History Main / DarkSkinnedBlond

* DumbBlonde: The {{stereotyp|e}}ical assumption is that blondes are dumb.

* SignificantWhiteHairDarkSkin: A character given a dark skin tone and a contrasting hair of any light color, often to highlight them as unique or alien.

* LightHairedSwimmer: A swimmer often displays blond hair due to it being bleachrd by chlorine or salt water, and tanned skin as a result of spending a lot of time in the sun.

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->''"A race that only exists in anime."''
-->-- '''Woolie''', ''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay''

Cousin of the DarkSkinnedRedhead, opposite of RavenHairIvorySkin and the EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette. If the series is matching HairColors to personalities, the Dark-Skinned Blond is often a DumbBlonde if female (whereas the DarkSkinnedRedhead is often hotheaded). The trope may have some relation to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro Ganguro]] fashion trend that took over Japan for part of TheNineties, consisting of bleached hair and an artificial tan. There are also many Dark-Skinned Blond males, though there aren't really any discernible stereotypes associated with them in Japanese works, except that [[DelinquentHair bleached hair]] is often seen as a sign of [[JapaneseDelinquents delinquency]].

The addition of a Dark-Skinned Blond in the cast often adds a foreign flavor to the show, and it is not uncommon for the Dark-Skinned Blond to be of [[AmbiguouslyBrown uncertain or dubious origin]]. This appearance is also sometimes used for fantasy races or ethnic groups with no real-life equivalent. The fact that very few people in real life have this natural combination of hair and skin helps to create this impression, with the exception of [[LightHairedSwimmer surfers or others who spend lots of time in the sun]], as the sun bleaches hair and darkens tans, sometimes to extreme degrees. It's also common for a Dark-Skinned Blond to be of mixed [[ButNotTooForeign heritage]]--see [[http://mulattoesonly.tumblr.com/ here]] for some RealLife examples--and have their appearance {{handwave}}d through this, but more often than not, it just goes unexplained; light hair on dark characters is simply easier to draw and frames the face very well. Although this is by no means unheard of in real life, it is much more common in fiction than in reality.

The trope also shows up with some frequency in Western works (either animated or live-action), where it will either take the form of a very tan-skinned blond or a non light-skinned person with bleached hair. These characters will often play the role of either TheDitz (often a ValleyGirl) or the JerkJock; in fact, the "arrogant, tanned, blond villain" has been a stock character in ProfessionalWrestling almost from its inception (see below). More benign examples may appear as {{Surfer Dude}}s, since you can easily acquire a gnarly tan from extended exposure to the sun on the beach. Note that how much a person tans due to sun exposure is genetic: depending on a person's ethnic background even if they are otherwise pale-skinned they might very well tan enough to fit this trope with even limited sun exposure. This can be especially common among those with Mediterranean ancestry.

Much in the same way that blonde hair and blue eyes have become the PhenotypeStereotype for Caucasian people, Dark-Skinned Blond is becoming--perhaps over more realistic choices--common for characters who are supposed to be of Indian or Indonesian descent. Blond hair and dark skin ''does'' occur frequently among children in the Aboriginal people of Australia and elsewhere in the South Pacific, [[https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/case-closed-blonde-melanesians-understood due to a genetic mutation]] which arose independently from the one which causes blond hair in people of European descent, but it usually darkens with age--see [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/83195059@N00/379849054/ here]] for a RealLife example.

Incidentally, any skin/hair combination darker than "peaches and cream" and lighter than "auburn" can go here. (Light brunettes with dark skin may also fit, but that's pushing it.)

See also AmbiguouslyBrown.

