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[[File:whitehairedprettyboyr_7526whitehairedprettyboyr 7526.jpg|link=Rebuild of Evangelion (Film)|frame|[[Dissonant Serenity|He looks]] [[Alternate Character Interpretation|content because]] [[Memetic Mutation|he just killed a kitten]].]]

If he's lucky, he's an [[Anti -Hero]]. He's much more likely to be the [[Lovable Traitor]], a [[Trickster]], or [[The Rival]]. But usually, he'll just turn out to be a villain, sooner or later. He will be aloof, often speaking cryptically and ending every sentence with a flip of his hair and a smirk. If he wears [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul|glasses]], [[Scary Shiny Glasses|they'll glow often]]. Or he'll be quiet and shy, barely cracking a smile, yet he'll still be able to thoroughly kick your ass. Sometimes, in more recent cases, he'll show bisexual tendencies, [[Depraved Bisexual|more likely if he's the bad guy]]. He'll have special powers, since white hair on a young person who isn't albino is rare, [[Fridge Logic|which makes you wonder about the red eyes]]... If he's a good guy, he'll still [[Sugar and Ice Personality|seem aloof most of the time]].

Despite the wide range and use of [[Hair Colors]] for characters, there's an eerie specificity to the use of white (silver works too, but not blonde) hair when coupled with a [[Bishounen|handsome, vaguely effeminate face]]. The ([[Long -Haired Pretty Boy|usually long]] and rarely tied back) white hair is very frequently coupled with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red ]][[Evil Albino|eyes]]. This character will never be as morally set in his ways.

White haired guys with ''dark'' skin (such as ''[[Turn a Gundam (Anime)|Turn aA Gundam]]''{{'}}s Loran) are typically exempt, because it's often used as a simple contrasting color like [[Dark -Skinned Blond|blonde]] or [[Dark -Skinned Redhead|red hair]]. Occasionally, perhaps to preserve the white=death rule, foreigners are exempt from this too.

Commonly prone to [[Minor Injury Overreaction]]. Compare with [[Blond Guys Are Evil]] and [[Evil Albino]], which are more western alternatives of this trope. Compare and contrast with the [[Distaff Counterpart]], the [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]], who is less likely to be evil and more likely to be magical.

Expect a '''White-Haired Pretty Boy''' to have a good share of [[Fan Girl|fangirls]], or even be [[Draco in Leather Pants|subjected to]] [[Misaimed Fandom]]. A white-haired pretty boy is also often a [[Man in White]].

*=== Kilik in ''[[AirAnime]] Gearand ([[Manga)|Air Gear]]''. ===

* Fukuda Shinta of ''[[Bakuman｡ (Manga)|Bakuman｡]]''.

* Creed Diskenth from ''[[Black Cat (Mangamanga)|Black Cat]]''. Creed is not only white-haired, but insane, bloodthirsty, and wants to conquer the world; dude even compares himself to Lucifer. He also has a [[Stalker Withwith a Crush|really creepy crush on Train.]]

* In ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'', Aion is not only a white haired pretty boy, but also the [[Big Bad]]. His hair is also dramatically long -- alwayslong—always good for villains.

* ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]'''s [[Our Angels Are Different|Ash Landers]]. White hair? Check. Bishounen? Like the rest of the cast, check. Insane? Check.

* ''[[D .Gray Man-man]]'' has the Noah Wisely.

* Prince Ashim from ''[[Dragonaut: theThe Resonance]]''.

* Heine from ''[[DOGS Bullets and Carnage]]''. Also has [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red eyes]].

* Il Palazzo from ''[[Excel Saga (Mangamanga)|Excel Saga]]'' is the leader of ACROSS, an organization dedicated to conquering the world. He's also a Visual Kei-wannabe.

* Lyon is an antagonist in ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' when he first appears in episode 12-18 on Galuna island, where he attempts to resurrect the demon Deloria. He decides to change his ways as he watches Gray set sail.

* Leonard Testarossa from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]: The Second Raid''. His younger sister, Tessa, [[White -Haired Pretty Girl|also has white hair]], but she's one of the heroes.

* Makubex from ''[[Get BackersGetBackers]]''. Silver hair, creepy reality-bending powers, {{spoiler|actually a created being. His presumable creator, Makube-hakase, is a [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]] with actual white hair.}}

* Kuze in the second season of ''[[Ghost in Thethe Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' has a cyborg body with white hair and extremly pale skin. He had the face sculpted by a highly reknown artist, and it's only capable of very limited facial expressions, because they would distort this piece of art. He even rarely moves his mouth when speaking with his synthetic voice. And to complete the look, he always wears white and a white long coat and often uses a silver katana with an ivory hilt.

* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Anime)|Gundam SEED]]'' had Yzak Joule, part of Athrun Zala's squad of mobile suit pilots, who quite literally was a white haired pretty boy. He also suffered from [[Minor Injury Overreaction]] (though, given, it was the result of shrapnel from his cockpit ''punching through his helmet'', and he repeatedly cried out that it burned when it happened, so perhaps it was not so minor at the time), which branched into [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]], though it's subverted in that he's humiliated every time he tried and, eventually, his target was defeated by Athrun instead.

* Sesshoumaru from ''[[Inuyasha]]''. He's a calm, cold, aloof, and enormously powerful [[Youkai]], who starts out as a villain and gradually [[Character Development|develops]] into an [[Anti -Villain]], and then an [[Anti -Hero]], remaining inscrutable the entire time.

