Any good suggestions?: Evil Is Not Well Lit

I couldn't find one on GIS, but I know there have to be plenty of good examples.

Bump.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1318533837063740100

(I like this one◊ (Doom 3) from that thread.)

Lets see. [1]◊[2]◊

This one?◊

The Doom 3 one is clearly the best one. It's obviously dark, and those eyes do not look friendly. Sure, Dark Is Not Evil and all that, but this is sort of a counter trope to that... Or vice versa, as the case may be.

edited 19th Apr '12 7:01:37 PM by Feather7603

Clock is set.

Crowner?

Blank crowner's hooked.

Would "villain sits behind lamp, with lamp facing away from villain" count for this?

Crowner's filled.

Is the Doom 3 image even an example? The description states that this trope is referring to "where the villains do their plotting" and I doubt that... whatever those creatures are... are there to discuss their plans.

edited 4th Jun '12 5:21:33 PM by HiddenFacedMatt

It would not be an example if the trope description were only one sentence long.

Except that there's nothing in the description that seems to contradict this implied aspect of the trope, and some things that seem to reinforce it.

/facepalm Nothing in the description contradicts the implication that all villains are named Steve.

The laconic is "areas where evil lurks have little to no light" and the examples support that. It is similar to Dark Is Evil but more like Evil Is Dark. Perhaps the description leans too far toward "this is about the Big Bad's control room only".

I think, "Some evil monsters require Always Night; sunlight can harm them, but it does produce this effect," supports that the Doom 3 example is valid. Evil Monster is not really evokative of a Plotting Villain, but more of a Mindless Beast. Thus, it's not soley about villains plotting in dark control rooms.

edited 4th Jun '12 9:00:03 PM by Feather7603

Except there's nothing in the description indicating the villains are named Steve, nor would there much reason to interpret this as being part of the trope even if they used a villain named Steve as an example. (Which they didn't.) Also, the "where the villains do their plotting" part is right in the very first sentence.

Also, "villains waiting until they're in the dark before discussing their plans" (see also the "when it's broad daylight, people will see them" part) seems a bit more tropeable than associating this with the villain being named Steve, hence interpretation of the trope as such.

If that's not what it's about, then either the description should be broadened or the trope should be split. (Or both.)

Alright, we've got a winner. If someone will upload the pic and post, I'll take care of the rest.

Done, tagged and potholed, but no caption.

I got nuthin' for a caption.

"Except the eyes" ("orange eyes" or just "eyes")

That works for me...I wouldn't worry about the eye pothole unless it's to that one where you can just see someone's eyes in pitch blackness.

edited 11th Jun '12 9:35:13 AM by Willbyr

Added the caption; locking up.