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10	* The checkered knights Telvin and Gedjind in ''Literature/AegerothACheckeredHistory'' represent blue and red, respectively.
11	* The ''Literature/AubreyMaturin'' novels feature a fun-loving BoisterousBruiser and a rational, cold-blooded AwesomenessByAnalysis type as TrueCompanions.
12	* Occurs in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', where violent, aggressive Visser Three (red) is strongly contrasted with patient, subtle Visser One (blue).
13	** The hot-blooded and wild Rachel is a red oni. Her boyfriend Tobias is calmer and more reserved, and therefore a blue oni.
14	* In ''Literature/TheAtomicBloodstainedBus'', Garfield (red) and Algernon (blue) fit this trope.
15	* Jack and Bob Shaftoe in Creator/NealStephenson's ''Literature/TheBaroqueCycle''.
16	* In ''Literature/BlackLegion'', {{Odd Friend\|ship}}s Lheor and Khayon. The former is bloodthirsty World Eater warrior whose solution to most problems is killing. The latter is nostalgic and introspective Thousand Sons' sorcerer with AffablyEvil attitude.
17	* ''Literature/BusterGirls'' has "Buster Red" Ingrid and "Buster Blue" Eri. The former is a passionate redhead who always jumps into danger first to protect others with her fire powers. The latter is a cool, blue-haired beauty who usually acts as the team's tactician during fights and uses water and ice.
18	* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'': In the movie version, the Pevensie siblings can be differenced by this, with [[HotBlooded Peter]] and [[PluckyGirl Lucy]] represented by Red, due to the fact that they are more intuitive, vibrant, [[{{Determinator}} determined]], and, to an extent, more sensitive than [[DeadpanSnarker Edmund]] and [[TeamMom Susan]], who are more logical, cold, and down to earth, represented by Blue. [[ColorCodedCharacters Also Peter and Lucy are more fair haired, while Edmund and Susan have dark hair]].
19	** The book's religious subtext intentionally organizes them as this too, since Peter and Lucy represent the better apostles, Peter being named after Apostle Peter, who was the first Leader of the Christian church after Christ ascended and Lucy representing Saint John, who had the most faith in Jesus, just like Lucy has the most faith in Aslan. On the other side, Edmund was intentionally made by the [[WordOfGod very own creator]] to represent [[BiblicalBadGuy Judas, the iconic betrayer]], and Susan represents "Doubting Thomas", because she completely loses her faith in Aslan and Narnia, never reaching Aslan's Country (Heaven) again.
20	** Fandom even sorted the four of them and agreed that the Pevensie children would actually be analogues for the four [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts founders]], as each sibling corresponds exactly to each founder, with [[http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/32200000/Narnia-kids-sorted-on-houses-harry-potter-vs-narnia-32220341-500-492.png Peter as Gryffindor, Susan as Ravenclaw, Edmund as Slytherin and Lucy as Hufflepuff]]. According to the below post, Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs are warm Red, while Slytherins and Ravenclaws are cold Blue.
21	* ''Literature/{{Coyote}}'': Carlos "Rigil Kent" Montero (red), Wendy Gunther (blue).
22	* ''Literature/DeltoraQuest'' has Jasmine as the red to Barda's blue. Lief falls somewhere between the two, usually acting as the blue to Jasmine's extreme red, or red to Barda's 'older and wiser' blue.
23	** You could also argue that the city of Del is the red to the city of Tora's blue.
24	* ''Literature/TheDinosaurLords'' has the two [[spoiler:Grey Angels]] shown on-page as a Red (Raguel) and Blue (Uriel) Oni.
25	* In ''Literature/DonCamillo'', Peppone is Red to don Camillo's Blue, although sometimes they swap places.
26	* In ''Literature/DoraWilkSeries'', OddFriendship of Miron and Joshua has one as Red and the other as Blue. Miron usually wants to charge head-on into danger and his magic is much more offensive, while Joshua's magic is based around healing and he prefers negotiating to fighting.