* Leon Oswald, brilliant yet embittered acrobat from ''[[Kaleido Star]]''. He humiliates Sora verbally and on-stage, wants revenge against Yuri, seriously injures May Wong to punish her bad attitude, {{spoiler|and [[Cry for Thethe Devil|has a heartbreaking backstory]] thanks to his [[Dead Little Sister]], [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]] Sophie. So yeah, [[Heel Face Turn|he gets better]].}}

* Dio from ''[[Last Exile]]'' seems like this at first -- especiallyfirst—especially since he works for the Guild (the main antagonists) -- but is soon revealed to be hyper, enthusiastic, and prone to [[The Glomp|glomping]]. Oh, and he's terrified of his sister Delphine, who {{spoiler|has him brainwashed into a soulless killing machine, thus fulfilling this trope.}}

* The silver-haired [[Warrior Prince|Hegemon Klaus Ingvalt]], who was introduced in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vi VidViVid]]''. He served as [[The Rival]], [[Dating Catwoman|and likely something more]], to [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Sankt Kaiser Olivie]] during the warring era of Ancient Belka.

* Eagle Vision from ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''; he isn't technically ''evil'', but still a villain -- hevillain—he is the head of one of the three groups invading Cephiro.

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]!'' has Fate Averuncus currently acting as the [[Big Bad]].

** I don't know if this counts, but while we are on the subject: Grey from ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'' and Protoman.EXE (Chaud's netnavi), also from ''[[MegamanMega Man Battle Network]]'', have white hair.

* Kabuto from ''[[Naruto]]'', [[Enigmatic Minion]] to Orochimaru. Kimimaro, with long white hair, also an enigmatic minion to Orochimaru.

* In ''[[Origin: Spirits of the Past]]'', Shunack, the main villain, fits this trope. Strangely, the main hero also has stark white hair, [[Locked Into Strangeness|both from the same source]].

* Suzu from ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]''. Especially after {{spoiler|he goes [[Ax Crazy]] and turns into a [[Depraved Homosexual]], wearing makeup and revealing clothes}} -- that—that's when people in the series really start commenting on how pretty he is.

* Darkrai. At the very least, it has bishie-hair. In ''[[Pokémon: theThe Rise of Darkrai (Anime)|Pokémon the Rise of Darkrai]]'', it was something of an [[Anti -Hero]], or was just simply misunderstood when it was trying to protect the town from the battle between Dialga and Palkia.

** Steven Stone, anyone? Well...maybe it's more of a steel blue-whitish color, but it looks white enough.

* Buguese from ''Spider Riders''. Initially a villain, but becomes more of an anti-hero once his motives are revealed.

* Eyes Rutherford in ''[[Spiral]]'' was "upgraded" to a [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]] for the anime version.

* Adam Blade in ''[[NeedlessNEEDLESS]]'' is another aversion, a [[Hot -Blooded]] [[Idiot Hero]]. [[Big Bad]] Adam Arclight, though another native in a [[World of Ham]], is a straighter example.

* Sohaku Kago from ''[[Tenjho Tenge]]''. Though only in the manga, Sohaku, with his {{spoiler|immortal}} bishounen looks and grand evil scheme, is the qunitessential [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]] [[Big Bad]].

* Accelerator in ''[[ToA AruCertain Majutsu noMagical Index]]''. He suspects that it's because his power reflects light away from his skin and hair.

* Epsilon from ''[[Towa no Quon]]'' is obviously an example. He is in a cyborg army, made to destroy the attractors, emotionless, but eventually decides to go to Quon's side in Chapter 4.

* Numerous characters from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''; Bakura Ryou, Pegasus, and Marik, just to start. Even ''cards'' get this treatment; the Dark Magician owned by minor antagonist Pandora (Arcana in the dub) in Season 2 has white hair.

** The designated [[Anti -Hero]] of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', Edo Phoenix, has silver hair.

** And in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5 Ds5D's]]'', Kiryu and Plácido.

** [[Organic Technology|Inorganic]] [[Light Is Not Good|angel]] [[Evil Twin|Rosiel]]. [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|He has bluish-white hair]], [[Mind Screw|is mindscrewingly batshit,]] and pretty much [[Villainous Crossdresser|wrote]] [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|the]] [[Viewer Gender Confusion|book]] on effeminacy. He's also [[Complete Monster|completely evil]] and [[The Fighting Narcissist|thoroughly vain]], and ''systematically'' [[Trauma Conga Line|destroys everything the main character cares about]]. Did I mention his [[Twincest|creepy desire for his twin sister]]?

** [[Evil Chancellor|Sevothtarte]] is a cruel dictator with [[Rapunzel Hair|reeeeeeaaaaallly long]] white hair who rules Heaven ([[Regent for Life|even though the throne actually belongs to]] Metatron). He doesn't accept insubordination and inflicts [[Cold -Blooded Torture]] on any dissenters. {{spoiler|Later, it turns out that [[Villainous Crossdresser|"he" isn't]] [[Samus Is a Girl|really a he]].}}

* Henri Claytor from ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'', with a red streak on a strand of his bangs. Although he does mellow out at the end of ''ZERO'', somewhat.

* Even though [[Bishonen|Mikael]] from ''[[Tenshi Nini Narumon]]'' does not really have white hair (more like [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|aqua/bluish]], though it is pretty light) or red eyes, he fits the overall description to a T.

* [[Jerkass Woobie|Gilbert]] of ''[[Kaze to Ki no Uta (Manga)|Kaze to Ki no Uta]]''. Although he's more of a platinum-blonde boy and does not have red eyes, he fits the trope very well.

