History RedOniBlueOni / FanFic

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* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Italy is the Red Oni to Germany's and Japan's Blue Onis. [[spoiler:Not that Germany and Japan were really acting like Blue Onis during their [[CockFight cock fight]].]]
* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Avalon's army commanders Ching and Bir. Ching is the Red Oni -enthusiastic, mirthful and passionate- and he is the Blue Oni -calm, serious and somewhat staid-. They are also a BattleCouple.
* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': Asuka and Rei. The differences between them become less extreme after Rei stops taking emotion-suppressor meds, but Asuka is still hot-blooded and impetuous and Rei is still quiet and calm. During the story their friendship develops and they become a very close-knit combat unit together with Shinji.
* ''Literature/AesirCrossWars'': Inverted. Freya is the staff wielding, intelligent goddess of Love, while her Guardian, Azrael, is the scythe wielding angel with IdiotHero tendencies. In spite of this, it is Azrael who comes off as the calmer of the two, often correcting his Goddess whenever she makes a mistake. Meanwhile, Freya is a massive GenkiGirl.
** Played straight with Azazel and Azrael respectively. Azazel is HotBlooded, a demon, has black hair, is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, and knows Fire magic. Azrael is calm, an angel, has blond hair, is a NiceGuy (strictly speaking, he's also a JerkWithAHeartOfGold due to his near-constant snarking, but he is ultimately kind and definitely comes off as more tolerant than Azazel) and knows Lightning magic.
** In general, ''Aesir: Cross Wars'' is the Red Oni to [=Iceaura39=]'s second work, ''Literature/TheSpectrumGame''. ''Aesir: Cross Wars'' is a HighFantasy with heavy emphasis on RuleOfCool and RuleOfFunny, and NoFourthWall. Meanwhile, ''The Spectrum Game'' is a (heavily downplayed) DarkFantasy with more of an emphasis on RealityEnsues. The protagonists of each book also play this straight, as Azrael Hardrada is friendly and outgoing, while Inigo Windflower is stoic and cynical.
* ''Fanfic/ATriangleInTheStars'': While Steven is undoubtedly the Red Oni to mostly everyone else, he's the Blue Oni to Bill Cipher's Red. [[spoiler: Later, however, Bill evolves into more of a Blue Oni, and Steven himself bounces back and forth from Red to Blue.]]
** While usually the Blue Oni in the show, Connie is actually the Red to [[spoiler: Wendy's]] Blue. Though they very rarely switch roles.
** Stanley Pines is the Red to Stanford Pines's Blue, and [[spoiler: Peridot]] is the Blue, and sometimes Red, to both of them.
** Garnet is the Blue to Pearl's and Amethyst's Red, and Pearl is the Blue to Amethyst's Red. [[spoiler: When Keyhole joins, he becomes the Blue to Pearl's Red]].
** [[spoiler: Gabriel]] is and has always been the Red to Bill Cipher's Blue.
** And finally, [[spoiler: Jasper]] is the Red to [[spoiler: Lapis's]] Blue. It helps that they're actually a version of red and of blue respectively.
* ''Fanfic/BloodAndHonor'': Vette - talkative, excitable, more at home in the underworld than anywhere else, wielding dual blasters and spending most of her free time in cantinas - versus Quinn - traditional, reserved, dedicated to the Empire and his duty, a consummate professional who looks down his nose at those he thinks are unprincipled or undisciplined.
* ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'': Asuka is the Red Oni and Rei the Blue Oni. Shinji compares them in the first chapter, saying Asuka is fierce and loud whereas Rei is calm and quiet.
* ''Fanfic/SethInThePokecity'': While both share the OnlySaneMan role, Tim Tim is a short-tempered, impulsive FieryRedhead, especially when [[{{Jerkass}} Flosshead]] is involved (Red) while Seth is mostly laid-back, rational and [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]] (Blue).
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': Harry and Carol alternate between the two roles. On the one hand, Harry's the one with emotional repression issues, NervesOfSteel, a habit of very dry [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]], and when he gets ''really'' angry, the result is TranquilFury. Carol, meanwhile, is a loud, HotBlooded teenager with anger issues and a bit of impetuosity. On the other hand, Harry's also increasingly got a HairTriggerTemper which he struggles to keep in check, is practically the poster boy for the IndyPloy and DidntThinkThisThrough and his signature power is PlayingWithFire. Meanwhile, Carol is reserved, cautious about trusting people, Harry's self-appointed MoralityChain who never loses control of herself, functions as TheStrategist for Harry and his friends, and has an increasingly disciplined mind, sufficient to [[spoiler: earn the right to wield the Green Lantern Ring]].
