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** The character artist was challenged (or otherwise forced) to use only heraldic tinctures.

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* '''Double Subverted''': And then we meet Bob's daughter Alice, who actually has blue skin.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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And then we meet Bob's daughter Alice, who actually has blue skin.skin.
** Bob ''is'' actually purple. He just wears makeup that makes him look like he has a normal skin tone.
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** Not only does Bob have purple skin, he also has [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair purple hair]] [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow and eyes]]!

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** Not only does Bob have purple skin, he also has [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair purple hair]] hair [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow and eyes]]!
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob simply has a more exaggerated version of a regular skin tone, such as white, red, orange, black, pink, grey, or yellow.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob simply has a more exaggerated version of a regular skin tone, such as white, red, orange, black, pink, grey, or yellow.



* '''Subverted''': Bob is referred to as "Purple Bob" before getting introduced, and we're lead to believe that he has purple skin. When he finally appears onscreen, we find that he has a regular skin tone, and got his nickname from the purple clothing he usually wears.
* '''Double Subverted''': And then we meet Bob's friend Alice, who actually has blue skin.
* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': Bob is referred to as "Purple Bob" Guy" before getting introduced, and we're lead to believe that he has purple skin. When he finally appears onscreen, we find that he has a regular skin tone, and got his nickname from the purple clothing he usually wears.
* '''Double Subverted''': And then we meet Bob's friend daughter Alice, who actually has blue skin.
* '''Parodied''': ???Bob is part of a ShowWithinAShow that gets attacked by the masses for [[InsaneTrollLogic having too much racial diversity]].



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Bob's parents use DesignerBaby technology just to give him purple skin.
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Bob's lifelong enemy Carol convinces everyone that Bob is the scout for an AlienInvasion.
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Bob gets skin alteration surgery to make himself a human shade of tan or brown.
* '''Discussed''': ???"Hey Bob, sorry if this is rude, but is your skin... natural?"

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* '''Inverted''': Everyone, even humanoids that could understandably be of different colors, has regular skin tones.

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Everyone, even humanoids that could understandably be of different colors, has regular skin tones.tones.
** HumansAreWhite
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Now that's taking the phrase "people of color" literally!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Now that's taking the phrase "people 'people of color" color' literally!"
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'''Basic Trope''': Characters with unnatural skin tones.
* '''Straight''': Bob has purple skin.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob has rainbow-colored skin.
** Not only does Bob have purple skin, he also has [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair purple hair]] [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow and eyes]]!
** Everyone in the work has colorful skin tones.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob simply has a more exaggerated version of a regular skin tone, such as white, red, orange, black, pink, grey, or yellow.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is a being that resembles a human, such as an alien, and having unusual skin tones is regular for his species.
** A FreakLabAccident turned Bob purple.
* '''Inverted''': Everyone, even humanoids that could understandably be of different colors, has regular skin tones.
* '''Subverted''': Bob is referred to as "Purple Bob" before getting introduced, and we're lead to believe that he has purple skin. When he finally appears onscreen, we find that he has a regular skin tone, and got his nickname from the purple clothing he usually wears.
* '''Double Subverted''': And then we meet Bob's friend Alice, who actually has blue skin.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': There are some people with unusual skin tones, and some people with regular ones.
* '''Averted''':
** Everyone has normal skin tones.
** Alternatively, [[{{Xenofiction}} there aren't even any humanoids in the work at all]].
* '''Enforced''':
** "We need something that sets our RubberForeheadAlien / HumanoidAlien apart from regular people." "How about we give them an unusual skin tone?"
** "Our work is for kids, and kids like bright colors, right? Let's make the people colorful!"
** The creators couldn't decide which race Bob should be, so they [[TakeAThirdOption took another option]] and made him purple.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Now that's taking the phrase "people of color" literally!"
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* '''Conversed''': "Why do people in cartoons often have such colorful skin?"
* '''Played for Drama''': People with unusual skin tones are subject to FantasticRacism.
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