The cake, however, must be given to ''Return of the Scarlet Empress''.
* TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}
* ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings''.
* ''[[TabletopGame/GraveRobbersFromOuterSpace Berserker Halflings From The Dungeon of Dragons]]'', like the rest of the game series, has this as a game mechanic. Try to make the title as long as you can, because it increases the chances of you holding a title word at the end for extra victory points.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Torg}}'''s second edition, ''Torg Eternity''.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' loves these. The three book series were called Bionicle ''Chronicles'', ''Adventures'' and ''Legends''. Notable individual titles include ''Reign of Shadows'', ''Dark Destiny'', ''Journey's End'', ''The Yesterday Quest'', ''The Legend Reborn'', ''The Fall of Atero'', ''[[MacGuffinTitle The Mask of Light]]'', ''Swamp of Secrets'', ''The Mata Nui Saga'', ''Sahmad's Tale'', ''The Fall and Rise of the Skrall''...
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest''
* ''VideoGame/EverQuest''
* ''Dark Chronicle'' (which was renamed to ''VideoGame/DarkCloud 2'' in the US and Canada). In fact, ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'' qualifies as well.
* ''VideoGame/HeartOfDarkness'' (named after a [[Literature/HeartOfDarkness totally unrelated]] book)
** ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'' ([[NietzscheWannabe named after an even more unrelated]] book; both games were awesome in spite of their pompous titles)
*** The original title was going to be ''Between'' Good and Evil, which is a bit more relevant to the plot. ExecutiveMeddling forced the change.
* An upcoming game is actually called ''Eternal Chronicle''
* And of course ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''
* ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts''. Its sequel gained extra points - ''Shadow Hearts: Covenant''. The third in the series broke the chain, though, as its title, ''From The New World'', ''meant'' something (unlike its predecessors, set in Europe, it was set in North America).
* The ''[[VideoGame/TalesSeries Tales]]'' series: Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, Tales of Legendia.
* ''VideoGame/EternalChampions''
* ''Franchise/BaldursGate'', ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateTalesOfTheSwordCoast Tales of the Sword Coast]]'', ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateII Shadows of Amn]]'', ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateIIThroneOfBhaal Throne of Bhaal]]''
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''. It's {{Fantasy}} ''and'' it's [[ArtifactTitle Final]]!
** Brownie points for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyAdventure'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles''.
* ''VideoGame/IcewindDale''
* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic III'': ''Restoration of Erathia'' and ''Armageddon's Blade''
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** The series title. In fact, according to a former developer, "The Elder Scrolls" was chosen as a surtitle to ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'' simply because "it sounded cool". It wasn't until later that the devs decided what an Elder Scroll actually is in-universe.
** Averted by the individual game titles, which instead follow ThePlace titling convention, using in-universe locations.
** The titles of several expansions/[=DLCs=] throughout the series qualify, including ''Bloodmoon'' (for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]''), ''Knights of the Nine'' (for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]''), and both ''Dawnguard'' and ''Dragonborn'' (for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'').
* ''VideoGame/SteambotChronicles''
* ''VideoGame/LimboOfTheLost'', which is not about limbo dancing..
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.
** ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', if you count Oracle among the Sorcerer/Witch/Wizard group.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks''
* The first ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' game deserves a special mention; its full name is "''Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light''."
** Not that ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade The Binding Blade]]'' (or ''Sword of Seals'' if you prefer), ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade The Blazing Blade]]'' (released as ''Fire Emblem'' internationally), or ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones The Sacred Stones]]'' aren't prime examples as well.
** Also, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and its similar-sounding sequel ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn''.
* ''Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire''. In its Gamespot review, the reviewer [[LampshadeHanging mocked]] the Mad Lib Fantasy Title by suggesting a bunch of different titles which are simply rearrangements of the words.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' has several:
** ''Sonic Chaos'' (double points for Chaos Emeralds being the all purpose MacGuffin of the series).
** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', and its sequel ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' and their remakes (just add DX and Battle to 1 and 2 respectively). Also, under the same list is ''Tails Adventure'' and ''Sonic Rush Adventure''. Sonic Team sure love their adventures.
*** Let's not forget about ''VideoGame/SonicPocketAdventure''.
*** And ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' was called ''Sonic World Adventure'' [[MarketBasedTitle in Japan]].
** ''Sonic and the Secret Rings.''
** ''Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood'' again for double points.
** ''Sonic and the Black Knight.''
* ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean''.
* ''Slaves to Armok, God of Blood: Chapter II: VideoGame/DwarfFortress: Histories of [randomly chosen synonym for 'greed'] and [randomly chosen synonym for 'hard work']''. Actually makes use of Mad Lib names in game: proper names are randomly generated, which can theoretically result in names like "Bloodfist the Scourging Fire", but more commonly ends up with you managing a fortress called "[[WordSaladTitle Seethebritches the Blistering of Whelks]]" or "LetsPlay/{{Boatmurdered}}".
