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* ''Literature/TheQuintessentialMarySue'': Mary Sue's eyes changed color depending on her emotions. For example, her eyes are a stormy gray whenever she's in a neutral mood, but her eyes turn golden yellow when she is surprised.
* ''Literature/TheQuintessentialMarySue'': Mary Sue's eyes changed color depending on her emotions. For example, her eyes are a stormy gray whenever she's in a neutral mood, but her eyes turn golden yellow when she is surprised.
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* ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'': The Stormfly, [[KleptomaniacHero Camicazi]]'s hunting dragon. Her most frequent "mood" appears to be [[BadLiar lying]], which is violet, while her natural colour is shimmering gold. All [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mood Dragons]] seem to share the same colour-coding, though being a TalkingAnimal is unique to Stormfly.
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* ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'': The Idrian royals have hair that changes colour depending on their emotions. Black for neutral, red for passion, embarrassment or anger, white for fear and golden-blonde for happy or content. They can control it to some extent, along with the length of their hair, which becomes a minor plot point when one of the princesses is trying to conceal her emotions.
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* ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'': The Idrian royals have hair that changes colour depending on their emotions. Black for neutral, is its neutral state, and it becomes red for passion, embarrassment or anger, white for fear fear, and golden-blonde for happy happiness or content.contentment. They can control it to some extent, along with the length of their hair, which becomes a minor plot point when one of the princesses is trying to conceal her emotions.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Home}}'': The boov change colors to reflect emotions. Red is anger, yellow is fear, orange is happiness, blue is sadness, and pink seems to be affection. In addition, [[BadLiar Oh]] has a bad habit of turning green (possibly with guilt) when he lies.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Home}}'': ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'': The boov change colors to reflect emotions. Red is anger, yellow is fear, orange is happiness, blue is sadness, and pink seems to be affection. In addition, [[BadLiar Oh]] has a bad habit of turning green (possibly with guilt) when he lies.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': Chillikin, monkeylike creatures created to be playmates for the Exalted's children in the First Age, have gems set in their foreheads that shine pale yellow when they're calm or content and bright red when they're angry or afraid.
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This often overlaps with InvoluntaryShapeshifting. Supertrope to MoodRingEyes. For another unusual way to show emotion, see ExpressiveHair. For an extreme example triggered by anger, see HulkingOut. LuminescentBlush, BlueWithShock, GreenAroundTheGills and NoPokerFace are more mundane versions of this. When somebody changes in response to ''other people''[='=]s emotions, they're an EmpathicShapeshifter.
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This often overlaps with InvoluntaryShapeshifting. Supertrope to MoodRingEyes. For another unusual way to show emotion, see ExpressiveHair. For an extreme example triggered by anger, see HulkingOut. LuminescentBlush, BlueWithShock, GreenAroundTheGills and NoPokerFace are more mundane versions of this. When somebody changes in response to ''other people''[='=]s emotions, they're an EmpathicShapeshifter.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{Brackenwood}}'': A bird seen in "Prowlies at the River" is blue when it first appears, but turns red when angered by Bitey barreling past it.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{Brackenwood}}'': A bird seen in "Prowlies at the River" is blue when it first appears, but turns red when angered by Bitey barreling past it.
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* ''WebAnimation/HanazukiFullOfTreasures'': The Moonflowers literally glow with ColorCodedEmotions.
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* ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'': The Stormfly, [[KleptomaniacHero Camicazi]]'s hunting dragon. Her most frequent "mood" appears to be [[BadLiar lying]], which is violet, while her natural colour is shimmering gold.
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* ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'': The Stormfly, [[KleptomaniacHero Camicazi]]'s hunting dragon. Her most frequent "mood" appears to be [[BadLiar lying]], which is violet, while her natural colour is shimmering gold. All [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mood Dragons]] seem to share the same colour-coding, though being a TalkingAnimal is unique to Stormfly.
