History Main / FamedInStory

->''Men of Harlech, on to glory\\
See your banner [[TropeNamer famed in story]]\\
Waves these buring words before ye,\\
"Britain scorns to yield!"''
-->'''Men of Harlech'''

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* All of Ala Rubra in ''MahouSenseiNegima'', but especially Negi's father, Nagi Springfield. Heck, [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v24/c214/4.html one of the background shots in the Ostia festival]] shows that there's at least one movie that details their exploits.
** Negi himself is getting to this point in the Magic World under the guise of "Nagi", because of his resemblance to his father, and because he goes and fights in a massive Tournament.
* The title character of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' had achieved this by the time of the ''A's to [=StrikerS=]'' [[ComicBookAdaptation supplementary manga]], with tales about her reaching legendary status, with all that it entails.
--> '''Subaru:''' [[ContinuityNod By the time she was nine years old, she was already AAA Rank and had solved an interdimensional crisis case. And she managed to stop a dangerous weapon said to be impossible to destroy!]] \\
'''Teana:''' [[CassandraTruth That just sounds like a rumor]]. What kind of [[ImprobableAge nine year old]] [[LampshadeHanging was she]]?
* [[PrivateDefective Kogoro Mouri]] of ''DetectiveConan'' has gotten the reputation of a GreatDetective after one season [[spoiler: on the strength of [[OlderThanTheyLook Conan]] [[TeenGenius Edogawa]]'s behind-the-scenes work]] and is often recognized by face or name by those around him. Frequently, when Kogoro's name and/or vocation enters conversation, it will provoke reactions of shock in the (not-yet-known-to-be-a) murderer (and/or others with something to hide). Although Kogoro almost never notices, Conan usually does—and this is often his first clue that something is amiss.
* Lina Inverse goes beyond world-reknowned in {{Slayers}}. In the anime she finds out several of the epithets people know her by, which she's none too pleased with as they make her sound more like a blood-crazed psychopath than a great and wise mistress of arcane forces (to be fair, they're more accurate than her own self-image). One that particularly irks her is "Dragon Spooker", because supposedly dragons will step aside and let her pass mid-rampage rather than risk dealing with her. Then, later, a dragon in the middle of a town-destroying rampage catches a glimpse of her face and tries to nonchalantly make an escape...

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** Though this is also subverted, as some of Shepard's greatest achievements, [[spoiler: namely his/her victory over the Collectors and Reapers]] in ''MassEffect2'' [[TheGreatestStoryNeverTold is unknown to just about everyone]].

* DavidGemmel's heroes usually become famous when songs are written about their deeds. Druss, Waylander, the Earl of Bronze and the Thirteen are remembered long after they are dead.
** Ulric's big regret about Druss's death is that he will be cast as the villain of the stories that will be written about the siege even though he did not know that his champion put poison on his sword and would have never allowed it.

* ''Webcomic/NoRestForTheWicked'': [[http://www.forthewicked.net/archive/04i-01.html The Boy even sings]] of Prince Ricardo.

* In the {{Warhammer 40000}} HorusHeresy books the Legions are accompanied by remembrances to ensure this. [[spoiler: Well, until Horus goes to massacre them.]]

* [[{{Halo}} Master Chief Petty Officer John-117]] is this in ''Halo''. Many of his fellow soldiers are well aware of his abilities, and he does get remembered as the saviour of humanity in the ads leading up to ''Halo 3''.

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* As shown in semi-fictional form in ''BandOfBrothers'', Ronald Speirs used his reputation as a cold-blooded killer to his advantage. This was explicitly pointed out by Speirs to Lipton. In both the show and in real life, no one is quite sure if he really was that much a stone-cold killer. On the other hand, given the stuff he is actually known to have done (his CrowningMomentOfAwesome being his run straight through a German occupied village...and then ''back'') his rep really didn't need extra padding.
* On ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', when Hiro [[ButNowIMustGo has to leave Yaeko and return to the present]], she promises to tell people everywhere of his brave acts as Kensei so that the little boy Hiro will have lots of fantastic bedtime stories.
* In the DoctorWho episode ''Forest of the Dead'', the Tenth Doctor is trying to rescue some humans who are stuck in a library being claimed by a colony of aliens. They don't care about the humans, and are going to kill them just to get them out of the way. The Doctor tells them "I'm the Doctor, and you're in the biggest library in the Universe. Look me up." They back off immediately.

of spear-armed Danes, in days long sped,\\

* ''TalesOfTheQuestor'': [[http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00600.html trying to learn what the dragon is like.]]

we have heard, and what honor the [[BlueBlood athelings]] won!''\\
-- '''{{Beowulf}}'''

Not always -- being forgotten is one threat of WhatYouAreInTheDark -- but often. The heroes can [[GlorySeeker encourage themselves with the thought of getting it]], they can inspire themselves with the examples they have heard of, [[HundredPercentHeroismRating they can actually receive it]], or it can be a convenient source of [[AllMythsAreTrue legends to be true]].