Red Ones Go Faster: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''DA RED WUNZ GO FASTA!!!''|'''Orks''', ''[[~~Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|~~Warhammer 40000]]''}}

{{quote|''DA RED WUNZ GO FASTA!!!''|'''Orks''', ''[[Warhammer 40000]]''}}

Red things just seem to go faster. In fiction, make something red and you can almost guarantee it'll move quicker, as if the ''colour itself'' [[Artistic License Physics|reduces drag, lowers inertia and increases forward momentum]]. A visual shorthand for getting the point across that an object is zippy.

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* [[Speed Racer]]'s car has red features.

* in the ''[[Ranma One Half]]'' anime Ranma gets a huge increase in speed when [[Gender Bender Superpower|he turns female]], and also Red Hair instead of his male black. For female martial artists, red wunz go fasta.

* To say that [[Gundam]] series has become enamored with this trope would not be an overstatement. In the [[Mobile Suit Gundam|original Gundam]], the only way one could tell apart Char Aznable's [[A Mech By Any Other Name|mobile suit]] from any other was because it was painted red and was three times faster than other suits (which would otherwise be identical in appearance). This, coupled with Char's [[Magnificent Bastard|magnetic personality]] and [[Ensemble Darkhorse|sheer popularity]], has managed to [[Memetic Mutation|immortalize]] red suits as belonging to [[The Rival|Rivals]] in other Gundam series. See [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]] for further details.

* To say that [[Gundam]] series has become enamored with this trope would not be an overstatement. In the [[Mobile Suit Gundam|original Gundam]], the only way one could tell apart Char Aznable's [[A Mech by Any Other Name|mobile suit]] from any other was because it was painted red and was three times faster than other suits (which would otherwise be identical in appearance). This, coupled with Char's [[Magnificent Bastard|magnetic personality]] and [[Ensemble Darkhorse|sheer popularity]], has managed to [[Memetic Mutation|immortalize]] red suits as belonging to [[The Rival|Rivals]] in other Gundam series. See [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]] for further details.

* The [[Outlaw Star]] is said to be the fastest ship in the galaxy. When asked about the color, Gene had 'em paint it red.

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== [[Film]] -- [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[~~Cars (Animation)|~~Cars]]'': McQueen is red.

* ''[[Cars]]'': McQueen is red.

* ''[[Lilo and Stitch]]'': When Experiment 626 steals a police cruiser to escape, of course he takes the red one. [[Lampshaded]] by his (now former) captors.

** Subverted; its ''only'' advantage that we see over the mundane greens is a [[Gatling Good|Gatling plasma cannon]]. With that in mind, since Stitch is so badly outnumbered he gets almost completely shot down in less than a minute. The [[All There in the Manual|supplementary material]] ''does'' explicitly state that it ''is'' the fastest of the police cruisers, [[Informed Attribute|but we never get to see this fact demonstrated]].

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* In ''[[Space Above and Beyond]]'', there is an episode where the Chigs are shown to have specially modified fighters that can skip across the event horizon of a black hole. They look exactly like regular Chig fighters except that they are red.

* In ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'', there is an episode where the Chigs are shown to have specially modified fighters that can skip across the event horizon of a black hole. They look exactly like regular Chig fighters except that they are red.

* The power of the Red Ranger in ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' is super speed.

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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* In the ''[[Warhammer ~~40 K~~]]'' universe in general Ork vehicles go faster when they're red because [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|Orks think they do]]. Also the [[Trope Namer]].

* In the ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' universe in general Ork vehicles go faster when they're red because [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|Orks think they do]]. Also the [[Trope Namer]].

** For a small cost, you can even give them a bigger move radius on the condition that the model have a red paintjob.

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== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[Dawn of War]]'': The Orcs vehicle speed upgrade is called "Da Red Wunz go Fasta."

* Link's Loftwing in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' is said to be the fastest in all of Skyloft. It's known as the Crimson Loftwing. [[Captain Obvious|Guess what color it is?]]

* Link's Loftwing in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' is said to be the fastest in all of Skyloft. It's known as the Crimson Loftwing. [[Captain Obvious|Guess what color it is?]]

* ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' has this as one of the many collectible Video Game Cliches.

* In ''[[Mario Kart]]'' 7, one of the customizable tire sets that can be used on a kart is the Red Monster wheels, which have a slightly higher acceleration than the normal Monster Wheels, which are blue.

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'''Leela:''' Really? What's your scientific reasoning for that?<br />

'''Cubert:''' I'm twelve. }}

* Although there are multiple colors represented, [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] has Rainbow Dash, and red is the predominant color when she is doing one of her super speed stunts.

* Although there are multiple colors represented, [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] has Rainbow Dash, and red is the predominant color when she is doing one of her super speed stunts.

* In ''[[Sym Bionic Titan]]'', Chan's road racer is painted red.

* In ''[[Sym-Bionic Titan]]'', Chan's road racer is painted red.