** Steve is the Red Oni to Bucky's Blue Oni, with the former being more emotional and explicitly more connected to his humanity, while the latter is/used to be the Winter Soldier, and retains a cold, ruthless and intensely pragmatic streak, as well as tending to be quiet, thoughtful and patient, while Steve - though not lacking caution or pragmatism himself, will always stride straight into battle as soon as required.
** Thor and Loki, of course. Thor's the Red Oni, Loki's the Blue Oni.
** Jean Grey and [[spoiler: Maddie Pryor/Rachel Grey]]. Jean is sweet, lovely, an absolute sweetheart who's open with her emotions... and possessed of a spectacular and terrifying temper. [[spoiler: Maddie/Rachel]], by contrast, is almost entirely calm, practical, logical, reserved, and capable of being very, very cold - though post HeelFaceTurn, the facade cracks somewhat.
* ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'': Asuka is the Red Oni -being fiery, high-spirited and loud- and Rei the Blue Oni -she is quieter, colder and usually emotionless-. As a bonus, Asuka has fire-related powers.
* ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime'': Asuka was the Red Oni -temperamental and impulsive- and Rei the Blue Oni -emotionless and quiet-. After returning to the past Asuka is calmer and Rei is learning to recognize and express her emotions, so differences between both are less extreme, but Asuka is still the passionate half of the duo and Rei the calm one.
* ''FanFic/DungeonKeeperAmi'' features [[NobleDemon Jadite]] and [[BadAssBookworm Ami]], occasionally. Jadeite also fills the same role to [[MissionControl Cathy]]. On the other hand, Tiger is a red oni to everyone, even Jadeite.
* ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'': [[FieryRedhead Asuka]] is the Red Oni -she is hot-tempered, hot-headed, loud, boisterous, proud and impulsive-, and Shinji is the Blue Oni -calm, modest, quiet, patient, wary, understanding-. They are a BattleCouple.
* In ''Fanfic/GhostsOfEvangelion'' Asuka is the Red to Shinji's Blue. She is hot-blooded, quick-tempered and impetuous, and Shinji is calm, rational and passive. She helps him be more assertive and he keeps her calm.
* ''Fanfic/{{HERZ}}'': Asuka is the red oni (she is temperamental, rash and hot-headed) and Rei the blue one (she is calm and soft-spoken). Due to their clashing personalities there was some hostility between them when they were young, but after twelve years it has mostly faded.
* ''Fanfic/HigherLearning'': Asuka and Shinji were this for a long time. They were always together, and Asuka was the hot-headed, enthusiastic Red Oni and Shinji the quiet, meek Blue Oni. This changed after [[spoiler:Asuka's MindRape,]] and she became silent and gloomy.
* In the ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14997911/chapters/34760702 The Horsewomen Of Las Vegas]]'', Wrestling/BeckyLynch is hands-down the Red Oni. She's brash, obnoxious, hot-headed and will kill without a second thought, but fiercely loyal to her people. She's such a Red Oni that it takes TWO Blue Onis to balance her out: 1) her working relationship with Wrestling/CharlotteFlair, who is an ice queen, diplomatic, TheChessmaster and very detached from others (Becky delights in driving her crazy) and 2) one of the CoDragons of her own merry band, Wrestling/BrookeTessmacher, who handles most of Becky's business affairs because she's too impatient and impulsive to be able to do it herself.
* ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'': Passionate and fiery Asuka is the Red Oni while collected and silent Rei is the Blue Oni. It was specially noticeable in scenes where Asuka reacted and acted while Rei prefered waiting and analyzing the situation.
* ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'':
** Asuka and Shinji are like this. Asuka is the Red Oni -temperamental, bold and daring- is the Shinji is the Blue -tranquil and quiet even when he is angry-.
** Rei -calm, soft-spoken- is also the Blue Oni to Asuka's Red one. Due to Shinji changing the timeline events they unexpectedly become friends, and better teammates (and Rei actually [[spoiler:saves Asuka's from dying inside a volcano.]]
* ''Fanfic/OurBladesAreSharp'': Roose Bolton's [[SiblingYinYang sons]] Domeric (blue) and Ramsay (red). Domeric is calm, pragmatic, and kind-hearted, while Ramsay is impulsive, hedonistic and sadistic. This is reflected in their clothing; Domeric mostly wears blue or black with hints of red, while Ramsay is shown wearing predominantly red and no traces of cooler colors.
* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6218113/1/Professor-Layton-and-the-Beam-Katana-Chronicles Professor Layton and the Beam Katana Chronicles]] pairs the hot headed and rash [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes Travis Touchdown]] with the calm gentleman, [[VideoGame/ProfessorLayton Hershel Layton.]]
* ''Fanfic/RagnarokRagnaGuardian'':
** Shiro (HotBlooded, sanguine, NiceGuy, loud and extroverted) and Reiko (Choleric, even louder, bossy) as the red to either either Saya (Introverted, ShrinkingViolet, quiet, phlegmatic) or Roku (Melancholic, JerkWithAHeartOfGold)
** Also Shiro and Kuro respectively
** Shiro can only be out-redded by Reiko and his sister, Shiki
* The wrestling fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10340937/1/The-Return-Remixed The Return-Remixed]]'' has DEAR's BigBadDuumvirate, Wrestling/TrishStratus (Red) and Wrestling/{{Lita}} (Blue). Trish is cocky and arrogant when things are going her way, but loud and hot-headed whenever they're not, while Lita is more level-headed and rational.
* ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'': Asuka -HotBlooded, hot-headed, angry, loud- and Rei -emotionless, detached, calm, quiet-. Their relationship greatly evolves throughout the story. At the beginning Asuka detests Rei and Rei ignores Asuka. Later, when they start competing over Shinji, they can not stand each other. Finally, after a violent fight, they make up, call a truce, and they gradually become friends.
* ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'':
** Asuka was the Red Oni -passionate and temperamental- and Shinji the Blue Oni -meek and quiet-. Actually, Asuka liked Shinji -among other reasons- because he knew how to listen.
** When Asuka and Rei hang together and fight together, Rei -quiet and passive- is the Blue Oni.
* In the Great Chicken Miasma's Mario fanfic ''Fanfic/BetterOffAlone'', the young Yoshi Waffles is the Red to everyone else in the group's Blue.
* In the fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6984913/1/Disgaea-Jewel-of-the-gods Disgaea: Jewel of the Gods]], Laharl is the red oni to Adell and Mao's blue oni. Adell and Mao tend to trade role for who's the red oni and who's the blue oni of the two.
* ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen'' has two pairs like this on opposite sides of war. On Arendelle side, general Kristiani is impulsive, "let's crush them now" red to Olafsen's more careful blue. On Weselton side, general Potter is red with MoreDakka approach, while general Windsor is blue and described as "cold-blooded, sneaky bastard" by one of the Arendellans.
* ''FanFic/WinterWar'' gives us Ikkaku and Nanao, the co-leaders of the Hueco Mundo mission. Ikkaku is a HotBlooded BloodKnight with a newly acquired habit of [[TheNicknamer giving nicknames]] and a physical fighter with no aptitude for kidou. Nanao is a [[NoSenseOfHumor serious]], methodical, control obsessive BadassBookworm and kidou specialist who so far has avoided hand-to-hand combat.
* ''[[FanFic/ErisGame Eri's Game]]'' has Eri as the Red Oni and her best friend, Shiki, as the Blue Oni.
* ''Fanfic/Swing123AndGarfieldodiesCalvinverse'' has [[MadScientist Dr.]] [[StupidEvil Brainstorm]] as the red oni, with his {{foil}} [[SnarkyNonhumanSidekick Jack]] being the blue.
** The main cast also has this distinction. From most red to most blue, they are as follows: [[color:#ff0000:Socrates]], [[color:#d5002b:Calvin]], [[color:#aa0055:the MTM]], [[color:#5500aa:Hobbes]], [[color:#2b00d5:Sherman]], and [[color:#0000ff:Andy]].
* ''FanFic/ToKillAThief'' has [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] as red due to [[AxCrazy being crazy]] with KnightTemplar ideas, while his partner, [[Manga/PhantomThiefJeanne Miyako Toudaiji]], is blue due to [[OnlySaneMan being sane]] with ByTheBookCop tendencies.
* In ''Fanfic/WhiteRain'', it is Sasuke who is the Red Oni to Naruto's Blue, strangely enough. Their relationships also have the same distinction.
* ''Fanfic/TheWizardInTheShadows'' has Harry as the Red Oni to Aragorn's blue.
* ''FanFic/{{Apprentice}}'' has [[{{Manga/Naruto}} Sasuke]] and [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Mecha Sally]].
* ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfTime'' has [[WesternAnimation/SherlockHolmesInTheTwentySecondCentury Beth's]] red to [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Holmes's]] blue.