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* Urd of ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'', who's a half-demon Goddess. She bears an extremely strong resemblance to her mother, Hild, who also qualifies.
* Mika from ''Manga/AkkanBaby'' seems to invoke this, as her overall appearance calls to mind the ganguro subculture (which involves tan skin, exaggerated brightly colored makeup, and dyed blonde/bleached hair).
* Easily explainable example: ''Manga/AngelSanctuary'' has some demons, e.g. Kurai, which have natural dark skin and pale hair.
* ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'': {{Justified}} with main character Deunan Knute in the original manga (the adaptations tend to [[ButNotTooBlack lighten her skin]]), who had a white European father and a darker-skinned Sudanese mother and spent most of her life before Olympus living in North Africa. According to the ''Anime/AppleseedXIII'' anime, her mother was murdered by a BigotWithABadge in a neo-apartheid country.
* Riokku and Dinoponera from ''Manga/{{Arachnid}}'' have dark skin and white hair. The first is a hot-headed muscular man, while the latter is is a smarmy, violent girl.
* Athena Glory from ''Manga/{{Aria}}'' is one of these, despite the fact that she has purple hair--she's a bit of a GeniusDitz, part {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, and very much in line with the trope otherwise.
* Julie Makimoto of ''Anime/BakuganBattleBrawlers'' and her ''entire family'' all have dark skin and white hair. Add the fact that she's from {{Eagleland}}, looks black, and has a Japanese last name and...well...
* Sela D Miranda from ''Anime/{{Basquash}}''.
* ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita: Last Order''
** LADDER [[EvilChancellor Vice Chairman]] Aga Mbadi has blond hair and dark skin.
** [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Buffoonish]] Chairman, whom Mbadi [[TheManBehindTheMan manipulates around]], is a much shorter and chubbier variation of the same coloring.
* ''Manga/BlackButler'''s Agni is from India, but has blond hair anyway. Hannah Anafeloz in ''Black Butler II'' has dark skin and pale hair [[spoiler: but then again [[OurDemonsAreDifferent she's a demoness]].]]
* Janet "Greenback Jane" Bhai of ''Manga/BlackLagoon'', a blonde Indian woman who's also the resident CuteClumsyGirl.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Tier Harribel, the Tercera Espada (third most powerful Arrancar) in the service of Lord Aizen.
* Monique from ''Anime/BloodPlus''.
* ''Manga/BlueRamun'': Despite taking place in an ArabianNightsDays setting, Airi the Alchemist is perhaps the only character drawn with shaded skin and pale hair. She only appears in the black and white manga pages, but protagonist Jessie calls out the fact that Airi must be a foreigner because of her "brown skin and white hair."
* ''Manga/BootyRoyaleNeverGoDownWithoutAFight'': Protagonist Misora Haebaru is an ethnic Okinawan and naturally has darker skin than most mainland Japanese. She bleaches her hair blonde: in flashbacks to her childhood she's shown having black hair, as does the rest of her family.
* Miyu from ''Manga/BreakTheBorder'' is a tall blonde with tanner skin than the other characters. It's explicitly a tan because she had lighter skin in flashbacks. Miyu's tan is a sign of her sporty personality.
* Lisa Vanette from "Scoop Chase", episode 8 of the original ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'', maybe one of the earliest examples. While a city in Japan, [=MegaTokyo=] is a multicultural melting pot, and Lisa probably counts as a "foreigner" because she has both a French name and an uncle who is black ([[DaChief Chief Todo]] of the AD Police).
* The title character of ''Anime/{{Canaan}}'' is from the Middle East, has darker skin than the primarily Asian cast, and has white-blond hair. [[spoiler:Like the Archer example, this is not natural--she was exposed to the UA virus and one of the side-effects was how her originally dark hair turned white.]]
* ''Manga/CaseClosed''
** Tooru Amuro [[spoiler: (or better said, Rei Furuya]]) has dark skin and blond hair.
** Much earlier, a certain case involved four ''ganguro'' girls being attacked and ''severely'' beaten up by a mysterious person who sneaks behind them and hits them with clubs. [[spoiler: One of them sustains fatal injuries.]]
* Noé from ''Manga/TheCaseStudyOfVanitas'' is tan-skinned, white-haired, and red-eyed.
* Sherry Cromwell in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex''. Apart from making her really stand out at a time that's not very convenient for her, it doesn't appear to mean much. It's also indicated that her parents were a mixed-race couple.
* [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Aion]] from ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'', although he has white hair instead of blond.
* HotScientist Rakshata Chawla of ''Anime/CodeGeass'' is officially from India but has blonde hair. This is never really explained, but considering that green and purple heads also appear in that universe without much explanation, it may not be such a big deal. Likewise, AcePilot Villeta Nu has pale blue hair and dark skin.
* Chelsea Muir from ''Anime/CoyoteRagtimeShow'', a ditzy ex-cop and sidekick to an InspectorJavert that looks like Angelina Jolie.
* Pyunma, aka Cyborg 008, from ''Manga/Cyborg009''.
* Gloria from ''Anime/DaphneInTheBrilliantBlue''.
* [[http://ja.gram.pl/upl/blogi/98610/img_wpisy/2012_31/Shaenando.jpg Shaenando]] from the manhwa ''Manhwa/DarkAir''.
* Koshio Karako, self-proclaimed ProperLady of ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland''. It's safe to say her assessment is [[ActionGirl largely inaccurate]].
* The Lunatic Magician of ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' has brown skin and platinum blonde hair.
* Jasdevi and Jasdero from ''Manga/DGrayMan'' have blond hair and grey skin, though the Noah can't really be called "human". As of ''Hallow'' the Noah family design has been updated from grey to brown skin, playing this trope even straighter.
* Amri gets bullied by 2 of these alongside a DarkSkinnedRedhead in episode 2 of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''. They're all explicitly ganguro though.
* ''Manga/FairyTail''
** Sho, a minor character from the Tower of Heaven and one of Erza's old TrueCompanions.
** Brain, the leader of Oracion Seis, has dark skin and silver hair. [[spoiler:Averted by his SuperPoweredEvilSide Zero, who keeps the silver hair but his dark skin immediately pales.]]
** [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Tempester]] of Tartaros has dark skin with blond hair, though it's only truly noticeable in his [[ResurrectiveImmortality reformatted]] base form, as his OneWingedAngel is a hulking BeastMan.
** This is [[spoiler:[[OurDragonsAreDifferent Acnologia's]]]] [[VoluntaryShapeshifting human]] form, though he has blue-hair.
* Bikky from ''Manga/{{FAKE}}'', explained by his mixed heritage (Caucasian mom and African-American dad).
* Lieutenant Kitsurubami of ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' (see above picture). Note that she shares her name with a shade of brown, referencing her skintone. She also has a visual {{Expy}}, Lal'C Mellk Mal from the later Creator/StudioGainax series ''Anime/{{Diebuster}}''.
* ''Manga/FlyingWitch'': Makoto's sister Akane has tanned skin and pale blonde (almost white) hair. When she visits the main characters a few of her neighbors even ask if she's Japanese. With her travels around in the desert the sun may have just given her a tan and bleached her hair.
* ''Manga/FoodWars''
** Ikumi Mito, AKA "Nikumi" has short blond hair and stands out from the rest of the regular female characters as the only one with a darker skin tone. Flashbacks that show her as a child seem to imply it's natural for her.
** [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shokugeki_akira.jpg Hayama Akira]] has somewhat darker than normal skin color, although his hair is actually silvery-white rather than blonde. Also note his bright green eyes.
* In the ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' manga/''Brotherhood'' anime, the Ishvalans all have white hair, dark skin, and red eyes. In [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003 the first anime adaptation]], the Ishbalans instead have black hair, but Scar's has turned white for some reason (strongly implied to be [[LockedIntoStrangeness of traumatic origin]]).
* There's one (as an unnamed background character) on the subway platform in the first episode of ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''.
* In ''Anime/GreatPretender,'' Dorothy has dark skin and brilliant platinum hair. The platinum hair seems like it could be dyed at first, since it's also pink on the underside. But there is some evidence it's natural: [[spoiler: In TheStinger, an [[EasyAmnesia amnesiac]] Dorothy who's been living in a small fishing village has lost the pink undercoat, but is still platinum blonde.]]
* ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'': Mafuyu Aoki, though it's probably just because he's a tanned SurferDude.
* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''
** Loran, the protagonist of ''Anime/TurnAGundam''. He has dark skin, but hair is technically white, though. From the same series, Miashei and Guin are more straight examples.
** Dearka Elsman of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]]'', another male example with dark skin and blond hair. Ironically, he's the ''least'' exotic-looking of the Gundam pilots...
** Lt. Burning of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'' has blonde hair and very dark skin.
* Triela of ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'', a girl of uncertain origin. The manga strongly implied that she was from Eastern Europe early on, but revealed she was from Tunisia. At the end of the manga [[spoiler:her genetic daughter]] Speranza also has this coloring, and her paternity is left ambiguous.
* ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam La Verite''. Yashima Sanae is the lieutenant to Head Security maid Konoe Tsurugi. She is slender, with dark brown skin and white hair. There was no information given in the anime about her origin.
* Gupta from ''Anime/HareGuu'' has his hair dyed blonde up till the tenth episode of the series. Asio could also be considered a toned down version of the trope. The series generally only seems to use dark skin to imply someone is originally from or a descendant of someone not from the city.
* Silver-haired Iktidar from ''VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe'' falls under this trope, since he is usually depicted as having noticeably darker skin than the rest of the Oni (all of whom are supposed to have blond/fair hair), and in some illustrations, his hair is shown as ''white'', further emphasizing the contrast. The Oni Clan ''are'' foreigners, technically speaking, and sport a combination of [[PhenotypeStereotype typical blond-haired-blue-eyed "gaijin" appearance]] and ThemeNaming of Arabic/Persian origins.
* Kalia of ''Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld'', who technically has white or silver hair but fits in with the trope.
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''
** Integra Hellsing has dark skin and blonde hair, explained (in the first anime series) by her being half-Indian.
** ChurchMilitant Alexander Anderson has dark skin and blond hair, with his appearance being {{Hand Wave}}d via his uncertain origin (although it is possible that he may simply have a tan). The fact that he speaks with a Scottish accent in the English versions just makes this more confusing.
* Minato Ōba from ''Manga/{{Hyakko}}'' has dark skin and blonde hair.
* Arisa from ''Manga/{{Imadoki}}'' has dark skin and blonde hair.
* Saji Genpou from ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' has dark skin and blond hair, though he's definitely [[MagnificentBastard NOT]] ditzy. [[spoiler: In the anime, when he retakes his place as Ouin Shishi, he turns into a DarkSkinnedRedhead.]]
* Creator/HirohikoAraki, the author of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' is very fond of this trope, especially with villainous characters, with the likes of [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Wamuu]] from [[Manga/BattleTendency Part 2]], [[MagnetismManipulation Mariah]] from [[Manga/StardustCrusaders Part 3]], [[PaperMaster Terunosuke Miyamoto]] from [[Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]], [[{{Gayngster}} Tiziano]] from [[Manga/GoldenWind Part 5]], and [[SinisterMinister Pucci]] from [[Manga/StoneOcean Part 6]]. Vanilla Ice in Part 3 could also count, as he had white hair and dark skin in the manga and 1993 OVA but was [[AdaptationDyeJob switched to a brunette]] in the 2012 version.
* Jonah from ''Manga/{{Jormungand}}'' has white hair and red eyes, along with a deeply tan complexion due to being born in the Middle East.
* Rikio Kamamoto of ''Anime/{{K}}'' has dark skin and blonde hair.
* Barbara, one of Anna's partners in the second season of ''Anime/KaleidoStar''.
* ''Anime/KiddyGrade'' has A-ou, who is not just blond, but white-haired and dark-skinned.
* ''Anime/KillLaKill'':
** Elite Four member Ira Gamagoori has blonde hair and a darker skin tone than the rest of the cast. While his father's ethnicity is never stated, it is mentioned that he was an American soldier stationed in Japan.
** Rei Hououmaru is a borderline case, with brown skin and pale lilac hair.
* Ron in ''Manga/KingOfThorn'', the [[BlackDudeDiesFirst dark-skinned guy who didn't die first]], became this as a consequence of his transformation sequence being interrupted.
* The dark elf Cloe from the hentai as well as eroge ''Kuroinu: Kedakaki Seijo wa Hakudaku ni Somaru'' fits this category.
* ''Manga/LoveHina'' has Kaolla Su and her sister Amalla Su. They're usually mistaken for Indian by other characters, but are from Molmol, an island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Also, the blonde hair and other details show otherwise. She may also be partly based off of either the Californian or Australian surfer girl...and damn, they got it right!
* Liru in ''Anime/MagicalPokaan'' is a Dark-Skinned Blond Wolfgirl...
* Zafira of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', an alien [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ridiculously Human Program]]. Hayate was able to pass him off as a foreign relative together with the other Wolkenritter.
* Mizusawa, the hot-headed player of the high school boys soccer team, from ''Manga/MeAndMyBrothers''.
* Atsuko Jackson from ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin''. Michiko calls her "Jambo", apparently to tease her for her dark skin.
* ''Manga/MidoriDays'', in an attempt to portray all American females (and then some), brings you Lucy Winladd, though her tanned skin color most likely comes from being outdoors a lot.
** Main character Seiji – bleached-blond delinquent – counts as well, particularly in the anime where his skin is quite tan compared to most other characters.
* Mahya Blythe of ''Anime/MyOtome''. Laula Bianchi, from the same series, has dark skin and ''cyan'' hair.
* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Killer Bee, his brother the Raikage, and some other people from the Hidden Cloud Village seem to have dark skin and white hair. (Omoi, Killer Bee, and the Raikage are all depicted in color splash pages with pale blonde hair). Some like Karui on the other hand, fall under the category of DarkSkinnedRedHead.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
** Kuu Fei, an {{Expy}} of Kaolla Su and an AnimeChineseGirl, though whether anyone from China actually looks like her is a good question. Kuu Fei's skin coloring could be explained as a natural tan and her hair as a dye job, both of which are plausible for people from China to have.
** Zazie Rainyday is also worth noting. It's anyone's guess for this or any other characteristic of hers, though.
** Jack Rakan kind of counts.
** Possibly Sister Shakti. She hasn't been in any colored images, but her hair doesn't have any screentones, so...
** Third Imperial Princess, Theodora.
* [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Captain Axe-Hand Morgan]] from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is one of the less attractive examples of this trope.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' has Mei Yasumura, a manga-only character and a friend of Haruhi. She's a ganguro girl (with less gaudy clothing choices), so her blonde hair and tan are fake.
* Aisha Clan-Clan in ''Manga/OutlawStar'' is a Dark-Skinned Blond CatGirl...
* Momo Adachi, the main character of ''Manga/PeachGirl''. In fact, she's often bullied because people mistake her for a Ganguro (in reality, she's just bleached and tanned from swimming constantly). She becomes a DarkSkinnedRedhead in the anime with the same treatment following her.
* In anime-based artwork, Rin Hirakoba from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' looks like this sometimes.
* ''Manga/{{Psyren}}'' gives us Kyle, though no explanation is given.
* Judia from ''VideoGame/{{Ragnarok|Online}}'' ''[[AnimeOfTheGame The Animation]]''.
* Wendy Earhart of ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' looks like this because of her mixed English/Indian heritage.
