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Succession Crisis

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Succession Crisis	comment	In theory, when the King dies, his heir steps straight into the vacancy, replacing him without any fuss, but too often that only happens in theory. In practice, the deaths of kings can be occasions of high drama. Rival claimants — with or without Royal Blood — dispute the succession, and even after the victor is crowned, they'll discover that their predecessor has left them with a host of problems, leaving their throne unstable for years to come. The first problem is deciding who is the rightful heir. There might seem to be a single clear candidate, but any Evil Prince worthy of the name can produce documents 'proving' the Crown Prince is ineligible, and must be passed over in favor of themselves (if he doesn't decide to simply resort to outright murder). Missing heirs will come out of the woodwork, possibly impostors seizing the moment, possibly the real thing. Other powerful figures with no legitimate claims of their own but plenty of ambition (especially the Evil Chancellor) may set themselves up as Kingmakers so that they can become the Man Behind the Man for the winning side. And then there is sometimes The Usurper, who often prefers to dispense with questions of legitimacy and take the throne by force because no one else can or will stand up to him and/or he just slaughtered everyone with a legitimate claim to the throne. Expect lots of backstabbery in this Decadent Court. This is naturally even worse when, in fact, there is no way to determine the rightful heir. For instance, Roman emperors never had their laws codify who was the emperor's heir (though some techniques were used to try to secure the succession), and while Peter the Great decreed that the Tsar would name his heir, he never actually designated one, leaving the field wide open. An Elective Monarchy is almost bound to have a crisis. If the rightful heir is foreign royalty, particularly the monarch of a rival country, almost the entire court will unite to prevent them from inheriting the crown out of simple self-interest. The foreign heir will object to this, vigorously, and he will have an army backing him up. When there are several candidates with a convincing legal argument, the dispute is normally settled on the battlefield, often with the death of one or more of the claimants. Female heirs (and sometimes, even males claiming inheritance through the female line) may face more difficulty in becoming the next monarch. In countries with a long tradition of ruling Queens, they might stand as good a chance as anyone. Elsewhere, however, the alternative male candidates will argue that women shouldn't count, often with the help of an army. Such a situation occurred with Henry I of England's designated heir Matilda (Henry produced over 20 bastards, but only two legitimate kids who grew to adulthood, and she was the only one left by then). Similar problems arise if there are other restrictions on who may hold the crown, such as race, religion, or magical talent. If the rightful heir is underage, they might be passed over completely, but more often, they'll get a regent. The great magnates will compete vigorously for this post, with its near-royal status and opportunity to corrupt the young ruler. However, even when the laws state that a Queen cannot rule, it is not unknown for a country to use Loophole Abuse to get out of a Succession Crisis â€” said loophole frequently being the laws not stating what gender a King must be. More than one nation has thus ended up with a woman King. Sometimes there's a time limit involved: the prince must be crowned king within a specific timeframe or at a specific time, otherwise someone else gets the kingship. Other times, though, there are no traceable heirs. The late king was childless, and all his close relatives are dead, unacceptable, or unwilling to accept the crown. This gives all the neighboring countries an excuse to nominate a friendly noble, or discover some distant relationship. Or there can be succession mandates with serious penalties. For example, the Grimaldi family owns the country of Monaco, because, basically, they got a contract from France saying so back in the 13th Century. However, their contract ends if the current Prince (or Princess) dies without a direct descendant. There were worries for a time that Monaco might revert back to French control as his only son and would be successor was unmarried and without legitimate children at the time and the law meant that if he died without children, the throne wouldnâ€™t be able to pass to his sistersâ€™ children, as they are not his descendants. It looks like there have been some changes in the activities of the members of the House of Grimaldi, and the chance that France would be able to take Monaco back effectively ended in 2002 when the two nations signed a treaty that allows Monaco to unilaterally change its succession rules if needed. Even if the new king is the old one's son, they'll soon discover their training didn't properly prepare them for the reality. More often, in fiction, the throne will go to someone completely unprepared, either a young prince who didn't expect to gain the throne for many years, or a distant relative or younger prince who never expected to gain the throne at all, and the kingdom will be on the brink of disaster when they take over. The crisis may be external â€” if the old king died in battle, the new king is going to have to rally a defeated army and turn the war around. Or, it may be internal â€” examples include an empty treasury, impending (or ongoing) famine, or a brewing rebellion. Either way, the new king will be sorely tested before their crown is safe. If there is no real heir, the trope Offered the Crown can produce this as nobles intrigue to get their favorite candidate offered it. The Rightful King Returns is also a common way for this plot to be resolved. Note that this trope is not exclusive to monarchies by any stretch: For a particularly common political plot in the modern day, see the United States' 25th Amendment. This is Truth in Television! However, the preponderance of constitutional monarchies (for those nations which still retain a monarch) make future occurrences of this trope highly unlikely. National legislatures ultimately dictate who is or is not eligible for the throne and most constitutional monarchies have clear chains of succession spelled out in law. In the UK, for example, it would take a severe disaster to eliminate heirs to get to the point where there would be a succession crisis. Even if a country declares itself a republic, this doesn't avert the situation entirely â€” the US has its share of difficulties. See below for Real Life examples.
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Succession Crisis / int_147c3902	comment	A succession crisis is what sets several major events of the video game Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume into motion. Depending on the path that the player picks, it also plays out differently, and you play a part in deciding who comes out on top: or so it looks. Kristoff and Langrey are guaranteed to either die or get imprisoned, and the only thing that changes is whether the realm is so badly fractured that Joshua is unable to keep it from collapsing after he takes the throne.
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Succession Crisis / int_1641fd92	comment	Sunrider had one of these in the backstory. When the God-Emperor of the galaxy-spanning Holy Ryuvian Empire and his eldest son were assassinated, his two remaining sons â€” either of whom could have been behind the assassinations â€” went to war over the throne. Since the war took place two thousand years ago and the Ryuvian Empire has long since fallen from power, nobody knows which side won.
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Succession Crisis / int_1704660f	comment	One of the Queens of Mewni Spinoffs, Mewni's New Generation, had its own share of crises: Despite Solina being the elder child, the fact that she was born out of wedlock stigmatized her, and Mewnians favored her half-sister Helena, born in wedlock, for the throne. Eventually, Helena accepted their reasoning and attacked Solina before she could get the wand, causing a civil war that she won. (History would not be too kind to her, though, as despite calling herself the Rightful Sun, she would go down in history as decreed by her own daughter no less as the Usurper. One threatened to loom when Astra's twins were born: Eureka was female but sickly, while Heliador was healthy but male (but unusually for his gender, magical). Astra decided to name them co-heirs and they ruled Mewni together as the Ruling Siblings, with Heliador's daughter Oneira being named heir since she was born first.
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Succession Crisis / int_183290f3	comment	A Succession Crisis in fact appears in Tactics Ogre, but this actually does not come into play as a key event until later, as the ethnic cleansing and liberation of Walstania are more important in the early parts of the game. It is resolved by the end of the game, either by talking Kachua, the rightful heir as the former king's biological daughter, out of committing suicide in front of Denim, or by allowing her to do that and making her adoptive brother, the next closest thing, the heir, giving him the custom class of "Lord".
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Succession Crisis / int_19948e9a	comment	The Story of Saiunkoku has the princes fighting each other after their father deliberately set them against themselves to see who would become emperor, nearly destroying the country in the process. Not to mention exiling his former favourite son Prince Seien, the most competent out of his sons. In the end, after four of the six princes killed each other, the youngest prince Ryuuki becomes emperor, something he hated and never wanted.
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Succession Crisis / int_199c7b48	comment	The series Affairs of the Court has the Player Character arriving in court just as the kingdom is going through this â€” the King/Queen is growing testy with their spouse for their inability to produce a legitimate heir. Naturally, you can use this to slander them and cozy up to the monarch.
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Succession Crisis / int_1aacbbc9	comment	Seen multiple times in Dragon Age: There are two concurrent succession crises in Dragon Age: Origins: The Fereldan succession crisis, caused by King Cailan Theirin's death without a legitimate heir fighting the darkspawn at Ostagar, frames much of the main plot, but the protagonist only gets involved after the civil war is mostly over. Problem is, the only candidates for the throne are the late king's wife (who isn't of Royal Blood herself), the bastard son of said king's father (by an elven mother, no less, which would make him a target of Fantastic Racism if anyone ever found out), and the Player Character (but only if they are of the Human Noble origin and choose to run for it). All the while, a paranoid manipulative regent with a faÃ§ade of righteousness makes the mess even murkier. Just to add to that pressure, a nigh-on unstoppable horde of monsters has nearly destroyed the standing army and is getting very close to wiping out the country outright. The remaining army is on the brink of civil war and all foreign aid has been blocked at the borders until far too late to make a difference. Without getting a king/queen to sort this mess out soon, the country is utterly boned. Possible resolutions are: Heroic Bastard Alistair becomes king, Dowager Queen Anora becomes queen regnant, Alistair and Anora marry and rule together (the outcome of Alistair's Companion-Specific Sidequest determining which of them is really in charge), or either Alistair or Anora rules while marrying the Human Noble Warden. Additionally, another permutation for a non-Human Noble female PC who romances Alistair (again depending on his sidequest) is for her to become his mistress. Whew! The Orzammar Dwarves are in the middle of a succession crisis of their own. One candidate, the son of the late king, is suspected of framing one sibling for the murder of their brother. The other candidate, the head of another noble house, claims the king said on his deathbed that he did not want his remaining son to be king, but no one else can verify this. As the dwarves have an Elective Monarchy and the supporters of both claimants are deadlocked, the city is currently paralyzed and it's up to you to get one or the other chosen as the new king in order to get them to finally take action against the Darkspawn Blight. A succession crisis is averted in Dragon Age II when Viscount Dumar is killed during the qunari uprising. With no leader available and no heir, the Templars step in and assume total control over the city, which actually makes things worse because the Knight-Commander Meredith is refusing to let a new Viscount be decided, citing the "blood mage problem" as justification for her military rule and that she will allow a new Viscount to be elected once the crisis is averted. If Hawke sides with the Templars at the end, s/he becomes the new Viscount upon Meredith's death. With Hawke's subsequent disappearance, the throne winds up being empty again, and the trope's usual outcome is then inverted: for years afterwards Kirkwall's nobility wages a (purely political) war about who will become Viscount... because no one wants the position. They eventually wind up appointing Varric. Sebastian also mentions that preventing one of these was a factor in him being Locked Away in a Monastery. His frustration with being The Unfavorite due to being the spare to the spare as the third son led to him acting out by being a womanizing hedonist. His parents feared that if Sebastian's various affairs were to produce any illegitimate children, it would have caused a bunch of trouble down the line for their legitimate grandchildren. It's All There in the Manual that the two strongest clans in Nevarra are gearing up for one of these (the current King and his likely successor are both childless old men). Orlais is also struggling under the weight of these. The royal family has shrunk to such an extent that there are very few potential heirs should something happen to Empress Celene, with her heir apparent being her older cousin Grand Duke Gaspard. Neither of them were ever expected to rule the empire; Celene is the youngest of Judicael I's six grandchildren, but by the time she was born, three of the others had already died in the Hundred Days' Cough, and she was able to outmaneuver the remaining two and inherit the throne from her uncle. Neither Celene (who is a lesbian) nor Gaspard (who is a widower) have children, nor does Gaspard's sister Florianne, so it's unclear who will inherit the throne once all three of them are gone.
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Succession Crisis / int_1c25dba1	comment	Prior to the events of Suikoden V, there was the Falenan Succession Conflict. After the death of their mother, Princess Falzrahm fought her elder sister Crown Princess Shahrewar for the throne. Rather than a flat-out civil war, both sides took advantage of the royal cabal of assassins known as Nether Gate to kill off supporters on both sides. Eventually, Shahrewar withdrew her claim, only to be promptly assassinated by Falzrahm to ensure the conflict wouldn't continue. Ironically, Falzrahm only ruled for two years before passing away. Having grown up in this poisonous environment, their daughters decided to nip any potential problems in the bud: Arshtat took the throne, while her sister Sialeeds and cousin Haswar agreed to never marry or have children. Unfortunately, this didn't quite work out as planned. Although the next queen (Lymsleia, the protagonist's younger sister) was never in doubt, a crisis occurred with regard to who would marry her and become royal consort and head of the country's military. This is traditionally decided through a tournament of champions, but since House Godwin won it through drugging or discrediting all potential threats to their champion, a lot of people were upset with this choice. The Godwins then tried to solidify their rule by assassinating the current Queen and Commander right away, when Lymsleia is still too young to rule on her own. The prince (the protagonist) was able to survive this assassination attempt, and much of the country begins to look to him as preferential to Gizel Godwin as leader of the Queendom (including the father of another contender for Lymsleia's hand, with whom the Prince takes refuge). And thus the stage is set for the civil war that comprises the majority of the game.
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Succession Crisis / int_1cdbedf3	comment	Black Sky has the Zabini family, a dynasty ruling over the Principality of Sabina since Ancient Roma's era. As the ruling Prince refused to remarry following his beloved wife's demise, his grandson by his only daughter was acknowledged as heir, but his eligibility was shaky because it was female inheritance. Then it's discovered the Prince sired a bastard son who's actually missing, right after marrying and impregnating his brand-new wife. Only, the baby can't be the Zabini heir since the wife's inheritance takes precedence, which forces the Zabini to search for the guy.
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Succession Crisis / int_1d26524a	comment	In The Silver Eye, Gallitan has one after their king and queen both die within a week of each other, leaving behind only their newborn son.