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Team Shanghai Alice: Project Shrine Maiden]]'':
** Highly Responsive to ''Prayers'' (1st)
** ''Story'' of Eastern Wonder''land'' (2nd)
** ''Lotus Land'' Story (4th)
** ''Mystic'' Square (5th)
** Embodiment of ''Scarlet Devil'' (6th)
** ''Immaterial and Missing Power'' (7.5th)
** ''Imperishable Night'' = ''Eternal Night'' (8th)
** ''Mountain of Faith'' (10th)
** Fairy ''Wars'' (12.8) ([[LowerDeckEpisode this one is perhaps a parody]])
** The ''Grimoire'' of Marisa
*** Spoofed with [[CuteWitch Marisa's]] ''Ordinary'' Black Magician.
** ''Oriental'' ''Sacred'' Place
** ''Wild'' and Horned Hermit
** ''Forbidden'' Scrollery
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest''. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It does have dragons and a lot of quests]].
* ''Videogame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable: The Gears of Destiny''
* Dang near the entire Creator/{{Sierra}} catalog, starting with VideoGame/KingsQuest, the success of which caused them to shoehorn the word "Quest" into all of their franchises possible, even when it wouldn't really make sense (''VideoGame/PoliceQuest'', anyone?). In fact, they were sued when they named their second fantasy series Hero's Quest (Already the name of a fantasy board game), before changing its name to VideoGame/QuestForGlory. A few series managed to avoid it, but the only long lasting one was the VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry games.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', though [[ItMakesSenseInContext it makes perfect sense in context]]: It's the first ''age'' since ancient history where ''dragons'' have appeared.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' series: original, ''Shadows of Undrentide'', ''Hordes of the Underdark'', ''[[VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2 Mask of the Betrayer]]'', ''Storm of Zehir''. However, each entry makes perfect sense in context.
* Since it is the love child of Creator/{{Disney}} [[JustForFun/XMeetsY and]] Creator/SquareEnix, ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' loves this.
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain Of Memories]]''
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth By Sleep]]''
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''
* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', a [[NintendoHard particularly brutal]] HackAndSlash DarkFantasy.
** ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', its [[SequelEscalation also-brutal]] SpiritualSuccessor. Probably compensating for having names that would fit B-list fantasy literature.
* ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}'': Jagex admits they came up with the title on a whim while first creating the game.
* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'', with sequels and spin-offs chock-full of buzzwords: Revelations, Bloodlines, Legacy, Liberation, Ascendance, Brotherhood, Crusade...
* ''VideoGame/EternalSonata''
** And by the same team, ''VideoGame/FragileDreamsFarewellRuinsOfTheMoon''.
* ''VideoGame/DLCQuest'' ([[DeconstructionGame Really.]])
* Most ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' expansion titles fit the bill: ''The Burning Crusade'', ''Wrath of the Lich King'', ''Mists of Pandaria'', ''Warlords of Draenor'', and ''Battle for Azeroth''. On the other hand, ''Cataclysm'', ''Legion'', and ''Shadowlands'' all avert it with {{One Word Title}}s.
* ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' takes the cake thanks to its numerous sequels, re-imaginings and [[UpdatedRerelease Updated Rereleases]]:
** ''VideoGame/YsIAncientYsVanishedOmen''
** ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter''
*** The above are packaged together on Steam as ''Ys I & II Chronicles+''
** ''Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'' rereleased as ''VideoGame/YsTheOathInFelghana''
** ''VideoGame/YsIVMaskOfTheSun'', ''VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs'', and ''VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta''
** ''VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand''
** ''VideoGame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim''
** ''VideoGame/YsOrigin''
** ''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana''
** ''VideoGame/YsIXMonstrumNox''
** And the aversions: ''VideoGame/YsStrategy'' and ''VideoGame/YsSeven''
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* ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'':
** Honourable parody mention: ''Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings''.
** An in-universe work deserves a mention: ''Song of the Sorcelator: [[ColonCancer Return of the Witchaloks]] II'', starring Kiefer Sutherland. And Ludacris.
** Also, ''Lord of the God-Kings''.
** Tycho gets into it a bit with TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, mentioning "Shadowfell". When Gabe asks "Doesn't that mean 'Darkbad'?", Tycho explains that Darkbad is below Shadowfell, and [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/3/20/ draws a diagram]] for the incredulous Gabe.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', we have arcs and storylines such as: ''Shade'', ''Interviewed By The Devil'', ''Into The Dungeon'', ''Shadows After Dark'', ''Hidden Genesis'', ''In The Shadows'', ''The Trials Of Susan'', ''The Dark Clouds Gather'', ''Talon vs. Scythe'', ''Wrath of God'', ''T-Minus The Demon Ally'', ''T-Minus Dark Allegiance'', ''New And Old Flames'', ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Legends of Celida]]'', ''Death Sentence'', ''Duel Of The Discs'', ''End Of An Era'', ''Squirrel Prophet'', ''Final Battle'', ''Gathering Monsters'', ''Apocalypse'', ''The Fate Of Magic'' and ''[[TheLegendOfX The Legend of Diane]]''.
