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{{trope}}
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Cousin of the [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]], opposite of [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]] and the [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]. If the series is matching [[Hair Colors]] to personalities, the
The addition of a DSB in the cast often adds a foreign flavor to the show, and it is not uncommon for the DSB to be of uncertain or dubious origin. The fact that very few people in real life have this natural combination of hair and skin helps to create this impression, with the exception of surfers or others who spend lots of time in the sun, as the sun bleaches hair and darkens tans, sometimes to extreme degrees. It's also common for a DSB to be of [[Halfbreed|mixed]] [[But Not Too Foreign|heritage]] and have their appearance [[Hand Wave|handwaved]] through this, but more often than not, it just goes unexplained; light hair on dark characters is simply easier to draw and frames the face very well.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Lieutenant Kitsurubami of ''[[FLCL]]'' (see above picture). Note that her name is also another way of writing brown, referencing her skin color. She also has a visual [[Expy]], Lal'C Mellk Mal from the later [[Studio Gainax]] series ''[[Gunbuster|Diebuster]]''.
* Triela of ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'', a girl of uncertain origin. The manga strongly implied that she was from Eastern Europe early on, but recently revealed she was from Tunisia.
* Dearka Elsman of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]'', a male example. Ironically, he's the ''least'' exotic-looking of the Gundam pilots
** Another one is Loran from ''[[Turn A
** Lt. Burning of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]'' has blonde hair and very dark skin.
* Integra Hellsing of ''[[Hellsing]]'', explained (in the first anime series) by her being half-Indian. Also, [[Church Militant]] Alexander Anderson is one of these, and has his appearance [[Hand Wave]]d via his uncertain origin. The fact that he speaks with a Irish accent in the English versions just makes this more confusing.
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* Angol Moa of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]''. It is revealed at one point that she modeled her [[Magical Girl|non-magical form]] after a local roughneck/implied ganguro girl who'd left quite an impression on her.
** This is probably the main reason she speaks Spanish in the English dub; her tan complexion suggest Latin heritage to a Western audience.
* Kaolla Su of ''[[Love Hina]]'', a girl from the island kingdom of Molmol, and her sister, Amalla Su. She's usually mistaken for Indian by other characters, but the blonde hair and other details show otherwise. She is based off of either the Californian or Australian surfer girl... and damn, they got it right!
* Mahya Blythe of ''[[Mai-Otome]]''. Laula Bianchi, from the same series, has dark skin and ''cyan'' hair.
* Kuu Fei of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', an [[Expy]] of Kaolla Su and an [[Anime Chinese Girl]], though whether anyone from China actually looks like her is a good question. Zazie Rainyday of the same series is also worth noting. It's anyone's guess for this or any other characteristic of hers, though.
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** Possibly Sister Shakti. She hasn't been in any colored images, but her hair doesn't have any screentones, so...
** Third Imperial Princess, Theodora!
* Gorobei in ''[[Samurai 7]]'' is black with stark white hair, despite not being the appropriate age for that hair color.
* The entire Kuramitsu family of the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' series, perfect examples of [[The Ditz]], most notably Mihoshi. (One of the [[All There in the Manual|supplemental novels]] makes it explicit that the Kuramitsu family are descendants of Washuu. Though they all look like her (presumably long dead) ex-husband, with none of ''her'' own physical traits. And Mihoshi, for all her apparently stupidity, is actually [[Genius Ditz|much smarter than she seems]].)
* Bikky from ''[[FAKE]]'', explained by his mixed heritage (Caucasian mom and African-American dad).
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* Kei from the anime version of ''Shin Shirayukihime Densetsu [[Prétear]]'' (his skin is lighter in the manga).
* Chelsea Muir from ''[[Coyote Ragtime Show]]'', a ditzy ex-cop and sidekick to an [[Inspector Javert]] that looks like Angelina Jolie.
* Lisa Vanette from "Scoop Chase", episode 8 of the original ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'', may be one of the earliest examples. While a city in Japan, MegaTokyo is a multicultural melting pot, and Lisa probably counts as a "foreigner" because she has both a French name and an uncle who is black ([[Da Chief|Chief Todo]] of the AD Police). However, she doesn't fit the rest of the trope, being smart enough to figure out the secret identity of one of the Knight Sabers... and {{spoiler|keep that knowledge to herself instead of using it to get a job as a photojournalist}}.
