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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'':
** White spells often involve the manipulation of light. The trope picture is the artwork of [[https://scryfall.com/card/ema/38/wrath-of-god Wrath of God]], which depicts a ball of light obliterating an area of land.
** Red also has a few spells that involve using light beams, such as the iconic [[https://scryfall.com/card/cma/78/cleansing-beam Cleansing Beam]]. Like most Red spells, they are extremely aggressive in nature, their purpose being to burn the enemies. White, [[LightIsNotGood of course]], still has similar spells, but they usually [[ThePowerOfTheVoid erase the victim completely]] instead of simply burning it alive. [[https://scryfall.com/card/eve/60/puncture-blast Puncture Blast]] in particular is interesting because flavorwise it seems to illustrate the "corrupted light" concept mentioned previously (the mechanic "wither" is basically flavored as, well, withering).
** Dromoka and her draconic brood from ''Dragons of Tarkir'' have a ray of searing light for their BreathWeapon.
* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': Light is one Attribute monsters can have, and most monsters of the Attribute seem benign (most Fairy-Type Monsters are Light, for example)... But not all of them. LightIsNotGood occasionally applies with a few archetypes of monsters, such as the Fiend-Type Fableds and the Lovecraftian-looking Arcana Force monsters.
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** Most good clerics and paladins live and breathe this trope, and the game also has spells such as ''searing light'', ''sunbeam'', and ''sunburst'', as well as the various ''prismatic'' spells.
** 4th Edition introduces the radiant damage type, which is used interchangeably for holy divine powers, for {{Eldritch Abomination}}s from beyond the stars, and for illusory arcane magic. It is the common weakness of undead (which makes no sense for the abomination and illusion powers, but hey). The most common user is called the "laser cleric"; 5th Edition later gave laser clerics a fully focused option in the Light domain, which grants them both extra spells for fiery and luminous retribution and lets them Channel Divinity with a flash of searing light.
** Crystal dragons' breath weapon is a flash of brilliant light that can leave other beings blinded. In 5th Edition this is updated to deal radiant damage, and they can also direct concentrated beams of searing starlight against foes.
** The magic of mercury dragons mostly revolves around manipulating light. Besides having a laser beam for a breath weapon, they can cast ''color spray'' and ''prismatic spray'' -- spells that create sprays of colored light, each hue inflicting a separate type of damage -- as innate powers, and cannot be blinded or dazzled by intense light.
** One of a moonstone dragon's two breath weapons is a beam of moonlight that causes radiant damage to those it hits.
** Sunwyrms constantly radiate golden light, and can transform their claws and fangs into structures of searing radiance, breathe out laser-like light beams, and emit bursts of blinding light.
* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': The Songs of Light allow their users to directly control light, with different uses at different levels. The Corporeal Song of Light simply creates a glowing light around the singer. The Ethereal Song of Light allows its user to shape and control photons in order to craft near-perfect illusions. The Celestial Song of Light allows its singer to strike anything in their visual range with a tightly-focused beam of burning light.
* ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'', being comic books incarnate, has Light Control as a power, and it has plenty of sub-powers available.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'':
** Shizuru, the Tian goddess of the sun, is strongly associated with light, and grants her worshippers the ability to magically manipulate light through spells like ''color spray'', ''scorching ray'', ''unbearable brightness'' and ''prismatic spray''.
** The grogrisant is a legendary lion whose mane blazes with blinding light, and it can cast ''sunbeam'' at will.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': Hysh, the Wind of Light, focuses on the manipulation of radiance. Light-related magic generally focuses on Daemon fighting, healing of the soul and body, and illumination of the mind and darkness.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': The titular Exalted, in particular those of the Celestial variety, all begin to glow when they start throwing their powers around. While they do have plenty of benign powers, they were created to fight the creators of the universe...
