Actual
Actual adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.
Usage example: the actual outcome of the election was quite different from what everybody had expected
Legendary
Legendary adjective - Based on, described in, or being a myth.
Usage example: the unicorn is a legendary creature
Nearby Word: legend
Both words in one sentence
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Hashimoto was at times the actual protagonist, and at times the narrator to an old legendary story.
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Power of the God Hand: Not just an example (the title refers to a legendary warrior's actual arm), but the trope name comes from the ending theme.
Source: Video Game / God Hand -
Most of the legendary origins of Zui Quan (the actual origins have been lost to time) involve this trope.
Source: Drunken Master
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