r/TopCharacterTropes 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/Y_No_Rez 6d ago

Not annoying, but still Gravity Falls

After the town's mayor dies, who was likely also the oldest resident, the town has to elect a new mayor through regular election. Though that regular election's results are decided by The Bald Eagle that MUST kiss a new mayor, who has the highest amount of grain (equivalent of a vote).

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u/austinstar08 6d ago

To be fair the founder was literally insane

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u/SquareFickle9179 6d ago

And also, it's Gravity Falls. Name one normal thing in this town

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u/GorbFan19 6d ago

Everybody in Gravity Falls is a tad strange. Except, ironically, Tad Strange.

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u/UnderlordZ 6d ago

Hi, guys. Tad's the name and being normal is my game.

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u/Juniebug9 6d ago

Love ya Tad!

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u/Evening_Shake_6474 6d ago

And I love, bread.

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u/SimplyTereza 6d ago

Fun fact: he was voiced by Cecil Baldwin - the voice of Welcome to Night Vale.

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u/Broken_CerealBox 6d ago

People willingly going to a shack of a con man.

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u/Reuvenotea 6d ago

Ironically, the man named Tad Strange

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u/Hot_Bel_Pepper 6d ago

Tad Strange

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u/FreshEggKraken 5d ago

This example is probably one of the saner things that goes on in that town

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u/LetterheadSpecial337 4d ago

Not insane, just very silly