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* In ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'', the sorceress and ex-princess Caster reacts poorly to criticism of her simple indigo dress, informing Rider of the prestige of "royal shell purple".



** Tyrian Callows is one of Salem's inner cohort of villains, initially tasked with hunting for the Spring Maiden but transferred to tracking down and kidnapping Ruby. He possesses the speed and strength required to be able to fight Qrow to a stalemate. His name refers to a shade of purple and when he and Qrow shatter each other's Aura, his Aura is purple-toned. The poison contained within his scorpion tail is also purple. When Ruby blows it off it bleeds a purple substance that burns through stone. When his poison infects Qrow, it slowly turns Qrow's blood purple.

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** Tyrian Callows is one of Salem's inner cohort of villains, initially tasked with hunting for the Spring Maiden but transferred to tracking down and kidnapping Ruby. He possesses the enough speed and strength required to be able to fight Qrow to a stalemate. His name refers to a shade of purple and when he and Qrow shatter each other's Aura, his Aura is purple-toned. The poison contained within his scorpion tail is also purple. When Ruby blows it off it bleeds a purple substance that burns through stone. When his poison infects Qrow, it slowly turns Qrow's blood purple.

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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': Purple is the penultimate color which Godzilla and Mothra's synchronized bioluminescence cycles through when they're powering up via their symbiosis.

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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': Purple is When Godzilla and Mothra are powering up via their symbiosis to unleash a blast powerful enough to completely level and irradiate an entire city [[spoiler:so as to kill Ghidorah]], their bioluminescence synchronizes and changes colors, with purple being the penultimate color which Godzilla and Mothra's synchronized bioluminescence it cycles through when they're powering up via their symbiosis.through.



** ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'': The hi-tech and villainous Apex Cybernetics' Hong Kong headquarters has red and blue lights which create an overall purple hue. Meanwhile, [[spoiler:in the room where Ghidorah's decapitated skull, the still-living telepathic neurons of which are being used as Mechagodzilla's neural network; the cables wired into the skull]] are producing a deep purple light which saturates the room. Symbolically, the fake purple light of Apex's hallways emphasizes how Apex ''think'' they're the real masterminds who are in control of everything while the true purple light of [[spoiler:the Ghidorah skull]] shows it's really [[spoiler:Ghidorah who's the true threat]].

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** ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'': The hi-tech and villainous [[Characters/MonsterVerseApexCybernetics Apex Cybernetics' Cybernetics]]' Hong Kong headquarters has red and blue lights which create an overall purple hue. Meanwhile, [[spoiler:in the room where Ghidorah's [[Characters/MonsterVerseKingGhidorah Ghidorah]]'s decapitated skull, the still-living telepathic neurons of which are being used as Mechagodzilla's [[Characters/MonsterVerseMechagodzilla Mechagodzilla]]'s neural network; the cables wired into the skull]] are producing a deep purple light which saturates the room. Symbolically, the fake purple light of Apex's hallways emphasizes how Apex ''think'' they're the real masterminds who are in control of everything while the true purple light of [[spoiler:the Ghidorah skull]] shows it's really [[spoiler:Ghidorah who's the true threat]].


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* ''Series/MonarchLegacyOfMonsters'': In the present in "Will the Real May Please Stand Up?", the powerful CorruptCorporateExecutive [[Characters/MonsterVerseApexCybernetics Brenda Holland]] wears a bright-purple suit, fitting her company's color motif [[spoiler:since she's revealed to actually be a member of Apex Cybernetics from ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'']].
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* ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'': Dorothy Spinner's alternate future self in the ''Doom Force'' one-shot that was part of Creator/GrantMorrison's run, whose power expanded from being able to bring her imaginary friends to life to being a full-on MasterOfIllusion, wore a purple costume.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'': [[Characters/TheDragonPrinceViren Lord Viren]] [[GlowingEyesOfDoom eyes gain a purple glow]] whenever he uses Dark Magic, which typically displays just ''why'' he has the position of [[TheArchmage high mage]] of Katolis.



* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Vaatu fires purple laser beams in Season 2. In Season 4, harnessing the vast amounts of energy contained within the spirit vines causes a purple glow.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Vaatu [[Characters/TheLegendOfKorraVarrickAndZhuLi Vaatu]] fires purple laser beams in Season 2. In Season 4, harnessing the vast amounts of energy contained within the spirit vines causes a purple glow.



** The main character Twilight Sparkle is a purple unicorn--a magic user who won the SuperpowerLottery. She isn't limited to a specialized discipline like other unicorns: her discipline is magic itself. She's also been chosen by the ancient superweapons known as the Elements of Harmony to be the Element of Magic. Princess Celestia, resident god-empress of Equestria, says she has never seen as much raw power in one pony in her long, presumably immortal, life. Purple Is Powerful, indeed. As of the end of season three she becomes an [[WingedUnicorn alicorn.]]

