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** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
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** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
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* ''Literature/TheSecretsOfDrearcliffGrangeSchool'': In the series exists a strange, mysterious alternate dimension called "The Purple," which seems to be the source of all of the strange happenings and magical abilities that the characters have developed in the main dimension.
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* ''VideoGame/AITheSomniumFiles'': Special Agent Kaname Date, a detective for a top-secret branch of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, is the main protagonist and POV character for the game. Purple is his primary color, reflected in his outfit (all agents wear primarily black with an accent color; his is purple details and purple gloves) and UI assets. This plays into his MysteriousPast as an AmnesiacHero. You know almost nothing about Date's past at the beginning of the game, only that he lost his memory six years ago.
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** On the other side of the spectrum, we have the First, a world drowned in light. The player's first arrival is greeted with the sight of a blindingly bright sky spanning a field of violet plants and trees, underlined with a beautifully haunting song echoing in the background. All of it drives home the idea that you're very, very far from home.
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This air of mystery can carry over into characterization as well. Characters who have unclearly defined morals, shifting allegiances, or undisclosed motivations and goals, like the EnigmaticMinion, MysteriousBacker, HiddenAgendaVillain, or someone who's AmbiguouslyEvil, may have a distinct purple motif. In these cases, the purple coloring functions like a combination of BlueIsHeroic and RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver to indicate the ambiguity surrounding the character and their plans and motives. Consequently, in terms of GoodColorsEvilColors, purple often symbolizes neither good nor evil, but moral ambiguity.
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This air of mystery can carry over into characterization as well. Characters who have unclearly defined morals, shifting allegiances, or undisclosed motivations and goals, like the EnigmaticMinion, MysteriousBacker, HiddenAgendaVillain, or someone who's AmbiguouslyEvil, may have a distinct purple motif. In these cases, the purple coloring functions like a combination of BlueIsHeroic and RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver to indicate the ambiguity surrounding the character and their plans and motives. Consequently, in terms of GoodColorsEvilColors, purple often symbolizes neither good nor evil, but moral ambiguity.
purple, when not [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack lumped together with black]] and other [[DarkIsEvil dark colors]], will fall in ''neither'' camp.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Though she formally works for the NebulousEvilOrganization Talon, Sombra (whose signature color is bright violet) is, and has been from her character introduction, AmbiguouslyEvil. She secretly sabotages Talon's mission to assassinate Katya Volskaya in favor of blackmailing Katya to feed her information for her own gains, [[HiddenAgendaVillain whatever they may be]]. She even gets treated by her Talon colleagues as TheFriendNobodyLikes because of her fairly obvious duplicit nature.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Though she formally works for the NebulousEvilOrganization Talon, Sombra (whose signature color is bright violet) is, and has been from her character introduction, AmbiguouslyEvil. She secretly sabotages Talon's mission to assassinate Katya Volskaya in favor of blackmailing Katya to feed her information for her own gains, [[HiddenAgendaVillain whatever they may be]]. She helped Baptiste leave Talon and is lauded in her [[AHeroToHisHometown hometown of Dorado as a hero]]. She even gets treated by her Talon colleagues as TheFriendNobodyLikes because of her fairly obvious duplicit nature.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Though she formally works for the NebulousEvilOrganization Talon, Sombra (whose signature color is bright violet) is, and has been from her character introduction, AmbiguouslyEvil. She secretly sabotages Talon's mission to assassinate Katya Volskaya in favor of blackmailing Katya to feed her information for her own gains, [[HiddenAgendaVillain whatever they may be]]. She even gets treated by her Talon colleagues as TheFriendNobodyLikes because of her fairly obvious duplicit nature.
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* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'': Despite there being small hints littered throughout the series, the GainaxEnding of [[spoiler:Stocking dicing Panty to bits and revealing that she's actually a demon makes it unclear whether or not she was EvilAllAlong, did a FaceHeelTurn, or is just BrainwashedAndCrazy given her unusual eyes at the time, planting her firmly in AmbiguousEvil territory. Her ElegantGothicLolita aesthetic features black and purple striped tights and her hair is dark purple. This not only contrasts her against actual angel Panty's [[LightFeminineDarkFeminine lighter and brighter coloring]], but it also differentiates her from all other demons in the work, who all have red skin, pale hair, and wear beige mini skirt suits.]]
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* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'': Despite there being small hints littered throughout the series, the GainaxEnding of [[spoiler:Stocking dicing Panty to bits and revealing that she's actually a demon makes it unclear whether or not she was EvilAllAlong, did a FaceHeelTurn, or is just BrainwashedAndCrazy given her unusual eyes at the time, planting her firmly in AmbiguousEvil territory. Her ElegantGothicLolita aesthetic features black and purple striped tights and her hair is dark purple. This not only contrasts her against actual angel Panty's [[LightFeminineDarkFeminine lighter and brighter coloring]], but it also differentiates her from all other demons in the work, who are all unambiguously evil and have red skin, pale hair, and wear beige mini skirt suits.]]
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* ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'': Yuri is a shy, enigmatic woman nicknamed a "Maiden of Mystery" and has long purple hair along with purple eyes.
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* ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'': The series makes use of [[LanguageOfTruth Languages Of Truth]]: for example, speech in red is '''always''' true; no falsities can be spoken using red text. Purple text is similar with a caveat: it is always true ''unless'' if spoken by someone who committed a murder. Not only does this make whether or not the speaker is a murderer ambiguous, it also makes it a mystery for the player as to whether or not the statements were 1) true statements said by an ordinary person, 2)lies said by a murderer, or 3) true statements said by a murderer.
