Birthmark of Destiny/Playing With

Basic Trope: A birthmark marks a character as special in some way, possibly as The Chosen One.


 * Straight: Susie has a birthmark on her arm in the shape of a sun, meaning she's The Chosen One.
 * Exaggerated: Susie has an enormous and unsubtle birthmark over much of her face and neck, which just so happens to be sun-shaped if you look at the whole thing.
 * Justified: Susie's mother was visited during her pregnancy by a supernatural force that blessed her unborn daughter with magical powers.
 * Inverted:
 * In a universe where everyone has some kind of special birthmark, the fact that Susie doesn't have one makes her special.
 * Finding one's destiny results in getting the mark.
 * Subverted: Initially, due to her birthmark, The Call thought Susie was The Chosen One, but The Call Dialled A Wrong Number and she's actually just an ordinary person.
 * Double Subverted: ...But The Call was wrong again, and as it turns out, Susie has a second birthmark which is the correct marker.
 * Parodied: Susie's birthmark is in an embarrassing place, such as on her behind, or incredibly tiny, such as a small mark between her toes.
 * Deconstructed: Due to the association of birthmarks with special powers, people with large or visible birthmarks are ostracized and are poorly treated by society.
 * Reconstructed: ...But after Susie defeats the Big Bad, she sets an example for the populace and gives them a lecture or two about prejudice.
 * Zig Zagged: ???
 * Averted:
 * The Chosen One doesn't have a birthmark.
 * The Chosen One has a birthmark, but it's incidental to her power.
 * Enforced: ???
 * Lampshaded: "Well, I was born with a birthmark in the shape of a SUN. Obviously, I was destined for something."
 * Invoked: The Call assumes he must be looking for someone with a birthmark because of this.
 * Exploited: A deceptive mentor uses this as proof that someone is The Chosen One, when in reality, he's just trying to manipulate that person for his own gain.
 * Defied: Despite having a sun-shaped birthmark that clearly seems "special," Susie is determined to refuse the call and live a normal life.
 * Discussed: Susie and her friends wonder if their birthmarks mean anything, beside the fact that they have skin anomalies.
 * Conversed: ???

Hmm, is that the Birthmark of Destiny on your arm?