27	* In ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', Van Helsing is the warm, intuitive Red to Seward's aloof and logic-focused Blue. However, this is just their outward personalities. Though Van Helsing is charismatic, eccentric and gregarious, he's also a highly intelligent academic and and Seward's stoicism is a mask for his sensitive and emotional inner nature.
28	* ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'':
29	** ''Literature/{{Dune}}'': Vladimir Harkonnen (red), Feyd Rautha (blue); House Harkonnen (red), House Atreides (blue).
30	** ''Literature/DuneMessiah'': Alia (red) / Paul (blue)
31	** ''Literature/ChildrenOfDune'': Alia (red) / Duncan (blue); Ghanima (red) / Leto II (blue)
32	** ''Literature/GodEmperorOfDune'': Siona (red) / Moneo (blue); Luyseyal (red) / Anteac (blue)
33	** ''Literature/HereticsOfDune'': Dar (red) / Tar (blue)
34	** ''Literature/ChapterhouseDune'': Bellonda (red) / Tamalane (blue)
35	* Though they're both [[MakingASplash Water Masters]], Peter Almsey and Peter Scott from ''Literature/TheSerpentsShadow'' definitely count.
36	* In the ''Literature/ElephantAndPiggie'' book series, Piggie is red oni to Gerald's blue.
37	* ''Literature/FairytaleNovels'': [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience Red-haired]], energetic, and slightly impulsive Rose Brier is the red to her cold fish, [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience black-haired]], sensible sister Blanche's blue.
38	* There are two red-blue pairs in ''Literature/FeliksNetAndNika'': Net - Feliks and Manfred - Golem Golem. Quite fitting, as Manfred was programmed by Net and Golem Golem was built by Feliks.
39	* Diana and Billie from ''Literature/TheFinalCut'' -- passionate, hyper sexual Diana is the Red Oni to shy, reserved Billie's blue.
40	** Loud, bossy director Richard is also the Red to gentle screenwriter Fay.
41	*** Violent, foulmouthed Claudia could also stand in for Richard.
42	* Trish and Don's relationship in ''Literature/FindingGaia'' is partly based on the partners' interest in each other's redness/blueness.
43	* A very common interaction pattern for ''Literature/GloryInTheThunder''. Hayr and Barsamin, Solornel and Rashk, Ismyrn and Katarosi...
44	* Done on a cultural level in ''Literature/TheGoblinEmperor'', with goblins as the red and elves as the blue. Elves think of goblins as barbarians, goblins think of elves as cold-blooded snobs.
45	* The book series ''Literature/TheGuardiansOfChildhood'' has the hotblooded ex-Cossack bandit swordsman [[BadassSanta North]] as red, and the intellectual martial artist [[EasterBunny Bunnymund]] as blue.
46	* In the series ''Literature/GusAndWaldo'', we have a respective Blue and Red Oni as an anthropomorphic penguin gay couple.
47	* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
48	** The Marauders' group has two sets. James Potter and Sirius Black, represented by Red, are dark-haired, rash, prankish, and HotBlooded. Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew are calmer, quieter, and more collected than them, having blue traits.
49	** Wizards (dangerous fantasy) and Muggles (relatively safe reality)
50	** Gryffindors (hotblooded) and Ravenclaws (intellectual)
51	** Hufflepuffs (just happy to be here) and Slytherins (ruthlessly ambitious)
52	** Ron (emotional and passionate) and Hermione (intellectual and cool)
53	** Harry himself is a heroic Red, who purposely chose Gryffindor (much like his father) because they were more sociable and optimistic and they valued friendship over achievement. Voldemort, the villainous Blue, was a Slytherin who only made allies for support. He hid his dark desires for many years until the right moment to strike.
54	** The owls Pigwidgeon and Hedwig. Pig is a {{keet}} who annoys the hell out of Hedwig, and she makes a point of acting more dignified whenever he's being goofy.
55	** The House-Elves Dobby and Kreacher. Dobby is outwardly friendly to Harry while Kreacher is cold and grumpy (at first).
