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| 11 | ->''"The Sun is the king of torches."'' |
| 12 | -->-- '''West African proverb''' |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Ah, UsefulNotes/TheSun. The celestial object around which our world turns. A ball in the sky that brings [[LightIsGood light]] to [[DarkIsEvil darkness]], life to plants, and warmth to all. It's also, of course, a giant nuclear furnace more than three hundred thousand times the mass of our puny little planet that fuses more than six hundred twenty million tons of hydrogen into helium every second, the biggest source of energy for four light-years in any direction, so it's understandable that one might want to [[PhlebotinumBattery harness or replicate that kind of power]]. |
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| 16 | See, sometimes, the power of the sun itself is classified as a sort of {{Elemental Power|s}}. The effects of sun-power are many and varied: you could shoot ultraviolet rays to give people nasty sunburns, perhaps channel a beam of light to [[WeakenedByTheLight fry a vampire]], maybe heal people with the mystic power of sunlight -- somehow. And of course, you could always just go straight to nuclear fusion. Radioactive superheated plasma is always a nice way to make sure your target is dead, and it's much easier to HurlItIntoTheSun if you can make a little mini-sun. |
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| 18 | The power of the sun is a lot like a fun little cocktail of PlayingWithFire and LightEmUp, with an occasional side of nuclear weapons. Often associated with heroes, [[LightIsNotGood but not always]]; villains that use solar power, directly or indirectly through technology, are fairly common in science fiction. If elements oppose each other, the power of the sun will generally be opposite {{Lunacy}}. It may also be in opposition to PowerOfTheVoid, which is associated with [[CastingAShadow Darkness]], [[AnIcePerson Cold]], and [[NegativeSpaceWedgie Black Holes]]. |
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| 20 | If a device is simply powered by solar panels, photosynthesis, or even by a DysonSphere, it doesn't ''quite'' count as this trope: it generally has to utilize sunlight, solar rays, or nuclear fusion to qualify as the power of the sun. |
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| 22 | !!Examples: |
| 23 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 26 | * [[SeriousBusiness Sunny]] [[TropeNamer Delight]]. |
| 27 | -->''"Unleash the power of the sun!"'' |
| 28 | [[/folder]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 31 | * ''Manga/BlackClover'': The House of Grinberryall, the royal family of the Spade Kingdom, has three special magic attributes that have been passed down through their bloodline. One of them is Sun Magic, though its last known user, [[TheGoodKing King Loyce]], was killed during the [[TheUsurper Dark Triad's uprising]]. |
| 32 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Yamamoto's [[SuperMode Bankai]], Zanka no Tachi, is described as the embodiment of the Sun itself and even produces flames of 15 million degrees Celsius to approximate the temperature of the sun's core. |
| 33 | * Teppei from ''Anime/BtX''. It turns out to be the key to [[spoiler:taking down [[EldritchAbomination Raphaello]]]]. |
| 34 | * [[Anime/NeoHumanCasshern Casshern]]'s limited power supply can only be recharged this way. |
| 35 | * ''Anime/Daitarn3'': Borrowing the Power of the Sun! Sure Kill attack! SUUUUUUUUUNNNN ATTTACK! |
| 36 | * ''Anime/DayBreakIllusion'': Akari. She's more strictly associated with [[TarotMotifs the Sun]], but it manifests as FlamingHair and a FlamingSword anyway. |
| 37 | * ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoyaiba'': |
| 38 | ** The Demon Slayer Corps wields Nichirin Swords, which are forged from a special ore with the rather unique property of constantly absorbing sunlight. This makes Nichirin Swords the ideal weapons to use when killing [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], [[WeakenedByTheLight who have a crippling intolerance to sunlight]]. |
| 39 | ** [[spoiler:While Breathing Styles grant their users an edge when it comes to fighting demons, it is eventually revealed that they are all derived from Sun Breathing, which was created specifically to slay [[BigBad Muzan Kibutsuji]] by destroying his seven hearts and five brains even as they shift positions inside his body. Usage of Sun Breathing allows the user to mimic the movements of the sun while breathing in such a way that they will not get exhausted even if they fight for a prolonged amount of time.]] |
| 40 | * ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' |
| 41 | ** [=ShineGreymon=] from ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' fits this trope perfectly. |
| 42 | ** Apollomon in ''Anime/DigimonFusion''. Comes with being based on a solar deity. |
| 43 | * ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasSecretGadgetMuseum'': The titular museum has an underground laboratory that doubles as a mini-sun generator, which predictably goes out of control in the climax expanding rapidly and threatening to swallow the entire museum until Doraemon and friends figured a way to shut it down. |
| 44 | * After [[spoiler:"eating" God]], Father from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is able to create mini-suns, [[LightIsNotGood which he uses to try to kill the protagonist]], or threatens to, in ''Brotherhood''. |
| 45 | * Feitan from ''Manga/HunterXHunter''. His nen ability Rising Sun creatures a miniature sun that burns anything around it with its power dependent on his pain. He uses his Pain Packer to protect himself from its heat. |
| 46 | * ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'' has Cure Sunshine, a character who fights with the power of sunlight. |
| 47 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': |
| 48 | ** Hamon, seen primarily in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'' and ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'',[[note]]and getting occasional use in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'' by Joseph[[/note]] is a Tibetan martial art that allows the user to [[KiManipulation channel energy]] through special breathing techniques. It's described as essentially turning the user's own life energy back into the sunlight that it was originally. This is useful wherein the main antagonists of the early arcs are [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampires, and what are only described as Pillar Men]] which makes trained experts of Hamon serve as excellent {{Vampire Hunter}}s. Practiced users of Hamon also make great use of its [[HealingHands healing properties]], capable of mending broken bones in seconds and even slowing (but not halting) the aging process, to the extent a 50-year-old woman looks like she's still in her 20s. |
| 49 | ** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]''' introduction of [[FightingSpirit Stands]] named after Tarot cards gives Arabia Fats's The Sun, which takes the form of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Sun]], emitting intense heat and able to shoot jets of solar energy akin to [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]]. |
| 50 | %%* ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'': Oogami Souma's powers seem to be this. |
| 51 | * From ''VideoGame/{{Medabots}}'', Space Medafighter X's partner [=ArcBeetle=], with his FinishingMove, The Prominence. X even quotes the trope by name whenever [[{{Invocation}} invoking]] the attack. It helps that The Prominence is a ChargedAttack, considering his invocation is several sentences long. |
| 52 | * In ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'' it's one of the city's secrets -- they can channel sunlight into an energy weapon. |
| 53 | * Epsilon in ''Manga/{{Pluto}}'', as long as he has time to (re)charge in sunlight. |
| 54 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': |
| 55 | ** The [[DeathRay Solarbeam]] attack. |
| 56 | ** There's also the Meteonite from ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite''. Though the arc was canceled and the plot of the episodes retconned, trailers and promotional material for the "Team Rocket vs Team Plasma" two-parter show that the Meteonite is solar-powered, and it can be made into an artificial sun that shines even at night. Its rays put pokemon under its control, which is why Giovanni wants to harness its power. At the climax of the story it apparently becomes a sun, as shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wCe5PWdu3m8 here at 1:29.]] |
| 57 | * ''Manga/RecordOfRagnarok'': Apollo unleashes the full, unbridled power of the sun by shooting golden arrows as swift as the dawn rays. The beam-like arrows burn through anything that's not a divine weapon. |
| 58 | * The Gold Saints from ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' have a combo attack that channels this power. [[AwesomeButImpractical Too bad it needs all twelve saints to work]]. |
| 59 | * ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogearAXZ'': Adam Weishaupt, leader of a powerful group of alchemists, favors using alchemy to create gold as his preferred combat technique. This is because there's only one way to turn other matter into gold: performing nuclear fusion on it. |
| 60 | * ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'', The Lion's Sin of Pride Escanor takes this trope quite literally with his ability "Sunshine", at midnight he is a scrawny and meek man, and is the weakest of all knights. But as the sun rises, his power does the same, as does his pride, transforming him into a muscled behemoth of a man as the day goes on until his power peaks at noon, where he is the most powerful of his fellow Sins, all the while radiating light and heat as if he were the Sun itself, after noon passes he loses his power before turning back into his smaller, weaker self at night as a part of a daily never-ending cycle. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that "Sunshine" is the Grace of the deceased Mael, one of the four Archangels of the Goddess Clan. It is not clear how the Grace was passed on to Escanor at birth. Mael's brother Ludociel warns Escanor that his human body will not be able to bear the strain of the Grace for much longer. It then turns out that Mael is not actually dead. When Escanor convinces Mael to take back Sunshine, Mael promptly demonstrates the Grace's full potential by conjuring miniature suns and other powerful flame attacks.]] |
| 61 | [[/folder]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 64 | * The ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'' has a number of sun-using characters: |
| 65 | ** ''ComicBook/XMen'': |
| 66 | *** The original Sunfire (this one's also a [[LightIsNotGood total jerk]], though), his sister Sunpyre, and the ComicBook/{{Exiles}}' Sunfire. |
| 67 | *** The Phoenix Force, described as "fire and life incarnate", literally ''[[ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga eats]]'' suns to replenish itself. In this instance, the trope established just [[OurGodsAreDifferent how very powerful]] it was.[[note]]In times of extreme frailty, such as during ''Endsong'', the Phoenix Force has tried to 'feed on' Cyclops, whose superpower is (depending on the writer) either energy beams powered by the Sun or a solar-fueled ability to open portals to a dimension of endless crimson kinetic energy with his eyes.[[/note]] |
