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* In ''Anime/IdolDensetsuEriko'' we have [[http://80sanime.tumblr.com/post/105410784607 the two main ladies]], the aspirant IdolSinger [[http://80sanime.tumblr.com/post/105411279907 Eriko Tamura]] and the already famous performer [[http://80sanime.tumblr.com/post/105473915452 Rei Asagiri]]. Eriko is the Light thanks to her [[{{moe}} child-like appeal]] which fits well in [[UsefulNotes/{{Kawaisa}} Japanese society's obsession with cuteness and innocence]] and her position as a NaiveNewcomer to the business [[BreakTheCutie which will make her suffer more than once]], while Rei is the Dark since she's an IceQueen with HotterAndSexier looks, quite a bit more of singing/performing experience under her belt [[spoiler: and a DarkAndTroubledPast.]]

* ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]]'' has Lacus Clyne as Light opposite Fllay Alster as Dark. Lacus is softspoken and ladylike and a TokenWholesome in looks (save for sometimes showing off her long legs), while Fllay is a very busty BrokenBird with serious issues and who [[HoneyTrap uses her looks]] to her advantage. They are also interested in the same guy, Kira Yamato, though not at the same time; [[spoiler:Fllay is his FirstLove and ultimately TheLostLenore to him, while Lacus becomes his SecondLove and end-game LoveInterest.]]
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' has the aforementioned Lacus and her much HotterAndSexier BodyDouble, Meer Campbell. It's also deliberately invoked: Chairman Dullindal and his entourage carefully craft Meer's HotterAndSexier image to make her (or better said Lacus') popularity soar and use it to their advantage. [[spoiler:Heartbreakingly, Meer pulls a HeroicSacrifice for Lacus and perishes in her arms.]]

* In ''Manga/NatsuENoTobira'' [[https://imgur.com/a/pFcQm Ledania]] is the Light, as a shy woman with gentle and chaste behavior plus blond hair; [[http://imgur.com/a/v2oWF Sara]] is the Dark as an older and sex-aware older woman, with RavenHairIvorySkin looks. It's especially empathized by [[{{foil}} how they're viewed in-story]]: the chaste-looking Ledania is [[NeutralFemale a symbol of passive innocence]] who can only watch as [[BreakTheCutie everything goes to Hell]], while the sensual Sara is more of an "adult lover" and TheTease [[KnightOfCerebus who dramatically "moves" the plot as she appears]]. [[spoiler: Tellingly, one of Sara's most story-important actions happens when she takes TheProtagonist Marion's virginity, while Ledania has her "child-like" love for Marion rejected and ends up as the "neutral" vortex of a LoveTriangle between two of Marion's friends.]]

* Creator/JaneAusten:
** ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'' has ThinksLikeARomanceNovel Marianne Dashwood (light feminine) and her more realist sister Elinor (dark feminine).
** ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' has the AllLovingHero Jane Bennett (light feminine) and her DeadpanSnarker sister Elizabeth (dark feminine).

* In "De skandalösa" by Creator/SimonaAhrnstedt, Magdalena Swärd (the story's female protagonist) ends up being a spicier contrast to Venus Dag och Natt, the girl who Gabriel (the story's male protagonist) has pretty much promised his mother that he will marry. Magdalena is the intelligent, brooding, cynical, and more mature woman, who is not afraid to have sex with Gabriel to get what she wants (dark feminine). Venus is much more sweet-natured, beautiful, docile, and slightly naive (then again, she might be a bit naive simply because she's only sixteen years old) (light feminine).

* This trope used in reverse is significant in ''Literature/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil''. Blonde, pink dress-wearing, fairy tale-obsessed Sophie and sullen, black-wearing, morbid Agatha appear to everyone as a cut and dry Light and Dark respectively, but Sophie is vain, selfish, and seductive while Agatha is gentle, considerate, and loyal.

* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': [[ProudBeauty Hilary]] (dark) and [[NiceGirl Ashley]] (light).

* On ''Series/SchittsCreek'':

* ''Series/TheTudors'' has the seductive, manipulative, and tragic Anne Boleyn (dark-haired) contrasting with the good-hearted, subservient, and also tragic Jane Seymour (light-haired). Exaggerated though it may be for fiction, this fits the traditional views of both doomed women.

* A similar setup from the same developers occurs in ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'', with [[RebelliousPrincess Silk Fox]] as dark opposite [[YamatoNadeshiko Dawn Star's]] light.

* ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' introduces twin teenage sisters Angela and Lilith Pleasant. Angela is a well-behaved ace student beloved by her parents, while Lilith is a rebellious teenager and TheUnfavorite of the family. They have a comeback in ''VideoGame/TheSims4'', this time as young adults going through college.

* In ''Ghosts of the Past'', sequel to ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', has Jean as the [[NiceGirl Light Feminine]] in both personality (sweet, affectionate, and generally lovely) and dress sense (favouring warm colours, greens and reds in particular) to [[spoiler: Maddie, a.k.a. Rachel Grey, Jean's stolen at birth twin sister]], the [[TykeBomb Dark Feminine]], who's darker, grimmer, and more brooding, and generally favouring cold colours.

* ''Film/MyNightAtMauds'': The one woman in the protagonist's life, Maud, is a free-spirited EthicalSlut who doesn't believe in God and tries to seduce the protagonist. His other woman, Francoise, is sweet and sleeps with a crucifix above her bed.

* ''Film/BrideOfChucky'' had Jade and Tiffany as the former's Light to the latter's Dark. Both are reasonably feminine female characters who are smitten with their male cohorts. However, Jade is a naïve, sheltered teenage orphan who is sweet and kind, if somewhat rebellious. Tiffany on the other hand is an older and more experienced woman who smokes, dons [[MsFanservice sexy]] and [[DarkIsEvil dark]] outfits with [[MakeupIsEvil heavy makeup]], and is a [[FemmeFatale seductive]] and sadistic SerialKiller.

* ''Film/BrideOfChucky'' had Jade and Tiffany as the former's Light to the latter's Dark. Both are reasonably feminine female characters who are smitten with their male cohorts. However, Jade is a naïve, sheltered teenage orphan who is sweet and kind, even if somewhat rebellious. Tiffany on the other hand is an older and more experienced woman who smokes, drops F-bombs liberally, and is a [[FemmeFatale seductive]] and sadistic SerialKiller. The latter also wears [[MakeupIsEvil significantly more make-up]] and [[DarkIsEvil darker colors]] than the former.

* ''Film/BrideOfChucky'' had Jade and Tiffany as the former's Light to the latter's Dark. Both are reasonably feminine female characters who are smitten with their male cohorts. However, Jade is a naïve, sheltered teenage orphan who is sweet and kind, even if somewhat rebellious. Tiffany on the other hand is an older and more experienced woman who smokes, drops F-bombs liberally, and is a seductive and sadistic SerialKiller. The former also wears significantly less make-up and lighter colors than the latter.

* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'' has the noble Emma as light and her best friend the provocative Manny as dark.

* The ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' series has a one-woman example with Mikuru Asahina: her sweet and shy younger self is the Light Feminine, and her sexy and manipulative future self is the Dark Feminine.

* ''LightNovel/MyYouthRomanticComedyIsWrongAsIExpected'' has cheerful and outgoing Yui as the light feminine, and initially harsh and cold, but kind-hearted BrokenBird Yukino as the dark feminine.

* In ''Manga/PrivateActress'', we have the actresses Sayuri Nagasawa (the main character's mother) and Ruriko Daichi. Both women are pretty ''and'' talented performers, but whereas Sayuri is a classical beauty who plays "NiceGirl" roles, Ruriko has sexier looks ([[GagBoobs huge breasts]] included) and tends to play {{Ice Queen}}s or {{Rich Bitch}}es, often as the "love rival" or "bully" to a chara by Sayuri.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Rangiku and Momo's zanpakutos fit this trope. Haineko is a CatGirl [[TheTease Tease]] and interested in fashion, boys, and her looks; by contrast, Tobiume is very cute and ladylike looking and refers to herself as a YamatoNadeshiko (though technically, she's more of a {{Tsundere}}), as well as [[CovertPervert less open]] about her own share of fangirlism.

* Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda:

* Bede and Marnie, the rival characters from VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield. A subverted example since Bede is a boy, though [[DudeLooksLikeALady androgynous]]. [[spoiler: By the end of the game's story, Bede inherits Fairy type Gym Leader position from his mentor, Opal. His team consists of cutesy Fairy and Psychic type Pokemon, thus the [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide Light Feminine]]. While Marnie, who uses Dark and Poison type Pokemon, is the Dark Feminine. She also later replaces her brother as the new Dark type Gym Leader.]]

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'''s adoptive sisters Alice and Rosalie. Alice is happy in nature. She adores Bella from the start and cares about Bella's safety above anything. Rosalie is proud of her great beauty. She is initially annoyed by Bella's presence but she is the most respectful of Bella's choices.

