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* ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' has at least a few examples:
** ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'' has two main heroes: Kido Shinji (Ryuki), who is [[Dumb Is Good|impulsive and idealistic]], and Akiyama Ren (Knight), who is [[The Stoic|stoic]], [[Badass|cool]], and sometimes dangerously close to [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]. Ryuki's armour is red; Knight's armour is normally black, but later in the series, he acquires a powerup that turns him blue so that [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|the colours fit the trope]].
*** Western adaptation ''[[Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]]'' also qualifies, though Kit Taylor (Dragon Knight) isn't as [[Hot
** ''[[Kamen Rider Blade]]'' has Blade as the Red Oni (and [[The Hero]]) and Garren as the Blue Oni (and [[The Lancer]]). Played with in that their main colors are the opposite of their personality (Blade, the Red Oni, is mostly blue in color, while Garren, the Blue Oni, is mostly red.)
** ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]'' has Kagami Arata and Tendou Souji, who fit the trope to some extent, but with some notable exceptions:
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*** W's only red/blue combination is {{color|red|H}}{{color|blue|T}}, which inverts Philip's and Shoutaro's colors.
*** Accel's suit starts out red, but his power-up of Trial Mode is blue. This actually mirrors Terui calming down as the series progresses.
** ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'' has three sets:
*** Kamen Riders: Eiji/OOO and Goto/Birth {{spoiler|(2nd)}}.
*** Kougami Foundation: Kougami and Dr. Maki.
*** Greeed: Uva and Kazari.
** ''[[
*** And again with Gentaro/Kamen Rider Fourze, the loud, excitable, dim-witted Red Oni and Ryuusei/Kamen Rider Meteor the quiet, stoic, intelligent, and sarcastic Blue Oni.
* Although Justin and Alex, from ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', are both sarcastic and, to an extent, [[Deadpan Snarker|Deadpan Snarkers]], they have really different personalities. While Alex is witty, prankish, and lazy, never taking anything seriously (represented by red), her older brother, Justin, is responsible, much more mature, studious, and collected (represented by blue).
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** Gai and Ryuu of ''[[Choujin Sentai Jetman]]'', though their colors are reversed: Ryuu ([[The Hero]]) is the Blue Oni but wears red, and Gai ([[The Lancer]]) is the Red Oni but wears black.
** Speaking of ''[[Power Rangers]]'', the original series (''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'') fit the trope to an extent - the Red Ranger was the confident, extremely physical leader of the band while the Blue Ranger was the intellectual brainiac of the bunch. The other three members (the Pink/Girl, Yellow/Asian, and Black/Afro-American Rangers) probably fall under [[Unfortunate Implications]]...
** Whenever the ''Power Rangers'' writers get lazy and make the Rangers [[Expy|expies]] of ''Sentai'', the theme shows up more. Often ''Sentai'' will have the [[Hot
* Jack O'Neill and Dr Daniel Jackson from ''[[
** Ronon and Teal'c have this kind of relationship in the ''[[
** Rodney McKay is Red Oni to almost any other scientist that appears on the show, notably Zelenka, Beckett, and {{spoiler|1=Beckett's replacement and McKay's love interest, Dr. Keller.}}
*** Unusual in that Rodney is usually smarter than his Blue Oni, which makes up for his often-times unscientific professionalism. When he plays opposite Samantha Carter, who is the only scientist in the SGC that he accepts as being better than him, McKay plays a bit more traditional Red Oni.
* On ''[[Judge Judy]]'', a calm woman with dyed-blue hair sued an angry woman with dyed-red hair.
* ''[[
** [[The Captain|Mal]] and [[The Medic|Simon]] are set up at the start to look like Red Oni and Blue Oni; Simon's even set up to look like a villainous Blue Oni. Then the truth is revealed and from that point on, it's very clear that while they superficially look like an ideal [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] example, they're actually a case of [[Not So Different]], as Simon is every bit as passionate and willing to break the rules and law as Mal. As it turns out, [[Hidden Depths|he's even got a better talent for crime than Mal]] - at least, when it involves a subject he's familiar with.
** Jayne and Simon have an equally interesting dynamic. Their [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] relationship is deliberately used to play them against each other in almost every scene they share. However, who is Red and Blue actually changes depending on the situation. For all of Jayne's [[Hot
** In a similar sense to Simon and Jayne, Jayne's pragmatism is sometimes used to play villainous Blue Oni against Mal's heroic Red, especially with regards to the issue of keeping Simon and River on [[Cool Starship|the boat]]. No-one can deny the sheer logic of Jayne's attitude, but Mal's far too compassionate to be swayed by it.
** Mal's most obvious Blue Oni counterpart is Zoe, who is also a Blue Oni to her husband's Red Oni.
** There's also one going between Simon (Blue Oni) and Kaylee (Red Oni).
** To an extent, this also applies to Mal and Shepherd Book. Although Book has a somewhat rough, earthy nature akin to a red oni, he is also a very intellectual, spiritual, and cultured individual. Besides that, there's his heavily hinted past with the Alliance, which is about as blue an organization as you can find.
