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Black and red. In the western world, these are the two most sinister colors, as red typically conveys the meaning of blood and black of [[Dark Is Evil|darkness]] or death. Sticking to these two colors is common for designers who want to create something as sinister as possible.
The favorite colors for villains to dress in. Most [[Ominous Opera Cape
[[Dark Is Not Evil]] can also apply with [[Anti-Hero|Anti Heros]] and even [[Villain Protagonist
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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== Live Action Television ==
* [[media:
** 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.
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* Ultimecia of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' wears a red dress with black edgings on the bottom with black wings and a black feather ruffle.
* All the Judges Magister in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' wore a (red) Archadian seal on their (black) capes. Suitably imposing? Oh yes.
* ''[[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
** 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]].
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** {{spoiler|Also The Black Knight's Alter Ego Zelgius wears a full suit of Red Armor. So it can be said that the character is both a Red and Black Knight.}}
* Although he himself is colored green, many of [[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser's]] insignias are a red face on a black background.
* In [[Lego Adaptation Game
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Split Dynasty]] ships in the ''[[X (video game)|X]]-Universe'' games have rust-red armor panels with gray/black unarmored sections. The Split aren't particularly ''evil'', but they have a [[Fantastic Racism|burning hatred]] for the peaceful Boron Kingdom. The Xenon fleet, a bunch of [[AI Is a Crapshoot|rogue terraforming robots]], have pitch black hulls and exposed internals glowing blood red.
* The Phantoms in ''[[Star Ocean: The Last Hope]]''.
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