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* ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'': ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'': The series makes use of [[LanguageOfTruth Languages Of Truth]]: for example, speech in red is '''always''' true; no falsities can be spoken using red text. Purple text is similar with a caveat: it is always true ''unless'' if spoken by someone who committed a murder. Not only does this make whether or not the speaker is a murderer ambiguous, it also makes it a mystery for the player as to whether or not the statements were 1) true statements said by an ordinary person, 2)lies said by a murderer, or 3) true statements said by a murderer.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Raven is the brooding DarkMagicalGirl on the team with a DarkSecret that she works to keep from everyone, i.e. [[spoiler:that she's a HumanDemonHybrid and an ApocalypseMaiden who is destined to usher her demon father Trigon into the human world to take it over]]. She has short, dark purple hair in this adaptation, which is notable as in the original comic where her origins are conveyed more directly to the audience, she has [[AdaptationDyeJob long jet black hair]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': Raven is the brooding DarkMagicalGirl on the team with a DarkSecret that she works to keep from everyone, i.e. [[spoiler:that she's a HumanDemonHybrid and an ApocalypseMaiden who is destined to usher her demon father Trigon into the human world to take it over]]. She has short, dark purple hair in this adaptation, which is notable as in the original comic where her origins are conveyed more directly to the audience, she has [[AdaptationDyeJob long jet black hair]].
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* ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'': The series makes use of [[LanguageOfTruth Languages Of Truth]]: for example, speech in red is '''always''' true; no falsities can be spoken using red text. Purple text is similar with a caveat: it is always true ''unless'' if spoken by someone who committed a murder. Not only does this make whether or not the speaker is a murderer ambiguous, it also makes it a mystery for the player as to whether or not the statements were 1) true, 2)lies said by a murderer, or 3) true statements, just said by a murderer.
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* ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'': The series makes use of [[LanguageOfTruth Languages Of Truth]]: for example, speech in red is '''always''' true; no falsities can be spoken using red text. Purple text is similar with a caveat: it is always true ''unless'' if spoken by someone who committed a murder. Not only does this make whether or not the speaker is a murderer ambiguous, it also makes it a mystery for the player as to whether or not the statements were 1) true, true statements said by an ordinary person, 2)lies said by a murderer, or 3) true statements, just statements said by a murderer.
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* ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'': The series makes use of [[LanguageOfTruth Languages Of Truth]]: for example, speech in red is '''always''' true; no falsities can be spoken using red text. Purple text is similar with a caveat: it is always true ''unless'' if spoken by someone who committed a murder. Not only does this make whether or not the speaker is a murderer ambiguous, it also makes it a mystery for the player as to whether or not the statements itself were true, a lie said by a murderer, or a true statement, just said by a murderer.
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This air of mystery can carry over into characterization as well. Characters who have unclearly defined morals, shifting allegiances, or undisclosed motivations and goals, like the EnigmaticMinion, MysteriousBacker, HiddenAgendaVillain, or someone who's AmbiguouslyEvil, may have a distinct purple motif. In these cases, the purple coloring functions like a combination of BlueIsHeroic and RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver to indicate the ambiguity surrounding the character and their plans and motives. Consequently, in terms of GoodColorsEvilColors, purple often symbolizes neither good nor evil, but moral ambiguity. An AmnesiacHero or someone suffering IdentityAmnesia may also have a purple color motif, their unknown pasts and identity being the source of ambiguity and mystery.
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This air of mystery can carry over into characterization as well. Characters who have unclearly defined morals, shifting allegiances, or undisclosed motivations and goals, like the EnigmaticMinion, MysteriousBacker, HiddenAgendaVillain, or someone who's AmbiguouslyEvil, may have a distinct purple motif. In these cases, the purple coloring functions like a combination of BlueIsHeroic and RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver to indicate the ambiguity surrounding the character and their plans and motives. Consequently, in terms of GoodColorsEvilColors, purple often symbolizes neither good nor evil, but moral ambiguity.
An AmnesiacHero or someone suffering IdentityAmnesia may also have a purple color motif, their unknown pasts and identity being the source of ambiguity and mystery.
An AmnesiacHero or someone suffering IdentityAmnesia may also have a purple color motif, their unknown pasts and identity being the source of ambiguity and mystery.
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* ''Manga/XxxHolic'':
** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
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** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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* ''Manga/RGVeda'': Kujaku is a mysterious man who calls himself a traveler, but drops hints that he knows more about the two leads, Yasha and Ashura, than he should. Often acts as a MysteriousInformant, popping in out of nowhere to give Yasha's group warnings or advice that he really shouldn't know if he were just a mere traveler. His DarkAndTroubledPast is revealed later in the story and includes him [[spoiler:being a mazouku and is the HeroicBastard of the former Tentei or emperor]]. He has purple eyes, hair, and wears both a purple jewel encrusted necklace as well as a long flowing purple scarf.
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* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' has the Legendary Tae Yamada, a zombie that none of the other main girls know anything about save for her name. She can't talk or exposit in anyway, so her past and personality are a total blank, making her a total wild card of a teammate who helps as much as she hinders. Black and purple are her signature colors; her default outfit is black and alternative outfits she wears tend to feature purple prominently.
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* ''Fanfic/PurpleDays'': In this ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' fan fiction, "the Purple" as Joffrey calls it is an EldritchAbomination of mysterious origin and semi-vague nature that is responsible for perpetuating his [[spoiler:and later Sansa's]] GroundhogPeggySue state. It manifests in between deaths and loop resets as a long, stretched-out moment of agony during which only purple light can be discerned.
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* ''Fanfic/PurpleDays'': In this the ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' fan fiction, fanfic ''Fanfic/PurpleDays'', "the Purple" as Joffrey calls it is an EldritchAbomination of mysterious origin and semi-vague nature that is responsible for perpetuating his [[spoiler:and later Sansa's]] GroundhogPeggySue state. It manifests in between deaths and loop resets as a long, stretched-out moment of agony during which only purple light can be discerned.
