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* Inverted with stars and flames, where the color blue is ''hotter'' than the color red.

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* Inverted with stars and flames, where the color blue is ''hotter'' than the color red. (In the case of stars, it's because hotter stars put out more high-energy UV radiation, shifting their appearance toward the blue end of the spectrum.)
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* ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'': Ultimate Snowboarder Yukiharu Fuyumura is associated with light blue; his jacket, pants, gloves, boots and goggles are all light blue in color.
* ''Fanfic/DanganronpaParadiseLost'': Miyuki Nagasu is the Ultimate Ice Skater, and is never seen without her light blue ice skating costume.

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* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'', Ghiacco, whose name means "Ice" in Italian, has blue hair and his alter-ego, White Album, can freeze things and control ice.

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* In ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'', ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'': Pet Shop's Horus generates blue-colored ice to be tossed at close distances.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'':
Ghiacco, whose name means "Ice" in Italian, has blue hair and his alter-ego, White Album, can freeze things and control ice.



* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Princess Snowina and Minister Blizzard live in the cold and are implied to be at least partially made of ice, given they can melt in high temperatures, and have light blue skin and wear blue clothes.

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* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Princess Snowina and Minister Blizzard live in the cold and are implied to be at least partially made of ice, given they can melt in high temperatures, and have light blue skin and wear blue clothes.



* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': Chip equipment that provide an freezing effect onto weapons are colored blue when seen at shops. On another note, [[AnIcePerson Melissa]] is able conjure up blue ice from the air particles to form an assortment of objects of her choosing, either a javelin and wings.



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* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': Frosta uses ice magic and has a primarily blue wardrobe.

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* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': Ice elemental damage's ShowsDamage numbers are in cyan.



* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': Ice elemental damage's ShowsDamage numbers are in cyan.



* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "A Bird in the Hoof", Philomena (the titular bird) turns blue on purpose to communicate that she's too cold.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "A "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof A Bird in the Hoof", Hoof]]", Philomena (the titular bird) turns blue on purpose to communicate that she's too cold.

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* In ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'', Cure Diamond/[[Anime/GlitterForceDokiDoki Glitter Diamond]], who has blue hair and wears a blue and white dress, is designated ice powers.



* In ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'', Cure Gelato, who is decked out head-to-head in blue, has powers based on ice and ice cream.
* In ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', Eugeo has a blue ColorMotif, favoring blue outfits and wielding the Blue Rose Sword. He's also AnIcePerson thanks to his sword's ability.

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* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
** In ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'', Cure Diamond/[[Anime/GlitterForceDokiDoki Glitter Diamond]], who has blue hair and wears a blue and white dress, is designated ice powers.
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In ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'', Cure Gelato, who is decked out head-to-head in blue, has powers based on ice and ice cream.
* In ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', Eugeo has a blue ColorMotif, favoring blue outfits and wielding the Blue Rose Sword. He's also AnIcePerson thanks to his sword's ability.
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* In ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', Eugeo has a blue ColorMotif, favoring blue outfits and wielding the Blue Rose Sword. He's also AnIcePerson thanks to his sword's ability.



* ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' has Rintaro, wielder of the Suiseiken Nagare, who usually controls water as Kamen Rider Blades, whose main color scheme is blue. But when he gains access to ''Tategami Hyoujuu Senki'', Blades becomes white and blue and he now has control over ice.



* ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' has Rintaro, wielder of the Suiseiken Nagare, who usually controls water as Kamen Rider Blades, whose main color scheme is blue. But when he gains access to ''Tategami Hyoujuu Senki'', Blades becomes white and blue and he now has control over ice.



* The uncharted planet [[DeathWorld Solcrum]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' is an inversion. It orbits a highly energetic blue star, meaning the planet is covered in a deep blue haze and is scorching hot, with temperatures of 351 °C, enough to qualify for a heat hazard and kill you if you're exposed for too long even with your spacesuit on.



* The uncharted planet [[DeathWorld Solcrum]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' is an inversion. It orbits a highly energetic blue star, meaning the planet is covered in a deep blue haze and is scorching hot, with temperatures of 351 °C, enough to qualify for a heat hazard and kill you if you're exposed for too long even with your spacesuit on.



* In ''Franchise/Ben10'': Played straight most of the time, with most of Ben's ice themed aliens being blue in color like Big Chill, Arctiguana, or even [[ManOnFire Heatblast]] when he catches a cold which causes his flames to turn blue. However it's averted with Ultimate Big Chill, who's fiery red in color and is described to breathe "ice flames" that's "fire so cold it burns".

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* In ''Franchise/Ben10'': Played straight most of the time, with most of Ben's ice themed aliens being blue in color like Big Chill, Arctiguana, or even [[ManOnFire Heatblast]] when he catches a cold which causes his flames to turn blue. However it's averted with Ultimate Big Chill, who's fiery red in color and is described to breathe "ice flames" that's "fire so cold it burns".



* In the ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks'' episode "Verb Dog, When Action Calls", Martha dreams that her friends have superpowers. Alice has ice powers and she wears a blue jumpsuit.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks'' episode "Verb "[[Recap/MarthaSpeaksS4E5VerbDogWhenActionCalls Verb Dog, When Action Calls", Calls]]", Martha dreams that her friends have superpowers. Alice has ice powers and she wears a blue jumpsuit.



* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' episode "Snowbody Loves Me", the snow has a blue tint and when Jerry is frozen, the ice that surrounds him is completely blue.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' episode "Snowbody Loves Me", "WesternAnimation/SnowbodyLovesMe", the snow has a blue tint and when Jerry is frozen, the ice that surrounds him is completely blue.
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* Crystal the Snow Fairy of ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' is heavily associated with the colour blue, even more than white. She wears primarily blue, and the cover of her book is blue.

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* [[Literature/RainbowMagicCrystalTheSnowFairy Crystal the Snow Fairy Fairy]] of ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' is heavily associated with the colour blue, even more than white. She wears primarily blue, and the cover of her book is blue.
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* Inverted with stars and flames, where the color blue is ''hotter'' than the color red.
* Played straight with the Solar System's outermost two planets, the ice giants Uranus and Neptune, which are freezing-cold worlds that are colored blue due to the presence of methane ice crystals in their atmospheres.
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** Downplayed. The original series frequently uses blue as a secondary color for characters associated with the ice element. This is seen with Matoro, Kopeke (in his original design), Thok, Kazi, Strakk, Metus, and Gelu. Additionally, most ice-themed characters on Mata Nui and Metru Nui have IcyBlueEyes, such as Kopaka, Nuju, Kohrak, Ehrye, and Keerakh.

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** Downplayed. The While [[WaterIsBlue blue is primarily associated with water]], the original series frequently uses blue as a secondary color for characters associated with the ice element. This is seen with Matoro, Kopeke (in his original design), Thok, Kazi, Strakk, Metus, and Gelu. Additionally, most ice-themed characters on Mata Nui and Metru Nui have IcyBlueEyes, such as Kopaka, Nuju, Kohrak, Ehrye, and Keerakh.

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* ''Series/MonarchLegacyOfMonsters'': The tips of the tendrils around the [[Characters/MonsterVerseKaiju Frost Vark]]'s mouth glow with blue bioluminescence, plus its armored body appear to have a bluish-gray tinge to it, and it (A) lives in a subarctic mountain range in Alaska, and (B) has the ability to utterly rapid-freeze people and objects by drawing in the heat through its mouth.
* ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' has Rintaro, wielder of the Suiseiken Nagare, who usually controls water as Kamen Rider Blades, whose main color scheme is blue. But when he gains access to ''Tategami Hyoujuu Senki'', Blades becomes white and blue and he now has control over ice.



* ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' has Rintaro, wielder of the Suiseiken Nagare, who usually controls water as Kamen Rider Blades, whose main color scheme is blue. But when he gains access to ''Tategami Hyoujuu Senki'', Blades becomes white and blue and he now has control over ice.
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** The original series frequently uses blue as a secondary color for characters associated with the ice element. This is seen with Matoro, Kopeke (in his original design), Thok, Kazi, Strakk, Metus, and Gelu. Additionally, most ice-themed characters on Mata Nui and Metru Nui have IcyBlueEyes, such as Kopaka, Nuju, Kohrak, Ehrye, and Keerakh.

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** Downplayed. The original series frequently uses blue as a secondary color for characters associated with the ice element. This is seen with Matoro, Kopeke (in his original design), Thok, Kazi, Strakk, Metus, and Gelu. Additionally, most ice-themed characters on Mata Nui and Metru Nui have IcyBlueEyes, such as Kopaka, Nuju, Kohrak, Ehrye, and Keerakh.
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* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': Ice elemental damage's ShowsDamage numbers are in cyan.
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* ''Fanfic/ThePortal'': Thomas Smith gets transformed into a dragon with blue scales and the ability to breathe ice.

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* The ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' villain Mr. Freeze wears a refrigerated suit of armor and has pale skin. It varies depending on the depiction, but usually his suit is blue and occasionally his skin will have a blue tint.

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* The ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' villain ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': Mr. Freeze wears a refrigerated suit of armor and has pale skin. It varies depending on the depiction, but usually his suit is blue and occasionally his skin will have a blue tint.



* In ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'', Ami is a [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Senshi]] with blue hair whose second spell can create ice.

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* In ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'', ''Webcomic/DestinyIntertwined'': The most common color variant of Ice by a good margin is blue, followed by white and aqua. The most common of the rare variants is deep blue, a slushy kind created by Fire or Water impurities. Ice of other colors, such as purple or black, is very rare.
* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'':
Ami is a [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Senshi]] with blue hair whose second spell can create ice.



* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', Elsa [[AnIcePerson has ice powers]] and generally wears blue. Though in ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' she switches to a white dress and her ice looks brighter, probably to distinguish from water, which inexplicably a seperate element.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', Hades has blue fire instead of hair that is usually blue and cold unless he's mad, at which point it turns into normal fire. [[note]] In RealLife, blue fire is notably ''hotter'' than red, yellow or orange.[[/note]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'': Elsa [[AnIcePerson has ice powers]] and generally wears blue. Though in ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' she switches to a white dress and her ice looks brighter, probably to distinguish from water, which inexplicably a seperate element.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Hades has blue fire instead of hair that is usually blue and cold unless he's mad, at which point it turns into normal fire. [[note]] In RealLife, blue fire is notably ''hotter'' than red, yellow or orange.[[/note]]
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* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', Eugeo has a blue ColorMotif, favoring blue outfits and wielding the Blue Rose Sword. He's also AnIcePerson thanks to his sword's ability.

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* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', Eugeo has a blue ColorMotif, favoring blue outfits and wielding the Blue Rose Sword. He's also AnIcePerson thanks to his sword's ability.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'': Demeter's boons are all centered around giving Zagreus [[AnIcePerson ice-based powers and abilities]] and she's appropriately colored and styled in all white and pale blue.

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