** The Solar Exalted, unsurprisingly, have a fair bit of light imagery - they [[PowerGlows glow like the sun]] when they exert themselves and have plenty of other light-based tricks. Their Hellish mirrors, the Green Sun Princes, have access to a few effects based on the [[SicklyGreenGlow Green Sun of Hell]].
** More literally, there are two Adamant Circle spells; ''Cleansing Solar Flames'', which burns every "creature of darkness" within several miles, and ''Light of Solar Cleansing'', which restores Shadowlands to normality by severing their connection to the Underworld.
* ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'': Dawn Cohen has the power to manipulate existing light sources, allowing such feats as mergig with the sun to give herself a CastFromHitPoints power boost, and, through FridgeBrilliance, pulling a DoNotAdjustYourSet. After all, both visible light and radio waves are more or less the same thing.
* Haos-attribute ''TabletopGame/{{Bakugan}}'' are the series' light elementals.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Creator/StephenKing's universe has a spell called Dead Lights, which is basically summoning intense orange light from the macroverse. This light is [[LightIsNotGood an evil spell]], capable of causing insanity and death in the victim if it stares at it. They are used by the [[EvilSorcerer Crimson King]] in ''Literature/TheDarkTower'' [[spoiler:and are the true form of [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise]]]].
* Kendra, from ''Literature/{{Fablehaven}}'', glows - blindingly - to most mythical creatures, after [[spoiler: becoming Fairykind]] in the third book. She also takes possession of a talisman of light, which casts a large umbrella of light around her and her friends as they go to do what they do best - fight evil.
* Sam from the ''Literature/{{Gone}}'' series seems to have the power of light. When not using it [[EnergyWeapon offensively]], he can use it to provide light. Bette was also able to make her hands glow, [[spoiler: until Orc killed her.]]
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' gives us the Patronus Charm. Used to great effect in the movies. As well as the Lumos charm and subsequent derivations. The film version of the first book has Hermione casting a spell to replicate sunlight to drive off the Devil's Snare.
* In Teresa Frohock's ''Literature/MiserereAnAutumnTale'', only good guys can cast the light spell. It is not very powerful, but very useful for establishing yourself.
* In the second arc of ''Literature/TheSagaOfTheNobleDead'', the sage Wynn wields a magical staff that generates sunlight, which is capable of destroying the undead.
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' has the priestess of the Fire God, though [[CrapsackWorld of course]] LightIsNotGood is very much in effect. Interestingly this is also the source of her [[CastingAShadow ability to birth shadow monsters]], [[FridgeLogic since shadows can't exist without light to cast them.]]
* Zeddicus from ''Literature/TheSwordOfTruth'' makes light "webs" (spells) these are epically destructive often manifesting in the form of large explosions.
* Gandalf in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' claims at the bridge in Moria to be "servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor." Anyone who's read the ''Silmarillion'' knows he's essentially saying "I'm an Angel of God. Mess with ''me'', and I'll drop ''sunfire'' on you."
* In ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', it seemed to have been the main power of the Vala [[StarPower Varda]], and to a lesser extent shown by Morgoth (in his earlier days, his eyes emitted a light that drove Maiar insane). The two trees of Valinor emitted a strong light, and afterwards the Sun and Moon were made from what was left of them, which became property of [[ThePowerOfTheSun Ariën]] and [[{{Lunacy}} Tilion]], respectively. Part of their light was also encased in the titular Silmarils, giving them HolyBurnsEvil properties but also making them [[ArtifactOfAttraction Artifacts of Attraction]].
* Literature/LightAndDarkTheAwakeningOfTheMageknight: This is Syndil's awakening. [[spoiler: Ironic in that he betrays the Order of the Light.]]
* Alice in ''Literature/TheMagicians'' specializes in phosphoromancy, a magical discipline focused around the manipulation of light. You know how kids will burn ants with a magnifying glass? She creates a magical "lens" a mile wide to focus sunlight into [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]].