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* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': Fang is [[NamedInTheSequel initially identified only]] as "Mystery Boy" in the first season finale before becoming a major character as the series progresses. His outfit is mainly magenta, he has raven-colored spiky hair and his [[CastingAShadow shadow powers]] have purple auras. How he obtained this power is unknown until the middle of season 2 as he was initially cold and antagonistic towards the main heroes before warming up to them. Then season 3 reveals something else he had been hiding, [[spoiler:he is a HumanAlien on a mission to obtain [=BoBoiBoy=] and his friends' power watches for his boss]].
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* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': Fang is [[NamedInTheSequel initially identified only]] as "Mystery Boy" in the first season finale before becoming a major character as the series progresses. His outfit is mainly magenta, he has raven-colored spiky hair and his [[CastingAShadow shadow powers]] have purple auras. How he obtained this power is unknown until the middle of season 2 as he was initially cold and antagonistic towards the main heroes before warming up to them. Then season 3 reveals something else he had been hiding, [[spoiler:he is a HumanAlien on a mission to obtain [=BoBoiBoy=] and his friends' power watches for his boss]].
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* ''Manga/XxxHolic'':
** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
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* ''Manga/XxxHolic'':
** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
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* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': Fang is [[NamedInTheSequel initially identified only]] as "Mystery Boy" in the first season finale before becoming a major character as the series progresses. His outfit is mainly magenta, he has raven-colored spiky hair and his [[CastingAShadow shadow powers]] have purple auras. How he obtained this power is unknown until the middle of season 2 as he was initially cold and antagonistic towards the main heroes before warming up to them. Then season 3 reveals something else he had been hiding, [[spoiler:he is a HumanAlien on a mission to obtain [=BoBoiBoy=] and his friends' power watches for his boss]].
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* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': Fang is [[NamedInTheSequel initially identified only]] as "Mystery Boy" in the first season finale before becoming a major character as the series progresses. His outfit is mainly magenta, he has raven-colored spiky hair and his [[CastingAShadow shadow powers]] have purple auras. How he obtained this power is unknown until the middle of season 2 as he was initially cold and antagonistic towards the main heroes before warming up to them. Then season 3 reveals something else he had been hiding, [[spoiler:he is a HumanAlien on a mission to obtain [=BoBoiBoy=] and his friends' power watches for his boss]].
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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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* ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'': The series makes use of [[LanguageOfTruth Languages Of Truth]]: for example, speech in red is '''always''' true; no falsities can be spoken using red text. Purple text is similar with a caveat: it is always true ''unless'' if spoken by someone who committed a murder. Not only does this make whether or not the speaker is a murderer or not ambiguous, it also makes it a mystery for the player as to whether or not the statements itself were true, a lie said by a murderer, or a true statement, just said by a murderer.
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* The last episode of ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' features [[purple:purple text]]. In a series featuring many different, color-coded types of [[LanguageOfTruth languages of truth]], purple is the only one that, if spoken by a murderer, can be used to lie.
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The association between purple and mystery can be explained by purple's own elusive nature: purple does not show up frequently in nature, making it an exceedingly rare (and sought after) color. It also represents a part of the color spectrum the human eye is the least sensitive to. Magic and things related to the Occult are [[TechnicolorMagic frequently shaded]] purple and violet to emphasize their unknowable (to regular folks) nature, mixing this trope and PurpleIsPowerful (this does '''not''' mean, however, that all magic and otherwordly things by default fall under this trope). Shading a night sky filled with OminousClouds and OminousFog purple to indicate the presence or coming of something mysterious (and often dangerous) for atmosphere is quite common in animation.
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The association between purple and mystery can be explained by purple's own elusive nature: purple does not show up frequently in nature, making it an exceedingly rare (and sought after) color. It also represents a part of the color spectrum the human eye is the least sensitive to. Magic and things related to the Occult are [[TechnicolorMagic frequently shaded]] purple and violet to emphasize their unknowable (to regular folks) nature, mixing this trope and PurpleIsPowerful (this does '''not''' mean, however, that all every purple-colored/associated magic and or otherwordly things thing by default fall falls under this trope). Shading a night sky filled with OminousClouds and OminousFog purple to indicate the presence or coming of something mysterious (and often dangerous) for atmosphere is quite common in animation.
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Have a [[TomeOfEldritchLore tome]] of untold and [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow forbidden knowledge]] you want to make stand out? Want to mark a location as ominous and filled with yet uncovered secrets? Need to get across that a character [[MysteriousStranger raises more questions than they answer]]? Just add [[purple:purple]].
This trope describes when the color purple is used to characterize or code things in a narrative as mysterious, ambiguous, or enigmatic.
The association between purple and mystery can be explained by purple's own elusive nature: purple does not show up frequently in nature, making it an exceedingly rare (and sought after) color. It also represents a part of the color spectrum the human eye is the least sensitive to. Magic and things related to the Occult are [[TechnicolorMagic frequently shaded]] purple and violet to emphasize their unknowable (to regular folks) nature, mixing this trope and PurpleIsPowerful (this does '''not''' mean, however, that all magic and otherwordly things by default fall under this trope). Shading a night sky filled with OminousClouds and OminousFog purple to indicate the presence or coming of something mysterious (and often dangerous) for atmosphere is quite common in animation.
This air of mystery can carry over into characterization as well. Characters who have unclearly defined morals, shifting allegiances, or undisclosed motivations and goals, like the EnigmaticMinion, MysteriousBacker, HiddenAgendaVillain, or someone who's AmbiguouslyEvil, may have a distinct purple motif. In these cases, the purple coloring functions like a combination of BlueIsHeroic and RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver to indicate the ambiguity surrounding the character and their plans and motives. Consequently, in terms of GoodColorsEvilColors, purple often symbolizes neither good nor evil, but moral ambiguity. An AmnesiacHero or someone suffering IdentityAmnesia may also have a purple color motif, their unknown pasts and identity being the source of ambiguity and mystery.
