History Main / MovieSuperheroesWearBlack

** ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' and ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia'' both do this to characters from the first six games who overall had bright primary colours thanks to Creator/YoshitakaAmano’s artworks but when updated and redesigned for the new games tend to have darker or at least more muted colours. Locke Cole is noticeably example [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/d/df/Locke_SD_Art.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20220309052928 being bright blue]] in his home game but when he debuted in ''Dissidia'' he has a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrV4X29gN7UkPs66Sp_H1H1hGsB8kA3PudQg&usqp=CAU black jacket and pants]] instead (although this probably due to him being based on a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCvBOhbMlEfdnkYlROPmJEybqA2TldqoNhIA&usqp=CAU Amano design]] and his bluer outfit is there as alternative outfit anyway).

** ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' and ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia'' both do this to characters from the first six games who overall had bright primary colours thanks to Creator/YoshitakaAmano’s artworks but when updated and redesigned for the new games tend to have darker or at least more muted colours. Locke Cole is noticeably example [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/d/df/Locke_SD_Art.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20220309052928 being bright blue]] in his home game but when he debuted in ''Dissidia'' he has a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrV4X29gN7UkPs66Sp_H1H1hGsB8kA3PudQg&usqp=CAU black jacket and pants]] instead (although this probably due to him being based on a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrV4X29gN7UkPs66Sp_H1H1hGsB8kA3PudQg&usqp=CAU Amano design]] and his bluer outfit is there as alternative outfit anyway).

** ''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin'' has this overlapping with NotWearingTights. It’s a StealthPrequel/reimagining of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy 1'' except the bright and colourful Amano outfits are traded out for darker and grungier modern clothing. There is some Amano-esque armour available to wear through customisation albeit nothing too colourful.

** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4Remake'', Ada has a darker outfit than in the original game with her [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRbl-iqEgwSbdAI7pTYs41lfhMC3s0NwY9i3g&usqp=CAU red Cheongsam dress]] replaced with a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/residentevil/images/9/93/Ada_Model_RE4_Remake.png/revision/latest?cb=20230402021117 red sweater and thigh-length black heels and black gloves]], perhaps befitting her more grounded portrayal. Inverted with Wesker in TheStinger as rather than having [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRQL3Yah42jknJAtL6whiY5EcUSAA9bWimO7w&usqp=CAU all black]] like the original, has a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/residentevil/images/a/ac/Albert_wesker_re4_2023.png/revision/latest?cb=20230328181317 blue shirt]] similar to what he wore in ''[=RE1=]''.

** In ''ComicBook/XMen2019'' Professor X now wears a black bodysuit and the Cerebro making look like a bit like the Maker (Mr Fantastic’s EvilTwin from ComicBook/UltimateMarvel) or alternatively “a crap astronaut” according to his son David. This likely symbolic of Charles’s now more AmbiguouslyEvil nature as the leader of Krakoa and complete willingness to make sure his race prospers even if it means intimidating humanity. Besides Charles, a lot if the X-Men wear more darker colours in this era. Averted for the ''ComicBook/HellfireGala'' where everyone dresses more colourfully and [[RuleOfCool fabulously]].

** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' does this to the outfits, largely due to the more photorealistic graphics of the RE Engine. Dante has [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRwYOBi4_XDdZZCjxpjM_fC4y0L2Yd1Z8C3Tw&usqp=CAU a greatly muted red]] on his BadassLongcoat compared to [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQuTapNmPeiG3zVwPyP5z3_jAUC9c9MMl6aGQ&usqp=CAU previous]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTg34Ixyzl2NpwXuikiBdT8ijk35aVsPY78Wg&usqp=CAU games]]. Vergil is even bigger case of this as the bright [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFPNZ-Laz2HF0xsw7c3sv6il0DSLakcNwkTQ&usqp=CAU blue of his coat is replaced with black along with the rest of his outfit with only his vest being blue]]. Nero has the red in his outfit taken out and the blue in his outfit is desaturated.
* ''Franchises/FinalFantasy'':

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' though not to same extent as ''Advent Children'' still darkens the [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcQYVNmBAKTrgwFx1B_ZwIhMAnURLtL-O52Q&usqp=CAU classic outfits]] namely on Cloud and Tifa. In the original game Cloud’s soldier uniform was either dark blue or purple in the field model (the lego Popeye look). In the remake Cloud’s uniform is an even darker shade of blue appearing black under most lighting and the only pop of colour is on his pauldron which is royal blue. Tifa in the remake is wearing even more black than just her skirt with black ZettaiRyouiki leggings, black gloves that go up to her elbows and a black sports bra under her usual white crop top. The only colour that remains is her red gauntlets and docs. Not to mention one of Tifa’s alternate dresses for Don Conero is a short black kimono-style dress.

* In ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', Electro wears [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11/113509/3165278-ultimate+electro.png a black and blue outfit]] rather than his colorful [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/6/61625/1523194-ditko_pose.jpg green tights]] from the comics.

* None of the characters wear their [[Franchise/StreetFighter video game]] outfits in ''Film/StreetFighterTheLegendOfChunLi''. BigBad M. Bison even wears a black business suit instead of his red costume and cape from the games. Contrast this with the costumes in [[Film/StreetFighter the previous movie]], which were about as colorful and accurate as the designers could get away with.

* In keeping with the game's grungier style and the protagonist's rougher origin and personality, ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'' replaces Dante's long white hair and bright red longcoat with punkish shaven black and battered black leather with red lower sleeves, lining and collar, respectively. His old color-scheme returns super-saturated when he's in Devil Trigger form, and at the end of the game [[spoiler:his hair has turned white]].

* ''ComicBook/NewXMen'', the series relaunch that came after the first X-Men movie, changed the team's uniforms to better resemble the film, giving every member a black jumpsuit with a yellow "X" on the chest. The first collection volume even advertises itself as having gotten rid of the "gaudy spandex costumes' in favor of "slick, black leather and an attitude to match." It should be noted that despite being inspired by the film uniforms these costumes are still more colourful and expressive than the film ones.

** Notably, during the second wave of ''Marvel NOW!'', Wolverine, who had kept his previous ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen'' era costume during the initial relaunch (largely because, unlike some examples, his suit at the time didn't need updating since it looked reasonable enough as it was), switched to a black and gold armoured suit designed by the ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' in order to compensate for him being BroughtDownToNormal.

