History Main / ColorCharacter

* The Black Adder - Blackadder

* Captain Blue- ViewtfulJoe

* Blue - ''[[WolfsRain Wolf's Rain]]''

* Black☆Star - ''SoulEater''

[[folder:'''Spectrum'''\\
A form of {{Theme Naming}} when all or most of cast is named after colors.]]

[[folder:'''Black'''\\
(colour)]]

See also ColourfulThemeNaming, GoodColorsEvilColors, AllYourColorsCombined.

[[folder:'''[[color:pink:Pink]]''']]

[[folder:'''[[color:orange:Orange]]''' ]]

[[folder:'''[[color:yellow:Yellow/Gold]]''']]

[[folder:'''Black''' (colour)]]

[[folder:'''Black''' (Used by a black CaptainEthnic)]]

[[folder:'''[[color:grey:Grey]]''']]

[[folder:'''White''']]

[[folder:'''Spectrum''': a form of {{Theme Naming}} when all or most of cast is named after colors.]]

See also ColourfulThemeNaming. Compare GoodColorsEvilColors, AllYourColorsCombined.

See also ColourfulThemeNaming, GoodColorsEvilColors, AllYourColorsCombined.

See also ColourfulThemeNaming.

[[folder:'''[[color:pink:S]][[color:red:p]][[color:orange:e]][[color:yellow:c]][[color:green:t]][[color:cyan:r]][[color:blue:u]][[color:purple:]][[color:pink:m]]''': a form of {{Theme Naming}} when all or most of cast is named after colors.]]

[[folder:'''[[color:blue:Blue]]''']]

[[AC:{{Comic Books}}]]
* Blue Beetle - BlueBeetle
* Blue Marvel - MarvelComics
* Blue Devil - BlueDevil
* Blue Jay - {{DC Comics}}
* Blue Bullet - MarvelComics
* Blue Lanterns - GreenLantern

* Blue Rajah - MysteryMen

[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* Blue (a projector of burning blue fire) and Blue (the wearer of a set of blue PoweredArmor), Blue Rose, The Blue Fairy, and the Blue-Faced Demon -- GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse

[[AC:{{Western Animation}}]]
* Blue Bowman - BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold

[[folder:'''[[color:green:Green]]''']]

* Green Arrow - GreenArrow
* Green Lantern - GreenLantern
* Green Goblin - {{Spiderman}}
* Green Ghost - {{Invincible}}
* Green Flame (then Green Fire, now simply "Fire") - {{DC Comics}}
* Green Lama - PrizeComics
* Jade - GreenLantern

[[AC:Radio]]
* Green Hornet - GreenHornet

[[AC:{{Web Comics}}]]
* Green Avenger - [[http://www.green-avenger.com/ The Green Avenger]]

* Green, Green Spider, and Green Python - GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse
* Green Witch - WhateleyUniverse

[[folder:'''Black''' (colour)]]

* Black Adam - {{Shazam}}!
* Black Canary - BlackCanary
* Black Racer - NewGods
* Black Terror - {{AC Comics}}
* Black Cat - {{Spiderman}}
* Black Knight - MarvelComics
* Black Hand - GreenLantern
* Black Lanterns - BlackestNight
* Black Marvel - MarvelComics
* Black Bolt - MarvelComics
* Black Fox - MarvelComics
* Black Beetle - BoosterGold
* Black Mask - {{Batman}}
* Black Orchid - BlackOrchid
* Black Spider - {{DC Comics}}
* Black Zero - {{DC Comics}}
* Blackfire - [[{{Comicbook/TeenTitans}} Teen Titans]]
* Black Alice - BirdsOfPrey
* Black Diamond - {{AC Comics}}
* Black Flame - {{Superman}}
* Black Widow - {{Daredevil}}
* Black Rapier - AstroCity
* Black Badge - AstroCity
* Black Cuervo - AstroCity
* Black Tarantula - {{Daredevil}} and {{Spiderman}}

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* Black Mamba - KillBill

[[AC:{{Live-Action TV}}]]
* Black Condor - ChoujinSentaiJetman

* Brunhilda the Black - {{The KAMics}}

[[AC:{{Web Original}}]]
* Black Wraith - WhateleyUniverse
* The Man In Black - LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions
* Black Widow, Black Angel, The Black Death, Black Annis, Black Rose, Black Lion,
* Black Queen - {{Homestuck}}

[[folder:'''Black''' (Used by a black CaptainEthnic)]]

* Black Panther - BlackPanther
* Black Lightning - {{DC Comics}}
* Black Manta – {{Aquaman}}
* Black Mass - {{DC Comics}}
* Black Samson – {{Invincible}}
* Black Goliath – MarvelComics

* Black Vulcan – {{Superfriends}}
** [[HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw That's Super-Volt!]]

