History Main / ColorAnimalCodename

* The titular character of ''Manga/BlackCat'' is called that to tie in with his bad luck themes, as he is number XIII in the organization Chronos.
* ''Literature/AccelWorld'': The main character's avatar is named Silver Crow. There was also his predecessor Chrome Falcon.
** The spinoff ''Accel World / Dural: Magisa Garden'' has Orange Raptor.

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
** In ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', one of the playable baseball teams in the FictionalVideoGame ''Oh! That's A Baseball'' is called Red Dragons, as seen on the page image.
** Enrico Pucci of ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'' has the Stand named Whitesnake -- which is indeed white, but otherwise humanoid in appearance. Also doubles as a MusicalThemeNaming to Music/{{Whitesnake}}.

* Creator/MarvelComics seems to like this trope a lot:
** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' is famous for his many [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing animal-named characters]]. Some notable examples:
*** ComicBook/BlackCat, his off-again on-again LoveInterest who had luck-based powers for a little while. She teeters between being an antivillain and antihero, depending on the story.
*** ComicBook/SilverSable, who like Black Cat is a female antihero ([[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes antivillain]]) and occasional love interest for the Wallcrawler.
*** ComicBook/ScarletSpider, an alternative spider-identity often taken up by clones of Peter Parker such as Ben Reilly and Kaine.
*** There's also the criminal Black Tarantula.
*** Taking [[AliceAllusion Alice in Wonderland]] as inspiration, there's White Rabbit.
*** For a more mythical flavor of 'animal', there's also the ComicBook/GreenGoblin and his many variations.
** The various characters who have held the title of ComicBook/BlackPanther combine this with CaptainEthnic, as does the supporting character White Wolf.
** Marvel Comics has had a number of women who have used the name ComicBook/BlackWidow over the years, the most notable being Natasha Romanov. ZigzaggedTrope in the sense that the animal's name isn't 'widow', it's specifically the 'black widow' (spider), which incorporates a color into it.
** Eric O'Grady's LMD, the third ComicBook/AntMan, took the codename of Black Ant eventually.
** There's a family of Puerto Rican [[LegacyCharacter legacy superheroes]] who all go by the name ComicBook/WhiteTiger.
** The newest member of the ComicBook/BlackOrder is called Black Swan.
** In an example of using an animal appendage as a name, the Philippine hero Red Feather from the Triumph Division mentioned his codename comes from a bird.
** Korea has the superheroine White Fox, who takes after the legend of [[AsianFoxSpirit the gumiho]].
** ''ComicBook/SquadronSupreme'' has Blue Eagle among their ranks.
** Marvel Comics also has several Native American heroes who go by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Wolf_(comics) Red Wolf]].
** There are a number of characters who have held the name Red Raven, the first two being father and daughter superheroes while the third is a WildWest villain whose real name is... [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Redford Raven.]]

* Two of the three books in the ''Literature/SisterPelagia'' series are titled ''White Bulldog'' and ''[[AlliterativeTitle Red Rooster]]'' (''[[MarketBasedTitle Red Cockerel]]'' in the USA).
* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}} Thieves Guild Diary'' advises [[GentlemanThief Gentleman Thieves]] to adopt a codename like the Grey Panther or the Silver Fox. And not the Pink Red-Bottomed Baboon or the Brown Duck-Billed Platypus, which don't convey the right tone at all.

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' has the Gray Fox, the mysterious head of the Thieves Guild.

* The Red Dragon in ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' is a criminal syndicate founded by the half god Daegon. The Black Dragon, which Kano is a member of, is a splinter group founded by Red Dragon members who disagreed with the code of honor of the Red Dragon.
* ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'': The game's PlayerCharacter is [[CoolStarship Silver Hawk]], and one of the {{Recurring Boss}}es is [[GiantEnemyCrab Red Crab]], which is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly]] what you think.
* In the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series, Frank Jaeger was codenamed "Gray Fox".

** ComicBook/BlackCanary, one of DC's premier martial artists and whose canary theme comes from her signature [[MakeMeWannaShout Canary Cry]].

* The eponymous character of ''Anime/GoldenBat'', notable for being a bat-themed superhero character introduced all the way back in 1930, eight whole years before Franchise/{{Superman}} and nine years before Franchise/{{Batman}}.

** ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' is famous for his many [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing animal-named characters]]. Some notable examples:

** The various characters who have held the title of ComicBook/BlackPanther combines this with CaptainEthnic, as does the supporting character White Wolf.

** In an example of using an animal appendage as a name, Philippines' hero Red Feather from the Triumph Division mentioned his codename comes from a bird.

** Not unlike ''Spider-Man'', ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' has a number of examples of this trope:
*** Red Robin, aka the third holder of the Robin identity Tim Drake.

** ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':

** ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'s villain ComicBook/BlackManta technically counts, and even doubles as a CaptainEthnic (although his ethnicity wasn't revealed until [[SuddenlyEthnicity ten years after his introduction]]).

