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5Purgatory has a flame, and it has scorched the skin of this character. This usually is depicted as an even tan across the entire body (there are no tan lines). Note, this person doesn't have to be ''evil'' per se, but they will have a grim origin or power source.
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7Can have UnfortunateImplications, so sometimes instead of being "black" or "brown", they're colored with other spectrums of darker colors, with red being particularly common.
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9Do not confuse with someone who is merely sporty or blue-collar, such as someone with dark skin and red hair; that is just the effect of natural sunshine and outdoor work.
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11Compare BigRedDevil. Contrast UndeathlyPallor.
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18* Sailor Pluto from ''Franchise/SailorMoon''; while she's the soldier of time, not necessarily a [[BadPowersBadPeople bad power]] in itself, she is a WellIntentionedExtremist in one arc, she gives off a mysterious and wise aura and is suspected to be thousands of years old, and her powers have a lot of forbidden aspects that could tear the timeline apart. Thank goodness for {{Stable Time Loop}}s. It's also notable that a common [[EpilepticTrees theory]] based upon one line in the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] suggests that she's a demigoddess.
19* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': Those becoming a [[WalkingWasteland Victor]] are able to take on a heavily tanned or bronzed form that becomes permanent once they reach Stage 2 of their transformation. Once a they reaches Stage 3, as [[BigBad Victor]] himself did towards the end of the series, their skin-tone darkens even more, becoming blackened as if burned or in permanent shadow.
20* In every adaptation of ''Franchise/{{Devilman}}'', Akira Fudo ends up having a tan after being possessed by [[BigRedDevil Amon]]. The ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby'' adaptation has something similar with Miko.
21* Archer from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. Especially noticeable in that [[spoiler:his past self, Shirou, did not have this tan; it's a side effect of pushing his powers past their limits so much.]]
22** Relatedly, Chloe von Einzbern from ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', a magical clone of the titular Illya. Something about being spawned from Archer's Class Card caused Chloe to inherit most of Archer's color scheme.
23** Also in ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', [[spoiler: Miyu's brother]] has a patchy and incomplete version of this covering part of the face and arms.
24** And now in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' we have [[spoiler: Assassin EMIYA. No, not Shirou, but Kiritsugu.]]
25** As of 2018, [[spoiler: Okita Souji Alter]] has likewise joined the ranks of [[spoiler: the Counter-Guardians]].
26* Akio (and Anthy) from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''.
27* Urd from ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'', and her mother Hild, the Queen of [[{{Hell}} Nifleheim.]]
28* Angol Moa from ''Manga/SgtFrog''.
29* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'': Rudger Godwin, following his death and rebirth as a Dark Signer.
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33* Depictions of the Devil in the 19th century often described him as a figure all in black; including swarthy skin, as if blackened by soot; Creator/NathanielHawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" is a good example.
34* In the short story "The Wild Asses of the Devil" by Creator/HGWells, a demon turns up in the form of a charcoal burner, complete with soot-darkened skin.
35* Creator/HPLovecraft described [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]] as having jet-black skin.
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39* [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hades]], aka Pluto, God of the Underworld, was often described as dark-skinned, when he wasn't described as pale.
40** It should be noted that since black-figure pottery typically depicted all males with black skin (females were often white) and there were very few depictions of Hades in Classical art, it would be tough to argue Hades was intentionally depicted differently from other male figures.
41* {{Satan}}, in typical FireAndBrimstoneHell BigRedDevil depictions, has red skin from the fire below.
42* Surt from Myth/NorseMythology is frequently depicted with black skin.
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46* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Humanoids from the Underdark, such as Duergar and Drow, are dark-skinned. Sometimes they are blue to avoid the UnfortunateImplications.
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50* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': Characters who use the [[KillingIntent Satsui no Hado]], such as Akuma (pictured), tend to have tanned skin. This is notable in the contrast between Ryu and Evil Ryu, where the SuperpoweredEvilSide has a darker complexion.
51* Dark Sakura from the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' games is an {{Inverted|Trope}} version of this trope and how it normally goes in ''Street Fighter'': the cause and effect is flipped around, and instead of the Satsui no Hado darkening her complexion, getting sunburnt causes her to become a Satsui no Hado master, and since her skin is already darkened, she's immune to [[TheCorruption its corrupting influence]]... at least until the sunburn goes away and she loses these powers.
