History Main / ElementalMotifs

* ''Literature/SailorNothing'': While the protagonist Himei's actual powers are more themed around "[[PowerOfTheVoid nothing]]," and [[PersonalityPowers she does feel very empty and dead inside]], she also has a strong association with ice. The other characters' [=POVs=] specifically describe her as "icy" and "cold," her mind is teetering on the edge of sanity from the trauma she's endured, and she [[IceQueen desperately wants to not be involved in her nightmare world]]. She is aloof, keeps her emotions locked up tight, and she is dangerously fragile.

* ''Literature/SailorNothing'': While the protagonist Himei's actual powers are more themed around "[[PowerOfTheVoid nothing]]," and [[PersonalityPowers she does feel very empty and dead inside]], she also has a strong association with ice. The other characters' POVs specifically describe her as "icy" and "cold," her mind is teetering on the edge of sanity from the trauma she's endured, and she [[IceQueen desperately wants to not be involved in her nightmare world]]. She is aloof, keeps her emotions locked up tight, and she is dangerously fragile.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Though subtle, the more is shown about [[Characters/TheOwlHouseEmperorBelos Emperor Belos]] true character, the more he is shown to have a wood motif. [[spoiler:One of Philip's most prized possessions from childhood was the wooden mask his brother carved for him to play with, becoming the inspiration for his 'Emperor Belos' mask and being prominently featured when the Inner Belos disguises himself as his childhood self. His brother is greatly implied to have been a woodcarver, and what's shown of their [[SiblingMurder fatal argument]] seems to have taken place in a heavily-wooded forest. They first met a witch from the Boiling Isles in what appears to bee a wooded area. He sustains himself by draining the essence from Palismen, carved wooden creations, and his true name of 'Wittebane' sounds similar to 'whittle bane', as in the act of carving wood into a certain shape. His currently elderly, wrinkled and scarred appearance, combined with the band of '[[FacialHorror rot]]' running across his face, visually evokes the imagery of a dead, but still standing, tree, it's inner decay showing on the surface. This is further evoked by the visual of his Mindscape, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belos_mindscape.png the trees that hold his memories being barren and withered]], similarly rotten but still-upright. As Belos, Philip pretends to nurture and teach the Denizens of the Boiling Isles the 'right' way to use magic, and even managed to reverse-engineer the Glyph magic system well enough to pioneer {{Magitech}} from it, but is ultimately only forwarding his own self-serving agenda of [[FinalSolution destroying them all]], seeing it as the 'natural order' of things and is implied to hold a degree of anger towards the inherent magic of the isles for his brother choosing to 'betray' him over it. The stiffness of wood is also called to mind by the sheer inflexibility of his convictions, as he continuously believes that witch-kind and anything magic-related in inherently evil in spite of evidence to the contrary, can barely be moved or persuaded by anyone even if they do something in his name (Lilith, Hunter and Kikimora are examples) and won't even look to Wild Magic for a cure to his condition.]]

[[folder: Theatre]]

---> ''When the fire's burned\\

* ''Art/ThorsFightWithTheGiants'': Lighting can be seen leaping from [[DropTheHammer Mjölnir]], solidifying the fact that this is the GodOfThunder doing the smashing.

* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Katniss was strongly associated with fire throughout the series. In addition to her nickname being "The Girl on Fire", she also came from the coal-mining district with a bread-toasting marriage tradition, was attacked with fire by her sponsors in the arena, and even describes herself as having a fire that needed to be tempered by Peeta's calm "dandelion". Her action in the games spawned a literal and metaphorical fire across Panem that lead to the rebellion's resurgence, and her declaration that "fire is catching". [[spoiler:It turns ironic and bitter in the end, when she literally catches on fire while trying to save Prim, leaving her with severe burn scars and mentally broken.]]

* '''[[PlantTropes Botany]]''': [[FriendToAllLivingThings Nurturing]], creative, [[FourLeafClover lucky]], but [[GaiasVengeance vengeful]], [[NatureIsNotNice self-serving]].

* '''[[DarknessAndShadowsTropes Darkness/Shadows]]''': [[TheDarknessGazesBack Observant]], pragmatic, [[TheSacredDarkness beautiful]], [[DarkIsNotEvil mysterious]], [[DarkIsEvil but]] [[NothingIsScarier scary]], [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood misunderstood]], [[BrokenBird depressing]], [[EvilIsNotWellLit suspicious]].

* '''[[ThisIndexIsOnFire Fire]]''': Warm, protective, illuminating, [[HotBlooded expressive]], [[TheDiscoveryOfFire creative]], [[FirePurifies purifying]], [[FireIsMasculine masculine]], but dangerous, destructive, [[FanaticalFire zealous]], [[BurningWithAnger angry]].

* '''[[DarknessAndShadowsTropes Darkness/Shadows]]''': [[TheDarknessGazesBack Observant]], [[TheSacredDarkness beautiful]], [[DarkIsNotEvil mysterious]], [[DarkIsEvil but]] [[NothingIsScarier scary]], [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood misunderstood]], [[BrokenBird depressing]], [[EvilIsNotWellLit suspicious]].

* '''[[ThunderboltsAndLightning Electricity]]''': Energetic, innovative, [[FastAsLightning quick]], exciting, [[LightningReveal illuminating]], but [[HighVoltageDeath dangerous]], [[PsychoElectro unpredictable]], lazy (as lightning always strikes the thing closest to it).

* '''[[DarknessAndShadowsTropes Darkness/Shadows]]''': Observant, [[TheSacredDarkness beautiful]], [[DarkIsNotEvil mysterious]], [[DarkIsEvil but]] [[NothingIsScarier scary]], [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood misunderstood]], [[BrokenBird depressing]].

* '''[[ThisIndexBlows Air/Wind]]''': Flowing, calm, quick, progressive, adventurous, free, but [[GaleForceSound loud]], [[DramaticWind dramatic]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Tornadoes}} uncaring]].

* '''[[InstantIndexJustAddWater Water]]''': Calm, [[HealItWithWater life-giving]], [[WaterIsWomanly feminine]], flowing, but [[KillItWithWater dangerous]], [[GiantWallOfWateryDoom overwhelming]], sad, full of HiddenDepths.

* '''[[SoundFXTropes Sound]]''': Flowing, calming, [[ProtestSong empowering]], [[WackySoundEffect funny]], but [[HellIsThatNoise terrifying]], invisible, [[GaleForceSound loud]].

* '''[[MetallicTropes Metal]]''': [[ThunderboltIron Efficient]], logical, [[SilverHasMysticPowers powerful]], and progressive, but [[IronLady hard]], [[MightyGlacier heavy]], and [[TheUnfettered unfeeling]].

* '''[[MetallicTropes Metal]]''': [[ThunderboltIron Efficient]], logical, [[SilverHasMysticPowers powerful, and progressive, but [[IronLady hard]], [[MightyGlacier heavy]], and [[TheUnfettered unfeeling]].

* '''[[MetallicTropes]]''': [[ThunderboltIron Efficient]], logical, [[SilverHasMysticPowers powerful, and progressive, but [[IronLady hard]], [[MightyGlacier heavy]], and [[TheUnfettered unfeeling]].

* '''[[ExtraOreDinary Metal]]''': Hard and cold, but also efficient, logical and progressive.