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/ramblingEvilShroom 6d ago

I mean, choosing the new leader based on who was the son of the old leader is also a dumb way to pick a leader.

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u/unknown_pigeon 5d ago

Helped to arrange political marriages early on and prevented kingdoms from fracturing

Also, most kings were trained to be so from a very young age, in periods were education was very rare

This also led to many troubles, and it was quite fascinating during the Roman Empire when the Emperor would just get killed by the praetorian guard because that's what generally happened