Line #50 Main/HeavenlyBlue


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4	[[quoteright:300:[[TabletopGame/BaldursGateDescentIntoAvernus https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zariel_5.png]]]]
5	[[caption-width-right:300:[[FallenAngel The angel Zariel]], prior to her [[FaceHeelTurn descent into devilhood]].]]
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7	The heavens are [[blue:blue]]. Therefore, heavenly beings, whether gods or angels or saints, use blue -- usually sky blue -- to show their relationship, as do beings associated with them. Much more likely to be Good than Evil (in the former case, see BlueIsHeroic). May be used only as an accent in GoldAndWhiteAreDivine, or use white and gold as an accent. InnocentBlueEyes may invoke this.
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9	Often a major color in FluffyCloudHeaven.
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11	Compare PurpleIsPowerful, TrueBlueFemininity, BluebirdOfHappiness, GoldAndWhiteAreDivine, BlueIsCalm, WhiteIsPure.
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13	Contrast BigRedDevil, RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver, and RedEyesTakeWarning.
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15	!!Examples
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19	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
20	* Belldandy from ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' wears blue with [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white and gold accents]].
21	* ''Anime/BlackButler2008'': [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angela]]'s {{color motif}}s are variably blue, [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white]] and lavender. Definitely a LightIsNotGood example.
22	* The order in ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' has blue nun habits.
23	* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
24	** Patamon has a blue loincloth in his Angemon form and his final form Seraphimon is clad in blue armor. Dominmon, which branches off from the same digivolution line, has a similar color scheme to Seraphimon, but with even more blue.
25	** Ophanimon is another archangel decked out in blue armor, albeit of a different shade than Seraphimon's. It's inverted with [[FallenAngel Ophanimon Falldown Mode and Ophanimon Core]].
26	** Played with a bit with Susanoomon, a PrimaryColorChampion who has HolyHandGrenade as its [[InfinityPlusOneElement element]] despite its blue parts coming from the mechanical and non-holy [=MagnaGarurumon=].
27	* In ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', this is manifested via the power of Godly Ki channeled through the original Super Saiyan state, called "[[PhysicalGod Super Saiyan Blue]]".[[note]]Because "Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan" [[LampshadeHanging was just too long]].[[/note]]
28	* In ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', [[TheFourGods Seiryuu's]] color is blue, as he is associated with water. His priestess, Yui, wears a blue top and a white skirt.
29	* In ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind,'' the prophesied [[MessianicArchetype Messiah-figure]] is said to be dressed in blue.
30	* The angel Nanael in ''Anime/QueensBlade'' has baby-blue hair and gives off a light blue glow most of the time. She also wears blue polka-dot panties.
31	* ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' inverts the trope: normally, [[spoiler:Elizabeth]] has sky blue eyes. It's when they turn gold that her angelic heritage asserts itself.
32	* Similarly, the nuns in ''Literature/TrinityBlood'' wear blue and white.
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35	[[folder: Arts]]
36	* Creator/AlexandreCabanel's ''Art/TheFallenAngel'': The general lighting and shading of the painting are blue because it's that time of dawn when the sun hasn't raised yet (the so-called blue hour). As its name indicates, this artwork depicts UsefulNotes/{{Christian\|ity}} angels (as perceived by the Neoclassicism) -- Lucifer, newly expulsed from Heaven and still retaining most of his angelic beauty, as well as a number of blue-tinted, background angels who are worshipping God.
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39	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
40	* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', Kalo's energy flames are blue, correlating to his title of "God of War Legend" to his fellow Adelians.
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43	[[folder:Card Games]]
44	* In ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', several White spells manifest a bluish glow, which can be either hilarious or confusing because Blue magic exists and is much different. Conversely, some Blue spells have a yellowish glow. In either case, LightIsNotGood is often present.
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47	[[folder:Comic Books]]
48	* Though the ComicBook/XMen go through a lot of outfit designs, Angel/Archangel ''often'' wears white and light blue. (Surprisingly, this outfit's red recolor isn't an EvilCostumeSwitch.)
49	* Most of Zephyr's costumes in ''ComicBook/{{Harbinger}}'' combine blue with either white or a lighter shade of blue.
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52	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
53	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'': Sunset Shimmer's magic aura has this color. Ironic that she's the movie's villain. [[HeelFaceTurn Was, at least]].
