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** The work has a much brighter saturated color, which makes Gary's normally grey color a brighter shade of green.

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* '''Downplayed''': Gary is a greyish-green, which is somewhat closer in color to real crocodilians.

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* '''Downplayed''': Gary is a greyish-green, greyish-green or olive green, which is somewhat closer in color to real crocodilians.



** Gary is a [[{{Planimal}} plant-gator hybrid]], or otherwise is a MixAndMatchCritter consisting of a gator and a species that is often green.
** Gary lives in an environment that is bright green, so his green scales give him an evolutionary advantage.



* '''Lampshaded''': : "Why is this gator green? [[GreenAroundTheGills Is he sick?]]"
* '''Invoked''': Gary lives in a black-and-white world, and [[Literature/HaroldAndThePurpleCrayon Harold]] colors Gary green.

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* '''Lampshaded''': : "Why is this gator green? [[GreenAroundTheGills Is he sick?]]"
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Gary lives in a black-and-white world, and [[Literature/HaroldAndThePurpleCrayon Harold]] colors Gary green.green.
** Gary covers himself in algae to make himself look greener.



* '''Implied''': The actual gators aren't shown onscreen, but Alice and Bob mention that "You should've seen how bright green they were!"



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** Gary is a [[LivingToy plush toy]] or is otherwise artificial; he was given his bright green color to be more appealing in-universe.

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** Gary is a [[LivingToy plush toy]] toy]], [[ShowWithinAShow cartoon character]], or is otherwise artificial; he was given his bright green color to be more appealing in-universe.


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** Gary is of a previously undiscovered crocodilian species that really ''is'' bright green.


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** The creator of the work is worried that [[TheCoconutEffect alligators and crocodiles won't be recognizable if they're not green]].
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** TypicalCartoonAnimalColors
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** That's just how to look to Hrtioplzsdfikar, who's BizarreAlienSenses provided the POVCam footage.

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** That's just how to they look to Hrtioplzsdfikar, who's BizarreAlienSenses provided the POVCam footage.

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* '''Subverted''': Gary appears green, but this is because he's coated in algae.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Gary appears green, but this is because he's coated in algae.algae.
** That's just how to look to Hrtioplzsdfikar, who's BizarreAlienSenses provided the POVCam footage.
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* '''Lampshaded''': Why is this gator green? [[GreenAroundTheGills Is he sick?]]

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* '''Lampshaded''': Why : "Why is this gator green? [[GreenAroundTheGills Is he sick?]]sick?]]"
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* '''Discussed''': "Bob, are you feeling alright? [[GreenAroundTheGills You're as green as a gator.]]

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* '''Discussed''': "Bob, are you feeling alright? [[GreenAroundTheGills You're as green as a gator.]]]]"
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Gary lives in a black-and-white world, and [[Literature/HaroldAndThePurpleCrayon Harold]] colors Gary green.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Just as [[Literature/HaroldAndThePurpleCrayon Harold]] is about to color Gary green, Gary tells him to stop and color him gray [[MediumAwareness like a real crocodile]].
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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???
Gary cannot catch any prey because his solid green color makes him stand out a mile away.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???Gary is green, [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife and his gator friends come in every other color of the rainbow]].



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???Why is this gator green? [[GreenAroundTheGills Is he sick?]]



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Gary uses his green color to blend in with the grass and prey on land critters.



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"Bob, are you feeling alright? [[GreenAroundTheGills You're as green as a gator.]]
* '''Conversed''': ???"Wow, a real crocodile! Wait... why is it gray? Aren't they normally green?"
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'''Basic Trope''': Fictional crocodilians are portrayed as a brighter shade of green than they are in real life.
* '''Straight''': Gary the gator is green, rather than the greyish-teal or brownish color that most crocodilians are in real life.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Gary is lime green.
** All crocodilians and other reptiles are portrayed as green.
* '''Downplayed''': Gary is a greyish-green, which is somewhat closer in color to real crocodilians.
* '''Justified''':
** Gary is a [[LivingToy plush toy]] or is otherwise artificial; he was given his bright green color to be more appealing in-universe.
** [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife Animals in this setting tend to be brightly colored anyway.]]
* '''Inverted''': In a world of AmazingTechnicolorWildlife, crocodilians are the only ones to be the colors they are in real life.
* '''Subverted''': Gary appears green, but this is because he's coated in algae.
* '''Double Subverted''': When the algae is cleaned off, he's ''still'' green.
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* '''Averted''': Crocodilians are portrayed as their correct colors.
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** TypicalCartoonAnimalColors
** The work is intended for children, who would find a more brightly-colored crocodilian more appealing.
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