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{{quote|'''Boss:''' "We're gonna' have to do something about [[Pink Is for Sissies|the pink]]."<br />
'''Oleg:''' "You'd prefer a more manly shade, like purple?"<br />
(''Pierce, Shaundi, and the Boss all give Oleg approving looks'')|''[[Saints Row: theThe Third (Video Game)|Saints Row the Third]]''}}
 
This is purple being used to [[Rule of Symbolism|symbolize]] the power and/or coolness of a character, whether the character is [[Badass]], of [[Royal Blood]], or something else.
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== [[Comics]] ==
* Psylocke, the badass ninja girl of the ''[[X -Men (Comic Book)|X Men]]'', wears purple (in addition to [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|her purple hair]]).
* The Huntress, a part of the ''[[Batman]]'' comics' Bat Family, is almost always depicted wearing purple. She's one of the only members of the Bat Family that doesn't wear all black, as well as one of the only females.
** The third Batgirl, Stephanie Brown, also has purple on her costume, and as Spoiler it's the primary color. She seems to fit the "feminine" aspect of this trope.
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== [[Film]] ==
* [[Samuel L. Jackson]] requested, and got, a purple lightsaber when ''[[Attack of the Clones]]'' was filmed. The color was written into the series as coming from a lightsaber crystal that was extremely rare and hard to actually acquire - pretty much the kind of crystal only a Samuel L. Jackson-type Jedi could hope to acquire.
** The Senate Chamber in Star Wars is also supposed to be purple (it was, according to one guidebook, the only color that no culture thought meant anger, war, or sadness).
* [[God Save Us From the Queen|The Evil Queen]] from ''[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]'' primarily wears a purple dress.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
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{{quote| "Why do the slaves wear purple?" I asked Misk. "That is the color of the robes of a Ubar."<br />
"Because it is a great honor to be the slave of Priest-Kings", said Misk. }}
* In ''[[The Avatar Chronicles (Literature)|Saga]]'' by Conor Kostick, everyone in Saga is [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|ranked according to color]] based on their financial status, with the majority of the population being red and orange. The higher the color, the nicer the buildings such as malls/parks/etc you get to enter, and you have more say in the city's laws. The highest-ranking people hold violet cards, and get to wear purple to represent their status.
* In ''[[Literature/The Seventh Tower|The Seventh Tower]]'', violet is the most powerful color in the [[Color-Coded Wizardry|light magic spectrum]]. Not coincidentally, it's also the color of the highest of the seven orders of [[The Magocracy|the Chosen]].
 
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** Wolzard from ''[[Mahou Sentai Magiranger]]''/Koragg the Knight Wolf from ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]''; [[The Dragon]] and a [[Black Knight]] that could have killed the Rangers several times over if [[Noble Demon|his honor]] hadn't led him to rationalize that they're [[Not Worth Killing]]. {{spoiler|Though when he has a [[Heel Face Turn]] at the end, his armor goes from purple to red.}}
** In ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger]]''/''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]'', the first of the team's two [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]] is colored purple (and incidentally also wolf-themed like Wolzard/Koragg is).
* In ''[[Babylon Five5]]'' one of the two Drazi 'political parties' wear purple sashes. The other party wears green sashes. [[Silly Reason for War|Each Drazi is assigned to one of the two parties at random, and then the two sides fight]]. [[Asskicking Equals Authority|The party in power is decided by which one of them wins.]]
 
== [[Music]] ==
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The Purple Dragons are the valiant knights of Cormyr in the [[Forgotten Realms]] ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' Campaign Setting.
* In ''[[Paranoia (Tabletop Gamegame)|Paranoia]]'', Indigo and Violet are way high up on the security clearance spectrum, just below [[Light Is Not Good|Ultraviolet]].
 
