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-->-- '''Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}''' on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wolfe#White_suit Tom Wolfe's white suit]]

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' tends to associate the color white with evil or at least antagonistic forces. Byakuya was the main antagonist for most of the Soul Society arc and wore a white haori over his black Gotei 13 uniform. Sozuke Aizen and his cohorts all wear variations of fancy-looking all-white clothing in contrast to the dark uniforms of the Gotei 13. [[ANaziByAnyOtherName The Wandenreich]], the villains of the final arc, also wear all-white uniforms.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': In the episode "[[StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E12TheRoyale The Royale]]" the main antagonist Mickey D briefly appears at the Hotel Royale wearing a white suit, staying just long enough to kill a bellboy who was far too interested in Mickey's girlfriend.

-->-- '''Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}''' on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wolfe#The_white_suit Tom Wolfe's white suit]]

* Music/TheStupendium, for his ''VideoGame/EvilGenius2'' song, wears a glitzy white [[TheSeventies 1970s-style]] suit with an orange shirt, orange-tinted glasses, and several pieces of jewellery, for his character as a flamboyant evil genius.

* In ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', the StarterVillain wears a full white suit including a trademark white [[NiceHat panama hat]].

SubTrope to LightIsNotGood (subverting the association of [[LightIsGood white/light with Good]]), ManOfWealthAndTaste (classily-dressed villain), and WickedCultured (villains with an interest in consuming and sharing high-class culture). SuperTrope to FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit, where the villain has [[CorruptHick political control of a rural area]], [[FatBastard obesity]]/[[VillainousGlutton gluttony]], and a white suit (that typically needs cleaning). Speaking of baddies in hot climates--where lighter-colored clothes, which absorb less heat, come in handy--another character likely to dress like this is an EvilColonialist in the tropics. Contrast with EvilWearsBlack (villainy is associated with black clothing) and FashionVictimVillain (villains with flamboyantly bad/weird taste in clothing).

* Scorpion, the powerful [TheTriadsAndTheTongs triad]] leader of ''VideoGame/HongKongNinja'', is dressed in a sleek white-silver suit, with matching white streaks in his hair. And somehow have ShockAndAwe abilities, matching his colour scheme.

* Wilson Fisk (aka ComicBook/TheKingpin) from ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'', and other Franchise/MarvelUniverse comics usually appears in a white blazer or business suit. It's used to reinforce his VillainWithGoodPublicity status in-universe.
* ComicBook/TheUltimates: Gregory Stark, the older twin brother of Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, wears a white suit, and is described as having his brother's genius, and none of his morals. [[spoiler: He turns out to be the BigBad of the ''Ultimates vs. New Avengers'' crossover, and when he activates his powers, the suit turns into pure white light.]]
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':

* Lucifer, the smooth manager of Hell in ''Film/{{Constantine}}'' wears an old-fashioned ensemble in the style of a FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit.

* ''Film/{{Pitfall|1962}}'': An ominous fellow in the white suit stalks the protagonist, an unfortunate miner. The villain's crisp, neat suit stands in dramatic contrast to the filth and dirt and sweaty, desperate people that surround him in Japanese mining country. He gets away with multiple murders.
* Film/JamesBond:

* Various BadFuture episodes of ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' show PresidentEvil future-Lex in a pure white suit. Combine this with the [[RedRightHand black-gloved right hand]] and the effect is really unsettling. On Clark's trip inside Lex's head, bad Lex is shown dressed in the exact same way.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': Lex Luthor is often seen wearing a white suit in visions of his future self. In the finale he also wears one after he's elected [[PresidentEvil President of the United States]].

SubTrope to LightIsNotGood (subverting the association of [[LightIsGood white/light with Good]]), ManOfWealthAndTaste (classily-dressed villain), and WickedCultured (villains with an interest in consuming and sharing high-class culture). SuperTrope to FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit, where the villain has [[CorruptHick political control of a rural area]], [[FatBastard obesity]]/[[VillainousGlutton gluttony]], and a white suit (that typically needs cleaning). Speaking of baddies in hot climates--where lighter-colored clothes, which absorb less heat, come in handy--another baddie likely to dress like this is an EvilColonialist in the tropics. Contrast with EvilWearsBlack (villainy is associated with black clothing) and FashionVictimVillain (villains with flamboyantly bad/weird taste in clothing).

SubTrope to LightIsNotGood (subverting the association of [[LightIsGood white/light with Good]]), ManOfWealthAndTaste (classily-dressed villain), and WickedCultured (villains with an interest in consuming and sharing high-class culture). SuperTrope to FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit, where the villain has [[CorruptHick political control of a rural area]], [[FatBastard obesity]]/[[VillainousGlutton gluttony]], and a white suit (that typically needs cleaning). Another baddie likely to dress like this is an EvilColonialist in the tropics--justified because the lighter the clothes, the less heat they absorb. Contrast with EvilWearsBlack (villainy is associated with black clothing) and FashionVictimVillain (villains with flamboyantly bad/weird taste in clothing).

SubTrope to LightIsNotGood (subverting the association of [[LightIsGood white/light with Good]]), ManOfWealthAndTaste (classily-dressed villain), and WickedCultured (villains with an interest in consuming and sharing high-class culture). SuperTrope to FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit, where the villain has [[CorruptHick political control of a rural area]], [[FatBastard obesity]]/[[VillainousGlutton gluttony]], and a white suit (that typically needs cleaning). Contrast with EvilWearsBlack (villainy is associated with black clothing) and FashionVictimVillain (villains with flamboyantly bad/weird taste in clothing).

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[[caption-width-right:337:With that suit, he's got nothing to hide about his crimes.]]

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->''"[[Creator/TomWolfe Wolfe]] has said that the outfit disarms the people he observes, making him, in their eyes, 'a man from Mars, the man who didn't know anything and was eager to know.'"''

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* ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'': Al G. Rhythm
* ''Film/TheUntouchables'': Aside from the infamous BatterUp dinner scene and when he impersonates an officer, PsychoForHire Frank Nitti wears a white suit for almost every scene he's in, contrasting the dark suit worn by his opponent Elliot Ness.

* ''Film/KillBill'': O-ren Ishii's pure white, formal kimono, while it also makes for some nice [[SnowMeansDeath visual symbolism]] during her [[WhiteShirtOfDeath eventual defeat]], it also fits with her role. She's a mob boss, the head of the yakuza, and a polite, dignified, yet ruthless leader who makes herself scarce when combat begins, only reappearing once all her minions have been killed.