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* ''WebComic/Aurora2019'': When the fire god Caliban is feeling particularly angry or irritated, their skin markings glow white and their hair turns into fire.
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* ''Fanfic/ThePalaververse'': The Capricious Crown of Capra, an ornate, enchanted crown that just so happens to also be alive and the supreme ruler of the nation of Capra, speaks in a metallic voice and shows emotion by flashing its gems in different colours, explanations of which are spread out across a few stories:
** In ''The Tempest'', its gems are described as glittering "a thoughtful green".
** In ''Wedding March'', when its gems glow purple, Burro takes a moment to recognize the color's meaning and is shocked to remember that it signifies worry, as the Crown rarely shows discomfiture in public.
** In ''The Tempest'', its gems are described as glittering "a thoughtful green".
** In ''Wedding March'', when its gems glow purple, Burro takes a moment to recognize the color's meaning and is shocked to remember that it signifies worry, as the Crown rarely shows discomfiture in public.
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**stories. In ''The Tempest'', its gems are described as glittering "a thoughtful green".
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* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': Mothra's bioluminescence changes colours depending on her mood. This is best exemplified during the opening scene after she hatches from her egg. After one of the guards stupidly shoots her, her bioluminescence glows a bright fiery red as she angrily webs up the human guards. After Emma activates the ORCA, Mothra calms down and her bioluminescence immediately switches to a much softer and more peaceful blue.
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* Mothra from ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' has bioluminescence that changes colours depending on her mood. This is best exemplified during the opening scene after she hatches from her egg. After one of the guards stupidly shoots her, her bioluminescence glows a bright fiery red as she angrily webs up the human guards. After Emma activates the ORCA, Mothra calms down and her bioluminescence immediately switches to a much softer and more peaceful blue.
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* Mothra from ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' has bioluminescence that changes colours depending on her mood. This is best exemplified during the opening scene after she hatches from her egg. After one of the guards stupidly shoots her, her bioluminescence glows a bright fiery red as she angrily webs up the human guards. After Emma activates the ORCA, Mothra calms down and her bioluminescence immediately switches to a much softer and more peaceful blue.
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* ''Fanfic/ThePalaververse'': The Capricious Crown of Capra, an ornate, enchanted crown that just so happens to also be alive and the supreme ruler of the nation of Capra. It speaks in a metallic voice and shows emotion by flashing its gems in different colours, explanations of which are spread out across a few stories:
** From ''The Tempest'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256414/4/the-tempest/really-youre-just-better-off-waiting-for-it-all-to-blow-over "Really, You're Just Better Off Waiting For It All To Blow Over."]]:
---> The Crown’s gems glittered a thoughtful green.
** From ''Wedding March'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/4/wedding-march/no-matter-what-arises-just-try-to-have-a-good-day "No Matter What Arises, Just Try to Have a Good Day"]]:
---> Burro eyed the purple light dancing in its jewels again, and realisation dawned. “Depths, I’ve just remembered what that colour means. You’re ''worried''.”
** From ''The Tempest'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256414/4/the-tempest/really-youre-just-better-off-waiting-for-it-all-to-blow-over "Really, You're Just Better Off Waiting For It All To Blow Over."]]:
---> The Crown’s gems glittered a thoughtful green.
** From ''Wedding March'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/4/wedding-march/no-matter-what-arises-just-try-to-have-a-good-day "No Matter What Arises, Just Try to Have a Good Day"]]:
---> Burro eyed the purple light dancing in its jewels again, and realisation dawned. “Depths, I’ve just remembered what that colour means. You’re ''worried''.”
