Red and Black and Evil All Over: Difference between revisions

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The favorite colors for villains to dress in. Most [[Ominous Opera Cape|Ominous Opera Capes]] are a case of this: black on the outside, red on the inside. Also common for the covers and credit sequences of [[Horror]] books, films, and games, to show that a work is [[Darker and Edgier]]. It's not uncommon for cases of this to be juxtaposed with a group of characters represented by blue and white.

[[Dark Is Not Evil]] can also apply with [[Anti Hero|Anti Heros]] and even [[Villain Protagonist|Villain Protagonists]] heavily using a red and black color scheme as a visual reminder that these people, no matter how much we are supposed to identify with them, are not "good guys".

[[Dark Is Not Evil]] can also apply with [[Anti-Hero|Anti Heros]] and even [[Villain Protagonist|Villain Protagonists]] heavily using a red and black color scheme as a visual reminder that these people, no matter how much we are supposed to identify with them, are not "good guys".

See also [[Good Colours Evil Colours]], [[Dark Is Evil]], [[Dark Is Not Evil]], and [[Red Filter of Doom]]. Contrast [[Gold and White Are Divine]].

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* This was also done in the ''[[Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]'' parody of [[James Bond]] to mark the villain.

* Ai Enma from ''[[Hell Girl (Anime)|Hell Girl]]'' has this twice: she has black hair with [[Red Eyes Take Warning|red eyes]] and her standard costume is a black sailor uniform with a red collar. She also happens to be a [[Villain Protagonist]].

* [[Anti Hero|Alucard]] from ''[[Hellsing]]''. The guy has black hair and red eyes, wears a black suit with a long red coat and hat, and it's all usually drenched in blood.

* [[Anti-Hero|Alucard]] from ''[[Hellsing]]''. The guy has black hair and red eyes, wears a black suit with a long red coat and hat, and it's all usually drenched in blood.

* This can be seen in both of [[Fresh Pretty Cure|Setsuna Higashi]]'s forms, though, while Eas plays it straight, Cure Passion subverts it.

* Manga/Bleach: Ichigo's [[Super Powered Evil Side|Hollow]] reiatsu is black with a red outline, and whenever he entered his Bankai form, he drew upon it to use his [[Sword Beam]], risking [[Grand Theft Me|letting it take him over]]. He later learns to control it as a [[Mask of Power]]... [[One Winged Angel|mostly.]]

* Manga/Bleach: Ichigo's [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Hollow]] reiatsu is black with a red outline, and whenever he entered his Bankai form, he drew upon it to use his [[Sword Beam]], risking [[Grand Theft Me|letting it take him over]]. He later learns to control it as a [[Mask of Power]]... [[One-Winged Angel|mostly.]]

* Poor {{spoiler|[[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds|Sakura Matou]]}} from ''[[Fate Stay Night]]''. {{spoiler|She never chose to become a villain. It was all due to [[The Corruption]] that was FORCED on her for ELEVEN YEARS.}}

* Poor {{spoiler|[[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|Sakura Matou]]}} from ''[[Fate Stay Night]]''. {{spoiler|She never chose to become a villain. It was all due to [[The Corruption]] that was FORCED on her for ELEVEN YEARS.}}

** Gilgamesh has some red and black

* Princess Kraehe (and, by extention, the Monster Raven and {{spoiler|Raven!Mytho}}) from ''[[Princess Tutu]]''. The red part is mostly due to [[Red Eyes Take Warning]].

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** Black and red are dominant colors of Klingon culture. They use it in buildings, flags, decorations, weapons, ships...basically everywhere!

* All of [[Wrestler/Kane|Kane]]'s outfits throughout his tenure in the [[WWE]] prominently feature this color combination.

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Villain turned [[Anti Hero]] Spike often wears a black [[Badass Longcoat]] with a red shirt underneath. [[Complete Monster|Angelus]] also uses these two colors.

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Villain turned [[Anti-Hero]] Spike often wears a black [[Badass Longcoat]] with a red shirt underneath. [[Complete Monster|Angelus]] also uses these two colors.

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** Similar to the above example, Soviets in ''[[Red Alert]]'' also often wore these colors.

* [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'s [[Shadow Archetype]] Shadow has primarily black fur with streaks of red.

* Zekrom from [[Pokémon Black and White]] is a black dragon with red eyes. [[Subverted Trope|But it's not really an evil Pokemon]], being at worst [[The Dragon]] to an [[Anti Villain]], and if you're playing [[One Game for The Price of Two|the White version]] it's on your side.

* Zekrom from [[Pokémon Black and White]] is a black dragon with red eyes. [[Subverted Trope|But it's not really an evil Pokemon]], being at worst [[The Dragon]] to an [[Anti-Villain]], and if you're playing [[One Game for The Price of Two|the White version]] it's on your side.

* Golbez of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' has his attire vary [[Depending On the Artist]], the color of his armor and cape ranging various shades of blue, but he's also commonly depicted wearing black armor and a black cape with a red lining.

* ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', in keeping with [[Putting On the Reich]], [[The Emperor|Gestahl]] wears a red and black robe and the imperial banners are red with a black emblem.

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* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', Master Xehanort and Ansem Seeker of Darkness wear black longcoats with red linings, while Xemnas wears a black cloak and wields red [[Laser Blade|Laser Blades]] as his weapons. Ansem furthermore features the Heartless symbol as a [[Chest Insignia]], the Heartless symbol being universally associated with the creatures and appearing as a black heart with a red lining and cross over the center.

** Vanitas, Master Xehanort's apprentice, wears a red and black outfit looking disturbingly like exposed muscle matter, and his Void Gear Keyblade is red and black.

** In his [[Evil Costume Switch|Dark Mode]] Riku wears a variation of Vanitas's attire, but features blue and white more prominently. When possessed by "Ansem", the Keyblade he wields is an [[Evil Counterpart]] to Sora's Kingdom Key, with a black shaft and red handguard. Before he completed his [[Heel Face Turn]] and became a [[Yin Yang Bomb]], Riku's normal weapon was the Soul Eater, a sword shaped like a black and red bat wing. [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in that in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', Riku can switch to his Dark Mode despite [[Dark Is Not Evil|having learned his lesson from dabbling in evil]].

** In his [[Evil Costume Switch|Dark Mode]] Riku wears a variation of Vanitas's attire, but features blue and white more prominently. When possessed by "Ansem", the Keyblade he wields is an [[Evil Counterpart]] to Sora's Kingdom Key, with a black shaft and red handguard. Before he completed his [[Heel Face Turn]] and became a [[Yin-Yang Bomb]], Riku's normal weapon was the Soul Eater, a sword shaped like a black and red bat wing. [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in that in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', Riku can switch to his Dark Mode despite [[Dark Is Not Evil|having learned his lesson from dabbling in evil]].

** While not evil, Terra is an [[Anti Hero]] and thus two of his unique keyblades that symbolize his darker tendencies, the Darkgnaw and Chaos Ripper, are prominently black with red markings.

** While not evil, Terra is an [[Anti-Hero]] and thus two of his unique keyblades that symbolize his darker tendencies, the Darkgnaw and Chaos Ripper, are prominently black with red markings.

** For his cameos in the series, Sephiroth of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' gets red linings added to his trademark black coat.

* In ''[[Runescape]]'', red and black are the colors of Zamorak, the evil god of chaos.

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* The Terran Dominion of ''[[Starcraft (Video Game)|Starcraft]]'', which despite the name is [[The Empire]], is a stylized arm holding a whip. Sometimes the arm is red on a black background, other times it's black on a red background.

* The opening and ending credits of the first [[Gabriel Knight (Video Game)|Gabriel Knight]] game are in red text over a black screen. I you use higher resolution settings, you get illustrations in the style of old wood carvings, also in black and red. This is used to make the credits more ominous, as it is a horror game.

* ''[[Bayonetta]]'': Both [[Dark Magical Girl|Bayonetta]] herself and [[The Rival|Jeanne]] have this color motif. Each is also [[Anti Hero]]. Meanwhile, the [[Our Angels Are Different|Angels]] use [[Gold and White Are Divine]], but are definitely [[Light Is Not Good|not good]].

* ''[[Bayonetta]]'': Both [[Dark Magical Girl|Bayonetta]] herself and [[The Rival|Jeanne]] have this color motif. Each is also [[Anti-Hero]]. Meanwhile, the [[Our Angels Are Different|Angels]] use [[Gold and White Are Divine]], but are definitely [[Light Is Not Good|not good]].

* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'': Black and Red are associated with the Chaos faction while Law takes White And Blue. Subverted since [[Chaotic Evil|neither side is]] [[Lawful Evil|that much worse than the other]].

* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'': Ragna the Bloodedge wears his black vest and pants on his red jacket. He's a [[Good Is Not Nice|Type 3]] [[Anti Hero]] who wields the power of life-sucking darkness... and is a [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] at best. And he actually has no qualms of killing innocent people who get in his way.

* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'': Ragna the Bloodedge wears his black vest and pants on his red jacket. He's a [[Good Is Not Nice|Type 3]] [[Anti-Hero]] who wields the power of life-sucking darkness... and is a [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] at best. And he actually has no qualms of killing innocent people who get in his way.

** Also in the same game, there's Litchi Faye-Ling whose color scheme are majorly red with black tints around. This is instead a subversion as she is instead a sweet, motherly, kind and compassionate woman who is only concerned in helping those in need. Double subverted that eventually {{spoiler|she joined the enemy group, NOL}}, but then triple-subverted that {{spoiler|[[Forced Into Evil|she was forced and still retained her kind personality]] rather than [[Face Heel Turn|tossing them away and becoming a majorly evil person.]]}}

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