Line #207 Main/GoodWearsWhite


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[CaptainObvious The good guy is the one in white]].]]
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4	In Western culture, the color [[white:white]] is symbolically tied to [[WhiteIsPure goodness]]. Tropes like BlackAndWhiteMorality and WhiteMagic exemplify how "white" is used as a synonym for "good". So ingrained is this concept that good characters in fiction tend to dress in white, [[GoodColorsEvilColors usually while opposing]] a [[EvilWearsBlack black-clad foe]].
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6	In TheWestern, the good guy wears a white cowboy hat. PrinceCharming rides in to save the DamselInDistress on a white horse. And [[WhiteMagic Good witches]] wear white to show they're not a WickedWitch. Heroic and morally righteous characters everywhere tend to wear white.
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8	This trope is nearly ubiquitous in the West, but it's become increasingly popular to subvert expectations by playing with the trope. It's also not common to the same extent in every culture, such as East Asia where white is associated with death and occasionally villainy. As such, '''do not list {{aver\|tedTrope}}sions.'''
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10	!!Trope relations:
11	[[AC:Tropes that complement Good Wears White:]]
12	* EvilWearsBlack: This trope's EvilCounterpart. The white-clad hero usually [[GoodColorsEvilColors has an evil foe who wears black]] (includes [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple]]).
13	* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Gold and white are the colors of [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels angels]] and gods, who are [[GodIsGood usually divine forces of good]].
14	* LightIsGood: Light and holy powers as a force of good. Characters associated with light may or may not wear white. That said, it is possible for a characters to have light or holy powers and wear different colors, even black.
15	* VirginInAWhiteDress: Since NatureAdoresAVirgin, a character's white dress can symbolize both her sexual purity and purity of heart.
16	* WhiteIsPure: When white is worn by virtuous characters and those obsessed with cleanliness.
17	* WhiteMagicianGirl: A caring, girly, support-oriented WhiteMage. Often wears white, though not a requirement.
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19	[[AC:Tropes that subvert Good Wears White:]]
20	* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: Heroes in more "serious" adaptations wear darker clothes.
21	* VillainInAWhiteSuit: A villainous leader whose white suit symbolizes his ruthlessness and authority.
22	* WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver: White with red accents signifies that despite wearing white, something is terribly wrong with the character in question.
23	* WhiteMaskOfDoom: A menacing character made more malevolent with a featureless white mask on their face.
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25	[[AC:Not to be confused with:]]
26	* DarkIsNotEvil: Darkness or traditionally evil things that aren't evil. A hero with dark powers can still wear white and qualify for this trope.
27	* EtherealWhiteDress: This character's white dress marks her as mysterious and otherworldly, but she could be good, evil, or neither.
28	* LightIsNotGood: Light as a force of evil doesn't mean a character wears white. These characters can wear white, but can also still wear evil.
29	* TheRichHaveWhiteStuff: Rich characters, whether they are a CorruptCorporateExecutive or TheGoodKing, tend to wear and have a lot of white.
30	* WhiteShirtOfDeath: White clothing foreshadows a character's violent death, regardless of their morality.
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32	Overlaps with GoodColorsEvilColors when paired with a black-clad villain. Compare BlueIsHeroic, RedIsHeroic, PinkHeroine, and PrimaryColorChampion for other good color schemes.
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35	!!Examples:
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38	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
39	* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
40	** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Omnimon, Angemon and Angewomon. The former is a knight Digimon with white armor and a white BadassCape. The latter two are angelic Digimon dressed in mostly white clothing. All three are evolutions of the partner Digimon and are good guys.
41	** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'': Imperialdramon is the [[FusionDance DNA digivolved mega form of ExVeemon and Stingmon]], the respective Digimon partners of [[TheLeader Davis]] and [[SixthRanger Ken]]. In the "Revenge of Diaboromon" movie, Imperialdramon Fighter Mode is gifted a sword made from Omnimon's data, transforming him into [[SuperMode Imperialdramon Paladin Mode]]. In this form, his predominantly black armor is changed to white.
