History Main / RedGreenContrast

*** After Voldemort's defeat however, Gryffindor and Slytherin eventually learned to [[FireForgedFriends calm down a bit]]. Especially since they both [[MiseryBuildsCharacter suffered heavy losses]], during the Battle of Hogwarts.

** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'':
*** In a mirror of their duel three years earlier, the final confrontation between Voldemort and Harry comes down to the former's green killing curse and the latter's red disarming charm.

* In ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'', Vace's arguments with Cal are exemplified by their contrasting color schemes, with Vace's belief in "necessary" violence represented by red and Cal's desire for peace represented by green.

* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Danny has glowing green eyes in ghost form. His ArchEnemy Vlad Plasmius red eyes in ghost form.

** In ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'', a SuccessionCrisis turns into a CivilWar between two sides from House Targaryen, the colors of which are primarily black and red (a red dragon on a black background). However, the Targaryen side that occupies the Iron Throne after TheCoup following the death of King Viserys happens to be the one spawning from House Hightower, the real power behind them, the symbol of which is a tower atop of which burns a green flame. One of the Hightower leaders, Alicent, wear predominantly green dresses.

* ''Art/SevenVirtues'': The vivid red mantle on the woman's legs contrasts with the green dress she wears. Also, the floor and two walls are red, while the ceiling and two walls are dark green. This imagery further reinforces the "meeting the extremes at the middle" idea that she embodies, as green and red are complimentary colors.

* ''Brothers at War'': The second book of Alex Rutherford's ''Empire of the Moghul'' series. Following successful campaign, Emperor Humayun claims a great deal of treasure. Among the booty is an elaborate golden necklace set with rubies and emeralds, and the emperor notes the beauty of the contrasting colors. Originally intended for his aunt - who graciously declines - it later becomes a wedding gift to his wife, who wears it all through their many trials and tribulations.

* ''Series/AceLightning'': When [[{{Cyborg}} Random Virus]] is evil his cybernetic eye [[RedEyesTakeWarning glows red.]] When he's good it glows green.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarePants'': Mr Krabs is a red crab who owns the Krusty Krab, while his rival and antagonist of the show Plankton is green.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarePants'':

** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': Takato and Henry have red and green Digivices and Digimon respectively. Henry and Terriermon are more mature (and in Terriermon's case more [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]]) than Takato and Guilmon, the latter of whom is the youngest of the heroes' Digimon in terms of age; he comes into existence in the very first episode and for a while had difficulty telling the difference between humans and Digimon. On the girls' side we have FieryRedhead Rika and Jeri who wears a green dress. They are the respective TomboyAndGirlyGirl of the group.
** ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'': Takuya and Tommy, the warriors of [[PlayingWithFire fire]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]] respectively. Takuta wears a red jacket and red armor in all of his Digimon forms while Tommy wears a green and white shirt and green clothing in his primary Digimon form. Takuya is HotBlooded while Tommy is a sensitive little kid.

* {{Green|Tropes}} is placed as a more serene and natural color, secondary colors meant to calm rather than excite. Heroes and heroic forces associated with green are often based around [[GreenThumb plant-life]], [[WindIsGreen the wind]], [[GreenMeansNatural the forces of nature]], and [[YellowEarthGreenEarth the Earth]]. With this, green is also the color of Santa's elves or the grumpiness of TheGrinch. When depicted as a force of evil, green can be used as the most prominent color for the SecondaryColorNemesis (as one of the three secondary colors), making them GreenAndMean with the SicklyGreenGlow of sickness, nausea and toxins. Variant shades like mint, seafoam, lime, teal, turquoise, olive, and forest green as stand-ins for green can also work for contrast. Green, usually in pastel or cool shades, is also a more feminine color, and usually plays the BlueOni in a RedOniBlueOni relationship. If applied to a male character, he would signify a more casual and down-to earth character.

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* In the ColorCodedWizardry of ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', Red and Green are featured as allies on the Color Pie, which fits, especially considering the two colors are in agreement with regard to the importance of DontThinkFeel. Where they differ shows mostly in their respective playstyles: a straight-up Red mage is a FragileSpeedster in that they would try to finish the game fast, trying to use a lot of cheap spells and cheap creatures to try to gain and hold the momentum; a straight-up Green mage, on the other hand, is more a MightyGlacier in that they would try to build up as many lands as they can so that they can reliably summon their big monsters, basically GatheringSteam to stomp the opponent into oblivion. In the ''Ravnica'' block, Red and Green are the colors of the Gruul guild, a gang of anarchists and eco-terrorists who are not happy that the wilderness of the Plane has largely disappeared to industrialization. The guild is so prominent that its name is from that point on, used as a reference to the Green-Red pairing.
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* In the ColorCodedWizardry of ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', Red and Green are featured as allies on the Color Pie, which fits, especially considering the two colors are in agreement with regard to the importance of DontThinkFeel. Where they differ shows mostly in their respective playstyles: a straight-up Red mage is a FragileSpeedster in that they would try to finish the game fast, trying to use a lot of cheap spells and cheap creatures to try to gain and hold the momentum; a straight-up Green mage, on the other hand, is more a MightyGlacier in that they would try to build up as many lands as they can so that they can reliably summon their big monsters, basically GatheringSteam to stomp the opponent into oblivion.
** In the ''Ravnica'' block, Red and Green are the colors of the Gruul guild, a gang of anarchists and eco-terrorists who are not happy that the wilderness of the Plane has largely disappeared to industrialization. The guild is so prominent that its name is from that point on, used as a reference to the Green-Red pairing.