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{{trope}}
A form of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|Villains often favor certain colors of clothing and weapons]], so it's not surprising that such colors should be in their ''names'' as well.
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Especially popular. (Blackguard, Blackheart, Blackthorne, Blackout, etc...)
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* The morally ambiguous contract killer who stars in ''[[Darker
** Hei also has a [[
* Schwarz (German for "black"), the Slave-summoning villains from ''[[Mai-Otome (manga)|Mai-Otome]]''.
* Black☆Star from ''[[Soul Eater]]''.
* Akuha Shuzen, infamously known as the Black Devil from [[Rosario
* [[Blood Knight]] [[Omnicidal Maniac]] Karasuba (who's name translates literally to "raven feather") is known as the "''The Black [[Sekirei]]''".
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* The Blackthornes in ''[[Noble Causes]]'' are a family of supervillains.
* [[Ghost Rider|Blackheart]]
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* [[Batman/Characters|Black Mask]]
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* Doug Sangnoir ("black blood") from ''[[Drunkard's Walk]]''. But only run if you're his enemy.
* Lord Blackwood from the first [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] ''[[Sherlock Holmes (film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' film.
* In ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'', the robbers argue over who gets to be called "Mr. Black".
=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[Good Omens|Dr. Raven Sable.]]
* [[Harry Potter (novel)|Sirius Black]], although this turns out to be somewhat misleading. It definitely applies to most of the rest of his family, though. His family attempts to deliberately invoke this trope with astronomical names multiple times. Sirius, Andromeda, Regulus, Draco, probably several of the others do this also, but I don't know astronomy well enough to tell you for sure.
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* Parodied ''and'' subverted in ''[[Grunts!]]'', when the various orc squads pick names. There are an over-abundance of black, sable, ebony, etc...And then Pink Squad. They're kind of worried about Pink Squad.
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Kamen Rider Black]]''
** For that matter, [[Kamen Rider Black RX]]
* Frank Black from Chris Carter's ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]''
=== Music ===
* [[Black Sabbath]].
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* And Nero the Sable from ''[[Dirge of Cerberus]]''.
* [[Einhander]] has the sixth boss, Schwarzgeist. Which is [[Gratuitous German|German]] for "Black Ghost"
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* Blackhorn from ''[[Astyanax]]''.
* Black Collar (later renamed Black Ninja) from ''[[Metal Gear]] 2''.
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* Jack Noir of ''[[Homestuck]]''. On the other hand, his name is technically "[[Jack Black]]", rather than Black Jack.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode "Bart Gets An Elephant", Stampy the elephant is nearly sold by Homer to an ivory dealer (and onetime whale hunter, seal clubber, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|president of the FOX network]]) named Mr. Blackheart.
** In "Kamp Krusty", there's Mr. Black, the evil camp councilor who torments Bart, Lisa, and the rest of the kids attending the eponymous camp.
Or any variation. Crimson and Scarlet sound especially [[Badass]]. Vermillion, less so, but you can work with it
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* [[Mobile Suit Gundam|The Red Comet]]. Also the Crimson Lightning, but he often gets confused with the other guy.
* Rezo the Red Priest of ''[[Slayers]]'' has a piece of the Dark Lord of his world sealed in his eyes, making him steadily more evil through his life. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Lina when she comments that his name sounds like a villain's after they meet and he tries to play her into giving up a powerful artifact.
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** Now we also have [[Cute Ghost Girl|Mavis Vermillion]], {{spoiler|Fairy Tail's first master}}, who might be joining Makarov and Gildarts as the [[Big Good]].
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[Red Skull]]
* Crimson Dynamo of ''[[Iron Man]]''.
* Red Star of the ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' belongs here too.
* Red Rackham, the titular pirate of ''[[Tintin|Red Rackham's Treasure]]''.
* [[X-Men
=== [[Film]] ===
* [[Red Sonja]] is definitely someone you tread carefully around, unless you're Ahnuld.
* Red Mist from ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]''.
=== [[Literature]] ===
* The Red Queen from ''[[Alice in Wonderland|Through The Looking Glass]]''.
** Not to mention Queen Redd from ''[[The Looking Glass Wars]]'', the Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts rolled into one.
* Even just plain old "Red," a.k.a. '''Carmine''' Zuigiber as ''[[Good Omens]]'' proves.)