42	** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': Guilmon's good Mega form is Gallantmon, a knight Digimon in white armor. His debut has him battle Beezlemon, a demon Digimon dressed in black leather.
43	* ''Literature/TheHeroIsOverpoweredButOverlyCautious'': The main heroine is a goddess of healing who wears white.
44	* ''Anime/IzettaTheLastWitch'': The titular heroine wears a white battle outfit to represent herself as the "White Witch of Eylstadt". She is also one of the nicest people you could ever meet.
45	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
46	** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'': Jotaro Kujo is the BigGood of the story and the hero of [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders the previous series]]. His outfit includes a white BadassLongcoat and pants.
47	** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'': Jotaro has a minor role in this series as the GreaterScopeParagon and still wears the white outfit from ''Diamond Is Unbreakable''.
48	* ''Manga/LegendOfHeavenlySphereShurato'': TheHero wears armor based on a [[GreatWhiteFeline white lion]].
49	* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': Most protagonists wear Barrier Jackets which feature the color white prominently, usually on the outermost layer. Hayate and Reinforce Zwei take it one step further by having white as their magic colors.
50	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' has Syam Vist, a kind old man in white robes and [[MessianicArchetype Banagher Links]], who pilots a White Gundam known as The Unicorn.
51	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Minato and Naruto wear white Hokage cloaks.
52	* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
53	** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'': One of the original duo, Cure White, as her name suggests, wears a white dress, boots, and bows, and fights for the side of good with kicks, lightning, and rainbows.
54	** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'': Cure White's successor, Cure Egret, wears a white dress and boots, and fights evil monsters with {{flight}} and water powers. Her MidSeasonUpgrade, [[spoiler:Cure Windy]], downplays this, as white becomes her sub-colour while her main dress colour is {{blue\|IsHeroic}}.
55	** ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'': Cure Rhythm, one of the warriors fighting to rescue music to Minor Land, wears a puffy white dress.
56	** ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'': The lead heroine, GenkiGirl Cure Summer, wears a white two-piece suit and sandals.
57	** ''Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure'': Cure Prism, the benevolent caretaker of Princess Elle and hero of Sorashido City, wears a white dress, boots, gloves, and bow.
58	** Downplayed variants: The gangs from ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', ''Anime/SmilePrecure'', ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'', and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' all have white accents on their outfits (usually sleeves and petticoats), and most Cures wear white gloves.
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61	[[folder:Art]]
62	* ''Art/DanteAndVirgilInHell'': Creator/WilliamAdolpheBouguereau paints Virgil in white robes befitting a virtuous sage such as himself.
63	* UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} is typically depicted wearing an ankle-length white robe in modern artwork and imagery.
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66	[[folder:Comic Books]]
67	* ''ComicBook/TheBoys'': Starlight wears a white and gold costume. She is also one of the few genuinely nice characters in the comic and one of the few superheroes who is a good person and actually believes in the superhero cause, rather than just pretending to for fame and fortune.
68	* ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
69	** ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'': Apollo wears a white and gold outfit. [[PersonalityPowers He has a warm and cheerful personality]] to go with his PowerOfTheSun and is one of the nicer members of the team. Especially when compared to his husband ComicBook/{{Midnighter}}.
70	** ComicBook/{{Aztek}} is a hero inspired by the Aztec gods who wears a white and gold costume.
71	** ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'': [[AnIcePerson Elijah Snow]] dresses in white and has white hair. [[spoiler:His white clothes foreshadow his status as the amnesiac BigGood.]]
72	** ComicBook/PowerGirl's costume consists of a white LeotardOfPower with blue gloves and boots, and a red cape. In the Judd Winick run, she gets an EvilKnockoff named Divine who dresses in black.
73	** ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Daniel Hall, the second Dream, wears white and has MysticalWhiteHair. He is the RedeemingReplacement to Morpheus, being much more forgiving and approachable.
