The Power of the Sun: Difference between revisions

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See, sometimes, the power of the sun itself is classified as a sort of [[Elemental Powers|Elemental Power]]. The effects of sun-power are many and varied: you could shoot ultraviolet rays to give people nasty sunburns, perhaps channel a beam of light to fry a vampire, maybe heal people with the mystic power of sunlight -- somehow. And of course, you could always just go straight to the nuclear fusion. Atomic fire is always a nice way to make sure your target is dead, and it's much easier to [[Hurl It Into the Sun]] if you can make a little mini-sun.

The power of the sun is a lot like a fun little cocktail of [[Playing With Fire]] and [[Light Em Up]], with an occasional side of [[I Love Nuclear Power|nuclear weapons]]. If elements oppose each other, the power of the sun will generally be opposite [[Lunacy]].

The power of the sun is a lot like a fun little cocktail of [[Playing With Fire]] and [[Light'Em Up]], with an occasional side of [[I Love Nuclear Power|nuclear weapons]]. If elements oppose each other, the power of the sun will generally be opposite [[Lunacy]].

If a device is simply powered by solar panels, photosynthesis, or even by a [[Dyson Sphere]], it doesn't ''quite'' count as this trope: it generally has to utilize sunlight, or solar rays, or nuclear fusion to qualify as the power of the sun.

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** Or threatens to, in the Anime.

* From [[Medabots]], Space Medafighter X's partner ArcBeetle, with his [[Finishing Move]], The Prominence.

* The Ripple in ''[[Jo ~~Jos~~ Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]''.

* The Ripple in ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]''.

* ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]'': Oogami Souma's powers seem to be this.

* The Gold Saints from ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' have a combo attack that channels this power. [[Awesome but Impractical|Too bad it needs all twelve saints to work]].

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* [[The Authority|Apollo]] is fueled by the sun; the results include [[Flying Brick]] powers, [[Eye Beams]], a [[Holy Halo|halo]] and a [[Personality Powers|warm and cheerful personality]].

* [[Superman]], because of his alien physiology, gains superpowers from his ability to absorb yellow sunlight.

* The [[Atop the Fourth Wall (Web Video)|much dreaded]] [[Kool Aid]] comic featured the Thirsties, [[Light Is Not Good|evil]] sun creatures with [[Light Em Up|light powers]].

* The [[Atop the Fourth Wall (Web Video)|much dreaded]] [[Kool Aid]] comic featured the Thirsties, [[Light Is Not Good|evil]] sun creatures with [[Light'Em Up|light powers]].

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* ''[[Andromeda]]'': [[The Ditz|Trance]] [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass|Gemini]] is a [[Deal With the Devil|Lucifer]], the avatar of a Sun.

* ''[[Andromeda]]'': [[The Ditz|Trance]] [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Gemini]] is a [[Deal With the Devil|Lucifer]], the avatar of a Sun.

* Hikaru, MagiShine and Daggeron the Solaris Knight from ''[[Mahou Sentai Magiranger]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'' uses the sun as a power source and has sun-based powers. Same for Travelion, aka the [[Humongous Mecha|Solar Streak Megazord]].

** Similarly, in ''[[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]]'' the Titanium Ranger's Max Solarzord fires blasts of solar energy as weapons.

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** Additionally, the illusionist spell prominence claims to use the fires of the sun.

** While not explicitly coming from the sun, the Flare spell in many Final Fantasy games is described as generating a nuclear fusion reaction. This leads to variants like Flare Star, which at least ''looks'' more like a sun going nova in the party's face, and the [[Woolseyism|rename]] of Bahamut's signature Mega Flare attack in ''[[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VI]]'''s SNES translation: Sun Flare.

** In ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'', Sephiroth's flashiest attack is Supernova, where he attacks the party by blowing up a (''our'') sun at the party. Funny thing: he can use it multiple times and it ''[[Slap On ~~the~~ Wrist Nuke|cannot kill the party]]''.

** In ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'', Sephiroth's flashiest attack is Supernova, where he attacks the party by blowing up a (''our'') sun at the party. Funny thing: he can use it multiple times and it ''[[Slap-On-The-Wrist Nuke|cannot kill the party]]''.

* Three different characters in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' have been seen using solar power:

** Patchouli Knowledge has Sun as one of her seven elements (alongside [[Playing With Fire|Fire]], [[Making a Splash|Water]], [[Dishing Out Dirt|Earth]], [[Extra Ore Dinary|Metal]], [[Green Thumb|Wood]], and [[Lunacy|Moon]]). Spells with this element include Royal Flare (alone), Hydrogenous Prominence (Sun and Water), Photosynthesis (Sun and Wood), and Royal Diamond Ring (Sun and Moon).

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* Helios in [[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]], being the god of the sun. He '''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|even shouts it]]''' before blinding Kratos with intense sunlight from his head.

