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* Male members of [[Lord Peter Wimsey|the Wimsey family]] throughout history has turned out either Red or Blue, according to their chronicler. From [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Denver:Duke of Denver|the other Wiki]]:
{{quote| "Most Wimseys were like the 16th Duke, and his father: 'Bluff, courageous, physically powerful' but not very intelligent; of hearty and voracious appetites of all kinds. They could be 'cruel, yet without malice or ingenuity.' The other type is physically slighter, smarter, with great nervous energy, and 'lusts no less powerful, but more dangerously controlled to a long-sighted policy.' These became churchmen, statesmen, traitors; but sometimes poets and saints. }}
** Lord Peter, of course, is of the second type.
* In Camus' ''[[The Stranger]]'', the borderline-apathetic narrator Meursault is contrasted with the violent, passionate Raymond.
* Occurs in ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'', where violent, aggressive Visser Three (Red) is strongly contrasted with patient, subtle Visser One (Blue)
* The Pevensie siblings, from the movie version of ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]'', can be differenced by this, with Peter and Lucy represented by Red, due to the fact that they are more intuitive, vibrant, [[Determinator|determined]], and, to an extent, more sensitive than Edmund and Susan, who are more logical, cold, and down to earth, represented by Blue.
* In ''[[Harry Potter]]'', the Marauders' group has two sets. James Potter and Sirius Black, represented by Red, are dark-haired, rash, prankish, and [[Hot -Blooded]]. Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew are calmer, quieter, and more collected than them, having blue traits.
** Wizards (dangerous fantasy) and Muggles (relatively safe reality)
** Gryffindors (hotblooded) and Ravenclaws (intellectual)
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** It's easy to tell that Timothy Zahn likes playing the calculating type off the irrational type, and the calculating type tends to win.
* Jack and Bob Shaftoe in [[Neal Stephenson]]'s ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]''.
* The Dashwood sisters in ''[[Sense and Sensibility (Literaturenovel)|Sense and Sensibility]]'': Elinor (blue) and Marianne (red).
* [[Jane Eyre|Edward Rochester and St. John Rivers.]] The themes of fire and water are also used to further symoblize the differences between the two.
* Freelorn and Herewiss in [[Diane Duane]]'s ''[[The Tale of Five]]''.
* Invoked literally in [[Monster Hunter International|Monster Hunter Vendetta]]. The heroes have to defeat a pair of rampaging oni, one stronger and the other more devious, who attack a heavy metal concert.
* In [[Leviathan]], [[Sweet Polly Oliver]] Deryn Sharp is the red to [[Blue Blood]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Prince]] Alek.
* In the ''[[Honor Harrington (Literature)|Honor Harrington]]'' series, [[Bond Creatures|Nimitz]] is the Red oni to Honor's blue. He's a direct and uncomplicated soul, who is emotionally open (as befits [[The Empath|his species]]), and ''will'' obliterate any enemy that comes in reach (particularly doable when you're as formidably armed as he is). Honor is the cooler, less emotionally open (though she's not [[Emotionless Girl|emotionless]]) and more intellectual and nuanced member of the pair. She, true to the trope, likes water while Nimitz (being a felinoid) doesn't.
** You also get a distinct Red/Blue flavor when Queen Elizabeth and Honor interact.
* In [[The Outsiders]], the difference between the greasers and the Socs is described as being that the Socs don't allow themselves to feel emotion, while the greasers feel emotions too violently.
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* From the realm of [[Tortall Universe|Tortall]] (and the Protector Of The Small series, specifically) come Nealan of Que and Keladry of Mindelan. Neal personifies the Red with his poetry, wild emotions, and inability to suffer any injustice and Kel breathes Blue with her emotionless shell and refusal to let others get to her.
* ''[[In Death]]'': When there's a pair of murderers, they will likely fall under this trope, like in ''Seduction In Death'' and ''Indulgence In Death''. Would it surprise you to know that the Red Oni tends to be the weak spot of the two?
* The ''[[Jennings]]'' series' two main characters, Jennings and Darbishire, follow this dynamic: Jennings is impulsive, brash, and extroverted (red), while Darbishire is calm, timid, and introverted (blue). The two main teachers can also be classified under this trope as Mr. Wilkins is a temperamental and emotional [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]] (red) while admitted [[Author Avatar]] Mr. Carter is calm, reasonable, and intellectual (blue).
* In ''[[Star of the Guardians]]'': the passionate, proud, ambitious [[Anti-Hero|Derek Sagan]] is Red and his [[Star-Crossed Lovers|Star-Crossed Lover]] [[Lady of War|Maigrey]] [[The Heart|Morianna]] is Blue, as she's calm, reserved, and intuitive. They even wear matching colours. Interesting that, in her youth, [[Tomboy Princess|Maigrey]] was Red to her brother [[The Philosopher|Platus]]' Blue.
* In ''[[John Carter of Mars|The Warlord of Mars]]'', the [[Big Bad Duumvirate]] of Matai Shang and Thurid fit this. Matai Shang is blue, a cold-bloodedly arrogant [[Priest King]] of a [[Path of Inspiration]] whose primary motivation is regaining his faltering power; Thurid is a [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]] pirate lord who is primarily motivated by revenge on John Carter for publicly humiliating him.
* The book series ''[[The Guardians of Childhood (Literature)|The Guardians of Childhood]]'' has the hotblooded ex-Cossack bandit swordsman [[Badass Santa|North]] as red, and the intellectual martial artist [[Easter Bunny|Bunnymund]] as blue.
 
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[[Category:Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
[[Category:Literature]]
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