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* ''Fanfic/PoundTheTable'''s main character is Noa Schaeffer, a lawyer with very, very weak mutant and mystical powers. Despite being surrounded by super-powered individuals, (Matt Murdock works as her intern, Magneto is her godfather, she knows Stephen Strange, and she represents Pyro in one case and goes against Norman Osborn in another, and she winds up dating [[spoiler: Psylocke]] in later chapters) she is, in ever way that matters, still a civilian with no direct involvement in superheroics. As the author points out, she isn't even "street level" like Spider-Man and Daredevil, she's "civilian level." This becomes all the more apparent when [[spoiler: Galactus arrives]] and her entire perspective on the event consists of [[spoiler: passing out in her apartment]], and then handling the mountain of legal paperwork that resulted from [[spoiler: all the deaths]].

* ''Fanfic/PoundTheTable'''s main character is Noa Schaeffer, a lawyer with very, very weak mutant and mystical powers. Despite being surrounded by super-powered individuals, (Matt Murdock works as her intern, Magneto is her godfather, she knows Stephen Strange, and she represents Pyro in one case and goes against Norman Osborn in another, and she winds up dating [[spoiler: Psylocke]] in later chapters) she is, in ever way that matters, still a civilian with no direct involvement in superheroics. As the author points out, she isn't even "street level" like Spider-Man and Daredevil, she's "civilian level." This becomes all the more apparent when [[spoiler: Galactus arrives]] and her entire perspective on the event consists of [[spoiler: passing out in her apartment]].

* While ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' occasionally has stories from the perspective of superheroes, it far more often explores what life is like for the average person in a superhero universe, such as a story about a comic publisher landing in hot water with a supervillain, or one about an everyman who loses someone dear to him in one of the periodic {{Cosmic Retcon}}s.

* ''ComicBook/DamageControl'' is a Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} series following the construction company of the same name, that specializes in clean-up and general rebuilding after large cataclysmic superhero fights. A slight {{subver|tedTrope}}sion of the trope, as the company has several superpowered employees to help with heavy lifting and such. And deconstructed during ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' when this company (now led by a CorruptCorporateExecutive) is by all means and purposes the GreaterScopeVillain of the event, because the Mutant Growth Hormone that boosted Nitro's powers to the point he could perform the Stamford Massacre was secretly peddled by said executive trying to boost the company's revenue, but the only hero who cares about finding out about this [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge and doing something about it]] is ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} because literally everybody else in the superhero community is a little ''[[SkewedPriorities too]]'' concerned about beating each other up over the Superhuman Registration Act.

* {{Downplayed|Trope}} in Marvel's ''Series/JessicaJones2015'', ''Series/LukeCage2016'' and ''Series/Daredevil2015'', which do feature powered superheroes but are set at "ground level" compared to the rest of the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] and make a point of focusing on what it's like to actually live day-to-day in a city that was nearly destroyed by [[Film/TheAvengers2012 a huge battle between superheroes and aliens]]. Most notably, a major subplot of ''Daredevil'''s first season is Kingpin's plans to capitalise on the property development opportunities of rebuilding New York.

* The podcasts on ''Violent Life'', all set in the ''{{TabletopGame/Shadowrun}}'' universe, seem to like playing with this concept, focusing more on the non-Shadowrunning side of life.

* The ''Anime/ReCreators'' spinoff ''Re:CREATORS One More'' focuses on a CosplayOtakuGirl who is absolutely stoked that her town is starting to get overrun with fictional characters, and ends up catching glimpses of the main series' plot along the way.

* ''Anime/RollingGirls'' is about four average teenagers in a world where cities are defended by superheroes.

* Since the ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'' event, Marvel have been using "Front Line" style tie-ins for all their recent crossover events, to show how those events are affecting the {{Innocent Bystander}}s of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse (or at least New York...).

* In ''ComicBook/PS238'', written by the author of ''Nodwick'', focuses on superhero children, but the closest thing to a protagonist is a non-empowered kid thrown into the middle of the rest and just trying to [[ActionSurvivor survive]]. This is a downplayed example in that the comic focuses predominantly on superheroics, and even the protagonist starts to develop into more of a BadassNormal than a bystander.

* {{Downplayed|Trope}} in Marvel's ''Series/JessicaJones2015'', ''Series/LukeCage2016'' and ''Series/Daredevil2015'', which do feature powered superheroes but are set at "ground level" compared to the rest of the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] and make a point of focusing on what it's like to actually live day-to-day in a city that was nearly destroyed by [[Film/TheAvengers2012 a huge battle between superheroes and aliens]]. Most notably, a major subplot of ''Daredevil'''s first season is Kingpin's plans to capitalise on the property development opportunities of rebuilding New York.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/kokarorloli Karl the Deranged]]'s series "Chaos Descends" occurs in the same universe as ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', and focuses on a handful of ordinary human [[ReligionOfEvil chaos worshippers]] living on a backwater desert planet.

