The One

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The One may refer to:

• An alternative name for the Monad, The Absolute, The Source of Reality, "God" (not in a monotheistic sense) in Greek Philosophy, in particular in Neoplatonism, The Prime Principle in Gnosticism, The All in Hermeticism.

Contents 1 Books, magazines and comics 2 Music 2.1 Albums 2.2 Songs 2.3 Other 3 Film 4 Television

[edit] Books, magazines and comics

• The One (magazine)
• The One (comic book)
• The One (manhua)
• A character in the Animorphs book series
• A concept in the Young Wizards book series
• A poem written by Felicia K. Snyder, published in 2006. The poem is about how God helps us and is always there.
• Both the One Ring, and the one God Eru Ilúvatar, were referred to as “The One” in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and related works. Ilúvatar is the only true God in that fictional setting (thus His title), though the Valar can be considered as great demigods or higher angels, with the Maiar as lesser angels or demigods.

[edit] Music

[edit] Albums

• The One (Chubb Rock album), a 1991 album by Chubb Rock
• The One (Elton John album), a 1992 album by Elton John
• The One (Frankie J album), a 2004 album by Frankie J
• The One (Jane Zhang album), a 2006 album by Jane Zhang
• The One (EP), a 2004 EP by Annihilator

[edit] Songs

• "The One" (Backstreet Boys song), a 2000 single
• "The One" (Elton John song), a 1992 single
• "The One" (Foo Fighters song), a 2002 single
• "The One" (Gary Allan song), a 2002 single
• "The One" (Kylie Minogue song), a 2008 single
• "The One" (Mariah Carey song), a 2002 single
• "The One" (Prince song), a 1998 track by Prince from the album Newpower Soul
• "The One" (Shakira song), a 2003 single
• "The One" (Tracy Bonham song) a 1996 single from the album The Burdens of Being Upright
• "The One" (White Zombie song), a 1996 single

[edit] Other

• The One (DVD), a recording of Michael Jackson's 2004 CBS special
• Another name for the downbeat in music theory

[edit] Film

• The One (film), a 2001 film starring Jet Li
• "The One," an alternative name for Neo in The Matrix trilogy
• "The Chosen One," a mythical character in the Star Wars universe generally believed to be Anakin Skywalker who fulfills the prophecy although turning to the dark side.
• "The Chosen One", referring to Eddie Murphy's character that saves The Golden Child in the 1986 film named after the latter character.
• "There can be only one," a rule in the Highlander universe referring first to Connor MacLeod and in the TV series to Duncan MacLeod or whichever immortal would eventually be the last one remaining
• "The Chosen One," title for Liu Kang in "Mortal Kombat"
• "The Chosen One" name of the main character in Steve Oedekerk's Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.
• "The One"/"T.O." snooker manager character played by Bruce Payne in the cult British musical Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire.

[edit] Television

Often a title given to a character with a great destiny such as:

• A strange character named Zathras who appeared on the mysteriously vanished space station Babylon 4 refers to “The One” as being his leader on the 1990s science fiction TV series Babylon 5. The end of that episode revealed that One to be an older, time-traveling version of B5 Commander Jeffrey Sinclair. A subsequent episode expounded on this, and revealed that there were three with that title: The One Who Was (Sinclair), the One Who Is, and The One Who Will Be.

• Melinda Gordon from "The One" (Ghost Whisperer Episode)

• Buffy Summers, the vampire slayer, was also referred to as the chosen one from the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

• Sydney Bristow from Alias is referred to as the chosen one in a Rambaldi script.

• Sam Winchester from Supernatural has been referred to as the one by the Yellow eyed Demon.

• Homer Simpson from The Simpsons is referred to as "The Chosen One" by the Stonecutters in the sixth season episode "Homer the Great."

Other ones:

• The One: Making a Music Star, a reality series

• The One (2003 film), a 2003 made-for-TV-Movie starring Richard Ruccolo
• A nickname for the UK television network BBC One

Myths

There are many myths about "the chosen one" in different cultures. For example, there is an epic in China that talks about there being a chosen one who protected the poor and fought evil. He was born and raised along the waterfalls of the Xiang River. He was believed to be a kind person that helped out the poor and eliminated people that took advantage of the helpless. Legend has it that one day, the chosen one will regenerate and soon be in a world where help is needed greatly. Since everyone referred to him as "the chosen one", nobody knows his true identity and name.