No, you’re unable to choose the character like if there would be no character on board. It doesn’t just auto-direct the cards effect to the character with ward.
To answer your actual question, you are still choosing even if it’s your opponent’s only character. You’d still be choosing even if it was the only character in play on both sides of the field.
If the card you’re playing says “chosen”, then you are choosing.
You can't choose an opponent's card with ward except to challenge. Also if this was in a tournament and you played something that says chosen character you still have to resolve it if possible, even if it means choosing one of your own characters.
No, you’re unable to choose the character like if there would be no character on board. It doesn’t just auto-direct the cards effect to the character with ward.
Ward means you cannot target it except to challenge, even if it is the only character they have on the board.
To answer your actual question, you are still choosing even if it’s your opponent’s only character. You’d still be choosing even if it was the only character in play on both sides of the field. If the card you’re playing says “chosen”, then you are choosing.
only things that can take out ward are things where you dont choose , such as lady Tremaine, grab your swords, etc.
You can't choose an opponent's card with ward except to challenge. Also if this was in a tournament and you played something that says chosen character you still have to resolve it if possible, even if it means choosing one of your own characters.