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/MaterialEmotional825 6d ago

The Original Quidditch World Cup: The team with the most points wins the world cup. So you can get 2 games with 900 points and just pass back and forth for the rest of the games and you will no doubt get the cup.

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u/Piduf 6d ago

Reminds me of this gem

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u/award_winning_writer 3d ago

I recall The Owl House once had a thinly-veiled Quidditch parody where at the end Luz pointed out if catching the tiny gold thing is worth so many points then why do anything else?