56	** Sisters, Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy [[SiblingYinYang come to mind]] as well. Bellatrix was a [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Manchild]] who was [[DrunkOntheDarkSide unforgivably evil]] with blind loyalty towards Voldemort. Narcissa, however, [[TeamMom cared mostly for her family]], serving Voldemort only from the [[EnigmaticMinion sidelines]] [[spoiler: until she ultimately betrayed him because Harry saved Draco]].
57	* In H. N. Turtletaub's ''Literature/HellenicTraders'' series you have the extroverted, military-minded serial philandererer Menedemos and his cousin and partner the scholarly, more traditional-minded Sostratos.
58	* The wild, chaotic, and mischievous Lyra Silvertongue from ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' is a Red Oni. In contrast, the calm, stoic Will Parry is a blue oni. Both complement each other wonderfully in this way. Although Will is a Blue Oni, he has tantrums more often.
59	* In the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' series, [[BondCreatures Nimitz]] is the Red Oni to Honor's blue. He's a direct and uncomplicated soul, who is emotionally open (as befits [[TheEmpath his species]]), and ''will'' obliterate any enemy that comes in reach (particularly doable when you're as formidably armed as he is). Honor is the cooler, less emotionally open (though she's not [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]]), and more intellectual and nuanced member of the pair. She, true to the trope, likes water while Nimitz (being a felinoid) doesn't. You also get a distinct Red[=/=]Blue flavor when Queen Elizabeth and Honor interact.
60	* In ''Literature/Hours2012'', Pete is the charismatic extrovert who will leap to try anything he is physically capable of while his older brother Seth is the brilliant, quiet introvert.
61	* ''Literature/InDeath'': When there's a pair of murderers, they will likely fall under this trope, like in ''Seduction In Death'' and ''Indulgence In Death''. Would it surprise you to know that the Red Oni tends to be the weak spot of the two?
62	* ''Literature/JaneEyre'': Edward Rochester and St. John Rivers. The themes of fire and water are also used to further symoblize the differences between the two.
63	* ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'': Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, respectively.
64	* The ''Literature/{{Jennings}}'' series' two main characters, Jennings and Darbishire, follow this dynamic: Jennings is impulsive, brash, and extroverted (red), while Darbishire is calm, timid, and introverted (blue). The two main teachers can also be classified under this trope as Mr. Wilkins is a temperamental and emotional JerkWithAHeartOfGold (red) while admitted AuthorAvatar Mr. Carter is calm, reasonable, and intellectual (blue).
65	* ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'': In ''The Warlord of Mars'', the BigBadDuumvirate of Matai Shang and Thurid fit this. Matai Shang is blue, a cold-bloodedly arrogant PriestKing of a PathOfInspiration whose primary motivation is regaining his faltering power; Thurid is a ProudWarriorRaceGuy pirate lord who is primarily motivated by revenge on John Carter for publicly humiliating him.
66	* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Revas is a hotblooded cat beastfolk who is quick to extend his claws, whether metaphorically or literally. Oito is a cool headed lizard beastfolk who is reasonable and remains calm in high stress situations. [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience The former has red hair and the latter has blue scales.]]
67	* Throughout the ''{{Literature/Kydd}}'' series, [[TheHero Thomas Kydd]] is the red to [[TheLancer Nicholas]] [[TheSmartGuy Renzi]]'s blue.
68	* In ''Literature/{{Leviathan}}'', SweetPollyOliver Deryn Sharp is the red to BlueBlood [[{{Pun}} Prince]] Alek.
69	* ''Literature/LordPeterWimsey'': Male members of the Wimsey family throughout history has turned out either Red or Blue, according to their chronicler. From [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Denver the other Wiki]]:
70	-->"Most Wimseys were like the 16th Duke, and his father: 'Bluff, courageous, physically powerful' but not very intelligent; of hearty and voracious appetites of all kinds. They could be 'cruel, yet without malice or ingenuity.' The other type is physically slighter, smarter, with great nervous energy, and 'lusts no less powerful, but more dangerously controlled to a long-sighted policy.' These became churchmen, statesmen, traitors; but sometimes poets and saints.
