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* ''Literature/TheBible'': David, the king of Israel, wrote [[Literature/BookOfPsalms Psalm 23:2]] to demonstrate that he's willing to walk with the Lord through any terrain, whether it be peaceful meadows and streams, or the dark valley of the shadow of death.

* The Mushroom Kingdom from ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''has this aesthetic but one shot in the trailers shows a cannon, a ramp and a [[FloatingContinent Floating Island]] in the background, clearly invoking Bob-Omb Battlefield from ''VideoGame/SuoerMario64''.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'': The idyllic Twilight Town provides a more urban setting, though our resident KidHero steals a moment of blissful peace atop a literal green hill before everything goes wrong for him. The place isn't doomed, though, and can be eventually revisited.

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'': Each game has one grassy, relatively hazard-free mainland that doesn't have any hot, cold or toxic zones. Depending on the layout and motifs of each hunting zone, there may be overlaps with other settings -- Forest and Hills in the first and second generations' games (starting with [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004 the very first game]], and having a DeathMountain portion where the hunter can access a Rath nest by doing a tall climb), Great Forest in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterFreedom2 Freedom Unite]]'' (second generation) and ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterFrontier Frontier]]'' (in its own first generation), Deserted Island in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri'' and the rest of the third generation games (which also has some UnderTheSea and DeathMountain zones), Misty Peaks in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterPortable3rd'' and the ''Ultimate'' expansion of ''Tri'', Ancestral Steppe in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter4'' and ''4 Ultimate'' (overlapping with ForestOfPerpetualAutumn), and [[NostalgiaLevel all those areas minus Great Forest]] in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterGenerations'' and its ''Ultimate'' expansion (the non-underground half of their original starter area Jurassic Frontier counts as well).

** ''VideoGame/MarioParty6'': Towering Treetop is set around a large anthropomorphic tree in a large green pasture, complete with honeybees, frogs on lily pads, and various other woodland creatures appearing as scenery. Woody and Warukio from ''3'' also return as an integral board element here, and they alternate with each other every three turns.

** ''VideoGame/MarioParty9'': Toad Road takes influence from the traditional grassland levels that populate the first world of most Mario platformers, and takes players across a winding dirt road through the hills of the Mushroom Kingdom. There's also a small island that has a series of ancient ruins on it where players can earn Mini-Stars, and a small forest can be seen on the left side of the board.

* In ''VideoGame/JablessAdventure'', the first area you encounter is the green fields outside the town. Ironically, it may be one of the harder areas in the game, as you start off with few health points and no weapon -- and the path to the weapon has a number of erratically-moving bird enemies.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' series has Scarecrow Fields/Lilac Fields. It's a flat area found immediately to the east of Scuttle Town filled with tall grass, easily killed Scarecrow enemies, and only a few {{Bottomless Pit}}s to jump over. It's commonly the first overworld area that Shantae must travel through in the games.

* The starting zone in ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' is All-Mother's Embrace, a lush and verdant green valley full of plants and natural wildlife. It features basic crafting ingredients in large amounts and weak enemies who don't need complicated tactics to defeat.

* The ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'' games make use of this trope, with the exception of the ''Legend of Spyro'' games. In ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998'', much of the Artisans homeworld and two of its subworlds are this; in ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'', it's the Summer Forest homeworld; and in ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', it's the Sunrise Spring homeworld.

* Justified in ''Website/GaiaOnline: [=zOMG!=]'': the starting area of Village Greens is a suburban golf course, now overrun with Animated lawn gnomes and plastic flamingoes. More experienced guards will warn you off from areas with more dangerous Animated until your power level is high enough to continue.

-->--'''Goombella''', ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''

* ''Literature/TheBible'': David, the king of Israel, wrote Psalm 23:2 to demonstrate that he's willing to walk with the Lord through any terrain, whether it be peaceful meadows and streams, or the dark valley of the shadow of death.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SonicPrime'' starts out in the TropeNamer. The contrast to later-encountered, alternate versions - the Shatterworlds - is part of the plot.
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* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': In all main series games, the first area outside the player character's hometown is a grassy area with low level trainers and ComMons based on common real-life animals. The tutorial and first several races in ''VideoGame/PokemonDash'' take place on a series of lush, green islands.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Rift}}'', the first Guardian leveling zone outside the NoobCave is one. And it's swarming with [[TheFairFolk nasty faeries]].

** ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'': The continent of Primordia is mostly green plains, but a fair amount of beaches give it some PalmtreePanic and a swampy land makes for a touch of BubblegloopSwamp.

** ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooieGruntysRevenge'': Cliff Farm (with a farm theme). Also Spiral Mountain returns as the game's HubLevel.
** Nutty Acres in ''Nuts & Bolts'' serves this role in terms of gameplay though its setting has a twist: everything is synthetic, including the trees, ground, and even the ''sky''.

** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'': The Good Futures of Zones are generally garden-like paradises or clean hi-tech utopias completely devoid of enemies, with technology working in harmony with nature. They are also the easiest versions of the levels to pass through. The Bad Futures on the other hand are hideously polluted nightmares that are much more difficult to complete.
%%** ''VideoGame/SonicLabyrinth'': The Labyrinth of the Sky.

* ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'': Pangu Lagoon. Unusual in that this is a late-game stage (with difficulty to match). Dragon Valley, the actual first stage, has some shades of this, but is much more rocky and mountainous than more examples. The [[VideoGame/FreedomPlanet2 sequel]] brings back Dragon Valley as the first stage, and is much more green and vibrant compared to the first game's version.

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!!Literature
* Wade and a lot of other [[TheMetaverse OASIS]] users have to start on a school world called Ludus that consists of nothing but green hills.

!!Religion
* Literature/TheBible: David, the king of Israel, wrote Psalm 23:2 to demonstrate that he's willing to walk with the Lord through any terrain, whether it be peaceful meadows and streams, or the dark valley of the shadow of death.

!!Webcomics

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** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze'' has the Bright Savannah, which is actually the third world and not the first. Customary features include moving wooden gizmos, scarlet-colored brambles, wooden platforms surrounded by explosives, and large spiky fruits falling from baobabs. Some levels mix this trope with other settings, such as GustyGlade (in the second level, due to a large sandstorm) and LethalLavaLand (in the fourth level, due to a brushfire).

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* ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'': Pangu Lagoon. Unusual in that this is a late-game stage (with difficulty to match). Dragon Valley, the actual first stage, has some shades of this, but is much more rocky and mountainous than more examples.

** Towering Treetop from ''6'' is set around a large anthropomorphic tree in a large green pasture, complete with honeybees, frogs on lily pads, and various other woodland creatures appearing as scenery. Woody and Warukio from ''3'' also return as an integral board element here, and they alternate with each other every three turns.
** Windmillville from ''7'' is clearly based on the Dutch countryside, featuring [[WindmillScenery windmills]], a sheep farm, giant flowers, and Koopas dressed in traditional Dutch garb that run the item shops. Players can pay a certain amount of coins to own the windmills on the board in exchange for Stars.
** Wiggler's Garden from ''DS'' takes place in a massive garden run by Wiggler, and as such has plenty of plants and vegetables growing about. At the top of the board is a massive Piranha Plant (who also serves as the level's boss) that breathes fire on any unfortunate player that lands on the Happening Space in front of it.
** Toad Road in ''9'' takes influence from the traditional grassland levels that populate the first world of most Mario platformers, and takes players across a winding dirt road through the hills of the Mushroom Kingdom. There's also a small island that has a series of ancient ruins on it where players can earn Mini-Stars, and a small forest can be seen on the left side of the board.