History Main / MysticalWhiteHair

* The Collector from ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' is a RealityWarper so powerful he becomes an OutsideContextProblem just by virtue of his existence, and within minutes of being freed, [[spoiler:accidentally causes the apocalypse while trying to play with King]]. While his hair is mostly hidden under a nightcap, the hair that pokes out is bright white.

* Many Sisters of Battle from ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' have white hair which reinforces their angelic/JoanOfArchetype appearance (though this is heavily implied to be the result of dyeing). Whether they're actually ''pretty'' varies from artist to artist, with some casting them as your standard pretty AmazonBrigade, and others sit down and think about how a life of fighting ([[HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic often without a helmet]]) would actually make them look like.

* Kida from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''. White hair seems to be a racial trait of all the Atlanteans, suggestive of their longevity (but not their age -- the children have white hair, too).
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'':

* Taarna from ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal''. Also, the girl at the end develops white hair after she's revealed as Taarna's reincarnation.

* Lady Amalthea, the human form of the title unicorn in ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'', has long flowing white hair. "The young girl... she looks so strange! There's a newness about her," comments Prince Lir.
* Susan/Ginormica from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'': her hair was originally brown, but after getting hit by a MagicMeteor full of quantonium, it turned white and she grew into a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever giant fifty-foot woman]]. Interestingly, her hair [[LockedIntoStrangeness remains white]] even after [[spoiler:the quantonium gets extracted from her body and she gets BroughtDownToNormal]].
* Jack Frost from ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', coupled with blue eyes. [[spoiler:He originally had brown hair and eyes before he died.]]
* Aisling from ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'' has white hair, since she's a [[TheFairFolk fairy]]. A [[AllThereInTheManual prequel comic]] shows that this is a racial trait of TheFairFolk.
* Brunhilde from ''WesternAnimation/ThorTalesOfAsgard'' has white hair, which makes her stand out from the rest of the valkyries whom she leads, that have blonde hair.

** ''ComicBook/XMen'''s Ororo "ComicBook/{{Storm}}" Munroe is a dark-skinned and white-haired with, yes, blue eyes. This was eventually explained as a property she got from her mother's inherent magic. Her mother came from a line of Kenyan witches, and during a New Mutants time-travel story, one of Storm's ancestresses in ancient Egypt also shared the physical characteristics.
** Erik Lehnsherr aka ComicBook/{{Magneto}} a PersonOfMassDestruction has white hair, the reasons for this are case of MaybeMagicMaybeMundane. It's possible his white hair comes from his MagnetismManipulation mutation which fully awakened when he was adult or just as likely Magneto [[PrematurelyGreyHaired gained his white hair due to the trauma he suffered in auschwitz]].

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': The Dweller, a priestess of Sauron from Rhun, has silver-platinum BoyishShortHair and is the only one from her trio capable of using magic. Her two partners are brunettes.

The popularity of this trope probably stems from its status as a borderline-natural [[HairColors hair color]]: white hair on a young person strikes that delicate balance of being unusual but not [[DyeHard blatantly unrealistic]]. The color also [[WhiteIsPure lends itself well to symbolism]].

** Ilyasviel von Einzbern and her maids Sella and Leysritt from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', as well as Ilya's mother [[LightNovel/FateZero Irisviel]]. In their case, it's genetic since Einzbern homunculi are descendants (or, more appropriately, clones) of Lizleihi Justica von Einzbern, who had the same white hair and red eyes. They also carry parts of her personality and even memories.

** There are several characters who have white hair when summoned as Servants but did not in their human lives. Archer in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is [[spoiler:a FutureBadass version of Shirou Emiya who became a Counter-Guardian and thus eligible for summoning as a Servant]], while in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', one of the Assassin-class Servants is [[spoiler:an alternate version of Shirou's father, ''LightNovel/FateZero'' protagonist Kiritsugu Emiya, who also became a Counter-Guardian]]. ''Grand Order'' also has [[spoiler:King Solomon, who as a Servant has white hair but in his human form as [[HiddenInPlainSight Dr. Roman]] is a redhead]].

