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** Music/IggyPop and Music/KlausNomi were two of the guild Sovereign's closest associates, the former capable of tossing {{Energy Ball}}s and the latter with MakeMeWannaShout powers.

** Dr. Henry Killinger is strongly implied to ''be'' Henry Kissinger, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon's Secretary of State. He serves as a MagicalGuardian and TricksterMentor with a functional ParasolParachute and a BagOfHolding that can produce anything his clients could possibly need.

* Karin Yuuki of ''Manga/UQHolder'', or better known by her real identity as [[spoiler:[[Literature/TheBible Judas Iscariot]]]], is a holy power wielding immortal.

* ''{{ComicBook/Crimson}}'' has UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar as some of the villains. Here, they were re-organized into an independent supernatural hunting force that commits VanHelsingHateCrimes. They have a group of EliteMooks called The Order of the Dragon (the most skilled and formidable Templars) who harvested Angel blood to gain supernatural strength and durability.

* In ''{{ComicBook/Invincible}}'' the Immortal, a FlyingBrick with ResurrectiveImmortality, was Abraham Lincoln. He was also Christopher Columbus, though the [[WesternAnimation/Invincible2021 animated adaptation]] implicitly removed that rapsheet.

* Creator/JonathanHickman's ''{{ComicBook/SHIELD}}'' had many famous figures in history being parts of the organisation of which SHIELD is the most modern part, and fighting other such famous figures. Among others, Isaac Newton is an immortal and immoral super scientist and former stand-in Sorcerer Supreme, Michaelangelo is the Forever Man who is everywhere across time at once, and Nicola Tesla is an electricity wielding cyborg called 'The Night Machine'.

** As in Harry Potter canon, Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel are immortal alchemists, and made all the more so by Nick Fury offering them the Infinity Formula.

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' is very heavy on BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy, practically any historical figure who appears or is mentioned in the series is said to be a demigod. Apparently George Washington was Athena's son, Blackbeard Ares's, Winston Churchill Poseidon's and Harriet Tubman was Hermes' daughter.

** In the 2022 special ''[[Recap/DoctorWho2022CENThePowerOfTheDoctor The Power of the Doctor]]'', Gregori Rasputin[[note]]Seems to be the patron saint of this trope, doesn't he?[[/note]] was really [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]]. It's ambiguous whether he pulled a KillAndReplace on the real Rasputin or if he was ''always'' the real Rasputin, but either way he uses his powers of hypnosis to manipulate Tsar Nicholas and his advanced technology to orchestrate a complex scheme across time and space to kidnap The Doctor from the future and wreck havoc on the universe.

** ZigZagged with the Guild Sovereign, one Music/DavidBowie, who is shown to have [[ShapeShifter Shape Shifting]] abilities. However, in later seasons, it is revealed that [[spoiler:the Guild Sovereign isn't the real David Bowie, merely a shape shifter in his form. However, the two have met and collaborated, with it said that the creature on the cover of Bowie's ''Diamond Dogs'' album to be the shape shifter's true form.]]

** Numerous other guild members, most often shown in flashbacks or bit appearances, bear strong resemblance to deceased musicians and possess superpowers:

** Dr. Henry Killinger is strongly implied to ''be'' Henry Kissinger, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon's Secretary of State. He serves as a MagicalGuardian and TricksterMentor with functional ParasolParachute and a BagOfHolding that can produce anything his clients could possibly need.

*** Bossa Nova Hearstrings, Blue Suede's older identical twin brother, is based on Jesse Garon Presley, Music/ElvisPresley's stillborn older twin brother. Here, he becomes first an [[{{Psychopomp}} Angel of Death]] working under his adoptive father, Gavisus Manes, then later an Alicorn god of [[GodOfTheDead Death]] after overcoming his resentment and obsession over his early death and what could've been. Later, during the "Dark Ages Crisis", he would re-Ascend [[spoiler:as a divine reincarnation 'clone' of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]], the [[TheArchmage Empyrean Magician]]]], turning him into the Alicorn god of Death, Musical Magic, Joy, Understanding, and Mana.