| 68 | *** Sunspot from ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' can absorb sunlight and release concussive blasts of solar energy, with a considerable heat and light projection component. At first, he gained SuperStrength that was fueled by the Sun. |
| 69 | *** ''ComicBook/UncannyXForce'' gives us Orange Hulk from the Black Legion, who appears to be powered by solar radiation rather than gamma. He's still quite tough, though. |
| 70 | ** Solarr from ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' is the [[LightIsNotGood villain version]], using his solar powers to [[KillItWithFire burn people]]. |
| 71 | ** Hyperion of ''ComicBook/SquadronSupreme'', as befitting a SupermanSubstitute, is powered by the sun. He's one of the most physically powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe, though that does less good against certain enemies than others: |
| 72 | --->'''Hyperion:''' Look here, monster. ''[[BadassBoast I AM THE SUN]]''.\ |
| 73 | '''[[EldritchAbomination Beyonder]]:''' Foolish creature. I create stars... I destroy them. What makes you any different? |
| 74 | ** ComicBook/TheVision absorbs solar energy through the jewel in his forehead and can release it as energy blasts. |
| 75 | ** ComicBook/IronMan's various suits often have a solar-energy collection function as a backup power source, but it is too slow to sufficiently power the armor for combat. |
| 76 | * ''Franchise/TheDCU'': |
| 77 | ** ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has Sun Boy. He can internally generate an almost limitless supply of solar energy, from the smallest candle flicker to a blistering furnace. He is also immune to virtually all forms of heat and solar radiation. |
| 78 | ** Earth's yellow sun is what gives ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/PowerGirl, and other Kryptonians their powers. Even their blood is solar-powered, as Literature/{{Dracula}} found out [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth the hard way]]. By contrast, red suns drain Kryptonians of their power, which doomed the rest of the species, as their home planet orbited a red dwarf. |
| 79 | ** Daxamites like ComicBook/{{Valor}} are descended from Kryptonian colonists who intermarried with the native population of Daxam and are solar-powered in the same way as Kryptonians. |
| 80 | ** ComicBook/{{Starfire}} gleans part of the power she uses for flight and starbolts through absorption of the sun's rays through her skin. |
| 81 | ** ''ComicBook/SensationComics'': Queen Flamina -- a one-shot villain who looks nearly identical to another [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' foe, [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Queen Atomia]] -- is queen of the sun, and correspondingly has PlayingWithFire abilities. |
| 82 | ** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'': Solara has the "Power of the Sun", which in this instance means she can emit light and manipulate the temperature. |
| 83 | * ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'': Apollo is fueled by the Sun; the results include FlyingBrick powers, EyeBeams, a [[HolyHalo halo]], and a [[PersonalityPowers warm and cheerful personality]]. |
| 84 | * The [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall much dreaded]] ''Kool-Aid Man'' comic features the Thirsties, [[LightIsNotGood evil]] sun creatures with [[LightEmUp light powers]]. |
| 85 | * ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'' in his Vertigo incarnation is the Morningstar, the light of God, responsible for shaping and lighting the stars through his will alone. He is able to channel this power whenever he likes it, with fiery and usually instantly-fatal results. |
| 86 | * Xadhoom from ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' obtained her [[PhysicalGod immense power]] by using the sun of her planet to change her into a star in physical form. |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 90 | * ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': The sun breaks through the passing rainstorm at the end of the Yonaguni battle, warming Manda's (millennia-old) egg and seemingly triggering his hatching. |
| 91 | * ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': |
| 92 | ** Kryptonians as being this as a matter of course, being empowered by sunlight, with mentioned examples including the late Jor-El, the possibly late Kal-El I (foster-brother of Odin, CoolUncle to Thor and Loki, currently ChekhovMIA), and the very much alive teenage Kal-El II/Clark Kent (explicitly named after the former). The traditional FlyingBrick powers are in the Thor weight class, with a young Jor-El being mentioned as capable of overpowering a young Colossus and drop-kicking Omega Red ''[[ExactWords through]]'' Mount Yamantau, are present. Additionally, they get StrongerWithAge and become able to learn how to manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum. However, they're restricted to Krypton's oligarchic ruling elite, while everyone else is stuck at Golden Age Superman levels. Since Krypton's always been under a red sun, this seems implausible -- they're no different to each other under a red sun. WordOfGod implies that there's an InUniverse reason for this, and in chapter 59 of the sequel, it's revealed [[spoiler: that the Thirteen were the ones that inter-bred with other species, including Asgardians, and implies that the block was engineered, hybridisation allowing replacement of the relevant genes]]. |
| 93 | ** The Phoenix Force doesn't generally indulge in its canonical star-eating antics, but is heavily associated with light, life, and fire, and hates vampires, which it is utterly inimical to -- as one found when it tried to drink [[spoiler: Harry's]] blood. Cue said vampire trying to scream as its jaw burns off. Additionally, on the flip side, the original Dark Phoenix ([[spoiler:Surtur]]) made his mark by eating ''an entire galaxy'' (not all in one go, admittedly), leaving behind only "darkness and the echoes of screams." |
| 94 | * ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'' is making plans to fight vampires, and learns that since the sun is a symbol of the Light gods, sunlight contains a portion of their power, thus a vampire killed in sunlight will not respawn. Artificial sunlight is no good, though. |
| 95 | * ''Fanfic/OriginStory:'' Sentry tries to use this as a weapon against Alex Harris. Too bad she's a Kryptonian, and thus is empowered by the sun. |
| 96 | ** Similarly, the Sentry tries the same trick against Divine (Power Girl's evil clone) in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7286512/1/A-New-World-in-my-View A New World In My View]]'' when the Avengers are trying to subdue her. Notably, the other Avengers -- who encountered Superman in ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'' and know what Power Girl (and thus Divine) is as a result -- try to stop him. This ends horribly badly, with Divine getting supercharged and breaking his arm. |
| 97 | * ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': Blazen Sun can ''create'' a miniature sun, bright enough to turn night into day. |
| 98 | * Corona of ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse''. In addition to control of the Sun's rising and setting, she makes liberal use of sunfire to burn anything that displeases her and can merge herself into the Sun to heal from otherwise mortal wounds. It's also rumored that she can smite anypony who's outside at high noon, though this may or may not be true. |
| 99 | * In ''Fanfic/TwinklingInTheDark'', [[Anime/SmilePrecure Akaoni]] suggests a fantasy fight between [[Anime/FreshPrecure Cure Peach]] and [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Cure Sunshine]] using their sun powers, and whoever gets sunburnt first loses. |
| 100 | * In ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/ANewOrder'', sunlight helps the senshi's healing factor. This becomes a problem when Uranus is seriously injured while they're in a pocket dimension. |
| 101 | * ''Fanfic/ToHellAndBackArrowverse'': After spending several months on the island of Lian Yu, Kara all of sudden starts exhibiting extraordinary strength and toughness and amazingly keen senses. Barry quickly guesses that she draws power from a yellow sun. Shortly later she is flying around and shooting heat beams. |
| 102 | * In ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', Shinji gets genetically altered with Kryptonian DNA and starts developing powers by absorbing sunlight. Asuka does the same thing in the rewrite. |
| 103 | * In ''Fanfic/ProjectSunflower'', Celestia unleashes this twice. The first time starts well but ends with a devastating counterattack from the Black Tide, and the second is good, old-fashioned overkill against the Black Tide |
| 104 | * ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'' has [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} the main heroine]], who under a yellow sun is powerful enough to move planets and time travel under her own power. Likewise, she uses an anti-matter sun to destroy her evil duplicate. |
| 105 | * In ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'', Asuka's sperm donor is Kryptonian, so she's sun-empowered and able to lift skyscrapers or survive a conflagration. |
| 106 | * Crossover fanfiction ''FanFic/TheDragonKingsTemple'' has several examples: |
| 107 | ** A ha’tak has its shields modified to reflect these rays against the super-yukiuso. |
| 108 | ** Similarly, Zuko needs to be exposed to sunlight to replenish his naquadah reserves. |
| 109 | * ''Fanfic/TheVampireOfSteel'' has -- other than one of the two co-leads -- [[BigBad Zol-Am]], who, being a Kryptonian, derives his power from the Sun despite being a vampire. Even so, he heat-blasted two vampires to dust right after being turned. |
| 110 | * ''Fanfic/TheLastDaughter'': As a Kryptonian, Taylor gets her power from the sun. [[spoiler:Amy also uses it to heal Taylor after her fight with Behemoth, since nothing else was working.]] |
| 111 | * ''Fanfic/AForceOfFour'': Being a Kryptonian, ComicBook/PowerGirl draws her power from the Sun. Unfortunately so do several of her enemies, Mala, Kizo, and U-Ban. |
| 112 | * ''Fanfic/SupermanOf2499TheGreatConfrontation'': By the year 2499, dozens of descendants of the House of El are living on Earth and empowered by its Sun. Unfortunately, not all of them are willing to use their powers for good. |
| 113 | * In ''Fanfic/DestinyIsAHazyThing'', Yoko/Kyuubi's domain includes the Sun, which is used to fight the Reibi. |
| 114 | * ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'': The titular character's powers are fueled by the Earth's sun, but she loses them while on planet Rokyn and has to get by with her natural abilities. |
| 115 | * For Celestia in ''Fanfic/CelestiasRocketAdventures'', while this trope focused on moving the sun and utilizing light-based magic back in Equestria, she later learns how to throw around Solar Beams during her time with the Team Rocket trio. This is also the rationale for her part-Fire typing. |
| 116 | * In ''Fanfic/TheButcherBird'', one minor character is a Sun Logia. He's a BrilliantButLazy type more concerned with [[TheAlcoholic finding good bars]] than fighting or causing havoc on [[Manga/OnePiece the Grand Line.]] |
| 117 | * ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': In chapter 11 of the third story, ''Diplomacy Through Schooling'', [[spoiler: after assuming her full-powered form as the Lady of Magic, Twilight unleashes this on Tirek, burning/rotting away his arm and spreading its effects throughout his body, leaving him wracked with cancerous tumors.]] |
