The Chosen One may refer to: *

The Chosen One (trope) The Chosen One, also known as The One or The Chosen, is a narrative trope where one character, usually the protagonist, is framed as the inevitable hero or antihero of the story, as a result of destiny, unique gifts, and/or special lineage. The ...

, a narrative trope

People

* Adam, "The Chosen One", the first man in the Bible or First man in the Qur'an nicknamed Adam-I-Safi *

LeBron James LeBron Raymone James Sr. (; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is widely considered one of the greatest p ...

, American basketball player nicknamed "The Chosen One" *

Jeff Jarrett Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he also serves as Director of Business Development. Beginning his career in his father ...

, American wrestler nicknamed "The Chosen One" * Jesus, often referred to as "The Chosen One" (see

names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament Two names and a variety of titles are used to refer to Jesus in the New Testament. In Christianity, the two names Jesus and Emmanuel that refer to Jesus in the New Testament have salvific attributes.''Bible explorer's guide'' by John Phillips 20 ...

) *

Drew McIntyre Andrew McLean Galloway IV (born 6 June 1985) is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre. McIntyre is a two-time WWE Champion, one-time WWE I ...

, Scottish wrestler nicknamed "The Chosen One" * David Moyes, Scottish football manager nicknamed "The Chosen One" *

Mustafa Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Mou ...

, Arabic for "the Chosen One", an epithet of Muhammad *

Josh Rosen Joshua Ballinger Lippincott Rosen (born February 10, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, receiving Freshman All-American and ...

, American football quarterback nicknamed "the Chosen One" *

Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley (born April 17, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at Strikeforce and was an NCAA D ...

, American mixed martial artist

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Anakin Skywalker, the one who was destined to bring balance to the Force in ''Star Wars'' *

Sal-Afsan The ''Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy'' is a series of novels written by Canadian science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer. The books depict an Earth-like world on a moon which orbits a gas giant, inhabited by a species of highly evolved, sentient T ...

, the Chosen One as prophesied by Lubal in the ''Quintaglio Ascension'' Trilogy * Ash Ketchum, protagonist of '' Pokémon: The Movie 2000'' * Buffy Summers, referred to as 'the chosen one' in the series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Chandler Jarrell, the hero in ''

The Golden Child ''The Golden Child'' is a 1986 American dark fantasy martial arts action comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell, a Los Angeles social worker who is informed that he is " The Chosen One", and is ...

'', a 1986 film starring Eddie Murphy * Chosen One (''Star Wars''), a prophecy-related concept in ''Star Wars'' * Gabriel Belmont, main character in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and its sequels * Gohan (''Dragon Ball''), character from ''Dragon Ball Z'' referred to as the Chosen One during his fight with Cell * Harry Potter (character), lead character in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Homer Simpson, character from ''The Simpsons'' who is referred to as "The Chosen One" by the Stonecutters in the sixth-season episode " Homer the Great" * Neo, character in ''The Matrix'' franchise * Nina Martin, lead character in seasons one and two of the TV series, ''

House of Anubis ''House of Anubis'' is a mystery television series developed for Nickelodeon based on the Dutch–Belgian television series '' Het Huis Anubis''. The series was created by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst and premiered on Nickelodeon on 1 Janu ...

'' * Perry, a fictional character in ''

The Brothers Grunt ''The Brothers Grunt'' is an adult animated comedy television series, and the earliest series made by ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' creator Danny Antonucci. It originally aired from August 15, 1994, to April 9, 1995, on MTV. It centers on five humanoids, ...

'' * Sgt. Alex Lannon, lead character in ''

Dominion The term ''Dominion'' is used to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire. "Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 192 ...

'' * Slayer (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a young female bestowed with mystical powers in the fight against forces of darkness * The Chosen One, character in '' Kung Pow! Enter the Fist'' * The Chosen One, player character in the ''

Fallout 2 ''Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game'' is a 1998 role-playing video game developed by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay Productions. It is a sequel to ''Fallout'' (1997), featuring similar graphics and game mechanics. The ...

