History Main / TheUnchosenOne

* Luke and Leia themselves were this. Although Obi-Wan and Yoda thought they would fulfill the role of bringing balance to the Force instead of Anakin, that role still fell to Anakin. Their contribution was simply to fight the Empire (Leia) and to convince Anakin that he could still turn away from the Dark Side (Luke).

* The titular character of the ''Franchise/Ben10'' franchise. In [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 the original series]], Ben is surprised and deeply disappointed to learn that the [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum Omnitrix]] had actually been sent to Earth for his [[TheMenInBlack ex-Plumber]] ''grandfather'' to use. It only attached itself to him because the Omnitrix was able to scan D.N.A. and decided Ben was close enough in the genetics department. Later, the device's creator, Azmuth, muses how [[BecauseDestinySaysSo destiny may have chosen Ben]]... though this same character [[ZigZaggingTrope doesn't fully accept Ben as the bearer himself]] for several more years. That said, most of the alternate timelines shown throughout the original continuity do have Ben as the wielder of the Omnitrix, with a few alternate ones having [[HypercompetentSidekick his cousin Gwen]] receive the device.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The central focus of "Witches before Wizards" is in pointing out how Luz doesn't have some grandiose predestined path of glory laid out for her. If she wants to make a positive impact on the world around her, then she is going to have to take the initiative and make those changes happen herself. [[spoiler:Even in the GrandFinale which shows that she is favored [[GodWasMyCopilot by the Titan]], he himself makes it clear that he didn't favor Luz because of any particular prophecy, only doing so because of her kindness to his son. He also makes it clear that she has to choose to accept his blessing and his power, when he offers to return her to life.]]
* The titular ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' is this. As the series progresses, Steven learns that his [[MissingMom deceased mother]], Rose Quartz, was [[ParentsAsPeople not as perfect]] as everyone thought she was, and he begins to wonder if she [[DeathByChildbirth gave birth to him]] purely to [[NeverMyFault dump her problems]] onto somebody else. "Lion 4: Alternate Ending" has his father confirm that this was never his mother's intention; she just wanted her son to have a happy, normal life on Earth, which makes Steven feel a lot better. At least for the moment, as it still falls to Steven to fix said problems and the fallout they caused when it all inevitably comes back to him, whether by case of MistakenIdentity or RevengeByProxy, which results in him resenting Rose later in life.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', Raven is destined to be TheAntiChrist, and would serve as a portal for her OmnicidalManiac father, Trigon. At first she tries hard to fight destiny, eventually succumbs BecauseDestinySaysSo, but later rebels against her fate.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', technically any mortal whom performs impressive heroic deed that exalts would be hardpressed to acomplish as theyhaven't been chosen by a patron, doubly so if they defy Destiny's edict in doing so. Subverted in that HardWorkHardlyWorks in Exalted, at least when Exalts and similarly powerful entities come into play.