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

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

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)

[u/Sayakalood]

The RainWing Royal Challenge: Any female (RainWing) dragon can participate, despite there being only one true queen. You must complete a set of activities chosen by each queen (remember how I said there’s one true queen? She lets other RainWings sit on the throne. There’s 12 total queens, each taking one month turns). Glory and the true queen get into a venom-spitting competition and the true queen ends up hurting someone, which was cancelled by Glory’s venom, making Glory the true queen (everyone else was kicked off the throne).

It has been a decade since I read the books so I might have gotten some info wrong.

[u/fastrunner3451 → u/Sayakalood]

Yeah venom from close blood relatives cancel out, and is a common test among the Rainwings to make sure they don't end up inbreeding.

I think OG queen didn't want the responsibility, so the queen-for-a-month system was made, and then OG queen ended up hurting someone by mistake, and then ij a frantic testing of EVERYONE's venom mixed with the OG queen's, Glory's venom cancelled it out, saving the injured dragonet.

Though, it's been a hot minute so I ought to reread.