* NPC Saber from ''[[Fate Extra]]'' {{spoiler|who is actually Gawain}} uses Excalibur Galatine, [[Excalibur]]'s sister sword, which 'glows with heat rays of the sun'. He also is {{spoiler|immune to your attacks as long as the sun is shining}} which is usually all the time during the tournament.

* In ''[[World of Warcraft]]: Cataclysm'', Tauren created the Sunwalkers, a group of paladins and priests who can harness the power of the Sun, which is a direct balance to the druids who use the power of the moon. Due to gameplay mechanics, the paladins and priests act just like other paladins and priests in the game, who get their power from [[Light Em Up|The Light]].

* In ''[[World of Warcraft]]: Cataclysm'', Tauren created the Sunwalkers, a group of paladins and priests who can harness the power of the Sun, which is a direct balance to the druids who use the power of the moon. Due to gameplay mechanics, the paladins and priests act just like other paladins and priests in the game, who get their power from [[Light'Em Up|The Light]].

** There's also the Druid spell Solar Beam.

** Rajh, final boss of the Halls of Origination, is the Construct of the Sun and uses several sun-based abilities, such as Solar Winds.

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** ''[[Fallout 2]]'' has a secret weapon called the Solar Scorcher, found only in a random encounter. It's fueled by sunlight, and so is incredibly powerful in daylight, but next to useless inside caves/buildings or at night.

* Mouri Motonari from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' worships the sun and can use its power to drain the enemy's health. He just won't shut up about it.

** His element shows up as [[Light Em Up|light]], though.

** His element shows up as [[Light'Em Up|light]], though.

* In ''[[Shadow Hearts]]: From the New World'', Shania's final Fusion is Tirawa, the Spirit of the Sun. Its ultimate move is "Sun Flare", which causes the sun to hurl fireballs at her enemies. In-story, the Spirit has the power to burn away any and all evil which {{spoiler|you need to do just that by maxing out Tirawa's statues in order to get the Good Ending}}.

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* In ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]'', there is the [[Dysfunction Junction|troubled]] superhero Captain Sunshine. His superpowers are solar-powered and involve firing high-energy "Sunbeams" that cause painful sunburns at least.

* [[Hanna Barbera]]'s ''Birdman'', who also needed sunlight to recharge his powers. He could fire "solar rays" from his fists and create a "solar shield" to protect himself. He would later give up these powers in favor of the [[Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law|power of attorney]].

* [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s ''Birdman'', who also needed sunlight to recharge his powers. He could fire "solar rays" from his fists and create a "solar shield" to protect himself. He would later give up these powers in favor of the [[Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law|power of attorney]].

* In ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]'', Drew has a [[Flaming Sword]] that is powered by the light of the sun. It also has a blue setting that is powered by moonlight, which is, after all, reflected sunlight.

* In ''[[The Mysterious Cities of Gold (Anime)|The Mysterious Cities of Gold]]'' it's one of the city's secret - they can channel sunlight into an energy weapon.

* In the ''[[My Little Pony and Friends]]'' episode "The End of Flutter Valley," we learn that Flutter Valley is kept [[~~Its~~ Always Spring|perpetually green]] thanks to the power of the Sunstone, which appparently amplifies the sun's rays. When the Sunstone is stolen by the bees of Bumbleland, Flutter Valley starts to wither away. Newly situated in Bumbleland, the stone at first turns it from a frozen wasteland into a beautiful forest, but after a few hours the rays become too powerful and the forest starts to burn.

* In the ''[[My Little Pony and Friends]]'' episode "The End of Flutter Valley," we learn that Flutter Valley is kept [[It's Always Spring|perpetually green]] thanks to the power of the Sunstone, which appparently amplifies the sun's rays. When the Sunstone is stolen by the bees of Bumbleland, Flutter Valley starts to wither away. Newly situated in Bumbleland, the stone at first turns it from a frozen wasteland into a beautiful forest, but after a few hours the rays become too powerful and the forest starts to burn.

* In ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' we have Princess Celestia, an alicorn goddess with the power to raise and lower the sun (and while her sister is... [[Sealed Evil in A Can|away]], the moon as well). It's been seen weaponized once, though it's not quite as powerful as some fans expected from a [[Physical God|physical goddess]].

* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' we have Princess Celestia, an alicorn goddess with the power to raise and lower the sun (and while her sister is... [[Sealed Evil in A Can|away]], the moon as well). It's been seen weaponized once, though it's not quite as powerful as some fans expected from a [[Physical God|physical goddess]].

** She could conceivably just refuse to raise it.

* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', [[Playing With Fire|Firebending]] is ultimately this, and even the [[The Dark Side|corrupted]] form of Firebending is tied to the sun. While firebending still works at night, it is much weaker at that time. During a solar eclipse, even the most powerful firebenders are unable to conjure more than a spark.