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 Womans 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.