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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The morally ambiguous contract killer who stars in ''[[Darker Than Black (Anime)|Darker Than Black]]'' is codenamed Hei - Chinese for "black".
** Hei also has a [[Red Baron]], "The Black Reaper."
* Schwarz (German for "black"), the Slave-summoning villains from ''[[Mai-Otome (Mangamanga)|Mai-Otome]]''.
* Black☆Star from ''[[Soul Eater (Manga)|Soul Eater]]''.
* Akuha Shuzen, infamously known as the Black Devil from [[Rosario to Vampire]].
* [[Blood Knight]] [[Omnicidal Maniac]] Karasuba (who's name translates literally to "raven feather") is known as the "''The Black [[Sekirei (Manga)|Sekirei]]''".
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The Blackthornes in ''[[Noble Causes]]'' are a family of supervillains.
* [[Ghost Rider|Blackheart]]
* [[OrphanedGreen Lantern/Characters/GL Black Lanternand White Corps|Black Hand]] as seen in ''[[Blackest Night]]''.
* [[Batman (Franchise)/Characters|Black Mask]]
 
== [[Film]] ==
* Lord Blackwood from the first [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] ''[[Sherlock Holmes (Filmfilm)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' film.
* In ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'', the robbers argue over who gets to be called "Mr. Black".
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Good Omens (Literature)|Dr. Raven Sable.]]
* [[Harry Potter (Literaturenovel)|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.
** Bellatrix is also named after a star.
* [[The Laundry Series]] is home to the Black Chamber, the rather...morally unsound US paranormal agency.
* [[The First Law|Black Dow]]. Among an entire ''nation'' of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Named Men]], he's still infamous.
* Parodied ''and'' subverted in ''[[Grunts (Literature)|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 (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"
* Count Bleck from ''[[Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|Super Paper Mario]]''. Not quite in English, but his name in Japan is 'Count Noir', which is French for Black.
* Some ''[[War CraftWarcraft]]'' black dragons such as Sabellian aka Baron Sablemane.
* In the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' Universe, '''[[Shadow the Hedgehog|Black...Doom...]]'''[[Oh Crap|yeah...we're screwed...]]
* ''[[Einhander]]'' has the [[That One Boss|sixth boss]], a shuttle your character is supposed to destroy. That [[Transforming Mecha|transforms into the boss.]] Its name? [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|Schwarzgeist (Black Ghost)]].
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* Black Collar (later renamed Black Ninja) from ''[[Metal Gear]] 2''.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Jack Noir of ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]''. On the other hand, his name is technically "[[Jack Black]]", rather than Black Jack.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|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.
 
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Mobile Suit Gundam (Anime)|The Red Comet]]. Also the Crimson Lightning, but he often gets confused with the other guy.
* Rezo the Red Priest of ''[[Slayers (Anime)|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.
* [[Porco Rosso (Anime)|Porco Rosso]] is just a [[Badass]].
* Erza Scarlet is one of the few character who can discipline [[Fairy Tail (Manga)|Natsu]].
** 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]].
 
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* 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 (Comic Book)|Red Rackham's Treasure]]''.
* [[X-Men (Franchise)/Villains/Characters|Omega Red]]
 
== [[Film]] ==
* [[Red Sonja (Film)|Red Sonja]] is definitely someone you tread carefully around, unless you're Ahnuld.
* Red Mist from ''[[Kick-Ass (Filmfilm)|Kick-Ass]]''.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* The Red Queen from ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|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 (Literature)|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 Withwith the Wind]]'' wasn't exactly the southern sweetie she liked to pretend she was. She EARNED that damn not being given!
** [[Uninvited|A strange woman appears. She is dressed like Scarlett O'Hara]]. [[Schmuck Bait|She says "Thank you for coming back for me, my love. You will be mine forever."]] [[False Reassurance|Oh well, she's not the real person, just dressed like her.]] S'cuse me, lady [[Nightmare Fuel|--]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQCRSUN69yQ OH HOLY] [[Curse Cut Short|SHIIIII---]] [[Killed Mid-Sentence|*is ripped apart*]]
* ''[[The Dark Tower|The Crimson King]]''
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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* [[The Mentalist|Red John]].
* Now let's not forget about [[That 70s Show (TV)|Red Forman]]
* [[VR Troopers]] has ''[http://metalheroes.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Python Red Python]''.
 
