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** Played straight with the princesses as well: There are Peach wearing pink (purple oni), Daisy wearing orange (red oni) and Rosalina wearing blue (blue oni).
** The first and second Mario's [[LoveInterest love interests]], respectively, Pauline and Peach. While they are both rather calm and feminine, Pauline is a rather outgoing singer and the busy mayor of New Donk City (red oni), while Peach is a wise and cheerful PrincessClassic (blue oni).
** The Koopalings have Iggy, Lemmy and Morton as the Red and Larry, Ludwig and Roy as the Blue. Wendy and Bowser Jr. are between the two.

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** Played straight with the princesses as well: There are Peach wearing pink (purple oni), (Purple Oni), Daisy wearing orange (red oni) (Red Oni) and Rosalina wearing blue (blue oni).(Blue Oni).
** The first and second Mario's [[LoveInterest love interests]], respectively, Pauline and Peach. While they are both rather calm and feminine, Pauline is a rather outgoing singer and the busy mayor of New Donk City (red oni), (Red Oni), while Peach is a wise and cheerful PrincessClassic (blue oni).(Blue Oni).
** The Koopalings have Iggy, Lemmy and Morton as the Red and Larry, Ludwig and Roy as the Blue. Wendy and Bowser Jr. are between the two.
** Mario and Luigi's two evil counterparts, Wario and Waluigi. Although they can both be short-tempered, Wario acts more out of impulsivity and by strength (Red Oni)while Waluigi is more wise and thoughtful (Blue Oni).



** The joyful and happy [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Princess Peach]], who wears pink, can be this with the more lady-like, demure, and calm [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zelda]] and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Rosalina]], who are associated with [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple]] and [[TrueBlueFemininity sky blue]] respectively. The latter also contrasts with Peach as a fellow ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' princess.

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** The joyful and happy PrincessClassic [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Princess Peach]], who wears pink, can be this with the more lady-like, demure, calm, distant and calm wiser [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zelda]] and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Rosalina]], who are associated with [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple]] and [[TrueBlueFemininity sky blue]] respectively. The latter also contrasts with Peach as a fellow ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' princess.

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** Played straight with the princesses as well: There's Peach and Daisy (wearing pink and orange, respectively) contrasted with Rosalina (who wears blue).

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** Played straight with the princesses as well: There's There are Peach and wearing pink (purple oni), Daisy (wearing pink wearing orange (red oni) and orange, respectively) contrasted with Rosalina (who wears blue).wearing blue (blue oni).
** The first and second Mario's [[LoveInterest love interests]], respectively, Pauline and Peach. While they are both rather calm and feminine, Pauline is a rather outgoing singer and the busy mayor of New Donk City (red oni), while Peach is a wise and cheerful PrincessClassic (blue oni).
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* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' features a few of these pairs:

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* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' features a few of these pairs:pairs, with some of them being ''actual'' oni:



** Featured commonly together in fanon due to their similar height and childishness, we have the FriendlyZombie Qiqi and PersonOfMassDestruction Klee. Qiqi speaks in a monotone, acts forgetful, and does not react much to her surroundings. Klee, on the other hand, [[MadBomber loves bombing things]].
** The two HalfHumanHybrid of Liyue are also a pair. Yanfei is the Red to Ganyu's Blue, as Yanfei is extremely extroverted and [[MotorMouth talkative]] while Ganyu is collected and somewhat distant due to [[LonelyAmongPeople feeling like she doesn't fit in with either species]].

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** Featured commonly together in fanon due to their similar height and childishness, we have the FriendlyZombie Qiqi and PersonOfMassDestruction Klee. Qiqi speaks in a monotone, acts forgetful, and does not react much to her surroundings. Klee, on the other hand, [[MadBomber loves bombing things]].
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** The two HalfHumanHybrid of Liyue are also a pair. Yanfei is the Red to Ganyu's Blue, as Yanfei is extremely extroverted and [[MotorMouth talkative]] while Ganyu is collected and somewhat distant due to [[LonelyAmongPeople feeling like she doesn't fit in with either species]]. {{Colorcoded|ForYourConvenience}}.



*** '''Even stranger''' would be how Chongyun is usually the Blue Oni compared to his best friend [[BadassBookworm Xingqiu]] (who likes pranking and teasing Chongyun), but the dynamic flips when Chongyun goes into his Yang state. (Well, partially because Xingqiu isn't very hotblooded in the first place).

