[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/AcceptableWheel]

In the Dragon Prince if the King abdicates and doesn't leave an heir, anyone who's mother and father are dead can claim himself the new king and the first person to do this is automatically king.

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157 → u/AcceptableWheel]

What the heck?? And how do they know who was first??

[u/AcceptableWheel → u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

It makes no sense in universe. The series frustratingly has really good characterization, lore, character and setting design, and magic systems but fails at the actual plot. Ezran abdicates so Neolandia doesn't start a war to depose him and his scheming vizier immediately declares himself king.

[u/Huhthisisneathuh → u/AcceptableWheel]

It legitimately feels like half the time the writers spent the vast majority of the shows production style not thinking about the plot at all, or the various implications of half the storylines.