[[folder:'''[[color:grey:Silver]]''']]

* Silver Surfer - SilverSurfer
* Silver Sable - MarvelComics
* Silver Fox - MarvelComics
* Silver Banshee - {{Superman}}
* Silver Centurion - {{Iron Man}}
* Silvermane - {{Spiderman}}
* Silver Samurai - MarvelComics
* Silver Agent - AstroCity
* Silver Brain - AstroCity
* Silversmith - AstroCity

* Silver Maiden - LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions
* Silver Serpent - WhateleyUniverse
* Argent, Silver Shrike, El Santo Enmascarado de Plata ("The Silver-Masked Saint", a super-strong luchador crimefighter), Syeryebro ("Silver", a Russian telekinetic), and Silver Wing - GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse

* Silver Cyclone - BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold
* Silver Skeeter - {{Doug}}

[[folder:'''[[color:orange:Orange]]''' ]]

* Agent Orange - GreenLantern

[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* Orange -- GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse

[[/folder]]

[[folder:'''[[color:purple:Purple]]''']]

[[AC:{{Comic Books}}]]
* Purple Man - {{Daredevil}}
* Indigo Tribe - GreenLantern
* Indigo - BatmanAndTheOutsiders

* Purple Panda - MisterRogersNeighborhood

* Shrinking Violent (whose real name is "Violet") - [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=94220 Everyday Heroes]]

* Purple Pimp - [=~Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog~=]

[[AC:{{Western Animation}}]]
* [[{{Shrinking Violet}} Shrinking Violet]] - Series/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}
* Violet Parr (the Invisible Girl) - TheIncredibles

[[folder:'''[[color:grey:Grey]]''']]

* Grey Gargoyle - MarvelComics
* Grey Goblin - {{Spiderman}}
* [[{{Secret Public Identity}} Jean Grey]] - {{X-Men}}
* Greyshirt - {{Wildstorm}}

* [[AdamWesting Grey Ghost]] - [[BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman: The Animated Series]]

[[folder:'''[[color:pink:Pink]]''']]

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* Pink Panther - PinkPanther

[[AC:{{Theater}}]]
* The Pink Ladies -- {{Grease}}

[[AC:{{Web Original}}]]
* [[{{Real Men Wear Pink}} Pink Pummeler]] - [=~Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog~=]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:'''White''']]

* White Tiger - HeroesForHire
* White Queen (Emma Frost) - {{X-Men}}
* White Rabbit - {{Spiderman}}
* White Lantern - GreenLantern

[[AC: {{Literature}}]]
* The White Queen and the White Rabbit -- AliceInWonderland
* The White Lady of Rohan (Eowyn) -- LordOfTheRings

[[AC:{{Tabletop Games}}]]
* White Lion - FreedomCity

[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* The Great White Hunter, Fuoco Bianco ("White Fire", an Italian supervillain), White Dragon, Whiteout, White Rabbit, White Owl, Bai Hou ("White Monkey, a Chinese Spider-Manesque martial artist), and El Halcon Blanco ("White Falcon", a Mexican ice-blaster) -- GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse
* White Witch - WhateleyUniverse
* White Queen - {{Homestuck}}

[[folder:'''Spectrum''': a form of {{Theme Naming}} when all or most of cast is named after colors.]]

[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* The Red Ribbon Army from ''{{Dragonball}}''.
* In the [[ZeldaManga Legend of Zelda: Four Swords manga,]] Link wields the Four Sword, which [[LiteralSplitPersonality splits him into four versions of himself]], each wearing a different-colored tunic. There's [[TheHero Green]], [[TheLancer Blue]], [[TheChick Red]], and [[TheSmartGuy Vio, which is short for Violet]].

[[AC:{{Board Games}}]]
* ''[[{{Characters/Cluedo}} Clue]]''.