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* [[http://www.musicsrc.com/video/Secret_of_Dragon_Ledgend.php?id=6_XEQosmB_w&artist=After+Forever&song=Free+of+Doubt Secret of Dragon Ledgend]].
* There is an ad on this wiki for an online RPG with werewolves and vampires called ''Immortal Night''.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': "Quest of the Underage Taoist".
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-->-- '''Farla''', on this trope's usage in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' fan fiction
It's not easy coming up with a compelling title for a story, especially if you are trying to convey the idea that the story is big, somehow important. A title that is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin too blunt]], à la ''Film/SnakesOnAPlane'', might work for an action romp or a comedy, but for drama, high adventure, and anything that tries to be important, there needs to be something else. Something that sounds meaningful.
Time to put some MeaninglessMeaningfulWords in there.
You know the words. Eternal, Ever, Dark, Chronicles... those words. They are used an awful lot, especially in fantasy fiction. They are used so much that they have probably lost all meaning, partly due to being used way too much by internet people who are hung up on creating ADarkerMe.
That doesn't stop people from using them anyway, to try to let everyone know that, yes, this particular adventure is indeed Epic, and you'd better know it. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools It doesn't mean that it's a bad story either]], just that the author couldn't think of a name.
Here's a challenge: Head to your local bookstore and try to find a book on the fantasy rack that ''doesn't'' use one of the following buzzwords in its title:
* Metafictional descriptors aiming to present the book as something more epic: Chronicle, Saga, Legend, Tale, Fable, Song, Ballad, Memories, Hymn, Game, Myth, Romance
** Dramatic events: Adventure, Quest, Journey, Trek, Voyage, Beginning, End, Rise, Fall, Conquest, War, Dawn, Dusk, Twilight
** Bonus points for biblical references: Genesis, Testament, Exodus, Revelation
* Fantasy settings and locations: Castle, Fortress, Stronghold, Keep, Tower, Kingdom, Empire, Realm
** As well as the actual names of the locales in question
* Stock character classes: Warrior, Assassin, Thief, Hunter, Knight, Mage/Sorcerer/Wizard/Witch/Magician/Warlock, etc.
* Titles of authority: King, Prince, Lord, Queen, Monarch, Sovereign
** Terminology related to monarchies: House, Dynasty
* Supernatural creatures: God/Goddess, Demon, Dragon, Ghost, Phantom, Spirit
* Weapons (Sword, Dagger, Blade, Staff, Axe, Halberd, Warhammer) or other assorted {{MacGuffin}}s (Ring, Crown, Amulet, Throne, Gauntlet, Emblem, Insignia, Flag, Banner, Standard)
* Gems and metals: Iron, Steel, Diamond, Silver, Gold, Mythril, Crystal
* Mystical concepts: Dream, Vision, Magic, Spell, Curse, Chaos, Omen, Prophecy, Destiny, Oath, Rune
* Time and space on a grand scale: Age, Eon, Epoch, Era, Sun, Moon, Star, Infinity, Eternity
* Extended table of magical elements: Fire, Air, Wind, Lightning, Thunder, Stone, Ice, Light, Dark, Life, Death
* Meteorological phenomena: Storm, Cloud, Mist, Fog
* Emotionally charged words: Heart, Soul, Tears, Sorrow, Wrath, Power, Might
* Bonus points for finding a vampire series that doesn't have ''at least'' one volume with Blood, Night, or [[http://www.vampires.nu/pages/Books.cfm/ID/2869/PageID/22 both]].
** Ditto with werewolves and Moon.
These have a tendency to get tossed willy-nilly into CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase or TheXOfY naming schemes. Also very often overlaps with TheLegendOfX, BalladOfX, and TheTitleSaga. In extreme cases, may overlap with WordSaladTitle or even WordPureeTitle.
Incidentally, an easier way to come up with a title is "The Dark (Noun)". For instance: ''The Dark Cushion'', ''The Dark Burrito'', ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'', etc. Compare MadLibThrillerTitle and GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath.
Due to the prevailing view that using English in the title is cool, fantasy mangaka find it difficult to not lean towards this trope.
Film adaptations of fantasy literature used to avert this trope for fear of [[SciFiGhetto "alienating mainstream audiences"]]. Nowadays, they play it straight using the title of the original work, or even [[ColonCancer err in the opposite direction]].
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}} Shippuden'' sometimes translates to ''Manga/{{Naruto}}: Hurricane Chronicles''.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Chronicles'', a Pokemon spin-off with secondary characters as protagonists.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', for trying to pack as much quasi-religious atmosphere into a three word title as humanly possible.
* ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'', which is inspired by Western fantasy tropes.
* These are both more frequent and [[WordSaladTitle more mad-libbly]] ''before'' [[GratuitousEnglish translation]]. Currently broadcasting at time of writing: ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' ([[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment now with more magic]]), ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', ''Anime/BattleSpiritsSwordEyes'', and ''[[Anime/IxionSagaDT Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer]]''. Translation gives you even ''more'', like "[[VisualNovel/HiiroNoKakera Scarlet Fragment]]" and "[[Manga/BlastOfTempest Isolated Tempest]]."
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* Parodied in the print comic ''ComicStrip/HsuAndChan'', in which Hsu and Chan created a wheel of words that could be strung together to make names for console [=RPGs=]. One possible option was ''Blood of the Blood Blood''.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''FanFic/BloodOmen''
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick''
* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''
* ''Film/ReignOfFire''
* ''Fireheart: The Legend of Tadas Blinda''
* ''Franchise/StarWars'' is full of these:
** ''Film/ANewHope'' (emotionally charged with "hope")
** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' (referring to the political entity)
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' (character type)
** ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (the "phantom" refers to the Sith, who are still in hiding at the time)
** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' (dramatic event -- the Clone Wars)
** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' (both emotionally charged ''and'' character type)
** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' (the Force is a mystical concept)
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[[folder:Gamebooks]]
* A good number of the book titles for the ''Literature/LoneWolf'' series:
** Magical elements: ''Flight from the Dark'', ''Fire on the Water'', ''Shadow on the Sand'', ''The Masters of Darkness'', ''The Deathlord of Ixia''
** Fantasy locations: ''The Caverns of Kalte'', ''The Chasm of Doom'', ''The Kingdoms of Terror'', ''Castle Death'', ''The Jungle of Horrors'', ''The Cauldron of Fear'', ''The Dungeons of Torgar''
** Dramatic events: ''The Darke Crusade'', ''Rune War''
** Time and space: ''The Prisoners of Time''
** Supernatural creatures: ''Dawn of the Dragons''
** Mystical concepts: ''The Curse of Naar''
* Its spin-off ''World of Lone Wolf'' tends to have two-fer titles: ''Grey Star the Wizard'' (time and class), ''The Forbidden City'' (location), ''Beyond the Nightmare Gate'' (location and mystical concept), ''War of the Wizards'' (dramatic event and class).
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' is a likely TropeMaker for [[FollowTheLeader the many later fantasy series]] that use "Chronicles" in the title. The individual volumes are also examples, referencing such stock fantasy elements as "[[Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe Witch]]," "[[Literature/PrinceCaspian Prince]]," "[[Literature/TheMagiciansNephew Magician]]," "[[Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader Dawn]]," "[[Literature/TheLastBattle Battle]]"...
* ''The Literature/{{Dragonlance}} Chronicles''. Oh, where to begin... ''The Dark Disciple Trilogy'': ''Amber and Ashes'', ''Amber and Iron'', ''Amber and Blood''; ''The War of Souls Trilogy:'' ''Dragons of a Fallen Sun'', ''Dragons of a Lost Star'', ''Dragons of a Vanished Moon''; ''The Lost Chronicles'': ''Dragons of the Dwarven Depths'', ''Dragons of the Highlord Skies'', ''Dragons of the Hourglass Mage'' (not released); ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'', ''Dragons of Winter Night'', ''Dragons of Spring Dawning'', ''Dragons of Summer Flame''.
** Also by Weis and Hickman, ''Literature/TheDeathGateCycle'', comprising ''Dragon Wing'', ''Elven Star'', ''Fire Sea'', ''Serpent Mage'', ''The Hand of Chaos'' and ''The Seventh Gate''.
* ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles'' and ''Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles''.
* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': The in-universe final title of the book decided on by Frodo is ''The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King''.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': ''A Game of Thrones'', ''A Clash of Kings'', ''A Storm of Swords'', ''A Feast for Crows'', ''A Dance With Dragons''
* ''Literature/TheSwordOfTruth'': ''Wizard's First Rule'', ''Stone of Tears'', ''Temple of the Winds'', ''Soul of the Fire'', ''Faith of the Fallen'', ''Naked Empire''
* The Literature/{{Belgariad}} and Mallorean books
** And Literature/TheElenium and the Tamuli
* Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy: ''The Amulet of Samarkand'', ''The Golem's Eye'', and ''Ptolemy's Gate''
* Literature/{{Dragaera}}: ''Literature/ThePathsOfTheDead'' and ''Literature/TheLordOfCastleBlack''
* ''Franchise/TheDarkTower''
* Literature/{{Discworld}}: ''The Colour of Magic'', ''Sourcery'' ([[JustForPun yay puns]]!), ''Witches Abroad'', ''Lords and Ladies'', ''Thief of Time'', ''Troll Bridge'' (short story)
* [[Literature/RealmOfTheElderlings The Farseer Trilogy]]: ''Assassin's Apprentice'', ''Royal Assassin'', and ''Assassin's Quest''
* Referenced in ''[[Literature/ThursdayNext The Well of Lost Plots]]'', where the unfinished fantasy novel set apart as a literary wildlife reserve (with many poor abandoned unicorns) is called ''The Sword of the Zenobians''
* ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern''
* ''Literature/{{Shannara}}'' series:
