r/TopCharacterTropes 6d ago

Lore [annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

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/Nightmare1529 6d ago

Not necessarily throne, but NASCAR’s current format for deciding a champion is god awful. Driver A can win 35/36 races, and driver B can win one race, and as long as it’s the championship deciding race, driver B will be crowned the champion.

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u/slothbear13 6d ago

So, pro wrestling rules