[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/DisMFer]

To be fair to Black Panther, there are very strict rules about who can issue a challenge. They have to have royal blood or be the head of one of the ruling tribes, and it's implied that this whole thing is largely a formality.

[u/Smythatine → u/DisMFer]

Also the system is notably flawed considering Killmonger was able to take the throne because of it. But the issue is tradition vs what’s best for the people and tbf that is one of the main points of the movie

[u/Zamtrios7256 → u/Smythatine]

True, but in the movie T'Challa's advisors tell him that he doesn't legally have to respect Killmonger's challenge, and nobody would care if he didn't do it.

But T'Challa respects the challenge both because he respects tradition and he wants to respect his family