Sometimes it ’s well-defined who in a story will be the Chosen One — the character who gets to exert some amazing power or save the world from certain destruction . But sometimes destiny cheats or gets sidetracked along the way .
Neville Longbottom ( Harry Potter ): Neville is the authoritative example of a guy who was very nearly the Chosen One — to the extent that many readers suspect that he might be the true subject of Sybill Trelawney ’s prophecy . Ultimately , there were two son who could have satisfy the prognostication and vote down Voldemort : Neville and Harry Potter . In the conclusion , the ultimate Chosen One had to be selected by Voldemort himself ( cross out as his equal ) , and he select Harry , whose half - descent bloodline reminded Voldemort of his own .
Grandpa Max ( Ben 10 ): When the alien Xylene ship the brawny Omnitrix to Earth , she think of for it to reach Max Tennyson , not his grandson Ben . When Ben receive the Omnitrix , however , Max essay an priceless mentor thanks to his liberty with extraterrestrial weirdness . It ’s also not the first clip Max missed out on a aliveness - alter event ; he was originally supposed to be the first mankind on the Sun Myung Moon , but left NASA before lunar commission launched .
Spike ( Angel ): Spike and Angel have a rivalry that has sweep life-time , and after Spike became ensouled and a Champion of the Powers That Be , that competition included the Shanshu Prophecy . After all , Spike was a lamia with a soul ; he ’d been unforced to give his life as a Champion ; why should n’t he be the subject of the Shanshu Prophecy ? And when Angel signs aside his right to the Shanshu , it seems that Spike is the only nominee impart to fulfill the prophecy . But Angel ’s luck is save by Wolfram & Hart ’s unsuccessful person to file the contract Angel signed , and eventually Spike realizes that he has to regain his own destiny instead of glomming onto Angel ’s . It has n’t been fulfilled yet , but it turns out that Shanshu Prophecy may not be all it ’s cracked up to be anyway .
Charles Xavier ( X - Men ): The mutant telepath was actually Cyttorak ’s first choice to become his avatar — the being known as the Juggernaut . But it was Charles ’ stepbrother , Cain Marko , who get his mitts on the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak . On the one hand , Cain may have been a better fit for Cyttorak . On the other , Charles becomes the Juggernaut in a 1990 What If ? story and proved a pretty power - hungry figure .
Rhaego ( A Song of Ice and Fire ): Unlike most of the characters on this list , Rhaego did n’t suffer his Chosen One status to a rival ; he recede it because he was never born in the first place . If he had been born , Daenerys and Khal Drogo ’s child would have been the fabled Stallion Who hop on the World — the most powerful khal ever to live . But Daenerys traded the life of her unborn child for a doubtful spell from Mirri Maz Duur , a desperate , if ill - advise effort to save Drogo ’s aliveness . There are , however , other possible messianic figures wandering about the Game of Thrones humankind , and perhaps one will prove to be Azor Ahai reborn .
Jake Talley ( Supernatural ): Why put all your testicle in one choose One ’s basket when you’re able to make yourself a whole mess of Chosen Ones ? The yellow - eyed demon Azazel cooks himself a bunch of Special Children , each infused with ogre ’s descent and carrying the potential to lead an USA of daemon in the warfare against humankind . Then he gathers them all up and has them fight to the death until only one Special Child is left stick out . That Special Child is Jake Talley — at least until Dean has Sam resurrected and Sam kills Jake in income tax return . All ’s fair in destiny and war .
Harth Fray ( Fray ): In the history of the Buffyverse , all Slayers and likely Slayers are distaff , but Harth Fray , twin brother of the Slayer Melaka Fray , got the Slayer psychic powers . It may well be that Harth was just one chromosome away from being a potential killer . Of course , being a Slayer ’s sister does n’t guarantee that you ’ll be a potential , ( Dawn was n’t one , and she was made from Buffy ) but Harth makes a good case for being just the wrong side of Chosen . In the end , the local vampire determine he ’s their One anyway .
Riku ( Kingdom Hearts ): In the Kingdom Hearts biz , Terra in reality does choose Riku as the inheritor of his Keyblade , but when you grow up on a place call Destiny Island , fate is n’t always so straightforward . Riku open up the door in the Secret Place , and disappear into darkness just before the Keyblade appears on the island , making Riku ’s friend Sora its wielder . If Riku had stayed on the island just a footling longer , the Keyblade would have been his . However , the Keyblade does have some residual fastening to Riku , and he is able to handle it himself .
Turbo Thunder ( Fairly Oddparents : Wishology ): A denizen of Wonder World , Turbo Thunder was prophesied as the with child submarine sandwich who would defeat the Darkness . But when the Darkness set on Wonder World , Turbo slept through the entire affair , and his destiny passed to young Timmy Turner .
Brian ( Life of Brian ): There was never a probability that Brian was going to be the Christian Messiah , but he was born literally steps out from the trough where Jesus was bear . Despite not being the film ’s actual son of God , Brian is frequently mistaken for Messiah , and has some truly extraordinary adventures , include a brief drive in a UFO . Unfortunately , it sour out just as bad for him in the end as it does for Jesus .
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