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** The main character [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle Sparkle]] is a purple unicorn--a magic user who won the SuperpowerLottery. She isn't limited to a specialized discipline like other unicorns: her discipline is magic itself. She's also been chosen by the ancient superweapons known as the Elements of Harmony to be the Element of Magic. Princess Celestia, resident god-empress of Equestria, says she has never seen as much raw power in one pony in her long, presumably immortal, life. Purple Is Powerful, indeed. As of the end of season three she becomes an [[WingedUnicorn alicorn.]]



** When Rarity plays a princess in a play, she wears a [[RequisiteRoyalRegalia purple royal gown]].

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** When Rarity [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]] plays a princess in a play, she wears a [[RequisiteRoyalRegalia purple royal gown]].



** Season 5 introduces [[DarkMagicalGirl Starlight Glimmer]], a unicorn with a purple mane. She doesn't seem very threatening at first, until we learn [[spoiler: that she knows a special magic spell that ''removes cutie marks'' from ponies, and has used it to take control over a society of ponies under the false guise of harmony and equality, as well as stripping the Mane Six of their powers]].

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** Season 5 introduces [[DarkMagicalGirl [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicStarlightGlimmer Starlight Glimmer]], a unicorn with a purple mane. She doesn't seem very threatening at first, until we learn [[spoiler: that she knows a special magic spell that ''removes cutie marks'' from ponies, and has used it to take control over a society of ponies under the false guise of harmony and equality, as well as stripping the Mane Six of their powers]].



** Garnet, the leader of the gems, with a distinctly magenta color scheme that even shifts more towards purple later in the series. She's also the [[LargeAndInCharge tallest]] of the current Crystal Gems, and both extremely strong and a {{Seer|s}}. The element of red and blue combined is also significant [[spoiler:in that she is a fusion of the very red Ruby and the very blue Sapphire, who complement and match each other to such a degree that Garnet is basically a perfect fusion]].
** Incidentally, Amethyst of the same team has a violet color scheme, but isn't distinguished as particularly powerful -- implications are even made that she's [[spoiler:not as strong as she should be]].

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** Garnet, [[Characters/StevenUniverseGarnet Garnet]], the leader of the gems, with a distinctly magenta color scheme that even shifts more towards purple later in the series. She's also the [[LargeAndInCharge tallest]] of the current Crystal Gems, and both extremely strong and a {{Seer|s}}. The element of red and blue combined is also significant [[spoiler:in that she is a fusion of the very red Ruby and the very blue Sapphire, who complement and match each other to such a degree that Garnet is basically a perfect fusion]].
** Incidentally, Amethyst [[Characters/StevenUniverseAmethyst Amethyst]] of the same team has a violet color scheme, but isn't distinguished as particularly powerful -- implications are even made that she's [[spoiler:not as strong as she should be]].



** Dark Energon glows purple, strengthens [[BigBad Megatron]], can be used as a poison, and can create NonHumanUndead. It's also the blood of [[EldritchAbomination Unicron]].

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** Dark Energon glows purple, strengthens [[BigBad [[Characters/TransformersPrimeMegatron Megatron]], can be used as a poison, and can create NonHumanUndead. It's also the blood of [[EldritchAbomination Unicron]].

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* The Minecraft streamer/[=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/c/PurpledMC Purpled]] is named after the colour purple on the Internet, wears a purple hoodie on his Minecraft skin, and is quite good at PvP, being known for playing the Hypixel minigame Bed Wars.
** His character counterpart on the ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' is no slouch either, being a highly competent mercenary and warrior, with skills courtesy of the content creator that plays him.

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* The Minecraft streamer/[=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/c/PurpledMC Purpled]] is named after the colour purple on the Internet, wears a purple hoodie on his Minecraft skin, and is quite good at PvP, PVP, being known for playing the Hypixel minigame Bed Wars.
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** On a lesser note, Luz at one point steals a purple hoodie after suffering too much ClothingDamage in the Battle of Gravesfield and is a very powerful superhuman with her various powers she stockpiled with her PowerParasite Quirk. [[spoiler:When using her "Zero Gravity", the objects that float are covered in a purple aura, which she uses with devastating effect. And that's nothing compared to Limitless's Purple: a giant EnergyBall that vaporizes everything in its path.]]