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== Music ==
* [[King Crimson (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 (Video Game)|Touhou]] Project'' games.
* [[Mega Man X (Video Game)|Red, and Axel the Red]], two Mavericks from the ''[[Mega Man X (Video Game)|Mega Man X]]'' series.
* Depending on who you ask, Red from ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|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 (Video Game)|Pokémon Gold and Silver]]''...
** Akagi, the Japanese name of the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]'', can be read as "[[Apocalypse Wow|Red Future]]".
* Subverted in ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|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.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [http://gijoe.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Dog Red Dog], one of The Renegades in ''[[G.I. Joe: theThe Movie]]''.
* The Crimson Chin from ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]''.
 
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Naruto (Manga)|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.
 
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== [[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 (Literature)|The Yellow Wallpaper]]'' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
* [[HPH.P. Lovecraft]] also had a King in Yellow and the [[Brown Note|Yellow Sign]]
** A [[Shout -Out]] to Chambers.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Light Yagami of ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' is a variation.
* The manga of ''[[Cowboy Bebop (Anime)|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, [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha Takamachi]]. Well, it's a name to run from if you have done anything to incur her wrath. Okay, so she won't cause any lasting damage, but you are going to be in one hell of a lot of pain...
 
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== [[Film]] ==
* Mr. White from the 2006 [[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]] film ''[[Casino Royale (Film)|Casino Royale]]''.
* Don't forget [[Carrie|Carrie White]].
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Names to Run Away From/Demons Or Angels|Lucifer]] [[Satan|the light-bearer]].
* ''[[Good Omens (Literature)|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.
* [[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|Saruman the White]] (and later Gandalf the White).
* The true name of the Bane (the [[Evil Albino]] rat) from ''[[The Underland Chronicles]]'' is Pearlpelt.
 
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== Theatre ==
* Lightborne the [[Professional Killer|assassin]] and [[Memetic Molester]] in ''[[Christopher Marlowe (Creator)|Edward II]]''.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* So is Albedo from the ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]'' series.
* ''Again'' in ''[[Dirge of Cerberus]]'' we have Weiss the Immaculate.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The villain Mr. White from ''[[Codename Kids Next Door (Animation)|Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Various versions of Greymon from ''[[Digimon (Franchise)|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 (Manga)-man|D Gray Man]]''
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Literature]] ==
* [[The Picture of Dorian Gray|Dorian Gray]]
* Gandalf the Grey from ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|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]] ==
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=== Blue ===
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The deadly, vain pedophile General Blue from ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]]''
 
== [[Literature]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Played straight in ''[[Dirge of Cerberus]]'', though, with Azul the Cerulean.
* Azura of ''[[The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind (Video Game)|Morrowind]]''.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Azula, cold and ruthless villain from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. Name originally comes from the colour of her flames (blue -- which is more intensive than normal red and yellow).
** 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.
 
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Until you remember that [[Slayers (Anime)|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 (Film)|Shocker]]''.
 
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
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== [[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 [[Pink (Music)|Pink]].
 
 
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== [[Film]] ==
* Blonde -- Mr. Blonde from ''[[Reservoir Dogs (Film)|Reservoir Dogs]]''
** The entire cast of ''Reservoir Dogs'', with some names acting as subversions.
* Dominic Greene in ''[[Quantum of Solace (Film)|Quantum of Solace]]''.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In the ''[[Touhou (Video Game)|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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