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[[folder:Fan Works]]

->'''Link:''' You didn't have a choice. Your fate was decided by your blood. It didn't matter if you were strong, weak, wise, foolish... you had to do it. You ''had'' to.\\
'''Zelda:''' I haven't done it yet! I haven't done ''anything'' yet!\\
'''Link:''' In the times when everyone was afraid, someone rose out of necessity, because no one else would. It's supposed to have been harder for them. They were less suited to it, but Ganon returned anyway, they had to fight him anyway. And I realized... if somebody didn't step up... if somebody was less suited, but took up the Master Sword... [[TheUnchosenOne Anyone who can draw the sword is suited]]. But ''anyone'' can draw the sword. And whoever it was, I didn't want them to...\\
'''Zelda:''' Say it. Whatever it is, say it.\\
'''Link:''' You've been hurting for such a long time. So, if I'd never wanted to be a fighter... if I wasn't good at it... and they told me I had to be a knight anyway? I would have looked to you. I would have thought of fighting alongside you. Of holding you up. And I would have done everything the same.
-->-- ''Fanfic/ThePrincessWhoCarriesTheBloodOfTheGoddess''

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[[folder:Films - Animated]]

->''"You don't have to be the bad guy. You are the most talented, most interesting, and most extraordinary person in the universe. And you are capable of amazing things. Because you are the Special. And so am I. And so is everyone. The prophecy is made up, but it's also true. It's about all of us. Right now, it's about you. And you... still...can change everything."''
-->-- '''Emmet''', ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie''

->'''Moses''': What do you want with me?\\
'''{{God}}''': I have seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and have heard their cry. So I shall stretch forth my hand, and lead them out of Egypt, into a good land. A land flowing with milk and honey. And so, unto Pharaoh, I shall send... you.
-->--''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt''

->''"I've been watching your for sometime, Billy. And now this. Bestowed with the wisdom, strength, stamina, power, courage and speed of the gods you will become our new protector. You will become Captain Marvel."''
-->--'''Shazam''' to '''Billy Batson''', ''WesternAnimation/SupermanShazamTheReturnOfBlackAdam''

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[[folder:Films - Live Action]]

->''"Before I could pull the trigger, I was hit by lightning and bitten by a cobra. I blacked out, and saw images of ancient Shaolin temples and monks mastering the art of kung-fu. There was an ancient prophecy about a new form of kung-fu so powerful, only one man can master it: The Chosen One. When I woke up, I saw the kung-fu master running towards me. I could feel my body mutate, into some sort of kung-fu freak of nature."''
-->--'''Kung Fury''', ''Film/KungFury''

->''"I am the chosen one."''
-->-- '''Liu Kang''', ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie''

->''"And so it will be, until a man emerges who is meant to become the Great One. And, if he chooses the side of Light, then Light will win. But, those, to whom the truth has been revealed, say that he will choose Darkness. For it is easier to kill the Light within oneself, than to scatter the Darkness around... The prophecies are coming true."''
-->--'''Geser''', ''Film/NightWatch''

->'''Obi-Wan''': You were the chosen one! It was said you would destroy the Sith, not join them. Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!
->'''Anakin''': '''[[ShutUpKirk I HATE YOU!!!]]'''
->'''Obi-Wan''': [[ShutUpHannibal You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you, but I could not save you.]]
-->-- ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

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[[folder:Literature]]

->''"You don't need help, Dresden. You ''are'' the help."''
-->-- '''Rashid''', ''Literature/ColdDays''

-> '''Tia:''' Connie carries the caretaker mantle.\\
'''The Guardian:''' The what?\\
'''Connie:''' I'm [[CosmicKeystone a cosmic lynchpin that keeps the universe from falling apart]].
-->-- ''Literature/ConstanceVerityDestroysTheUniverse''

->"Your Son," said the Djinn impressively, "is the One chosen to break the Spell of the Land of Green Ginger, and restore the Magician to his Normal Shape! It's All Been Foretold, you see -- Nothing has been Left to Chance. I can even tell you your Son's Name. It's Abu Ali!"
-->-- ''Literature/TheLandOfGreenGinger''

->"It's not crazy," Ginny said, standing tall, defensive. "Why is it crazy to want to believe your leader is powerful, and powerful in a way that no other dog could be? It gives the old dogs and the pups a measure of comfort to think of you as an all-powerful defender of the pack."
-->-- ''The Pack'', by '''Dayna Lorentz'''

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[[folder:Live Action TV]]

->''"Know this: You ''are'' the right one, in the right place, at the right time."''
-->-- ''Series/BabylonFive'', "Comes the Inquisitor"