71	** Lord Peter, of course, is of the second type.
72	* In ''Literature/TheLostFleet'', the competing advisors Rione and Desjani are this trope. Rione is a calculating, reserved politician with pragmatic motivations; Desjani is a bold military captain who believes their mission is divinely ordained. One of the protagonist's early challenges is mediating between the two.
73	* In ''Literature/LottieAndLisa'', loud, bratty and carefree tomboy Luise is the Red to her calm, mature and obedient twin sister Lotte's Blue.
74	* ''Literature/MalinFors'': In ''Den Femte Årstiden'' (''The Fifth Season''), Malin is the Red to a group of Blue male detectives. Especially when dealing with a sexually sadistic serial killer. The only other Red in her group is Waldemar Ekenberg, a principled thug who often steps over the line when interrogating the sort of perp who really makes him feel sick.
75	* In ''Literature/LesMiserables'', Enjolras the fiery revolutionary warrior (red--witness his trademark red vest in TheMusical) and Combeferre the gentle progressive philosopher (blue) are presented as ideological foils. Personality-wise, however, the [[CelibateHero coldly chaste]] Enjolras is the blue oni to the earthy, loquacious Grantaire's red.
76	* ''Literature/{{Mistborn}}'': Brothers Kelsier and Marsh are red and blue respectively, with Kelsier as a cheerful, violent ConMan and Marsh as a reserved [[TheMole mole]] who never forgets [[WhatMeasureIsAMook that the people they kill are still human]]. Their approaches to taking down TheEmpire differ, but both change the course of the war. Marsh goes undercover as an office clerk/priest to gather information, and kills nine [[OneManArmy Steel Inquisitors]] in their sleep by gaining their trust. Kelsier kills only one in single combat, but [[HopeBringer inspires the commoners to rise up]].
77	* ''Literature/MonsterHunterInternational'': Invoked literally in ''Monster Hunter Vendetta''. The heroes have to defeat a pair of rampaging oni, one stronger and the other more devious, who attack a HeavyMetal concert.
78	* ''Literature/TheMouseWatch'' pairs up Bernie Skampersky (an ActionGirl mouse with LeeroyJenkins tendencies) with Jarvis Slinktail (a timid, cautious NonActionGuy rat).
79	* ''Literature/TheNeapolitanNovels'': Elena and Lila have one such relationship. Elena is the blue (highly educated but a ShrinkingViolet) to Lila's red (passionate, left school early). Elena feels inferior to Lila for having more passion to get what she wants while Lila is jealous of Elena's education allowing her to leave their poor hometown.
80	* ''Literature/OrphansOfTheSky'': Joe-Jim the two-headed mutant has this dynamic with himself. Joe, the right-hand head, is stubborn, irritable, and proud. Jim, the left-hand head, is calmer and more contemplative. They mostly work in concert, but disagreements periodically crop up and require them to retire to a private argument until both heads are back on the same page.
81	* ''Literature/TheOutsiders'': The difference between the greasers and the Socs is described as being that the Socs don't allow themselves to feel emotion, while the greasers feel emotions too violently.
82	* Creator/SimonaAhrnstedt does this in ''Literature/{{Overenskommelser}}'', dividing different couples into different "Onis". Beatrice and Seth are more rebellious and hot-tempered (red), while Sofia and Johan are more calm and laid-back (blue). Jacques and Vivienne, the second BetaCouple, is yet another hot-tempered red oni pairing.
83	** "De skandalösa" has a similar set-up. Gabriel is an impulsive red oni. And while Magdalena tries to be a composed blue oni, she's really a hot-tempered red oni. Ossian and Beata are their more calm and laid-back blue oni BetaCouple. And we also get Venus, a sweet-natured and docile ProperLady (blue), and Nora, an emotional LadyDrunk (red).