* Luca of ''[[Saint Beast]]'' combines the [[Long -Haired Pretty Boy|long]], white [[Short HairwithHair with Tail|anime]] hair with red eyes and possesses [[Elemental Powers]] of [[Dark Is Not Evil|darkness]], but is a pretty good guy (outside of ''Seijuu Kourin Hen''), following the [[Stoic]] [[Lancer]] version of this trope. He does mention being afraid of his own capacity for darkness at least once, though, and if you count ''Seijuu Kourin Hen'', he does eventually [[Face Heel Turn|become]] an evil sidekick to Judas.

* Tomoe from ''[[Kamisama Kiss (Manga)|Kamisama Kiss]].'' He is something of a [[Jerkass]].

* All of the [[The Metabarons (Comic Book)|Metabarons]] have long white hair if they have any. For some reason, even the women they bring into the family from other clans also have long white hair.

=== Fan Fiction[[Film]] ===

* ''[[Hellboy (Filmfilm)|Hellboy]] II''{{'}}s Prince Nuada. Sure, white hair and skin runs in his family, but he's still the villain.

* Valentine from The Mortal Instruments series fits this profile.

* ''[[Modern Faerie Tales of Faerie]]'' has Roiben, a gorgeous faerie who is damaged and bitter after being forced to serve as errand boy for the Unseelie Queen and perform horrific acts for her amusement. He falls into antihero territory, however, since those acts were magically compelled and he remains good at heart.

* ''[[Harry Potter]]'''s Draco Malfoy -- reallyMalfoy—really made noticeable in the movie adaptations, which is how he got [[Draco in Leather Pants|most of his fans]]. In the book, one gets the impression that he's unpleasant-looking. Actually, he is described as having a pale, pointed face.

* [[Royally Screwed -Up|House Targaryen]] from ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are a whole family of these. How? [[Brother -Sister Incest]].

* [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Pollution]] from ''[[Good Omens (Literature)|Good Omens]]'' is white-haired, looks to be in his early twenties, and has a creepily chirpy, somewhat seductive personality. The fact that he's one of the [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse]] should be another warning.

* Although definitely NOT EVIL, Tonda in Otfried Preussler's novel ''[[Krabat (Literature)|Krabat]]'' has had white hair since half a year before the book starts, as {{spoiler|his girlfriend Worschula was killed by the Master then.}} The grief turned his hair white, so it's rather White=Death than White=Evil.

* [[Isaac Newton]] is described as this in [[Neal Stephenson]]'s ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]''. The trope description fits his personality pretty well: he's an aloof, arrogant, [[Ambiguously Gay]] [[Anti -Hero]] who has a vested interest in alchemy and fancies himself a sorceror.

* The Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair in ''[[Jonathan Strange and& Mr. Norrell]]''. Gorgeous, [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]], nearly-all powerful, and [[Blue and Orange Morality|utterly bonkers]] by human standards.

* Toot-toot the fairy of ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' is white-haired and described as just as inhumanly attractive as all other fae folk. He is, however, a fairy, and his height is between six and twelve inches. While not evil, per se, he is [[Chaotic Neutral]] with a very mercenary conscience, who serves the heroes for regular payments of [[Trademark Favorite Food|pizza.]]

* ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'' has the Greeed [[Panthera Awesome|Kazari]] take on a human form, which is that of a [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]]. He's the most cunning of the four villainous Greeed, and arguably the most dangerous, [[spoiler: since his plots [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|result in the destruction of two of the others]].

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** Lucius the Eternal, like his Primarch Fulgrim, is often depicted with white hair and is canonically stated to have been "truly handsome". That is, until a sparring match left him with a poorly set broken nose; [[Minor Injury Overreaction|his reaction to this disfigurement started a chain of obsession]] that [[Combat Sadomasochist|that ended in sadomasochistic ritualistic scarring all over his body]]. And that was mostly ''before'' he became a champion for the God of [[Squick]]. 40K turns yet another trope [[Up to Eleven]], ladies and gents.

=== [[Video Games]] ===

* Arthas from the ''[[War CraftWarcraft]] III'' and ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. In ''Warcraft III'', he was initially blond, at which point he was morally clueless, and also pretty clueless in general, but largely seemed to mean well. His hair immediately and abruptly went white shortly after he took up Frostmourne and became a Death Knight, which is also the exact moment at which he progressed from "well-meaning extremist" status to being clearly and unambiguously capital-E Evil.

{{quote| '''Arthas:''' ''Yes, I've damned everyone and everything I've ever loved in his name, and I still feel no remorse. No shame. No pity.''<br />

'''Tichondrius:''' '' The runeblade that you carry was forged by the Lich King and empowered to steal souls. Yours was the first one it claimed.''<br />

* Setzer, of ''[[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VI]]'' is a rebellious, elitist, whitehaired gambler who kidnaps Celes, but inevitably joins the party.

* Sephiroth in ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'' is the best video game example of [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]].

** And his lookalike from [[Final Fantasy Tactics (Video Game)|Final Fantasy Tactics]], Marquis Elmdore

** Yazoo, Loz, and most notably Kadaj from the sequel film ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]: [[Advent Children]]'', who are brothers from the same "mother" as Sephiroth. Official materials even name them collectively as "The Silver-Haired Men".

* Weiss from ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]: [[Dirge of Cerberus]]''.

* ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]'' brings us Kuja, who is [[Viewer Gender Confusion|ten times prettier than Sephiroth]].

