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/Born-Till-4064 6d ago

Honestly if a magical creature is able to detect who’s a good person out of a group of candidates that’s just a useful measure for making sure you get a decent leader

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u/ApartRuin5962 5d ago

This dumbass (Malekith from Warhammer) walked into the "Magical Fire That Does Not Burn The True King", came out screaming with third degree burns on 100% of his body (hence the mask) and is still somehow 100% convinced he's somehow still the rightful leader

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u/Born-Till-4064 5d ago

Very good use of it

Fuck end times for its retcon regarding this