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* Lust from ''FullMetalAlchemist''
* Kanoe from ''{{X1999}}''
* Subverted with the female Shinigamis of ''{{Bleach}}'', where DarkIsNotEvil and LightIsNotGood. The only exception is [[TheMedic Unohana]], who wears a white coat over her otherwise-black outfit.
* ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'': [[spoiler: [[CompleteMonster Miyo Takano]] right before she kills Keiichi and all his friends.]]. Also, the entire main female cast in the DVD covers.
* Certy Sturluson from ''{{Durarara}}'' goes around in a black jumpsuit.
** Subverted: Not only is she not evil, she's really quite a sweetheart.
* Fate Testarossa-Harlaown of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' is one of the nicest people you could ever meet despite ([[TheWoobie or perhaps, because of]]) her introduction as a DarkMagicalGirl, but simultaneously one the baddest ass-kickers in the multiverse.
* Subverted with Lenalee Lee from {{D Gray Man}}. Obviously the Black Order's uniform [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment are black]], but she wears black dress as casual wear, but she's a sweet and kind girl nonetheless.
** Also subverted with Miranda, who's [[ShrinkingViolet as far from your typical version of the trope]] [[TheKlutz as it's possible]] [[ApologisesALot to be]]. Played straight with [[DarkActionGirl Lulubell]] though.
* [[KnifeNut Chane]] [[TheSpeechless Laforet]] from ''{{Baccano}}''.
** Yet another [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], as she is not truly evil.
* Misa Amane from ''DeathNote'' wears black more than once.


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* A number of women in the StarWarsExpandedUniverse wear black at least some of the time.
** Mara Jade, in ''{{StarWars/Allegiance}}'', ''TheThrawnTrilogy'', and the ''HandOfThrawn'' Duology, tends to wear a black jumpsuit. To the point that when she ''does'' wear Jedi robes, the text often stresses it.
** There is a point in ''[[XWingSeries Wraith Squadron]]'' where Falynn and Atril dye their hair black and wear all-black clothing while posing as bodyguards for TheInfiltration.
* Nicci in the ''SwordOfTruth'' series. Black is the ''only'' color she wears.
** To the point that when she is infiltrating an Imperial Order camp post-HighHeelFaceTurn her disguise consists of a red dress. Pushed down to her waist to make absolutely sure [[DistractedByTheSexy nobody will give her face a second glance]].
** The signature clothing of the Confessors. Except for [[WomanInWhite The Mother Confessor]],
* ''{{Dragaera}}'" has Sethra Lavode; hundreds of thousands of [[TimeAbyss years old]], a vampire, brilliant strategist, and sorceress powerful enough to worry gods. Naturally, she lives in a mountain made of black stone, has BlackEyes [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow and hair]], and dresses head to toe in black. Bonus points: in Dragaera, the color black represents sorcery and is one of the House colors for both Great Houses with which Sethra is associated.
** And one of her hobbies is finding new ways to use black in interior decoration.
* ''{{Discworld}}'' averts the heck out of this one. Whether it's the witches, or Susan Sto Helit, the Disc's women in black seem to be good. [[GoodIsNotNice But not nice]].
** Additionally, Nanny Ogg has pointed out that a black dress could signify ''anything'': "[[MissKitty Madam]] or [[HollywoodNuns Mother Superior]], it was just a matter of details".
* [[CompleteMonster Semirhage]] in The WheelOfTime always dresses in black because she considers [[FemmeFatale Lanfear]], a WomanInWhite, to be her main rival.
* KikiStrike is a kiddie version of the AntiHero variant.
* Lisbeth Salander in the ''[[TheMillenniumTrilogy Millennium]]'' trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Also leaning towards AntiHero.
* What about the title character of The Woman In Black?

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* PerkyGoth types are the deliberate subversion of this trope. [[{{Sandman}} Sometimes.]]

Where the WomanInWhite marks a mysterious but important character, where the LadyInRed indicates the sexy yet morally questionable one, the WomanInBlack is almost always the dangerous, menacing one.

Not only does black outline the body even more than red, there are also [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience all the ideas associated with the colour itself]], such as [[DarknessEqualsDeath death]], night, [[DarkIsEvil evil]], great danger or negation of sexuality. Thus, it's a rare woman who can actually wear an all black outfit and not be ''at least'' an [[AntiHero Anti Heroine]].

* Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

* Beatrice the Endless Witch from UminekoNoNakuKoroNi wears a black PimpedOutDress.

* In ''DoctorWho'', when [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E8SilenceInTheLibary River]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E9ForestOfTheDead Song]] returns in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E04TheTimeOfAngels "The Time of Angels"]], she's got a lovely long black dress on that makes her look like a noir FemmeFatale. Considering [[spoiler: it's hinted at that she served time in prison, has a secret she isn't telling the Doctor, and [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome vandalized a home box with the message "Hello, sweetie"]] written in Old High Gallifreyan just to get the Doctor's attention. She may even possibly be the person who kills him, if the hints dropped at the end of the episode ''Flesh in Stone'' turn out to be as meaningful as they seem]], it's safe to say this is intentional.

* The Dark Queen and [[spoiler: Helena as the Dark Princess]] from ''Mirrormask''.

** Mara Jade, in ''{{StarWars/Allegiance}}'', ''TheThrawnTrilogy'', and the ''HandOfThrawn'' Duology, tends to wear a black jumpsuit. To the point that when she ''does'' wear Jedi robes, the text specifically stresses it is a one-off.

* MichellePfeiffer in ''BatmanReturns'' and ''Wolf''
* KimBasinger in ''The Real [=McCoy=]'' and LAConfidential.

* [[DarkChick Sophie Fatale]], O-Ren's [[TheDragon Dragon]] from KillBill. She wears a black, high-collared jumpsuit thing that the narration says makes her look like "a villain from Star Trek".
* A rare male example - [[RockyHorrorPictureShow Dr. Frank N. Furter]] tends to wear mostly black corsets, panties (or possibly short shorts?), leather jackets, shirts, and heels....and even dons black priest's robes at the start of the film. The only exceptions being when he disguises himself as Brad/Janet and his red corset at the end of the film.
** Magenta wears a black FrenchMaid uniform and a slightly more revealing black outfit throughout the film. At least, until the end when she and Riff Raff reveal themselves as aliens.
* Morticia and Wednesday [[AddamsFamily Addams]].

* Lust from FullMetalAlchemist
** Envy as well. [[AmbiguousGender Maybe.]]
*** Not really, since WordOfGod states that Envy has no true gender.
* Kanoe from {{X1999}}
* Subverted with the female Shinigamis of {{Bleach}}, where DarkIsNotEvil and LightIsNotGood.
** The only exception is [[TheMedic Unohana]], who wears a white coat over her otherwise-black outfit.

* Misa Amane from DeathNote wears black more than once.

** Mara Jade, in {{StarWars/Allegiance}}, TheThrawnTrilogy, and the HandOfThrawn Duology, tends to wear a black jumpsuit.
*** To the point that when she ''does'' wear Jedi robes, the text specifically stresses it. "For once", indeed...

* [[{{Dragaera}} Sethra Lavode]]: [[TimeAbyss hundreds of thousands of years old]] vampire, brilliant strategist, and sorceress powerful enough to worry gods. Naturally, she lives in a mountain made of black stone, has BlackEyes [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow and hair]], and dresses head to toe in black. Bonus points: in Dragaera, the color black represents sorcery and is one of the House colors for both Great Houses with which Sethra is associated.

* In ''Dungeons and Dragons'', some Suel deities such as [[VainSorceress Wee Jas]] or [[TheBaroness Shar]] apply.
** Many she-devils and demonesses also wear an all black garment.

* If you have the Handmaiden in KnightOfTheOldRepublic 2 entirely dark-side, her normal white jumpsuit is replaced with a black one and her normal red lipstick is replaced with black.

* [[StalkerWithACrush Lavona Succuboso]] from {{Metalocalypse}}. Complete with OperaGloves. Say what you will about her sanity and morals, the woman knows how to accessorize.

* Subverted with Lenalee Lee from {{D Gray Man}}. Obviously the Black Order's uniform are black, but she wears black dress as casual wear, but she's a sweet and kind girl nonetheless.

* Any of the female Shinigami in {{Bleach}}. The only exception is [[TheMedic Unohana]], who wears a white coat over her otherwise-black outfit.