History Main / TheChosenZero

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' does this several times to Sora. "Man, the Keyblade picked a dud this time." But go ahead, underestimate [[PersonOfMassDestruction him]], we'll see how long you live.

*** So far, her CharacterDevelopment still leaves her with a net zero of confidence; she makes a DealWithTheDevil to help boost her willpower, but that just makes her sociopathic and arrogant. Then a year later she goes through a rigorous training regimen and develops actual combat skills, but she still over-relies on her artifact-granted powers and has developed a hot-headed outlook that's even more arrogant.

* Usagi Tsukino is assigned by Luna the Cat to be Anime/SailorMoon, even though she is BookDumb, lazy, ditzy, and slightly immature. That being said, Usagi does prove herself to be a useful Guardian in spite of her personal flaws.

* Played with in ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce''. Evelyn Wang is incredulous that she could be the Chosen One because she considers her life such a failure. TheChooserOfTheOne confirms that she is indeed the least succesful verion of herself in the entire multiverse. [[spoiler: Which is her strenght: She missed or failed at so many opportunities to have a more succesfull life that there are many alternate universes with only slight differences where she became succesfull at something. And that makes it easy for her to borrow the skills of all those different versions of her.]]

* Played with in {{Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce}}. Evelyn Wang is incredulous that she could be the Chosen One because she considers her life such a failure. TheChooserOfTheOne confirms that she is indeed the least succesful verion of herself in the entire multiverse. [[spoiler: Which is her strenght: She missed or failed at so many opportunities to have a more succesfull life that there are many alternate universes with only slight differences where she became succesfull at something. And that makes it easy for her to borrow the skills of all those different versions of her.]]

*** It is uncertain if ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'''s Link actually is part of the ChosenOne/Reincarnation Circle (There being hints in both directions really doesn't help), but if he is, he certainly really plays this trope straight. He may be unusually skilled in battle for a child his age, but he also has phenomenally bad luck, a tendency to dive into danger headfirst and is taking a lot more abuse and ridiculing than any of his other incarnations, including from the titular princess. [[DudeWheresMyRespect Ouch.]]

* The entire premise of ''Anime/RuneSoldierLouie'': In the first episode the priestess Melissa gets a revelation by the god of war concerning her valiant champion, a great and noble hero whom she is to assist in fulfilling his destiny. It turns out to be the last person she could have [[IdiotHero imagined or wanted]]. Her CatchPhrase for the rest of the show is ''"...even though this is totally against my will."''

*** It is uncertain if ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'''s Link actually is part of the ChosenOne/Reincarnation -- Circle (There being hints in both directions really doesn't help), but if he is, he certainly really plays this trope straight. He may be unusually skilled in battle for a child his age, but he also has phenomenally bad luck, a tendency to dive into danger headfirst and is taking a lot more abuse and ridiculing than any of his other incarnations, including from the titular princess. [[DudeWheresMyRespect Ouch.]]

* ''Film/BeverlyHillsNinja'': Creator/ChrisFarley's character Haru was prophecied to be the Great White Ninja when the Sensei found him washed up on the shore as a baby. Of course, he turns out to be the most incompetent of the lot but still has high hopes. When he goes to Beverly Hills to help out a woman whose boyfriend is a killer, Sensei sends his top student Gobei (Robin Shou of ''Film/MortalKombat'' fame) to watch over Haru. However, at the end, when the BigBad and his {{Mook}}s prove even too much for Gobei, Haru proves himself to be the ninja of legend and unlocks his potential. He somehow manages to hide his wide girth behind a thin beam and then casually blocks bullets from a submachinegun with swords.

* There are examples in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'' and [[VideoGame/{{Fallout2}} 2]], when you have a character with low intelligence. Pay a visit to your Vault or your native village and the locals will all express various levels of horror that your drooling moron of a character is the only thing standing between them and total destruction.

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** [[spoiler:In the end Louie ''does'' become a great hero who saves the kingdom and selflessly tries to help all people in need without second thought. But getting there is a path of numerous hard trials. For Melissa, that is. Basically its never Louie's ''heart'' that was questioned, it was his brains and basic competency.]]

