History PlayingWith / LightIsNotGood

** "We were looking for the exact opposite of our [[DarkIsNotEvil dark, but heroic]] protagonist, so we came up with somebody who was always in light, but was absolutely monstrous."
** "Let's be ironic, and destroy the old LightIsGood stereotype."
** The writers are trying to emphasize their KnightTemplar villain, so they make them light-based.

** Light Is Neutral: [[invoked]][[LawfulNeutral Sephariel]] is the angelic judge of the afterlife but she can tell a person's morality and judges the person whether or not the bad outweighs the good and vice versa.

** The local GodOfEvil[=/=]SatanicArchetype[=/=]UltimateEvil is [[EnergyBeings made of light]].

** Light Is Neutral: [[LawfulNeutral Sephariel]] is the angelic judge of the afterlife but she can tell a person's morality and judges the person whether or not the bad outweighs the good and vice versa.

** [[MeaningfulName Solaris]] is the priest of a Sun God and seeks to exterminate all the "lesser races".

** The local GodOfEvil[=/=]SatanicArchetype[=/=]UltimateEvil is made of light.

** Solaris and Seraphiel were evil for trying to destroy the balance between light and darkness. After they are defeated, balnce is restored and night and day became normal.

** ...but Seraphiel isn't a demon; a la many descriptions in Literature/TheBible [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels are just alien and often horrifying monsters by nature.]] [[DarkIsNotEvil Including the good ones]].

** GullibleLemmings [[VillainWithGoodPublicity insist that]] Solaris and Seraphiel are good even as they disintegrate them while cackling madly.

* '''Zig Zagged''': A photograph of angels of light destroying [[HeartWarmingOrphan an orphanage]] surfaces causing the heroes to turn their back on them. However the angels later revealed those children were demons in disguise. An encounter with more of them reveals that demon [[ChildrenAreInnocent children are still innocent]] and the demonic culture is to blame but at the same time the angels involved were rogue.

** [[AWolfInSheepsClothing Solaris dresses in bright and cheery colors,]] [[EvilOverlordList and so throws his enemies into confusion.]]

** Malsophia, a malicious entity, [[VoluntaryShapeshifting makes itself look similar]] [[CrystalDragonJesus to the saints/angels/gods that the locals worship]] [[GodGuise to manipulate them more easily]].

Back to LightIsNotGood. And don't trust that guy in white carrying the [[{{BFS}} gigantic]] {{flaming sword}}...

** Solaris is a villain seeking [[VillainWithGoodPublicity good publicity]], and considers light-based powers a good way to obtain this.
** [[WellIntentionedExtremist Seraphiel is trying to recreate paradise, but to do so, sin has to be exterminated.]]

** As someone is desperately fighting back against Seraphiel's torture, her [[MakevolentMaskedMen mask]] is knocked off and a hideous demonic face is behind it, suggesting she was knowingly evil and trying to get people to hate the forces of good.

** Or Seraphiel is a light-based demon/fallen angel.

** GullibleLemmings [[VillainWithGoodPublicity insist that]] [[TheDragon Solaris]] and [[BigBad Seraphiel]] are good even as they disintegrate them while cackling madly.
** Anyone who wears light clothing is seen as evil.

** Light Magic is the magic of control and discipline, and is not associated with either good and evil. A kindly wise OldMaster is likely a white magic user. So is a megalomaniac ControlFreak planning to deploy a large MindControlDevice to affect the entire world..

** "We were looking for the exact opposite of our [[DarkIsNotEvil dark, but heroic]] protagonist, so we came up with somebody who was always in light, but was absolutely monstrous".
** "Let's be ironic, and destroy the old LightIsGood stereotype".

* '''Discussed''': "You only ever see somebody using that much Light and Purity imagery when they're either trying to convert people, or, as I assume the case is here, when they're trying to convince their self and others that the wicked, terrible things they do are perfectly justified".
* '''Conversed''': "So the guy with the sun motif was the BigBad after all. I should have seen that one coming".

** But then he changes it back, as he's already sent the troops.
** ...but Seraphiel isn't a demon; a la many descriptions in Literature/TheBible [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels are just alien and often horrifying monsters by nature.]] [[DarkIsNotEvil Including the good ones.]]

** GullibleLemmings insist that Solaris and Seraphiel are good even as they disintegrate them while cackling madly.

** Alternatively, light and darkness do represent alignment, but they represent OrderVersusChaos rather than good versus evil.

** The writers are trying to emphasize their KnightTemplar villain, so they make him light-based.

** Solaris, a false prophet, pretends to have received a vision from the Lord of Light, gathers an army of fanatics and leads them on a "holy war" for his own personal agenda.
** A malicious entity [[VoluntaryShapeshifting makes itself look similar]] [[CrystalDragonJesus to the saints/angels/gods that the locals worship]] [[GodGuise to manipulate them more easily]].

** Light Is Not Good, but everyone assumes it is, meaning an evil light-based being can easily become TheMole or a VillainWithGoodPublicity.

** Seraphiel, an angel, comes to the mortal world to punish the sinful according to his strict rules--which includes almost everyone on the planet.

** Seraphiel contains himself mostly to punishing the wicked, but sometimes a good person can still do something evil, and he'll kill them all the same.

** "You get that pure, you start seeing the rest of the world as corrupt. The problem is, he was always of a direct turn of mind, so he decided to eliminate the corrupt, rather than, say, converting them or concentrating on providing a good example".

** Seraphiel is trying to recreate paradise, but to do so, sin has to be exterminated.

** As someone is desperately fighting back against Seraphiel's torture, his mask is knocked off and a hideous demonic face is behind it, suggesting he was evil all along and trying to get people to hate the forces of good.

** But then he changes it back, as he's already sent the troops

** Gullible lemmings insist that Solaris is good even as he disgenerates them while cackling madly.

** Light Magic is the magic of control and discipline, and is not associated with either good and evil.. A kindly wise OldMaster is likely a white magic user. So is a megalomaniac ControlFreak planning to deploy a large MindControlDevice to affect the entire world..

** A false prophet pretends to have received a vision from the Lord of Light, gathers an army of fanatics and leads them on a "holy war" for his own personal agenda.

* '''Exploited''': A [[DarkIsEvil dark villain]] tricks people into thinking that light and light powered people are evil because of [[VocalMinority Solaris]] and his powers.
* '''Defied''': [[SmugSnake A person with a mean streak]] receives light-based superpowers and [[HeelFaceTurn vows to try to be nicer]] to live up to his/her new abilities.
* '''Discussed''': "You only ever see somebody using that much Light and Purity imagery when they're either trying to convert people, or, as I assume the case is here, when he's trying to convince himself and others that the wicked, terrible things he does are perfectly justified".

** Solaris was evil for trying to destroy the balance between light and darkness. After is he defeated, balnce is restored and night and day became normal.

** Solaris is a VillainWithGoodPublicity, and considers light-based powers a good way to obtain this.

** ...but Seraphiel isn't a demon; [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels are just horrifying monsters.]] [[Literature/TheBible Even the good ones.]]