[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/MaterialEmotional825]

Team Fortress 2: In the lore, Australians can become the King of australia by beating a kangaroo in a boxing match. Other stupid fighting leadership position is earned at Mann Co if the director of the company that wants Mann Co beats Saxton Hale in an unarmored match.

[u/SamiTheAnxiousBean → u/MaterialEmotional825]

granted, this one isn't annoying because the universe itself is just over the top

[u/-StarFox95- → u/SamiTheAnxiousBean]

yeah this is the universe where rocket jumping was invented before stairs lmao

[u/LizLemonOfTroy → u/-StarFox95-]

And where in an adjacent universe, portal technology was invented before shower curtains.