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When we are first introduced to our Hero he or she is an unknown, a new recruit, a rookie, or a peasant from a recently destroyed village, but [[Call to Adventure|destiny is calling]] and he or she has answered. After many adventures, our Hero has accomplished great things. So much so that
When a sequel is being made, writers, directors, or game-makers like to take the protagonist from the original work and turn them into a legendary figure. This can be a way to help complete denouement from the original work which often gets truncated, or as a way to pander to fans of the series who like to see their favorite character be recognized.
This trope is when the protagonist from a prior series or movie has become a legend in the sequel. They can be the protagonist themselves, a side character, long dead, or trapped in a time warp; what matters is that [[In-Universe]] they are now regarded as a legend.
May or may not be [[Shrouded in Myth]]. Compare and Contrast with
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Mai-Otome]]'': An odd example since the sequel exists in another universe, but regardless Mai from ''[[
* ''[[Diebuster|Die Buster]]'':
* ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'':
** By ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
** ''[[Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force]]'' extended this to the entire [[Elites Are More Glamorous|Riot Force Six]] unit, with the villains recognizing them as the team that managed to stop the terrorist attack on Mid-Childa that threatened the very existance of [[The Federation]].
* The original Yugi Moto of [[Yu-Gi-Oh!]] becomes a legend in later series for being the best at the card game (and saving the world).
== [[Fan
* Although an alternate [[Bad Future]] and not a true sequel, [[Fallout Equestria]] takes place hundreds of years after Equestria has been blasted into a ravaged hellscape. The Mane Six, heroic but largely unknown civilian ponies in the series, are still recognized for what they did in the years of the war prior to the apocalypse. Although not all are remembered fondly. [[Big Brother Is Watching|With good reason for some.]] Justified as not only were they all bequeathed powerful administrative positions by Princess Luna, there are technologies, buildings, weapons, and even factions they created that still exist. Not to mention individuals and groups that choose to model themselves after the ideals they represented such as Velvet Remedy, Pinkie Bell, and Calamity {{spoiler|this applies to all Dashites.}} The fact that there are ghouls that are still alive that may have even met them doesn't hurt either.
== [[Film]] ==
* [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] is an unknown in his first film but in ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' the villian challenges him because of his reputation as the best.
* [[El Mariachi|The Mariachi]] from [[Robert Rodriguez]]'s ''Mariachi'' Trilogy takes on this status in the sequels. Especially the third.
* Kevin Flynn in ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'' had become this. At one point at the end of the bar fight, one of the programs kneels down and ''prays'' to him.
** In the real world, Flynn played this trope straight, going from a relatively minor celebrity to the leading pioneer in computing. In the computer world, he is both figuratively ''and'' literally God to the programs, from day one.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' series, most of the main characters from the original Chronicles trilogy are referred to as "The Heroes of the Lance" in the later books and everyone seems to know their stories.
* Louis Wu in David Niven's ''[[Known Space]]'' books.
* Already rather famous among the Alliance by ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', in the post-''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]], 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
* While his reputation as ''[[Warhammer
* In Isaac Asimov's ''[[Foundation]]'' series, we see Hari Seldon transform from an [[Ignored Expert]] to a legendary figure.
* More Asimov examples from ''Robot Trilogy''
** Double subverted with Susan Calvin, one of the first robopsychologists, while with enough fame for her time in the Robot series, she's a mythical figure… in the spacer worlds. Back on [[Earth]], she is barely another name on the history books (the fact they don't like robots on earth doesn't help the matters). In later series, she gains a mythical status on all the worlds.
** Also from the Robot Series, we have Elijah Baley. In the second and third books his abilities gained him respect even between the spacers (who do not like the Earthens in the first place), and by the time of Robots and Imperium, he was so famous that even they named one of the new colonized planets after him.
* In the ''[[Mistborn]]'' series, Kelsier is revered as a god in the second and third books, after he {{spoiler|dies and has a shapeshifter appear to his followers afterward}}.
** Also by the time of the novel ''[[The Alloy of Law|Alloy of Law]]'' which takes 300 years after the original trilogy, pretty much all the main characters from the original have become legendary.
* Played with in ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''. In ''[[Prince Caspian]]'', for instance, the four children from the first book return to Narnia, only to find to their great surprise that it's a thousand years in the future (thanks to [[Narnia Time]]), they're regarded as legends if not fairy tales, and their return is considered much the same as if King Arthur returned to modern-day Britain.
* [[Averted Trope|Averted]], much to Jim's chagrin, in the Tenis Shoes adventure series. Despite having saved the lives of some very important people, and aiding in the assassination of the evil king, very few people remember 'Jimawkins', so when he tries to show off for his kids, they are less than impressed.
* [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] in [[Robin McKinley]]'s ''[[The Blue Sword]]'' which tells the tale of how a plucky orphan girl, Angharad "Harry" Crewe, became the first woman to wield the famous blue sword, Gondoran, since the legendary Lady Aerin. Its prequel, ''[[The Hero and The Crown]]'' tells how a young girl named Aerin came to take up the blue sword to save her people from dragons.
* Parodied in ''[[
* Robin Hobb's ''[[Realm of the Elderlings]]'' sequence: At the end of the ''Farseer'' trilogy, Fitz has {{spoiler|come back from the dead}} after {{spoiler|his execution}} in the second book, but prefers to let most people continue to think he's dead. In the later ''Tawny Man'' trilogy, he comes back to court fifteen years later under an assumed name, and is made acutely uncomfortable by the near-mythical status he's attained.
