History Main / NightAndDayDuo

* ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' has Yzma and Kuzco, who seem to represent a sun/moon relationship. During the production stage of the film, it went by the working title ''Emperor of the Sun'' with Kuzco being the titular emperor, who wears colors like red and yellow, bright and warm colors, while Yzma, the dark sorceress, wears mostly black and purple, dark and cold colors.

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': In the [[https://topatoco.com/collections/gunnerkrigg/products/gk-treatise-prints Treatise pictures]], Annie and Kat are associated with the sun and moon, respectively. The former is obviously a reference to Annie's PlayingWithFire powers, the latter might be a more subtle reference to Kat being a GadgeteerGenius due to the moon's association with the mind.

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': In the [[https://topatoco.com/collections/gunnerkrigg/products/gk-treatise-prints Treatise pictures]], Annie and Kat are associated with the sun and moon, respectively.

** This also applies to Kaguya Houraisan and Fujiwara no Mokou, though more thematically than anything else. Kaguya is a [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman fair]] {{Lunarian|s}} [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] who was exiled after she drank the [[ElixirOfLife Hourai Elixir]] to obtain CompleteImmortality, and Mokou is the [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl tomboyish]] daughter of one of the noblemen that Kaguya humiliated in ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter'' who drank the Hourai Elixir in order to even the playingfield with her sworn nemesis, after which she took up [[PlayingWithFire fire magic]] with motifs based upon ThePhoenix. Now, the two of them are locked in an unending CycleOfRevenge, likened to the cycle of the Sun and the Moon that fall and rise as the days come and go.

Subtrope of SolarAndLunar and LightDarknessJuxtaposition. Compare AngelDevilShipping and FireIceDuo, which may both overlap with this trope. See also CosmicMotifs.

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': In the [[https://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=GK-TREATISE-PRINTS&Category_Code=GK Treatise pictures]], Annie and Kat are associated with the sun and moon, respectively.

* The Fairy Oak books have twin protagonists Vanilla and Lavender, who have light and dark magic respectively. Vanilla is friendly, polite and patient; Lavender is moody, a bit aggressive and impatient. The latter was born at exactly midnight while the latter was born twelve hours later. Also, Vanilla's powers only work during the day and Lavender's only work at night.

* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'': The Clow Cards [[SolarAndLunar fall under either 'sun' or 'moon' domains]], and are "led" by Sakura's two magical companions: the fire-breathing lion Kerberos (sun) and the mysteriously beautiful humanoid Yue (moon). Their designs reflect this as well, with Kerberos being golden and Yue having a white and blue color scheme. In particular, the Light and Dark card spirits, who are [[LesYay so closely intertwined]] that they request to be sealed together.

* The Fairy Oak books have twin protagonists Vanilla and Lavender, who have light and dark magic respectively. Vanilla is friendly, polite and patient; Lavender is moody, a bit aggressive and impatient. The latter was born at exactly midnight while the latter was born twelve hours later. Even their hair is said to be two different shades of brown for each twin, with Vanilla having a lighter shade than her sister.

** There is ''another'' set of contrasting gods before even Helios and Selene: Nyx and Hemera, who are literally personification of the concepts of night and day, respectively. It's said that they take turns presiding over the mortal world and TheUnderworld and met only during sunrise and sunset. Unlike Artemis/Apollo and Helios/Selene, Nyx and Hemera are mother and daughter. Nyx and Hemera also have husbands who personify things related to them: Nyx is married to Erebus (darkness), while Hemera is married to Aether (light).

** Before them came Helios and Selene, Titans of the sun and moon. They were believed to control the movement of the sun and moon with their chariots. Their Roman equivalents were Sol and Luna, and they had a third sibling, being Eos, the dawn.

Subtrope of SolarAndLunar and LightDarknessJuxtaposition. Compare AngelDevilShipping and FireIceDuo, which may both overlap with this trope.

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* In ''Literature/{{Twitches}},'' the protagonists are twins, with Alex (birth name: Artemis) born as the moon was setting and Cam (birth name: Apolla) born as the sun was rising; they likewise have magical necklaces depicting the moon and sun, respectively. Naturally Alex tends to be more reserved and brooding compared to the open outgoing and popular Cam, and some of their powers (like [[FireIceDuo cold vs. heat]]) tend to match, too.

* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'': This motif is present in the contrast between Karasuno's two freshman middle blockers, Hinata [[note]]written with the kanji for "sun"[[/note]], who is friendly, vibrant, and warm, and Tsukishima[[note]]written with the kanji for "moon"[[/note]], who is cold, aloof, and distant. It's [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3f/9e/58/3f9e584f0171ca4f66b3ddd2eaf0b942.png acknowledged]] in-series.

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