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** On a lesser note, Luz at one point steals a purple hoodie after suffering too much ClothingDamage in the Battle of Gravesfield and is a very powerful superhuman with her various powers she stockpiled with her PowerParasite Quirk. [[spoiler:When using her "Zero Gravity", "[[GravityMaster Zero Gravity]]", the objects that float are covered in a purple aura, which she uses with devastating effect. And that's nothing compared to [[SpaceMaster Limitless's Purple: Purple]]: a giant EnergyBall that vaporizes everything in its path.]]]]
** Amity's Quirk [[spoiler:One For All]] produces purple sparks from her fists when activated.
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* ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'':
** Jonah Smith has purple eyes, purple SuperSmoke powers and is a sadistic PsychoForHire that works for the Tyler Wittebane as deadly assassin with a body count in the dozens.
** On a lesser note, Luz at one point steals a purple hoodie after suffering too much ClothingDamage in the Battle of Gravesfield and is a very powerful superhuman with her various powers she stockpiled with her PowerParasite Quirk. [[spoiler:When using her "Zero Gravity", the objects that float are covered in a purple aura, which she uses with devastating effect. And that's nothing compared to Limitless's Purple: a giant EnergyBall that vaporizes everything in its path.]]
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* In ''Series/BabylonFive'', the Centauri invoke this: among them only nobles can wear purple; their secretfiles are called "Purple Files"; and their ships are painted purple. It's also played straight by Londo (wears purple as a noble, and is an AcePilot, a master swordsman and, when sufficiently motivated, an hell of a MagnificentBastard) and the Centauri warships (a near match for Minbari ships of similar size. The Minbari have the advantage of that stealth of theirs and thicker armour, but Centauri ships have showed comparable if not superior firepower, and only the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien First Ones]] can take that level of firepower and survive.) [[spoiler: The beam weaponry of the Shadow ships is also purple, and cut through the Younger Races' typical vessels like butter.]]

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* In ''Series/BabylonFive'', the Centauri invoke this: among them this. Among them, only nobles can wear purple; their secretfiles secret files are called "Purple Files"; and their ships are painted purple. It's also played straight by Londo (wears purple as a noble, and is an AcePilot, a master swordsman and, when sufficiently motivated, an a hell of a MagnificentBastard) and the Centauri warships (a near match for Minbari ships of similar size. The Minbari have the advantage of that stealth of theirs and thicker armour, but Centauri ships have showed comparable if not superior firepower, and only the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien the First Ones]] can take that level of firepower and survive.) [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The beam weaponry of the Shadow ships is also purple, and cut cuts through the Younger Races' typical vessels like butter.]]



** The Fourth Doctor's Season 18 outfit is usually referred to as burgundy by fans, but it's actually a purple sort of red which the costume designer called 'plum' - she claims she used it because it existed between the extremes of red and blue, and because of its associations with Roman patricians (and hence Lordliness). Season 18 took the Doctor's character in a far more noble and patriarchal direction than he'd gone in before then.
** Downplayed throughout Series 4, where Donna Noble, the first companion of the revival era to really stand up to the Doctor, wears mostly purples, particularly in "Turn Left" where she is the one unknowingly powering the parallel world. [[spoiler: This foreshadows her ascension as the [=DoctorDonna=] in "Journey's End", where she is wearing a purple undershirt. Even after she is mind-wiped, she wears a purple blouse in "The End of Time", implying that the [=DoctorDonna=] is still locked inside her mind, giving her hints for foreknowledge.]]
** The season nine episode "The Woman Who Lived," in which a stream of energy emanating from a dying character's chest in this color causes the Doctor to gasp, "Purple... the colour of death!" This could be a callback to the fact that mauve, a shade of purple, is considered the universal danger color instead of red in the universe of the new series, as referenced in season one's "The Empty Child"...or it could just be an extraordinary coincidence.

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** The Fourth Doctor's Season 18 outfit is usually referred to as burgundy by fans, but it's actually a purple sort of red which the costume designer called 'plum' - -- she claims she used it because it existed between the extremes of red and blue, and because of its associations with Roman patricians (and hence Lordliness). Season 18 took the Doctor's character in a far more noble and patriarchal direction than he'd gone in before then.
** Downplayed throughout Series 4, where in which Donna Noble, the first companion of the revival era to really stand up to the Doctor, wears mostly purples, particularly in "Turn Left" where "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E11TurnLeft Turn Left]]", in which she is the one unknowingly powering the parallel world. [[spoiler: This [[spoiler:This foreshadows her ascension as the [=DoctorDonna=] Doctor Donna in "Journey's End", where "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd Journey's End]]", in which she is wearing a purple undershirt. Even after she is mind-wiped, she wears a purple blouse in "The "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime The End of Time", Time]]", implying that the [=DoctorDonna=] Doctor Donna is still locked inside her mind, giving her hints for foreknowledge.]]
** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E6TheWomanWhoLived The season nine episode "The Woman Who Lived," in which Lived]]", a stream of energy emanating from a dying character's chest in this color causes the Doctor to gasp, "Purple... the colour of death!" This could be a callback to the fact that mauve, a shade of purple, is considered the universal danger color instead of red in the universe of the new series, as referenced in season one's "The "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E9TheEmptyChild The Empty Child"...Child]]"... or it could just be an extraordinary coincidence.

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Some time later, purple became associated with either [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple femininity]], or fell on the evil side of GoodColorsEvilColors (like [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]]). But for those that thought EvilIsCool, it just helped purple be seen as a cool color. Then it became a stereotypical color for PimpDuds, and it was definitely cool again. Can be considered a YinYangBomb when you consider that purple is red and blue combined.

