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Which avatar? The only one I can think of is the last air bender but I don't know how they deconstruct the chosen one trope
I would say one of the key points is that Aang gets constant support from everyone around him. Like any individual, he’s nearly powerless without that support. Most other “chosen one” stories I’ve seen, the character is saving everyone else.
Sort of. Per TVTropes:
They were going somewhere with the pacifism too, though ran out of time.
Korra straight up deconstructs it, which is more what I meant. She was born to fight, she basically never got to be a child/regular human, but being a 'Chosen One' doesn't fix anything. She's targeted and hated by the antagonists for being such a singular figure of authority, and beat up to a pulp over it.
I strongly recommend you watch it. It's very good.