84	* The rebellious, wild and chaotic Percy from ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' is without a doubt a red oni in his behavior. He comes into contact with blue oni three times. Annabeth Chase, Jason Grace and Luke Castellan.
85	* In ''Literature/PresidentsVampire'', hot-blooded Zach is usually red to calm, sulking Cade's Blue, but when [[BerserkButton Johann Konrad]] is concerned, the roles are reversed, with Zach trying to talk down bent-on-blood Cade.
86	* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' has the friends Fitzwilliam Darcy and Charles Bingley. Bingley is goodnatured, jolly, and eager to please (red) while Darcy is quiet and withdrawn (blue).
87	* ''Literature/TheQuestportChronicles'' has the [=DuLac=] sisters, with Sabriel as the Blue Oni and [[spoiler:Lirael]] as the Red.
88	* Wesley Howard from ''Literature/RainReign'' is a hot-tempered mechanic, while his younger brother Weldon is more soft-spoken and works a "wuss job" at a desk.
89	* In Edgar Allen Poe's poem ''Literature/TheRaven''. The Narrator/The Lonely man becomes the increasingly infuriated Red Oni to the silent and ominous Blue Oni Raven.
90	* ''Literature/TheRavenCycle'' does this somewhat with the four main boys. Ronan is the red to Gansey's blue, but they contrast in that Ronan is more closed off from others while Gansey is more sociable, as well as obsessive, giving them some traits of the other color. Adam tries to be blue in order to fit into high society, but is ultimately red. Finally, calm, quiet is Noah blue, evening out the quartet.
91	** The female protagonist, Blue, ironically plays the Red Oni to her mother's Blue Oni.
92	** She and Adam also serve as Gansey's Red Oni when Ronan's not around.
93	* ''Literature/TheReynardCycle'': Reynard and Isengrim respectively. Reynard is a thief with no respect for authority, is a borderline pyromaniac with a terrible temper (when unleashed), and favors the color red. Isengrim is from the icy north, is stoic (being almost supernaturally calm, cool, and collected), and has bright blue eyes.
94	* ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'':
95	** The Dashwood sisters: Stoic, sensible Elinor (blue) and passionate Marianne (red).
96	** Sir John Middleton is jovial and outgoing (red), while his friend Colonel Brandon is silent and grave (blue).
97	* ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'': Holmes is the cold, calm, cool intelligent Blue Oni to his friend's more emotional Red Oni.
98	* The sons of Eärendil, Elrond and Elros in Creator/JRRTolkien 's ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. Elros Tar-Minyatur was the Red Oni, Elrond was the Blue Oni. Elros became the first king of the Númenor and High King of Men, while Elrond became the wisest of all Ñoldor in Middle-Earth.
99	** More Tolkienesque red-blue pairs:
100	*** [[OmnicidalManiac Morgoth]] - [[TheChessmaster Sauron]]
101	*** Tulkas - Manwë
102	*** Fëanor - Finarfin. Fingolfin was somewhere in-between. Hell, Fëanor was Red Oni to ''everyone''.
103	*** Maedhros - Maglor
104	*** Túrin - Tuor
105	*** Saruman - Gandalf
106	*** Sam - Frodo
107	*** Pippin - Merry
108	*** Éomer - Aragorn
109	*** Boromir - Faramir
110	*** [[HumansAreWarriors Edain]] - [[OurElvesAreDifferent Noldor]] in general.
111	* Jace Herondale from ''Franchise/TheShadowhunterChronicles'' is a red oni, while his friend Alec Lightwood is a blue oni.
112	** Later you see Will Herondale as a red oni, and his friend Jem as a blue oni.
113	** Emma Carstairs is a red oni, in contrast to Julian Blackthorn, the blue oni.
114	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. In addition to grandscale comparisons like the rapidly shifting seasons and entire royal families like the Targaryens and the Starks, this dynamic also carries out between several sets of important characters:
115	** King Robert Baratheon (a real hedonist, leaves all the ruling to his court despite being king) and his Hand Eddard "Ned" Stark (well-meaning but also dutiful, knows the importance of taking harsh actions).