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* ''Fanfic/ThePalaververse'': The Capricious Crown of Capra, an ornate, enchanted crown that just so happens to also be alive and the supreme ruler of the nation of Capra. It Capra, speaks in a metallic voice and shows emotion by flashing its gems in different colours, explanations of which are spread out across a few stories:
**From In ''The Tempest'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256414/4/the-tempest/really-youre-just-better-off-waiting-for-it-all-to-blow-over "Really, You're Just Better Off Waiting For It All To Blow Over."]]:
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**From In ''Wedding March'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/4/wedding-march/no-matter-what-arises-just-try-to-have-a-good-day "No Matter What Arises, Just Try to Have a Good Day"]]:
--->March'', when its gems glow purple, Burro eyed takes a moment to recognize the purple light dancing in its jewels again, color's meaning and realisation dawned. “Depths, I’ve just remembered what is shocked to remember that colour means. You’re ''worried''.”it signifies worry, as the Crown rarely shows discomfiture in public.
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* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': The only ceelie-girl seen as of the ninth main story has skin like this, with ColorCodedEmotions. Described in said ninth story, for instance:
** General description, yellow for fear, implied:
---> [[spoiler:Selvi allowed]] one tusk to show through her scowl. "I'll let it pass. This time," she warned.\\
When she wasn't forcing it into more human tones, Sally's skin was quite expressive, with a faint yellow now blooming across her face. "Ah, gotcha."\\
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her skin gained blotches of pink. "Just... Ah hope Big Daddy didn't get himself hurt none. I worry for the big lug."
** Apologetic orange:
---> "Er, sorry, y'all. Ah mighta overdone that a tad," Sally admitted, turning orange around the edges.
** Exertion red:
---> the squid girl was turning an unsettling shade of red as she strained to pull them back up.
** General description, yellow for fear, implied:
---> [[spoiler:Selvi allowed]] one tusk to show through her scowl. "I'll let it pass. This time," she warned.\\
When she wasn't forcing it into more human tones, Sally's skin was quite expressive, with a faint yellow now blooming across her face. "Ah, gotcha."\\
[...]\\
her skin gained blotches of pink. "Just... Ah hope Big Daddy didn't get himself hurt none. I worry for the big lug."
** Apologetic orange:
---> "Er, sorry, y'all. Ah mighta overdone that a tad," Sally admitted, turning orange around the edges.
** Exertion red:
---> the squid girl was turning an unsettling shade of red as she strained to pull them back up.
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* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': The only ceelie-girl seen as of the ninth main story has skin like this, with ColorCodedEmotions. Described in said ninth story, for instance:
** General description,Among other colors, yellow is implied to stand for fear, implied:
---> [[spoiler:Selvi allowed]] one tusk to show through her scowl. "I'll let it pass. This time," she warned.\\
When she wasn't forcing it into more human tones, Sally's skin was quite expressive, with a faint yellow now blooming across her face. "Ah, gotcha."\\
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her skin gained blotches of pink. "Just... Ah hope Big Daddy didn't get himself hurt none. I worry for the big lug."
** Apologetic orange:
---> "Er, sorry, y'all. Ah mighta overdone that a tad," Sally admitted, turningfear or worry, orange around the edges.
** Exertion red:
---> the squid girl was turningshows embarrassment or an unsettling shade of apologetic mood, and red as she strained to pull them back up.signifies exertion.
** General description,
---> [[spoiler:Selvi allowed]] one tusk to show through her scowl. "I'll let it pass. This time," she warned.\\
When she wasn't forcing it into more human tones, Sally's skin was quite expressive, with a faint yellow now blooming across her face. "Ah, gotcha."\\
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her skin gained blotches of pink. "Just... Ah hope Big Daddy didn't get himself hurt none. I worry for the big lug."
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---> "Er, sorry, y'all. Ah mighta overdone that a tad," Sally admitted, turning
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** From ''The Tempest'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256414/4/the-tempest/really-youre-just-better-off-waiting-for-it-all-to-blow-over "Really, You're Just Better Off Waiting For It All To Blow Over."]]:
---> The Crown’s gems glittered a thoughtful green.
** From ''Wedding March'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/4/wedding-march/no-matter-what-arises-just-try-to-have-a-good-day "No Matter What Arises, Just Try to Have a Good Day"]]:
---> Burro eyed the purple light dancing in its jewels again, and realisation dawned. “Depths, I’ve just remembered what that colour means. You’re ''worried''.”
