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{{quote|''"Do you feel it, the moon's power?"''|[[The Dragon|Saïx]] [[The Stoic|before]] [[Not So Stoic|unleashing his]] [[The Berserker|true nature]], ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]''}}

The '''{{color|silver|m}}''' does things to people. Makes women crazy, drives the lunatics, or maybe enhances your supernatural powers. The full moon might bring out the monster in someone, or a new moon may bring the human out of a monster. In general, the moon is often a catalyst in magical things.

The '''{{color|silver|moon}}''' does things to people. Makes women crazy, drives the lunatics, or maybe enhances your supernatural powers. The full moon might bring out the monster in someone, or a new moon may bring the human out of a monster. In general, the moon is often a catalyst in magical things.

More mundane things are stealth on the night of a new moon, or illumination on the night of a full moon. A full moon is associated with [[Our Werewolves Are Different|lycanthropy]] as the most common way to trigger the transformation (a trope that is somewhat [[Newer Than They Think]]). The duality of the sun and moon is also seen as mirroring the duality of men and women. From that, the moon is usually a feminine symbol (this may be because both have [[No Periods Period|monthly cycles]]).

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* An episode of ''[[Castle]]'' focuses on two murders committed on the evening of the full moon; the beginning features a scene of utter chaos in the station house, with a whole load of lunatics and maniacs causing havoc in the squad room, and all the phones ringing off the hook... with Detective Beckett calmly sitting at her desk doing paperwork and Richard Castle happily sitting beside her with a bowl of popcorn watching the chaos.

* [[Kamen Rider Double]]'s '''{{color|gold|L}}''' Memory grants him the power of the Moon; officially it grants "[[Master of Illusion|the power of illusions]]", which manifests as [[Rubber Man]] powers for his [[Good Old Fisticuffs]] ('''Joker''') and [[Simple Staff]] ('''{{color|silver|M}}'''), and [[Roboteching]] [[Beam Spam]] for his [[Handgun]] ('''{{color|blue|T}}''')

* [[Kamen Rider Double]]'s '''{{color|gold|Luna}}''' Memory grants him the power of the Moon; officially it grants "[[Master of Illusion|the power of illusions]]", which manifests as [[Rubber Man]] powers for his [[Good Old Fisticuffs]] ('''Joker''') and [[Simple Staff]] ('''{{color|silver|Metal}}'''), and [[Roboteching]] [[Beam Spam]] for his [[Handgun]] ('''{{color|blue|Trigger}}''')

* In ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]],'' Zen-Aku is like Inuyasha - on the night of the new moon, he loses his powers {{spoiler|and becomes his human self again}}. However, he gets full moon power Inuyasha doesn't get. Basically, his power waxes and wanes with the moon's phases as a rule. (This also accounts for the traditional [[As Strong As They Need To Be]] factor the show has. Invincible in his first and last battles; whenever one Ranger is a match for him, it must not be near full moon time!)