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* A dragon boss in ''GoldenSun: The Lost Age'', Serpent, is weakened significantly the more sunlight you reflect onto him by making use of the environment. Without that he is nigh-unbeatable.

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* A dragon boss in ''GoldenSun: The Lost Age'', Serpent, is weakened significantly the more sunlight you reflect onto him by making use of the environment. Without that he is nigh-unbeatable. nigh-unbeatable.
** The various DemonicSpiders in ''Dark Dawn'' are said to suffer from an extreme case of this, in that they can't emerge in lit areas, but when the Grave Eclipse goes down, they come out en masse. [[ItGotWorse And that's just the start...]]
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* Many enemies in ''{{Boktai}}'' can be killed by simple sunlight. Tricking one boss into an open window damages him greatly. The main character also uses a gun that focuses sunlight; and for enemies that would ComeBackFromTheDead; there are ways of focusing sunlight even more.

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* Many enemies in ''{{Boktai}}'' can be killed by simple sunlight. Tricking one boss into an open window damages him greatly. The main character also uses a gun that focuses sunlight; and for enemies that would ComeBackFromTheDead; return even from this; there are ways of focusing sunlight even more.
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* Many enemies in ''{{Boktai}}'' can be killed by simple sunlight. Tricking one boss into an open window damages him greatly. The main character also uses a gun that focuses sunlight; and for enemies that would ComeBackFromTheDead; there are ways of focusing sunlight even more.
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** He probably means sentient species, though even then it's surely at least an exaggeration.
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* Night Lass was a member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, and, in some continuities, later a member of the LegionOfSuperHeroes. Her gimmick was that she had super-strength, but only in the dark. Turn on a lamp, and she's normal.

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* Night Lass was a member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, and, in some continuities, later a member of the LegionOfSuperHeroes.{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}. Her gimmick was that she had super-strength, but only in the dark. Turn on a lamp, and she's normal.
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* At one point in ''The Lost Crown'', Nigel must open a window to repel a black smokey entity that is stalking him. Subverted in that actually defeating the entity takes another step or two, and other ghosts in the game are active in broad daylight.

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* At one point in ''The Lost Crown'', Nigel must open a window and let in some sunlight to repel a black black, smokey entity that is stalking him. Subverted in that actually defeating the entity takes another step or two, and other ghosts in the game are active in broad daylight.
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* At one point in ''The Lost Crown'', Nigel must open a window to repel a black smokey entity that is stalking him. Subverted in that actually defeating the entity takes another step or two, and other ghosts in the game are active in broad daylight.
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* In ''Xyber9NewDawn'', The Machina can't handle sunlight due to [[spoiler:the virus they're all infected with.]]
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* In ''OnePiece'', people who've had their shadows stolen by [[LivingShadow Gecko Moria]] disintegrate in sunlight.
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* {{Vampire}}s traditionally avoided sunlight, though the idea that it would [[ItBurns rapidly kill them]] is a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent modern invention]].

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* {{Vampire}}s traditionally avoided sunlight, though the idea that it would [[ItBurns rapidly kill them]] is a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent [[NewerThanTheyThink modern invention]].
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** [[DidNotDoTheResearch Which is why the quote says "almost every".]] And the universe is a big place.
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* Played with in the AGD KingsQuest 2 FanRemake. An enchantment-breaking talisman requires that sunlight be shined through it onto the person, creature, or item enchanted in order to break the enchantment.

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* Played with in the AGD KingsQuest 2 ''KingsQuest 2'' FanRemake. An enchantment-breaking talisman requires that sunlight be shined through it onto the person, creature, or item enchanted in order to break the enchantment.
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* Used in ''{{Gintama}}'' against Housen, The Night King.
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* Played with in the AGD KingsQuest 2 FanRemake. An enchantment-breaking talisman requires that sunlight be shined through it onto the person, creature, or item enchanted in order to break the enchantment.
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* Played straight with the bosses in ''VideoGames/{{LIT}}'', and almost any potential source of light (desktop lamps, cherry bombs, etc.) available in the room may be used.

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* Played straight with the bosses in ''VideoGames/{{LIT}}'', ''LIT'', and almost any potential source of light (desktop lamps, cherry bombs, etc.) available in the room may be used.
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* Played straight with the bosses in ''{{LIT}}'', and almost any potential source of light (desktop lamps, cherry bombs, etc.) available in the room may be used.
* In ''MetroidPrime 2'', the Ing can't survive on Aether and must possess creatures to enter it due to the Light of Aether, which serves to replaces sunlight as Aether doesn't have a sun.