116	** Brothers Jaime (rather thoughtless, loves fighting) and Tyrion (bookish, has a good mind for politics) Lannister.
117	** Sisters Arya (wild and reckless tomboy) and Sansa (proper princess with a talent for dodging unwanted attention) Stark.
118	** The wives of Robert and Ned, Cersei Lannister (overprotective of her kids, needlessly cruel to others, and overestimates herself) and Catelyn Stark (who knows to step back when it comes to her kids and is far kinder and wiser).
119	** Brothers Oberyn (sex- and battle-hungry free spirit) and Doran (patient and calculating) Martell.
120	** Brothers Renly (affable people-person) and Stannis (rigid and duty-bound) Baratheon.
121	* Oliver and Roland in ''Literature/TheSongOfRoland'' in fact is pretty much the entire point of the poem.
122	* In ''Literature/SpaceMarineBattles'':
123	** Among Ultramarines, Captain Sicarius is Red to Captain Agemann's Blue. While Cato is hot-blooded, prone to ChewingTheScenery and charging straight for the enemy, Severus is slower, likes to think things out and have worked-out tactic before comitting to the fight, not to mention that he's CombatPragmatist while Cato practices HonorBeforeReason.
124	** Crimson Fists have Captain Cortez as Red and Chapter Master Cantor as Blue. Cantor has soft voice and commanding presence and bothers himself with mortal matters such as administration or politics, while Cortez is impatient, disdainful of mortals and fueled by ThePowerOfHate.
125	* ''Literature/TheSpectrumGame'':
126	** The Partners seem to be sorted in this way, with the two of them typically clashing in terms of outgoingness and intelligence, and their ColorMotifs tend to reinforce this.
127	*** Iago (Red) is [[LargeHam loud]], [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness talkative]] and a bit of a BloodKnight, while Inigo (Blue) is [[TheQuietOne quiet]], [[TheSnarkKnight ever-sarcastic]], and [[BadassPacifist prefers to talk things out]]. Fittingly, Iago is associated with Black, and Inigo with Violet.
128	*** Azurine (Red) is [[ThePollyanna cheerful]], [[GenkiGirl hyperactive]] and [[WideEyedIdealist very optimistic]], while Silas (Blue) is {{mellow\|Fellow}}, [[TheReliableOne reliable]] and [[StraightMan much more sensible]]. The colours are rather non-indicative, however, as Azurine is associated with Blue, and Silas with Yellow.
129	*** Scarlett (Red) is [[TheTease flirtatious]], [[TheSocialExpert extroverted]] and [[TheGadfly somewhat mischievous]], while Valerie (Blue) is [[TheSlacker lazy]], [[LovableCoward cowardly]] and [[DeadpanSnarker sharp-tongued]]. Appropriately, [[RedGreenContrast Scarlett is literally associated with Red, and Valerie gets Green]].
130	*** Makoto (Red) is HotBlooded, [[HairTriggerTemper quick to anger]] and [[HonorBeforeReason rather boneheadedly moralistic]], while Minori (Blue) is [[TheSociopath near-sociopathic]] and [[StrawVulcan tries to come off as emotionless]]. On the inside, however, Makoto is revealed to be somewhat disillusioned and pessimistic, while Minori is a raving lunatic, so it's actually the other way around until Minori's VillainousBSOD, thus inverting the ColorMotifs as [[OrangeBlueContrast Makoto gets Orange while Minori gets Indigo]].
131	** The other relationships the Spectrums form with each other tend to fall into this mold. [[BrilliantButLazy Valerie]] becomes the Blue to [[SmugSuper Iago's]] Red, but next to [[SugarAndIcePersonality Inigo]], ''she'' becomes the Red. Inigo is the Blue to practically everyone he interacts with, but this is especially pronounced with [[EndearinglyDorky Makoto]] and [[PerkyFemaleMinion Scarlett]], who also happen to be Blue and Red to one another, respectively.
