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Cue an [[Impossible Task]], search for a non standard heir from outside the family (who has a statistically abnormal chance to be an orphan/bastard child of the retiree), or otherwise trying to reform their potential heir or forcibly change them one way or another. Results vary: the heir may become worthy, rebel against their "benefactor" (which may be what they [[Batman Gambit|always]] [[Manipulative Bastard|wanted)]] or fail outright and prompt the retiree to switch to plan B, become [[Immortality|immortal.]]
Expect this to be a knife through the heart of any children who [["Well Done, Son" Guy|just want their parent to say]] "I'm [[So Proud of You]]" but have been passed over. In the most extreme cases, they might get an ''actual'' [[Offing the Offspring|knife in the heart]] to make way for a more suitable candidate. Especially nasty when an iron-handed [[The Patriarch|Patriach]] crushed their spirit into [[Nice Guy]] and [[The Dutiful Son]] and now despises them for
May be related [[The Wrongful Heir to the Throne]]. If the inadequate inheritor actually gets the position, through guile, lack of other candidates or sheer luck, they may either turn into a surprisingly good leader once actually in that position, or they will become a [[Sketchy Successor]]. Compare [[Game Between Heirs]].
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