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Succession Crisis / int_1e968e3e	comment	The Princess: The queen not having given birth to any sons is what caused the very concerned King to promise the Princess's hand to Julius to begin with. The Princess defeating Julius in the end convinces him to change the law so that women can inherit the throne.
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Succession Crisis / int_227431b6	comment	In the second series of Runaways, Los Angeles is suffering from a power vacuum after the sudden death of the Pride, and thus the Runaways are forced to face off against a horde of third-rate supervillains seeking to make names for themselves.
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Succession Crisis / int_24ffd341	comment	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia features a non-monarch version. Frank announces he's retiring and the rest of the gang have to figure out who gets his shares of the bar and becomes the majority owner. Remembering that they all signed a pact where "the next of kin" gets anyone's shares, Dennis and Dee claim the shares as Frank's children. However, Charlie points out Frank is their adoptive father while he may actually be Frank's biological son from an affair Frank had with his mother. Charlie sets out to get a blood test to prove he's Frank's son while Dee and Dennis plot against each other so they will be the sole owner. Eventually, everything is rendered moot when Frank decides not to retire.
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Succession Crisis / int_25f6f1a0	comment	In Umineko: When They Cry, it's the Ushiromiya family's crazy hierarchy that causes the murders, in theory.
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Succession Crisis / int_2664f44a	comment	Like a Dragon: The murder of Chairman Sera in Yakuza sparks a civil war between the Tojo Clan Patriarchs, with Kazuma Kiryu battling against the forces of Futoshi Shimano and Akira Nishikiyama to ensure a peaceful transition happens. Kiryu ultimately emerges victorious and becomes the Fourth Chairman, but chooses to Abdicate the Throne in favor of Yukio Terada. In Yakuza 3, the Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, Daigo Dojima, is shot and rendered comatose. As he's not expected to recover, a struggle breaks out between numerous Patriarchs, including Mine and Hamazaki. Nobody wins, as Daigo wakes up.
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Succession Crisis / int_287f2362	comment	BloodStorm: The previous High Emperor was assassinated a short while ago, resulting in the already unstable political turmoil escalating to the point that all eight of his potential successors are perfectly willing to kill each other for the throne.
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Succession Crisis / int_2a15962e	comment	In Beelzebub, if the current Lord Beezlebub has too many children (read: more than one), demons are obviously going to create factions over in-fighting, and civil war will eventually start, threatening both the family itself and the entire kingdom. Case and point: Baby Beel and his older brother En. Though, it's assumed that whoever inherits the Beelzebub is the true successor to the throne. Since En did not inherit the title despite being the eldest, it's obvious who their father's successor is. This causes En a considerable amount of (somewhat childish) angst, and claims that he is an "unwanted child," perhaps in realization of that and the fact that he tends to act like a Spoiled Brat.
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Succession Crisis / int_2a7e10f5	comment	Another Game of Thrones fanfic example in There and Back Again: The Vale is thrown into one when Jon Arryn is informed by Varys that Robin is not his son and heir but Lysa's bastard son from her affair with Littlefinger in Chapter 8. After some time, they eventually try things again and following a five-year Time Skip, have a four-year-old daughter and another child on the way. However, this doesn't solve the crisis either as Jon's great-nephew Harry Hardyng is staking out his own claim on Lordship of the Vale, believing Jon has gone soft in his old age. Thanks to Littlefinger leaving an anonymous tip, Robert Baratheon learns of the canonical incestuous relationship between his wife Cersei and her brother Jaime and thus, the true parentage of Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen. Legitimizing one of his bastards would have its own set of problems and knowing he has to remarry and sire a legitimate successor (as the throne will pass over to either of his brothers and their children if he has no other named heirs), Robert tries to solve this problem... by betrothing himself to Sansa, who is physically thirteen years old. This action ends up forcing Ned to reveal Jon's true parentage to the rest of the North and begin openly plotting to overthrow Robert and reclaim the Iron Throne in Jon's name. Olenna Tyrell advises her granddaughter Margaery (whom Robert passed over as a potential wife) to take advantage of the crisis and the brewing civil war between the crown and the Westerlands in her upcoming marriage to Renly by siring an heir and count on the likelihood of Robert meeting his end on the battlefield since he's way past his physical prime.
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Succession Crisis / int_2d165a50	comment	Ōoku: The Inner Chambers is about harem politics, so this trope is a constant. Reverend Kasuga's primary motivation in the second and third volumes is avoiding the massive succession crisis that she feared would occur if it became known that Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu died without a male heir. Anyone that has read volume one (set about 80 years later) is well aware that the secret came out at some point. Two shoguns later Tsunayoshi's only heir died, and even after she hit menopause, she held off naming her niece Ienobu successor as long as possible (despite Ienobu being obviously the most qualified candidate) because her father had been rivals with Ienobu's grandfather. Ienobu died with only one sickly, underage heir, reviving the succession crisis, which culminated in a scandal that brought down the senior chamberlain and the privy counselor. This rendered them unable to oppose the succession by coup of Yoshimune of Kii. Yoshimune's two older daughters are in competition for the throne (as the eldest has significant physical and emotional disabilities) but she resolves the crisis by abdicating in favor of the eldest and then ruling from behind the scenes to prevent her younger daughter, Munetake from seizing power. And then the crisis is revived yet again when Ieharu's only daughter dies, with Munetake promoting the claims of her daughter Sadanobu, only for Ieharu to remove her from the succession altogether after Munetake dies by having her adopted as the heir to another family, all at the instigation of Sadanobu's rival for the throne, Harusada. Then she abdicates her claim to the throne altogether to ensure that it goes to her son, making Ienari the first male shogun in decades. Harusada did this to ensure that she'd hold the power behind the throne, without the pressure to bear a daughter. However, that leads to the next succession crisis: Ienari has so many children that one of these is inevitable. Harusada took it upon herself to poison the grandchildren she doesn't like (and it's implied she did that because she was bored) and after her death, the various concubines started poisoning each other's children. However, Ienari took a page from Yoshimune and abdicated in favor of one of his sons. He also pre-empted another crisis by declaring Ieyoshi's daughter Iesada next in line after him, as she was the only one of his children to show any competence. Another begins to happen during Iesada's reign, as the nobles are divided between Lady Tomiko, who's closer in blood to Iesada but young and female, and Yoshinobu, whom many favor because he's male and quite intelligent, but Iesada considers him to be heartless and unfit to be shogun, believing he would cause the ruin of the Tokugawa regime. Complicating things further is that Iesada conceives a child, something she thought impossible to do because of all the times she was poisoned. She ends up dying in the middle of her pregnancy though, taking the child with her, and Tomiko is named heir, taking the name Iemochi. Iemochi was initially content to let Yoshinobu be her heir, knowing that many would have preferred him to be shogun over her anyway, but after he alienated everyone with his arrogance, she began seeking a new heir, adopting a boy from a branch family. Once she dies of beriberi-induced heart failure, her wishes for the succession are promptly ignored, with the excuse that they needed an adult to lead since they were at war. And then Yoshinobu's actions cause the shogunate to be abolished entirely.
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Succession Crisis / int_30b255fb	comment	Supergirl story arc "The Super-Steed of Steel": Endor, King of planet Zerox, mustlead an annual royal parade on a flying horse if he wants to keep his crown. Though, his nephew Nomed attempts to sabotage the celebration so his uncle cannot revalidate his kingship, thus triggering a successory crisis which will let Nomed take over the throne.
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Succession Crisis / int_30b5f663	comment	In Misplaced Cardinal, Eberwolf and Darius assume the Emperor is very interested in Hunter because he wishes to prevent one of these — the Emperor's health isn't the best but he won't appoint a successor among his Head Covens and his only known relative has perished several years ago. Enter Hunter who shares a startling likeness to said late nephew, leading to the logical conclusion the teen might be the Emperor's grandnephew and as such the rightful heir.
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Succession Crisis / int_32be65b1	comment	A Dovahkiin Spreads His Wings has a nasty one brewing in the background, involving three different factions: The Lannisters want to keep their grip on the Iron Throne through Cersei's children: unfortunately, her eldest Joffrey is extremely bloodthirsty, sadistic and dumb about it, to the point his grandfather Tywin seriously considers to disinherit him. He could be replaced by his younger brother Tommen, who's actually nice... too nice, plunging into Extreme Doormat territory. Their sister Myrcella inherited brains, kindness, and assertiveness, if there was not for her gender. And that's without taking into account their true incestuous parentage, which deprives them of any kind of claim to the crown. On the Baratheon side, Stannis was suddenly killed by a bowel sickness, leaving his daughter Shireen behind. Not only is the girl young and in deep mourning, but people are also looking at her askew for surviving grayscale with a heavily scarred face and potentially falling sick again, unleashing an epidemic in King's Landing. After Shireen comes her uncle Renly, who's rather proficient as a courtier and diplomat but completely inefficient as a warrior, something the martial Seven Kingdoms tend to mislike. Being gay also means the probability of him siring a successor is depressingly weak. For those dreaming of a Targaryen restoration, the candidates are rather lacking. Viserys was completely off his rocker before he got the brilliant idea to annoy his barbarian brother-in-law into murdering him, so nope. Viserys' younger sister Daenerys could have inherited the crazy gene in light of her currently destabilizing Essos, on top of being too female for a ruler. It leaves their nephew "Jon Snow", born Jaehaerys Targaryen, who's an accomplished warrior, deeply charismatic, genuinely concerned for the smallfolk's welfare... and very busy dreaming of definitely leaving Westeros behind to spend his life in Skyrim, so he's not interested in being enthroned as King.
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Succession Crisis / int_32c541e6	comment	In Fullmetal Alchemist, the many clans of Xing are united under the Emperor, who sires an heir with a concubine of each clan. The current Emperor is ailing and, to prevent a civil war when he dies, has promised the throne to whichever of his children can bring him the key to eternal life. Ling and May are both driven by their desire to reach the throne, Ling to ensure peace and May to protect her clan, and independently come to Amestris in order to find a Philosopher's Stone. Ling ultimately becomes the Emperor, declaring his intent to abolish this system of clan warfare and specifically promising May that he will ally with and protect her clan from any aggressors. May is shown doing quite well in the epilogue.
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Succession Crisis / int_38c57aa2	comment	In the Eberron campaign setting, this is what set off the Last War. King Jarot kicked the bucket, and, thanks to the military buildup during his reign for an invasion that never came and his habit of encouraging his children to squabble incessantly, he paved the war for a century-long war that split the unified kingdom of Galifar into twelve current nations of Khorvaire and only ended when one of the original five provinces was wiped off the map and the great-grandchildren of the royals who started it decided things had gone on long enough. Way to go there, Jarot. Unusually, the problem wasn't that there wasn't a dedicated heir, since on his deathbed Jarot declared the queen of Cyre the new ruler of Galifar; it's that of the five possible heirs, one decided that he had the divine right to be king, one believed he had the military right to be king, and one believed it was time to abandon the old tradition of kicking out the old royal family of each nation and handing them over to the new ruler of Galifar's kids.
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Succession Crisis / int_3b72d0a5	comment	In The Weaver Option a variant occurs when Wei Cao's father becomes Governor of Wuhan after his brother's death. While his ascension is without a strong rival, his many children all fall to vying for the title of heir by the simplest means of killing the other claimants. Wei Cao joins the Guard on the reasoning that fighting xenos horrors is safer than staying on Wuhan. The remaining siblings spend years assassinating one another until one turns to Chaos and kills his father, giving Taylor sufficient cause to step in.
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Succession Crisis / int_3c912cc2	comment	Tales of Vesperia has a succession crisis going on in the background, involving one of the main characters, Estelle. It is resolved rather abruptly when Alexei's insurrection and the Adephagos crisis catapult Ioder into the role of acting Emperor. His performance nets him the support of both the Council and the Knights, making him as-good-as-permanent Emperor. Estelle seems rather relieved at this turn of events, as it allows her to continue her travels and pursue her dreams of being a writer.
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Succession Crisis / int_43f52aa9	comment	Oblivion begins immediately with the simultaneous assassination of the Emperor and his heirs. The Elder Council, led by High Councilor Ocato, essentially form a Regency. This succession crisis is compounded by the fact that the forces of Oblivion are no longer magically impeded from invading Cyrodiil. It is downplayed, mostly from a deliberate choice on the part of the designers to avoid complicated politics in favor of a relatively simple black-and-white saving the world story, partly from the fact that you early on find out there is a rightful (bastard) heir who is accepted by the relevant authorities. Then he sacrifices his life to stop the Daedric invasion, setting the stage for the succession crisis in Skyrim's backstory.
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Succession Crisis / int_468bebb0	comment	In the Discworld, A.A. Pessimal greatly expands the continent of Howondaland in terms of its social structures, ethnic breakdown and physical/political geography. One of its parallels to our own dear Roundworld is that the Zulu Empire exists, much as it did in our 19th century, but stronger and occupying more physical space. note Translated to Earth-Africa, the Zulus would rule everything in East and Southern Africa from Kenya, Uganda and Somalia, right down to the border with land colonised by a pugnacious white people of "Dutch" and "British" origin. By the time of the Strandpiel series of epic writingsnote epic in length if not in literacy excellence - that's Word of God, the old Paramount King, the absolute fuedal ruler, is dying. The Zulu Empire arc of the story concerns how "too many children", all Princes and Princesses of the Paramount House, are whittled down to two final contenders in a Game of Throne. And the dying wish of the old King (aware that males take precedence in the succession) is that his grandson takes the throne. As the Heir is only a few weeks old, unbder Zulu law and custom, his mother, the Paramount Crown Princess, is now obliged to rule the Empire as Queen-Regent on his behalf. But she has a powerful brother who absolutely resents their father's command...