132	** The two main villains of the story are this, too. [[GreaterScopeVillain Benjamin Amino]] is the Red, being a perky, playful, {{affabl\|yEvil}}e and [[AFatherToHisMen fatherly]] jokester who keeps his men in line with love and loyalty to ''him''. [[BigBad Kotoba Kozuki]], meanwhile, is the Blue, being a more openly hostile (if still rather [[VillainRespect respectful]]), stoic, calm and imposing, commanding fear in her men and keeping them loyal to her ''cause''.
133	* In ''Literature/TheSpiritThief'', over-energetic, extrovert Eli is Red while calm, introvert Josef is Blue.
134	* In ''Literature/TheStarOfTheGuardians'': the passionate, proud, ambitious [[AntiHero Derek Sagan]] is Red and his [[StarCrossedLovers Star-Crossed Lover]] [[LadyOfWar Maigrey]] [[TheHeart Morianna]] is Blue, as she's calm, reserved, and intuitive. They even wear matching colours. Interesting that, in her youth, [[TomboyPrincess Maigrey]] was Red to her brother [[ThePhilosopher Platus]]' Blue.
135	* The two main characters from the ''Literature/StarTrekDepartmentOfTemporalInvestigations'' series, Lucsly and Dulmur, are blue and red, respectively. Both lean more intellectual, as required by their job, but Lucsly is stern and humorless and [[RulesLawyer very rule-abiding]], while Dulmur is more outgoing and lighthearted. True to form, Lucsly has to endure a crisis of faith, complete with a TenMinuteRetirement, when his deep-seated beliefs are called into question.
136	* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends''
137	** ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy'': The BigBadDoomvirate consists of the blue Grand Admiral Thrawn and the red Jedi Master Joruus C'baoth. Thrawn is calculating, AffablyEvil, a [[ThePlan scarily good planner]], appreciates art, respects his men and his CommanderContrarian, ''extremely'' pragmatic, and has a temper, but overall is ALighterShadeOfGrey compared to, well, any of the Empire's previous leaders. Also, he has blue skin. Joruus C'baoth is domineering, believes himself to always be entirely in the right, treats non Force-Sensitives like puppets, calls the Empire ''his'' Empire, flies into a violent rage at random, constantly rejects any authority but himself, and is insane. Joruus fell to the Dark Side long ago, and the Dark Side is often represented with red. The two are often at odds and Thrawn reliably comes off looking better.
138	** ''Literature/OutboundFlight'': The two highest-ranking people on the Trade Federation taskforce sent by Darth Sidious to destroy Outbound Flight are Kinsman Doriana and Viceroy Siv Kav. Kav is Red -- he's impatient, he tries to attack Commander Thrawn's little picket force right away, he resists and blusters when Thrawn captures the two, he never learns to pronounce Thrawn's full name properly and continuously underestimates the commander, and he gets killed when he tries to kill Thrawn. Doriana is Blue and a foil, and not only does he live, he [[StartOfDarkness plants the seeds]] to Thrawn's joining the Empire.
139	%%** It's easy to tell that Timothy Zahn likes playing the calculating type off the irrational type, and the calculating type tends to win.
140	* Kyle from Literature/StatlessAndTactless is the level, balanced player to Joe's sociopathic antics. They even have blue and red text.
141	* In ''Literature/TheStoryOfValentineAndHisBrother'', Valentine is naturally willful and struggles to keep his temper under control, while Dick is much more placid.
142	* In Camus' ''Literature/TheStranger'', the borderline-apathetic narrator Meursault is contrasted with the violent, passionate Raymond.
143	* In ''Literature/TheSunneInSplendour'' this applies to [[UsefulNotes/EdwardIV King Edward IV]] and his favorite brother [[UsefulNotes/RichardIII Richard]]. Handsome and affable Ned is hot-blooded, passionate and revels in his DecadentCourt while Richard is cool, thoughtful and idealistic. Ironically, Ned is more pragmatic when it comes to politics while Richard has a strong case of HonorBeforeReason.