52* Carona aka "Another Marona" from ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave''.
53* Rozalin from ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2|CursedMemories}}'' takes on this characteristic when [[spoiler:she reverts back to [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Overlord Zenon]]]].
54** [[CuteAndPsycho Princess Sapphire]] in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|AbsenceOfJustice}}''.
55** And now [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Fenrich]] from ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|A Promise Unforgotten}}''.
56* Cia, BigBad of ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'', is heavily tanned with [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white hair]]. [[spoiler:This seems to be a direct result of [[HijackedByGanon Ganondorf's influence]], as Lana, [[LiteralSplitPersonality her good side made manifest]], has pale skin, as does Cia herself in the DLC costume that depicts her pre-possession.]]
57* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series has the Dunmer (Dark Elves), with ashen gray skin and blood red eyes. They were once the Chimer, close relatives of the Altmer (High Elves), with pale golden skin. However, the [[GreatOffscreenWar Battle of Red Mountain]] ended with the [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Dwemer]] [[RiddleForTheAges disappearing]] and the Chimer in possession of the [[CosmicKeystone Heart of Lorkhan]]. The [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric]] patron of the Chimer, Azura, commanded the Chimer to never attempt to use the Heart. [[RashomonStyle Though the exact details of what happened next are recounted differently by all of the surviving parties]], her champion (and the leader of the Chimer), Lord Nerevar, was killed (likely murdered) and his top advisors (as well as a [[FaceHeelTurn former advisor turned enemy]]) tapped into the Heart to become {{Physical God}}s, collectively known as the Tribunal. According to legend, Azura then punished the Tribunal and the Chimer people by cursing them into their current appearance, turning them into the modern Dunmer.
58* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': Dark skin and orange eyes are symptoms of characters that have been tainted by darkness.
59* ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'': In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2002'' only, the Orochi Team obtain darker skin tones when they tap into the power of their malevolent god in their Awakened forms.
60* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Flamberge, who's PlayingWithFire powers came from nearly getting burned alive, noticeably has a tan when compared to her pale sisters.
61* ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture'': Black Polnareff, who represents Polnareff after being possessed by Anubis' sword, has noticeably darker skin than usual. Interestingly, this doesn't happen in the manga or other adaptations.
62* ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'': Taira no Kiyomori is brought back from the dead as a towering demon sorcerer in the second game: his alternate costume turns his entire skin dark gray and his clothing and beard ash gray to match.
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66* Zimmy from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' has a strange ashy grey skin color in addition to her eyes covered in black gunk and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily. It's unclear whether this is supposed to be an ''unnatural'' feature in-universe, as it's not that far from a few other characters' skin tones.
67* Rose from ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' turns grey when she [[spoiler:[[GoMadFromTheRevelation makes the mistake of asking the magic cueball whether the Horrorterrors are evil]] and develops a case of TouchedByVorlons. She gets better.]]
68* Jagganoth from ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'' has a deep purple/blackish shade to his entire body. He is seen in at least one flashback with a much more normal skin colour, implying whatever turned him thirty foot tall also changed his skin colour.
69** Mottom also has a purplish cast to her skin. However, her skin turns a more natural bronze when she eats her [[FountainOfYouth age-regressing peaches]], suggesting that it's related to her ageing into a withered crone.
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73* Raven's demonic parentage from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' makes her blue-ish gray.
74* Dr. Drakken from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' is blue. We're not entirely sure why; but it's related to his being evil; apparently, as Ron Stoppable turned evil one episode and also turned blue. Okay, he's not nearly as badass as the rest of these examples; but that's what [[HarmlessVillain evil]] is in the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' universe.
75* Oleander, VillainousGlutton on ''WesternAnimation/SushiPack'', has lavender-shaded skin for no explained reason.
76* Hades in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' has [[UndeathlyPallor pale ashen skin]] (though it changes to a tan shade whenever he gets angry), but in the episode where he steals the sun, he develops a tan worthy of George Hamilton.
77* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': [[spoiler:When Hawk Moth is powered up into Scarlet Moth, not only do his clothes turn red, he gets a tan.]]
78* Hades from ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans'' is dark purple, but it's subverted since [[DarkIsNotEvil he's a pretty nice character]].
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