** First King of...
** Sword of...
** Elfstones of... arguably comes under "gems", and certainly under MacGuffin
** Wishsong of...
** Elf Queen of...
** Druid of... (Druid/druidry isn't mentioned in the list of magic users above, but it's the same principle)
** Talismans of...
** The three novels in ''Voyage of the Jerle Shanarra'' are all named after the BigBad and the first one has "Witch" in the title as well.
** As is the last novel in the ''High Druid of...'' trilogy. The others are named after a parallel world (country) and a magic tree (MacGuffin).
** Dark Wraith of...
* Creator/RASalvatore's [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt novels]]:
** Literature/TheIcewindDaleTrilogy: The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, The Halfling's Gem
** Literature/LegacyOfTheDrowSeries: Siege of Darkness
** Literature/PathsOfDarkness: The Silent Blade, The Spine of the World, Servant of the Shard, Sea of Swords
** The Hunter's Blades: The Thousand Orcs, The Lone Drow, The Two Swords
** Literature/TheSellswords: Promise of the Witch-King
** Transitions: The Orc King, The Pirate King, The Ghost King
* ''Literature/HarryPotter and the''....name of the book.
* Double points for Tamora Pierce's ''Literature/TrickstersDuet'' (''Trickster's Choice, Trickster's Queen''), as the Trickster is a god.
** A lot of Pierce's stuff, actually, including: ''Alanna; The First Adventure, In The Hand of the Goddess, Wild Magic, The Realms of the Gods, The Magic in the Weaving, The Healing in the Vine, [[Literature/TheCircleOpens Magic Steps]], Street Magic, Literature/TheWillOfTheEmpress'' and ''Lady Knight''. Phew.
** Or the alternate titles of the first four arcs of the ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' series:
*** ''Sandry's Book''
*** ''Tris's Book''
*** ''Daja's Book''
*** ''Briar's Book''
* The vampire series that doesn't use Blood or Night: ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. (And even then ''Twilight'', ''New Moon'' and ''Breaking Dawn'' are still on the "night" theme.) Collectively known as ''The Twilight Saga'', in another example.
* Elizabeth Haydon's "Literature/SymphonyOfAges" trilogy.
** Book 1: Rhapsody, fits in with the "Song or Ballad" qualification.
** Book 2: Prophecy
** Book 3: Destiny
*** She gets even worse with [[TrilogyCreep the first sequel]], Requiem for the Sun.
* Creator/RaymondEFeist avoided this in his earlier works (''Magician'', ''Silverthorn'', ''Faerie Tale'') but his later series are all about this trope. [[Literature/TheRiftwarCycle Empire Trilogy]]: ''Daughter of the Empire'', ''Servant of the Empire'', ''Mistress of the Empire''. Serpentwar Saga: ''Shadow of a Dark Queen'', ''Rise of a Merchant Prince'', ''Rage of a Demon King'', ''Shards of a Broken Crown''; etc.
* Stephen R. Donaldson's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'': ''Lord Foul's Bane,'' ''The Illearth War,'' and ''The Power that Preserves.''
* Everlost, and its sequels, Everwild and Everfound.
* ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheApt'' pulls this off both with the series title and most of the individual books:
** ''Empire in Black and Gold''
** ''Dragonfly Falling''
** ''Salute the Dark''
** Books 3 and 5 kinda-sorta-semi avert it, though- ''Blood of the Mantis'' isn't about vampires, and ''The Scarab Path'' doesn't even come close to any of them.
* Parodied by Creator/JohnScalzi with ''The Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City'', found [[http://www.tor.com/stories/2011/04/the-shadow-war-of-the-night-dragons-book-one-the-dead-city-excerpt here]]. Books two and three in the trilogy would be ''Dark Blood Magic'' and ''Dream World of the Fire Wolf'' respectively, if they existed. This title came from Scalzi's publisher compiling the most popular words in fantasy titles and determining that this was the ultimate title. Scalzi promptly decided to [[{{Defictionalization}} defictionalize]] it as an April Fools joke. For which he was paid... in [[TrademarkFavoriteFood bacon]].
* The ''[[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Wheel of Time]]'' series has - ''The Dragon Reborn'', ''The Shadow Rising'', ''The Fires of Heaven'', ''Lord of Chaos'', ''Knife of Dreams'' and ''A Crown of Swords''.
* ''Literature/WickedLovely'' itself escapes this trope (being more of a WordSaladTitle), as does ''Ink Exchange''. Then we have ''Fragile Eternity'', ''Radiant Shadows'', and ''Darkest Mercy''.
