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* ''ComicBook/TheFlash'': As of ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'' has gone down this route to distinguish between Wally West and Barry Allen. Essentially, the idea is that because Wally is ''so'' powerful, his Speed Force lightning burns much hotter and now looks like pale blue lightning. According to artist Brett Booth (who designed this), his headcanon is that the speedsters' lightning colours dictate how powerful they are, though this is far from being explicitly canon.

* ''ComicBook/TheFlash'': As of ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'' has gone down this route to distinguish between ComicBook/WallyWest and Barry Allen. Essentially, the idea is that because Wally is ''so'' powerful, his Speed Force lightning burns much hotter and now looks like pale blue lightning. According to artist Brett Booth (who designed this), his headcanon is that the speedsters' lightning colours dictate how powerful they are, though this is far from being explicitly canon.

* Marvel's [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] of the ComicBook/XMen have lightning of both colors, DependingOnTheArtist.
* As of ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', ''Franchise/TheFlash'' has gone down this route to distinguish between ComicBook/WallyWest and Barry Allen. Essentially, the idea is that because Wally is ''so'' powerful, his Speed Force lightning burns much hotter and now looks like pale blue lightning. According to artist Brett Booth (who designed this), his headcanon is that the speedsters' lightning colours dictate how powerful they are, though this is far from being explicitly canon.

* ComicBook/{{Storm}} from ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' produces yellow lightning.

* Laxus, from ''Manga/FairyTail'', is a lightning mage whose attacks are all yellow or pale yellow. He also used [[spoiler:red lightning]] when he against one of the Spriggan members.

* Laxus, from ''Manga/FairyTail'', is a lightning mage whose attacks are all yellow or pale yellow.

** White Electricity is the hottest, and leaves the strongest burns. It is believed to originate from mixing with Fire lineages.

* ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}}'' games have yellow lightning. For an example, ''VideoGame/MegaMan1's'' Elec Man and ''VideoGame/MegaMan10's''. ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'' went with (mostly) yellow lightning, in contrast with the rest of the series which usually went with blue.

* Marvel's [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] and ComicBook/{{Storm}} of the ComicBook/XMen have lightning of both colors, DependingOnTheArtist.

* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'': One of the items makes yellow lightning.

** ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2'' keeps the blue tint for electrical effects from deployable gadgets and any attacks using Peter's mechanical Spider-Arms that involve shocking opponents, and Miles' basic Venom Powers are the same Orangey-Yellow as they were in ''Miles Morales.'' When Miles starts unlocking "Evolved" Venom Powers when [[spoilers: the Hunters break Martin Li out of jail]], they're depicted as a very vibrant blue, with the difference in color being noted in universe.

* PSI Thunder in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' and ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}''

* The animations for PSI Thunder in ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}'' flash between yellow and blue.

* Every version of Franchise/TheFlash uses a yellow lightning bolt as part of his costumery. Thunder and lightning are a near-ubiquitous motif for the Flash family; their power source, the [[TheLifestream Speed Force]], is sometimes physically represented as an eternal thunderstorm. DependingOnTheArtist, the Flash even leaves trails of yellow electricity (usually emanating from the yellow parts of his costume, as the quirk ''started'' from being a visual representation of their fast movement, before SerialEscalation lead to it becoming genuine lightning). The yellow colour is somewhat justified by the fact the Speed Force isn't normal lightning, but a magical, metaphysical force that just ''looks'' like lightning, thus explaining [[LightningCanDoAnything why it can do anything.]]
* As does the [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Marvel Family]]. They are even [[OlderAlterEgo transformed]] by yellow bolts.
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'''s Electro throws bolts of yellow electricity. They're also represented that way on his costume, although certain incarnations of the character fall firmly into blue lightning territory. This has been referenced in a few comics where Spider-Man is able to identify electricity at a distance as being from Electro because of its distinct yellow hue. In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', it's actually green.
* When ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark uses her lightning generating powers the resulting bolts are pale yellow.

* ''Hakyu Hoshin Engi'', the 2018 adaptation of ''Manga/SoulHunter'', Shinkohyo's Super Paope Raikoben releases a giant magenta-purple sphere of energy which then fires red lightning bolts everywhere. In the first anime adaptations they were blue.