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You can't expect all sorts of media to have flashlights, or other sources of light that runs on batteries, for characters to use in dark areas, so there's either torches or the '''Fantastic Light Source''' to use.▼
▲You can't expect all sorts of media to have flashlights, or other sources of light that runs on batteries, for characters to use in dark areas, so there's either torches or the Fantastic Light Source to use.
Sometimes you can expect [[Bioluminescence Is Cool|luminescent flora and fungus]] in particular.
Also the [[Mundane Utility]] of [[Power Glows]] or those with [[Light
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Kamichama Karin]]'', Karin once uses her [[Power Glows|glowy]] [[Ring of Power|magic ring]] as a flashlight.
* Chapter 8 of ''[[
* Early in ''[[Crimson Spell]]'', Halvir gives Prince Vald a fairy in a jar to use as a light source, instructing him to smack it and make the fairy angry to make it glow. Vald, who is a nicer person than Havi is, sets the fairy loose as soon as Havi has left.
== [[Film]]
* In ''[[
* On ''[[Despicable Me]]'', one of the Minions is used as a glow stick.
* The ant colony in ''[[A
▲* ''[[Avatar (Film)|Avatar]]'': the biolumiscent flora of Pandora.
* Occurs at the climax of ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick|Pitch Black]]'' with the {{spoiler|glowing worms}} found in a cave. The {{spoiler|worms}} helped keep the light sensitive monsters at bay long enough to allow {{spoiler|the survivors to make it to the shuttle}} at the end.
* ''[[Sky High]]'': Zack
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* The book ''The Last Dragonlord'' had dragonfire, orbs of harmless and seemingly cold fire that gave off light.
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Harry often uses magic to light up his pentacle amulet. Though it's a modern setting, Harry's amulet is more reliable because technological lighting often fails when magic's afoot. He also occasionally uses faith magic to light up his pentacle which has the secondary ability to repel those weak to faith.
* Princess Eilonwy's "bauble" (AKA the [
* ''[[
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
** ''[[
** And in ''[[
* In the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] novel ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'', when Luke and Leia enter a series of caves, they discover it isn't totally dark due to a light-emitting fungus growing on the walls.
** A more common one from ''[[Star Wars]]'' is [[Laser Blade|the lightsaber]] itself.
* ''[[
* ''[[Dune]]'' has glowglobes, free-floating lamps equipped with antigravity generators. Like many other aspects of the Duniverse, they have also been borrowed by ''[[Warhammer
== [[Live
* The [[Living Ship]] ''[[Lexx]]'' has bioluminescent internal organs.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons
** 3 ed. added Sunrods as a standard item.
** ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' has various "glowing globes" and "driftglobes" as a fairly common fixture. The first variant appeared as one of Ed Greenwood's contributions in [[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] #41, then in ''The Magister'': [[Reinforce Field|surprisingly resilient]] glass globe with brightness controlled from nothing to ''continual light'' level to momentary blinding flash and following its owner (bound on touch and unbound on ''remove curse'', death or leaving the plane without grabbing it), bargain cost 200 gp - expensive, but not quite luxury item.<ref>for comparison, in Aurora's emporium "standard" hooded lantern costs 7 gold, a 24-vials case of common inks or bound book of 100 blank parchment pages costs 175</ref> There are many variations, of course, including "always on" version, immobile ones (used with nets or brackets) and free-roaming "driftlights". Some procure matching sets with custom hues and/or advanced programming: e.g. driftglobes used in Myth Drannor as "street lamps" were parked in special urns during the day, then once the sensitive gem on an urn's surface is not illuminated enough, they float out and proceed on predetermined path along the street. There's also spell "Nchaser's Glowing Globe" that permanently enchants a basic version - bound to the owner, with brightness attenuated remotely, but without flight part.
*** Dwarves
* FASA's ''Earthdawn'' had magical "light crystals".▼
** In ''[[
* In ''[[Exalted]]'', one of the most common elements retained from the former Ages is the use of Essence-based lighting.
== [[Toys]] ==
* ''[[Bionicle]]'': Lightstones are used by inhabitants of the Matoran Universe as a light source. Additionally, beings and other things relating to the Light [[Elemental Rock
** The [[Up to Eleven|Great]] Ruru ([[Mask Power|mask of]] night vision) was demonstrated to be this in ''Legends of Metru Nui''.
** Additionally, there are Lightvines that grow in various locations.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Pokémon]]'': the move Flash is used outside of battle to light up dark areas.
* ''[[God of War (
* ''Demons Souls'': The player always has a magical gem called the "Augite of souls" which glows in the presence of souls.
* Besides torches and lanterns, ''[[Angband]]'' has the Phial of Galadriel, the Star of Elendil, and the Arkenstone of Thrain. These unique artifacts are all permanent light sources.
* In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', Snake can eat luminescent mushrooms to power his Night-vision Goggles and other battery powered items. How though ... don't ask.
* The caverns of ''[[Avernum]]'' are lit by luminescent mold on the ceiling. Depending on who you believe, either [[Vain Sorceress|Erika]] made it and propagated it, or the [[The Grays|Vahnatai]] did. Either way, it's a good thing it's down
* In the Xen segments of ''[[Half-Life (
** Xenium crystals are also luminescent, as seen in ''Blue Shift''.
* ''[[
* In ''[[The Riftwar Cycle|Betrayal at Krondor]]'', there are spells and magic artifacts to generate light at nighttime or in dungeons. This is very useful in the Naptha Mines in chapter 4, where lighting a torch will cause the whole place to explode.
* In ''[[Grim Fandango]]'', you meet a character who's fashioned a lantern out of luminescent coral and attached it to his scuba-suit. You use him to traverse the dark ocean floor by {{spoiler|getting Glottis to pick him up and carry him with you.}}
* In ''[[
* Luminite, an Underworld mineral that suffers changes in the human world and starts emitting white light, in ''[[Devil May Cry]]''. Dante collects a chunk and uses it as a lantern in the first game.
* In ''[[
* ''[[Unreal
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''RoomLand'', an ''[[MS Paint Adventures]] Forum Adventure'', the cave Mary-Beth lives in is lit up by some kind of glowing plant.
* In ''[[Three Panel Soul]]'', a man wins Lucifer's soul in a game. He mainly uses it as a lantern.
* When Tanna enters the temple in ''[[
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