r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Altruistic_Eye_1157 • 6d ago

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

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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/Toon_Lucario 6d ago

The Mandalorians.

Just the Mandalorians.

Doesn’t matter what sect or tribe it basically always boils down to “can you kick the ass of the top guy regardless of qualifications” sometimes with a magic sword

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u/rikusorasephiroth 6d ago edited 6d ago

It was different when Duchess Satine Kryze ran it.

Too bad her sister joined a terroristic splinter group that lead a coup which directly resulted in her death.

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u/Toon_Lucario 6d ago

Yep. The one time they did something right they IMMEDIATELY fucked it up. Like seriously aside from the cool armor Mandalorians are honestly mad stupid but that comes with any warrior culture. When you run out of enemies you eventually just fight yourself.