History Main / TheChosenOne

->"''It's one thing to think that you're the center of the universe -- it's another thing entirely to have this confirmed by an ancient prophecy.''"
-->-- '''Creator/DouglasAdams'''

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' 3.5 Edition has the Favored Soul class, a character with an intuitive connection to a deity who can spontaneously cast divine spells. They are also automatically proficient with their deity's favored weapon, and gain bonuses to using it as they level up (traditional Clerics, on the other hand, may be able to summon self-wielding versions, but aren't proficient by default). They are also one of only two base classes in the game that has no weak saving throws.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', you're a Chosen One-in-three hundred/one hundred/fifty, depending upon what Exalt you chose.

** Shining Armor's story strongly suggests that he has a special destiny. [[BigGood Mother Deer]] and her followers later confirm this, explaining that [[spoiler: as he's ImmuneToFate, he's the only one who can lead [[ClockRoaches the Blank Wolf]] to destroy [[HumanoidAbomination Makarov]] and [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong remove his taint from the timeline]]]]. His story also invokes this for laughs, as the DarkIsNotEvil cult that rules Massailand becomes convinced that he's ''their'' Chosen One, and then that he isn't (in both case, because of their InsaneTrollLogic); Shining is worried that, given his [[WeirdnessMagnet luck]], they might be right the first time. It turns out [[spoiler:the ''actual'' thing he was chosen for was to be [[ForWantOfANail the nail between the]] BadFuture Dark World timeline and the main timeline, he was TheUnChosenOne for beating Makarov.]]

** Alan's orange stick figure is named [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "The Second Coming"]], but unlike The Chosen One, we don’t know where the name came from - Alan never even turned him into a named symbol. He also fits the role of hero much more cleanly than The Chosen One, being a FriendToAllLivingThings with a [[spoiler:[[SuperpoweredEvilSide Superpowered]] ''[[PlayingWith Good]]'' [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Side]]]], an ally to [[BigGood Alan]], and TheLeader of his group of friends; and he’s been on multiple adventures to save his friends and [[{{Cyberspace}} the internet]], even [[spoiler:singlehandedly defeating The Dark Lord]].

* In Myth/NorseMythology, Odin fathered the Vali specifically to avenge the death of Balder.