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* The Titans from the [[TeenTitans New Titans]] story "Who Is Wonder Girl?" ([[MultipleChoicePast one of the earlier attempts to give Donna Troy an actual origin]]) were absolute indistinguishable from their Greek and Roman children, falling on the "nice" end of the morality scale as a result by abducting random orphan baby girls throughout the cosmos and raising them to have super powers (to somehow atone for the whole "eating their offspring" bit).

* The "aunts" and "uncles" (and presumably, parents) of [MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Luna and Celestia]] in the fanfic [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/877/Under-The-Northern-Lights Under The Northern Lights]]. They are vast elemental beings which created the world and its intelligent species (learning the latter from the much younger Luna and Celestia [[spoiler: when their toys turned into the first ponies because the sisters loved them so much - so yeah, ponies originated as toys of two little girls]]). The one we have seen in the fic is the water being called Karhu-Akka by reindeer. She combines traits of bear, cow, squid and whale and now sleeps in the shape of a huge glacier. If she awakes, horrible things will happen. [[spoiler: Her rolling over in her sleep when Discord got free is one of the causes for the crisis in the fic, one which might kill all life in a country.]] Luna, however, remembers her as a kind aunt who played with her and Celestia by the sea and gave them wonderful toys. Their greatuncles and greataunts, however, are pure EldritchAbomination, seen in a vision as "lights... sounds... patterns of magic in a black sphere that itched the brain and made the soul cry". Discord is one of them.

** There are also [[HumanSubspecies Eternals]] that live on the moon of Titan, [[DeathSeeker Thanos]] being the most famous of them. Eternals were always mistook for the traditional pantheons and those on Titan are no different.

* ''{{Percy Jackson and the Olympians}} has the Titans looking almost exactly like normal humans, with the exception of Oceanus. Kronos is [[spoiler: possessing Luke]] and so looks just like him except for having solid gold eyes. The Titans are about as tough as the Olympians, and Kronos is apparently [[OhCrap even more so]].

* In ''DungeonsAndDragons'', [[http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Titan titans]] are a race of [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent outsiders]] (creatures native to the outer planes) who happen to be about 25 feet tall, so they're not only ''celestial'' giants, they are taller than the tallest "normal" giants. Every aspect of them is [[PerfectLifeForm perfect]]. In addition, they can cast powerful spells and speak several languages as standard abilities for the race. At a starting CR of 21, a titan with no other skills is equal to an epic-level PlayerCharacter in battle. In contrast to their usual portrayals, they're also (slightly) weaker than the gods and act as their servants. They are traditionally ChaoticGood and live on the plane of Arborea (also known as Olympus), though the Green titans (Cronus, et al) are imprisoned in Carceri (Tartarus).

The two remaining Primordials, who sided with the gods, are: Gaia (the Earth Mother, creator of the Five Elemental Dragons, whose body may or may not be [[GeniusLoci part of Creation]]) and Autochthon (the inventor of Exaltation, the patron of technology, who later fled to Elsewhere and became a [[GeniusLoci planet]] made of {{Steampunk}}).

* In ''GodOfWar,'', barring those who look like Olympians like Helios, Prometheus and Rhea, all the other Titans are mountains-sized beings that look somewhhat human-ish. Some also are ElementalEmbodiment(s) like Perses (Lava), Oceanus (Water/Lightning), Epimetheus (Rock) and Gaea (Nature)

* Titans of ''{{Warcraft}}'' 'verse are, essentially, a race of demigods (stated to be more powerful than some of the gods themselves). Their powers are, untypically for a HighFantasy setting, entirely based on incredibly advanced technology. They created Azeroth as we know it, amongst thousands of other worlds, however, most creatures used to be robots, and beings made of flesh and bones is a side effect of corruption by TheOldGods.

The two remaining Primordials, who sided with the gods, are: Gaia (the Earth Mother, creator of the Five Elemental Dragons,whose body may or may not be [[GeniusLoci part of Creation]]) and Autochthon (the inventor of Exaltation, the patron of technology, who later fled to Elsewhere and became a [[GeniusLoci planet]] made of {{Steampunk}}).

* ''{{Exalted}}'' has the Primordials, eldritch beings of vast power who built Creation and then created the gods as their slave janitors. The gods got fed up with their jobs and had the Exalted overthrow the Primordials, but it turns out that killing some of them [[NiceJobBreakingItHero broke the universe.]]
** To elaborate, the death of several Primordials in the setting's equivalent of the Titanomachy is the reason TheUnderworld exists. One of the Primordials who surrendered, as a parting shot before her imprisonment, ''[[RetGone erased ninety percent of Creation from existence on a conceptual level.]]''

* In ''DungeonsAndDragons'', [[http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Titan titans]] are a race of [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent outsiders]] (creatures native to the outer planes) who happen to be about 25 feet tall, so they're not only ''celestial'' giants, they are taller than the tallest "normal" giants. Every aspect of them is [[PerfectLifeForm perfect]]. In addition, they can cast powerful spells and speak several languages as standard abilities for the race. At a starting CR of 21, a titan with no other skills is equal to an epic-level PlayerCharacter in battle.
** In contrast to their usual portrayals, they're also (slightly) weaker than the gods and act as their servants.
** The Primordials (also known as Dawn Titans) of the 4th Edition are a mix of this trope and ElementalEmbodiment.

* Being hugely '''epic'''. It's almost their defining trait to not only be more awesome and {{badass}} than someone like [[PunyEarthling you]], but to every other being as well.