* In ''Manga/BlackClover'', Mimosa is the Light to her cousin Noelle's Dark. Mimosa is kind, polite, and modest about her social class, while Noelle is outwardly haughty, cold, and flaunts her status as a royal. Mimosa is more sweet about her affections to Asta while Noelle is a {{Tsundere}} to him. Mimosa is more of a recovery mage, using a restorative flower dress, in contrast to Noelle who grows to become an attack mage, forming an elegant water armor to fight up close.

** Nanako Misonoo and Mariko Shinobu, contrasting with the BifauxnenAndLadette duo of Rei and Kaoru. While cute, mild-mannered and softspoken Nanako sits firmly on the NiceGirl spectrum, Mariko is a mixture of {{Yandere}} and {{Tsundere}} from day one. It's lampshaded in a scene at the start when Nanako tells Mariko that she's fascinated by the latter's ruby-red lips and she explains that she keeps them like that via biting on them... then tries to get Nanako to do it, but she gets scared and runs off.

** Later in the manga, we also get sweet, happy Tohru and the depressed, broken [[spoiler:Akito, a much-abused young woman and who keeps the Sohma clan's reins through fear and anger (and sometimes sex, in the case of Kureno and Shigure). Tohru then helps the Sohmas through her issues, thus she becomes Akito's target... and she ultimately manages to reach for ''her'' too.]]

* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' has the light feminine Stocking and the dark feminine Panty. Stocking dresses like an ElegantGothicLolita, believes in true romance, and has a comparatively tame vice in the form of sweets. Panty, on the other hand, wears skimpy outfits, only sees romance as sex, and has an endless desire for it.

* ''Film/TheBabysitter2017'': Melanie and Bee are both friends with Cole and have varying degrees of affection for him. Between the two, Bee fills the "dark" role as Cole's hot babysitter, whom he has a childhood crush on. By contrast, Melanie is Cole's 12-year old neighbor and his only real friend at school. But as the film progresses, Cole finds out Bee and her friends are a Satanic cult that intends to kill him, prompting Melanie to let Cole seek refuge at her parents' house. In the end, Bee's cult is defeated and Cole's friendship with Melanie has advanced to [[RelationshipUpgrade puppy love.]]
* ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'': Sweet, naive and eager-to-please Barbarella is light, while her [[VillainousCrush enemy/sorta-suitor]], the Black Queen, is more overtly sexual, debauched and domineering, and therefore the dark.

* ''Film/KissOfTheDamned'': Redhead Djuna wears fairly light colors usually. She's a VegetarianVampire who resists the urge to feed on humans most of the time. Her sister Maia is a brunette, wears dark clothing and has no compunctions at all about lethally feeding on people. Both have long hair and favor feminine clothing like blouses, dresses or skirts, often of a very high quality.

** In ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', Madison Russell is a young but kind girl, and is the most well-balanced member of her grieving family. On the other hand, her mother Emma Russell, who kept custody of her after the divorce, [[spoiler:is an extremist EcoTerrorist who wants to instigate the {{Kaiju}} in a way which will kill millions of people, and she proves to be extremely arrogant and unbalanced]].

* ''Film/PrettyPersuasion'' had two BFF's plotting the demise of their teacher in their search for fame -- light Brittany (naive) and dark Kimberly (FilleFatale).

* Virginal, timid and highborn Rowena with the strong, fiery Jewish Rebecca from ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''.

* ''Literature/NightWorld'' features witch cousins Thea and Blaise, who are light and dark, respectively; Thea is said to be the 'day' to Blaise's 'night'. Thea is compassionate, nurturing, sensible and modest. Blaise is seductive, carefree, vain and troublemaking. This is reflected in the goddesses they tend to be associated with; Thea feels close to Eileithyia, a benevolent goddess of motherhood and healing, while Blaise is often compared with Aphrodite, the unpredictable goddess of love and beauty. Both can be protective of those they love, but in different ways; Thea aspires to be a healer and is willing to risk her own well-being to shield others; Blaise is more focused on vengeance and manipulation. Even [[ColorCodedCharacters their appearances]] reflect this; Blaise is [[AloofDarkHairedGirl dark-haired]] and favors darker or bolder colors, Thea is [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold blonde]] and prefers lighter or more subdued colors.