74	** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman''
75	** Diana is normally a PrimaryColorChampion but she has worn white on a few occasions, such during the Dennis O'Neil era when she lost her powers, when she became the Goddess of Truth during John Byrne's run, when she became Goddess of Peace in a ''[[ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd Future's End]]'' story and in ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'' #0 when she became a goddess again.
76	** Diana's rival turned friend ComicBook/{{Artemis}} has had a variety of outfits over the years. One of them is a white and green LeotardOfPower.
77	* ''ComicBook/{{Ghost\|DarkHorseComics}}'': The eponymous Ghost is Elisa Cameron, a reporter who was killed under mysterious circumstances and returns as a ghost. She wears an EtherealWhiteDress.
78	* ''ComicBook/JupitersLegacy'': The Utopian wears a white costume and is considered the planet's greatest hero.
79	* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
80	** ComicBook/Agent13, ally and love interest to ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, often wears a white SpyCatsuit.
81	** ''ComicBook/CaptainUniverse'': The Uni-Power grants its heroic hosts a blue and white costume.
82	** [[ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon Colleen Wing]] is a heroic modern day {{Samurai}} who has worn a white outfit since the 2000s.
83	** ComicBook/IronFist traded in his usual green outfit for a white one during the ComicBook/{{Heroic Age\|2010}} as a reflection of the brighter and more optimistic era of the Marvel universe.
84	** ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': The first volume of Jonathan Hickman's run had the team wearing white costumes after the formation of the Future Foundation.
85	** ComicBook/MoonKnight is the champion of the moon god Khonshu. He wears a white costume, fitting his lunar motif.
86	** ComicBook/SilverSable wears white and silver. She is an AntiHero example of this trope.
87	** ComicBook/SpiderGwen has a primarily white costume which has earned her the nickname "Ghost-Spider".
88	** Every hero who has used the ComicBook/WhiteTiger moniker has worn a white costume.
89	* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': ''[[WhatIf Infinities]]'' is an alternate version of the events of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' is shown where Darth Vader was [[HeelFaceTurn turned against the Emperor]] by the combined efforts of Luke and Leia. Afterwards, the redeemed Vader wears an all-white version of his classic outfit.
90	* ComicBook/{{Supreme}} wears a white and red costume. He started out as a SupermanSubstitute with none of his morality or humility, but was reinvented as a Superman homage who acted more in line with his inspiration during Alan Moore's run.
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93	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
94	* ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'': Master Chow is a masseuse and a master of kung fu who wears a white shirt with [[BlueIsHeroic blue linings]]. She chooses to get involved by [[BigDamnHeroes fighting off Wild Knuckles' henchmen to protect the Minions]], and although she is a bit reluctant at first, she still agrees to [[MentorArchetype help teach the Minions]] once she realizes why they want to learn kung fu: to protect their "mini-boss".
95	* ''WesternAnimation/AMonsterInParis'': The main character, Francœur, is a sweet-natured and compassionate seven-foot flea who disguises himself in a white mask, hat, suit and pants.
96	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': The BigGood Mama Odie is shown wearing white and gold, in contrast to Dr Facilier's black and purple.
97	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', 4*Town wear all-white during their concert and serve as BigDamnHeroes during the climax.
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100	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
101	* ''Film/AliceInWonderland1999'': While walking through a dark forest, Alice encounters two knights, one dressed in red armor, the other in white armor. The Red Knight seeks to take Alice as his prisoner while the White Knight wants to protect her. After their duel is over and the two knights part on good terms, the White Knight has a talk with Alice and encourages her to be brave and good.
102	* ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'': White is associated with the good guys, namely the forces of [[TheHighQueen the White Queen]].
103	* ''Film/{{Alien}}'': [[TheHero Ripley]] wears a white undershirt and panties in the ''Narcissus'', when she prepares to take the [[BigBad Alien]] out of the shuttle through the airlock, Ripley puts on a white spacesuit.
104	* ''Film/AvengersEndgame'': [[spoiler:Most of the surviving Avengers wear matching white sets of armor that allows them to safely traverse the Quantum Realm to undo the effects of Thanos's culling.]]
