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[[File:tvt paintitblack.jpg|link=Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch|frame|Tonight on [[Idol Singer]] Makeovers...]]

 

{{quote|'''Jyrras:''' Remember that time you thought Alexsi went evil because she wore a black dress?

'''Jyrras:''' The other time.

'''Dan:''' Hey! I was very drunk!

 

A specific form of [[Evil Costume Switch]], one that requires no effort whatsoever on the part of the newly evil party.

See, your [[Transformation Trinket]], your [[Empathic Weapon]], and your costume aren't too happy with your [[Face Heel Turn]]. Being inanimate objects, though, the only way they can express their disapproval is [[Convenient Color Change|to turn black and evil-looking]]—goodbye [[Frills of Justice]], hello [[Spikes of Villainy]]. The transformation usually, if not always, happens right before your eyes and those of your astonished friends, just for [[Rule of Cool|dramatic]] [[Evil Is Cool|flair.]]

 

 

A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Convenient Color Change]] and [[Evil Makeover]].

 

 

 

* Sara in ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' flashes back to {{spoiler|her [[Freak-Out]] that [[Throwaway Country|destroyed the Indian Ocean]] and killed Kaito's parents}}; she used to have bright red hair, but once she embraces her hatred and fear, her hair and [[Transformation Trinket|pearl]] (and, in the manga, costume) turn black.

* {{spoiler|Messenger Nia}} in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' gets this with [[Tron Lines]].

* In ''Transformers: Kiss Players'', when [[Transformers Generation 1|Starscream]] possesses Atari Hitotonari, her nurse outfit turns black.

* In "[[Fate/Zero]]", an unwilling {{spoiler|Irisviel}} has this, {{spoiler|when her mind gets absorbed by all the Evils in the World - Angra Mainyu}}

 

== Comic Books ==

* Evil Sonic (a.k.a. Scourge) from Archie comics eventually goes green and vile-looking when he absorbs enough energy from the Master Emerald, which also helps drive him a bit mad and he becomes even more evil when Sonic points out their similarities. In the end, this leads to his using his super form, a bizarre inverse of his usual color scheme with purple hair, black eyes with red pupils and even a slight outfit change, with the red and green parts becoming purple and blue. It's a surprisingly creepy looking form, fitting for how crazy he's become.

 

* Inverted in ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' where Jafar's outfit turns white after he uses his first wish to become Sultan. Then again, he was already evil in the first place, and the white outfit seems like the traditional color for male Agrabah royalty.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* In ''[[Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]]'', it was first played straight in dreams: first, Kit is attacked by a black-clad version of himself, and in another one, Kit dreams of taking Xaviax's [[Deal with the Devil]] and going through a ''second'' [[Transformation Sequence]], transforming into the black suit, before hunting down and taking out his teammates. He was, needless to say, not too enthusiastic when first presented with a real-life version of the black armor.

* In ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga]]'', Yuusuke Godai's black [[Super Mode]] originally comes from a serious mad-on and threatens to make him a [[Destructive Savior]]. However, when powered by his sense of justice, "Ultimate Kuuga" is... still black, but the eyepieces go from black to their usual red. In ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]],'' the black-and-gold but ''much'' more evil-looking Rising Ultimate Kuuga form, with [[Spikes of Villainy]], is bestowed upon Yuusuke ''Onodera'' by the [[Legion of Doom]] when they brainwash him. You get the black eyes until he gets de-brainwashed, and again, they become their normal red.

 

== Toys ==

* For [[Transformers]], it's very common for Hasbro and Takara to re-release an existing toy model with a black repaint. This business model is common enough that it has its own page at the [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Spontaneous_recoloration Transformers wiki] which explains these change as "Spontaneous Recoloration". ''[[Shortpacked]]'' frequently [[Take That|takes shots]] at this. Often, though, the change isn't good/evil, but a powerup that leaves the character's personality alone.

* The gold parts of Takanuva's armour turn black when his light is partially drained in ''[[Bionicle]]''.

 

== Video Games ==

* In ''[[Infamous (video game series)|In Famous]]'', Cole gets more scars on his body and red lightning the more evil deeds he does. Also, it's possible to get black lightning by going full evil and making a turn to good at the last moments of the second game.

 

 

== Web Comics ==

== Web Original ==

* ''[[Sailor Nothing]]'' takes this as one of its main targets of [[Deconstruction]] by having it happen to the heroine, who is not evil, just disowned.

 

== Western Animation ==

 

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[[Category:Useful Notes/Hair Color in Japan]]

[[Category:Villainous Fashion Sense]]

[[Category:Costume Tropes]]

[[Category:Color-Coded for Your Convenience]]