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Among an individual species/race of {{Winged Humanoid}}s, color often counts as well. If they all have feathered wings for example, an exceptionally good or pure character will likely have white wings, while an evil one's may be black.

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Among an individual species/race of {{Winged Humanoid}}s, [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience color often counts as well. well.]] If they all have feathered wings for example, an exceptionally good or pure character will likely have white wings, while an evil one's may be black.
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* WapsiSquare: Tina [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/deal-me-in/ with black wings]]. Then, she is a collection of demons inhabiting a body where the soul took off.
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* '''Manta ray''' flying wing usually is an attribute of something really weird and cool, be it monster, vehicle or [[LivingShip both at once]].

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* '''Manta ray''' flying wing wings usually is are an attribute of something really weird and cool, be it monster, vehicle or [[LivingShip both at once]].

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* Does the J-Ark and Soldat J coun't. I mean his theme song is Beutiful WIngs of light?

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*Gundam 00 doesn't escape this trend. In the first opening we see the Exia featuring GN wings, which is never explained but then it wasn't a plot point either. The Gundam grandaddy, the 0 Gundam, had giant energy wings called GN Feather (which were caused by a faulty drive configuration mind you). Also, you could make a point of saying that the almighty 00 Raiser produces energy wings to show its might
* Does the J-Ark and Soldat J coun't. from Gaogaigar count?. I mean his theme song is Beutiful WIngs Wings of light?light
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*While Gundam Wing has the more prominent example, Gundam has several stories with winged Gundam -in such cases energy wings help portrait the machine's sheer power. Best example: Victory 2 Wings of Light. This are sort of a swiss-blade: They can boost the mecha up to 20G (yeah 20), slice enemy goons and other things but mostly looking cool.
* Turn A, the gundam not gundam, has butterfly wings of all things, which can unleash its nasty attack: the moonlight butterfly, nanomachines capable of eating away mechanical things.
*Gundam Seed and its sibling Seed Destiny have Destiny Gundam Wing of light and titular boy's Gundam too: Strike Freedom.
*Does the J-Ark and Soldat J coun't. I mean his theme song is Beutiful WIngs of light?
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* '''[[HotWings Flaming wings]]''' are usually demon wings (think [[TheLordOfTheRings Balrog]]) but are not evil that often (think phoenix or Gabriel). Probably 'cause they look so ''cool''. And this hue hangs together with FlamingSword just nice, isn't it, dear?

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* '''[[HotWings Flaming wings]]''' are usually demon wings (think [[TheLordOfTheRings Balrog]]) but are not evil that often (think phoenix or Gabriel). Probably 'cause they look so ''cool''.''[[RuleOfCool cool]]''. And this hue hangs together with FlamingSword just nice, isn't it, dear?
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* Astranagant in SuperRobotWarsAlpha has this when using the T-Link Feather attack
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* In the ''{{Fallen}}'' mini-series, all angels and [[HalfHumanHybrid Nephilim]] have white angelic wings. Since the only truly evil characters are [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Azazel]] and [[TheDevil Lucifer]]]], and their wings are cut off, it is not clear if anyone has different wings. While the Powers believe all Nephilim are inherently evil, the few shown on-screen (including the main character and his LoveInterest) are shown to be decent people (teenagers, usually). In fact, the Powers change their minds once Archangel Michael shows up to tell them that their self-imposed quest to hunt down {{Fallen Angel}}s and their offspring is ''not'' a part of the [[{{God}} Creator]]'s plan.
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** May be a case of "destroying humanity is not evil".

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** May be a case of "destroying humanity [[HumansAreBastards humanity]] is [[BecauseDestinySaysSo not evil".evil]]".
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* KamikazeKaitouJeanne: The size and color of an angel's wings aren't simply decorative, but denote how much divine power they have stored. Full angels have large, pure-white wings, while the fallen angels, [[spoiler: like Fin's true form, ''and'' the [[DarkIsNotEvil lowest rank of angels loyal to God]], including Access Time]], have pitch-black wings.
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** May be a case of "destroying humanity is not evil".