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* Eren in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' is this upon inspection. Although not unskilled, considering his placement in the top ten of his group, he [[spoiler:loses a leg in the first few minutes of combat against the Titans, and is quickly eaten after losing his arm. It's complete luck that he turned out to be a Titan shifter and recovered. Even after that, he can't control his new powers, which costs hundreds of lives in the battle to retake Trost. Then he gets beaten by the Female Titan and is captured, requiring Levi and Mikasa to rescue him, and Levi is injured in the battle. His second battle with the Female Titan causes chaos and many deaths in the inner wall, and ''Mikasa'' is the one who prevents the Titan from escaping. And ''then'', he's captured by the Armored and Colossal Titans, requiring the Survey Corps and Military Police to go after them and rescue him, costing more lives.]] He's certainly an asset regardless, his many failures have cost hundreds of lives, and it's less than impressive coming from someone who vowed to kill all the Titans.

* In ''ComicBook/GorskyAndButch'', the characters know they live inside a comic and want to break free. Thus, Jerry is made the chosen one specifically to make the whole story jump the shark and get cancelled.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'', a 2000-year old [[AncientConspiracy conspiracy]] has been concealing the fact that Jesus Christ faked his death and kept his descendants hidden from the world. Unfortunately, due to two millennia of BrotherSisterIncest to "keep the bloodline pure", the final descendant and supposed saviour of the world is so chronically inbred it's a wonder he doesn't have antennae. This is what leads Starr to try and find a more suitable Messiah for their cause -- namely Jesse Custer.

* The ComicBook/New52 version of [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel/Shazam]] is also this. The wizard Shazam was desperately looking for a new champion to fight the returning Black Adam, and pulling random people of the street to test for worthiness, rejecting all of them when they prove not to be pure good. When Bily Batson, the latest candidate points out that purely good people don't exist, the wizard decides that, since he's basically out of time, Billy will have to do and gives him the powers.

* The "I happen to be Humanity's last best hope!" "I weep for the species..." scene from ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'' exemplifies this. Not really a straight example in itself, however; [[TheHero Cale]] is cocky, hot-headed and reckless but he's not completely useless in a fight, and Preed is the resident DeadpanSnarker and kind of a jerk.

* ''WesternAnimation/TwiceUponATime'': Ralph and Mumford are only picked to save the land of Din from Synonamess Botch's evil scheme because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero they enabled it in the first place]]. FGM even tries to "take them off the case" near the end of the movie, [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech telling them they don't have what it takes to be heroes]], but that just encourages Ralph to keep trying.

* ''Film/SpyKids3DGameOver'' does this with "The Guy" as the term. It's the main character, asked the same questions, then later one guy shows up thinking he's the chosen one and takes five steps and dies.
* ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' has this when the townsfolk realize their new sheriff is black. [[DeliberateValuesDissonance This takes place in the Old West]].

* In the 2010 ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', the denizens of Underland aren't sure that Alice is the prophesied champion, and the Dormouse is especially prone to proclaiming, "She's the wrong Alice!"
* The character of Ash in ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'' is welcomed as "The Promised One" who must quest for the Necronomicon and save the townsfolk. Unfortunately, he proves to be pretty inept and cowardly (saying the wrong magic words, summoning the Army of the Dead) and loses the faith of the people. Of course, he earns that faith back in the final showdown with the Deadites.
* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy, this is the Jedi Council's reaction to Anakin Skywalker, since recklessness and a bleeding heart isn't conducive to being a Jedi.
** In the original trilogy, for Yoda, Luke is this.
* [[LemonyNarrator The]] [[InteractiveNarrator Narrator]] of ''[[Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle George of the Jungle]]'' movie tries his best to build up our hero George to the audience. George [[MoodKiller kills the build up]] in typical George fashion, that even the Narrator himself pretty much does a FacePalm offscreen.
--> '''Narrator''': Twenty-five years later the bouncing baby boy [[RaisedByWolves has grown into a swinging]] Jungle King! He is swift, he is strong, he is sure, he is smart--
--> '''[[IdiotHero George]]''': ''([[RunningGag George crashes into tree]])'' Ough! ''(George falls down tree)'' Aaaaah! ''(faceplants in dirt)''
--> '''[[DeadpanSnarker Narrator]]''': [[EpicFail He is unconscious]].