* ComicBook/JessicaJones, former ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew and ComicBook/LukeCage all wear plain clothes in the [[DarkerAndEdgier Marvel MAX]] ''ComicBook/{{Alias}}'' series. For action sequences, they tend to favor [[BadassLongcoat overcoats.]]

*** Reign wears black, just like in the comics. However, she wears a lot more than in the comics, partly to hide her identity (she looks human here). She still wears the same black pants, but her black bra has been replaced by a top that covers everything from the belt up to her neck (i.e. no BareYourMidriff or cleavage). She also features her symbol in the same way Supergirl does. Finally, she has a black cape and a metallic mask.

** Averted with the Joker apart from the AdaptationalUgliness - while his facepaint and hair dye are much cruder (one {{Mook}} compares it to war paint), he retains the usual vibrant purple-green suit he's known for, though with comparatively darker shades than usual.

** ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'' includes a number of examples. ComicBook/TheFlash wears bright red armor with some yellow and the white ChestInsignia, but has a black undersuit. ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} has greater emphasis on his black and silver body and red lights, though he does take on an appearance closer to his usual look at the very end. On the other hand, Superman's red and blue suit is brighter than it was in any prior DCEU film. As for Wonder Woman, her red and blue have darkened to be more like Superman ''used'' to look in ''Man of Steel'' and ''BVS'', but it's still closer to her customary look than her brown outfit from ''BVS''. Additionally, a black and silver version of Superman's costume briefly shows up in a deleted scene, likely as a nod to the ''Death of Superman'' example mentioned below in the ''Superman Lives'' entry.

*** Played straight with Black Manta, whose outfit is, well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin black]]. However, like the Black Panther example below, this is perfectly in line with what Manta's original design, meaning the character looks like he came straight out of a comic book.

** Doctor Octopus' classic look consists of a green and yellow (or orange) body suit with a white lab coat, laboratory goggles and four silver armatures that stick out of his body. In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', he goes shirtless and wears a much darker green and brown BadassLongcoat with a pair of chic sunglasses, while his arms are [[GoldColoredSuperiority gold-striped]] metal appendages with [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red sensor lights sticking out of them]].

** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': The ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} troops wear green and yellow uniforms in the comics, but had black body armor in the movie. And of course, [[ComicBook/BuckyBarnes Bucky]] wears military gear instead of the colorful red-and-blue uniform and DominoMask he wore in the GoldenAge comics. Notably, though, it's still colored blue rather than looking like traditional military colors, so it still looks, for the most part, like the Bucky costume.
** ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' is pretty faithful to the comics with the exception of ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, who wears a dark leather suit with no mask as opposed to his purple SuperHero costume, though this is basically Ultimate Hawkeye's costume anyway. 616 Hawkeye started wearing something like the movie costume shortly before the movie's premiere, although it's still pretty purple. Also, while {{Film/Thor}} wears a battle suit, it's still much darker than his comic costume and has the appearance of leather in some places.

** In ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'', Spidey himself wears an all-black stealth suit provided by Nick Fury, in order to not arouse suspicion from his classmates, (which ends up being dubbed "[[AtrociousAlias Night]] [[SecondSuperIdentity Monkey]]" by Ned, and then by the press following his lead). [[spoiler:The new suit he creates just before the final battle in London replaces the blue fields of his traditional outfit with black.]]

* ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}''
** ''Series/{{Arrow}}''

*** The show plays with this concerning ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}. When he first appears, his trademark blue and orange costume has been changed to black body armor, though his mask remains half-orange. However, it turns out that this ''isn't'' Deathstroke, but rather his former partner, Billy Wintergreen. The ''real'' Deathstroke, Slade Wilson, at first wears gray and black fatigues, but [[FaceHeelTurn when he becomes Deathstroke]] later, he switches to a black suit with dark blue armor, orange markings, and a more metallic mask, similar to his costume from the comics.
*** ComicBook/{{Deadshot}} typically wears a black sneaking suit instead of the red and silver in the comics.
*** ComicBook/{{Huntress}} also wears a black [[SpyCatsuit catsuit]] rather than her purple and white costume from the comic books. The purple does show up in her second outfit, however, and she is shown asking for it specifically when [[spoiler: Oliver]] designs it.

*** Ray Palmer / ComicBook/TheAtom wears dark red and black PoweredArmor with a few blue lights instead of the bright red and blue suit from the comics.

** ''Series/TheFlash2014''

*** Exaggerated with James Jesse/Trickster I. In contrast to the garishly multicolored costumes he wears in the comics and in [[Series/TheFlash1990 the 90's series]], this Trickster usually wears black suits. The closest he comes to his original costumes is a black shirt with a multicolored checkerboard pattern, but even that is more subdued than the other versions of him. Also, in the 90's series, he dyed his hair in different colors, but leaves it gray in this series. May also be {{enforced|trope}}, since this version of the character was meant to be less of a loony prankster [[DarkerAndEdgier and more of a psychopathic terrorist]].

*** Savitar wears silver PowerArmor with blue TronLines while underneath he wears a simple ensemble of black jacket, shirt, and grey trousers. [[spoiler: Given that he turns out to be the evil version of Future Flash, this is likely a reference to the character's black-and-blue color scheme seen in the New 52 comics. He briefly dons the Season 3 Flash suit to fool Team Flash in the penultimate episode.]]

** ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''

** ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}''

*** After ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}'', he switches to solid black tactical gear with a small red X. There's more red on the back, but, well, it's on the back, so we hardly see it. However, by the last few episodes of the season, he's donned a slightly upgraded version of the original outfit.

** ''Series/{{Batwoman|2019}}:'' Averted, though it takes a couple episodes. At first, she wears a tweaked version of one of Batman's old suits, giving a solid black look (again, making Batman an example of this because his comics suit has shades of gray and a gold belt). However, when one of Batman's enemies starts causing trouble to call out what he thinks is him, she decides she needs to establish her own look so this doesn't become a habit. Cue the bright red wig, symbol, and belt from the comics (but not the boots, gloves, or inner cape, though they do bear hints of red).
* The short-lived ''Series/BirdsOfPrey2002'' had ComicBook/{{Huntress}} wearing a black leather trenchcoat rather than an actual costume and mask.
* ''Series/TheBoys2019''

* The 60's ''Series/Batman1966'' series had ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} in a black leather [[SpyCatsuit catsuit]]. In the comics at the time (and indeed for decades afterwards), the character usually favored purple outfits. [[RetCanon It wasn't until the 21st century that she adopted black]] as her primary color scheme in the comics.

*** ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}} wears a fairly accurate recreation of her ''ComicBook/NewAvengers'' outfit, but with the white portions of the suit changed to a darker gray.

** ''{{Series/Daredevil|2015}}'':

*** [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Wilson Fisk]] is fond of wearing black suits rather than white like he does in the comics; however, as the series progresses, his tendency to avert this trope becomes more prominent, with his final shot of the season showing him in an all white prison outfit. When he's released from prison in Season 3, he begins wearing his trademark white business suit from the comics to signify that he's completed his transformation into the Kingpin. [[spoiler:The white suit is retained for Creator/VincentDOnofrio's RoleReprise in ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}'', where he now also wears a bright red Hawaiian shirt beneath the jacket. However, flashback scenes also show him in an all-black ensemble similar to what he wore in season 1 of ''Daredevil''.]]

*** Played interestingly by ComicBook/{{Bullseye|Marvel Comics}}. He wears a copy of Daredevil's suit which, while still brighter than the famous blue-black costume from the comics, is itself an example of the trope being played straight.
** In ''Series/JessicaJones2015'', Trish gets Jessica a suit that looks like Jewel's from the comic (Jessica being Jewel for a short time) because of its colors. Jessica refuses it, and instead primarily wears black shirts and black paints under a black leather jacket. On the other side of the spectrum, Kilgrave (the Purple Man in the comics) has a wardrobe primarily made of purple clothing, likely as a stand-in for the fact he doesn't have actual purple skin.
*** Downplayed by Trish herself once she becomes a vigilante in season 3. She is NotWearingTights, but the colors are still ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}'s blue and yellow, if darker shades.

** ''Series/{{WandaVision}}'' has a MythologyGag where ComicBook/ScarletWitch, ComicBook/TheVision and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} don their classic, colorful outfits from the comics (right down to Wanda's trademark tiara, which has thus far been left out of her MCU looks) as Halloween costumes. [[spoiler: In the final episode, Wanda ''finally'' wears a costume resembling those of the comics, tiara and all, albeit with a darker red color scheme and black accents.]]

*** While he plays this mostly straight in the movies, ComicBook/TheFalcon finally averts this here, with his new suit incorporating the red and white color scheme he's known for in the comics. [[spoiler: In the finale, he dons a ''very'' comics-accurate version of his Captain America suit, red, white and blue all included.]]

** While ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'' follows the character's muted and primarily black outfit from the movies, there is a [[PlayedForLaughs hilarious]] aversion with Creator/RichardEGrant's Classic Loki, who wears a yellow and green getup straight from the comics.
** Mostly averted regarding ComicBook/KateBishop in ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}'', who still wears primarily purple, albeit with black pants. And, after many movies of playing this trope straight, Clint dons a costume with a prominent purple chest emblem and sleeves during the finale.
** Also averted in ''Series/MsMarvel2022'', where ComicBook/KamalaKhan begins her heroics dressing like her idol Captain Marvel, and when getting a proper costume [[https://br.web.img3.acsta.net/newsv7/22/06/09/18/07/2960724.jpg it's very comics-accurate]] (the only more muted color is changing yellow to gold).

* ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'':

** Averted by ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, whose costume retains its trademark blue and orange color scheme.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManFreshmanYear'' sees Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} in a black costume with some red piping, inspired by the BetaOutfit the character wore in the first and third seasons of his [[Series/{{Daredevil}} Netflix series]].
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' had most of the cast in black or dark-blue uniforms. Justified though in that the X-Men usually go back and forth between dark uniforms and colorful costumes. Pretty much everyone wears a black bodysuit with a nod to their comic looks and colors ''somewhere'' on it. Jean has a green triangular area in the middle, Kitty's has a blue one, Rogue has a green chest plate, Ororo's cape is white on the inside, homaging her white 90s outfit... basically, the one highlight that breaks up the black will be the color ''most'' of the costume was in the comics. Exceptions include Scott, who has a gold X across his chest that brings to mind the his X-Factor outfit (he's never primarily worn gold, but gold-X-on-black strongly resembles his X-Factor suit's gold-X-on-dark-blue), and Kurt, whose red V on his otherwise black suit similarly makes him look like he does in comics but with the dark blue turned to black. ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is notable for starting off in his classic orange costume (mind you, while the orange matches the original, it's black where the original was yellow) and then transitioning to a solid black, maskless outfit in the later seasons ('claw mark' designs on the shoulders... it's basically a right-off-the-page recreation of Ultimate Wolverine.) ComicBook/{{Magneto}} notably also sports a darker outfit. Instead of his traditional red and purple, he now has a mostly black outfit with red plates over the torso. Mystique starts off wearing her traditional white costume, before switching to a skimpier black one in Season 2. Colossus and Angel, though the black is there, are quite colorful, though both got their outfits before ever working with the X-Men... maybe this version of Charles just has a thing for black? Meanwhile, rookies who don't have unique costumes yet are stuck in solid black with just the gold shoulder pads and belts. Spyke spends most of his time looking like this... until his powers grow beyond his ability to rein them in. He ends up in ([[PowerIncontinence permanent]]) bone armor.

* ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' is the TropeMaker. You'd think it'd be hard to make the dark knight any darker, but in the comics and shows, shades of gray and dark blue in addition to the gold belt and (sometimes) matching oval around the bat symbol make for a character with as many different colors as Superman ''or more,'' and definitely every bit as visually interesting. This doesn't change in even the darkest comics eras. More than one film has thrown that out the window in favor of black-on-black-on-black, starting with the 1989 original, although the final [[Film/BatmanForever two]] [[Film/BatmanAndRobin sequels]] went with dark blue and silver.

* ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'':
** Batman’s costume is still extremely dark, but the suit itself is actually primarily dark gray with blacks mixed in, allowing for a greater visual contrast with elements like the chest symbol.

** ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' features an inversion with ComicBook/HarleyQuinn. She is best known for her black and red harlequin costume, which is seen briefly but for most of the film she wears a tattered white t-shirt (saying "Daddy's Little Monster" on it) with sparkly blue hot pants, and uses bright pink and sky blue for her make-up and GirlishPigtails.
** ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' averts this and has her outfit be more of an ethereal blue and red, deliberately contrasting BVS as Diana is fresh-faced and the armor brand new.
** ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' includes a number of examples. ComicBook/TheFlash wears bright red armor with some yellow and the white ChestInsignia, but has a black undersuit. ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} has greater emphasis on his black and silver body and red lights, though he does take on an appearance closer to his usual look at the very end. On the other hand, Superman's red and blue suit is brighter than it was in any prior DCEU film. As for Wonder Woman, her red and blue have darkened to be more like Superman ''used'' to look in ''Man of Steel'' and ''BVS'', but it's still closer to her customary look than her brown outfit from ''BVS''. Additionally, a black and silver version of Superman's costume briefly shows up in a deleted scene, likely as a nod to the ''Death of Superman'' example mentioned below in the ''Superman Lives'' entry.