* ''ComicBook/DamageControl'' is a Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} series following the construction company of the same name, that specializes in clean-up and general rebuilding after large cataclysmic superhero fights. A slight {{subver|tedTrope}}sion of the trope, as the company has several superpowered employees to help with heavy lifting and such.

* ''Series/BetterCallSaul'': The show is about the ''Breaking Bad'' series regulars who weren't introduced in that show's first season, and what happened in their lives before they crossed paths with Walt.

* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has a mundane example with it's spin-off "We Want to Talk About Kaguya'', which focuses on two {{Recurring Extra}}s from the Mass Media Club and their misinformed interpretations of Kaguya and Shirogane's BattleOfWits.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' takes place in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe but completely outside of the Skywalker Saga ethos. Instead it focuses on the titular bounty hunter trying to make ends meet in the Outer Rim five years after the Galactic Civil War ended. The main character knows nothing about Jedi or the Force, being more preoccupied with the setting's economic depression. The show repeatedly hints at vast galaxy-shaping machinations going on in the background, such as the [[RisingEmpire rising First Order]], the [[RightfulKingReturns reclamation of Mandalore]], and [[BackFromTheDead the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn]], and the Mandalorian himself ends up brushing shoulders with the main characters of multiple previous ''Star Wars'' sagas, but none of this has any bearing on the Mandalorian’s far smaller and far more personally important mission. He’d be the HeroOfAnotherStory if it wasn’t his story being told.

* While ''Anime/KadoTheRightAnswer'' focused on the large scale interactions with Yaha-kui [=ZaShuina=] and his gifts to mankind, the spinoff manga about two highschool students shows the audience a glimpse of how commonfolk reacted to the events of the story.

* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has a much more mundane example with it's spin-off "We Want to Talk About Kaguya'', which focuses on two {{Recurring Extra}}s from the Mass Media Club and their misinformed interpretations of Kaguya and Shirogane's BattleOfWits.

* In ''ComicBook/PS238'', written by the same author of ''Nodwick'', focuses on superhero children, but the closest thing to a protagonist is a non-empowered kid thrown into the middle of the rest and just trying to [[ActionSurvivor survive]]. This is a lesser extent because the comic still focuses predominately on superheroics, and even the protagonist starts to develop into more of a BadassNormal than a bystander.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' takes place in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe but completely outside of the Skywalker Saga ethos. Instead it focuses on the titular bounty hunter trying to make ends meet in the Outer Rim five years after the Galactic Civil War ended. The main character knows nothing about Jedi or the Force, being more preoccupied with the depressed economy due the Imperial credits losing all value. The show repeatedly hints at vast galaxy-shaping machinations going on in the background, such as the [[RisingEmpire rising First Order]], the [[RightfulKingReturns reclamation of Mandalore]], and [[BackFromTheDead the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn]], and the Mandalorian himself ends up brushing shoulders with the main characters of multiple previous ''Star Wars'' sagas, but none of this has any bearing on the Mandalorian’s far smaller and far more personally important mission. He’d be the HeroOfAnotherStory if it wasn’t his story being told.

* ''VideoGame/CityShroudedInShadow'' has you playing as a salaryman/woman who ends up getting caught in the middle of different attacks by various {{kaiju}} from ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', ''Film/{{Gamera}}'', ''[[Franchise/UltraSeries Ultraman]]'', and ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' along with a few HumongousMecha from ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'' thrown in for good measure, all the while trying to escape from the Yakuza for accidentally [[HeKnowsTooMuch witnessing a confidential job they were doing]]. The game's {{tagline}} is even "This is not the story of some hero. This is your story."

* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/kokarorloli Karl the Deranged]]'s series "Chaos Descends" occurs in the same universe as ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', and focuses around a handful of ordinary human [[ReligionOfEvil chaos worshippers]] living on a backwater desert planet.

** ''Redmond Born'' starts as this, with the protagonist being an anonymous denizen of the [[TheCityNarrows Redmond Barrens]] just trying to get by. [[spoiler:Ultimately {{averted|Trope}} when her eyes get forcibly replaced with [[ElectronicEyes Deltaware]] and she realizes she's had a free spirit tagging along with her since childhood.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' follows a low rank crew on the USS Ceritos, a ship tasked with unimportant duties, like making "second contact" with alien civilizations, while other ships in-universe make new discoveries and fight aliens.

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* ''Dental Repair'' in ''WebOriginal/CapesAndCowls'' is the story of a dental hygienist in a world full of vigilante superheroes.

* Since the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' event, Marvel have been using "Front Line" style tie-ins for all their recent crossover events, to show how those events are affecting the {{Innocent Bystander}}s of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse (or at least New York...).

* ''Series/{{Powerless}} is a WorkplaceSitcom about ordinary people in the DC superhero universe.