History Main / TheChosenMany

* ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'': It's eventually revealed in conversation that the school Shinji attends is a front organization for the powers that be, and that ''all of Shinji's classmates'' (if not the entire school) are potential Children candidates. Considering what it takes to pilot an Evangelion, cue FridgeHorror...

* ''AmericanDragonJakeLong''. While it is mentioned early on that Jake's the designated dragon of the States, we really don't see this trope in full effect until this global gathering that takes place in one episode, where we meet everyone from the Australian Dragon to the Egyptian dragon.

* DragonBallZ, when Goku learns that he is an alien and that there are others like him. Piccolo is a closer fit, as his planet is still around there's a lot of Nameks still alive.

* YumeiroPatissiere: Vanilla chooses Ichigo as her partner, then she meets the Sweets Prince's partners, Tennouji's partner Honey, and finally Maron partners with the Heiress. [[spoiler: Then all of them go to Paris and discover that every team member on the Cake Grand Prix has a spirit partner, even Henri-sensei.]]
* NeonGenesisEvangelion: It's eventually revealed in conversation that the school Shinji attends is a front organization for the powers that be, and that ''all of Shinji's classmates'' (if not the entire school) are potential Children candidates. Considering what it takes to pilot an Evangelion, cue FridgeHorror...

* ''KingdomHearts'' is a debatable example. At first, it sounds like Sora's Keyblade is the only one in existence, and he's the only chosen master. Then we get Riku (briefly) and Mickey, and that's just in the first game. The sequel adds Roxas, Riku (for real this time) and Kairi, a prequel adds anywhere between five and a [[FieldOfBlades whole legion]], and a spin-off adds yet another. Sora seems to be the "main" Chosen One, but the details are still a little vague.

* Dragonball, when Goku learns that he is an alien and that there are others like him. Piccolo is a closer fit, as his planet is still around there's a lot of Nameks still alive.

* The first story arc of ''{{Fist of the North Star}}'' centers around the rivalry between TheHero Kenshiro, the chosen master of Hokuto Shinken, and the [[strike:BigBad]] TokenMotivationalNemesis Shin, a master of the rival Nanto Seiken style. After Shin dies, it is revealed that there are actually over 108 schools of Nanto Seiken in existence, with Shin's style being just one of them. And then, later on in the saga, it's revealed that Kenshiro has brothers who also know Hokuto Shinken...

* The less extreme version of the above is that the newbie hero will enter some sort of training period and then have to pass a test in order to become a full-fledged member of the society, probably one that involves DieOrFly or a staged TrainingAccident (or the test goes bad for real...)

* In ''{{Bionicle}}'', the six Toa were first thought to be a unique group of heroes, until after three your of storyline Vakama spoke the words: "You are not the first Toa." From then on, more and more Toa were featured and there was even mention of a war in which a hundred Toa fought.

* ''KingdomHearts'' is a debatable example. At first, it sounds like Sora's Keyblade is the only one in existence, and he's the only chosen master. Then we get Riku and Mickey, and that's just in the first game. A sequel adds two more, a prequel adds anywhere five and a whole legion, and a spin-off adds yet another. Still, Sora seems to be the "main" Chosen One, but the details are still a little vague.

* ''TheGreatestAmericanHero''.When Ralph and Bill finally meet one of the aliens in the ship, he dicovers the secret leaders behind his superpowers with the implication that there are more like him elsewhere in the galaxy. Another episode revealed a previous bearer of the suit. He used it to become rich and it was eventually taken away.

* The situation with the original Green Lantern is specifically pastiched in ''NineteenSixtyThree'', where Hypernaut, during a time travel adventure, meets with a GoldenAge counterpart. While the two compare notes, the Golden Age Hypernaut is dumbfounded at the idea that there is an entire cosmic order of others like him.

* The GreenLantern ''First Flight'' movie used the first version and kind of the second version as it's story. Hal [[HumansAreBastards being from Earth]] has to go to great lengths to prove himself to the Corps singlehandedly saving it and the one guy who stands up for him initially is Sinestro [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready who is corrupt.]]

* ''A Dirty Job'' by ChristopherMoore features the protagonist as the newest GrimReaper, one among many.

* ''A Dirty Job'' by Christopher Moore features the protagonist as the newest GrimReaper, one among many.

* In the world of ''PokemonSpecial'', if you somehow get a Pokedex (gift, theft, accident, doesn't matter), it is a guaranteed that you're a necessary force in combating the evil plaguing your region for whatever reason, coincidence, or personal status. Three Dexes are made for each of main regions (with Yellow receiving an older model when the Kanto trio got their upgrades), so with the fifth generation underway, the numbers should logically go up to sixteen. [[LongRunner For]] [[CashCowFranchise now]]. Usually the receivers don't know about their predecessors and don't meet up with them until later in the story.