* Creator/StevenErikson tends to avoid this with his ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' series by using more descriptive and specific titles: ''Memories of Ice'', ''The Bonehunters'', ''Dust of Dreams'' (though that one falls into the mystical concepts territory). He does seem fond of the '<blank> of <blank>' construction, though.
* ''Literature/WarriorCats'' has this in spades. There are books with metafictional descriptors (''Firestar's Quest'', ''Graystripe's Adventure''); books with the fantasy locations in the title (''Into the Wild'', ''Forest of Secrets''); stock character classes (''The Fourth Apprentice'', ''Heart of a Warrior''); a ''lot'' of mystical concept ones (''Bluestar's Prophecy'', ''[=SkyClan's=] Destiny'', ''Mistystar's Omen''); 'time and space on a grand scale' books, including ''all of series two'' (''Midnight'', ''Dawn'', ''Eclipse''); and magical elements, despite not being magical in ''Warriors'', also make an appearance (''Fire and Ice'', ''Dark River'').
* ''Literature/DigitalDevilStory'':
** ''Reincarnation of the Goddess''
** ''Warrior of the Demon City''
** ''Demise of the Reincarnation''
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[[folder:Music]]
* The song "Magic of the Wizard's Dream" by Rhapsody (aka Music/RhapsodyOfFire) certainly counts. If the title itself wasn't enough, a solid three fourths of the lyrics (ab)use these buzzwords.
** Hell, you'd be hard pressed to find a Rhapsody of Fire album or song title that doesn't. Even more so, ridiculously many of them are in a "[[TheXOfY Noun Of Adjective Noun]]" format, with the nouns and adjectives seemingly randomly picked from the list.
** The band's name itself falls under this trope (especially the "of Fire" version).
* Music/{{Dragonforce}}'s songs tend to embody this trope.
** Cracked has even made a [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15123_five-most-unintentionally-funny-albums-2006.html word count chart]] for their album "Inhuman Rampage". They also had a similar chart for their first three albums on their [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonforce Wikipedia page]] before it was taken down for being "original research".
* Music/BalSagoth's songs like "The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire, Part II: The Dark Liege of Chaos is Unleashed at the Ensorcelled Shrine of A'zura-Kai".
* Music/{{HIM}} had their fair share of song titles and lyrics that went like this, primarily performing songs about romance (though not necessarily love songs ''per se'') while tying it into fantasy and occult themes; examples that spring to mind include "Join Me in Death", "Killing Loneliness", "In Joy and Sorrow", "Dark Light"[[note]]yes, it was a song on their album of the same name[[/note]], "Venus Doom", "Vampire Heart", and "The Beginning of the End".
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
* [[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness Both versions of]] [[TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness the World of Darkness]] use "Creature: The something" as their titles:
** ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade''/''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem''
** ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse''/''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken''
** ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension''/''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening''
** ''TabletopGame/HunterTheReckoning''/''TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil''
** ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheDreaming''/''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost''
** ''TabletopGame/MummyTheResurrection''/''TabletopGame/MummyTheCurse''
** ''TabletopGame/DemonTheFallen''/''TabletopGame/DemonTheDescent''
** ''TabletopGame/WraithTheOblivion''
** ''TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated''
** ''[[TabletopGame/GeistTheSinEaters Geist: The Sin-Eaters]]''
** ''TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial''
** ''TabletopGame/DeviantTheRenegades''
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': ''Legends'', ''The Dark'', ''Fallen Empires'', ''Urza's Destiny'', ''Mercadian Masques'', ''Prophecy'', ''Champions of Kamigawa'', ''Betrayers of Kamigawa'', ''Saviors of Kamigawa'', ''Ravnica: City of Guilds'', ''Shadowmoor'', ''Shards of Alara'', ''Alara Reborn'', ''Scars of Mirrodin'', ''Dark Ascension'', Avacyn ''Restored'', ''Return to'' Ravnica, ''Dragon's Maze'',...
* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': Wonders of The ''Lost Age'', The Black and White ''Treatises'', Oadenol's ''Codex'', Roll of ''Glorious Divinity''.
** The cake, however, must be given to ''Return of the Scarlet Empress''.
* TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}
* ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings''.
* ''[[TabletopGame/GraveRobbersFromOuterSpace Berserker Halflings From The Dungeon of Dragons]]'', like the rest of the game series, has this as a game mechanic. Try to make the title as long as you can, because it increases the chances of you holding a title word at the end for extra victory points.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Torg}}'''s second edition, ''Torg Eternity''.
