'''Basic Trope''': An evil character has white hair.
* '''Straight''': Bob has white hair and is big into FantasticRacism.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Every villain we run into has a shade of white hair, and none of the heroes do.
** The eviler a villain is, the whiter his hair is. Bob has white hair and is the leader of ThoseWackyNazis' RightWingMilitiaFanatic PrivateMilitaryContractors.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob has white hair, but even if he is not by any means evil, he is nonetheless cold-hearted and cruel.
** Bob is an AngryWhiteMan.
** Bob is a WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant, but is [[AffablyEvil surprisingly well-mannered]].
** Bob is an AngryWhiteMan, although not outright evil.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob's got a FreudianExcuse behind his evil actions, and his hair [[DiseaseBleach turned white]] because of it all.
** EvilBrit or WesternTerrorists
** EvilColonialist
** EvilOldFolks
* '''Inverted''':
** The only character with white hair is the [[LightIsGood hero]].
** Black Hair, White Heart – A good-hearted character who has [[DarkIsNotEvil black hair]].
* '''Subverted''':
** We catch a glimpse of a white-haired character, Bob, but he [[GoodAllAlong turns out to be on the good guy's side]].
** The white-haired Bob [[DarkIsNotEvil isn't evil after all]], although he is still very dangerous when slightly crossed.
** The white-haired Bob is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** ...Until we find out he was TheMole all along.
** ...Eventually, he has a FaceHeelTurn.
** ...Too bad the heroes typically do the crossing.
** The white-haired Bob is a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.
* '''Parodied''':
** Bob, the villain, laments his inability for being naturally white, and eventually goes to dye it. He becomes an IneffectualSympatheticVillain.
** A brand of hair dyes is advertised as fighting crime by keeping away evil white hair.
** Bob dyes his white hair to a different color and instantly becomes a good guy.
** Bob [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor switches sides a lot]]. Each time his hair color changes.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob, who has white hair, is actually on the good side, but he turns out to be TheMole. However, as soon as he reveals this, he dyes his hair. After which he goes back to the side of good because the hair contained a tiny mind-control device implanted there by the BigBad, and it's rendered useless by the dye.
* '''Averted''': Who has white hair and who doesn't has anything to do with whether they're good or bad.
* '''Enforced''': We need a way for audiences to tell apart a villain from his heroic counterpart -- let's give him white hair so they can notice right away.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Fear me and my white hair of death!"
* '''Invoked''': Bob makes his hair even more white for the sole purpose of making himself look more evil.
* '''Exploited''': TheHero Alex, who is [[DressingAsTheEnemy disguised as an enemy soldier]], dyes his hair white to emphasize his facade.
* '''Defied''':
** After making his FaceHeelTurn, a character makes sure to prevent his hair from becoming white, as he doesn't like the idea of how he'd look with white hair.
** An EvilChancellor refuses to make his hair white because he knows having one will make people know he's evil.
** A white-haired villain performs a HeelFaceTurn.
* '''Discussed''': "Maybe we should stay away from that guy. Look at the hair! It just looks like evil!"
* '''Conversed''': "Why do they give the bad guys white hair?"
* '''Implied''': Bob wears a helmet that hides their hair, but their comb has something white on it.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob wants to find the fountain of youth to stop aging. His white hair symbolizes his aging and drives him to crazy fits.
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