105	* ''Film/BruceAlmighty'': God is portrayed as a man in an all-white suit. He is an example of GodIsGood who tries to [[TricksterMentor teach the protagonist Bruce an important lesson, albeit while messing with him a bit]].
106	* ''Film/TheCraft'': [[TheHero Sarah Baily]] wears a white sweater in the climax which almost becomes a WhiteShirtOfDeath. At the end, she wears an all-white ensemble of clothes, in contrast to Nancy Downs who starts wearing black when she starts getting DrunkOnTheDarkSide, and becomes the main villain.
107	* ''Film/CrimsonPeak'': The protagonist Edith often wears white and is a NiceGirl.
108	* ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'': In the film's climax, [[TheHero John Preston]] dons a completely white clerical ceremonial outfit. This stands out as all the other characters have worn black or dark blue, including the villains.
109	* ''Film/TheGreatRace'': [[TheHero The Great Leslie]] wears white and all his gear is white. His car, his rope, his grappling hook, his pipe, his clothes. He even gets hit with a white pie in a pie fight. The villain, Professor Fate, wears black and drives a black car.
110	* ''KarateAMuerteEnTorremolinos'': To some point: The martial artists killed by the ninjas, including the school and Chuk Lee, all wear white. This may be ColourCodedForYourConvenience considering that the ninjas wear black.
111	* ''Franchise/TheKarateKid'':
112	** Daniel [=LaRusso=] is TheHero of the first three films. He wears a white karategi in contrast to his rivals at the Cobra Kai dojo who wear black.
113	** ''Film/TheKarateKid2010'': Dre is the main hero of this film. In the climactic tournament, he wears a white cheongsam similar to the one worn by Creator/BruceLee in some of his movies.
114	* ''Film/KungFuHustle'': Sing provides the trope image. After unlocking his true power and pulling a HeelFaceTurn, Sing faces off against the Axe Gang in a climactic battle while wearing a white cheongsam as a nod to Creator/BruceLee. The Axe Gang are all [[EvilWearsBlack wearing black]] during this fight.
115	* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing'': Arwen appears to Frodo in a flowing white gown with light radiating from her. This is just a vision to Frodo but it symbolizes that she is good and is there to help him.
116	* ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'': Liu Kang is TheHero and wears a white shirt. The BigGood Raiden also wears white clothing.
117	* ''Franchise/StarWars'': The trope is zig-zagged. Luke wears white or very light beige in his first two films, in contrast to the jet-black Dark Vader. Leia wears a white dress. Han Solo wears a white shirt beneath a black jacket, showing that he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. In the prequel trilogy, Anakin and Amidala are frequently shown wearing white or other light colors. However, in ''Return of the Jedi'', our hero Luke wears a black outfit, both to signify that he's TookALevelInBadass and is also in danger of turning to the dark side. [[spoiler: It's actually a {{double subversion}} - towards the end of the film, the black outfit falls open to reveal that it's been white on the inside all along.]] Also, the villainous {{mook}} stormtroopers are stark white.
118	* ''Film/RushHour2'': Isabella Molina is an undercover Secret Service agent posing as a corrupt customs agent to take down the villains' money laundering operation. Lee and Carter aren't quite sure of her true allegiance at first, but she's proves herself to be on the good side when she saves Lee from being tortured and killed by [[TheDragon Hu-Li]]. Notably, Isabella is wearing a white dress when this happens in contrast to the dark colors of her previous outfits.
119	* ''Film/StationsOfTheCross'': In contrast to the somber grays and blacks of Maria's family and clergy, the doctor who treats Maria and confronts her mother is dressed in a strikingly white lab coat, in an office as clean, light, and comforting as him.
120	* ''Film/TheWailing'': The film revolves around who Jong-goo can trust in his small Korean town when his daughter becomes possessed. After much back and forth, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Moo-myung is the BigGood and is able to cast protection spells.]] As an early hint of this, [[spoiler:she]] wears a long white dress.
