The Chosen One(s) may refer to: *

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

, a narrative trope

People

Adam Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, 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 the NBA's all-time leading scorer and ...

, American basketball player nicknamed "The Chosen One" *

Jeff Jarrett Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he both wrestles and serves as Director of Business Development. He is also ...

, 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 2 ...

) *

Drew McIntyre Andrew McLean Galloway IV (born 6 June, 1985) is a Scottish Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre. Galloway began ...

, Scottish wrestler nicknamed "The Chosen One" *

David Moyes David William Moyes (born 25 April 1963) is a Scottish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Association football, player, who currently manages Premier League club Everton F.C., Everton. He was the 2003, 200 ...

, Scottish football manager nicknamed "The Chosen One" *

Mustafa Mustafa () is one of the names of the Islamic 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 Moustafa * Moustafa A ...

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

Josh Rosen Joshua Ballinger Lippincott Rosen (born February 10, 1997) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. Rosen played college football for the UCLA Bruins, receiving ...

, American football quarterback nicknamed "the Chosen One" *

Tyron Woodley Tyron Lakent Woodley (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at St ...

, American mixed martial artist

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Anakin Skywalker Darth Vader () is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was first introduced in the Star Wars original trilogy, original film trilogy as the primary Antagonist, antagonist and one of the leaders of the Galactic Empire (Star W ...

, 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 Ash Ketchum, known as in Japan, is a character in the ''Pokémon'' franchise owned by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. He was the protagonist of the ''Pokémon'' anime for the first 25 seasons, as well as the protagonist of several mang ...

, protagonist of ''Pokémon: The Movie 2000'' *

Buffy Summers Buffy Anne Summers is the title character of the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' before going on to appear in The WB/ UPN 1997–2003 television series and subsequent 1998� ...

, 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 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 destined to ...

'', 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 is a fictional character in the Japanese franchise '' Dragon Ball'' created by Akira Toriyama. Gohan is the son of the protagonist Son Goku and his wife Chi-Chi and made his appearance in chapter #196 "Kakarrot", published in ''Weekly Shōnen ...

, character from ''Dragon Ball Z'' referred to as the Chosen One during his fight with Cell *

Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the titular character of the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. The plot of the seven-book series chronicles seven years in the life of the orphan Harry, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a ...

, 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 (The Matrix) Neo (born as Thomas A. Anderson, also known as The One, an anagram of Neo) is a fictional character and the protagonist of ''The Matrix (franchise), The Matrix'' franchise, created by the Wachowskis. He was portrayed as a cybercriminal and com ...

, 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 Jan ...

'' * 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 humanoid ...

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

Dominion A dominion was any of several largely self-governance, self-governing countries of the British Empire, once known collectively as the ''British Commonwealth of Nations''. Progressing from colonies, their degrees of self-governing colony, colon ...

'' * 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 ''Kung Pow! Enter the Fist'' is a 2002 American martial arts comedy film that parodies Hong Kong action cinema. Written, directed by and starring Steve Oedekerk, it uses footage from the 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film '' Tiger & Crane Fists' ...

'' * The Chosen One, player character in the ''

Fallout 2 ''Fallout 2'' (also known as ''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 (video game), Fallout'' (1997), ...

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

Films

* ''The Chosen One'' (1990 film), an Indian film directed by Aribam Syam Sharma * ''The Chosen One'' (2003 film), a Chilean film directed by Nacho Argiro and Gabriel Lopez * ''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'' and presents the BBC Radio 4 contemporary history series ''The Long View''. He previously wrote for ''The Jewish Chronicle' ...

*''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 and early life Veronica Roth was born ...

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, and as of 2024 has released 75 studio albums, and built up a fan club that includ ...

(2007) * ''The Chosen One'', by Hipnosis (2004) * ''The Chosen Ones'' (Stratovarius album), 1999 * ''

The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits ''The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits'' is the first greatest hits album by Australian blues and roots band, The Black Sorrows. It includes tracks from all but one of their seven studio albums to date. There are no tracks from ''Rockin' Zydeco'' ( ...

'' an album by Black Sorrows (1993) * ''Chosen One'' (Gettomasa album), an album by Finnish rapper Gettomasa (2016)

Songs

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

Spaceship Zero ''Spaceship Zero'' is the title of a media franchise that includes a role-playing game and an indie rock CD. __TOC__ Role-playing Game The role-playing game was written by Warren Banks and Toren Atkinson, with contributions from John Scott ...

'', 2000 * "Chosen One" (The Concretes song), 2006 * "The Chosen One", a song by

The B-52's The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an errant apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, k ...

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

Purgatory In Christianity, Purgatory (, borrowed into English language, English via Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman and Old French) is a passing Intermediate state (Christianity), intermediate state after physical death for purifying or purging a soul ...

'' (2015) * "The Chosen One", a song by Bread from the album ''

Lost Without Your Love ''Lost Without Your Love'' is the sixth and final studio album by Bread, released in 1977. The title track became the group's sixth and final top 10 hit, reaching number nine on the US '' ''Billboard'' Hot 100'' in February 1977. " Hooked on You ...

'' (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 TV series), a Brazilian web television series * '' Sugo'' (English: 'The Chosen One'), Philippine fantasy drama television series * ''The Chosen One'' (2023 TV series), an American Netflix television series