* Magus from ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]''. Well, the pretty part is [[Looks Like Orlok|debatable]].

** Well, he kind of looks like [[DragonballDragon Ball|Vegeta,]] not that it stops the fangirls...

* Wilhelm in ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]'' is an example of this trope, and chaos (no capitalization) is an example of how dark skinned white haired pretty boys are exempt. Albedo is another example from the same game.

* Orochi from ''[[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|The King of Fighters]] '97'', although he takes this form just for the purpose of manifesting in the real world (his true form is considerably fuglier).

** And then [[Anti -Hero|there's]] [[Replacement Scrappy|K']].

* {{spoiler|Ayatane}} in ''[[Ar Tonelicotonelico]]'', whose evil status is complicated, but does definitely spend at least a portion of the plot being on the opposing side.

* {{spoiler|The original Tohno SHIKI}} in ''[[Tsukihime]]'' has white, shoulder-length hair. He is also possessed by the [[Big Bad]], inverted (meaning, given up completely to a [[Super -Powered Evil Side]]), and completely insane.

* Hyo Imawano from ''[[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Rival Schools]]'', who goes from main villain, to willing ally, to possessed villain, {{spoiler|to dead}}, all in the span of two games.

* ''[[Wild Arms 2 (Video Game)|Wild ArmsARMs 2]]'' manages to include a [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]] who, amazingly enough, ''isn't evil''. He acts as [[Mission Control]] for the [[Heroes -R -Us]] organization that the [[Player Character]] is a part of. {{spoiler|Oh wait, he's the boss of the ''villains'' too, and it turns out this was all a [[Xanatos Gambit]] to mobilize the world against a [[Cosmic Horror]] threat. A good goal, but he was ruthless in pursuing it.}}

** ''[[Wild Arms 3 (Video Game)|Wild ArmsARMs 3]]'' has Jet Enduro. He's a white-haired pretty boy who, while he may be a [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]], is also one of the four playable characters and a hero.

* In the girl version of ''[[Harvest Moon]] DS'', there is a white-haired phantom thief named Skye that you can marry.

* Dist <s>the Runny</s> <s>the Reaper</s> "the Rose" from ''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]'' - evil, effeminate [[Mad Scientist]]. Alright, maybe not ''that'' pretty, what with that loony perma-grin, but he otherwise fits the trope to a tee.

* Ramirez from ''[[Skies of Arcadia (Video Game)|Skies of Arcadia]]'', who is also [[The Dragon]] for Galcian.

* Solus, [[The Dragon]] from ''[[Breakdown (Videovideo Gamegame)|Breakdown]]''.

* ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]'' has Duke. Oddly enough, he also gains dark skin during his [[True Final Boss]] form, but here, it's just an indication that he's [[Bishonen Line|become a demigod]].

* Psaro the Manslayer from ''[[Dragon Quest IV (Video Game)|Dragon Quest IV]]''.

* Fou-Lu from ''[[Breath of Fire IV (Video Game)|Breath of Fire IV]]''.

** Cranked up to 11 in the manga, and overtly embraced {{spoiler|when Ryu confronts Fou-lu in the throneroom for the first time. Not since Hotohori in ''Fushigi Yuugi'' has any man looked that pretty in formal imperial court dress.}} And yes, the more Fou-lu gets overtly shoved to being a [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]], the prettier he gets.

* Vergil of ''[[Devil May Cry (Video Game)|Devil May Cry]]'' is a classic example, while his twin brother Dante doesn't fit the mold so well. See the subversion section.

* Joshua from ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'' is not only pretty and has white hair, but he's also the one who almost UNDOES Neku's Character-development from week one with his prissy and mysterious behaviour, and finally turns out to be {{spoiler|Neku's killer (twice), [[Physical God|the Composer]], and the one who wanted to destory Shibuya in the first place.}} However, he endes up showing "mercy". All this while spouting cryptic "deep" sayings, and being mysterious and ostensibly metrosexual (he can wear girls' clothes).

* ''[[Suikoden V]]'' invokes this trope for a woman. After her [[Face Heel Turn]], {{spoiler|Lady Sialeeds}} stops [[Expository Hairstyle Change|dyeing her hair]], revealing the fact that it was white all along just in time for you to fight her for the first time. Given that she doesn't pick up any of the connotations of the [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]], while picking up the [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]]'s penchant for antagonism, she probably fits here more than there.

* Nascour, [[The Dragon]], from ''[[Pokémon Colosseum (Video Game)|Pokémon Colosseum]]''.

** [[Badass in Aa Nice Suit|Steven]] [[Memetic Sex God|Stone]] as well.

* Karsh from ''[[Chrono Cross (Video Game)|Chrono Cross]]'' looks like one of these at first glance, being the first humanoid boss you fight (not counting [[Goldfish Poop Gang|Solt and Peppor]], who fight alongside him), along with having the standard silver hair. However, he's not evil, just efficient at his job {{spoiler|(and ashamed of having to kill his [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] best friend)}}, and later, he joins the party.

* Specter from ''[[Ape Escape (Video Game)|Ape Escape]]''. All right, he has white ''fur'', but still.

** Then again, {{spoiler|like the Drow example above, Lloyd belongs to an entire race of White-Haired Pretty People, who, given their history, are not exactly known for being the nicest folks around.}}

* Derby Harrington, leader of the Preps in ''[[Bully (Videovideo Gamegame)|Bully]]''. While short-haired, he is decidedly handsome, evil, and a [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|rich bastard]].