* Pirotess of ''Anime/RecordOfLodossWar'' in certain illustrations, while others make her hair seem more white than blonde. Given that the whole series is firmly grounded in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' (or Japanese interpretation thereof), she's probably supposed to be a Drow.
* Akio Ohtori from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' is a dark-skinned man with light lavender hair. His actual ethnicity is unknown, although he certainly fits the definition of a foreigner, in the truest sense of the word.
** Dios has this going on, too, though the reason for that is that [[spoiler: he is Akio's past self, aka the [[FallenHero noble prince that he used to be]].]]
* Katsura "Tiger Cat" Rio from ''Ring x Mama'', as the nickname implies she is just as wild as Phuan.
* Kahlua from ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire''. [[spoiler:She gets it from her mother]].
* If we count ''white'' hair, then NobleDemon Crisaor Krishna from ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' certainly counts.
** Seiya's old rival Cassius is a VERY brutal, bloodthirsty version of this trope. [[spoiler:But when he dies in a ''[[TearJerker very]]'' {{t|earJerker}}ragic HeroicSacrifice, he gets ''huge'' AlasPoorVillain vibes.]]
** Leo Aiolia and his deceased [[BigBrotherMentor brother and idol]] Sagittarius Aioros count as well, though their hair is a bit darker than the standard.
* Gorobei in ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' is black with stark white hair, despite not being the appropriate age for that hair color.
* Angol Mois of ''Manga/SgtFrog''. It is revealed at one point that she modeled her [[MagicalGirl non-magical form]] after a local roughneck/implied ganguro girl who'd left quite an impression on her.
** This is probably the main reason she speaks Spanish in the English dub; her tan complexion suggests Latin heritage to a Western audience.
* Kei from the anime version of ''Shin Shirayukihime Densetsu Anime/{{Pretear}}'' (his skin is lighter in the manga).
* [[CheerfulChild Nijuku]] and [[BrattyHalfPint Sanju]] from ''Manga/ShoulderACoffinKuro''. They're a little [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} out there]], but their age and relative innocence is the cause for that.
* In ''Manga/SoulEater'', Kilik's weapons, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/36605.jpg Fire and Thunder]], is this.
* Roy Focker from ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'', perhaps to make him look obviously foreign in a show with some extreme examples of {{Mukokuseki}} (just look at Misa Hayase and try to convince yourself she's Japanese. Yeah).
* The entire Kuramitsu family of the ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' series, perfect examples of TheDitz, most notably Mihoshi. One of the [[AllThereInTheManual supplemental novels]] makes it explicit that the Kuramitsu family are descendants of the pale red-headed Washuu. Though they all look like her (presumably long dead) ex-husband, with none of ''her'' own physical traits. And Mihoshi, for all her apparent stupidity, is actually [[GeniusDitz much smarter than she seems]].
* One of Itsuki's unnamed school friends in ''Manga/{{Togari}}'' is a dark-skinned blonde and is likely just following the ganguro fashion trend.
* Bu-ling from ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' in the anime (her hair gets a little bit darker when she transforms) as well as Ryou. The former is Chinese, the latter half Japanese and half white. In the manga, they're both lighter-skinned and Bu-ling's hair doesn't change.
* Ichiryuu from ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'' has fairly dark skin, blonde hair and an awesome blonde mustache to boot.
* Twellen from ''Manga/TowardTheTerra''.
* Captain Ayumi Inoue from ''Anime/{{Tsuritama}}'' has warm tan skin and flax-blond hair, probably due to the fact that he's out on a fishing boat all day, exposed to sun and [[LighthairedSwimmer salt water]].
* ''Anime/TweenyWitches'':
** Barunn, a member of the special capture squad, has dark skin and blond hair.
** Credelle and Sigma have dark skin and white hair.
* Another white-haired dark-skinned race is the Mushroom Tribe from ''Manga/UruseiYatsura: The Final Chapter''.
* Tsume of ''Anime/WolfsRain'' pulls this off with white hair in human form.
* Marik Ishtar in ''Anime/YuGiOh'', as well as [[StrongFamilyResemblance his dad]]. Thief King Bakura has dark skin and white hair, and Pharaoh Atem is dark-skinned with partially blond hair. The real Dark Magician Girl from Egypt, as well as her summoner Mana both, had dark skin and blond hair in the [[Manga/YuGiOh original manga]].
* Patty from ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''.
* [[http://ja.gram.pl/upl/blogi/98610/img_wpisy/2011_50/Yureka15326.jpg Phuan]] from ''Manhwa/{{Yureka}}'' definitely fits, though rather than being ditzy, she is hot-blooded and violent to the point of giving off some feral vibes (in RealLife, she settles for being a delinquent).
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* ComicBook/GreenArrow's son and temporary successor, Connor Hawke, is multiracial (his mom is half-black and half-Asian) and originally had blond hair and very dark skin. Since then, careless artists have tended to draw him much paler, sometimes apparently just making him white.
* Introduced in ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', the Jackson Hyde version of Aqualad has dark skin and blond hair, though unlike his ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' counterpart, his hair is dyed.
* In post-ComicBook/OneMoreDay ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comics, Harry Osborn's girlfriend, Lily Hollister.
* ''ComicBook/TheDemonMages'': Ari the Gorgon is blond with bronzed skin -- and, for some reason, a Southern Belle's accent.
* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] takes this to an extreme, with skin color reflecting her African heritage combined with ''[[MysticalWhiteHair white]]'' hair (and blue eyes, for added complexity). This unusual combination was eventually explained as Storm coming from a line of Kenyan witches, with whom she shares the physical characteristics and an inherent affinity for magic.
** Time-displaced X-Man Shard, though it could also be because she's ethnically Australian Aborigine, who, in real life, occasionally manifest blonde hair as children due to a recessive gene. Her mutant nature could have allowed her to retain her hair color even as an adult. Her older brother, Lucas Bishop, though, possesses the usual black hair of their ethnic group.
* Angel St. Grace/Devlin from ''Codename: Knockout''.
* African-American superhero [[ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders Thunder]] wore a blond wig for a while (to hide her identity), but she has since eschewed it.
* Duncan Rosenblatt of ''ComicBook/{{Firebreather}}'' is blond and has orange skin, due to him being a HalfHumanHybrid.
* The titular character of ''ComicBook/{{Atavar}}''.
* In keeping with the {{Animesque}} art style of the ''Toys/AmeComiGirls'' series, Natasha Irons (a.k.a. ComicBook/{{Steel}}) is given [[{{Mukokuseki}} blond hair and blue eyes]] despite being African American.
* Infidel from ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' is a black man with a platinum blond beard. This is a side effect of the "Empyrean Fire" that gave him his powers; his archenemy the Samaritan's hair is snow white because of this as well. When he uses his powers, his hair turns an emerald green much like the Samaritan's turns sapphire blue.
* In the 1990s, [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Batman and Robin]] were assisted in the Batcave not only by Alfred, but also by a [[TheSpeechless mute dwarf]] named "Harold". Harold had actually been a former lackey of the Penguin whom Batman had rescued, and he worked as a mechanic on the Batmobile. Harold had very light brown hair (most would call it "auburn") but also relatively dark skin (though this could be due merely to the "shadowy" way the Batcave was inked and colored). [[spoiler:He was later killed off during the ''Hush'' arc [[RedemptionEqualsDeath after confessing to Batman that he had betrayed him to help the eponymous villain]].]]
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': Whisper the Wolf has brown skin on her muzzle, arms and torso, wich contrasts with her biscotti fur on her head and tail.
* Frostbite of ''ComicBook/DV8'' is a black man with blond hair--naturally. His hair turned blond when he became Gen-Active. Even his beard is blond; he basically looks like black Hulk Hogan. The ''Gods and Monsters'' miniseries has him with very short black hair, without in-story explanation.
* The brown-skinned Therons in ''ComicStrip/DanDare'' had a large variety of hair colors. Volstar, Dan's closest friend among the Therons, was very blond indeed.
* Kenton of ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'' is a blond with brown skin, which is explained by his mother being of dark-skinned Darksiders while his father comes from fair-haired and pale-skinned Daysiders.
* Atena from ''Monstress'' as well as a few other characters, including almost everyone exposed to Lilium, like Yvette Lo Lim.
* ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'':
** Mexican-American Raya from ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' had bright pink hair. In the comic reboot, she starts off [[AdaptationalVillainy Stinger]] only to later join Jem and the Holograms. Like the rest of her original band, Raya has blonde hair.
** Another Stingers member, Minx, has been given a RaceLift to be a German of South Asian descent.
* Kinju Dayal, the protagonist of ''ComicBook/{{Spiritus}}'', is AmbiguouslyBrown with platinum blonde hair.
* Honor Guest, aka ComicBook/TheSilencer, is of Polynesian descent and has naturally blonde hair.
* ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'': Suntop/Sunstream is blond with dark skin, due to his mother Leetah (her people are desert elves). Wing and Mender though were born to Wolfriders, who are pale-skinned usually, yet end up dark-skinned as a result of living in the desert Sun Village too, tanning over time.
* In practice, the canonically [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation gold]] [[ComicBook/Warlock1967 Adam Warlock]] looks like he has bright yellow hair and orange/brown skin.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* Chloe from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' is [[HalfHumanHybrid half-human, half-dark elf]], with blonde hair and the dusky skin that all dark elves have.
* Lycan Arcadia from ''WebAnimation/{{SLVR}}'' is a slightly dark-skinned wolf [[LittleBitBeastly faunus]] with blond hair.
* Ira Gamagoori in ''Webcomic/KillLaKillAU'' is this, true to canon, though how dark his skin tone might seems to vary from comic to comic.
* Many artists and writers depict Fëanor from ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' with tan or even quite dark skin. The entire internet also decided that his son [[EgomaniacHunter Celegorm]] had light hair although this is nowhere stated in the text: so he frequently ends up with dark skin and platinum blond or silver hair. He is considered especially beautiful, even compared to his brothers and cousins. Frequently shows up on [[WorldsStrongestMan Angrod]] as well: here the blond hair is canonical, with dark skin to emphasize his athleticism. Other fans use this color scheme only for Valar, particularly [[BoisterousBruiser Tulkas]] (whose yellow hair is canonical: his name means "yellow" in Valian). Sauron in his guise of Annatar (said to look like a Vanyarin elf) is also given this color scheme frequently.
* ''WebComic/TheStoryOfAGardevoirThatBecameATrainer'': This goes for Milomi, the current Hoenn Pokémon Champion. [[HumanityEnsues It's a visual carryover from her previous form as a Lopunny]].
* Morgan from ''FanFic/TotalDramaLegacy'' who has dark skin and dyed-blonde hair.
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* Mirage from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', although she has white hair instead of blonde.
* Zak Young from ''WesternAnimation/FernGully'' is an Australian outdoorsman ([[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent sans accent]]) who's heavily based on the SurferDude aesthetic, so the tan makes sense.
* Honey Lemon from ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' has a very light brown skin-tone and blonde hair. She's a Latina American, though it's never specified what her exact heritage is.
* Joao from ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', has blond hair and dark skin. According to [[AllThereInTheManual the film's art book]], he's of Brazilian descent.
* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'': The Atlanteans are naturally dark-skinned and white-haired.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Simon Phoenix, the BigBad from ''Film/DemolitionMan''.
* Iceman, as portrayed by Val Kilmer in ''Film/TopGun'', is ridiculously tan but has frosted tips that are practically platinum.
* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. "I've been makin' a man with blond hair and a tan, and he's good for relieving my... tension."
* Near the ending of ''Film/TropicThunder'', Kirk Lazarus broke character and yanked off his wig to reveal his blond hair, but his skin was still pretty dark. Justified as he was originally white but had gone through surgery to get a dark skin in order to audition for the role. At the ending, he had returned to his original skin tone.
* Creator/MaggieGyllenhaal goes blonde at one point in ''Film/{{Sherrybaby}}''.
* Nobody in ''Film/MyNameIsNobody'' is very tanned (emphasized by the light colors he wears) with hair somewhere between dark blond and sun-bleached light brown. Justified since he's a character in a Western who spends a lot of time out in the sun in a hot climate. Nobody also has some superficial {{Ditz}} traits, although he's [[ObfuscatingStupidity savvier than he looks]].
* Storm from the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', although she's more like a dark-skinned girl with MysticalWhiteHair. ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' shows that she's naturally dark-haired but Apocalypse empowers her [[PowerDyesYourHair turns it white]].
* Algrim from ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' has much darker skin than the other dark elves, but the same white hair and eyebrows.
* Spanish actress Elsa Pataky has notably darker skin than normal as the passenger Maria in ''Film/SnakesOnAPlane'' but retains her blonde hair.
* In ''Film/ArtemisFowl,'' [[BattleButler Butler]] is played by black actor Creator/NonsoAnozie, but with white hair.
* In ''Film/SannikovLand'', the Onkilons are mostly whitish-blond and have brown skin. The initial plan was for them to be black-haired Asians like they are in the book, but then the film’s creators decided to make them a separate race to emphasize the uniqueness of Sannikov Land.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* In ''Literature/ArtemisFowl,'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jon Spiro]]'s bodyguard, Arno Blunt, is a Maori man with bleached-blond hair. It's noted that he stands out in a crowd, which makes him [[{{Foil}} a contrast]] to [[BattleButler Butler]], who specifically aims to be inconspicuous.
** Possibly Juliet, too, since she's described as blonde despite having partial Asian ancestry. Nevertheless she, like her brother Butler, has trained to blend into any crowd despite her distinctive appearance.
* ''Literature/AwakenTheStars'': Rex Tjin is of Singapore Chinese-Māori and Norwegian descent.
* Annabeth from ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries.'' Upon meeting her, Percy thinks that she looks like a California surfer girl, though her [[BadassBookworm actual personality]] doesn't match that description at all.
* Mona Aamons Monzano, a character in Creator/KurtVonnegut's novel ''Literature/CatsCradle''. She's of Finnish and black West Indian ancestry.
* Tacroy[[spoiler:/Mordecai Roberts]] from Creator/DianaWynneJones's ''Literature/{{Chrestomanci}}'' series.
* In the ''Literature/{{ColSec Trilogy}}'', Samella Connel's complexion is described as "tanned". But shortly afterward, she's revealed to have spent the past three years of her life indentured to an electronics firm -— hardly an environment conducive to suntanning.
* ''Literature/TheDalemarkQuartet'': Brown skin and blonde hair is a combination fairly common in northern Dalemark, thanks to interbreeding between the native people and foreign invaders. It's the other way round in the South, where the most common coloration is pale skin and brown hair. The people of the Holy Islands, rumoured to be the last descendants of the very first inhabitants of Dalemark, are also this trope.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Emberella from ''Literature/WitchesAbroad''. The text notes that this isn't uncommon in Genua (a FantasyCounterpartCulture of New Orleans), which was known for being quite "easy going" with respect to genetic combination.
** In ''Literature/TheColourOfMagic'', the natives of Krull have pitch-black skin and moonlight-pale hair.
** Conina, heroine of ''Literature/{{Sourcery}}'', is explicitly described as "exotically tanned" with intense blonde-white hair.
* In ''Literature/DoctrineOfLabyrinths'', the Duke of Murtagh is described as having brown skin several shades darker than his golden hair (and amber eyes). This combination seems fairly common among the citizens of his native Corambis.
