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* Altair of ''Webcomic/WhiteDarkLife'' is an angel. And also a complete and utter sociopathic murderer of demons(themselves [[DarkIsNotEvil not truly evil]]) who has no problems with destroying the BalanceOfGoodAndEvil just to please God. Though thankfully, the other angels follow the [[LightIsGood other trope]].

* Three of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'''s characters are Heroes of Light, and they all play with this trope a little. [[LittleMissBadass Rose]], as the Seer of Light, touches it by proxy, preferring to use dark-based magic (thus playing into DarkIsNotEvil), while [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Vriska]], the Thief of Light, is...[[AmbiguouslyEvil "ambiguous"]]. Vriska is contrasted to [[spoiler:Aranea]], a Sylph of light (combining healing with her aspect who's well intentioned [[spoiler: and willing to sacrifice anyone in a plan to fix the paradox-space]].
** "Light" in the Homestuck mythos is actually the Aspect of Fortune, not goodness or literal light, which partially explains this.

** Troll mythology holds that [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels are evil monsters]]. When they appear in the story, they appear to be made of pure light and [[spoiler: revere [[OmnicidalManiac Jack Noir]] as their lord]].
** In fact, one of the posters on the MSPA forum has noticed that most "threats [to the trolls] feature or involve lights or brightness" ([[spoiler:Vriska's fairy sparkles, Eridan's [[BlackMagic "white science"]], vampire Kanaya (the troll undead are associated with the sun, and Kanaya ''glows''), the way Terezi becomes blind, Bec Noir's white-green lightning, and Lord English (implied to be their culture's version of TheGrimReaper, detailed two subbullets below).]]) "All pretty grim and chilling for a nocturnal race--very well-constructed".
** Feferi is the Witch of Life, the life aspect generally bringing healing powers. Assuming her ancestor, the [[EvilOverlord Imperial]] [[BigBadDuumvirate Condesce]], has the same attribute (she ''was'' able to extend another troll's life-span, after all,) then she definitely qualifies for this.
** The comic's BigBad Lord English also counts, seeing as he's flashing in a number of colors [[ItMakesSenseInContext matching up to billiard balls]] and he has a BreathWeapon of color-shifting light that [[spoiler:can kill ghosts and destroy ''spacetime itself''. Leaving mysterious cracks that also brightly glow in his billiard colors. It should also be noted that the only zone of reality he's been seen destroying in the Furthest Ring, which is contrasted to his cracks by usually being pitch-black]]. His entire gang is also associated with a bright green, [[spoiler:as when he was a kid, English promised that he would paint everything in his sister's [[AlienBlood harlequin blood]] after he kills her. He lived up to that]].
** Sburb players' dreamselves are divided between the light moon of Prospit and the dark moon of Derse. Of the three trolls that pulled a FaceHeelTurn, two had a Prospitian dreamself. Additionally, guess where the dreamself of the player who offered no [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone remorse]] or [[KillingInSelfDefense justification]] for their actions resided. [[spoiler: Admittedly, this is partially due to MindControl at the hands of a [[DarkIsEvil Derse dreamer]] — and another Prospit dreamer.]]

** Sburb players' dreamselves are divided between the light moon of Prospit and the dark moon of Derse. Of the three trolls that pulled a FaceHeelTurn, two had a Prospitian dreamself. Additionally, guess where the dreamself of the player who offered no [[HeelFaceTurn remorse]] or [[KillingInSelfDefense justification]] for their actions resided.

** In the print-only book ''StartOfDarkness'', according to Redcloak, [[spoiler:the gods made the AlwaysChaoticEvil races such as Goblins, Orcs, Kobolds and such as XP Fodder for their followers to kill and level up, thus getting stronger.]]

* ''DominicDeegan''s Lord Siegfried "Siggy" von Callan falls neatly into this category. A Royal Knight of the comic's kingdom, and one of the most masculine (and arguably, prettiest) characters in the comic, Siggy also happens to be temperamental, violent, and [[spoiler: a raging racist cheerfully capable of hanging innocent, nature-loving Orcs ''from adolescence.'']]

* In [[http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=1515 this strip]] of ''{{Fans}}'', [[spoiler: after the 23-sider of power is recreated,]] Tim spells out this trope for Ally.

* ''{{Shadowgirls}}'''s main villain, Mother Hydra. In human host she/it has light-based powers, as a {{Foil}} to protagonist's shadow-based. It doesn't help that [[spoiler: her host is blonde girl who happens to speak in golden speech-bubbles.]]

* Kore from ''{{Goblins}}'' is a paladin - how he remains a paladin is yet to be revealed - who kills supposedly AlwaysChaoticEvil races, as well as anyone who associates with them, voluntarily or not. KnightTemplar does not even begin to cut it. His magical aura looks like angel wings made of tortured souls.