| 118 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'', Doctor Sivana's devices collect sunlight and turn their bearers into super-beings with enormous strength, resilience, and flight capabilities. |
| 119 | -->"My associates, who will appear with me in our next broadcast, were men of power–at least some of them were. But even those who had no power at all have gained power enough to challenge the Three Cheesy Marvels, and those who had power before have acquired the might to beat them. And they did. All of this was done by a power we tap every day, to warm our bones, to raise our crops, to keep the chlorophyll producing oxygen for all life to exist on Earth."\ |
| 120 | "The power of the sun."\ |
| 121 | "I devised a method of directly tapping the great energy of the sun, through a lattice of receiver-transmitters we installed at a point near enough to the sun to be efficient for our purposes. Don't worry, men of Earth, it's far beyond your capacities to reach. I don't feel insecure about revealing its existence. The receivers empower my associates. As a result, the Monster Society of Evil have become monsters beyond your greatest nightmares." |
| 122 | * ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'': Devilance, New God of the Hunt, is sent by Darkseid to test the Renegade's fitness to rule, by fighting him and his allies in a duel. However, Devilance brings along a plasma servitor for the Renegade to fight, essentially a walking sun -- not realizing that two of the Renegade's friends are Kryptonian. By the time the Renegade disables the servitor, Devilance has been knocked unconscious and Superboy is bringing his spear home as a trophy (to show Wonder Woman, his adoptive mother). |
| 123 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheLongEventide,'' Twilight Sparkle has been trying to learn if it's possible to tap into the sun as a magical power source, by studying the legend of a pony said to be able to do so named Sunbeam Smiles. |
| 124 | * In the climax of ''Fanfic/GlitterForceIntoTheGlitterverse'', [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Cure Peach]] uses sun powers to upgrade [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Cure Flora]]'s PetalPower and defeat an Akanbe. |
| 125 | [[/folder]] |
| 126 | |
| 127 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
| 128 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' rewrote ''Literature/{{Rapunzel}}'' [[RecycledInSpace with solar powers]]. They seem to be primarily life-related, allowing their vessel to regenerate injuries and someone else's age. They can be activated by song, and as of yet [[WhiteMagic no offensive uses have been seen.]] ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' goes slightly further by [[spoiler:having her conjure protective light shields]], though she drops the healing aspect of her magic. |
| 129 | * Sunburn from ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfter'', who controls [[LightEmUp sunlight]]. Unlike Rapunzel above, she uses it pretty damn [[EnergyWeapon offensively]]. |
| 130 | * Chanticleer in ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' can summon the sun through his crowing, and this is a plot point since everyone else needs him back to restore daylight. His crowing-sun-summoning extends to [[spoiler:ordering a rain of solar flares to hit the BigBad in the climax]]. |
| 131 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' tries to kill Metroman with a KillSat that's powered by sunlight. It takes several seconds to charge enough energy. |
| 132 | * ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown'': Frith, the rabbits' god, is strongly associated with the sun, though whether he is the actual sun or not is contentious within [[Literature/WatershipDown the books']] universe. In the film, he appears as a stylised sun who creates the world and gives animals their traits. |
| 133 | [[/folder]] |
| 134 | |
| 135 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 136 | * Dr. Octavius's device in ''Film/SpiderMan2'' was meant to create "the power of the Sun in the palm of my hand" -- specifically, a controlled nuclear fusion reactor, which, admittedly, ''would'' be extremely revolutionary. He achieves it, except for the "controlled" part, as the "mini-sun" has one hell of a magnetic field. And everyone (in-universe) seems to completely overlook the fact that he already invented and nearly perfected cybernetic limbs and true A.I. just to help him handle the complex manipulations of the controls for his fusion project. |
| 137 | ** Amusingly to provide him closure, his appearance in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' has him [[spoiler:obtain the Arc Reactor post-HeelFaceTurn, helping him realise he didn't need such a dangerous machine to achieve his dream of producing clean energy while reconciling with the Peter of his world. The quoted trope even becomes part of his [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]] that he says as he observes the tiny machine in his hands.]] |
| 138 | * Seemingly half the point of ''Film/{{Sunshine}}'' is to demonstrate the incredible radiant power of the Sun. Everyone's lives both depend on and are threatened by the Sun during the movie, and while the Sun is dying, it is still incredibly powerful. |
| 139 | * ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': Sunspot's mutant ability. |
| 140 | ** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' has the title villain's technology activated by sunlight. It's why he was sealed for thousands of years, as his chamber ended up underground with no sunlight to reactivate it. |
| 141 | * GadgeteerGenius monk Carl in ''Film/VanHelsing'' invents a special grenade which, when activated, unleashes a burst of light equal to the intensity of the Sun, but admits he doesn't know exactly what they can actually ''use'' it for, but brings it along to Transylvania, anyway. At the end of the second act, they use it to vaporize an entire mansion full of vampires. |
| 142 | * In ''Film/YamatoTakeru'', Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu imbues her followers and artifacts with her power, letting her priestesses [[PlayingWithFire play with fire]] and her MagicMirror [[spoiler:serve as a Wave-Motion Gun of immense power]]. |
| 143 | * In the 1959 BMovie ''Film/MissileToTheMoon'' one character steps from the dark side of the Moon into the light and is instantly charred into a [[SpecialEffectsFailure burning dummy, and then a plastic skeleton.]] Ten years later real-life astronauts would report less fatal effects. |
| 144 | * The villain Nuclear Man from ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' is powered by the sun even more than Superman, to the point where just going into '''the shade''' is enough to render him practically inert. |
| 145 | [[/folder]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | [[folder:Gamebooks]] |
| 148 | * ''Literature/LoneWolf'' wields the Sommerswerd, also known as the Sword of the Sun. The holy blade [[FlamingSword burns with the flames of the sun]] and can emit fire blasts. At one point, when Lone Wolf tries to use the sword while underground, he realizes it has been out of the sun for too long and has not had a chance to replenish its power. |
| 149 | * In the third ''Literature/{{Sorcery}}'' book, ''The Seven Serpents'', this is ''[[InformedAbility supposedly]]'' the power of the Sun Serpent, one of the seven titular elemental monsters you must seek and defeat. However, it turns out Fenestra had [[AlreadyDoneForYou already captured the Sun Serpent]] before your adventure begins. |
| 150 | [[/folder]] |
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| 152 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 153 | * ''Literature/WickedLovely'' has the summer court, who use sunlight as a tangible elemental ability, the same as the dark court's shadows, the winter court's frost, Sorcha and Bananach's [[RealityWarper warping reality]], and Olivia's stars. |
| 154 | * Both [[LightIsGood Apollo]] and [[LightIsNotGood Hyperion]] in ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians''. |
| 155 | * ''Literature/NuklearAge'''s Nuklear Man. His ultimate move uses [[spoiler: half the power of every star ''in the galaxy'']] for several seconds. Good thing too, because the BigBad [[RealityWarper Nihlus]] can not be defeated by normal means. |
| 156 | * Creator/RobinMcKinley's ''Literature/{{Sunshine}}'' features a protagonist who draws her magic from exposure to sunlight, and whose health actually deteriorates without said exposure, in what may be the ultimate case of seasonal affective disorder. Appropriately enough, she uses said power to get involved in a war against vampires. |
| 157 | * In Creator/JohnMilton's ''Literature/ParadiseLost'', {{Satan}} addresses the Sun to speak of its power -- and rages that it reminds him of what he lost. |
| 158 | * In ''Literature/TheBookOfTheNewSun,'' The Conciliator is at the same time a [[CrystalDragonJesus man]] and the White Fountain which will restore the dying Sun and wreck continents. Or perhaps that's just what the Powers Above the Stage need him to believe. |
| 159 | * In ''{{Literature/Animorphs}},'' [[PuppeteerParasite Yeerks]] need to leave their host bodies every three days to absorb Kandrona rays or they die. The Kandrona is actually the name of their home world's sun, which they regard with religious significance; however, the "Kandronas" used off-world are just devices that imitate its energy. |
| 160 | * ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': Sunspinners are people who can manipulate sunlight. |
| 161 | * The Shel Silverstein poem "Invention" from ''Where The Sidewalk Ends'' is about a child who creates a light that is powered by plugging it into the sun. The only problem, however, is that the cord isn't long enough. |
| 162 | * ''Literature/TheDreamsideRoad'': |
| 163 | ** [[SignatureTeamTransport The Aesir]] runs on high-yield solar cells. That includes its ability to fly, as well as its energy shield and weapons. |
| 164 | ** The Sun Talons and other Liberty Corps craft are at least partially solar-powered. |
| 165 | ** The Solar Saver Collective and their massive [[BaseOnWheels crawlers]] are partially solar-powered and deliver solar-charged batteries to their customers. |
| 166 | * In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' wizards have the ability to contain sunshine itself and use it as a weapon against those who fear the sun, which Harry Dresden demonstrates when jumped by Bianca, a Red Court vampire (not the traditional ''Dracula'' type, but still vulnerable to sunlight), having folded some into a handkerchief. However, there's just one problem with this trick, which Harry reveals when his friend, Karrin Murphy, pushes him on it: to do it, the practitioner must be genuinely happy, and at that point, he hasn't been genuinely happy enough to do it for years. |
| 167 | * ''Literature/MagnusChaseAndTheGodsOfAsgard'': Magnus, being a son of [[spoiler: Frey]], has the ability to bring warming sunshine to any location. |
| 168 | * ''Literature/DragonlanceTheNewAdventures'': Sindri [[MeaningfulName Suncatcher]], the world's first kender wizard, claims his power comes from the sun (it's actually BequeathedPower from a ghost dragon), unlike the [[{{Lunacy}} three moons]] all other wizards draw power from. |
| 169 | * In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' Gandalf calls himself "wielder of the flame of Anor" which those familiar with the wider ''Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium'' (or careful readers, because it's said explicitly in some dialogues) will identify as The Power of the Sun ("anor" is elvish for "sun"). Explains his PlayingWithFire skills, kind of. |
| 170 | * In ''Literature/{{Campione}}'', the God Verethragna (and Godou Kusanagi, who killed Verethragna and [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt gained his powers]]) can summon a white stallion made of the flames of the sun. It typically charges through enemies and incinerates them. It can only be used on a target who has committed great sins. |
| 171 | * ''Literature/ThePerfectRun'': Leo Hargrave is known as "Leo the Living Sun". He can transform into a humanoid star, granting him [[GravityMaster control over his own gravity]], [[FlyingBrick extreme durability and matter regeneration]], [[TheAgeless stopped aging]] when in this form, and strong enough [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinetic powers]] that he must constantly hold himself back to prevent being a PersonOfMassDestruction. Before he got his powers, he was [[spoiler:[[PowerStereotypeFlip a fireman]]]]. |
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| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 176 | * ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'': [[TheDitz Trance]] [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Gemini]] is a [[DealWithTheDevil Lucifer]], the avatar of a Sun. |
| 177 | * Hikaru/[=MagiShine=], and Daggeron/Solaris Knight from respectively ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' and its American localization ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' use the Sun as a power source and have sun-based powers. Same for Travelion/[[HumongousMecha Solar Streak Megazord]]. |
| 178 | ** Similarly, in ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' the Titanium Ranger's Max Solarzord fires blasts of solar energy as weapons. |
| 179 | * [[BadassBoast I am the child of the Sun!]] [[Series/KamenRiderBlackRX Kamen Rider!]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Black! RX!]] |
| 180 | ** '''[[Series/KamenRiderOOO RATA RATA RATORA~TAH!]]'''[[hottip:*:For the poor souls who haven't seen the series, that's the OOO Driver doing part of the ImageSong for Ratoratah form, the PantheraAwesome themed mode with The Power Of The Sun and LightTheWay going for it. Specifically, it comes from its lion aspect.]] |
| 181 | * In ''Series/{{Heroes Reborn|2015}}'', it turns out that [[spoiler: Luke Collins has radioactive powers derived from the sun. He can carefully control them, however, and doesn't Ted Sprague-out and blow stuff up. He can easily use his powers to light a small piece of paper on fire while leaving everything else unscathed. His abilities could make him more powerful than Ted, if he can harness most of the sun's radiation.]] |
| 182 | * Much like Superman, the eponymous heroes of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' rely on sunlight to fuel their strength due to [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent having gained their powers from an artificial Sun]] they constructed on their homeworld. Their requirements however are so vast that Earth's atmosphere reduces [[HourOfPower their staying time to three minutes]]. |
| 183 | ** ''Series/UltraSeven'' had the titular hero fly into the Sun once to replenish his energy due to exposure to extreme cold. |
| 184 | * In ''Series/StargateUniverse'', the Ancient ship ''Destiny'' can recharge its power reserves by literally diving into suns and absorbing energy. However, while this theoretically grants the ship unlimited power, in practice the age of the vessel means that it can only recharge to around 40% of the power capacity it would have possessed when it was completely new, while [[DramaPreservingHandicap prevents the crew returning to Earth]]. In general the ship recharges from standard stars, although it was once able to recharge in a blue giant, but the power of this star required most of the crew to evacuate ''Destiny'' and seal all essential items in protected areas of the ship |
| 185 | * ''Series/ShadowAndBone'' has the Sun Summoner, a legendary figure capable of summoning light and even, perhaps, destroying the Shadow Fold that has trapped East Ravkans for years. Of course, the Sun Summoner turns out to be very real and named Alina Starkov, and the discovery of her powers kicks off the plot. |
| 186 | [[/folder]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 189 | * The song by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOltLpCV5lo the same name]] by Music/BruceDickinson. |
| 190 | * Music/TheKinks' "Lazy Old Sun" from ''Music/SomethingElseByTheKinks''. |
| 191 | -->''You make the rainbows and you make the night disappear''\ |
| 192 | ''You melt the frost so I won't criticize my sun.'' |
| 193 | * Music/PinkFloyd's EarlyInstallmentWeirdness ''Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun'' |
| 194 | * Music/{{Gloryhammer}}: On the album, ''Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards'' in the song "Universe on Fire", they sing: |
| 195 | -->Gliding across the Sun\ |
| 196 | to soak up all its might,\ |
| 197 | Charging my Solar Gun,\ |
| 198 | and prepare for epic fight [''sic''] |
| 199 | [[/folder]] |
| 200 | |
| 201 | [[folder:Mythology & Religion]] |
| 202 | * Many religions have one or more solar deities. |
| 203 | ** Helios from the Myth/GreekMythology drove the Sun chariot across the sky. He was later replaced by Apollo. |
| 204 | * Amaterasu from Myth/JapaneseMythology is ruler of the gods (and the ancestor of the Imperial Family), but powerless against her brother, the storm god Susanoo. |
| 205 | * [[Myth/LusitanianMythology Neto]], who was both a solar deity and a deity of war, and apparently a ''very'' powerful one at that. |
| 206 | * [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Ra]] or [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Horus]] are powerful gods with the former being a creator-deity and the latter vanquishing the god of storms and chaos. |
| 207 | * Indian mythology has the sun god Surya, who is treated among the pantheon of deities as equal to the king of the Devas, Indra. Both of them are seen as quite overpowered that in the ''{{Literature/Mahabharata}}'', their respective sons are seen as the strongest champions of their respective factions. |
| 208 | * Huitzilopochtli from Myth/AztecMythology was a god of sun and war and one of the most powerful deities. |
| 209 | * Haemosu from Myth/KoreanMythology, Heavenly Emperor's son and a very powerful god(beating god of the river in a shapeshifting duel), and founder of the Buyeo and Goguryeo Kingdoms. |
| 210 | * In Myth/NorseMythology, Sunna/Sól is apparently so powerful that only her shield protects us from fiery devastation, though that still isn't enough to save her from the wolf [[BeastOfTheApocalypse Sköll]] at the Ragnarok. |
| 211 | * Some systems had both a sun god and a personification of the Sun. For instance, in Greek mythology, Apollo was the "god of light" (effectively a solar deity), while Helios was the Sun itself. |
| 212 | ** Sometimes, the Sun is the ''[[EyeBeams eye]]'' of the ruling god. Helios, for example, is often referred as the eye of Zeus, [[UsefulNotes/{{Zoroastrianism}} Ahura Mazda]]'s eye is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hvare-khshaeta Hvare-khshaeta]], ''et cetera''. |
| 213 | * In both Maori and Hawaiian myth the sun is beaten by Maui into submission. |
| 214 | * In Myth/AboriginalAustralianMyths most solar deities are goddesses, whose power levels depend based on the culture. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhi Yhi]] for example is the creator of the world, while [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bila_(sun) Bila]] was a cannibal that killed many people but that got beaten by the [[https://books.google.pt/books?id=1h3EpSp-YU4C&pg=PA286&lpg=PA286&dq=bila+lizard&source=bl&ots=AKWpOkUyGC&sig=ACfU3U1Yn1D01Usip-oflfZoRPv0axoRsg&hl=pt-PT&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO1rn-vKXjAhUINhoKHej0Ck4Q6AEwCnoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=bila%20lizard&f=false lizardmen Kudnu ("Goanna") and Muda ("Gecko")]]. |
| 215 | * In the Myth/NartSagas Satanaya (a prominent female figure that depending on your interpretation is either a demigoddess, a full-blown goddess, or a witch) can make the sun rise and set at her will. Worth noting is that the [[Myth/ScythianMythology Scythians]] worshipped Tabiti, which might have been a sun goddess, implying this is an echo of the older deity. |
| 216 | * In Abrahamic theology, Shamsiel[[note]]From "Shamash", the Babylonian sun god; cognate to Hebrew ''shemesh'' and Arabic ''shams''[[/note]] is usually said to be the angel of the Sun. In Literature/ParadiseLost, though, it is [[ArchangelUriel Uriel]] who wields this power. |
| 217 | ** ArchangelMichael is also frequently considered the planetary angel of the Sun. Curiously, he and Shamsiel share multiple traits, such as being [[EldritchAbomination cherubs]], guardian of the Fourth Heaven, and the Garden of Eden. |
| 218 | * In Gnosticism, the Sun is represented by the [[EldritchAbomination Archon]] Adonaios, though some sources list Iao instead (which otherwise stands for Jupiter). In a twist, however, since the Sun is an Archon, which work for [[GodIsEvil Yaldabaoth]], it is at best an [[LightIsNotGood hostile power]]. |
| 219 | * Solaromancy is a classical term for sun-based divination. By tabletop logic, [[{{Whatevermancy}} it should be sun-based magic]]. |
| 220 | * The UsefulNotes/{{Buddhis|m}}t Sermon of the Seven Suns claims that the universe will be destroyed by seven suns burning everything. |
| 221 | [[/folder]] |
| 222 | |
| 223 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 224 | * ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': |
| 225 | ** ''TabletopGame/AlQadim'': There are a few sun-powered spells: Sun Stone (a stone held in sunlight becomes an incendiary missile), Sundazzle (sunlight causes blindness), Sunfire (solar-powered Fireball), Sunwarp (powerful, though limited mirage-based variant of [[DoppelgangerSpin Mirror Image]]) |
| 226 | ** ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'': The ''Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide'' for the fifth edition adds the Way of the Sun Soul subclass for the [[Main/AllMonksKnowKungFu Monk]], which allows the Monk to channel their Ki into [[Main/KameHameHadouken searing blasts of energy]] that deal [[Main/PlayingWithFire Fire]] and [[LightEmUp Radiant]] damage. 5th edition also has several sunlight-themed [[AreaOfEffect Area-of-Effect]] spells such as Sunburst or Dawn, and a FlamingSword known as the Sun Blade. |
| 227 | ** ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'': Sun Mages in the campaign ''Astromundi Cluster''. The Antilan Empire wizards purchased the secrets of sunmagic from the Arcane and kept as a secret weapon. |
| 228 | ** Some or other [[GodOfLight sun deity]] is almost obligatory in any setting, and the priesthood of each, of course, has sun-related spells and powers. |
| 229 | *** In 3.5, the clerics of the sun god Pelor can take the Sun domain. Which, in addition to giving them many heat and light-based spells, including the extremely powerful Sunburst, which lights up everything within ten feet of the cleric, allows them to perform a "greater TurnUndead", which focuses powerful sunlight instead of positive energy. Instead of merely scaring undead away, a Greater Turning ''turns them to dust on the spot''. |
| 230 | *** Conversely, druids due to their strong ties with Nature are also able to use some of the spells of said domain. |
| 231 | ** In 5e, there's the spells [[WaveMotionGun Sunbeam]] and Dawn, which not only deal Radiant Damage, but create sunlight that negatively effects anything weak to it. |
| 232 | %%* ''TabletopGame/{{Gloomhaven}}'': The Sunkeeper. |
| 233 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': |
| 234 | ** Since the default player characters are all the chosen of the sun god, this is commonplace. In second edition, the sun in the sky [[ThatsNoMoon isn't actually a sun]] -- it's a massive weapons station that helps decide which beings are "creatures of darkness" and thus [[GoodHurtsEvil worthy of receiving the pain from the Unconquered Sun's cleansing light]]. There are several attacks and spells that allow a Solar to harness this power. |
| 235 | ** For a somewhat darker twist, there's the sorcery spell Total Annihilation, which draws on the destructive potential of a ''different'' sun -- Ligier, the ever-burning green sun of Hell. It's essentially a fantasy nuke. |
| 236 | ** The sun god himself, the Unconquered Sun, is generally invincible, but in second edition [[spoiler:the Scarlet Empress turns into the Bitch Queen of Hell and schemes a way to kill him by blotting out the skies, and effectively bring about Armageddon to the land]]. |
| 237 | * ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' puts sunlight in the [[WhiteMagic white]] (and, occasionally, [[GreenThumb green]] and [[PlayingWithFire red]]) part of the color pie. It's shown to devastating effect in cards such as Wrath of God. |
| 238 | ** Flavour has several solar deities from a myriad of planes. Represented in the cards are [[http://magiccards.info/shm/en/234.html the Oversoul of Dusk]] from Shadowmoor (who was only featured [[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/db48a in a poem]], where she hid the Sun), and [[http://magiccards.info/ths/en/17.html Heliod]] from Theros, who [[spoiler:puts his [[LightEmUp sunlight]] [[LightIsNotGood to awful use]]]]. |
| 239 | ** Amonkhet has no actual sun deities per se, but two of the gods, Oketra and Hazoret, draw their magic from its [[WeirdSun Second Sun]]. |
| 240 | ** In Ixalan, dinosaurs of all things are associated with the sun, and different stages of the sun are embodied by dinosaurian avatars. |
| 241 | --->''"The Legion's conquistadores could endure Ixalan's sun. Their forts could withstand a charging ceratops. But nothing can stop a ceratops strengthened by the sun."'' |
| 242 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' has Solkan, one of the gods of order, which is a solar deity that may offer his followers fire and light powers. Like all the gods of order, he doesn't show up very much (except for some references in the novels). [[KnightTemplar Considering how he is]], [[LightIsNotGood that may be a good thing]]. |
| 243 | * ''Franchise/TheWorldOfDarkness'': |
| 244 | ** ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening'' and ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'' have "spells" that work like this. The major difference between these and ones that make a lot of "fake" light is the ability to mess with [[TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem vampires]]. |
| 245 | ** There are spirits from the [[SpiritWorld Shadow]] which are essentially sun elementals. These are noted as bearing a passing resemblance to fire elementals, but appear more transcendent and powerful (they're among the most powerful spirits in the Shadow) and also have a theme of bringing "illumination." They also attack darkness spirits (which are conceptual rather than elemental), and have a relationship with [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken werewolves]] (children of Luna) that ranges from "grudge" to "attack on sight." |
| 246 | %%* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': |
| 247 | %%** Bujinki Amaterasu, as she's based on Amaterasu. |
| 248 | %%** Master Hyperion, as he's the leader of the Agents of Heaven. Also he's a personification of the Sun. |
| 249 | [[/folder]] |
| 250 | |
| 251 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 252 | * Meridian from ''VideoGame/AtlasReactor'' has a sun-based theme and most of his skills and taunts are named appropriately. His ultimate, Zenith, creates a small sun floating over his head that shields him and his allies. |
| 253 | * In ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt3'', the [[PsychicPowers Septima]] of the leader of ATEMS, [[BigBad ZedΩ]], is "Golden Trillion", which grants him the ability to manipulate nuclear fusion and produce powerful flame and light attacks. Zed can [[ShapingYourAttacks shape his solar flames and sunlight]] into a GreatBow that shoots a RainOfArrows, create swarms of small phoenixes that swarm his targets, produce [[StormOfBlades countless amounts of swords to drop sword-point on foes]], [[WreathedInFlames coat himself in flames]] to ram a foe, [[{{Flight}} fly through the air]] on HotWings that produce feathers with which he can teleport in a burst of rainbow light, produce a barrier that allows him to NoSell physical strikes, and just unleash a FantasticNuke of fire. He's also one of the strongest Adepts in the whole series, with his power as stated in his collectible Image Pulses capable of [[PersonOfMassDestruction razing countries]] and a possible rival to Gunvolt's [[LightningCanDoAnything Azure Striker]], which at this point has risen to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt literal world-ending potential]]. |
| 254 | * In ''VideoGame/BaldursGate3'', while at Rosymorn Monastery, you come across a large crystalline telescope shaped weapon called The Solar Lance, which shoots concentrated beams of sunlight. It's purpose is to protect the treasure called The Morninglord; if you take the treasure and set off the security, the Solar Lance will activate and shoot a ray of sunlight powerful enough to destroy the temple and everyone in it. |
| 255 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', the Lumen Sages had the Sun as the source of their powers (as opposed to the Umbra Witches' own {{Lunacy}} and [[SummonMagic Demon Summoning]]); [[BigBad Father Balder]], the last of these sages, even has solar motifs in his battle mode, with his clothes turning blue/yellow (the main wavelengths of sunlight), and his peacock feather like wings vaguely resembling sun rays. |
| 256 | * The ''VideoGame/BloonsTowerDefense'' series sees the Sun Avatar, Monkey Temple/Sun Temple, and True Sun God firing enormous quantities of solar light to destroy Bloons. The Monkey Temple/Sun Temple/True Sun God also call to mind myths about the sun needing sacrifices to rise, requiring sacrifices of other towers to reach their full potential. |
| 257 | ** Adora, one of the heroes from Bloons Tower Defense 6, is the Sun God's High Priestess. Her basic attack launches divine bolts of light, her level 3 ability (The Long Arm of Light) makes her fire stronger bolts of light over a much longer range, and her ultimate (Ball of Light) lets her summon what looks to be a miniature sun to annihilate bloons. Her only ability that *isn't* explicitly sun-themed (Blood Sacrifice) is a reference to the Sun Temple/True Sun God's own sacrifice mechanic. She even powers up when you summon the True Sun God! |
| 258 | * In the ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'' games, the protagonist Django uses the "Gun Del Sol," a solar-powered gun that shoots sunlight (and later a solar-powered gauntlet called the Sol de Vice, which gave melee weapons similar powers). Very useful for a vampire hunter. What was especially interesting was that the game had you power the gun using ''real-life'' sunlight. A UV sensor on the game cart made sunlight shine into the game world when it detected sunlight. |
| 259 | ** The later entries ''Lunar Knights'' and ''VideoGame/Kura5BondsOfTheUndying'' both also feature the Solar Gun, albeit without the Solar Sensor that draws from real world sunlight, instead keeping the solar power strictly in-universe. The latter does have in-game weather change to adapt to the real world, however, making it possible for strong real life sunlight to be transferred into the game setting. |
| 260 | ** The same gun is a hidden weapon in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''. |
| 261 | ** The Gun Del Sol is also a weapon (in this case, a chip) in the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series (and the first of the ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' games [[RegionalBonus in Japan]]). In the ''Battle Network'' example, it's more effective when jacked in to an outdoor location, while ''Star Force'' offers no such bonus. |
| 262 | * Ingrid, as seen in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3 MAX'', is able to harness sunlight in her attacks - fitting for a sun goddess. |
| 263 | * In ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', the ancient [[{{Precursors}} Kingdom of Zeal]] used the Sun Stone as a power source, but even its ability to store a seemingly endless supply of solar energy wasn't enough for them. So they attempted to harness the power of [[EldritchAbomination Lavos]] instead, and [[AndManGrewProud that didn't turn out too well]]. But your party is able to take the drained "Moon Stone," place it in a patch of sunlight on an island that is immune to both continental drift and a Lavos-based apocalypse, and use time travel to retrieve the recharged Sun Stone after a few thousand years, then use it to create [[GadgeteerGenius Lucca]]'s [[InfinityPlusOneSword strongest weapon]] and a very powerful accessory. |
| 264 | * ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' has this as a common motif associated with [[BigGood Lord Gwyn]] and the early days of the Age of Fire. Unusually, sun-based healing spells are associated with light, but the offensive ones are all based on [[ShockAndAwe lightning]]. |
| 265 | ** Gwyn's title is the Lord Of Sunlight [[spoiler: or, rather was. By the time of the game, he is [[FinalBoss the fallen Lord Of Cinder]]]]. His primary weapon against the Everlasting Dragons was the [[ShockAndAwe Sunlight Spear]] magic, and his daughter Gwynevere is associated with various light-based healing magics. |
| 266 | ** The game's co-op themed [[FactionCalculus Covenant]] is the Warriors of Sunlight, exemplified by recurring MemeticBadass Solaire Of Astora. His entire character arc is driven by his quest to find "his own sun", and he (and other high-level Warriors of Sunlight) uses weaker variations of Gwyn's Sunlight Spear. The [[MemeticMutation oft-mimicked]] "Praise The Sun" gesture is associated with him, as well. [[spoiler:If [[MultipleEndings he doesn't die]] [[DownerEnding in the tunnels outside Lost Izalith]], [[BittersweetEnding he can assist the player in battle against the aforementioned Lord Of Cinder]]]] |
| 267 | * ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' |
| 268 | ** Throughout the series, all known bloodlines of [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] are, at the very least, weaker in sunlight than they are at night. This ranges from a mild irritation that prevents natural healing and Magicka regen, to outright being ''burned'' by sunlight and potentially being killed by it. The Vvardenfell strain of vampires in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' are outright damaged by sunlight no matter when they last fed. In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', sunlight could kill them, the longer they went without drinking blood the more damage they took. Fast traveling in daylight could prove lethal. In ''Skyrim'' sunlight stops vampires from regenerating health, stamina, and magicka, something non-vampires can naturally do. ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline Online]]'' includes a vampire bloodline who are ''not'' harmed by sunlight, but simply have far greater power during the night. |
