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{{quote|''"But being chosen doesn't make you a hero; what you choose does."''|'''Batman''', '''''[[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'''''}}
 
Where [[The Chosen One]] is the ultimate victim of [[Because Destiny Says So]], the Unchosen One is the ultimate perpetrator of [[Screw Destiny]]. This is the hero or heroine who stands up, not because of a prophecy, but because they feel the need or desire to stop the [[Big Bad]] (sometimes doing so ''in spite'' of a prophecy). The Unchosen One is, in essence, a Chosen One who [[Jumped At the Call|Chooses themselves]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Corrector Yui (Anime)|Corrector Yui]]'' desired to become a hero so much that she was able to overcome learning she was ''not'' [[The Chosen One]] and {{spoiler|[[I Know You Are in There Somewhere Fight|save the true one]]... when she was [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] by the [[Big Bad]].}} Afterward, she remains [[The Hero|The Heroine]] of the story.
** [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] later on the 1st season's finale, she was, indeed, the chosen one. {{spoiler|By [[Mailer Daemon|Grosser]], that season's [[Big Bad]], because it wanted [[The Hero|her]] and not the [[Mr. Fixit|Inukai]]'s [[Yamato Nadeshiko|chosen one]] to be it's vessel and allow it to [[Pinocchio Syndrome|live on the real world]].}}
* ''[[Flame of Recca]]'' - {{spoiler|Recca}} is the cursed one destined to end the Hokage clan and {{spoiler|Kurei}} was meant to be the Hokage clan leader.
** Subverted. {{spoiler|Reccz really ''did'' end the clan. He defeated their final remaining enemy in the modern day and thus ended the need for the Hokage clan to exist. The spirits of the former dragon clan leaders could finally rest in peace thanks to him "ending the clan."}}
* ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'', Light Yagami: "The world is rotting and those who are making it rot deserve to die. Somebody's got to do it because the world can't go on like this. And if somebody's got to do it, why not me? In fact, I'm the ''only one who can...''"
** Also explicitly stated by Ryuk, when Light asks him why Ryuk chose him.
{{quote| '''Light:''' ''Why did you choose me?''<br />
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** It's worth noting, though, that Light ''never acknowledges'' that he wasn't chosen; all through the plot, events fall into place for him, and at the very end [[Motive Rant|he swears blind that he was chosen]]. ''Ryuk'' may not have chosen him, [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|but that doesn't mean destiny didn't]].
* Sugimoto from ''[[The Twelve Kingdoms]]'' was not chosen -- indeed it was her friend Youko whose destiny was to rule as a Queen. That doesn't stop Sugimoto from [[Jumped At the Call|and insisting that she is the chosen Queen, and trying to usurp the position from Youko.]]
* Ahiru of ''[[Princess Tutu (Anime)|Princess Tutu]]'', oh so very much.
** Well, halfway. Drosselmeyer ''did'' personally select her for the part of Princess Tutu. She just decided what to do with it.
** Much of the cast of ''[[Princess Tutu (Anime)|Princess Tutu]]'' are an interesting example of this: Drosselmeyer picks specific roles for them, but they eventually grow strong enough to pick different roles. Duck, Fakir, and Kraehe are perhaps the best examples.
* ''[[Basara]]'', the main character is the twin sister of the nominal [[Chosen One]] everyone has their hopes on. When he dies still young, she crossdresses to take his place.
** Actually it's rather a subversion, as Sarasa was always the one the prophecy revered to and her brother was proclaimed [[The Chosen One]] to protect her.
* Simon from ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' is a rather good example. He was just a kid with the right stuff who was lucky enough to stumble across the right mecha at the right time.
* In ''[[DragonballDragon Ball]]'' Son Goku is a fine example. For numerous reasons, such as being the son of a low class warrior, being labeled as such himself, but moving on to become one of Earth's finest heroes (Despite being sent there to ''destroy'' it).
