History Main / EmpathicEnvironment

* At the end of the book Mortal Coil of the SkulduggeryPleasant series, the assassin Tesseract is finally killed after the Skeleton Detective hunts him down [[spoiler: and accidentally leads him into a surprise attack by the recently resurrected Lord Vile and is mortally wounded.]] The assassin, who was centuries years old and only kept alive by a mask that continuously pumped a sort of preservative/anti-toxin into his body, asks the normally pragmatic detective to bring him outside so that he could see the sunrise before he dies. [[TearJerker He dies trying to smile as the two watch it together.]]

* An episode of ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'' has the gang go to a kingdom where the land reflects the mood of its young king.

And, when it's all over, the EmpathicEnvironment responds with calm. The air stills and the clouds part...''at the same time''. [[CueTheSun The sun shines down]] as the people turn their faces up, and the rain stops just as the tears of joy start to flow.

* In FanFic/DungeonKeeperAmi EmpathicEnvironment is both a power all keepers posses, and a side-effect of dungeon hearts. Keepers can bend it to useful applications, like Mercury's corruption-storm-powered wind generators, and the vampire-emperor Zarekos' perpetual night.

* In ''Literature/ANightInTheLonesomeOctober'', a non-stop thunderstorm lingers above the Good Doctor's farmhouse, and only goes away after [[spoiler: the place burns down]]. Lampshaded when Snuff notices how soggy the ground there has gotten, thanks to a month's constant drenching. [[spoiler: Note that this ''must'' be the EmpathicEnvironment at work, not a result of deliberate occult weather-control, as the Good Doctor isn't really a Player and has no magical skills.]]

* ''WorldInConflict'' multiplayer maps have a sort of EmpathicEnvironment: if the match goes for too long (and ''especially'' after the teams exchanged a few nukes), all colors become dull and grayish, the clouds gather and the sunlight dims slightly.

** Another episode, "Hearth's Warming Eve", features a ''literal'' EmpathicEnvironment - the mysterious blizzard is created by giant horse-creatures called Windigos that feed off of anger and hate.

* It's pouring in ''{{Casablanca}}'' when Rick receives Elsa's letter telling him that [[spoiler: she will never see him again]].

* At the end of the book Mortal Coil of the Skulduggery Pleasant series, the assassin Tesseract is finally killed after the Skeleton Detective hunts him down [[spoiler: and accidentally leads him into a surprise attack by the recently resurrected Lord Vile and is mortally wounded.]] The assassin, who was centuries years old and only kept alive by a mask that continuously pumped a sort of preservative/anti-toxin into his body, asks the normally pragmatic detective to bring him outside so that he could see the sunrise before he dies. [[TearJerker He dies trying to smile as the two watch it together.]]

* Your final decision at the end of ''MassEffect2'' will influence the giant glowing globe behind the Illusive Man's office. If you choose Paragon, it's blue; if you choose Renegade, it's red.

* Averted yet [[InvokedTrope invoked]] in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' with [[spoiler:Hughes']] funeral. It takes place on a bright, sunny day, yet Mustang tells Hawkeye, "It's raining." When Hawkeye remarks on the contrary weather, Mustang insists, and that's when she realizes that [[TearJerker he's crying]] [[TryingNotToCry and attempting to hide it]]; she then relents and says that yes, it's raining.

** Also, in ''Discworld/TheTruth'', Otto Chriek, Vampire (but he [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires swore off the sticky stuff]] and now much prefers a mug of cocoa and a singsong, my vord yes.) mourns this fact -- he always makes dramatic pauses, used to Uberwald's environment, but Ankh-Morpork does not care. When it does, however, he uses it whilst it lasts and is overjoyed. [[FunetikAksent Vat a big... castle Yes! Vunce more mit feelink!]]

** This is tied to, appropriately enough, sunlight. The more people with SAD go outside for walks, sit with bright lights, and the like, the better they actually feel.