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** That is, kill all Envoys except for himself. A slight but significant difference.
* When the protagonist of Andrei Belyanin's ''[[My Wife Is A Witch]]'' duology travels to other dimensions, one of them is a world populated by dark creatures such as vampires, werewolves, warlocks, witches, most of whom are decent enough people with families and jobs. Granted, the first time he meets them, they try to kill him until he proves his power (apparently, his poetry has magical qualities in these dimensions) and fulfils the prophecy of a Witch's Husband (witches are normally too free-spirited to marry). This also becomes a problem in the second book, when his wife's cousin, who is obsessed with ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', accidentally ends up in this world and starts attacking the so-called "evil" creatures, slaughtering entire families, as befitting her favorite character.
* The inhabitants of Ixchel in ''[[A Wrinkle
* In ''[[Monster Hunter International]]'' the orcs look like well, orcs (warty grey green skin, yellow eyes, tusks, pointy ears) and wear mostly black, but are definitely good guys.
* In ''[[The Sharing Knife]]'' series, the [[Witch Species|Lakewalkers]] carve the only blades that can harm the [[Eldritch Abomination|eldritch abominations]] which ''will'' [[The World Is Always Doomed|destroy all life if left unchecked]] from the bones of thier own dead, and empower them with (willing) [[Blood Magic|Human Sacrifices]].
* Subverted horrifically in ''Anya's Ghost'' with [[Cute Ghost Girl|Emily,]] who appears to be a very useful aide to our teenaged protagonist at first... {{spoiler|then we find out that when she was alive, [[If I Can't Have You|she murdered the boy she had a crush on and his girlfriend by burning down the house they were in.]]}}
* Part of the theme of the Israeli children's book "חיית החושך" ("The Beast of Darkness") by Uri Orlev. The titular beast, [[Nothing Is Scarier|who's full form is never really observed or described]], [[Eldritch Abomination|is said to come from "the darkness between stars; the deepest darkness there is".]] It is extremely vulnerable to light (said to "shrink to a tiny size" during the day), but it grows to full size in the darkness can move to wherever shadows reach. It also has several other powers... The protagonist is initially afraid of it, but it turns out to be very friendly and supportive, using its powers and advice to help the protagonist deal with the death of his father (who died in one of Israel's many wars), his mother's re-marrying an old mutual friend of theirs whom the protagonist doesn't trust in the beginning, and the birth of his new sister (the Beast of Darkness tells the boy the baby's gender in secret long before the
* The Shadowhunters of Cassandra Clare's ''[[Mortal Instruments]]''
* The final novel of the ''[[New Jedi Order]]'' series, ''The Unifying Force'', comes to the shocking conclusion that {{spoiler|there ''are'' no light and dark side of [[The Force]]. [[The Force]] is a tool; whether you're a hero or villain is all about your intent.}} Unfortunately [[Legacy of the Force|the next series]] [[Retcon|retconned]] this conclusion out of existence, because the author of ''The Undying Force'' never cleared such a drastic rewriting of ''[[Star Wars]]'' canon with George Lucas, and when it comes to ''[[Star Wars]]'' canon, Lucas is [[Word of God|the first, last, and only word that counts]].
* The Elder Gods of the ''[[Cthulhu Mythos]]'', kinda-sorta. Truthfully they have the same [[Orange and Blue Morality]] as the Great Old Ones, but seeing as they are enemies of the Great Old Ones and do not seek the destruction of humanity, they fit this trope far more than their foes would.
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