* In the world of ''PokemonSpecial'', if you somehow get a Pokedex (gift, theft, accident, doesn't matter), it is a guaranteed that you're a necessary force in combating the evil plaguing your region for whatever reason, coincidence, or personal status. Three Dexes are made for each of main regions (with Yellow receiving an older model when the Kanto trio got their upgrades), so with the fifth generation underway, the numbers should logically go up to sixteen. [[LongRunner For]] [[CashCowFranchise now]].

* In the world of ''PokemonSpecial'', if you somehow get a Pokedex (gift, theft, accident), it is a guaranteed that you're a necessary force in combating the evil plaguing your region for whatever reason, coincidence, or personal status. Three Dexes are made for each of main regions (with Yellow receiving an older model when the Kanto trio got their upgrades), so with the fifth generation underway, the numbers should logically go up to sixteen. [[LongRunner For]] [[CashCowFranchise now]].

* In the world of ''PokemonSpecial'', being granted a Pokedex is a guaranteed that you're a necessary force in combatting the evil plaguing your region for whatever reason, coincidence, or personal status. Three Dexes are made for each of main regions (with Yellow receiving an older model when the Kanto trio got their upgrades), so with the fifth generation underway, the numbers should logically go up to sixteen. ([[LongRunner For]] [[CashCowFranchise now]]).

* In the world of ''PokemonSpecial'', being granted a Pokedex is a guaranteed that you're a necessary force in combatting the evil plaguing your region for whatever reason, coincidence, or personal status. Three Dexes are made for every one region (with Yellow receiving an older model when the Kanto trio got their upgrades), so with the fifth generation underway, the numbers should logically go up to sixteen. ([[LongRunner For]] [[CashCowFranchise now]]).

* In the world of ''PokemonSpecial'', being granted a Pokedex is a guaranteed that you're a necessary force in combatting the evil plaguing your region for whatever reason, coincidence, or personal status. Three Dexes are made for every one region (with Yellow receiving an older model when the Kanto trio got their upgrades), so with the fifth generation underway, the numbers should logically go up to sixteen. ([[LongRunnder For]] [[CashCowFranchise now]].

* In the world of ''PokemonSpecial'', being granted a Pokedex is a guaranteed that you're a necessary force in combatting the evil plaguing your region for whatever reason, coincidence, or personal status. Numbers started out with three in Kanto, and now with the Black and White arc underway, possibly fifteen or sixteen.

* ''FullmetalAlchemist'' arguably, though it's also a bit of a subversion. Many, of the alchemists are part of the military or were at some point. However, Ed is special due to his ability to do alchemy without drawing out a specific circle, [[spoiler: though his arms DO form a general circle, as do Izumi's, which can be used for any alchemy Ed knows how to do. He even does a cheap version of medical alchemy because he read about it in his research.]]

** Confusingly, the numbers are chosen by the agents themselves, rather than assigned, and are no indication of rank or seniority. Meaning that the group we follow aren't considered special, they just happened to be the only ones to choose 1-5. And that in an incredibly baffling coincidence, not one of thousands of arrogant brats wanted to be Number 1 before Nigel Uno came along.
** Just a thought, but maybe because kids would rather be a higher number, than just being a measly "one", remember all those arguments on the playground,i.e "Yeah well infinity plus one"
** Or perhaps the old numbuh one was decommissioned before Numbuh one was chosen.

* Another positive way this trope can be used is in the SuperHeroOrigin story where the hero is recruited in haste and [[HowDoIShotWeb he finds himself over his head, struggling to control his weapon/powers]], feeling like a total incompetant and having no one to turn to in this strange situation. Finally, he meets a comrade of The Chosen Many who leads him to the headquarters where he learns he is not alone, but actually part of a larger world with new friends and mentors ready to help him.

* Another positive way this trope can be used is in the SuperHeroOrigin story where the hero is recruited in haste and [[HowDoIShotWeb he finds himself over his head, struggling to control his weapon/powers]] and having no one to turn to in this strange situation. Finally, he meets a comrade of The Chosen Many who leads him to the headquarters where he learns he is not alone, but actually part of a larger world with new friends and mentors ready to help him.

* At first, it seems like ''SailorMoon'' is the only magical girl of her kind. Then nine others show up, one for each planet in the Solar System, fair enough. In the fifth series, it's revealed that ''every single heavenly body'' that ever existed has a Sailor Senshi that it powers and there's at least thousands if not millions of them throughout the universe.
** "''Every single''" heavenly body? [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale Try septillions]].
** How big does a "heavenly body" have to be? Do asteroids count? Teeny bits of space dust?
***Asteroids count, there's the Astroid Senshi who are Ceres, Juno, Vesta and Pallas. Originally EvilCounterparts of the fourth season, revealed to be Sailor Senshi in the fifth saga, in the manga