History Main / PrimaryColorChampion

** [[TheLeader Cyclops]] has the red bar in his visor, a red belt buckle and is sometimes depicted with his reddish brown hair out.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The Dress Code of True Heroes [[hottip:*: From top left: Optimus Prime of {{Transformers}}, {{Superman}}, WonderWoman, {{Gundam}}, SuperMario, SailorMoon.]]]]

* The Franchise/XMen dress code changes it up a bit by being blue and yellow with red accents (such as the X insignia or just leaving out their [[RedHeadedHero red hair.]]) Notably three of the most prominent characters all do this in some way.

* SuperMario - blue overalls, red shirt and hat, yellow buttons

[[caption-width-right:350:The Dress Code of True Heroes [[hottip:*: From top left: Optimus Prime of {{Transformers}}, SuperMan, WonderWoman, {{Gundam}}, SuperMario, SailorMoon.]]]]

* {{Superman}}: blue body suit, red cape and boots, yellow accents on logo
** Most of the other member of the Superman family follow suit, including SuperGirl and PowerGirl, and most versions of of SuperBoy.
* WonderWoman: A red and blue LeotardOfPower, blue on bottom, red on top, yellow accents such as the WW logo, belt and golden lasso.
* {{Spider-Man}}: red and blue body suit. The legs have more blue, the torso has more red.
* CaptainAmerica, leader of TheAvengers and definitely the BigGood of the MarvelUniverse, also wears blue and red. Many All American heroes invoke this as Blue and Red are two of America's colors, along with White.
* The XMen dress code changes it up a bit by being blue and yellow with red accents (such as the X insignia or just leaving out their [[RedHeadedHero red hair.]]) Notably three of the most prominent characters all do this in some way.

* IronMan: Red and yellow.
* TheMightyThor: Blue armor, a red cape, and blond hair.

* Inverted with TheHulk, who is usually green with purple pants, highlighting how the character is more monstrous than the usual hero.

** Similarly Naruto wears Orange and Blue in Part I

* Kaldur, the new version of Aqualad designed specifically as TheLeader of YoungJustice, wears blue pants and a red shirt with a yellow belt buckle. [[DarkSkinnedBlonde He also has blond hair.]] In the comics his pants are darker, almost black, but he has more yellow decals on his shirt.

* {{Digimon}}: a few of the goggle boys and almost all of their partners have this design, if only in their final forms. Sometimes to result of a FusionDance of a RedOniBlueOni pair
** [[DigimonAdventure Omnimon]]
** [[DigimonAdventure02 Davis, Flamedramon and Imperialdramon]] also most of the Veemon line was blue with red eyes and yellow markings.
** [[DigimonFrontier Susanoomon]]
** [[DigimonSavers Shinegreymon]] and in burst mode, though the design is red and yellow with blue accents
** [[DigimonXrosWars Taiki and Tagiru and the entire Gumdramon line]]

One typical set up is that costume will be Blue, an iconic or prominent piece of it (such as a hat or a cape) will be Red, and Yellow will be used for accents and other accessories.

Another common way to do this is to have a balance of Red and Blue elements without yellow. In this design its much more likely for blue to be the bottoms (pants and skirts) and red to be the tops (shirts and jackets). Because Red and Blue are both dominant colors they balance well and are commonly paired together in one costume. When either is paired with just Yellow, the yellow tends to get downplayed and overshadowed.

Another common way to do this is to have a balance of Red and Blue elements without yellow. In this design its much more likely for blue to be the bottoms (pants and skirts) and red to be the tops (shirts and jackets)

This trope may have stemmed from the early days of comicbooks in which heroic characters typically had color schemes that sported Primary Colors (Red Blue and Yellow, like SuperMan) while villains typically had secondary colors (Purple, Green, Orange - think TheJoker or GreenGoblin.) Because Red and Blue are both dominant colors they balance well and are commonly paired together in one costume. When either is paired with just Yellow, the yellow tends to get downplayed and overshadowed.

This trope may have stemmed from the early days of comicbooks in which heroic characters typically had color schemes that sported Primary Colors (Red Blue and Yellow, like SuperMan) while villains typically had secondary colors (Purple, Green, Orange - think TheJoker or GreenGoblin.)

SubTrope to GoodColorsEvilColors. See also RedIndexBlueIndex.

** As discussed in the film {{Unbreakable}}, heros wear primary, villains wear secondary: Luigi's outfit is green, Wario and Waluigi both feature purple.

* The XMen uniform is usually blue and yellow, with a few members adding red accents or just leaving out their [[RedHeadedHero red hair.]] Notably three of the most prominent characters do this in some way.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Dress Code of True Heroes]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Dress Code of True Heroes]]

** As discussed in the film {{Unbreakable}}, heros wear primary, the villains wear secondary: Luigi's outfit is green, Wario and Waluigi both feature purple.

** As discussed in the film {{Unbreakable}}, the heros wear primary, the villains wear secondary. Luigi's outfit is green, Wario and Waluigi both feature purple.

* {{Spiderman}}: red and blue body suit. The legs have more blue, the torso has more red.

* The XMen uniform is usually blue and yellow so most would not count. However a few members will add red accents or just leave out their [[RedHeadedHero red hair.]] Notably three of the most prominent characters do this in some way.

* Isaac of GoldenSun wears a blue outift with a red breast plate and a yellow scarf
** [[ColorCodedCharacters His official color in his own game is Yellow]]

* CaptainMarvell

->''Red, Blue, Yellow... Primary but it works in a superheroey kind of way''
-->-- '''LoisLane''', ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

-->-- '''LoisLane''', ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeires''

A [[CostumeTropes Costume Trope]].

This trope may have stemmed from the early days of comicbooks in which heroic characters typically had color schemes that sported Primary Colors (Red Blue and Yellow) while villains typically had secondary colors (Purple, Green, Orange.) What better way to drive home that point than to have heroes where all three (like Superman), and sometimes having villains wear two or three of the secondary (like the Joker, Green Goblin and some Lex Luthor designs)

* LibertyBelle

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