** Averted spectacularly with ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'':

** Averted and played straight in ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]''. The title character's outfit is just as bright and red as it is in the source material, while the villain, Doctor Sivana, wears a black trench coat rather than the white lab gear he's known for sporting in the comics. [[spoiler: It's also averted with the Shazam family when they make their grand appearance in the final battle, as their costumes retain their classic color schemes.]]

** Averted with the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica members in ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'', whose colors are accurately represented. The titular AntiHero sports his trademark black and gold costume as well. [[spoiler: Also averted with Superman's cameo in TheStinger, as his original ''Man of Steel'' costume now sports a more vibrant color scheme, reflecting a more positive direction for the character.]]
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers''

** The 2017 ''Film/{{Power Rangers|2017}}'' movie retains the colors, but with darker shades. Also, the suits now look like advanced body armor instead of spandex.

** {{Lampshaded}} in ''Film/XMen1'' when ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} quips that ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} might prefer "yellow spandex" instead of his black leather. And while it isn't the first recorded instance of this, it's certainly the TropeCodifier and is generally what people immediately think of when this trope comes up. Notably, a short clip is on the first movie DVD in which Hugh Jackman runs around the set in a comic-accurate Wolverine costume, and absolutely nobody is taking it seriously. The leather suits turned out not be so good at moving around in, however; James Marsden has stated that the cast hated the tight leather suits and there is a blooper scene where he and Hugh Jackman can't scale a short concrete barrier because the suit refuses to move as much as they need to.
** Averted in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' — with justification, given it's a OriginStory. The X-Men wear kevlar-like yellow and blue suits reminiscent of the comics. The villains (aside from ComicBook/EmmaFrost) do wear black, even if Shaw has a white tux at a certain point. Meanwhile, ComicBook/{{Magneto}} adopts his classic red and purple costume from the comics in the final scene, but this suit ended up not being used in future films because of the {{Narm}} reaction from audiences.
** Averted and played straight in ''Film/TheWolverine''. Harada ([[ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames Silver Samurai in the comics]]) wears a practical black outfit for most of the movie, but [[spoiler: Yashida dons a suit of silver PoweredArmor in the finale]].

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' plays both sides. In some cases it averts it altogether, particularly in the case of ComicBook/{{Psylocke}}: Betsy's costume is practically a right-off-the-page recreation of the 90s Jim Lee [[ThongOfShielding Thongkini]]. Likewise, ComicBook/{{Jubilee|Marvel Comics}} gets to wear her classic bright yellow coat, jeans, big hoop earrings, and pink sunglasses, while Apocalypse is blue and draws inspiration from his classic look including tubes running along his head. Both averted and played straight with the X-Men themselves. They spend most of the film in black body armor similar to the uniforms from the original movies (actually flight suits they take from a military base), [[spoiler: but the final scene shows them all in colorful costumes straight out of the comics. ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} even has his trademark red outfit]].

** ''Film/Deadpool2'' zig-zags with this. In addition to the Deadpool and Negasonic Teenage Warhead examples already mentioned, newcomers ComicBook/{{Cable}}, ComicBook/{{Domino|Marvel Comics}} and Bedlam wear black tactical outfits. However, ComicBook/{{Shatterstar}} sports his classic white costume from Creator/RobLiefeld's ''ComicBook/XForce'', which is lovingly recreated in all its ridiculous 90s glory. [[spoiler: Juggernaut’s]] usually crimson armor is metallic silver.

* ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy''
** While Peter does wear his classic red-and-blue webs, the colors are a little darker and more muted than in the comics; likewise, the film emphasizes thick black webline patterns covering all across the red part of his suit and over his face where in the comics the lines were thinner. Averted with the [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn Green Goblin]], whose costume and suit is a full-body bright emerald green with a mask with yellow lenses; this is far brighter than his comics look, which has him dress in moss-green and dark purple with normal eyes. Notably, the muted nature of Spider-Man's costume gets offset in the fights with the Goblin, since the bright primary colors pop out during the action. (Creator/AlexRoss designed concept art of a black and red costume that eventually showed up as an alternate skin in video games and was redesigned into the ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' suit.)
** ComicBook/DoctorOctopus' classic look consists of a green and yellow (or orange) body suit with a white lab coat, laboratory goggles and four silver armatures that stick out of his body. In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', he goes shirtless and wears a much darker green and brown BadassLongcoat with a pair of chic sunglasses, while his arms are [[GoldColoredSuperiority gold-striped]] metal appendages with [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red sensor lights sticking out of them]].

** ''Film/IronMan''

** ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' movie is pretty faithful to the comics with the exception of ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, who wears a dark leather suit with no mask as opposed to his purple SuperHero costume, though this is basically Ultimate Hawkeye's costume anyway. 616 Hawkeye started wearing something like the movie costume shortly before the movie's premiere, although it's still pretty purple. Also, while {{Film/Thor}} wears a battle suit, it's still much darker than his comic costume and has the appearance of leather in some places.

*** ComicBook/TheFalcon wears a black and gray outfit similar to his [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimate]] look, rather than his classic red and white costume (which Creator/AnthonyMackie, who played Sam Wilson in the film, was actually disappointed by. In a rare change, he was looking forward to wearing the red and white spandex). The Winter Soldier himself has a more practical face mask and goggles (sometimes black eye-makeup) rather than his DominoMask from the comics.

*** Ronan's robes have changed from green to black. However, the Kree military uniform he later sports in the {{Prequel}} ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' film is actually green.

