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* The ''Franchise/DotHack'' franchise has a few examples that come up, most obviously demonstrated in the video game entries. In one of the earliest installments, two players, Orca and Balmung, defeated a supposedly invincible monster called The One Sin. By the time of [[VideoGame/DotHackR1Games the first quadrilogy of games]] came around, the two were given the title of The Descendants of Fianna, with each given [[RedBaron an appropriate epithet]] - Balmung of the Azure Sea and Balmung of the Azure Sky. After the events of those games, the main character of said quadrilogy, Kite, became similarly famous in subsequent installments, with ''DotHackGU'' giving Kite his own cognomen based on a similar scheme, Kite of the Azure Flame.

* The ''DotHack'' franchise has a few examples that come up, most obviously demonstrated in the video game entries. In one of the earliest installments, two players, Orca and Balmung, defeated a supposedly invincible monster called The One Sin. By the time of [[VideoGame/DotHackR1Games the first quadrilogy of games]] came around, the two were given the title of The Descendants of Fianna, with each given [[RedBaron an appropriate epithet]] - Balmung of the Azure Sea and Balmung of the Azure Sky. After the events of those games, the main character of said quadrilogy, Kite, became similarly famous in subsequent installments, with ''DotHackGU'' giving Kite his own cognomen based on a similar scheme, Kite of the Azure Flame.

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', the Toys/{{amiibo}} items and DLC items have references to legendary heroes and their allies from all three timelines, which makes it tough to figure out which timeline ''this'' game takes place in.

-->-- '''Creator/CSLewis''', ''Literature/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader''

** And in a reversal, Poe's inability to see Admiral Holda's legend (stemming from off-screen battles) when he meets her in person and be able to trust that she knows what she's doing leads him to come up with a plan of his own, which is the centerpoint of his and Finn's arc in the movie.

* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', once Steve actually becomes Captain America, he quickly became famous, by later films, he's LivingLegend. ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' reveals that that there are trading cards of him (Coulson is very proud of his collection), and in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' its shown that he has an entire wing dedicated to him in The Smithsonian.

* Played with in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Bilbo from ''Literature/TheHobbit'' becomes legendary in the Shire, but only for the events observed there: disappearing, returning very rich but also crazy, and finally disappearing again for good at his own birthday party. His actual adventures in far-away lands are of no concern to most of the Hobbits.

->''"Consequently, when the Pevensie children had returned to Narnia last time for their second visit, it was (for the Narnians) as if KingArthur came back to Britain as some people say he will."''

** [[UpToEleven taken even FURTHER with ''Battle for Azeroth'']], where you're essentially considered a part of your faction's leadership, as well as an AmBadassAdor to/from the various allied races.

** For an example not related to the protagonists, ''The Magician's Nephew'' has Aslan bring a humble cabbie and his wife to Narnia to be the first king and queen. In ''The Last Battle'', when all of the characters throughout the entire ''series'' are reunited [[spoiler:in the equivalent of Heaven]], the reader is told how sitting in the center of it all are the first king and queen, "like Adam and Eve, in all of their glory".

** The protagonist of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' seems to be one of these, but due to the franchise having had gender options for your character since Crystal it's never specified which protagonist is the hero. As such, the games themselves imply both are the hero depending on which character you play as: Hilda if you are Nate and Hilbert if you are Rosa.

** Big Boss gets this as well. In the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'', he's Snake's CO who mostly just gives you instructions over the radio and turns out [[spoiler:to be running Outer Heaven at the same time and thus the BigBad]]. By ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake'', he's obtained a reputation as a mercenary of some renown. By ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', Big Boss is being fawned over left and right by practically everyone as the WORLD'S GREATEST SOLDIER! ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'', being prequels, goes back to establish why he's so legendary by the time of ''Metal Gear Solid''.

* ''Anime/MaiOtome'': An odd example since the sequel exists in another universe, but regardless Mai from ''Anime/MaiHime'' is a legendary Otome in the sequel

* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', Negi Springfield was already trending towards legendary towards the end of the story thanks to his exploits. Roughly eighty years later in ''Manga/UQHolder'', Negi is legendary on Earth and in the Magic World for saving the latter. On a smaller scale, Nodoka Miyazaki and Yue Ayase are also legendary by that time as are the rest of Negi's group.

