Unclear Description: Man In White

Needs an image Pickin’ thread as well- current image is not an example.

Swap in the sandbox!

Edited by naturalironist on Jan 14th 2020 at 12:01:27 PM

I don't think image pickin' required to remove the image. It depicted an example and now doesn't.

Sandbox has been swapped in!

Note for history; the image was God from Bruce Almighty. Once it was removed, someone quickly added Wilson Fisk from Marvel Comics.

Image Pickin' thread for reference. The move was approved.

Edited by Brainulator9 on Jan 14th 2020 at 1:56:42 PM

Sirque on Characters.Big Hero 6 Villains is listed as Light Is Not Good because her hair and clothes are white, but according to multiple ATT queries a villain wearing white doesn't count on its own as Light Is Not Good. Would she fit Villain in a White Suit instead? Check her folder to see what she looks like.

Looking at the pic of her...not really an example of this trope.

Not a suit. Not even formal dress comparable to a suit.

Yeah, "suit" in this context is not a synonym for "clothing" but refers to a specific kind of elegant jacket-and-pants combination.

Under 1100 wicks. How's this for a laconic?

Looks good.

I want to offer a slightly different laconic, to emphasize "formal dress" instead of "suit".

I like that better.

I like Evil Wears White as a trope name, although I cannot think of a name which emphasizes the formality of their outfit.

Edit: NVM, crowner is closed.

Edited by SkyCat32 on Feb 16th 2020 at 10:37:18 AM

Not sure what to do with examples like this one, that emphasize a character's mystical, magical powers/nature. I also occasionally see stuff like this on Woman In White. Clearly isn't this trope, but seems like a valid one?

• Cardcaptor Sakura [Clow Reed]: Powerful, mystical, and dressed mainly in white.

^ I haven't read the series in a ehike but I think Clow Reed specifically could be an example of Gold and White Are Divine since the white robe itself usually has gold trim. He also has immense magical ability, the creator of the clow cards, and has split into two reincarnated forms after his death so he is demi-immortal. But he might not if he fits the trope as he isn't exactly a god or of divine origin.

But I think there is merit in making something like Mystical White Robe as a lot of powerful magicial and sorcerers tend to be draped in white. I know I have seen it more than once

Edited by MacronNotes on Feb 27th 2020 at 5:47:59 AM

Should we make Man In White a disambig?

I am cleaning wicks D-F of Man In White. As expected every wick so far was just "character wears white" and not much else.

Should I remove this?

Danganronpa 3: Future Arc

• Man In White: Of the morally questionable variety. He wears a white suit and is certainly very cold towards most people and while well intentioned in his goals, his means of achieving said goals are questionable to say the least. Notably, before the Tragedy when he was a genuinely Nice Guy, he wore a black suit.

Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 4th 2020 at 8:40:04 AM

That seems like it could be an example of Villain in a White Suit, but doesn't quite have enough context (it doesn't say how he achieves his questionable things).

You could also move that to Evil Costume Switch since the entry is also an example of that. If there's already one, I'd say move it to Villain in a White Suit but comment it out.

Moved it to Villain in a White Suit and commented it out.

What about this one?

• Man In White: He's clad in white robes, adding to his nebulous nature as a moon deity. And all the not-so-good connotations are very present by the time you learn about his true motives.

Robes don't count right? Also don't think the villain part was described enough.

The "moon deity" part makes me wonder if this is Light Is Not Good.

I support the Light Is Not Good interpretation.

To separately address the robes; I do want robes to qualify, so I've emphasized "formal wear" instead of "two-piece suits". Just being robes don't count, because there are informal robes, too. A qualifying example for this trope would have to explain how non-western clothing count as being more formal than the rest of the characters.

I moved it there and yeah, I agree. The clothing have doesn't to be a suit, white formal wear of some kind should count as it's more important that the clothing conveys the villain's power, status and authority than if it's a white suit or not.

So far the most of the wicks that have some context and aren't "man in white clothes" belong are characters lean towards being morally grey or Light Is Not Good.

Seems a quite a few people are also using Man In White to stand in for "characters who wear a white robe/dress of some sort that is used to convey them being supernatural, divine or mystical" similar to Mystical White Hair but for clothes as naturalironist mentioned before. Woman In White is used for the same thing as well.

Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 7th 2020 at 11:51:46 AM

Yeah I've noticed that as well. I think this came up at some point in the Woman In White thread but then it got bogged down. Do you think we should TLP a draft for the concept?

Agree with the discussion about robes. A king's robes would count, a monk's robes would not.

Gold and White Are Divine?

Edited by WarJay77 on Mar 7th 2020 at 9:43:46 AM