* This trope fits very well with ''[[
** Though, when it comes to classic Evil Blue Oni, it's pretty hard to match [[The Chessmaster|Ben]].
*** And Sawyer is both ''in one person''!
* Peter and Nathan Petrelli from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''. Nathan takes the role of the [[Aloof Big Brother]] while Peter is the younger, emotional, and, unfortunately for many, an [[Idiot Hero]]. Also, Peter and Sylar, according to how their powers work (Peter's is empathy, Sylar's is intuitive aptitude). However, in Season 3, {{spoiler|Peter absorbs Sylar's ability, making him have the ''hunger'', and Sylar has had Peter's ability all along}}. Also deconstructed in a future episode, where Peter summons fire while Sylar summons ice. It makes even more sense since {{spoiler|Peter and Sylar are revealed to be brothers.}}
** Except {{spoiler|it's later revealed that was [[Ass Pull|just a lie]] and they are, in fact, not brothers}}.
** Also, if you compare the heroes with their future selves, who are all apparently ''[[Badass]]''. {{spoiler|It's inverted in the case of ''Sylar'', where he moved into Claire's home, calls himself Gabriel (his real name) and is much nicer than his present self. He even has a ''son'' named ''Noah''.}}
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** Felicia "Snoop" Pearson and Chris Partlow, the enforcers for up-and-coming drug dealer Marlo Stanfield in Season Three, also form this dynamic. However, the one time Chris truly loses it, even Snoop is amazed.
* Jed Bartlet (red) and Leo McGarry (blue) from ''[[The West Wing]]'' fit this trope to a tee -- in fact, a good portion of Leo's ''job'' is to act as Bartlet's cool-headed, hard-nosed, deep-thinking Blue Oni counterpart, pulling the passionate, sensitive, deeply moral, and idealistic President back from the brink with logical arguments when he gets too angry, vengeful, excited, righteous, irrational, or quixotic.
* [[The Spock|Spock]] (fittingly costumed in blue) is a classic blue oni on ''[[Star Trek:
** According to Shatner's autobiography, one problem they had with the original pilot, The Cage, is that Captain Pike and Mr. Spock were too similar. If you were going to have an unemotional Mr. Spock, then the captain needed to be very emotional so that they could play off of each other, and that's how Shatner played him. Also, the show originally was meant to be Kirk and Spock, and the Kirk/Spock/McCoy trio developed on its own. (Note that only Shatner and Nimoy have "I get what he gets" clauses in their contracts.)
** Also, the show buys into this trope in a more general way: science and medical personnel, the knowledge-oriented "brains", wear blue, while operations; security and engineering, the action-oriented "brawn," wear red.
*** [[William Shatner]] and [[Leonard Nimoy]] themselves are [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]. While William Shatner...won't...hesitate...[[Large Ham|tochewupthescenery]]...and...MAKE HIS PERFORMANCE LARGER THAN...[[Say My Name|LIIIIIIIIIIIIFE]], [[Leonard Nimoy]] focuses on portraying the complexities of a more nuanced character.
** Is that why red shirts always die?
** In ''[[Star Trek
** In a more general sense, the Federation (blue) and the Klingons (red) fit this pretty well in the 24th century, including the color scheme (for instance, the graphics used for their transporters and their emblems).
*** Despite that Worf is a blue Klingon and Jadzia is a Red Starfleet officer.
** Jadzia is the [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|blue oni]] in her friendship with Kira - Jadzia often being more level-headed and relaxed, while Kira is...[[Fiery Redhead|Kira]] .
* [[Action Mom|Sarah]] and [[Emotionless Girl|Cameron]] from ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''.
* ''[[
* While not on the same shows (or even the same channel), "[[Dueling Shows]]" chefs Buddy (''[[Cake Boss]]'') and Duff (''[[
** The promos for both of these shows does the same. The promos for ''[[Cake Boss]]'' are usually with a warm reddish background, with the famous red TLC logo. In contrast, most of the promos for ''[[
* ''[[
** In season 3, with Blake vanished, Avon ends up stuck with red oni/brash youth Tarrant while fugitive Servalan doesn't bother to replace the dead Travis.
* A [[Disney Channel]] movie called "Stepsister from the Planet Weird" had this for the two families: the down-to-earth Earthlings were blue while the literally air-headed (they're bubbles) and overly emotional aliens were pink/orange. Naturally, their wedding theme was purple.
* The Casablancas brothers on ''[[Veronica Mars]]''. Dick is stupid, impulsive, never thinks things through, loud, and sex-obsessed. Beaver is intelligent, quiet, reserved, {{spoiler|manipulative, secretive, and completely ruthless}}.
** Also, Logan and Duncan. Duncan (blue) is reserved and somewhat emotionally restricted, whereas Logan (red) is pretty much the dictionary definition of [[Hot
** And, in flashbacks, Lilly and Veronica. Lilly was the brash, wild one (red), whereas Veronica was sweet and demure (blue) ([[Break the Cutie|things changed]]).