** Averted with his father, who thought he could pull this off after being able to see visions of the future, he failed.
** Same aversion goes for Vegeta, the prince of the Saiyans.
* In contrast to the Chosen Children of ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' and ''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|02]]'', the cast of ''[[Digimon Tamers]]''<ref>Well, besides Ryo, who was technically a chosen child in [[Digimon Wonder Swan Series|the Adventure Universe]]</ref> were not specifically chosen to save the Digital World. They're just kids with Digimon, and for the bulk of the series, it's not clear that they even have anything to save. ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'' returned to a Chosen Children model, but ''[[Digimon Savers]]'' and ''[[Digimon Xros Wars the Young Hunters Leaping Through Time (Anime)|Hunters]]'' also had unchosen leads. ''[[Digimon Xros Wars (Anime)|Digimon Xros Wars]]'' falls somewhere in the grey area.<ref>Taiki and the others ''were'' chosen , but by "ordinary" (albeit powerful) Digimon, rather than the divine Digimon of ''Adventure'' and ''Frontier''.</ref>
 
 
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* While ''[[The Matrix]]'' plays [[The Chosen One]] fairly straight, ''Reloaded'' and ''Revolutions'' reveal {{spoiler|the prophecy was a lie}}. Thus, when Neo continues to fight on against the Machines he has made himself an Unchosen One.
** The script/art book reveals that originally Neo is the ''sixth'' Chosen One by Morpheus, whose poor track record is part of the reason why {{spoiler|Cypher wants back into the Matrix.}}
** [http://www.wylfing.net/essays/index.html An alternate interpretation] suggests that ''The Matrix'' [[Subverted Trope|subverts]] this one, [[Zig -Zagging Trope|zig zagging]] the entire messianic concept: The prophecy was intended by the Architect to be a [[Xanatos Gambit]] aimed at a continued recycling of the Matrix as a means of keeping the system in place. He is [[Out-Gambitted]] by the Oracle, however, who actually [[Batman Gambit|intended for Neo to evolve slightly]] with each rebooting until he'd eventually {{spoiler|reject the Architect's offer to reboot the system and force the machines to reach a settlement with Zion}} that she believed was necessary for the Machines to evolve. This is possible because [[Only I Can Kill Him|Neo was the only one]] who could beat {{spoiler|Smith}}, who was otherwise poised to bring down the entire machine network (whew!). One hell of a [[Chessmaster]], that Oracle.
** Actually, its played straight, but in a rather different way. {{spoiler|The One is pointedly '''not''' an intentional creation of the Machines (or at least, not part of their original plan); he is, in fact, the inevitable consequence of The Matrix, or at least a manifestation of that consequence.}} Previous Matrixes always failed for various reasons because humanity's collective consciousness rejected the virtual world, and The One is supposed to be either an outgrowth of that, or the equations underlying the structure of the Matrix. In any case, the reason it's played straight is that ''The Machines'' keep on forcing him to replay the role they set out for him -- reboot the Matrix or risk the annihilation of the human race. {{spoiler|Smith}}, the ''other'' side effect (who presumably shows up in some form for each Neo), is also unintentional or unwanted, and at the end of the day neither he nor Neo were chosen or created by The Machines; rather, The Machines keep on hijacking them for their own ends.
* In ''[[Willow]]'', the then-infant princess Elora Danan is prophesied to destroy the [[Evil Overlord|evil queen]] Bavmorda. However, it is Willow and others striving to protect the princess who stop her. On the other hand, novels that continue the story after the movie play [[The Chosen One]] straight, as Bavmorda returns and now-grown Elora Danan must fulfill her original destiny.
** Bavmorda isn't the [[Big Bad]] of the series, {{spoiler|time traveling alternate future Elora}} is.
*** Elora ''did'' indirectly fulfill the prophecy at the end of ''Willow'': it was because of Elora that Bavmorda accidentally killed/exiled herself. Elora was the cause of the incident.
* In ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Filmfilm)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze]]'' the Turtles are disappointed when Professor Perry reveals that the formation of the ooze that mutated them ''and'' the accident that led to the canister finding its way into the sewer was simply one large accident.
