History Main / HeavenlyBlue

* The angel Nanael in ''Anime/QueensBlade'' has baby-blue hair and gives off a light blue glow most of the time. She also wears blue polka-dot panties.
* In ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', this is manifested via the power of Godly Ki channeled through the original Super Saiyan state, called "[[PhysicalGod Super Saiyan Blue]]".[[note]]Because "Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan" [[LampshadeHanging was just too long]].[[/note]]
* In ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind,'' the prophesied [[MessianicArchetype Messiah-figure]] is said to be dressed in blue.

* Similarly, the nuns in ''Literature/TrinityBlood'' wear blue and white.
* ''Manga/BlackButler'': [[spoiler:[[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angela]]]]'s color motifs are variably blue, [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white]] and lavender. Definitely a LightIsNotGood example.
* In ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', [[TheFourGods Seiryuu's]] color is blue, as he is associated with water. His priestess, Yui, wears a blue top and a white skirt.

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* Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' has the Blue Fairy, a magical being sent down from the heavens "when you wish upon a star" to help your dreams come true. She wears a long, ethereal blue dress, a blue headband, and has InnocentBlueEyes and bluish wings.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'': Sunset Shimmer's magic aura has this color. Ironic that she's the movie's villain. [[HeelFaceTurn Was, at least]].

* Common in Creator/EoinColfer novels:
** In ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', healing magic causes blue sparks to appear over the injury.
** In ''Literature/TheWishList'', Heaven is portrayed as being bright blue with Hell being red.
** In ''Literature/TheSupernaturalist'', the pain-easing parasites are light blue.

* In the final episode of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'', "Literature/{{Curtain}}'', [[spoiler:Literature/HerculePoirot wears navy blue nightclothes during the time that he is very ill and bedridden, up to the time of his death by heart condition. There is a bit of symbolism here, as his navy blue symbolizes that he is a good Catholic on the brink of judgment who is afraid of what will happen to his soul after he dies; who wonders whether God will truly ever forgive him for his deeds (since he has killed the murderer he could not bring to justice through proof) and, if God is merciful, [[DeathEqualsRedemption will allow him entry into heaven]] (dark blue can be heavenly, after all, like light blending in with darkness).]]

* The "Divine Fury" spell in ''VideoGame/FableI'', which can only be fully developed by a Good hero, calls down beams of blue-white light to smite the enemy.
* While most of the time, the god-worshipping [[WhiteMage clerics and bishops]] in the ''Videogame/FireEmblem'' series are Men (or women) In White, the monk/bishop [[DudeLooksLikeALady Lucius]] of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' wears a long, pale blue robe.

* ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'': Overlapping with ColorCodedForYourConvenience, Holy abilities tend to have bluish-white coloration to them, while Unholy ones tend to have yellow coloration.

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* In Myth/EgyptianMythology, Ra is often described with a hair of lapis lazuli. Blue in general is associated with the gods. Lapis lazuli was very expensive--as was another blue stone they liked, turquoise--and the Ancient Egyptians went crazy trying to find a pigment matching its color--even vaguely. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_blue They found a reasonable substitute]].
* The Blessed Virgin Mary is generally depicted, iconographically, in blue, which may be the source of TrueBlueFemininity.
** In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, clergymen also wear blue vestments on the Blessed Virgin's feast days.
** It's also the origin of the "blue" part of "[[OldNewBorrowedAndBlue something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue]]": the blue is associated with virginity, and was originally the color of women's wedding garments in Britain (and elsewhere) until the German-style wedding of UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria and Prince Albert made white more popular.
** [[Literature/BookOfExodus Exodus 24:9-10]] gives us this:
--> "Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel ascended; and they saw the God of Israel: under His feet was the likeness of a pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity."
* In Hindu and Buddhist traditions, the Ajna, the Light Chakra, is blue (blue is often attributed to the Vishuddha, or "sound" chakra, but it's mostly cyan).
** Also, blue is associated with various forms of Vishnu, most notably Krishna.
* In some western esoteric traditions, blue is stated to be the true colour of the Sun. TruthInTelevision, after a manner of speaking: the Sun is actually more or less white, but Rayleigh scattering in the atmosphere separates out light emitted in the blue part of the visible spectrum, causing the sky to appear blue and making the Sun itself appear yellow.
* [[SatanIsGood Melek Taus]] in the Yezidi faith. Particularly justified as his sacred animal is the Indian peacock, which is famous for its iridescent blue neck and tail-eyes.
* In Turkic mythology, light blue is a sacred color since it's the color of the sky. The color blue is so closely associated with divinity that the name of the Göktürks, a confederation of Turkic nomads in the early Middle Ages, is translated either as "Blue Turks" or "Celestial Turks".
* In the mid-20th century, priests--especially rural priests--in Quebec would play on this by saying ''Le ciel est bleu, l'enfer est rouge ''--"Heaven is blue, Hell is red"--to voice their support for the conservative Quebec-nationalist (but not separatist) ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Nationale_(Quebec) Union Nationale]]'': the ''Union Nationale'' took blue as its main party colour, while the opposition Liberals used red.
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* Blue Diamond in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' is as her name implies blue, resembles the Virgin Mary, has blue light attacks and is worshipped as a god. [[LightIsNotGood She is however an antagonist.]] [[spoiler: For most of the series, anyway.]]

