History PlayingWith / TheChosenZero

** Bob's [[UnscrupulousHero character flaws were what enabled success where others failed.]] Previous chosen ones [[SheatheYourSword would attempt to fight guardians who should not be fought]]. Even his callous refusal to risk himself for a [[DecoyDamsel turns out to be the right thing to do]]. His lack of honor leads to him agreeing to join Emperor Evulz only to [[SlainInTheirSleep kill him while he sleeps to claim all of the treasure for himself]].

** Bob is a perfect Chosen One ''[[CursedWithAwesome because]]'' he's a worthless, hopeless loser. It is revealed eventually that the MacGuffin that the Chosen are meant to wield inevitably makes them all DrunkOnTheDarkSide and the more successful they were before getting a hold of it, the faster the taint manifests.

* '''Invoked''': Emperor Evulz kills off all of the more likely Chosen One candidates in the hopes that the one he faces will be somebody absolutely pathetic.

** Bob's [[Unscrupulous Hero character flaws were what enabled success where others failed.]] Previous chosen ones [[SheatheYourSword would attempt to fight guardians who should not be fought]]. Even his callous refusal to risk himself for a [[DecoyDamsel turns out to be the right thing to do]]. His lack of honor leads to him agreeing to join Emperor Evulz only to [[SlainInTheirSleep kill him while he sleeps to claim all of the treasure for himself]].

%%* '''Implied''': ???

** Bob isn't actually TheChosenOne, and is actually the real Chosen One's sidekick.

* '''Inverted''': Bob, TheUnchosenOne, is TheParagon.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob [[MrViceGuy has his flaws]], but is still basically decent enough that the people of Tropeon can see him as a hero, and he possesses enough clearly heroic traits that he is accepted after some initial skepticism.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob's basic decency is never in question, only his talent and ability to carry out the task.

* '''Inverted''': Bob, TheChosenOne, is TheParagon.

* '''Averted''': The powers that be choose someone more along the lines of a traditional hero.

* '''Lampshaded''': "TheChosenOne is an intolerable {{Jerkass}}. Who else saw this coming?"
* '''Invoked''': "Chances are we'll be stuck with Bob as TheChosenOne. ThisIsGonnaSuck."
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz kills off all of the more likely Chosen One candidates in the hopes that the one he faces will be somebody absolutely pathetic.
* '''Defied''': Because the situation is too dire to train Bob in time, the entity chooses a more traditional hero.
* '''Discussed''': "Why Bob? I mean, the guy's totally useless!" "Yeah, Chosen One standards must have gone down."
* '''Conversed''': "Who chose Bob to be TheChosenOne? Were the spirits asleep or something?"

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

** ...but Bob is actually the Chosen One, just more useful as a sidekick.

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob is a {{Jerkass}} when he is selected as the Chosen One, and during his quest to defeat Emperor Evulz he undergoes CharacterDevelopment and becomes a better person in the process. However, he still has trouble being taken seriously, and is still prone to some less-than-heroic impulses or behavior.

** For all his faults, Bob has enough basic decency to feel ashamed of himself for abandoning people who depended on his help. He [[HesBack returns]] to redeem himself, standing up to Emperor Evulz and defeating him, proving himself to be TheChosenOne after all.

** Bob is a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] {{Jerkass}} who spends most of his time complaining about being TheChosenOne.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...but Bob is actually the Chosen One, just more useful as a sidekick.

* '''Discussed''': "Why Bob? I mean, the guy's totally useless!" "Yeah, couldn't we have gotten TheParagon instead?"

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob makes a FaceHeelTurn or [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere ignores his duties]] because he has nothing to gain from saving Tropeon and isn't about to risk his neck for people who don't respect him.

** Bob is blissfully oblivious to how much everyone laughs at him, and approaches his duties with zeal despite his incompetence.

* '''Justified''': Bob was chosen because someone who [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre has to learn to be a hero]] gains more from the process than someone who already is.

* '''Subverted''': While it looks like Bob is hopeless, his specific talents are actually what is needed to defeat Emperor Evulz, and he [[TookALevelInBadass wises up]] [[LetsGetDangerous when the situation gets serious]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob is blissfully oblivious to how much everyone laughs at him, and approaches his duties with zeal despite his incompetence.
** Bob is a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] {{Jerkass}} who spends most of his time complaining about being TheChosenOne.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's serious flaws and lack of faith in himself provide a major obstacle for him and alienate him from the Tropeans, and a large part of his CharacterDevelopment involves overcoming them or succeeding in spite of them.

* '''Reconstructed''': For all his faults, Bob has enough basic decency to feel ashamed of himself for abandoning people who depended on his help. He [[HesBack returns]] to redeem himself, standing up to Emperor Evulz and defeating him, proving himself to be TheChosenOne after all.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob makes a FaceHeelTurn or [[ScrewDestiny ignores his duties]] because he has nothing to gain from saving Tropeon and isn't about to risk his neck for people who don't respect him.