144	* Freelorn and Herewiss in Creator/DianeDuane's ''Literature/TheTaleOfTheFive''.
145	* Most of the characters in ''Literature/TheseWordsAreTrueAndFaithful'' are one or the other, particularly the main characters and love interests, Ernie and Sam. Ernie is impulsive, boasts of relying on his gut feelings, and interprets events as signs that some things are just meant to be. Sam is methodical and interprets events as the workings of probability. At one point, Ernie accuses Sam of sticking his "rational, rigorous mind where it doesn't belong."
146	* ''Literature/TortallUniverse'' (''Protector Of The Small'' series, specifically) come Nealan of Que and Keladry of Mindelan. Neal personifies the Red with his poetry, wild emotions, and inability to suffer any injustice and Kel breathes Blue with her emotionless shell and refusal to let others get to her.
147	* It's possible that a lot of the success of ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' (Team Jacob and Team Edward, anyone?) is due to Creator/StephenieMeyer's playing off two such extreme examples of Red Oni (Jacob) and Blue Oni (Edward) against each other as love interests.
148	* Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir from ''Literature/VampireAcademy''. Rose is passionate, defiant, often violent and impulsive. In contrast to the more obedient, reserved, and intellectual Lissa.
149	* ''Literature/WarriorCats'':
150	** Firestar is blue, as the responsible Clan member/leader who juggles his Clan's best interests with his compassion for the other Clans, and his best friend/deputy Graystripe is red, being a jokester and occasionally hot-headed. Ironically, Firestar is a red cat, while Graystripe is a gray one.
151	** Firestar's love interests Sandstorm and Spottedleaf; Sandstorm is very blunt and quick to anger, while Spottedleaf is a gentle and nurturing medicine cat.
152	* ''Literature/WarsOfTheRealm'' has the angel commanders Brandt and Danick. Brandt is a hothead, a go-getter, a pragmatic, and a bit of a SergeantRock; Danick is a strategist, deep thinker, and planner who focuses on long-range goals and is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure to his men.
153	* ''Literature/{{Watersong}}'' has a few groups:
154	** Sisters Harper (neurotic and overprotective Red) and Gemma (calm but secretive Blue) Fisher.
155	** The eldest of the sirens, Peisinoe/Penn (violent and controlling Red) and Thelxiepeia/Thea (rational and supportive Blue).
156	** Harper and Gemma's boyfriends Daniel (grunge-type, sort of careless big brother mentor Red) and Alex (NiceGuy [[spoiler: who is [[DeclarationOfProtection hypnotized]] by Gemma to be cold and distant]] Blue).
157	** Librarians Lydia (peppy and helpful Red) and Marcy ([[TheComicallySerious who is so stoic and monotone it's hilarious]] Blue).
158	* In ''Literature/WiseChild'', Wise Child and her cousin Colman have this kind of contrast in personality. Wise Child is more brash, stubborn, and hot-tempered, while Colman is usually calmer and more down-to-earth.
159	* ''Literature/TheWitchOfKnightcharm'': The necromancer twins (Alejandra and Julia Medina) are this at first. Julia is Red on account of being hot-heated and brash, while the Blue Alejandra is calmer, colder, and more methodical. [[spoiler:However, once Morgan executes Julia, Alejandra becomes the rage-filled red oni, while the cold, still Julia fits the rule of the blue oni.]]
160	* ''Literature/TheWitchlands'' has a few of those:
161	** Impulsive, self-confident Safi is Red to calm, almost demure Iseult's Blue.
162	** When Safi's travelling with Vaness, she's Red and the Empress, who's patient and scheming, is Blue. Safi even notes that wherever she goes, she always ends up with a companion who's way calmer than she is.
163	** Merik and Kullen. The former is infamous for his HairTriggerTemper, while the latter is more distanced and relaxed.

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