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1	'''Basic Trope''': The heir to the throne is ill-suited for the position.
2	* '''Played Straight''': [[TheEvilPrince Prince Evulz]] is the first in line to the throne after his father, King Lee D. Ar, dies from natural causes.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': At the time of Lee D. Ar's death, his empire controlled the entire continent, and Lee D. Ar had set himself up to basically be a god, and the same privileges are extended to Evulz.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Evulz makes his villainous intentions really clear. However, the position he's inheriting isn't that powerful.
5	* '''Justified''': Evulz isn't the direct heir, but his place in succession is actually an Uriah Gambit by the previous king, who secretly declared war on another nation, wanting the only member of Evulz's clan who might have a remote claim to the throne out of the way.
6	* '''Inverted''': Prince Goodwin is a highly capable leader, morally upright and well-loved by the people. He would have been a good king, but due to being illegitimate, he could not inherit the throne.
7	* '''Subverted''': Evulz is seen as somewhat incompetent, but he's also very young. With a bit of training, he turns out to be a good ruler.
8	* '''Double Subverted''': Evulz is young and incompetent, and also a poor learner. No amount of tutoring can help him improve his skills.
9	* '''Parodied''': Evulz is a baby. Somehow he still gets the throne, with no trustee to run the kingdom before he comes of age.
10	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
11	* '''Averted''': Despite his ruthless streak, Evulz is a decent ruler. He is definitely a better choice for the throne than his brothers.
12	* '''Invoked''': King Lee D. Ar hates being King, and detests his DecadentCourt and the ungrateful citizens. He deliberately appoints an ill-suited heir to the throne in order to "punish" the people and destroy the kingdom.
13	* '''Enforced''': The showrunners want to show some of the worst aspects of a monarchy to make a statement that a nation's leader should earn the position (via elections) instead of inheriting it.
14	* '''Lampshaded''': "Is Evulz our new king? The kingdom is doomed!"
15	* '''Exploited''': The opposing nations sees this as a chance to invade and take over Evulz's kingdom.
16	* '''Defied''': The King knows that his first-born son is ill-suited for the throne, and, on his deathbed, declares his [[YoungestChildWins youngest son]] Goodwin be king in his place.
17	* '''Discussed''': "I wish Prince Goodwin was on the throne instead of Evulz. Evulz is a poor excuse of a prince, and shouldn't have been made king."
18	* '''Conversed''': ???
19	* '''Deconstructed''': The poor choices Evulz made as king causes the Kingdom to fall apart. This led to an uprising that eventually led to Evulz' death.
20	* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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