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123	[[folder:Literature]]
124	* ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'': In ''Through The Looking Glass'', Alice is saved from a knight in red armor by a knight in white armor. The White Knight is depicted as a bit of an oddball but is a good and kind man through and through.
125	* ''Literature/CradleSeries'': The Abidan wear white armor as a symbol of their organization, and even if some of them are jerks they are working to promote prosperity and growth throughout the Way.
126	* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Gandalf the Grey dies in a HeroicSacrifice while fending off a balrog. He returns wearing white robes and now goes by Gandalf the White.
127	* ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy'': White is associated with Preservation and black with Ruin. While neither is good or evil in the strictest sense [[note]]they embody two cosmic principles that are both dangerous if taken to an extreme[[/note]], Ruin is trying to end the world and Preservation is trying prevent this. Also, [[EvilIsPetty Ruin is a big jerk,]] while Preservation is quite friendly.
128	* ''Literature/SkeletonKnightInAnotherWorld'': The eponymous skeleton knight wears white and gold armor. Despite what his [[DemBones appearance]] would have you believe, he is a friendly and heroic person.
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132	* ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'': Michael "Archangel" Coldsmith-Briggs, Hawke's contact with the FIRM, not only wears white suits, but is flown around in a white helicopter and driven in a white limo. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] several times by String and Dom. All the members of the Firm wear white [[spoiler:and the one that wears a normal business suit turns out to be TheMole.]]
133	* ''Series/AmericanGothic1995'': The Protagonist Caleb's deceased sister, Merlyn, appears to him as a [[EtherealWhiteDress ghost wearing white]]. She acts as a SpiritAdvisor who tries to lead him to the right direction and away from the Sheriff Buck, who had killed her and dresses in black.
134	* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Darla pulls a HeelFaceTurn, sacrificing herself to give birth to her son Connor. When she reappearsas a ghost, she is dressed entirely in white and is trying to stop Connor from killing a girl to help the BigBad. This is in contrast to Cordelia who has been corrupted by evil and is wearing black.
135	* ''Series/{{Arabela}}'': The titular princess is sweet and wears gold and white. Her sister Xenia wears dark clothes and is a RoyalBrat.
136	* ''Series/TheBoys2019'': The Hero Starbright wears a white and gold costume, and is one of the most unambiguously good heroes of the series.
137	* ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'': Colonel White and the Spectrum Angels all wear white and are good guys. TheDragon Captain Black wears black.
138	* ''Series/CobraKai'': Continuing from ''The Karate Kid'', Daniel's Miyagi-Do students wear white karategis during tournaments while Kreese's Cobra Kais sport black ones.
139	* ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'': The Skeksis skekGra is a DefectorFromDecadence from the rest of the evil Skeksis, who wishes to be reunited with his Mystic counterpart, and he wears a white robe to signify his status as the TokenGoodTeammate.
140	* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
141	** River Song wears white in her [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E8SilenceInTheLibrary first appearance]], although it later emerges that she's more of an AntiHero.
142	** The Classic series has The White Guardian and the Black Guardian. The White Guardian is the epitome of good and dresses in white clothing, the Black Guardian is the epitome of evil and dresses in black clothing. They cannot influence events directly and need proxies to carry out their will.
143	* ''Series/FantasyIsland'': Rourke, who runs the island, can be manipulative and judgmental towards his more selfish clients, but several episodes show he's firmly a good person who believes in the basic decency of people. He also commonly wears a nice white suit.
144	* ''Franchise/{{Garo}}'':
145	** In the [[Series/{{Garo}} original series]], Kouga Saejima, the series' protagonist, wears a white BadassLongcoat, and his love interest Kaoru almost always wears white. Their [[SpinOffspring son, Raiga]], wears Kouga's same coat.
146	** From the ''Byakuya no Majuu'' special and ''Garo: Makai Senki'', Tsubasa really exemplifies this trope, wearing a white outfit and even wielding the pure-white armor of DAN the Midnight Sun Knight.