54	* Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' has the Blue Fairy, a magical being sent down from the heavens "when you wish upon a star" to help your dreams come true. She wears a long, ethereal blue dress, a blue headband, and has InnocentBlueEyes and bluish wings.
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57	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
58	* In the ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies, the Patronus spell has a soft blue light accompanying it.
59	* In ''Franchise/StarWars'', blue is the most typical color of a {{l\|aserBlade}}ightsaber in the Jedi Order, which is the most significant force for good in their galaxy.
60	** Those who have become one with the Force upon death can even manifest to the living as spirits that visibly glow blue.
61	* User-Believer Programs in ''Film/{{Tron}}'' have blue circuitry. The titular character has very elaborate neon-blue circuits compared to his fellow believers, possibly marking him as that world's equivalent of a {{Paladin}}.
62	* ''Film/TheWiz'' has Glinda, whose wardbrobe and character draw inspiration from [[MadonnaArchetype the Virgin Mary]]. As such, she wears long blue clothing adorned with stars.
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65	[[folder:Literature]]
66	* In Creator/LisaShearin's ''All Spell Breaks Out'', ThePaladin Mychael uses attacks that have blue side-effects.
67	* In ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', healing magic causes blue sparks to appear over the injury.
68	* Anything associated with the [[GoodColorsEvilColors side of good]] in ''Literature/TheBelgariad'', including the god Aldur, his various disciples, and the [[CosmicKeystone all-powerful Orb]]. They prefer blue in their clothing, tend to have blue eyes, and occasionally glow in that color as well.
69	* In ''Literature/TheChildrenOfMan'', the powerful blue mages serve as the direct mouthpieces of that setting's incarnation of the Christian God.
70	* ''Literature/GodsAndWarriors'': When Hylas is rescued by dolphins in the first book, the sea glows in phosphorescence. The characters call it the blue fire because they believe it's the shadow of the goddess [[IHaveManyNames who's called the Lady of the Wild Things in Akea and the Great Goddess in Keftiu]].
71	-->'''Pirra''': Sometimes the Goddess summons dolphins to do Her bidding. They swim so close that they're splashed with Her burning blue shadow. ''Her shadow'', Hylas. That's the blue fire.
72	* In ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', Manwë, chief of the gods, has blue as his symbol, adorning himself and his servants.
73	* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'':
74	** The Kholin house have blue as their signature color and are by far the most heroic.
75	** Windrunners, who are both by far the most honorable of the Radiants and connected to the physical element of air, have blue as their color. [[spoiler: When Kaladin summons Syl as a living Shard in ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'', she glows blue]].
76	** Stormlight, the power of [[GodOfGood Honor]], is a pale blue-white.
77	* In ''Literature/TheSupernaturalist'', the pain-easing parasites are light blue.
78	* Discussed in ''Literature/TalesOfPirxThePilot''. Pirx suggests that the belief that astronauts are AlwaysLawfulGood stems from the heavenly blue color of the sky.
79	* In ''Literature/TheWishList'', Heaven is portrayed as being bright blue with Hell being red.
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82	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
83	* In ''Series/{{Charmed\|1998}}'', Whitelighters (the guardian angels of good witches) and Elders (the Whitelighters bosses) have a teleporting ability called "orbing." This is usually accompanied by them disappearing and reappearing in a burst of blue and white light.
84	* The [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor's TARDIS]] is still a tall, blue police box even after all these years; within the show, that exterior has become a symbol of hope across the Cosmos.
85	* In the final episode of ''Series/{{Poirot}}'', "[[Recap/PoirotS13E05CurtainPoirotsLastCase Curtain]]'', [[spoiler:Literature/HerculePoirot wears navy blue nightclothes during the time that he is very ill and bedridden, up to the time of his death by heart condition. There is a bit of symbolism here, as his navy blue symbolizes that he is a good Catholic on the brink of judgment who is afraid of what will happen to his soul after he dies; who wonders whether God will truly ever forgive him for his deeds (since he has killed the murderer he could not bring to justice through proof) and, if God is merciful, [[DeathEqualsRedemption will allow him entry into heaven]] (dark blue can be heavenly, after all, like light blending in with darkness).]]
86	* ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'': The Wives wear blue in honor of the Virgin Mary.
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89	[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
90	* In Myth/EgyptianMythology, Ra is often described with a hair of lapis lazuli. Blue in general is associated with the gods. Lapis lazuli was very expensive--as was another blue stone they liked, turquoise--and the Ancient Egyptians went crazy trying to find a pigment matching its color--even vaguely. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_blue They found a reasonable substitute]].