'' video game * The Chosen One, a character in the ''Animator Vs. Animation'' series created and animated by

Alan Becker Alan Becker (born May 18, 1989) is an American online animator, YouTube personality and artist, best known for creating the ''Animator vs. Animation'' web series, its shorts (both ''Animator vs. Animation Shorts''Commonly abbreviated as ''AvA ...

* Vladimir Dracula, lead character of the TV series, ''

Young Dracula ''Young Dracula'' is a British children's horror drama comedy television series which aired on CBBC, loosely based on '' Young Dracula'', a 2002 children's book by Michael Lawrence. It is also based on the epistolary novel ''Dracula'', writt ...

Films

* ''The Chosen One'' (1990 film), an Indian film directed by Aribam Syam Sharma * ''The Chosen One'' (2007 film), an animated film * ''The Chosen One'' (2010 film), a film starring Rob Schneider * '' The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven'', a 1998 film starring Carmen Electra * ''The Chosen Ones'' (1964 film), a Spanish film directed by Tulio Demicheli * ''The Chosen Ones'' (2014 Film) (aka ''Die Auserwählten''), a 2014 film directed by Christoph Röhl * ''The Chosen Ones'' (2015 film), a Mexican film

Literature

* ''The Chosen One'' (novel), a 2009 teen novel by Carol Lynch Williams *''The Chosen One'', a 2010 novel by

Sam Bourne Jonathan Saul Freedland (born 25 February 1967) is a British journalist who writes a weekly column for ''The Guardian''. He presents BBC Radio 4's contemporary history series ''The Long View''. Freedland also writes thrillers, mainly under the ...

*''Chosen Ones,'' a 2020 novel by

Veronica Roth Veronica Anne Roth (born August 19, 1988) is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her bestselling ''Divergent'' trilogy which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. Personal life Veronica Roth was born on August 19, ...

Music

Albums

* ''Chosen One'' (Hillsong album), 1996 * ''Chosen One'' (Olu Maintain album), 2014 * ''Chosen Ones'', a live album by Christian parody band

ApologetiX ApologetiX is an American Christian parody band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band was founded in 1990, and since then, has played in almost all 50 states, released 40 studio albums, and built up a fan club that includes over 65,000 peopl ...

(2007) * ''The Chosen One'' (album), by Hipnosis (2004) * ''The Chosen Ones'' (Stratovarius album), 1999 * '' The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits'' an album by Black Sorrows (1993)

Songs

* "Chosen One" (Smog song), 1993 * "The Chosen One", a song by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets from the album '' Spaceship Zero'', 2000 * "Chosen One" (The Concretes song), 2006 * "The Chosen One", a song by

The B-52's The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, ...

for the soundtrack to '' Pokémon: The Movie 2000'' * "The Chosen One", a song by Borealis from the album ''

Purgatory Purgatory (, borrowed into English via Anglo-Norman and Old French) is, according to the belief of some Christian denominations (mostly Catholic), an intermediate state after physical death for expiatory purification. The process of purgatory ...

'' (2015) * "The Chosen One", a song by Bread from the album '' Lost Without Your Love'' (1977) * "The Chosen One", a song by Maher Zain from the album ''

Thank You Allah ''Thank You Allah'' is the debut studio album by Muslim Swedish singer Maher Zain. The album was released on November 1, 2009, by Awakening Records, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks. Maher's debut album is accompanied by three singles, each wi ...

'' (2009) * "The Chosen One", the opening theme of '' American Dragon: Jake Long'' * "The Chosen Ones" (song), by Black Sorrows (1988) * "The Chosen One", a song by Bryan Ferry from the album '' Boys and Girls (album)'' (1985)

Television

* ''The Chosen One'' (2019 series), a Brazilian web television series * '' Sugo'' (English: 'The Chosen One'), Philippine fantasy drama television series