History Main / GoodWearsWhite

* DarkIsNotEvil: Darkness or traditionally evil things that aren't evil. A hero with dark powers can still wear white and qualify for thistrope.

* LightIsNotGood: Light as a force of evil doesn't mean a character wears white. These characters can wear white, but can also stioll wear evil.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': The BigGood and Mentor Sensi Wu dresses in white.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': The BigGood and Mentor Sensi Wu dresses in white

* EvilWearsBlack: This trope's EvilCounterpart. The white-clad hero usually [[GoodColorsEvilColors has an evil foe who wears black]].

(includes [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple]])

* LightIsGood: Light as a force of good. Characters associated with light may or may not wear white.

* DarkIsNotEvil: A character associated with darkness and shadow (usually clad in black) is not evil.
* LightIsNotGood: Light as a force of evil. These characters usually wear white.

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: A character's white hair hints at their cruel and evil nature. These characters often wear all white as well.

** From the ''Byakuya no Majuu'' special and ''Garo: Makai Senki'', Tsubasa really exemplifies this trope, wearing a white outfit and even wielding the pure-white armor of [[BladeOnAStick DAN the Midnight Sun Knight]].

* ''LightNovel/TheHeroIsOverpoweredButOverlyCautious'': The main heroine is a goddess of healing who wears white.

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': [[WhatIf ''Infinities'']] is an alternate version of the events of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' is shown where Darth Vader was [[HeelFaceTurn turned against the Emperor]] by the combined efforts of Luke and Leia. Afterwards, the redeemed Vader wears an all-white version of his classic outfit.

* In the WhatIf ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' comic series ''Infinities'', an alternate version of the events of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' is shown where Darth Vader was [[HeelFaceTurn turned against the Emperor]] by the combined efforts of Luke and Leia. Afterwards, the redeemed Vader wears an all-white version of his classic outfit.

* ''Literature/SkeletonKnightInAnotherWorld'': The eponymous skeleton knight wears white and gold armor. Despite what his [[DemBones appearance]], he is a friendly and heroic person.

* In ''Art/DanteAndVirgilInHell'', Bouguereau paints Virgil in white robes befitting a virtuous sage such as himself.

In Western culture, the color [[white:white]] is symbolically tied to goodness. Tropes like BlackAndWhiteMorality and WhiteMagic exemplify how "white" is used as a synonym for "good". So ingrained is this concept that good characters in fiction tend to dress in white, [[GoodColorsEvilColors usually while opposing]] a [[EvilWearsBlack black-clad foe]].

** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow'': Soma Cruz is the heroic reincarnation of the franchise's primary antagonist Dracula. In contrast to his evil past self who dressed in [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver black and red]], Soma wears a white and [[BlueIsHeroic blue]] [[BadassLongcoat coat]].

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': The main Jedi Knights in the movies have worn white; Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy, Obi-Wan in the prequel trilogy and Rey in the sequel trilogy. Leia Organa, the leader of the Rebels in the original trilogy, also wears white as does her mother Padme Amidala in ''Attack of the Clones''. Han Solo wears a white shirt underneath a blue jacket or vest to demonstrate his LovableRogue nature.

* In ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy'', white is associated with Preservation and black with Ruin. While neither is good or evil in the strictest sense [[note]]they embody two cosmic principles that are both dangerous if taken to an extreme[[/note]], Ruin is the one trying to end the world and Preservation is the one who's trying to stop Ruin from ending the world. Also, [[EvilIsPetty Ruin is a big jerk,]] while Preservation is quite friendly.

** ''ComicBook/TheSandman'': Daniel Hall, the second Dream, wears white and has MysticalWhiteHair. He is the RedeemingReplacement to Morpheus, being much more forgiving and approachable.
** ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' is normally a PrimaryColorChampion but she has worn white on a few occasions. Namely, during the Dennis O'Neil era when she lost her powers, when she became the Goddess of Truth during John Byrne's run, when she became Goddess of Peace in a ''[[ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd Future's End]]'' story and recently in ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' #0 when she became a goddess. Diana's rival turned friend ComicBook/{{Artemis}} has had a variety of outfits over the years. One of them is a white and green ensemble.

** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow'': Soma Cruz is the heroic reincarnation of the franchise's primary antagonist Dracula. In contrast to his evil past self who dresses in [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver black and red]], Soma wears a white and [[BlueIsHeroic blue]] [[BadassLongcoat coat]].

** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'' has Lucia who serves as the {{Deuteragonist}}. Her most distinct article of clothing is a short white cape and her [[SuperMode Devil Trigger form]] is a white feathered creature resembling an angel.

* ''WesternAnimation/DragonBooster'': As the Dragon Booster, Artha wears [[ChromeChampion golden armor]]. When racing, he wears a white racing jacket that once belonged to his father.

In Western culture, the color white is symbolically tied to goodness. Tropes like BlackAndWhiteMorality and WhiteMagic exemplify how "white" is used as a synonym for "good". So ingrained is this concept that good characters in fiction tend to dress in white, [[GoodColorsEvilColors usually while opposing]] a [[EvilWearsBlack black-clad foe]].

* ''Series/{{Garo}}'': Kouga Saejima is the series' main hero. He wears a white BadassLongcoat.

* ''Film/MortalKombat'': Liu Kang is TheHero and wears a white shirt. The BigGood Raiden also wears white clothing.

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'':

** Both series have featured a number of White Rangers as good guys. The most famous example in ''Power Rangers'' is [[Characters/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Tommy Oliver]] the first White Ranger seen in the series.