History Main / BlackBlood

[[folder:Films -- Animated]]

* ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'': The UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 versions of ''[[UpdatedRerelease Plus]]'' change [[spoiler:the scene where [[https://youtu.be/Uv99i-hkBSQ?t=8574 Yuri stabs herself to death]]]] to have black blood instead of red, as is the case in every other version of the game.
* The international versions of the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem port of ''VideoGame/DejaVu1985'' changes the dead alligator's blood from red to black.

* In the ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'' game for [=PlayStation=] 2 and Xbox, not only do the orcs and trolls bleed black blood, but so do the heroes. However in the ''[[VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing Return of the King]]'' game, the enemies bleed but the heroes don't.

* In the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] version of ''VideoGame/ZombiesAteMyNeighbors'', all of the blood that was present in the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis version is replaced with an unidentified purple slime.

** Being made before the days when violent anime is screened during midnight, desaturated, black or white blood was the ''only'' way that ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' could air on television ''at all.''

** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'': Famously, the original gold cartridge version had Ganondorf vomit red blood when Link killed him, but this was changed to green in later releases, among other changes (such as the music in the Fire Temple, which included samples from a sound bank that the developers didn't realize were from the Islamic ''adhan'').

* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' has a [[AdjustableCensorship "censored" settings]], which features ''water'' instead of blood.

* A hidden setting in ''Franchise/SilentHill'' 1, 2 and 3 lets you change the enemy blood to green, black, or purple if red was making you feel too squeamish. [[note]] On console versions, open the Option menu and click both shoulder buttons. [[/note]]

* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', despite the series in general keeping the blood as crimson as it can, as it originally aired late at night on several channels in Japan; The theatric release for the ''Mugen Train'' movie has a few key scenes where particularly big splashes of blood are colored black, such as Tanjiro's desperate maneuver to escape Enmu's dream world and the final battle clash, afterwards the home release on Blu-Ray and DVD corrected that, making it red.

** While the manga always depicts characters' blood as red, the anime makes use of this trope frequently -- blood is most likely to look darker on characters wearing darker clothes. This can have the odd effect of making the wounds of the [[BringMyRedJacket red-wearing protagonist]] ''more'' jarring.

** The anime anime rarely uses this trope, but it made an exception when Gaara kills three competitors during the Chuunin Exams, a scene that featured more blood than the rest of the series combined. The black color of the blood might be a result of the blood thickening the sand.

Also, please note that since it is the iron in our blood that makes it red, this trope is almost TruthInTelevision for the anemic. Almost.

* Film/Saw3D is infamous for having pink blood, an especially egregious characteristic given that this film is also BloodierAndGorier than previous films in the Franchise/Saw series. This, instead of being a form of censorship, was a deliberate choice by the filmmakers to ensure the blood looked red in 3D, but for whatever reason it was not colour corrected back for the 2D release.

* In ''Anime/CTheMoneyAndSoulOfPossibility'', during a deal, Entrees lose their money through this whenever slashed [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe or otherwise]]. However, this is symbolic: black blood could also mean [[{{Pun}} leaking]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything oil]].

* Trailers for ''Film/ResidentEvil2002'' flick showed zombies doused in blue gore. This is not the case in the actual film.

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* Just about every murder scene in ''Manga/CaseClosed''.

* Unlike the [[BloodierAndGorier manga adaptation]], neither the video games nor the anime of the ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' franchise had characters bleeding at all for most of its run, being aimed at kids. The first character who ever bled in the anime was Sakanoue Noboru in episode 6 of ''Orion'' after Luci Fanos cut his leg with a knife hidden in his cleat. The color of Sakanoue's blood was black.

* In ''VideoGame/AlienQuarantine'' aliens bleed green blood.

* The US console release of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} 3'' uses ''white'' blood, which, at best, makes it look like sand or kitty litter. And, just to make things utterly nonsensical, Jedah's blood-based attacks are still rendered in the same color they were in the arcade.
** The effect this had on Dmitri's super attack is legendary. First he turns his opponent into a pretty female (if necessary), then he bites their neck, which causes a pool of blood to form directly under them. But in the censored version, it forms a pool of ''white fluid''. The result looks nearly pornographic.
** In ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'', the blood Jedah uses in his attacks was changed from red to purple.

* This is likely being done in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'' to both mimic the black-and-white coloring of the manga as well as keep the game from venturing beyond a Teen rating.
* ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture'' has black blood (or white in the arcade version), though it can be switched to red in the settings/by the arcade operator.

** Famously, the original gold cartridge version of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' had Ganondorf vomit red blood when Link killed him, but this was changed to green in later releases, among other changes (such as the music in the Fire Temple, which included samples from a sound bank that the developers didn't realize were from the Islamic ''adhan'').

* In the original release of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'', splatters of blood shown in some cutscenes were colored red. However, in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Definitive Edition]]'', these were recolored to be black. Oddly enough, the blood on Metal Face's claws after he stabbed someone remained red.
* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'', nearly all blood depicted is colored black. Examples include: [[spoiler:Vandham getting shot through the chest at the start of the game, leaving black blood staining his clothes]]; [[spoiler:the full flashback showing Joran's fate in which he is crushed under debris, with his blood pooling out from underneath]]; and [[spoiler:Cammuravi [[EyeScream gouging his own eye out]] to prevent himself from being [[BrainwashedAndCrazy controlled by Moebius]], leaving behind trails of black blood pouring out from his empty socket]].

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* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' uses neon pink for its blood, though [[StylizedForTheViewer characters still describe it as red]]; contrary to common misconception by the fanbase, this wasn't to avoid any ratings issues (as the game already gets a high content rating for many other reasons) but was a conscious decision on the part of the devs to make the atmosphere less grim and more "psychopop". However, this only applies to fresh blood. Dried blood is depicted as dark red. This carries over to all titles in the franchise with the exception of ''Anime/DanganRonpa3 - Future Arc'', where the comparatively more grim atmosphere is accompanied by more naturally red blood. Early builds of the first game can also be seen with red blood as well. In ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', this even applies to [[spoiler:Mechamaru [[MachineBlood bleeding oil]]]], which is colored light blue.
* ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'', the spiritual successor to the Danganronpa games, follows in its footsteps with neon pink blood for its victims. [[spoiler:This time, though, the blood is actually acknowledged as pink in-universe, and it isn't until near the end of the game that the main characters realize just how strange that is. Then you start to wonder why Yuma's blood is red whenever he bleeds during the mystery labyrinths... setting up the twist that most of the murder victims were actually homunculi.]]
* ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'': The UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 versions of ''[[UpdatedRerelease Plus]]'' change [[spoiler:the scene where [[https://youtu.be/Uv99i-hkBSQ?t=8574 Yuri stabs herself to death]]]] to have black blood instead of red, as is the case in every other version of the game.
* The [=PS2=] port of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' had this in all cases of blood in order to avoid a 18+ rating at a time where the CERO system was being reclassified. Oddly enough, the DS port restores the blood as red and still has the same rating as the [=PS2=] version.
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* When the Disney Channel was finally convinced to show the ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' episode "Deadly Force", Elisa's pool of blood was changed to be black.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': When "[=SpongeBob=] in [=RandomLand=]" references ''Fanfic/SquidwardsSuicide'', the image of Squidward used only has red pupils while the running fluids are black.