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{{quote|''"Nothing tears us apart. In Greek mythology, the Titans were greater even than the gods. They ruled their universe with absolute power. Well that football field out there, that's our universe. Let's rule it like titans."''|'''Coach Boone''', ''[[Remember the Titans]]''}}

In [[Classical Mythology]], the Titans (and their primordial parents before them) were ancient god-like beings that had ruled reality, until they were overthrown by the [[Our Gods Are Greater|Olympians]] in the [[Death of the Old Gods|Titanomachy]]<ref>The Titans were originally considered true gods, not merely "god-like beings." Later Classical writers started confusing them with Giants, but this was not the usual representation. Also, the name Titan sometimes only refers to the first generation, though usually the non-nymph, non-Olympian children of Titans are also called Titans.</ref>. Titans and primordials have since been featured in many works of fiction, and have several common traits among their varying depictions.

In [[Classical Mythology]], the Titans (and their primordial parents before them) were ancient god-like beings that had ruled reality, until they were overthrown by the [[Our Gods Are Greater|Olympians]] in the [[Death of the Old Gods|Titanomachy]].<ref>The Titans were originally considered true gods, not merely "god-like beings." Later Classical writers started confusing them with Giants, but this was not the usual representation. Also, the name Titan sometimes only refers to the first generation, though usually the non-nymph, non-Olympian children of Titans are also called Titans.</ref> Titans and primordials have since been featured in many works of fiction, and have several common traits among their varying depictions.

These include:

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* [[The Maker|They probably created the world/universe the setting takes place in]]. Or ''[[Genius Loci|are]]'' the setting.

* The biggest variable would be their appearance. They often range from looking human-ish (if somewhat larger than normal), to [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form|something that can't be described by mere words]].

* Their other big variable is their morality. This generally goes along with their appearance, for if they look human, they'll probably act human, and if they do look like [[Eldritch Abomination~~|Eldritch Abominations~~]], they'll act [[Blue and Orange Morality|accordingly]]. Occasionally, a writer may switch the two traits around.

* Their other big variable is their morality. This generally goes along with their appearance, for if they look human, they'll probably act human, and if they do look like [[Eldritch Abomination]]s, they'll act [[Blue and Orange Morality|accordingly]]. Occasionally, a writer may switch the two traits around.

Compare [[Our Giants Are Bigger]], [[Our Gods Are Greater]], and [[The Old Gods]].

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** The Primordials (also known as Dawn Titans) of the 4th Edition are a mix of this trope and [[Elemental Embodiment]]. The class of creatures known as titans are the Primordials' first creations, who sided with their parents in the war against the gods and in turn created the various races of giants.

** In ''[[Pathfinder]]'', titans were the first creations of the gods, and half of them rebelled against their creators in the equivalent of the Titanomachy. The giants are their degenerate descendants. The titans who fought against the gods were imprisoned in the Abyss, while those who remained loyal live in Elysium.

* In ''[[Scion]]'', Titans are [[Eldritch Abomination~~|Eldritch Abominations~~]] who are free of human shaping, hard to comprehend and [[Reality Warping|shape reality]] simply by existing. One of them is Hun Dun, who is [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Chaos itself]] and cannot be defined at all, even by itself.

* In ''[[Scion]]'', Titans are [[Eldritch Abomination]]s who are free of human shaping, hard to comprehend and [[Reality Warping|shape reality]] simply by existing. One of them is Hun Dun, who is [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Chaos itself]] and cannot be defined at all, even by itself.

* ''[[Exalted]]'' has the Primordials, eldritch beings of vast power who built Creation and then created the gods as their slave janitors. The gods got fed up with their cruddy jobs and had the Exalted overthrow the Primordials (while they stole their bosses' crack stash), but it turns out that [[Dividing By Zero|killing]] some of them [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|broke the universe.]]<br /><br />To elaborate, the death of several Primordials in the setting's equivalent of the Titanomachy is the reason [[The Underworld]] exists. One of the Primordials who surrendered, as a parting shot before her imprisonment, ''[[Ret-Gone|erased ninety percent of Creation from existence down to a conceptual level.]]''<br /><br />The two remaining Primordials, who sided with the gods, are: Gaia (the Earth Mother, creator of the Five Elemental Dragons, who is in some way connected to Creation) and Autochthon (the inventor of Exaltation, the patron of technology, who later fled to Elsewhere and became a [[Genius Loci|planet]] made of [[Steampunk]]).

* ''[[Exalted]]'' has the Primordials, eldritch beings of vast power who built Creation and then created the gods as their slave janitors. The gods got fed up with their cruddy jobs and had the Exalted overthrow the Primordials (while they stole their bosses' crack stash), but it turns out that [[Dividing By Zero|killing]] some of them [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|broke the universe.]]

To elaborate, the death of several Primordials in the setting's equivalent of the Titanomachy is the reason [[The Underworld]] exists. One of the Primordials who surrendered, as a parting shot before her imprisonment, ''[[Ret-Gone|erased ninety percent of Creation from existence down to a conceptual level.]]''

The two remaining Primordials, who sided with the gods, are: Gaia (the Earth Mother, creator of the Five Elemental Dragons, who is in some way connected to Creation) and Autochthon (the inventor of Exaltation, the patron of technology, who later fled to Elsewhere and became a [[Genius Loci|planet]] made of [[Steampunk]]).

* In the ''[[Role Aids]]'' supplement ''Giants'', the Titans were the first giants. They had godlike abilities and powers, including the ability to cast any spell at will, and have artistic abilities that outmatch those of any other culture.