How did the events of the French Revolution relate and contribute to one another to result in the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte?

The French Revolution was a peaceful transition that naturally led to Napoleon's democratic election.
The French Revolution was a peaceful transition that naturally led to Napoleon's democratic election.

The revolution's chaos and power vacuums allowed a strong military leader like Napoleon to seize control.
The revolution's chaos and power vacuums allowed a strong military leader like Napoleon to seize control.

The events were unrelated, and Napoleon's rise was purely coincidental.
The events were unrelated, and Napoleon's rise was purely coincidental.

Napoleon rose to power before the French Revolution and had no connection to its events.

The revolution's chaos and power vacuums allowed a strong military leader like Napoleon to seize control.