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Color Character

A common comic book character naming convention. A Sister Trope to Something Person, where the hero or villain has his prominent costume color as part of his name.

May or may not be Color Coded For Your Convenience. Wanders into Added Alliterative Appeal on occasion.

See also Colourful Theme Naming.

Examples:

This trope is referenced in Larry Boy and the Angry Eyebrows when we meet "The Scarlet Tomato" as it only works when you name yourself after the color that that object or animal is not
Blue
- Blue Beetle
- Blue Marvel
- Blue Devil
- Blue Bowman
- Blue Rajah
- Blue Jay
- Blue Bullet
Red
- Red Devil
- Red Tornado
- Red Python
- Red Arrow
- Red Hood
- Red Star
- Red Sonja
- Red Bee
- Red Hulk
- Red She Hulk
- Red Rush
- Red Skull
- Red Robin
- Red Panda
- Red Rover
- Red Ghost
- Red Raven
- Redwing
- Red X
- Rocket Red
- Red Claw
- Red Lanterns
- Red King
- Scarlet Spider
- Scarlet Witch
- Scarlet Scarab
- The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Crimson Avenger
- Crimson Chin
- Crimson Cowl
- Crimson Dynamo
- Crimson Fox
- Crimson Phantom Vengeance
- Durham Red (Strontium Dog spinoff)
Green
- Green Arrow
- Green Lantern
- Green Goblin
- Green Hornet
- Green Ghost
- Green Flame (now simply "Fire")
- Green Lama
- Jade
Yellow/Gold
- Booster Gold
- Bronze Tiger
- Golden Bat
- Goldface
- Yellow Claw
- Yellowjacket
- Golden Archer
- Yellow Queen
Black
- Black Panther
- Black Lightning
- Black Adam
- Black Manta
- Black Canary
- Black Mass
- Black Racer
- Black Terror
- Black Cat
- Black Samson
- Black Goliath
- Black Vulcan
- Black Knight
- Black Hand
- Black Marvel
- Black Bolt
- Black Fox
- Black Beetle
- Black Mask
- Black Orchid
- Black Spider
- Black Zero
- Blackfire
- Black Alice
- Black Condor
- Black Diamond
- Black Flame
- Black Widow
- Black Rapier
- Black Badge
- Black Cuervo
- Black Tarantula
- Black Wraith
- Black Mamba
Silver
- Silver Surfer
- Silver Sable
- Silver Fox
- Silver Banshee
- Silver Cyclone
- Silver Centurion
- Silvermane
- Silver Skeeter
- Silver Samurai
- Silver Agent
- Silver Brain
- Silversmith
- Silver Serpent
Brown
- Brown Hornet
Orange
- Agent Orange
Purple
- Shrinking Violet
- Purple Panda
- Purple Man
Grey
- Grey Ghost
- Grey Gargoyle
- Grey Goblin
- Jean Grey
- Greyshirt
Pink
- Pink Panther
- Pink Pummeler
White
- White Tiger
- White Queen (Emma Frost)
- White Rabbit
Spectrum: a form of Theme Naming when all or most of cast in named after colors.
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
- Clue
- Power Rangers and Super Sentai. Note, though, that Sixth Rangers often have their own non-color codename.
- The Green Lantern Corps now has Lanterns of every color in the spectrum.
- Red Tornado, now has several other color counterparts
- The Squirrel Girls in Sequential Art
- The Prism Rangers, themselves a parody of the Power Rangers and Super Sentai.
- In Reservoir Dogs the thieves' codenames are of the form Mr. [color], borrowed from The Taking of Pelham 123.
- The Red Ribbon Army from Dragonball