* Ron in ''[[King of Thorn]]'', the [[Black Dude Dies First|Black guy who didn't die first]], became this as a consequence of transformation sequence being interrupted.
* Janet "Greenback Jane" Bhai of ''[[Black Lagoon]]'', a blond Indian woman who's also a [[Dojikko]].
* Kahlua from ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]''. {{spoiler|She gets it from her mother}}.
* Monique from ''[[Blood
* Momo Adachi, the main character of ''[[Peach Girl]]''. In fact, she's often bullied because people mistake her for a Ganguro.
* Variation on this trope: in the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' manga, the Ishbalans/Ishvalans all have white hair, dark skin, and red eyes. In [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|the first anime]], they have black hair, but Scar's has turned white for some reason (strongly implied to be of traumatic origin).
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* Easily explainable example: ''[[Angel Sanctuary]]'' has some demons, e.g. Kurai, which have natural dark skin and pale hair.
* Roy Focker from ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'', perhaps to make him look obviously foreign in a show with some extreme examples of [[Mukokuseki]] (just look at Misa Hayase and try to convince yourself she's Japanese. Yeah.).
* Gupta from [[
* Jasdevi and Jasdero from ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' have blond hair.
* Aion from ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'', although he has white hair instead of blond.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180924221327/http://ja.gram.pl/upl/blogi/98610/img_wpisy/2011_50/Yureka15326.jpg Phuan] from [[Yureka]] definitely fits, though rather than being ditzy, she is hot blooded and violent to the point of giving off some feral vibes (in [[Real Life]], she settles for being a deinquent).
* Katsura "Tiger Cat" Rio from ''Ring x Mama'', as the nickname implies she is just as wild as the one from example above.
== Comic Books ==
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* Frostbite of ''DV8'' is a black man with blond hair—naturally. His hair turned blond when he became Gen-Active. Even his beard is blond.
== Fan Works ==
* Azalynn dv'Ir Natashkan from the ''Symphony of the Sword'' cycle (and subsequent stories) of ''[[Undocumented Features]]''. According to primary editor/writer Ben Hutchins, her appearance was based on Kaolla Su, as depicted in a single panel from the ''[[Love Hina]]'' manga which he came across. Strictly speaking, she's not exactly ''blonde'', as her hair is a grey-platinum shade (and, when she was younger, had black stripes in it). She's also not human -- she's a native of the planet Dantrov, whose people evolved from an arboreal species, and has [[Four-Fingered Hands]] and a [[Prehensile Tail]].
== Film ==
* Sue Storm, as played by Jessica Alba in the ''[[Fantastic Four (film)|Fantastic Four]]'' movies, is this. This is more a case of her [[Dyeing for Your Art|Dyeing
* Simon Phoenix, the [[Big Bad]] from ''[[Demolition Man]]''.
* Iceman, as portrayed by Val Kilmer in ''[[Top Gun]]'', is ridiculously tan but has frosted tips that are practically platinum.
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* Near the ending of ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', Kirk Lazarus broke character and yanked off his wig to reveal his blond hair, but his skin was still pretty dark.
* [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] goes blonde at one point in ''[[Sherrybaby]]''.
== Literature ==
* Emberella from ''[[
* The Clayr, a clan of seers in Garth Nix's ''[[Old Kingdom]]'' series, are described as looking this way, partly due to living on a glacier and having their skin be nearly constantly tanned by reflected sunlight.
** Has the added bonus of further isolating [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]] Lirael from everyone else she knows. {{spoiler|She may be half-Clayr, but it's the Abhorsen look that shows up.}}
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** Also, [[Magical Negro|Akafubu of Kibombo]] apparently has blond hair under his red afro-looking [[Nice Hat]], making him possibly the only non-Fire-Clan Mars Adept to not be a redhead.
* Ophelia Nigmos and Dina Caliente from ''[[The Sims]] 2''. This is also a common trait for NPC Townies.
* ''[[Gravity Rush
** The other reason for Kat's design is because the creators didn't want her to come across as "too Japanese", so she was designed to have a more Western appeal (more specifically, European).
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Useful Notes/Hair Color in Japan]]
[[Category:This Index Is Brown]]
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[[Category:Anime Hair]]
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