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{{trope}}
[[File:mace violet sabre 2404.jpg|link=Star Wars|frame|A pimp saber, for a badass Jedi.]]
{{quote|'''Boss:''' "We're gonna' have to do something about [[Pink Is for Sissies|the pink]]."
'''Oleg:''' "You'd prefer a more manly shade, like purple?"
(''Pierce, Shaundi, and the Boss all give Oleg approving looks'')
|''[[Saints Row: The Third]]''}}
This is purple being used to [[Rule of Symbolism|symbolize]] the power and/or coolness of a character, whether the character is [[Badass]], of [[Royal Blood]], or something else.
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Compare [[Gold Tooth]], [[Graceful Ladies Like Purple]] (and can overlap with some [[Action Girl]]s), [[Purple Is the New Black]], [[Purple Eyes]], [[Supernatural Is Purple]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In the tv series of ''[[Black★Rock Shooter (band)|Black★Rock Shooter]]'', [[Power Born of Madness|Insane Black★Rock Shooter]] has a purple flame instead of the titular character's blue. She is also [[Nigh Invulnerable]] to the conventional fights of the series.
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* In ''[[Berserk]]'', the Empire of Tudor has several themed armies that are identified by both a [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|color]] and an [[Animal Theme Naming|animal]], such as the Black Rams and Blue Whales. The name of their most powerful and esteemed army? The Purple [[Rhino Rampage|Rhinos]].
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* Psylocke, the badass ninja girl of the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X Men]]'', wears purple (in addition to [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|her purple hair]]).
* The Huntress, a part of the ''[[Batman]]'' comics' Bat Family, is almost always depicted wearing purple. She's one of the only members of the Bat Family that doesn't wear all black, as well as one of the only females.
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* In ''[[Literature/The Seventh Tower|The Seventh Tower]]'', violet is the most powerful color in the [[Color-Coded Wizardry|light magic spectrum]]. Not coincidentally, it's also the color of the highest of the seven orders of [[The Magocracy|the Chosen]].
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* In ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'', the purple Core Medals power both the hero's [[Super Mode]] and the series' [[Big Bad]]. {{spoiler|They are also the only thing capable of destroying the other Core Medals.}}
* In ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'', the sociopathic Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja wears purple armor, and remained the greatest threat in the Rider War for much of the series.
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