Compare PurpleIsTheNewBlack.
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* PlayedForComedy in the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate'', when Komi Shouko's younger cousin Komi Akira visits. Akira regards Shouko as "spooky" because she says almost nothing. Peeking at the family, Akira notices that Shouko is missing, and wonders where she is. Shouko happens to be right behind Akira, gazing at her intently, surrounded by a violet mist of ominous intrigue. When Akira discovers Shouko there, she collapses onto the floor in shock.
* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'': Despite there being small hints littered throughout the series, the GainaxEnding of [[spoiler:Stocking dicing Panty to bits and revealing that she's actually a demon makes it unclear whether or not she was EvilAllAlong, did a FaceHeelTurn, or is just BrainwashedAndCrazy given her unusual eyes at the time, planting her firmly in AmbiguousEvil territory. Her ElegantGothicLolita aesthetic features black and purple striped tights and her hair is dark purple. This not only contrasts her against actual angel Panty's [[LightFeminineDarkFeminine lighter and brighter coloring]], but it also differentiates her from all other demons in the work, who all have red skin, pale hair, and wear beige mini skirt suits.]]
* ''Manga/RGVeda'': Kujaku is a mysterious man who calls himself a traveler, but drops hints that he knows more about the two leads, Yasha and Ashura, than he should. Often acts as a MysteriousInformant, popping in out of nowhere to give Yasha's group warnings or advice that he really shouldn't know if he were just a mere traveler. His DarkAndTroubledPast is revealed later in the story and includes him [[spoiler:being a mazouku and is the HeroicBastard of the former Tentei or emperor]]. He has purple eyes, hair, and wears both a purple jewel encrusted necklace as well as a long flowing purple scarf.
* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': Whether Sailor Saturn is a good guy or not is a major plot point in the Death Busters arc. She is first viewed as TheDreaded and a TokenEvilTeammate by the outer warriors, given that the last time she woke up, she used her PersonOfMassDestruction power to destroy the Moon Kingdom. They even go as far as trying to kill Hotaru (Saturn's reincarnated form) before she can manifest her abilities. The truth is [[spoiler:she is a NecessarilyEvil heroic teammate: her role is to RestartTheWorld should she deem it beyond saving and the only way to do so is to destroy it first]]. It also doesn't help that prior to awakening to her powers, she gets [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by one of the BigBad's minions, Mistress 9. Hotaru has black hair with purple highlights, purple colored eyes, and her Sailor Saturn uniform has dark purple accents.
* ''Manga/XxxHolic'':
** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' has the Legendary Tae Yamada, a zombie that none of the other main girls know anything about save for her name. She can't talk or exposit in anyway, so her past and personality are a total blank, making her a total wild card of a teammate who helps as much as she hinders. Black and purple are her signature colors; her default outfit is black and alternative outfits she wears tend to feature purple prominently.
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* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': Fang is [[NamedInTheSequel initially identified only]] as "Mystery Boy" in the first season finale before becoming a major character as the series progresses. His outfit is mainly magenta, he has raven-colored spiky hair and his [[CastingAShadow shadow powers]] have purple auras. How he obtained this power is unknown until the middle of season 2 as he was initially cold and antagonistic towards the main heroes before warming up to them. Then season 3 reveals something else he had been hiding, [[spoiler:he is a HumanAlien on a mission to obtain [=BoBoiBoy=] and his friends' power watches for his boss]].
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* ''Fanfic/PurpleDays'': In this ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' fan fiction, "the Purple" as Joffrey calls it is an EldritchAbomination of mysterious origin and semi-vague nature that is responsible for perpetuating his [[spoiler:and later Sansa's]] GroundhogPeggySue state. It manifests in between deaths and loop resets as a long, stretched-out moment of agony during which only purple light can be discerned.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'': The Cheshire Cat is a mischievous and mysterious [[CatsAreMagic magical cat]]. He appears quite literally out of thin air to either {{Troll}} or occassionally help Alice. Whether or not he has good intentions towards Alice is unclear: he intentionally lets Alice take the blame for his pranks, which puts her at risk of being ''beheaded'', only to [[spoiler:show up later to confess and provide a distraction for Alice to escape]]. Naturally, he is pink and purple striped all over, combining this trope with PsychoPink.
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* ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'': Elijah Price is an enigmatic art gallery owner who wears an elegant purple overcoat and gloves and frequently offers cryptic advice and warnings to David, a man he believes is a real-world superhero. This culminates in TheReveal that [[spoiler:he has been orchestrating mass tragedies to specifically search for a person like David to be the superhero to the [[SecondaryColorNemesis purple-wearing]] HiddenAgendaVillain he's fashioned himself into.]]
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* ''Literature/HarrietTheSpy'': There's a boy in Harriet's class that [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep she and everyone else]] refers to as "[[PersonWithTheClothing The Boy With the Purple Socks]]". She complains that he is so boring that she never bothered to remember his name and thinks that the only thing noteworthy about him are his socks. It's later revealed that [[AwfulTruth no one in their class]] actually knows his real name.
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* ''VideoGame/ApexLegends'': Wraith's ColorMotif is purple; her mostly black outfit has purple accents and the background color on her character select screen is also purple. Her backstory is that she's an AmnesiacHero who woke up one day in a mentally ill detention facility with her dimensional jumping abilities and zero memories of how she got them, what her name is, or [[IdentityAmnesia anything related to her past life]], leaving her with a MysteriousPast that has yet to be uncovered.
