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Ulysses21
Since: Mar, 2015
6th Jun, 2016 04:00:02 AM
That would still be Legacy Character. If it is established that the protagonist has taken up a previously used super-identity, that is part of a Legacy, whether or not the previous incarnations are ever shown.
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BrokenEye
Since: May, 2011
6th Jun, 2016 11:18:04 AM
Huh... then the example section on that page is seriously underpopulated
If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is
Is there a trope where a superhero (or other secret-identitied character) is stated to be the latest in a long line of previous bearers of the mantle, but none of the previous incarnations ever actually appear as characters (usually because the mantle only gets passed on when the previous bearer dies)? There often seems to be some sort of secret society involved with perpetuating the tradition, but I see no reason that should be mandatory. The Phantom is a good example, and the Dread Pirate Roberts would be a non-superhero example. Weirdly, the two dress very similar. What if the original Phantom and the original Dread Pirate Roberts were the same guy...
As I understand it, you only get to be listed as an example on the Legacy Character page if more than one of them actually shows up in person for at least one story.
Edited by BrokenEye