* ''Literature/EmeraldPrince'' has Florin, the LongHairedPrettyBoy court musician. He's described as having brown skin with "hair just a shade blonder than white". Evindr also has dark skin and [[MysticalWhiteHair white hair]].
* In Crawford Killian's ''Literature/{{Eyas}}'', this seems to be the most common coloring among the title character's adopted culture.
* ''Literature/TheFifthSeason'' has a variant: The equatorial regions of the Sanze empire trend towards dark skin and highly prize grey or white "ashblow" hair. It's an adaptation to the extreme weather and seismic conditions that periodically turn the region into a DeathWorld, since the hair acts as a great air filter.
* The Angyar of Rokanan are an entire race/culture of these in Creator/UrsulaKLeGuin's ''Literature/{{Hainish}}'' universe. The lower-caste Olgyior (of the same species) are pale-skinned brunettes.
* Eloise Pritchart in the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' series has dark skin and "platinum" hair. Just for kicks, she also has topaz-gold eyes and is noted in-text as being extraordinarily beautiful.
* Cadence Drake in Creator/HollyLisle's ''[[Literature/HuntingTheCorrigansBlood Hunting the Corrigan's Blood]]'', due to her mother's gene splicing as a political statement.
* Creator/NKJemisin's ''Literature/InheritanceTrilogy'': Bright Itempas, {{the Old God|s}} of light and order, manifests as a young black man with brilliantly white hair, which rather surprises the white-skinned dynasty that ruled at his behest. When he spends some time incognito in human form, he has to shave his head to avoid notice.
* Dona Sofia Salvara of ''The Lies of Locke Lamora'' in the ''Literature/GentlemanBastard Sequence'' is described as having "skin like burnt amber and hair the color of almond butter".
* Shelena, the protagonist of ''Literature/LoyalEnemies'' has pale, blond hair and swarthy skin. This isn't remarked upon by anybody at all, though swarthy skin is noted to be a trait of people from [[CrypticBackgroundReference the islands]]. She is, however, a werewolf, so it may be due to her not actually being human.
* Telemakos, main character of Elizabeth E. Wein's [[Literature/TheLionHunters Mark of Solomon]] books, because of his father's British and his mother African. Genetically speaking, this shouldn't be possible (especially as his hair is almost silver- it's that light), but there's no mention of this.
* [[TheFairFolk The Folk]] in Eloise [=McGraw=]'s ''Literature/TheMoorchild'' are a species of Dark Skinned Blonds; the half-human, half Folk main character inherits the appearance, which becomes a point of teasing and persecution while she's living in a human village.
* The Clayr, a clan of seers in Creator/GarthNix's ''Literature/OldKingdom'' series, is described as looking this way, partly due to living on a glacier and having their skin be nearly constantly tanned by reflected sunlight. Has the added bonus of further isolating EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Lirael from everyone else she knows. [[spoiler:She may be half-Clayr, but it's the Abhorsen look that shows up.]]
* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': Michela [=McFarlane=] has blonde hair and copper skin, which is noted to be an odd color combination and one not shared by her father (he has her hair but a normal Caucasian skin tone). In her case it's a MarkOfTheSupernatural: [[spoiler:She's secretly a half-elf and inherited her skin color from her mother.]]
* Proof that this trope is OlderThanYouThink, ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' (which draws more from folk legends than actual history) describes Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying as dark-skinned and pale-haired--[[UnbuiltTrope and thus, by Chinese beauty standards, ugly as sin]].
* Tuerasians as a whole in ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror'', who combine black/dark brown skin with bright blond hair.
* Daenerys Targaryen of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' has a vision of what her stillborn son Rhaego would have been like as an adult. He is described as tall and copper-skinned like his father Khal Drogo, and with long platinum blond hair like hers.
* In Creator/MichaelFlynn's ''Literature/SpiralArm'' series, the people of the planet Alabster have yellow hair and coal-black skin.
* In ''Literature/{{Spitfire}}'', Feon has warm brown skin and bright gold hair, the latter of which is a sign of his [[{{Weredragon}} not-entirely-human nature]].
* Adolin Kholin of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' has the typical tan skin of his Alethi father, but inherited his mother's blond hair, although, due to the alien genetics of Roshar, he has black streaks in his hair as well.
* [[{{Bifauxnen}} Kaname Kenjo]] from ''Literature/StrawberryPanic''--but only in the light novels and manga. In the anime, she's an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette with a completely different overall appearance...[[DependingOnTheWriter and characterization, and role in the story]].
* Jewel in ''Literature/TalesFromNetheredge'' has "a tumble of blond curls" and "skin a darker shade of gold". [[spoiler:Later he is revealed to be a sun deity.]]
* In the ''Warworld'' anthology book series, there's an entire ''race'' of Dark Skinned Blondes, the Frystaaters, whose ancestors were mainly white Afrikaners who moved to a planet with such intense sunlight that they had to darken or die. Since their high-gravity planet also bred super-strength, most people don't tease them about it.
* The Aiel in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series are a desert-dwelling ProudWarriorRace who often resemble either this trope or DarkSkinnedRedhead. Their natural hair and skin colors are mostly light, but many spend a lot of time outdoors and wind up heavily tanned.
* ''Literature/XandriCorelel'' is described as having caramel skin and dirty blonde hair.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Howard Hamlin of ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' has very light blond hair and a pretty dark tan. There's been more than one joke in the fandom that it's actually a spray-on tan and he uses too much of it.
* Creator/SteveIrwin, the Series/CrocodileHunter, had blond hair and a tan from all the time he spent outdoors in the wilderness.
* ''Series/{{Delocated}}'': Mighty Joe John, the Black Blond.
* ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' (the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' prequel series) [[RaceLift changes]] the Velaryons into a black family, although they still have their book counterparts' silver blond hair (a Valyrian trait also shared with the Targaryens). Creator/GeorgeRRMartin has stated that Black Velaryons is an idea he had been toying about before he wrote [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire the books]], and doesn't inherently conflict with the setting, given that blond hair and violet eyes, but not pale skin, are the notable characteristics of the Valyrians.
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' has Ursula the sea witch played by black actress Merrin Dungey, with her hair colored blonde. This seems to be an in-universe DyeHard--since Ursula's teenage self is shown with black hair. This could be taken from the Broadway version of Ursula, wherein she was played by two black actresses (as understudies though)where the character, while black, had bright platinum blonde hair.
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': Music/BrunoMars wears a blond wig to play a Pandora intern named Devin.
** Just like his white costars, Kenan Thompson wears a blond wig in his appearances in the recurring "The Californians" skit.
* In ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' Raven's AlphaBitch rival Alanna has light brown skin and dark blonde hair.
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[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Done unintentionally in ''Pinball/{{Centigrade 37}};'' depending on lighting conditions and the condition of the wood table, the two blonde Caucasian women on the playfield might end up with medium-brown skin and light blonde hair.
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[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Jylliana from ''Podcast/{{Jemjammer}}'' has very dark skin, but stark white dreadlocks. It might be due to her aasimar (half-celestial) heritage.
* The Director of ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'' has light hair and dark skin [[spoiler: even prior to aging twenty years in Wonderland.]]
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[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
* A look associated with Irma Águilar and Rossy Moreno, two luchadoras who started in the 70s. In 1987, a year after El comision de box y lucha libre lifted their ban on luchadoras, they both ended up the nation's largest fed competing to shave each other.
* When he arrived in the Wrestling/{{W|orld Wrestling Federation}}WF in 1986, Butch Reed (a black wrestler) was given the gimmick of "The Natural" and had his normally black hair bleached to blond. Wrestling/RoddyPiper lampshaded this in one edition of Piper's Pit, commenting how he loved Reed's "natural" blond hair and how he dyed the roots black. Reed got rid of the blond hair when he went to Wrestling/{{WCW}} a few years later.
* The most noticeable difference from Wrestling/DickTheBruiser and Wrestling/SgtSlaughter and their USWA imitator Vic The Bruiser/Sgt Victor, besides the fact Vic was a pretty dark black man, was Vic's blond beard.
* Ernest The Cat Miller was known for dying his hair for a time in the 1990s.
* Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} has a Pacific Islander skin tone and is very well known bleached blond locks of hair.
* Wrestling/SamoaJoe is was known for dying his hair, particularly in Ultimate Pro Wrestling and his early Wrestling/RingOfHonor run.
* After losing his mask to Mr. Niebla as a result of the Increíbles Suicidas at Wrestling/{{CMLL}}'s 66th Aniversario, Shocker was revealed to be a dark skinned blond.
* José Rivera JR started emulating Wrestling/RicFlair during his feud with Eddie Colon(the figure four leg lock is a {{signature|move}} of the Colon family, so who else is known for the move?). This included dying his hair blond, and since Rivera is darker skinned than Flair here we are.
* Soon to be JAPW {{tag team}} champion Slyk Wagner Brown went blond around 2003. Almost didn't win the belt due to being turned on by partner Tiger Mulligan, a pale skinned brunette.
* Wrestling/MercedesMartinez is a fan of this look, such as when she appeared on Sunday Night Heat.
* [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Shelton Benjamin]] dyed his hair to go with his self applied "gold standard" moniker. This ironically made him look like his pre WWE nemesis Derrick King.
* Nina Monet appeared to have very light blonde extensions or have sometimes died the ends of her hair. Wild hairstyles were kind of her gimmick whenever she lost her permanent lockes though, so this trope is on the tame end of what she's done to her head.
* Roni Nicole is about as dark as Shelton and usually has blonde hair or highlights.
* The Rainmaker Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada died his hair gold/yellow to match his gold chain. (he's rich)
* Puerto Rican Wrestling/TheaTrinidad dyed her hair blond in 2014.
* Wrestling/SashaBanks initially had this look when she debuted in NXT. After a couple of years, she opted to become a DarkSkinnedRedhead instead.
* {{Wrestling/Cameron}} is half black and half Asian, with natural jet black hair. However midway through 2013 she added blonde tips and eventually went completely blonde. According to her, this was to distinguish herself from her fellow Funkadactyl {{Wrestling/Naomi}} who kept her hair black.
* Nearly happened to Eva Marie. The office wanted her to bleach her dark brown hair to platinum blonde--because she resembled the Wrestling/BellaTwins too much. Eva balked at this idea and became a DarkSkinnedRedhead instead.
* Wrestling/RosaMendes of Costa Rican ancestry has often given herself blonde hair at various points in her career.
* Caucasian brunet Wrestling/DolphZiggler tans a lot and bleaches his hair to platinum blond to achieve this look.
* Wrestling/{{Carmella}} started out with two-toned hair--brown mixed with blond--before becoming completely blonde. She also performs in {{Brownface}} to portray an Italian-American {{Joisey}} type. Since she was introduced as a hairdresser-turned-wrestler, the character probably just likes tanning.
* Wrestling/{{Sting}} was a bleach blond with a really dark tan in his early career.
* Wrestling/HulkHogan is known for his blond hair and deep tan, brother.
* Wrestling/AliciaFox is black and fond of changing her hair a lot. She has gone through periods where her hair will be blonde or at least highlighted.
* Wrestling/LivMorgan is a very tanned girl with platinum blonde hair.
* Wrestling/KofiKingston in 2020 his dyed his hair blond.
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[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', the blond [[ManipulativeBastard Thrax]] is from the dark-skinned desert elf clans of the Tronin Desert.
* ScaryBlackMan Bobby Jacks from ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' was an African-American with blonde hair. WordOfGod says that it's dyed.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* Since their introduction, the Drow in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' have all had white or silver hair and dark grey to black skin.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'':
** The Garundi ethnicity have dark skin and hair that often goes prematurely white. While technically not quite this trope, it is probably close enough and the ultimate result looks very much the same.
** Seoni, the iconic sorcerer, has brown skin and platinum blonde (if often [[DependingOnTheArtist mistakenly]] rendered [[MysticalWhiteHair white]]) hair.
** A few of the gods also qualify. Nethys, the god of magic, was [[AncientEgypt Osiriani]] [[DeityOfHumanOrigin in life]], and retains the characteristic complexion for that part of the world (where his body isn't [[BodyHorror burning up with his own power]]), but has MysticalWhiteHair. Sarenrae the sun goddess has golden-brown skin and [[DarkSkinnedRedhead red]] and gold FlamingHair. [[TheGrimReaper Pharasma]] has MysticalWhiteHair and slate gray skin, reflecting her dispassionate nature.
* The people of the Daevar ethnicity in ''TabletopGame/AnimaBeyondFantasy'', who have dark skin and white hair, looking quite Drow-like.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* Brittney Johnson, the first Black actress to play Glinda in ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' on Broadway, evoked this look with her character's curly blond wig.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Extrapower}}'' has the hero Zophy. In ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerGiantFist Giant Fist]]'' he is joined by the Duba people, Mr Duba, and Zett.
* Common to the Phandarians from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny''. Prince Garr/Woodrow is dark-skinned with silver hair, while Mary is dark-skinned with red hair.
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia'', the celestians fit this trope from time to time. Most notable with Max and Chat.
** The protagonist of ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'', Senel Coolidge, has brown skin and white hair.
** Peony from ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''. General Frings, too, which suggests that tan skin and light hair might be a native phenotype of Grand Chokmah. Some of the [=NPCs=] in that city are also at least somewhat tan, and nearly all of them have blond hair, regardless of skin color.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. Believe it or not, General Leo is supposed to be this trope. You can see he looks AmbiguouslyBrown on his in-game portrait, but his sprite makes him look ''very'' Caucasian.
** Rikku from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. The dark skin is more noticeable in ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2 X-2]]'' since there's, er, [[{{Fanservice}} more of it on display]].
*** Tidus, although he might just be incredibly tanned, also his hair is dyed. Flashbacks show him with brown hair as a child and his roots show slightly during the game itself.
** Vaan from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', DependingOnTheArtist. Some incarnations look about like what you'd expect somebody from a desert nation to, others look suspiciously Nordic.
** Cid from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2''.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' artworks may indicate that Montblanc is a Dark-Skinned Blond, or more of a Dark-''Furred'' Blond, that is.
** A possible phenotype for every race in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''. However, for NPC characters, it's most commonly found with Dunesfold Lalafell, Duskwight Elezen, most Miqo'te, and certain Roegadyn and Au Ra. The other, more temperate-to-cold dwelling races are almost universally fair-skinned.
* The protagonist of ''[[VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner]]'', Dingo Egret, is an adult male with brown skin and white hair.
