Divergent is just an egregious example of the old "chosen one" premise because the bar for being "chosen" is so hilariously low.

I was just thinking about that: Mr. Anderson is introduced as a wanted hacker, and we're introduced to him slumped over his keyboard (presumably after a long night of hacking.)

I thought we could maybe all get together and agree to never mention that game ever again on pain of torture. It'll be fun!

FRY: What killed the dinosaurs?
GIANT BRAIN: ME!

Oh, and:

NIXON: I've become bitter and, let's face it, crazy over the years!

Ah, the damaged goods/Florence Nightingale scenario. Got it.

Snowpiercer is many things, but it ain't subtle.

God, Ogre Battle. Trying to control my alignment was what made me finally give up on that game.

The Mass Effect series at least has a lot of aggressive-but-reasonable Renegade options. You might be a bit brusque but you cut through right to the heart of the matter.

I ended up going with default Male Shep, generically handsome block of wood that he is, because the character model looked far, far more realistic & detailed than anything I could produce custom.

Really? Kaidan? Is your wife also super into melba toast, stock footage and empty rooms?

I'm partial to a male Paragon and a female Renegade.

Man, I really don't agree at all.

Yeah, I don't think we have a pithy term to describe non-governmental, amoral organizations that are a) highly motivated and organized, b) not motivated by profit, c) non-philanthropic (though Cerberus would argue differently), or d) not pursuing political change through asymmetrical warfare.

She offered to feed my fish while I was away. I said sure.

Yup. It's in the Shadow Broker DLC.

And by "romanced", I assume you mean "called her up to your quarters to perform a super awkward pseudo-lapdance, then lie together on the bed fully clothed". Very romantic.

More, I would say, aggressively and infuriatingly oblivious. A tradition which continues, if you save them, into ME2.

The '3 Panel Soul' strip on the subject is pretty funny. Something along the lines of: