1 | '''Basic Trope''': Characters or creatures which could be described as "dark" are on the side of good. |
2 | * '''Straight''': |
3 | ** A group that look like demons from Hell are protecting a human nursery. |
4 | ** A {{Necromancer}} who learned how to summon the undead with the intent of sending them to do dangerous jobs, such as mining, so the living would not be at risk. |
5 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
6 | ** An entire planet of demons from Hell is in every other way a SugarBowl. |
7 | ** An ''EldritchAbomination'' is helping an old lady cross the street while stopping time to make sure it doesn't interfere with traffic. |
8 | ** TheSacredDarkness |
9 | ** The AllLovingHero [[FaceOfAThug looks and dresses in a manner that would surely make them mistaken for a villain]]. |
10 | * '''Downplayed''': |
11 | ** A gang of intimidating looking [[AllBikersAreHellsAngels bikers]] look after a neighborhood. |
12 | ** A [[AllBikersAreHellsAngels biker gang]] is composed of [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerks With A Heart Of Gold]] who follow the GoodIsNotNice policy. |
13 | ** A {{Necromancer}} is on the side of good, but is an AntiHero, making him more of a Morally Grey good guy. |
14 | ** Dark Is Neutral: {{Necromancer}} [[ChaoticNeutral Neville]] summons the dead for [[TheHedonist his own desires]] but he treats his undead {{Mook}}s [[BenevolentBoss pretty well]], no matter how good or bad their performance is. |
15 | * '''Justified''': |
16 | ** The dark race was created by the BigBad but rebelled. |
17 | ** They ''like'' looking intimidating and ferocious. It scares enemies off so that they don't have to fight, and [[DarkShepherd it helps them frighten those who aren't as moral as themselves into behaving.]] |
18 | ** MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch |
19 | ** Dressing in dark colors makes it easier to be stealthy at night. |
20 | * '''Inverted''': |
21 | ** DarkIsEvil |
22 | ** LightIsGood |
23 | ** LightIsNotGood |
24 | ** In a setting where LightIsNotGood is in full effect for the villains, an [[AngelicAbomination unsettling]] angel-like being shares their aesthetic and abilities but [[CreepyGood is firmly on the side of good]]. |
25 | * '''Subverted''': |
26 | ** A race of noble but scary looking creatures are deep-cover operatives of the BigBad. |
27 | ** The evil looking creatures complain that everyone treats them like monsters, and [[ShamingTheMob when the crowd is shamed by their own prejudice]] the monsters take the opportunity to eat them. |
28 | ** The trope is played straight, but at some point members of the race have a FaceHeelTurn for whatever reason, leading to DarkIsEvil. |
29 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
30 | ** A race of noble but scary looking creatures in deep cover for the BigBad join the other side when it turns out that the BigBad was lying. |
31 | ** The mob-eaters are revealed to have become HeWhoFightsMonsters; the ones not part of people munchers are still good, and deal with their wayward comrades accordingly. |
32 | ** Said captor [[LightIsNotGood mainly dresses in white clothes]] and has a clean, well-kept appearance. |
33 | ** But they make an EvilCostumeSwitch into something [[LightIsNotGood symbolizing light]] and/or were actually {{Fake Defector}}s. |
34 | * '''Parodied''': A race of demons from Hell wear "We aren't evil" t-shirts, fight crime, and have a theme song all about how they're not evil. |
35 | * '''Zig Zagged''': |
36 | ** A fearsome-looking demon turns out to be ChaoticStupid. |
37 | ** A [[IncorruptiblePurePureness pure hearted]] hero who looks like a demon from hell has a SuperpoweredEvilSide who looks like an EldritchAbomination. However, on closer inspection, the 'evil' side is actually a more WellIntentionedExtremist. |
38 | ** Alice meets a character who looks like an evil monster, but turns out to be good. She then meets ''another'' character who looks like an evil monster, but [[DarkIsNotEvil despite what she learned from her past experience]], the character really is evil. |
39 | ** There's a correspondence between "dark" or "light", knowledge on how to control it, AND moral character. |
40 | ** BlackMagic is the magic of raw emotion. TheSociopath and people with poor impulse control are usually BlackMagic users. So are idealists who have for a motto ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight. |
41 | ** The character bounces between dressing in dark evil-looking clothes and [[LightIsGood gentle light colors]] at the drop of a hat. |
42 | * '''Averted''': |
43 | ** There is no correspondence between "dark" or "light" appearance and moral character. |
44 | ** [[GreyAndGrayMorality There is no good or evil in the story.]] |
45 | * '''Enforced''': As per the producer's orders, the writers added a dark-themed hero not only to capitalize the archetype's profitability, but also to add an aesop "never judge a book by its cover." |
46 | * '''Lampshaded''': "I just assumed you were a..." "A demon? Was it the horns or the leathery wings?" |
47 | * '''Invoked''': TheMole who appears to be a demonic creature plays on the AllLovingHero's good nature to convince everyone that the only evil thing about him is his appearance. |
48 | * '''Exploited''': The darkness part is part of a ZeroApprovalGambit. |
49 | * '''Defied''': A race of demons from Hell strive to live up to their fiendish appearance. |
50 | * '''Discussed''': "What, you assume we're evil just because of the red horns, forked tail and pitchfork? What's wrong with you?" |
51 | * '''Conversed''': "Whoever designs all these races must have a twisted sense of humour". |
52 | * '''Implied''': We never really learn what that diabolical-looking man's motivations are, but he never does anything that could be considered evil. |
53 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
54 | ** Although they're not evil, [[FantasticRacism everyone assumes they are]], and to some extent their moral nature is influenced by their lives under such a stigma. |
55 | ** After being called evil many times, [[ThenLetMeBeEvil Alice gradually snaps and becomes evil]]. |
56 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
57 | ** Because they're not evil but everyone assumes they are, some of the most noble and good act as ambassadors to change public perception of their race. |
58 | ** Alice contents herself with snarky comments to those who call her evil, despite her goodness. |
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60 | Go see DarkIsNotEvil. Don't worry, he's a great trope once you get to know him. |
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62 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
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64 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
65 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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