147	** Inverted in ''Series/GaroTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness'', where [[NiceGuy Ryuga]] wears a black coat despite being totally heroic, to highlight how [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter different]] he is from Kouga.
148	** Zig-zagged to highlight character development in ''Anime/GaroTheAnimation'', where [[TroubledButCute Leon]] starts off wearing black, while his version of the Garo armor is scarred with VolcanicVeins. After he recovers from TraumaCongaLine, he starts wearing a white BadassLongcoat.
149	* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'': Many of the characters [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience wear colors to show their traits]]. The heroic Peter Perelli wears white as a male nurse and as causal wear, in contrast to the villainous Skylar who favors black.
150	* ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'': Gentaro Kisaragi is a friendly and cheerful student who wears white armor as the titular Kamen Rider Fourze.
151	* ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'': Kahlan, the Mother Confessor, wears a white dress to show her position.
152	* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'': Sara Lance, aka White Canary, wears an all-white costume as opposed to the black outfit she wore as the first Black Canary.
153	* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': [[spoiler:Jacob, the white-clad leader of the Outsiders, appears to be morally questionable, but is ultimately revealed to be the BigGood, working in opposition to his brother, the Man in black. Though he does use morally questionable acts, he does to prove that HumansAreGood, in contrast to his brother, who thinks the opposite.]]
154	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers''[=/=]''Franchise/SuperSentai'': White is a frequently occurring color among the good guys.
155	** Both series have featured a number of White Rangers as good guys. The most famous example in ''Power Rangers'' is [[Characters/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Tommy Oliver]], the first White Ranger seen in the series.
156	** Zordon, the BigGood for the first six seasons of ''Power Rangers'', is a large, white, floating head in a tube.
157	** ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' has Dimitria. She serves as the Rangers' mentor and wears a white dress in noted contrast to [[BigBad Divatox's]] [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black ensemble]]. A common fan theory is that the two are sisters.
158	** ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'': The episode "Beware the Knight" features a White Knight who is protecting the Battle Fire, the episode's MacGuffin, from an evil BlackKnight. The White Knight dies protecting the Battle Fire and his spirit appears after the Red Ranger unlocks the Battle Fire, congratulating him on being pure enough to wield it.
159	** ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'': Gao Priestess Tetomu/Princess Shayla is the BigGood and wears a white dress. The ancient warriors of the Animaria (the ones who controlled the Zords before the Rangers) are also shown wearing white in flashbacks.
160	** An interesting example would be [[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Mikoto Nakadai]] and his [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder American counterpart Trent Mercer]]. Both are villains for a time but eventually pull HeelFaceTurn. However, Mikoto was evil for a lot longer and chose to be a villain while Trent was only evil due to being BrainwashedAndCrazy.
161	** ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': Miyuki/Udonna is the White Ranger and mentor figure of the team. There is also Heavenly Saint Magiel/Mystic Mother who is the queen of all good magic and wears white. In the Power Rangers series, she is actually a redeemed Rita Repulsa, who served as the BigBad for the first season of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.
162	* ''Series/RedDwarf'': The high crew in ''Demons and Angels'' are wearing white robes.
163	* ''Series/{{Scandal}}'': Zig-zagged with Olivia Pope. She has a good heart and often wears white but frequently commits a number of morally questionable actions. Characters in the show also talk about "wearing the white hat" as being a good person.
164	* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' loves to subvert this trope, but there are some examples when they play it straight.
165	** In the "Pilot" episode, Mary Winchester is wearing a white nightgown when she tries to rescue baby Sam from an unknown force and is killed. Later, Sam's girlfriend Jessica wears a sexy nurse outfit for Halloween that is white and [[spoiler: suffers that Sam fate as Sam's mother.]] Both women serve as TheLostLenore throughout the series. The trope is subverted in the episode's MonsterOfTheWeek, who is a "Woman in White" angry spirit.
166	** In Season 4, Castiel finds the female body of a dead angel, clad in white and it turns out [[spoiler: she refused to join Lucifer's side and was killed for it.]]