* The dynamic between [[spoiler: Chaos]] and Takato in the ''FanFic/TamersForeverSeries'' is an interesting inversion of this trope. [[spoiler: [=ChaosGallantmon=]]] has blue highlights on his armour, while Gallantmon has red highlights, and [[spoiler: Chaos]] is also much more ruthless than Takato, but surprisingly enough, ''Takato'' is actually the Blue Oni, being much more subtle and thoughtful than the impulsive [[spoiler: Chaos]].
* ''FanFic/WorkingTogether'' has [[Anime/DigimonTamers Rika Nonaka]] as the Red Oni and ArchEnemy [[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures Valmont]] as the Blue Oni.
* Vale Whitaker, the ShrinkingViolet heroine of the ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Games]]'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning'', is the Blue Oni in contrast to several Red Oni in the story, including [[HotBlooded her sister Maybelle]], [[KidSidekick her district partner]] [[MouthyKid Kit]], and FieryRedhead [[ArcherArchetype Fen]].
* ''Fanfic/KitsuneNoKenFistOfTheFox'' gives us Suigetsu and Jugo, red and blue respectively. Suigetsu is HotBlooded, while Jugo's more calm and methodical.
* The ''Manga/MedakaBox'' fanfic ''Fanfic/WorldAsMyth'' has the friendship between the violent [[AxeCrazy Unzen]] and the phlegmatic [[TheStoic Choujabaru]].
* ''Fanfic/ANecromancersWildCard'' has [[LightNovel/{{Is This A Zombie}} Ayumu Aikawa]] as the Red Oni to [[VideoGame/{{Persona 3}} Minato Arisato]]'s blue.
* ''Fanfic/PeaceForgedInFire'' plays this contrast between ''Rahaen'Enriov'' D'trel ir'Aehallhah t'Rihannsu and ''Khre'Riov'' Morgaiah "Morgan" ir'Sheratan t'Thavrau, the two lead members of the Romulan Republic diplomatic team. D'trel doesn't like Velal, the Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire, and has diametrically opposed political views, and runs on UnstoppableRage in battle, while Morgan is a more traditionalist Romulan, shares a friendly drink with Velal to hold the negotiations together, and has a much calmer, more rational fighting style. Also visible in their ship choices: D'trel's ''Kholhr'' is a GlassCannon[=/=]FragileSpeedster ''T'varo''-class light warbird, while Morgan captains a MightyGlacier ''D'deridex''-class battlecruiser.
* In contrast to the source material, in {{Fanfic/Traveler}}, Ash is ''blue'' to Gary's red. He serves a similar role to his early travelling companion Jonathan. Lance and Steven's relationship has tones of this, with Lance as red and Steven as blue.
** Appropriately, among Ash's Pokemon, [[PlayingWithFire Infernus]] plays the red to [[MakingASplash Torrent's]] (post-evolution) blue.
* ''Fanfic/TheSnowHasStoppedTheRain'' has Zangetsu, who's crude, violent and hot-blooded (red) and Shirayuki who is (usually) calm, collected and proper (blue).
* ''Fanfic/{{Wonderful}}'' has Taylor, who is the Red to Emma’s Blue. The former is bold and loud whereas the latter is calm and rational. Emma often helps to keep Taylor grounded.
* In ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'':
** Asuka is the red oni and Rei the blue one. Reinforced because Asuka's powers are fueled by fury and fierceness, and Rei's by joy and despair.
** Shinji is also the blue to Asuka's red. She is a furious, passionate physical fighter. He is a calm, conniving schemer.
* In ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', Asuka is the Red Oni to Shinji's Blue. Although she's calmer and he's less timid due to their increased maturity, she's still daring, bold and passionate whereas he tries to be a calming, pacifying influence.
* The crossover [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12068240/1/Crossfire Crossfire]] has [[Anime/{{Trigun}} Vash]] and [[Anime/{{Gungrave}} Brandon]] as the Red and the Blue respectively. Vash is a loud, cheerful donut-loving goofball who always tries to resolve every conflict peacefully. His favorite flower is red geranium, and when he somehow gets in a fight, he will always find a way out with various tricks. On the other hand, Brandon is a cool and quiet undead mobster who won't hesitate to injure or even kill people when it's necessary to resolve a conflict. His favorite flower is forget-me-not, and whenever he gets in a fight, he tends to bulldoze everything in his path with brute strength.
* In ''FanFic/CardcaptorRad'', there's eager and passionate Hot Shot whose something of a BloodKnight, and calm, meticulous Red Alert, who'd rather wait and plan things out. Unsurprisingly they clash a lot.
