The Chosen One

The Chosen One may refer to:

• The Chosen One (trope), 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, American basketball player nicknamed "The Chosen One"
• Jeff Jarrett, American wrestler nicknamed "The Chosen One"
• Jesus, often referred to as "The Chosen One" (see names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament)
• Drew McIntyre, Scottish wrestler nicknamed "The Chosen One"
• David Moyes, Scottish football manager nicknamed "The Chosen One"
• Mustafa, Arabic for "the Chosen One", an epithet of Muhammad
• Josh Rosen, American football quarterback nicknamed "the Chosen One"
• Tyron Woodley, 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 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, 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, 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 (The Matrix), character in The Matrix franchise
• Nina Martin, lead character in seasons one and two of the TV series, House of Anubis
• Perry, a fictional character in The Brothers Grunt
• Sgt. Alex Lannon, lead character in Dominion
• 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 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

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
• Chosen Ones, a 2020 novel by Veronica Roth

Music

Albums

• Chosen One (Hillsong album), 1996
• Chosen One (Olu Maintain album), 2014
• Chosen Ones, a live album by Christian parody band ApologetiX (2007)
• The Chosen One, by Hipnosis (2004)
• The Chosen Ones (Stratovarius album), 1999
• The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits 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, 2000
• "Chosen One" (The Concretes song), 2006
• "The Chosen One", a song by The B-52's for the soundtrack to Pokémon: The Movie 2000
• "The Chosen One", a song by Borealis from the album 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 (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

See also

• Chosen Few (disambiguation)
• Messiah
• The Anointed One (disambiguation)
• The One (disambiguation)
• The Chosen People