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': [[AnimateInanimateObject The]] [[ArtificialHuman Plain]] [[CreepyDoll Doll]] has silver hair, [[spoiler:with an [[LovecraftianSuperpower ancient power]] stirring within]].

* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' Dark elves, or drow, have dark skin and white hair ([[FridgeLogic despite living underground for thousands of years, which you'd think would have the opposite effect]]; though, at least in one gameworld, they're described as being cursed into that form so no-one would mistake them). And since they're elves, they tend to be very good-looking (drow are even described as being more attractive on average than other elves, on top of looking exotic). They took this to massive race-wide MsFanservice levels. The good ones took to dancing naked in the moonlight. The [[AlwaysChaoticEvil evil ones]] considered wearing armor admission of [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder fear and weakness before rival houses]]. The females would often wander their cities nude or nearly so, flaying alive anyone who was DistractedByTheSexy with [[WhipItGood whips made of snakes]] unless they decided the male would make a worthy addition to their harem and let him audition for the role of pleasure slave. Pretty is not nice at all.

* The Collector from ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' is a RealityWarper so powerful he becomes an OutsideContextProblem just by virtue of his existence, and within minutes of being freed, [[spoiler:accidentally causes the apocalypse while trying to play with King]]. While his hair is mostly hidden behind a nightcap, the hair that pokes out is bright white.

The popularity of this trope probably stems from its status as a borderline-natural [[HairColors hair color]]: white hair on a young person strikes that delicate balance of being unusual but not [[DyeHard blatantly unrealistic]]. The color also lends itself well to symbolism.

* In ''Film/Descendants'', Carlos has white hair inherited from his mother Cruella.

* In ''Film/GingerSnaps'', Ginger

* In ''Film/Ginger Snaps'', Ginger

** Subverted with Abby Holland (née Abigail Arcane), Comicbook/SwampThing's wife. She has snow-white hair with two black streaks running through it, but she's not a spellcaster and the white hair comes from her mother's side of the family.
** Jennifer Morgan, Travis Morgan's daughter and the sorceress supreme of Skartaris in ''ComicBook/TheWarlord''. She was originally blonde, but her hair turns white as she gains sorcerous power.
** When Artemis (the goddess, not the [[ComicBook/{{Artemis}} hero]]) was redesigned for ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'' she was given glowing white hair, which matches her skin and eyes as she is entirely monochromatic.

** Hippolyta (Lyta) Hall, the second Fury, who featured prominently in ''ComicBook/TheSandman''. It's not entirely clear whether this is actually blonde hair drawn as white (since a younger Lyta is shown as a blonde, and one character refers to her as a blonde as an adult), or if it really is white.
** In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', The Corinthian: A nightmare loose in the waking world.
** Also, [[spoiler:Daniel Hall a.k.a. Morpheus II]]

* In ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'', Tessia Eralith and the Royal Family of the Elven Kingdom of Elenoir all have silver hair. Naturally, they are all highly adept at magic, and not only does Arthur hone his magical skills under their tutelage, but Tessia becomes the StudentCouncilPresident at Xyrus Academy, the WizardingSchool Arthur ends up attending when they grow up.

** Erik Lehnsherr aka ComicBook/{{Magneto}} a PersonOfMassDestruction has white hair, the reasons for this are case of MaybeMagicMaybeMundane. It's possible his white hair comes from his MagnetismManipulation mutation which fully awakened when he was adult or just as likely Magneto [[PrematurelyGreyHaired gained his white hair due to the truama he suffered in auschwitz]].

* The titular heroine of ''Wolf Devil Woman'', the Taiwanese movie which inspired ''The Bride With White Hair''. Being raised by a white wolf somehow has her hair naturally growing silver-white.

* Weiss Schnee of ''[[WebAnimation/RWBY]]''. In-universe, the Dust ammunition she uses is not magic but it still allows her to act as the "Mage" of team RWBY.