*** ComicBook/{{Drax|The Destroyer}}'s ''skin'' is almost grey, rather than bright green, although he still has his red tattoos. Apparently, this was done to make him more visually distinct from the Hulk, which makes sense given they're both a WalkingShirtlessScene.
** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'': Hawkeye once more doesn't wear his classic purple duds, but does wear a BadassLongcoat that greatly resembles his Ronin costume from the comics, and incorporates some details from his classic suit. It also comes with giving him more purple, despite being largely black. Similarly, both ComicBook/ScarletWitch and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} ditch their costumes from the comics, and instead wear CivvieSpandex that evokes their usual costume aesthetics. Additionally, members of HYDRA appear at the beginning of the film, and they're once again all either clad in black uniforms or white winter camouflage gear, rather than green spandex.
** In ''Film/AntMan1'', the titular suit is recolored mostly black with red highlights on the torso. This is even referenced in the film proper when Scott at first thinks the costume is an old leather motorcycle suit. The helmet has also been redesigned to cover the entire face, and the cartoonish antennae are now reduced to a pair of small prongs protruding straight up from the sides of the helmet. [[spoiler: When Hope's [[ComicBook/TheWasp Wasp]] armor is unveiled at the end, it's shown to have black leggings but a lot of yellow and some red as well.]]

** ComicBook/{{Thanos}} plays with this trope as well, since he is the ultimate BigBad of the whole MCU. While he does retain his blue and gold color scheme from the comics, it's much more muted and armored here, possibly because his blue and gold spandex costume [[PragmaticAdaptation would look too ridiculous in live action]].

** In ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'', T'Challa has a new costume that ditches much of the silver detailing...except, as noted above, this makes it look ''more'' like his standard comics outfit.
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' has Thor sporting an entirely black outfit with black disks, abandoning the red BadassCape and metallic colors that were characteristics of his previous costumes. Eventually downplayed, as he later dons a red cape after [[spoiler: forging his new axe]], but the cape has a black lining and the scales on his arms that used to be silver are black now, too.
** ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' has Carol Danvers start out in a green, black, and silver suit, like the rest of her Kree comrades. However, in the process of discovering her past and [[HeelFaceTurn turning against them]], she averts this trope and obtains her classic red, blue, and gold suit.

** In ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'', Spidey himself wears an all-black stealth suit provided by Nick Fury, in order to not arouse suspicion from his classmates, (which ends up being dubbed "[[AtrociousAlias Night]] [[SecondSuperIdentity Monkey]]" by Ned, and then by the press following his lead). [[spoiler: The new suit he creates just before the final battle in London replaces the blue fields of his traditional outfit with black]].
** ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' has a supervillainous case in Taskmaster, whose white parts are all turned to grey - including the [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset skull mask]], which is now a helmet - and even the blue parts of the shield are unpainted. The whole look also drops the pirate-like costume complete with cape (aside from the hood) for something leathery and armored, [[spoiler:something that helps hide the character is [[GenderFlip now a woman]].]]
** In ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'', Shang-Chi wears a dark red and black outfit similar to the ones that he wears in the comics. The BigBad, Wenwu / the Mandarin, however, dispenses with the [[SecondaryColorNemesis green and gold costumes]] inspired by traditional Chinese garments that he typically wears in the comics in favor of a more utilitarian blue, grey, and black outfit.
** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' sees Spider-Man in several different costumes, one of which sports a black and gold color scheme. [[spoiler: He averts it completely in the ending scene, where he's made a new costume inspired by his alternate universe counterparts; it's a dead ringer for his classic red and blue suit in the comics, even sporting a larger spider symbol.]]

* Justified with ''Film/GhostRider'' and ''Film/{{Blade}}'', both of whom were wearing black leather in the comics around the time the movies came out. Though, Blade's original costume was a hideous red and green ensemble, and Johnny Blaze's biker jacket was arguably blue.

** Averted with the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica members in ''Film/BlackAdam'', whose colors are accurately represented. The titular AntiHero sports his trademark black and gold costume as well. [[spoiler:Also averted with Superman's cameo in TheStinger, as the character's previous ''Man of Steel'' costume now sports a more vibrant color scheme, reflecting a more positive direction for the character.]]

** ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'' zig-zags with [[Comicbook/SubMariner Namor]] (he still wears a green speedo, but adds some muted green and gold accessories to the WalkingSwimsuitScene) and Characters/{{Ironheart}} (the primary color of her armor is a red reminiscent of a sports car, but all the secondary parts are black, making for an amalgamation of the Iron Man copy she first wore and the pink, gold and black armor she eventually adopted). And, similar to ''Civil War'', the new Black Panther suit has intricate gold detailing that actually breaks up the mostly-black look of the original comic look.

** Averted with the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica members in ''Film/BlackAdam'', whose colors are accurately represented. The titular AntiHero sports his trademark black and gold costume as well. [[spoiler:Also averted with Superman's cameo in TheStinger, as the character now sports a lighter suit with a larger, more vibrant chest symbol.]]

** ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'' zig-zags with [[Comicbook/SubMariner Namor]] (he still wears a green speedo, but adds some muted green and gold accessories to the WalkingSwimsuitScene) and Comicbook/{{Ironheart}} (the primary color of her armor is a red reminiscent of a sports car, but all the secondary parts are black, making for an amalgamation of the Iron Man copy she first wore and the pink, gold and black armor she eventually adopted). And, similar to ''Civil War'', the new Black Panther suit has intricate gold detailing that actually breaks up the mostly-black look of the original comic look.

* ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'':
** Batman’s costume is still extremely dark, but the suit itself is actually primarily dark gray with blacks mixed in, allowing for a greater visual contrast with elements like the chest symbol.
** Catwoman once again sports a black thief outfit.
** The Riddler still wears a green outfit, but with greatly muted colors and an overall more utilitarian design meant to evoke a serial killer or terrorist rather than a flamboyant comic book supervillain.

** ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'' zig-zags with Namor (he still wears a green speedo, but adds some muted green and gold accessories to the WalkingSwimsuitScene) and Ironheart (the primary color of her armor is a red reminiscent of a sports car, but all the secondary parts are black, making for an amalgamation of the Iron Man copy she first wore and the pink, gold and black armor she eventually adopted).

*** In the first season, the title character wears various black outfits, usually including civilian clothing and a black hood. This is based on a black outfit designed by John Romita Jr during his and Creator/FrankMiller's influential Daredevil run. He's frequently referred to as "the man in black". At the end of the season, he gains his trademark red suit and name, though his suit has noticeably more black in it than his comics version. The suit is later destroyed during the finale of ''Series/TheDefenders2017'', causing Daredevil to switch back to the black outfit for the entirety of the third (and final) season of his own series. Daredevil later reappears in ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'', now sporting a new costume designed by [[EccentrictFashionDesigner Luke Jacobson]] that eschews the black coloring of the original in favor of a mixture of yellow and red.

