History Main / LightIsNotGood

*** Especially given that the Priest class has Cure Disease and Abolish Disease as [[GameplayAndStorySegregation baseline spells]].
*** May or may not be [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Gameplay and story segregation]] due to the fact that Cure Disease and Abolish Disease can fail to dispell the target, as far as we know the plague could have a + 100% resistance to dispell, which would make sense since lore-wise during the Scourge invasion event that took place just before the second expansion, it was only then did a cure for the disease came out, and it wasn't beaten entirely until a highly skilled alchemist came up with a final solution to the plague that stopped it completely. Considering that it was part of his and his department's work to copy and create an advanced version of the very disease for years, and that this takes play well after the plague appeared, chances are that no amount of praying or dispelling would've done anything at that time.
** Combined with the other paladins who joined the Scourge, the "heroic" paladin who only cares about his own ends being seen as a hero, and the Naaru not showing much concern about mortals, Warcraft has one of the least good lights in existence.

* Laser Man from MegaMan Battle Network 4 [ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin specilizes in light-based attacks], but he is also the BigBad's [[NonHumanSidekick Navi]], complete with a CardCarryingVillain personality.

* Laser Man from MegaMan Battle Network 4 [ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin specilizes in light-based attacks]], but he is also the BigBad's Navi complete with a CardCarryingVillian's personality.

** Then again, "Angel of Music" is yet another of Lucifer's titles... SoYeah

* Chess. In the most commonly known color scheme, The white side is the attacker, the black the defending side. And as GeorgeLucas now tells us, the side that shoots first is bad.
** Lucas did not say that; he changed the scene because the MPAA threatened him with a PG-13.
*** Case in point: The MPAA, our MoralGuardians, ''made'' Greedo shoot Han!
**** That would make a pretty cool t-shirt.
* YourMileageMayVary, but those white suits worn by some men in tropical climates (and the [[DeepSouth American South]]) scream "untrustworthy" to many people. Possibly because they invoke thoughts of [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking slavery, colonialism, drug lords, and televangelists]].
** Where does [[FantasyIsland Mr. Rourke]] fit?
** And Colonel Sanders?
*** Well, he's truly ominous if you're a chicken. Or somebody watching for trans-fats. Or a chicken watching for trans-fats.
**** [[ThreadMode Wouldn't that make it a chicken cannibal?]]
** Sir, I dispute the claim that televangelists are any better than colonialism.

* Swans. White, beautiful birds that are [[strike:surprisingly]] [[KillerRabbit aggressive]] when a person gets too close.
** [[AustralianWildlife They also]] [[PaletteSwap come in black]], mind.
*** And the black ones are actually [[DarkIsNotEvil very gentle and shy by comparison.]]
*** Only the ones used to humans, the rest are mean.

* Lasers. They're light focused into a beam of death or blindness.
** That is why we have a specific trope for that, FrickinLaserBeams.
** Could also be a HolyHandGrenade.
** And also enabled CD, DVD, fiber optics, accurate distance and speed measurement, precise medical procedures, a new dimension in metal working, holograms and it might enable fusion power plants in the near future. Definitely more good done than evil.

* Above all, individuals of European or Asian descent ("Whites," depending on whose perspective you're coming from) are not necessarily good.

* Many black, asian and hispanic people still see the white people (the caucasian race) as the ''evil race'', calling them [[TheDevil devils, malevolent and mean-spirited]]. There were even stories that portrayed the white people as {{Satan}}'s children and that said they were created by evil forces. It's true that they don't have such a "clean" reputation, due to the calamities they commited in the past (they enslaved black people and treated them like animals, they killed the native americans, they started wars during which they destroyed and tortured millions of people, etc.) and this is one of the major factors that determines various people to think they are more wicked than the other races.
** They're also described as being the most racist, in spite of the fact that there are as many non-white, racist people.
** EvilAlbino also adds fuel to this.

* Speaking of NeilGaiman, [[spoiler: [[KnightTemplar The angel]] [[OmnicidalManiac Islington]] in ''{{Neverwhere}}'', ''[[CompleteMonster Hoo boy!]]''

* Speaking of NeilGaiman, [[spoiler: [[KnightTemplar The angel]] [[OmnicidalManiac Islington]] in {{Neverwhere}}, ''[[CompleteMonster Hoo boy!]]''

** Angels themselves in 4e; they're not necessarily good or evil; simply, they serve gods. Some serve good gods, others evil ones.

** Radiant Energy in general counts. Vaguely equating to Positive Energy (pure life force) in the older edition, Radiant energy is described as "pure light" and is most commonly found in the Divine classes (arcane, primal and psionic classes also get a sprinkling of Radiance powers). It's a ''damage keyword'' -- meaning that it's specific use is, generally, the same as a Fireball or Acid Storm.

