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Is there fantasy that isn't like this
While it's definitely PRESENT in Lord of the Rings, one could argue Frodo himself is a subversion of it. Giving the ring to someone powerful would almost inevitably result in corrupting them and (depending on just how powerful they were) would just make a new big bad. Hobbits work as ring bearers explicitly because they're not "special".
Bilbo is rich and Frodo is a nepobaby.
The Hobbit, then.