* The [[GreenLantern Green Lantern Corps]] now has Lanterns of every color in the spectrum.
** Green Lantern's AlternateCompanyEquivalent from the SquadronSupreme is actually called Doctor Spectrum.
* Red Tornado, of {{DC Comics}} now has several other color counterparts.

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* In ''[[ReservoirDogs Reservoir Dogs]]'', the thieves' codenames are of the form Mr. [color], borrowed from the original ''{{The Taking of Pelham 123}}''.

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* In ''[[{{Discworld}} Thief of Time]]'', the Auditors of Reality adopt names that are colors. Mr. White argues that Miss Tangerine isn't named after a color. Also, Miss Brown, Mr. Orange, Miss Taupe, among others.

[[AC:{{Live-Action TV}}]]
* ''{{Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons}}''; the organisation is even known as Spectrum.
* ''PowerRangers'' and ''SuperSentai''. Note, though, that {{Sixth Ranger}}s often have their own non-color codename.
** There have been a few times in ''SuperSentai'' where the heroes, while still all wearing different color suits, weren't codenamed for them, such as ''KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' and ''GoseiSentaiDairanger'' where they were called things like "Tyranno Ranger" or "Shishi Ranger".

[[AC:{{Video Games}}]]
* [[{{Disgaea}} The Prism Rangers]], themselves a parody of the PowerRangers and SuperSentai.
* The main cast of ''{{VVVVVV}}'' is named after color tones.

[[AC:{{Web Comics}}]]
* The Squirrel Girls in {{Webcomic/Sequential Art}}.

[[AC:{{Web Original}}]]
* In the WhateleyUniverse stories about Silver Ghost, she gets involved with [=SPECTRUM=], the superhero group of Cincinnati. They have theme naming (Green Witch, Yellow Knight, Azure, ...), which really ticks off Tawny - she'd rather have a name like Lioness.
* In the ''GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', Spectrum is a terrorist organization.
** There's also the Iron Legion, a group of Powered Armor mercenaries whose [[CodeName code names]] (and armor) are ColorCodedForYourConvenience... Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet all wear armors in colors that match their names.
** The White Legion, a group of white-supremacist super'''''heroes'''''. All of them have "white" in their names.

* RainbowBrite and the Color Kids

[[folder:Referenced]]
* This trope is referenced in [[{{Veggie Tales}} Larry Boy and the Angry Eyebrows]] when we meet [[{{Department Of Redundancy Department}} "The Scarlet Tomato"]] as it only works when you name yourself after the color that that object or animal is not

* In ''[[ReservoirDogs Reservoir Dogs]]'', the thieves' codenames are of the form Mr. [color], borrowed from The Taking of Pelham 123.

* [[{{Shrinking Violet}} Shrinking Violet]] - LegionOfSuperHeroes

May or may not be ColorCodedForYourConvenience. Wanders into {{Added Alliterative Appeal}} on occasion.

* The Scarlet Pimpernel - {{The Scarlet Pimpernel}}

* Red Panda - {{Red Panda Adventures}}

* Black Racer - {{DC Comics}}

* Blue Bowman - BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold

[[folder'''[[color:blue:Blue]]''']]

* This trope is referenced in [[{{Veggie Tales}} Larry Boy and the Angry Eyebrows]] when we meet [[{{Department Of Redundancy Department}} "The Scarlet Tomato"]] as it only works when you name yourself after the color that that object or animal is not

'''[[color:blue:Blue]]'''

'''[[color:red:Red]]'''

'''[[color:green:Green]]'''

'''[[color:yellow:Yellow/Gold]]'''

'''Black''' (colour)

'''Black''' (Used by a black CaptainEthnic)

'''[[color:grey:Silver]]'''

'''[[color:brown:Brown]]'''

'''[[color:orange:Orange]]'''

'''[[color:purple:Purple]]'''

'''[[color:grey:Grey]]'''

'''[[color:pink:Pink]]'''

'''White'''

'''Spectrum''': a form of {{Theme Naming}} when all or most of cast is named after colors.