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*** '''Even stranger''' would be how Chongyun is usually the Blue Oni compared to his best friend [[BadassBookworm Xingqiu]] (who likes pranking and teasing Chongyun), but the dynamic flips when Chongyun goes into his Yang state. (Well, partially because Xingqiu isn't very hotblooded in the first place). Their normal roles are {{colorcoded|ForYourConvenience}}.
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** The most explicit with this dynamic is Papyrus (Red) and Sans (Blue): while Papyrus is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard, Sans dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.

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** The most explicit with this dynamic is are Papyrus (Red) and Sans (Blue): while Papyrus is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard, Sans dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.
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** The most explicit duo with this dynamic is Papyrus (Red) and Sans (Blue): while Papyrus is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard, Sans dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.

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** The most explicit duo with this dynamic is Papyrus (Red) and Sans (Blue): while Papyrus is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard, Sans dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.
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** The skelebros have this dynamic: Papyrus is the Red Oni, because he is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard; Sans is the Blue Oni, because he dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.
** Two areas later, you have a similar dynamic between the show host robot Mettaton (Red) and his creator Alphys (Blue): while Mettaton is an overly dramatic character who focuses on entertaining, moves across multiple areas for different shows and hides his true colors until he's entirely sure nobody will interfere, Alphys stays behind her computer lab most of the time, has trouble holding a simple conversation and lacks confidence in herself because of her past failures as the royal scientist.

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** The skelebros have most explicit duo with this dynamic: dynamic is Papyrus is the Red Oni, because he (Red) and Sans (Blue): while Papyrus is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard; guard, Sans is the Blue Oni, because he dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.
** Two areas later, you have can assist a similar dynamic between the show host robot Mettaton (Red) and his creator Alphys (Blue): while Mettaton is an overly dramatic character who focuses on entertaining, moves across multiple areas for different shows and hides his true colors until he's entirely sure nobody will interfere, Alphys stays behind her computer lab most of the time, has trouble holding a simple conversation and lacks confidence in herself because of her past failures as the royal scientist.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', Papyrus is the Red Oni, because he is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard. Sans is the Blue Oni, because he dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
** The skelebros have this dynamic:
Papyrus is the Red Oni, because he is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard. guard; Sans is the Blue Oni, because he dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.



** Another dynamic can be found between Flowey (Red) and the Human Child (Blue): both of them have a strong determination which allows them to rewind time to their last save (but the human's is stronger, leaving the flower as a simple spectator) if they died or want to repair something. However, while the Human Child is a quiet character who makes strong efforts to hide their powers to everybody, Flowey will taunt them with his memories of the events.
* Given a slight twist in ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}''. The "blue oni" ,[[spoiler: who is the protagonist in "oni" form]], is literally blue, though the "red oni" is actually mostly black. Also, [[spoiler:[[StarfishCharacter the two turn out to be two halves of a god]], which merge before going into hibernation at the end]]. There's also [[spoiler:Hien and Hauenkua standing side by side as they betray their lord Kuuya, calm and collected Hien in a blue mecha, while borderline insane due to bloodlust Hauenkua sits in a red mecha]].

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** Another dynamic can be found between Flowey (Red) and the Human Child (Blue): both of them have a strong determination which allows them to rewind time to their last save (but the human's is stronger, leaving the flower as a simple spectator) if they died or want to repair something. However, while the Human Child is a quiet character who makes strong efforts to hide their powers to everybody, Flowey is a sassy flower who will taunt them with his memories of the events.
** Amusingly, this also applies to the merch. The physical copies of the cover album "Determination" have two disks, a red one with metal covers of boss battle themes, and a blue one with electronic and ambient covers of area themes and emotional moments.
* Given a slight twist in ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}''. The "blue oni" ,[[spoiler: oni", [[spoiler: who is the protagonist in "oni" form]], is literally blue, though the "red oni" is actually mostly black. Also, [[spoiler:[[StarfishCharacter the two turn out to be two halves of a god]], which merge before going into hibernation at the end]]. There's also [[spoiler:Hien and Hauenkua standing side by side as they betray their lord Kuuya, calm and collected Hien in a blue mecha, while borderline insane due to bloodlust Hauenkua sits in a red mecha]].

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', Papyrus is the Red Oni, because he is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard. Sans is the Blue Oni, because he dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
** The skelebros have this dynamic:
Papyrus is the Red Oni, because he is overconfident and enthusiastic, wears a red cape and dreams of being a royal guard. guard; Sans is the Blue Oni, because he dresses in blue, is more likely to spend time chuckling at his brother's antics from the corner and has a serious and philosophical side that he displays at times.