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Some time later, purple became associated with either [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple femininity]], or fell on the evil side of GoodColorsEvilColors (like [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The the Joker]]). But for those that thought EvilIsCool, it just helped purple be seen as a cool color. Then it became a stereotypical color for PimpDuds, and it was definitely cool again. Can be considered a YinYangBomb when you consider that purple is red and blue combined.



* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': Franchise/MarvelUniverse villain Zebediah Killgrave, [[Characters/DaredevilCentralRoguesGallery the Purple Man]]. His MindControl powers are tied into his color scheme, as we've seen in ''ComicBook/{{Alias}}''. He also has a daughter, Kara, who can do the same. Her name's the Purple Woman.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': Franchise/MarvelUniverse villain Zebediah Killgrave, [[Characters/DaredevilCentralRoguesGallery the Purple Man]]. His MindControl powers are tied into his color scheme, as we've seen in ''ComicBook/{{Alias}}''. He also has a daughter, Kara, [[Characters/BetaFlight Kara]], who can do the same. Her name's the Purple Woman.



* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsGalactus Galactus]]: [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm He is viewed differently by all races]], and it is stated that humans see him in purple attire because we link the colour to royalty.

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* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsGalactus Galactus]]: Galactus]] is [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm He is viewed differently by all races]], and it is stated that humans see him in purple attire because we link the colour to royalty.



** [[Characters/MarvelComicsClintBarton Clint Barton]] has always had Purple as his signature color. In ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2012'', this is taken to the extreme. He's always wearing something purple and his entire apartment seems to be purple, and while Clint Barton doesn't have any powers, Hawkeye is one of the mainstay and most popular Avengers and has single-handedly beaten people like Abomination, ComicBook/SheHulk, Alkhema, or the Wrecking Crew, and even entities like The Grandmaster, The Collector and even the multiverse threatening Krona.
** [[Characters/MarvelComicsKateBishop Kate Bishop]] is [[TheTeamNormal the only one]] on both incarnations of the ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' without a fantastic or supernatural power, backstory, or enhancement [[note]]at least until a depowered Prodigy comes along, but even he had all the knowledge he accumulated as a mutant to back him up[[/note]], but this doesn't stop her from being one of the best marksmen in the world. She's also the only character to dress head-to-toe in purple.

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** [[Characters/MarvelComicsClintBarton Clint Barton]] has always had Purple purple as his signature color. In ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2012'', this is taken to the extreme. He's extreme; he's always wearing something purple purple, and his entire apartment seems to be purple, and while purple. While Clint Barton doesn't have any powers, Hawkeye is one of the mainstay and most popular Avengers and has single-handedly beaten people like Abomination, ComicBook/SheHulk, Alkhema, or the Wrecking Crew, and even entities like The the Grandmaster, The the Collector and even the multiverse threatening multiverse-threatening Krona.
** [[Characters/MarvelComicsKateBishop Kate Bishop]] is [[TheTeamNormal the only one]] on both incarnations of the ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' without a fantastic or supernatural power, backstory, or enhancement [[note]]at enhancement,[[note]]at least until a depowered Prodigy comes along, but even he had has all the knowledge he accumulated as a mutant to back him up[[/note]], up[[/note]] but this doesn't stop her from being one of the best marksmen in the world. She's also the only character to dress head-to-toe in purple.



* ''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsThanos Thanos]] the Mad Titan has purple ''skin'' and is one of the most powerful and dangerous villains of the Marvel Universe.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsThanos Thanos]] the Mad Titan has purple ''skin'' and is one of the most powerful and dangerous villains of the Marvel Universe.Franchise/MarvelUniverse.



* ''ComicBook/WonderMan'': Wonder Man can transform into a purple being of "ionic" energy. In ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour, [[spoiler: Ben Grimm]] gains a similar transformation after his powers evolve.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': [[Characters/WonderWomanVillains Circe]], long time enemy of Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} has sometimes been drawn as either having purple hair or wearing a purple cloak. Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons also wore purple dresses and purple accented armor during [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 the Perez run]].

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* ''ComicBook/WonderMan'': Wonder Man can transform into a purple being of "ionic" energy. In ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour, [[spoiler: Ben ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'', [[spoiler:Ben Grimm]] gains a similar transformation after his powers evolve.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': [[Characters/WonderWomanVillains Circe]], long time long-time enemy of Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} Woman|TheCharacter}}, has sometimes been drawn as either having purple hair or wearing a purple cloak. Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons also wore purple dresses and purple accented armor during [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 the Perez run]].



* Yzma from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' has purple as her main color. Everything and every place that belongs to her is purple - [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation including her skin]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'': Every queen wears purple. Queen Elsa's dresses when she's not wearing ones made out of ice usually are purple-based. It's also the color worn by Queen Iduna. [[spoiler:Anna also has a purple sash in her Harvest Festival dress and the color is later incorporated into the outfit she wears as Queen in the epilogue.]]

