Blondes Are Evil: Difference between revisions

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All inversions belong in [[Hair of Gold]]. Compare [[Blondes Are Witches]] (showcasing the prevalence of giving magical women blonde hair)

== Anime & Manga ==

* In ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]'', {{spoiler|Nurse Miyo Takano is revealed to be the ''[[Big Bad]]'' and the one behind the chain of deaths.}}

* Hagall, the first deputy of Hild in ''[[Ah My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'', has platinum blond hair (making her the second blond character in the series and, arguably, the first evil one).

* Hagall, the first deputy of Hild in ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'', has platinum blond hair (making her the second blond character in the series and, arguably, the first evil one).

** Mara's got blond hair, too, but she's usually an [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]].

* Katejina Loos from ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (Anime)|Victory Gundam]]'' is one of the most immoral and reviled examples of this trope.

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has [[Psycho Lesbian|Tsukuyomi]], who is possibly the only character in the series who has no [[Freudian Excuse]] or [[Anti Villain]] tendencies.

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has [[Psycho Lesbian|Tsukuyomi]], who is possibly the only character in the series who has no [[Freudian Excuse]] or [[Anti-Villain]] tendencies.

** And the series ''plays'' with this and evil foreigner tropes with nearly every (non-[[Dumb Blonde|dumb]]) blonde character, probably starting with blonde Ayaka's first appearance in class as the other girls (jokingly) comment that she's clearly a [[Alpha Bitch]] trying to curry favor in "the [[But Not Too Foreign|half-breed]] way".

** [[Our Vampires Are Different|Evangeline]] played it straight in her first appearance but [[Defeat Means Friendship|is quite helpful to Negi later]] so she averts it - [[Noble Demon|not that she'd admit it]]

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* Although the exact level of "evil" [[Grey and Gray Morality|varies]], the Contractors in ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' are disproportionately blond. While most of those seen are [[Blond Guys Are Evil|male]], there's also Brita and Amber, assuming the latter's hair isn't actually [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|light green]].

* Balalaika of ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' is a ruthless [[The Mafiya|Mafiya]] leader who, while quite [[Affably Evil|affable]] and protective of her associates, has no real moral standards or mercy toward anyone else.

* [[Dragonball|Android 18]] before her [[Heel Face Turn]]. Played straight with Launch's [[Super Powered Evil Side]].

* [[Dragonball|Android 18]] before her [[Heel Face Turn]]. Played straight with Launch's [[Super-Powered Evil Side]].

* Blue, from ''[[Violence Jack]]: Evil Town''.

* Medusa from ''[[Soul Eater]]''. Or at least originally (she started out blonde, she's consistently evil).

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* Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) in ''[[Fatal Attraction]]'', though she was arguably more ill than evil.

* Jude (Miranda Richardson) in ''The Crying Game'', though she changes her hair to a black bob halfway through the film.

* Mirage from ''[[The Incredibles]]''. She's more of a [[White Haired Pretty Girl]], though, and has a {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}.

* Mirage from ''[[The Incredibles]]''. She's more of a [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]], though, and has a {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}.

* Kelly from the bitch trio in ''The Final'', though she sort of gets better.

* ''[[Basic Instinct]]'' has two evil blondes, Catherine and Roxy. Catherine is one of the most iconic blondes in cinema.

* [[Evil Albino|The White Witch]] from the film adaptation of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''.

* Helga from Disney's ''[[Atlantis the Lost Empire]]''. Interestingly enough, [[Cree Summer|the film's]] [[The High Queen|heroine]] is a [[Darkskinned Blonde|Dark Skinned]] [[White Haired Pretty Girl]] with [[Blue Eyes]].

* Helga from Disney's ''[[Atlantis the Lost Empire]]''. Interestingly enough, [[Cree Summer|the film's]] [[The High Queen|heroine]] is a [[Darkskinned Blonde|Dark Skinned]] [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]] with [[Blue Eyes]].

* Dr. Elsa Schneider in ''[[Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade]]''. While not completely "evil", she does side with the Nazis to find the Holy Grail, and even suffers a [[Disney Villain Death]] when she tries to keep said Grail for herself.

* Averted mostly in ''[[Sydney White]]''. Rachel Witchburn is the only blond who is [[Alpha Bitch|rude and mean]] to eveyrone around her. The rest of the blond Kappa girls, especially [[Spoiled Sweet|Dinky]], are friendly and quite nice.

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* A major villain from ''[[Fingerprints]]'' is a blonde. She's mentioned be dying her hair.

* Queen Cersei Lannister from ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' has pretty much single-handedly run the Seven Kingdoms into the ground. Well, with a little help from her [[Blond Guys Are Evil|equally blond son, Joffrey]].

** Averted with Cersei's blonde daughter Myrcella, who is anything but evil. You could also make a case for an aversion in the case of Daenerys Targaryen, though it would probably be more accurate to describe her as a [[White Haired Pretty Girl]].

** Averted with Cersei's blonde daughter Myrcella, who is anything but evil. You could also make a case for an aversion in the case of Daenerys Targaryen, though it would probably be more accurate to describe her as a [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]].

* Senna, the [[Manipulative Bastard]] witch from the book series ''[[Everworld]]''.

** The same author gave us [[Psycho for Hire|Taylor]], a recurring villain in ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]''. Calling her an [[Ax Crazy]] [[Sociopathic Soldier|psycho]] is putting it lightly.