* Jusqua, if not for the SD style of ''Hikari no 4 Senshi'', can be one. Silver hair? Check. Rival to the hero? Check.

* Godot from ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' has white hair, though {{spoiler|it was originally black, but it changed when he was poisoned.}}

* Naoya from ''[[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Devil Survivor]]'' is an example of this trope, combined with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]. He's also one of the few characters in the game who does ''not'' invoke [[Curtains Match the Window|Curtains Match The Window]].

* Wylfred from ''[[Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume]]''. Whether he becomes a villain [[Multiple Endings|depends]], though.

* Taichi in ''[[Cross ChannelCROSS†CHANNEL]]'' is a [[Bishonen|somewhat androgynous]] white haired teen and the hero of the story. Unless he has one of his psychotic episodes and kills everyone. And snapping and killing everyone isn't just confined to bad ends, either. Nope, the journal logs reference them and {{spoiler|one of the very last endings involves Taichi killing Youko to defend everyone in what is probably a very brutal manner, causing everyone to freak, and then he kills them.}} His hair is often commented upon. Oddly enough, he actually has something of a complex, where he is convinced that he is incredibly ugly.

* Anton from ''[[Professor Layton and Thethe Diabolical Box]]'' has very pale blond hair and is a [[Bishonen]] to boot.

* Warwick in the ''[[Age of Empires III (Video Game)|Age of Empires III]]'' campaign. Also note that {{spoiler|the secret society of which he was a member, The Circle of Ossus, prized animals with white fur}}.

* Raiden from the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series doesn't initially come off as this, but take away his hat and cloak, and you're left with a rather [http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs30/f/2008/045/0/9/Bio_Screen_Render___Raiden_by_Manga_Bat.jpg pretty man with a glorious mane of white hair]{{Dead link}}.

** Partially lampshaded in ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]'' where, upon learning they are fighting for the safety of Earth, Johnny Cage asks Raiden, "What should we do, besides standing around looking pretty?"

* {{spoiler|Aizel}} from ''[[Opoona]].'' In his case, he has a bad case of the possessed by the spirit of evil. {{spoiler|His brother, Shalga, has it as well, but he's only a [[Hero Withwith Bad Publicity]].}}

==== Visual Novels ====

* Archer, from ''[[Fate/stay Stay Nightnight]]'', who may not be considered a pretty boy, though he is nevertheless handsome in a more rugged manner, but his white hair and cynical anti-hero nature qualify him for this trope...as does his penchant for a [[Bring My Red Jacket|red]] [[Badass Longcoat]]. Further, {{spoiler|his actions and intent, in the Unlimited Blade Works arc, of killing the hero -- his past self -- to end the eternity of fighting and slaughter he lives out}} arguably grant him [[Anti -Villain]] status.

=== [[Web Comics]] ===

* ''[[Chess Piece (Fanfic)|Chess Piece]]'', ''[[Chess Piece (Fanfic)|Chess Piece]]'', oh my God, ''[[Chess Piece (Fanfic)|Chess Piece]]''. We've got Danny the [[Anti -Hero]]/[[Villain Protagonist]], who, despite being evil, does have quite a large fanbase ([[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]); Vlad, who was a wild man back in the day {{spoiler|and has killed at least once (Phantom)}}; and Phantom, the [[Ax Crazy]] psychopath who has {{spoiler|gone on many a murderous rampages}} and is one of the main villains of the story.

* Razin from ''[[OverlordofOverlord of Ravenfell]]'' has white hair and is a wannabe [[Evil Overlord]].

* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: theThe Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'', Bakura's first appearance is punctuated by the [[Ominous Latin Chanting]] theme from ''[[The Omen]]''. There's an especially nice flourish when he's asked what his favourite card is, and he accidentally holds up a [[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Sephiroth]] card.

* Zeus in ''[[ThaliasThalia's Musings]]'', [[I Am Not My Father|not to be confused with his son Apollo]], a [[Bishonen]] [[Long -Haired Pretty Boy]].

=== [[Western Animation]] ===

* It's probably a matter of opinion, but ''[[Ben 10 (Animation)|Ben 10]]'''s [[Evil Twin|Albedo]] isn't particularly bishonen, though he is morally dubious enough to build a second Omnitrix against his master's wishes and beat up hordes of [[Knight Templar|Forever Knights]] looking for Ben, complain directly to a cook how much he loathes the Earth food he finds himself compelled to eat, make a laughably dumb attempt to convince Gwen that he is Ben (complete with several instances of "I, Ben Tennyson..."), and try to take Ben's Omnitrix by force. Then again, he doesn't get the white hair until the end of the episode (probably just to look like Ben's opposite), which may indicate an intended reappearance.

* Prince Phobos from ''[[WITCH (Animationanimation)|W.I.T.C.H.]]''

* Valmont in ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' (although he gets rather scruffy after the second season).

* An example of a [[Trickster]]: Puck, from ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]''.

* ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]'' have one of these boys in the episode "Spellbound". {{spoiler|Of course, it turns out that the dragon Melchior had borrowed the looks from Rorek in the end.}}

=== Subversions/Exceptions ===

* Doctor Clive, more commonly known as the School Doctor from ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Haré+Guu|Haré+Guu]]''. He's not evil, though, [[Handsome Lech|just a lech]] and [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|kind of]] [[Jerkass|a jerk]]. Also, his hair is actually dyed and his natural hair color is brown.