[[caption-width-right:300:[[FallenAngel The angel Zariel]], prior to their [[FaceHeelTurn descent into devilhood]].]]

* Similarly, the nuns in ''LightNovel/TrinityBlood'' wear blue and white.

Compare PurpleIsPowerful, TrueBlueFemininity, BluebirdOfHappiness, GoldAndWhiteAreDivine, BlueIsCalm.

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': Blue (and White, to a lesser extent) is the predominant [[GoodColoursEvilColours color]] of the [[KnightTemplar Law]] [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Faction]], contrasting the [[TheLegionsOfHell Chaos]] [[TheOldGods Faction]]'s [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red and/or Black]]. [[ItWasHisSled Though of course]], [[LawfulEvil said Law Faction]] [[GodIsEvil isn't exactly]] [[KnightTemplar the good side]].

* In Myth/EgyptianMythology, Ra is often described with a hair of lapis lazuli. Blue in general is associated with the gods.
** We should also note that lapis lazuli was very expensive--as was another blue stone they liked, turquoise--and the Ancient Egyptians went crazy trying to find a pigment matching its color--even vaguely. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_blue They found a reasonable substitute]].

** [[Literature/TheBible Exodus 24:9]] gives us this:
--> "Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapis_lazuli lapis lazuli]], as bright blue as the sky."

[[caption-width-right:300:[[FallenAngel The angel Zariel]], prior to her [[FaceHeelTurn descent into devilhood]].]]

* Creator/AlexandreCabanel's ''Art/TheFallenAngel'': The general lighting and shading of the painting are blue because it's that time of dawn when the sun hasn't raised yet (the so-called blue hour). As its name indicates, this artwork depicts UsefulNotes/{{Christian|ity}} angels (as perceived in UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance) -- Lucifer, newly expulsed from Heaven and still retaining most of his angelic beauty, as well as a number of blue-tinted, background angels who are worshipping God.

The heavens are blue. Therefore, heavenly beings, whether gods or angels or saints, use blue -- usually sky blue -- to show their relationship, as do beings associated with them. Much more likely to be Good than Evil (in the former case, see BlueIsHeroic). May be used only as an accent in GoldAndWhiteAreDivine, or use white and gold as an accent. InnocentBlueEyes may invoke this.

* The angel Nanael in ''Anime/QueensBlade'' has baby-blue hair and gives off a light blue glow most of the time. She also wears blue polka-dot [[PantyShot panties]].

* ''Manga/BlackButler'': [[spoiler:[[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angela]]]]'s color motifs are variably blue, [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white]] and [[SupernaturalIsPurple lavender]]. Definitely a LightIsNotGood example.

* The angel Nanael in ''Anime/QueensBlade'' has [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair baby-blue hair]] and gives off a light blue glow most of the time. She also wears blue polka-dot [[PantyShot panties]].

** In the 5th Edition module ''TabletopGame/BaldursGateDescentIntoAvernus'', Zariel when she was still the Archangel of Justice looked like an angel with pale blue wings, [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue hair]], and a lot of blue in her clothing. After she [[FallenAngel becomes an Archdevil]] she changes to a RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver color scheme.

** Those who have become one with TheForce upon death can even manifest to the living as spirits that visibly glow blue.

** Healing magic in ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' causes blue sparks to appear over the injury.
** Heaven is shown to be blue in ''Literature/TheWishList'', with Hell being red.
** The pain-easing parasites from ''Literature/TheSupernaturalist'' are light blue.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'': Sunset Shimmer's magic aura has this color. Ironic that she's the show's villain. [[HeelFaceTurn Was, at least]].

The heavens are blue. Therefore, heavenly beings, whether gods or angels or saints, use blue -- usually sky blue -- to show their relationship, as do beings associated with them. Much more likely to be Good than Evil (in the former case, see BlueIsHeroic). May be used only as accent in GoldAndWhiteAreDivine, or use white and gold as an accent. InnocentBlueEyes may invoke this.

* In the mid-20th century, priests--especially rural priests--in Quebec would play on this by saying ''Le ciel est bleu, l'enfer est rouge ''--"Heaven is blue, Hell is red"--to voice their support for the conservative Quebec-nationalist (but not separatist) ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Nationale_(Quebec) Union Nationale]]'': the ''Union Nationale'' took blue as its main party colour, while the opposition Liberals used red. Yes, this is priests implying you'll go to Hell if you vote the wrong way.

Compare PurpleIsPowerful, TrueBlueFemininity, BluebirdOfHappiness, GoldAndWhiteAreDivine.

* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Patamon has a blue loincloth in his Angemon form and his final form Seraphimon is clad in blue armor.

* Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinnochio}}'' has the Blue Fairy, a magical being sent down from the heavens "when you wish upon a star" to help your dreams come true. She wears a long, ethereal blue dress, a blue headband, and has InnocentBlueEyes and bluish wings.