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* Futaba in ''[[Manga/FutabakunChange Futaba-kun Change!]]'' has green hair when female and black hair when male.

* In ''PrettyFace'', when Randoh gains a girl's face, his hair also turns blond because of the burns he received.

* Rob Schneider in ''TheHotChick'' [[FreakyFridayFlip switches bodies with]] blond RachelMcAdams.

* In ''Franchise/MetalGear'', many ActionGirl characters are blond, like The Boss, Sniper Wolf and [[ImprobableHairColor African-American]] Fortune, while the {{Action Hero}}es are often brunet.
* ''PokemonXAndY'' has Meowstic, where the males are more blue than white, and females are the opposite.

* [[MarvelComics Julia Carpenter]] as {{Spider-Woman}} has blond hair.

In the event of a GenderBender or GenderFlip, it makes sense that a newly made "girl" would have a more female body, rather than being just as muscular, but with boobs, of course, and vice versa for the rarer "boys". It is common for the woman to have blond hair and fair skin, even if the man had dark hair and skin. This is to an extent Truth in Television, because women generally do have lighter pigmentation than men because, during pregnancy, lighter skin and hair cause the absorption of vitamins from the sun's rays.

* {{Superman}} and {{Supergirl}}
** {{Superboy}} and {{Supergirl}}

* ''PokemonXAndY'' has Nyaonikusu, where the males are more blue than white, and females are the opposite.

* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', this trope is "anti-subverted", because Roy, when genderbent, actually has the same bald head, but ends up wearing a wig that makes him look blond most of the time he is female.

* {{Batman}} has black hair; ComicBook/{{Batgirl| 2011}} has [[HeroesWantRedheads red hair]].

* In ''MetalGearSolid'', many ActionGirl characters are blond, like The Boss, Sniper Wolf and [[ImprobableHairColor African-American]] Fortune, while the {{Action Hero}}es are often brunet.

* In ''OnePiece'', [[{{Transvestite}} Emporio Ivankov]] turns a prince into a woman for trying to kill him with a cannonball. In the anime, his transformation comes with an obligatory skin bleaching.

This can also [[HairOfGold coincide with the woman having a "lighter" alignment]], as in more feminine, less aggressive and gentler than the male version; however this trope just refers to skin and hair pigment. See also GenderedOutfit. For animal and nonhuman examples, see PaleFemalesDarkMales.

* ''StreetFighter'' has Cammy, who is an OppositeSexClone of Bison, but has blond hair, blue eyes and white skin, and really looks nothing like him. Also, [[HairOfGold Cammy is a good gal]], unlike [[BigBad Bison]].

* [[DCComics Superman and Supergirl]]
** Superboy and Supergrrl
** Power Boy and Power Girl

* [[MarvelComics Julia Carpenter]] as Spider-Woman has blond hair.

* {{Batman}} has black hair; {{Batgirl}} has [[HeroesWantRedheads red hair]].

* {{Batwoman}} also has red hair, along with being extremely pale.

* ''TheWotch'' has red-haired "Sonja" when Jason is [[GenderBender genderbent]], but other characters, like Robin, keep their original hair color.
* In ''TheOrderOfTheStick'', this trope is "anti-subverted", because Roy, when genderbent, actually has the same bald head, but ends up wearing a wig that makes him look blond most of the time he is female.

* Recently in ''ElGoonishShive'', Elliot's female forms aren't just "his body, but female", but are instead completely different people. The Party Girl form has lighter hair than Elliot.

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* Ranma in ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma ½]]'' normally has black hair and darker skin than "Ranko", who has red hair in the anime, and has had a variety of different hair colors, usually not black, in the colored covers of the manga.

In the event of a Gender Bender or Gender Flip, it makes sense that a newly made "girl" would have a more female body, rather than being just as muscular, but with boobs, of course, and vice versa for the rarer "boys". It is common for the woman to have blond hair and fair skin, even if the man had dark hair and skin. This is to an extent Truth in Television, because women generally do have lighter pigmentation than men because, during pregnancy, lighter skin and hair cause the absorption of vitamins from the sun's rays.

* Futaba in ''[[FutabakunChange Futaba-kun Change!]]'' has green hair when female and black hair when male.

