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One thing worth noting is that, since only albinos can have ''pure'' white skin in [[Real Life]] (if you want to get really technical, they can't either, since the blood under their skin will tint it very slightly), having a character whose skin is literally milk-white may land them in the [[Uncanny Valley]] unless it's part of a highly stylised art style. Comics and cartoons have also been known to tint characters' skin tones pale ''green'', or violet, blue, or grey, as a variation on this aesthetic. Even in live action, a yellowish, or "sallow", tinge is not unknown.
Counterpart to the [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]] and the [[Darkskinned Blonde]]. Very common among [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]]. Often, these people [[Looks Like Cesare|look like Cesare]], especially if they apply [[Excessive Evil Eyeshadow]]. Compare and contrast [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]], [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]], and [[Stringy
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* Most of the Otherselves in ''[[Black Rock Shooter]]'', bordering on [[Undeathly Pallor]].
* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'': Kiri Komori fits this trope pretty much to a T, being a [[Hikikomori]] who, by nature, doesn't go outside much.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': Zolf J. Kimbley and Frank Archer. Both have black hair, and Kimbley has unhealthy-looking skin because of his prison time. Archer has pure white skin that even the homunculi cannot compete with. Also Izumi, though she has an incurable illness as an excuse.
** Nearly all the homunculi are like this except Gluttony and Envy, the former being bald and the latter having green hair in his preferred form. And King Bradley and Greed, while brunette, are not pale.
* L, Naomi Misora, and Teru Mikami of ''[[Death Note]]''.
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* [[The Addams Family|Morticia Addams]] fits the physical description, but is a very nice person. She just has some unusual hobbies and a slightly odd outlook on life. Same thing with her husband and daughter.
* Lily Munster of ''[[The Munsters]]'' also looks like this and would probably get along very well with Morticia if they met.
* In season 2 of ''[[Dexter]]'', Dexter's girlfriend Lila is a pale-skinned brunette. Because they're all in sun-filled Miami, this leads Deb to speculate that she's "a [[Actually Pretty Funny|gross English titty vampire]]". And when Lila {{spoiler|turns out to be [[Yandere (disambiguation)|nuts]]}}, Deb describes her to the other cops as "[[Sir Swearsalot|pale as a fucking corpse]]."
* ''[[Star Trek]]'':
** Lt. Cmdr. Data in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' was [[Ridiculously Human Robot|designed to be this]] on purpose to keep him on the left side of the [[Uncanny Valley]]. Amusingly, some aliens think he's just a weird-looking human. [[Shout-Out|In homage]] to Kirk's "rice-picker" in The Original Series and [[Blatant Lies]] regarding Spock in ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home|Star Trek IV the Voyage Home]]'', they tell some past humans in "Time's Arrow" that he's a "Frenchman".
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* Higashizawa Youdai of ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' is, considering the rarity of even [[Big Guy|Big Guys]] crossing over with this trope, most likely the only [[The Brute|Brute]] example of a Pale-Skinned Brunette in existence.
** There's another example and that is {{spoiler|Shiki's true self}}.
* ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.'s]]'' Alma is a straight example of this, as well as being a [[Stringy
* Billy Coen from [[Resident Evil 0]] is an example.
* The ''[[Suikoden]]'' series has a rather memorable example in [[Suikoden V|the fifth numbered sequel]]. Zerase is altogether too happy to [[Deadpan Snarker|deride the hero]] for his quote-unquote "idiocy" while [[Sink or Swim Mentor|deliberately withholding useful information]]. For extra tropaliciousness, her pale skin is even [[Lampshade Hanging|commented on]] in a hidden [[Furo Scene]], which implies that she {{spoiler|may or may not be undead, per the page heading.}}
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* Master XOX from ''[[Sidekick (animation)|Sidekick]]''.
* The animated version of Lydia from ''[[Beetlejuice (animation)|Beetlejuice]]''.
* [[The Incredibles]] has Violet Parr who is depicted as gloomy, uncertain and socially withdrawn -- preferring to hide behind her long raven hair.
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