* In ''FanFic/BladeDanceAcademy'', we have Yona and Tegami, respectively. Yona is a GenkiGirl, NiceGirl, uses [[PlayingWithFire fire]], and wields a BFS. Tegami is a MellowFellow, JerkWithAHeartOfGold, uses [[BlowYouAway wind]], and wields a katana. Their eye colours and CharacterAlignment aren't a clear indicator of this, however, as Yona is a LawfulGood character with blue eyes, and Tegami is a ChaoticGood character with pink eyes.
* In ''Fanfic/InfiniteGateOfHope'', we have our two male leads. Shura is HotBlooded, ChaoticGood, a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, is coded with red and wields [[AnAxeToGrind an axe]], seemingly embodying Thor. Naito is a MellowFellow, LawfulGood, a NiceGuy, is coded with light blue, and wields twin shortswords. Even so, he doesn't rely on them, preferring to use the extremely powerful magic at his disposal.
** Their stat distributions fit this too. Shura is a MightyGlacier, with heavy emphasis on Attack and Vitality. Naito is more of a SquishyWizard, with more focus on Magic and Speed.
* ''Fanfic/SkyBladeAcademy'': [[PlayingWithFire Fire-using]] {{Keet}} Kaiba and HotBlooded [[BlowYouAway Wind-using]] Shiki as the Red, and TheStoic [[MakingASplash Water-wielding]] Atsuya and [[DishingOutDirt Earth-using]] ExtremeDoormat with {{Troll}} tendencies Samekou as the Blue. On the FourTemperamentEnsemble, they are respectively Sanguine (Kaiba), Choleric (Shiki), Melancholic (Atsuya), and Phlegmatic (Same).
* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' shows it often:
** [[TheHero Ash]] is the red to [[TheRival Paul's]] blue. Ash is exuberant, warm, and thinks on his feet; whereas Paul is subdued, cold, and prefers to plan ahead.
** Gary and Red also have this sort of dynamic. Ironically, Red's the Blue Oni, being quiet and stoic; while Gary is the loud, emotional Red Oni.
** Ash and Red also have this dynamic, with Ash as the red and Red as the blue. This is reflected in their respective abilities. Ash has the ability to temporarily increase his Pokémon's power, while Red is able to see "victory odds".
* In ''Fanfic/JustAChild'', Kanna's twin brothers Kim-un and Yushkep act in this fashion, with Yushkep as the red and Kim-un as the blue.
* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/YouHaveToHelpMe'' has this dynamic between Touka and her MuggleBestFriend turned [[HalfHumanHybrid One-Eyed Ghoul]] Yoriko. While Touka is obviously the HotBlooded one, Yoriko is cheerful and being careful. Ironically, their Kagunes show the opposite; Touka uses an [[FragileSpeedster Ukaku]], while Yoriko uses a [[GlassCannon Rinkaku]].
* Duos like this are widespread in the ComicBook/TeenTitans ''Our Own League'' novels, but the most prominent is Gar and Raven. The only ten year-olds in a school for teen heroes, they spend a lot of time together and are close friends ([[ShipTease possibly]] [[PuppyLove more]]) despite the contrasts: Gar wears warm colors with white, Raven wears cool colors with black. Gar is hyperactive, mischievous and impulsive, Raven is quiet, pensive and [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond Her Years]]. Gar has a flashy power he cannot yet control, Raven's sorcery is understated ''because'' of [[WillfullyWeak how much control she has]]. In a reversal, Gar is a SadClown who hides his pain, while Raven always [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry says]] exactly how she feels.
* In ''Fanfic/EightCount'', the calm and confident veteran boxing champion [[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} Kate Kane]] is the blue to the wild and undisciplined red of rookie boxer ComicBook/HarleyQuinn.
* ''Fanfic/AuraOfTheAzure'': Ragna (Red) tends to be aggressive and rash, while Jin (Blue) is cold and calculating. Word of God even gives an example as to how they would operate as police officers combating corruption in a law enforcement organization. Jin would work tirelessly to locate the source of the corruption and ensure that the law punishes them without mercy. Ragna, meanwhile, would just brutalize and terrorize any corrupt cop he encounters.
* In ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', the lead character [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]] is a passionate, hotblooded hero (Red), and her partner [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Dev-Em]] is a pragmatic, analytical secret spy (Blue).
* ''Fanfic/ArcticRim'': Elsa is more analytical and cautious in her fighting style (Blue), while Anna is more instinctive (Red). They pass greater or less amounts of control to each other depending on the situation; Elsa handles more of the longer ranged weapons, outfighting, and ground-grappling, while Anna handles the Kinetic Strike Module and clinch fighting.