| 269 | ** Magnus, the "God of Magic" who served as the architect of Mundus (the mortal plane), provides an indirect example. Magnus created the sun (which is named after him) when he [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere fled Mundus]] after realizing that the [[OurGodsAreDifferent et'Ada]] who participated in its creation would be greatly weakened and forever bound to it. Magnus punched a hole through to [[SpiritWorld Aetherius]], the realm of magic, as he escaped. The magical energy flowing into Mundus through the sun is what allows for the use of magic among mortals. Essentially, all magic in the ''ES'' universe is a form of the Power of the Sun. |
| 270 | ** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Dawnguard'' DLC expands upon this. Some new weapons and spells deal Sun Damage that is quite effective against undead enemies. The most notable and story-relevant is Auriel's Bow, said to have been wielded by the Auri-El, the [[OurElvesAreDifferent Aldmeri]] TopGod in battle. Besides dealing Sun Damage with each arrow, it has the unique ability to fire a "Sunhallowed" arrow towards the sun and trigger a rain of fire that blasts your enemies like a magical KillSat. It's also sought by a clan of vampires, who hope to pervert this power to instead cause TheNightThatNeverEnds. |
| 271 | * Sun mana is a type of mana in the VideoGame/FallFromHeaven mod for ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} 4''. |
| 272 | * The sun in ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is (like all stars) actually an ancient EldritchAbomination that enforces its own laws of reality on Earth and incinerates anybody who violates them, which inconveniently includes you and most others in the Neath. The British Admiralty attempted to replicate its reality-warping abilities by creating a giant mechanical sun called [[MechanicalAbomination the Dawn Machine]], but the AIIsACrapshoot and now the machine seeks to impose its own regime on the universe. |
| 273 | * ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' brings this in the form of the Archimedes II weapon -- a KillSat that reflects and focuses the entirety of the [[ThirstyDesert blistering desert sunlight]] gathered by the [=HELIOS=] One solar power plant at a single targeted point. While hijacking a power plant able to power half the Mojave is definitely the selfish option, having the ability to call [[LightEmUp a massive ray of light from the heavens able to incinerate entire packs of enemies]] with a pocket-sized device is a hell of a temptation. |
| 274 | * ''Franchise/FateSeries'' |
| 275 | ** NPC Saber from ''VideoGame/FateExtra'', who is actually Gawain, uses Excalibur Galatine, {{Excalibur}}'s sister sword, which 'glows with heat rays of the sun'. He also is [[NoSell immune to your attacks]] as long as the sun is shining thanks to his Skill "Numeral of the Saint" (though lore-wise it "just" triples his power and stats), which is usually all the time during the tournament. [[spoiler:You need to manually hack the system to "turn off" the sun.]] |
| 276 | ** From the sequel ''Fate/Extra CCC'' and ''Literature/FateApocrypha'', we have Karna, son of the Sun God and Hero of Charity, whose armor is solidified sun flare, has a cape of sun fire, and wields a god-killing spear. |
| 277 | ** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': |
| 278 | *** Gawain returns still possessing "Numeral of the Saint", which is further compounded in his appearance as an enemy in the Sixth Singularity where he has received a [[SuperEmpowering blessing]] from the Lion King that ensures the sun will ''always'' be shining down on him whenever he makes an appearance. [[spoiler:It takes a powerful sandstorm from First Hassan blotting out the sun to neutralize the blessing, though as it turns out [[JustToyingWithThem he didn't need it to overpower Gawain]].]] [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration In gameplay]], Gawain's Numeral of the Saint Skill gives additional effects if the battlefield is classified as "Sunlight", and a later BalanceBuff to his Charisma Skill into "Nightless Charisma" allows him to turn the battlefield to "Sunlight" for one turn upon activation. |
| 279 | *** Tam Lin Gawain, [[spoiler:also known as Black Dog Barghest]], as part of receiving Gawain's power from [[TheArchmage High Queen Morgan]] during the events of the Sixth Lostbelt also has "Numeral of the Saint" to boost her power while the sun shines. [[spoiler:In Barghest's case, however, it's actually a PowerLimiter; as a nocturnal faerie who is at her strongest at night, the blessing not only screws with her ability to gain power at night but also isn't as effective as it should be during the day when she would be weaker. Despite this, she's still as strong as Gawain with his sun-boosted strength, and upon losing Gawain's power thanks to Chaldea her strength ''balloons'' even higher as she can now draw upon her ApocalypseMaiden powers in full.]] |
| 280 | * In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', Azeyma is the Keeper of the Sun in Eorzean mythology. When faced as the penultimate boss of the Aglaia alliance raid, she makes extensive use of her sun-related powers against the party: blasting them with the heat of the sun, creating mirages of herself to befuddle players, and causing the ground to explode with concentrated beams of sunlight. |
| 281 | * In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'', the Geomancer spell Shining Flare generates an intense burst of sunlight for fire damage. It can only be used when the weather is sunny. |
| 282 | ** Additionally, the illusionist spell Prominence claims to use the fires of the Sun. |
| 283 | ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Sephiroth's flashiest attack is Supernova, where he attacks the party by blowing up a (''our'') sun at the party. Funny thing: he can use it multiple times and it ''[[SlapOnTheWristNuke cannot kill the party]]''. |
| 284 | * Helios in ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'', being the god of the Sun. He even shouts it before blinding Kratos with intense sunlight from his head. |
| 285 | * ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' has the final summon Iris, which takes every enemy onscreen and applies HurlItIntoTheSun (and back). Unfortunately, it can only be taken after one of the most nightmarish {{Superboss}}es in existence, and there's really [[BraggingRightsReward nothing left to use it on afterwards]]. |
| 286 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Hexen}}'' the Sun Staff shot ridiculously damaging rays of light. |
| 287 | * ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has Leona, a [[ThePaladin Paladin]] who is the head of the Solari, a religion that worships the Sun. Her schtick is that she uses sunlight to enhance her allies' damage and can even call in [[KillSat Solar Flares]] to stun multiple enemies. She forms a SolarAndLunar dichotomy with her {{Lunacy}} counterpart Diana. |
| 288 | * In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', the Sun Song is as useful for stunning undead as it is for [[TimeMaster moving the sun through the sky to change the time of day]]. |
| 289 | * Franchise/MegaMan: |
| 290 | ** In ''VideoGame/MegaMan10'', one of the robot masters is Solar Man, from whom Mega Man [[PowerCopying acquires]] the Solar Blaze weapon. |
| 291 | ** In ''VideoGame/MegaMan4'', Pharaoh Man's Pharaoh Shot draws upon the power of the sun, and when Mega Man learns the attack, it generates a miniature sun above him when he [[ChargedAttack charges it up]]. The mini-sun isn't just for show, either. Ramming it into an enemy will do damage just like the actual shot. This is particularly useful against the final boss, who is weak to the Pharaoh Shot, but sometimes too high to hit with the normal firing of the weapon. |
| 292 | ** [[Main/AllThereInTheManual Supplimentary materials]] reveal that Mega Man himself runs on solar energy, which he is able to weaponize as energy blasts from his Mega Buster. The same applies to his successor, VideoGame/MegaManX. |
| 293 | * ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' has the boss Apollo Flame, who uses the Solar Barrier and has attacks like Solar Flare. |
| 294 | * ''VideoGame/NosferatuTheWrathOfMalachi'': Sunlight plays an important part of the ritual. Fortunately, it's also the Count's WeaksauceWeakness... |
| 295 | * ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'': Amaterasu is the Goddess of the Sun and naturally possesses the Sunrise power, which allows the user to summon the sun, turning night into day. It's the only Celestial Brush technique in the game that isn't re-taught to her by a Celestial Brush God, though it does take a bit of plot progression [[ForgotAboutHisPowers before the player gains access to it]]. |
| 296 | * Illari from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' is the last of the [[Myth/IncaMythology Inti Warriors]], who was able to harness the power of the sun at a very young age ([[WhereIWasBornAndRazed but at a great cost]]). Her Solar Rifle uses the sun's power to both heal allies and shoot enemies, and her ultimate ability fires a ball of solar energy that triggers an explosion when enough damage is dealt. |
| 297 | * Sun is an important recurring element in the ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'' games, being the main games' form of currency (as plants need sunlight to grow): |
| 298 | ** Sunflowers and other sun-producing plants are used to generate sunlight in the main games, and Sunflowers in ''[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare Garden Warfare]]'' can harness solar power into a laser beam that incinerates zombies. |
| 299 | ** Sunlight is offensively used by the Magnifying Grass plant from ''[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime 2]]'', who refracts the solar power onto zombies. |
| 300 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Several Pokémon and several moves are overtly linked to the sun. |
| 301 | ** Beginning with the moves, first and foremost is Solar Beam, one of the most powerful Grass-Type moves since Generation I. The user charges up sunlight for a turn and then fires a beam of pure solar energy at the foe. |
| 302 | ** Generation II introduces the move Sunny Day (Clear Skies in the original translation), which generates harsh sunlight for 5 turns. During that time, Fire moves are empowered, Water moves are weakened, and Solarbeam's charge-turn is eliminated, making "Sunnybeamers", Pokémon with Sunny Day ''and'' Solarbeam, extremely powerful, especially if they also know Fire moves. |
| 303 | ** We also got the introduction of healing moves that become twice as effective under harsh sunlight, like Morning Sun and Synthesis. |
| 304 | ** Generation III gives us the move Weather Ball, which changes its typing and becomes twice as strong during abnormal weather: it becomes a Fire-type move during intense sun. |
| 305 | ** As of Generation V, Growth, a Grass-type move that boosts the user's offensive stats, has its effects doubled under harsh sunlight. |