** Another dynamic can be found between Flowey (Red) and the Human Child (Blue): both of them have a strong determination which allows them to rewind time to their last save (but the human's is stronger, leaving the flower as a simple spectator) if they died or want to repair something. However, while the Human Child is a quiet character who makes strong efforts to hide their powers to everybody, Flowey will taunt them with his memories of the events.
* Given a slight twist in ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}''. The "blue oni" ,[[spoiler: who is the protagonist in "oni" form]], is literally blue, though the "red oni" is actually mostly black. Also, [[spoiler:[[StarfishCharacter the two turn out to be two halves of a god]], which merge before going into hibernation at the end]]. There's also [[spoiler:Hien and Hauenkua standing side by side as they betray their lord Kuuya, calm and collected Hien in a blue mecha, while borderline insane due to bloodlust Hauenkua sits in a red mecha]].

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** Another dynamic can be found between Flowey (Red) and the Human Child (Blue): both of them have a strong determination which allows them to rewind time to their last save (but the human's is stronger, leaving the flower as a simple spectator) if they died or want to repair something. However, while the Human Child is a quiet character who makes strong efforts to hide their powers to everybody, Flowey is a sassy flower who will taunt them with his memories of the events.
** Amusingly, this also applies to the merch. The physical copies of the cover album "Determination" have two disks, a red one with metal covers of boss battle themes, and a blue one with electronic and ambient covers of area themes and emotional moments.
* Given a slight twist in ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}''. The "blue oni" ,[[spoiler: oni", [[spoiler: who is the protagonist in "oni" form]], is literally blue, though the "red oni" is actually mostly black. Also, [[spoiler:[[StarfishCharacter the two turn out to be two halves of a god]], which merge before going into hibernation at the end]]. There's also [[spoiler:Hien and Hauenkua standing side by side as they betray their lord Kuuya, calm and collected Hien in a blue mecha, while borderline insane due to bloodlust Hauenkua sits in a red mecha]].

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** Alhaitham is the Blue (cold, stoic, and analytical), to Kaveh's Red (histrionic, emotional, and temperamental).
** Furina is the red to Neuvillette's blue during trials in the Opera Epiclese, where his calm and orderly presence contrasts against her performative behavior.

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* ''Videogame/DeadOrAlive'' has the honorable and kind ReluctantWarrior Kasumi and her anti-heroic {{Tsundere}} half-sister Ayane.

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** Between the two main ninja girls are
the honorable and kind ReluctantWarrior Kasumi as Blue and her anti-heroic {{Tsundere}} half-sister Ayane.Ayane as Red.
** Lei Fang gets two Red/Blue pairings with [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Jann Lee]] and [[GenkiGirl Hitomi]], with her being the Blue in both of the pairings due to her elegant appearance and fighting style as well as her ProudBeauty status. Meanwhile, for her Reds, Jann Lee is hot-blooded and hammy, whilst Hitomi is cheerful and energetic.
** Helena is elegant, regal, and polite (Blue), whilst Christie is brash, rude, and sadistic (Red).
** The ladylike Marie Rose who wears [[ElegantGothicLolita Lolita fashion]] (Blue) contrasts with the upbeat and bubbly Honoka who wears [[{{Joshikousei}} a school uniform]] (Red).
** Between the male characters, we have the loud and arrogant Bass Armstrong (Red) with the stoic and calm Rig (Blue).


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* ''VideoGame/JustDance'': From the Enter the Danceverses saga, we have the upbeat and energetic Brezziana of [[Music/DuaLipa "Physical"]] with a very exhausting choreography (Red) and the calm and introverted Mihaly of [[Music/CleanBandit "Rather]] [[Music/JessGlynne Be"]] with a very technical choreography (Blue).


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*** Jin can also be paired with his father Kazuya. Stoic, serious, and disciplined Jin makes the Blue to the brash and snarky Kazuya's Red. Another Red/Blue pairing is Jin/Xiaoyu, with Jin obviously being Blue to the energetic and cheerful Xiaoyu's red.