91	* The Blessed Virgin Mary is generally depicted, iconographically, in blue, which may be the source of TrueBlueFemininity.
92	** In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, clergymen also wear blue vestments on the Blessed Virgin's feast days.
93	** It's also the origin of the "blue" part of "[[OldNewBorrowedAndBlue something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue]]": the blue is associated with virginity, and was originally the color of women's wedding garments in Britain (and elsewhere) until the German-style wedding of UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria and Prince Albert made white more popular.
94	** [[Literature/BookOfExodus Exodus 24:9-10]] gives us this:
95	--> "Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel ascended; and they saw the God of Israel: under His feet was the likeness of a pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity."
96	* In Hindu and Buddhist traditions, the Ajna, the Light Chakra, is blue (blue is often attributed to the Vishuddha, or "sound" chakra, but it's mostly cyan).
97	** Also, blue is associated with various forms of Vishnu, most notably Krishna.
98	* In some western esoteric traditions, blue is stated to be the true colour of the Sun. TruthInTelevision, after a manner of speaking: the Sun is actually more or less white, but Rayleigh scattering in the atmosphere separates out light emitted in the blue part of the visible spectrum, causing the sky to appear blue and making the Sun itself appear yellow.
99	* [[SatanIsGood Melek Taus]] in the Yezidi faith. Particularly justified as his sacred animal is the Indian peacock, which is famous for its iridescent blue neck and tail-eyes.
100	* In Turkic mythology, light blue is a sacred color since it's the color of the sky. The color blue is so closely associated with divinity that the name of the Göktürks, a confederation of Turkic nomads in the early Middle Ages, is translated either as "Blue Turks" or "Celestial Turks".
101	* In the mid-20th century, priests--especially rural priests--in Quebec would play on this by saying ''Le ciel est bleu, l'enfer est rouge ''--"Heaven is blue, Hell is red"--to voice their support for the conservative Quebec-nationalist (but not separatist) ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Nationale_(Quebec) Union Nationale]]'': the ''Union Nationale'' took blue as its main party colour, while the opposition Liberals used red.
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104	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
105	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
106	** The classic module T1-4 ''The Temple of Elemental Evil''. When the {{PC}}s encounter the Lens of Transformation, it shows them two angelic beings amid golden clouds and with a pale blue sky behind them.
107	** In the 5th Edition module ''TabletopGame/BaldursGateDescentIntoAvernus'', Zariel when she was still the Archangel of Justice looked like an angel with pale blue wings, blue hair, and a lot of blue in her clothing. After she [[FallenAngel becomes an Archdevil]] she changes to a RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver color scheme.
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110	[[folder:Video Games]]
111	* In Creator/BioWare games, those who score high on the "good" end of the KarmaMeter ([[Videogame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Light]] [[Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic Side]], [[Videogame/JadeEmpire Open Palm]], [[Franchise/MassEffect Paragon]]) typically have blue backgrounds on their character sheet.
112	* ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'': Overlapping with ColorCodedForYourConvenience, Holy abilities tend to have bluish-white coloration to them, while Unholy ones tend to have yellow coloration.
113	* Flonne in ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' wears white and blue, as she's an angel. [[spoiler:When she's reincarnated as a demon, she wears white and red instead]]. In ''VisualNovel/DisgaeaInfinite'' [[spoiler:she's back to wearing her old colours, as she's in training to become an angel again (and shows up as archangel Flonne in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4\|APromiseUnforgotten}}'')]].
114	* Most of the priests and nuns in the ''Videogame/DragonQuest'' games wear blue.
115	* The "Divine Fury" spell in ''VideoGame/FableI'', which can only be fully developed by a Good hero, calls down beams of blue-white light to smite the enemy.
116	* While most of the time, the god-worshipping [[WhiteMage clerics and bishops]] in the ''Videogame/FireEmblem'' series are Men (or women) In White, the monk/bishop [[DudeLooksLikeALady Lucius]] of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' wears a long, pale blue robe.
117	* In ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'', the Precursors' EnergyBeing avatars glow electric blue. Jak, when he gets his Light abilities, glows the same blue. [[spoiler: To a lesser extent, all of the ottsels have blue eyes, including the ones that were originally human. The only possible exception is Veger, whose eye-color is difficult to determine, but appears blue-green]].