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[[caption-width:350:Just because he's got angel wings [[AGodAmI doesn't mean]] [[ChaoticEvil that he's]] [[BigBad a good guy]]. [[OmnicidalManiac At]] [[CompleteMonster all]]. [[DirtyPotter Ever.]] ]]

-->''"I don't fear what hides in the darkness. I fear what hides in the light."''\\

--> ''"I had always presumed white light to be pure and somehow chaste, to be noble and good. But this whiteness was unutterably evil, chilling, its purity an abomination."''
-->—- {{Eisenhorn}}, ''[[{{Warhammer40000}} Hereticus]]''

* In the series ''Rebirth'', the big bad is Kalutika Maybus, the god of light. Who is not only evil but [[MadGod bat-shit insane]] as well.

* * In the series ''Rebirth'', the big bad is Kalutika Maybus, the god of light. Who is not only evil but [[MadGod bat-shit insane]] as well.

* Mildred Avalon, the BigBad of the first ''ArcanaHeart'' game, is an angel bent on tearing down the barrier between the human and Elemental worlds, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans regardless of how many people she kills in the process]].

* [[BlondesAreEvil Mildred Avalon]] of ''{{Arcana Heart}}'', uses a light-elemental arcana, wears [[WomanInWhite white clothing,]] [[{{Bishoujo}} is incredibly beautiful,]] and has shiny, beautiful blonde hair. She's also the {{Big Bad}} of the series.

** In "Harry Potter and the Methods Of Rationality," Harry finds that, when he becomes truly angry, he enters a coldly angry state, in which his mind works even better than it normally does (the purpose of the fic is Harry is incredibly smart, and incredibly well educated for his age in most non-magical fields.) When Snape's bullying pushes him into this cold state during Harry's first potions class, Harry asks how he would go about getting abusive teachers fired. Snape bullys him worse, and Harry tries to leave the classroom. When Snape locks the door, Harry escapes using a Time Turner, which he had been told not to use in any way that could indicate its purpose. When his anger leaves, he starts frantically thinking how to get out '''himself''' of trouble, and eventually pushes himself back into his coldly angry state in order to think clearly. He thus remembers that he was not completely in the wrong, remembers the other victims of Snape's bullying (who he had been told of previously,) and notes that his "light side" is the more selfish and cowardly state of mind.

* ''InuYasha'' has many examples. First, we have the priestess Kikyo, the {{antihero}}ine of the story. Her resurrection is clearly ungodly. She comes back to life with a mind full of hatred and vengeance and does both good and not-so-good deeds. Yet obviously she retains her old holy powers. Even more strikingly, the Living Buddha Hakushin uses his holy powers consciously to erect a barrier to protect the BigBad Naraku. This barrier prevents people who're with demonic blood, like Inuyasha, Koga, Sesshomaru, from entering Mount Hakurei and attacking Naraku (Sesshomaru does manage to enter without being purified (in the other words, being destroyed), because he's just that [[BadAss awesome]], albeit weakened. Inuyasha, a half-demon, also enters but the barrier purifies him into his human form). The Living Buddha's soul finally finds true piece and the barrier is removed thanks to the previously mentioned Kikyo.

** {{Word of God}} states that the reason Light became so evil was because he was so pure to begin with. To explain, Light was such a good person he was ''incapable'' of comprehending evil, and so evil's very existence in the real world threw him all the way off his axis and off the deep end. He couldn't think of any other method of dealing with evil other than pure, unrestrained destruction... no matter the cost.

* The IneffectualLoner brigade "X Laws" in ''ShamanKing'' all had angels as their spirits. And they did some pretty horrible stuff, killing people just so they wouldn't join Hao. Also, one of their original founding members defects to join Hao... and this defector, of course, used the angel Lucifer as his spirit.

** Also [[spoiler: Lelouch, after taking control of Britannia and becoming next Emperor starts wearing a white suit, as opposed to Zero's and the Black Knight's black outfits. Keep in mind he was doing everything to make world hate his Emperor persona.]]

** In the first anime, there is [[spoiler:Hohenheim of the Light]] a man who for centuries murdered countless people to either steal their bodies or make philosopher's stones, before ultimately reforming.

** As of the latest chapter, Father [[spoiler: who's plan suceeded]], reshaped his body into looking like a young Hohenheim, meaning that he pretty much became a long haired, angelic looking male teenager.

** Subverted in that Solomon is almost certainly the least evil of Diva's chevaliers even before his HeelFaceTurn.