** No Turtle was more disappointed than Donatello. He believes there's got to be more to the accident.
* For ''[[Star Wars]]'', Luke Skywalker is very much [[The Unchosen One]]. He had to work hard to get what he had. There is also the fact that he went up against his father Anakin Skywalker, also known as Darth Vader and [[The Chosen One]]. A number of people out there think that Luke is just a whiny little farm kid. However, what they need to know is that while the villains and the mentors were forever prattling on about [[Because Destiny Says So]], Luke ended up pulling a big [[Screw Destiny]] in front of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious. Luke demonstrates why it is better to be [[The Unchosen One]] than it is to be [[The Chosen One]].
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** However, {{spoiler|it is debatable since Percy does make the decision to trust Luke to do the deed. So whilst Luke is the hero, the prophecy still refers to Percy}}.
* Taran, the protagonist of the ''[[Prydain Chronicles|Chronicles of Prydain]]'' becomes involved in a war for control of his homeland because he went chasing after a runaway pig and came face to face with the series' resident [[Supporting Leader]], Prince Gwydion. He slowly works his way up from being a [[Tagalong Kid]] to a [[Badass Normal]] warrior and the equivalent of a general and eventually {{spoiler|the High King of Prydain}} because he heeds the advice of his mentors and refuses to give up on causes he believes in.
* ''[[Discworld (Literature)/I Shall Wear Midnight|I Shall Wear Midnight]]'' : Tiffany is told that apparently the only thing she was born with was a natural gift for making cheese. Seeing old Mrs. Snapperly cast out of her home and allowed to freeze and starve to death by people who thought she was a witch made Tiffany determined to make sure it never happened again -- what better way to do that than by becoming a real one?
{{quote| I said you weren't ''born'' with a talent for witchcraft: it didn't come easily; you worked hard at it because you wanted it. You forced the world to give it to you, no matter the price, and the price is and will always be, high. [ ... ] People say you don't find witchcraft; witchcraft finds you. But you've found it, even if at the time you didn't know what it was you were finding, and you grabbed it by its scrawny neck and made it work for you.}}
** This seems like something of a [[Retcon]], considering that ''[[Discworld (Literature)/A Hat Full of Sky|A Hat Full of Sky]]'' and ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Wee Free Men|The Wee Free Men]]'' both implied that Tiffany inherited the post and powers of witchcraft directly from her Granny Aching.
*** Arguable, as witchcraft is never seen to be hereditary. The books imply that Granny Aching was a witch but that's about it. Granny Aching seems to be a mentor of sorts to Tiffany, but has never taught Tiffany anything having to do with witchcraft. However, she taught her how to raise sheep, which is arguably more important
* Making Harry into an Unchosen One is a large part of the plot of ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince|Harry Potter]].'' Once educated about the source of Voldemort's near-immortality, Dumbledore makes a point of making Harry realize that the Prophecy doesn't ''need'' to be fulfilled, that only Voldemort's insistence on it makes it worth anything, and Harry is free to choose his path. Harry, thinking about all that Voldemort had done by that time, chooses to fight.
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** The BtVS RPG includes the "Slayer Poseur" template, who is not even a Potential Slayer, but fights vampires anyway.
* ''[[Firefly]]'s'' [[The Captain|Malcolm Reynolds]] was not chosen in any way to be a hero...he just happened to be the one whose boat Simon Tam booked passage on, and possessed a brutally [[Honor Before Reason|honorable]] streak. On the other hand, [[The Woobie|River Tam]] ''was'' chosen, [[The Call Knows Where You Live|but she damn well didn't want to be chosen]] and [[Phlebotinum Rebel|fought against it as best she could.]]
* Sam and Dean of ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' dive very heavily into this, particularly Dean who is even more stubborn about not embracing his destiny, and not letting Sam embrace his. Considering their destinies, this is probably for the best.
 
 
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== Video Games ==
* Link in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[The Legend of Zelda: theThe Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Wind Waker]]'' was apparently not chosen by the gods to be [[The Hero]] right away. He trudged on solely for the sake of his little sister at first, then accepted the quest as a whole later. In doing so, re-empowering the Master Sword after it was weakened, and reassembling the Triforce of Courage, the gods eventually acknowledged Link as the "Hero of Winds."