* Liquid Snake of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' isn't noticeably dark-skinned in the game itself, but official artwork shows both him and Fortune (of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'') looking like this. Liquid's coloring is enhanced by spending about ten years in the Middle East being bleached and tanned by the sun (his brother is paler due to living in Alaska); Fortune is your everyday [[ButNotTooBlack naturally-blonde-and-blue-eyed black woman]]. Strangely enough, she seems to inherit this trait from her father, who is also a black man with (barely noticeable) blond hair. Drebin in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' is also black with blonde hair.
* Peppita Rossetti of ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime''. She's an alien.
* Solo from ''VideoGame/MegamanStarForce'' is a boy with white hair and tanned skin typical of the Mu, an ancient lost civilization of which he is the only survivor.
* Vanessa Lewis from ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter''.
* The Kirschwasser realians in ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', who also possesses gold eyes, as does every single realian in the game.
** Also, Pellegri.
* From the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' series:
** Hawkeye of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' and his daughter Ingrene from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade''.
** The brothers Glen and Cormag of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Sacred Stones]]''
** Vaike and Flavia of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'' are dark-skinned with blonde hair, while Aversa and Walhart are dark-skinned with white hair.
** Similarly, Benny from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Fates]]'' has dark skin and blonde hair, whereas Niles and Rinkah are dark-skinned and white haired.
*** Benny's son Ignatius also has noticeably darker skin than most of the other characters and blond hair by default (though you can give him a variety of hair colors depending on who Benny marries, [[spoiler:including Rinkah's white in ''Revelation'']].)
** In the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'' remake, ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', Boey is given white hair and has a skin tone a shade or two darker than most of the other characters.
** Dedue from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' has white hair and brown skin. He hails from Duscur, although whether his coloring is common to all Duscurans is unknown.
*** Catherine is not from Duscur, but possesses noticeably tanned skin and blonde hair.
* Elena and Urien from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'', though the latter is notably able to change the color of his skin and hair at will, such as at the beginning of a fight.
** Birdie from the original game [[RaceLift became this]] when he returned for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''.
* Drow, as mentioned above, appear in ''Franchise/BaldursGate'' and ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights: Hordes of the Underdark'' had a significant Drow presence in the second chapter and both games have a female Drow LoveInterest somewhere ([[EvilIsSexy Viconia]] in ''BG'' and [[TheAtoner Nathyrra]] in ''NWN'').
** Neverwinter Nights also has the module series ''A Hunt through the Dark'', which is entirely focused on a drow raiding party.
* Boman Delgado from ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'', an [[{{Eagleland}} American]] who has his blond hair in a mohawk.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Tetra, from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]''. But ''only'' when she's Tetra, not [[spoiler:Zelda]]. It's possible the implications are she is tanned and her natural skin tone is [[spoiler:her Zelda shade]], though her swaying skin tone has become a [[BrokenBase source of debate]].
** Sheik from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', though it's hard to see in the N64 polygon graphics. Official artwork of the character makes it more obvious, as do future appearances.
** Impa looks to have dark skin and blonde/white hair, though mostly only in her ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'' incarnation. Impa has dark skin and white hair in her ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' incarnation as well.
** Many of the Gorons in the series have fair hair (or rather, rock formations that they carve into "haircuts") in addition to having dark yellowish-brown skin. This is especially true in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', where you encounter Gorons with nearly pitch-black skin but the same light hair as the others.
* There's an ''entire culture'' of characters with dark skin and fair hair in ''VideoGame/SuikodenTierkreis'': the Magedom of Janam. Plotting the personalities and appearances of [[ProperLady Manaril]], [[TheWisePrince Shams]], [[KnightInShiningArmor Asad]], and sundry supported characters between the Dark-Skinned Blond and the DarkSkinnedRedhead is an exercise left to the reader, but the end result is undeniable: Janam and its swarthy, light-haired natives seem downright [[{{Pun}} ''otherworldly'']].
* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' takes place in Shibuya, which is full of quirky fashions, so this trope was bount to occur. Nao Nao, partner of the equally dark-skinned Sota, is classical ganguro, and the game's dialogue plays up her [[TheDitz ditziness]]. There's also a random mind-read about a cop who's looking for a suspect of this description - [[SuspectIsHatless again]], in ''[[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles Shibuya]]''.
** The [[LittleBitBeastly Viera]] of the VideoGame/IvaliceAlliance tend to have dark skin and white hair.
* Elma from ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'' is a dark-skinned white-haired woman. [[spoiler:At least her mimeosome is. Her true appearance has blue skin and slightly darker blue hair that glows faintly.]]
* This is the default skin tone/hair color combination in ''VideoGame/BattlefieldHeroes''.
* Ayumi, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/XBlades''.
* ''Bazooka Cafe'', the Hentai game, has Cocoa the chef.
* Aisha (Sista A) from ''VideoGame/RumbleRoses''.
* Raven from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', which shouldn't be strange since he's [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed based on Wesley Snipes]]--more exactly, his character from ''Film/DemolitionMan'' (see above).
* Volsung of ''VideoGame/WildARMS5'' has this going.
* Zevran and Velanna from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''. Coincidentally, they're also both Dalish (or at least part, in Zevran's case).
** The redesigned Qunari in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' all have grey skin and pale hair along with their {{horn|edHumanoid}}s.
** Fenris is a borderline example with tanned skin and white hair.
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': Sera ''was'' an example in concept art, but this didn't make it to the actual game.
* Shania from the ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' series is a Native American with dark skin and very light blond hair.
* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' has a FantasyCounterpartCulture that's [[ArabianNightsDays ambiguously Middle Eastern]], where all of the denizens have dark skin and [[MysticalWhiteHair brilliant white-blonde hair]]. Originally started with the Wizard from ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAnimalParade Animal Parade]],'' later games introduced the recurring character [[TheWisePrince Prince Amir]], and later, a whole host of his countrymen.
* ''VideoGame/TheSims'':
** {{Non Player Character}}s in ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' tend to be these or {{Dark Skinned Redhead}}s far more often than you'd expect in RealLife.
** Ophelia Nigmos and Dina Caliente from ''VideoGame/TheSims2''. This is also a common trait for NPC Townies, due to the way ''The Sims 2'' randomly generates genetics.
** There is Lola Belle from ''''VideoGame/TheSims3 Late Night''. Her hair is obviously dyed though, as her roots are darker than the rest of her hair.
** Also, you can make your own dark skinned blondes from scratch.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Starting in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', the player character customizations can allow this, by dint of the player choosing a dark skin tone and then dyeing their hair at a salon.
** Jynx is now apparently based on the Ganguro trend, though she originally resembled a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yama_Uba Yama Uba]].
** The legendary Darkrai has white-ish hair but is otherwise mainly black toned.
** Marshal, the fighting-type Elite Four member in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''.
** From ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', the female Swimmers are all Dark-Skinned Blondes.
** Blanche, the leader of Team Mystic from ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' is not nearly as dark-skinned as Candela, but she's noticeably more tan than Spark, and has platinum-blond hair.
* Gloria from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''. [[spoiler:She's actually the pale-skinned Trish magically disguised.]]
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':
** Taokaka
** Later followed by Bullet from Chrono Phantasma.
* The people of Escondido from ''VideoGame/InfiniteSpace'', although the Basadre clan people have white hair. Also, [[TheBigGuy Torlo]].
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'': The Female Thief has dark skin and platinum-blond hair.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'': Stella, TheHero's ValleyGirl NinjaButterfly FairyCompanion. It's also possible to make a character with this trait.
* Xiatian from ''VideoGame/{{Beatmania}}'' IIDX. The tan is completely legit (from living on a sunny island for several years); the hair, likewise (it's IIDX).
* The default Male Beast from ''[[VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse Phantasy Star Portable 2]]'' (who also appears in the intro) is a good example of this, although the player usually changes the character to look however they prefer.
** See also Laia in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse'' (Episode 2). In fact, most Beastmen story [=NPCs=] count.
*** All of which are proceeded by Sil'fer and Rio in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline Episode 3''.
* Elder [=McNamara=] in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''; considering he spends most if not all of his time in an underground bunker, it's probably not a tan.
** The player characters in this and ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' can be one as well.
* Your instructor in ''VideoGame/{{Pilotwings}} Resort''. Possibly justified, since the entire game is set on a tropical island.
* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'':
** ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories''. Overlord Zenon, [[spoiler:both the fake one and the real one Rozalin reverts to]].
** Princess Sapphire Rhodonite from ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' and Fenrich from ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' are white-haired variations of the trope.
* From ''VideoGame/NexusWar'', Angelic characters are an exaggerated version of this trope, with completely pitch black skin and bleach white hair.
* Myuu from ''VideoGame/AtelierMarieTheAlchemistOfSalburg'', who has sandy white hair, blue eyes, and brown skin, plays this straight for foreign flavour.
* Samantha Pearce in ''VideoGame/BackyardSports''.
* The female lead from ''Feel the Magic: XY/XX'' is depicted as just a black silhouette with light silver hair and a blue dress. According to one of the designers, the ambiguity of her character design is part of what made her endearing to many players, since she is ultimately a product of the viewer's imagination.
* iPod/Phone App ''VideoGame/ChaosRings'':
** Another Creator/SquareEnix character, Escher, is a white-haired, brown-skinned guy, and is just about the most cruel hearted person in the entire tournament and, in a different storyline, an antagonist.
** Another interesting version of this is Zhamo, white-haired and black, arguably the nicest guy in the game.
* The default palettes of Ms. Fortune and, arguably, Cerebella from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}''. Arguable in Cerebella's case because her default hair is green, rather than blonde, but most of her other palettes also give her dark skin and very light hair.
* Sheba from ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge'' is one of the more tan player characters and comes from [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Egypt-like]] Lalivero.
** Also, it's hard to tell because of his hat, but [[WitchDoctor Akafubu of Kibombo]] is apparently a black man with blonde hair. This makes him one of the only Mars Adepts outside the Mars Clan not to be a FieryRedhead.
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''. Candy Kong definitely qualifies.
* From ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio Future'', we have Boogie (who is blonde) and Jazz (who has white hair).
* Kat from ''VideoGame/GravityRush'' has light blond hair, brownish skin and, oddly enough, red eyes.
* Patricia from ''Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee''.
* Lani from ''VideoGame/HotShotsGolf: World Invitational''.
* Ramlethal Valentine from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear Xrd -SIGN-''.
* The Gofer Sisters in the ''VideoGame/{{Otomedius}}'' games. They don't exactly get it from their [[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} father]], the ''giant alien head''.
* Disco Kid in ''VideoGame/PunchOut''. Super Macho Man is theoretically of the "surfer with a tan" variety in the Wii version, though what's supposed to be silver-blonde hair just looks grey.
* Fierro from ''VideoGame/EternalEden'' has black skin and white hair and pointed ears, presumably to Foreshadow that [[spoiler:he is actually from the World of Shadows.]]
* This seems to be common among natives of Eisenberg in ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault''.
* ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'':
** Catherine Kyoubashi.
** Parace L'Sia, the boss of score attack mode.
* You can {{invoke|dTrope}} this trope in ''VideoGame/ArcStyleBaseball3D'' in the Customize feature. Just give your character blond hair and brown skin.
* Mickey and Lou, the leaders of the Highwaymen in ''VideoGame/FarCryNewDawn'', are African-American women with dyed blonde hair.
* The [[MadScientist Conductor]] from ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecroDancer: Amplified''. Their hair is wild, frizzy, jagged, and [[YellowLightningBlueLightning bright yellow]], fitting in with their electrical theme, and their skin tone just highlights the color further.
* Musume Ronshaku and her friends from ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'', as part of their GyaruGirl fashion style, though it's likely to be artificial.
* Xehanort, Ansem Seeker of Darkness, and Xemnas of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' all sport a signature look of dark skin, silver hair and golden eyes.
* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'':
** Zeus and most of his children in have platinum-blond hair and are brown-skinned. This puts them in contrast with Hades and his son Zagreus, who have RavenHairIvorySkin.
** Thanatos, one of Nyx's children, is also like this, having platinum hair and dark skin, which may or may not be a tan from actually walking around in the surface.
** Theseus has tanned skin and blonde hair.
* Travis Phelps from ''VideoGame/{{SallyFace}}'' has brown skin and bright yellow hair. We aren't sure if it's because he's mixed or if this is to match the theme of some characters having unnatural hair colors.
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* Archer in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', of the silver/white-haired variety, who, besides being of dubious origin, has another twist: [[spoiler:he's the adult self of TheHero Shiro, a pale ''redhead''. It has been mentioned that this is caused by the [[LockedIntoStrangeness strain on his body from tracing]], and overuse of magic and magical tampering in this series is known to change peoples' appearances. Sakura Matou should be black haired and blue eyed, like her sister Rin Tohsaka, and Dark Sakura should be purple haired, yet it all goes white when she goes crazy.]]
** Interestingly, the antagonist of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Gilgamesh, originates from Sumer/Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) yet is shown with blonde hair and light skin. This may also be due to the same reason why Archer [[spoiler:looks different from his past self, Shiro.]]
** Alternatively, as implied in ''Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks'' and (unintentionally?) expanded upon in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', [[spoiler:forming a contract with The World as a Counter-Guardian]] inevitably results in said darker skin tone and white hair (e.g. [[spoiler:Assassin!EMIYA, EMIYA Alter, Okita Souji Alter.]])
** The ''UBW'' anime also adds Caster's original Master, Atrum Galliasta, who's supposedly part-European and part-Middle Eastern. (The original VN didn't provide Caster's summoner a name or physical appearance.)
* Damon Gant from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', Kristoph and Klavier Gavin from ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', Quercus Alba and Colias Palaeno from ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth''.