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* ''FanFic/ToKillAThief'' has [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] as red due to [[AxCrazy being crazy]] with KnightTemplar ideas, while his partner, [[Manga/KamikazeKaitouJeanne Miyako Toudaiji]], is blue due to [[OnlySaneMan being sane]] with ByTheBookCop tendencies.

* ''FanFic/{{Apprentice}}'' has [[{{Manga/Naruto}} Sasuke]] and [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Mecha Sally]].

* In ''FanFic/EightCount'', the calm and confident veteran boxing champion [[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} Kate Kane]] is the blue to the wild and undisciplined red of rookie boxer ComicBook/HarleyQuinn.

** In general, ''Aesir: Cross Wars'' is the Red Oni to Iceaura39's second work, ''Literature/TheSpectrumGame''. ''Aesir: Cross Wars'' is a HighFantasy with heavy emphasis on RuleOfCool and RuleOfFunny, and NoFourthWall. Meanwhile, ''The Spectrum Game'' is a (heavily downplayed) DarkFantasy with more of an emphasis on RealityEnsues. The protagonists of each book also play this straight, as Azrael Hardrada is friendly and outgoing, while Inigo Windflower is stoic and cynical.

* In ''FanFic/CardcaptorRad'', there's eager and passionate Hot Shot whose something od a BloodKnight, and calm, meticulous Red Alert, who'd rather wait and plan things out. Unsurprisingly they clash a lot.

* In ''Story/InfiniteGateOfHope'', we have our two male leads. Shura is HotBlooded, ChaoticGood, a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, is coded with red and wields [[AnAxeToGrind an axe]], seemingly embodying Thor. Naito is a MellowFellow, LawfulGood, a NiceGuy, is coded with light blue, and wields twin shortswords. Even so, he doesn't rely on them, preferring to use the extremely powerful magic at his disposal.

* Story/AesirCrossWars: Inverted. Freya is the staff wielding, intelligent goddess of Love, while her Guardian, Azrael, is the scythe wielding angel with IdiotHero tendencies. In spite of this, it is Azrael who comes off as the calmer of the two, often correcting his Goddess whenever she makes a mistake. Meanwhile, Freya is a massive GenkiGirl.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14997911/chapters/34760702 The Horsewomen Of Las Vegas]]'' has Wrestling/CharlotteFlair (Blue) and Wrestling/BeckyLynch (Red).

