History ThePoorlyChosenOne / VideoGames

* Impa expresses this opinion of Link in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' after [[YouAreTooLate he is too late to rescue Zelda in the Earth Temple]], forcing Impa to do it herself.

* Impa expresses this opinion of Link in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' after he is too late to rescue Zelda in the Earth Temple, forcing Impa to do it herself.

* All over the backstory of ''VideoGame/TheLastSovereign'' where the whole concept of TheChosenOne gets [[{{Deconstruction}} the living crap kicked out of it]]. The game starts off with you controlling Kai, the chosen of the Goddess Ivala and his companions, Altina the elven sorceress and Simon the grizzled old veteran on their quest to save the world from the Incubus King. 10 minutes in [[DecoyProtagonist Kai gets killed]] and Altina captured, because the ''actual'' protagonist of the game is Simon. Turns out Simon has been futilely escorting ''[[TheChosenMany dozens]]'' of the little losers over the past few years, none of which have been worth a damn (at least one of which died after ''running off a cliff'' in his first battle) and he's getting tired of it. It doesn't help that while the "blessing of the Goddess" grants those who receive it a considerable boost in combat effectiveness, it also causes [[ItsAllAboutMe increased selfishness]], [[ExtremeOmnisexual drastically enhanced libido]] and [[TooDumbToLive severely reduced mental capacity]], not helped by the fact that for some reason the goddess tends to favour [[{{Jerkass}} nasty little self-centered shits]] to start with. When the next level 1 brat who gets assigned to him takes sexual advantage of one of their new companions and rudely brushes Simon off when he tries to stop him, Simon [[RageBreakingPoint has had enough]] and kills the wannabe-hero himself, [[TheUnchosenOne deciding to take the fate of the world into his own hands]].

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrolls''
** During the main quest in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', the PlayerCharacter visits the Cave of the Nerevarine, where they can meet the shades of several Dunmer who previously attempted to fulfill the Nerevarine Prophecy, but failed and died. (It's implied that there isn't one true [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]] Nerevarine, but that [[MultipleChoiceChosen anyone who fits the initial criteria]] could ''become'' the Nerevarine. These people fit the initial criteria, but died before they could fulfill the prophecy.)
** The ''Dragonborn'' DLC for ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' reveals that the initial chosen one to defeat Alduin was Miraak (the title character and the very first dragonborn), but instead of actually doing his job, he tried to build an empire of his own, and was eventually defeated by a fellow Dragon Priest. Three Nordic heroes had to step up to defeat Alduin in his place- and since they weren't Dragonborn themselves and couldn't kill Alduin, their work was only temporary and Alduin eventually returned in time for you to deal with him.

* You never knew it for about three quarters of the game, but you, the SoleSurvivor were actually chosen by the Director of the Institute in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' to become his successor. He thawed you out and let you escape a cryo-vault just to see how you would respond to a post-apocalyptic wasteland and how far you’d go to rescue the son who’s been stolen from you. The Director hoped you’d eventually find your way to the Institute and he hoped you’d have acquired a disgust for the wasteland and its denizens. You can fulfill the destiny the Director wanted for you, and become the new Director. Or you can join any of three factions opposing the Institute and become the one who destroys the Institute altogether.

* During the main quest in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', the PlayerCharacter visits the Cave of the Nerevarine, where they can meet the shades of several Dunmer who previously attempted to fulfill the Nerevarine Prophecy, but failed and died. (It's implied that there isn't one true [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]] Nerevarine, but that [[MultipleChoiceChosen anyone who fits the initial criteria]] could ''become'' the Nerevarine. These people fit the initial criteria, but died before they could fulfill the prophecy.)