** It should be noted that Gant and Alba's hair are light-colored not because they're blond, but because they're men in their 60's and 70's (respectively) whose hair has gone grey.
** Whereas Klavier has highly tanned skin to help with his rock-star appearance (Kristoph's skin tone is a bit paler).
* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'':
** Sakura Ogami in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''. Interestingly, artwork shows that she was paler when she was younger, though she's always had the white hair.
** In ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', there's Angie Yonaga, a white-blonde girl of unknown foreign origin with an odd melodic accent and an extreme dedication to her diety, Atua.
* Lena from ''VisualNovel/MissingStars'' is a tall German girl with blonde hair and the darkest skin tone of the love interests.
* ''[[VisualNovel/ShallWeDateNinjaShadow Shall We Date?: Ninja Shadow]]'' has Eduard, one of the love interests. It's justified by him being Dutch rather than Japanese.
* Dark skin with either blond or white hair is a racial trait of the Emishi from ''VisualNovel/FullMetalDaemonMuramasa'' making them easily identifiable to the various characters within the story.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': Verosika Mayday's HumanDisguise is a dark-skinned woman with long blonde hair.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Sun is a deeply tanned man with very pale blond hair, who looks much darker when standing next to paler-skinned companions such as Blake, Weiss or Ruby. He comes from a desert origin, and has a very mischievious personality to go with his [[LittleBitBeastly monkey-heritage]]. He is therefore a fun-loving delinquent, prone to illegally stowing away on ships or stealing food just for the fun of it. As a result, he enjoys helping out Team RWBY whenever they're bending or breaking the rules to investigate the villains; as he tells the heroes: friends should always get other friends into trouble.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfWiglafAndMordred'', Wiglaf is this as part of the author using him to make fun of {{Purity Sue}}s. WordOfGod from one of the Ustream sessions is that it was to show just how much time he spends outside [[ChronicHeroSyndrome saving people]], and that the fact there's Swedish surfers who look like Wiglaf does was her proof-of-concept.
%%* Timothy, one of the recurring original characters from the ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''-based ''Webcomic/AndShineHeavenNow''. (WordOfGod says he's Turkish.)
* In ''Webcomic/BlackAdventures'', [[spoiler:Dream World]] Landorus has dark orange skin and white hair. This is to tie in with the actual Pokémon with the same color combination. As of [[spoiler:Dream World 5]], Tornadus gets the same treatment, though with moss green skin and white hair.
* Shannon from ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban'', who has sandy blonde hair and dark grey skin. Justified by the fact that he's not human. (Though he still had the same coloring back before the {{Retcon}}, when he was a vampire and not a ghoul)
* When the person behind ''Shine'' brought Timothy over to ''Webcomic/ButImACatPerson'', he kept this trope going, both in his natural hair and in the wig he wears when he's Camellia.
%%* Minor character [[http://cheercomic.com/?date=2008-01-09 Tahlia]] from ''Webcomic/{{Cheer}}''.
* ''Webcomic/ElfBlood'' has the mercenary Carlita Delacroix, whose mixed-race/species parentage probably contributes (she's a [[HeinzHybrid half-Cuban-feline-spirit-incarnum half-French-human]]).
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Hanma has dark skin and MysticalWhiteHair.
* Edgar from the ''[[http://ff6comic.comicgenesis.com Final Fantasy VI Webcomic]]'' is blond, blue-eyed, and very, very tan from living in the desert. This is artistic license, but the artist pulls it off nicely.
* Girii in ''Webcomic/GenocideMan'' is a DoubleSubversion: a blonde Inuit who [[http://www.genocideman.com/?p=58 jokes]] about the "ancient tribal secret" called ''Peroxide'', but [[http://www.genocideman.com/?p=70 turns out]] to be a natural blonde who dyes her roots dark to [[DyeOrDie hide]] the fact that her family was genetically engineered--a capital crime in the setting.
%%* Gelasia in ''Webcomic/GhostsAmongTheWildFlowers'', although she doesn't seem to adhere to any of the standard character traits for it.
* Jones from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' is olive-complexioned with "dirty blonde" hair. It's also heavily implied that she's not entirely human (though she is [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=728 not a robot]]). Chapter 40 reveals that she in fact [[spoiler:predates all life on the planet, including humanity]].
* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', [[spoiler: Rose, once she [[GoMadFromTheRevelation goes grimdark]], causing her skin to appear charcoal-colored, among other [[PowerGlows changes]] in appearance.]] The Strider-Lalonde family can also be this normally, as the white skin of all the human characters is [[WordOfGod intended]] as a "[[{{Mukokuseki}} neutral]]" base and anyone can imagine them as any race.
* Exaggerated in ''Webcomic/ItsMidnightSomewhere'', where all characters are seen have jet-black skin and paper-white hair.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Jix}}'' Heleatra becomes black with white hair when turned into a human, while she's normally a white-furred alien with black skin.
* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': In her youth, the GodEmpress Mottom was one, and was renowned as the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman. On some occasions, she puts her youthful appearance [[http://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/wielder-of-names-4-80/ back on]].
* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'' when the Commander [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/i-drew-this-in-two-and-a-half-hours describes himself]] as AmbiguouslyBrown and "clashy Malibu platinum-blond". Since he's a [[ArtificialHuman vat-grown]] SuperSoldier from a future where the military runs on RuleOfCool, it was probably an InvokedTrope.
--> '''Super Macho Man:''' You know ''some'' of us have to work really hard to look this [=SoCal=]...
* Sif in {{Webcomic/Realmwalker}} has a dark skin tone and golden blonde hair.
%%* The angel Sariel in ''[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/paradis/paradis/series.php Paradis]]'' exhibits this.
* America and Australia in ''Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld''. In America's case, his darkening skin is caused by his increasing racial diversity, and he's apparently been bleaching his hair blond even since he was a child.
* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': The {{magical girl}} Outrageous Lemon is a Black girl whose hair is bright yellow. In her case, this is because magical girls [[PowerDyesYourHair undergo a vivid change in hair color]] when they first awaken their powers, which remains their natural color even while not transformed. Lemon's older sister, who is not a magical girl, is seen to have more naturally-colored hair.
%%* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'''s [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000730 Dr. Haught-Sheik]].
* ''Webcomic/StarImpact'''s Dove has sand-colored hair and brick-red skin.
* Kili of ''Webcomic/TheDragonDoctors'' has chocolate-black skin and white hair. One character describes him as "a delicious cup of mocha with whipped cream on top!"
* The Myranians from ''Webcomic/TheLawOfPurple'' are always natural blondes (although at least a few dye their hair) and some do have dark skin.
* Lars from ''Webcomic/TheNoordegraafFiles'' bleaches his hair. It's more of a mocha color than a complete blonde, but it works.
%%* Hoh from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''.
* Though it's hard to tell from the generally monochrome art in the comic, in other art of her's, Cassandra from ''Webcomic/VariousHappenings'' is shown to fit this trope physically. Her personality, however, could be generally described as 'grumpy'.
* Juwon from ''Webcomic/WeakHero'' has much darker skin than his companions and most others in the webcomic, which is paired with a white ponytail to give him a distinct appearance.
%%* Nyneve from ''Webcomic/{{Witchy}}''.
%%* "WebComic/{{Xenospora}}" gives us an alien named Blunt Trauma who is one of these.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* "Sunglasses" from the WebOriginal/{{Creamsicle}} meme, a [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation seeming]] trashy bimbo with orange-tinted fake tan and bleached blonde hair.
%%* Roll in the Mega Ran video [[http://megaran.com/2010/03/here-we-go-again-video/ Here We Go Again]].
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Spyke from ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' (and his aunt Storm, though her hair is white and given a HandWave by saying that it's a distinguishing trait of her people).
* The alternate-universe Hermes from the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "The Farnsworth Parabox" has blond hair, while "our" Hermes is a brunette. Most other characters have color differences in their respective universes in this episode.
* Patti Mayonnaise from ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''. Though this is a side-effect of the series' AmazingTechnicolorPopulation more than anything else.
* Jonathan from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', especially in his first appearance where he had dark purple skin, although it becomes tan in later episodes.
* Brianna from the spin-off ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'' is a black girl with dark blonde hair.
* Tomik and Bellgarde, the "Foreign Guys" from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
* Xandir from ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether''.
* Ren from ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater''.
* Camille Leon from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''.
** Considering who her character is based on and the way she acts, it's very likely she just tans a lot.
* [[MrFanservice Valmont]] of ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' has platinum blonde/white hair and tanned skin. He's also British.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'':
** Aqualad, who according to the tie-in comic has a white mother and a black father. His counterpart in the comics, Jackson Hyde, has black hair.
** Artemis, whose mother is Asian, is blonde like her Caucasian father. [[RaceLift She's just white in the normal DCU]]. One of the writers got the idea from a former classmate who was Asian and naturally blonde.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'':
** Nadine is AmbiguouslyBrown, and yet has blonde hair. This is actually shown in the parents' day episode when one of her parents is black.
** While not as dark as Nadine, Helga's sister Olga has noticeably tanner skin than her parents and sister.
* Queen La from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan''. According to WordOfGod, she is actually [[WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire Atlantean]] living in Africa.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Princess Yue is a white-haired [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Inuk]], due to PowerDyesYourHair[[note]]She was born sickly, and needed to be dipped into the pool of Tui and La, the Moon and Ocean Spirits, and their magic bleached her naturally black hair.[[/note]].
* Jervis Tetch in ''WesternAnimation/{{Batman the Animated Series}}'', even before he dyed it "school-bus-yellow". Also known as the MadHatter he has unusually dark skin for an evil, British blond (as well as an accent that doesn't go with skin tone or teeth). Portrayed as an anti-social, lab-dwelling nerd, it's highly unlikely that he got out often enough to get a tan, either. (In the episode "The Worry Men", where he visits tropical Central America, he covers up with white gloves, sunglasses, and a straw hat.) It's possible the animators darkened his skin just to exaggerate how freakishly blond his hair is.
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'':
** [[http://americandad.wikia.com/wiki/Lorraine Lorraine]], the CIA secretary, is a black woman with blonde hair who has appeared in multiple episodes.
** [[http://americandad.wikia.com/wiki/Iris Iris]], the leader of a roller derby group in "[=LGBSteve=]" is another black woman with blonde hair.
* Clawdia Wolf from ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' is a dark-skinned sunny blonde. Howleen's hair changes but is usually bright orange and yellow.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** There exists an episode in which Homer panics over the possibility of his father marrying Marge's mother, convinced that this will make their own marriage incest, and therefore their children will be subject to the "horrifying" consequences of inbreeding. He then envisions them as three realistically-drawn children with blond hair, tanned skin, five fingers, and blue eyes. His reaction? He runs off screaming in terror.
** Duffman has light blond hair and often, though not consistently, a fake-looking orange tan. This may be to highlight how fake he himself is, being a corporate mascot.
* ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfterFairyTalesForEveryChild'' has ''Literature/{{Goldilocks}}'' take place in a Caribbean island. The titular character is this, with dark blonde stylized dreadlocks.
* Dijonay Jones from ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' has brown skin and a blonde ponytail hairstyle.
* Dot Starlight from ''Toys/{{Lalaloopsy}}'' has blonde hair and has the darkest skin tone of all the original 8.
* Riot from ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' has darker skin than most other characters. Flashback show it's his natural skin tone and his hair is natural as well, though neither of his parents has his skin tone.
* Mrs. Luskey from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots''.
* Cliff, one of the two judges from a certain reality talent show in ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfWinx'', is a blond guy with a light tan.
* Allura from ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', though her hair is more [[MysticalWhiteHair silver-white]] than blonde. Justified due to her being an alien.
** King Alfor is also light-haired and dark-skinned, and Allura's mother is shown in a flashback to look almost exactly like her, down to hair and skin color.
* Charmcaster from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'', though she's silver haired. She has a pale complexion [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce in]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien the]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse sequels]].
* Adrien, the titular trio's hairstylist (who's also an undercover superspy) in Nickelodeon's ''WesternAnimation/GrooveSquad'', looks African-American but has blonde hair, blonde eyebrows and blonde facial hair--however, considering his occupation, it's also quite possible that his hair is dyed blonde.
* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', DarkActionGirl Jasper has orange skin (in the AmazingTechnicolorPopulation sense, not a bad fake tan) and a magnificent mane of pale beige-blonde hair. She's close to the "arrogant, tanned, blond wrestling heel" version of this trope: while not a wrestler, she is [[ArrogantKungFuGuy thoroughly arrogant]], [[BloodKnight loves personal combat]], and is obsessed with physical prowess.
** Padparadscha of the [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Off Colors]] has a similar color scheme to Jasper, although a much gentler personality. She's on the ditzier side of this trope, although she does have her [[SmarterThanYouLook insightful moments]].
* Hector in ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania|2017}}'' Season 2 has really tanned skin contrasted by MysticalWhiteHair and blue eyes.
* ''WesternAnimation/FireAndIce'': Larn is blond, but also has a deep tan.
* Non-human example: Cynthia from ''WesternAnimation/TheMysteriesOfAlfredHedgehog'' has brownish-auburn feathers[[note]]She is a bird, but the artstyle renders her feathers as looking like skin[[/note]] and a blonde FurryFemaleMane.
* ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'': Music/CeliaCruz is depicted with golden-blonde hair and dark skin.
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* [[{{Bifauxnen}} Kaname Kenjo]] from ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic''--but only in the manga and light novels. In the anime, she's an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette with a completely different overall appearance...[[DependingOnTheWriter and characterization, and role in the story]].