** As it turns out, UsefulNotes/JulieDAubigny was one of the many identities of in-universe time-travelling MemeticBadass the Lady Knight. When she turns up, she uses Julie Maupin as a pseudonym on the grounds that it was one of her favourite lives.

** ''LightNovel/FateZero'': UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat has [[ShockAndAwe lightning powers]] as a result of being a descendant of Zeus, drives a chariot pulled by two divine bulls, and is portrayed as a huge muscular man whose account of being too small to sit on Darius III's throne is only because Darius is ''even bigger''. UsefulNotes/GillesDeRais, while not an actual mage, owns a spellbook that allows him to summon {{Eldritch Abomination}}s.
** ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'': [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_ibn_Gabirol Solomon ibn Gabirol]] is a [[MakerOfMonsters master golem creator]]. Creator/WilliamShakespeare is a MasterOfIllusion who can trap people in recreations of their past that he narrates over.

** In the 2022 special ''[[Recap/DoctorWho2022CENThePowerOfTheDoctor The Power of the Doctor]]'', Gregori Rasputin[[note]]Seems to be the patron saint of this trope, doesn't he?[[/note]] was really [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]]. It's ambiguous whether he pulled a KillAndReplace on the real Rasputin or if he was ''always'' the real Rasputin, but either way he uses his powers of hypnosis to manipulate Tsar Nicholas and his advanced technology to ally with the Daleks and Cybermen to orchestrate a complex scheme across time and space to kidnap The Doctor from the future and wreck havoc on the universe.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In the 2022 episode ''[[Recap/DoctorWho2022CENThePowerOfTheDoctor The Power of the Doctor]]'', Gregori Rasputin[[note]]Seems to be the patron saint of this trope, doesn't he?[[/note]] was really [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]]. It's ambiguous whether he pulled a KillAndReplace on the real Rasputin or if he was ''always'' the real Rasputin, but either way he uses his powers of hypnosis to manipulate Tsar Nicholas and his advanced technology to ally with the Daleks and Cybermen to orchestrate a complex scheme across time and space to kidnap The Doctor from the future and wreck havoc on the universe.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In the 2022 episode ''[Recap/DoctorWho2022CENThePowerOfTheDoctor The Power of the Doctor]]'', Gregori Rasputin[[note]]Seems to be the patron saint of this trope, doesn't he?[[/note]] was really [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]]. It's ambiguous whether he pulled a KillAndReplace on the real Rasputin or if he was ''always'' the real Rasputin, but either way he uses his powers of hypnosis to manipulate Tsar Nicholas and his advanced technology to ally with the Daleks and Cybermen to orchestrate a complex scheme across time and space to kidnap The Doctor from the future and wreck havoc on the universe.

* [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]] of ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' has a segment in which DIO and Pucci theorize that UsefulNotes/LeonardoDaVinci was a [[FightingSpirit Stand]] User.

A SubTrope of HistoricalBadassUpgrade and BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy. A SuperTrope to DemonKingNobunaga and JuliusBeethovenDaVinci. Could also lead to WeirdHistoricalWar and ArchivedArmy (where historical figures team up to fight).

* ''Manga/PuellaMagiTartMagica'' is a spinoff of ''Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' starring Joan of Arc as a MagicalGirl. The main series also implies that many such famous girl and young women in history were also Magical Girls, including Joan of Arc, [[spoiler:Cleopatra, Queen Himiko, and Anne Frank.]]

* ''Manga/PuellaMagiTartMagica'' is a spinoff of ''Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' starring Joan of Arc as a MagicalGirl.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': In the episode "Requiem for Methuselah" the Enterprise crew meets an old human named Flint who is both immortal and possessed of superhuman strength. Flint was originally born around 3800 BC and lived as many notable historical figures during his long lifetime including King Solomon, UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat, Creator/JohannesBrahms, Creator/LeonardoDaVinci, and Lazarus. He kept his immortality secret by letting each persona eventually "die" and establishing a new identity elsewhere.