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* Played straight with the bosses in ''{{LIT}}'', ''VideoGames/{{LIT}}'', and almost any potential source of light (desktop lamps, cherry bombs, etc.) available in the room may be used.
* In ''MetroidPrime 2'', the Ing can't survive on Aether and must possess other creatures to enter it due to the Light side of Aether, which serves and use of the Light Beam to replaces sunlight as energize protective fields on Dark Aether doesn't have a sun.can vaporize weaker Ing.
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* Played straight with the bosses in ''{{LIT}}'', and almost any potential source of light (desktop lamps, cherry bombs, etc.) available in the room may be used.
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* {{Vampire}}s traditionally avoided sunlight, though the idea that it would rapidly kill them is a modern invention.

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* {{Vampire}}s traditionally avoided sunlight, though the idea that it would [[ItBurns rapidly kill them them]] is a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent modern invention.
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* Pointedly averted with ''MahouSenseiNegima'' and its resident vampire Evangeline, who is not harmed by sunlight. It does however make her somewhat sleepy, so she's often seen with a parasol anyway. One of her [[RedBaron many nicknames]] is "The High Daylight Walker", emphasizing this trait.
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* A variation of this trope appears in ''FullmetalAlchemist''. Pride, the shadow homunculus, isn't generally hurt by light; in fact, he is unable to use his powers without a light source. However, if the light becomes ''too'' bright (for example, the light from a flash bomb) he is damaged and his philosopher's stone depleted.

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* A variation of this trope appears in ''FullmetalAlchemist''. Pride, the shadow homunculus, isn't generally hurt by light; in fact, he is unable to use his powers without a light source. However, if the light becomes ''too'' bright (for example, the light from a [[TrickBomb flash bomb) bomb]]) he is damaged and his philosopher's stone depleted.
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* A variation of this trope appears in ''FullmetalAlchemist''. Pride, the shadow homunculus, isn't hurt by light; in fact, he is unable to use his powers without a light source. However, if the light becomes ''too'' bright (for example, the light from a flash bomb) he is damaged and his philosopher's stone depleted.

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* A variation of this trope appears in ''FullmetalAlchemist''. Pride, the shadow homunculus, isn't generally hurt by light; in fact, he is unable to use his powers without a light source. However, if the light becomes ''too'' bright (for example, the light from a flash bomb) he is damaged and his philosopher's stone depleted.
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* A variation of this trope appears in ''FullmetalAlchemist''. Pride, the shadow homunculus, isn't hurt by light; in fact, he is unable to use his powers without a light source. However, if the light becomes ''too'' bright (for example, the light from a flash bomb) he is damaged and his philosopher's stone depleted.

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Light is a powerful thing. Some enemies, [[LogicalWeakness especially for]] DarkIsEdgy ones, are weakened by it, if not outright destroyed.

If the author is not careful, it may overlap with WeaksauceWeakness.

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Light is a powerful thing. Some enemies, [[LogicalWeakness especially for]] especially]] DarkIsEdgy ones, are weakened by it, if not outright destroyed.

The reason is simple: LightIsGood + GoodHurtsEvil = Light Hurts Evil. See DarkIsEvil for the general association of evil things with darkness.

If the author is not careful, it may this can overlap with WeaksauceWeakness.
WeaksauceWeakness, or at least KryptoniteIsEverywhere.


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* "Almost every species in the universe has an irrational fear of the dark, but they're wrong, because it's not irrational. It's Vashta Nerada." --''DoctorWho'', Silence in the Library. A definite case of MostWritersAreHuman since the idea that every species fears the dark is... not even remotely true.


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* [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in ''TheWitcher'' saga - a vampire (unhurt by sunlight) gives a lecture about how humans, being helpless in the dark, associate light with hope and by extension attribute light sensitivity to many evil creatures.
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* Darklings from ''ChangelingTheLost'' are humans who were reshaped by [[TheFairFolk the Gentry]] into nightmares, terrors, and other creatures of twilight. As a result, they take a penalty to using Contracts (magical powers) during the day, one that gets worse if they try it while in direct sunlight.

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