167	** Castiel wears white pajamas under his trenchcoat when [[spoiler: after becoming TheAtoner, suffers a nervous breakdown after absorbing Sam's hell memories. In this state, he's a pacifist NatureLover who only wants to do good. This annoys Dean, who wants his help in the fight against the Leviathans.]]
168	** Kelly Kline carrying the child of Lucifer to term, knowing that giving birth will kill her. She believes her son Jack can be a force of good in the world. When she gives birth to him, she is wearing a beautiful white nightgown.
169	* ''Series/TheTick2016'': [[TheHero Arthur]] wears a white costume that resembles a moth. Compared to the original comics, he is much more courageous and assertive.
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173	* Downplayed with the High Elves of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}''. Although their choice of clothing is white and they are on the side of good, the High Elves are quite condescending and mean towards other races.
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176	[[folder:Theatre]]
177	* ''Theatre/JesusChristSuperstar'': Jesus Christ in the play is wearing white clothes in most productions.
178	* ''Theatre/TheWiz'': In the original production, KidHero Dorothy wears a white dress with red decorations.
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181	[[folder:Video Games]]
182	* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'':
183	** White is one of the primary colors of the Assassin Brotherhood alongside [[RedIsHeroic red.]]
184	** Ezio Auditore wears a white and red Assassin outfit in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' and ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood''. He's also the BigGood of the Italian Brotherhood.
185	** In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOrigins'', Bayek and Aya's choices of clothing are white and they are the founders of the Hidden Ones, otherwise known as the Assassins.
186	* ''VideoGame/BankPanic'': Your character is a bank guard, dressed in a white suit and hat with a blue vest and red neckerchief.
187	* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'':
188	** In the climactic battle of the story, [[spoiler:Jeanne aids Bayonetta while wearing the white outfit she wore in their previous battle when Jeanne was BrainwashedAndCrazy. Jeanne wearing white before she snaps out of Balder's control could be seen as foreshadowing her HeelFaceTurn.]]
189	** ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'': [[spoiler: The masked Lumen Sage who has been attacking Bayonetta and Loki throughout the game is revealed to be a good guy. The only reason he was after Loki was because he was under the mistaken belief that he had killed his lover.]]
190	* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': Hakumen is the de facto leader of the Six Heroes who defeated the Black Beast. He wears white armour and is nicknamed the White Void. He appears as the HeroAntagonist of the game and is an AntiHero with GoodIsNotNice tendencies, though he mellows out later on.
191	* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'':
192	** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'': Soma Cruz is the heroic reincarnation of the franchise's primary antagonist Dracula. In contrast to his evil past self who dressed in [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver black and red]], Soma wears a white and [[BlueIsHeroic blue]] [[BadassLongcoat coat]].
193	** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'': Marie Belmont, the deceased wife of Gabriel Belmont and mother of Trevor Belmont, is a kind and loving woman who wears a white dress. In life, she was the only person who could get past Gabriel's brooding exterior and she continues to aid him even as a ghost. In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow2'' she is contrasted with the evil Carmilla who dresses in brown and black.
194	* ''VideoGame/ChildOfLight'': Aurora, the titular Child of Light, wears a completely white outfit at the end of the game.
195	* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'':
196	** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'' has Lucia who serves as the {{Deuteragonist}} and is a member of a devil hunter clan dedicated to protecting Dumary Island. Her most distinct article of clothing is a short white cape and her [[SuperMode Devil Trigger form]] is a white feathered creature resembling an angel.
197	** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' introduces Lady who often wears a white shirt and is a good guy. While initially abrasive and unfriendly towards Dante, she does warm up to him eventually and becomes one of his most consistent allies.
198	** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' has Kyrie and Gloria who both wear white. The former is the kind-hearted girlfriend of the protagonist Nero who accepts him despite him being part-demon. The latter is a double subversion of the trope; she is first seen killing some demons and then is later shown to be working for the villains. It is ultimately revealed that Gloria is actually Dante's ally Trish in disguise working undercover to take down the villains from within.
