J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e ● C o n t e n t s ● C u r r e n t e v e n t s ● R a n d o m a r t i c l e ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● C o n t a c t u s ● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p ● L e a r n t o e d i t ● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l ● R e c e n t c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
( T o p )
1 L e g a c y v i l l a i n
2 R e f e r e n c e s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
L e g a c y h e r o
A d d l a n g u a g e s
A d d l i n k s
● A r t i c l e ● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F ● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
A legacy hero is a type of character, usually a superhero , that is the descendant or relative of an already or previously existing hero who either inherits or adopts the name and attributes of the original.[1] [2]
One of the earliest examples of this character type was comic strip hero The Phantom immortal by his enemies. The identity was actually used by various members of a single family, the descendants of Christopher Walker.
The term is used most often to refer to characters published by DC Marvel Comics . Family franchises such as DC's Batman , Superman , Wonder Woman , Atom , Black Canary , Captain Marvel , The Flash , Green Lantern , Hawkman , Hawkwoman , The Ray and Robin or Marvel's Black Knight , Captain America , Captain Marvel , Hulk , Iron Man , Spider-Man , Thor , Wolverine , have seen several characters take up the name and abilities of the original.
In the video games series, Assassin's Creed ,Donkey Kong the 1981 arcade game , while the Donkey Kong in later games is his grandson.
Legacy villain
[ edit ]
In opposition, there have been legacy villains in fiction as well. In comics, examples are DC's Blockbuster , Captain Boomerang , and Clayface ; Marvel's Green Goblin , Mysterio , and Electro .
In Disney's Gargoyles the Hunter share the same scar on their faces.[3]
References
[ edit ]
^ Gargoyles — City of Stone (Part 1) (YouTube) (YouTube). Disney Shows. 1995. Event occurs at 10:10 to 10:22. Retrieved April 24, 2014 .
t
e
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legacy_hero&oldid=1219918590 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● S t o c k c h a r a c t e r s ● S u p e r h e r o f i c t i o n t h e m e s ● S u p e r h e r o c h a r a c t e r s c o d e n a m e s ● C o m i c s s t u b s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s n e e d i n g a d d i t i o n a l r e f e r e n c e s f r o m D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 8 ● A l l a r t i c l e s n e e d i n g a d d i t i o n a l r e f e r e n c e s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h t o p i c s o f u n c l e a r n o t a b i l i t y f r o m A p r i l 2 0 2 4 ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h t o p i c s o f u n c l e a r n o t a b i l i t y ● A r t i c l e s w i t h m u l t i p l e m a i n t e n a n c e i s s u e s ● A r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g J a p a n e s e - l a n g u a g e t e x t ● A l l s t u b a r t i c l e s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 0 A p r i l 2 0 2 4 , a t 1 7 : 3 6 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
