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'''Darkness''' was the absence of [[light]]. According to the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]], "In the dark, we are all [[invisible]], and all [[blind]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Colophon (audio story)|Last of the Colophon]]'') Leela further explained that "Darkness needs light to define it", meaning that darkness could take form only with the presence of a source of light. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Darkness of Glass (audio story)|The Darkness of Glass]]'') | '''Darkness''' was the absence of [[light]]. According to the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]], "In the dark, we are all [[invisible]], and all [[blind]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last of the Colophon (audio story)|Last of the Colophon]]'') Leela further explained that "Darkness needs light to define it", meaning that darkness could take form only with the presence of a source of light. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Darkness of Glass (audio story)|The Darkness of Glass]]'') | ||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] held a deep respect for the dark, noting that "We'd never see the [[star]]s without it." ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'') | |||
[[Dark planet]]s were worlds which received almost no light, but which were nevertheless capable of supporting [[life]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Planet (short story)|The Dark Planet]]'') | [[Dark planet]]s were worlds which received almost no light, but which were nevertheless capable of supporting [[life]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Planet (short story)|The Dark Planet]]'') | ||
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Darkness was the absence of light. According to the Fourth Doctor and Leela, "In the dark, we are all invisible, and all blind." (AUDIO: Last of the Colophon) Leela further explained that "Darkness needs light to define it", meaning that darkness could take form only with the presence of a source of light. (AUDIO: The Darkness of Glass)
The Twelfth Doctor held a deep respect for the dark, noting that "We'd never see the stars without it." (TV: Listen)
Dark planets were worlds which received almost no light, but which were nevertheless capable of supporting life. (PROSE: The Dark Planet)
According to Joseph Holman, humanity by its nature avoided darkness, and craved the light. (AUDIO: The Darkness of Glass) Indeed, not just humans but almost every species in the universe had an irrational fear of the dark. (TV: Silence in the Library) This was a primal fear, (TV: The Satan Pit) associated with childhood. (TV: The Nightmare Man)
While darkness generally impaired vision, some people, with an ability for night vision, could see well in the dark. (PROSE: Halflife, Tragedy Day, AUDIO: The Darkness of Glass) Humans could evolve larger eyes to accommodate for complete lack of light, as they did once on a planet given light only once every thousand years. Plantlife on this planet also developed to grow rapidly, through photosynthesis, during this brief span of sunlight. (AUDIO: White Ghosts) Gallifreyans could also see far better in the dark than humans could. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising)
The Vashta Nerada, as creatures of shadow, thrived in the dark, while light could easily drive them away. (TV: Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead, AUDIO: Day of the Vashta Nerada)
Conversely, the Shadow Demon could only act when sufficient light allowed for darkness. (AUDIO: The Darkness of Glass)
