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{{quote|''Men have preferred [[Dark Is Evil|darkness]] to [[Light Is Good|light]] because their deeds were evil.''|'''[[The Bible|John 3:19]]'''}}
Any scene location where the villains do their plotting is invariably dark. This includes, but is not limited to, starship command centers, unethical laboratories and throne rooms. A more personal effect is when the villain seems to absorb the light around him, presenting dramatic shadows that you could have sworn weren't there moments before the heroes arrived.
In some circumstances, it's obvious. The villains don't want to meet on the street, either to conspire or with a victim of [[Blackmail]], or travel with their ill-gotten and
But they don't turn on the lights once they're inside the stronghold and everyone knows them.
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