* ''Series/ConversationsWithFriends'': Frances is more shy, reserved and vulnerable. Her best friend/former lover Bobbi is bold, confident and very outspoken. Frances complains how they clash at times, with Bobbi thinking that she's repressed as her emotional life isn't as strong and open, while judging things too much for her tastes. It's a pretty interesting portrayal of an introvert and extrovert being friends, who have realistic difficulties given that. However, even so Frances movingly tells Bobbi that she's the center of her world.

** Rue and Jules similarly have brown vs blonde hair while wearing darker or lighter colors. In Rue's case she's a troubled drug addict who's pretty cynical and keeps aloof a lot (except for from Jules). Contrasting this, Jules is more light-hearted, open and wants approval. They date, but have a difficult relationship.

** Bookish, virginal Cassie, kindly teacher Jo and nice Series 2 [[BetaBitch Beta Bitch]] Alex start out as the Light. [[spoiler: Yet Cassie under Azazeal's control becomes a full blown [[TheVamp vamp]] for a while and then sacrifices herself to protect the resulting son. Jo also falls for Azazeal's charms and undergoes a [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turn]] for his sake.]] Alex goes darker when [[spoiler: Malachi grants her wish to supplant Roxanne as the [[AlphaBitch Queen Bee]] and is turned into a succubus as a result.]]

* ''Series/NoTomorrow'': Evie is sweet, cheerful, naive and only wants to have a monogamous, committed relationship. Kareema, her best friend, is a sarcastic nihilist who (before Sofia) only engages in casual sex.

** Later in the season, a new BettyAndVeronica duo appears - Valerie is the light feminine, girly, and a bit of a pushover, while Miss Grundy is the HotForStudent cougar with a DarkAndTroubledPast. Veronica is also later contrasted as the dark to Valerie's light both as her short term replacement with the Pussycats and as Archie's eventual love interest.
** After the reveal of their family bond, Betty and Cheryl can be an exemple as well as [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Betty]] is the light while [[ManipulativeBitch Cheryl]] is the dark.

** Dark-haired Stevie is an introverted, cynical and pessimistic young woman, while the blond Alexis is a bubbly, cheerful, optimistic and energetic young woman.

* Alvaro Véliz's songs "Ni tú ni ella" ("Neither you nor her") are about a guy who can't choose between two loves. The girl he's "singing" to is the Light Feminine -- sweet, gentle, kind, whom he cares for dearly. The other girl he's referring to in the lyrics is the Dark Feminine -- sensual, a BlitheSpirit, passionate and able to bring his wilder side.

* In [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] we have Wrestling/{{Rosemary}} and Allie. Rosemary is a gothic zombie hybrid creature who speaks in plurals and refers to herself as "The Demon Assassin", with dark theme music and frightening skull or death-themed face paint. Allie is a bubbly blonde happy go lucky girl, initially played as a straight-up ditz in TNA. On the independent circuit, Allie as Cherry Bomb was the (light) KnowNothingKnowItAll ProperLady {{heel}} and Rosemary as Courtney Rush was the(dark) extroverted but socially inept and reckless {{face}}, whom Cherry Bomb triggered the birth of Rosemary in by traumatizing Rush. [[BroadStrokes But]] they were an inseparable pair in TNA/Impact after Rosemary saved Allie from a beat down because the voices in her head told her to protect Allie, the innocent bunny surrounded by danger. They have become known collectively as Demon X Bunny, and have their own custom merch reflecting their Dark & Light unlikely friendship. The trope was subverted in May 2018 when Rosemary was written off TV to rehab an ACL tear. Allie in her absence has become seemingly possessed by Rosemary's darkness and seeks revenge on Wrestling/SuYung, who put Rosemary out of action.
* The team of Wrestling/AlexaBliss and Wrestling/NikkiCross fit this trope, though Alexa is usually in a traditional sexy-girl heel role while Cross is more in a comedic heel. Alexa usually wears outfits that range from Franchise/{{Disney princess}}es to [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Harley Quinn]] cosplay while Cross has become a dress all-in-black tomboy.

* In ''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing,'' the cousins Hero and Beatrice are best friends, almost like sisters. Hero is sweet and loving, courteous, and sunny. Beatrice is, by contrast, a great deal sharper and more outspoken and cynical.

** A straighter example of this trope is in the sequel ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' with naive, duty-bound, and responsible Merrill (light) and wordly, hedonistic, and carefree Isabela (dark).

* ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII'' has this dynamic between Kahlua and Tequila ([[SplitPersonality who are technically the same person]]). Kahlua is the Light, being soft-spoken, kind and generous, if a bit slow on the uptake, while Tequila is the Dark, more assertive, confident and a tease.

