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--In loving memory of {{CAD}}, who fell off the face of the earth shortly after proposing this trope. May he forever exist in the [[color:orange:memory]] [[color:red:of]] [[color:blue:children]] [[color:green:everywhere]]. GoodNightSweetPrince.

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--In loving memory of {{CAD}}, {{@/CAD}}, who fell off the face of the earth shortly after proposing this trope. May he forever exist in the [[color:orange:memory]] [[color:red:of]] [[color:blue:children]] [[color:green:everywhere]]. GoodNightSweetPrince.
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* And don't forget ''DisneysGuiltyParty''! This, with the lie detector, makes it easier to find out whether someone is [[color:green:telling the truth]] or [[color:red:lying]].

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* The webcomic ''SodiumEyes'' started using distinctively colored speech balloons for each character, so that readers could more easily tell which lines of dialog were spoken by which character. It works so well it's surprising the technique wasn't employed by many comics long ago.




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* The webcomic ''SodiumEyes'' started using distinctively colored speech balloons for each character, so that readers could more easily tell which lines of dialog were spoken by which character. It works so well it's surprising the technique wasn't employed by many comics long ago.



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** Similarly, The ''MarioParty'' series generally uses yellow for the word "Star" or "Stars", and green for player names and other assorted words. (e.g.: Welcome, [[color:green:Mario]]! Now's your chance to win [[color:green:coins]] and [[color:gold:Stars]]!

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** Similarly, {{Civilization}} 5 does the icon thing too, preceding words such as production or science with hammers and beakers, respectively. It doesn`t actually color the text, however.
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The ''MarioParty'' series generally uses yellow for the word "Star" or "Stars", and green for player names and other assorted words. (e.g.: Welcome, [[color:green:Mario]]! Now's your chance to win [[color:green:coins]] and [[color:gold:Stars]]!
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** A lot of conspiracy theorist sites in general--or any site that is an online RoomFullOfCrazy--will do this. Expect ALL-CAPS and flashing text and GIFs as well.
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* {{Homestuck}} has recently started using this trope. [[color:blue:universe]] and [[color:red:universe]], for example. Often, these differently colored words are also converted into animated GIFs and have a sort of supernatural sparkle to them. Then there's this particularly memorable piece of {{Angrish}}: [++[[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004163 SHE HAS WHAT!?]]++]
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Yellow's impossible to read. Gold's better, but not perfect.


* It seems that ''[[PetesDragon Pete's Dragon]]'' has colored closed captioning, and there are little gags whenever certain words are said. For example, the titular dragon's growly noises are all in [[color:green:green]], money words in [[color:yellow:yellow]], angry words in [[color:red:red]] . . .


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* It seems that ''[[PetesDragon Pete's Dragon]]'' has colored closed captioning, and there are little gags whenever certain words are said. For example, the titular dragon's growly noises are all in [[color:green:green]], money words in [[color:yellow:yellow]], [[color:gold:yellow]], angry words in [[color:red:red]] . . .




** ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' takes this to the extreme. Especially when referring to the Sages/Temples. [[color:cyan: Light]]-[[color:green: Forest]]-[[color:red: Fire]]-[[color:blue: Water]]-[[color:yellow: Spirit]]-[[color:pink: Shadow]]. The game also uses [[color:purple: purple]] and [[color:orange: orange]].

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** ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' takes this to the extreme. Especially when referring to the Sages/Temples. [[color:cyan: Light]]-[[color:green: Forest]]-[[color:red: Fire]]-[[color:blue: Water]]-[[color:yellow: Water]]-[[color:gold: Spirit]]-[[color:pink: Shadow]]. The game also uses [[color:purple: purple]] and [[color:orange: orange]].



** Similarly, The ''MarioParty'' series generally uses yellow for the word "Star" or "Stars", and green for player names and other assorted words. (e.g.: Welcome, [[color:green:Mario]]! Now's your chance to win [[color:green:coins]] and [[color:yellow:Stars]]!

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** Similarly, The ''MarioParty'' series generally uses yellow for the word "Star" or "Stars", and green for player names and other assorted words. (e.g.: Welcome, [[color:green:Mario]]! Now's your chance to win [[color:green:coins]] and [[color:yellow:Stars]]![[color:gold:Stars]]!



* In ''StarWars: ShadowsOfTheEmpire'', '''everyone''' has their own color-coded dialog. [[color:brown: Dash]], [[color:cyan: Luke]], [[color:yellow: Leia]], [[color:gray: Leebo]], [[color:lime: Xizor]], [[color:red: Guri]], [[color:purple: Palpatine]]. IG-88 and the nameless swoop jockey speak in white.

