White Shirt of Death: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"Even though we are going to shatter thousands of lives, wearing white is gonna make the blood look so pretty."''|'''Ladd Russo''' (right), ''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano]]''}}

 

Compare [[Snow Means Death]], which uses the color white to similar effect. See also [[Woman in White]], [[Man in White]], [[Blood-Splattered Wedding Dress]], and [[Bedsheet Ghost]]. Contrast [[Bring My Red Jacket]].

 

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* Nanoha's near-death incident that occurred sometime between the second and third seasons of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' used both this trope and [[Snow Means Death]] to great effect, as her blood is shown splattered all over her white Barrier Jacket and the snow-covered field.

* Ladd Russo from ''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano!]]'' finds himself subject to this trope -- see page image. He doesn't ''die'' per se, but he does get his ear clipped off and his left arm [[Nightmare Fuel|completely skinned to the bone]]. Notably, Ladd invoked the trope, explaining that he and his friends all wear white because he thinks blood spatters look best on white clothing. Of course, at the time, he probably didn't think it would be ''his'' blood... And ''then'' there is the Rail Tracer, whose {{spoiler|white conductor uniform}} gets completely coated in blood of his victims.