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Top 10 Greatest “Chosen One” Characters


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there can be only one well technically
there gonna be 10 but you get the idea I
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watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 chosen
ones in movies trust your instincts okay
for this list we’re looking at each big
screen individual chosen one based on
their respective characteristics while
taking into consideration their origin
stories the odds they face and what’s at
stake there were markings it’s some form
of elvish I can’t read it there are few
who can whether a given character is
going up against an authoritarian regime
for ting the dastardly plans of an evil
genius or saving life as we know it
these characters each represent the only
hope in their respective franchises note
that a spoiler alert is now in effect
Judgment Day is inevitable number 10
Alex Rogan The Last Starfighter oh my
god was it handed about what young boy
doesn’t dream of finding adventure
somewhere off among the stars or a
teenager Alex Rogan it seemed as if
videogames were as close as he’d ever
get
but his prowess at one particular game
Starfighter catches the attention of the
intergalactic powers-that-be he’s got a
little proposition for you interested
again starfighter is no simple video
game but rather an elaborate test used
to find the very best pilot Alex may
have come from humble beginnings but he
proves that dedication yes even to video
games can make a chosen one out of
anyone well way to win into hangar go on
I told you I’m sure attack and when with
a Starfighter
in the hangar give me their dad he risks
at all including having his robot
replacement totally messed things up
with his girlfriend all for an alien
race he’s never even met now bats a hero
they love you
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number nine Moses the Prince of Egypt
yes Aaron it’s true Pharaoh has the
power from a baby in a basket adoptive
son of the Egyptian rulers to the savior
of the Hebrews Moses’s pathan life was
as long and winding as the river he
first floated down
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he may have been content in his royal
life but hearing the lullaby of his
infancy unlocked something in him
leading him to flee Egypt and start a
new life but God in the form of a
burning bush has other plans for the
young man and charges him with leading
the Hebrews to freedom who wanted to
leave these people they’ll never believe
me they won’t even listen I shall teach
you what to say armed with his
shepherding staff and the power of God
Moses returns with the ten plagues of
Egypt in tow he’s literally a chosen one
of biblical proportions
ramasees your stubbornness is bringing
this misery upon Egypt it would cease if
only you would let the Hebrews go number
eight ash Williams the Evil Dead
franchise movie nothing says I’m the
chosen one like having a chainsaw per
hand like many individuals destined to
save the world Ash experienced his fair
share of hardships to Spain he’s forced
to watch his friends and girlfriends
become possessed and ultimately killed
then he essentially has to undergo the
same thing with a bunch of strangers
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until the end of Evil Dead – ash doesn’t
necessarily come across as any sort of
chosen one he just seems to have a knack
for killing Deadites maybe the beasts
head i but when our boomstick wielding
hero gets transported to 1300 ad he
fulfills a prophecy by falling from the
sky and finally discovers his true
purpose saving this ancient world from
an entire army of dead ice ruby hail to
the king baby number seven emmet
brickowski the lego movie plan dumb
masterbuilder no i master bill knows
that you’ve never heard of the prophecy
when it comes to chosen ones you’re not
gonna find a bigger underdog than this
guy in a world where everything is
awesome Emmet might just be the only
person who doesn’t fit in and it may not
know it but he isn’t just different he’s
special you found the piece of
resistance and the prophecy states that
you’re the most important most talented
most interesting and most extraordinary
person in the universe in fact he’s the
special a person prophesized to save the
lego universe as we know it the only
problem in a world where the ability to
build things is literally the most
important skill Emmet is a particularly
unskilled and uninspired builder the
prophecy states that you are the special
the most I’m not sure he’s the special
actually because he’s not even a
masterbuilder but he gets there
eventually growing into his role as the
special and a master builder just in the
nick of time your secret weapon yes it’s
called the power of the special number
six Arthur the sword in the stone what
do you want me to be I know buddy
the story of King Arthur and his knights
is literally the stuff of legends his
tale has been retold countless times
over the years but few interpretations
are as memorable as the 1963 animated
version King Arthur’s adult life
certainly got complicated but before all
that took place he was just a young
orphan boy commonly referred to as
worked by his foster family why at what
I’m trying to be and nobody asked you to
