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[[File:turtles_color_coded_horizontal_8907.jpg|link=Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles| |
[[File:turtles_color_coded_horizontal_8907.jpg|link=Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|frame|Which set of Turtles is easier to tell apart?]] |
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When a creator of a work introduces a large number of characters at once, such as at the beginning of a work, they have to find a way to distinguish them and make them memorable in the audience's mind. Some of the ways they do that is to give them [[Alliterative Name|memorable names]] or personality traits. But perhaps the easiest way ties to human's strongest sense: our sight. By giving each character a specific [[Color Motif]], the audience can quickly come to associate one color with that character and tell the characters apart with only a glance. |
When a creator of a work introduces a large number of characters at once, such as at the beginning of a work, they have to find a way to distinguish them and make them memorable in the audience's mind. Some of the ways they do that is to give them [[Alliterative Name|memorable names]] or personality traits. But perhaps the easiest way ties to human's strongest sense: our sight. By giving each character a specific [[Color Motif]], the audience can quickly come to associate one color with that character and tell the characters apart with only a glance. |
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This trope can come into play with [[Palette Swap]] (colors used in [[Video Games]]), and how to tell characters apart with [[Only Six Faces]]. |
This trope can come into play with [[Palette Swap]] (colors used in [[Video Games]]), and how to tell characters apart with [[Only Six Faces]]. |
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A [[Sub Trope]] of [[ |
A [[Sub Trope]] of [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience]]. |
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A [[Super Trope]] to [[Chromatic Arrangement]]. |
A [[Super Trope]] to [[Chromatic Arrangement]]. |
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Compare [[Color-Coded Elements]] (when the color also pertains to the character's [[Elemental Powers]]), [[Color Motif]]. |
Compare [[Color-Coded Elements]] (when the color also pertains to the character's [[Elemental Powers]]), [[Color Motif]]. |
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