* ''VideoGame/DrawnToLife'': Zsasha is a purple-wearing thief who sneaks into the village at night, steals from the raposa, and constantly evades being arrested by Officer Cricket. His actual morality is more ambiguous than it seems, though, as he gives up the items after you chase him around the village and is later revealed to be caring for a young, orphaned child he met in the forest. He's also incredibly laconic and is the only rapo you can't find or talk to after rescuing him, even in the sequel, where he winds up standing on a platform you can't reach.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'':
** The Ascians are a group of {{Evil Sorcerer}}s whose goal is to revive their god, Zodiark, whom they declare the "one true god". All of them are dangerous, [[PurpleIsPowerful powerful mages]] whose coming is heralded by a purple portal briefly opening at their pointy of entry and many of them are cloaked in purple energy while using their magic. Aside from their goal of resurrecting Zodiark, their origins are shrouded in mystery for much of the game's story. Deciphering the Ascians's motives to thwart their plots is a major goal of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
** The World of Darkness, better known as the Void, is a realm consumed by darkness-aligned energies. The plane is inhabited entirely by voidsent, a form of twisted EldritchAbomination starved of aether and seeking to cross over to other planes to feast on the aether of others. Owing to how difficult it is breach the walls of reality that separate it from the world of Hydaelyn, the place is largely cloaked in shadow and mystery. Holes in reality that allow voidsent through are typically wreathed in purple to emphasize the bottomless darkness on the other side. When the [[TheHero Warrior of Light]] and their friends venture inside to confront the Cloud of Darkness, the path is lit with sickly purple and green lights to emphasize how alien the place is.
* ''VideoGame/FlightRising'': The Shadowbinder is the flight associated with illusion and trickery along with darkness due to their [[CastingAShadow elemental control over it]] and their primary motif and dragon eye color is purple.
* The opponent of the ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' mod ''[[https://gamebanana.com/mods/301107 Mind Games]]'' is Psychic, a, well, psychic with purple skin and a fiery head. He waits for Boyfriend knowing [[spoiler:he's been possessed]] and has an unknown association with [[BigBad the Dearests]], along with a connection to [[SealedEvilInACan Spirit]], to the point Spirit holds just as much of a grudge on him as he does Daddy Dearest.
* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'': Chaos is the OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous, AnthropomorphicPersonification of chaos, a primordial being that is older than the gods themself. Zagreus has no idea who they are when he first receives their call and their intentions for aiding Zagreus in his journey out of the Underworld are obscure; it may be just out of spite against the gods that forgot them, it could be out of a parental desire to reconnect with their child Nyx, or it could be out of sheer curiousity. Their god icon glows a deep indigo and the shield aspect that bears their name features a large purple eye.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Ghost type is assigned purple in the franchise's ColorCodedElements, several Ghost-type Pokemon incorporate purple in their designs, and Ghost-type specialists tend to wear a lot of purple. Ghost-types are otherworldly and unknown, and feature frequently in hauntings, mysteries, and legends throughout the various games.
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* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'': Kyoko Kirigiri is an enigmatic student, who has a cool, detached demeanor and evasively dodges questions about who she is and her past. Her ultimate as a GreatDetective is not even known for most of the first game. This is later explained as [[spoiler:she's had her [[AmnesiacHero memories wiped]] by The Mastermind before joining the game]]. Downplayed as her eye and hair color varies from pale purple and purple-tinted white to purplish-grey and silver, respectively, depending on how she is drawn in-universe.
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* ''WebOriginal/TheNeverglades'':
** The Inspector is a mysterious OccultDetective in a ConspicuousTrenchcoat and MysteryMagnet who was drawn to [[TownWithADarkSecret Pacific Glade]] to help solve the paranormal mysteries that [[WeirdnessMagnet seem to abound]]. Naturally, he has [[TechnicolorEyes purple eyes]] and unusual pale skin, both of which mark him as being more than what he appears.
** In "Purple Moon" a mysterious [[WeirdMoon purple moon]] rises in the town without explanation, creating a new mystery to solve. [[spoiler:It ends up being one of The Inspector's eyes.]]
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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': [[PsychicPowers Aberrant Mind]] Sorcerer Imogen Temult has naturally purple hair and glowing purple veins that have been crawling slowly up her arms since her abilities manifested. The origin of those abilities is shrouded in mystery, and big part of what drives Imogen in her journey.
* ''WebVideo/EveryManHYBRID'': HABIT is an AxeCrazy BodySnatcher with unknown motives for following and torturing the boys [[spoiler:throughout all of their reincarnations]]. He seems to want ''something'', but it's never made clear exactly what his ultimate goal is, even when he starts treating Vinny like his ally and [[WebVideo/TribeTwelve helping Noah learn about severance]]. His ultimate morality is made more ambiguous at the end when he rants about his own immortality [[spoiler:and roll in the loops]] in a moment of uncharacteristic vulnerability, but then goes on to [[spoiler:goad Vinny and Evan into killing each other]]. Fittingly, his associated color is purple, from the messages he leaves the boys to the [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Haunter]] sticker he put on Noah's envelope. If anything in the series is colored purple, then it's a sure sign of being from or belonging to HABIT.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/HotWheelsAcceleracers'': The Silencerz are a mysterious group of racers who venture into the realms independent of both Dr. Tezla's group and the Racing Drones, to win Accelechargers for their own unspecified goals. Their most notable trait is their heavy use of silver and purple in their uniforms and vehicles, which doubles as PurpleIsPowerful due to the very advanced weapons and technology that they use, ranging from an InvisibilityCloak, to the [[MasterOfDisguise ability to disguise as other teams' cars and drivers]], and even {{EMP}} weapons to disable other vehicles and machinery.
* ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'': The show uses this trope (combined with GreenIsGross and SicklyGreenGlow) a lot to build atmosphere as the show itself focuses on paranormal investigations of mysterious and unexplainable happenings around the world.
** The title of the show is always written in purple with a green outline.
** Martin's watch that connects him to the The Center of paranormal investigations is colored deep purple and teal, as is most of the gadgets he uses to collect clues.