== [[Theater]] ==
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== [[Toys]] ==
* In ''[[Transformers]]'', [[Big Bad|Galvatron]], and a number of other Decepticons. Heck, the ''Decepticon insignia itself'' is traditionally purple.
** Megatron of ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'' is very purple, very cunning, and very powerful.
*** Shockwave.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Artix Entertainment (Creator)|Artix Entertainment]] has some examples
** In ''[[Dragon Fable (Video Game)|Dragon Fable]]'', Drakath subverts this trope {{spoiler|until he becomes a strong purple dragon}} and Nythera plays it straight.
** In ''[[Adventure Quest Worlds (Video Game)|Adventure Quest Worlds]]'', Chaos itself is purple Drakath is The Champion of Chaos and has Purple Armor some of The Chaos Lords are purple as well as some who are infected with chaos Desoloth himself is powerful and is purple {{spoiler|until he became Desolich but he did have purple eyes}} Nythera herself her dragon form is even purple.
** In ''[[Mechquest (Video Game)|Mechquest]]'' Has The Chrono Corrupter Mech which is more overpowering and purple there is also {{spoiler|Teravolt}}
* Purple is the gang color of the Third Street Saints in the ''[[Saints Row]]'' series.
* ''EVERY'' piece of technology built by [[Halo|the Covenant]] [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|Empire]] is purple, from their vehicles to their starships.
* [[Action Girl]] Virginia's fuchsia [[Pimped-Out Dress]] in ''[[Wild Arms 3 (Video Game)|Wild Arms 3]]''.
* The Administrator and Miss Pauling in ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]''. This is especially [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|significant]], given that the mercenaries all belong to RED or BLU and wear the appropriate colour - The Administrator and Miss Pauling control both of them, and so wear a combination of both colours.
* [[Badass Princess|Blaze the Cat]] from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series.
* The fuchsia outfit worn by the showgirl in ''[[Bloody Good Time]]''.
* Magus from ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]'' wears a combination of purple and (depending on the artwork) a red or blue cape.
* The final and most powerful weapon in ''Quake 4'' is the Dark Matter Gun, whose ammo and shots glow with a purple aura.
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[Skyward Sword]]'', the Master Sword has a purple hilt and is much more powerful than its previous Goddess Sword forms.
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* [[Spyro the Dragon]] is purple, and in ''[[The Legend of Spyro]]'' continuity it's a sign of legendary power and being able to learn all [[Elemental Powers]], not just one.
* Played with in [[Touhou]]: the [[Colorful Theme Naming]] and color schemes for the Yakumo "family" sorts its three members in order by power, corresponding to the color's light frequency: Chen (orange) is the weakest, Ran (indigo) is stronger, and Yukari (purple) is not only the most powerful of the trio, but one of the most powerful beings in Gensokyo.
* [[Super Mario Bros.|Wario]] is a massively strong [[Fat Bastard]] who regularly breaks through solid stone; he's probably the strongest human in the series. He wears purple overalls.
* In the [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] ''[[Runescape]]'', the main color of the god Zaros is purple, and Zaros is generally thought to be one of the most powerful beings in the game.
* Stern and Dearche from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As Portable (Video Game)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As Portable]]''.
* Speaking of purple dragons, the most dangerous dragon in ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]]'' games is the fairy dragon, who is purple. This cute abomination can cast very high level spells before your army can even move.
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Complains Of Names from ''[[Goblins]]'' has purple IME. It becomes really badass after {{spoiler|he becomes part demon and his IME contains a huge purple demon tail.}}
* Tristan of ''[[Angel Moxie (Webcomic)|Angel Moxie]]'' wears a dark violet [[Badass Longcoat]].
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', purple is literally power, since the upper classes of troll society have [[Alien Blood|purplish blood]]. Feferi and her ancestor [[God Save Us From the Queen|Her Imperious Condescension]] are the only two trolls whose blood is tyrian purple and are as high as it gets.
** The Hero of Rage clothes are purple-ish.
* Among the clans in ''[[Drow TalesDrowtales]]'' the Sharen are among the only ones to wear purple, befitting their status as rulers of the Empire. The {{spoiler|former}} Empress Diva'ratrika in particular is fond of it, as is her eldest daughter, Snadhya'rune.
* Thr Touched and [[Big Bad|The Sovereign]] appear with purple energy and purple lined text in [[Captain SNES]].
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* When Rarity plays a princess in a play in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', she wears a [[Requisite Royal Regalia|purple royal gown]].
** The main character Twilight Sparkle is a purple unicorn who's a magic user who won the [[Superpower Lottery]] and isn't limited to a specialized discipline like other unicorns; her discipline is magic itself.
** Shining Armor, Twilight's brother, wears guard armor that is purple in color.
* Skeletor of ''[[He Man and The Masters of The Universe (Animation)|He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' wore purple clothing and a purple hood over his skull-face, certainly falling on the evil side of the trope.
* In ''[[Storm Hawks]]'', [[Action Girl]] Starling has a purple-glowing weapon, making her stand out visually; most [[Power Glows|weapon colours]] in the series tend to be blue, red, or yellow.
** [[Big Bad]] Master Cyclonis, who is royalty and an [[Evil Sorceress]], is also associated with purple.
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