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** Venom and Potemkin. Venom is [[AllThereInTheManual British]], but fans have theorized that he's of Egyptian descent, probably judging from the imagery involved in his character design and attacks. It's also worth noting that in the first game, [[UnfortunateImplications Potemkin was a slave]].

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** Venom and Potemkin. Venom is [[AllThereInTheManual British]], but fans have theorized that he's of Egyptian descent, probably judging from the imagery involved in his character design and attacks. It's also worth noting that in the first game, [[UnfortunateImplications Potemkin was a slave]].slave.



** Xemnas/Xehanort/"Ansem" ([[spoiler:actually Xehanort's Heartless]]), all three being [[ItsALongStory permutations of the same man]], who is [[WhiteHairBlackHeart White Haired And Black Hearted]] with orange/brown/it varies eyes and dark skin. Xehanort himself is a result of [[spoiler:Terra's body being stolen by the original Xehanort]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''. Both the original Xehanort and Terra had brown skin (although Xehanort's was darker), and besides the fact that Terra was constantly tempted by darkness, he was a good guy at heart, negating the UnfortunateImplications of having the two dark skinned characters be associated with evil. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' they explain that the dark-skinned blond effect is a result of traveling between worlds without adequate protection.

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** Xemnas/Xehanort/"Ansem" ([[spoiler:actually Xehanort's Heartless]]), all three being [[ItsALongStory permutations of the same man]], who is [[WhiteHairBlackHeart White Haired And Black Hearted]] with orange/brown/it varies eyes and dark skin. Xehanort himself is a result of [[spoiler:Terra's body being stolen by the original Xehanort]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''. Both the original Xehanort and Terra had brown skin (although Xehanort's was darker), and besides the fact that Terra was constantly tempted by darkness, he was a good guy at heart, negating the UnfortunateImplications unfortunate implications of having the two dark skinned characters be associated with evil. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' they explain that the dark-skinned blond effect is a result of traveling between worlds without adequate protection.
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** During the ''UsefulNotes/Nintendo64'' era, Princess Daisy had darker skin than other human characters (possibly to distinguish her more from Princess Peach) as she's from a country with Middle-Eastern and Asian influences according to ''Super Mario Land''. She was like this even as Peach's ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' PaletteSwap costume and in her trophy from the same game. She was given her light skin-tone starting with ''VideoGame/MarioParty4'' in 2002 (though, in turn, she received a slightly altered attire and a haircut). However, some post-2020 media has given Daisy a tanner complexion and brunette hair (while still keeping her blue eyes) but it's unknown if this design is supposed to be her official design moving forward.

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** During the ''UsefulNotes/Nintendo64'' ''Platform/Nintendo64'' era, Princess Daisy had darker skin than other human characters (possibly to distinguish her more from Princess Peach) as she's from a country with Middle-Eastern and Asian influences according to ''Super Mario Land''. She was like this even as Peach's ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' PaletteSwap costume and in her trophy from the same game. She was given her light skin-tone starting with ''VideoGame/MarioParty4'' in 2002 (though, in turn, she received a slightly altered attire and a haircut). However, some post-2020 media has given Daisy a tanner complexion and brunette hair (while still keeping her blue eyes) but it's unknown if this design is supposed to be her official design moving forward.
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* ''VideoGame/WeHappyFew'' has Victoria Byng, whose skin is a slightly darker shade than most of Wellington Well's inhabitants. The final DLC, "We All Fall Down", reveals that she's mixed-race (British father, Indian mother).
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** Desmond Miles' ethnicity isn't immediately apparent from looking at him, but this is intentional, allowing him to have [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI Syrian]], [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII Italian]], [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII English, and even Native American]] ancestors. For the record, Desmond's face model, Francisco Randez, is of Spanish descent. The same also applies to his father William since he has tan skin.

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** Desmond Miles' ethnicity isn't immediately apparent from looking at him, but this is intentional, allowing him to have [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI Syrian]], [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII Italian]], [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII English, Anglo-Welsh, and even Native American]] ancestors. For the record, Desmond's face model, Francisco Randez, is of Spanish descent. The same also applies to his father William since he has tan skin.
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Warly can be a French person who is also a POC.


** Features a few, especially since ethnicities aren't confirmed. Warly was one of the first dark-skinned characters in the monochrome cast, but still has a washed out appearance in-game with quotes that pepper in French. After being added to Don't Starve Together in promotional material he is seen with both his hair and skin noticeably darker. He is generally speculated to be black or mixed-race due to that and his facial features.

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** Features a few, especially since ethnicities aren't confirmed. Warly was one of the first dark-skinned characters in the monochrome cast, but still has a washed out appearance in-game with quotes that pepper in French.cast. After being added to Don't Starve Together in promotional material he is seen with both his hair and skin noticeably darker. He is generally speculated to be black Black or mixed-race due to that and his facial features.

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