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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' loves these. The three book series were called Bionicle ''Chronicles'', ''Adventures'' and ''Legends''. Notable individual titles include ''Reign of Shadows'', ''Dark Destiny'', ''Journey's End'', ''The Yesterday Quest'', ''The Legend Reborn'', ''The Fall of Atero'', ''[[MacGuffinTitle The Mask of Light]]'', ''Swamp of Secrets'', ''The Mata Nui Saga'', ''Sahmad's Tale'', ''The Fall and Rise of the Skrall''...
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* ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest''
* ''VideoGame/EverQuest''
* ''Dark Chronicle'' (which was renamed to ''VideoGame/DarkCloud 2'' in the US and Canada). In fact, ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'' qualifies as well.
* ''VideoGame/HeartOfDarkness'' (named after a [[Literature/HeartOfDarkness totally unrelated]] book)
** ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'' ([[NietzscheWannabe named after an even more unrelated]] book; both games were awesome in spite of their pompous titles)
*** The original title was going to be ''Between'' Good and Evil, which is a bit more relevant to the plot. ExecutiveMeddling forced the change.
* An upcoming game is actually called ''Eternal Chronicle''
* And of course ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''
* ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts''. Its sequel gained extra points - ''Shadow Hearts: Covenant''. The third in the series broke the chain, though, as its title, ''From The New World'', ''meant'' something (unlike its predecessors, set in Europe, it was set in North America).
* The ''[[VideoGame/TalesSeries Tales]]'' series: Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, Tales of Legendia.
* ''VideoGame/EternalChampions''
* ''Franchise/BaldursGate'', ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateTalesOfTheSwordCoast Tales of the Sword Coast]]'', ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateII Shadows of Amn]]'', ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateIIThroneOfBhaal Throne of Bhaal]]''
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''. It's {{Fantasy}} ''and'' it's [[ArtifactTitle Final]]!
** Brownie points for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyAdventure'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles''.
* ''VideoGame/IcewindDale''
* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic III'': ''Restoration of Erathia'' and ''Armageddon's Blade''
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** The series title. In fact, according to a former developer, "The Elder Scrolls" was chosen as a surtitle to ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'' simply because "it sounded cool". It wasn't until later that the devs decided what an Elder Scroll actually is in-universe.
** Averted by the individual game titles, which instead follow ThePlace titling convention, using in-universe locations.
** The titles of several expansions/[=DLCs=] throughout the series qualify, including ''Bloodmoon'' (for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]''), ''Knights of the Nine'' (for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]''), and both ''Dawnguard'' and ''Dragonborn'' (for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'').
* ''VideoGame/SteambotChronicles''
* ''VideoGame/LimboOfTheLost'', which is not about limbo dancing..
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.
** ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', if you count Oracle among the Sorcerer/Witch/Wizard group.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks''
* The first ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' game deserves a special mention; its full name is "''Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light''."
** Not that ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade The Binding Blade]]'' (or ''Sword of Seals'' if you prefer), ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade The Blazing Blade]]'' (released as ''Fire Emblem'' internationally), or ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones The Sacred Stones]]'' aren't prime examples as well.
** Also, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and its similar-sounding sequel ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn''.
* ''Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire''. In its Gamespot review, the reviewer [[LampshadeHanging mocked]] the Mad Lib Fantasy Title by suggesting a bunch of different titles which are simply rearrangements of the words.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' has several:
** ''Sonic Chaos'' (double points for Chaos Emeralds being the all purpose MacGuffin of the series).
** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', and its sequel ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' and their remakes (just add DX and Battle to 1 and 2 respectively). Also, under the same list is ''Tails Adventure'' and ''Sonic Rush Adventure''. Sonic Team sure love their adventures.
*** Let's not forget about ''VideoGame/SonicPocketAdventure''.
*** And ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' was called ''Sonic World Adventure'' [[MarketBasedTitle in Japan]].
** ''Sonic and the Secret Rings.''
** ''Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood'' again for double points.
** ''Sonic and the Black Knight.''
* ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean''.
* ''Slaves to Armok, God of Blood: Chapter II: VideoGame/DwarfFortress: Histories of [randomly chosen synonym for 'greed'] and [randomly chosen synonym for 'hard work']''. Actually makes use of Mad Lib names in game: proper names are randomly generated, which can theoretically result in names like "Bloodfist the Scourging Fire", but more commonly ends up with you managing a fortress called "[[WordSaladTitle Seethebritches the Blistering of Whelks]]" or "LetsPlay/{{Boatmurdered}}".
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Team Shanghai Alice: Project Shrine Maiden]]'':
** Highly Responsive to ''Prayers'' (1st)
** ''Story'' of Eastern Wonder''land'' (2nd)
** ''Lotus Land'' Story (4th)
** ''Mystic'' Square (5th)
** Embodiment of ''Scarlet Devil'' (6th)
** ''Immaterial and Missing Power'' (7.5th)
** ''Imperishable Night'' = ''Eternal Night'' (8th)
** ''Mountain of Faith'' (10th)
** Fairy ''Wars'' (12.8) ([[LowerDeckEpisode this one is perhaps a parody]])
** The ''Grimoire'' of Marisa
*** Spoofed with [[CuteWitch Marisa's]] ''Ordinary'' Black Magician.
** ''Oriental'' ''Sacred'' Place
** ''Wild'' and Horned Hermit
** ''Forbidden'' Scrollery
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest''. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It does have dragons and a lot of quests]].
