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Chosen one

Other (objects, etc.) concept

The protagonist is chosen by someone of authority, such as a ruler, to do something important alone for whatever reason.

177
games
45
platforms

Alternate name: Champion

The Legend of Zelda: Link: The Faces of Evil (CD-I)
The Legend of Zelda: Link: The Faces of Evil
CDI 1993
Crusaders of Might and Magic (PlayStation)
Crusaders of Might and Magic
PS1 2000-03-01
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
WIIU 2017-03-03
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (Windows)
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
WIN 2009-11-24
NecroVisioN (Windows)
NecroVisioN
WIN 2009-02-20
Gothic 3 (Windows)
Gothic 3
WIN 2006-10-13
Lichdom: Battlemage (Windows)
Lichdom: Battlemage
WIN 2014-08-26
The Legend of Zelda: Return of the Hylian Solarus Edition (Linux)
The Legend of Zelda: Return of the Hylian Solarus Edition
LIN 2015-08-13
Classic NES: The Legend of Zelda (Game Boy Advance)
Classic NES: The Legend of Zelda
GBA 2004
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (Amiga OCS)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
OCS 1988
Daggerfall (MS-DOS)
Daggerfall
DOS 1996-08-31
Zelda Classic (MS-DOS)
Zelda Classic
DOS 1999
In the champion sense this is not for winner of a sports event, but a person chosen as representative of a group (for a contest or some other thing).
Related:
* Savior
* Messiah
* Last hope

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Parent group

Tropes

Games by year

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The first Chosen one video game was released in 1985.

Nintendo, Origin and Codemasters published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 44
Windows 26
MS-DOS 13
Mac OS X 6
NES 6
Pandora 5
X360 4
PS3 4
GBA 4
GameCube 4
Amiga 4
Game & Watch 4
N64 4
GBC 4
Wii U 3
NEC PC8801 2
SNES 2
3DS 2
NEC PC9801 2
PS 2
BeOS 2
Famicom Disk System 2
PS2 2
Wii 2
Sharp X1 2
GP2X 2
Xbox 2
Master System 1
Apple IIGS 1
Zaurus 1

Most common companies

Nintendo25
Origin8
Codemasters6
Pony Canyon6
Capcom6
Acclaim4
Armageddon Games4
Exult Team3
Choice of Games3
Loriciel2
Bethesda Softworks2
Devolver Digital2
SSI2
Retro Remakes2
3DO2