** Groose in ''Skyward Sword'' could be seen as this. Unlike Link and Zelda, he has no real "destiny" to speak of - a fact supported by the fact that. unlike those two, he isn't reincarnated in (chronologically) future games to continue fighting Ganon. Still, he does what he can to help Link, stop Demise and save the surface world.
* In ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers (Video Game)|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers]]'', it turns out that ''you'' aren't the one chosen to go to the Hidden Land and save time after all: your partner is. However, because of [[The Power of Friendship]], you're allowed to go too.
* Sora of ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' is one through chance. Riku, his best friend, was chosen to wield the Keyblade {{spoiler|by [[Birth By Sleep|Terra]]}} but because he [[Jumped At the Call|jumped at]] [[Deal Withwith the Devil|the wrong call]] the Keyblade went to the closest candidate at the time (Sora), following which Sora goes off to save the worlds. He then earns his position as [[The Hero|Keyblade Wielder]] by winning the Keyblade back from Riku by understanding [[The Power of Friendship|the Power of Friendship]].
** In [[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep|Birth By Sleep]] it's revealed that of the original trio Sora, Riku and Kairi, {{spoiler|Sora}} was the only one incapable of wielding the Keyblade {{spoiler|though the reason why he can is probably because Ventus is inside his heart}}. Granted, {{spoiler|Kairi}} wasn't intentional.
*** And it's revealed that there are ''three'' types of Keyblade: {{spoiler|The Keyblades of Light (Sora's and Riku's), the Keyblades of Dark (Mickey's) and the Keyblades of the Hearts of Worlds (who we haven't seen anyone wield yet...)}}
* Occurs frequently in the ''[[Tales Series(series)]]:''
** ''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]'' - Colette and Zelos are [[The Chosen One|The Chosen Ones]] of their respective lands. However, it is [[Idiot Hero]] Lloyd Irving who rallies everyone to try and fix everything the [[Big Bad]] has done.
** ''[[Tales of Legendia (Video Game)|Tales of Legendia]]'' - The bad guys have a [[Dark Messiah]] who will annihilate all of humanity if Senel Coolidge and his allies don't stop her.
** ''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]'' - {{spoiler|[[Cloning Blues]]}} make it hard to determine who is and who is not [[The Chosen One]]. The most simple answer (that no-one ever seems to come up with) is that {{spoiler|both Luke ''and'' Asch are [[The Chosen One]]}}.
** ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]'' - the hero, Yuri, is as unchosen as you get. Rather than being predestined, his involvement in almost all of the game's events is due to him suffering from severe [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]. Which his comrades make sure to point out.
*** Mind you, this is done mostly because the ''Tales'' series ''loves'' taking all the classic RPG tropes and [[Deconstructor Fleet|annihilating them]]. ''Symphonia'', for example, reveals that {{spoiler|[[The Chosen One]] is actually "made" through selective breeding to create the most suitable vessel from which the soul can be hollowed out to be replaced with that of the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Dead Little Sister|dead older sister.]] Ouch.}}
* In the "R:1" ''[[.hack|.hack//]]'' games, Aura originally chose Orca of the Azure Sea to be her champion. About 5 seconds after that, Skeith the Terror of Death put his player into a coma. Fortunately Orca was showing his friend Kite the game...
** Given she makes herself Kite's partner almost immediately after that, BlackRose could also qualify.
* Justin, the protagonist of the first ''[[Grandia (Videovideo Gamegame)|Grandia]]'', was never [[The Chosen One]]. The spirits who do the choosing are eventually forced to accept him.
* In ''[[City of Heroes]]'' the player can unlock the ability to play as one of the generic Arachnos mooks by getting a Supervillain character to the max level. The mook character follows a special storyline apart from the normal missions in which they repeatedly try to become a Destined supervillain, only to realize by the end that they had already done so the second they hit level 2.