** From ''The Tempest'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256414/4/the-tempest/really-youre-just-better-off-waiting-for-it-all-to-blow-over "Really, You're Just Better Off Waiting For It All To Blow Over."]]:
---> The Crown’s gems glittered a thoughtful green.
** From ''Wedding March'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/299424/4/wedding-march/no-matter-what-arises-just-try-to-have-a-good-day "No Matter What Arises, Just Try to Have a Good Day"]]:
---> Burro eyed the purple light dancing in its jewels again, and realisation dawned. “Depths, I’ve just remembered what that colour means. You’re ''worried''.”
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** General description, yellow for fear, implied:
---> [[spoiler:Selvi allowed]] one tusk to show through her scowl. "I'll let it pass. This time," she warned.\\
When she wasn't forcing it into more human tones, Sally's skin was quite expressive, with a faint yellow now blooming across her face. "Ah, gotcha."\\
[...]\\
her skin gained blotches of pink. "Just... Ah hope Big Daddy didn't get himself hurt none. I worry for the big lug."
** Apologetic orange:
---> "Er, sorry, y'all. Ah mighta overdone that a tad," Sally admitted, turning orange around the edges.
** Exertion red:
---> the squid girl was turning an unsettling shade of red as she strained to pull them back up.
** General description, yellow for fear, implied:
---> [[spoiler:Selvi allowed]] one tusk to show through her scowl. "I'll let it pass. This time," she warned.\\
When she wasn't forcing it into more human tones, Sally's skin was quite expressive, with a faint yellow now blooming across her face. "Ah, gotcha."\\
[...]\\
her skin gained blotches of pink. "Just... Ah hope Big Daddy didn't get himself hurt none. I worry for the big lug."
** Apologetic orange:
---> "Er, sorry, y'all. Ah mighta overdone that a tad," Sally admitted, turning orange around the edges.
** Exertion red:
---> the squid girl was turning an unsettling shade of red as she strained to pull them back up.
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** In 5E, an eladrin's appearance changes drastically depending on their current mood. Happiness makes their skin and hair turn green in reflection of spring, anger turns them golden in reflection of the summer's heat, compassion and generosity turn them brown like leaves in the fall, and sorrow or melancholy turn them dark blue like a frozen lake in winter.
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* ''Literature/AliceGirlFromTheFuture'': Indicators are animals that changes color depending on their emotions, such as turning yellow when mistrustful, dark green when content, and transparent to show admiration.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'': In the final season after Elena is given new powers after falling down a well, her red everyday dress changes its color depending on her emotions and gives an appropriate power; yellow when happy, orange when mad, blue when saddened, cyan when calm, pink when loving, purple when afraid, and grey when doubtful. When she forgives Esteban in the GrandFinale, her dress turns all white.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'': Though not living, Elsa's ice castle changes color with her emotions; blue when neutral, purple when happy, red when frightened, and gold when furious.
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* In the ''Literature/NewJediOrder'', [[EvilOverlord Supreme Overlord Shimrra]] has glowing artificial eyes which change colors to suit his mood. Considering [[AxCrazy his personality]], they're most often [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]], which represents anger.
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* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': In the "Wrong answers only" Q&A segment, Rhea postulates that Rhoda [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/wao1-007 transforms according to her mood]].
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* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'': Tonks' hair. It quickly changes from pink to red after Mad-Eye Moody calls her by her first name. Additionally, it gradually changes from pink to brown after being rejected by Remus and later getting together with him.
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* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'': Tonks' hair. It quickly changes from pink to red after Mad-Eye Moody calls her by her first name. Additionally, it gradually changes from pink to brown after being rejected by Remus and later getting together with him.
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A character whose appearance changes to reflect their emotional state.
A person's emotions are typically read by changes in their facial expression and tone of voice, but some characters and creatures go further, and may experience dramatic physical changes in response to their shifting moods.