** M.O.M.'s office, where the team meets with the director of The Center to get their missions and seemingly exists in its own dimension, is almost entirely violet.
** When supernatural things are occurring, the sky will often be 1) a night sky, 2) filled with OminousClouds, and 3) purple and violet-hued. This ColorMotif is established in the first episode of the series when the crew investigates the {{Bogeyman}} and continues throughout the series.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The kid superhero Mysterion associates himself with illusion, solitude, and mystery, especially in his debut episode when everybody wants to figure out his secret identity (later episodes reveal it to be [[spoiler:Kenny]]). His outfit plays with this trope: his undershirt is a very pale purple, while his cape and mask are either light black with purple undertones or is a deepened purple that is being [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack used in lieu of black]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Raven is the brooding DarkMagicalGirl on the team with a DarkSecret that she works to keep from everyone, i.e. [[spoiler:that she's a HumanDemonHybrid and an ApocalypseMaiden who is destined to usher her demon father Trigon into the human world to take it over]]. She has short, dark purple hair in this adaptation, which is notable as in the original comic where her origins are conveyed more directly to the audience, she has [[AdaptationDyeJob long jet black hair]].
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This trope describes when the color purple is used to characterize or code things in a narrative as mysterious, ambiguous, or enigmatic.
The association between purple and mystery can be explained by purple's own elusive nature: purple does not show up frequently in nature, making it an exceedingly rare (and sought after) color. It also represents a part of the color spectrum the human eye is the least sensitive to. Magic and things related to the Occult are [[TechnicolorMagic frequently shaded]] purple and violet to emphasize their unknowable (to regular folks) nature, mixing this trope and PurpleIsPowerful (this does '''not''' mean, however, that all magic and otherwordly things by default fall under this trope). Shading a night sky filled with OminousClouds and OminousFog purple to indicate the presence or coming of something mysterious (and often dangerous) for atmosphere is quite common in animation.
This air of mystery can carry over into characterization as well. Characters who have unclearly defined morals, shifting allegiances, or undisclosed motivations and goals, like the EnigmaticMinion, MysteriousBacker, HiddenAgendaVillain, or someone who's AmbiguouslyEvil, may have a distinct purple motif. In these cases, the purple coloring functions like a combination of BlueIsHeroic and RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver to indicate the ambiguity surrounding the character and their plans and motives. Consequently, in terms of GoodColorsEvilColors, purple often symbolizes neither good nor evil, but moral ambiguity. An AmnesiacHero or someone suffering IdentityAmnesia may also have a purple color motif, their unknown pasts and identity being the source of ambiguity and mystery.
Compare PurpleIsTheNewBlack.
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!!Examples:
[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* PlayedForComedy in the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate'', when Komi Shouko's younger cousin Komi Akira visits. Akira regards Shouko as "spooky" because she says almost nothing. Peeking at the family, Akira notices that Shouko is missing, and wonders where she is. Shouko happens to be right behind Akira, gazing at her intently, surrounded by a violet mist of ominous intrigue. When Akira discovers Shouko there, she collapses onto the floor in shock.
* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'': Despite there being small hints littered throughout the series, the GainaxEnding of [[spoiler:Stocking dicing Panty to bits and revealing that she's actually a demon makes it unclear whether or not she was EvilAllAlong, did a FaceHeelTurn, or is just BrainwashedAndCrazy given her unusual eyes at the time, planting her firmly in AmbiguousEvil territory. Her ElegantGothicLolita aesthetic features black and purple striped tights and her hair is dark purple. This not only contrasts her against actual angel Panty's [[LightFeminineDarkFeminine lighter and brighter coloring]], but it also differentiates her from all other demons in the work, who all have red skin, pale hair, and wear beige mini skirt suits.]]
* ''Manga/RGVeda'': Kujaku is a mysterious man who calls himself a traveler, but drops hints that he knows more about the two leads, Yasha and Ashura, than he should. Often acts as a MysteriousInformant, popping in out of nowhere to give Yasha's group warnings or advice that he really shouldn't know if he were just a mere traveler. His DarkAndTroubledPast is revealed later in the story and includes him [[spoiler:being a mazouku and is the HeroicBastard of the former Tentei or emperor]]. He has purple eyes, hair, and wears both a purple jewel encrusted necklace as well as a long flowing purple scarf.
* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': Whether Sailor Saturn is a good guy or not is a major plot point in the Death Busters arc. She is first viewed as TheDreaded and a TokenEvilTeammate by the outer warriors, given that the last time she woke up, she used her PersonOfMassDestruction power to destroy the Moon Kingdom. They even go as far as trying to kill Hotaru (Saturn's reincarnated form) before she can manifest her abilities. The truth is [[spoiler:she is a NecessarilyEvil heroic teammate: her role is to RestartTheWorld should she deem it beyond saving and the only way to do so is to destroy it first]]. It also doesn't help that prior to awakening to her powers, she gets [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by one of the BigBad's minions, Mistress 9. Hotaru has black hair with purple highlights, purple colored eyes, and her Sailor Saturn uniform has dark purple accents.
* ''Manga/XxxHolic'':
** Yuko is the [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof and mysterious]], FemmeFatale, Dimensional Witch, who has the power to grant wishes to those that enter her shop [[EquivalentExchange for a price]]. Where she comes from, how she got to be the Dimensional Witch, how her powers and abilities work, and even her intentions for helping out Watanuki and his friends are all left rather ambiguous for most of the story, until the MindScrew ending. While she changes up her style frequently, she is often seen wearing the color purple. She's also given a [[SchrodingersButterfly butterfly motif]] that too is often shown to be purple or emitting a soft purple glow.
