Red Oni, Blue Oni/Western Animation: Difference between revisions

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': Each type of pony has two representatives and each duo provides a clear contrast between them:

** Earth pony Pinkie Pie is a [[Genki Girl|Genki Filly]] and a [[Cloudcuckoolander]], compared to Applejack, who is down to earth and more straightforward.

** Meanwhile, the pegasus Rainbow Dash is an extremely confident [[Tomboy]] to Fluttershy's [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|shyer and uncertain Girly Girl]].

*** All three are exemplified in "Hearth's Warming Eve" where, in a pageant, the reds were cast as [[The Caligula|their]] [[Royal Brat|race's]] [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|leaders]] while the blues played their [[Beleaguered Assistant|Beleaguered Assistants]].

** Other relationships show signs of this; for instance, Applejack is a [[Blue Oni]] to the more [[Leeroy Jenkins|gung-ho and impulsive]] Dash, but a [[Red Oni]] compared to the [[Neat Freak|prim]] Rarity.

*** Ironically, despite being the [[Red Oni]] in pretty much ''any'' pair (except ''maybe'' when teamed with Pinkie Pie; that one has been shown going both ways), Rainbow Dash is a [[A Worldwide Punomenon|blue pony]].

** Twilight Sparkle, never more than one panic attack away from insanity, is the [[Red Oni|Red Pony]] to her brother, the captain of the guard Shinning Armor.

* [[Transformers Generation 1]]. Blaster is loud, outgoing, spontaneous (and red) while Soundwave is quiet, introverted, and calculating (and blue).

** Jazz (Red) and Prowl (Blue) also count in some continuities, especially in the IDW comics and [[Transformers Animated]].

** {{color|#ff0000|S}}, the gung-ho backstabber, with {{color|#0000ff|T}}, the more reluctant henchman.

* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' has two sets: [[Badass Normal|Robin]] and [[Genki Girl|Starfire]] are represented by Red and are more brash, stubborn, and passionate than the others (Starfire displays this most in the [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|comics]], to which the flashback/origin episode "Go" paid tribute). [[Genius Bruiser|Cyborg]] and [[Dark Magical Girl|Raven]] are represented by Blue and are more intelligent, analytical, and, in Raven's case, cold.

** In the current ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' comic, Red Devil (literally a Red Oni) and the new [[Blue Beetle]] have become a comic relief dynamic duo that fans have dubbed Beevil. While both characters have similar personalities, Beetle tends to be level headed while Devil is more impulsive.

** Don't forget about Thunder (blue) and Lightning (red) from the 4th episode.

** Also invoked in the last half of the third season, between Zuko and Katara. Katara is constantly angry and emotional and extremely protective of Aang and her own interests. For once, Zuko is calm instead of passionate and thinks about how to deal with her. Ironic, in the sense that Katara is typically dressed in blue and Zuko in red.

*** Except, of course, in each of their 'spirit' alter-egoes: the ''Blue'' Spirit and Katara's reddish Painted Lady. In that commonality, their colour schemes reverse; likewise, in the interactions between just the two of them, they switch roles.

** More broadly, this applies to the Fire Nation and Water Tribe. This is especially clear in the Siege of the North - the Fire Nation troops are the aggressive attackers whose arguably deluded military leaders (General Zhao and Prince Zuko) are busy with insane schemes ({{spoiler|to kill the Moon spirit}} and capture the avatar respectively). Meanwhile, the Northern Water Tribe are defending themselves, sometimes with the more planned ({{spoiler|but equally unsuccessful) plots to infiltrate the Fire Nation navy}} and seek help from the spirit world. The color scheme throughout those episodes fits this trope to a t - the Fire Nation are typically dressed in red (and black) compared to the Water Tribe, who are typically dressed in blue (and white or gray), and even more obviously, the moon and night sky become blood red when {{spoiler|the Fire Nation Admiral Zhao begins to kill the Moon Spirit}}, foolishly risking the destruction of the earth in order to prevent water benders from bending, thereby making the city an easy target. The response from the Northern Water Tribe is exceptionally non-aggressive, {{spoiler|as the princess, something of an incarnate of the Moon Spirit, sacrifices her mortal life}} with the aim of restoring balance to the world and enabling others to fight against Fire Nation imperialism.

*** Also, the ([[Color Coded for Your Convenience|red]]) Fire Nation and the (green, not blue) Earth Kingdom during {{spoiler|the attacks and sieges of Ba Sing Se}} and the establishment of Fire Nation colonies, where the Fire Nation are pretty clearly the (unsustainably) aggressive party. Of course, the Earth Kingdom has the Dai Li, who dress in cooler colors and {{spoiler|engage in more underhanded aggression, like brainwashing}}.

* Leonardo (blue) and Raphael (red) in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. Reversal in that Leo is the leader of the team (aside from [[Old Master|Splinter]]). Raph does the [[Blood Knight]] bit when he takes the guise of {{spoiler|Nightwatcher}} in the CGI movie.

