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* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'': An adaptation of the Marvel comics about a team of Mutants who fight to defend a world that hates and fears them, in order to one day achieve peace between man and mutantkind. In the process they find themselves involved in adventures on a grand scale, ranging from the cosmic to the supernatural.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{XMen}}'': An adaptation of the Marvel comics about a team of Mutants who fight to defend a world that hates and fears them, in order to one day achieve peace between man and mutantkind. In the process they find themselves involved in adventures on a grand scale, ranging from the cosmic to the supernatural.

* ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'': It may not look like it on paper, but the entire series spans, including the ''playable'' flashback missions, over 15 years, 4 continents, 8 playable characters, and a conflict culminating in World War III.

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series as a whole is gaming's best known and longest running example. The series is an ongoing chronicle of the eternal struggle between the Goddess Hylia's chosen Hero (Link) and her physical incarnation (Princess Zelda, herself) as they perpetually reincarnate to defend the fabled Kingdom of Hyrule from their mutual ArchEnemy - Gannondorf, who seeks to conquer the realm and plunge it into eternal darkness under his rule.

** ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series as a whole is gaming's best known and longest running example. The series is an ongoing chronicle of the eternal struggle between the Goddess Hylia's chosen Hero (Link) and her physical incarnation (Princess Zelda, herself) as they perpetually reincarnate to defend the fabled Kingdom of Hyrule from their mutual ArchEnemy - Gannondorf, who seeks to conquer the realm and plunge it into eternal darkness under his rule.

An epic is a long story centered on a heroic character that describes a series of exceptional events, similar to and suggestive of epic poetry. There are numerous epics in fiction and storytelling. Epics are majestic depictions and capture impressive struggles, such as stories of war, adventures, and other efforts of great scope and size over long periods of time.

* ''Fanfic/BreathOfTheWild'', the first of ''Fanfic/TheMythOfLinkAndZeldaSurvivorsOfTheCalamity'' series: Link awakens from a deep slumber in a cave without a memory aside from his name, is guided outside by a spectral voice, and has the unique power of speed. He awakens into an apocalyptic world ravaged by the EldritchAbomination of Calamity Ganon. He journeys across the vast kingdom of Hyrule, fighting foes and making friends, to find his own past. And once he does, he goes on a quest of combat to help Zelda defeat the calamitous apocalyptic entity once and for all. Has some familial elements because [[spoiler:Princess Mipha is the mother of his child, Princess Lochlia, and there are times when both characters fight alongside Link.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': The highly surreal and absurdist adventures of a boy and his dog in a [[CrapsaccharineWorld Crapsaccharine Post-Apocalyptic World]].

* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'': In a world where peoples' souls exist outside of themselves in the form of beings called daemons, a young girl embarks on a journey across her dimension [[AlternateUniverse and others]] after the disappearance of her best friend to uncover the truth behind a powerful and mysterious substance known as "Dust". Written as an athiest answer to ''Literature/TheChroniclesofNarnia'', as well as a reimagining of Milton's ''Literature/ParadiseLost'', both literary epics in themselves.

* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'': After the disappearance of her best friend, a young girl embarks on a journey across her world [[AlternateUniverse and others]] to uncover the truth behind a powerful and mysterious substance known as "Dust".

* ''Literature/WatershipDown'': A group of rabbits journey across the English countryside in search of a new home to escape the prophesied destruction of their warren, encountering many dangers, both man-made and natural along the way. Along with evoking many epic themes in the main narrative, their is also an in-universe mythology regarding the creation myth of rabbits and the folk hero El-Ahrairah.

* The ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'': A story of the world's greatest superheroes saving the day from evil in one 23-film long MythArc known as the Infinity Saga.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': The highly surreal and absurdist adventures of ABoyAndHisDog in a [[CrapsaccharineWorld Crapsaccharine Post-Apocalyptic World]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'': A young lion prince must go on a journey of self-discovery to avenge his father's death and reclaim his rightful place as King of the Serengeti.