* Blue Devil - {{DC Comics}}

* Black Canary - BirdsOfPrey

* '''[[color:yellow:Yellow/Gold]]'''

'''Examples:'''

* '''[[color:blue:Blue]]'''
** Blue Beetle - BlueBeetle
** Blue Marvel - MarvelComics
** Blue Devil - {{DC Comics}}
** Blue Bowman - BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold
** Blue Rajah - MysteryMen
** Blue Jay - {{DC Comics}}
** Blue Bullet - MarvelComics
** Blue Lanterns - GreenLantern

* '''[[color:red:Red]]'''
** Red Devil - [[{{Comicbook/TeenTitans}} Teen Titans]]
** Red Tornado - {{DC Comics}}
** Red Python - VRTroopers
** Red Arrow - GreenArrow
** Red Hood - {{Batman}}
** Red Star - TheRedStar
** Red Sonja - RedSonja
** Red Bee - {{DC Comics}}
** Red Hulk - [[{{Comicbook/IncredibleHulk}} The Incredible Hulk]]
** Red She Hulk - SheHulk
** Red Rush - {{Invincible}}
** Red Skull - CaptainAmerica
** Red Robin - {{Kingdom Come}}
** Red Panda - {{Red Panda Adventures}}
** Red Rover - {{Wildguard}}
** Red Ghost - MarvelComics
** Red Raven - MarvelComics
** Redwing - MarvelComics
** Red X - TeenTitans
** Rocket Red - {{DC Comics}}
** Red Claw - {{Batman}}
** Red Lanterns - GreenLantern
** Red King - {{Ultraman}}
** Red Mist - KickAss
** Robot Redshirt - LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions
** Red Jaguar - HaltEvilDoer
** Scarlet Spider - SpiderMan
** Scarlet Witch - MarvelComics
** Scarlet Scarab - BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold
** Scarlet the Brave - PhantomBrave
** The Scarlet Pimpernel - {{The Scarlet Pimpernel}}
** Crimson Avenger - {{DC Comics}}
** Crimson Chin - FairlyOddParents
** Crimson Cowl - MarvelComics
** Crimson Crossbow - LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions
** Crimson Dynamo - MarvelComics
** Crimson Fox - {{DC Comics}}
** Crimson Phantom Vengeance - {{Wildguard}}
** Durham Red - ''StrontiumDog'' {{spinoff}}
** Copperhead - KillBill
** Nikki the Red - {{The KAMics}}

* '''[[color:green:Green]]'''
** Green Arrow - GreenArrow
** Green Avenger - [[http://www.green-avenger.com/ The Green Avenger]]
** Green Lantern - GreenLantern
** Green Goblin - {{Spiderman}}
** Green Hornet - GreenHornet
** Green Ghost - {{Invincible}}
** Green Flame (then Green Fire, now simply "Fire") - {{DC Comics}}
** Green Lama - PrizeComics
** Jade - GreenLantern

** Booster Gold - BoosterGold
** Bronze Tiger - {{DC Comics}}
** Golden Bat - GoldenBat
** Goldface - GreenLantern
** Yellow Claw - MarvelComics
** Yellowjacket - MarvelComics
** Golden Archer - MarvelComics
** Yellow Queen - WhateleyUniverse
** Golden Jane - EverydayHeroes

* '''Black''' (Colour)
** Black Adam - {{Shazam}}!
** Black Canary - BirdsOfPrey
** Black Racer - {{DC Comics}}
** Black Terror - {{AC Comics}}
** Black Cat - {{Spiderman}}
** Black Knight - MarvelComics
** Black Hand - GreenLantern
** Black Lanterns - BlackestNight
** Black Marvel - MarvelComics
** Black Bolt - MarvelComics
** Black Fox - MarvelComics
** Black Beetle - BoosterGold
** Black Mask - {{Batman}}
** Black Orchid - BlackOrchid
** Black Spider - {{DC Comics}}
** Black Zero - {{DC Comics}}
** Blackfire - [[{{Comicbook/TeenTitans}} Teen Titans]]
** Black Alice - BirdsOfPrey
** Black Condor - ChoujinSentaiJetman
** Black Diamond - {{AC Comics}}
** Black Flame - {{Superman}}
** Black Widow - {{Daredevil}}
** Black Rapier - AstroCity
** Black Badge - AstroCity
** Black Cuervo - AstroCity
** Black Tarantula - {{Daredevil}} and {{Spiderman}}
** Black Wraith - WhateleyUniverse
** Black Mamba - KillBill
** Brunhilda the Black - {{The KAMics}}
** The Man In Black - LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions

* '''Black''' (Used by a black CaptainEthnic)
** Black Panther - BlackPanther
** Black Lightning - {{DC Comics}}
** Black Manta – {{Aquaman}}
** Black Mass - {{DC Comics}}
** Black Samson – {{Invincible}}
** Black Goliath – MarvelComics
** Black Vulcan – {{Superfriends}}
*** [[HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw That's Super-Volt!]]

