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Contrast RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver, RedEyesTakeWarning, EvilRedhead, BigRedDevil, a literal RedShirt (and RedShirtArmy), CharClone, EvilWearsBlack, GreenAndMean, LittleDeadRidingHood.

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Contrast RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver, RedEyesTakeWarning, EvilRedhead, BigRedDevil, a literal RedShirt (and RedShirtArmy), CharClone, EvilWearsBlack, GreenAndMean, LittleDeadRidingHood.

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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': Monster X produces autumn-colored lightning (in contrast to Ghidorah's [[YellowLightningBlueLightning YellowLightning]]), while Thor produces blue lightning but his body is mostly red.

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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': Monster X produces autumn-colored lightning (in lightning, in contrast to its genetic source Ghidorah's [[YellowLightningBlueLightning YellowLightning]]), while YellowLightning]], and its attitude towards humans is almost the polar opposite of that of its omnicidal sire. The heroic Titan Thor produces blue lightning lightning, but his body is mostly red.


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* ''Film/KongSkullIsland'':
** One of the Sky Devils, Slivko, wears a red headband throughout the mission. He spends most of the movie stuck with Conrad, Weaver and Marlow instead of his comrades, whom are stuck with [[WellIntentionedExtremist Randa]] and [[GeneralRipper Packard]][[spoiler:, and he's the very first soldier to turn his gun away from the heroes and onto Packard once it's clear that the latter has gone insane and is endangering everyone]].
** The natives of Skull Island, whom are non-hostile and decidedly nothing but helpful to the main cast in this version, wear burgundy shawls.


* Sparx, the Red Monkey from ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'' counts here, with his red suit.
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** The Autobot logo in all continuities is almost always red and the Decepticon logo is almost always purple. Notably, in ''ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass'' where the Autobots are evil and the Decepticons are good, they keep the logos but switch colors so the good guys are still red and the bad guys are still purple.

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** The Autobot logo in all continuities is almost always red and the Decepticon logo is almost always purple. Notably, in ''ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass'' where the Autobots are evil and the Decepticons are good, they keep the logos but switch colors so the good guys are still red and the bad guys are still purple. Many of the characters get similarly repainted: the evil Optimus Prime is purple instead of red, while the heroic Megatron is white with red highlights.
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* Catholic art usually portrays Jesus in red. Often, he wears white with a red sash, but a red robe with a white or blue sash is common, too. Symbolically, it represents his shed blood, but also arguably ThePowerOfLove. One of the most famous Catholic paintings, "The Divine Mercy," portrays Jesus with red and white/blue rays coming from his heart, representing his lost blood and water. This also neatly contrasts his mother, the Virgin Mary, who is often portrayed in blue.
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* ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'': Race car Lightning [=McQueen=] is red and the central character of the whole franchise, though it's played straighter after he TooksALevelInAKindness.

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* ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'': Race car Lightning [=McQueen=] is red and the central character of the whole franchise, though it's played straighter after he TooksALevelInAKindness.[[TookALevelInKindness Tooks A Level In Kindness]].



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinotrux}}'': Ty Rux is red-colored Tyrannosaurus Trux (half-''Tyrannosaurus rex'', half-excavator) and he's main protagonist of the series.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinotrux}}'': Ty Rux is a red-colored Tyrannosaurus Trux (half-''Tyrannosaurus rex'', half-excavator) and he's main protagonist of the series.

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* ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'': Race car Lightning [=McQueen=] is red and the central character of the whole franchise, though it's played straighter after his HeelFaceTurn.

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* ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'': Race car Lightning [=McQueen=] is red and the central character of the whole franchise, though it's played straighter after his HeelFaceTurn.he TooksALevelInAKindness.


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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinotrux}}'': Ty Rux is red-colored Tyrannosaurus Trux (half-''Tyrannosaurus rex'', half-excavator) and he's main protagonist of the series.
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* WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat: Foduck The Vigilant is the official Safety Inspector of The Big Harbour, with fire fighting equipment and recognizable by his red Fire Fighter's Helmet. He's also the only Tug to have a Red Lifeboat.
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** And also [[CoolOldGuy Skarloey and Rheneas]].