* In ''{{Blip}}'', you have several examples. [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] and the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent chibi Angels,]] the classics. But then you have [[http://blip.rampagenetwork.com/758/ these guys]], who are different from our HarmlessVillain chibi angels, and have the whole "For the greater good" crap going on.
* Three of ''{{Homestuck}}'''s characters are Heroes of Light, and they all play with this trope a little. [[LittleMissBadass Rose]], as the Seer of Light, touches it by proxy, preferring to use dark-based magic (thus playing into DarkIsNotEvil), while [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Vriska]], the Thief of Light, is...[[AmbiguouslyEvil "ambiguous"]]. Vriska is contrasted to [[spoiler:Aranea]], a Sylph of light (combining healing with her aspect who's well intentioned [[spoiler: and willing to sacrifice anyone in a plan to fix the paradox-space]].

* Angelo, from ''OurLittleAdventure''. He is a high level cleric who wears a non-evil (though a bit [[FashionableAsymmetry whimsical]]) outfit, complete with a HolyHalo. What he actually is, is an evil and mentally unstable villain with a [[PathOfInspiration legion of fanatical followers]].
* In DemonEater, the path to The wasteland [[spoiler:which actually is the human world]] is a big hole of light in the pitch-black demon world.
* in ''PowerpuffGirlsDoujinshi'' Bell has long, white hair and her costume is also white but she's the EvilCounterpart to the title characters, especially Blossom.
* In ''OffWhite,'' the white spirit snow leopard is very...malevolently territorial at the very least.

* {{MAG ISA}}: [[http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119570 Lucia says she is the light.]] But is she really good?
* The angels from SlightlyDamned are all 'holy' beings, but most of the ones seen are [[http://www.sdamned.com/2012/12/12152012/ racist]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/2009/04/04112009/ jerks]] at best, or a murdering KnightTemplar [[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01192010/ at worst.]]

* The main character [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Danny]] of ''ChessPiece'' uses Holy, but is a sadistic, amoral EvilPrince who may or may not have killed his great-grandfather. Ironically, in spite of this, (and his TakeOverTheWorld scheme) a short time when he ruled the country while his dad was gone saw him to be a fair ruler. Go figure.

* The angels from SlightlyDamned are all 'holy' beings, but most of the ones seen are [[http://www.sdamned.com/2012/12/12152012/ racist]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/2009/04/04112009/ jerks]] at best, or a murdering KnightTemplar [[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01192010/ at worst.]]

* In ''{{Blip}}'', you have several examples. [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] and the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent chibi Angels,]] the classics. But then you have [[http://blipcomic.com/758/ these guys]], who are different from our HarmlessVillain chibi angels, and have the whole "For the greater good" crap going on.

** In fact, one of the posters on the MSPA forum has noticed that most "threats [to the trolls] feature or involve lights or brightness" ([[spoiler:Vriska's fairy sparkles, Eridan's [[BlackMagic "white science"]], vampire Kanaya (the troll undead are associated with the sun, and Kanaya ''glows''), the way Terezi becomes blind, and Bec Noir's white-green lightning.]]) "All pretty grim and chilling for a nocturnal race--very well-constructed".

* Three of ''{{Homestuck}}'''s characters are Heroes of Light, and they all play with this trope a little. [[LittleMissBadass Rose]], as the Seer of Light, touches it by proxy, preferring to use dark-based magic (thus playing into DarkIsNotEvil), while [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Vriska]], the Thief of Light, is...[[AmbiguouslyEvil "ambiguous"]]. Vriska is contrasted to Aranea, a Sylph of light (combining healing with her aspect who's well intentioned [[spoiler: and willing to sacrifice anyone in a plan to fix the paradox-space]].

* The main character Danny of ''ChessPiece'' uses Holy and is a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy (but didn't start out that way), but is a sadistic, amoral EvilPrince who may or may not have killed his great-grandfather. Ironically, in spite of this, (and his TakeOverTheWorld scheme) a short time when he ruled the country while his dad was gone saw him to be a fair ruler. Go figure.

* Three of ''{{Homestuck}}'''s characters are Heroes of Light, and they all play with this trope a little. [[LittleMissBadass Rose]], as the Seer of Light, touches it by proxy, preferring to use dark-based magic (thus playing into DarkIsNotEvil), while [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Vriska]], the Thief of Light, is...[AambiguouslyEvil "ambiguous"]]. Vriska is contrasted to Aranea, a Sylph of light (combining healing with her aspect who's well intentioned [[spoiler: and willing to sacrifice anyone in a plan to fix the paradox-space]].

* Two of ''{{Homestuck}}'''s characters are Heroes of Light, and they both play with this trope a little. [[LittleMissBadass Rose]], as the Seer of Light, touches it by proxy, preferring to use dark-based magic (thus playing into DarkIsNotEvil), while [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Vriska]], the Thief of Light, is...[[BaseBreaker "ambiguous"]].