*** In the first season, the title character wears various black outfits, usually including civilian clothing and a black hood. This is based on a black outfit designed by John Romita Jr during his and Creator/FrankMiller's influential Daredevil run. He's frequently referred to as "the man in black". At the end of the season, he gains his trademark red suit and name, though his suit has noticeably more black in it than his comics version. The suit is later destroyed during the finale of ''Series/TheDefenders2017'', causing Daredevil to switch back to the black outfit for the entirety of the third (and final) season of his own series. [[spoiler: When Daredevil later reappears in ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'', he's back to wearing a proper superhero costume, this time with yellow coloring in addition to the red.]]

** Averted with the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica members in ''Film/BlackAdam'', whose colors are accurately represented. The titular AntiHero sports his trademark black and gold costume as well.

*** While the title character previously sported warrior outfits with very muted green, gold and brown tones during his appearances in ''[[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11/113509/6240736-1429675859-1541-.jpg Batman v. Superman]]'' and ''[[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11/113509/6240731-1391695633-Aquam.jpg Justice League]]'', the new film sees him don his [[https://www.slashfilm.com/aquaman-costumes-comic-con-2018/ iconic orange and green costume]] from the comics in time for the final battle, albeit with the colors taking on a more metallic tone. Mera's new costume is also a much brighter shade of green than her outfit from ''Justice League'' and looks far less like a suit of armor.

* ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'': Catwoman sports a black thief outfit.

** Mostly averted regarding ComicBook/KateBishop in ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}'', who still wears primarily purple, albeit with black pants. And, afer many movies of playing this trope straight, Clint dons a costume with a prominent purple chest emblem and sleeves during the finale.

*** In the first season, the title character wears various black outfits, usually including civilian clothing and a black hood. This is based on a black outfit designed by John Romita Jr during his and Creator/FrankMiller's influential Daredevil run. He's frequently referred to as "the man in black". At the end of the season, he gains his trademark red suit and name, though his suit has noticeably more black in it than his comics version. The suit is later destroyed during the finale of ''Series/TheDefenders2017'', causing Daredevil to switch back to the black outfit for the entirety of the third (and final) season of his own series.

* The second season of the 1994 ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFour'' cartoon notably changed it so that the blue parts of the Fantastic Four's costumes were now black with blue highlights.

** ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' includes a number of examples. Batman's previous black-and-gray costume becomes more of a uniform black like prior Batman movies. ComicBook/TheFlash wears bright red armor with some yellow and the white ChestInsignia, but has a black undersuit. ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} has greater emphasis on his black and silver body and red lights, though he does take on an appearance closer to his usual look at the very end. On the other hand, Superman's red and blue suit is brighter than it was in any prior DCEU film. As for Wonder Woman, her red and blue have darkened to be more like Superman ''used'' to look in ''Man of Steel'' and ''BVS'', but it's still closer to her customary look than her brown outfit from ''BVS''. Additionally, a black and silver version of Superman's costume briefly shows up in a deleted scene, likely as a nod to the ''Death of Superman'' example mentioned below in the ''Superman Lives'' entry.
*** Superman wears his long-awaited black suit in ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' after his return. Due to ExecutiveVeto, Creator/ZackSnyder had to film Superman in his red and blue suit, but ensured that the materials used in the making of the suit could be easily darkened in post-production if he ever had the chance of releasing a Director's Cut, which eventually happened; sure enough, he spends the whole film in black (in the comics, the black suit was short-lived; after Doomsday left him OnlyMostlyDead, he briefly wore a black suit with a silver S-shield that was designed to help him absorb solar energy faster to speed his recovery). Interestingly, Wonder Woman keeps her colors from the theatrical cut, though, while Darkseid's armor is much darker than the blue armor he wears in the comics and cartoons.

* ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'':
** Batman once again wears an armored black costume not far off from the one seen in the Nolan films.
** Catwoman sports a black thief outfit.

* Creator/KevinSmith's and later Creator/TimBurton's ''{{Franchise/Superman}} Lives'' project from the nineties would've shown Supes in black and silver; early [[http://screenrant.com/tim-burton-superman-lives-pictures-mikee-85389/ concepts]], show it more of a bluish-silver because producer Jon Peters thought the blue-and-red suit was "[[HeteronormativeCrusader too faggy]]". [[Comicbook/TheDeathOfSuperman The comic book story on which it was based]] ''did'' have Superman wearing a black and silver outfit at the story's climax. It was [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks the Nineties]]. Despite this, concept art and photos of alternate designs have since [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/proof-that-nic-cages-superman-could-have-looked-pretty-1717979142 made their way onto the internet]], including a few outfits that looked ''much'' closer to the classic blue and red tights, albeit with darker hues.

** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' is a mixed bag. Captain America once again dons a red, white and blue outfit similar to the one he wore in ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'', but the white on the arms is removed. Falcon's outfit has been redesigned to include more red and silver, which the actor presumably enjoyed, while Hawkeye now has a completely new costume that's mostly covered in dark purple. Scarlet Witch also has a red costume now, and Spider-Man, aside from a few thicker black stripes, looks ''exactly'' like his first design in the comics. This trope is surprisingly inverted with Comicbook/BlackPanther, whose costume is given silver detailing that actually makes it look ''more'' colorful than what he usually wears in the comics.

*** Downplayed by Trish herself once she becomes a vigilante in season 3. She is NotWearingTights, but the colors are still Comicbook/{{Hellcat}}'s blue and yellow, if darker shades.

** Also averted in ''Series/MsMarvel2022'', where Comicbook/KamalaKhan begins her heroics dressing like her idol Captain Marvel, and when getting a proper costume [[https://br.web.img3.acsta.net/newsv7/22/06/09/18/07/2960724.jpg it's very comics-accurate]] (the only more muted color is changing yellow to gold).

* ''Series/{{Titans}}'':

*** [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Wilson Fisk]] is fond of wearing black suits rather than white like he does in the comics; however, as the series progresses, his tendency to avert this trope becomes more prominent, with his final shot of the season showing him in an all white prison outfit. When he's released from prison in Season 3, he begins wearing his trademark white business suit from the comics to signify that he's completed his transformation into the Kingpin. [[spoiler:The white suit is retained for Creator/VincentDOnofrio's RoleReprise in ''Series/{{Hawkeye}}'', where he now also wears a bright red Hawaiian shirt beneath the jacket. However, flashback scenes also show him in an all-black ensemble similar to what he wore in season 1 of ''Daredevil''.]]