* Prussia and Iceland from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', though Prussia's [[Hot -Blooded]] personality keeps him from fully fitting into this trope. Iceland is described as being something of a [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]].

* Tsukasa in ''[[Hack Sign|.hack//SIGNSign]]''. Not only is he a good guy (arguably), he's a main character.

** Jushiro Ukitake is a mellow, lovable nice guy with strong morals. He feels a kinship towards Hitsugaya because he's a fellow [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]], and frequently gives him comically large amounts of candy and other presents. His hair was originally black, but turned white due to illness.

** [[Ken Narita|Ryuuken Ishida]], Uryu Ishida's aloof father.

* Yue in ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]''; though not technically a villain or even evil, his bitterness, pride, and stoicism highlight his cold and resentful demeanor. In his first appearance, he is an antagonist, and, [[Defeat Means Friendship|following his defeat, becomes a reluctant ally]] of the main character and, eventually, a friend.

* Near in ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]''. It's not as much subversion as one would think; since Light, the protagonist, is a [[Villain Protagonist]], Near, despite being one of the good guys, is still the antagonist of the show.

* ''[[Black Jack (Manga)|Black Jack]]'' manages to subvert this with Dr. Kiriko: he has white hair, his skin's fairly pale, but his gaunt face and sickly, hunched-over frame keep him from being too "pretty".

* Allen Walker from ''[[Anime/D Gray|D .Gray-man]]-Man'' is white-haired and [[Bishonen|prettier than]] much of the female cast, but is not only the protagonist, but probably [[Nice Guy|the nicest character]] [[The Messiah|in the series.]] {{spoiler|Though there is that little [[Tomato in Thethe Mirror|Noah]] issue which makes the Fourteenth a [[Double Subversion]].}}

* Keiki from ''[[The Twelve Kingdoms]]''; as a Kirin, he is literally the physical embodiment of benevolence and kindness. (This may not be a true example, as he may merely be light ''blonde''. All of the other ''kirin'' -- with—with one notable exception -- areexception—are darker shades of blonde.)

* Ayame Sohma from ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' has long silver hair and turns into a snake. However, he's certainly not a villain, just a very silly [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]. His younger brother, Yuki, also has silver hair. Hatsuharu, who has a mix of black and white hair, is a bit closer to being villain, considering that he has a [[Jekyll and Hyde]] personality.

* Gintoki from ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]'' occasionally does questionable things, but he has a [[Hidden Heart of Gold|heart of gold]] and is the hero of the series.

** Jirochou had white hair even when he was a young man. He's another [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]].

* The mafioso Leo Grant from ''[[FAKE (Manga)|FAKE]]''.

* Sasagawa Ryohei of ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' has white hair (once colored light brown in an early color spread, interestingly enough), but is firmly entrenched in the realm of heroes. He's the [[Hot -Blooded]] one. '''EXTREMELY''' hot-blooded.

* Shinrei of ''[[Samurai Deeper Kyo]]'' starts out as the [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]], but is revealed to have a bad temper (especially when [[Ho Yay|dealing with his brother]]), and eventually goes over to the main character's side.

* Superintendent Kengo Akechi from ''[[The Kindaichi Case Files]]''. While not technically "evil", he ''is'' a bit of a [[Jerkass|douchebag]] [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|sometimes]].

* Xerxes Break in ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' -- although—although he went way overkill with his primary commitment to this role, it was probably due to his [[Your Days Are Numbered]] situation. Additionally, in the present day, it's only a little ambiguous if he's totally on the protagonists' side or not.

* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', Bakura and his [[Super -Powered Evil Side]] both fit the physical description, but normal Bakura is harmless and an [[Adorkable]] [[The Woobie|woobie]].

* From ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', there's the character Elfman, who's quite a [[The Big Guy|big]] [[Boisterous Bruiser]] with short hair. The only reason his hair is this color is probably so he matches with his [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]] sisters, Mirajane and Lisanna.

* [[Inuyasha]] from, well, ''[[Inuyasha]]'' exhibits the exact ''opposite'' traits to the typical mysterious and aloof type. [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|Foul-mouthed jerk]]? Yes, but not evil. It's interesting to note that when he is in his human form, his default hair color is ''black''.

* Shion from ''[[No. 6]]'' is another exception, as he is an Adorkable [[Nice Guy]].

* {{spoiler|Youya}} from [[Sakura Gari]]. The subversion? {{spoiler|For 4/5 parts of the manga... we thought Youya was Sakurako, a ''[[White -Haired Pretty Girl]]''. And the kid is a huge [[Jerkass Woobie]] with terrible actions under the belt and a heartbreaking past as the cause.}}

=== ComicsComic Books ===

* Elijah [[Meaningful Name|Snow]] of ''[[Planetary]]'' is very pale, with solid white hair, but is not so much a pretty boy (he looks at least in his 40s, though he's [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|actually about 100 years old]]) and is quite thoroughly heroic -- thoughheroic—though often very cranky and grumpy about it. Also another [[Man in White]].

=== Films -Live-Action Live ActionTV ===

* [[Michael Moorcock]]'s Elric, who, ironically, might be the root of the trope due to his [[Anti -Hero]] status. (The novels were published in Japan, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano of ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'' fame).

* Subverted somewhat in ''The Malazan Book of the Fallen'' -- Rake—Rake and the rest of the Tiste Andii are good guys (sort of).

* We don't know exactly what his facial features are, but Otto from The [[HIVEH.I.V.E. Series]] has white hair, and two of the three girls who help make up the main cast are attracted to him, so he could fit this.

