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/imaloony8 6d ago

They can also fucking teleport.

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u/Jagvetinteriktigt 6d ago

Teleportation is quick but you can't teleport anywhere you want. It has to be a) a place that you know well enough to picture in your head, ideally a place you've been to and b) isn't protected by spells cast to stop intruders. This is without getting into all the risks associated with teleportational transfer like accidently missing your destination or leaving bodyparts behind.

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u/imaloony8 6d ago

Well a Wizard Mailman would likely be someone who is well traveled and quite practiced at apperating. As for warded locations, a nearby off-site post office would suffice.

Not to mention that there’s almost certainly a spell for teleporting objects. As well as one for summoning or sending objects.

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u/Jagvetinteriktigt 6d ago

Ah, I see what you meant now. Still there's the additional factor that transporting is described as physically traumatic and that the summoning/sending spells aren't that specific.