This often takes the form of changing colors, such as in the tone of a person's skin or in glowing effects. In these cases, this goes hand-in-hand with ColorCodedEmotions, causing characters to literally become red when angry, blue when sad, and so on. Other changes may be more physical in nature; an angry character may grow spikes or claws, for instance, while a calm one may soften into a blob-like shape.
This may cause complications for these characters, as it will make it effectively impossible for them to hide or disguise their feelings or reactions. Physical changes may prove more useful as responses to the causes of the emotion, such as by giving an angry character natural weapons or making a frightened one more able to hide.
This often overlaps with InvoluntaryShapeshifting. Supertrope to MoodRingEyes. For another unusual way to show emotion, see ExpressiveHair. For an extreme example triggered by anger, see HulkingOut. LuminescentBlush, BlueWithShock, GreenAroundTheGills and NoPokerFace are more mundane versions of this. When somebody changes in response to ''other people''[='=]s emotions, they're an EmpathicShapeshifter.
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* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': Koro-sensei can change his skin color to show his emotions, since he is [[PerpetualSmiler otherwise always smiling]]. He's normally yellow, gains green stripes to show mocking contempt, and turns blue to show [[BlueWithShock shock]] or sadness, magenta when sleepy or relaxed, white when bewildered, red when angry, pitch black when very angry, and glowing white when ''extremely'' angry.
* ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'': Parts of Kuroe Akaishi's body transform in various ways, ranging from a scaly reptilian hand to spikes along her spine, whenever she experiences strong emotions. She tries to avoid this by being a loner, but her burgeoning feelings for Arata lead to her emotions kicking into overdrive and her sporadically turning into a {{Kaiju}}.
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* ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
** ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': The Phantom Ring is a special Lantern Ring that grants access to all parts of the Emotional Spectrum [[ArtifactOfDoom at the risk of draining your life force]], and incidentally turns its wearer into this. The wearer's powers and appearance shift to what emotion they're experiencing at the time -- so, for instance, if someone is scared their costume becomes yellow and they gain the powers of the Sinestro Corps.
** Loose Cannon (first appearing in the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' books) grows in strength and size as he gets angrier. He changes color from blue to purple, to red, and finally to white to represent his mounting rage. In his white form, he's barely capable of coherent thought.
* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
** ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}'': While Meggan can take on any shape she chooses, her form involuntarily changes depending on her mood, such as becoming more inhuman when she's feeling sad and taking on ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}}'s blue skin and hair and golden eyes when they were on the verge of a RelationshipUpgrade.
** ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'': DependingOnTheArtist, Karolina Dean's skin and hair sometimes glow a certain color to indicate her emotions (pink for love, blue for distress, etc.).
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* ''Fanfic/DiariesOfAMadman'': Water elementals shift color according to their mood.
* ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTimeNovelization'': A fairy's color changes depending on her mood. Navi glows red when angry or sensing danger, yellow when afraid, and neon green when shocked.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'': The mechs Kirby's alien race pilots have lights that change color depending on their emotion, turning blue when they're docile, yellow when panicking or worried, and red to signal anger.
* ''WesternAnimation/DisneyFairies'': Downplayed for Tinker Bell, who turns red to express annoyance, but doesn't change colour for other emotions.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': When Hades gets pissed, his normally blue hair fire turns red.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Home}}'': The boov change colors to reflect emotions. Red is anger, yellow is fear, orange is happiness, blue is sadness, and pink seems to be affection. In addition, [[BadLiar Oh]] has a bad habit of turning green (possibly with guilt) when he lies.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'': Unikitty changes colors depending on her emotion -- for instance, she turns red when angry.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': While he mostly uses his color-changing to blend into his environment, Pascal the chameleon sometimes changes color on emotions -- for example, when he's startled and scared by Maximus suddenly dragging Flynn away, he turns red.
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* ''Literature/AliceGirlFromTheFuture'': Indicators are animals that changes color depending on their emotions, such as turning yellow when mistrustful, dark green when content, and transparent to show admiration.
