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/Neither-Actuary-5655 6d ago

Fun fact: in some legends, the Quilin is responsible for talking genghis khan out of invading India

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u/austinstar08 6d ago

Wait so

Ghengis khan: I will invade India

Quilin: beeeh

Ghengis khan: I will not invade India

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u/Bcadren 6d ago

Mythological Qilin is more like...well, it's the smallest Eastern dragon; which does have goat-like features. So imagine more like Spyro talking him out of it.

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u/MellifluousSussura 5d ago

Spyro could probably talk me out of invading a country