* ''FanFic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'':

* Deconstructed in ''FanFic/{{Eugenesis}}''. The DistantFinale is set between the end of ''Franchise/TransformersGenerationOne'' and ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', showing how the Autobots and Decepticons are slowly replaced by the Maximals and Predacons while history increasingly [[WrittenByTheWinners deifies]] or [[FutureImperfect misrepresents]] them, often in bad ways. For instance, Ultra Magnus is seen as legendary saint who revealed the truth of the world... by a Quintesson-worshipping cult who sprung up around [[spoiler:Magnus’s report about what he learned from [[BigBad Xenon]] during the attack on Aquaria.]]

** By the time the story in ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' begins, the events of ''[[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' have been passed down for generations to the point where they're now considered a myth. Despite this, the people of Outset Island have a custom where boys are garbed in green when they come of age (twelve), in the hopes they'll find courage like the Hero of Time. There's also a statue of said Hero of Time in Hyrule Castle, as well as stained glass portraits of the Seven Sages.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': The Warden is regarded as a great hero in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', due to stopping the blight in Ferelden before it could spread to other nations, making it the shortest Blight ''in the entire history of Thedas''. Similarly, Hawke is acknowledged in ''Videogame/DragonAgeInquisition'' as a famous hero, although a somewhat more divisive one due to their role in starting the Mage-Templar war.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''

** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', Jiub is the [[PlayerCharacter Nerevarine]]'s [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]], [[BaldOfAwesome bald]], [[HandicappedBadass one-eyed]] fellow prisoner aboard the Imperial Prison Ship at the start of the game. He lets the Nerevarine known they've arrived in Morrowind and asks for the Nerevarine's name, and is never seen again once the Nerevarine exits the ship. Despite his [[SpearCarrier very limited role]], he was [[EnsembleDarkhorse popular enough with fans]] to generate countless {{Fan Fic}}s and {{Game Mod}}s which add him back into the game. Bethesda took notice and, in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', made him ''legendary''. It is said that [[HeroOfAnotherStory became a Saint]] in Morrowind for driving the ([[TakeThatScrappy much reviled]]) [[GoddamnedBats Cliff Racers]] to extinction. His spirit makes a cameo in ''[[Videogame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Dawnguard'' DLC, where he offers a sidequest in the [[SpiritWorld Soul Cairn]].

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'': [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in [[VideoGame/DragonQuestI the]] [[VideoGame/DragonQuestII first]] [[VideoGame/DragonQuestIII three]] games. [[spoiler:Your character in the third game becomes a legend in the ''first'' game]].

->''"Consequently, when the Pevensie children had returned to [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Narnia]] last time for [[Literature/PrinceCaspian their second visit]], it was (for the Narnians) as if KingArthur came back to Britain as some people say he will. And I say the sooner the better."''

* Link, from ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZelda'', due to reincarnating (along with Zelda herself) each game.
** By the time the story in ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' begins, the events of ''[[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' have been passed down for generations and is considered a myth. Despite this, the people of Outset Island have a custom where boys are garbed in green, when they come of age (twelve), in the hopes they'll find courage like the Hero of Time. There's also a statue of him in Hyrule Castle.
** The legend carries over to ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' as well, which occurs at roughly the same time as ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'', due to the split timeline. After the events at Death Mountain, wherein Link restores Darbus' sanity, Renado remarks how Link's actions are reminiscent of the Hero of Time's.
** The Hero of Time seems to get this treatment a lot, to the point where he and his era were especially renowned in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' despite being visited alongside the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Sky]] eras.

* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver'''s main protagonist, Red Harlow, is often mentioned in books, campfire stories and from fellow bounty hunters in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' & ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. He appears to be ''the'' legend of the west.

* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' & ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'': ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver'' protagonist, Red Harlow, is often mentioned in campfire stories and from fellow bounty hunters. He appears to be a folk hero by the turn of the century.

* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' & ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'': ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver'' protagonist, Red Harlow, is often mentioned in campfire stories and from fellow bounty hunters. Due to R* confirming that ''Revolver'' and ''Redemption'' do not take place in the same universe, it's unknown if Harlow is a real person who's adventures were exaggerated by word of mouth and dime novels or a fictional folk hero.