Heir Club for Men/Playing With

Basic Trope: Inheritance (money, power, etc.) is passed down from father to firstborn son.

• Played Straight: King Bob the Nth passes his crown onto Prince Billy, even though there is at least one princess who is older than Prince Billy.
• Exaggerated: King Bob the Nth dies without any heirs, even though he had dozens of daughters.
• Justified:
  • The kingdom is in a No Woman's Land; women are considered unfit to rule.
  • Lineage Comes From the Father
• Inverted: The power is passed down from mother to daughter (i.e. from Queen Alice to Princess Annie
• Subverted:
  • King Bob the Nth passes his crown onto Princess Annie.
  • Queen Alice takes over after King Bob the Nth dies.
  • King Bob the Nth passes the crown onto his youngest son, Prince Charlie.
• Double Subverted:
  • But she can never marry, lest the crown be passed onto her new husband.
  • But only until Prince Billy is old enough to rule on his own.
  • Even though Princess Annie is three years older than Prince Charlie.
• Deconstructed: May lead to wars and chaos that could easily be prevented if the crown were passed onto a daughter. Also, "has a penis" doesn't necessarily automatically mean "is a competent ruler."
• Reconstructed:
  • The crown is passed onto the oldest child, regardless of gender.
  • Alternatively, leaders are chosen by merit and/or by vote, rather than by lineage.
• Parodied:
• Lampshaded: "Only a prince can become a king!"
• Averted: See "Reconstructed"
• Enforced: Truth in Television
• Invoked: King Bob the Nth gets his First Gray Hair and starts to think about what will happen after he's gone, knowing that he only has daughters.
• Defied: King Bob the Nth decides he'll pass the crown onto his eldest daughter, and teach her how to be the best queen she can possibly be.
• Discussed:
• Conversed:
• Played For Laughs:
• Played For Drama: Almost always is.