* Bracken from the ''[[Fablehaven (Literature)|Fablehaven]]'' series. Justified because {{spoiler|he's a unicorn.}} Also, Warren, when he was stuck as an [[Heroic Albino|albino]].

* Some elves from the ''[[Inheritance Cycle]]'' are like this--Oromisthis—Oromis is the best example. His hair ''isn't'' due to his great age--elvesage—elves stay eternally young, and Eragon can only tell he's so old by the sad expression on his face.

* [[Agent Pendergast (Literature)|Agent Pendergast]].

*** [[Ninja|Edge]] is also a subversion in more than one way. Despite having white hair and being very, very pretty (though not quite as pretty as [[Bishonen|Cecil]]), he's a [[Hot -Blooded]] hero who likes to [[Small Name, Big Ego|hit]] [[Dogged Nice Guy|on]] [[Cute Witch|Rydia.]]

** ''[[Dissidia]]'' includes the Warrior of Light, a [[Knight in Shining Armor]] whose prettiness rivals Cecil, and the lovely (but slightly [[Hot -Blooded]]) Firion.

** Luneth from ''[[Final Fantasy III (Video Game)|Final Fantasy III]]'' DS version is just a really sweet (and androgynous) kid.

** Baralai from ''[[Final Fantasy X 2 (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X -2]]'', who is technically a [[Dark -Skinned Blond]]. He is even referred to by Logos as a "girly man". Despite being the leader of New Yevon, a conservative organization spawned from the remnants of the [[Corrupt Church]] from the first game, and {{spoiler|fighting against the protagonists on at least one occasion}}, he turns out to be a subversion because his motives are fundamentally good, and when he {{spoiler|turns evil, it's because he's possessed by Shuyin, the true [[Big Bad]]}}. At the end, he {{spoiler|pledges to work together with the other factions to rebuild and restore Spira}}.

* The [[Anti -Hero]] Dante from ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' is a slightly more realistic take on the [[Bishonen]]; he has white hair and is a hunky and hot-blooded [[Badass Longcoat]]. So are his twin brother Vergil (though, being a villain with an icy personality, he definitely fits the trope), the human form of their father Sparda, and Nero {{spoiler|(who is also a descendant of Sparda)}}.

* Alucard from ''[[Castlevania]]'' is a noble soul, always playing for the good guy's side if not being the hero and, somewhat humorously to fans, seems to have spawned the notion that every ''CV'' hero since must be a [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]]. Interestingly enough, for his first appearance in ''[[Castlevania III Draculas Curse (Video Game)|Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]]'', he sported [http://castlevaniadungeon.net/Images/Scans/CV3/np18alucard.jpg dark hair].

** Soma Cruz from the recent ''[[Castlevania|Castlevanias]]s'' definitely qualifies. He may not be evil, but the potential was certainly there, considering {{spoiler|he inherited Dracula's "office".}} He is ''definitely'' white-haired and pretty, though you'd never know he was a boy if they didn't tell you.

* Raiden from the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' series. He does turn out to be working for the [[Big Bad]], but he doesn't have a clue about it. He's not an anti-hero, not a trickster, and certainly not evil, although he does do some pretty morally dubious things. Most of the time, he's basically [[You Suck|the universe's butt monkey]]. The creator claims that his pallor was a reference to him being a 'virginal' character -- hecharacter—he'd never been in a game in the series before, and has yet to be 'coloured' by audience expectation. (Alternatively, he was meant as a blank slate for the player to project himself into.) It's also probably a tip-of-the-hat to the eerily pale Peter Stillman in Paul Auster's ''The New York Trilogy'', who was an inspiration for Raiden's character.

** The witcher mutations also robbed him of skin pigmentation, making him a [[Heroic Albino]] (or as much as someone can be heroic in that hellhole of a world).

* Oswald the Shadow Knight from ''[[Odin Sphere]]'', a tragic but ultimately sympathetic [[Anti -Hero]] whose soul has been claimed by the queen of the dead.

* Akihiko Sanada from ''[[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Persona 3]]'', who is a [[Determinator]] hero with streaks of [[The Atoner]].

* The Protagonist from [[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]], who has [[Curtains Match the Window|grey eyes to match]].

* Parodied in ''Super [[Punch -Out!!]]'' with Heike Kagero. His features are exaggerated to the point where he's actually rather grotesque.

* We're not sure what the hell's going on with Joshua from ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'', but he's certainly got the "effeminate white-haired kid" style down pat. {{spoiler|He's the "Composer" of Shibuya, who has gotten sick of his "divine" role and wants to destroy everything. With [[Fan Nickname|Jesus Beams]].}}

* Senel, the main character of ''[[Tales of Legendia (Video Game)|Tales of Legendia]]'', has white hair and the looks, but fails at being effeminate or evil -- atevil—at worst, he's a little grumpy. However, he also has dark skin, which tends to avert [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]] Syndrome.

* Max in ''Albatross18''/''PangYa''. Despite bearing a striking resemblence to Sephiroth and having some outfits that allow him to run around [[Shirtless Scene|topless]] with a cross necklace or a tattoo, he's not evil, or even magical to begin with; he's an [[Muggle|ordinary]] tennis player who got into a plane accident--oneaccident—one that incidentally landed him on Pangya Island.

* Altos Stratos of ''[[Eat Lead: theThe Return of Matt Hazard]]'' is a parody of the trope.

* [[Career Killer]] Jean Kujo from ''[[Virtua Fighter (Video Game)|Virtua Fighter]]''.

