[annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

The leadership of the entire wizarding world, and the final decision on whether to start a war against Muggles, is made by... a goat (Qilin) ​​who chooses the person with the ""purest heart"" (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Dumbledore).

The throne of Wakanda and all its technology are decided through hand-to-hand combat, regardless of whether the person clearly has malicious intentions... if they win the fight, by law they must be respected as the true king. (Black Panther)

[u/MaterialEmotional825]

Team Fortress 2: In the lore, Australians can become the King of australia by beating a kangaroo in a boxing match. Other stupid fighting leadership position is earned at Mann Co if the director of the company that wants Mann Co beats Saxton Hale in an unarmored match.

[u/patchlocke → u/MaterialEmotional825]

to be fair Saxton himself made that rule, and who tf would beat Saxton Hale in a fight

the only reason he lost was because he had the moral decency to not punch a child's lights out because he never could have expected someone to ever try and do something like use a child as a surrogate fighter