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Those occasions when people are happy to be rained upon. Perhaps there was a drought, perhaps it was too hot, or perhaps the protagonist just enjoys [[Singin' in the Rain|Singin in The Rain]]. In [[Fisher King]] situations, may indicate the defeat of the [[Big Bad]].

 

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* ''[[Wolf's Rain]]'' might be a subversion - everybody ''would'' be happy that it's raining for the first time in decades if it weren't for the fact that... {{spoiler|they all die before it starts}}. But it ''does'' mark the start of the world's rebirth, so it's happy in that sense.

* A fairly recent but iconic [[X-Men|Storm]] cover shows her laughing in the rain.

 

* In ''[[With Strings Attached]]'', when the four and the Hunter broke the curse hanging over the Plains of Death, it rained there for the first time in three years. John ''loved'' it.

 

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s [[Conan the Barbarian]] story ''[[The Hour of the Dragon]]'', the death of the king and his sons from [[The Plague]] is immediately succeeded by a terrible storm—but the next morning dawns clear and bright, with the end of the plague. This is interpreted as a sign from the gods of wonderful wonderfulness. (They're wrong.)

* The second ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' novel finds Lister back on {{spoiler|Earth}} that has been [[Trash of the Titans|turned over entirely to garbage]]. The planet attempts to kill him, first with acid rain and then with oily rain with lightning. Lister suffers a [[Heroic BSOD]] before striking a deal with the planet. When this occurs, it starts to rain normally and Lister starts to atone for humanity's mistakes.

* At the end of the ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' novel, ''The Fourth Apprentice'', everyone is happy that the rain has finally came and the drought has ended.

 

* ''[[Lost]]'' has John Locke sitting in the rain and grinning (though it's mostly only happy for him).

* In the ''[[Supernatural]]'' episode "Changing Channels," the end of the episode has {{spoiler|the Trickster, who has been revealed as the archangel Gabriel, trapped in a circle of holy fire in an abandoned warehouse. Dean sets off the sprinkler system in the warehouse, and Gabriel looks up to see a torrent of artificial rain pouring down to extinguish the holy fire.}} The moment is played up for [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|rather more drama than it really warrants]], which to this troper suggests it's foreshadowing something in the fast-approaching series finale...

'''May''': Well, you're not hot any more, are you? }}

 

 

* The film and play ''[[Theater/The Rainmaker|The Rainmaker]]'' is about a con man who charges $200 for his services during a drought. Of course at the end of the film it does rain, the guy gets $200 for doing nothing, and everyone lives happily ever after.

* ''[[110 in the Shade]]'', the musical adaptation of ''The Rainmaker'', builds an awesome [[Crowd Song]] ("Rain Song") out of this.

* The [[Heckle and Jeckle]] cartoon ''The Rainmakers'' (1951) has the magpies impulsively wishing it would stop raining forever after a ruined picnic. When the consequences (horrible heat and drought) kick in, they set out to undo the wish—and when they succeed they're given a big honorary parade in the pouring rain.

 

 

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[[Category:Happiness Tropes]]

[[Category:Instant Index, Just Add Water]]

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