History Main / SecondaryColorNemesis

** Yet another Warlord of the Sea, Gekko Moriah, wears mostly black, but he also wears yellow-orange pants and has purplish hair, lipstick and accessories like a cross necklace. His [[LivingShadow Doppleman]] also has [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple hues]].

** Crash himself, while he does have blue shorts and red shoes, still has orange fur that is obviously more dominat, making him an inversion.

** Plankton is a straigt example, being [[GreenAndMean green]] and the show's main villain, whereas his {{archenemy}}, Mr. Krabs, has red skin and a blue shirt, though Mr. Krabs also wears purple pants.

* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** The Decepticon symbol itself is purple, contrasting the red Autobot one. If someone has a lot of purple in their color scheme (''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''! Megatron, Shockwave in almost anything), they're ''probably'' a bad guy.
** Villainous combiner team the Constructicons have a uniform "green with purple highlights" color scheme.
** Decepticon [[GeniusLoci city-bots]] tend toward this, in contrast to their Autobot counterparts. Trypticon is mainly dark gray, purple, and teal, and Scorponok is mostly purple and green with some orange bits.
** Lugnut in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' - most of his body is purple, but his face and hands are green.
** Subverted in ''Anime/TransformersArmada'': Despite sharing the [[spoiler: green and purple]] color scheme, name and [[spoiler: construction vehicle]] alternate mode with [[spoiler: a Constructicon]] from the original show, [[spoiler:Scavenger]] is an [[AdaptationalHeroism Autobot]], although [[TheMole he doesn't seem to be at first]].
** As is to be expected, in the MirrorUniverse of ''ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass'', the villainous Autobots have these colors, while the heroic Decepticons get bright primary colors, whites and light greys. Optimus Prime in particular has a mostly purple paintjob with green highlights.

** The chemicals that gave Parasite the power to feed on others also turned his skin purple. His son and daughter, who inherited his powers, were respectively flourescent green and a brighter shade of purple.

** [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile Montgomery Gator]] and [[SavageWolves Roxanne Wolf]]; the former is [[GreenGators green]] with purple accents, accessories, and makeup, and his eyes become orange [[spoiler:after he gets broken]], whilst the latter has green and purple makeup, purple arm and leg warmers, and just seems largely associated with purple in general, sometimes even looking purple. In addition to being BrainwashedAndCrazy, they both seem to be the more flawed of the Glamrocks; Montgomery has a HairTriggerTemper and a penchant for breaking things, while Roxanne has an InferioritySuperiorityComplex. That said, Montgomery seems to lean into this trope moreso than Roxanne; his colors are more noticeable, and he is the most violent and destructive of the Glamrocks. [[spoiler:Oh, and he may or may not have murdered another (sapient, benevolent) robot prior to being brainwashed.]]

** [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile Montgomery Gator]] and [[SavageWolves Roxanne Wolf]]; the former is [[GreenGators green]] with purple accents, accessories, and makeup, and his eyes become orange [[spoiler:after he gets broken]], whilst the latter has green and purple makeup, purple arm and leg warmers, and just seems largely associated with purple in general, sometimes even looking purple. In addition to being BrainwashedAndCrazy, they both seem to be the more flawed of the Glamrocks; Montgomery has a HairTriggerTemper and a penchant for breaking things, while Roxanne has an InferioritySuperiorityComplex. That said, Montgomery seems to lean into this trope more than Roxanne; his colors are more noticeable, and he is the most violent and destructive of the Glamrocks. [[spoiler:Oh, and he may or may not have murdered another (sapient, benevolent) robot prior to being brainwashed.)]]

* The BigBad of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', William Afton, is famously depicted with purple sprites. As the animatronic Springtrap, his suit turned from yellow into a shade of lime green from neglect. Subverted with [[spoiler: his son, Michael, who is also colored purple, but wants to stop his father]].

Green, or green and purple together are especially popular among the SuperVillain set. This is likely due to them being bright, eye-catching, and an easy contrast with the reds and blues favoured by so many early superheroes. Green and purple specifically have negative (western) cultural associations, and in contrast to red or blue they inevitably come across as less desirable. Orange tends to be used less and is frequently an accent color as it can be a bit harder to distinguish from red or yellow depending on the lighting. [[EvilWearsBlack Black]] can still come into play as an accent, just as white sometimes would for the heroes.

