History Main / LegendaryInTheSequel

* Link, from ''Franchise/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 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.
** The legend carries over to ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' as well, which occurs at roughly the same time as ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'', but in an alternate 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.

** This continues in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendofZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'', where the events of the previous game ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendofZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'' are shown as a series of paintings in the entry way inside Hyrule Castle.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'', Tetra from ''The Wind Waker'' is remembered fondly as the founder of New Hyrule, with a stained glass portrait of her overlooking Hyrule Castle's throne room.
** 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. Ruto and Nabooru from ''Ocarina of Time'' are also both mentioned by name and revered as legendary heroes by their respective races. Within the Goron city is also a 'Mount Rushmoor'-esque carving that features the faces of several past Goron heroes including ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Darunia]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Darmani]]''.
** Inverted in ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', where the names of the towns Link travels through appear to be named after various ''Ocarina of Time'' characters due taking place long after its events.
* A minor example, but in ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars: Dual Strike]]'', the current hero [[JiveTurkey Jake]], sees Andy, a hero from the previous games, as a legend.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'': This is what has happened to Lloyd. He was a BookDumb, often reckless kid in the original. But having defeated so many villainous forces, and leading the way in changing the two worlds, Lloyd is praised in many places as "Lloyd the Great"- to the dismay of new protagonist Emil Castagnier.

* Thanks to some CanonWelding, ''Videogame/DoomEternal'' establishes that the Doomguy from the original ''Videogame/{{Doom}}'' series has become a mythical fear-inspiring entity among demonkind [[spoiler:who now goes by the moniker of "The Doom Slayer"]].

When we are first introduced to our Hero he or she is an unknown, a new recruit, a rookie, or a peasant from a [[DoomedHometown recently destroyed village]], but [[CallToAdventure destiny is calling]] and he or she has answered. After many adventures, our Hero has accomplished great things. So much so that in the sequel he or she has become a legend, FamedInStory throughout the land.

* In the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series, Shepard is generally seen as a legend to humans from the very beginning of the first game, hence being chosen as the first human Spectre. His/her legend has just grown exponentially by the second. By the time of ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' thanks to his/her exploits in the ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', Commander Shepard is now seen as a galaxy wide legendary hero. Through each installment, [[WorldsBestWarrior Shepard is unquestionably regarded as one of the biggest badasses ever seen in the galaxy]], by practically all races regardless of their relations with one another, [[BigGood thus being a unifying figure like no other]], to the point that the final scene in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' is [[spoiler:a grandparent telling a child about "The Shepard", who at this point has become a semi-mythic figure (thus justifying all the different choices in various playthroughs as a case of UnreliableNarrator and/or LegendFadesToMyth)]]. Subverted in [[VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda the sequel]], where the number of times Shepard is even mentioned can be counted on one hand. Justified, since they left the galaxy before the most dramatic events occurred.

** 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. Ruto and Nabooru from ''Ocarina of Time'' are also both mentioned by name and revered as legendary heroes by their respective races.

** Altair and Ezio are like this to those that have come after them. In Altair's case, he started out as a Master Assassin stripped of his rank for breaking the rules of the Brotherhood, then earned his way back up, eventually becoming Grandmaster of the Order. For Ezio, he started out as a RichIdiotWithNoDayjob until his father and brothers were killed, putting him on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. By the time his saga's done, he's been a Mentor of the Brotherhood and put the Assassins into a golden age.

* The five main Bronze Saints of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' are referred to as the "Legendary Saints" in the ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega'' spinoff, with their amazing feats in the classic series being recognized and respected, even though they're still Bronze, with the exception of Seiya, [[RankUp who's been promoted to Gold Saint]], [[spoiler:and [[TheBusCameBack Shiryu]] who becomes the Gold Saint of Libra in the second season]]. Likewise for the three Steel Saints in the original ''Saint Seiya'' anime, who are now refered to as the Legendary Steel Saints (since the Steel Saints are now a full class of lesser Saints on their own, with mass-produced, standardized Clothes, rather than only three chosen warriors, and who now act as low rank soldiers to make the bulk of the Saint army fighting for Athena).

* While his reputation as ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''[='=]s '''HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!''' is part of the series, the first ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' short stories and novels are set in in his early days where he's a wet-behind-the-ears commissar who's just began gaining a false reputation for heroism. Plus the novels are in AnachronicOrder, so he has varying levels of fame (depending when in his life it's set) in each. The most dramatic is ''Death or Glory'' (the fourth published), which is set at the what would be the tipping point of his reputation but his fame is pretty minor (though a bit noticable within the subsector, but not on Perlia) before the book finishes, and ''Cain's Last Stand'' (the sixth published), which takes place at the end of his career and on the same world where there are statues of him as "Cain the Liberator" and towns he visited have been renamed in his honor.

** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'': Rey and Finn react to meeting Han roughly like you or I would react to meeting Robin Hood, and Luke Skywalker has become a near-mythological LivingMacGuffin. Meanwhile, on the villainous side, Darth Vader has gone from a scary but obscure adherent of an ancient religion to something like an idol for adherents of the Dark Side.

* By 2017 in the ''Manga/DeathNoteSpecialChapter'', Light Yagami went down in the books as one of the worst terrorists in modern history. There are still fringe groups that worship him as a god like in the old days, however.

** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends Megan Williams and the Paradise Ponies]] are remembered as legendary heroes of myth and legend in the present day, with Megan being remembered as one of the greatest heroes to have ever lived. Tirek is likewise remembered as the UltimateEvil.

** The show has a variation of this through MythologyGag: the founder of the Wonderbolts in ''Friendship Is Magic'' is named after Firefly from the first generation of ''My Little Pony''. She's now ''[[FourStarBadass General]]'' Firefly as well.
*** This also applies to another pony from G1, Gusty. Gusty is here renowned as a legendary hero who defeated Grogar and banished him, and is even given the title of "Gusty the Great".
** In the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration pilot movie]] for the new series, the main protagonist has memorabilia for the Mane Six, and the synopsis reveals that so much time has passed that they have become legendary heroes, known as the Guardians of Harmony.

** This happens to Spike in the Crystal Empire. On his first arrival, all he does is carry the Crystal Heart to help Princess Cadence. By the opening of the Equestria Games he's a nationally beloved hero.

** In the series premiere, the central cast are regular citizens[[note]]and Twilight, Princess Celestia's protege[[/note]] who save their world from the forces of darkness. In the premiere of the second season they visit the royal palace and are surprised to see a series of stained glass windows telling the story of their battle. Strangely, they're still not often recognized or treated as heroes by the general public both before and after they save the world a second time. It gets JustForFun/{{egregious}} by Season 4 when one of them becomes a Princess and no one bats an eye at this save for the plot-important premieres and finales, as well as a single episode. Generally speaking, the main characters' deeds and status tend to get played up in the premieres and finales and quietly ignored the rest of the time.

** [[UpToEleven Taken even FURTHER with]] ''[[UpToEleven 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.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Exile}}/VideoGame/{{Avernum}}'' series the activities of the player characters in previous games are handled this way. While the game assumes that you completed most of the quests actual references to your characters are very vague with some NPCs even stating that they don't beleive all of the stories attributed to them. Additionally, since the PCs have custom names they will generally be referred to by an appelation based on thier accomplishments. For example the characters in the first game are "Hawthorne's Assassins" while the characters in the second game are "The Empire War Heroes".

** 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/NintendoWars'': A minor example, but in ''Advance Wars: Dual Strike'', the current hero [[JiveTurkey Jake]], sees Andy, a hero from the previous game, as a legend.

* Inverted in ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}'', the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] of the first game becomes TheDreaded in the sequel. This isn't much of a stretch, since he [[AxCrazy wasn't]] [[BloodKnight a very]] [[SociopathicHero nice guy]] [[WouldHurtAChild to begin]] [[AntiHero with]]. Or rather, "Caim" becomes known as the hero who saved the world, while "The One-Eyed Man" is The Dreaded. The fact that the One-Eyed Man ''is'' Caim seems to be kept quiet by those in power.

* Travis Touchdown of ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' becomes this in ''[[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle Desperate Struggle]]'' after becoming the #1 assassin and walking away from that title. Other assassins refer to him as "The Crownless King" and some have based their weapons on the beam katanas Travis uses. It's noted that the reason there are 50 ranks to go through rather than just 10 as in the first game is because Travis' exploits inspired so many more people to join the UAA. By the time of Travis Strikes Again, he's gone into hiding after he became disillusioned with his fame and most of the game consists of him questioning who he even was before he became the 'No More Hero.'

** [[UpToEleven taken even FURTHER with]] ''[[UpToEleven 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.

** 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, go back to establish why he's so legendary by the time of ''Metal Gear Solid''.

** The Hero of Time seems to get this treatment a lot, to the point where his era is especially renowned in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' despite the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Sky]] eras also beinhg visited.
** This continues in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendofZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'' where the events of the previous game ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendofZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'' are shown as a series of paintings in the entry way inside Hyrule Castle.