* ''Videogame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable: The Gears of Destiny''
* Dang near the entire Creator/{{Sierra}} catalog, starting with VideoGame/KingsQuest, the success of which caused them to shoehorn the word "Quest" into all of their franchises possible, even when it wouldn't really make sense (''VideoGame/PoliceQuest'', anyone?). In fact, they were sued when they named their second fantasy series Hero's Quest (Already the name of a fantasy board game), before changing its name to VideoGame/QuestForGlory. A few series managed to avoid it, but the only long lasting one was the VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry games.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', though [[ItMakesSenseInContext it makes perfect sense in context]]: It's the first ''age'' since ancient history where ''dragons'' have appeared.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' series: original, ''Shadows of Undrentide'', ''Hordes of the Underdark'', ''[[VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2 Mask of the Betrayer]]'', ''Storm of Zehir''. However, each entry makes perfect sense in context.
* Since it is the love child of Creator/{{Disney}} [[JustForFun/XMeetsY and]] Creator/SquareEnix, ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' loves this.
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain Of Memories]]''
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth By Sleep]]''
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''
* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', a [[NintendoHard particularly brutal]] HackAndSlash DarkFantasy.
** ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', its [[SequelEscalation also-brutal]] SpiritualSuccessor. Probably compensating for having names that would fit B-list fantasy literature.
* ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}'': Jagex admits they came up with the title on a whim while first creating the game.
* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'', with sequels and spin-offs chock-full of buzzwords: Revelations, Bloodlines, Legacy, Liberation, Ascendance, Brotherhood, Crusade...
* ''VideoGame/EternalSonata''
** And by the same team, ''VideoGame/FragileDreamsFarewellRuinsOfTheMoon''.
* ''VideoGame/DLCQuest'' ([[DeconstructionGame Really.]])
* Most ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' expansion titles fit the bill: ''The Burning Crusade'', ''Wrath of the Lich King'', ''Mists of Pandaria'', ''Warlords of Draenor'', and ''Battle for Azeroth''. On the other hand, ''Cataclysm'', ''Legion'', and ''Shadowlands'' all avert it with {{One Word Title}}s.
* ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' takes the cake thanks to its numerous sequels, re-imaginings and [[UpdatedRerelease Updated Rereleases]]:
** ''VideoGame/YsIAncientYsVanishedOmen''
** ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter''
*** The above are packaged together on Steam as ''Ys I & II Chronicles+''
** ''Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'' rereleased as ''VideoGame/YsTheOathInFelghana''
** ''VideoGame/YsIVMaskOfTheSun'', ''VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs'', and ''VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta''
** ''VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand''
** ''VideoGame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim''
** ''VideoGame/YsOrigin''
** ''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana''
** ''VideoGame/YsIXMonstrumNox''
** And the aversions: ''VideoGame/YsStrategy'' and ''VideoGame/YsSeven''
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* ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'':
** Honourable parody mention: ''Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings''.
** An in-universe work deserves a mention: ''Song of the Sorcelator: [[ColonCancer Return of the Witchaloks]] II'', starring Kiefer Sutherland. And Ludacris.
** Also, ''Lord of the God-Kings''.
** Tycho gets into it a bit with TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, mentioning "Shadowfell". When Gabe asks "Doesn't that mean 'Darkbad'?", Tycho explains that Darkbad is below Shadowfell, and [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/3/20/ draws a diagram]] for the incredulous Gabe.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', we have arcs and storylines such as: ''Shade'', ''Interviewed By The Devil'', ''Into The Dungeon'', ''Shadows After Dark'', ''Hidden Genesis'', ''In The Shadows'', ''The Trials Of Susan'', ''The Dark Clouds Gather'', ''Talon vs. Scythe'', ''Wrath of God'', ''T-Minus The Demon Ally'', ''T-Minus Dark Allegiance'', ''New And Old Flames'', ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Legends of Celida]]'', ''Death Sentence'', ''Duel Of The Discs'', ''End Of An Era'', ''Squirrel Prophet'', ''Final Battle'', ''Gathering Monsters'', ''Apocalypse'', ''The Fate Of Magic'' and ''[[TheLegendOfX The Legend of Diane]]''.
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* [[http://www.musicsrc.com/video/Secret_of_Dragon_Ledgend.php?id=6_XEQosmB_w&artist=After+Forever&song=Free+of+Doubt Secret of Dragon Ledgend]].
* There is an ad on this wiki for an online RPG with werewolves and vampires called ''Immortal Night''.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': "Quest of the Underage Taoist".
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