* A dragon named Scarlet in the ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' series, though really it doesn't matter what the name is, you better run from a dragon if she ain't called Puff.
* Scarlett O'Hara, of ''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' wasn't exactly the southern sweetie she liked to pretend she was. She EARNED that damn not being given!
** ''[[Uninvited
* ''[[The Dark Tower
*
* in ''[[The Princess Series]]'', the "[[Little Red Riding Hood|Lady of the Red Hood]]" is one of the most feared ''assassins'' in the land.
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[The Mentalist
*
* ''[[VR Troopers]]'' has ''[http://metalheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Python Red Python]''.
=== [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]]s ===
* While not a person's name, the Scarlet Crusade from ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. Originally devoted to slay undead, but turned into an army of insane religious zealots bent on killing anyone who's not one of them. Also, their leader is a demon/vampire in disguise.
=== Music ===
* [[King Crimson]]. The name sounds much more intimidating than the actual sound/image of the band, however.
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Dirge of Cerberus]]'''s Rosso the Crimson, translating to "Red the red". Yes, she is ''extremely'' bloodthirsty. She also has a Russian accent.
* Of course the [[Little Miss Badass|rather dangerous]] [[Japanese Vampire|Scarlet sisters]] from the various ''[[Touhou]] Project'' games.
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* Depending on who you ask, Red from ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue]]'' is no one to take lightly. That is, if you are Team Rocket or the Hero of ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]''...
** Akagi, the Japanese name of the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]'', can be read as "[[Apocalypse Wow|Red Future]]".
* Subverted in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'': Scarlet of Shinra is utterly laughable as a villainess, present only to fill the role of [[The Vamp]]. All she manages to do is be annoying enough that you can't help but relish the literal [[Designated Girl Fight|bitch-slap fight]] atop the Sister Ray.
* Vermilion from ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]]''.
* Subverted with Carmine from ''[[Gears of War]]'', a recurring [[Red Shirt]] character.
* Crimson Fury from ''[[Twisted Metal]]''.
▲== [[Web Comics]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* A very bad example is Scarlet Foxfire, which has a color, animal, and fire, from the [[Web Comics]] of [[David Gonterman]]. Gonterman probably does actually intend her to be a badass, but seeing as how she's some sort of superpowered vixen fursuit (worn by a guy), well, her status is dubious, at best.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* [http://gijoe.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Dog Red Dog], one of The Renegades in ''[[G.I. Joe: The Movie]]''.
* The Crimson Chin from ''[[The Fairly
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* The [[Red Scare]].
* The very, very obvious
* Scarlet fever.
The Victorians and Edwardians loved to associate this with madness and decay as the symbol of the plague is a yellow flag with a single black spot flown above an infected vessel or building. In other cases, it might just be related to inherent abilities of [[Shock and Awe|lightning]] and/or [[Fragile Speedster|awesome reflexes.]]
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* [[Naruto|Minato Namikaze]] A.K.A. the Yellow Flash. The ONLY Ninja listed in the Black Book with a "Run On Sight" tag...
** ...Not that it would help much if he was after you.
=== [[Art]] ===
* In Renaissance religious paintings, Judas was often painted wearing yellow robes.
=== [[Literature]] ===
* ''[[The King in Yellow]]'' by Robert W. Chambers more or less launched the idea of the [[Brown Note]] to the modern world with "the yellow sign"
* ''[[The Yellow Wallpaper]]'' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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** A [[Shout-Out]] to Chambers.
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Yellow fever.
Occasionally used as a subversion. Bonus points if the guy in question is an [[Evil Albino]].
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Light Yagami of ''[[Death Note]]'' is a variation.
* The manga of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' featured a reporter following the crew as they chased the White Siblings, Ash and Blanche, who preyed on the elderly.
* The White Devil, [[
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[Silver Sable]] (Silver Sablinova) is a double whammy. Of course, when you mix the two and consider her actions, she might be...
=== [[Film]] ===
* Mr. White from the 2006 [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] film ''[[Casino Royale]]''.
* Don't forget [[Carrie|Carrie White]].
=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast/Demons Or Angels|Lucifer]] [[Satan|the light-bearer]].
* ''[[Good Omens]]'' again provides [[I Have Many Names|Chalky/Whitey/Mr. White etc.]])