Compare PurpleIsPowerful, PurpleIsTheNewBlack, GreenAndMean, SicklyGreenGlow. Contrast its inversion, PrimaryColorChampion.

** Lampshaded ''Comicbook/NickSpencersSpiderMan'' #37 when Peter and MJ are watching ''Janet van Dyne's Supervillain Makeover'', and an unseen villain is protesting that he's always felt more comfortable in secondary colors.
* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}:

** Sorceress and swordswoman Nightflame wears a tight green outfit in ''Comicbook/DemonSpawn''.

* ''Comicbook/{{WITCH}}'' inverts and plays this straight with the titular [[FiveManBand Five Girl Band]] having [[http://images1.fanpop.com/images/photos/1700000/w-i-t-c-h-witch-1750968-1024-768.jpg purple and green as their colors]] in their OlderAlterEgo forms while some of their enemies favor green ([[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Cedric]]) and purple ([[FallenHero Nerissa]]).

* Buzz Lightyear from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' is a primarily white toy with green and purple accents. While definitely not a bad guy, Woody considered him his ArchEnemy due to stealing his spot as Andy's favorite toy, although they became friends during the events of the movie.

* Franchise/SpiderMan:

** Broly's design in ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly'' is dressed in predominantly black, purple, and green, contrasting the red, white, and gold of his ''Z'' counterpart.

* ''Webcomic/StarImpact'''s [[{{Jerkass}} Urc]][[StarterVillain hin]] wears pink shorts, a moss-green belt with a neon-green skull-shaped belt buckle, a black tank top with a neon-green stripe running across it, and [[TechnicolorEyes pink irises]] and a black-and-[[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink]] mohawk, contrasting against [[TheProtagonist Aster]]'s purplish-blue hair, powder-blue BigOlEyebrows, and yellow irises.

* ''Webcomic/StarImpact'''s [[{{Jerkass}} Urc]][[StarterVillain hin]] wears pink shorts, a moss-green belt with a neon-green skull-shaped belt buckle, a black tank top with a neon-green stripe running across it, and [[TechnicolorEyes pink irises]] and a [[MulticoloredHair black-and-]][[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink]] mohawk, contrasting against [[TheProtagonist Aster]]'s purplish-blue hair, powder-blue BigOlEyebrows, and yellow irises.

* Ralph from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' wears primarily orange with a green undershirt. While he is the hero in the movie, his role in the video game is the antagonist.

* A straighter Pixar example is GreenAndMean Chick Hicks from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', who will even violate NASCAR rules to get ahead.

* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': In the ''Pleasant Goat Fun Class'' series, Wolffy's purple shirt and orange beret contrast with Weslie's [[PrimaryColorChampion yellow, red, and blue outfit]] (Wolffy is a villain in the main series, but [[AdaptationalNiceGuy has his villainous qualities heavily downplayed]] in ''Pleasant Goat Fun Class''; he ''is'' still ruder in comparison to the goats, though).

Green, or green and purple together are especially popular among the SuperVillain set. This is likely due to them being bright, eye-catching, and an easy contrast with the reds and blues favoured by so many early superheroes. Orange tends to be used less and is frequently an accent color as it can be a bit harder to distinguish from red or yellow depending on the lighting. [[EvilWearsBlack Black]] can still come into play as an accent, just as white sometimes would for the heroes.

* The Ghost's from ''VideoGame/PacMan'' Have serval Ghost's With Secondary colors Including Clyde (Orange) Sue (Purple) & Funky (Green).

** As expected, in the [[BizarroWorld "Shattered Glass"]] universe, the villainous Autobots have these colors, especially Optimus Prime and Rodimus; the heroic Decepticons get bright primary colors, whites and light greys.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Dress Code of True Villains.[[note]] Left to right: ComicBook/LexLuthor, the ComicBook/GreenGoblin, [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]], [[Anime/DragonBallZ Cell]], [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]], and [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros the Monarch]][[/note]]]]