* In ''[[Last Scenario (Video Game)|Last Scenario]]'', Hilbert is initially portrayed as [[The Chosen One]] thanks to [[Heroic Lineage]]. However, {{spoiler|Zawu was lying, and he is in fact completely normal.}} This doesn't stop him from smashing the [[Big Bad]]'s schemes down ''hard'' and helping to end the infighting between the 3 or 4 countries that are the focus of the game. As Alexander put it, {{spoiler|his [[Heroic Lineage]] is real not because Hilbert is Alexander's descendant (which he isn't), but because he chose to follow Alexander's footsteps}}.
* After accidentally {{spoiler|time-traveling to the [[Bad Future]]}}, the protagonists of ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]'' decide that the [[Endofthe World As We Know It]] is not [[Somebody Else's Problem]], even though they and their children would be long-dead when the apocalypse does occur.
* Arguably, {{spoiler|the main character, Serdic's double}} from ''[[Rondo of Swords]]''. He's pretty much dragged in the whole mess by the destruction of Bretwalde in the beginning, which also results in the death of the real Chosen One, Prince Serdic, who's the only one who can properly wield the holy sword. Eventually he has to choose whether to fulfill Prince Serdic's final wish of restoring Bretwalde ({{spoiler|which requires him to ascend as Emperor wielding the holy sword... which results in him having to kill Princess Marie to purify the sword}}) or fulfill the Prince's request to protect his sister ({{spoiler|which forces Marie to become the Queen, and causes the double to gain the name 'Altrius' after a legendary hero and become her bodyguard}}). Either way, he's pretty much just at the right (or wrong) place at the right (or wrong) time.
* Though she's certainly [[The Chosen One]] for a lot of other legends in Arcadia, {{spoiler|April Ryan turns out to ''not'' be the next Guardian}} in ''[[The Longest Journey]]''. {{spoiler|Her job turns out to just be finding the old one}}, which is pretty damn important in itself.
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** In a manner of speaking, Spyro is one of the few characters who can manage to be ''both'' [[The Chosen One]] and [[The Unchosen One]] at the same time. He's [[The Chosen One]] because he's the legendary purple dragon predicted to guide the fate of the era they're born into. He's [[The Unchosen One]] because he's not really chosen to actually ''do'' something. He could leave everything well enough alone, go Malefor's way, or change the world for the better. So while he's the purple dragon of legend who is predestined to affect history, he gets to choose how he does it himself.
* Played with in ''[[Okami]]'' -- Amaterasu, goddess of the sun, is acknowledged by all the other gods and spirits as the one to restore the beauty of Nippon, but as far as the human world is concerned, the inept and lazy Susano (and Nagi, his ancestor) are the legendary heroes. Played with still further when Susano reveals that he ''knows'' he's the [[Fake Ultimate Hero]] -- and then, when the chips are altogether down, summons up some heroism and delivers the final blow without any help from Ammy.
* Zak in ''[[Evil Islands (Video Game)|Evil Islands]]'' in an odd case. He is originally hailed by the villagers as [[The Chosen One]] by sheer coincidence, and most energetically by the village elder -- but then it turns out that {{spoiler|the prophecy is more or less a sham, the village elder is actually a spy for [[The Empire]], sent to prepare for its invasion of the island of Gipat}}. Naturally, he becomes a hero anyway.
* Adol Christin of ''[[Ys (Video Game)|Ys]]'' is an inversion: he became [[Badass]] not because he was [[The Chosen One]], he became (or repeatedly gets picked as) [[The Chosen One]] because he's [[Badass]]. Because if your land needs a savior, it's an excellent idea to pick [[Badass Normal|the guy]] who's already killed enough dark gods to fill a pantheon. In the sixth game's Trials of Alma sidequest, the daughter of the goddess running said trials isn't very impressed with this random guy who just showed up, but when Adol started passing the trials, apparently she went and asked around about you. She becomes ''much'' more impressed and respectful after that.