->''In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.''
-->-- ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''

->''"I love the chosen one!\\
Loving him is lots of fun.\\
We love the chosen!\\
Not as much as me."''
-->-- ''Series/TheMightyBoosh''

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[[folder:Music]]

->"''You woke up this morning, got yourself a gun. Mama always said you'd be the Chosen One. She said: You're one in a million you've got to burn to shine, but you were born under a bad sign with a blue moon in your eyes...''"
-->-- '''Alabama 3'''

->''He will be one, one with the land\\
Lord of wind and the sea and the sands\\
The one - The bringer of life...''
-->-- '''Symphony X''', "Evolution (The Grand Design)"

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[[folder:Video Games]]

-><[[OnlyTheChosenMayWield Only the Director can wield]]>\\
<[[LegendaryWeapon The Gun/Sword/Intentionally left blank]]>\\
<[[DeadlyEuphemism Your Application will be processed]]>\\
<[[LoyalPhlebotinum Only the Director can bind]]>\\
<[[PsychicAssistedSuicide The Service Weapon and Live/Die]]>\\
\\

-->-- '''The Board''', ''VideoGame/{{Control}}''

->''"Ness, it is my opinion you are that boy. This I believe..."''
-->-- '''Buzz Buzz'''. ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994''

->'''Tsun:''' By what right do you seek entrance to the Hall of Valor?
->'''Player:''' By right of birth. I am Dragonborn.
-->-- ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''

->''Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin[[note]] Dragonborn, Dragonborn[[/note]]''\\
''Naal ok zin los vahriin[[note]] By his honor is sworn[[/note]]''\\
''Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal![[note]] To keep evil forever at bay![[/note]]''\\
''Ahrk fin norok paal graan[[note]] And the fiercest foes rout[[/note]]''\\
''Fod nust hon zindro zaan,[[note]] When they hear triumph's shout,[[/note]]''\\
''Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!"[[note]]Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray!"[[/note]]''
-->--'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z2kPk2aGxQ Sons of Skyrim]]''', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''

->'''[[WitchDoctor Tensay]]:''' (''dancing around with Takkar'') ''Strong spirit! Strong spirit!'' You are the one!\\
'''[[HandsomeHeroicCaveman Takkar]]:''' Who are you, WolfMan? [[note]]Tensay [[NemeanSkinning wears a wolf's head as a hood]].[[/note]]\\
'''Tensay:''' "Wolf man?!" ''I am Tensay!'' I call for strong spirit- [[BearsAreBadNews bear]], [[RhinoRampage rhino]], [[PantheraAwesome tiger]]... then ''you come''! [...] You bond with [[TheOwlKnowingOne owl]].\\
'''Takkar:''' A dream.\\
'''Tensay:''' [[VisionQuest No dream]]! The owl has named you [[TheBeastmaster Beast Master]]!\\
'''Takkar:''' "Beast Master"?\\
'''Tensay:''' Yes! Go, Beast Master! Calm the spirits of the wild! [[BeastsOfBattle Make them join your fight]]!
-->-- ''VideoGame/FarCryPrimal''


->''"Listen, Tempo. That legendary staff is the only hope we've got... And you're the only one who's able to use it!"''
-->-- '''Lyra,''' VideoGame/HarmoKnight

->'''Sylens:''' So... you're even more extraordinary than I thought.\\
'''Aloy:''' I never had a mother.\\
'''Sylens:''' What are you talking about? You had two, a dead woman and [[spoiler:a machine.]]\\
'''Aloy:''' I'm not a person, I'm an instrument. Manufactured by a machine. Born in destruction... and fire...\\
'''Sylens:''' To quench the flames, and heal the world. How tragic, to learn you’re a person of towering importance! It seems you have a destiny to fulfill. [[QuitYourWhining So when you’re done feeling sorry for yourself]], go to the Bitter Climb. I’ll be waiting above in GAIA Prime’s ruins.
-->-- ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn''

->''"It is written: Only Link can defeat Ganon."''
-->-- '''Gwonam''', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames Link: The Faces of Evil]]''

-> We've watched while the stars burned out, and creation played in reverse. The universe freezing in half light. Once I thought to escape. To end the end a master, step out of the path of collapse. Escape would make us god. Yet I cannot help remember one enigma. A hybrid, elusive destroyer. This is the only mystery I have not solved. The only element unaccounted for. Even S'bhuth is no more, he saved his entire race, but in the end, frozen by despair, he joined the chaos he sought to evade. But you were dead a thousand times. Hopeless encounters successfully won. A man long dead, grafted to machines your builders did not understand. You follow the path, fitting into an infinite pattern. Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild. Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all becomes one. One moment left. One point of space and time. I know who you are. You are destiny.
-->-- '''Durandal, final words''', ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}} Infinity''

