History Main / CrystalLandscape

[[caption-width-right:350:Oh, you think it looks pretty? Try eating fresh quartz for a solid month and see if you think its pretty then!]]

* As the name implies, Crystal Flight from ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998'' is almost entirely composed of giant, jutting crystal.
* Glimmer from ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'' is a gem-mine [[MoleMiner worked upon by anthropomorphic kangaroo rats]]. The whole place has [[TreasureIsBiggerInFiction giant]], [[AllNaturalGemPolish perfectly-shaped gems]] jutting from the ground, with freshly harvested gems littering the ground (typical for a ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' game) with gem-based lighting for their UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} games.
* The Crystal Islands from ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'' were once a regular, non-crystal based world. Unfortunately, the Magicians from there ended up [[PhlebotinumOverdose turning the inhabitants and the landscape into crystal with some of the Sorceress's magic that they stole]].

* The lands of Mor Dhona in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is mostly crystallized due to a event known as the Battle of Silvertear Skies where the Garlean Empire moved to dominate the land of Eorzea with their flying super-dreadnought, the Agrius. Not long after the invasion was started it was ended when the Keeper of the Lake, Midgardsormr, summoned an army of dragons with mutual destruction of both parties. Over the next five years, the fuel used by the airships and the bodies of the decaying dragons caused the land to crystallize and large crystal structures to emerge from the ground.

* The first two areas of [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon the End of the World]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' handle this trope in different ways. The first area, called the Final Dimension, at first appears to be an empty sky with invisible walls to keep you on the path. The preset battles in the area reveal that you are walking on solid ground and the invisible walls are actually cliffs made of columnar crystals of various dull colors. The Giant Crevasse after that is a huge, colorful canyon with ledges everywhere and giant crystals jutting out of random points on every surface. The ground in both areas is covered by thick layers a fine crystal dust, which can be seen dripping off the cliffs in the Final Dimension if one looks closely.

* In ''VideoGame/NiGHTSIntoDreams'', one of Helen Cartwright's [[DreamLand Dream Lands]] in Nightopia manifests as Crystal Castle, also known as the Land of Glass. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As its name implies]], the world and everything in it is made of a crystalline glass.

* In ''NiGHTS: Journey into Dreams'', one of Helen Cartwright's [[DreamLand Dream Lands]] in Nightopia manifests as Crystal Castle, also known as the Land of Glass. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As its name implies]], the world and everything in it is made of a crystalline glass.

* ''VideoGame/ChildOfLight'' has crystal caves beneath the Flooded Lands, and some of the crystals deal damage via [[SpikesOfDoom spikes]] or [[ShockAndAwe electricity]].

* Present to varying degrees in the Literature/LandOfOz series. Some depictions (such as in [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the movie]]) of the Emerald City portray nearly everything there as being made of crystal. The books are [[ContinuitySnarl inconsistent]] about many architectural details but the city is full of large crystals in Literature/TheMarvelousLandOfOz. The [[OurGnomesAreWeirder Nome]] [[UndergroundCity Kingdom]] has areas covered in crystals as well.

* In the VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSeries, Tiberium can grow and extrude green or blue crystals. These crystal fields can spout out of the land, a rich source of resources... and full of dangers. Tiberium emits radiation, mutates lifeforms (including turning corpses into blob monsters), and can keep on growing without stopping. By the events of ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberiumWars'', whole countries are covered in the stuff, with glowing rock glaciers and dried up bays full of crystals.

Due to its simultaneous beauty, mystery and danger, the magical nature of this kind of world makes them an EldritchLocation. Given that many types of gemstones can be found in caves, this trope often overlaps with UndergroundLevel. If made with evil intentions, it could be made as a form of CrystalPrison.

* In the forests of the West Zone in ''VideoGame/HyperLightDrifter''. Large, green crystals litter the ground. Large crystals can be broken to refuel weapon energy, but the small shards on the ground [[CrystalPrison are very]] [[SmashingSurvival dangerous]].

* In the forests of the West Zone in ''VideoGame/HyperLightDrifter''. Large, green crystals litter the ground. Large crystals can be broken to refuel weapon energy, but the small shards on the ground [[CrystalPrison are very]] dangerous.

* In the forests of the West Zone in ''VideoGame/HyperLightDrifter''. Large, green crystals litter the ground. Large crystals can be broken to refuel weapon energy, but the small shards on the ground are dangerous.

* In the forests of the West Zone in ''VideoGame/HyperLightDrifter''. Large, green crystals litter the ground. Large crystals can be broken to refuel weapon energy, but the small shards on the ground are dangerous.

[[caption-width-right:350:Wanna stay? Try eating fresh quartz for a solid month and see if you want to stay!]]

* The catacombs beneath Ba Sing Se (as depicted in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'') are littered with luminous green crystals that can be controlled by Earthbenders. The catacombs are also deep enough underground that they serve as a wonderful prison for any nefarious characters.

-->-- '''Creator/JGBallard''', ''Literature/TheCrystalWorld''

AllThatGlitters aren't just gold. [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry They can also be diamonds]].

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* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Crystals Cave of the Crystals]] in Mexico has gypsum crystal formations larger than a person.
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* The Crystal Dimension from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' is a dimension composed almost entirely of crystal, inhabited by magical beings like crystal people, Rainicorns and anthropomorphic dogs.

* The intrepid soldier in the FairyTale ''TheTwelveDancingPrincesses'' surreptitiously follows the titular royalty through three groves of magical trees - one of gold, one of silver, and one of diamonds. The diamond tree grove is a Crystal Landscape.