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See also [[Twenty Fifth Amendment]]. [[Super Trope]] of [[Spare to The Throne]].
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* ''By Dawn's Early Light'', an adaptation of ''Trinity's Child'' below.
* ''[[Eagle Eye]]''. {{spoiler|ARIIA, The Pentagon's supercomputer, attempts to assassinate the president, vice president, and the entire line of succession (except for the Secretary of Defense, who ARIIA plans to pass the presidency onto).}}
* ''[[Mars Attacks (Film)]]!''. After the death of all top U.S. officials, at the end of the movie the President's daughter is apparently in charge of the government. Yes, it's a comedy.
** But then, the only thing she's actually seen doing is presenting Richie with his medal, probably because Richie isn't really the type for a more formal ceremony. One assumes that someone else would be in charge.
*** That would be the mariachi band leader.
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** Also, Johnny English himself only gets promoted to field agent because every single other field agent gets killed.
* In ''Stardust'', after the king dies, his sons kill each other so the remaining one can take the throne. They all end up dead, but Tristan's mother reveals that she is the king's only daughter, meaning that Tristan is the only surviving male heir and thus, the new king.
* This is the fuel that drives the plot of Mr. Deeds (and by that virtue [[Mr. Deeds Goes to Town]]). Upon the untimely [[Family
* Michael Corleone was [[Unexpected Successor]] to the Corleone clan in [[The Godfather (Film)|The Godfather]].
* Used as a one-off joke/[[Take That]] at the end of ''[[My Fellow Americans]]''. {{spoiler|Because they were corrupt and caught,}} The President and Vice President both resign. Former Presidents Kramer and Douglas (the protagonists) realize that that means the Speaker of the House is next in line, and Douglas remarks "Oh no, not '''him!'''". At the time of filming, the speaker was Newt Gingrich.
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* ''Trinity's Child'' by William Prochnau. As the result of a nuclear attack on the U.S., the Secretary of the Interior assumes the Presidency. Later, the President is found to still be alive, and a power struggle ensues.
* ''Warday'' by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka. After a nuclear attack, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (the highest ranking remaining official) becomes President.
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** This is several years after Washington, D.C., is nuked by the [[Lizard Folk|Race]] near the start of the [[Alien Invasion|invasion]], eliminating much of the succession line, including the VP.
** A sort-of case in the ''Colonization'' series, taking place 20 years after ''Worldwar'' with Vyacheslav Molotov, who is the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death. In [[Real Life]], Molotov never wanted to lead the country, although he was temporarily a member of a triumvirate. Additionally, Heinrich Himmler is the new führer of the Greater German Reich after Hitler's death, although that is not unexpected.
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