->''"None have possessed the strength in [[YouCantFightFate previous Cycles]]. [[PunyEarthlings Your own species could be destroyed with a single thought.]] But'' you ''are different. I have witnessed your actions in this Cycle: the [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu destruction of Sovereign]]; the [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs fall of the Collectors]]. The [[EldritchAbomination Reapers]] perceive [[WorthyOpponent you]] as [[TheDreaded a threat]]. And I'' must ''understand '''[[WhatTheHellAreYou why?!]]"'''''
-->-- '''[[EldritchAbomination Leviathan]] to [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]]''', ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''

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[[folder:Webcomics]]

->'''Parson:''' Great. How many prophecies am I fulfilling?\\
'''Isaac:''' Three. Well, four.
-->-- ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}'', [[http://archives.erfworld.com/Book+2/175 book 2 page 175]]

->''"But it is your journey I am writing about to wish you luck! There will come a day when you will be thrust into another world. And once you arrive, that is only the beginning! You will soon delve even deeper into a realm of Warring Royalty in a Timeless Expanse. A realm of Agents and Exiles and Consorts and Kernelsprites. Of toiling Underlings and slumbering Denizens. '''A realm where four will gather, the Heir of Breath and Seer of Light, the Knight of Time and Witch of Space, and together they will Ascend.'''"''
-->-- '''Nanna's letter''', ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''

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[[folder:Web Original]]

->''"I don't find that compelling. It's one of the reasons I dislike the latter Fable games where 'heroism' is a quality unique [[UnfortunateImplications to a specific bloodline of handsome white people]], 'cos it adds this ''Film/{{GATTACA}}''-style genetic discrimination subtext to the plot. Where's the drama in someone who has been magically destined to be a hero and save the world, being a hero and saving the world? Far more interesting when someone from common stock has to overcome something and realize their potential. That's why I like ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' Link, because [[TheUnchosenOne he's just some putz]]."''
-->-- '''Creator/BenCroshaw''', "[[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/extra-punctuation/10710-Wind-Waker-is-Still-the-Best-Zelda-and-Youre-Surprised#hbs1HKsDEmup712i.99 Wind Waker is Still the Best Zelda Game and You're Surprised]]"

->"Chosen one" narratives are easy to write, because then you don't have to come up with a good and compelling reason for why our hero is the centre of the conflict, but they're hard to make interesting, because there's no good and compelling reason for why our hero is the centre of the conflict.
-->-- Creator/LindsayEllis, "[[https://youtu.be/KznZcK7ksf4 Hercules, Disney's Beautiful Hot Mess]]

->''"i have such a profound hate for stories that go 'what if just some guy like literally just some guy was thrown into these horrible circumstances with huge stakes' and then take it back and go 'haha he is not just some guy, he's the specialest little boy in the planet, last in a long line of specialest little boys, it was in his blood all along'"''
-->-- '''[[https://www.tumblr.com/scaryorganmusic/679373295730180096/i-have-such-a-profound-hate-for-stories-that-go scaryorganmusic]]''' on ''Website/{{Tumblr}}''

->''"Because God knows why your ''actions'' should make you special; he's just chosen!"''
-->-- '''WebVideo/SomeJerkWithACamera,''' WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic Review of ''Film/TheSorcerersApprentice''

->''"Is it preordained that you write a 'Chosen One' story? Well, [[MoneyDearBoy the sale figures say yes]]. As it turns out [[EvilOverlord Dark Lords]] and [[AncientEvil Ancient Evils]] [[MilitariesAreUseless cannot be defeated by military force]], [[EnemyMine international cooperation or any other traditional method]]. Regardless of time and resources bring to bear by the [[TheAce best and brightest]] the world had to offer."''
-->-- '''Beaubien J.P.''', ''WebAnimation/TerribleWritingAdvice''

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[[folder:Western Animation]]

->''"You know, you have the rainbow in your eyes. That's a sign you're destined for great things."''
-->-- '''Azura''', ''WesternAnimation/BarbieFairytopia''

->''Their lives were simple, relaxed and fun''
->''Until Perry became the Chosen One''
->''The Chosen One, he's the brother named Perry''
->''Oh, he flips! He blows the monastery!''
-->--'''Intro theme''', ''WesternAnimation/TheBrothersGrunt''

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