History Main / AlbinosAreFreaks

* ''Series/TheManInTheHighCastle:'' Lampshaded by The Marshall, a Nazi bounty hunter operating in the Neutral Zone, while an albino boy shines his shoes. It seems it's even possible to be ''too'' white in the American Reich.

* ''Series/TheManInTheHighCastle'' Lampshaded by The Marshall, a Nazi bounty hunter operating in the Neutral Zone, while an albino boy shines his shoes. It seems it's even possible to be ''too'' white in the American Reich.

This is usually meant to visually establish that the character is of some plot importance, before the audience ever even hears the character's own name, or the character in question even gets one sentence in to establish motivations, personality, or any other character traits. Sometimes, simply by merit of the audience being already visually drawn into this character, the audience can, to some degree, already guess at the other character traits. Making such a task even easier if their albinism is, in and of itself, a source of the character's motivations, as is often the case.

As such, most of the time these characters are social pariahs among their own people. At best, and especially if they occupy some high rank of authority, they'll be regarded with no small measure of fear by all. If not, they'll probably just be ignored or left to their own devices, which they might just prefer. At worst though, they'll be actively shunned, exiled, abused, or subject to any other manner of horrific fate.

Compare WhiteHairBlackHeart and RedEyesTakeWarning. See also MysticalWhiteHair for white hair being associated with special powers.

EvilCripple; FourEyesZeroSoul; RedRightHand, and UndeathlyPallor are related as well, in the sense that albinism is a disability usually leading to severe vision impairment, and in terms of the broader concept of a visual sense of "off"-ness being evil. If a ''creature'' is albino and depicted as uniquely formidable or aggressive, expect a MobySchtick.

* [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder]]: The ostracizing of Lavinia Whateley from the Puritans in Salem is in part due to her rather sickly albino appearance that is shared by the rest of her family.

* ''Series/Carnivàle'': in one episode, Gecko shudders at the mention of an albino and says he hates them. Gecko himself is a man with reptilian skin who works in a traveling carnival, which shows how low he considers them.

* ''Series/Carnivàle'': in one episode, Gecko shudders at the mention of an albino and says he hates them. Gecko himself is a man with reptilian skin who works in a traveling carnival, which shows how low he considers them.

* ''Series/Carnivále'': in one episode, Gecko shudders at the mention of an albino and says he hates them. Gecko himself is a man with reptilian skin who works in a traveling carnival, which shows how low he considers them.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': Setsuna Sakurazaki is [[HalfHumanHybrid half Demon]], and yet -- being member of the Uzoku/crow tribe -- somehow has white wings. She was ostracized and exiled from her home and family due to her features, which they saw as an ill omen, and Evangeline speculates that she hides her red eyes and white hair with contacts and hair dye because of it.

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* ''[[FanFic/TheNowakverse Under the Bridge]]'': Widget was born albino and missing an arm, and was dropped from an overpass by Monterey Jack when she was a baby. She was "raised" by an abusive street mother who called her "Li'l Freako" and used her to get handouts before [=ODing=], after which Widget had to fend for herself on the streets, building her own artificial limb.

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* Subverted For Laughs in ''Film/ThePrincessBride''. After [[spoiler:Wesley is captured by Prince Humperdink and imprisoned in the pit of despair, he's met by an Albino who at first speaks in a high pitch raspy voice. He then clears his throat and starts talking like a normal human being.]]

* ''Film/TheOmegaMan'': The Family is a collection of "survivors" of the ArtificialPlague that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroyed the world]], who's exposure to said plague turned them albino. In addition to not being able to ''physically'' withstand any strong lights, it's mentioned the plague will still kill them eventually, and they can't withstand any strong lights, and the few completely uninfected survivors also think of them as things that should not be.

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* In some parts of central Africa, there is a fringe folk belief that albinos have some magical properties. This has made albinos in those regions more at risk for abduction and mutilation by wannabe "witch doctors", to make their bodies into amulets.
* There are a few UrbanLegends that present albinos as spooky or dangerous. In particular, Weird NJ has catalogued a few urban legends that center around or include albinos, such as [[https://weirdnj.com/stories/essex-road/ ablinos supposedly attacking people on a desolate road in Neptune]], [[https://weirdnj.com/stories/clinton-road/ a similar story featuring the famous Clinton Road in West Milford]], and even [[https://books.google.com/books?id=XwnJbNeytFcC&lpg=PA52&ots=83L2L3RAH4&dq=albino%20village%20nj&pg=PA52#v=onepage&q=albino%20village%20nj&f=false a whole albino village in Clifton!]]
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* Samuel Aboah from ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "Teliko". He was a Burkinabe immigrant who lacked a pituitary gland and harvested them from other African or African-American men to restore his skin tone. He is compared unfavourably to a vampire like creature from West African folklore (the eponymous Teliko) by a Burkinabe ambassador. He is depicted as a merciless killer with a seemingly inhuman ability to squeeze into small spaces.

