Trope Talks ~ The Chosen One

Heyyyyyyyyyyy my diamonds!

(still have no idea what to call y’all XD)

Anyway, y’all seemed to like my Trope Talks series! So I’m back with more!

you didn’t give me any ideas and I had to come up with this myself, grr

However, these are fun posts to do, and part of the idea is that there’s a discussion so I don’t have to come up with a bunch of original content myself and you all enjoy them.

Today, we’re going to be discussing…

The Chosen One

This trope is where one person was “chosen” to do a specific task. (usually save the world)

The Chosen One is normally way better than everyone else but they also struggle with having soooo much power. Oh no! I’m too powerful! And I’m also a whiny baby!

Lol, sarcasm is fun. But anyway, if you couldn’t tell, I’m not a huge fan of the chosen one trope. I know it’s in a lot of popular books, and even some of my favorite books! But it just gets tiring to read about. It’s a very common trope in a lot of fantasy/superhero fiction.

Is the Chosen One trope bad?

Nah. I think most people like it, just not me. And yeah, there are books that do it well. Or at least include enough intrigue to where I don’t mind this trope. (like Shadow and Bone,)

How can we spice this up?

Chosen One from another perspective

Okay, so this would essentially be the same story. But, you’d be hearing from another perspective! Instead of the chosen one telling the story, perhaps you’d hear the narrative from the chosen one’s mother? sister? brother? best friend? neighbor? teacher? Or essentially anyone aside from the chosen one.

The Chosen One Fails

I mean, who says the good guys always have to win? Or also, what if the villian was the chosen one?

Anyone could be the Chosen One

Perhaps the Chosen One became the Chosen One through a lot of training and study? It’d make more sense.

What are your ideas for spicing up this trope? I’m eager to hear what y’all come up with!

Also, don’t forget to let me know which trope we should discuss next!

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