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** Once a devil angel [[spoiler: was given to Belldandy to make her evil, but it ended getting "angelificated" by her, wings stayed bat-like, but changed color from black to white.]]
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[[/folder]] * Both subverted and played straight in [[FireEmblemTellius the Fire Emblem games set in Tellius]]. This trope is subverted in that none of the winged laguz tribes in the game are universally aligned, and that a good number of the player character winged laguz with stereotypically "bad" wings (like Nealuchi (raven wings) and Kurthnaga (leathery dragon wings)) are among the most noble of the laguz seen in-game. This trope is played straight in that the only outright evil laguz, [[spoiler:Naesala]], has raven's wings.
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* In ''{{Goblins}}'' [[spoiler: Kore finally uses a paladin power, and as a result temporarily manifests screaming faces on chains forming two huge wing shapes.]]
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** In the ''Chains of Promathia'' expansion, Selh'teus gains gains large, multi-colored, feathered wings after [[spoiler: he joins with Phoenix]].
** In the ''Wings of the Goddess'' expansion, the player character and Lilisette each have one bird wing that manifest in certain emergencies because [[spoiler: they are the metaphorical "Wings of the Goddess" there to prevent the world from going all [[CrapSackWorld crap sack]]]].
** Also in the ''Wings of the Goddess'' expansion, Lady Lilith has huge bat wings. Guess whose side she's on.
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* Subverted in DragonsInOurMidst. Bonnie and [[spoiler:Gabriel]] (good guys) have draconian wings, while the Watchers (bad guys) have mulitple angelic wings.
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* In ''AhMyGoddess'', Urd's Angel is revealed to have one Black wing and one White wing, which is fitting given her... [[AntiAntiChrist mixed]]... parentage.

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* In ''AhMyGoddess'', Celestial goddesses have angels with white bird wings; Devil goddesses have demons with leathery bat wings. Urd's Angel is revealed to have bird wings, one Black wing black and one White wing, white, which is fitting given reveals her... [[AntiAntiChrist mixed]]... parentage.

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* One chapter of ''Soul Eater'' actually ''called'' 'Black wings versus white wings', pits 'angel' (or so she daydreams briefly) Maka with her winged Grigori soul, up against Gopher - a boy with a similarly-shaped soul, only one filled with dark magic that has, it seems, turned the wings black.

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* One chapter of ''Soul Eater'' ''SoulEater'' actually ''called'' 'Black wings versus white wings', pits 'angel' (or so she daydreams briefly) Maka with her winged Grigori soul, up against Gopher - a boy with a similarly-shaped soul, only one filled with dark magic that has, it seems, turned the wings black.


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* Proof that PlayingWithATrope [[TropesAreNotGood is not good, either]]: In ''{{Bleach}}'', one of the final [[OneWingedAngel forms]] of the BigBad was [[spoiler:him, with ''butterfly wings''.]] As the entire fandom [[{{Narm}} dissolved into fits of helpless laughter]], it was made clear just ''why'' this trope exists.
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* '''[[HotWings Flaming wings]]''' are usually demon wings (think [[TheLordOfTheRings Balrog]]) but are [[DarkIsNotEvil not evil that often]]. Probably 'cause they look so ''cool''. And this hue hangs together with FlamingSword just nice, isn't it, dear?

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* '''[[HotWings Flaming wings]]''' are usually demon wings (think [[TheLordOfTheRings Balrog]]) but are [[DarkIsNotEvil not evil that often]].often (think phoenix or Gabriel). Probably 'cause they look so ''cool''. And this hue hangs together with FlamingSword just nice, isn't it, dear?

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* MetafictionizedPhlebotinumPoisoning has the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]], who seem to be exempt from this trope. The first one we meet has big, leathery wings, and he's definitely a good guy. The second one has the classic white, feathery wings (also good), and the third has batlike, red wings (most likely good). Apparently what kind of wing they have, or whether to have wings at all are at their choice.
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* MetafictionizedPhlebotinumPoisoning has the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]], who seem to be exempt from this trope. The first one we meet has big, leathery wings, and he's definitely a good guy. The second one has the classic white, feathery wings (also good), and the third has batlike, red wings (most likely good}. Apparently what kind of wing they have, or whether to have wings at all are at their choice.
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* MetafictionizedPhlebotinumPoisoning has the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels], who seem to be exempt from this trope. The first one we meet has big, leathery wings, and he's definitely a good guy. The second one has the classic white, feathery wings (also good), and the third has batlike, red wings (most likely good}. Apparently what kind of wing they have, or whether to have wings at all are at their choice.
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* MetafictionizedPhlebotinumPoisoning has the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]], who seem to be exempt from this trope. The first one we meet has big, leathery wings, and he's definitely a good guy. The second one has the classic white, feathery wings (also good), and the third has batlike, red wings (most likely good}. Apparently what kind of wing they have, or whether to have wings at all are at their choice.
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* MetafictionizedPhlebotinumPoisoning has the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels], who seem to be exempt from this trope. The first one we meet has big, leathery wings, and he's definitely a good guy. The second one has the classic white, feathery wings (also good), and the third has batlike, red wings (most likely good}. Apparently what kind of wing they have, or whether to have wings at all are at their choice.
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*** It's worth noting that one of his small feathered wings is actually black. [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090823001039/digimon/images/a/a4/Lucemon_Chaos_Mode_b.jpg It's the one next to his head on the left.]] Good visual of how he's tipped more towards dark than light.