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* ''LightNovel/Overlord2012'': The acting chief of the Red Eye LizardFolk tribe is an {{Adorkable}} female albino lizardwoman named Crusch Lulu. She believes herself to be ugly because of her albinism, but Zaryusu instantly falls in love with her when he first sees her.
* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': Sophia is a social pariah because of her white hair and bright red eyes, and many people call her evil or cursed despite being a young girl. Her brother Nicol claims she's harassed for it due to "foolish superstitions" and because people envy their family.
* ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'': Inverted. Bell's snow-white hair and red eyes remind others of the cute, but dangerous almiraj ([[KillerRabbit a rabbit with a horn on its head]]) monsters that inhabit the middle floors of the dungeon -- this adds to his "pure" and "rabbit-like" appearance that others find endearing and cute, while Hestia, who is head over heels for him, considers them part of his "cool looks".
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* Parodied and Zigzagged in ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. First discussed and lampshaded amongst the Namekians that the cause of a worldwide drought on Namek was due to a race of "flithy and evil" Albino Namekians, which were all killed off in a great war. Later it's revealed that the real cause of the drought was [[DirtyCoward Guru's own selfishness in drinking all of Namek's water]], and he shifted the blame onto the Albino Namekians. Realizing [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone they had slaughtered an entire race of what were most likely innocent people]], the Namekians [[HoistByHisOwnPetard promptly rip Guru to pieces]].
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--> '''Host:''' So aside from not being able to go into the sun, you're completely normal?
--> '''Albino Kid:''' (With CreepyMonotone) Yes. The moon is my sun. I like to kill beetles. Beetles are teachers. I sleep with a fork.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Exhalted}}'': The Dune People were a race of albinos born into slavery, and society treated them as animals. Upon breaking free, they [[ThenLetMeBeEvil became the monsters the rest of humanity saw them as]], turning into murderous cannibals that want anyone non-Dune Person dead.

* Subverted For Laughs in ''Film/ThePrincessBride''. After [[spoiler:Wesley is captured by Prince Humperdink and imprisoned in the pit of despair, he's met by an Albino who at first speaks in a high pitch raspy voice. He then clears his throat and starts talking like a normal human being.

* ''LightNovel/DestructionFlagOtome'': Sophia is a social pariah because of her white hair and bright red eyes, and many people call her evil or cursed despite being a young girl. Her brother Nicol claims she's harassed for it due to "foolish superstitions" and because people envy their family.

* ''Film/TheOmegaMan'': The Family is a collection of "survivors" of the ArtificialPlague that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnow destroyed the world]], who's exposure to said plague turned them albino. In addition to not being able to ''physically'' withstand any strong lights, it's mentioned the plague will still kill them eventually, and they can't withstand any strong lights, and the few completely uninfected survivors also think of them as things that should not be.
* ''Film/TheDaVinciCode'': Silas's father was an alcoholic thug who abused his son because of his appearance, forcing Silas to run away from home as a teenager and turn to crime to survive. He's not a hitman ''because'' of his albinism, but it's understandable that his treatment might lead to some unsavory career choices.

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoome'': Sophia is a social pariah because of her white hair and bright red eyes, and many people call her evil or cursed despite being a young girl. Her brother Nicol claims she's harassed for it due to "foolish superstitions" and because people envy their family.

* ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode'': Silas is an albino monk who was subject to abuse as a child because of his coloring, which led to him gaining a warped sense of right and wrong as an adult.

* ''LightNovel/DestructionFlagOtome'': Sophia is a social pariah because of her white hair and bright red eyes, and many people call her evil or cursed despite being a young girl. Her brother Nicol claims she's harassed for it due to "foolish superstitions" and because people envy their family.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': Setsuna Sakurazaki is [[HalfHumanHybrid half]]-[[{{Obake}} Demon]], and yet -- being member of the Uzoku/crow tribe -- somehow has white wings. She was ostracized and exiled from her home and family due to her features, which they saw as an ill omen, and Evangeline speculates that she hides her red eyes and white hair with contacts and hair dye because of it.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Kaworu has grey hair and blood red eyes, reminiscent of an albino. Character designer Hideaki Anno states that he isn't one, and that his hair and eyes are simply a way of [[InvokedTrope cuing in the audience that he's an odd character]].
* ''Anime/Overlord2012'': The acting chief of the Red Eye LizardFolk tribe is an {{Adorkable}} female albino lizardwoman named Crusch Lulu. She belives herself to be ugly because of her albinism, but Zaryusu instantly falls in love with her when he sees her.

* ''Fanfic/UnderTheBridge'': Widget Hackwrench, Gadget's twin sister, was born albino and missing an arm, and was dropped from an overpass by Monterey Jack when she was a baby. She was "raised" by an abusive street mother who called her "Li'l Freako" and used her to get handouts before [=ODing=], after which Widget had to fend for herself on the streets, building her own artificial limb.

!!'''NOTE: When writing examples regarding an albino character being an outcast, remember to include that the reason (or at least ''major'' reason) is because of their albinism.'''

EvilCripple, FourEyesZeroSoul, RedRightHand, and UndeathlyPallor are related as well, in the sense that albinism is a disability usually leading to severe vision impairment, and in terms of the broader concept of a visual sense of "off"-ness being evil. If a ''creature'' is albino and depicted as uniquely formidable or aggressive, expect a MobySchtick.

EvilCripple, FourEyesZeroSoul, RedRightHand, and UndeathlyPallor are related as well, in the sense that albinism is a disability usually leading to severe vision impairment, and in terms of the broader concept of a visual sense of "off"-ness being evil. If a ''creature'' is albino, expect a MobySchtick.

EvilCripple, FourEyesZeroSoul, RedRightHand, and UndeathlyPallor are related as well, in the sense that albinism is a disability usually leading to severe vision impairment, and in terms of the broader concept of a visual sense of "off"-ness being evil.

* ''Film/TheDaVinciCode': Silas's father was an alcoholic thug who abused his son because of his appearance, forcing Silas to run away from home as a teenager and turn to crime to survive. He's not a hitman ''because'' of his albinism, but it's understandable that his treatment might lead to some unsavory career choices.