History Main / RainbowMotif

* In various ''LegendOfZelda'' games, the Seven Sages are split up this way. The same goes of the Lokomo Spirits in ''SpiritTracks''.

* The popular super hero cartoon ''TeenTitans'' had a character with seriously repressed emotions (necessary because her powers stem from them and require tight control) named Raven. In the episode where the two comedic characters use a mirror to step inside of her mind, we see Raven's true colors... Literally! Each side of her personality (even the parts she tries to hide normally) appears as an image of her but characterized by a different color. Although it is not ''just'' the seven colors of the rainbow, it does make sure to include them. Even the original Raven's cloak is an indigo!

* The popular super hero cartoon ''TeenTitans'' had a character with multiple personalities named Raven. In the episode where the two comedic characters use a mirror to step inside of her mind, we see Raven's true colors... Literally! Each one of her selves is characterized by a different color. Although it is not ''just'' the seven colors of the rainbow, it does make sure to include them. Even the original Raven's cloak is an indigo!

* The emotional spectrum in ''GreenLantern'' associates each of the colors with a particular feeling. Red is rage, orange is avarice, yellow is fear, green is willpower, blue is hope, indigo is compassion, and violet is love.

** The Wisps in ''SonicColors'' come in seven colors (not counting the white ones, which are just boost powerups). Here, red and indigo are traded for pink and cyan.

* ''TheWorldEndsWithYou''. In the bonus chapter at the end of the game, someone comments that Joshua is the "Roy G. Biv" of Tin Pin strategy.

Indigo is generally considered the odd man out among the seven, due to it simply being a dark blue[[hottip:*:There is evidence to suggest that Isaac Newton in fact considered the shade that we consider to be blue to be indigo, while ''cyan'' is what he considered to be blue]]. If the creator needs a few more colors to round out the cast, '''black''' and [[color:silver:white]] are common additions. Alternatively, some creators opt to branch out into the non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Curiously, [[color:cyan:cyan]] is missing, creating a conspicuous gap between the primaries green and blue, while indigo and violet replace [[color:magenta:magenta]] between red and blue [[hottip:*: (magenta is an odd color; usually if an object reflects multiple pure colors, your brain sees the average color reflected, but if only the edges of spectrum are being reflected, ie red and violet\blue, your brain sees it as magenta rather than green)]]. For printing inks and finer art, cyan, magenta, and yellow are the primary colors.

Indigo is generally considered the odd man out among the seven, due to it simply being a dark blue. If the creator needs a few more colors to round out the cast, '''black''' and [[color:silver:white]] are common additions. Alternatively, some creators opt to branch out into the non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Curiously, [[color:cyan:cyan]] is missing, creating a conspicuous gap between the primaries green and blue, while indigo and violet replace [[color:magenta:magenta]] between red and blue [[hottip:*: (magenta is an odd color; usually if an object reflects multiple pure colors, your brain sees the average color reflected, but if only the edges of spectrum are being reflected, ie red and violet\blue, your brain sees it as magenta rather than green)]]. For printing inks and finer art, cyan, magenta, and yellow are the primary colors.

Indigo is generally considered the odd man out among the seven, due to it simply being a dark blue. If the creator needs a few more colors to round out the cast, '''[[color:black:black]]''' and [[color:grey:white]] are common additions. Alternatively, some creators opt to branch out into the non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Curiously, [[color:cyan:cyan]] is missing, creating a conspicuous gap between the primaries green and blue, while indigo and violet replace [[color:magenta:magenta]] between red and blue [[hottip:*:(magenta is an odd color; usually if an object reflects multiple pure colors, your brain sees the average color reflected, but if only the edges of spectrum are being reflected, ie red and violet\blue, your brain sees it as magenta rather than green)]]. For printing inks and finer art, cyan, magenta, and yellow are the primary colors.

* ''Yu-Gi-Oh GX'' has Johan Andersen and the seven Gem Beasts, all of whom are needed to summon Rainbow Dragon.

** This was parodied in Linkara and Spoony's review of ''Warrior'' #4, where [[spoiler: they become Grey Lanterns, representing apathy.]]

* ''ASongOfIceAndFire'' has the Rainbow Guard, Renly's chosen Kingsguard, each one wearing armor of a different color. Despite Renly's [[StraightGay predilections]], it's more of a religious thing - as the Faith of Westeros has seven gods, the rainbow is viewed as a holy symbol the same way a three-leaf clover was associated with the Holy Trinity in real life.

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* In ''[[{{VideoGame/Turgor}} The Void]]'', Color is a substance, and comes in seven varieties, six of which correspond to the classical spectrum colors -- [[color:red:Crimson]], [[color:orange:Amber]], [[color:yellow:Gold]], [[color:green:Emerald]], [[color:blue:Azure]], and [[color:purple:Violet]]. Indigo is traded for [[color:gray:Silver]].

This is what happens when you mix ColorCodedForYourConvenience with LuckySeven. Not only is a color motif used, but the specific colors involved are [[color:red:red]], [[color:orange:orange]], [[color:gold:yellow]], [[color:green:green]], [[color:blue:blue]], [[color:indigo:indigo]], and [[color:purple:violet]]. These are often identified as the colors of the [[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows rainbow]].

** Adventure [=WG4=] ''The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun''. The gem eyes in 6 sarcophagi are red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet: every part of [[RainbowMotif RoyGBiv]] ''except'' indigo.

* The seven daughters of Triton in ''TheLittleMermaid'' each have a different color tail. If we were to arrange them chromatically: Arista (red), Attina (orange), Adella (gold), Ariel (green), Aquata (blue), Andrina (purple), Alana (pink).

Indigo is generally considered the odd man out among the seven, due to it simply being a dark blue. If one is going to be dropped, it's usually that one. If the creator needs a few more colors to round out the cast, '''[[color:black:black]]''' and [[color:grey:white]] are common additions. Alternatively, some creators opt to branch out into the non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Curiously, [[color:cyan:cyan]] is missing, creating a conspicuous gap between the primaries green and blue, while indigo and violet replace [[color:magenta:magenta]] between red and blue [[hottip:*:(magenta is an odd color; usually if an object reflects multiple pure colors, your brain sees the average color reflected, but if only the edges of spectrum are being reflected, ie red and violet\blue, your brain sees it as magenta rather than green)]]. For printing inks and finer art, cyan, magenta, and yellow are the primary colors.

This trope was started by IsaacNewton, who really wanted there to be exactly seven colors to match the number of musical notes, planets in our solar system (discovered at the time), and days of the week. Isaac was wrong about this one, but since he was such a famous scientist, the belief that the visible light spectrum could be separated into exactly seven parts was widely held for a long time. This gave rise to the popular mnemonic "Roy G. Biv", a person's name constructed from the first letter of each color in order. Another mnemonic, more popular in Britain, is "[[WarsOfTheRoses Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain]]".

* The Seven Magypsies of {{Mother 3}} each [[spoiler: (but Fassad)]] wore a color of the rainbow. It doesn't help that they're CampGay.

* The color of [[spoiler:the sky in each dimension]] in {{Eversion}} follows the Roy G. Biv pattern turned inside out. Cyan, Blue, Indigo, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, and Purple.

* In ''{{Paranoia}}'', Alpha Complex's security clearance system was based on RoyGBiv with two additions: Infrared (black), Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Ultraviolet (white).

** Adventure [=WG4=] ''The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun''. The gem eyes in 6 sarcophagi are red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet: every part of RoyGBiv ''except'' indigo.
** In adventure [=WG6=] ''Isle of the Ape'', one puzzle required the {{PC}}s to follow color-coded corridors in RoyGBiv order to gain valuable information and avoid a death trap. Oddly enough this was never actually stated in the module: the DM and players had to figure it out for themselves.

** The color of Wizshades (a type of monster) depended on how old they were. The scale was in reverse RoyGBiv order: the youngest were violet, and the oldest were red.
** Subverted in adventure I12 ''Egg of the Phoenix''. A puzzle to open a magical doorway appears to be based on choosing which colors to touch from a RoyGBiv palette, but it's a trick.
** [=WG7=] ''Castle Greyhawk''. Level 5 is filled with {{Shout Out}}s to other {{Tabletop RPG}}s. One room has a variety of creatures each colored one of the RoyGBiv colors as a reference to ''{{Paranoia}}''.

* ''RainbowBrite''. The seven Color Kids are named after the RoyGBiv scale: Red Butler, Lala Orange, Canary Yellow, Patty O' Green, Buddy Blue, Indigo and Shy Violet.

Indigo is generally considered the odd man out among the seven. If one is going to be dropped, it's usually that one. If the creator needs a few more colors to round out the cast, '''[[color:black:black]]''' and [[color:grey:white]] are common additions. Alternatively, some creators opt to branch out into the non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Curiously, [[color:cyan:cyan]] is missing, creating a conspicuous gap between the primaries green and blue, while indigo and violet replace [[color:magenta:magenta]] between red and blue [[hottip:*:(magenta is an odd color; usually if an object reflects multiple pure colors, your brain sees the average color reflected, but if only the edges of spectrum are being reflected, ie red and violet\blue, your brain sees it as magenta rather than green)]]. For printing inks and finer art, cyan, magenta, and yellow are the primary colors.

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