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#1: Jun 18th 2022 at 12:33:35 AM

The image is just a tree in the center with the sky being lit up by stars at night. The trope does not mean the darkness that is caused by the absence of visible light AKA darkness in Real Life.

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#4: Jun 18th 2022 at 1:03:41 AM

We could have an image of a noble figure that uses darkness for good. Perhaps a knight surrounded by darkness standing in a pose that is meant to show they mean no harm?

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#6: Jun 18th 2022 at 1:18:51 AM

Yeah but it is has to be shown that the figure does use darkness as a power. Such as this.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9666481a_2c15_4781_8b27_d5cf56de17e6.jpeg

It's an image of the Knight from Hollow Knight.

This can be found on their press kit.

Edited by CardboardBot on Jun 18th 2022 at 11:31:57 AM

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#7: Jun 18th 2022 at 4:03:33 AM

[up]That doesn't strike me as "good".

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#8: Jun 18th 2022 at 4:25:16 AM

Got any better ideas? Every other dark character I know is a lot more menacing.

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#9: Jun 18th 2022 at 7:09:40 AM

I'd prefer we keep until better image suggested. Aside from the fact that I really like this image (hey, it's pretty!), it depicts night (i.e. darkness) as being an awe-inspiring phenomenon of the natural world, instead of something to be inherently feared. Nature can be beautiful and it can also be dangerous, but it is neither good nor evil. To me, that illustrates the trope's idea (darkness is just as "pure" as light) without falling into other similar tropes like Dark Is Not Evil or Casting a Shadow.

The only major problem with this image is the lack of source, which could potentially lead to permission issues.

Edited by PeabodySam on Jun 18th 2022 at 10:14:37 AM

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#10: Jun 18th 2022 at 7:35:39 AM

A weak Keep Until Better Image Suggested to me. I agree with [up] that it's pretty and that it's somewhat related to the trope, but it's still weak. I wouldn't pull it without replacement, but I'd prefer something that shows the difference between this trope and Dark Is Not Evil.

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#11: Jun 18th 2022 at 7:47:37 AM

Okay, I'll go with that for now until I find another image similar to the one I already showed, but more "good" feeling.

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#13: Jun 18th 2022 at 8:29:18 AM

I guess pull for now. I'll bring this back when I find a better image.

Pull means delete this thread, right? Not pull the image.

Edited by CardboardBot on Jun 18th 2022 at 6:30:20 PM

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#14: Jun 18th 2022 at 8:31:08 AM

"Pull" means pull the image.

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#15: Jun 18th 2022 at 8:34:03 AM

Okay. The image is still good though, but as previously said by others, it's weak. I got an image idea: https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b81d9a80_824d_4f10_bcca_5d91898be54b.jpeg

Still haven't made th background transparent but how do you think about the Kingsmould? If the darkness is not clear from an outside perspective, is fanart allowed?(with permission of course). Maybe I could just make my own drawing to use as the page image.

Edited by CardboardBot on Jun 18th 2022 at 6:42:02 PM

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#16: Jun 18th 2022 at 2:46:10 PM

I think the current image is fine.

Edit: Actually I don't; while I like the concept, it lacks a source and I doubt we have permission to use it. Pull.

Edited by Orbiting on Jun 18th 2022 at 5:57:35 AM

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#17: Jun 18th 2022 at 3:42:48 PM

So does the majority say to pull the image?

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#19: Jun 18th 2022 at 10:20:52 PM

It looks good and could work but some people might misinterpret it as moon magic. Is there any other art of the twilight cleric but where the magic looks more dark?

Edited by CardboardBot on Jun 18th 2022 at 8:21:10 PM

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#20: Jun 20th 2022 at 2:58:15 PM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_panther_ancestral_plane.jpg The ancestral plane from Black Panther

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ouraniagallery_724x1024.png
Ourania from Achaea

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#23: Jun 20th 2022 at 11:40:29 PM

20.2 is the best so far.

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