History Main / TheFaceOfTheSun

** The reason for the Moon being male and the Sun being female in Middle-earth folklore is that the ships of the sun and moon are pulled by a Maia (divine spirit) each, respectively female and male. Which follows Norse Mythology, BTW.

* This is used for the sun in the Big Board level in ''WarioLand 4''. There's also a small sun like this in the original ''PaperMario''.

* Terry Jones' version of ''The Wind In The Willows'' had one of these (played by Michael Palin).

* Happens on ''{{Jimmy two-Shoes}}'', as part of the BaitAndSwitchOpening.

Compare TheManInTheMoon.

* ''DrSlump''

** Sometimes? He's ''always'' laughing maniacally.

** The reason for the Moon being male and the Sun being female in Middle-earth folklore is that the ships of the sun and moon are pulled by a Maia (divine spirit) each, respectively self-identifying as female and male.

A common depiction of the sun in more lighthearted fare, such as children's and [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated]] media, is that of a large yellow disc with rays perpetually coming out and a human face, often wearing sunglasses, which leads to the [[FridgeLogic question]] of why the sun would need protection from its own rays. (Well, what other glasses would the sun wear than [=SUNglasses=]?) Plus, if your head emitted as much light as the sun does, you would probably need something to protect yourself from the harmful rays of... [[FridgeBrilliance yourself]].[[hottip:** :\\

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-9HuQZ7kkI Two Scoops Of Destruction]] turns the aforementioned ''Raisin Bran'' Sun into NightmareFuel.

This is OlderThanTheyThink: Many classical and medieval works of art depict the sun, "Sol", in this manner, though obviously not in a cartoony fashion. This was codified in medieval heraldry, where the sun was a "sun radiant" if it had rays but no face. A sun with both rays and a face was "the sun in his splendor" (the modern flags of Argentina and Uruguay present a South American-influenced form of this, the Sun of May). This is common in [[http://califia.us/Folklore/lecture6c.htm folklore]] illustration; see for example, [[http://califia.us/Folklore/6universe_sm.jpg here]].

This is OlderThanTheyThink: Many classical and medieval works of art depict the sun, "Sol", in this manner, though obviously not in a cartoony fashion. This was codified in medieval heraldry, where the sun was a "sun radiant" if it had rays but no face. A sun with both rays and a face was "the sun in his splendor" (the modern flags of Argentina and Uruguay present a South American-influenced form of this, the Sun of May).

A common depiction of the sun in more lighthearted fare, such as children's and [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated]] media, is that of a large yellow disc with rays perpetually coming out and a human face, often wearing sunglasses, which leads to the [[FridgeLogic question]] of why the sun would need protection from its own rays. (Well, what other glasses would the sun wear than [=SUNglasses=]?) Plus, if your head emitted as much light as the sun does, you would probably need something to protect yourself from the harmful rays of... yourself.[[hottip:**:\\
This is, of course, an example of FridgeBrilliance.]]

A common depiction of the sun in more lighthearted fare, such as children's and [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated]] media, is that of a large yellow disc with rays perpetually coming out and a human face, often wearing sunglasses, which leads to the [[FridgeLogic question]] of why the sun would need protection from its own rays. (Well, what other glasses would the sun wear than [=SUNglasses=]?) Plus, if your head emitted as much light as the sun does, you would probably need something to protect yourself from the harmful rays of... [[FridgeBrilliance yourself]].[[hottip:**:\\

A common depiction of the sun in more lighthearted fare, such as children's and [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated]] media is that of a large yellow disc with rays perpetually coming out and a human face, often wearing sunglasses, which leads to the [[FridgeLogic question]] of why the sun would need protection from its own rays. (Well, what other glasses would the sun wear than [=SUNglasses=]?) Plus, if your head emitted as much light as the sun does, you would probably need something to protect yourself from the harmful rays of... [[FridgeBrilliance yourself]].[[hottip:**:\\

A common depiction of the sun in more lighthearted fare, such as children's and [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated]] media is that of a large yellow disc with rays perpetually coming out and a human face, often wearing sunglasses, which leads to the [[FridgeLogic question]] of why the sun would need protection from its own rays. (Well, what other glasses would the sun wear than [=SUNglasses=]?) Plus, if your head emitted as much light as the sun does, you would probably need something to protect yourself from the harmful rays of... [[FridgeBrilliance yourself]].[[hottip:**:This is, of course, an example of FridgeBrilliance.]]

A common depiction of the sun in more lighthearted fare, such as children's and [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated]] media is that of a large yellow disc with rays perpetually coming out and a human face, often wearing sunglasses, which leads to the FridgeLogic of why the sun would need protection from its own rays. (Well, what other glasses would the sun wear than [=SUNglasses=]?) Plus, if your head emitted as much light as the sun does, you would probably need something to protect yourself from the harmful rays of... [[FridgeBrilliance yourself]]. This is, of course, an example of FridgeBrilliance.

A common depiction of the sun in more lighthearted children's and [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated]] media is that of a large yellow disc with rays perpetually coming out and a human face, often wearing sunglasses (which leads to the FridgeLogic of why the sun would need protection from its own rays) (Well, what other glasses would the sun wear than [=SUNglasses=]?). Plus, if your head emitted as much light as the sun does, you would probably need something to protect yourself from the harmful rays of... [[FridgeBrilliance yourself]].

The sun is typically depicted as having a smiling face, but if the scene is a heat wave, the sun will look mean. In all scenarios, the sun provides viewers with potential NightmareFuel.