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* Yzma from ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' has purple as her main color. Everything and every place that belongs to her is purple - -- [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation including her skin]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'': Every queen in ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' wears purple. Queen Elsa's dresses when she's not wearing ones made out of ice usually are purple-based. It's also the color worn by Queen Iduna. [[spoiler:Anna also has a purple sash in her Harvest Festival dress and the color is later incorporated into the outfit she wears as Queen in the epilogue.]]



* [[{{Unicorn}} Lady Amalthea]], the titular last unicorn from ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'', has purple as her color motif after white, the former presented by her purple eyes. She's the [[spoiler:supposed]] [[LastOfHisKind last of her kind]] and has enough power to bring the dead back to life.



* [[{{Unicorn}} Lady Amalthea]], the titular last unicorn from ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'', has purple as her color motif after white, the former presented by her purple eyes. She's the [[spoiler:supposed]] [[LastOfHisKind last of her kind]] and has enough power to bring the dead back to life.



* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'': The eponymous giant power gemstone is purple, and its rays, which feed the Skeksis' Magitek, are purple.
* ''Film/{{Descendants}}'': Mal has purple hair and wears mostly purple, and she's the most powerful of the main characters by virtue of being the only one who actually uses magic on a regular basis.
* {{Inverted|Trope}} in the first and third films of the ''Eastrail 177'' trilogy, ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'' and ''Film/Glass2019''. All three main characters are ColourCodedForYourConvenience, with Elijah's color being a rich royal purple. Elijah is specifically the only of the three leads to ''not'' have superpowers, to the point of being incredibly fragile and ill most of his life.



* ''Film/TheHouseWithAClockInItsWalls'': Mrs. Zimmerman is extremely partial to the color purple and wears it almost exclusively, and is an exceptionally skilled witch.



* Mace Windu wields a purple lightsaber in the ''Star Wars'' Prequel Trilogy. It's the only purple lightsaber seen in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, which helps set him apart as an important Jedi. Creator/SamuelLJackson requested a purple lightsaber so he could see himself more easily in group battles. It's more common in the [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Expanded Universe]], where purple is wielded by Jaina Solo, Anakin Solo and Kyp Durron, all powerful members of the New Jedi Order. ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' has Revan use one, and the color is treated as somewhere between the blue of a Jedi Guardian and the red color mainly used by Sith.
* In ''Film/TheRovingSwordsman'', the hero, Shen-yi, is a master swordsman and the best killer in the martial arts world, who spends most of the film wearing purple robes.
* ''Film/ATasteOfColdSteel'': The plot of this martial arts film revolves around a band of warriors fighting for the Purple Light Sword, a weapon whose blade can emanate a purple glow that illuminates a radius of several meters. The wielder of this weapon is invincible and practically indestructible.
* In yet another Shaw swordplay film, ''Film/TwelveDeadlyCoins'', there is Rung-erh, the daughter of a powerful martial arts clan, who spends the whole film wearing purple robes and a velvet cape. She is also the best fighter of the entire film, taking plenty of names single-handedly.

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* ''Film/MarsAttacks'': The Martian leader wears a purple cloak that helps distinguish him.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'': Anyone possessing the Power Stone gains glowing purple eyes.
** ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': T'Challa's suit turns purple as it absorbs kinetic energy, which he can release in an area blast. Raw Vibranium, the {{Unobtainium}} in the suit and most other Wakandan technology, also appears purple.
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': Thanos himself, one of the most powerful beings in the universe, is purple; so are [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 the Power Stone]] and any attacks which use the Power Stone for their basis. Notably, it briefly knocks Doctor Strange's soul out of his body, something that only sorcerers were previously shown to be able to do.
* ''Film/TheRovingSwordsman'': The hero, Shen-yi, is a master swordsman and the best killer in the martial arts world, and spends most of the film wearing purple robes.
* Mace Windu wields a purple lightsaber in the ''Star Wars'' Prequel Trilogy. It's the only purple lightsaber seen in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy. It's the only purple lightsaber seen in the films, which helps set him apart as an important Jedi. Creator/SamuelLJackson requested a purple lightsaber so he could see himself more easily in group battles. It's more common in the [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Expanded Universe]], where purple is wielded by Jaina Solo, Anakin Solo and Kyp Durron, all powerful members of the New Jedi Order. ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' has Revan use one, and the color is treated as somewhere between the blue of a Jedi Guardian and the red color mainly used by Sith.
* In ''Film/TheRovingSwordsman'', the hero, Shen-yi, is a master swordsman and the best killer in the martial arts world, who spends most of the film wearing purple robes.
* ''Film/ATasteOfColdSteel'': The plot of this martial arts film revolves around a band of warriors fighting for the Purple Light Sword, a weapon whose blade can emanate a purple glow that illuminates a radius of several meters. The wielder of this weapon is invincible and practically indestructible.
* In yet another Shaw swordplay film, ''Film/TwelveDeadlyCoins'', there is ''Film/TwelveDeadlyCoins'': Rung-erh, the daughter of a powerful martial arts clan, who spends the whole film wearing purple robes and a velvet cape. She is also the best fighter of the entire film, taking plenty of names single-handedly.single-handedly.
* ''Film/WarCraft2016'': the mages forming the council of Kirin Tor, the wizard city, all have purple-glowing eyes.