** While ''Series/Loki2021'' follows the character's muted and primarily black outfit from the movies, there is a [[PlayedForLaughs hilarious]] aversion with Creator/RichardEGrant's Classic Loki, who wears a yellow and green getup straight from the comics.
** Mostly averted regarding ComicBook/KateBishop in ''Series/Hawkeye2021'', who still wears primarily purple, albeit with black pants. And, afer many movies of playing this trope straight, Clint dons a costume with a prominent purple chest emblem and sleeves during the finale.

* ComicBook/JessicaJones, former Comicbook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew and ComicBook/LukeCage all wear plain clothes in the [[DarkerAndEdgier Marvel MAX]] ''ComicBook/{{Alias}}'' series. For action sequences, they tend to favor [[BadassLongcoat overcoats.]]

** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' for the first time has Batman wear the black-and-gray suit [[AvertedTrope instead of purely black]]; as well as gray PoweredArmor, both of which appear to be heavily influenced by the character's appearance in ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns''. Similarly; Comicbook/WonderWoman's suit is still red and blue, and her red and white thigh-high boots have also been replaced with armored gold boots with red on the sides, but the colors are significantly more muted, and she appears only at night -- you can be forgiven for truly believing she wore brown (behind-the-scenes shots show that is indeed red and blue, but Zack Snyder's usual sepia-tone color filters turn it brown onscreen.) Last but not least, Superman's suit was redesigned to be brighter than in ''Man of Steel''.

** {{Lampshaded}} in ''Film/XMen1'' when Comicbook/{{Cyclops}} quips that Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} might prefer "yellow spandex" instead of his black leather. And while it isn't the first recorded instance of this, it's certainly the TropeCodifier and is generally what people immediately think of when this trope comes up. Notably, a short clip is on the first movie DVD in which Hugh Jackman runs around the set in a comic-accurate Wolverine costume, and absolutely nobody is taking it seriously. The leather suits turned out not be so good at moving around in, however; James Marsden has stated that the cast hated the tight leather suits and there is a blooper scene where he and Hugh Jackman can't scale a short concrete barrier because the suit refuses to move as much as they need to.
** Averted in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' — with justification, given it's a OriginStory. The X-Men wear kevlar-like yellow and blue suits reminiscent of the comics. The villains (aside from Comicbook/EmmaFrost) do wear black, even if Shaw has a white tux at a certain point. Meanwhile, ComicBook/{{Magneto}} adopts his classic red and purple costume from the comics in the final scene, but this suit ended up not being used in future films because of the {{Narm}} reaction from audiences.

** ''Film/Deadpool2'' zig-zags with this. In addition to the Deadpool and Negasonic Teenage Warhead examples already mentioned, newcomers Comicbook/{{Cable}}, Comicbook/{{Domino|Marvel Comics}} and Bedlam wear black tactical outfits. However, Comicbook/{{Shatterstar}} sports his classic white costume from Creator/RobLiefeld's ''Comicbook/XForce'', which is lovingly recreated in all its ridiculous 90s glory. [[spoiler: Juggernaut’s]] usually crimson armor is metallic silver.

** While Peter does wear his classic red-and-blue webs, the colors are a little darker and more muted than in the comics; likewise, the film emphasizes thick black webline patterns covering all across the red part of his suit and over his face where in the comics the lines were thinner. Averted with the [[Comicbook/NormanOsborn Green Goblin]], whose costume and suit is a full-body bright emerald green with a mask with yellow lenses; this is far brighter than his comics look, which has him dress in moss-green and dark purple with normal eyes. Notably, the muted nature of Spider-Man's costume gets offset in the fights with the Goblin, since the bright primary colors pop out during the action. (Creator/AlexRoss designed concept art of a black and red costume that eventually showed up as an alternate skin in video games and was redesigned into the ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' suit.)
** Comicbook/DoctorOctopus' classic look consists of a green and yellow (or orange) body suit with a white lab coat, laboratory goggles and four silver armatures that stick out of his body. In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', he goes shirtless and wears a much darker green and brown BadassLongcoat with a pair of chic sunglasses, while his arms are [[GoldColoredSuperiority gold-striped]] metal appendages with [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver Red sensor lights sticking out of them]].
** In ''Film/SpiderMan3'', Harry Osborn as "the New Goblin" is primarily black, with only a few very dark green highlights. Peter's Symbiote Suit is a ''very'' dark gray version of his regular costume, instead of the pitch black suit with big bright white spider on the chest and back from the comics. The same suit transfers to Comicbook/{{Venom}}. (The weblines and spider emblem remain black, but they’re shiny so it’s still visible.) Averted with Flint Marko/Sandman, who wears the classic green pinstriped T-Shirt.

** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': The Comicbook/{{HYDRA}} troops wear green and yellow uniforms in the comics, but had black body armor in the movie. And of course, [[ComicBook/BuckyBarnes Bucky]] wears military gear instead of the colorful red-and-blue uniform and DominoMask he wore in the GoldenAge comics. Notably, though, it's still colored blue rather than looking like traditional military colors, so it still looks, for the most part, like the Bucky costume.

** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'':

*** Comicbook/{{Drax|The Destroyer}}'s ''skin'' is almost grey, rather than bright green, although he still has his red tattoos. Apparently, this was done to make him more visually distinct from the Hulk, which makes sense given they're both a WalkingShirtlessScene.

* The 90s live-action ''Manga/CatsEye'' movie had the sisters wearing black leather bodysuits (influenced by Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} from ''Film/BatmanReturns'') rather than their colorful leotards from the anime.

*** Comicbook/{{Deadshot}} typically wears a black sneaking suit instead of the red and silver in the comics.

*** Comicbook/{{Firestorm|DCComics}} wears all-black CivvieSpandex instead of his red and yellow from the comics. An outfit using the comics color scheme ''is'' worn by the second Firestorm during ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', however.

* The 60's ''Series/Batman1966'' series had Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} in a black leather [[SpyCatsuit catsuit]]. In the comics at the time (and indeed for decades afterwards), the character usually favored purple outfits. [[RetCanon It wasn't until the 21st century that she adopted black]] as her primary color scheme in the comics.

*** Comicbook/{{Mockingbird}} wears a fairly accurate recreation of her ''Comicbook/NewAvengers'' outfit, but with the white portions of the suit changed to a darker gray.

