History Main / NocturnalMooks

** Once again in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', skeletal versions of Bokoblins, Moblins, and Lizalfos show up at night.

Often added to improve tension and attentiveness of the viewer. See also DarknessEqualsDeath.

* In ''Franchise/GIJoe'', Cobra's Night Vipers (pictured above) are [[EliteMooks elite troops]] that live windowless barracks with no interior lights and are constantly trained in stealth and darkness, almost never seeing the time of day. Their helmets have built in night vision and sound enhancing capabilities, and their suits as a whole are made to make them invisible to radar. However, they do have a weakness of being easily blinded if someone manages to shine a bright light into their face, as a result of living in complete darkness.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' uses this in a lot of games from 3 on. The roster of enemies you can be find tends to vary wildly between day and night, and night-dwelling monsters are often tougher to fight.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' uses this in a lot of games from 3 on.
* From gen-2 on, ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' uses this. In real time. GottaCatchEmAll? Gotta stay up for hours past your bedtime!

Often added to improve tension and attentiveness of the viewer.

* In ''Franchise/GIJoe'', Cobra's Night Vipers (pictured above) are [[EliteMooks elite troops[[ that live windowless barracks with no interior lights and are constantly trained in stealth and darkness, almost never seeing the time of day. Their helmets have built in night vision and sound enhancing capabilities, and their suits as a whole are made to make them invisible to radar. However, they do have a weakness of being easily blinded if someone manages to shine a bright light into their face, as a result of living in complete darkness.

Nocturnal Mooks, naturally, only appear in the dark of night. Often several stages deadlier than their daytime brethren, the darkness surrounding the hero adds to the problem as they attempt to locate and slay the foul beasts within.

* [[PlayingWithATrope PlayedWith]] in ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}''. One of the common enemies is only active at night (unless provoked), but you only have a chance to fight it in the daytime when it's asleep, as you leave the planet every night.

* [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest "What a horrible night to have a curse."]]

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* ''TheWitcher'' loves this trope. The vast majority of monsters will refuse to show themselves in daylight, to the point that most areas in the day are classified as "safe" zones, with visitable vendors, shops, inns and townspeople. At night all citizens but Geralt and the guards (if any) are locked up inside their homes and inns as beasts roam the countryside/city, attacking all those who are in their way.

* The Imps in ''RuleOfRose'' are usually accompanied by darkness. They are mostly met in the badly lit parts of the airship, and when the power goes down they start appearing almost everywhere. Likewise, in the final chapter orphanage there's no fear of enemies until the sun goes down. After that, you can't spit without hitting an Imp.
* PlayedWith in ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}''. One of the common enemies is only active at night (unless provoked), but you only have a chance to fight it in the daytime when it's asleep, as you leave the planet every night.
* ''DragonQuest'' uses this in a lot of games from 3 on.
* From gen-2 on, ''{{Pokemon}}'' uses this. In real time. GottaCatchEmAll? Gotta stay up for hours past your bedtime!

* In ''DeadRising'', the zombies get glowing eyes and a large number increase at night. Good times.

* In ''VideoGame/YuGiOhNightmareTroubadour'', evil duelists come out at night and challenge you to soul-stealing Shadow Games. Losing means Game Over.

* While ''WarcraftIII'' doesn't have NocturnalMooks as such, the Night Elves are more dangerous at night, due to their vision not decreasing like other factions and some of their units automatically turning invisible when immobile.

* VideoGame/{{Terraria}}, most of the dangerous things come out at night, at least before you reach Hardmode. Also, many bosses can only be fought at night (and [[StalkedByTheBell some of them will gain the ability to instakill you if you don't kill them by dawn.]]

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[[caption-width-right:219:[[GIJoe Cobra]]'s Night Vipers like to [[ParanoiaFuel watch you when you sleep]].]]

* PlayedWith in ''{{Pikmin}}''. One of the common enemies is only active at night (unless provoked), but you only have a chance to fight it in the daytime when it's asleep, as you leave the planet every night.

* [[{{Castlevania}} "What a horrible night to have a curse."]]

* In ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', Most Mooks only come out in the at night or in dark caves, and burn or turn passive in sunlight. It's made [[FromBadToWorse Worse]] by the fact that the game completely averts {{Hollywood Darkness}}. Notably though, [[ActionBomb Creepers]] are completely unaffected by sunlight and will attack you during the day.

* In ''{{Minecraft}}'', Most Mooks only come out in the at night or in dark caves, and die if they touch sunlight. It's made [[FromBadToWorse Worse]] by the fact that the game completely averts {{Hollywood Darkness}}.