* ''Film/BeverlyHillsNinja'': Creator/ChrisFarley's character Haru was prophecied to be the Great White Ninja when the Sensei found him washed up on the shore as a baby. Of course, he turns out to be the most incompetent of the lot but still has high hopes. When he goes to Beverly Hills to help out a woman whose boyfriend is a killer, Sensei sends his top student Gobei (Robin Shou of ''Film/MortalKombat'' fame) to watch over Haru. However, at the end, when the BigBad and his {{Mook}}s prove even too much for Gobei, Haru proves himself to be the ninja of legend and unlocks his potential. He somehow manages to hide his wide girth behind a thin beam and then casually blocks bullets from a submachinegun with swords.
--> '''Haru:''' I may not be one with the Universe, but NO ONE MESSES WITH MY BROTHER!
* ''Film/Shazam2019'': For centuries, the wizard Shazam has been searching for a champion to inherit his power. But after the previous champion turned evil, he instituted a test--he would only give his power to the pure of heart. Except ''no one'' is perfectly pure of heart, so he keeps grabbing children, testing them, and unceremoniously dropping them back where they were after they have been found wanting. He ends up giving the power to Billy Batson because he has run out of time.

* In ''Literature/TheHobbit'', the dwarves react to Bilbo this way. Ironically he doesn't even know he's been hired as an adventurer. Gandalf has to justify Bilbo's arrival by pointing out without him, the dwarves are an unlucky number.
* In ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', Nobby Nobbs is [[spoiler:falsely]] revealed to be the Earl of Ankh and the successor to the throne of Ankh-Morpork. The rich and powerful citizens who want to dispose of Lord Vetinari see Nobby's claim to the throne as a stroke of luck (he is a useful idiot and will make a good puppet ruler). However one anonymous plotter couldn't accept Nobby Nobbs as king because "the man is a tit."
** And of course, when Nobby realises that they want to make him king, he wants nothing to do with it, because his boss Vimes would "[[BerserkButton go spare]]!" Even being told that he could hire an assassin to deal with Vimes doesn't ease his fears at all. (For the record, it shouldn't have - the Assassin's Guild eventually stopped accepting contracts on Vimes, partly because their repeated failures were getting embarrassing.)
** Rincewind is this in both ''Literature/InterestingTimes'' and ''Literature/TheLastContinent'', a coward, a klutz, and never wanting to do the job.
* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' Rand Al'Thor frequently doubts himself, especially early in the series, while at the same time the people trying to manipulate or "guide" him have doubts about him for these reasons. He's a shepherd from a backwater area, lives by HonorBeforeReason sometimes, etc. It reads like GenreBlindness, as those traits are all very common in heroic fantasy and {{Messianic Archetype}}s even if they are objectively bad for a leadership figure.

* Also played seriously in ''Literature/{{Enchantment}}'' - the medieval Christian kingdom under threat from Baba Yaga was not happy about their princess being rescued by a "weak and foolish" unbeliever, leading to some of them plotting to ''kill him off'' and put a more "appropriate" hero in his place.
* In Creator/TomHolt's ''Literature/ExpectingSomeoneTaller'' (a very loose comic sequel to Wagner's ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''), Malcolm Fisher is about as far as it's possible to be from what anyone expected the One Chosen by the Fates to bear the Ring and rule the world to be like. He's not strong, brave, handsome, skilled, or even particularly intelligent, and he has absolutely no desire to be in this position. About the only thing he has going for him is that he's a nice guy. The first ring-bearer with that quality, in fact.
* Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''{{Literature/Franchise}}'': Norman Muller, a milquetoast department store clerk in Indiana, is [[TheChooserOfTheOne chosen]] by [[MasterComputer the massive computer Multivac]] to represent [[TheEveryman the opinions and views of the entire American people]] in this year's election. If he was exceptional in any way, he wouldn't have been chosen, although his wife plans to ''make'' him exceptional now that he's cast [[PrescienceByAnalysis the deciding vote]] for this year's presidential election.