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': While he's seen as [[FamedInStory one of the greatest heroes of Alrest]] in the present-day for his role in the [[GreatOffscreenWar Aegis War 500 years ago]] and shown to be [[LovedByAll loved by everyone of his home Titan of Torna]] (save for his jealous and insecure uncle) in the [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2TornaTheGoldenCountry DLC prequel expansion]] set during the time period, the famed hero and former Driver of the Aegis [[PrecursorHeroes Addam]] was ultimately this. Though he was a far more skilled and experienced Driver than [[KidHero Rex]] as well as having [[IdealHero just as good a heart]], he was never able to draw upon and handle Mythra's [[PersonOfMassDestruction true power]] the way Rex would, his buried ego caused the newly-awakened Mythra to act as a SmugSuper and practically a BrattyTeenageDaughter, and he could never get over his hidden fear of Mythra's world-ending power and that she might someday end up just like the other Aegis and their foe [[OmnicidalManiac Malos]]. These faults all culminated into the FinalBattle of the Aegis War when Mythra ends up going into a berserker rage due to Malos [[spoiler:firing an attack on Torna's capital of Auresco where [[MoralityPet Milton]] was]] with Addam unable to stop it, and the resulting clash ends up ''killing'' the Toran Titan despite taking down Malos, resulting in Addam's comrade and best friend Hugo [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself to save Addam]], most of the Toran population dying as they evacuate the Titan [[spoiler:and many more being killed by Amalthus' forces which results in Jin becoming a FallenHero with the death of his Driver and love Lora]], and Mythra creating [[SplitPersonality Pyra]] out of sheer guilt for all the destruction. After this, Addam sealed Pyra away with her consent believing TheWorldIsNotReady to accept her and completely vanishes from the public eye. [[spoiler:When his spirit finally encounters Rex in the present-day, he tests him both in battle and questioning what he truly wants out of life to confirm that he is [[TheChosenOne indeed the one]] Pyra and Mythra have been waiting for to handle their terrible burden and do what he could not.]]

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': While he's seen as [[FamedInStory one of the greatest heroes of Alrest]] in the present-day for his role in the [[GreatOffscreenWar Aegis War 500 years ago]] and shown to be [[LovedByAll loved by everyone of his home Titan of Torna]] (save for his jealous and insecure uncle) in the [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2TornaTheGoldenCountry DLC prequel expansion]] set during the time period, the famed hero and former Driver of the Aegis [[PrecursorHeroes Addam]] was ultimately this. Though he was a far more skilled and experienced Driver than [[KidHero Rex]] as well as having [[IdealHero just as good a heart]], he was never able to draw upon and handle Mythra's [[PersonOfMassDestruction true power]] the way Rex would, his buried ego caused the newly-awakened Mythra to act as a SmugSuper and practically a BrattyTeenagedDaughter, and he could never get over his hidden fear of Mythra's world-ending power and that she might someday end up just like the other Aegis and their foe [[OmnicidalManiac Malos]]. These faults all culminated into the FinalBattle of the Aegis War when Mythra ends up going into a berserker rage due to Malos [[spoiler:firing an attack on Torna's capital of Auresco where [[MoralityPet Milton]] was]] with Addam unable to stop it, and the resulting clash ends up ''killing'' the Toran Titan despite taking down Malos, resulting in Addam's comrade and best friend Hugo [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself to save Addam]], most of the Toran population dying as they evacuate the Titan [[spoiler:and many more being killed by Amalthus' forces which results in Jin becoming a FallenHero with the death of his Driver and love Lora]], and Mythra creating [[SplitPersonality Pyra]] out of sheer guilt for all the destruction. After this, Addam sealed Pyra away with her consent believing TheWorldIsNotReady to accept her and completely vanishes from the public eye. [[spoiler:When his spirit finally encounters Rex in the present-day, he tests him both in battle and questioning what he truly wants out of life to confirm that he is [[TheChosenOne indeed the one]] Pyra and Mythra have been waiting for to handle their terrible burden and do what he could not.]]

* You never knew it for about three quarters of the game, but you, the SoleSurvivor were actually chosen by the Director of the Institute in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' to become his successor. He thawed you out and let you escape a cryo-vault just to see how you would respond to a post-apocalyptic wasteland and how far you’d go to rescue the son who’s been stolen from you. The Director hoped you’d eventually find your way to the Institute and he hoped you’d have acquired a disgust for the wasteland and its denizens. You can fulfill the destiny the Director wanted for you, and become the new Director. Or, most likely, you join any of three factions opposing the Institute and become the one who destroys the Institute altogether.