* [[Subverted]] in the ''[[BaldursBaldur's Gate]]'' series as a whole. It is implied in the first game that your character, good or bad, is just saying [[Screw Destiny]], and that's true enough in regards to {{spoiler|their divine parent's}} plans. But in the last installment, when it's time to finally put an end to the events foretold by the prophecy that's been haunting their lives, it's revealed that it {{spoiler|actually comes with a clause saying that the protagonist is [[The Chosen One|the one]] who can prevent it and save the world a lot of strife (again, even if they choose the evil option).}}
* A rather low-key example due to her [[Eleventh-Hour Ranger|late arrival]] and [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character|consequent lack of character development]], but Princess Himi of Yamatai in ''[[Golden Sun Dark Dawn]]'' qualifies. Because of a prophecy, her adventurer brother Takeru is away from home {{spoiler|searching for the Warriors of Vale}} when the {{spoiler|Grave Eclipse happens}}, and Himi takes it upon herself to join our heroes and save the day, over her father's protests.
* In ''[[Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning (Video Game)|Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning]]'', everything runs on [[You Can't Fight Fate]]. Except for The Fateless One, who is [[Immune to Fate]] due to being resurrected by the Well of Souls. Which is good because there is no Chosen One destined to defeat the invading Tuatha Deohn.
* In ''[[Dragon Quest V (Video Game)|Dragon Quest V]]'', ''you'' are not the chosen one. {{spoiler|Your son is.}}
 
== Webcomics ==
* The title character of ''[[Digger (Webcomic)|Digger]]''. Digger is an anthropomorphic wombat, and her people usually have the good sense to steer clear of any gods or magic they may encounter. Unfortunately, Digger has gotten herself first good and lost (on account of underground hallucinogenic gas pockets), then entangled (on account of being too nice for her own good) in strange goings on in a faraway land, in which both gods and magic are involved. Prophesies of several groups speak extensively of the other characters in the story, the events that Digger participates in, and even the tunnel that Digger digs up to the surface in the beginning of the story once she decides that she is completely and utterly lost - but strangely none of the prophesies say anything about Digger herself, or mention wombats in any way. Indeed, hardly anyone in the land Digger has found herself in has even heard of them. {{spoiler|As it turns out, her ancestor specifically asked that his descendants be immune to divine prying and prophesying in exchange for helping to bind a mad god.}}
* From the ''[[Crossover Wars]]'', Scale. Her own comic starts with her creators (in story) talking of a planned story which was derailed when the [[Evil Overlord|Editor]] & his forces invaded the comic & captured them. Scale's "birth" was a side effect of the Editor reaching into the metaphorical womb (a computer) and pulling out her bracer into "reality". Afterwards she had to figure out what had happened & what to do next, which involved stumbling across dimensions and assembling an army to oppose the Evil Overlords & rescuing her creators.
* Roy Greenhilt from ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' fits this pretty well. Originally he took on the quest to destroy [[Big Bad|Xykon]], his father's personal nemesis, out of a desire to [["Well Done, Son" Guy|prove himself]]. In the process, he discovered that Xykon represents a significant threat to the universe. After telling his father to shove it, Roy decides that he's going to take down Xykon regardless of his father's wishes, just because it needs to be done.
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== Western Animation ==
* Jamie in an episode of ''[[Megas XLR]]'' does this, and actually does the job surprisingly well... compared to Coop himself, anyway.
* In ''[[Ben 10 (Animation)|Ben 10]]'', Ben is surprised, and deeply disappointed, to learn that the Omnitrix had actually been sent to Earth for his grandfather Max, and attached itself to him only by mistake. This is later weakened a little by its creator Azmuth talking about how [[Because Destiny Says So|destiny chose Ben]].
** Either way, a Tennyson was meant to have it.
* On ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' "Wishology" Trilogy, Timmy is assumed to be the Chosen One who needed to defeat the Darkness, but ''after'' he (first) defeats it it turns out another guy was the real supposed savior. Of course, it's eventually revealed that this guy was chosen ''by a committee holding auditions,'' so maybe this one isn't Destiny's fault so much as poor judgement by the fairies.
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