History Main / PurpleIsTheNewBlack

* In the ''MegaManBattleNetwork'' series a lot of characters and objects associated with darkness wear purple or are colored purple; [=DarkMan=], [=ShadeMan=], Dr. Regal ([=BN5=]) and his henchmen, most DS Navis, [=DarkMega=] (in [=BN5=] he's the regular [=MegaMan=] with a purple tint while his anime counterpart has [=MegaMan=]'s outfit colored purple), Dark Chips, Nebula Grey, and [=EraseMan=], to name a few.

* [[MetroidPrime Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]] brings the purple blob-shooting Dark Beam that can [[FreezeRay freeze enemies]] with charged shots. [[DarkWorld Dark Aether]] is visually a copy of Light Aether, but darker and purplier. Not to mention the dark purple Ing and the purple-colored doors that require said Dark Beam to open them.

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Compare HairColorDissonance. Not to be confused with those {{Degrassi}} [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience sophomores]] [[LocalHangout in The Dot]] [[SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack in their uniforms]].

Compare HairColorDissonance

* The ''FireEmblem'' series as a whole depicts Dark magic as a mix of black and purple, at least from the GBA era onward. Most playable Dark users - [[FireEmblemElibe Sophia, Lleu, Niime, Canas]], [[FireEmblemTheSacredStones Knoll]], and [[FireEmblemAkaneia Etzel]] - wear a shade of purple or have purple hair.

* Played straight and averted in the {{Pokemon}} games as some Ghost- and Dark-type moves are purple (Sucker Punch) and some are black (Dark Pulse).
* Shadow-based weaponry and attacks in SpiralKnights are typically purple.

* [[TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]]'s attacks in ''[[SuperSmashBros]] Melee'' and ''Brawl'' produce a purple haze and cause enemies to turn purple for a half-second on connecting akin to fire, electricity, and aura attacks.

* In the ''PowerRangers'' series, Black Rangers tend to have purple motifs in their costumes, energy weapons, and the like.

* In the ''PowerRangers'' series, Black Rangers tend to have purple motifs in their costumes, energy weapons, and the like.
* In ''TheVentureBrothers'', PerkyGoth Triana has purple hair in the first season, which changes to black with purple highlights with ArtEvolution in later seasons. This seems to imply that it was always intended to be purple.

* In the ''PowerRangers'' series, Black Rangers tend to have purple motifs in their costumes, energy weapons, and the like.

* In ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', black rangers tend to have purple motifs in their costumes, energy weapons, and the like.

In regards to character design, pseudo-purple hair is popular for similar reasons. It also makes a character more recognizable from a copyright standpoint. Characters who fall under the DarkIsNotEvil trope are occasionally depicted this way too, to perhaps subconsciously suggest they aren't stereotypically evil.

In older comics, blue was used because it was one of the basic pigment colors and thus inexpensive (and because HollywoodDarkness is generally blue-tinted.)

In older comics, blue was used because it was one of the basic pigment colors and thus inexpensive.

In regards to character design, psuedo-purple hair is popular for similar reasons. It also makes a character more recognizable from a copyright standpoint. Characters who fall under the DarkIsNotEvil trope are occasionally depicted this way too, to perhaps subconsciously suggest they aren't stereotypically evil.