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' is very heavy on BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy, practically any historical figure who appears or is mentioned in the series is said to be a demigod. Apparently George Washington was Athena's son, Blackbeard Ares's, and Winston Churchill Poseidon's and Harriet Tubman was Hermes' daughter.

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' is very heavy on BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy, practically any historical figure who appears or is mentioned in the series is said to be a demigod. Apparently George Washington was Athena's son, Blackbeard Ares's, and Winston Churchill Poseidon's.

* In the ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3870185/1/Remember_the_bKing_b Remember the King]]'', [[spoiler:Elvis Presley is not only dead, but he's also the ruling King of Soul Society, making him both the BigGood and the most powerful man in the setting. He easily parries an attack by Aizen, mesmerizes Harribel into betraying Aizen with his immense spiritual pressure, and delivers an utter CurbStompBattle to the rest of the Espada that Aizen's attempted bid to take the throne was over before it even started]].

* [=TheRealBradNeely=] also made ''[[https://youtu.be/K7y2xPucnAo History Lesson (JFK)]]'', which asserts UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy could [[{{Flight}} fly]] and [[{{Telepathy}} read minds]].

* [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]] of ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' features an offhanded comment from the BigBad which implies that UsefulNotes/LeonardoDaVinci was a Stand User.

* ''ComicBook/RequiemVampireKnight'': [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethI Elizabeth I of England]], UsefulNotes/{{Nero}}, UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}}, Creator/AleisterCrowley, and several others are transformed into hideous undead creatures in Hell.
** Main/{{Dracula}}'s wife is the infamous Blood Countess, UsefulNotes/ElizabethBathory, a vampire with BloodMagic.

* ''Webcomic/ScoobAndShag'': The teenaged clone of [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy JFK]] from ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' appears in the comic with his Ballyhoo, Satellite, a telekinetic ability that can manipulate gravity.

* The first half of ''FanFic/AHistoryOfMagic'' consists of women from history who became magical girls with all of the trials and horrors that came with it such as UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII, Joan of Arc, Sacagewea, [[Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl Anne Frank]], Pocahontas, Lady Jane Grey, and [[UsefulNotes/MaryTudor Mary I of England]].

* ''Fanfic/UntilTheEndOfTime'': UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler is revealed to be a [[Manga/DragonBall Saiyan]] powerful enough to hold his own in a fight with Goku.

* ''{{VideoGame/World Heroes}}'' series is about historical characters (as well some contemporary ones like [[Main/NoCelebritiesWereHarmed judoka Ryoko Tani and football player Johnny Maximum]] ) fighting against a great menace invoked by a time machine traveler, having all these famous characters their own powers, some of them being [[Main/ElementalPowers elemental]]. The only non-famous characters are a cyborg created by the Nazis and the scientist who created the time machine and [[HeelFaceTurn reprogrammed the cyborg to help him in his mission]].

* The antagonist of ''{{WesternAnimation/Anastasia}}'' is UsefulNotes/GrigoriRasputin, who's portrayed as a [[Main/OurLichesAreDifferent lich]] with BlackMagic and a heavy HistoricalVillainUpgrade. He sets out to kill the titular character in order to finish a curse he set on the Romanovs.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AmericaTheMotionPicture'': Benedict Arnold is a [[Main/OurWereWolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] who's the BigBad of the film.

