History Main / LivingMoodRing

* ''WebAnimation/HanazukiFullOfTreasures'': The Moonflowers literally glow with ColorCodedEmotions.

This often overlaps with InvoluntaryShapeshifting. For another unusual way to show emotion, see ExpressiveHair. For an extreme example triggered by anger, see BurningWithAnger and HulkingOut. LuminescentBlush, BlueWithShock, GreenAroundTheGills and NoPokerFace are more mundane versions of this. When somebody changes in response to ''other people''[='=]s emotions, they're an EmpathicShapeshifter.

** ''ComicBook/ExcaliburMarvelComics'': While Meggan can take on any shape she chooses, her form involuntarily changes depending on her mood, such as becoming more inhuman when she's feeling sad and taking on Nightcrawler's blue skin and hair and golden eyes when they were on the verge of a RelationshipUpgrade.

[[quoteright:350:[[Franchise/{{Kirby}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/meta_knight_mood_ring.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[https://ask-sirmetaknight.tumblr.com/post/57100840894/here-we-go-a-new-eye-colour-chart-3-i-wanted The eyes tell all.]]]]

* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'': Meta Knight's are normally yellow, but change into different colors depending on his mood, something not seen in the games. The colors we see are green when he's serious or contemplative, blue when he's proud or content, orange when he's surprised, white when he's shocked or determined, red when he's angry, and pink when he's amused. His eyes also dim when he's asleep or unconscious. Fanfics and fanart often run with this and come up with other color-mood associations.

* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'': Meta Knight's are normally yellow, but change different colors depending on his mood, something not seen in the games. The colors we see are green when he's serious or contemplative, blue when he's proud or content, orange when he's surprised, white when he's shocked or determined, red when he's angry, and pink when he's amused. His eyes also dim when he's asleep or unconscious.

** Neil's and Amanda's helmets' visors flash different colors depending on their mood, like yellow for happiness and red for anger.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Pyraustas, a type of small insectoid dragons, breathe fire that changes color with their emotions.

* ''TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil'': A variant. The Devil's Eyes implant allows its recipients to perceive the emotional states of others as colored auras around their bodies. These include most expected emotions (anger as bright red, calm as light blue, envy as dark green, lust as deep red, confusion as a mess of mottled colors, etcetera), as well as some more unusual states (a supernaturally controlled being has a generally muted aura, a psychotic individual a swirling cloud of color, and a nonhuman monster feels subtly "wrong").

* ''WebComic/Aurora2019'': When the fire god Caliban is feeling particularly angry or irritated, their skin markings glow white and their hair turns into fire.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Ilia Amitola, befitting her nature as a chameleon Faunus, can change her skin, hair, and eye color. Occasionally, her colors will change based on her mood, such as turning red and yellow when she's angry, green and blue when she's sad, or pink when she's embarrassed or lustful.

This often overlaps with InvoluntaryShapeshifting. For another unusual way to show emotion, see ExpressiveHair. For an extreme example triggered by anger, see HulkingOut. LuminescentBlush, BlueWithShock, GreenAroundTheGills and NoPokerFace are more mundane versions of this. When somebody changes in response to ''other people''[='=]s emotions, they're an EmpathicShapeshifter.

** In 5E, an eladrin's appearance changes drastically depending on their current mood. Happiness makes their skin and hair turn green in reflection of spring, anger turns them golden in reflection of the summer's heat, compassion and generosity turn them brown like leaves in the fall, and sorrow or melancholy turn them dark blue like a frozen lake in winter.

* Certain animals that can change the colors of their skin often do this to display their emotions to others of their species or to potential predators. For example, chameleons will become brighter when they're feeling excited or black when extremely agitated.

** ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': The Phantom Ring is a special Lantern Ring that grants access to all parts of the Emotional Spectrum [[ArtifactOfDoom at the risk of draining your life force]], and incidentally turns its wearer into this. The wearer's powers and appearance shift to what emotion they're experiencing at the time -- so, for instance, if someone is scared their costume becomes yellow and they gain the powers of the Sinestro Corps.
** Loose Cannon (first appearing in the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' books) grows in strength and size as he gets angrier. He changes color from blue to purple, to red, and finally to white to represent his mounting rage. In his white form, he's barely capable of coherent thought.

** ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}'': While Meggan can take on any shape she chooses, her form involuntarily changes depending on her mood, such as becoming more inhuman when she's feeling sad and taking on ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}}'s blue skin and hair and golden eyes when they were on the verge of a RelationshipUpgrade.