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Succession Crisis / int_46aac2a3	comment	Elden Ring has the Shattering, a massive war triggered when the Elden Ring was shattered and Queen Marika mysteriously dissapeared. Each of Marika's demigod children who claimed a shard of the Elden Ring promptly laid a claim to the throne of the Lands Between, sparking a bloody conflict in which no one really won anything. The Shattering never really ended, as by the time the game starts it's been an unknown but implied to be really long time since the start of the conflict, and the Lands Between are still a ruined mess filled with corpses, broken down siege weapons and more — it's just that all factions are too broken down and their soldiers gone completely insane for anyone to actually continue fighting. Giving a proper end to the succession crisis by laying your claim to the throne and taking it by force to restore the Elden Ring is the main plot of the game.
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Succession Crisis / int_49a88442	comment	In Final Fantasy XIV, the Garlean emperor Solus zos Galvus dies without naming a successor, leading to an offscreen civil war where his grandson Varis emerges victorious over the other claimants and assumes the throne. Varis is then murdered at the end of Shadowbringers by his son Zenos, who has no interest in ruling the Empire and walks away from the throne, leading to another civil war. By the time the Warrior of Light and the united Grand Company of Eorzea march towards Garlemald in Endwalker, the resulting war, thanks to Fandaniel's manipulations, has left the empire an empty shell of itself. Due to Zenos's part in bringing about Garlemald's downfall as part of his scheme to fight the Warrior of Light once more, Zenos was officially declared a traitor and given the middle name of "viator", which brands him as an enemy of the now leaderless empire.
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Succession Crisis / int_49ad83ee	comment	World of Warcraft: A succession crisis in the dwarven backstory, called the War of the Three Hammers, ended up splitting the dwarves of Ironforge into the Bronzebeard, Wildhammer, and Dark Iron clans. Technically, the clans already existed, but the succession crisis and the brutal war drove the Wildhammers and the Dark Irons out of Ironforge, resulting in them forming completely separate kingdoms. Even though King Magni Bronzebeard of Ironforge and of Khaz Modan is still alive at the game's beginning, fears of a future crisis result from the discovery that his daughter Moira is pregnant by Emperor Dagran Thaurissan of the Dark Iron Dwarves, following his kidnapping her and allegedly putting her under his spell, though Moira claims that there never was a spell, nor even a kidnapping. Even if the bastard heir is accepted by the king, the rest of the Ironforge dwarves might rebel in sheer horror and disgust at the thought of a half-Dark Iron being their king. This crisis comes to pass in the Warcraft novel, The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm, which details the events leading up to the Cataclysm expansion. During the story, King Magni turned to crystal in a ritual to protect his people from the Cataclysm, paving the way for Moira to seize power. The crisis was eventually defused after the Council of Three Hammers consisting of Moira, Muradin Bronzebeard, and Falstad Wildhammer was formed as a power-sharing measure. In one of the comics leading up to Legion, Magni wakes up from his crystal slumber. There are immediate fears that Magni will once again assume the throne, undoing the unity the Council of Three Hammers has achieved, potentially re-igniting the old conflicts and putting everything right back where it started. Fortunately for that, Magni has other issues to contend with, as he becomes the Speaker for Azeroth itself. The Shaman Campaign in Legion forces the shamans of the Earthen Ring to resolve two separate succession crises in Skywall and the Firelands, the elemental realms of wind and fire. Both have been leaderless since their prior rulers, Al Akir and Ragnaros, were destroyed in Cataclysm, and two factions in each realm are warring for final control. The shamans, wishing to unite all four elemental lords to fight the Burning Legion, take the side of the less hostile candidates for leadership against the ones that would ignore or kill them out of hand.
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Succession Crisis / int_4a0e0645	comment	The Death of Stalin: Officially, the succession is straightforward: an established rule dictates that on the leader's death he will be succeeded by his deputy. However, Georgy Malenkov is a weak-willed ditherer (Stalin made him his Number Two specifically because he wouldn't pose a threat to his own power and become The Starscream), so there's still a conflict among the more strong-minded and devious officials to determine who will be unofficially but actually in charge. Per history, Nikita Khrushchev emerges the victor, and later dismisses Malenkov to become the new General Secretary... until it's indicated that in a few years' time Krushchev himself will end up being replaced by an ambitious soldier named Brezhnev.
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Succession Crisis / int_4ae224fe	comment	Under the Moon concerns a succession crisis in the demon world, a land ruled by whoever is most powerful. As the story begins, the current king is growing weak and has potential successors picked out. The king's daughter, our heroine, makes it her job to persuade one of them to take the throne.
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Succession Crisis / int_4c4569ca	comment	Saga Frontier 2: The first occurs with the death of Gustave XII, King of Finney. His firstborn son, Gustave XIII, was exiled for being an Un-Sorcerer, and the throne went to Gustave XIV, his third-born. (His second-born, Philippe, was passed over because he wasn't named Gustave.) Gustave XIII returns with an army to take down Gustave XIV, and the war ends with Philippe becoming King of Finney and Gustave XIII's vassal. This happens after the death of Gustave without children. His brothers and senior nephew are dead, and while he does have a nephew by his sister, he's not brought up as a candidate and his connection to Gustave remains All There in the Manual. His Number Two tries to keep his empire together, but the ambitious Cantal of Otto challenges him, which sparks a civil war. Cantal ends up uniting the Merchmin Region (which includes Finney), but... Cantal of Otto has over eighty children by the time of his death, and instead of leaving his land to any one son, he partitions it. His kingdom in the Merchmin Region falls apart and Kelvin ends up becoming de facto world ruler...for about two years, after which things start falling apart for other reasons.
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Succession Crisis / int_50a9ace1	comment	One story arc in the Popeye comics featured King Blozo of Spinachia being pressured into marrying because his subjects were fearing this trope. He didn't like the idea of having a wife but was reconsidering because the people of Spinachia were threatening to depose him and elect a President.
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Succession Crisis / int_5388685a	comment	Westeros: An American Musical: Robert's death creates one. Joffrey would have been Robert's proper heir if he had actually been Robert's son, but he's not and Joffrey family won't let others take him off the throne without a fight. Stannis is the rightful heir, but quite unpopular. Renly has the backing of a family with a large army and their own ambitions to get more political power.
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Succession Crisis / int_55636c1c	comment	The Prince and the Pagoda Boy involves one for the majority of the film. Once the king dies, he names his eldest son his heir. However, one of his sons disagrees and creates a civil war over the throne. He has his brother assassinated to take his place, and after declaring himself king, kills another brother with his bare hands even after this brother surrendered.
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Succession Crisis / int_5773b09	comment	An example without a war happens at the beginning of Kull the Conqueror. The paranoid king of Valusia slaughters most of the royal family out of fear that someone will try to kill him. Kull, a barbarian from Atlantis, ends up mortally wounding the king. Kull picks up the crown, not knowing what to do with it. Immediately, General Taligaro and the king's cousin each demand that Kull hand him the crown. As a final "fuck you", the king manages to proclaim Kull his successor, pointing out that Kull will now have to live in constant fear of assassination. The high priest confirms that the king has that right, resulting in Taligaro and the king's cousin plotting to get rid of Kull by resurrecting an ancient sorceress. Naturally, it doesn't go according to plan.
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Succession Crisis / int_5908ee91	comment	Skyrim also takes place during a succession crisis in Skyrim. Shortly before the events of the game, pro-independence Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak challenged High King Torygg to a duel for his throne, in an archaic but legitimate practice among the Nords. Stormcloak won the duel easily by using the Thu'um to kill Torygg, thus he and his followers feel that, by right of victory, he should be named the new High King of Skyrim. The Jarls of Skyrim, who vote for the new High King, are torn due to Stormcloak's use of the Thu'um being seen as cheating. Eastern Skyrim secedes under Stormcloak's leadership, while western Skyrim (and the Empire) support Torygg's widow, Elisif, for the throne, leading to Civil War. The Player Character can resolve the crisis by joining the war on either side, and there's also a Game Mod available that lets you take the throne for yourself.
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Succession Crisis / int_5e150650	comment	In Exalted, part of the Scarlet Empress' policy of keeping anybody from accumulating the power to overthrow her was to make the line of succession as obscure and convoluted as possible. Her Dynasty consists of twelve extended families (not counting the tens more that have been destroyed during her rule), and she herself continuously delayed officially announcing a successor, ultimately stating that she would do so on the 1000th anniversary of her reign (she said this in the 590th year of her reign). This lack of clear succession is one of the reasons why, in the wake of her mysterious and unexpected disappearance, the Realm is on the verge of collapse.
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Succession Crisis / int_5f5b8099	comment	The Parselmouth of Gryffindor sees such a situation within the confines of the Ministry of Magic after Fudge disappears. Senior Undersecretary Slughorn and Hermione run through every possible candidate for an acting minister, and can only come up with Percy Weasley.
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Succession Crisis / int_615c5032	comment	This trope is what starts the main plot of Maleficent: King Henry, the cruel ruler of the humans, is fatally wounded in battle by Maleficent. Because he has no male heir, he proposes to the noblemen assembled before his deathbed that whoever can kill Maleficent will ascend the throne and have his daughter's hand in marriage. At the same time, Stefan, Maleficent's childhood friend, overhears Henry's decree (as an adult, Stefan now works as a servant in the king's castle) and, realizing that this is the perfect opportunity to fulfill his dream of being king, goes to Maleficent, claiming to have come just to warn her. Once he has her drugged and asleep, however, Stefan cannot bring himself to kill her, and simply cuts off her wings and lies to the king, thus gaining the throne in return. Unfortunately, Maleficent is still alive (if no longer able to fly), and out for revenge...
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Succession Crisis / int_625f8f3	comment	In The Heroic Legend of Arslan, there is Arslan who is making his move to free Pars from Lusitania and Silvermask/Prince Hermes, Andragonas' nephew who also wants to undermine Lusitania from within. Parsian officers in exile recognize that because there are two contenders for the throne, liberating Pars will not bring peace to the country. Not helping is the fact that King Andragoras has no intention of leaving his crown to either of them, despite the fact that no other potential successors exist.
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Succession Crisis / int_629cd094	comment	There are two concurrent succession crises in Dragon Age: Origins: The Fereldan succession crisis, caused by King Cailan Theirin's death without a legitimate heir fighting the darkspawn at Ostagar, frames much of the main plot, but the protagonist only gets involved after the civil war is mostly over. Problem is, the only candidates for the throne are the late king's wife (who isn't of Royal Blood herself), the bastard son of said king's father (by an elven mother, no less, which would make him a target of Fantastic Racism if anyone ever found out), and the Player Character (but only if they are of the Human Noble origin and choose to run for it). All the while, a paranoid manipulative regent with a faÃ§ade of righteousness makes the mess even murkier. Just to add to that pressure, a nigh-on unstoppable horde of monsters has nearly destroyed the standing army and is getting very close to wiping out the country outright. The remaining army is on the brink of civil war and all foreign aid has been blocked at the borders until far too late to make a difference. Without getting a king/queen to sort this mess out soon, the country is utterly boned. Possible resolutions are: Heroic Bastard Alistair becomes king, Dowager Queen Anora becomes queen regnant, Alistair and Anora marry and rule together (the outcome of Alistair's Companion-Specific Sidequest determining which of them is really in charge), or either Alistair or Anora rules while marrying the Human Noble Warden. Additionally, another permutation for a non-Human Noble female PC who romances Alistair (again depending on his sidequest) is for her to become his mistress. Whew! The Orzammar Dwarves are in the middle of a succession crisis of their own. One candidate, the son of the late king, is suspected of framing one sibling for the murder of their brother. The other candidate, the head of another noble house, claims the king said on his deathbed that he did not want his remaining son to be king, but no one else can verify this. As the dwarves have an Elective Monarchy and the supporters of both claimants are deadlocked, the city is currently paralyzed and it's up to you to get one or the other chosen as the new king in order to get them to finally take action against the Darkspawn Blight.
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Succession Crisis / int_64b51b44	comment	King Ralph has elements of this; after a freak accident cooks the entire British royal family, you've got one Evil Chancellor type trying to usurp the throne, one legitimate heir of less than ideal character who didn't know about it in the first place, and one heir actively trying not to be king.
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Succession Crisis / int_681aacbe	comment	After the death of Robert Arryn and his mother Lysa Tully Arryn during The Plague, the Vale descends into one as Jon Arryn no longer has any immediate family to serve as his heir. Several noble families are searching their family trees for the closest Arryn relative so they can stake a claim on the Eyrie and thus the Vale altogether. The situation eventually becomes so dire that Jon leaves his office as Hand of the King to Tywin so he can settle the matter personally, with the North's help to quell the unrest.
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Succession Crisis / int_697c78e0	comment	The Heroic Legend Of Eagarlnia kicks off with the noble House of Craft within the Eslotian Empire orchestrating a battle with the Kingdom of Nubidia that leads to the current Emperor's death, followed by backing the second-born heir that's resentful towards his elder sister and is willing to wage war over the throne, all so the Craft family can gain political power. And once the civil war starts, every other faction in Eagarlnia realizes that now is the best chance to go to war and gain control over the entire continent, Empire included.