** In fact, they pretty much summed up the trope in four words with this exchange from the first episode of the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|'03 series]]:

'''Leo:''' Ninja dropout! }}

** And those were their ''first lines'' in the series!

* ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' the [[Animated Series]]: [[The Hero|Aladdin]]: red/purple and white, uses his own strength, lives with a mess of friends, has a monkey sidekick, versus [[Draco in Leather Pants|Mozenrath]]: dark blue and black, uses magic, lives pretty much alone in a ghost city, has an eel sidekick.

* In ''[[Taz-Mania]]'' the Taz/Dingo shorts, Taz plays the role of the [[Hot-Blooded]] red oni while Digeri Dingo plays the role of the cool and cunning blue oni. Also, Molly and Jake, with Molly being the easily-stressed red and Jake being the more cheerful blue.

* Trevor and Aeon from ''[[Aeon Flux]]''. Subverted, in that Aeon, despite being a cool, calculating, cause-oriented Blue Oni, is meant to represent chaos and anarchy, whereas Trevor, the vain, arrogant, people-oriented Red Oni, represents order and stability.

* Out of the stretchy superheroes in ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'', [[Plastic Man]], who wears red, is much more blunt and okay with stealing valuables from the scene of the crime, while Elongated Man, who wears purple (it's a kind of blue) is much more analytical and noble. Plas has a similar dynamic with Batman himself.

* In ''[[Titan Maximum]]'', the original Titan Force Five had the [[Hot-Blooded]] Palmer and his Lancer Gibbs (they even wear red and blue respectively). However, the fact that Gibbs was the [[Only Sane Man]] of the team (as well as Palmer leaving him to die just so he wouldn't miss a hot date) led to Gibbs turning evil in the first episode.

* Tiana and Charlotte from ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''! They also fit the [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] mold as well, with Charlotte being the [[Cute but Cacophonic|loud]], over-dramatic, [[The Ditz|ditzy]], [[Spoiled Sweet|spoiled]] dreamer and Tiana being the quieter, more [[Closer to Earth|down-to-earth]] working girl. Also, one scene has Charlotte in a pink ballgown with Tiana in a (borrowed) blue dress.

** Tiana and Prince Naveen also fit the description to a T, with Tiana being a Work-A-Holic and Naveen being overly laid back and lazy.

* ''[[The Amazing Chan and The Chan Clan]]'' has two examples, one with an inversion in color: sweet-tempered Suzie wears blue while boisterous tomboy Anne has a lot of orange in her outfit, but responsible Henry wears orange while impulsive goofball Stanley wears blue and green.

** Ironicly, Henry wears a BLUE shirt, where as June has on a RED jacket.

** In ''Life with Loopy'', Loopy is the red oni (energetic, life-loving) to her older brother Larry's blue oni (inteligent, shy). Oddly enough, the colors of their hair are the opposite (Loopy has blue hair, Larry has red).

* Two sets of them in ''[[Wing Commander Academy]]'': Payback and Archer (the former is a [[Blood Knight]], the latter often hesitating to end another's life) and, to a lesser degree, Maniac and Maverick (Manic is [[Hot-Blooded]], Maverick is by-the-book enough to have earned an [[Ironic Nickname]])

* ''[[Wakfu]]'' has this dynamic between [[The Chick|Amalia]] and [[The Lancer|Evangeline]]. [[Red Oni|Amalia]] is a [[Rebellious Princess]] who absconds for little reason other than boredom and brattiness. Meanwhile, [[Blue Oni|Evangeline]] starts as [[The Stoic]] [[Badass]] [[Tyke Bomb]] with [[Undying Loyalty]] to the Sadida royal family. She is all about duty and self denial and doing what's right. But as things go on, they both learn from each other and end up reaching more balanced positions on the matter of responsibility. Amalia learns from the example of Evangeline's courage and commitment, taking up the challenge of living up to her royal responsibilities and defending the Sadida kingdom at its darkest hour. Evangeline, at the same time, learns how to enjoy herself without compromising her duty.

* Used a bit with the main six in ''[[Recess]]'' when broken into three groups of two:

** T.J. as the red oni (Genki, easily excitable) with Vince as the blue oni (cool, sarcastic)

** Another couple, Gwuncan, also fits for this trope, as Duncan is a red oni, while Gwen is a blue oni.

* ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|The Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'':

** For most of the first season, [[The Wasp]] loves the exciting and beneficial qualities of crimefighting, but her colleague, [[Ant-Man]] (whose red costume seems ironic in this case), prefers to confront criminals by talking things out and rehabilitating them. They switch roles during scientific projects, which Ant-Man enjoys more than Wasp does.

** One of Wasp's friends, red-clad [[Ms. Marvel]], confronts invaders with violence, while Ms. Marvel's blue-skinned alien protector, [[Captain Mar-Vell]], believes in finding peaceful resolutions. Their first appearance, as ordinary Army majors, contained another visual metaphor: Ms. Marvel wore a red scarf, and Captain Mar-Vell (disguised as an earthling) wore a blue suit.

 

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