118	* In ''Videogame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'', the Jedi [[AncientKeeper Atris]] has a radiant blue light saber which, combined with her white clothes, makes her look especially awe-inspiring. [[spoiler: [[LightIsNotGood Too bad she's evil]].]]
119	* The [[CoolSword Master Sword]] from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' is often associated with the blue color with a slight tone of indigo. The color of its attacks, such as the SwordBeam, are blue as well. Blue also serves as Link's secondary color, usually harmonizing his primary color, which is green.
120	* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', the colour blue is associated with Saradomin, god of order and wisdom and the setting's CrystalDragonJesus. [[spoiler:It turns out Saradomin Himself has blue skin]].
121	* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': Blue (and White, to a lesser extent) is the predominant [[GoodColoursEvilColours color]] of the [[KnightTemplar Law]] [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Faction]], contrasting the [[TheLegionsOfHell Chaos]] [[TheOldGods Faction]]'s [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red and/or Black]]. [[ItWasHisSled Though]], [[LawfulEvil said Law Faction]] [[GodIsEvil isn't exactly]] [[KnightTemplar the good side]].
122	** The Velvet room from the ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' subseries also fits the description.
123	* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', Paladins can cast "blessings" which are predominantly blue, most likely for this reason.
124	* The Angel in ''VideoGame/{{Zombidle}}'' wears a sky blue armor, and is the ArchEnemy and HeroAntagonist to [[VillainProtagonist Bob the Necromancer]].
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127	[[folder:Web Comics]]
128	* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfShanShan'', [[http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=026&chapterid=1 both Julius and the winged lion have blue eyes, and Julius wears blue]].
129	* In ''Webcomic/ExterminatusNow'', [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2006-08-25/comic/four-of-a-kind/good-gods/ Tyrus, the Law God, has a hammer with blue visual effects when it strikes]].
130	** [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2012-09-09/comic/non-storyline/randoms/dark-dungeons/ Divine apparitions appear in blue, too]].
131	* In ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1085 James Eglamore appears in a burst of blue to rescue Antimony]].
132	* Toyed with in ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}''. Skaia invokes this, and it's present with John [[spoiler: and Jane]], but several other heroes are associated with red (Karkat, WV) or green ( Jade, [[spoiler:Calliope, and Jake]]). Other characters associated with blue (Vriska, [[spoiler: Aranea]]) aren't heroes at all, and serve mostly as an AntiVillain and [[spoiler: a SpiritAdvisor]] respectively.
133	* In ''Webcomic/OffWhite'', the white spirits have blue eyes, and the Sun is depicted as blue in the spirit world.
134	* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0859.html Durkon's Holy Word]] is blue, when normally his speech is black on white, as is normal in the strip.
135	** Also [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0068.html Good Angels]] are [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0435.html blue faced]], with [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white bodies, and golden wings]].
136	** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0487.html This is because they're devas.]]
137	** The [[ThePaladin paladins]] of Azure City dress in blue (just like everybody else there) and their Smite Evil creates a blue aura around their weapon. Losing paladin status even turns one's clothes brown.
138	** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0805.html The celestial tree sloth is white with blue accents (and a gold halo).]]
139	** Much of the Good divine magic has a blue aura as opposed to Evil divine magic which tends to use red or black. Arcane magic is usually color coded to match the caster's personal color-theme.
140	* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-6-30/ Madeline's Smite and the fire on her weapon.]]
141	* Subverted with Adina from ''Webcomic/{{Zoophobia}}''. While she may be an angel, she's also a KnightTemplar who believes that all beings other than her are sinful.
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145	* The ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Raava, the spirit of light and peace, has blue markings and emits a ''very'' light blue light, almost mistakable for white. This is to contrast Vaatu, the spirit of darkness, who has [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver orange and very dark red colours]]. The color patterns [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c4b9fb48f8330dc72beef51ddbb3a10/tumblr_mv16heceDw1r5xsc5o1_1280.png are in fact a neat inversion of each other]].
146	* The Queen of the Clouds, who rules over an ambiguous pseudo-Heaven called Cloud City in ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'', has blue hair and wears a blue dress.
147	* [[Characters/StevenUniverseBlueDiamond Blue Diamond]] in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' is as her name implies blue, resembles the Virgin Mary, has blue light attacks and is worshipped as a god. [[LightIsNotGood She is however an antagonist.]] [[spoiler: For most of the series, anyway.]]
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