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Note that [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|differences of belief]] weren't ever an issue because it was taken for granted that the good thing or person really was good, and not just belonging to the majority faith, sometimes resulting in a [[Anvilicious|rather heavy handed]] [[An Aesop|Aesop]] for characters who ''were'' from the dominant church or [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|local equivalent]].
Now the only reason it's probably discredited is that it's largely been absorbed by the [[Holy Hand Grenade]] and [[Smite Evil]] tropes -- which could be an interesting cultural study, in that now apparently people no longer think that Good, itself, is invincible, but used correctly it can really kick ass! If it is used in modern works, it's usually in works centered squarely on the Idealistic side of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]], or at the very least in a work where the baddies ARE shadows/darkness and thus are [[Weakened By the Light]]. It's often utilized alongside [[Only the Pure of Heart]]. [[Holy Burns Evil]] is a subtrope,. The inverse of this trope is [[Allergic to Evil]] (for people) and [[Cross Melting Aura]] (for [[Protective Charm|holy artifacts]]). Might be a reason for [[Too Spicy for Yog
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== [[Anime]] ==
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** The light in the vial that Galadriel gives to Frodo, which Sam uses against Shelob? That light is the concentrated essence of one star - but that's not really a star at all, it's a Silmaril in the sky. And the Silmarils are made from the light of the Two Trees, and therefore the light of Iluvatar itself. By the Transitive Property of Holiness, ''Sam fights Shelob with the light of God.''
** Then, it's brutally subverted at Mount Doom, where Sam pulls out the vial for some kind of help... only to watch in terror as it grows dim. Mount Doom, apparently, is an evil so absolute, even the (reflected) glory of God gives way.
* ''[[Harry Potter]]''. [[The Power of Love]] his mother left on him is powerful enough to melt faces and make the most powerful of curses backfire. However, since the universe is mixed with [[Magic
** Voldemort is still hit with this at the climax of book five, when he {{spoiler|succeeds in possessing Harry. He tries to goad Dumbledore into attacking Harry in hopes of killing them both at once. Harry is in so much pain that he finds himself wishing Dumbledore would do it, since it would mean he could see Sirius again - and Harry's thoughts of Sirius cause Voldemort so much agony that he never even tries the possession tactic again.}}
** The Dementors can be fought off by summoning a creature made of concentrated positive emotion (love or happiness). It's not clear whether dementors are evil (since they appear to have very minimal sentience), but it's implied that Patronuses are made of good (they are immune to Dark magic).
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* In ''[[Disgaea]]'', optimism and [[Allergic to Love|love]] physically weaken Laharl, resulting in reduced stats in one fight when his enemy takes advantage of this.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', with the Master Sword, "The Blade of Evil's Bane", and the Light Arrows.
* ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' has the [[Elemental Rock
* Good ''irritates'' evil in the video game of ''[[The Darkness]]''. The Darkness refuses to manifest itself around the subway stations full of normal people, and if you try it'll complain that it finds the people too boring to attack; the Darkness is attracted to darkness, and even the metaphorical darkness of the heart is preferable to it.
* In ''[[King's Quest IV]]: The Perils of Rosella'' the way to rid yourself of the villain is to shoot her with Cupid's arrow, which (probably unbeknownst to Rosella herself), kills her, as something so foul and fueled by hate cannot survive the experience of love.
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== Webcomics ==
* K'Z'K of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' is destroyed by reading a book full of [[Relax
** And before K'Z'K, there was the famous instance of Torg hiding from a bunch of demons inside a literal circle of goodness. He'd taunt one of the stupider demons into trying to leap at him, and his arms would catch on fire, prompting the classic line, "I'M BURNING WITH GOODNESS AGAIN!"
** Holy symbols also harm/repel vampires and suchlike. We usually see Riff (he being Jewish) using a Star of David on vampires, but he also put a screen on one of his robots that shuffles through the mahor holy symbol of every religion in case K'Z'K had a vulnerability for one of them. (When we were shown this one in action, it stopped on Ricky Martin.)
* Black Mage in ''[[
** In later comics, it turns out Fighter is the ONLY member of the party this doesn't apply to, as the other three all have negative reactions to a set of celestial weapons (although Thief and Red Mage just report uncomfortable heat and scalding, while BM bursts into flames).
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3826 when Jesus makes Hell blossom], [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3827 they give Baby Blue hayfever].
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