*** In his natural gaseous form, the god-like Apocalypse is purple, and his teleportation "bubble" also has a purple tint. The walls of [[spoiler:Cerebro glow purple when Xavier is [[BlackEyesOfEvil possessed]] by him]].

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*** In his natural gaseous form, the god-like Apocalypse is purple, and his teleportation "bubble" also has a purple tint. The walls of [[spoiler:Cerebro glow purple when Xavier is [[BlackEyesOfEvil [[GrandTheftMe possessed]] by him]].



* ''Film/WarCraft2016'': the mages forming the council of Kirin Tor, the wizard city, all have purple-glowing eyes.
* Mrs. Zimmerman, in ''Film/TheHouseWithAClockInItsWalls'', is extremely partial to the color purple and wears it almost exclusively, and is an exceptionally skilled witch.
* ''Film/{{Descendants}}'': Mal has purple hair and wears mostly purple, and she's the most powerful of the main characters by virtue of being the only one who actually uses magic on a regular basis.
* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'': The eponymous giant power gemstone is purple, and its rays, which feed the Skeksis' Magitek, are purple.
* ''Film/MarsAttacks'': The Martian leader wears a purple cloak that helps distinguish him.
* {{Inverted|Trope}} in the first and third films of the Eastrail 177 trilogy, ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'' and ''Film/Glass2019''. All three main characters are ColourCodedForYourConvenience, with Elijah's color being a rich royal purple. Elijah is specifically the only of the three leads to ''not'' have superpowers, to the point of being incredibly fragile and ill most of his life.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'': Anyone possessing the Power Stone gains glowing purple eyes.
** ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': T'Challa's suit turns purple as it absorbs kinetic energy, which he can release in an area blast. Raw Vibranium, the {{Unobtainium}} in the suit and most other Wakandan technology, also appears purple.
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': Thanos himself, one of the most powerful beings in the universe, is purple; so are [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 the Power Stone]] and any attacks which use the Power Stone for their basis. Notably, it briefly knocks Doctor Strange's soul out of his body, something that only sorcerers were previously shown to be able to do.



* In ''Series/BabylonFive'' the Centauri invoke this: among them only nobles can wear purple; their secretfiles are called "Purple Files"; and their ships are painted purple. It's also played straight by Londo (wears purple as a noble, and is an AcePilot, a master swordsman and, when sufficiently motivated, an hell of a MagnificentBastard) and the Centauri warships (a near match for Minbari ships of similar size. The Minbari have the advantage of that stealth of theirs and thicker armour, but Centauri ships have showed comparable if not superior firepower, and only the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien First Ones]] can take that level of firepower and survive.) [[spoiler: The beam weaponry of the Shadow ships is also purple, and cut through the Younger Races' typical vessels like butter.]]

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* In ''Series/BabylonFive'' ''Series/BabylonFive'', the Centauri invoke this: among them only nobles can wear purple; their secretfiles are called "Purple Files"; and their ships are painted purple. It's also played straight by Londo (wears purple as a noble, and is an AcePilot, a master swordsman and, when sufficiently motivated, an hell of a MagnificentBastard) and the Centauri warships (a near match for Minbari ships of similar size. The Minbari have the advantage of that stealth of theirs and thicker armour, but Centauri ships have showed comparable if not superior firepower, and only the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien First Ones]] can take that level of firepower and survive.) [[spoiler: The beam weaponry of the Shadow ships is also purple, and cut through the Younger Races' typical vessels like butter.]]



* Pops up a few times in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'':

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** Gideon, a powerful [[spoiler:and evil!]] Elder has purple orbs - as opposed to the standard blue and white.

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** Gideon, a powerful [[spoiler:and evil!]] Elder [[spoiler:(and evil!)]] Elder, has purple orbs - as opposed to the standard blue and white.



* In ''Series/Hawkeye2021'', [[Creator/HaileeSteinfeld Kate Bishop]], certified ActionGirl and bound to follow the title character as the greatest archer in the world, is very often in purple, most importantly in her costume (a sheer contrast for the original Hawkeye [[MovieSuperheroesWearBlack dropping purple for black]] - and even then, he accepts Kate's suggestion to don a purple suit in time for their last stand).
* [[Creator/DavidTennant Kilgrave]] in ''Series/{{Jessica Jones|2015}}'' is [[ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames never called the "Purple Man" like his Comics counterpart]]. However, his wardrobe is primarily composed of purple colors. In addition, the appearance of purple in any shot almost always indicates his arrival or the presence of one of his agents. Whenever Jessica has a flashback to her time under Kilgrave's control her memories tend to be tinted purple, and it is a good indication whether someone's dealing with trauma from an encounter with him, as Hope's prison attack makes clear.



* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** Kilgrave in ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' is [[ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames never called "the Purple Man" like his Comics counterpart]], nor does he have purple skin. However, his wardrobe is primarily composed of purple colors. In addition, the appearance of purple in any shot almost always indicates his arrival or the presence of one of his agents. Whenever Jessica has a flashback to her time under Kilgrave's control, her memories tend to be tinted purple, and it is a good indication whether someone's dealing with trauma from an encounter with him, as Hope's prison attack makes clear.
** In ''Series/Hawkeye2021'', Kate Bishop, certified ActionGirl and bound to follow the title character as the greatest archer in the world, is very often in purple, most importantly in her costume (a sheer contrast for the original Hawkeye [[MovieSuperheroesWearBlack dropping purple for black]] -- and even then, he accepts Kate's suggestion to don a purple suit in time for their last stand).



* In ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'' episode "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1963S2E1Soldier Soldier]]", the titular character comes from a BadFuture where the ruling class is called "The Purple".
* ''Series/ShakespeareUnwrapped'' - a dramatization of ''Theatre/KingLear'' color codes the sisters. Goneril, the oldest and most power-hungry, wears a purple sash around her dress.
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': The Dominion -- the series' GreaterScopeVillain and eventual BigBad -- has purple as their primary color.
* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': For the Season 1 recaps on the official ''Star Trek'' site, [[https://ca.startrek.com/sites/default/files/images/2020-02/picard_recap_episode_4_elnor_001.png Elnor's promo pic]] is the only one with a deep purple tint, and that's because he's [[SuperStrength the strongest]], [[SuperReflexes the most agile]] and [[TheBigGuy the most talented combatant]] on ''La Sirena'''s crew.

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* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'': In ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'' the episode "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1963S2E1Soldier Soldier]]", the titular character comes from a BadFuture where the ruling class is called "The Purple".
* ''Series/ShakespeareUnwrapped'' - ''Series/ShakespeareUnwrapped'', a dramatization of ''Theatre/KingLear'' color codes ''Theatre/KingLear'', color-codes the sisters. Goneril, the oldest and most power-hungry, wears a purple sash around her dress.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
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''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': The Dominion -- the series' GreaterScopeVillain and eventual BigBad -- has purple as their primary color.
* ** ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': For the Season 1 recaps on the official ''Star Trek'' site, [[https://ca.startrek.com/sites/default/files/images/2020-02/picard_recap_episode_4_elnor_001.png Elnor's promo pic]] is the only one with a deep purple tint, and that's because he's [[SuperStrength the strongest]], [[SuperReflexes the most agile]] and [[TheBigGuy the most talented combatant]] on ''La Sirena'''s crew.



* Doris from ''Series/ThroughTheDragonsEye'' is colored purple, and is the stern, no nonsense leader of the Keepers. (At least until she realizes she can't do her job without Jenny's help, or when everything stops working in the Veetacore House, at which point she's reduced to InelegantBlubbering.)

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* Doris from ''Series/ThroughTheDragonsEye'' is colored purple, and is the stern, no nonsense no-nonsense leader of the Keepers. (At least until she realizes she can't do her job without Jenny's help, or when everything stops working in the Veetacore House, at which point she's reduced to InelegantBlubbering.)



* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma'' every [[SNKBoss Unlimited character]] has a magenta aura on his[=/=]her character portrait.

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* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma'' ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma'', every [[SNKBoss Unlimited character]] has a magenta aura on his[=/=]her character portrait.



** Caius Ballad from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2''. His hair, clothes, and {{BFS}} are all a dark shade of purple.



** Caius Ballad from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2''. His hair, clothes, and {{BFS}} are all a dark shade of purple.
* [[GreaterScopeVillain William Afton]], [[NoNameGiven originally known as Purple Man]], from ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' not only killed at least five children, but he also managed to stop Freddy from saving them. Keep in mind that Freddy is a very powerful robot for the game's setting, and yet when Afton touches Freddy, the game freezes and prompts "You can't" before exiting to desktop. [[spoiler:It's also implied he could be a security guard. He also managed to somehow get away with murder, not being caught by the police and only being taken down when he was [[BodyHorror crushed alive in the Springtrap suit]]. [[ImplacableMan Even that didn't stop him, since he's]] still somewhat alive in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3''.]]
* In ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'', Funtime Freddy has a white and purple color scheme. [[spoiler: It also hints that there was more than one Purple Man, and that the one that became Springtrap was in fact William.]]
* Lilac from ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' has purple-colored skin and is TheHeroine of the game. [[spoiler:She wallops the game's Main/BigBad, Lord Brevon, with a super-charged Dragon Boost after defeating him at the Final Dreadnought.]]