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Succession Crisis / int_6ac55ec7	comment	In 1st Edition Dungeons & Dragons, the death of the chief modron Primus would always set off a Succession Crisis between the four secundi â€” the only time that modrons would fail to act as a unified force. Slightly subverted in that the decision process involved a cutthroat competition instead of out-and-out war. And once a Secundus became the new Primus, a Tertian had to be promoted up to fill that empty Secundus spot, and then a Quarton had to be promoted up to fill the Tertian position, and so on all the way down. In the Eberron campaign setting, this is what set off the Last War. King Jarot kicked the bucket, and, thanks to the military buildup during his reign for an invasion that never came and his habit of encouraging his children to squabble incessantly, he paved the war for a century-long war that split the unified kingdom of Galifar into twelve current nations of Khorvaire and only ended when one of the original five provinces was wiped off the map and the great-grandchildren of the royals who started it decided things had gone on long enough. Way to go there, Jarot. Unusually, the problem wasn't that there wasn't a dedicated heir, since on his deathbed Jarot declared the queen of Cyre the new ruler of Galifar; it's that of the five possible heirs, one decided that he had the divine right to be king, one believed he had the military right to be king, and one believed it was time to abandon the old tradition of kicking out the old royal family of each nation and handing them over to the new ruler of Galifar's kids. The classic 1st edition module "Destiny of Kings" is all about this. The PCs must find and rescue an 18-year-old prince before his uncle claims the throne. This is set up as a potential plot hook in the Al-Qadim setting. Grand Caliph Khalil al-Assad al-Zahir, Master of the Enlightened Throne, Most High Sovereign of the Land of Fate, the Worthy of the Gods, Scourge of the Unbeliever, Confidant of the Genies, has no sons (despite the best efforts of his harem). It's left up to the GM just what the reason is; suggestions include all his sons being raised in secret, and a cursed item in the harem causing sterility.
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Succession Crisis / int_6bf150d5	comment	Vow of Nudity: A large part of Gloria's backstory. The king of Duskvale was infertile, and so he adopted her from a hobgoblin tribe to continue his dynasty, through name if not blood. Her struggles surviving her childhood as an outcast heir to the throne is the main reason she's so distrustful, calculating, and ruthless by the time Spectra eventually meets her.
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Succession Crisis / int_6c1234ed	comment	Meta-example: In a prior version of Dwarf Fortress, if particularly Long-Lived monarchs of particularly inbred families died, it was possible for the succession to enter an endless loop, thus causing a game world to crash irreparably.
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Succession Crisis / int_6c6852c5	comment	The murder of Chairman Sera in Yakuza sparks a civil war between the Tojo Clan Patriarchs, with Kazuma Kiryu battling against the forces of Futoshi Shimano and Akira Nishikiyama to ensure a peaceful transition happens. Kiryu ultimately emerges victorious and becomes the Fourth Chairman, but chooses to Abdicate the Throne in favor of Yukio Terada.
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Succession Crisis / int_6c6852c7	comment	In Yakuza 3, the Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, Daigo Dojima, is shot and rendered comatose. As he's not expected to recover, a struggle breaks out between numerous Patriarchs, including Mine and Hamazaki. Nobody wins, as Daigo wakes up.
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Succession Crisis / int_6e1d5f36	comment	A variation occurs in Farscape's "Look at the Princess" trilogy. Moya's crew lands on a Sebacean planet where succession goes through the eldest child regardless of gender, but only if they are married (to someone who can give them viable offspring) by a certain age. Since Princess Katralla's DNA was poisoned by her younger brother, she despairs ever finding a Sebacean male who is compatible and thinks she will have to forfeit the throne. This is particularly problematic since Prince Clavor will lead society into destruction at the hands of the Scarrans if he is allowed to rule. Fortunately for her, John shows up. As he is human and not Sebacean, he is genetically capable of producing an heir with her and is practically forced to wed her. The Queen even has her daughter artificially inseminated with his DNA to make sure there will be a continuing line.
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Succession Crisis / int_6ed7a5ec	comment	Game of Thrones universe: Game of Thrones: The show featured this by the end of season 1, with Robert's death causing the "War of Five Kings" between Robert's elder brother Stannis, his younger brother Renly, and his son Joffrey, all competing for the Iron Throne. During the chaos, two smaller kingdoms also declared themselves independent, not recognizing any king on the Iron Throne and instead their own local high lord. In this case, Stannis is the rightful king as Joffrey (along with all of Robert's children with Cersei) is a bastard and not actually Robert's son. This seems to be resolved with the victory of the Lannisters in the War of the Five Kings, and they seem to reestablish control of the throne over the kingdoms. As of the end of Season 6, all the contenders from the War of the Five Kings are deceased, which leaves Cersei Lannister as the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms after her youngest son's suicide and Cersei's murder of many rivals after she blows up the Sept of Balor. Daenerys Targaryen, the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, finally comes home to Westeros to reclaim her birthright. However, Daenerys was rendered barren by Mirri's spell and cannot have children. Tyrion attempts to discuss it by offering alternatives about who should succeed her, but Daenerys is unwilling to hear it and will only address this after her conquest is complete. Making things even more difficult is her forming a relationship with the new King of the North, Jon Snow, who is revealed to the audience as the trueborn son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen, Aegon Targaryen (making him Ned Stark's nephew, not his illegitimate son, as well as Daenerys' nephew), and therefore, by the laws of succession, is the rightful king of Westeros. This is the crux of the final season. Jon and Daenerys eventually learn about the former's parentage though he never wants the Iron Throne; however, the latter fears others will use it to press claims over hers â€” and she's not wrong. When Jon's sister, Sansa Stark, learns the truth, she breaks her promise to Jon not to reveal this secret and tells Tyrion (who tells Varys) in hopes of putting Jon on the throne over Dany. This results in Varys scheming for the same purpose. Tyrion argues that Daenerys and Jon should get married since incestuous marriage has been a traditional Targaryen practice but Varys speaks against this, saying that marrying one's aunt is not common practice in the North, where Jon grew up. Eventually, Daenerys crosses the line, forcing Jon to kill her and accept banishment in lieu of execution. The remaining High Lords settle on turning Westeros into an Elective Monarchy. House of the Dragon: The crux of Season 1 is the buildup towards the catastrophic succession crisis turned Civil War known as the Dance of the Dragons following the death of King Viserys Targaryen, between his daughter Rhaenyra from his first wife Aemma and Rhaenyra's Targaryen-Hightower half-siblings and House Hightower, who crown male heir Aegon in a coup. Viserys stood by his promise to have Rhaenyra succeed him all his life and tried to maintain peace, but as soon as he's dead, everything goes downhill.
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Succession Crisis / int_701f0ece	comment	Berserk's Golden Age arc has one approaching in the Kingdom of Midland. The sitting king only has a daughter, Charlotte, so his brother is expected to inherit. But then said brother tries to murder Griffith due to the threat posed by the common-born mercenary, who was granted a peerage for his victories for the Crown and is courting Princess Charlotte. Griffith has Guts assassinate the prince, and he accidentally kills the man's son in the process as well, making Charlotte the only heir. Then everything Goes Horribly Wrong.
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Succession Crisis / int_72262aee	comment	Avatar: The Last Airbender: In the Grand Finale, Iroh explicitly cites this trope as why Aang has to be the one who defeats Fire Lord Ozai. Sure, Iroh could possibly beat Ozai in a fight, but doing so will merely plunge the Fire Nation into civil war over succession and throw the world into imbalance all over again, as the event would be seen as just another instance of a man killing his brother to grab power. The Avatar intervening to end Ozai's reign, however, would make a real lasting difference. Preventing this trope is also why Zuko spends the final battle dueling Azula for the throne; she's the only other candidate to be Fire Lord, and not dealing with her before Ozai is defeated would risk dividing the country's loyalties between the siblings. Years later in The Legend of Korra, the Earth Queen is assassinated and the country descends into chaos practically overnight. Over three years, a soldier named Kuvira reunites the country with increasingly harsh practices, and eventually declares herself ruler. Meanwhile, the actual heir, Prince Wu, is a generally nice but rather selfish and clueless person living in Republic City. Kuvira seems more popular with the people, but most of the other world leaders want Prince Wu on the throne, albeit with lots of advisers they've chosen to help him. Ultimately, Kuvira is defeated and imprisoned, but Wu decides to dissolve the monarchy altogether and make it a republic. The transition into democracy is almost as tense as the succession crisis itself, especially since one of the candidates secretly intends to subvert the new system from the inside out.
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Succession Crisis / int_76df0622	comment	Power Pack: This was the default for the alien Snark empire every time an Emperor died, with all-out war of the whole society. It was so bad, the guy proposing government by gladiatorial combat was a heroic reformer.
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Succession Crisis / int_79e8d924	comment	In The Seven Misfortunes of Lady Fortune, much of the plot is being driven by a succession crisis in the French Triad branch. At the end of the fic, all the main candidates are dead, and the new head is assigned by China.
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Succession Crisis / int_7bc59b9a	comment	Happens at the end of season 3 of The Musketeers. King Louis is Secretly Dying and his 6-year-old son is in line for the throne. Governor Feron and Grimaud are plotting, with the help of the King's brother Gaston, to challenge this. To further complicate things, the regent would normally be Queen Anne; however, since she is Spanish and France is at war with Spain, that is disputed as well.
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Succession Crisis / int_7de8951a	comment	Both of the Third Imperium's civil wars in Traveller were succession crises: In the first one, a disgruntled admiral assassinated the Empress and declared himself Emperor, only to be killed a couple years later by some of the other claimants. The First Civil War saw eighteen "emperors of the flag" in eighteen years before Arbellatra simply named herself regent and looked for a more legitimate heir for seven years before finally accepting the throne and founding a dynasty. In the Megatraveller timeline, Archduke Dulinor assassinated Emperor Strephon and his wife and daughter to proclaim himself Emperor, but the Imperial Moot wouldn't accept his claim and there was a Second Civil War. That one ended in a sentient computer virus tearing the Imperium apart.
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Succession Crisis / int_7f20564b	comment	Sabaton's "Long Live the King" references the real-life succession crisis in Sweden following the death of Charles XII at the Siege of Fredriksten. Charles, being somewhat of an Honor Before Reason type, had failed to marry or produce an heir, so the throne went to his sister. This brought on the final collapse of the Swedish Empire (already well underway after Charles was forced to surrender to Russia in The Great Northern War).
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Succession Crisis / int_8022008b	comment	One of these takes place in Red River (1995), a manga set in the Hittite Empire. Yuri Suzuki is the concubine of Prince Kail Mursili, one of the sons of King Suppilinuma I, and she arrived there via Time Travel when the King was very old and his consort, Kail's Wicked Stepmother Queen Nakia, was already scheming to get her son Juda as the heir and kill Kail (despite Juda not wanting to inherit). When the King actually died, around the same time The Plague hit Anatolia, things quickly went From Bad to Worse, with Yuri and Kail desperately trying to fend off Nakia's intrigues and help the kingdom...
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Succession Crisis / int_84986bf9	comment	RuneScape: When King Alvis of Keldagrim died 500 years ago, he left no heirs to succeed him. The Consortium quickly took power after his death, having become more powerful than the monarchy in the few years since its creation, and has continued to rule the city in the present. After Hreidmar, director of the Red Axe company, manipulates events to stir public opinion, the populace calls for the Consortium to stand down and restore the monarchy. The player pre-emptively unseals the records chamber to work out why Hreidmar wants to reinstate the monarchy, until they and their companions learn the horrible truth that Hreidmar is secretly a descendant of Alvis, and therefore, the rightful King of Keldagrim. As Veldaban rightfully points out, Hreidmar cannot be allowed to become king, having already proved through the methods he's willing to use that he would make a poor ruler. Meike of the Keldagrim Monarchist Society agrees with him, and alters the records so that instead of Hreidmar, Alvis' bloodline traces to Veldaban, who orders Hreidmar's arrest after the Consortium declares him to be their new king, forcing Hreidmar to flee the city. While he's not happy about being forced to become king, Veldaban is at least satisfied that Hreidmar won't seize the throne. After Zamorak's demonic invasion fails and the Edicts of Guthix are re-established, banishing all the gods from Gielinor once more, the Zamorakians engage in a vicious civil war across the Wilderness in order to determine who will lead them, since Zamorak, overconfident in his victory as he was, did not bother to appoint a successor. K'ril Tsutsaroth leads the demons, witches and cultists, while Bilrach leads the Zamorakian Mahjarrat and his forces in Daemonheim. The civil war seems to end in Bilrach's victory after his faction turns things around and he manages to banish K'ril back to Infernus, only for Moia, who has secretly co-opted key elements in both factions while biding her time, to challenge him for his position and defeat him in single combat after Bilrach's latest scheme for power blows up in his face (literally, thanks to the player and Adrasteia sabotaging his plan unnoticed).
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Succession Crisis / int_86c3beca	comment	The backstory of Girl Genius had most of Europa united under the rule of Andronicus Valois, the Storm King, who disappeared shortly after his political marriage to the sister of his nemesis, Bludtharst Heterodyne. Between that timing and his proclivities before marriage, he left behind no legitimate heirs and far too many illegitimate ones. Two hundred years later, the nobility are still at war with each other about who the rightful heir to the Lightning Throne is, with Tarvek and Martellus being two of the most notorious contenders. It has been said on-page that half of Europa can claim direct descent from him.
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Succession Crisis / int_86ff5a52	comment	The plot of the strategy video game series Lords of the realm (e.g. Lords of the Realm 2) is entirely based on this trope: after the king's death, you must defeat other claimants while they try to do the same thing with you.
