Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-25396609-20191102162031/@comment-24018437-20191120092238

Uhm...Yes it does. Vale once had a king. We have kings in real life (or had, in most countries). Mass Effect has the Citadel Council, which is pretty much a sci-fi version of the United Nations and even works in a similiar way. Republic City from Legend of Korra has a president, who also exist in real life and was elected by the people. The fictional nation of Orlais from the Dragon Age game series is an empire ruled by an emperor/empress who is supported by the nobility, also a form of goverment often seen in real life, at least in the past. The Salarian Union (also from Mass Effect) is structured and organized like the mediëval system of dukes, counts and fiefs. Araluen from Ranger's Apprentice is an absolute monarchy later turned into a federation.

Nearly every franchise with proper lore and history has things in common with the real world.