* '''[[color:grey:Silver]]'''
** Silver Surfer - SilverSurfer
** Silver Sable - MarvelComics
** Silver Fox - MarvelComics
** Silver Banshee - {{Superman}}
** Silver Cyclone - BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold
** Silver Centurion - {{Iron Man}}
** Silvermane - {{Spiderman}}
** Silver Maiden - LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions
** Silver Skeeter - {{Doug}}
** Silver Samurai - MarvelComics
** Silver Agent - AstroCity
** Silver Brain - AstroCity
** Silversmith - AstroCity
** Silver Serpent - WhateleyUniverse

* '''[[color:brown:Brown]]'''
** Brown Hornet - FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids

* '''[[color:orange:Orange]]'''
** Agent Orange - GreenLantern

* '''[[color:purple:Purple]]'''
** [[{{Shrinking Violet}} Shrinking Violet]] - LegionOfSuperHeroes
** Purple Panda - MisterRogersNeighborhood
** Purple Man - {{Daredevil}}
** Purple Pimp - [=~Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog~=]
** Indigo Tribe - GreenLantern
** Indigo - BatmanAndTheOutsiders
** Shrinking Violent (whose real name is "Violet") - [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=94220 Everyday Heroes]]

* '''[[color:grey:Grey]]'''
** [[AdamWesting Grey Ghost]] - [[BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman: The Animated Series]]
** Grey Gargoyle - MarvelComics
** Grey Goblin - {{Spiderman}}
** [[{{Secret Public Identity}} Jean Grey]] - {{X-Men}}
** Greyshirt - {{Wildstorm}}

* '''[[color:pink:Pink]]'''
** Pink Panther - PinkPanther
** [[{{Real Men Wear Pink}} Pink Pummeler]] - [=~Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog~=]

* '''White'''
** White Tiger - HeroesForHire
** White Queen (Emma Frost) - {{X-Men}}
** White Rabbit - {{Spiderman}}
** White Lantern - GreenLantern
** White Lion - FreedomCity

* Spectrum: a form of {{Theme Naming}} when all or most of cast is named after colors.
** ''{{Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons}}''; the organisation is even known as Spectrum.
** ''[[{{Characters/Cluedo}} Clue]]''.
** ''PowerRangers'' and ''SuperSentai''. Note, though, that {{Sixth Ranger}}s often have their own non-color codename.
** The [[GreenLantern Green Lantern Corps]] now has Lanterns of every color in the spectrum.
*** Green Lantern's AlternateCompanyEquivalent from the SquadronSupreme is actually called Doctor Spectrum.
** Red Tornado, of {{DC Comics}} now has several other color counterparts.
** The Squirrel Girls in {{Webcomic/Sequential Art}}.
** [[{{Disgaea}} The Prism Rangers]], themselves a parody of the PowerRangers and SuperSentai.
** In ''[[ReservoirDogs Reservoir Dogs]]'', the thieves' codenames are of the form Mr. [color], borrowed from The Taking of Pelham 123.
** The Red Ribbon Army from ''{{Dragonball}}''.
** The main cast of ''{{VVVVVV}}'' is named after color tones.
** In ''[[{{Discworld}} Thief of Time]]'', the Auditors of Reality adopt names that are colors. Mr. White argues that Miss Tangerine isn't named after a color. Also, Miss Brown, Mr. Orange, Miss Taupe, among others.
** RainbowBrite and the Color Kids
** In the WhateleyUniverse stories about Silver Ghost, she gets involved with [=SPECTRUM=], the superhero group of Cincinnati. They have theme naming (Green Witch, Yellow Knight, Azure, ...), which really ticks off Tawny - she'd rather have a name like Lioness.
** In the [[ZeldaManga Legend of Zelda: Four Swords manga,]] Link wields the Four Sword, which [[LiteralSplitPersonality splits him into four versions of himself]], each wearing a different-colored tunic. There's [[TheHero Green]], [[TheLancer Blue]], [[TheChick Red]], and [[TheSmartGuy Vio, which is short for Violet]].