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** And also [[CoolOldGuy Skarloey and Rheneas]].Rheneas]], who each have saved their railway from closure on sepperate occasions, getting their trains home, despite suffering from heavy wear and tear, and simply refusing to give up. .

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* The titular protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'' has a red jacket in human form and his dragon form is red.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': A recurring motif in the series are the red and blue dragons. While the blue one is often associated with deceit and evil (and Azula's blue fire), the red is associated with honor and goodness (like Roku or Iroh).
* In early promo images for ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', the only character [[http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1210/13/avengersassemble.jpg without any red on their person]] was [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]]. Possibly in order to mix up the color palette a little, the artists changed ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'s chest emblem to purple in post-production.
* Some of Ben's alien transformations from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' are red, such as Fourarms, Heatblast, Waybig, Jetray, Water Hazard, Overflow, Astrodactyl, Ultimate Big Chill, Bloxx, Ultimate Wildmutt and Jury Rigg.
* Carmen Sandiego in the [[WesternAnimation/CarmenSandiego 2019 Netflix series]]. While every other incarnation of the character is a villain -- albeit a [[ClassyCatBurglar rather tame one in some depictions]] -- this one is a hero who fights against the criminal organization V.I.L.E. And of course, she wears her iconic red coat and hat. Her partners Zack and Ivy are redheads.
* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': Numbuh 1 wears a red sweater, while Numbuh 5 has a red hat.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'': Protagonist Lee has partially-red hair, and he's often assisted by the school's red Tatzelwurm.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', Launchpad has red hair and wears a pilot's jacket that (in the latter) looks reddish-brown.
** Also Huey, who is generally considered the leader of the triplets, wears red.
* ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeDinosaurs'': Bullzeye is a maroon red ''Pteranodon'' and is one of the titular heroes.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', Timmy Turner's favorite superhero is "The Crimson Chin".
* Gary Goodspeed's outfit in Season 1 of ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace''. Also, his casual wear (which he wears for the rest of the series) has him sporting a red shirt underneath his brown coat.
* Wilt from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' is a tall, red imaginary friend who is [[NiceGuy kind and helpful to everyone he meets]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
** Philip Fry is the redheaded protagonist and savior of the Universe. His red jacket is even meant to be an allusion to [[Film/RebelWithoutACause another fictional hero]] (albeit a [[ClassicalAntiHero classically-flawed one]]).
** Zoidberg is a red shellfish, and is arguably the TokenGoodTeammate of the otherwise zany Planet Express crew.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' has Eliza Maza who wears a red jacket and Brooklyn who is a red-skinned gargoyle.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Every member of the Pines family wears a shade of red as their "main" color. For Dipper and Mabel, it is orange/salmon and pink respectively, while Stan and [[spoiler: Ford]] wear dark red/maroon.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
** The titular heroine has red hair.
** The Wego Twins of Team Go, Shego's former superhero team, wear red and using their powers manifests a red glow. They also have red hair.
* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'':
** Mako wears a red scarf that belonged to his dead father. He later gives it to his maternal grandmother.
** Asami usually wears a gray and red jacket. Crosses over with LadyInRed when she wears a red dress for formal functions.
* ''Literature/LlamaLlama'': Llama Llama has a red shirt and is a friendly llama and is the main protagonist of the series. Downplayed in the beginning, where he's more of a BrattyHalfPint.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLongLongHoliday,'' everyone in the Morteau family is a redhead, and all are connected with the French resistance by the end of the series.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Loud House}}'': Downplayed with Lynn Jr. She is at best an anti hero.
* WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, who is considered to be the main leader of the Sensational Six, primarily wears red shorts and is an all-around nice guy.
* [[TheHeroine Marinette]] from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' wears a red costume with black dots as Ladybug.
* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': Molly wears a red summer parka and is the headstrong heroine of the show.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyGoldfishIsEvil'': Beanie has red hair and is the one thing standing between Admiral Bubbles and world domination.
* Blossom of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' wears pink, but due to her leadership skills, she is this trope more than PinkMeansFeminine. More in line with the trope is the large red bow she wears on her head, as well as being the red-headed one among the three girls.
* [[TheHero T.J.]], the leader of the main six on ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', is almost never seen without his red baseball hat. Also, [[CuteBruiser Spinelli]] always wears a red oversized shirt/dress, red bands to keep her pigtails up, and part of her tights have red stripes.
* The heroic WesternAnimation/{{Rupert}}'s LimitedWardrobe prominently features a solid red sweater.
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': Adora wears a red cape as She-Ra, like in the original series, and a red jacket as part of her everyday ensemble. Inverted however, with the Horde, whose uniforms are various shades of red, much like the robes of their resident sorceress Shadow Weaver.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Radioactive Man has a predominately red costume.
** Bart and Lisa typically wear red clothes, not to mention Bart's lucky red hat.
* James the Red Engine in both ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
** Another example from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' is Jack the Front Loader.
** And also [[CoolOldGuy Skarloey and Rheneas]].
* [[http://centralcitytower.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/character-introduction-zahara/ Zahara]] of ''Spider Stories'' was designed with this trope in mind, foregoing being a full PrimaryColorChampion.
* Sparx, the Red Monkey from ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'' counts here, with his red suit.
* ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'': The time travel trio all wear varying shades of red. Xavier has a red hoodie, Brad wears a red cape, and Yadina has [[PinkMeansFeminine pink overalls]].
* The protagonists of ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' sport red robes.
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** Ruby Rose, the main heroine, wears a red hooded cloak as a reference to ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood''. She is the most optimistic and dedicated to heroism of the main four.