* ''Literature/ClockpunkAndTheVitalizer'' has Purple Quetzal, whose main power is light control/manipulation. It ends up not being displayed, however.
* ''Literature/RWBYFairyTalesOfRemnant'': In ''The Warrior in the Woods'', when the hero encounters the owl Grimm, he's grown into a young man. While he has a crudely made blade, he's not skilled with it and only manages to kill two of the three birds. Just before the bird can kill him, the clearing lights up with a brilliant white light that destroys the third owl. The light heralds the appearance of the Warrior, who is noted to possess silver eyes. Although the hero asks her what the light was, she refuses to answer him. [[spoiler:The reader recognises that the Warrior is a Silver-Eyed Warrior, a concept introduced in the [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} main show]] when the main character learns that possessing silver eyes gives her the power to weaponise the power of Light against the Creatures of Grimm.]]
* In ''Literature/SmokeAndShadows'', the heroes call upon "The Light of Yeramathia" to destroy the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Shadowlord]].
* In Literature/TheZombieKnight, Harper has the power of light alteration.
* In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'', while only two of the ten Orders of Knights Radiant had power over literal light, all use the titular Stormlight as the fuel for their powers. The aforementioned two orders, Lightweavers and Truthwatchers, can use the Surge of Illumination to bend light, as well as a few other wavelengths such as sound, to create illusions.
* In ''Literature/TheTraitorSonCycle'', the ''Fiat Lux'' spell is basically a weaponized light burst, and is an almost SignatureMove of the main character.
* Everyone who lives in ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'''s Paradise can generate light relative to their proximity to God. It doesn't take long before the saints are so bright they resemble dancing fires and wheeling flames.
* Vienna Ritz-Carlton's main power in ''Literature/SuburbanSenshiRiseOfTheMagicalGirl'' is the ability to transform herself into a being of living light, allowing her to move across a room like a laser beam, fire blasts of light, among other things.
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* Licht from ''Manga/BlackClover'' uses Light Magic. He can use it for many uses, such as shooting HardLight projectiles, creating a whip that can destroy an entire cave, and healing himself if he needs to. It was also the magic of the First Wizard King, [[MeaningfulName Lumiere]] Silvamillion Clover.
* The Light Card in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. She is a counter to her HalfIdenticalTwin, the Dark Card, and must be sealed along with her {{Foil}}.
* ''Manga/DNAngel'' features Dark's opposite who, in his very first appearance, uses what looks to be light-based magic. While having white wings. And glowing blond hair. Yet he is, by no definition of the word, [[LightIsNotGood good.]]
* Angemon and Angewomon of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''. Angemon's "Hand of Fate" is his hand glowing with divine light which he proceeds to punch at the enemy. Angewomon has "Heaven's Charm" which works very much the same way.
* ''Manga/DontMeddleWithMyDaughter'': Being the Virgin Goddess [[VirginPower gives Artemis the power to wield sacred arms]] made of light energy; including her bow and lance. But it's implied that she lost her powers after [[spoiler: repeatedly being [[DefiledForever gang raped by Zenovia's minions]]]], as she doesn't summon them for the remainder of the series.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
** Leo, the Lion Celestial Spirit, has this as his main power by creating unleashing beams and punches of light energy, as well as creating intense bright flashes to disorient his foes. Makes sense, since the Zodiac Leo is linked with the Sun.
** Sting, the White Dragon Slayer can use this as his power, although his power is actually more "[[HolyHandGrenade holy]]" than "light".
** [[spoiler: [[FutureMeScaresMe Future Rogue Cheney]] has these powers in conjecture with his [[CastingAShadow Shadow Dragonslayer]] magic to form his YinYangBomb abilities. He got them from [[PowerParasite killing the Sting of his timeline and absorbing his power]], which he tells Natsu [[MoralEventHorizon with a smile on his face]].]]
** Makarov, Laxus and Mavis are all capable of casting the light based Fairy Tail exclusive spells. [[spoiler: Cana]] eventually joins them with Fairy Glitter.
** Lucy can also [[PowerCopying use Leo's light powers]] [[HenshinHero when she uses the Leo Star Dress]].
* The closest to genuine light powers exhibited in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' (not counting [[spoiler:Father's acquired [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar powers]] when he literally ate God]]) are the ones shown by Solf J. Kimblee, the psychopathic, AxCrazy Red Lotus Alchemist. His powers are explosions of intense, white light generated by the energy of combining the symbols he has tattooed on his hands, one standing for the Sun, fire, and gold and another standing for the Moon, water, and silver. In practice, it's more like throwing around [[StuffBlowingUp magnesium on fire]] than firing lasers, but works just as lethally.
