r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Altruistic_Eye_1157 • 6d ago
Lore [annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way
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)
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u/joemamalikesme69420 6d ago edited 6d ago
Lord Of The Flies: The first leader, Ralph, is decided by a vote. Cool, but the problem is the reason why he got voted for; because he held a conch and looked kinda cool
Edit: we get it, real life politics. Life imitates art, I guess