* Marth, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragon'', was merely a case of RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething. By the time of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', set in the same world thousands of years later, Marth is revered as the "Hero-King" and is ShroudedInMyth. [[spoiler: This causes some confusion for Lucina, who takes up his identity, when she meets Tiki, someone who was actually alive during Marth's time and personally knew him. The legendary image of him she based her impression on is ''far'' from what he was really like.]]
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' Ike starts as the son of the commander of a relatively obscure mercenary company. By the time of sequel ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'', both Ike and his Greil Mercenaries have become heroes and household names across the continent.

* A sort-of example is used in ''Manga/OnePiece''. The undead samurai Ryuma from the Thriller Bark arc is noted to be legendary for having slain a dragon in a single strike in life, the very same feat he performed in Oda's previously unrelated one-shot manga ''Monsters''.

** Jotaro Kujo is treated by the villains in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Part 3]] as just another one of Joseph's party, only unique because killing him means eliminating another [[BadassFamily Joestar descendant.]] Then he overthrows [[TheDreaded DIO]] [[spoiler:and copies his ability to stop time]], and suddenly every villainous Stand-user knows his name and rightly fears him. When he returns in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]] and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]], the [[BigBad Big Bads]] make it a priority to eliminate him first, treating the parts' respective protagonists like secondary threats.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': It's inverted with the Jedi in the debut film ''Film/ANewHope'' (they're practically gone by that time period, so we first see them at their peak in the prequel trilogy later on) but is particularly prominent in the sequel trilogy.

* The protagonists of the original ''Anime/LoveLive'' series became such popular idols that, by ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', there are tons of merchandise and music related to them, they have tons of fans (such as Chika and Dia), and it is their work which inspires the heroines of the show to become idols as well. Averted in later installments of the ''Franchise/LoveLive'' franchise as it evolved into a SeriesFranchise with standalone stories - no one in ''Anime/LoveLiveNijigasakiHighSchoolIdolClub'' or ''Anime/LoveLiveSuperstar'' ever mentions characters from said first two series.

* In the original ''Film/{{Alien}}'', Ellen Ripley is a lowly Warrant Officer serving onboard a mining ship. By the time ''Film/AlienResurrection'' rolls around, her HeroicSacrifice at the end of the third film is well-known, and more than one individual on the Auriga references how she died to prevent the spread of the xenomorphs throughout the galaxy (the novelization makes this clearer: Call discusses Golic's report on the events of the third film, and how Ripley died for what she believed in).

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': It's used with the Jedi in ''Film/ANewHope'' but is particularly prominent in the sequel trilogy.

** Already rather famous among the Alliance by ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', in the post-''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' timeframe, Luke Skywalker is a legend. The first new Jedi in a generation, a general at 24, the man who destroyed the first Death Star and defeated Darth Vader in single combat--and he only gets bigger. This is thoroughly examined in ''Literature/LukeSkywalkerAndTheShadowsOfMindor''. In another book, a nascent bar fight aborts just because he happens to be in the room. Everyone, even the arguing interlocutors, stop and wait for Luke to mediate the dispute. He ruminates on the reputation of the Jedi, but we know who's really famous. Played with in that, at least for a few years after ''Return of the Jedi'', people don't recognize Luke on sight... but they ''do'' recognize a lightsaber. In ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy'':

** Captain Kirk is regarded as a legendary captain in all of the sequels and spin-off series chronologically following ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. In fact, in the [[AlternateTimeline Kelvin timeline]], the time-travelling Romulan immediately recognizes Kirk as having been Starfleet's greatest captain. This took a little while to kick in. The second ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E2TheNakedNow The Naked Now]]" had the computer [[LampshadeHanging point out]] that it was [[RecycledScript almost exactly the same thing]] that happened to Kirk and company in [[Recap/StarTrekS1E4TheNakedTime The Naked Time]], only for nobody to recognize the name.

** Game Freak has actually encouraged players to invoke this trope with Red, who has the highest levelled Pokémon team in the main games (not counting battle facilities where everyone is Lv 100). When it was discovered that Barry's final levels in Platinum surpassed Red's, [=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=] corrected that by making Red's levels higher.
** 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. There is an OldSaveBonus feature that uses the name and gender that you selected for certain flashbacks in the sequel.

* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver'''s main protagonist, Red Harlow, is often mentioned in books, campfire stories and from fellow bounty hunters in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' & ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. Some of the characters look up to him as a folk hero.

