History Main / PsychoPink

* ''Film/TheBlob1988'' chose to depict the amorphous predator mainly in shades of pink, almost making it resemble some sort of organ. This is contrast to the [[Film/TheBlob1958 original Blob]], which was bright red.

* ''VideoGame/WillYouSnail'' features Squid, a murderous, unstable AI that wants to eliminate humanity. He's represented by a hot pink avatar.

* ''LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}'' has a recurring character in his videos called [[CloudCuckoolander Wilford Warfstache]], a reporter with a pink handlebar mustache, who wears a pink bow tie, sometimes has pink hair, and often wears pink suspenders or a pink shirt. Wilford is known to kill nearly everyone he interviews, due to him [[StupidEvil not seeming to understand]] that when you kill people, they [[DeathIsCheap usually]] stay dead.

Can be part of SubvertedInnocence, specifically subverting PinkMeansFeminine (supertrope of PinkGirlBlueBoy, PinkIsForSissies[=/=]RealMenWearPink, PrincessesPreferPink, and RoseHairedSweetie), CuteAndPsycho, and CheeryPink, juxtaposing what is often seen as a soft, gentle, welcoming color with a more aggressive, unsettling character type.

* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'': Haruna Niekawa is easily one of the less sane characters in the show, which is saying something given the CastFullOfCrazy. She's an AxeCrazy Saika Child who slashes hundreds of people across Ikebukuro to express Saika's love and is worryingly obsessed and infatuated with her former teacher, Mr. Nasujima, despite him being a pedophile who only wanted her money. After Anri cuts her, she returns wearing a bright [[ElegantGothicLolita pink dress and a rose-themed purse]], and is every bit as violent and unstable as ever.

* Professor Kokonoe from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' is a pink-haired CatGirl and MadScientist. It's downplayed however since Kokonoe is ultimately a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and unambiguously heroic.

* ''The Roses of Heliogabalus'', by Creator/LawrenceAlmaTadema, has the guests being smothered to death by a mountain of pink rose petals while the Roman emperor Elagabalus, in his decadence, gazes at the ill-fated guests with nonchalantl indifference.

* Satou, the VillainProtagonist of ''Manga/HappySugarLife'', has pink hair and seems to be a charming, upbeat and popular girl on the surface, but is secretly an AxCrazy {{Yandere}} who has murdered multiple people, [[spoiler:including her own "best friend", Shoko]], in order to protect the "happy sugar life" she has with Shio, a girl whom she has essentially [[AbductionIsLove kidnapped]].

* [[RubberForeheadAliens Gandrayda]] from ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption'' is pink and turns evil once she gets infected with [[TheCorruption Phazon]] (though it's implied she was jealous of Samus before that happened)

** Galacta Knight, the time-travelling "[[WorldsStrongestMan Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy]]", was [[SealedBadassInACan sealed away]] aeons ago for fear of his insane level of power... emphasis on ''[[AxCrazy insane]]'', because his standard response to being awakened is to attack everything in sight! [[spoiler:Just ask [[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Star Dream]] and [[VideoGame/SuperKirbyClash Parallel Nightmare]]]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''

Intense shades of pink such as hot pink and magenta can be associated with this, as they can be off-putting and too much for the eyes, and as such, characters who wear these shades, like the AlphaBitch in teen films, can be a red flag, or a hot pink flag in this case. Muted shades of pink like puce or old rose can give off a macabre and visceral feel, and can also convey an offset character.

In western media, pink represents innocence, romance, sweetness, and playfulness, so when a villain wears pink it largely reflects their deceptive appearance or [[AffablyEvil affable villainy]]. When a villain wears pink, it usually indicates that there's something under the surface and an ulterior motive (ranging from greed, falsehood, tribalism, and vanity). Pink can also indicate [[PinkIsErotic there's a sexual motive]] behind a villain's actions and reflects a sexual nature of their actions.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Ty Lee, one of Princess Azula's posse, wears pink, has a [[CheeryPink cheery demeanor]], and claims her aura has never been pinker after upon hearing they're pursuing the Gaang. And despite being a non-bender, she's a dangerous force to be reckoned with through her ability to chi-block her opponents by blocking their pressure points and leaving them [[TheParalyzer paralyzed]]. In something of a twist, however, while she pursues our heroes with delighted glee, she is one of the saner members of the villainous posse, [[TrappedInVillainy only following]] Azula because she is fearful [[JoinOrDie of what would happen if she refused]].

* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'' takes place on Vertumna, an alien planet where the predominant colours are pink and purple. [[spoiler:Possibly because it's the garden planet of an alien race, who are '''very''' hostile to humanity.]] Native fauna include the manticore, a predator which stands as tall as a horse and consists almost entirely of pink spikes. Lasrifle blasts barely leave a mark on it.

* ''Film/{{Glorious}}'': Ghatanothoa's true form manifests as a radiant magenta, similar to ''Film/ColorOutOfSpace2020''. While he is AffablyEvil, he is still a force of pure destruction [[spoiler:who messily devours a man who interrupts his ritual.]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Neopolitan "Neo" is a cute, petite girl with pink hair with an eponymous ice cream motif in her color palette. She's also a ruthless fighter who enjoys toying her opponents and is introduced as the right-hand of [[BigBadDuumvirate Roman Torchwick]].

* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': Berry from the approptiately named episode "Berry Scary" is a pink imaginary friend with an unhealthy crush on Bloo and a great dislike for Mac due to being the best friend of his crush. While the worst thing she did in her debut episode was manipulating Bloo into ending his friendship with Mac, she commits more vile crimes in her second appearance: keeping a rich family hostage in their own mansion while stealing their property and impersonating a guy named Barry, all of this just to steal Bloo from Mac (whom she attempts to ''murder'' this time).