| 306 | ** Generation VII introduces Solar Blade, a physical counterpart of Solar Beam that's slightly stronger. |
| 307 | ** Now, as for the Pokémon themselves, a dichotomy of Power of the Sun and {{Lunacy}} happened several times even before Generation VII. |
| 308 | *** Although fairly subtle, Ho-Oh and its unique abilities (the attack "Sacred Fire" and being able to resurrect the dead) are based on this. It becomes more obvious when paired with Lugia, who forms the lunar counterpart with its silver shade and association with influencing the water. |
| 309 | *** Espeon, the Psychic-Type Eeveelution, is called the Sun Pokémon, with its Dark-Type counterpart Umbreon being the Moonlight Pokémon. Espeon was the first Pokémon that was able to learn Morning Sun. |
| 310 | *** Solrock is a sun-shaped meteorite Pokémon which is even stated to use sunlight as the source of its psychic power. Lunatone is its {{Lunacy}} counterpart. |
| 311 | *** And, finally, there is now the ''de facto'' sun Pokemon, Solgaleo. Notably, it is a [[ExtraOreDinary Steel]] and Psychic-type, as opposed to the more predictable Fire-type, with emphasis on the sun's [[LightEmUp light]]. |
| 312 | *** Some other Pokemon have associations with the sun, like Groudon (it's more associated with land and continents, but it was the first Pokémon to have the ability Drought, which causes sunny weather). |
| 313 | *** Cherrim is a cherry blossom Pokémon who only blooms in harsh sunlight. |
| 314 | *** Volcarona is a powerful but non-Legendary Pokémon depicted as a substitute for the sun. |
| 315 | *** Gigalith, a Rock-type stone monster with red crystals sticking out of its body and feet, absorbs rays of sunlight into its energy core and releases it as a concentrated ball of solar energy. |
| 316 | ** A few Abilities also draw power from Sunny Day: |
| 317 | *** Chlorophyll doubles the Speed of a Grass-Type user under harsh sunlight. |
| 318 | *** Forecast is Castform's signature ability, which turns it into a Fire-type in harsh sunlight. |
| 319 | *** Solar Power increases the user's Special Attack stat by 50% in harsh sunlight, but also costs them 1/8 of their HP every turn. |
| 320 | *** Leaf Guard gives the user a Safeguard effect under harsh sunlight, preventing it from being put to sleep, poisoned, paralyzed, frozen, or—yes, surprisingly, even burned. |
| 321 | *** Flower Gift is Cherrim's signature ability, which boosts Attack and Special Defense by 50% in harsh sunlight. And the effect extends to Cherrim's allies in Double and Triple Battles. |
| 322 | *** Finally, Protosynthesis, the signature ability [[spoiler: of the Paradox Pokémon exclusive to Pokémon Scarlet]] powers up the strongest stat of the Pokémon by 1.3x[[note]] 1.5x if it's Speed[[/note]] in the sun. |
| 323 | * ''VideoGame/RiseOfLegends'' give us the Cuotl Sun God, Xil, a robotic [[MayIncatec Mayincatec]] alien who uses beams of solar light to attack his opponents. Various Cuotl units also use solar rays as a weapon as well. |
| 324 | * ''Cosmology'', a school of magic in ''VideoGame/RomancingSaga'' consists of spells that use the Sun's power to heal allies or cause damage to enemies. |
| 325 | * Mori Motonari from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' worships the Sun and can use its light to dazzle enemies, break their defence, or burn them to a crisp. And he just ''won't'' shut up about it. |
| 326 | * In ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts: From the New World'', Shania's final Fusion is Tirawa, the Spirit of the Sun. Its ultimate move is "Sun Flare", which causes the sun to hurl fireballs at her enemies. In-story, the Spirit has the power to burn away any and all evil which [[spoiler: you need to do just that by maxing out Tirawa's statues in order to get the Good Ending]]. |
| 327 | * ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'' features [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian Sun God, Ra]], whose skills revolve around sunlight that can heal and can also burn... OK, it mostly burns. Later on, they also added the legendary Chinese archer and ex-immortal Hou Yi, who is protected with the sun that he can't be hit with critical hits a lot, and can also drop not just one, but ''nine'' suns and all of its power to an area. Not content with that, they then bring in one of Ra's fellow Sun deity Khepri, the scarab that rolls the sun with him; and there's also the Norse Sun Goddess Sol. They THEN added Amaterasu as a "buff/support/fighter" character. Interestingly they made Amaterasu a Samurai as opposed to her more traditional magical portrayal. |
| 328 | * The Sun Rune, along with both Dawn and Twilight Rune from ''VideoGame/SuikodenV''. Apparently, the influence of the Sun Rune is so powerful to the point it can [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity corrupt its wielder]]. [[spoiler:If you gather all of the 108 Stars of Destiny, it will move to its nurturing phase and brings back Lyon to life]]. |
| 329 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': The Comet Observatory is powered by stars, and even has a miniature one at the very center. It steadily grows as more and more are collected. |
| 330 | * In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'', the [[VideoGame/WiiFit Wii Fit Trainer]] has a move called Sun Salutation. There is an ''actual'' yoga position named Sun Salutation where one leans forward with both arms stretched. Wii Fit Trainer however takes it up a notch and literally charges up a sun-like projection in front of her while doing the yoga pose! She can use it as a powerful projectile and just launching it heals her slightly. |
| 331 | * One of the wonders you can unlock in ''VideoGame/SurvivingMars'' is the Artificial Sun, a large fusion reactor that looks like a miniature sun when powered up. It's basically a much larger version of Octavius's device from ''Spider-Man 2''. It consumes a ''monstrous'' amount of water to fully charge each time you turn it on, but with the right layout of solar panels placed around it, your colony will ''never'' have to worry about power again. |
| 332 | * In ''VideoGame/{{temtem}}'' a lot of attention is drawn to the pan-sun, a unique star around which the [[WorldInTheSky archipelago]] gravitates, yet none of the actual {{Mons}} seem to have any moves related to it. [[spoiler:But at the end, all six Tuwai evolutions perform a move called "pan-solar beam", a beam of golden light that kills off the BigBad.]] |
| 333 | * The [[EldritchAbomination Solar Pillar]] from ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' is able to rain solar fireballs on the player. The [[FlunkyBoss mooks that accompany it]] are also fire- and sun-themed. |
| 334 | ** Defeating the Solar Pillar drops Solar Fragments, which can be crafted into the Daybreak and the [[WhipSword Solar Eruption]], as well as Solar armor that drastically increases melee damage and speed and provides flaming {{Single Use Shield}}s that can be consumed for a devastating DashAttack as a SetBonus |
| 335 | * Three different characters in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' have been seen using solar power: |
| 336 | ** Patchouli Knowledge has Sun as one of her seven elements (alongside [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], [[ExtraOredinary Metal]], [[GreenThumb Wood]], and [[{{Lunacy}} Moon]]). Spells with this element include Royal Flare (alone), Hydrogenous Prominence (Sun and Water), Photosynthesis (Sun and Wood), and Royal Diamond Ring (Sun and Moon). |
| 337 | ** Utsuho Reiuji, on the other hand, swallowed the corpse of a sun god, giving her the power of nuclear fusion. This manifests in, among other things, gigantic nuke-bullets, attacks based on suns, stars, and various constellations, and the ability to create artificial suns. She was led to get that power so that she could be used to build and maintain a nuclear power plant running off of suns made from her nuclear fusion. [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity She also went a little nuts with this power]] and wanted to burn the surface world to ashes, but it was nothing some [[BulletHell danmaku]]-based PercussiveMaintenance couldn't fix. |
| 338 | ** Sunny Milk, the fairy of sunlight, uses the sun to strengthen her abilities. She is also capable of optical camo by refracting light. |
| 339 | ** ''VideoGame/TouhouSoccer'', famous for its over-the-top spells (such as a 1,000+ km/h kick or killing a space station), sees Mima use what appears to be a goddamn ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkDT-OlkYTI solar flare]]'' to... score a goal. |
| 340 | * ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': |
| 341 | ** The Warframe Equinox features two aspects: Night and Day. While the Night aspect reflects [[TheSacredDarkness the safety and calming effects of night and shadow]], the Day aspect represents the burning power and fiery inspiration of the dawn and daylight, with aura effects that increase speed and damage for all allies in the immediate vicinity. |
| 342 | ** Wisp's fourth ability, Sol Gate, opens a portal directly to the Sun itself through which she streams a deadly beam of solar plasma. |
| 343 | * ''VideoGame/{{Wizard101}}'' has this in the form of Sun Magic, but it isn't good for much more than enhancing other spells. The theme still shows in the various temples dedicated to this magic, including a boss fight on a platform that seems to be suspended over the surface of the sun. |
| 344 | * In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft: Cataclysm'', the tauren founded the Sunwalkers, a group of paladins and priests who revere the sun (or An'she, the right eye of the Earth Mother) as their idol and patron, which is a direct balance to the druids who use the power of the moon. Whether this is really the power of the sun at all is up for debate, as [[LightEmUp the Light]] is a universal force fueled by strength of will regardless of whether an individual personally acknowledges it, but depictions of Sunwalkers outside [[GameplayAndStorySegregation the game]] seem more in line with priests and paladins of other races than with other sun-based beings. |
| 345 | ** Balance druids seem to have followed in the footsteps of the tauren (since many of them are tauren themselves) and their Balance specialization has shifted somewhat away from [[GreenThumb raw natural energy and plants]] towards a motif of celestial bodies. In addition to the power of the moon that they've always had, supplied by the night elves' moon goddess Elune, they've also added solar power to their repertoire (notably, manifesting differently than the Sunwalkers) and their abilities revolve around periodically shifting between the two powers. |
| 346 | ** Rajh, final boss of the Halls of Origination, is the Construct of the Sun and uses several sun-based abilities, such as Solar Winds. |
| 347 | ** The entire culture of the high/blood elves runs on the Sun. They draw their power from the Sunwell, a font of magical energies, their city is coated in warm color and sun references, and at least half of their greetings involve the Sun somehow. This is a direct contrast to their cousins, the night elves who have a similar reverence for the moon, though the night elves treat the moon as an object of worship, while the high/blood elves see it more as a symbol of their rejection of everything the night elves are. It's a common misconception that the high/blood elves worship a sun god, but that's just not true. |