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* ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'':
** Caius Ballad from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2''. His hair, clothes, and {{BFS}} are all a dark shade of purple.
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[[GreaterScopeVillain William Afton]], [[NoNameGiven originally known as Purple Man]], from ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' not only killed at least five children, but he also managed to stop Freddy from saving them. Keep in mind that Freddy is a very powerful robot for the game's setting, and yet when Afton touches Freddy, the game freezes and prompts "You can't" before exiting to desktop. [[spoiler:It's also implied he could be a security guard. He also managed to somehow get away with murder, not being caught by the police and only being taken down when he was [[BodyHorror crushed alive in the Springtrap suit]]. [[ImplacableMan Even that didn't stop him, since he's]] still somewhat alive in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3''.]]
* ** In ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'', Funtime Freddy has a white and purple color scheme. [[spoiler: It also hints that there was more than one Purple Man, and that the one that became Springtrap was in fact William.]]
* Lilac from ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' has purple-colored skin and is TheHeroine {{The Hero}}ine of the game. [[spoiler:She wallops the game's Main/BigBad, Lord Brevon, with a super-charged Dragon Boost after defeating him at the Final Dreadnought.]]



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* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'': [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Klingons]] wear purple uniforms, likely due to the show's limited animation.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'': In "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS1E06TerminalProvocations Terminal Provocations]]", the corrupted isolinear core glows purple, and it's powerful enough to incapacitate the Drookmani vessel.

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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
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''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'': [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Klingons]] wear purple uniforms, likely due to the show's limited animation.
* ** ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'': In "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS1E06TerminalProvocations Terminal Provocations]]", the corrupted isolinear core glows purple, and it's powerful enough to incapacitate the Drookmani vessel.



* ''WesternAnimation/{{TeenTitans|2003}}'': ComicBook/{{Raven}}, unlike her [[ComicBook/TeenTitans comic book counterpart]], [[AdaptationDyeJob has purple hair]]. Also, [[Characters/TeenTitansStarfire Starfire]] in this series also wears purple, though it's a [[AdaptationalModesty skirt, knee-high boots and a halter rather than monokini.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{TeenTitans|2003}}'': ComicBook/{{Raven}}, ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': [[Characters/TeenTitans2003Raven Raven]], unlike her [[ComicBook/TeenTitans [[ComicBook/RavenDCComics comic book counterpart]], [[AdaptationDyeJob has purple hair]]. Also, [[Characters/TeenTitansStarfire [[Characters/TeenTitans2003Starfire Starfire]] in this series also wears purple, though it's a [[AdaptationalModesty skirt, knee-high boots and a halter rather than monokini.]]monokini]].
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** ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' has [[ArcherArchetype Cure Selene]], with her hair, outfit, and a few variations of her bow being purple. She's the only member capable of fighting and beating [[TheDragon Galorge]].

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** ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' has [[ArcherArchetype Cure Selene]], Selene, with her hair, outfit, and a few variations of her bow being purple. She's the only member capable of fighting and beating [[TheDragon Galorge]].

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** If an antagonistic Rider shows up and they're wearing purple armor, they're probably TheHeavy and ''very'' dangerous. The list includes Ouja in ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'', Rogue in ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'', Horobi in ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'', Calibur in ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'', and both Buffa and Glare in ''Series/KamenRiderGeats''. The same applies to Mashin Chaser in ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', who is an enemy but not a Rider; and Valvarad in ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'', who isn't a Rider ''or'' an enemy, but still an aloof and far more skilled [[TheRival Rival]] to Gotchard. The fact that most of these [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn and become [[AntiHero Anti-Heroes]] -- Mashin Chaser and Valvarad even become the heroic Kamen Riders Chaser and Valvarad --]] doesn't detract from their power.

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** If an antagonistic Rider shows up and they're wearing purple armor, they're probably TheHeavy and ''very'' dangerous. The list includes Ouja in ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'', Rogue in ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'', Horobi in ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'', Calibur in ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'', and both Buffa and Glare in ''Series/KamenRiderGeats''. The same applies to ''Series/KamenRiderGeats''; as well as an enemy who isn't a Rider, Mashin Chaser in ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', who is an enemy but not a Rider; and Valvarad in ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'', who isn't a Rider ''or'' an enemy, but still an aloof and far more skilled [[TheRival Rival]] to Gotchard. ''Series/KamenRiderDrive''. The fact that most of these [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn and become [[AntiHero Anti-Heroes]] -- Mashin Chaser and Valvarad even become becomes the heroic Kamen Riders Rider Chaser and Valvarad --]] doesn't detract from their power.power.
** Played with in ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard''. At first glance, Valvarad seems to fill the same archetype as the villainous Riders above, being an aloof and far more skilled [[TheRival Rival]] to Gotchard who wears purple armor (even though he's not a villain, just a jerk). However, he starts getting hit with TheWorfEffect and it becomes clear that he is ''not'', in fact, all that powerful; as his kitbashed equipment is inferior to Gotchard's fully-fledged Kamen Rider system and the fact that he CantCatchUp starts to eat at him. [[spoiler:He soon makes up for it by, like Chaser, adopting actual Rider powers as Kamen Rider Valvarad.]]

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