** Blue Suede Heartstrings (now [[MeaningfulRename Prince Caerulus Melodia Equestria]]) is essentially the Codexverse's Ponified version of Music/ElvisPresley who, as a result of [[ForWantOfANail changes in circumstances and choices]], became a 'prodigy' [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Alicorn god]] of Music, Humility, Performance, and Love. Later on, through certain choices made on his part, Blue Suede becomes King of a divine pantheon and re-Ascends [[spoiler:as a reincarnation 'clone' of [[TheArchmage Mana Equus]], one of the [[TheOldGods Thirteen Empyreans]]]], turning him into an Alicorn god of Musical Magic, Self-Respect, Performance, Love, and Mana.
** Music/FreddieMercury was the frontman and singer of the band Music/{{Queen}}, and ''the'' most famous example of FaceOfTheBand, only to die tragically of AIDS. Here, as [[FreddieMercopy Mercurial Rhapsody]], he lived long enough to Ascend to godhood as the Alicorn god of Song, Performance, Endurance, and Dreams.
** Creator/MarilynMonroe was one of the most popular actresses, models and pop culture icons in American history. Here, as Diamond Lace, she lived long enough to Ascend to godhood under Luminiferous, becoming the Alicorn goddess of Beauty, Acting, Confidence, and History.
** The [[GodOfTheDead Trimortidae]] contains multiple examples as several members are based on various real-life people who died, whether way back in the past or in recent years. All of them are incredibly ancient and powerful Death deities due to Ascending to godhood postmortem.

*** Creator/AlanRickman is a famous and respected British actor, known for playing villains and [[ByronicHero deeply complex characters]]. Here, as Sir Curtain Call, he would become the Alicorn god of Death, Villainy, Acting, and Understanding after dying of old age.
*** Music/JimiHendrix is one of the most legendary and influential guitarists whose experimental applications of feedback and distortion revolutionized both rock music and how people played electric guitars. Double Helix is essentially the Codexverse's Ponified version of Hendrix who, as a result of changes in both circumstances and choices in his life, ends up becoming the Zebralicorn god of Death, Addiction, Enlightenment, and Spirit.
*** Moon Ray Vaughoof (now [[MeaningfulRename Prince Canticum Lunae Cahaya]]) is essentially the Codexverse's Ponified version of legendary Blues musician Music/StevieRayVaughan. Through a series of events that was the result of [[ForWantOfANail different circumstances and choices]], he first became an '[[{{Psychopomp Angel of Death]]', then became a 'prodigy' [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Alicorn god]] of Death, Temperance, Water, Forgiveness, and Prophecy. Later, after consuming a powerful divine drug created by Princess Voľná Láska and Joyous Freedom, he turned into a divine EldritchAbomination for a month before turning back to normal. But despite being cured of the drug, his divine nature was changed irrevocably by it, giving him intense pain when he tried [[HeroicWillpower resisting the changes]]. He turns into an eldritch god again for real once he realizes the cyclic nature of things and reconciles with his Prophecy domain.
** Prince Healing Song (now Prince Medela Cantor Cahaya) is based on Music/JeffHealey, and thanks to changes in circumstances and choices in his life, he not only ends up surviving the cancer that killed Jeff Healey, but also Ascends to godhood as an [[WingedUnicorn Alicorn]]. Despite his incredible power, he initially became a MartialPacifist out of trauma and fear of his own potential for evil, and pushed away anyone who tried helping him. Eventually, after a near-death experience and a [[WhatTheHellHero much-needed wake-up call]] makes him realize he had been a toxic person, he overcomes everything that was holding him back, which culminates in him healing when he unleashes his full power to fight those who tormented him in the past. He later transforms into an eldritch Alicorn after being in the presence of an EldritchAbomination for a month, which gives his existing powers eldritch properties and allows him to perceive alternate dimensions via light.

* In ''{{ComicBook/Invincible}}'' the Immortal, a FlyingBrick with ResurrectiveImmortality, was Abraham Lincoln.

** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': UsefulNotes/AnastasiaNikolaevnaRomanova has [[AnIcePerson ice magic]] and formed a contract with Literature/{{Viy}}, who also serves as her Noble Phantasm. UsefulNotes/AttilaTheHun was born from the remains of an alien superweapon and wields a LaserSword that can summon a KillSat fired down by Mars. UsefulNotes/HelenaBlavatsky has actual psychic powers due to having magic circuits. And [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this game]].