History Main / ColourfulThemeNaming

->''We fought for countless reasons, one of which being the destruction of art and all forms of self-expression. And as you are all well aware, that was something many could not stand for. As a result, those who opposed this tyranny began naming their children after one of the core aspects of Art itself: '''Color'''. It was there way to demonstrate that not only would they refuse to tolerate this oppression but neither would the generations to come, and it was a trend that is held to this very day.''

->''We fought for countless reasons, one of which being [[CulturePolice the destruction of Art and all forms of Self-Expression.]] And as you are all well aware, that was something many could not stand for. As a result, those who opposed this tyranny began naming their children after one of the core aspects of Art itself: '''Color'''. It was there way to demonstrate that not only would they refuse to tolerate this oppression but neither would the generations to come, and it was a trend that is held to this very day.''

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': WordOfGod has [[https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/406894139746172928/photo/1/large confirmed]] that all characters in the show are named according to specific rules that are linked to colour associations, with the episode "Field Trip" revealing the in-universe reason to be that there was once a war where tyrannical leaders tried to ban art and all other forms of expression, leading parents to name their children after colors (or names that invoke colors) out of defiance, with many keeping the tradition going after the war ended. Hence the main characters being named Ruby (a red precious stone), Weiss (German for white), Blake (Old English for black), Yang (derived from the Chinese tàiyáng for sun -- ergo, the color yellow). The only characters in the series that don't follow this rule to any degree are [[BigGood Ozpin]] and [[BigBad Salem]], because [[spoiler:they're both immortal beings significantly older than that tradition.]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': WordOfGod has [[https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/406894139746172928/photo/1/large confirmed]] that, with only one exception, all characters in the show are named according to specific rules that are linked to colour associations. The episode "Field Trip" reveals there was once a war where tyrannical leaders tried to ban art and all other forms of expression, leading parents to name their children after colors out of defiance, a tradition that continued after the war ended. So in the case of the core cast, Ruby Rose is red-themed and based on Little Red Riding Hood; Weiss Schnee is white-themed and is based on Snow White (her name is German for "White Snow"); Blake Belladonna is black-themed (her name comes from an Old English word referring to someone with black hair); and Yang Xiao Long is yellow-themed and based on Goldilocks (her name is Chinese and can be read as "Little Sun Dragon"). [[BigGood Ozpin]] and [[BigBad Salem]] stand out for not fitting these naming conventions, [[spoiler:because they're both immortal beings significantly older than that tradition.]]

-->-- '''Professor Ozpin''', ''WebAnimation/RWBY''

** [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Two]] [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite generations]] got color-named games - and the intervening ones were named after [[RockThemeNaming valuable minerals]], which also have homonymous colors (except Crystal and Diamond). ''Videogame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' would eventually bring the tradition back.

** ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'' has a similar theme. The first two Pretty Cures are Love ''Momo''zono and Miki ''Ao''no. The remaining two, Inori Yamabuki and Setsuna Higashi, don't follow this theme (Setsuna and her former comrades are named after speed and cardinal directions).
** ''Anime/SmilePrecure'': four of the five Cures have their signature colors in their names: '''Aka'''ne Hino, Yayoi '''Ki'''se, Nao '''Midori'''kawa and Reika '''Ao'''ki.

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' has a colourful music theme of the 'bell' type [[TheHeartless Heartless]] (Red Nocturne, Blue Rhapsody, Yellow Opera and Green Requiem in the first game and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories''; Crimson Jazz, Silver Rock, and Emerald Blues in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'').
** [[GoddamnBats About a dozen more]] were added in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]''.

* ''[[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Kirby]]'': [[GreenHillZone Green Greens]], [[DeathMountain Red Canyon]], [[PalmtreePanic Orange Ocean]], [[RemixedLevel Purple Plants]]... the list goes on (maybe).

* ''Anime/ActionHeroineCheerFruits'', a series that {{Homage}}s Franchise/SuperSentai, naturally makes use of this. The cast includes Ann '''Aka'''gi (red), Mikan '''Ki'''se (yellow), Mana '''Midori'''kawa (green), Genki and Yuki '''Ao'''yama (blue), Hatsuri '''Momo'''i (pink), Roko '''Kuro'''ki (black) and Kanon '''Shi'''mura (purple). Naturally, when the girls put on a {{Tokusatsu}} stage show, [[ColorCodedSecretIdentity they all wear the appropriate colored costume]]. The group's leader Misaki Shirogane is the OddNameOut since the other girls just blatantly have the kanji for their respective colors in their names while her name uses homophones[[note]]"shiro" can mean white while "shirogane" can mean either silver or platinum, but the kanji used mean "roots of the castle"[[/note]]; she still gets in on it by playing a character ''named'' "Platinum" who wears a white costume.

* In the ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords2004'', 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]], Red, and [[TheSmartGuy Vio, which is short for Violet]].

* In the ''[[Manga/TheLegendOfZelda 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]], Red, and [[TheSmartGuy Vio, which is short for Violet]].

* In the ''[[Manga/TheLegendOfZelda 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]].

* Several major characters in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' have the word 'red' in their names. Lelouch Lamperouge's surname is French for 'red lamp'. Suzaku Kururugi's first [[NamesTheSame name is the same]] as that of a [[TheFourGods mythical scarlet bird]]. Kallen's Japanese surname, Kouzuki, is written with the kanji for 'crimson moon'.

* The main [=CPUs=] in the ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' series, aside from Neptune, are named after French color names, matching their outfits and the consoles they're based on: [[UsefulNotes/PS3 Noire]] (black), [[UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} Blanc]] (white) and [[UsefulNotes/Xbox360 Vert]] (green). Additionally, the [[SuperMode HDD form]] of every [=CPU=] is named "[color] Heart", with Neptune being Purple Heart, Noire being Black Heart, Blanc being White Heart and Vert being Black Heart.

* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'' has all Duel Avatars get two-part names; the first word is a color, which determines the characteristics of the avatar, and the second word describes the Avatar. For example, Silver Crow is a metallic type that can fly, while Scarlet Rain is a long-range combat specialist(red-types focus on range attacks).

** ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'': four of the five Cures have their signature colors in their names: '''Aka'''ne Hino, Yayoi '''Ki'''se, Nao '''Midori'''kawa and Reika '''Ao'''ki.

* Almost everyone in ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' has the kanji for a color somewhere in their names. ''Aka''shiya [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Moka]] (red), ''Ao''no [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Tsukune]] (blue), ''Shira''yuki [[AnIcePerson Mizore]] (white), ''Kuro''no [[HornyDevils Kurumu]] (black), [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Morioka]] ''Gin''ei (silver) and [[CuteWitch Sendou]] ''Yukari'' (written with the kanji for "purple"). These colors are appropriate for the characters, such as Mizore having [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] and Gin being a werewolf.

* Aside of the protagonist, the other three main characters of the ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'' series [[GratuitousFrench are named in french]]. ([[{{Tsundere}} Noire]] = Black, [[{{ACupAngst}} Blanc]] = White, Vert = Green).