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Succession Crisis / int_88e3531a	comment	This is the premise of Total War: Pharaoh, based on the possible civil war between Merneptah's sons Seti II and Amenmesse amid the Late Bronze Age Collapse. The Hittites are also in the middle of their own succession crisis.
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Succession Crisis / int_89a2f13d	comment	Emael Mosekhesailho mentions that many Klingon noble houses are facing succession crises due to the deaths of patriarchs and heirs in the Dominion War. The Romulan Star Empire views the chaos as an opportunity to gain an edge over their traditional rival, until Shinzon's coup throws their government, too, into chaos.
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Succession Crisis / int_8adae002	comment	I, Claudius: True to Real Life, the order of succession among the gens Julii is in almost constant flux, pending patricide, fratricide, regicide, suicide, exile, bribes, threats, insanity, back-room politicking, bed-room politicking, poison, and favoritism among the Praetorians.
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Succession Crisis / int_969609d0	comment	Le Chevalier d'Eon has a Russian story arc about the Palace Revolutions that brought Peter III and Catherine II to power.
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Succession Crisis / int_976a9581	comment	In An Eagle Among Lions, the sudden death of Adrestian Emperor Ionius IX in an alternate version of FÃ³dlan sparks competing claims for the throne by Edelgard's two oldest brothers. The bitter conflict spills into the greater war between the Church of Seiros and the Kingdom of Faerghus as those in the Empire who support oldest brother Burkhart's claim (including Edelgard) stand with the Kingdom, while second-oldest brother Anselm is backed by the Church, taking a few of Edelgard's other siblings along with him.
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Succession Crisis / int_999855bb	comment	Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars is entirely based around this trope. After the previous king's death, the choice falls between his two sons Roland (good) and Archibald (not so good). The four royal seers to make the decision fall to "tragic accidents": one dies in a boating accident (hit by magical lightning), one slips and falls from the castle wall, one is "randomly" attacked by a dragon, and one dies of food poisoning. Archibald accuses his brother of murder and has him exiled. The player is a general who may choose to support either brother and may even switch sides halfway through. The canonical ending has Roland win, though, becoming the next (and last) King of Enroth.
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Succession Crisis / int_9acfcc46	comment	While not done with royalty, the Sumimura and Yukimura families of Kekkaishi have a vicious rivalry with one another over who is the legitimate heir to the Hazuma style of kekkai that their master, Tokimori Hazuma, developed. As both families possess the Houin mark on their bodies, the result has never been truly settled.
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Succession Crisis / int_9aeeca73	comment	In The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, the king isn't even dead. That doesn't stop anyone from waging wars over the king's illegitimate sons to have a better position once he's dead. The king doesn't like that a bit. Then he dies and things go really to hell.
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Succession Crisis / int_9cc370d3	comment	Discussed in Narnia and the North. The Pevensie siblings were aware that any children they would sire would fight each other for the throne, so it was ruled that the High King's bloodline alone would be considered for succession. Then said High King disappears with his brother and his younger sister, leaving his other sister as the only royal able to produce heirs — it causes tension until she gives birth to a healthy son.
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Succession Crisis / int_9cc9639	comment	Disgaea: Hour of Darkness starts with the Netherworld in the midst of one of these. The rightful heir, Prince Laharl, had been sleeping for several years after his father's death, leading most of the Netherworld to forget about him. The first couple chapters involve him dealing with the numerous contenders looking to be the next Overlord. Disgaea Dimension 2 shows that several years later, this still hasn't blown over, with the sudden appearance by an angel claiming to be Laharl's long-lost sister and rightful inheritor of the throne, and a large faction of demons refuses to accept Laharl's position and have their own heir to the Overlord title they wish to place on the throne.
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Succession Crisis / int_9d34190a	comment	The Elder Scrolls: Backstory examples: The 1st Era Empire of the Nords collapsed in large part due to a succession crisis. High King Borgas, the last direct heir of Ysgramor, fell in battle. A "moot" was called among the Jarls of Skyrim to name a new High King. Jarl Hanse of Winterhold was the most obvious choice to succeed Borgas, but the moot could ultimately not settle on a candidate. The War of Succession broke out, costing the Nords all of their territory outside of Skyrim, with Skyrim itself fractured into warring independent territories. It would take over 50 years for the crisis to end, with Olaf One-Eye being named High King via the Pact of Chieftains. The War of the Red Diamond in the 3rd Era started as the result of such a crisis. After the death of Emperor Antiochus Septim, his 15-year-old daughter Kintyra II took over as Empress. However, her aunt, the infamous "Wolf Queen" Potema, accused Kintyra of being a bastard and therefore illegitimate. Potema declared her son (nephew to Antiochus), Uriel III, as the rightful heir. Potema and Uriel were joined by the disgruntled leaders of several of the Empire's provinces in starting the war, as well as an alliance with the Maormer (Sea Elves hostile to Tamriel), who invaded southern Tamriel, creating a two-front war for the strained Empire. Kintyra would be captured by Potema's forces and would die in captivity. However, her supporters, now led by her uncle Cephorus, would strike back and kill Uriel III, ending his claim to the throne. Cephorus would take over as Emperor, defeat most of Potema's forces, and then kill Potema herself after a protracted 10-year insurgency. It was the largest conflict the 3rd Empire of Tamriel had faced since it was founded (and would remain as such until the Oblivion Crisis). A subplot in Daggerfall involves this between Princess Elysana and Prince Helseth of Wayrest; they each have a claim to the throne, and it's left to a council to decide who would inherit on King Eadwyre's death. A side quest involves either blackmailing (Helseth) or killing (Elysana) a council member to curry favor for either heir. Between Daggerfall and Morrowind, Elysana is crowned Queen of Wayrest and exiles Helseth and his mother, Barenziah, to Morrowind. Oblivion begins immediately with the simultaneous assassination of the Emperor and his heirs. The Elder Council, led by High Councilor Ocato, essentially form a Regency. This succession crisis is compounded by the fact that the forces of Oblivion are no longer magically impeded from invading Cyrodiil. It is downplayed, mostly from a deliberate choice on the part of the designers to avoid complicated politics in favor of a relatively simple black-and-white saving the world story, partly from the fact that you early on find out there is a rightful (bastard) heir who is accepted by the relevant authorities. Then he sacrifices his life to stop the Daedric invasion, setting the stage for the succession crisis in Skyrim's backstory. As a consequence of Oblivion, another succession crisis occurs. Ocato is named Potentate (a reserve title which can be granted by the Elder Council, effectively establishing a permanent regency), and in-universe documentation indicates that he does an excellent job; but he is soon assassinated by Thalmor assassins, seeking to destabilize the Empire to make way for the rebirth of the Aldmeri Dominion. War breaks out again as several local powers jockey for the Ruby Throne, eventually ending with the Colovian warlord Titus Mede claiming it. The period is known as the Stormcrown Interregnum, since Potentate Ocato's rule is an extension of the Septim Empire (and Tiber Septim was anointed "Stormcrown" by the Greybeards). Skyrim also takes place during a succession crisis in Skyrim. Shortly before the events of the game, pro-independence Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak challenged High King Torygg to a duel for his throne, in an archaic but legitimate practice among the Nords. Stormcloak won the duel easily by using the Thu'um to kill Torygg, thus he and his followers feel that, by right of victory, he should be named the new High King of Skyrim. The Jarls of Skyrim, who vote for the new High King, are torn due to Stormcloak's use of the Thu'um being seen as cheating. Eastern Skyrim secedes under Stormcloak's leadership, while western Skyrim (and the Empire) support Torygg's widow, Elisif, for the throne, leading to Civil War. The Player Character can resolve the crisis by joining the war on either side, and there's also a Game Mod available that lets you take the throne for yourself.
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Succession Crisis / int_9e3d1858	comment	Kingdom Come: Deliverance takes place in the middle of one in the Kingdom of Bohemia. After the death of Charles IV, his son Wenceslaus IV, the rightful heir, is kidnapped by Sigismund, one of Charles' other sons, who promptly takes the throne for himself.
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Succession Crisis / int_9fc8a1cc	comment	The Raven's Plan: Subverted with the Baratheons, who think they're in the middle of one after they find out about Jon Targaryen, with Stannis in the Black Cells and Shireen missing, leaving Renly as Robert's only viable heir. In reality, they're an Authority in Name Only — all the kingdoms except Dorne and the Stormlands have sworn fealty to Jon, and Dorne is stuck in a Civil War right now, leaving their involvement limited to nonexistent (they wouldn't side with either of the claimants anyway). The only other two Targaryen heirs, Daenerys and Viserys, are fully supportive of Jon's claim, with the former possibly even marrying him down the line if things work out. Put this all together, and anyone with a brain can see that Jon's practically king already, and that the Baratheons are the only ones yet to realize this. Dorne plays this straight, even if they haven't referenced it directly. Due to Trystane's death in the Water Gardens Bloodbath, Doran's current heir is his younger brother Oberyn, a hot-headed middle-aged man with no legitimate children. If they both die during Dorne's ongoing Civil War, an already horrible situation will go straight to the crapper and it's likely that other regions will have to suppress the violence until the Crown can intervene.
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Succession Crisis / int_a07ca67c	comment	The Will of the Empire: As in canon, Palpatine had not named an official heir "but it was generally understood that in such an event, it was Lord Vader who would take the throne." In this case, on the eve of the Battle of Endor, Vader himself decides to take steps to ensure the Empire ends up in the right hands, first by declaring himself the Emperor's official successor and that, in the event of his own demise, his chosen heir - his son, Luke Skywalker - will take the throne next. He also sets things up to avoid a succession crisis, by eliminating any others (like Ysanne Isard, and certain dissenting Moffs) who might try to seize control from Luke; these orders go into effect when he contacts Admiral Piett (who'd remained in charge of the fleet but was transferred to another Star Destroyer in order to increase his odds of survival) during his dying moments. By the time Luke himself finds out, most if not all other potential claimants have been dealt with.
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Succession Crisis / int_a465e6bd	comment	Jujutsu Kaisen: Upon Naobito Zen'in's death during the Shibuya Incident, a special clause in his will leaves Megumi as head of the clan instead of Naobito's son Naoya. Even though several members of the clan really would rather have Megumi lead them (since given the circumstances he is a better choice from a political point of view due to having better personal relations with the Gojo and Kamo clans), Naoya immediately begins plotting to have Megumi killed. This ends up biting him in the ass when Maki and Mai become collateral damage in his latest scheme: Mai's death pisses off Maki enough that she wipes out the entire clan.
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Succession Crisis / int_a4a6b86a	comment	Code Geass is partially driven by the maneuvering of various claimants to the Britannian throne seeking to solidify their claim. The fact that the Emperor is still alive doesn't bother them too much. The series concludes with Lelouch brainwashing Pendragon's aristocracy and royalty, defeating Schneizel, and becoming the first ruler of the entire world... only to get assassinated by Suzaku two months later. It turns out, he planned his own death so that Nunnally would get the title of Empress, and rule in a peaceful world united by a mutual hatred of him. The Emblem of Blood incident was a feud among the various claimants to the Britannian throne during the period when Charles became Emperor. The death of their mother inspired him and his brother, V.V., to pursue their dream of slaying God. Averted in the Alternate Continuity manga Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally, where Cornelia and the Japanese expect one of these after Charles starts enacting his master plan and throws the Empire into chaos. Cornelia wants to have Euphemia succeed him and is expecting a bitter struggle, only to have their brother Schneizel shock everyone by throwing in his support for Euphie as well, leaving her with the backing of the one man who could have easily been her fiercest competitor. She stays as the 99th Emperor of Britannia at the end of the manga.
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Succession Crisis / int_a7c9f8e9	comment	In the Legend of the Five Rings setting, they seem to happen regularly to supply plot prizes for the year's tournaments.
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Succession Crisis / int_a865c4f5	comment	Princess Natasha: When Natasha's grandfather King Hector died, his son Lubek became King of Zoravia but was so hated by his subjects they made a referendum and Lubek's younger brother Carl was elected King. Lubek trying to retake the throne forms the main conflict of the plot.
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Succession Crisis / int_a930f2c3	comment	One of those seems to loom in Reluctant Hero's near future: Zuko cannot become Fire Lord because he's revealed as the new Avatar, his younger sister Azula can't be trusted with governing a kingdom, and Iroh is quite old and hasn't remarried or had any other children since his wife and son's deaths. Since Iroh is the late Fire Lord's firstborn, his subordinate Jee begs him to remarry and produce another heir to legitimize his claim.
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Succession Crisis / int_a9b45855	comment	In Robb Returns, due to Cersei's infidelity exposed and her children being proven as not being Robert's, Westeros is in one. The immediate options are to name Stannis as heir presumptive (which has the problem of him only having one heir himself at the moment, who is female), Robert remarrying (which has political implications no matter who he picks, and it would take at least a year to get a new heir, and years more to see if said heir is suitable), or legitimize one of Robert's bastards (who are presently untrained for leadership, and only one of whom has a noble-born mother). In the immediate term, Robert has declared Stannis as heir presumptive, while reserving the right to name a new heir should one of his bastards prove fit for the job or he ends up remarrying and siring an actual heir.
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Succession Crisis / int_aa0da2f0	comment	In Rodrik the Red Wolf, one of these has reared its ugly head regarding the succession of Barrowton. Lady Barbrey has named her nephew Domeric as heir, but he is Roose Bolton's son and this would give the Boltons too much power. The next closest relation is Rodrik, but as a bastard son and a Stark bastard son, this looks like Ned is consolidating power and using Nepotism.