* By the [[Trilogy Creep|fourth book]] in the [[Uglies]] [[Trilogy Creep|trilogy]], the protagonist of the first three books, Tally Youngblood, has exposed a dark secret (and done other stuff) which has created a cult of followers for her.
* In the [[Star Trek Novel Verse]] the Huanni race were introduced in the novel ''The Last Roundup'', in the person of cadet Skalli Jksilli, who wanted to be a diplomat. When a new Huanni character shows up in the [[Star Trek: Voyager Relaunch]], set a century later, mention is made of the august career Skalli has enjoyed, becoming a great diplomat.
== [[Live
* ''[[Star Trek]]'': [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Captain Kirk]] is regarded as a legendary captain in all of the sequels and spin-off series.
** As are some of his peers. Spock and Sarek are regarded in awe by the characters when they show up in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
** Kirk is equally well-known to the Federation's Department of Temporal Investigations in the ''DS9'' era, although for reasons they don't exactly consider good.
** His Klingon rivals Kor, Kang, and Koloth are also legendary warriors when they appear on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.
** 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 ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', we meet the young rebel as she takes her first step into Vulcan's leadership.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Metal Gear]]'', Snake is a rookie {{spoiler|sent in because the [[Big Bad]] expected him to fail.}} Snake is regarded as a legendary soldier in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' from his exploits in the 8-bit era.
* In ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue]]''
* The protagonist from ''[[Fable II]]'' is recognized as a great hero in ''[[Fable III]]''.
* Commander of ''[[Mass Effect
* Link, from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', due to reincarnating (along with Zelda herself) each game.
** By the time the story in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'' begins, the events of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|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.
▲* Link, from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', due to reincarnating (along with Zelda herself) each game.
**
* A minor example, but in ''[[Nintendo Wars|Advance Wars: Dual Strike]]'', the current hero [[Jive Turkey|Jake]], sees Andy, a hero from the previous game, as a legend.
* The Warden in ''[[Dragon Age]]'' is regarded as a great hero in ''[[Dragon Age II]]'', 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''.
* This is what has happened to Lloyd in ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]''. He was a [[Book Dumb]], 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.
* Jazeta, the hero from Turbografx-16 Zelda-clone ''[[Neutopia]]'' becomes a legend for defeating Dirth. His son must save him after he is captured in ''Neutopia II'', with the folks around the kingdom telling him more about his famous father.
* In the second ''[[
* ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]'': "They used to tell stories of a man who saved the world. A man whose very presence sent aliens running back to their motherships. The man who disappeared without a trace."
* Both X and Zero from the ''[[Mega Man X]]'' series have become this in the ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' series.
* In ''[[Half-Life 2]]'', Gordon Freeman has become such a legend that he is given messianic titles such as "The One Free Man" and "The Opener of the Way". To his enemies, the Combine, he is "Anticitizen One".
* [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' games. Between the 3rd and 4th games Phoenix had built up a reputation as a legendary defense attorney, but then had a fall from grace which caused him to lose his license and the respect of the community.
* [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] in ''[[Dragon Quest I
* [[No Name Given|The Nameless Hero]] of ''[[Gothic]]'' attains this reputation among the former convicts by the time of ''Gothic II'', particularly with [[Expansion Pack|Night of the Raven]] installed. This is partly due to bringing down the Barrier, but mainly due to simply getting favor with everyone in the first game.
* Bobbin Threadbare from the [[Adventure Game]] ''[[Loom (video game)|Loom]]'' was apparently supposed to be this in the [[What Could Have Been|planned but not produced sequels]] ''Forge'' and ''The Fold'', and appear in an [[Star Wars|Obi-Wan]]-like fashion and give the new heroes advice.
* In the final mission of ''[[Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies]]'', ISAF sends nine ace pilots to assist Mobius One. In ''[[Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]]'' (the Arcade Mode), ISAF sends Mobius One against a virtual airforce ''alone'', because his individual effectiveness is estimated [[One-Man Army|greater than an entire squadron]].
* In every installment of ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' except for the first, you can find in-game legends about the protagonists of previous games, referred to with [[
** The Eternal Champion (the protagonist of ''Arena'') is indicated as being referred to as Champion in part because people don't actually know ''who'' he (or she)
* In the ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' games you start as a random kid from Candlekeep, known only by, for lack of a better term, "family". By the second game, a few people in a nation about 200 miles south of Baldur's Gate have heard of your exploits up north. By the expansion, an entire army is sent out to kill you, an extremely powerful Bhaalspawn with an army of her own starts to panic when you come after her, and freaking Elminster says, "Nope, not fightin' ya."
* ''[[
* Inverted in ''[[Drakengard]]'', where the [[Designated Hero|"hero"]] of the first game becomes [[The Dreaded]] in the sequel. This isn't much of a stretch, since he [[Ax Crazy|wasn't]] [[Blood Knight|a very]] [[Sociopathic Hero|nice guy]] [[Would Hurt a Child|to begin]] [[Anti-Hero|with]].
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In the series premiere of ''[[My Little Pony:
* [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] in ''[[Bionicle]]'': in the first year, there was the Legend of Lhii, a legendary lavasurfer, on the island of Mata Nui and nothing else from that. Come 2004, a flashback, and there's a Toa named Lhikan whom was the basis of that legend.
* In the beginning of ''[[Ben 10]]'', Ben Tennyson was just a kid with a super-powerful watch. [[Ben 10: Alien Force|
* By nature, Avatars in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' are destined to be legendary, but Aang seems to have become this in particular in the [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra]]''.
** [[Deuteragonist|Zuko]] also has a statue of himself in Republic City and is presumably even more well-known in the fire nation.
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