History AmbiguouslyBrown / WesternAnimation

* Jasper Jones of ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'' has brownish skin, dark-brown hair and brown eyes, but has visible freckles (a trait that only occurs in people of fairer complexion), a white dialect and facial features, a Persian-originating given name and an English surname that was adopted by numerous freed African slaves from their estate managers and owners.

** In ''Island (2023)'', Priya and Raj are Indian (though Raj does have [[CanadaEh a heavy Canadian accent]], implying that he might be biracial). Chase is East Asian, Zee is Hispanic and Axel is Latina, and Nichelle's last name being "Ladonna" (Italian for "the woman") might imply that she's at least part-Italian.

--->'''Don [=LaFontaine=]''': One's a baby, and the other's... black. I think. Or at least... part black... Or... Hispanic. You know, I think there might be some Filipino in there, yeah, probably some Filipino. I mean, if he's black, it's definitely... diluted. I mean... one of his parents must be white. What the hell is Creator/JessicaAlba for that matter? If I were forty years younger, I'd plow that 'till next July.

** [[Characters/StarWarsEzraBridger Ezra Bridger]] is a tricky one. He looks more-or-less Arabic, yet his eyes are blue: not impossible but highly uncommon in real-world Arabic people. From what we see of his parents, his father had brown skin and curly dark hair, while his blue eyes come from his mother who is lighter but still non-white. Supplementary material (as well as the background characters) show that Ezra's features are common among the humans of his home planet, so, if anything, his ethnicity would be "Lothalian". In ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'', his live-action actor Creator/EmanEsfandi is of Iranian and Ecuadorian descent.

* 'WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': According to Lucasfilm executive Pablo Hidalgo, all the human leads on the show are multiracial by Earth standards. There has so far been no confirmation of any of their ethnicities – although it'd make no sense to say something like "Luke Skywalker is of European descent" anyway, considering there’s no Europe in a galaxy far, far away.
** [[Characters/StarWarsEzraBridger Ezra Bridger]] is a tricky one. He looks more-or-less Arabic, yet his eyes are blue: not impossible but highly uncommon in real-world Arabic people. From what we see of his parents, his father had brown skin and curly dark hair, while his blue eyes come from his mother who is lighter but still non-white. Supplementary material as well as the background characters reveal that Ezra's features are common among the humans of his home planet, so, if anything, his ethnicity would be "Lothalian". In ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'', his live-action actor Creator/EmanEsfandi is of Iranian and Ecuadorian descent.
** Sabine is also ethnically hard to pin down. Mandalorians are a bit more diverse and we've seen clearly white and black members, with the most famous being the Māori Jango Fett and his many clones. The reason this stands out is that in ''The Clone Wars'' the entire planet was lilly white and one of their leaders loudly claimed Jango wasn't ethnically Mandalorian at all (a later series established he was adopted). Her father is clearly East Asian, though. In ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'', her live-action actress Creator/NatashaLiuBordizzo is of Chinese and Italian descent.
** Kanan, Ezra's mentor, has the darkest skin of the crew but doesn't have a family or even a planet to pin down. The creators have confirmed he was designed without a specific race in mind (although some fans see him as Latino like his voice actor).

* [[Characters/StarWarsEzraBridger Ezra Bridger]] of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' is a tricky one. He’s Arabic, yet his eyes are blue. Blue eyes are not impossible but highly uncommon in real-world Arabic people. A picture of his father reveals that his father had brown skin and curly dark hair, while his blue eyes come from his mother who is lighter but still non-white. There has so far been no confirmation of his ethnicity, although saying something like ‘Luke Skywalker is of European descent’ would make no sense considering there’s no Europe in a galaxy far, far away. [[note]]Luke is half-Tatooinian and half-Naboo, making him obviously far removed from the original Coruscanti Human stock, but not enough to make him a "Near-Human" alien.[[/note]] Word of Pablo Hidalgo is that all the human leads are multiracial by Earth standards, and supplementary material as well as the background characters reveal that Ezra's features are common among the humans of his home planet. So if anything, his ethnicity would be "Lothalian".
** Sabine from the same series is also ethnically hard to pin down. Mandalorians are a bit more diverse and we've seen clearly white and black members, with the most famous being the Māori Jango Fett and his many clones. The reason this stands out is that in ''The Clone Wars'' the entire planet was lilly white and one of their leaders loudly claimed Jango wasn't ethnically Mandalorian at all (a later series established he was adopted). Her father is clearly East Asian, though.

** Simon Petrikov/[[spoiler:the Ice King]], back when he was human, though his surname is Russian.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince,'' [[ClassicalAntiHero Callum]] and [[CheerfulChild Ezran]] have an Asian[[note]]or whatever their world's equivalent would be called[[/note]] mother, a fact which many fans didn't realize until we see their maternal aunt. Meanwhile Ezran's father, Harrow, is clearly black while Callum's father is presumably white. (This whole issue was initially more confusing because early promotional materials described the pair as ''step-''brothers rather than ''half-''brothers.)

* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': Rick last name "Sanchez" is a Latin American name and he has a ''very'' slightly different skin tone from the other characters, but that's about it. [[https://youtu.be/ANE1Bz7Qk0c?t=15m45s When asked about this]], Roiland stated that [[ShrugOfGod he considers it irrelevant]]. In the commentary of "Auto-Erotic Assimilation", Rick was confirmed to be of Hispanic descent. "Rest and Ricklaxation" shows that his skin tone might have something to do with his lifestyle, as once he's removed of his psychological toxins his hair and skin become brighter.

* [[TheHero Ezra Bridger]] of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' is a tricky one. He’s Arabic, yet his eyes are blue. Blue eyes are not impossible but highly uncommon in real-world Arabic people. A picture of his father reveals that his father had brown skin and curly dark hair, while his blue eyes come from his mother who is lighter but still non-white. There has so far been no confirmation of his ethnicity, although saying something like ‘Luke Skywalker is of European descent’ would make no sense considering there’s no Europe in a galaxy far, far away. [[note]]Luke is half-Tatooinian and half-Naboo, making him obviously far removed from the original Coruscanti Human stock, but not enough to make him a "Near-Human" alien.[[/note]] Word of Pablo Hidalgo is that all the human leads are multiracial by Earth standards, and supplementary material as well as the background characters reveal that Ezra's features are common among the humans of his home planet. So if anything, his ethnicity would be "Lothalian".

* [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]] in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''. He has the same skin colour as Superman, which is slightly darker than most of the other white characters -- but he has fuller lips, a more prominent brow, and a voice that to many sounded like it had African-American accent (his voice actor, Creator/ClancyBrown, is white). He was supposed to look like Creator/TellySavalas, a Greek-American actor. In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', he is given a lighter skin tone to rectify the confusion, which led some viewers to think he'd been given a RaceLift.

* Doctor Psycho in ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' is shown to have a much darker skin tone than his own mother, yet apparently lacked the NWordPrivileges to avoid getting PunchedAcrossTheRoom by [[Characters/AquamanRoguesGallery Black Manta]].

* Sam Alexander[=/=]Comicbook/{{Nova}} from ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' is shown to be lighter than [[Characters/WhiteTigerMarvelComics Ava]] and Characters/{{Luke|Cage}}, but darker than [[Characters/IronFist Danny]] and [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Peter]]. The comics establish that he's mixed race, with a white father and a Mexican mother.

* [[Characters/X23LauraKinney X-23]] from ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' is ambiguously brown despite being a [[OppositeSexClone clone]] of Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}, who is white. It's explained that the Wolverine DNA sample was incomplete, so the female scientist that made her used some of her own DNA as well. Since she was [[CanonImmigrant moved to the comics]] she's generally depicted with RavenHairIvorySkin, though she occasionally appears darker, such as during her stint as [[Characters/MarvelComicsCaptainUniverse Captain Universe]]. In ''{{Film/Logan}}'' she is depicted as Mexican but played by a Spanish actress.

** In ''Island (2023)'', Priya and Raj are Indian (though Raj does have [[CanadaEh a heavy Canadian accent]], implying that he might be biracial. Chase is East Asian, Zee is Hispanic and Axel is Latina. Ripper mentions eating large amounts of pasta at his Nonna's house every Sunday, confirming him to be at least part Italian, and Nichelle's last name being "Ladonna" (Italian for "the woman") might imply that she's also Italian.

** Expanded in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' season 3, where more brown skinned characters start showing up across the earth kingdom with no clear ethnic analog, including a prominent new character named Kai. In season 4 this also includes several members of Kuvira's military force, [[spoiler:who are '''not''' persecuted under her [[ANaziByAnyOtherName policy to purge ethnic immigrants]]]]. All this suggests they are seen as ethnically native to the Earth Kingdom.
** This is also invoked inside Republic City. As a consequence of it becoming a melting pot of various cultures, it is no longer possible to determine someones ethnic heritage solely based on their appearance. This leads Bolin to be a bit unsure of Korra's ethnicity after she claims she can earthbend, and to apologize for assuming based on her wardrobe.

** This is also invoked inside Republic City. As a consequence of it becoming a melting pot of various cultures, it is no longer possible to determine someones ethnic heritage solely based on their appearance. This leads Bolin to be a bit unsure of Korra's ethnicity at first after she claims she can earthbend, and to apologize for assuming based on her wardrobe.

** This is also invoked inside Republic City, as a consequence of it becoming a melting pot of various cultures. It is no longer obvious to determine someones ethnic heritage solely based on their appearance. This leads Bolin to be a bit unsure of Korra's ethnicity at first after she says she can earthbend.

** This is also invoked inside Republic City. As a consequence of it becoming a melting pot of various cultures, it is no longer obvious to determine someones cultural heritage based on their appearance. This leads Bolin to be a bit unsure of Korra's ethnicity at first when she says she can earthbend.