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* [[Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Video Game)|Lucrezia Borgia]] plays this straight {{spoiler|until Cesare breaks her heart and she reveals his location to Ezio.}}

* {{spoiler|Meredith}} from ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' turns homicidally insane and paranoid in Act III {{spoiler|thanks to the influence of her new red lyrium sword.}} A {{spoiler|similarly corrupted Bartrand}} says that "she glittered like the sun, but her heart was like ice."

* [[Golden Sun (Video Game)|Menardi]] may have had [[Anti Villain|noble intentions after all]], but she still [[Well Intentioned Extremist|murdered people]], including civilians and elderly scholars, to get them fulfilled, [[Poor Communication Kills|rather than explaining herself]].

* [[Golden Sun (Video Game)|Menardi]] may have had [[Anti-Villain|noble intentions after all]], but she still [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|murdered people]], including civilians and elderly scholars, to get them fulfilled, [[Poor Communication Kills|rather than explaining herself]].

** Subversion: [[Mama Bear|Ran Yakumo]].

** ''Subterranean Animism'' adds [[Green Eyed Monster|Parsee]] to the list of evil blondes and [[Bad Powers Good People|Yamame]] to the list of subversions. Nobody's sure where [[Drunken Master|Yuugi's]] alignment lies.

** ''Subterranean Animism'' adds [[Green-Eyed Monster|Parsee]] to the list of evil blondes and [[Bad Powers, Good People|Yamame]] to the list of subversions. Nobody's sure where [[Drunken Master|Yuugi's]] alignment lies.

* The ''[[Tales Series]]'', which ''loves'' evil blondes!

** Legretta in ''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]'' is arguably [[The Dragon]], and is therefore evil and makes no attempt to hide it.

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== Webcomics ==

* Mistress Butterfly in ''[[Collar 6]]''. {{spoiler|Later subverted, since her true identity of Evita Kappel has black hair, so the blond hair was evidently a wig}}.

* {{spoiler|Franken}} becomes this when he unleashes his [[Super Powered Evil Side]]. In fact, he was definitely one in his past because of his [[Mad Scientist]] tendency. Yuri plays this far straighter, but in more [[Affably Evil]] sense.

* {{spoiler|Franken}} becomes this when he unleashes his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. In fact, he was definitely one in his past because of his [[Mad Scientist]] tendency. Yuri plays this far straighter, but in more [[Affably Evil]] sense.

* Shmeerm and Mac in ''[[Voodoo Walrus]]'' are prime examples of this.

* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has Lucrezia and Zola.

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== Western Animation ==

* ''[[Batman ~~the~~ Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'' had three: [[Catwoman (Comic Book)|Catwoman]], who mentioned at one point in a comic that she dyed her hair, Harley Quinn, who also denied being a real blonde, and Mary Louise "Baby Doll" Dahl.

* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'' had three: [[Catwoman (Comic Book)|Catwoman]], who mentioned at one point in a comic that she dyed her hair, Harley Quinn, who also denied being a real blonde, and Mary Louise "Baby Doll" Dahl.

** There's odd inconsistency with Catwoman — her hair colour changed between seasons, and this was explained with her stopping dyeing her hair with animal-tested products, but back in the episode ''Tyger, Tyger'', she was transformed into a [[Half Human Hybrid]], yet had fur the identical shade to her then-blonde hair.

** There's odd inconsistency with Catwoman — her hair colour changed between seasons, and this was explained with her stopping dyeing her hair with animal-tested products, but back in the episode ''Tyger, Tyger'', she was transformed into a [[Half-Human Hybrid]], yet had fur the identical shade to her then-blonde hair.

* May Kanker in ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]''. Though it is worth noting she is usually portrayed as the most sympathetic of the three sisters.

* On ''[[Captain Planet and The Planeteers]]'', the [[Mad Scientist]] Dr. Barbara Blight almost offsets the good [[Tsundere|Linka]].

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* Interesting case on ''[[American Dad (Animation)|American Dad]]'' with the character Lindsey Coolidge, who fits this trope quite nicely and is often the [[Alpha Bitch]] of the story, yet her best friend is the incredibly unattractive and unpopular girl Jewel.

* ''[[American Dragon Jake Long]]'': Rose (a.k.a. Huntsgirl), like everyone in the Huntsclan, is considered evil by the magical creatures. That is, before her [[Heel Face Turn]] when she learned the boy she loved and the dragon she wanted to [[Knight Templar|slay]] were one and the same. Later, the "evil blonde" role fell into [[The Cheerleader]] [[Alpha Bitch|Stacey]].

* ''[[Regular Show]]'' has a group of blondes with whom Mordecai hangs out after dyeing his hair in a bet with Rigby that turns out to be a [[Does This Remind You of Anything|Blonde Superiority Cult]] that believes themselves to be the best hair color, to the point where their initiation ceremonies consist of forcibly dyeing an outsider to death with boiling hair dye.

* ''[[Regular Show]]'' has a group of blondes with whom Mordecai hangs out after dyeing his hair in a bet with Rigby that turns out to be a [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Blonde Superiority Cult]] that believes themselves to be the best hair color, to the point where their initiation ceremonies consist of forcibly dyeing an outsider to death with boiling hair dye.

* In one episode of ''Challenge of the [[Super Friends]]'', Cheetah, a foe of [[Wonder Woman]], revealed herself to be a blonde.