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Succession Crisis / int_aaede8b9	comment	In Magi: Labyrinth of Magic, after the second Kou Emperor died of illness most likely a lie by his wife Gyokuen, everyone believed that the successor would be his first son Kouen. The fact that Gyokuen succeeded as the Third Emperor shocked everyone and supporters of Kouen immediately began to revolt.
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Succession Crisis / int_abe97ad3	comment	General and I: He Xia tries to start one by putting Sima Hong in a coma and poisoning his sons. Averted when Sima Hong recovers and makes his half-brother his heir.
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Succession Crisis / int_abed7697	comment	Path Of Needles: The Hyuuga clan has one because the current heir, Hanabi, likely won't ever marry a man. The daughter of Hanabi's older sister will likely be bethrothed to a distant cousin and end up the next heir.
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Succession Crisis / int_ae7c4641	comment	During Parliament's meeting in The Princess Diaries 2, Viscount Mabrey reveals that his nephew, Lord Devereaux, is another heir to the Genovian throne. Despite Queen Clarisse's objection, the only way Mia can assume her duties as Queen is if she marries within the next 30 days. Devereaux didn't actually want the throne (he was told that was what his father wanted â€” it was really a lie created by his power-hungry uncle), and Mia eventually does gain the crown by initiating a new law during her cancelled wedding to allow a queen to be crowned without being married. The fact that Devereaux and Mia were falling in love with each other probably helped. The original movie centered around this as well, as the death of Mia's father, Phillipe, forced Clarisse to seek out Mia, as she was his only child and the last heir from the Renaldi lineage, and without her, the throne would pass to the unlikable Baron von Troken.
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Succession Crisis / int_aed912f3	comment	For the Glory of Irk: One of these situations happening in the Irkens' history led to the system of appointing leadership to whatever Irken is the tallest alive. When Queen Urilia died without any direct heirs, leaving three relatives fighting for the throne, the original Control Brain decided to simply crown the one who was tallest, on the logic that royal Irkens tended to be taller than commoners.
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Succession Crisis / int_af6ee0ec	comment	Bequeathed from Pale Estates: After the death of Robert Arryn and his mother Lysa Tully Arryn during The Plague, the Vale descends into one as Jon Arryn no longer has any immediate family to serve as his heir. Several noble families are searching their family trees for the closest Arryn relative so they can stake a claim on the Eyrie and thus the Vale altogether. The situation eventually becomes so dire that Jon leaves his office as Hand of the King to Tywin so he can settle the matter personally, with the North's help to quell the unrest. The Crown enters one after Joffrey's madness becomes widespread knowledge after an incident at a major banquet. One of the reasons Robert's rule was tolerated was because it got the Mad King Aerys off the throne. Westeros will not tolerate another Mad King, to the point of going to war over it. This is an issue because Tommen, Myrcella, and Stannis all died during the Plague â€” and with Renly disqualified from the line of succession due to having a male soulmate, that leaves Shireen as the only other possible heir. For what it's worth, Robert has been trying for more trueborn children, but Cersei has been thwarting his efforts through a careful schedule of moon tea so she can have Jaime's kids instead.
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Succession Crisis / int_b1df22ec	comment	In Tales of Graces, Aston Lhant sends his son Hubert off to another country to be raised by the military-based Oswell family. Aston does so in order to avoid a messy succession crisis between Hubert and his older brother, Asbel. It's ultimately deconstructed when Hubert returns to Lhant years down the road. Not only did Aston's attempts to avoid a succession crisis only delay the inevitable, they actually made it far worse than if he'd done nothing. Hubert now has taken multiple levels in badass and in jerkass, promptly curb-stomping Asbel and exiling him from Lhant, then telling off their mother when she tries to intervene.
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Succession Crisis / int_b30ae4db	comment	Game of Thrones: The show featured this by the end of season 1, with Robert's death causing the "War of Five Kings" between Robert's elder brother Stannis, his younger brother Renly, and his son Joffrey, all competing for the Iron Throne. During the chaos, two smaller kingdoms also declared themselves independent, not recognizing any king on the Iron Throne and instead their own local high lord. In this case, Stannis is the rightful king as Joffrey (along with all of Robert's children with Cersei) is a bastard and not actually Robert's son. This seems to be resolved with the victory of the Lannisters in the War of the Five Kings, and they seem to reestablish control of the throne over the kingdoms. As of the end of Season 6, all the contenders from the War of the Five Kings are deceased, which leaves Cersei Lannister as the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms after her youngest son's suicide and Cersei's murder of many rivals after she blows up the Sept of Balor. Daenerys Targaryen, the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, finally comes home to Westeros to reclaim her birthright. However, Daenerys was rendered barren by Mirri's spell and cannot have children. Tyrion attempts to discuss it by offering alternatives about who should succeed her, but Daenerys is unwilling to hear it and will only address this after her conquest is complete. Making things even more difficult is her forming a relationship with the new King of the North, Jon Snow, who is revealed to the audience as the trueborn son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen, Aegon Targaryen (making him Ned Stark's nephew, not his illegitimate son, as well as Daenerys' nephew), and therefore, by the laws of succession, is the rightful king of Westeros. This is the crux of the final season. Jon and Daenerys eventually learn about the former's parentage though he never wants the Iron Throne; however, the latter fears others will use it to press claims over hers â€” and she's not wrong. When Jon's sister, Sansa Stark, learns the truth, she breaks her promise to Jon not to reveal this secret and tells Tyrion (who tells Varys) in hopes of putting Jon on the throne over Dany. This results in Varys scheming for the same purpose. Tyrion argues that Daenerys and Jon should get married since incestuous marriage has been a traditional Targaryen practice but Varys speaks against this, saying that marrying one's aunt is not common practice in the North, where Jon grew up. Eventually, Daenerys crosses the line, forcing Jon to kill her and accept banishment in lieu of execution. The remaining High Lords settle on turning Westeros into an Elective Monarchy.
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Succession Crisis / int_b609c859	comment	The Fate of the Dowager Queen: While Rhaenyra's position as heir is much more secure than it was in the previous timeline, there are still plenty of detractors who would prefer to have Aegon on the throne. Luckily, with Alicent having no desire to enthrone her son and Aegon himself having a very close relationship with Rhaenyra, the danger of that particular threat has decreased significantly. To help shore up support, Rhaenyra has Jaecerys and Helaena betrothed to make the Hightowers less likely to rebel. The Velaryons still remain an issue, as Rhaenyra declines to marry Laenor, and then later declines to have one of Daemon's daughters betrothed to Jaecerys.
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Succession Crisis / int_b704a08a	comment	Reborn! (2004) has one of these when Xanxus shows up and demands to be the 10th boss of the Vongola Family. It's not a perfect example though, because the 9th is still alive. Well, for a while, anyways.
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Succession Crisis / int_bdf04207	comment	One segment of The Great Race involved a The Prisoner of Zenda style plot to replace Crown Prince Hapnick with a double before he's crowned King of Carpania.
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Succession Crisis / int_bfd7c6e0	comment	In Drowtales: This is one of the biggest problems that faces the Sharen clan. Though Diva'ratrika has largely retired from public life and only officially remained alive, since she was in fact murdered by three of her daughters, her daughters have squabbled to assert their own authority. Nishi'kanta has been broken by the taint and the loss of her family, and is thus considered out of the running, but she has disappeared and her plans are unknown, making her a potential Wild Card. As the only unbroken, loyal daughter, Sil'lice is the favorite of what little remains of both Diva herself and those who were still loyal to her like Sker, but she was framed for treason and has few followers left alive. Snadhya'rune, the would-be favorite, has pretended to have no interest in ruling, and she certainly has no interest in ruling the Sharen, just the empire. The biggest contenders for the Sharen throne are Sarv'swati and Zala'ess. Sarv'swati continues to control the empire through an impostor Puppet Queen, but Zala'ess has the largest family and amassed the great clans of Nuqra'shareh to back her claim. The fallout when those two inevitably met up again came to a head in chapter 47, leaving us with Sarv'swati dead by Quaintana's (and Zala'ess') hand(s) through secret sabotage from the latter, and those left alive join forces out of sheer desperation as Snadhya'rune's insanity finally reaches its peak in the form of mass mind control plus a plant virus that threatens the entire underworld. The Sarghress clan ends up facing the same problem. Quain'tana's eldest daughter, Mel'arnach, is rebellious to the point that she would gladly destroy the Sarghress clan. Quain'tana's eldest son, Kel'noz, is competent, but a male in a Matriarchy, which would make things difficult for him even in the relatively egalitarian Sarghress clan. Laele'aell was perfect, but was broken beyond repair by Demonic Possession and a botched experiment to exorcise her. Syphile ended up as a short-sighted loser. Ariel and Koil'dorath aren't completely hopeless, but they aren't quite leaders by nature either and are more or less Reluctant Rulers. When Quain'tana dies, the clan is wrecked by internal divisions. Koil'dorath fails to keep the clan together and ends up dying. Ariel, Quain'tana's official successor, loses most of her backing and is eventually branded a "traitor" by what little leadership the Sarghress have left.
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Succession Crisis / int_bff01809	comment	In either franchise, killing an Orc/Ork Warboss will cause a power struggle within the WAAAGH!!!, where the highest-ranking Nobs start slugging it out to see who becomes the new Boss. In a best-case scenario, the greenskin horde breaks down into a civil war while their enemies mop up the remains.
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Succession Crisis / int_c00c0023	comment	One of the scenarios in the Russian campaign in Empire Earth is the result of the dying Grigor Stoyanovich making a choice about his successor. He chooses his mech bodyguard Grigor II. In this case, the crisis happens before Grigor is even dead, as many of his supporters turn against him, appalled by his choice. After brutally putting down the coup, Grigor succumbs to his heart condition, leaving the (even more ruthless) mech in charge.
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Succession Crisis / int_c02ce5b4	comment	House of the Dragon: The crux of Season 1 is the buildup towards the catastrophic succession crisis turned Civil War known as the Dance of the Dragons following the death of King Viserys Targaryen, between his daughter Rhaenyra from his first wife Aemma and Rhaenyra's Targaryen-Hightower half-siblings and House Hightower, who crown male heir Aegon in a coup. Viserys stood by his promise to have Rhaenyra succeed him all his life and tried to maintain peace, but as soon as he's dead, everything goes downhill.
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Succession Crisis / int_c0eae17	comment	Some of the Total War games allow this to happen if your faction leader buys the farm in certain circumstances â€” usually when the leader dies without any male heirs, but it can also happen when the heir presumptive is unpopular enough that one of his royal siblings rebels in an effort to take succession. The manual for Medieval: Total War (which allowed you to choose which side to support) actually suggested engineering one of these to dispose of a weak family line, and a savvy player who sees one coming can pick his best general, give him the biggest army, and then marry him to a princess. If you're going to have a succession crisis, it's best to make sure it's a quick one. The Stainless Steel mod for Medieval II: Total War takes this further, with rulers that can get traits like "Offends the Nobility" and distinguishes between bastard children, appointed regents in case of no blood heir, and actual blood heirs. Unpopular kings or unpopular heirs can cause civil wars in that mod. This is the premise of Total War: Pharaoh, based on the possible civil war between Merneptah's sons Seti II and Amenmesse amid the Late Bronze Age Collapse. The Hittites are also in the middle of their own succession crisis.
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Succession Crisis / int_c154d9b6	comment	Basilisk concerns a succession crisis being resolved in advance by having a proxy war between two ninja clans decide who the Shogun's heir would be. The war destroys both clans, which were on the verge of resolving their feud when the Shogun had them start killing each other for reasons that most of them didn't even know.
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Succession Crisis / int_c1e17180	comment	Features twice in Blaze Union. In the B route, it's revealed that this was one of the reasons that Luciana and Aegina were ordered assassinated; Alanjame didn't want to deal with a Succession Crisis-inspired civil war while he was trying to take over the country, and in the C route, the fact that Soltier doesn't have an heir and Bronquia would almost certainly destroy itself over picking a new Emperor is why Gram Blaze has no choice but to make sure he stays alive.
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Succession Crisis / int_c1f540d5	comment	What is a promise worth?: The main reason Catelyn won't remarry is that she doesn't want to risk one of the other Houses using it as an opportunity to usurp her children with Ned with any she might have with her second husband. There's the canonical one with the Lannicest, which results in Stannis and Renly rebelling and Balon trying to take advantage. This is further complicated by Joffrey's behavior taxing Tywin even more (leading him to plan to have Tommen replace Joffrey after the war is over) than usual, and the war lasting longer because of Stannis relying less on Melisandre and those making more wise moves. And then Daenerys gets involved, complicating things even further. The Riverlands have a minor one after Edmure's wife dies in childbirth and their child is stillborn. While Edmure is still young enough to take another wife and sire more children, as it currently stands, Bran is the heir to House Tully.
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Succession Crisis / int_c43df4d8	comment	Doctor Who: "The Androids of Tara" is basically a version of The Prisoner of Zenda. Prince Reynart must be crowned at a specific time. Trying to stop him is an evil count, who plans to kill him or prevent his attendance so the next in line, Princess Strella, takes over â€” or more specifically an android double. However, the prince has an android double of himself and Strella looks exactly like Romana. Spare a thought for Mary Tamm, who had to play both roles and doubles of each.
