History Main / RedHotMasculinity

*** Jason Lee Scott is TheLeader, speaks in a ''very'' [[NoIndoorVoice loud tone]], commands a [[KingOfTheDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus]] AnimalMecha (which later becomes a [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dragon]] and participates in just about any athletic activity under the sun from martial arts to weightlifting to scuba diving.

* Manfred von Richthofen, aka, '''[[TropeNamer The]]''' [[TheRedBaron Red Baron]], a man so associated with warfare and the color red, it became his nom de guerre, due to the bright red color he painted his Fokker Dr.3 triplane.

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Kamina wears [[CoolShades red shades]] and a red [[BadassCape cape]]. He is a boisterous, well-built young man who prides himself on being "manly and tough".
** Kamina takes the red motif after Ryoma Nagare from ''Manga/GetterRobo'', who wears a red scarf and is similarly extremely boisterous and HotBlooded, to the point of not being [[AxCrazy quite sane]]. Ryoma also pilots the Getter 1, which gives the resulting Getter Robo combination a mostly red color.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'': The protagonist Judai (Jaden) Yuki is in the Osiris (Slifer) Red dorm of Duel Academy, considered the lowest rank of the 3 dorms. Despite being one of the best duelists on par with some of Obelisk Blue’s best, he prefers to stay in Osiris Red.

* Red Magnus from ''VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance''. As if his name didn't clue you in, he's also literally red, loves muscles and tests of strength, and is as macho as a guy could be.

* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has Mister Torgue, a very muscular RatedMForManly fellow who's obsessed with StuffBlowingUp, to the point of screwing things up just because of the mere possibility of a massive explosion. While he's a WalkingShirtlessScene, he ''does'' wear a red cap on his head, and the higher rarity Torgue weapons tend to have red stripes somewhere on their frames.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'': James is red, proud, vain, pompous, boastful, rude, narsicistic, egotistical, impatient, headstrong and bad tempered if angered.

** Kazu is also a fan of an [[ShowWithinAShow an anime series called "RoboShogun"]], whose titular character is a superhero in red armor. [=RoboShogun=] also espouses stereotypical masculine beliefs such MenDontCry.

* ''Franchise/SuperMario'': The ever-iconic Mario dons a red cap and shirt while serving as defender of the Mushroom Kingdom.
* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'': Paul Phoenix is an arrogant, hotheaded [[BadassBiker biker]] who considers himself [[WorldsBestWarrior "the toughest fighter in the universe]]" and is very determined to prove it. He also wears a red karate gi.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Knuckles the Echidna has red fur and is the series' quintessential BigGuy, possessing SuperStrength said to be [[TheRival on par with]] [[SuperSpeed Sonic's speed]]. He fights opponents by punching them or throwing heavy boulders at them and has been established to know martial arts. He's also descended from a warrior tribe, and describes himself as "rougher than the rest of them" and "tougher than leather" in his ImageSong.

* Thomas & Friends : James is red, proud, vain, pompous, boastful, rude, narsicistic, egotistical, impatient, headstrong and bad tempered if angered.

This trope can overlap with FireIsMasculine in cases where FireIsRed. It can also overlap with RedIsViolent, RedIsHeroic, and FieryRedHead (if the male character also has red hair). PinkIsFeminine is the variant for girly girls since pink is just a lighter shade of red. See LadyInRed for when the color red is associated with female sensuality. Expect this character to be the Red Oni in RedOniBlueOni.

* "Western Animation/Thomas & Friends" : James is red, proud, vain, pompous, boastful, rude, narsicistic, egotistical, impatient, headstrong and bad tempered if angered.

Western Animation/Thomas & Friends: James is red, proud, vain, pompous, boastful, rude, narsicistic, egotistical, impatient, headstrong and bad tempered if angered.

The color red is often associated with courage, vigor, strength, rage, drive and various other traits attributed to males. This can be found in fiction as well where red is worn by [[RatedMForManly hypermasculine men and boys]].

This trope can overlap with FireIsMasculine in cases where FireIsRed. It can also overlap with RedIsViolent, RedIsHeroic and FieryRedHead (if the male character also has red hair). PinkIsFeminine is the variant for girly girls, since pink is just a lighter shade of red. See LadyInRed for when the color red is associated with female sensuality. Expect this character to be the Red Oni in RedOniBlueOni.

'''Note''': A male character simply wearing red does not qualify for this trope. To qualify they must possess extreme takes on stereotypical masculine traits such courage, strength, muscles, pride, loudness, etc.

** Shotaro Kaneda is a tough, cocky JapaneseDelinquent who acts fights, does drugs, leads a biker gang and rather leap before he looks. He also wears a red motorcycle jacket and rides a red CoolBike.

** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Sora is a female variation. She is a {{Tomboy}}, wears red gloves, has a red Digivice (in {{Transformation Sequence}}s) and her digimon turns red when she digivolves.

*** Davis is the most stereotypically masculine of the male Digidestined, being hotheaded, impulsive and competitive to a fault. He has burgundy hair, wears [[HotPaintJob a jacket with a red flame design]] and his Digi-Egg of Courage is red.

** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': Invoked in the english dub; when designing Guilmon, Takato gives him a red color scheme because the color symbolizes power.

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Edward Elric wears a red coat and is shown as muscular, angry, and heroic character who often works with the military.

* ''Anime/SaintSeiya'': The titular character is a stubborn, impulsive and headstrong teenage boy who wears red armor.

** Kamina takes the red motif after Ryoma Nagare from ''Manga/GetterRobo'', who wears a red scarf and is similarly extremely bolsterous and HotBlooded, to the point of not being [[AxCrazy quite sane]]. Ryoma also pilots the Getter 1, which gives the resulting Getter Robo combination a mostly red color.

** ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Guy Gardner is the most stereotypically masculine of the male Earth Lanterns, being brash, violent and having an appreciation for the opposite sex. He has [[FieryRedhead red hair]] and has been a Red Lantern twice.
* ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'': The titular character is a BigRedDevil with a gruff exterior and a love for drinking, fighting and smoking.

* ''Film/ThreeHundred'': The Spartan Army wears red capes. They are also passionate, proud, muscular and vicious fighters.
* ''Film/{{Sky High|2005}}'': Both the Commander and Jetstream's outfits feature the colors red, white and blue. However, the Commander's outfit has a bodysuit that is mostly red, and he possesses SuperStrength and SuperToughness, powers more stereotypical for male heroes. By contrast, his wife Jetstream has a mostly white costume and has the power of {{Flight}}.

** ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': [[TheLeader Shane]] and [[TheLancer Hunter]] are the Red Wind Ranger and Crimson Thunder Ranger respectively. Both have typical alpha male personalities, being cocky, overcompetitive and quick to action. This is perhaps best exemplified in "Boxing Bop-a-Roo" which deals with the two having a rivalry over who is the best.

** ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': Nick is the most HotBlooded of the Rangers, is the first to volunteer going into a forest everyone else is afraid in the first episode and has a CoolBike (that isn't Ranger equipment).

* ''Series/That70sShow'': Played with regarding Reginald "Red" Forman. He is a gruff, no-nonsense who enjoys stereotypical masculine pastimes like sports, hunting and fishing. While Red doesn't exclusively wear the color red, his [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nickname]] does invoke this trope.

* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}} Gauntlet Legends]]'' and the updated expansion, ''Dark Legacy'', red colored characters appear to be from some Nordic, ''[[Franchise/{{ConanTheBarbarian}} Conan]]''-styled tribe. Furthermore, the male-exclusive Attack classes, Warrior and Dwarf, always appear in their Red costumes on the cover art.
* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': Kratos has a red tattoo across face and torso. He is also large, muscular, aggressive and gruff.
* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': Sol is a stubborn, brash and muscular bounty hunter with a deep voice and [[FireIsMasculine fire powers]]. He also wears a red headband and a red jacket.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Knuckles the Echidna has red fur and is the series' quintessential BigGuy, possessing SuperStrength said to be [[TheRival on par with]] [[SuperSpeed Sonic's speed]]. He fights opponents by punching them or throwing heavy boulders at them, and has been established to know martial arts. He's also descended from a warrior tribe, and describes himself as "rougher than the rest of them" and "tougher than leather" in his ImageSong.

** Kazu Iida wears red armor and pilots a red [[{{Mecha}} Holon]]. He is known for being outspoken, rebellious and insubordinate, which cost him the respect of his unit, who were all too happy to have him transferred to the Anvil just to get rid of him. In battle, Kazu is HotBlooded and fearless to the point of recklessness, and his fighting style focuses mainly on [[AttackAttackAttack brute force.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo'': Sprx is the Red Monkey and the most stereotypically masculine of the male monkeys, being cocky, arrogant, stubborn, boorish and flirtatious.

** ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'': Marcus is a HotBlooded street fighter who [[BloodKnight loves a good brawl.]]. He his outfits feature either orange or red.

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* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Knuckles the Echidna has red fur and as the series' quintessential BigGuy has SuperStrength, fights opponents punching them or throwing heavy boulders at them, and has been established to know martial arts. He also comes from a warrior tribe, and describes himself as "rougher than leather" in his ImageSong.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Knuckles the Echidna has red fur and as the series' quintessential BigGuy has SuperStrength, fights punching or by throwing heavy boulders, and has been established to know martial arts. He also comes from a warrior tribe, and describes himself as "rougher than leather" in his ImageSong.