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== Anime
* All evil plotting in ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' takes place in almost complete darkness.
* Alucard's room in ''[[Hellsing]]'' is particularly dark, although it could be said that not much of ''Hellsing'' could be considered bright.
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* In ''[[Tiberium Wars]]'', this is [[Invoked Trope|invoked]] by Kane, because making his minions stumble around in the dark [[It Amused Me|is funny]].
* [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[A Cure for Love]]'': after [[Death Note|L and Light have a fight]] (and L reflects that [[Bullying a Dragon|perhaps upsetting Kira like that was a bad idea]]) L returns to HQ to find Light sitting alone in the dark:
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== Literature ==
* In ''[[
* [[Harry Potter|Lord Voldemort]], aka the Dark Lord, is very fond of this trope. His favorite scenes for evil showdowns include an old graveyard (at midnight) and a vast chamber filled with snake statues built far underground. Also Slytherin house, which has a far greater ratio of mean students to nice ones, has a commons room that is noticeably dark and poorly lit compared to the commons rooms of the other houses.
** Lampshaded by Dumbledore, who believes Voldemort is using the darkness and the death motifs to scare his enemies. From what we heard of Slytherin, he wasn't a very pleasant person, and the students who are enrolled in his house are usually very much like him, so it's somewhat justified.
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* [[Big Bad|Morphix]]'s [[Applied Phlebotinum|GLOPP]] factory in [[Duke Nukem]]: Manhattan Project.
{{quote|'''Duke:''' Jeez, you'd think Morphix could afford a few light bulbs.}}
* In ''[[The Sims|
* In the ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' Tiberian series, [[Religion of Evil|Brotherhood of Nod]] bases tend to have very minimal, very stark [[Good Colors, Evil Colors|red lighting]], such that 80% of any given shot is black and the rest red (see the page pic for [[Dark Messiah]] for a typical example). The fanfic ''[[Tiberium Wars]]'' suggests this is ''entirely'' because [[Big Bad|Kane]] loves hearing his subordinates bang their shins on consoles.
* In ''[[The Dark Meadow]]'', monsters won't attack you in any room that has light coming in. (Although a little bit getting in through a crack is OK for them, apparently.)
* The BlackCastle in ''[[An Untitled Story]]''. Not only is it [[Meaningful Name|black]], it also has a room [[Blackout Basement|with a faulty lighting]].
* In ''[[Wario Land]] Shake It'', the throne room the Shake King stays in through about 90% of the game is literally completely dark. As in, the bit Wario enters from is pretty much just a black screen and the rest of it seems like only half the lights are on, to the point you can see the villain's eyes glowing in the dark.
* In ''[[Don't Starve]]'', you ''must'' keep a light source nearby at night, as Charlie can - and will - attack if you don't have one. And if that happens, [[Invincible Villain|she ''will'' kill you.]]
== Webcomics ==
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* ''[[Bob and George]]'' [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/010308 here] and [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/020307 here]
* Lampshaded via a [[Running Gag]] in [[Pebble Version]] is the (presumably) [[Big Bad]]'s search for adequate lighting in his office. When he did get a lamp, it was blindingly bright.
* In ''[[Far From Home]]'', [http://mightymartianstudios.com/2012/04/06/ffh-sci-fi-webcomic-the-captain/ lampshaded when the prisoners ask why and the captain answers it's for effect.]{{Dead link}}
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[[Category:Obviously Evil]]
[[Category:Darkness and Shadows Tropes]]
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