** In the 2003 anime version ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'', Hohenheim was able to transmute light, creating HardLight things.
* The [[PowerOfTheSun Ripple]] from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' works like this. It's an ancient form of martial arts in which a person uses breathing techniques to envelop their bodies in sunlight energy, allowing them to manipulate it in a number of ways. It's also very useful against vampires.
* In the ''Manga/MyHime'' manga, Haruka is given control over light with her Element and CHILD, Koumokuten.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
** Throughout much of of the series, Toru Hagakure's Quirk seemed to simply be her body being invisible. The Provisional Hero Licensing Exam confirms that her invisibility also enables her to refract the light within her body, creating light bright enough to blind opponents. Given that Hagakure's [[InvisibilityWithDrawbacks invisibility does ''not'' extend]] to her clothes, this means that her power involves flashing people both literally [[InvisibleStreaker and figuratively]].
** According to the narration, the first person born with a Quirk was a baby with the ability to emanate light.
* [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Admiral]] Kizaru from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a light [[ElementalShapeshifter Logia]], which means he can turn into light to avoid damage, travel at the speed of light, as well as using it offensively in the form of [[EnergyWeapon giant ass building destroying lasers]].
--> '''Kizaru:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?]]
* Kei in ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' is the knight of light. Also, Himeno, when she Prets with him, becomes, of course, Light Pretear. Her weapon is called Light Chackram.
* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
** In ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', Cure Lemonade controls the power of light.
** Cure Happy from ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' also has light as her element.
** ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'' has Cure Sparkle, who has light powers as well.
* The MorphWeapon of ''Manga/RaveMaster's'' hero Haru Glory has a light-aligned form called Million Suns.
* In ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', Minako Aino/Sailor Venus primarily uses light-based attacks. Her first attack that she uses is Crescent Beam, which is a beam of light.
* Sunny Milk, from the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' official manga ''Eastern and Little Nature Deity'', has the ability to control the refraction of light. Of course, being a [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]], this is used mostly as a [[InvisibilityCloak cloaking device]] in her trio's pranks.
* ''Words Worth'': [[LadyOfBlackMagic Maria]] is the adopted princess of the Tribe of Light and [[StoryBreakerPower an extremely powerful, high level Paladin.]] Meaning, this trope is her specialty. Her most powerful spell, by far, is her signature [[CallingYourAttacks "Mystral]] [[TeleportGun Window"]], which is the light magic equivalent of [[WaveMotionGun a wave motion cannon!]]
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' also has Divine Energy, whose primary signature is the golden glow that surrounds a user while channeling it. According to the manga, those humans who first wielded it were the inspiration for the stories of angels.
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* A rather unique take can be found in ''WesternAnimation/DotaDragonsBlood''. The dragon Orrak and her species are described as luminous and embodying light... except "light" in this context [[https://twitter.com/ashmasterzero/status/1381634912009080833 actually]] is the strong nuclear interaction, with photon manipulation being instead the domain of Indrak and other [[ShockAndAwe ion dragons]] (which embody electromagnetism).