* Genis Sage of ''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]'' is a twelve year old boy who, like his sister, has white hair.

* ''[[Xenogears (Video Game)|Xenogears]]'' has a few subversions/inversions. [[Badass Preacher|Billy]], Sigurd, and [[The Gunslinger|Jessie]] all have silver hair and are undeniably loyal to the heroes. Krelian has many of the other traits of a WHPB, but [[Blond Guys Are Evil|his hair is closer to golden-brown than silver]].

* Behind his scary, skull-faced helmet and his intimidating reputation, Urick from ''[[Drakengard]] 2'' is not only a good guy, but also cheerful, friendly, and keeps the party's morale high with a steady supply of jokes. He's also considerably less effeminate than most other WHPBs ( {{spoiler|if you don't count his implied relationship with Yaha, but even if you do, Yaha's way more effeminate than he is}}) -- but he's still damn good-looking, all the same. Of course, his white hair {{spoiler|is a pretty solid example of the "death" symbolism associated with the color, considering a) he's made a pact with a Reaper and b) his pact-price was his mortality.}}

* Subverted for the most part in ''[[Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al -Revis]]'', since [[The Hero|Vayne]] is a white-haired pretty boy who is notably shy and clueless. {{spoiler|Well, until his powers go crazy and turn the academy into a living hell on earth. It's a complicated example because his [[Jekyll and Hyde]] syndrome turns half of him into a [[Jerkass]].}}

* Zero of ''[[Mega Man X]]'', when he's wearing his [[Infinity Plus One+1 Sword|Black Armor]], had ''silver'' hair. He [[Jerkass Facade|acts like a]] [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]], but he's a [[Badass]] hero.

* King Dynal from ''[[Fossil Fighters]]'' is a [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|millenia-old reptillian alien king]] with flowing white locks ''and'' [[Badass Longcoat|a really long coat]], who wants nothing less than to [[Destroy All Humans!]] so he can take back "his" planet. {{spoiler|Of course, in the end, he decides that he likes humans after all and [[Heel Face Turn|becomes one of your friends.]] }}

* Loue the vampire in [[A WitchsWitch's Tale]] serves as Liddell's aide for most of the game.

* The eponymous Nier from ''[[Nie RNieR|NieR Replicant]]'', who is the quintessential hero and nice guy just out to save his sister (and {{spoiler|[[The Reveal|committing genocide along the way, but that's not the point)]]}}. Nier in ''Nier Gestalt'' is also white-haired, but is, instead, a burly and middle-aged [[Papa Wolf]].

* Ragna the Bloodedge from ''[[Blaz BlueBlazBlue]]'', although it is stated he was blond {{spoiler|before Rachel turned him half-vampire.}} He's not necessarily the nicest guy around, but he's not evil either.

* [[McNinja|Chipp Zanuff]] from ''[[Guilty Gear (Video Game)|Guilty Gear]]''.

* Taigong Wang from ''[[Warriors Orochi]]'', who, while arrogant, is ultimately good. He's also very, ''very'' pretty.

*** And here's [http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27245275 more] of him in his [[Jerkass]] [[Anti -Hero]] glory

* {{spoiler|Zareh}} in ''[[Frozen Essence (Visual Novel)|Frozen Essence]]'', who, in spite of {{spoiler|being one of the leaders of the [[Light Is Not Good|White Order]] and hiding his face underneath a [[Black Cloak|black]] [[In the Hood|hood]] for most of the game}}, is one of the kindest characters in the game who helps Mina as best as he can and [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|values her happiness above everything else]] (except in his Dark End, where he becomes [[Yandere|creepily possessive]] of Mina).

* * Yuuichi Komura from ''[[Hiiro no Kakera (Anime)|Hiiro no Kakera]]''. Not only is he one of the [[Five -Man Band]] he is one of the nicer characters in the series.

** The second one caused a fangirl avalanche on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110201051835/http://www.monsterful.com/chapter12page06.htm very first page he appeared].

** Actually, the [[Enigmatic Minion|character in question]], Argent, goes onto subvert this trope by pulling {{spoiler|a [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} later in the series.

* Both Zero and Skorn from [[Pink Black]] have white hair and, from what we've seen, are very [[Bishounen|pretty]]. They haven't had much screen time yet, but Zero shows signs of being the [[The Rival]].

* Red Mage from ''[[Eight 8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' is something of an aversion. Yes, he has white hair (and also happens to like wearing women's clothing), but he's more of a [[Munchkin]] than anything.

* Jurinjo from ''[[Emergency Exit]]''. OK, OK, it's actually grey, and he's a "[[Minion Withwith an F In Evil|villain" who's not really evil.]]

* ''[[Strays]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20110829063542/http://www.straysonline.com/comic/134.htm here].

* Although a little ambiguous at first, the Magus from ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'' is an ultimately heroic example.

* [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_AssangeJulian Assange|Julian Assange]] fits this trope startlingly well. Aside from the most obvious literal part, having white hair, he also shares various aspects of this character type. Various actions of his ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmYSSTbGSR8 saying that anything happening to him would result in the release of further sensitive material], for example) would easily qualify as [[Trickster]] behaviour, and also makes him an [[Anti -Hero]]...at least, to those who think of him as the good guy. To those who see him as a villain, he qualifies as a [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]], anyway, as the trope also encompasses villains. How much more fitting can you get?

* During the Black Parade era, [[My Chemical Romance|Gerard Way]] had white hair.

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