** Inazuma has the two opposing (at least, initally) generals; the delicate-looking, peaceful but intelligent Divine Preistess Sangonomiya Kokomi and the ruthless, headstrong AntiHero Kujou Sara.

** The two girls among the beta kids follow this dynamic: the adorable, fun-loving and girly [[ThePollyanna Jade]] is the Light Feminine to the sophisticated and flirtatious [[LittleMissSnarker Rose's]] Dark Feminine. It's even reflected by their dreamselves: Jane dreams in the Light Kingdom of Prospit and consults with the clouds of Skaia, while Rose dreams in the Dark Kingdom of Derse and consults with [[EldritchAbomination the Horrorterrors.]]

** The [[MyOwnGrampa dancestor]] pair of [[CreepyGood Aradia]] and [[JerkassWoobie Damara]] is this in a sense. Despite her dark and [[NightmareFetishist twisted]] tastes, Aradia is straightforward, full of love for everyone and just loves when everybody gets along and has fun. Damara, on the other hand, is a [[JadeColoredGlasses cynical,]] [[{{Jerkass}} mean-spirited]] DragonLady who gets a kick out of making extremely lewd and insulting remarks about everyone around her. Just compare [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/4b/6d/05/4b6d05ab6786395cdad5ace9c108fc52.jpg their]] [[http://68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc9xcaBRId1qgo16uo9_400.gif design.]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Rebirth}}'': Parish is the light feminine, with golden hair and and light color scheme, to Lena's dark feminine, with lavender hair and darker clothes. Ironically, Parish is a BitchInSheepsClothing who ignores one of her own children and [[spoiler: cheated on her husband with his older brother]] while Lena is quite sweet and a good mother to her daughter.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AlbertTheFifthMusketeer,'' Queen Anne is sweet-natured and amiable (Light Feminine), as a contrast to the seductive villainess Milady De Winter (Dark Feminine).

* ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' plays with this trope. While Draculaura dresses mostly in black clothing, she is actually the [[WordOfGod Light Feminine]]. Whereas Cleo is the Dark Feminine, despite wearing a lot of glittery gold... and being deathly afraid of the dark.

%%* Pepper Potts and Natasha Romanoff/"Natalie Rushman" in ''Film/IronMan2'' and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''.
* In ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', the cool, mysterious Madeleine is the Light Feminine that Scottie obsesses over and the earthier Judy is the Dark Feminine that Scottie tries to mold into Madeleine's image.

* Subverted with the two main love interests of Franchise/JamesBond in the Creator/DanielCraig continuity. His FirstLove Vesper Lynd is a brunette, his SecondLove Madeleine Swann is a blonde, but they're actually very similar--a DarkAndTroubledPast, being forced to betray him because of a threat to someone they love, etc.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' has the Princesses of Nohr, Camilla and Elise. Dark Feminine Camilla is a MsFanservice with BoobsOfSteel, {{Stripperiffic}} attire, and a MagicKnight-like fighting style, whereas Light Feminine Elise is a GenkiGirl with MegaTwintails and WhiteMage abilities.

* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'': Shimizu and Yachi are the [[CuteSportsClubManagers boys' volleyball team's much-loved female managers]]. Shimizu is a tall, poised brunette considered sexy and responsible by other characters; Yachi is a sweet, klutzy, motherly blonde whom Shimizu acts as a CoolBigSis mentor to.

* Ranka Lee (Light--{{Moe}}, ACupAngst, naïve, youthful) and Sheryl Nome (Dark--BrokenBird, BuxomIsBetter, {{Stripperiffic}} when on-stage) in ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''.

* Downplayed in ''Fanfic/TheSpectreTrilogy''. Tally is a friendly NiceGirl who has pink as a signature colour, and Carla is a little more aloof and wears dark colours. Ironically, Tally has black hair and Carla blonde.

* Kanae and Marilyn Sue from ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf''. Light Feminine Kanae is a serious, dedicated, and aloof ActionGirl from the Japanese Army, who keeps her hair short and wears a form-fitting but mostly practical uniform as she [[GlacierWaif grapples and tosses around]] her way into the plot; Dark Feminine Marilyn Sue is a [[GainaXing bouncy]] DarkActionGirl in an even more form-fitting UsefulNotes/{{qipao}}, who fights like a LadyOfWar and relies quite a bit in her sex appeal to [[ObfuscatingStupidity take her rivals off-guard]].