* In ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', Merlin's immediate reaction to being told that Arthur is the destined King who will save the land is "There must be another Arthur, because this one's an idiot!"
* In ''Series/KrodMandoonAndTheFlamingSwordOfFire'', the DeadpanSnarker wizard of LaResistance invokes this trope when he reluctantly admits that only the title character and his companions can light the resistance's beacon. Of course [[spoiler: he was [[ShootTheDog planning to kill them]] to further his own plan to stop the BigBad]].

* It's inverted and played with in ''Series/StargateSG1''. In the season four premiere episode, "Small Victories", the Asgard ask SG-1 for help defeating the Replicators, because despite all of their intelligence they have yet to figure a way to fight them.

* In ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'', Cam initially has doubts that the three chosen to become Rangers... well, can become Rangers. To be fair, those three were considered the three worst students, not to mention that the only reason they were chosen was that [[LateToTheParty all the other candidates got kidnapped]]. Same goes to the original counterpart, Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger. Not so much with the Gouraigers/Thunder Rangers and Shurikenger/Cam, who are powerful and prodigal students. (Well, Cam is where PR and sentai differ. Specifically, the prodigal bit.)
* The basic premise of ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero''.
* The basic premise of ''Series/FutureMan'': Josh has no particular skills beyond getting obsessively good at one computer game.

* Roger Wilco of the ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' series is a janitor whose various misadventures just happen to save the universe more than once.

* ''VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject'' takes this as the concept for the main character. The true Unlosing Ranger gets hit by a car on the way to the final battle, leaving you, [[ThisIsGonnaSuck the weakest main character in video game history]] to fight [[HopelessBossFight Darkdeath Evilman]].

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', there are two significant Chosen: the clumsy [[ThePollyanna pollyanna]] Colette and the seemingly dopey HandsomeLech Zelos. In this case, the real question everyone should be asking is "who chose them, and why?", the answer to which turns out to drive the vast majority of the plot.
* In the beginning of ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'', you are met by a priest who explains to you that you are the reincarnation of a powerful elven demigod. If you happen to be, say, a dumb ogre, he will make an awkward "the gods move in mysterious ways" excuse while trying (and failing) not to be offensive.

*** It is uncertain if ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'''s Link actually is part of the ChosenOne/Reincarnation - Circle (There being hints in both directions really doesn't help), but if he is, he certainly really plays this trope straight. He may be unusually skilled in battle for a child his age, but he also has phenomenally bad luck, a tendency to dive into danger headfirst and is taking a lot more abuse and ridiculing than any of his other incarnations, including from the titular princess. [[DudeWheresMyRespect Ouch.]]
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' does this several times to Sora. "Man, the Keyblade picked a dud this time." But go ahead, underestimate [[PersonOfMassDestruction him]], we'll see how long you live.
* If you piss off Leliana enough to get her to leave in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', she will state quite bluntly that she weeps for Ferelden, if all it has standing between it and the Blight is your character. This is more for outright evil actions than for stupidity; the action most likely to get her to storm off is also one of the blatantly Evil (TM) moves in the game.
** Party member Alistair gets built up as Ferelden's only [[spoiler:political hope as the future king]], despite showing absolutely no inclination or aptitude for the job. (The player has the possibility to help him fit his role a bit better, however)

* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' zigzags with this, though it is understandable why. There is an ancient legend that one can learn the truth and purpose of the undead by ringing the Twin Bells of Awakening in Lordran. You get this quest by talking to a dying knight who was trying to achieve just that. Given how many undead run through Lordran hoping to become the chosen dead, it's no wonder why a lot of {{NPC}}s treat you like you're no big deal.

* ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'' plays with this. The one who pulls the Mana Sword from its stone is not believed to be one worthy of wielding the Sword, and it's taken as a sign that Mana is weakening. [[RightForTheWrongReasons While Mana actually IS weakening]], it's later revealed that [[spoiler:the one who pulled the Mana Sword was actually the son of the ''previous'' rightful wielder, and therefore is the ''current'' rightful wielder]].
* ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead'' has the protagonist, [[ThisLoserIsYou Takumi Nishijou]], a borderline schizophrenic, perverted {{Jerkass}} {{Hikikomori}} extraordinaire who spends most of his time completely detached from reality either playing video games or submerged in illusions he has created in his mind, is so weak that he is easily pushed around by girls smaller than him and so socially awkward that he can barely form coherent sentences around other people and is scared to sit in a classroom full of people. But it also turns out that he is actually [[spoiler:an extremely powerful RealityWarper]] as well as the only person capable of stopping the BigBad and saving humanity from an Orwellian nightmare.

* Alex from ''Webcomic/CaptainSNES'' is a foul-mouthed misanthrope who himself admits that he isn't a real hero. This comes back to haunt him later, when he gets imprisoned by someone thinking that they could do a better job of it.

* ''Webcomic/WizardSchool'': Intentionally invoked by the BigBad. After killing the actual Chosen One in the ActionPrologue, Wyrmspawn seeks out "the most vile, selfish, reprehensible shit [he] could find", gives him a fake Mark of the Chosen One and then waits for the good guys to find him. Ultimately backfires, as Graham's inherent awfulness is instrumental in ultimately defeating the villains.

* Mega Man in ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' has two directives: To defeat Dr Wily and his Robot Masters. And [[TheDitz to be an idiot]]. [[GeniusDitz Fortunately in that order]].
** Dr Wily removes the latter directive in an attempt to hinder him, and Light finds out and [[EnforcedTrope makes him even ditzier in a fit of pique]].
** X is even worse in that regard: He may be powerful and [[LateArrivalSpoiler destined to defeat Sigma]], but Dr Light programmed him to be a whiny pacifist who hates ice cream, [[JerkAss specifically to alienate him from Mega Man and company]] so that he would ''have'' to be [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaid Light's lab assistant]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': Dean Venture's bizarre mental breakdown during the season 2 finale has him imagine himself as the chosen one of a fantasy world. The ruler of the fantasy land is not impressed and assumes that it's some kind of a joke.
* Coop from ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' fits well. He may be an ace mecha pilot [[IKnowMortalKombat thanks to all those hours playin' vidya games]], but he himself admits [[ImNotAHeroIm he's just a guy from New Jersey]]. When he's motivated to fight the MonsterOfTheWeek, his [[PreAssKickingOneLiner pre-asskicking monologue]] usually consists of a [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking series of personal, often minor, slights]] rather than addressing the true damage or evil intentions of the villain. Plus, every time he fights in Jersey, the city [[DestructiveSavior ends up in ruins.]]
* "Their lives were simple, relaxed and fun\\
til Perry became The Chosen One\\
Chosen One, he's the brother named Perry\\
Oh he freaks, he blows the monastery!\\
The story of ''WesternAnimation/TheBrothersGrunt''!"

* ''WesternAnimation/OnyxEquinox'': [[BigGood Quetzalcoatl]] directly invokes the trope when making his [[TheBet wager]] with Tezcatlipoca, declaring that he will use "the lowest of the low" to close the five gates to the underworld and save humanity. His choice is Izel, an orphaned servant boy with nothing to his name. Tezcatlipoca's servant Yaotl, for his part, is ''not'' impressed.
--> '''Yaotl:''' ''This'' is humanity's champion? Ugh, you're all ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucked]]''.

* Usagi Tsukino is assigned by Luna to be Anime/SailorMoon, even though she is BookDumb, lazy, ditzy, and slightly immature. That being said, Usagi does prove herself to be a useful Guardian in spite of her personal flaws.

* Luna assigns Usagi Tsukino as Anime/SailorMoon, despite the latter being BookDumb, lazy, ditzy, and slightly immature. That being said, Usagi does prove herself to be a useful Guardian in spite of her personal flaws.