** ''[[{{Series/Daredevil2015}} Daredevil]]'':
*** In the first season, the title character wears various black outfits, usually including civilian clothing and a black hood. This is based on a black outfit designed by John Romita Jr during his and Creator/{{Frank Miller}}'s influential Daredevil run. He's frequently referred to as "the man in black". At the end of the season, he gains his trademark red suit and name, though his suit has noticeably more black in it than his comics version. The suit is later destroyed during the finale of ''Series/TheDefenders2017'', causing Daredevil to switch back to the black outfit for the entirety of the third (and final) season of his own series.
*** [[Comicbook/TheKingpin Wilson Fisk]] is fond of wearing black suits rather than white like he does in the comics; however, as the series progresses, his tendency to avert this trope becomes more prominent, with his final shot of the season showing him in an all white prison outfit. When he's released from prison in Season 3, he begins wearing his trademark white business suit from the comics to signify that he's completed his transformation into the Kingpin. [[spoiler:The white suit is retained for Creator/VincentDOnofrio's RoleReprise in ''Series/{{Hawkeye}}'', where he now also wears a bright red Hawaiian shirt beneath the jacket. However, flashback scenes also show him in an all-black ensemble similar to what he wore in season 1 of ''Daredevil''.]]
*** Comicbook/{{Elektra}}'s costumes are also primarily a mix of black and red, rather than being completely red like in the comics. Even her battle outfit from ''Series/TheDefenders2017'', which is otherwise a fairly close approximation of her iconic comic costume, has black leggings added to it.
*** Played interestingly by Comicbook/{{Bullseye|Marvel Comics}}. He wears a copy of Daredevil's suit which, while still brighter than the famous blue-black costume from the comics, is itself an example of the trope being played straight.

** ''Series/{{WandaVision}}'' has a MythologyGag where ComicBook/ScarletWitch, Comicbook/TheVision and Comicbook/{{Quicksilver}} don their classic, colorful outfits from the comics (right down to Wanda's trademark tiara, which has thus far been left out of her MCU looks) as Halloween costumes. [[spoiler: In the final episode, Wanda ''finally'' wears a costume resembling those of the comics, tiara and all, albeit with a darker red color scheme and black accents.]]

*** While he plays this mostly straight in the movies, Comicbook/TheFalcon finally averts this here, with his new suit incorporating the red and white color scheme he's known for in the comics. [[spoiler: In the finale, he dons a ''very'' comics-accurate version of his Captain America suit, red, white and blue all included.]]

** Mostly averted regarding Comicbook/KateBishop in ''Series/Hawkeye2021'', who still wears primarily purple, albeit with black pants. And, afer many movies of playing this trope straight, Clint dons a costume with a prominent purple chest emblem and sleeves during the finale.

** Comicbook/{{Robin}}'s outfit retains the red and green color scheme from the comics, but the show's very muted color grading often causes it to look much darker. The leggings also have some black coloring in addition to the green.
** Averted by Comicbook/{{Deathstroke}}, whose costume retains its trademark blue and orange color scheme.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' interestingly goes through a similar progression to superhero works. The pants have always been black, but with the shirts, we go from fully red, gold, or blue to indicate department in TOS and TNG but starting with [=DS9=] and Voyager in the mid 90s, we go to just color at the shoulders and black from there down. Come most of the TNG film era and later seasons of [=DS9=], the shoulders have become gray, making the collars the only color. Enterprise has navy blue uniforms with only small lines for the colors that indicate department; Discovery makes the lines that indicate department gold and silver. The "Kelvin Timeline" films do ''have'' TOS-style uniforms, but seem to have a different version of the uniform for any task the crew might be performing, and bend over backwards to ditch the colorful ones as early and often as possible in favor of something gray or navy blue.

* Dick Grayson's ComicBook/{{Robin}} suit in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has all of the green parts colored black instead. This goes for [[LegacyCharacter Tim Drake]] as well, though he at least does have several red and black costumes in the comics.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' has everyone colorful with two exceptions: Wolverine wears his orange-and-yellow costume, except the orange is a very dark brown. In the comics, he'd been in yellow and blue for quite some time. Hawkeye wears a movie-based outfit that's all black with an arrow symbol and shades (those are dark red) Add some brown on the sides. Later on, the brown turns black, the black turns gray, and the symbol and shades turn purple, all to match ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble.'')

*** The Flash's suit is more of a burgundy with dull gold lightning bolt highlights instead of the bright red and yellow from the comics. A glimpse into seeing the future Flash has Cisco comment on some color changes, such as a brighter red suit and white around the insignia; the latter gets included in the Season Two suit. The trope is fully averted when the actual future suit in all its bright red and gold glory is revealed toward the end of Season Three, then starts getting used in Season Four, with a variation per season afterward; its only major change from the comics is not having fully golden boots, at least until Season Eight.
*** The Reverse Flash's suit is still yellow in the top half, but the bottom fades into black. A younger alternate version of him in ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' spends most of his time in all-black motorcycle gear.

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' plays both sides. In some cases it averts it altogether, particularly in the case of Comicbook/{{Psylocke}}: Betsy's costume is practically a right-off-the-page recreation of the 90s Jim Lee [[ThongOfShielding Thongkini]]. Likewise, Comicbook/JubileeMarvelComics gets to wear wear her classic bright yellow coat, jeans, big hoop earrings, and pink sunglasses, while Apocalypse is blue and draws inspiration from his classic look including tubes running along his head. Both averted and played straight with the X-Men themselves. They spend most of the film in black body armor similar to the uniforms from the original movies (actually flight suits they take from a military base), [[spoiler: but the final scene shows them all in colorful costumes straight out of the comics. ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} even has his trademark red outfit]].

* The costumes in ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' are not unlike the black bodysuits from the original ''X-Men'' movies. This proved to be a huge mistake; the movie had the misfortune of coming out in an era where colorful superhero outfits were now much more common in movies - even the X-Men films, which ''started'' the black leather trend, were starting to move away from it - which just gave the detractors even more ammo. Conversely, the [[Film/FantasticFour2005 previous adaptation]] gave the team dark suits but they were still blue and thus gave them the recognizable look that they are known for, even if not as vibrant as the source material.

** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' sees Spider-Man in several different costumes, one of which sports a black and gold color scheme. [[spoiler: He averts it completely in the ending scene, where he's made a new costume inspired by his alternate universe counterparts; it's a dead ringer for his classic red and blue suits in the comics, even sporting a larger spider symbol.]]