History Main / LivingLegend

* This happens quite often in Naruto. For example, Konoha had the Sannin, the Yellow Flash, the White Fang, the First Hokage, etc. They were definitely living legends when they were in their prime. Naruto himself counts as this as well, at this point in the manga.

** Kang, Kor and Koloth, who were all introduced in Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries, are living legends in DeepSpaceNine, at least until the episodes that feature their deaths.

** Kang, Kor and Koloth, who were all introduced in StarTrekTheOriginalSeries, are living legends in DeepSpaceNine, at least until the episodes that feature their deaths.

** Kang, Kor and Koloth, who were all introduced in StarTrekTheOriginalSeries, are living legends in DeepSpaceNine, at least until the episodes that feature their deaths. After that, they're

* Sparrowhawk from ''AWizardOfEarthsea''.

* In ''Film/TheAvengers'', Tony starts listing off who the Avengers are and why that means Loki is screwed, and says they've got [[{{Thor}} a demigod]], a [[CaptainAmerica super-soldier]] LivingLegend, a [[{{Hulk}} man with breath-taking anger management issues]], and a couple of [[{{Comicbook/BlackWidow}} master]] [[{{Hawkeye}} assassins]]. And Loki's managed to piss them all off.

* By the sequel Ben10AlienForce, [[{{Ben10}} Ben Tennyson]] has achieved this status amongst Aliens for his multiple heroic acts as a saviour of the Universe.

* ''AssassinsCreed:'' Altaïr was famous among the Assassins for being a prodigy, although he let that reputation go to his head, making him respected by all, but liked by few. After [[BreakTheHaughty the events of his game]], he's earned the enmity of everyone involved in the Crusades, and also [[TheAtoner the loyalty of every Assassin]] outside of their citadel. His legacy extends even to Assassins in the modern day, who hold him in high regard for rewriting the rules of the order and implimenting many changes to their equipment and training methoods.

* In ''Film/TheAvengers'', Tony starts listing off who the Avengers are and why that means Loki is screwed, and says they've got [[{{Thor}} a demigod]], a [[CaptainAmerica super-soldier]] LivingLegend, a [[{{Hulk}} man with breath-taking anger management issues]], and a couple of master assassins. And Loki's managed to piss them all off.

* Several characters in the ''WheelOfTime'' series. Rand, Perrin, and Mat are most easily justified, what with being [[WindsOfDestinyChange ta'veren]].

* ''BurnNotice:'' Michael Westen is an Urban Legend throughout Russia. So much so that people protest he can't possibly be real, and that "There are only four of us, we can't possibly beat him!"
* By the third season of ''{{Chuck}}'', Charles Carmichael has become famous enough that he's taken on a life of his own.

* Andros and the other [[PowerRangersInSpace Space Rangers]] are this, demonstrated by "[[PowerRangersLostGalaxy To the Tenth Power]]" ("You're Andros, the Red Ranger!"). Tommy Oliver and Jason Lee Scott are this at least among Rangers (since they kept their identities secret) in "[[PowerRangersWildForce Forever]] [[ReunionShow R]][[MilestoneCelebration ed]]". Cole in particular goes fanboy over Jason.

* Snake from MetalGearSolid, although he doesn't think himself as one.

* ''{{Halo}}'' has the Master Chief. Possibly the Arbiter, introduced in volume 2.

* ''GrandTheftAutoViceCity:'' Tommy Vercetti was sent to Vice City because, as "The Harwood Butcher", he was too hot for Liberty City.

* ''FinalFantasyX:'' Yuna starts out known as the daughter of the last summoner to defeat Sin. She's famous as the one to permanently defeat it [[FinalFantasyX2 after that]].

* ''SluggyFreelance:'' Torg earned a reputation in the Dimension of Lame during "That Which Redeems".

* Harry Dresden, who is considered to be TheDreaded by his enemies, has done everything from killing a faerie queen (beings that are beyond any mortal wizard in power) to [[RaisingtheSteaks raising a T-Rex]]. This is all before he is 40, and he is considered one of the top 20 most powerful wizards on the planet, and probably the top 3 of most dangerous. Bear in mind Dresdenverse wizards don't really come into their full power until they're 100 years old at least.

* Each ''{{Fable}}'' game introduces a Hero who becomes very famous. Or infamous.

* ''AssassinsCreed:'' Altair is famous only among the Assassins, and then only for his skill at the start of the first game. By the end, he's earned the enmity of everyone involved in the Crusades, and also [[TheAtoner the loyalty of every Assassin]] outside of their citadel.

* When Marasi from ''Literature/TheAlloyOfLaw'' meets Wax (and to a lesser extent, Wayne), she is almost starstruck, telling him that he's a legend [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome at least in criminology circles, anyway.]]

** Mozzie became an UrbanLegend by accident. He was so smart that, as a kid, he hired a man to be the face of his book-making operation, the Doctor of Detroit. The operation got pushed out by TheMafia, but the Doctor lived on.

* Andros and the other [[PowerRangersInSpace Space Rangers]] are this, demonstrated by "[[PowerRangersLostGalaxy To the Tenth Power]]" ("You're Andros, the Red Ranger!"). Tommy Oliver and Jason Lee Scott are this at least among Rangers (since they kept their identities secret) in "[[PowerRangersWildForce Forever]] [[ReunionShow R]][[MilestoneEpisode ed]]". Cole in particular goes fanboy over Jason.

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* The ''{{Discworld}}'', running as it does on the TheoryOfNarrativeCausality, has a number of these.

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* ''GirlGenius:''

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* By the end of any of the ''{{Fallout}}'' games, the hero will have altered the face of whatever wasteland he/she happens to inhabit, for better or for worse.

* ''SnowCrash'': Raven -- He's a one man nation with a nuclear bomb keyed to his heartbeat and an AbsurdlySharpBlade.