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There are a lot of old laws and customs that are no longer practiced. Sometimes, however, characters see fit to bring them back, often because said customs happen to benefit them than for reasons of sentimentality. When old traditions are revived, they may be done so in a stereotyped, newly codified or even reinvented manner. Deeply connected to the Good Old Ways, in which the old customs are thought to be better and more virtuous. If these customs do fall under the above, then characters attempting this may be opposed by those who think that Good Is Old-Fashioned. It should be mentioned that this can be good, but can also be something attempted by The Fundamentalist and the Evil Luddite. This is also a weapon in the arsenal of the Rules Lawyer, who may demand an ancient, forgotten ritual or insist on some kind of ceremonial prerogative that nobody's meant to actually use ("Wait! I invoke the right of ...") to gain some kind of advantage, often simply to stall for time. (Sometimes the custom isn't ancient or forgotten, but the invoker is an outsider who nobody expected to know about it or be able to perform it correctly.) Contrast against Order Reborn, wherein an ancient organization is being revived, whereas this trope only applies to an ancient law/custom. The political equivalent is Rightful King Returns. |
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The Simpsons: In "Homer Vs. The Eighteenth Amendment", after Bart gets drunk at the St. Patricks Day parade, the city is forced to reintroduce a 200-year-old law banning the sale of alcohol in Springfield. Of course, at the end of the episode, it's revealed that the law was repealed 199 years ago. |
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One episode of Lodge 49 sees Scott insist on reviving the "Naming of the Dead", an old Lynx ritual in which the names of all Lynxes who died in the past year are read. This turns out to be a terrible idea, as nobody liked the ritual to begin with, and it comes off as especially morbid when the Lodge has just lost its Sovereign Protector and is faced with financial hardships. | |
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In Gleams of Aeterna, Aldo Rakan tries to re-institute ancient customs from the times when his ancestors ruled Taligoia. Very few support that idea. | |
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I, Claudius: Claudius, having written a history of Roman religion, makes a habit of reviving old ceremonies that he thinks are picturesque. | |
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In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Ulfric Stormcloak invoked a pre-Imperial Nord law that hadn't been used in centuries to force High King Torygg to a Trial by Combat, feeling that Torygg had ceded too much authority to the Empire (and the Aldmeri Dominion by proxy) after the Great War. Torygg was well aware that he had no good options here; he was no match for Ulfric in combat, and if he refused it would cause a scandal that would likely lead to him being deposed by Ulfric anyway, so he accepted the duel and was killed by Ulfric as you'd expect. Opinions of this event across Skyrim are mixed, with those supporting the Stormcloaks insisting it was an honorable duel, while those who support the Empire consider it flat-out murder. | |
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In Dragon Age: Origins, the Grey Wardens have the right to demand any of the major Fereldan faction's help against the Darkspawn Horde. However, because the last Blight took place many centuries ago, this was forgotten, so they have to retrieve and display ancient treaties proving their right. | |
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In The Stormlight Archive, Dalinar is trying to revive the codes of war, which govern the proper conduct for soldiers and officers. Least popular is it's rule against drinking, which Dalinar in particular has need of. | |
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The main plot of the episode "Accession" of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine centers on a poet from Bajor's past arriving the present and claiming the title of Emissary of the Prophets. Sisko finds himself eager to hand the role over, but quickly regrets it when the new Emissary declares that Bajor must return to the Fantastic Caste System that had been central to their spiritual beliefs in his time. The transition causes significant social tensions and doesn't bode well for the relationship between Bajor and the Federation (which outlaws caste-based discrimination). When a kind and gentle old priest murders his colleague in cold blood on the street (for refusing to retire from the priesthood despite being of a low caste that handles the dead), Sisko realizes he can't sit by any longer and challenges the new Emissary's claim to the role. The matter is ultimately settled by a visit to the Prophets themselves, who declare that the castes (and the poet himself) are part of Bajor's past and not its future. | |
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Destiny 2: During Season of the Chosen, after her attempts at forging an alliance with the Guardians failed (because she demanded Commander Zavala bow to her), Empress Caiatl of the Cabal started assembling a war council by bringing back the Rite of Proving, allowing Cabal Red Legion leaders to step up to prove their mettle and prowess. The Guardians would then exploit this to kill off those leaders to prevent them joining Caiatl's council, and to prove they themselves are equals. Lore books from the season reveal that Caiatl had expected Zavala to reject the offer, but was forced to make it anyway or risk losing her authority before the rest of her people. | |
