Automoderated users, Autopatrolled users, Bureaucrats, Comment administrators, Confirmed users, Forum administrators, Interface administrators, Moderators, Rollbackers, Administrators
116,480
edits
m (Mass update links) |
Looney Toons (talk | contribs) (bolded title drop, copyedits, "comics"->"comic books", potholes, spelling) |
||
(4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{trope}}
A
It can favor some people or factions over others. It can communicate, or at least be communed with. It has goals, and can enact [[
If a sentient cosmic force is hostile, or even actively evil, then expect it to be a [[Crapsack World]]. Of course, it might be [[Blue and Orange Morality|too alien to fit any notions of morality]] that we can understand. [[The Dark Side]] exists when the will of a good or neutral cosmic force is corrupted, or as the [[Evil Counterpart]] to the good aspects as a [[Equivalent Exchange|necessary counterbalance]].
A [[Sub
{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
* The Counter Force in the ''[[Nasuverse]]''. It favors two sides, "Gaia", the will of the planet, and "Alaya", the will of humanity. If one becomes closer to destruction, the Counter Force will act towards saving the one closer to destruction, usually at the expense of the other. The form it can be communed with exists as "Counter Guardians", heroes who have formed a contract with the World to save it when it comes closer to destruction.
▲== Anime and Manga ==
▲* The Counter Force in the ''[[Nasuverse]]''. It favors two sides, "Gaia", the will of the planet, and "Alaya", the will of humanity. If one becomes closer to destruction, the Counter Force will act towards saving the one closer to destruction, usually at the expense of the other. The form it can be communed with exists as "Counter Guardians", heroes who have formed a contract with the World to save it when it comes closer to destruction.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
== Comics ==▼
* The Source from [[Jack Kirby]]'s ''[[New Gods]].''
* [[X
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* Dust, from ''[[His Dark Materials]]'': while the "magic" element of it is subtle, it's observed to be attracted to children as they reach puberty, {{spoiler|is discovered to be to be the stuff which gives intelligent creatures sentience,}} and is the reason Lyra's truth-telling Alethiometer works. {{spoiler|It also speaks to a character from Will's world who is studying it through her computer and sends her on a quest.}}
* In ''[[The Belgariad]]'', destiny/the will of the universe is both sentient and [[Deadpan Snarker|rather snarky]].
* The god of Mijak<ref>Or rather, the thing the Mijaki ''mistake'' for God</ref> from the ''[[Godspeaker Trilogy]]'' is a particularly evil variant. It never speaks in words to its worshippers, but influences their thoughts and desires and acts through its priests, the godspeakers, and through specific chosen ones like Hekat and later the Hammer. It demands constant sacrifice to sustain itself and very much wants to conquer the world. A character from outside the Mijaki culture at one point describes it as "a well of dark power".
* [[
* Magic in the Discworld series is explicitly mentioned to be a little bit alive. It's the reason HEX seems to add or upgrade parts of its own accord, and part of the reason that not using magic is one of the most important skills a wizard can utilize.
* ''[[Mistborn]]'' has Ruin, the malevolent cosmic force that apparently has power over the mists, and can force them to block sunlight from crops. It was this power which originally threatened the world and was known as the Deepness.It is later revealed that {{spoiler|Ruin is the destructive god who is [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|released]] at the end of "The Well of Ascension" when Vin releases the power at the [[Place of Power|Well of Ascension]]. Eons ago, Ruin was tricked by his brother, Preservation, who created life, which had more of Preservation than Ruin. They had made a [[Equivalent Exchange|deal]] that Ruin would eventually get to destroy all life, but Preservation sacrificed his mind to [[Sealed Evil in
** [[Word of God]] and other works in [[Brandon Sanderson]]'s multiverse expand on this further- {{spoiler|Ruin and Preservation are only two of sixteen such forces, created when Adonalsium (implied to be God, though not confirmed)was somehow shattered. These forces are therefore called Shards, short for Shards of Adonalsium. Other Shards are Dominion and Devotion (''[[Elantris]]''), Endowment (''[[Warbreaker]]''), and Honor, Cultivation, and Odium (''[[
* To an extent, Yog-Sothoth of the ''[[Cthulhu Mythos
* The Force from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe. It's an energy field, it gives powers. It has a [[Chosen One]] (and may have caused the virgin birth of said [[Chosen One]]). It has a will of its own, but nobody fully understands it (and it might be impossible to do so). The Jedi and their [[Evil Counterpart|evil counterparts]] the Sith, along with a variety of lesser groups from the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], each have their own belief systems about the true nature of the Force, but out-of-universe it's generally presumed that the Jedi are closest to the truth.
* Eywa in ''[[Avatar (
* While its motives are unclear, in ''[[Excalibur (
== Religion ==
* The Force from ''[[Star Wars]]'' is based on [[Taoism]], which teaches that there is a universal force called (but not named) the Tao that flows through all things, passively guiding the universe along a natural course. By living a certain meditative lifestyle, one can become "like an uncarved block" and then allow the Tao to shape them.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The Warp from ''[[Warhammer 40
* The Draconic Prophecy in ''[[Eberron]]'' can be this. It's left deliberately vague so that the DM can give it whatever nature he wants, but what has been confirmed about it fits: It gives people powers (Through Dragonmarks), it's pervasive and covers the material plane (leaving marks on the landscape, construction, etc.). It has a will and a purpose, but those are so complex and long terms that no being can fully understand it. Dragons spend their whole lives trying to figure it out, only ever achieving small glimpses of the Prophecy's nature.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The Light from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]].'' Everything and everyone in the multiverse is made of Light. Everything of the Darkness is [[Beta Test Baddie|twisted, broken, unformed, and un-whole, and thus angry and hungry]]. The Light sends visions and Keyblades to certain [[Chosen One
* Apparently the Voodoo from ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'' is this, according to the Voodoo Lady. Of course, [[Hollywood Voodoo|real Voodoo has nothing to do with this]].
* [[The Lifestream]] of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', used as a fuel by the [[Mega Corp|Shinra Electric Power Company]]. In its solidified form it is [[Powers
* It was recently revealed that ''[[City of Heroes|City of Heroes']]''
{{reflist}}
Line 57 ⟶ 52:
[[Category:Action Adventure Tropes]]
[[Category:Magic and Powers]]
[[Category:
|