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Succession Crisis / int_cb09ad9	comment	Averted, mostly, with the King's Quest universe. King's Quest I: Quest For The Crown is centered around an attempt to avert a succession crisis. By completing the quest given to him, Sir Graham is proven worthy of being the childless King Edward's heir, preventing Daventry from falling into chaos when said king dies mere moments after the quest is complete. Recovering the three treasures was more of a way for him to know the kingdom was in good hands and a final test for his best knight. The Fan Sequel took it a step further by creating a legendary first king who handed the throne to his trusted knight when he died in battle without heirs. The king's brother was very displeased at being passed over and founded the Black Cloak Society. In the Air Gem's final test in the fan sequel, Graham can choose whether or not to make the protagonist of King's Quest: Mask of Eternity heir to the throne.
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Succession Crisis / int_cc7ca1f7	comment	Actually addressed in How I Became Yours. Mai brings up a pretty good point that not only would this scenario be inevitable if the existence of Zuko's bastard child with Katara became public knowledge, but also that there would be some very serious social fallout in the still struggling-to-recover Fire Nation as well.
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Succession Crisis / int_ccceba90	comment	The Stainless Steel mod for Medieval II: Total War takes this further, with rulers that can get traits like "Offends the Nobility" and distinguishes between bastard children, appointed regents in case of no blood heir, and actual blood heirs. Unpopular kings or unpopular heirs can cause civil wars in that mod.
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Succession Crisis / int_ccffdd1f	comment	The plot of Dominions is a war over who gets to be the next Top God after the old Pantokrator left.
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Succession Crisis / int_cd899ed6	comment	In the Grand Finale, Iroh explicitly cites this trope as why Aang has to be the one who defeats Fire Lord Ozai. Sure, Iroh could possibly beat Ozai in a fight, but doing so will merely plunge the Fire Nation into civil war over succession and throw the world into imbalance all over again, as the event would be seen as just another instance of a man killing his brother to grab power. The Avatar intervening to end Ozai's reign, however, would make a real lasting difference. Preventing this trope is also why Zuko spends the final battle dueling Azula for the throne; she's the only other candidate to be Fire Lord, and not dealing with her before Ozai is defeated would risk dividing the country's loyalties between the siblings.
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Succession Crisis / int_cf8d31cb	comment	The gang war that is at the center of Yojimbo centered around one. The boss of the one gang in town wanted to step down and leave the gang to his son, but his second in command objected and took half the gang with him. This resulted in two gangs fighting over dominance of the local silk trade until Sanjuro wanders into town and disrupts the balance of power.
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Succession Crisis / int_d3b17858	comment	The events of Final Fantasy Tactics are set forth by a Succession Crisis, and unlike another game made by some of the same people, Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together, this takes central stage early on, but later the plot about corruption in the Church becomes more important, and the War of the Lions is relegated to the background. In fact, the succession crisis was ultimately instigated and extended by the church, in an attempt to reclaim their moral authority and position of power that was usurped by the strong monarchy. Both claimants are mostly uninterested in the throne (Princess Ovelia can't actually rule even if she does take the throne, as her eventual husband would become king, so she's a pawn with no power but to give power to someone else, and the male heir is a baby), but the factions pushing their claims, Duke Larg and Duke Goltana, are trying to seize power through regency and turn to war. Ramza stops the war temporarily by flooding a major battlefield to force both sides to withdraw, and by the time the factions are ready to resume, Larg and Goltana have both been killed by the Lucavi demons running things, bringing the war to an end as their forces become too disorganized to continue.
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Succession Crisis / int_d9e1a051	comment	A smaller-scale version occurs in Fruits Basket with the large, wealthy (and old) Sohma family. After Akito's father, Akira, dies, there's a huge dispute over whether his wife Ren or his child Akito should take over as Head of the Family. Akito ends up winning since it's in Akira's will, but considering that we only hear about that stipulation from the head maid (who has always despised Ren) after the conflict has had some time to escalate, it's possible she made it up. The factions among the servants are still butting heads a decade or so later.
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Succession Crisis / int_db96ded4	comment	Years later in The Legend of Korra, the Earth Queen is assassinated and the country descends into chaos practically overnight. Over three years, a soldier named Kuvira reunites the country with increasingly harsh practices, and eventually declares herself ruler. Meanwhile, the actual heir, Prince Wu, is a generally nice but rather selfish and clueless person living in Republic City. Kuvira seems more popular with the people, but most of the other world leaders want Prince Wu on the throne, albeit with lots of advisers they've chosen to help him. Ultimately, Kuvira is defeated and imprisoned, but Wu decides to dissolve the monarchy altogether and make it a republic. The transition into democracy is almost as tense as the succession crisis itself, especially since one of the candidates secretly intends to subvert the new system from the inside out.
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Succession Crisis / int_db9e429d	comment	The backstory to Bitter Lake is that the king was assassinated, then three of the kingdom's four provinces refused to crown his young son, leading to a four-way civil war that lasted for twelve years. It starts as the provinces are sending their leaders to negotiate a peace treaty, but there's a fifth faction that doesn't want the talks to go as planned.
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Succession Crisis / int_ddf7e582	comment	Y: The Last Man (2021): The series is setting this up as Jennifer was elevated to Speaker and then President despite being a Democrat when the Republicans are in control. The late President's daughter is already making moves to convince other remaining Republicans that they should be in charge as the "lawfully elected party." To complicate matters further, the actual woman who was in the line of succession, Regina Oliver (known as a borderline lunatic), is found alive in Israel, meaning she should be President despite how Jennifer was already sworn in with everyone citing the Constitutional crisis (not helped by how there are only three Supreme Court Justices left alive, though It's notable that filling the Supreme Court should be (comparatively) easy as there are many female judges to pick from. Supreme court justices are picked by the president and then approved by a simple Senate majority, though heaven knows how much of the Senate still exists...).
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Succession Crisis / int_dea37b6c	comment	The classic Ironclaw adventure module "The Lost Heir of the Rinaldi" takes place during a brewing succession crisis. The High King Fidelio di Rinaldi has been murdered along with his eldest son, probably by his new wife, the necromancer Lady Amalsand Jakoba; however, his second son Fabrizio is missing and could still be alive. The players are usually hired by a banker to whom the king owed a lot of money and who is being pressured by the Great Houses to foreclose on the Rinaldi estate so they can buy it from him, but he can't until they know what happened to the prince. His stepmother drove him completely insane with a curse, he can't even speak coherently. And there's at least two other factions looking for him, and an impostor, and Amalsand wants him dead so her own son can claim the throne.
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Succession Crisis / int_e10d2c9	comment	Queens of Mewni: Eclipsa caused one when she abandoned her throne, as her heir Luna was believed to be dead, the Mewnian people would have never accepted her half-monster bastard, and it'd take a while to sort out which of the houses that Butterfly ancestors married into had the best claim. The crisis is resolved, however, when it turns out Luna was still alive. House Avarius is currently heirless since the head of the house, Ludo, isn't exactly husband material.
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Succession Crisis / int_e144ba19	comment	A succession crisis is averted in Dragon Age II when Viscount Dumar is killed during the qunari uprising. With no leader available and no heir, the Templars step in and assume total control over the city, which actually makes things worse because the Knight-Commander Meredith is refusing to let a new Viscount be decided, citing the "blood mage problem" as justification for her military rule and that she will allow a new Viscount to be elected once the crisis is averted. If Hawke sides with the Templars at the end, s/he becomes the new Viscount upon Meredith's death. With Hawke's subsequent disappearance, the throne winds up being empty again, and the trope's usual outcome is then inverted: for years afterwards Kirkwall's nobility wages a (purely political) war about who will become Viscount... because no one wants the position. They eventually wind up appointing Varric. Sebastian also mentions that preventing one of these was a factor in him being Locked Away in a Monastery. His frustration with being The Unfavorite due to being the spare to the spare as the third son led to him acting out by being a womanizing hedonist. His parents feared that if Sebastian's various affairs were to produce any illegitimate children, it would have caused a bunch of trouble down the line for their legitimate grandchildren.
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Succession Crisis / int_e6267766	comment	In Star Wars Legends the Empire followed a similar tajectory as various Imperial commanders fell into warlordism until the various remnants were united by Admiral Daala. Nineteen years after the Battle of Yavin the remnants of the Empire finally made peace with the New Republic when Grand Admiral Pellaeon realized it was past time to fold 'em.
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Succession Crisis / int_e95c135f	comment	Reborn Rich has the children and even grandchildren fight over who will inherit their (grand)father's company, called Soonyang Group. They're willing to sell each other out for it. Then, their father, Young-cheol, and Do-joon almost get killed in an intentional car accident because their father is favoring his grandson Do-joon, it turns out that it's his wife is the one who planned the murder because she didn't want her step-grandson to inherit the company even if it might've killed her husband. When Young-cheol finds out it was a murder attempt, he suffers a psychotic break and gets really frightened that his own family would do this to him over the company.
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Succession Crisis / int_e99bd5d4	comment	An unusual one in Fire Emblem Warriors, as the problem is that neither heir wants the throne: Lianna thinks she doesn't have the self-confidence to be an effective ruler, and Rowan thinks being a ruler will weaken him after seeing his father literally die from the stress of ruling. The crisis is put on the back burner once the plot kicks off, and after a bunch of character growth on both Rowan and Lianna's parts, the crisis is resolved: they're both crowned as co-rulers of Aytolis.
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Succession Crisis / int_ea91a4bf	comment	A subplot in Daggerfall involves this between Princess Elysana and Prince Helseth of Wayrest; they each have a claim to the throne, and it's left to a council to decide who would inherit on King Eadwyre's death. A side quest involves either blackmailing (Helseth) or killing (Elysana) a council member to curry favor for either heir. Between Daggerfall and Morrowind, Elysana is crowned Queen of Wayrest and exiles Helseth and his mother, Barenziah, to Morrowind.
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Succession Crisis / int_eb147076	comment	In Second Bite of the Cherry, Lan Qiren is reluctant to adopt Wei Ying as it would give her or her eventual husband a claim to the Sect Leader position. The Lan elders solve the problem by suggesting marrying the girl to a pre-existing heir.
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Succession Crisis / int_eda6fa92	comment	Lady Jane is about the extremely messy one that blew up in 1553 when King Edward VI of England died. Edward died at the age of sixteen without any children. The obvious choice was his older sister Mary, but she was a Catholic and thus unacceptable to the Protestant elites who ran England under Edward. Then there was Edward's other sister Elizabeth, who was a Protestant but of dubious legitimacy, Henry VIII's divorce from his first wife and marriage to Anne Boleyn being pretty dodgy. So Edward, on his deathbed and at the bullying behest of his guardian the Duke of Suffolk, names as his successor...Lady Jane Grey, his cousin Frances's daughter. Hardly anybody buys it and Jane is overthrown after reigning as queen for nine days.
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Succession Crisis / int_eda8ee1a	comment	The tengu face one in A New World. For a very long time, they've worked in a well-arranged meritocracy/bureaucracy. However, there's no clear successor and the bureaucracy needs time to determine a new one. This means the Great Tengu is reticent to directly fight the Lunarians, since his death could unleash a horrible tengu civil war, which there's no time for in the middle of the oncoming attack. So he stays put, duels his assassin, and dies bequeathing his position to whoever kills his murderer, satisfying every tenet of the Tengu. Momiji succeeds, and is crowned as the new Great Tengu.
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Succession Crisis / int_ef6880c5	comment	In Long Live the Queen, Crown Princess Elodie faces one of these when Fabian, Duke-regent of Elath, dies. His son Adair, the proper Duke via his deceased mother, is still too young to take the reins, and so it's up to Elodie to appoint a regent in his stead. Certain choices can further complicate this, as Adair may end up getting assassinated as a result with the implication that agents from a foreign nation, whose duke would technically be next in line after Adair to inherit the duchy, were responsible.
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Succession Crisis / int_f3e1f424	comment	Merlin is actively trying to prevent this throughout the course of the show by keeping Arthur alive, the undisputed heir. Were he to die at least before he married Gwen, quite honestly, it's hard to imagine what could happen. Then it gets complicated when it's revealed Morgana is his older half-sister, which apparently gives her a legitimate claim to the throne despite her being a female bastard.
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Succession Crisis / int_f4559fd1	comment	Kinnikuman's final arc featured this. At the beginning of the series, everyone knew that Kinnikuman is the prince of the Kinniku tribe's royal family, but was far too stupid to be considered king. But after taking a level in badass and proving to be a worthy successor, it turns out that there was a fire in the hospital where Kin was born, and he could have been mixed up with five other babies. In true fashion, a wrestling tournament is held to see which Kinnikuman is the rightful heir.
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Succession Crisis / int_f6eed39	comment	The Sopranos: Early in season 1, the DiMeo crime family's acting boss Jackie Aprile Sr. dies from cancer. The resulting power vacuum leads to a major struggle between Tony Soprano and his uncle Corrado "Junior" Soprano (both high-ranking caporegimes), which lasts most of the first season. Tony initially agrees to recognize Junior as boss while secretly running the family behind his back with the other capos, but he finally sees an opportunity to seize control when Junior is indicted for racketeering and put under house arrest. The rival Lupertazzi family of New York has their own succession crisis in Seasons 4 and 5 after their long-time boss Carmine Lupertazzi dies of a stroke, leading to a brief power struggle between Carmine's underboss John Sacrimoni ("Johnny Sack") and his son Little Carmine. The power struggle ends after Little Carmine (who isn't terribly interested in mob life) agrees to let Johnny succeed his father, but things become a bit more complicated after Johnny is subsequently indicted for racketeering—allowing the truly ruthless Phil Leotardo to take over.