199	* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'': Ramiel is a [[DarkIsNotEvil shadow element]] dragon who dons a completely white uniform and aids the halidom party alongside his sigil-bound apostle, Nevin. In contrast, his evil duplicate, Otherworld Ramiel, is of the [[LightIsNotGood light element]] and [[EvilWearsBlack wears all black]], and his demon vessel copy, Fallen Angel Ramiel, wears [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver white and red]].
200	* ''Franchise/DragonAge'': Andraste, the resident CrystalDragonJesus of the setting, is often depicted in a white dress to symbolize her goodness.
201	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Zelda frequently wears white as part of her ensemble. The best examples are ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', where her gown is white and purple with gold accents; ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', where she wears a white dress in the later part of the game; and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', where she dons a white dress while visiting the sacred springs.
202	* ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'': [[TheHero Kazuma Kiryu]] wears a whitish-gray suit and is shown to be a NiceGuy, [[GoodIsNotSoft so long as you don't do anything to make him angry]]. He wears a much brighter and snappy white suit in the prequel, ''VideoGame/Yakuza0''.
203	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
204	** Raiden is the BigGood of the story. He typically wears white or white with blue and has MysticalWhiteHair.
205	** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'' introduces Ashrah, an AscendedDemon who seeks to slay evil demons in order to atone for her past as a servant of [[EvilSorcerer Quan Chi]]. She dresses in white to symbolize her goodness.
206	* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'': Bobby Fulbright, the main detective of the game, wears a white outfit and is dedicated to pursuing justice. [[spoiler:Sadly, the spy who killed him and [[KillAndReplace stole his identity]] [[SubvertedTrope doesn't hold those ideals himself]]]].
207	* ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}'': Joe Musashi is the main character of the series and wears a [[HighlyVisibleNinja white and red]] ninja-yoroi.
208	* ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'': [[spoiler: While Sage spends most of the game as RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver, her clothes start turning white (along with her red code becoming [[BlueIsHeroic blue]]) when she has a HeelFaceTurn and starts assisting Sonic.]]
209	* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': Ryu is the lead character of the franchise. He is a SpiritedCompetitor who seeks to improve himself physically and spiritually through combat. He wears a white karategi in contrast to his ([[AmbiguouslyEvil kind of]]) EvilCounterpart Akuma who wears a black gi.
210	* ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'': The main hero, Asbel Lhant, has a case of ChronicHeroSyndrome and frequently wears white in the game, so much so that it is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Sophia at one point. Though we never hear the answer, Asbel had to think about it for a while.
211	* ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer'': As with their tabletop counterparts, the High Elves are a downplayed example. Although, they do wear white clothing and they are on the side of good but that doesn't make them any less dismissive or rude towards non-Elven races. Played straight with Alarielle the Radiant, the Everqueen of Ulthuan, who wears a beautiful gown of pure white.
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215	* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': [[BigGood Scion]] is a gold-skinned man who dresses in white spandex and does nothing but save people. [[spoiler:As of Interlude 26, this is [[AvertedTrope averted]] in the [[OmnicidalManiac worst possible way]].]]
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219	* ''WesternAnimation/DragonBooster'': As the Dragon Booster, Artha wears [[ChromeChampion golden armor]]. When racing, he wears a slightly burned, white racing jacket that once belonged to his father.
220	* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'': Rodolfo's superhero persona is called "White Pantera", fitting the Rivera family's cat superhero motif while highlighting that he's the unambiguous hero of the family. He wears a white suit as part of his costume.
221	* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'': Kiva's uniform and her mech in the first episode are both white. She is easily the most heroic of the main trio, being more focused on actually saving the world and avoiding collateral damage.
222	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': The BigGood and Mentor Sensei Wu dresses in white.
223	* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': [[Characters/SamuraiJackJack Jack]] is always shown wearing a pure white robe with a grey trim, which shows his dedication to stopping [[BigBad Aku]].
224	* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'': The titular heroine wears white and gold clothing.
225	* WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost wears a white costume.
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