* In the ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14997911/chapters/34760702 The Horsewomen Of Las Vegas]]'', Wrestling/BeckyLynch is hands-down the Red Oni. She's brash, obnoxious, hot-headed and will kill without a second thought, but fiercely loyal to her people. She's such a Red Oni that it takes TWO Blue Onis to balance her out: 1) her working relationship with Wrestling/CharlotteFlair, who is an ice queen, diplomatic, a Chessmaster and very detached from others (Becky delights in driving her crazy) and 2) the CoDragon of her own merry band, Wrestling/BrookeTessmacher, who handles most of Becky's business affairs because she's too impatient and impulsive to be able to do it herself.

* In the ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14997911/chapters/34760702 The Horsewomen Of Las Vegas]]'', Wrestling/BeckyLynch is hands-down the Red Oni. She's brash, obnoxious, hot-headed and will kill without a second thought, but fiercely loyal to her people. She's such a Red Oni that it takes TWO Blue Onis to balance her out: 1) her working relationship Wrestling/CharlotteFlair, who is an ice queen, diplomatic, a Chessmaster and very detached from others (Becky delights in driving her crazy) and 2) Wrestling/BrookeTessmacher, who handles most of Becky's business affairs because she's too impatient and impulsive to be able to do it herself.

* The wrestling fic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10340937/1/The-Return-Remixed The Return-Remixed]] has DEAR's BigBadDuumvirate, Wrestling/TrishStratus and Wrestling/{{Lita}}. Trish is cocky and arrogant when things are going her way, but loud and hot-headed whenever they're not, while Lita is more level-headed and rational.

* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6218113/1/Professor-Layton-and-the-Beam-Katana-Chronicles Professor Layton and the Beam Katana Chronicles]] pairs the hot headed and rash [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes Travis Touchdown]] with the calm gentleman, [[Franchise/ProfessorLayton Hershel Layton.]]

** In ''Fanfic/JustAChild'', Kanna's twin brothers Kim-un and Yushkep act in this fashion, with Yushkep as the red and Kim-un as the blue.

* ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide'': Asuka is the Red to Shinji’s Blue. She’s belligerent, passionate and rash. He’s calm, insecure and quiet.

* Vale Whitaker, the ShrinkingViolet heroine of the HungerGames fanfiction ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning'', is the Blue Oni in contrast to several Red Oni in the story, including [[HotBlooded her sister Maybelle]], [[KidSidekick her district partner]] [[MouthyKid Kit]], and FieryRedhead [[ArcherArchetype Fen]].

** And finally, [[spoiler: Jasper]] is the Red to [[Lapis's]] Blue. It helps that they're actually a version of red and of blue respectively.

* ''Fanfic/ATriangleintheStars'': While Steven is undoubtedly the Red Oni to mostly everyone else, he's the Blue Oni to Bill Cipher's Red. [[spoiler: Later, however, Bill evolves into more of a Blue Oni, and Steven himself bounces back and forth from Red to Blue.]]

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': Harry and Carol alternate between the two roles. On the one hand, Harry's the one with emotional repression issues, NervesOfSteel, a habit of very dry [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]], and when he gets ''really'' angry, the result is TranquilFury. Carol, meanwhile, is a loud, HotBlooded teenager with anger issues and a bit of impetuosity. On the other hand, Harry's also increasingly got a HairTriggerTemper which he struggles to keep in check, is practically the poster boy for the IndyPloy and DidntThinkThisThrough (he gets better about it, but it's still a key underpinning of his character) and his signature power is PlayingWithFire. Meanwhile, Carol is reserved, cautious about trusting people, Harry's self-appointed MoralityChain who never loses control of herself, functions as TheStrategist for Harry and his friends, and has an increasingly disciplined mind.

** Jean Grey and [[spoiler: Maddie Pryor/Rachel Grey]]. Jean is sweet, lovely, open with her emotions, and possessed of a spectacular and terrifying temper. [[spoiler: Maddie/Rachel]] is almost entirely calm, practical, logical, reserved, and very, very cold.

* Garnet is the Blue to Pearl's and Amethyst's Red, and Pearl is the Blue to Amethyst's Red. [[spoiler: When Keyhole joins, he becomes the Blue to Pearl's Red]].