* ''Literature/TheCulture'': Drones often display a colored force field to show what mood they're in. They're blue by default, but turn white when angry and red when happy.
* ''Literature/TheDarkArtifices'': Kieran mixes this with ExpressiveHair. His hair changes colors (specifically colors of the sea because his mother is a water faerie) according to his mood, such as dark blue when he's upset or pale blue when he's happy. Usually this is involuntary, but he can sometimes change his hair color at will.
* ''Literature/ATaleOf'': In ''Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy'', Maleficent's skin changes colors depending on her mood. It's a light purple when she's either happy or nervous, but turns green when she's bitter.
* ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'': The Idrian royals have hair that changes colour depending on their emotions. Black for neutral, red for passion, embarrassment or anger, white for fear and golden-blonde for happy or content. They can control it to some extent, along with the length of their hair, which becomes a minor plot point when one of the princesses is trying to conceal her emotions.
* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'': One of the reasons [=RainWings=] change colors is because of their moods. For example, they tend to turn pink when happy, and they turn blue when sad. It's not purely InvoluntaryShapeshifting, however, as they can also change their colors intentionally when they need to.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** A storm drake's scales change in color based on its emotional state, gaining a pearlescent sheen when the creature is calm, shimmering gold when it's happy and turning a dark, leaden gray when it's angry.
** A flumph's body glows faintly, and the color of the glow changes with its emotional state. Soft pink indicates amusement, deep blue represents sadness, green expresses curiosity, and crimson red shows anger.
** Alkadas, which are normally greenish-blue with purple bottoms, turn red when they become angry or excited.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Pyraustas, a type of small insectoid dragons, breathe fire that changes color with their emotions.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'': The androids have circular [=LEDs=] in their right temples. Blue is their default color, yellow is for when the android is deep in thought or wirelessly interfacing with other androids, and red is for danger, stress or critical damage.
* ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'': CYAN's complex hologram turns yellow when she experiences fear or anxiety, white when she's sorrowful, and green when deep in thought.
* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'': Huey is a sentient paint can whose black label changes colors depending on his mood: red for angry, blue for sad, purple for surprised, and yellow for happy.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/GeneralMayhem'': Mood Ring is a literal example, and her color changes depending on her emotions.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Ilia Amitola, befitting her nature as a chameleon Faunus, can change her skin, hair, and eye color. Occasionally, her colors will change based on her mood, such as turning red and yellow when she's angry, green and blue when she's sad, or pink when she's embarrassed or lustful.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': As a Spark whose technology operates under ClarkesThirdLaw, Queen Albia of England can reflexively change her {{size|Shifter}}, appearance, and wardrobe to match the conversation, like manifesting WidowsWeeds when she learns of a death or literally [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20180309 igniting]] with excitement.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AbbyHatcher:'' The Squeaky Peepers are a group of Fuzzlies who change color based on their shared emotional state; if one is unhappy, they all turn blue, and if they're scared, they turn yellow.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': Orbitty's species changes color to express emotions. Yellow stands for fear, pink for affection, black for anger, green for envy, and blue for sadness (although it can also mean "far away" when he's on tracking mode).
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': When crystal ponies are sad or depressed, they have dull colors and plain, limp and droopy manes. When in better moods and at peace, their colors are brighter and their manes are shinier and fuller. When they're genuinely happy and full of hope, they sparkle like gemstones and become slightly faceted and transparent, and their hair styles change to more elaborate designs.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'': When in intense distress, Steven's gem causes him to turn bright pink all over [[spoiler: because his PTSD has broken his ability to differentiate between minor emotional inconvenience and the end of the world]]. Downplayed, as this is the only emotion that effects a color change.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* Certain animals that can change the colors of their skin often do this to display their emotions to others of their species or to potential predators. For example, chameleons will become brighter when they're feeling excited or black when extremely agitated.
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A person's emotions are typically read by changes in their facial expression and tone of voice, but some characters and creatures go further, and may experience dramatic physical changes in response to their shifting moods.