* In the ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' manga/''Brotherhood'' anime, the Ishvalans all have white hair, dark skin, and red eyes. In [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the first anime adaptation]], the Ishbalans instead have black hair, but Scar's has turned white for some reason (strongly implied to be [[LockedIntoStrangeness of traumatic origin]]).

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* Rikku from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. The dark skin is more noticeable in ''X-2'' since there's, er, [[{{Fanservice}} more of it on display]].
** Tidus, although he might just be incredibly tanned, also his hair is dyed. Flashbacks show him with brown hair as a child and his roots show slightly during the game itself.

* Liquid Snake of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' isn't noticeably dark-skinned in the game itself, but official artwork shows both him and Fortune (of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'') looking like this. Liquid's coloring is enhanced by spending about ten years in the Middle East being bleached and tanned by the sun (his brother is paler due to living in Alaska); Fortune is your everyday [[ButNotTooBlack naturally-blonde-and-blue-eyed black woman]]. Strangely enough, she seems to inherit this trait from her father, who is also a black man with (barely noticeable) blonde hair. Drebin in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' is also black with blonde hair.

* Vaan from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''.
** Cid from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2''.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' artworks may indicate that Montblanc is a Dark Skinned Blond, or more of a Dark ''Furred'' Blond, that is.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. Believe it or not, General Leo is supposed to be this trope. You can see he looks AmbiguouslyBrown on his in-game portrait, but his sprite makes him look ''very'' Caucasian.