** Much of the official artwork for this manga about the mysteries of the supernatural feature purple prominently to set the tone for the ominous world the characters inhabit, like [[https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_1?file=Yuuko_%2526amp%253B_Watanuki_-_Chapter_1.jpg this two page spread]] for the first chapter that shows Yuko and Watanuki in front of a purple backdrop.
* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' has the Legendary Tae Yamada, a zombie that none of the other main girls know anything about save for her name. She can't talk or exposit in anyway, so her past and personality are a total blank, making her a total wild card of a teammate who helps as much as she hinders. Black and purple are her signature colors; her default outfit is black and alternative outfits she wears tend to feature purple prominently.
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[[folder:Asian Animation]]
* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': Fang is [[NamedInTheSequel initially identified only]] as "Mystery Boy" in the first season finale before becoming a major character as the series progresses. His outfit is mainly magenta, he has raven-colored spiky hair and his [[CastingAShadow shadow powers]] have purple auras. How he obtained this power is unknown until the middle of season 2 as he was initially cold and antagonistic towards the main heroes before warming up to them. Then season 3 reveals something else he had been hiding, [[spoiler:he is a HumanAlien on a mission to obtain [=BoBoiBoy=] and his friends' power watches for his boss]].
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/PurpleDays'': In this ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' fan fiction, "the Purple" as Joffrey calls it is an EldritchAbomination of mysterious origin and semi-vague nature that is responsible for perpetuating his [[spoiler:and later Sansa's]] GroundhogPeggySue state. It manifests in between deaths and loop resets as a long, stretched-out moment of agony during which only purple light can be discerned.
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[[folder:Film--Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'': The Cheshire Cat is a mischievous and mysterious [[CatsAreMagic magical cat]]. He appears quite literally out of thin air to either {{Troll}} or occassionally help Alice. Whether or not he has good intentions towards Alice is unclear: he intentionally lets Alice take the blame for his pranks, which puts her at risk of being ''beheaded'', only to [[spoiler:show up later to confess and provide a distraction for Alice to escape]]. Naturally, he is pink and purple striped all over, combining this trope with PsychoPink.
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[[folder:Film--Live Action]]
* ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'': Elijah Price is an enigmatic art gallery owner who wears an elegant purple overcoat and gloves and frequently offers cryptic advice and warnings to David, a man he believes is a real-world superhero. This culminates in TheReveal that [[spoiler:he has been orchestrating mass tragedies to specifically search for a person like David to be the superhero to the [[SecondaryColorNemesis purple-wearing]] HiddenAgendaVillain he's fashioned himself into.]]
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/HarrietTheSpy'': There's a boy in Harriet's class that [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep she and everyone else]] refers to as "[[PersonWithTheClothing The Boy With the Purple Socks]]". She complains that he is so boring that she never bothered to remember his name and thinks that the only thing noteworthy about him are his socks. It's later revealed that [[AwfulTruth no one in their class]] actually knows his real name.
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[[folder:Video Game]]
* ''VideoGame/ApexLegends'': Wraith's ColorMotif is purple; her mostly black outfit has purple accents and the background color on her character select screen is also purple. Her backstory is that she's an AmnesiacHero who woke up one day in a mentally ill detention facility with her dimensional jumping abilities and zero memories of how she got them, what her name is, or [[IdentityAmnesia anything related to her past life]], leaving her with a MysteriousPast that has yet to be uncovered.
* ''VideoGame/DrawnToLife'': Zsasha is a purple-wearing thief who sneaks into the village at night, steals from the raposa, and constantly evades being arrested by Officer Cricket. His actual morality is more ambiguous than it seems, though, as he gives up the items after you chase him around the village and is later revealed to be caring for a young, orphaned child he met in the forest. He's also incredibly laconic and is the only rapo you can't find or talk to after rescuing him, even in the sequel, where he winds up standing on a platform you can't reach.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'':
** The Ascians are a group of {{Evil Sorcerer}}s whose goal is to revive their god, Zodiark, whom they declare the "one true god". All of them are dangerous, [[PurpleIsPowerful powerful mages]] whose coming is heralded by a purple portal briefly opening at their pointy of entry and many of them are cloaked in purple energy while using their magic. Aside from their goal of resurrecting Zodiark, their origins are shrouded in mystery for much of the game's story. Deciphering the Ascians's motives to thwart their plots is a major goal of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
** The World of Darkness, better known as the Void, is a realm consumed by darkness-aligned energies. The plane is inhabited entirely by voidsent, a form of twisted EldritchAbomination starved of aether and seeking to cross over to other planes to feast on the aether of others. Owing to how difficult it is breach the walls of reality that separate it from the world of Hydaelyn, the place is largely cloaked in shadow and mystery. Holes in reality that allow voidsent through are typically wreathed in purple to emphasize the bottomless darkness on the other side. When the [[TheHero Warrior of Light]] and their friends venture inside to confront the Cloud of Darkness, the path is lit with sickly purple and green lights to emphasize how alien the place is.
* ''VideoGame/FlightRising'': The Shadowbinder is the flight associated with illusion and trickery along with darkness due to their [[CastingAShadow elemental control over it]] and their primary motif and dragon eye color is purple.
* The opponent of the ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' mod ''[[https://gamebanana.com/mods/301107 Mind Games]]'' is Psychic, a, well, psychic with purple skin and a fiery head. He waits for Boyfriend knowing [[spoiler:he's been possessed]] and has an unknown association with [[BigBad the Dearests]], along with a connection to [[SealedEvilInACan Spirit]], to the point Spirit holds just as much of a grudge on him as he does Daddy Dearest.
* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'': Chaos is the OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous, AnthropomorphicPersonification of chaos, a primordial being that is older than the gods themself. Zagreus has no idea who they are when he first receives their call and their intentions for aiding Zagreus in his journey out of the Underworld are obscure; it may be just out of spite against the gods that forgot them, it could be out of a parental desire to reconnect with their child Nyx, or it could be out of sheer curiousity. Their god icon glows a deep indigo and the shield aspect that bears their name features a large purple eye.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Ghost type is assigned purple in the franchise's ColorCodedElements, several Ghost-type Pokemon incorporate purple in their designs, and Ghost-type specialists tend to wear a lot of purple. Ghost-types are otherworldly and unknown, and feature frequently in hauntings, mysteries, and legends throughout the various games.
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[[folder:Visual Novel]]
* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'': Kyoko Kirigiri is an enigmatic student, who has a cool, detached demeanor and evasively dodges questions about who she is and her past. Her ultimate as a GreatDetective is not even known for most of the first game. This is later explained as [[spoiler:she's had her [[AmnesiacHero memories wiped]] by The Mastermind before joining the game]]. Downplayed as her eye and hair color varies from pale purple and purple-tinted white to purplish-grey and silver, respectively, depending on how she is drawn in-universe.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''WebOriginal/TheNeverglades'':
** The Inspector is a mysterious OccultDetective in a ConspicuousTrenchcoat and MysteryMagnet who was drawn to [[TownWithADarkSecret Pacific Glade]] to help solve the paranormal mysteries that [[WeirdnessMagnet seem to abound]]. Naturally, he has [[TechnicolorEyes purple eyes]] and unusual pale skin, both of which mark him as being more than what he appears.
** In "Purple Moon" a mysterious [[WeirdMoon purple moon]] rises in the town without explanation, creating a new mystery to solve. [[spoiler:It ends up being one of The Inspector's eyes.]]
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[[folder:Website]]
* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** While "Dark Faeries" come in a range of dark colors from midnight blue to black, the one most associated with purple is Jhudora, who lives on top of a purple cloud, wears a purple and green dress, and has vibrant purple eyes, among other things. Her actual villainous acts are never specified, and the only faerie who might know about them hasn't spilled. It's ''believed'' that many unfortunate events in Neopia are her doing, but this has never been confirmed.
** In the initial art for Darigan Citadel, the city is made up of purples and blues, and most of the Darigan painted pets are also primarily dark purple. The Citadel was initially introduced as being DarkIsEvil and attacking the innocent Meridell out of spite, but it was then revealed that the true conflict is really much more ambiguous, as they were merely trying to get the life-giving orb Meridell stole from them in the first place. The original leader of the Citadel, Lord Darigan, was presented as a morally gray AntiVillain just trying to do what was right for his people, and who later became a mysterious "monster" living in someone's barn after he lost the war. In the second war, the ones who compelled Lord Kass to turn evil were a group of mysterious, malevolent, and manipulative spirits who took no actual sides in the war.
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[[folder:Web Video]]
* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': [[PsychicPowers Aberrant Mind]] Sorcerer Imogen Temult has naturally purple hair and glowing purple veins that have been crawling slowly up her arms since her abilities manifested. The origin of those abilities is shrouded in mystery, and big part of what drives Imogen in her journey.
* ''WebVideo/EveryManHYBRID'': HABIT is an AxeCrazy BodySnatcher with unknown motives for following and torturing the boys [[spoiler:throughout all of their reincarnations]]. He seems to want ''something'', but it's never made clear exactly what his ultimate goal is, even when he starts treating Vinny like his ally and [[WebVideo/TribeTwelve helping Noah learn about severance]]. His ultimate morality is made more ambiguous at the end when he rants about his own immortality [[spoiler:and roll in the loops]] in a moment of uncharacteristic vulnerability, but then goes on to [[spoiler:goad Vinny and Evan into killing each other]]. Fittingly, his associated color is purple, from the messages he leaves the boys to the [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Haunter]] sticker he put on Noah's envelope. If anything in the series is colored purple, then it's a sure sign of being from or belonging to HABIT.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/HotWheelsAcceleracers'': The Silencerz are a mysterious group of racers who venture into the realms independent of both Dr. Tezla's group and the Racing Drones, to win Accelechargers for their own unspecified goals. Their most notable trait is their heavy use of silver and purple in their uniforms and vehicles, which doubles as PurpleIsPowerful due to the very advanced weapons and technology that they use, ranging from an InvisibilityCloak, to the [[MasterOfDisguise ability to disguise as other teams' cars and drivers]], and even {{EMP}} weapons to disable other vehicles and machinery.
* ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'': The show uses this trope (combined with GreenIsGross and SicklyGreenGlow) a lot to build atmosphere as the show itself focuses on paranormal investigations of mysterious and unexplainable happenings around the world.
** The title of the show is always written in purple with a green outline.
** Martin's watch that connects him to the The Center of paranormal investigations is colored deep purple and teal, as is most of the gadgets he uses to collect clues.
** M.O.M.'s office, where the team meets with the director of The Center to get their missions and seemingly exists in its own dimension, is almost entirely violet.
** When supernatural things are occurring, the sky will often be 1) a night sky, 2) filled with OminousClouds, and 3) purple and violet-hued. This ColorMotif is established in the first episode of the series when the crew investigates the {{Bogeyman}} and continues throughout the series.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The kid superhero Mysterion associates himself with illusion, solitude, and mystery, especially in his debut episode when everybody wants to figure out his secret identity (later episodes reveal it to be [[spoiler:Kenny]]). His outfit plays with this trope: his undershirt is a very pale purple, while his cape and mask are either light black with purple undertones or is a deepened purple that is being [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack used in lieu of black]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Raven is the brooding DarkMagicalGirl on the team with a DarkSecret that she works to keep from everyone, i.e. [[spoiler:that she's a HumanDemonHybrid and an ApocalypseMaiden who is destined to usher her demon father Trigon into the human world to take it over]]. She has short, dark purple hair in this adaptation, which is notable as in the original comic where her origins are conveyed more directly to the audience, she has [[AdaptationDyeJob long jet black hair]].
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