This often takes the form of changing colors, such as in the tone of a person's skin or in glowing effects. In these cases, this goes hand-in-hand with ColorCodedEmotions, causing characters to literally become red when angry, blue when sad, and so on. Other changes may be more physical in nature; an angry character may grow spikes or claws, for instance, while a calm one may soften into a blob-like shape.
This may cause complications for these characters, as it will make it effectively impossible for them to hide or disguise their feelings or reactions. Physical changes may prove more useful as responses to the causes of the emotion, such as by giving an angry character natural weapons or making a frightened one more able to hide.
This often overlaps with InvoluntaryShapeshifting. Supertrope to MoodRingEyes. For another unusual way to show emotion, see ExpressiveHair. For an extreme example triggered by anger, see HulkingOut. LuminescentBlush, BlueWithShock, GreenAroundTheGills and NoPokerFace are more mundane versions of this. When somebody changes in response to ''other people''[='=]s emotions, they're an EmpathicShapeshifter.
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!!Examples
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': Koro-sensei can change his skin color to show his emotions, since he is [[PerpetualSmiler otherwise always smiling]]. He's normally yellow, gains green stripes to show mocking contempt, and turns blue to show [[BlueWithShock shock]] or sadness, magenta when sleepy or relaxed, white when bewildered, red when angry, pitch black when very angry, and glowing white when ''extremely'' angry.
* ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'': Parts of Kuroe Akaishi's body transform in various ways, ranging from a scaly reptilian hand to spikes along her spine, whenever she experiences strong emotions. She tries to avoid this by being a loner, but her burgeoning feelings for Arata lead to her emotions kicking into overdrive and her sporadically turning into a {{Kaiju}}.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
** ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': The Phantom Ring is a special Lantern Ring that grants access to all parts of the Emotional Spectrum [[ArtifactOfDoom at the risk of draining your life force]], and incidentally turns its wearer into this. The wearer's powers and appearance shift to what emotion they're experiencing at the time -- so, for instance, if someone is scared their costume becomes yellow and they gain the powers of the Sinestro Corps.
** Loose Cannon (first appearing in the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' books) grows in strength and size as he gets angrier. He changes color from blue to purple, to red, and finally to white to represent his mounting rage. In his white form, he's barely capable of coherent thought.
* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
** ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}'': While Meggan can take on any shape she chooses, her form involuntarily changes depending on her mood, such as becoming more inhuman when she's feeling sad and taking on ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}}'s blue skin and hair and golden eyes when they were on the verge of a RelationshipUpgrade.
** ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'': DependingOnTheArtist, Karolina Dean's skin and hair sometimes glow a certain color to indicate her emotions (pink for love, blue for distress, etc.).
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/DiariesOfAMadman'': Water elementals shift color according to their mood.
* ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTimeNovelization'': A fairy's color changes depending on her mood. Navi glows red when angry or sensing danger, yellow when afraid, and neon green when shocked.
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'': The mechs Kirby's alien race pilots have lights that change color depending on their emotion, turning blue when they're docile, yellow when panicking or worried, and red to signal anger.
* ''WesternAnimation/DisneyFairies'': Downplayed for Tinker Bell, who turns red to express annoyance, but doesn't change colour for other emotions.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': When Hades gets pissed, his normally blue hair fire turns red.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Home}}'': The boov change colors to reflect emotions. Red is anger, yellow is fear, orange is happiness, blue is sadness, and pink seems to be affection. In addition, [[BadLiar Oh]] has a bad habit of turning green (possibly with guilt) when he lies.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'': Unikitty changes colors depending on her emotion -- for instance, she turns red when angry.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': While he mostly uses his color-changing to blend into his environment, Pascal the chameleon sometimes changes color on emotions -- for example, when he's startled and scared by Maximus suddenly dragging Flynn away, he turns red.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/AliceGirlFromTheFuture'': Indicators are animals that changes color depending on their emotions, such as turning yellow when mistrustful, dark green when content, and transparent to show admiration.