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Succession Crisis / int_f74b5f80	comment	Babylon 5: Centauri Emperor Turhan died without an heir to take over as his son had died a year earlier. Additional Lord Refa had Prime Minister Malachi assassinated. Several families laid claim to the throne and largely wiped themselves out fighting with each other over the throne. With all other candidates eliminated and Malachi dead, Refa was able to put the Emperor's nephew Cartagia on the throne, with disatarous consequences for the Centauri.
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Succession Crisis / int_f929518c	comment	Succession is a non-monarch version (it's even in the title!). The aging head of a media conglomerate has to decide which of his entitled, incompetent children will inherit the company; petty in-fighting ensues.
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Succession Crisis / int_fb0c0a3b	comment	This trope triggers the plot of Voltes V. After the Emperor dies and it's time to choose a heir to the throne, the son of the Emperor's little brother, Gohl is chosen over the child of the Emperor and his concubine, Zambajil. Zambajil takes advantage of the Fantastic Caste System in Boazania and exposes his cousin as hornless, thus condemning him into slavery. Gohl uses his knowledge of science and technology to help slave rebellions across the Empire, his spirit inspiring many to join him. However, he is eventually forced to flee Boazania as it's too dangerous for him, and settles on Earth where he has Kenichi, Daijiro and Hiyoshi with Mitsuyo. Zambajil eventually calls Gohl back to Boazania, saying that ever since he left, the technology of Boazania has weakened, and he will award Gohl with the status he had before he was exposed if he agrees to collaborate with him. Gohl rejects this and is subsequently enslaved. Spending years believing their father was dead, Kenichi, Daijiro and Hiyoshi are shocked to discover there's a chance he's alive, and strive to save him and liberate Boazania.
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Succession Crisis / int_fb3cb2a	comment	One of the main plots of Ravenmark: The Scourge of Estellion is the aftermath of the death of the beloved Emperor Sergius Corvius, the ruler of the Empire of Estellion. The late Emperor has two children, not to mention other numerous members of House Corvius. Sergius's eldest daughter Adrise, the so-called Chimney Queen, has no interest in the throne, content with her role as the Queen (basically, a department head) of the Court of Industry. Adrise's brother Gratian, though, wants to take the throne for himself. While there doesn't appear to be a problem with there being only one claimant, Sergius's Praetorian Guard called the Reiht claim that Sergius had been grooming another as his true successor, someone worthy of the Obsidian Perch (the Imperial throne) much more than his power-hungry son. Cue the Reiht and the other heir being hunted by the Invocati, troops loyal to Gratian. It doesn't help that the Empire is also being invaded by a vast army from beyond the impassable Cardani Swamps, using the disorganized state of Estellion to their advantage. In fact, the invaders are working with one of the royal advisors. It's worth noting that the neighboring Commonwealth of Esotre has a king but can never succumb to this trope because it's an elected post and a largely ceremonial one at that. The King's Hand (also elected) handles most of the day-to-day activities.
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Succession Crisis / int_fba94be9	comment	Warhammer Fantasy. In either franchise, killing an Orc/Ork Warboss will cause a power struggle within the WAAAGH!!!, where the highest-ranking Nobs start slugging it out to see who becomes the new Boss. In a best-case scenario, the greenskin horde breaks down into a civil war while their enemies mop up the remains. When an Emperor dies, the Elector Counts are given the task of deciding the successor, and sometimes they are very insistent about their choice (especially if it's their self). Once there was the time of the Three Emperors, where three Counts declared themselves as the true Emperor of the Empire. Nehekhara had an unconventional one when most of its dozens of previous rulers were animated as free-willed undead mummies. All of them the rightful king of Nehekhara, ambitious and prideful, they launched into civil war against other dynasties and their own descendants and ancestors. It was resolved when one awoke the legendary Settra, founder of Nehekhara, who quickly demonstrated his reputation was not overblown and forced them all to submit.
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Succession Crisis / int_fccc35cc	comment	Special note goes to the Crusader Kings II expansion pack The Old Gods, in which pagan factions (especially the Norse) are required to have elective gavelkind successionnote anyone who can inherit, does inherit, which frequently splits kingdoms when a ruler dies until they reform their religion (if ever). This inevitably results in various succession crises, as your heirs start fighting each other over who has a better claim on a title. Vicious intrafactional fighting follows since this is the Vikings we're talking about.
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Succession Crisis / int_fda9c8b	type	Succession Crisis
Succession Crisis / int_fda9c8b	comment	Much of the first season of Downton Abbey revolves around a variation of this: instead of a country trying to figure out who will be the next monarch, it's a group of nobles â€” the Crawley family, the head of which holds the title Earl of Grantham â€” trying to determine who will be the inheritor of their estate and its title, after the heir presumptive dies aboard the Titanic. The current (6th) Earl, Robert, would very much like to leave as much as possible to his eldest daughter, Lady Mary, but the terms of his marriage contract with his wife Cora put the kibosh on that. You see, the 5th Earl foolishly stipulated that Cora's fortune would be entailed to the estate â€” that is, assigned to whomever inherited the title "Earl of Grantham." With a few rare exceptions â€” and this isn't one â€” British peerages go to "the heirs male of the body" of the grantee; they cannot be inherited in the female line. Lord and Lady Grantham went on to have three daughters and no sons. The solution was for Mary to marry the next male in line, her second cousin and good friend of the family Patrick Crawley (the Earl and Patrick's father were friends growing up), and thus keep hold of her mother's money, but then the Titanic happened, and Patrick was on it. The next closest male relative is the Earl's third cousin once removed (and thus fourth cousin to Mary and her sisters), and he's a Self-Made Man who's not sure he wants to marry Mary and give up his career as a corporate-law solicitor to "run the estate" (i.e. be an idle aristocrat). Eventually he does, quite happily, we might add...but he's so very businesslike about that it drives the Earl mad. He also gives Mary a son, ensuring that the money would stay in the family...and dies literally hours after his son is born.
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Tiger's Eye (Audio Play) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
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The Super-Steed of Steel (Comic Book) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Popeye (Comic Strip) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
A Brief History of Equestria / Fan Fic	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
JusPrimaeNoctis	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
The Once and Future King / Fan Fic	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
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A New World (Iced Fairy) (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
An Eagle Among Lions (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Black or White (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Black Sky (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Davion & Davion (Deceased) (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Fate: Kill (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
For the Glory of Irk (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Forum of Thrones (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
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Halkegenia Online (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Icarus (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
one day at a time (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
one day at a time (Nyame) (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
PokÃ©dex (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Queens of Mewni (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Queens of Mewni Spinoffs (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Redaction of the Golden Witch (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
SV Wishes (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Second Bite of the Cherry (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Son of the Seven Kingdoms (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Blacks, the Greens and the Reds (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Fate of the Dowager Queen (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The North Remembers (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Odds Were Never In My Favour (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Once and Future King (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Parselmouth of Gryffindor (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Vow of Nudity (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Crimson Garment (Fanfic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Air (2023) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Anonymous (2011) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Bitter Lake / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Black Panther (2018) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
By Dawn's Early Light / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Cleopatra / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Coalition / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Executive Suite / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
King Ralph / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Kull the Conqueror / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Lady Jane / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Ran / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Shogun's Samurai / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
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Stardust / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Death of Stalin / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Princess (2022) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Prisoner of Zenda / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Yojimbo / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Conan the Barbarian (Franchise) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Evillious Chronicles (Franchise) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Tolkien's Legendarium (Franchise) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Hohenzollern Empire (Lets Play) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Altina the Sword Princess / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Heavy Object / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Rakuin No Monshou / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Trinity Blood / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
A Brother's Price / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
A Memory Called Empire / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Altina the Sword Princess / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
And Our Flag Was Not There / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Archmaester Gyldayn's Histories / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Assassin Fantastic / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Books of Maccabees / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Brig Scarlet Flamingo / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Candide / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Captive Prince / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Ciaphas Cain / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
City of No End / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Codex Alera / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Crystal Singer / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Darkover / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Deltora Quest / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Deryni / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Deverry / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Doctor Player / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Doctrine and Covenants / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Dragonriders of Pern / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Drassil / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
86 EIGHTY-SIX / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Elemental Blessings / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Enchanted Forest Chronicles / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Fire & Blood / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Firebird (Lackey) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Firebird Trilogy / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Firekeeper Saga / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
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Hannah Swensen / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Heavy Object / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Hero Series / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
I Became The Wife Of The Male Lead / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Jigoku no Gouka de Yakare Tsuzuketa Shounen / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Kingdom of Little Wounds / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Kings and Assassins / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Kris Longknife / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Kyo Kara Maoh! / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Lands of Red and Gold / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Legend of the Galactic Heroes / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Look to the West / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Lord Darcy / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Mahabharata / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Manticore Ascendant / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Night Lords / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Old Kingdom / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Out of the Dark / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Peony in Love / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Rakuin No Monshou / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Re:Zero / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Reds!: A Revolutionary Timeline / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Revolving Door / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Safehold / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Sano Ichiro / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Secrets of the Silent Witch / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Sister Fidelma / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
1632 / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Space Wolf / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Star Trek: Prey / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Stardust / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
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Sword at Sunset / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
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The Accursed Kings / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Android's Dream / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Book of Mormon / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Chronicles of Amber / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Cousins' War Series / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Death of the Vazir Mukhtar / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Fangs of K'aath / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Farthest-Away Mountain / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Folk of the Air / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Goblin Emperor / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Heroic Legend of Arslan / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Histories / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Icemark Chronicles / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Last King of Osten Ard / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Long Price Quartet / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Lotus War / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Merlin Trilogy / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Mermaid Chronicles / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Night Angel Trilogy / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Pillars of the Earth / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Princess Bride / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Priory of the Orange Tree / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Prisoner of Zenda / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Queen's Thief / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Riftwar Cycle / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Road To Avalon / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Saxon Stories / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Scarlet Citadel / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Sorcerer's Daughter / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Unicorn Chronicles / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Villainess Lives Again / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The War Gods / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The World of Ice & Fire / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Trapped in a Dating Sim: Otome Games Are Tough For Us, Too! / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of That Otome Game is Tough for Us / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Trinity Blood / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Uprooted / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Vampire Academy / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
What Madness is This? / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Wings of Fire / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Xanth / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Xenos / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Dichter And Denker	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
HundredYearsWar	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
JohnTyler	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
LouisXIV	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
Napoleonic Wars	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
Notable Swedish Monarchs	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
RobertTheBruce	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
The River War	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
Tsarist Russia	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
TwelveHouses	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
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Birdy the Mighty (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Dawn of the Arcana (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Hana no Kishi (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Hanasakeru Seishounen (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
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Magi: Labyrinth of Magic (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
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Princess Jellyfish (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Princess Resurrection (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Shaman King: Flowers (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Titan's Bride (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Witch Hunter (Manhwa) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Evillious Chronicles (Music) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Loudness (Music) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Mechanisms (Music) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
A Dragon of the North (Roleplay) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Age of Intrigue (Roleplay) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Black Sand Bar (Roleplay) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Victoria Falls (Roleplay) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Camelot / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Downton Abbey	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
ElizabethI	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
Elizabeth I (2005) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Elizabeth R / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
House of Cards (US) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
House of the Dragon / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Legend of the Seeker / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Lucifer (2016) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Reborn Rich / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Sandglass / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Succession / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Caesars / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Deuce / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Empress of China / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Last Kingdom / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Legend of Dugu / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Quest / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Sopranos / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The White Princess / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Under The Queens Umbrella / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Virtues of Harmony / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Wolf Hall / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Y: The Last Man (2021) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game (Tabletop Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Dark Heresy (Tabletop Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Eberron (Tabletop Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Legend of the Five Rings (Tabletop Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
A Man for All Seasons (Theatre) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Henry IV, Part 1 (Theatre) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Macbeth (Theatre) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The King in Yellow (Theatre) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Lion in Winter (Theatre) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Westeros: An American Musical (Theatre) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Affairs of the Court (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Armello (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Berwick Saga (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Beyond Skyrim (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Blaze Union (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Crusader Kings (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Dominions (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Empire Earth (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
ENIGMA: An Illusion Named Family (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Eternal Card Game (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Europa Universalis (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Evolution (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Final Fantasy Tactics (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Fire Emblem Warriors (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Kingdom of Paradise (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Lords of the Realm 2 (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Magna Mundi (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Mount & Blade (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
SaGa Frontier 2 (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Sengoku (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Suikoden V (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Tales of Luminaria (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Tales of Vesperia (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Fire Rises (Mod) (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The New Order: Last Days of Europe (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Thousand-Week Reich (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Total War: Pharaoh (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Total War: Three Kingdoms (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Trine (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (Video Game)	seeAlso	Succession Crisis
Vandal Hearts (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
War for the West (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Wasteland 3 (Video Game) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Choice of Games / Videogame / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Long Live the Queen (Visual Novel) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Sunrider (Visual Novel) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Umineko: When They Cry (Visual Novel) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Extra Credits (Web Animation) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
OverSimplified (Web Animation) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
A Story Of Fire (Webcomic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
A Clash of Kings: A Throne for Dragons (Web Video) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Brony D&D (Web Video) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
history of japan (Web Video) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Ashface's Daughter (Webcomic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Pacificators (Webcomic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Star Mares (Webcomic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Sword Princess Amaltea (Webcomic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Little Crooked Tale (Webcomic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Silver Eye (Webcomic) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Free Birds / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Masters of the Universe: Revolution / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Ōban Star-Racers / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Care Bears: Adventure in Wonderland / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Dragon Prince / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Sword in the Stone / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Undocumented Features / Fan Fic / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
The Roman Mysteries / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis
Castle Town Dandelion (Manga) / int_2d768e2d	type	Succession Crisis

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