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Compare WhiteHairBlackHeart, UndeathlyPallor, WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver, and RedEyesTakeWarning;[[note]]In RealLife, that last one doesn't show up too often among albinistic humans except under direct bright light, so more realistic examples will give such a character CreepyBlueEyes instead.[[/note]] these visual associations with evil may contribute to the ostracization. Relatedly, meta-examples may play up albinistic traits as a villain's RedRightHand; this form of the trope is common among TheMorlocks, for example. In more realistic depictions of albinism, which tends to go hand in hand with vision problems and sun-sensitive skin, such a villain may also be an EvilCripple with FourEyesZeroSoul. Expect them to be ProneToSunburn and also be WeakenedByTheLight, which may be used against them.

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Compare WhiteHairBlackHeart, UndeathlyPallor, WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver, and RedEyesTakeWarning;[[note]]In RedEyesTakeWarning[[note]]In RealLife, that last one doesn't show up too often among albinistic humans except under direct bright light, so more realistic examples will give such a character CreepyBlueEyes instead.[[/note]] instead[[/note]]; these visual associations with evil may contribute to the ostracization. Relatedly, meta-examples may play up albinistic traits as a villain's RedRightHand; this form of the trope is common among TheMorlocks, for example. In more realistic depictions of albinism, which tends to go hand in hand with vision problems and sun-sensitive skin, such a villain may also be an EvilCripple with FourEyesZeroSoul. Expect them to be ProneToSunburn and also be WeakenedByTheLight, which may be used against them.



See also MysticalWhiteHair for white hair being associated with special powers. If an albinistic AnimalNemesis is depicted as uniquely formidable or aggressive, expect a MobySchtick. Contrast WhiteWolvesAreSpecial, GreatWhiteFeline and WhiteStallion for examples of albino/leucistic animals which are portrayed postitively. Compare and contrast WhiteBunny, which can be played [[HairRaisingHare both]] [[BunniesForCuteness ways]].

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See also MysticalWhiteHair for white hair being associated with special powers. If the character with albinism hates their hair colour, often due to the mistreatment they suffer because of it, then it falls under HairColorAngst. If an albinistic AnimalNemesis is depicted as uniquely formidable or aggressive, expect a MobySchtick. Contrast WhiteWolvesAreSpecial, GreatWhiteFeline and WhiteStallion for examples of albino/leucistic animals which are portrayed postitively. Compare and contrast WhiteBunny, which can be played [[HairRaisingHare both]] [[BunniesForCuteness ways]].



!!'''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.'''

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!!'''NOTE: !!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.'''
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* ''Literature/KnownSpace'': The planet We Made It is primarily populated by albinistic people due to a founder effect from the original colonists, as well as the fact that the planet's climate forces them to live underground, causing [[ProneToSunburn a major problem of albinism]] irrelevant. The protagonist, Beowulf "Bey" Shaeffer, is the victim of discrimination on Earth, where he isn't allowed to have children because of his "genetic flaw".

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* ''Literature/KnownSpace'': The planet We Made It is primarily populated by albinistic people due to a founder effect from the original colonists, as well as the fact that the planet's climate forces them to live underground, causing [[ProneToSunburn a major problem of albinism]] irrelevant. The protagonist, Beowulf "Bey" Shaeffer, is the victim of discrimination on Earth, where he isn't allowed to have children because of his "genetic flaw".flaw", despite in this universe, oral supplementation of melanin is effective and is commonly used to handle planets with higher UV strengths.

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* ''Film/PastEonsProductionsWalkingWithDinosaurs'': The first chapter shows an albino male Bagualosaurus, and says that he will probably not get to mate because females prefer males with brighter colours.

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* ''Film/PastEonsProductionsWalkingWithDinosaurs'': ''WebAnimation/PastEonsProductionsWalkingWithDinosaurs'': The first chapter shows an albino male Bagualosaurus, and says that he will probably not get to mate because females prefer males with brighter colours.

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