* The biggest variable would be their appearance. They often range from looking human-ish (if somewhat larger than normal), to [[EldritchAbomination something that can't be described by mere words]].

->"Nothing tears us apart. In Greek mythology, the Titans were greater even than the gods. They ruled their universe with absolute power. Well that football field out there, that's our universe. Let's rule it like titans."
-->-- Coach Boone, ''RememberTheTitans''

-->-- Coach Boone, ''Remember The Titans''

** Then there are the other Titans, [[HumanSubspecies Eternals]] who live on the moon of Titan, [[DeathSeeker Thanos]] being the most famous of them.

** Then there are the other Titans, eternals who live on the moon of Titan, Thanos being the most famous of them.

* In ''GodOfWar,'', barring those who looke like Olympians like Helios, Prometheus and Rhea, all the other Titans are mountains-sized beings that look somewhhat human-ish. Some also are ElementalEmbodiment(s) like Perses (Lava), Oceanus (Water/Lightning), Epimetheus (Rock) and Gaea (Nature)

* The Titans in OgreBattleMarchOfTheBlackQueen are upgraded Giants, who are large, club-wielders, and are Wind/Lightning-aligned, and PalleteSwap(s) of the other Giant upgrade classes like Frost/Fire Giants and vice versa.

* The Titan unit from ''AgeOfMythology: The Titans''. In game, Titans serves as the Pantheon of the Atlantinean civilization, with [[BigBad Kronos]], [[LightIsNotGood Uranus]] and [[TokenGoodTeammate Gaia]] as main gods, with others serving as minor ones. Barring OCeanus (who is blue-skinned, but otherwise human-looking) and Kronos (who is a giant, rock demon), all of them look like Olympians. Furthermore, it's possible for a civilization to summon a gargantuan, city-destroying Titan to fight for them: Greeks have [[HellHound Cerberus]], Egyptians have [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Horus]], Norse have [[OurTrollsAreDifferent Yimir]] and Atlantineans have [[MagmaMan Perses]]. Yes, they took a little artistic license here and there....

* The Titans in OgreBattleMarchOfTheBlackQueen are upgraded Giants, who are large, club-wielders, and are Wind/Lightning-aligned, and PalleteSwaps of the other Giant upgrade classes like Frost/Fire Giants.

* The Titan unit from ''AgeOfMythology: The Titans''. In game, Titans serves as the Pantheon of the Atlantinean civilization, with [[BigBad Kronos]], [[LightIsNotGood Uranus]] and [[TokenGoodTeammate Gaia]] as main gods. Furthermore, it's possible for a civilization to summon a gargantuan, city-destroying Titan to fight for them: Greeks have [[HellHound Cerberus]], Egyptians have [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Horus]], Norse have [[OurTrollsAreDifferent Yimir]] and Atlantineans have [[MagmaMan Perses]]. Yes, they took a little artistic license here and there....

* In ''GodOfWar,'' all the Titans except Prometheus look like mountains that came to life and took on human(ish) form.

** The animated series has appearances by Prometheus and Atlas, who are more human-looking and considerably more benign.

* Titans in ''DwarfFortress'' are, essentially, ginormous [[MixAndMatchCritters randomized]] [[OurMonstersAreWeirder creatures]] spewing things like fire or random disease carrying clouds which can literally be made of anything. They're usually [[ThatOneBoss a bitch to kill]], as they're immune to traps, temperature (including magma), pain, hunger, drowning, and a lot of other things. This varies significantly with ''what'' material, though: ones made of metals rival [[ImplacableMan Bronze Colossi]] for NighInvulnerability, but you'll occasionally get one made of a liquid that breaks into pieces with a single strike. Forgotten Beasts are a similar class of creature except found underground instead of above-ground.

* Titans in ''DwarfFortress'' are, essentially, ginormous [[MixAndMatchCritters randomized creatures]] and can literally be made of anything. They're [[ThatOneBoss a bitch to kill]], as they're immune to traps and stunning, and can't be tricked into [[GameBreaker magma pits]].

* The AnimatedAdaptation of ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'', ''Hercules and Xena: The Battle for Mount Olympus'': [[EarWorm "Boom shakalakalaka boom shakalakalakalaka."]]

[[AC:ComicBooks]]* TheIncredibleHercules - The Titans and Chronos are imprisoned behind sealed doors, and they break free when TheIncredibleHulk accidentally breaks the seal. The exception is Atlas, who is placed at The Axis of the world (center of the world that sometimes moves, changing the political situation of the world, and can also serve as a nexus to all the mystical foundations of the world).

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* TheIncredibleHercules - The Titans and Chronos are imprisoned behind sealed doors, and they break free when TheIncredibleHulk accidentally breaks the seal. The exception is Atlas, who is placed at The Axis of the world (center of the world that sometimes moves, changing the political situation of the world, and can also serve as a nexus to all the mystical foundations of the world).

* In ''{{Disney/Hercules}}'', the Titans are ChaoticEvil [[ElementalEmbodiment elemental beings]] imprisoned by [[TopGod Zeus]]. Hades' EvilPlan is to free them and use them to storm Mount Olympus and take over.

* In ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'', titans are HumongousMecha that vary in size; the Warhound class is the smallest, and is about the size of a large house, and the titans increase in magnitude until you get to the Emperor class, which can have a full-sized cathedral built upon its shoulders and carries [[{{BFG}} guns you could drive a tank into]].

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