* A possible phenotype for every race in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''. However, for NPC characters, it's most commonly found with Dunesfold Lalafell, Duskwight Elezen, most Miqo'te, and certain Roegadyn and Au Ra. The other, more temperate-to-cold dwelling races are almost universally fair-skinned.
* The [[MadScientist Conductor]] from ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer: Amplified''. Their hair is wild, frizzy, jagged, and [[YellowLightningBlueLightning bright yellow]], fitting in with their electrical theme, and their skin tone just highlights the color further.

* Chloe from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' is a [[HalfHumanHybrid half-elf]] that is AmbiguouslyBrown and has blonde hair.

* ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' (the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' prequel series) [[RaceLift changes]] the Velaryons into a black family, although they still have their book counterparts' silver blond hair (a Valyrian trait also shared with the Targaryens). Similarly, Lysenes like Mysaria are descended from the ancient Valyrians, inheriting their white-blond hair, violet eyes, and pale white skin, whereas the TV show changes her into a black-haired, mixed-race woman (played by the actress of white and Asian ancestry Creator/SonoyaMizuno).

* ''Literature/AwakenTheStars'':
** Rex Tjin is of Singapore Chinese-Māori and Norwegian descent.

* ''LightNovel/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': Michela [=McFarlane=] has blonde hair and copper skin, which is noted to be an odd color combination and one not shared by her father (he has her hair but a normal Caucasian skin tone). [[spoiler:She's secretly a half-elf and inherited it from her mother.]]

* In practice, the canonically [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation gold]] [[ComicBook/{{Warlock}} Adam Warlock]] looks like he has bright yellow hair and orange/brown skin.

* ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'': {{Justified}} with main character Deunan Knute in the original manga (the adaptations tend to [[ButNotTooBlack lighten her skin]]), who had a white European father and a darker-skinned Sudanese mother and spent most of her life before Olympus living in North Africa. According to the ''Appleseed XIII'' anime, her mother was murdered by a BigotWithABadge in a neo-apartheid country.

* The protagonist of ''Manga/BootyRoyaleNeverGoDownWithoutAFight'' Misora Haebaru has naturally tanned skin and dyed blonde hair.

* ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'': {{Justified}} with main character Deunan Knute in the original manga (the adaptations tend to [[ButNotTooBlack lighten her skin]]), who had a white European father and a darker-skinned Sudanese mother. According to the ''Appleseed XIII'' anime, her mother was murdered by a BigotWithABadge in a neo-apartheid country.

** LADDER [[EvilChancellor Vice Chairman]] Aga Mbadi has blond hair and dark skin. With his buzz-cut, he's also (almost) a BaldBlackLeaderGuy.