* Rachel from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''. Baam[[hottip: *: whose name funnily enough means Night]] often refers to her with light metaphors and when they first met, light shone down on her as if she were in a religious painting. Add to that her biblical name, her gold eyes and matching hair and you'd think she'd be a good guy. [[spoiler: You'd be wrong. She is in fact just a normal girl of very low birth who wanted to escape her life. When [[PhysicalGod Headon]] strikes a deal with her to sacrifice Baam to ensure her way up the Tower, which would grant her a single wish, she accepts. Later, she kills Baam, or so she thinks, and gets taken in by his new best friend Koon's team, playing a disabled girl.]]

* The angels from SlightlyDamned are all 'holy' beings, but most of the ones seen are [[http://www.sdamned.com/2012/12/12152012/ racist]] [[http://www.sdamned.com/2009/04/04112009/ jerks]] at best, or a [[CompleteMonster murdering]] KnightTemplar [[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01192010/ at worst.]]

* The angels from SlightlyDamned are all 'holy' beings, but most of the ones seen are [[http://www.sdamned.com/2012/12/12152012/ racist]] [[ jerks]] at best, or a [[CompleteMonster murdering]] KnightTemplar [[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/01/01192010/ at worst.]]

* {{MAG ISA}}: [[http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119570 Lucia says she is the light.]] But is she really good?

* Rachel from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''. Baam[[hottip: *: whose name funnily enough means Night]] often refers to her with light metaphors and when they first met, light shone down on her as if she were in a religious painting. Add to that her biblical name, her EyesOfGold and matching hair and you'd think she'd be a good guy. [[spoiler: You'd be wrong. She is in fact just a normal girl of very low birth who wanted to escape her life. When [[PhysicalGod Headon]] strikes a deal with her to sacrifice Baam to ensure her way up the Tower, which would grant her a single wish, she accepts. Later, she kills Baam, or so she thinks, and gets taken in by his new best friend Koon's team, playing a disabled girl.]]

* {{MAG ISA}} -- [[http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119570 Lucia says she is the light.]] But is she really good? Just read the comic and see for yourself.

* ''{{Webcomic/Zoophobia}}'''s [[WellIntentionedExtremist Adina]] is literally a glowing angel, who [[spoilers: takes it upon herself to destroy those ''who she deems'' to be sinners.]]

* In ''OffWhite,'' the white spirit snow leopard is very...malevolently territorial at the very least.

* ''{{Shadowgirls}}'''s main villain, [[CosmicHorror Mother Hydra]]. In human host she/it has light-based powers, as a {{Foil}} to protagonist's shadow-based. It doesn't help that [[spoiler: her host is blonde girl who happens to speak in golden speech-bubbles.]]

* As well as being a huge example of LawfulStupid, the paladin Miko Miyazaki from ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick'' is an example of this Trope. The gods of that continent might not actually be much better, but to their credit, they ''did'' [[spoiler: revoke Miko's paladin-ness after she finally went too far by executing Lord Shojo out of paranoia]].
** In the print-only book ''{{Start of Darkness}}'', according to Redcloak, [[spoiler:the gods made the AlwaysChaoticEvil races such as Goblins, Orcs, Kobolds and such as XP Fodder for their followers to kill and level up, thus getting stronger.]]

** In fact, one of the posters on the MSPA forum has noticed that most "threats [to the trolls] feature or involve lights or brightness" ([[spoiler:Vriska's fairy sparkles, Eridan's [[BlackMagic "white science"]], vampire Kanaya (the troll undead are associated with the sun, and Kanaya ''glows''), the way Terezi becomes blind, and Bec Noir's white-green lightning.]]) "All pretty grim and chilling for a nocturnal race--very well-constructed".

* Angelo, from ''{{Our Little Adventure}}''. He is a high level cleric who wears a non-evil (though a bit [[FashionableAsymmetry whimsical]]) outfit, complete with a HolyHalo. What he actually is, is an evil and mentally unstable villain with a [[PathOfInspiration legion of fanatical followers]].

* The Ivory Veil of Antiheroes is an organization of paladins and allies that the paladins don't lose their paladin powers by associating with assembled by a trapped evil demigod and used as his personal army.

** This is also something of AnAesop in the "Storm Of Souls" StoryArc, which goes out of its way to state that Light, Law, Chaos, ''and'' Darkness can all be negative forces if one gains too much of an advantage. TheHero is, therefore, the [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil Champion of Balance]]. Of course, he still fights the Avatar of Chaos and Darkness because he was the one messing things up at that point, but his predecessor fought against abuses of Light and Law in flashbacks.

* In [[http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=1515 this strip]] of ''{{Fans}}'', [[spoiler: after the 23-sider of power is recreated,]] Tim pretty much spells out this trope for Ally.

** Eridan is the "Prince of Hope", yet has genocidal ambitions. He gets a white wand that lets him shoot blasts of light, [[spoiler:and becomes decidedly NotSoHarmless by using them to blind his romantic rival and kill his love interest, an egg needed to revive his race's future chance of survival, and the friend in charge of keeping it]]. Later it's revealed that the Prince class is [[spoiler:one who destroys their Aspect or destroys with it]].