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* In ''StarWars: ShadowsOfTheEmpire'', '''everyone''' has their own color-coded dialog. [[color:brown: Dash]], [[color:cyan: Luke]], [[color:yellow: [[color:gold: Leia]], [[color:gray: Leebo]], [[color:lime: Xizor]], [[color:red: Guri]], [[color:purple: Palpatine]]. IG-88 and the nameless swoop jockey speak in white.



* ''EternalDarkness'' is all over this trope. There's [[color:yellow:your usual keywords]], and then there's [[color:red:Chattur'gha]], [[color:blue:Ulyaoth]], [[color:green:Xel'lotath]], and [[color:purple:Mantorok]].

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* ''EternalDarkness'' is all over this trope. There's [[color:yellow:your [[color:gold:your usual keywords]], and then there's [[color:red:Chattur'gha]], [[color:blue:Ulyaoth]], [[color:green:Xel'lotath]], and [[color:purple:Mantorok]].



* When captions are corrupted by a weak or staticy signal, they usually display in [[color:red:red]] or [[color:yellow:yellow]], along with assorted nonsense.

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* When captions are corrupted by a weak or staticy signal, they usually display in [[color:red:red]] or [[color:yellow:yellow]], [[color:gold:yellow]], along with assorted nonsense.

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This happens mostly in video games, especially those that lack voice acting, but can occur in comics and other media from time to time. The WorldWideWeb, especially, invokes this for identifying hyperlinks.

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This happens mostly in video games, especially those that lack voice acting, but can occur in comics and other media from time to time. The WorldWideWeb, World Wide Web, especially, invokes this for identifying hyperlinks.

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* On the internet, certain words are [[BlueShifting blue.]] This means they are links you can click on. If it's red, it's a UselessDeadLink.

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* On the internet, certain words are [[BlueShifting blue.]] This means they are links you can click on. If it's red, it's a UselessDeadLink.dead link.

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An {{NPC}} has just told you that you have to retrieve the legendary '''[[color:gold: golden sphere]]''' from the '''[[color:red: ancient dragon]]'''. Legends say he's in the '''Cave of Horrors'''. I don't know where that is, though, you'll have to ask '''[[color:green: The Town Sage]]'''.

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An {{NPC}} has just told you that you have to retrieve the legendary '''[[color:gold: golden sphere]]''' from the '''[[color:red: ancient dragon]]'''. Legends say he's in the '''Cave of Horrors'''. I don't know To find out where that is, though, is, you'll have to ask '''[[color:green: The Town Sage]]'''.

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[[caption-width:256:Did ''he'' [[color:red:talk]] [[color:green:like]] [[color:orange:this]] too?]]

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** ''{{paper mario}}'' also dose this.

* In ''AloneInTheDark'''' The New Nightmare'', any info on the books you can find that's is required to solve a puzzle is highlighted in red.

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** ''{{paper mario}}'' also dose this.

* In ''AloneInTheDark'''' The New Nightmare'', any info on the books you can find that's is required to solve a puzzle is highlighted in red.
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* ''{{Rayman}} 2'' puts anything of remote importance in [[color:red:red]]. Particularly noticeable during the intro sequence, where you learn about the [[color:red:pirates]] led by [[color:red:Razorbeard]] who imprisoned [[color:red:Ly]] the [[color:red:fairy]] and broke [[color:red:the Heart of the World]] into [[color:red:800 lums]]. Fortunately, [[color:red:Ly]] was able to send [[color:red:Globox]] to help [[color:red:Rayman]] escape from the [[color:red:pirates]]. And if you didn't notice the importance of the [[color:red:pirates]] the first time, don't worry; the game won't stop putting the word "[[color:red:pirates]]" in red. Ever.
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** ''{{paper mario}}'' also dose this.
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* To a lesser extent, in FanFic/KiraIsJustice, some of the characters (ie. Fiona and Landras) talk in bold. The former seems insane, the latter in a {{Shinigami}}.
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* In ''AloneintheDark'''' The New Nightmare'', any info on the books you cand find is highlighted in red.

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* In ''AloneintheDark'''' ''AloneInTheDark'''' The New Nightmare'', any info on the books you cand can find that's is required to solve a puzzle is highlighted in red.
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\n* Various subsets of ''TheSlenderManMythos'' use this; for example, there's [[http://quiaegosicdico.blogspot.com/ A Lack of Lexicon]], which has each character speak in a different font; at one point, the font actually changes in colour as it reveals one character (jokingly) masquerading as another.
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** Similarly, The ''MarioParty'' series generally uses yellow for the word "Star" or "Stars", and green for player names and other assorted words. (e.g.: Welcome, [[color:green:Mario]]! Now's your chance to win [[color:green:coins]] and [[color:yellow:Stars]]!
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** In one case, a print run of red-letter bibles omitted the red text, effectively silencing Jesus.
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*When captions are corrupted by a weak or staticy signal, they usually display in [[color:red:red]] or [[color:yellow:yellow]], along with assorted nonsense.