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The Great Ace Attorney: Thanks to Susato using an old lawbook she finds a long forgotten practice in the court: the summation examination (in which, if a jury unanimously decides that the defendant is guilty, the defense attorney has the right to ask their reasons and attempt to change the minds of a majority of the jurors). They eventually concede that the defense has a right to do it, even if it hasn't been done in ages. | |
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This is Sabal's primary goal in Far Cry 4. Unlike his almost terminally pragmatic co-leader, he is The Fundamentalist and if you choose to back him he makes an effort to bring back ALL the ancient customs, including the extremely cruel and barbaric ones. | |
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Star Trek: In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard has been appointed to oversee the succession of the Klingon High Chancellor. Normally, this would be a quick matter, but Picard wants to draw it out so he has time to investigate the previous chancellor's death. He invokes an old rite whereby the candidates engage in Badass Boasting about their battle exploits... which takes hours. The main plot of the episode "Accession" of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine centers on a poet from Bajor's past arriving the present and claiming the title of Emissary of the Prophets. Sisko finds himself eager to hand the role over, but quickly regrets it when the new Emissary declares that Bajor must return to the Fantastic Caste System that had been central to their spiritual beliefs in his time. The transition causes significant social tensions and doesn't bode well for the relationship between Bajor and the Federation (which outlaws caste-based discrimination). When a kind and gentle old priest murders his colleague in cold blood on the street (for refusing to retire from the priesthood despite being of a low caste that handles the dead), Sisko realizes he can't sit by any longer and challenges the new Emissary's claim to the role. The matter is ultimately settled by a visit to the Prophets themselves, who declare that the castes (and the poet himself) are part of Bajor's past and not its future. |
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This was part of the motivation behind attempting to revive the Triwizard Tournament in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. | |
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Xenoblade Chronicles 1: Because they need to rush the process to crown Melia Empress, Yumea suggests reviving an ancient tradition where the soon-to-be ruler has to make it through the High Entia Tomb. However, Yumea actually made the suggestion in order to get Melia killed. | |
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Recess In "The Rules", the rule book of King Morty is discovered in the school library, and is used to settle a dispute over what a kickball kicked into a dumpster means. From there, the kids decide to use King Morty's rule book for other games. However, since King Morty wrote the book during The Great Depression, when the school couldn't afford balls or toys for the kids to play with, this results in the kids making games out of washing rags, and playing four square with a tree stump instead of a ball, among other things. |
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In A Song of Ice and Fire, Aeron "Damphair" Greyjoy decides to call a kingsmoot (that is, a meeting to choose the next king) in order to solve a thorny succession issue. To his credit, it was probably the best solution on the table, as it avoided a succession war, and the next king was chosen without any bloodshed. On the other hand, that king was Euron Greyjoy... | |
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Shadowrun: The nation of Aztlan (and the Mega Corp Aztechnology) brought back the custom of human sacrifice practiced by their Aztec ancestors. This was done in an attempt to summon the Eldritch Abomination Horrors to Earth much earlier than they normally would have returned. | |
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Midsomer Murders: The killer in "Night of the Stag" plans to revive the ancient tradition of the Stag (when the men go over to the neighbouring village to sleep with the women, originally started in the middle ages to ensure genetic diversity) which hasn't been done in fifty years, even going as far as bribing his counterpart in the other village by offering up his daughter to him. As well as this being part of his plan to increase his control over the area (Inspector Barnaby comparing it to cult practices where the leader controls his followers by deciding who they sleep with), he also plans to use it as a diversion to rape a young woman who dared try to marry outside the villages. | |
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In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard has been appointed to oversee the succession of the Klingon High Chancellor. Normally, this would be a quick matter, but Picard wants to draw it out so he has time to investigate the previous chancellor's death. He invokes an old rite whereby the candidates engage in Badass Boasting about their battle exploits... which takes hours. | |
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