This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Working Title: Powerocracy: From YKTTW
Forlong: How about a pic for this trope? I was thinking one of the Raikage from Naruto.
HeartBurn Kid: Isn't this essentially Klingon Promotion?
Asmodemus: Reading Klingon Promotion says it's about people who are killed by someone else to make room for a new character who takes up their title, possibly to avenge their deaths; while the name suggests You Kill It, You Bought It. This is about societies that have you fight or kill to advance in rank.