* ''{{Franchise/Jewelpet}}'': The main Jewelpet Ruby is a huge LoserProtagonist and a ditz with faulty magic skills, but in the franchise's various anime seasons she's often given some great destiny to accomplish. In ''Anime/JewelpetSunshine'' she is one of seven chosen people destined to save the world in its DarkestHour, in ''Anime/JewelpetKiraDeco'' she's the Deco Stone Master who will rebuild the Mirror Ball and bring god back to the world, and in ''Anime/JewelpetHappiness'' she's the only one with the ability to communicate with the Red Moon.

Compare GivingTheSwordToANoob and ThePoorlyChosenOne. This is what TheChosenMany may come looking as if they are a RagtagBunchOfMisfits.

* ''WesternAnimation/OnyxEquinox'': [[BigGood Quetzalcoatl]] directly invokes the trope when making his [[TheBet wager]] with Tezcatlipoca, declaring that he will use "the lowest of the low" to close the five gates to the underworld and save humanity. His choice is Izel, an orphaned servant boy with nothing to his name. Yaotl, for his part, is ''not'' impressed.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode ''Neptune's Spatula'', Spongebob pulls a golden spatula out of ancient grease, [[ItMakesSenseInContext making him worthy of being Neptune's personal fry cook]]. But King Neptune doesn't believe someone as physically weak as Spongebob could be the chosen one. Neptune challenges Spongebob to a fry cook contest to prove himself. [[spoiler: Spongebob loses the contest by making only one patty, while King Neptune made hundreds. But it turns out that King Neptune's patties are awful, while Spongebob's patty is superior, so King Neptune offers him the job. Subverted since Spongebob turns down the job since it means giving up his friends and the Krusty Krab. Inverted when he offers to teach ''King Neptune'' how to cook.]]

* The Narrator of ''[[Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle George of the Jungle]]'' movie tries his best to build up our hero George to the audience. George [[MoodKiller kills the build up]] in typical George fashion, that even the Narrator himself pretty much does a FacePalm offscreen.

* Po in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' was chosen by Oogway to be the successor of the Dragon Scroll, even though he's a slow, fat panda with barely any physical abilities, let alone martial arts skills. However, it becomes apparent that he is more capable of being a hero as the film goes on. [[spoiler:His chubbiness also happens to protect him from Tai Lung's [[PressurePoint nerve strikes]]. Then the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3 third film]] reveals wh he chose Po: to bridge the past and future of kung-fu.]]

* Po in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' was chosen by Oogway to be the successor of the Dragon Scroll, even though he's a slow, fat panda with barely any physical abilities, let alone martial arts skills. However, it becomes apparent that he is more capable of being a hero as the film goes on. [[spoiler:His chubbiness also happens to protect him from Tai Lung's [[PressurePoint nerve strikes]].]]

* Coop from ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' fits well. He may be an ace mecha pilot [[IKnowMortalKombat thanks to all those hours playin' vidya games]], but he himself admits [[ImNotAHeroIm he's just a guy from New Jersey]]. When he's motivated to fight the MonsterOfTheWeek, his [[PreAssKickingOneLine pre-asskicking monologue]] usually consists of a [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking series of personal, often minor, slights]] rather than addressing the true damage or evil intentions of the villain. Plus, every time he fights in Jersey, the city [[DestructiveSavior ends up in ruins.]]

* Coop from ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' fits well. He may be an ace mecha pilot [[IKnowMortalKombat thanks to all those hours playin' vidya games]], but he admits he's just a guy from New Jersey. Plus, every time he fights in Jersey, the city [[DestructiveSavior ends up in ruins.]]

* In ''Discworld/FeetOfClay'', Nobby Nobbs is [[spoiler:falsely]] revealed to be the Earl of Ankh and the successor to the throne of Ankh-Morpork. The rich and powerful citizens who want to dispose of Lord Vetinari see Nobby's claim to the throne as a stroke of luck (he is a useful idiot and will make a good puppet ruler). However one anonymous plotter couldn't accept Nobby Nobbs as king because "the man is a tit."

** Rincewind is this in both ''Discworld/InterestingTimes'' and ''Discworld/TheLastContinent'', a coward, a klutz, and never wanting to do the job.