| 348 | ** The arakkoa in ''Warlords of Draenor'' are a LightIsNotGood example. They worship the sun and wish to see all lesser races burn under its fire. They also deem any arakkoa caught with tomes of dark magic as heathens and exile them. Those exiles are the friendly faction that players help to bring down the sun-worshiping arakkoa. |
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| 350 | |
| 351 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 352 | * [[LittleMissBadass Sola Flare]] from ''Webcomic/SuperStupor''. [[http://www.superstupor.com/sust04092008.shtml "You forgot that she can channel the entire sun at will in any fashion she likes."]] |
| 353 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Pacificators}}'', nobody has discovered how to use this power. [[spoiler: Until [[LightEmUp Daryl]] did in the fourth volume.]] |
| 354 | [[/folder]] |
| 355 | |
| 356 | [[folder:Web Originals]] |
| 357 | * ''WebVideo/NewLifeSMP'': |
| 358 | ** The Sunshine Girl origin, held by Shelby in her first life, is entirely based around the Sun. They gain a special meter so long as they are in direct sunlight, while it slowly decreases if they are away from it (e.g. at night or underground), even when going under water. Even in the shade, they glow with little particles, and can [[LightEmUp fire off a beam of light]] which briefly grants the Glowing and Regeneration effects to the target. They also have limited GreenThumb abilities, being able to accelerate crop growth ''à la'' bone-meal with their stored sunlight, and gain the Speed effect in the rain. |
| 359 | ** To a lesser extent, {{the Phoenix}} origin can Rejuvenate from their Reborn form to their Normal form under direct sunlight, and receive a speed boost on land or in the air while under the Sun. |
| 360 | * ''Literature/{{Phaeton}}'' has solar and lunar celestial affinities, Solar phaetonians can use pure sunlight to channel some powerful beams, lunars can use sunlight reflected off celestial bodies to do the same thing but inverted. Just don't let the beams touch at equal power. |
| 361 | * In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', Sundancer can create and move a miniature sun and dial it up to such extreme temperatures that it pretty much instantly incinerates anything that isn't absolutely invulnerable. |
| 362 | [[/folder]] |
| 363 | |
| 364 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 365 | * ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': In the episode "The Lost City of the Sun", Mozenrath sought out the power of Shamash, the ancient Sorcerer of the Sun. Upon being uncovered, it's revealed to be a huge magical orb that can act like a miniature sun. |
| 366 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'', the jewel that is embedded on Frylock's back apparently possesses the power of a thousand suns. After Shake and a random shop owner take control of it, it unleashes hundreds of fireballs that destroy the neighborhood. |
| 367 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': [[PlayingWithFire Firebending]] is ultimately this, and even the [[TheDarkSide corrupted]] form of Firebending is tied to the sun. While firebending still works at night, it is much weaker at that time. During a solar eclipse, even the most powerful firebenders are unable to conjure more than a spark. |
| 368 | ** Zuko later states [[spoiler: during his and Aang's travels to the lost Sun Warrior civilization]] that the primal form of Firebending, as taught by the dragons, is 'like the sun, but inside you!'. Notably, he becomes vastly more powerful after this field trip, implying that Firebending is pretty much this trope straight. |
| 369 | ** In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' Book 2 episode "A New Spiritual Age", Korra herself manages to make the Sun glow brighter and dispel dark clouds in the spiritual world. |
| 370 | * Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/Birdman1967'', who also needed sunlight to recharge his powers. He could fire "solar rays" from his fists and create a "solar shield" to protect himself. |
| 371 | * When [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Captain Planet]] got covered in "pollution" it was up to the Planeteers to clean him with pure water, then expose him to sunlight to restore his power. |
| 372 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'': The Sun is referenced to be one of six natural and primal sources of magic in the universe. The specific elf species that specializes in it, known as Sunfire Elves, can craft {{Hot Blade}}s hot enough to slice through most things like butter and channel it through their bodies to give themselves VolcanicVeins and SuperStrength powers. [[TeamPet Bait]], who is revealed to have an innate affinity for Sun magic, is able to emit [[LightEmUp flashbang-esque flashes of light]] when agitated. |
| 373 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': The gargoyles absorb solar and thermal energy in their dormant stone forms. This provides them with enough energy to be active at night. Dr. Sevarius came up with this theory (which WordOfGod confirmed) since he calculated that the Gargoyles would need to eat at least ''three cows a day'' if they didn't have some other means of gathering energy. There have been a number of times when a Gargoyle turned to stone somewhere sunlight couldn't reach, such as indoors or underground, but WordOfGod is that this is no worse than skipping a couple of meals; it might leave them somewhat lethargic, but they'd be fine as long as they didn't do it repeatedly. |
| 374 | * ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'': |
| 375 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'': In "The End of Flutter Valley", Flutter Valley is shown to be kept [[ItsAlwaysSpring perpetually green]] thanks to the power of the Sunstone, which amplifies the sun's rays. When the Sunstone is stolen by the bees of Bumbleland, Flutter Valley starts to wither away. Newly situated in Bumbleland, the stone at first turns it from a frozen wasteland into a beautiful forest, but after a few hours the rays become too powerful and the forest starts to burn. |
| 376 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Princess Celestia, co-ruler of Equestria, raises and lowers the sun (and while her sister was... [[SealedEvilInACan away]], the moon as well). It's not altogether clear how much of her power is in turn actually ''derived'' from the sun and how much of it is "just" her own innate alicorn magic; in either case, moving the literal celestial body is in and of itself no mean feat. In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E10ARoyalProblem A Royal Problem]]" it is clarified that Celestia is holding back the true extent of her power... via the revelation of a hypothetical SuperPoweredEvilSide in [[LightIsNotGood Daybreaker]], who uses fire, red light and solar flares in devastating effects. |
| 377 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', Drew has a FlamingSword that is powered by the light of the sun. It also has a blue setting that is powered by moonlight, which is, after all, reflected sunlight. |
| 378 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', [[DysfunctionJunction troubled]] superhero Captain Sunshine's superpowers are solar-powered and involve firing high-energy "Sunbeams" that cause painful sunburns at least. |
| 379 | * Stella of ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' is the princess of Solaria, and has powers majorly coming from the sun; most of her spell are indeed sun-based, and she gets weakened when in dark places or underground. Her title was even changed to "Fairy of the Shining Sun" following the Atlas Oceanic version. |
| 380 | [[/folder]] |
| 381 | |
| 382 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 383 | * UsefulNotes/TheSun gives you [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D Vitamin D]] and has many benefits that all living things can't live without. |
| 384 | * Life on Earth is literally dependent on the Power of the Sun. The most obvious examples of these are plants, who use solar energy to build themselves and create nutrients. Then animals, including us humans, consume them. Just look at a tree, a forest, or a field of wheat and you will know what the Sun is capable of. Indeed, biologists have theorised that chloroplasts (organelles responsible for photosynthesis) were actually symbiotic bacteria. Without this symbiotic relationship, multicellular life, including humanity, would have never existed. |
| 385 | * Nuclear fusion is the heart of the Sun's power. Its sheer mass compresses hydrogen into helium at the rate of some 620 million metric tons per second. Nearly everything on Earth is indirectly powered by this nuclear fusion reaction [[note]]The only real exception would be the decay of radioactive elements in the Earth's crust and mantle providing heat, and the nuclear fuel in nuclear power plants[[/note]]. The fusion energy generated near the sun's center (except for neutrino energy) percolates to the sun's surface in a million or so years. |
| 386 | ** Ultraviolet light emitted at the sun's surface has antiseptic properties, and prolonged exposure of human skin to it causes sunburns and eventually skin cancer. |
| 387 | ** Completely [[InvertedTrope inverted]] with some types of fungus and fish who need little to no sunlight at all, some even [[WeakenedByTheLight hate]] the sun. However, it is a rare case, as most Sun-haters are located in the deepest depths of the ocean or in caves. In this case, they use geothermal energy in the form of hydrothermal vents. |
| 388 | * Historically, many ancient religions worshipped the Sun as a deity and a Life-Giver (which makes sense because sunlight is necessary for agriculture). In Egypt, the Sun was identified with Ra (the primary Egyptian chief god) and reached its extreme during the reign of Akhenaten, who had a radical policy to purge classical Egyptian religion in exchange of the worship of Aten, aka the Sun itself. |
| 389 | * Every element found in nature except hydrogen and helium came from a star's nuclear fusion. While a little under one-fourth of the primordial mass of the universe is helium, most of the earth's helium comes from nuclear decay or fission, and the decaying elements came from stellar fusion. Humans are literally made of stardust. |
| 390 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_solar_power Concentrated solar power]] use mirrors to focus sunlight to a point. The temperature at the point can reach over 3500 degrees Celsius, and can be used to heat molten salts, which can store thermal energy in the long-term, and when power is out, the salts can be used to produce steam powering turbines. |
| 391 | * Elon Musk believed in this and the potential of solar energy. The key to provide unlimited energy to the world is some way to store this energy for the night or cloudy days. While Musk himself preferred lithium-ion batteries, there are other ways to make use of solar 24/7, such as electrolysis (water gets converted into hydrogen fuel, which can be used by transportation and power plants). |
| 392 | * One of the major features of the {{Solarpunk}} aesthetic. |
| 393 | * On the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale Kardashev scale]], being able to completely harness the power of their own star is the benchmark for a Type II civilization. An example would be the construction of a DysonSphere. |
| 394 | [[/folder]] |
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| 396 | [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Praise]] [[Main/MemeticMutation the sun!]] |
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