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** [[Characters/RWBYRubyRose Ruby Rose, Rose]], the main heroine, wears a red hooded cloak as a reference to ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood''. She is the most optimistic and dedicated to heroism of the main four.

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* ''Art/RaphaelRooms'': One of the central figures of "The School of Athens" is Plato, who wears a bright red that distinguishes him and his metaphysical ideals from the muted world of his fate.



* One of the central figures in Creator/RaphaelSanzio's 's ''Art/TheSchoolOfAthens'', Plato, is seen wearing a bright red that distinguishes him and his metaphysical ideals from the muted world at his fate.

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* About Creator/SandroBotticelli's ''[[Art/SevenVirtues Fortezza]]'', the woman's red mantle is a symbol of courage, which is associated with fortitude. Or, in this context, the strength that one must have when overcoming hardship.



* ''Art/TheLadyOfShalottWaterhouse'': The focal figure of the painting, Lady Elaine, is redheaded, and draped over her is a reddish tapestry. The Lady is more of a TragicHeroine whose heroism stems from her bravery in the face of a fatal curse. Even if she knows she's doomed, she still embarks on a boat and does her damnedest to get to her LoveInterest, which is the moment the painting captures.

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* ''Art/TheLadyOfShalottWaterhouse'': The focal figure of the painting, Lady Elaine, is redheaded, and draped over her is a reddish tapestry. The Lady is more of a TragicHeroine whose heroism stems from her bravery in the face of a fatal curse. Even if she knows she's doomed, she still embarks on a boat and does her damnedest to get to her LoveInterest, which is the moment the painting captures.{{painting|s}} captures.
* ''Art/SevenVirtues'': "Fortitude's" red mantle is a symbol of courage, which is associated with the virtue she embodies. Or, in this context, the strength that one must have when overcoming hardship.
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* About Creator/SandroBotticelli's ''Art/{{Fortezza}}'', the woman's red mantle is a symbol of courage, which is associated with fortitude. Or, in this context, the strength that one must have when overcoming hardship.

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* About Creator/SandroBotticelli's ''Art/{{Fortezza}}'', ''[[Art/SevenVirtues Fortezza]]'', the woman's red mantle is a symbol of courage, which is associated with fortitude. Or, in this context, the strength that one must have when overcoming hardship.
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