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*** Asuka can also be paired with fellow female Kazama, Jun. Tomboyish, loud, and hot-blooded Asuka makes the Red to the soft and calm Jun's Blue.
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* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' sports several couples, including [[TheLancer Yukimura]] and [[{{Ninja}} Hanzo]], [[AxCrazy Kotaro]] and [[CastingAShadow Hanzo]], [[ShockAndAwe Ginchiyo]] and [[DropTheHammer Yoshihiro]], [[GeniusBruiser Shingen]] and [[AnIcePerson Kenshin]], [[MasterSwordsman Musashi]] and [[PsychoForHire Kojiro]], and [[DudeLooksLikeALady Hanbei]] and [[EvilSorcerer Kanbei]].

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* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' sports several couples, including [[TheLancer Yukimura]] and [[{{Ninja}} Hanzo]], [[AxCrazy Kotaro]] and [[CastingAShadow Hanzo]], [[ShockAndAwe Ginchiyo]] and [[DropTheHammer Yoshihiro]], Yoshihiro, [[GeniusBruiser Shingen]] and [[AnIcePerson Kenshin]], [[MasterSwordsman Musashi]] and [[PsychoForHire Kojiro]], and [[DudeLooksLikeALady Hanbei]] and [[EvilSorcerer Kanbei]].



** [[DropTheHammer Itsuki]] and [[LoveFreak Xavii]].

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** [[DropTheHammer Itsuki]] Itsuki and [[LoveFreak Xavii]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Pedestal}}'': The main duo displays this in an ironic manner; the blue-haired, blue-dressed Aoi Ooe (who's first name even means blue in Japanese) is the plucky, passionate, headstrong AmateurSleuth, while the redhead Akari Abe is the cool, collected, and apathetic sidekick.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Pedestal}}'': ''VideoGame/{{Pedestal|2021}}'': The main duo displays this in an ironic manner; the blue-haired, blue-dressed Aoi Ooe (who's first name even means blue in Japanese) is the plucky, passionate, headstrong AmateurSleuth, while the redhead Akari Abe is the cool, collected, and apathetic sidekick.
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** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', [[spoiler:the two sides of DividedDeity Fecto Elfilis are this. [[Elfilin]], who's said to embody [[AllLovingHero compassion]] and rational thinking, is the Blue Oni, while [[BigBad Fecto Forgo]], who [[AxCrazy lacks these traits]] and has a tendency to [[DisproportionateRetribution go way overboard]], is the Red Oni.]]

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** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', [[spoiler:the two sides of DividedDeity Fecto Elfilis are this. [[Elfilin]], [[FairyCompanion Elfilin]], who's said to embody [[AllLovingHero compassion]] and rational thinking, is the Blue Oni, while [[BigBad Fecto Forgo]], who [[AxCrazy lacks these traits]] and has a tendency to [[DisproportionateRetribution go way overboard]], is the Red Oni.]]

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* VideoGame/{{Kirby}} and King Dedede play Red Oni to Meta Knight's Blue Oni. Their colors play this trope straight too -- with the carefree Kirby being pink, the aggressive King Dedede wearing red, and then the calm and mysterious Meta Knight being blue.

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* VideoGame/{{Kirby}} Franchise/{{Kirby}}
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and King Dedede play Red Oni to Meta Knight's Blue Oni. Their colors play this trope straight too -- with the carefree Kirby being pink, the aggressive King Dedede wearing red, and then the calm and mysterious Meta Knight being blue.blue.
** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', [[spoiler:the two sides of DividedDeity Fecto Elfilis are this. [[Elfilin]], who's said to embody [[AllLovingHero compassion]] and rational thinking, is the Blue Oni, while [[BigBad Fecto Forgo]], who [[AxCrazy lacks these traits]] and has a tendency to [[DisproportionateRetribution go way overboard]], is the Red Oni.]]
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** Among the main healers and [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guys of the Team]], Medic and Engineer fit the bill. Medic and his mediguns are single target but also can provide overheal to tank more damage while Medic himself can move freely and keep himself close to the battlefield, making him great in defensive teams to break sieges and in offensive teams Ubercharge makes him great at breaking through stalemates and highly contested areas to make pushes, making him the Red Oni. Engineer meanwhile uses the dispenser, which can replenish multiple allies in a respectable area at the same time as well as protecting it with a sentry gun at the cost of being static buildings that require the Engie to move around slowly as such in defensive plays Engineer is great for area denial and protecting objectives while offensive teams use it to hold the line and keeping the pressure with superior logistics with the teleporter making him the Blue Oni. They also fit the bill in terms of personality as Engineer is laid-back and gentle whereas Medic is a crazed goofball.

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