* "The Persuaders!", an English crime series, has two main characters: the aristocratic Brett Sinclair (Blue), who is cultured, clever, charming, and has a dry British humor, and Danny Wilde, a self-made American rich (red), who is hotheaded, uncultured, and very enthusiastic.
* ''[[
** Also, Buffy and Kendra. Then Faith and Buffy. And maybe Willow and Tara in season six.
* A nice example in ''[[Homicide: Life
* At the end of the pilot of ''[[
* Dean and Sam from ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' are red and blue, respectively, especially during the first season.
** Made explicit by an image on the ''[[Supernatural (Anime)|Supernatural: The Animation]]'' website, where Dean is lighted in red and Sam is lighted in blue.
** Except, as [[Character Development]] marches on, they switch places: Sam is revealed to be much more hotheaded and reckless, and Dean revealed to be more of a stoic. It's most obvious when you compare [[Five Stages of Grief|their reactions]] to {{spoiler|each other dying.}} Dean cries perfect, single [[Manly Tears]] and {{spoiler|[[Talking to
* ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'' - Jeeves is the level head (Blue) to Bertie's naïve optimism (Red).
* ''[[
* In ''[[Unnatural History]]'', there's the adventurous, bold Henry Griffin (red) and his level headed, stick to the status quo cousin Jasper (blue).
* On ''[[
* [[Keen Eddie]]: Eddie Arlette (red) and Monty Pippin (blue).
* ''[[
* [[Hair
* The main stars of ''[[
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** As you can tell from that quote, Grant himself is blue. His counterparts in the Build Team, Kari and Tory, are both red.
* [[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]] and Arthur with the quieter, more sensitive Merlin usually in darker, earthier colors while Arthur usually wears brighter, flashier clothing. Somewhat [[Justified Trope]] as Arthur is a prince and would wear fancier clothing.
* ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' has a rather unusual example with the brothers Stefan and Damon, with the younger brother Stefan playing a heroic Blue to his older brother's Red. Damon is impulsive and passionate and tends to flip between anti-hero and villain on a whim, while Stefan is usually measured and controlled.
* In the early seasons of ''[[
** [[The Hero|John Crichton]] and [[Magnificent Bastard|Scorpius]] can also fall under this heading, particularly when they're forced to [[Enemy Mine|team up]]: Crichton is outgoing, exuberant, and (especially in the later seasons) more than just a bit crazy, while Scorpius is cold, calculating, manipulative, and ruthless. Once again, both have hidden depths: for all his eccentricities, Crichton is still a scientist, and by the end of the series, he's developed a knack for planning ahead and [[Xanatos Speed Chess|adjusting said plans at speed]]; Scorpius, on the other hand, hides a ''vicious'' temper under his reserved exterior.
* ''[[Blue Bloods]]'': Henry and Danny are red onis; Frank, Erin, and Jamie are blue onis.
* ''[[
** Ivanova is an uptight and militaristic officer who is usually blue but she often seems to have a bit of redness buried deep inside. Marcus Cole might go either way but his devotion to an order of [[Warrior Monk|Warrior Monks]] is more blueish. Garibaldi has more than a bit of redness, surprisingly for a security officer. Franklin is definitely blue.
*** The Shadows are red and the Vorlons are blue. Minbari are blue, humans and centauri are in between, and Narns are red.
* In ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* In ''[[Starsky and Hutch (TV series)|Starsky and Hutch]]'', the street-smart Starsky (red) and the book-smart Hutch (blue).
* ''[[Dexter]]'': Dexter himself is blue and each of the main killers of each season are red.
** Also, his sister Deb might qualify as red.
* In BBC's ''[[
* ''[[
* [[
* ''[[The Nanny]]'': Fran Fine (appropriately called "The [[Lady in Red]]" in the theme song) and Maxwell Sheffield.
* ''[[Psych]]'': Impulsive, intuitive Shawn (red) and thoughtful, cautious Gus (blue).
* ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' plays around with this. For starters, Jesse Pinkman and Walt White epitomize recklessness (youth) vs. calculation (experience). Hank and Walt similarly reflect this, mainly with the former's direct, almost obnoxious way of dealing with his family and job. However, Jesse plays Blue when dealing with his less smart cohorts Badger and Skinny Pete. Walt and {{spoiler|Gus Fring}} also flip this around: the first acts more out of emotion and concern for his family and (sometimes) Jesse. The latter, who has no emotional attachments the audience knows of (or at least living ones), conducts business the way only a cold-blooded [[Complete Monster]] would, taking extreme caution to keep his respectable businessman facade while not minding his underlings' (or anyone else's) deaths to keep his drug distribution outfit operating.
* ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel
* On ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', there's the pro/con list making Rory and the frustrated Paris.
* ''[[
** The two Jays are a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|straighter]] example. J. Alexander (Miss Jay) is the [[Fun Personified]] [[Eccentric Mentor]] while Jay Manuel (Mister Jay) is the more serious and level-headed one.
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