* [[The Chronicles of Narnia|The White Witch]] was not a nice lady.
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* The true name of the Bane (the [[Evil Albino]] rat) from ''[[The Underland Chronicles]]'' is Pearlpelt.
=== Live Action Television ===
* Albert "Chalky" White, from ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' is either a [[Villain Protagonist]] or an [[Anti-Hero]], but he's most definitely someone you do not want to cross. Extra irony points for Chalky being a black man with three names meaning "white".
=== Theatre ===
* Lightborne the [[Professional Killer|assassin]] and [[Memetic Molester]] in ''[[Christopher Marlowe|Edward II]]''.
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* So is Albedo from the ''[[Xenosaga]]'' series.
* ''Again'' in ''[[Dirge of Cerberus]]'' we have Weiss the Immaculate.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* The villain Mr. White from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* [[Simo Hayha]], AKA The White Death. Just read his page.
Often used for characters whose morals or motivations tend to come in, well, shades of gray, or just generally to connotate [[Differently-Powered Individual|people with powers]] or [[
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Various versions of Greymon from ''[[Digimon]]'' (And BlackWarGreymon has ''two'' of the colors on this list, so you ''know'' he's a force to be reckoned with)
* ''[[D.Gray-man|D Gray Man]]''
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[X-Men (Comic Book)|Jean Grey]].
=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[The Picture of Dorian Gray|Dorian Gray]]
* Gandalf the Grey from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (before his [[Take a Level In Badass|ascension]] to Gandalf the ''White'' and utter badassery)
* [[Eldritch Abomination|Mr. Grey]] from ''The Dreamcatcher''. [[Face Full of Alien Wingwong|You]] ''[[Body Snatcher|don't]]'' [[Body Horror|want to]] [[Bizarre Alien Biology|run into him]].
** Oh, and he talks in an [[Evil Brit]] accent that he picked up from [[Aliens Steal Cable|one of his victims]].
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Gabriel Gray of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Valerie Gray from ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' ([[Well-Intentioned Extremist|although her morals and motivations are good, and she thinks she's doing the right thing]]).
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* Asmodeus Grey in ''[[Fenspace]]'', the only individual on that universe's "Most Wanted" list.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* The deadly, vain pedophile General Blue from ''[[Dragon Ball]]''
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Possibly subverted by Sonja Blue in the ''Midnight Blue'' series of stories. Though blue is often associated with sadness, Sonja is depicted as the preeminent badass of [[The Verse|the story universe]].
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Played straight in ''[[Dirge of Cerberus]]'', though, with Azul the Cerulean.
* Azura of ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind|Morrowind]]''.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Azula, cold and ruthless villain from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. Name originally comes from the colour of her flames (
** And then there's Zuko's famous "Blue Spirit" alter-ego, in which he dons a blue mask and ninja garb and carries twin swords.
Not generally a colour considered associated with dangerous or villainous characters.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Until you remember that [[Slayers|Lina Inverse]]'s official title is 'Lina the Pink Sorceress.' And if you [[Berserk Button|call her that to her face]], you will ''need'' to run away really fast.
=== [[Film]] ===
* Horace Pinker from ''[[Shocker]]''.
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Pink doesn't seem scary until you remember that in ''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]'' it was the {{spoiler|Pink Psycho Ranger that was not only the last to be killed, but also caused the death of the first ranger in Western Power Rangers history. Seven seasons in, and it was an [[Elite Mooks]] that was pink nonetheless, that finally killed one off.}}
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* "Pinko" is a nickname for a [[Red Scare|communist]]. Sometimes it refers to [[Lighter and Softer]] communists, as pink is a "lighter" shade of red.
* The singer [[
=== [[Film]] ===
*
** The entire cast of ''Reservoir Dogs'', with some names acting as subversions.
* Dominic Greene in ''[[Quantum of Solace]]''.
=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[Treasure Island|Long John Silver]].
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* In the ''[[Touhou]]'' series colors can be associated with power. The color purple usually represents power. It stands to reason that the most powerful being/Youkai in Gensokyo, [[Reality Warper|Yukari Yakumo's]] name is Japanese for Purple. Also her shikigamis, Ran and Chen, have names that mean Indigo and Orange, respectively.
* The color-themed Sages of Team Plasma in ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]''.
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