* ''Franchise/MegaMan'': Both X and Zero from the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series have become this in the ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' series. Averted with X's predecessor, Rock. It's as though no one has ever heard of him.

** The Eternal Champion (the protagonist of ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'') is indicated as being referred to as Champion in part because people don't actually know ''who'' he (or she) was -- among other things, the Champion is referred to as 'forever nameless' in one the biographies about Barenziah. The Agent (the protagonist of ''Daggerfall'') is an exception to the in-game legends thing: the Agent's involvement in the events of ''Daggerfall'' are unknown to the general public. Those few that ''do'' know about the Agent's involvement have reasons for keeping quiet about it and the Agent's identity.
** 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]].

** Revan is remembered as legendary in the SpiritualSequel ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''. Interestingly, the Jedi remember him as a legendary Jedi hero, while the Sith prefer to see him as the quintessential Sith. One leader of a cult devoted to him remarks that his gender is unclear in ancient texts (reflecting the fact that the player could choose either gender). [[spoiler:When he shows up in flashpoints he's an insane male dark-side Jedi, and in his own expansion the two parts of his soul have split into separate beings, one light and one dark.]]

** Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were a skilled first response team in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots''. In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBotsAcademy'' they're considered the pinnacle of their profession due to having saved countless lives.

** [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Bumblebee]] has become this in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise2015'' renowned as a hero of the war and celebrity.

** [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Kirk]] is regarded as a legendary captain in all of the sequels and spin-off series (except for Enterprise, of course). In fact, in the semi-reboot by Abrams, the time-travelling Romulan immediately recognizes Kirk as having been Starfleet's greatest captain. This took a little while to kick in. The second Next Generation episode [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E2TheNakedNow The Naked Now]] had the computer [[LampshadeHanging point out]] that it was [[RecycledScript almost exactly the same thing]] that happened to Kirk and company in [[Recap/StarTrekS1E4TheNakedTime The Naked Time]], only for nobody to recognize the name.
** As are some of his peers. Spock and Sarek (and Scotty) are regarded in awe by the characters when they show up in ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration The Next Generation]]''.

** An inversion occurs regarding T'Pau. When she appears in The Original Series, she's considered a legendary figure by Kirk. Forty years later, in the prequel series ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', we meet the young rebel as she takes her first step into Vulcan's leadership.

** In the "Forever Red" special from ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'', Tommy Oliver, the SixthRanger from the original ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', gets this treatment. It's even jokingly mentioned at the end that he has his own fan club. This holds over into ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' when the team learns their teacher "Dr. O" is actually one of the oldest Rangers, only to be corrected by his assistant Hayley that he's not the oldest, "just the best."
** Jason Lee Scott, one of Tommy's original teammates, also fits this trope in "Forever Red" as well as his return in ''Beast Morphers'', being recognized as a legendary hero of Earth and one of the greatest Rangers to ever live.
** In the ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' episode "History", the team from ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' gets this treatment when they get pulled into the future and meet the SPD heroes and villains. The Dino Rangers were documented in history as among the greatest Rangers, and they became famous in their civilian lives as well. Conner started a series of soccer camps that some of the SPD Rangers attended as kids. Kira became a famous singer whose music inspired a few characters like Syd to become heroes. Ethan developed new technology and software that the SPD base runs on.

** Dr. K and her Ranger Operators from ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' have become major historical figures by the time of ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers''. In particular, Dr. K's work with merging animal DNA with Morph-X forms the basis for much of Grid Battleforce's technology.

* The protagonists of ''Anime/LoveLive'' became such popular idols that, by ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', there are tons of merchandise and music related to them, they have tons of fans (such as Chika and Dia), and it is their work which inspires the heroines of the show to become idols as well.

* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', once Steve actually becomes Captain America, he quickly became famous, and by later filmshe's a 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.

** Averted in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': the [[VideoGame/Fallout3 Lone Wanderer]] is hardly mentioned by any character returning from ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', even the ones whom the story forces you to meet.
*** "The Wasteland Survival Guide" (a book that the PlayerCharacter canonically helps write), however, now has several editions that can be found all over both [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas the Mojave]] and [[VideoGame/Fallout4 the Commonwealth]].

* The five main Bronze Saints of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' are referred to as the "Legendary Saints" in the ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega'' spinoff, with their amazing feats in the classic series being recognized and respected, even though they're still Bronze, with the exception of Seiya, [[RankUp who's been promoted to Gold Saint]].