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*** It's worth noting that one of his small feathered wings is actually black. [[http://images1.
**** actually he's got 3 evil wings on his left 1 of each on his head, 2 evil ones on his neck and 4 angel wings on the right, 6 of each, equal fool[[http://images1.
wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090823001039/digimon/images/a/a4/Lucemon_Chaos_Mode_b.jpg It's the one next to his head on the left.]] Good visual of how he's tipped more towards dark than light.
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* The slake-moths in ''PerdidoStreetStation'' have dark color-changing wings which are literal NightmareFuel to any sentient creature that looks at them. The moths aren't exactly evil, more like amoral eldritch horrors, but they're smart enough to use their wings as weapons.
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* '''Mixing angel and devil wings''' represents a fallen angel almost all the time. So do mixing '''angel and bone wings''' and '''white and black angel wings'''.

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* '''Mixing angel and devil wings''' represents a fallen angel or mixed angel/devil heritage almost all the time. So do mixing '''angel and bone wings''' and '''white and black angel wings'''.

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* In ''MSPaintAdventures'', which [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodies]] a lot of tropes like this, Demon Mobster Kingpin has the black, batlike "evil" wings, while Problem Sleuth's Selplchritude has the angelic ones.

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* In ''MSPaintAdventures'', ''ProblemSleuth'', which [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodies]] a lot of tropes like this, Demon Demonhead Mobster Kingpin has the black, batlike "evil" wings, while Problem Sleuth's Selplchritude has the angelic ones.



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* Dizzy from {{Guilty Gear}} has an blue angelic wing named Undine and a black (it's actually green) angel wing named "Necro". Undine takes on the form of a woman,while Necro appears ad a grim reaper.It's quite obvious they don't get along very well.
* In DragonQuestIX:SentinelsOfTheStarrySkies, the Celestrians have white, feathery wings. However, [[spoiler: after being corrupted by his hate for humanity, Celestrians Corvus' wings lose their feathers, revealing them as green and bat-like underneath. King Godwin, another boss and villian, has a second form which has bone wings.]] [[http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/339/dizzy23tp1ullu8.gif]]

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* Dizzy from {{Guilty Gear}} has an blue angelic wing named Undine and a black (it's actually green) angel wing named "Necro". Undine takes on the form of a woman,while Necro appears ad a grim reaper.It's quite obvious they don't get along very well.
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* In DragonQuestIX:SentinelsOfTheStarrySkies, the Celestrians have white, feathery wings. However, [[spoiler: after being corrupted by his hate for humanity, Celestrians Corvus' wings lose their feathers, revealing them as green and bat-like underneath. King Godwin, another boss and villian, has a second form which has bone wings.]] [[http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/339/dizzy23tp1ullu8.gif]]
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* In DragonQuestIX:SentinelsOfTheStarrySkies, the Celestrians have white, feathery wings. However, [[spoiler: after being corrupted by his hate for humanity, Celestrians Corvus' wings lose their feathers, revealing them as green and bat-like underneath. King Godwin, another boss and villian, has a second form which has bone wings.]]
[[http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/339/dizzy23tp1ullu8.gif]]

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* In DragonQuestIX:SentinelsOfTheStarrySkies, the Celestrians have white, feathery wings. However, [[spoiler: after being corrupted by his hate for humanity, Celestrians Corvus' wings lose their feathers, revealing them as green and bat-like underneath. King Godwin, another boss and villian, has a second form which has bone wings.]]
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* In ''{{Starcraft}}'' when Kerrigan gets turned into the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Queen Of Blades]] she gains bone wings.

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*Dizzy from {{Guilty Gear}} has an blue angelic wing named Undine and a black (it's actually green) angel wing named "Necro". Undine takes on the form of a woman,while Necro appears ad a grim reaper.It's quite obvious they don't get along very well.[[http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/339/dizzy23tp1ullu8.gif]]

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*Dizzy from {{Guilty Gear}} has an blue angelic wing named Undine and a black (it's actually green) angel wing named "Necro". Undine takes on the form of a woman,while Necro appears ad a grim reaper.It's quite obvious they don't get along very well.well.
* In DragonQuestIX:SentinelsOfTheStarrySkies, the Celestrians have white, feathery wings. However, [[spoiler: after being corrupted by his hate for humanity, Celestrians Corvus' wings lose their feathers, revealing them as green and bat-like underneath. King Godwin, another boss and villian, has a second form which has bone wings.]]
[[http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/339/dizzy23tp1ullu8.gif]]
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** However, in {{Homestuck}}, [[spoiler:Jack Noir has angelic wings. [[{{Understatement}} He is not a good guy.]] ''[[CompleteMonster At all]]''.]]

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** However, in In {{Homestuck}}, [[spoiler:Jack Noir has angelic crow wings. [[{{Understatement}} He is not a good guy.]] ''[[CompleteMonster At all]]''.]]

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