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In the event of a Gender Bender or Gender Flip, it makes sense that a newly made "girl" would have a more female body, rather than being just as muscular, but with [[BuxomisBetter boobs, of course]], and vice versa for the rarer "boys". It is common for the woman to have blond hair and fair skin, even if the man had dark hair and skin. This is to an extent Truth in Television, because women generally do have lighter pigmentation than men because, during pregnancy, lighter skin and hair cause the absorption of vitamins from the sun's rays.

This can also [[HairOfGold coincide with the woman having a "lighter" alignment]], as in more feminine, less aggressive and gentler than the male version; however this trope just refers to skin and hair pigment. See also GenderedOutfit.
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OlderThanDirt, because [[http://kbagdanov.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/minoan-bull-rider.jpg ancient artists drew men with dark skin and women with light skin to distinguish the two.]]

In the event of a Gender Bender or Gender Flip, it makes sense that a newly made "girl" would have a more female body, rather than being just as muscular, but with [[BuxomisBetter boobs, of course]], and vice versa for the rarer "boys". It is common for the girl to have blond hair and fair skin, even if the boy had dark hair and skin. This is to an extent Truth in Television, because females generally do have lighter pigmentation because, during pregnancy, lighter skin and hair causing the absorption of vitamins from the suns rays.

This can also [[HairOfGold coincide with the female having a "lighter" alignment]], as in more feminine, less aggressive, and nicer than the male version; however this trope just refers to skin and hair pigment. See also GenderedOutfit.

* Ranma in [[RanmaOneHalf Ranma ½]] normally has black hair and darker skin than "Ranko", who has red hair in the anime, and has had a variety of different hair colors, usually not black, in the colored covers of the manga.
* Futaba in [[FutabakunChange Futaba-kun Change!]] has green hair when female and black hair when male.

* In OnePiece, [[Transvestite Emporio Ivankov]] turns a prince into a woman for trying to kill him with a cannonball. In the anime, his transformation comes with an obligatory skin bleaching.
** This is the only case where this is true in One Piece. The transformees normally keep their hair color and style.
* In BirdyTheMighty, Tsumotu has black hair and darker skin than Birdy, who has [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair half white and half red hair]].
* In PrettyFace, when Randoh gains a girl's face, his hair also turns blond because of the burns he received.

** [[http://www.tgfa.org/comics/superman/images/WGD_04_20.jpg When Superman himself is [[GenderBender turned into a woman]], that woman has blond hair.]]

* Hawkman has brown hair, Hawkwoman has red hair.
* Batman has black hair, Batgirl has [[HerosWantRedHeads red hair]].
* [[Marvel Julia Carpenter]] as Spiderwoman has blond hair.

* The boy in ItsABoyGirlThing has brown hair, the girl has red hair.
* SexualChemisty has a brown-haired man turn into a blond woman.
* Rob Schneider in TheHotChick [[FreakyFridayFlip switches bodies with]] blond Rachel McAdams.

* True in all versions of the show Lalola. At least the lighter skin part.

* StreetFighter has Cammy, who is an OppositeSexClone of Bison, but has blond hair and blue eyes and white skin, and really looks nothing like him. Also, [[HairOfGold she's a good guy]], unlike [[BigBad Bison]].
* [[http://eng.tekkenpedia.com/wiki/images/6/63/Kunimitsu2.jpg Kunimitsu]] in {{Tekken}} has red hair, [[http://eng.tekkenpedia.com/wiki/images/d/d6/YoshimitsuT1.JPG Yoshimitsu]] has brown hair.
* Samus, despite originally having brown hair, now has blond hair.
* In MetalGearSolid, many ActionGirl characters are blond, like The Boss, Sniper Wolf, and [[ImprobableHairColor African American]] Fortune, while the [[ActionHero ActionHeroes]] are often brown-haired.

* TheWotch has red-haired "Sonja" when Jason is [[GenderBender genderbent]], but other characters, like Robin, keep their original hair color.
* In TheOrderOfTheStick, this trope is "anti-subverted", because Roy, when genderbent, actually has the same bald head, but ends up wearing a wig that makes him look blond most of the time he is female.
* Recently in ElGoonishShive, Elliot's female forms aren't just "his body, but female", but are instead completely different people. The Party Girl form has lighter hair than Elliot.

* Rob Schneider in TheHotChick [[FreakyFridayFlip switches bodies with]] blond Rachel Adams.