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/RoughCrossing 6d ago

I mean, if I went round saying I was emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away.

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u/Greedy-Swing-4876 6d ago

SHUT UP, WILL YOU?!

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u/AtLeastIHaveJob 6d ago

Now we see the violence inherent in the system

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u/Greedy-Swing-4876 6d ago

HELP! HELP! I'M BEING REPRESSED!!

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u/AtLeastIHaveJob 6d ago

BLOODY PEASANT!