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A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Pink Means Feminine]] and [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]].

 

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** The first two party members to join the MC follow this theme as well; Yukari is almost never seen without wearing something pink, and Junpei, apart from his blue shirt, ''never'' takes off his blue hat.

* Maria Luna of ''[[Backyard Sports]]'' loves the color pink and plays better when she wears it. In an aversion, Jocinda Smith loves blue.

* The exclusive robots of the protagonists of ''[[Super Robot Wars Advance]]''. Axel Almer gets the blue [[Motion Capture Mecha|Soulgain]], whereas Lamia Loveless gets the pink [[Winged Humanoid|Angelg]].

* Inversion: Male members of the [[Pokémon|Nidoran family]] are pink and purple. Female members are blue.

* Inverted in ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'': Colette, chosen of Sylverant, wears a blue and white robe. Zelos, the chosen of Tethe'alla, wears pink.

* ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' has [[Rose-Haired Girl|pink-haired Arche]] and her blue-haired boyfriend Chester.

* Jacques (the Blue Boy) and Aila (the Pink Girl) from ''[[Suikoden III]]''.

* Princess Zelda, in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', predominantly wears pink (like many of her [[Princesses Prefer Pink|ancestors and descendants]]). When disguised as the male-looking Sheik, however, she wears blue.

* Gets a reference in ''[[Sodium Eyes]]'' [http://sodiumeyes.com/2009/11/09/ad-nausea/ here].

* Inverted in ''[[Fan Dan Go]]'' where a male character, Zephyr, has candyfloss pink hair, while his female compatriot, Sarin, has sky blue hair.

* Used in ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'', where Lucy, the heroine, wears a pink ribbon, while Mike, the male hero, wears a blue scarf.

* Used in ''[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Princess/ The Princess]'': the title character, Sarah, seems to move about in a cloud of pink glitter and sparkles. Inverted as well, as her father is often seen in a pink shirt while her mother prefers blue. And something or other is being [[Lampshaded]], given that {{spoiler|Sarah is an 8-year old transgirl and has recently changed her name from "Seth"}}.

** Inverted in [[Gender Flip|"Adventure Time with Fiona and Cake"]], however.

* [[The Nostalgia Chick]]'s quote atop the page was used in her [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thedudette/nostalgia-chick/16616-the-smurfette-principle analysis] of the [[Transformers Generation 1|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]], referring to both [[Action Girl|Arcee]] and [[Lady of War|Elita One]]. Elita One was the [[Distaff Counterpart]] of Optimus Prime, and so (leader/girl) pink to his (leader) red and (boy) blue coloring. Elita One's [[Amazon Brigade]] otherwise had nothing with the trope, her soldiers appearing in all kinds of colours. Arcee, being [[The Smurfette Principle|the one girl]] starting the third season, was pink, and so was her (intended) love interest Hot Rod in a magenta shade ("aging" to red when he became Rodimus Prime). From there, the trope gets interesting in that pink is a noticeable colour choice among the Autobot females, but also among the Decepticon males (though not much in the cartoon because that ended long before the toyline did). [[Big Eater|Hun-Grrr]], [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Misfire]], the [[Sea Monster|Seacons]], [[Big Eater|Skullcruncher]], Spinister, Fangry, [[Badass|Gaihawk]], Barricade, Roller Force, and Horri-Bull, among others, all sport a good level of pink. Blue is more equally divided between the factions.

** In-universe. Butch Hartman had intended for them (or at least his hat) to be blue, but when his blue marker ran out before he could finish, he had to use a pink one instead.

* In the episode of ''[[Pocoyo]]'' where he meets an alien, when the alien's parents turn up, the [[Narrator]] addresses the pink alien as the "Mummy Alien". The Alien then gives an angry look at the screen and the Narrator corrects himself, realizing it's the "Daddy Alien".

** Another dog example in ''[[101 Dalmatians|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' lies with Pongo, who sports a red collar, and Perdita who sports a blue one. It's not clear whether this extended to the puppies or not, since we only know the name and gender of three: Lucky, Rolly, and Patch, all males and all in red. In the animated series, there's definitely not a theme; Rolly and at least one other male (either Wizzer or Dipstick) had blue collars.

*** Tie-ins for this movie are notorious for getting this messed up. Often, Pongo and Perdita's collars will be switched, or some of them will be pink instead of red... actually, on the cover of the first VHS release, several of the puppies had magenta, purple, and even yellow collars.

*** [[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Aurora]] is a rare example from 1959. The three good fairies weren't sure how to color code Aurora, as blue was the traditional feminine color and pink was the emerging feminine color. Note how throughout most of the movie Aurora is wearing blue, but in the Disney Princess line she is ''always'' in pink. [[Misaimed Marketing|Hmmmmmm]]. Prince Philip brings a red cape and hat to the party. Disney Princess-gear Aurora always wears pink because Cinderella always wears blue (Belle wears her yellow ballgown, and Snow White is a mixture of red, blue, and yellow). Aurora was changed over to the pink dress [[Viewers are Morons|to get guests to stop mixing her up with Cinderella]]. Whether or not this problem truly arose in the Disney parks is not certain (of course, since so few guests seem to know who Aurora even ''is''...)

** [[The Little Mermaid|Ariel]] had not just a blue dress, but a pink one as well. A portion of the fandom has since complained about the pink dress clashing with her aggressively red hair...but one must remember that it ''was'' the late 1980s (the tiles on the floor in that scene are black-and-white checkerboard. Natch). Notably, she wears a turquoise dress at the theme parks.

** Belle is a more modern version of strictly blue; she wears blue throughout most of the movie, and it's what set her apart from the autumn-themed villagers. She also has a fancier pink dress which appears briefly once she and the Beast begin to get along. However, thanks to the Disney Princess line, it's a gold ball gown that she's primarily associated with, instead of her blue peasant garb. When Belle wears blue, the Beast wears a red cape. When she wears gold, the Beast is the boy in blue. Note that Gaston wears red.

*** There's a reason Belle wears that blue dress. If you pay attention, you'll notice that out of all the characters in that movie, only two wear blue.

** [[Mulan]]'s primary color is, believe it or not, ''green'', that being the color of both her armor and the dress she wears at the beginning of the film. She has two outfits of different colors: the pink-with-blue-trim fancy gown she's forced to wear for her disastrous meeting with the Matchmaker, and a [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|blue-with-red-trim]] dress she wears at the end of the film, when she defeats the Huns and proves herself. Shang also brought out a red cape...but this might've been due to the story's cultural setting.

** [[The Great Mouse Detective|Olivia]], [[Oliver and Company|Jenny]], [[Atlantis: The Lost Empire|Kida]], and [[Treasure Planet|Captain Amelia]] carry on the grand tradition of strictly-blue-girls. Dr. Doppler, who Amelia hooks up with, is even kind enough to wear a red jacket next to her blue one. Aww.

** A more recent straight example would be ''[[Tangled]]'', where [[Rapunzel]] wears pink, lavender, and purple and Flynn wears blue.

** Also inverted in ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' where we have Marlin, an orangey-red clownfish, and Dory, a blue regal tang.

* In ''[[Dragon Tales]]'', the main cast of dragons (assuming you count Quetzal as supporting) is certainly this way. Ord is blue; Cassie is pink. Zack and Weezie, who are a two-headed dragon, are divided colorwise ''down the middle'': the Zack half is green, while the Weezie half is purple.

* Parodied in ''[[Family Guy]]'', where a talking blue car is hitting on a pink car but realizes that it's his buddy, whose owner gave him a paint job.

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