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4	[[quoteright:350:[[VideoGame/SolarSmash https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/solarsmash_sun.png]]]]
5
6	->''The sun is a mass of incandescent gas''\
7	''A gigantic nuclear furnace, Where hydrogen is built into helium''\
8	''At a temperature of millions of degrees''\
9
10	-> ''The sun is hot, the sun is not, a place where we can live,''\
11	''But here on Earth there'd be no life, Without the light it gives.''
12
13	-->'''Later, upon having done their homework again:'''
14
15	->''The sun is a miasma of incandescent plasma''\
16	''The sun's not simply made out of gas, no, no, no''\
17	''The sun is a quagmire. It's not made of fire.''\
18	''Forget what you've been told in the past.''\
19	''(Plasma!) Electrons are free. (Plasma!) A fourth state of matter.''\
20	''Not gas, not liquid, not solid, Ooh!''\
21	''...''\
22	''(Plasma!) Forget that song. (Plasma!) They got it wrong.''\
23	''That thesis has been rendered invalid.''
24
25	-->-- '''Music/TheyMightBeGiants'''
26
27	This page is not about the color of pinkish-purple. Nor is it about those small, charming varieties of flowers that are known to attract butterflies. Nor is it about unintelligible webcomics. Or bloodstone.
28
29	This is about the ''other'' Helios. [[{{Pun}} And tropes about it]].
30
31	Okay, okay, enough beating around the bush. This index is for tropes regarding UsefulNotes/TheSun.
32
33	It chases away the night. It has been the focus of religious worship on every continent. It provides nearly every living thing on Earth with the energy it needs to survive. It is responsible for the very existence of our planet. It is Sol, UsefulNotes/TheSun, our mother star. And, naturally, it features prominently in the stories told by virtually every culture on earth. [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampires]] fear it. Heroes [[RidingIntoTheSunset ride into it]] (and occasionally [[RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun blow it up]]). When [[KillItWithFire killing something with fire]] simply isn't enough, what do you do? HurlItIntoTheSun!
34
35	Compare ThisIndexEarth, ThisIndexIsOnFire, IndexOnTheMoon and StellarIndex.
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37	!!Sun-related tropes:
38	[floatboxright:
39	'''Related:'''
40	+ RadioactiveTropes
41	+ StellarIndex
42	+ ThisIndexEarth
43	+ ThisIndexIsOnFire
44	+ WeatherAndEnvironment
45	++ PrecipitationIndex
46	++ TheseTropesWereFrozenToday
47	]
48
49	[[index]]
50	* AgainstTheSettingSun: Someone swearing allegiance to fulfilling their dream while facing the setting sun.
51	* BinarySuns: A solar system with two suns.
52	* BlindedByTheSun: Looking at the sun causes severe pain in the eyes.
53	* ConvenientEclipse: An eclipse occurs just in time to help the heroes in some way.
54	* CueTheSun: Sunrise signals something good.
55	* DysonSphere: Cosmically large machinery that encapsulates and harvests the energy from a star.
56	* EndlessDaytime: Day that never ends, and a sun that never sets.
57	* TheFaceOfTheSun: An anthropomorphized sun with a human face.
58	* GodOfLight: Gods and deities of the sun fall under this trope.
59	* GraspTheSun: A character about to attempt a superhuman feat mimes grasping the sun.
60	* HurlItIntoTheSun: Destroying something by chucking it into a sun.
61	* ItsAlwaysSunnyAtFunerals: The weather is inappropriately good for a funeral.
62	* LightEqualsHope: The use of light as a symbol for hope.
63	* LipLockSunBlock: Two characters are framed on either side of a light source. They kiss, and this blocks the light.
64	* MaleSunFemaleMoon: The sun portrayed as male and the moon as female.
65	* NightAndDayDuo: Day/Sun characters contrasted with Night/Moon characters.
66	* ThePowerOfTheSun: Sun-themed ElementalPowers.
67	* RaysFromHeaven: Crepuscular rays, beams of sunlight bursting through the clouds, used to symbolize divinity.
68	* RidingIntoTheSunset: Riding into the sunset is symbolic for stories ending.
69	* SinisterSentientSun: Evil living suns and sun-like beings.
70	* SolarAndLunar: Contrasting sun and moon motifs.
71	* SolarCPR: Reviving a dying sun.
72	* SolarFlareDisaster: A solar flare spells trouble.
73	* SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: Magnifying glasses used to kill or burn stuff.
74	* SolarPunk: A genre where technology is powered by solar energy.
75	* SolarSail: A spaceship is powered by a sail that's propelled by sunlight.
76	* StellarName: A name of a character/work/celebrity that comes from something found in the night sky (e.g. a star, planet, constellation, or other object).
77	* StellarStation: A large space station in orbit very close to the Sun or other stars.
78	* SternSunWorshippers: Sun worshippers who are morally questionable and fixated on order.
79	* UsefulNotes/TheSun: UsefulNotes about our sun.
80	* SundialWaypoint: To track down a secret site or object, characters must observe a beam of sunshine or moonlight, or a shadow cast by such light.
81	* SunnySunflowerDisposition: Sunflowers symbolizing energy and happiness.
82	* TotalEclipseOfThePlot: Eclipses behave like they shouldn't, but who cares? It advances the plot.
83	* WatchingTheSunset: A couple watches the setting sun.
84	* WeirdSun: Some fictional suns can be very strange indeed.
85	[[/index]]
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87	--> [[TheStinger Hey, y'know something?]] I guess you could call this index page a [[{{Pun}} "Solar Nexus"]], huh?

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