* ''Literature/TheCulture'': Drones often display a colored force field to show what mood they're in. They're blue by default, but turn white when angry and red when happy.
* ''Literature/TheDarkArtifices'': Kieran mixes this with ExpressiveHair. His hair changes colors (specifically colors of the sea because his mother is a water faerie) according to his mood, such as dark blue when he's upset or pale blue when he's happy. Usually this is involuntary, but he can sometimes change his hair color at will.
* ''Literature/ATaleOf'': In ''Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy'', Maleficent's skin changes colors depending on her mood. It's a light purple when she's either happy or nervous, but turns green when she's bitter.
* ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'': The Idrian royals have hair that changes colour depending on their emotions. Black for neutral, red for passion, embarrassment or anger, white for fear and golden-blonde for happy or content. They can control it to some extent, along with the length of their hair, which becomes a minor plot point when one of the princesses is trying to conceal her emotions.
* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'': One of the reasons [=RainWings=] change colors is because of their moods. For example, they tend to turn pink when happy, and they turn blue when sad. It's not purely InvoluntaryShapeshifting, however, as they can also change their colors intentionally when they need to.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** A storm drake's scales change in color based on its emotional state, gaining a pearlescent sheen when the creature is calm, shimmering gold when it's happy and turning a dark, leaden gray when it's angry.
** A flumph's body glows faintly, and the color of the glow changes with its emotional state. Soft pink indicates amusement, deep blue represents sadness, green expresses curiosity, and crimson red shows anger.
** Alkadas, which are normally greenish-blue with purple bottoms, turn red when they become angry or excited.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Pyraustas, a type of small insectoid dragons, breathe fire that changes color with their emotions.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'': The androids have circular [=LEDs=] in their right temples. Blue is their default color, yellow is for when the android is deep in thought or wirelessly interfacing with other androids, and red is for danger, stress or critical damage.
* ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'': CYAN's complex hologram turns yellow when she experiences fear or anxiety, white when she's sorrowful, and green when deep in thought.
* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'': Huey is a sentient paint can whose black label changes colors depending on his mood: red for angry, blue for sad, purple for surprised, and yellow for happy.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/GeneralMayhem'': Mood Ring is a literal example, and her color changes depending on her emotions.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Ilia Amitola, befitting her nature as a chameleon Faunus, can change her skin, hair, and eye color. Occasionally, her colors will change based on her mood, such as turning red and yellow when she's angry, green and blue when she's sad, or pink when she's embarrassed or lustful.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': As a Spark whose technology operates under ClarkesThirdLaw, Queen Albia of England can reflexively change her {{size|Shifter}}, appearance, and wardrobe to match the conversation, like manifesting WidowsWeeds when she learns of a death or literally [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20180309 igniting]] with excitement.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AbbyHatcher:'' The Squeaky Peepers are a group of Fuzzlies who change color based on their shared emotional state; if one is unhappy, they all turn blue, and if they're scared, they turn yellow.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': Orbitty's species changes color to express emotions. Yellow stands for fear, pink for affection, black for anger, green for envy, and blue for sadness (although it can also mean "far away" when he's on tracking mode).
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': When crystal ponies are sad or depressed, they have dull colors and plain, limp and droopy manes. When in better moods and at peace, their colors are brighter and their manes are shinier and fuller. When they're genuinely happy and full of hope, they sparkle like gemstones and become slightly faceted and transparent, and their hair styles change to more elaborate designs.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'': When in intense distress, Steven's gem causes him to turn bright pink all over [[spoiler: because his PTSD has broken his ability to differentiate between minor emotional inconvenience and the end of the world]]. Downplayed, as this is the only emotion that effects a color change.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Real Life]]
* Certain animals that can change the colors of their skin often do this to display their emotions to others of their species or to potential predators. For example, chameleons will become brighter when they're feeling excited or black when extremely agitated.
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