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* 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. |
* 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. |
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== [[Film]] == |
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* In ''[[Tangled]]'', Rapunzel uses her magic hair to find the way out of a flooded cave. |
* In ''[[Tangled]]'', Rapunzel uses her magic hair to find the way out of a flooded cave. |
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* On ''[[Despicable Me]]'', one of the Minions is used as a glow stick. |
* On ''[[Despicable Me]]'', one of the Minions is used as a glow stick. |
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* The ant colony in ''[[A Bug's |
* The ant colony in ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' uses fluorescent mushrooms as lighting. |
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== [[Film]] - Live Action == |
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* ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'': the biolumiscent flora of Pandora. |
* ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'': the biolumiscent flora of Pandora. |
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* 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. |
* 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. |
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* Princess Eilonwy's "bauble" (AKA the [[wikipedia:Golden Pelydryn|Golden Pelydryn]]) in the ''[[Prydain Chronicles]]''. |
* Princess Eilonwy's "bauble" (AKA the [[wikipedia:Golden Pelydryn|Golden Pelydryn]]) in the ''[[Prydain Chronicles]]''. |
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* ''[[Labyrinths of Echo]]'' has fungi in fishbowls that emit pleasant orange light when irritated (the switch is connected to little brushes). And magical luminescent lamps for blue light. |
* ''[[Labyrinths of Echo]]'' has fungi in fishbowls that emit pleasant orange light when irritated (the switch is connected to little brushes). And magical luminescent lamps for blue light. |
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** ''[[Men at Arms]]'' lampshades this, when two characters that can see in the dark fall in a tunnel, but the narration points out, that for the benefit of viewers and to fit conventions there are fluorescent fungi on the walls giving it a slight blue tint. |
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** And in ''[[Thud!]]'', the dwarf mine is lit by vurms, [[Bioluminescence Is Cool|bioluminescent]] carrion-eating creepy-crawlies. |
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* 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. |
* 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. |
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** A more common one from ''[[Star Wars]]'' is [[Laser Blade|the lightsaber]] itself. |
** A more common one from ''[[Star Wars]]'' is [[Laser Blade|the lightsaber]] itself. |
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* ''[[Dune]]'' has glowglobes, free-floating lamps equipped with antigravity generators. Like many other aspects of the Duniverse, they have also been borrowed by ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''. |
* ''[[Dune]]'' has glowglobes, free-floating lamps equipped with antigravity generators. Like many other aspects of the Duniverse, they have also been borrowed by ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''. |
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* The [[Living Ship]] ''[[Lexx]]'' has bioluminescent internal organs. |
* The [[Living Ship]] ''[[Lexx]]'' has bioluminescent internal organs. |
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[[Category:Speculative Fiction Tropes]] |
[[Category:Speculative Fiction Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Lighting Tropes]] |
[[Category:Lighting Tropes]] |
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