come along in the first place through a
series of fortunate coincidences and a
more than peculiar apprenticeship under
Merlin
Arthur winds up right where he needs to
be to fulfill his destiny he pulls the
sword from the stone reveals himself to
be the chosen future King of England and
well the rest is history
you’re making a fool of us boy now tell
the truth I did sir number five Frodo
Baggins
the Lord of the Rings franchise Gandalf
this hairy footed hero is a bit of an
oddity on our list and not just because
of his unusually short stature must I do
it was leave and leave quick tip where
where do I go get out of the shot
chosen ones are usually destined to take
on the role but Frodo Baggins is picked
from a number of volunteers based on one
key factor he is uncommon ly good sure
the ring technically belongs to him but
who would entrust such a small
unassuming being with the fate of the
world we must just nod and proton
everything depends upon speed and the
secret Express gandalf recognizes that
frodo is the best candidate
due to his truly selfless nature and
lack of desire for power frodo isn’t
necessarily the only one for the job but
he certainly turns out to be a very wise
choice glad to be with you Sam mice
kimchee
here at the end of all things
number four Anakin Skywalker the Star
Wars franchise you were the chosen one
shocking spoiler Anakin Skywalker
becomes Darth Vader but as qui-gon jinn
insists and obi-wan desperately tries to
remind Anakin in their second to last
duel he is the chosen one is the chosen
you must see it hmm
clouded this boy’s future aides
Anakin shows incredible promise
unparalleled natural force ability and
to put it in prequel terms a
midi-chlorian count that is off the
charts need a midi-chlorian count the
readings of the chart over 20,000 with
his turn to the dark side though his
destiny of restoring balance to the
force and bringing an end to the SIF
seemingly lands on the shoulders of his
son Luke nonetheless George Lucas
maintains that Anakin Skywalker was in
fact the chosen one he was simply chosen
to go down a different path one with a
lot more murdering of younglings I have
seen a security hologram of him killing
younglings number three John Connor
The Terminator franchise someone comes
up to you than that a dude you say eat
me
and if you want to shine them on its
hasta la vie stop baby there are two
tricky things about the Terminator
franchise one keeping track of the
timeline and to keeping John Connors
safe first
the machines send a terminator back to
try and kill John’s mother Sarah Connor
before she even conceives him his name
is Connor John Connor but she survives
and John grows into a rebellious
smart-mouth teen then the machines send
another terminator to get him this way
after t2 Judgment Day the series may
take a dip in quality but John Connors
life sure doesn’t get any easier
we stopped Judgment Day you only
postponed it as the future and/or
current leader of the resistance
he is predetermined to save humankind
from a reality where machines rule the
machines however will stop at nothing to
change history
survival was what you told me number two
Harry Potter the Harry Potter franchise
there a wizard Harry I’m a lot for many
children around the world Harry Potter
truly is the chosen one as the Boy Who
Lived
he’s certainly famous in the Wizarding
World but according to prophecy he is
also the only one capable of destroying
the Dark Lord Voldemort for good
Something About You stumped him that
night that’s why you’re famous that’s
why everybody knows your name it’s a lot
of pressure for an adolescent but Harry
bravely rises to the challenge as each
new year at Hogwarts brings about more
threats and calamity
thattaboy Harry no parents would be
proud especially your filthy muggle
mother apparently the sorting hat made
the right choice placing him in
Gryffindor after all as it’s less likely
that someone from Slytherin would
willingly sacrifice themselves for the
good of his or her friends before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions spirits are gonna be
very upset you know I am the chosen one
I’ve won because I’ve always understood
the way my enemy thinks when I truly
understand you also want them who are
you buddy I am the Dragon Warrior ah
number one Thomas a Anderson neo the
matrix franchise what is the matrix the
answer is up there
it’s looking for you agent Smith may
prefer to think of him as mr. Anderson
but when the average person who lived
through the early 2000s thinks of the
chosen one neo is the first guy that
comes to mind
heck neo is an anagram for one if you’re
killed in the matrix you die here the
body cannot live without the moon any
predestined character is in for a tough
life but few have to deal with the
crippling knowledge that they are just
one in a line of many chosen ones
programmed to make the same compromise
over and over again to ensure the
survival of their species to possible
Iceland there were five ones before me I
know no one told me or no one knows but
neo breaks free of the cyclical path and
in doing so brings about real change in
the world of the matrix for the first
time plus he knows kungfu is the one
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chosen one ever depicted on the big
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