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* Spotted in ''TetrisAttack'' for Super NES.

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* Spotted in ''TetrisAttack'' ''TetrisAttack''/''PanelDePon'' for Super NES.NES.
* TV Tropes example: the article on ''BubbleBobble'' puts Bubblun/Bubby and Bobblun/Bobby in [[color:green:green]] and [[color:blue:blue]] respectively, after their primary colors.

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Natter clean up.


** I clicked on the blue words and now they're purple and won't change back :(
*** I once clicked on the red words, wrote something, and then went back. They turned blue! Awesome! =)

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** I clicked Sometimes if you click on the blue words and now they're they will turn purple and won't change back :(
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*** I once If you clicked on the red words, words and wrote something, and then went back. They turned blue! Awesome! =)will turn blue!



*** More like [[color:green:in YOUR endo.]] amirite?



** It was. The example that immediately springs to mind is TheSandman.

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** It was. The example that immediately springs to mind is TheSandman.

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* In the SLG {{Gargoyles}} comics, sound effects produced by gargoyles ("ROAR!", "SNIFF!". etc.) would be rendered in the color of the gargoyle making the noise.
* And don't forget [[color:blue:D]][[color:green:e]][[color:red:l]][[color:purple:i]][[color:pink:r]][[color:orange:i]][[color:gold:u]][[color:red:m]]!

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* In the SLG {{Gargoyles}} ''{{Gargoyles}}'' comics, sound effects produced by gargoyles ("ROAR!", "SNIFF!". etc.) would be rendered in the color of the gargoyle making the noise.
* And don't forget [[color:blue:D]][[color:green:e]][[color:red:l]][[color:purple:i]][[color:pink:r]][[color:orange:i]][[color:gold:u]][[color:red:m]]!
[[color:blue:D]][[color:green:e]][[color:red:l]][[color:purple:i]][[color:pink:r]][[color:orange:i]][[color:gold:u]][[color:red:m]] from ''TheSandman''! Though in her case, it's a rainbow ''background'' with black letters of varying heights and styles. ''Endless Nights'' shows that she had this type of rainbow speak even as Delight, albeit in a more muted form.



* It seems that [[PetesDragon Pete's Dragon]] has colored closed captioning, and there are little gags whenever certain words are said. For example, the titular dragon's growly noises are all in [[color:green:green]], money words in [[color:yellow:yellow]], angry words in [[color:red:red]] . . .


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* It seems that [[PetesDragon ''[[PetesDragon Pete's Dragon]] Dragon]]'' has colored closed captioning, and there are little gags whenever certain words are said. For example, the titular dragon's growly noises are all in [[color:green:green]], money words in [[color:yellow:yellow]], angry words in [[color:red:red]] . . .

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* And don't forget [[color:blue: D]][[color:green: e]][[color:red: l]][[color:purple: i]][[color:yellow: r]][[color:orange: i]][[color:gold: u]][[color:red: m]]!

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* And don't forget [[color:blue: D]][[color:green: e]][[color:red: l]][[color:purple: i]][[color:yellow: r]][[color:orange: i]][[color:gold: u]][[color:red: m]]!
[[color:blue:D]][[color:green:e]][[color:red:l]][[color:purple:i]][[color:pink:r]][[color:orange:i]][[color:gold:u]][[color:red:m]]!
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* And don't forget [[color:blue: D]][[color:green: e]][[color:red: l]][[color:purple: i]][[color:yellow: r]][[color:orange: i]][[color:gold: u]][[color:red: m]]!
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** I'm not sure about the most recent games, but [=FireRed and LeafGreen=] colored speech by male [=NPCs=] [[color:blue:blue]] and speech by female [=NPCs=] [[color:red:red]].

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** I'm not sure about the most recent games, but [=FireRed and LeafGreen=] colored speech by male [=NPCs=] [[color:blue:blue]] and speech by female [=NPCs=] [[color:red:red]].
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See also: PaintingTheFourthWall, BoldInflation. Contrary to what one might expect, this is not the binary opposite of BlackSpeech.

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See also: PaintingTheFourthWall, BoldInflation. Contrary to what one might expect, this is not the binary opposite of BlackSpeech. Text of this kind lends itself very well to a DramaticReading.
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** Penn and Teller's book ''Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends'' parodies these "red-letter editions": everything printed in red [[spoiler:is a lie]].
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** Similarly, the subtitles for ''[[HalfLife Half-Life]] 2'' give a distinctive color to each character.

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