** Monica Rambeau, generates and turns into light as her main power. She can become any light on the magnetic spectrum, including that other humans cannot see.

* The second ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}, Comicbook/MonicaRambeau, generates and turns into light as her main power. She can become any light on the magnetic spectrum, including that other humans cannot see.
* Captain [=MarVell=] {{super villain}}s The Moonstones, [[LegacyCharacter Lloyd Bloch and Karla Sofen]], have photon manipulation as one of the abilites granted to them by their [[HigherTechSpecies Kree]] gravity stones. They can light up dark rooms, blind people by shining really brightly and push around concentrated photons using their fists, with enough density and force to rend iron. The original [=MarVell=], his son and daughter, were all Kree by birth and [[AntiClimax thus could shut off the gravity stones of their human opponents at will]]. [=MarVells=] of human origin like Monica Rambeau and Carol Danvers have considerably more trouble dealing with them.

* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' takes the patronus example from the original and takes it UpToEleven in the form of [[spoiler:True Patronus Charm. Unlike the regular version, this spell draws from the user's determination [[ImmortalitySeeker to defeat death]] and its light is blindingly bright, even when not used at its full power.]]

* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'' has the Celestial Song of Light, which creates a supernatural laser beam.

** Throughout much of of the series, Toru Hagakure's Quirk seemed to simply be her body being invisible. The Provisional Hero Licensing Exam confirms that her invisibility also enables her to refract the light within her body, creating light bright enough to blind opponents. Given that Hagakure's {{invisibility}} does ''not'' extend to her clothes, this means that her power involves flashing people both literally [[InvisibleStreaker and figuratively]].

** 4th Edition introduces the radiant damage type, which is used interchangeably for holy divine powers, for {{Eldritch Abomination}}s from beyond the stars, and for illusory arcane magic. It is the common weakness of undead (which makes no sense for the abomination and illusion powers, but hey). The most common user is called the "laser cleric".

* ''Series/TheGifted'': Marcos Diaz, aka Eclipse, has light powers that he uses to fire laser beams, emit lights so bright they can permanently blind people, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and make very small rooms darker.]] He treads the line with LightIsNotGood, as for much of his life he worked as an enforcer for drug cartels before reforming.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Doctor Light. Actually manages to be more powerful than the Teen Titans themselves during his debut episode, except for [[CastingAShadow Raven]], who traumatizes him to the point that, by merely showing up, she defeats him instantly.

** The magic of mercury dragons mostly revolves around manipulating light. Besides having a laser beam for a breath weapon, they can cast color spray and prismatic spray as innate powers and cannot be blinded or dazzled by intense light.

* Radiance from ''ComicBook/TheInvadersMarvel'' can manipulate the light spectrum to create offensive blasts, as well as holograms and hard light constructs.

** 4th Edition introduces the radiant damage type, which is used interchangeably for holy divine powers, for EldritchAbominations from beyond the stars, and for illusory arcane magic. It is the common weakness of undead (which makes no sense for the abomination and illusion powers, but hey). The most common user is called the "laser cleric".

** Most good Clerics and Paladins live and breathe this trope, and the game also has spells such as Searing Light, Sunbeam, and Sunburst, as well as the various Prismatic spells.
** 4th Edition introduces the Radiant damage type, which is used interchangeably for holy divine powers, for EldritchAbominations from beyond the stars, and for illusory arcane magic. It is the common weakness of undead (which makes no sense for the abomination and illusion powers, but hey). The most common user is called the "laser cleric".

* The second ComicBook/CaptainMarVell, Comicbook/MonicaRambeau, generates and turns into light as her main power. She can become any light on the magnetic spectrum, including that other humans cannot see.

* In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'', while only two of the ten Orders of Knights Radiant had power over literal light, all use the titular Stormlight as the fuel for their powers. The aforementioned two orders, Lightweavers and Truthwatchers, can use light to craft illusions.

** 4th Edition introduces the Radiant damage type, which is mostly wielded by the divine classes.

* Rimmer from ''Series/RedDwarf'' while a {{Hologram}} only gets true LightEmUp powers in ''Recap/RedDwarfThePromisedLand'' thanks to upgrading to his ridiculously awesome [[SuperMode Diamond Light]] form aka “Mighty Light”. In this state Rimmer can use both soft and HardLight in “quantic harmony”, carry solid objects through walls, travel at incredible speeds as a ball of light and shoot lasers from his fingers although unfortunately like every good thing that happens to [[ButtMonkey Rimmer]] it doesn’t last long, due to draining his light bee. [[spoiler: Mighty Light however does return in the climax thanks to the power of the [[{{McGuffin}} Anbus Stone]] and [[BigDamnHeroes gloriously saves the day]]]].

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' gives us the Patronus Charm. Used to great effect in the movies. As well as the Lumos charm and subsequent derivations.
** The film version of the first book has Hermione casting a spell to replicate sunlight to drive off the Devil's Snare.

** In ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', it seemed to have been the main power of the Vala [[StarPower Varda]], and to a lesser extent shown by Morgoth (in his earlier days, his eyes emitted a light that drove Maiar insane). The two trees of Valinor emitted a strong light, and afterwards the Sun and Moon were made from what was left of them, which became property of [[ThePowerOfTheSun Ariën]] and [[{{Lunacy}} Tilion]], respectively. Part of their light was also encased in the titular Silmarils, giving them HolyBurnsEvil properties but also making them [[ArtifactOfAttraction Artifacts of Attraction]].

* "Literature/ClockpunkAndTheVitalizer" has Purple Quetzal, whose main power is light control/manipulation. It ends up not being displayed, however.