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The Chosen One
Season 2 Episode 32
Episode 45
General Information
Setting San Francisco, USA
Bhutan
Aired on March 23, 2002
Production Number 45
Credits
Written by Adam Beechen
Directed by Phil Weinstein
Produced by Michael Goguen
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The Chosen One is the forty-fifth episode of Jackie Chan Adventures.

Synopsis[]

Monks of the Ben-Shui Temple arrive and proclaim that Tohru is their reincarnated leader. They take him to their temple where they hope to awaken the memories of his past lifetimes. But Daolon Wong, a dark chi wizard, plots to prevent his ascension.

Plot[]

Tohru is returning back to Uncle's Rare Finds with some Chinese take-out, when he senses that he's being followed. When he gets close to the shop door, he turns around and sees three hooded figures advancing on him. Getting defensive, Tohru grabs one of the figures, only for Uncle to rush out to inform him that he's attacking a holy man. Realizing his mistake, Tohru lets the monk down before sheepishly welcoming them into the shop.

As everyone settles inside, Uncle apologizes to the monks for Tohru's abrupt behavior and offers his dinner as a peace offering. The monks politely refuse and explain that they've come to San Francisco in search of the Chosen One, their prophesied leader who has lived a thousand lifetimes. Following the signs and omens to Uncle's shop, the Monks believe that Tohru is the latest reincarnation. They insist that they hurry Tohru to the Ben-Shui Temple in Bhutan, where his memories of his thousand lifetimes can be awakened, and that his sleeping chi is vulnerable if the dark forces are looking to strike. Jade is confident that Tohru can adequately defend himself but the monks object, stating that the Chosen One is forbidden to fight. Therefore, Jackie is chosen as his champion and defender. Meanwhile, the Dark Chi Wizard, Daolon Wong, senses the discovery of the Chosen One and dispatches his Dark Chi Warriors to dispatch Tohru.

As soon as they touch down in Bhutan, the monks make it difficult for the Chans to provide Tohru comfort. But as they stop in an abandoned shed to rest for the night, they are attacked by one of the Dark Chi Warriors. With Tohru forbidden to fight, Jackie is forced to do so instead. He tries to relieve the Warrior of his weapon, only for Uncle to inform him that they share the same chi, enabling the Warrior to control it. Just as Jackie tangles with his foe, the latter vanishes into smoke. The monk warn that this heralds greater challenges. Tohru insists they go home, wanting no one to get hurt on his behalf. But this only convinces the monks that he must be the Chosen One and insist that they carry on with their journey.

By the time they've reached the monastery, they are greeted by a crowd of worshippers who wish to bask in the Chosen One's glory. Then suddenly, Tohru has vanished; fearing the worst, Uncle whacked Jackie on the forehead for not being a good champion. As night falls, Jade is searching for Tohru and finds him washing dishes. Tohru admits that he doesn't want to be the Chosen One, as he is accustomed to serving people, especially those he likes. Jade points out that he would be technically serving people as the Chosen One. Tohru can only agree. Unfortunately, all three Dark Chi Warriors have found him. Tohru prepares to fight, thinking that no one's around, only for the monks to turn up. With Jackie preoccupied in fighting, Jade assists Uncle as he conjures a spell to launch the warriors' weapons back at them, causing them to vanish with a poof. As the monks hurry Tohru to their temple, Wong is watching these events unfold from his magic cauldron. Seeing that Uncle is a Chi Wizard, he decides to take matters into his own hands.

Upon arriving at the temple, the group are greeted by the High Mystic, who proceeds to carry out the ritual to awaken Tohru's thousand-lifetime memories. Jackie is assured that the temple is protected by Good Chi and that the dark forces cannot enter from outside. However, Wong, disguised as a monk, stealthily enters to cast a spell to summon his servants from within the temple. He then tangles with Uncle, revealing that it was he who defeated his mentor, Chi Master Fong. Jackie with his hands tied attempts to keep the Dark Chi Warriors from disrupting the ceremony, which would cause Tohru to be lost as well. The monks hand him a walking stick belonging to a previous Chosen One, the yak shepherd, which is full of good chi. But Jackie proves to not have good flexible control of his chi and fails to properly summon it. Jade steps in Tohru's defense, as the stick flies into her grasp. She proceeds to effortlessly block the Warriors' blows, until a piece of the stick is chopped off.

Just then, the High Mystic announces that the awaken has been completed. However, Tohru does not remember his thousand lifetimes, his walking stick nor his favorite yak. Therefore, the high mystic concludes that he is not the Chosen One. A delighted Tohru, now relieved from his pacifist burden, charges along with Jackie at the Dark Chi Warriors, driving them out of the temple. Enraged at this humiliating defeat, Wong promises to return once the true Chosen One is found. Uncle reacts by using a spell to simulate his forehead-whacking technique and Wong is banished from the temple, never to return.

The next day, Tohru helps Jackie with the luggage before turning to the monks, apologizing for the mix-up. The monks remains confident that the Chosen One will be found when the time is right. As the Chans begin their journey home, the High Mystic approaches the monks, suggesting that perhaps they went to the right place, but found the wrong vessel. He points out how Jade easily wielded the Chosen One's walking stick, now patched together, as if her chi and his were one. The shortest monk comments, "Perhaps we should see if she remembers the yak?"

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Broadcast[]

  • USA: The WB (Kids' WB) - Saturday, March 23, 2002
  • UK: BBC One (CBBC) - Saturday, August 24, 2002

Transcript[]

Main article: Transcript:The Chosen One

Trivia[]

  • The possibility of Jade being the Chosen One accounts for her considerable skill, energy, and enthusiasm, and for her immense (yet still mostly unrealized) potential in the martial arts.
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