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''of [[Blade on a Stick|spear-armed]] Danes, in days long sped,

 

People ought to remember [[The Hero]]. His heroic deeds, particularly a [[Heroic Sacrifice]], should be commemorated in story, song, and art.

 

{{examples}}

* [[Hokuto no Ken|Kenshiro]] never hesitates in saying he follows the path laid by those before him when about to instill an asskicking on someone. Specifically, Rei, Toki and Raoh will always be shown.

* [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kamina]] is '''never''' forgotten by Simon, his friends or the remaining ''entire human race''.

* In ''[[Berserk]]'', the [[Badass Crew|Band of the Hawk]] became Midland's national heroes through their efforts in the One Hundred Years' War against the Tudor Empire. After their banishment and eventual {{spoiler|demise during the Eclipse, which was deemed as a mysterious disappearance by the populace}}, the people never forgot their actions and only hoped for the Hawks to return to save their kingdom from a new threat.

 

* Clan Gully after they saved {{spoiler|Baron Beltorey}} in ''[[The Tainted Grimoire]]''. He is an influential person.

{{quote|'''Beltorey''': This incident is going to spread like wildfire, and whether for better or worse, this small <ref>The official number then</ref> eight-person clan is now officially on the map.}}

 

* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: Curse of the Black Pearl'':

{{quote|'''Norrington:''' You are without a doubt the ''worst'' pirate I have ever heard of.

'''Jack Sparrow:''' But you ''have'' heard of me. }}

* The ''[[Mystery Team]]'' was once a well-respected and popular part of their town.

 

== Literature ==

* In [[James Swallow]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Blood Angels]]'' novel ''Red Fury'', Rafen looks at the carvings about the tomb, recounting the deeds of a Blood Angel who had actually entombed Sanguinius's body; it inspires him to carry on. Later, Turkio considers how he, a mere line-brother, will not be remembered in stories, but still carries on.

* In Lee Lightner's ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Space Wolf]]'' novel ''Wolf's Honour'', the skald, Morgrim, attends all that happens to recount it in song. When Mikal realizes he overheard him [[Converse with the Unconscious|talking to his unconscious superior]], he angrily demands to know how Morgrim will tell it; Morgrim declares that he will say that a hero paid his respect to his lord before battle, and Mikal refuses to believe it, thinking Morgrim will remember him as a failure. Morgrim assures him that his lord had felt the same way on many an occasion.

* [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s [[Ciaphas Cain]]<ref>HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!</ref> finds his story being told (inaccurately) all over the place.

* ''[[Beowulf]]''

** Oh, it's better than that: {{spoiler|he ''invents heavy metal''.}}

* In the ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Horus Heresy]]'' books, the Legions are accompanied by remembrancers to ensure this. {{spoiler|Well, until Horus massacres them.}}

* In Jim Butcher's [[Dresden Files]] novel ''Dead Beat'', Luccio gives this as a reason {{spoiler|to insist on Harry's becoming a warden}}; he's fought more evils than many wizards much older than him, and it's known. In later books, Harry notes that he thinks of it as part [[Shrouded in Myth]], because he remembers how close some of the things were. He doesn't seem to realise that ''only just'' raising a zombie Tyrannosaurus Rex is still a nigh-on Godly feat.

* The hero of [[Keith Laumer]]'s ''Galactic Odyssey'', [[Awesome McCoolname|Billy Danger]], let a group of aliens [[Eye Scream|put out one of his eyes]] [[Heroic Sacrifice|in order to buy the freedom of some comrades]]. This comes to his aid later in the book, because the story has spread, and some [[Proud Warrior Race]] aliens decide that a guy who'd do that is just too awesome for them to stand by and not help him.

* In the [[1632]] stories, Grantville's famed sniper, Julie Mackay. In the short story ''Here Comes Santa Claus'', she's sought out by a messenger from the King of Bohemia, seeking recompense for her now-famous act at the Battle of the Alte Veste... though they've gotten the story wrong and are initially looking for a Jew named Lee. Eventually, they get it right, and fortunately for her, her father is in the proper line of work to provide the requested service, resulting in ''The Wallenstein Gambit''. And in ''The Baltic War'' and ''The Ottoman Onslaught'', she's practically being fawned over by special forces soldiers and secret agents.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

** Naturally, there are a ton of stories floating around about Methos, which enables the fake Methos in "The Messenger" to do his thing.

 

* In ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'', the offer of the [[Go, Ye Heroes, Go and Die]] song:

{{quote|''Go, ye heroes, go to glory —

Though ye die in combat gory,

Ye shall live in song and story! '' }}

 

== Video Games ==

* [[Professor Layton]], even though he is ''[[Overly Long Gag|no]]'' detective.

* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'': Get enough status with the NCR, and they'll laud your awesomeness whenever you show up. Many other factions do the same. Quite a few other people recognize your sheer badassery; after freeing Raoul (requiring you to cut a swath through a dozen supermutants) he says "When a supermutant tells you to do something, you do it. Well, maybe ''you'' don't..."

 

== Web Comics ==

* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', Tedd appears to be this. At least amongst the magical community; Jerry could identify him just from Susan's brief explanation. {{spoiler|Jerry claims it's because of Mr. Verres, but only after a significant pause.}}

** Also Justin, after the Fire Summon and Taurcanis Draco attacks.

* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209161255/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=1790 Slick argues this is reward enough] for becoming [[The Muse]].

* In ''[[Rusty and Co.]]'' Rusty got [http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-9-7/ fanbugs].

* This is invoked by ''[[Open Blue]]''. Adding "Extra Information", basically rumors surrounding your character, is part of the character profile template.

* The Outcasts of ''[[Tasakeru]]'' will be "whispered of as legends" in the future, {{spoiler|up to 150 years or more after the events of the story.}}

 

== Western Animation ==

 

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