** The White Lionesses are a deadly all female group of martial artists ComicBook/RichardDragon has fought.

** Member of DC's [[ComicBook/FreedomFightersDC Freedom Fighters]] Black Condor. The JL of China would face the Freedom Fighters of China, one of its members being codenamed Blue Condor.

** ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters'': A movie shows an alternate version of the team with Red Cheetah, Blue Gorilla, Yellow Rabbit, Gold Beetle and Silver Stag.

** In ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'', one of the playable baseball teams in the FictionalVideoGame ''Oh! That's A Baseball'' is called Red Dragons, as seen on the page image.
** Enrico Pucci of ''Manga/StoneOcean'' has the Stand named Whitesnake -- which is indeed white, but otherwise humanoid in appearance. Also doubles as a MusicalThemeNaming to Music/{{Whitesnake}}.

* ''Film/TheCheapDetective''. The characters mention their nicknames while talking to each other. Colonel Schlissel is the Black Fox, Paul [=DuChard=] is the Silver Wolf, Marlene [=DuChard=] is the White Swan. Also PlayedForLaughs: two minor Nazi officers are called the Gray Rabbit and the Blue Chipmunk.
* The pink diamond with a panther-shaped flaw of ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' fame is called... well, take a guess.

* In ''Film/CentralIntelligence'' a mysterious traitor to the CIA is known to call themselves the "Black Badger". During the film, one of their contacts mocks the melodrama of this by alluding to the notorious "honey badger don't give a f***" meme.

* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'': The main character's avatar is named Silver Crow. There was also his predecessor Chrome Falcon.

** Korea has the superheroine White Fox, who takes after the legend of [[FantasticFoxes the gumiho]].

* In ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' one of the default naming schemes for teams follows this pattern:

* The original ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' was Prince Edmund, a cowardly spare heir in the Plantagenet household. In order to make himself sound tougher, he adopted the moniker of the Black Adder, which became the family name of his various hapless descendants.
* Team names in ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'' fit this trope. All the groups are named after a color and an animal (Red Jaguars, Blue Barracudas, Purple Parrots, Silver Snakes, Orange Iguanas, and Green Monkeys).
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' has:
** The Ser Brynden Rivers, the Blackfish, so named for his brother calling him a BlackSheep and in reference to their family sigil being a trout.
** Prince Oberyn Martell, the Red Viper. No connection to his sigil, though.
** Jon Snow is dubbed the White Wolf [[spoiler: after being crowned King in the North]], though he's never been called that afterwards.
* ''Series/TheAmazingExtraordinaryFriends'' has the OldSuperhero Green Termite who acts as amentor to the new generation of superheroes: whether they want him to or not. Green Termite is not a particularly intimidating name, but he himself admits he was always more of a {{Sidekick}} than a superhero.

* Black Heron from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' [[InvokedTrope invokes this trope]]: On the one hand, she's [[ADogNamedDog an actual black heron]], while on the other hand, she's a villainous super-spy, so her name is definitely meant to invoke these types of codenames.
* White Pantera, the alter ego of Rodolfo Rivera from ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre''.
* The Blue Falcon in ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder''.

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* The eponymous character of ''Anime/GoldenBat'', notable for being a bat-themed superhero character introduced all the way back in 1930, eight whole years before Franchise/{{Superman}} and nine years before Franchise/{{Batman}}!

** The main antagonist of ''Manga/StoneOcean'' has the Stand named Whitesnake -- which is indeed white, but otherwise humanoid in appearance. Also doubles as a MusicalThemeNaming to Music/{{Whitesnake}}.

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*** [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Red Robin]], aka the third holder of the Robin identity Tim Drake.

*** Black Bat, the second identity of ''ComicBook/Batgirl2000.''

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*** Speaking of Tim, while "Redbird" was originally the name Tim gave the car he used as Robin post-Flashpoint, it was used as a second hero identity by Damian Wayne.

** ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' has a number of villains all under the name of Silver Swan.

** ''{{ComicBook/Firestorm}}'' features villains named Black Bison and Silver Deer.

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* In '' Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', a few formidable warriors go by similar names, often drawing some connection to their own personalized sigils like [[DashingHispanic Prince Oberyn Martell]]; the Red Viper, [[CoolUncle Ser Brynden Tully]]; the Black Fish, and [[RebelLeader Daemon Blackfyre]]; the Black Dragon. Grey Worm plays with this; he was born into slavery and was given that name by his masters, which became an AppropriatedAppellation.

* In '' Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', a few formidable warriors go by similar names, often drawing some connection to their own personalized sigils like [[DashingHispanic Prince Oberyn Martell]]; the Red Viper, [[CoolUncle Ser Brynden Tully]]; the Black Fish, and [[RebelLeader Daemon Blackfyre]]; the Black Dragon.