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Contrast [[Evil Redhead]], [[Redheaded Stepchild]].

 

 

* Shirou from Kazuma Kodaka's ''Midare Somenishi''.

* Kyo Sohma, one of two main male leads of ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', certainly has the [[Fiery Redhead]] part down, as well as being somewhat of a [[Redheaded Stepchild]].

* Shana in ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]''. Although, when in her "human" form, she has normal black hair, when she turns into a Flame Haze, her picture could be the title image for this trope. It's not just red, it glows and flame-like embers come off of it. Did we mention that it glows?

* Kenshin Himura of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''.

* Subverted with Hanamichi Sakuragi from ''[[Slam Dunk]]'', who ''dyes'' his hair red.

* Gene Starwind from ''[[Outlaw Star]]''.

* Tooya from ''[[Ayashi no Ceres]]'', called "[[Fushigi Yuugi|Tamahome]] with hair dye and contact lenses".

** Cyborg Guy's hair isn't natural. In flashbacks to before the accident and after he becomes an Evoluder, his hair is a pretty normal brown. Mikoto, on the other hand...

* ''[[Saiyuki]]'' has both a hero with bright red hair, Sha Gojyo, and a villain with dark red hair, Kougaiji. This is pointed out when Gojyo's older brother, Dokugakuji, admits that one of the reasons he started working for Kougaiji was because he reminded him of Gojyo. This may actually be playing with the trope a little, since, much of the time, [[Punch Clock Villain]] Kougaiji behaves more like a classical hero than the protagonists.

* Daisuke from ''[[D.N.Angel]]'', though he lacks the stereotypical temperament (he's very calm most of the time).

* Tsubomi Hanasaki from ''[[Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]'' has literal red hair, which contrasts with her [[Innocent Flower Girl]] nature. It turns pink as Cure Blossom, though.

* Juliet of ''[[Romeo X Juliet]]'' is a redhead. Red seems to be the theme color for the Capulets, with the Montagues are [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue]].

* Shirayuki, in ''[[Akagami no Shirayukihime]]''. [[Invoked Trope]] here, as the author wanted to write a story loosely based on "[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (novel)|Snow White]]", with the eponymous heroine being red-haired. In this manga's universe, this hair color is ''very'' rare, making the heroine sought after by various ill-minded people.

* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' Erza who got her last name from her hair.

* Played with in the movie ''[[Sword of the Stranger]]'', as {{spoiler|No Name has red hair, though we only ever see it once, briefly, because he dyes it black to make himself less conspicuous.}}

* Rai of ''[[Tai Chi Chasers]]''.

 

== Comic Books ==

* Roy Harper, the first Speedy/Arsenal/Red Arrow.

* Guy Gardner: [[Green Lantern]] and all around badass ginger.

* ''[[Chassis]]''.

 

 

* Chloe in ''[[Pretty Cure Perfume Preppy]]'' has ''literal'' red hair in civilian form. Hanae is a more believable redhead (having orange hair), but gains literal red hair as well when turned into Cure Tangerine. However, both subvert the [[Fiery Redhead]] trope when it comes to personality, as Chloe is described as a gentle and kind-hearted girl, while Hanae is just a [[Shrinking Violet|Shrinking Orange]]. The fiery one of the team happens to be purple-haired Ayameko.

 

 

 

 

* Judas was traditionally depicted red-haired, even though his hair color is not actually in [[The Bible]]. An reference to Judas having red hair is found, for example, in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[As You Like It]]''.

* Odysseus of ''[[The Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]'': his hair was described as "crisping red-golden".

* Dairine Callahan from ''[[Young Wizards]]''.

* Kvothe, of [[The Name of the Wind]], is known for his bright, flame-red hair. Good for attracting both women and unwanted attention.

* Cord from Douglas Hill's ''ColSec Trilogy''. He's at least ''something'' of a [[Fiery Redhead]]...but, interestingly enough, his hair is specifically described as dark auburn.

* Rand Al'Thor from Robert Jordan's ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' has reddish-blonde hair. This is because he's {{spoiler|half [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Aiel]]}}. Elaine also has red-gold hair, whatever that means. When it's not referred to as red-gold, it's consistently just described as blonde, with Aviendha as the redhead of the [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]] trio. That sounds like a jazzed-up description of strawberry blonde hair.

* Freckles of [[Gene Stratton Porter]]'s ''Freckles''

* Although ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' has lots and lots of protagonists (although less "good" characters than one would think), Robb Stark stands out as being firmly heroic. His little sister Sansa and mother Catelyn, too.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* Dune:

** Paul Atreides from the Dune Miniseries produced in 2000 is a redhead.

== Video Games ==

* [[Memetic Sex Goddess|Lammy]] from ''[[Um Jammer Lammy]]'', serving as the vastly [[Hotter and Sexier]] guitar-girl counterpart to [[Parappa the Rapper]].

* Crono from ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''.

* Adell from ''[[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]]''.

* Surprisingly enough, Ryu from ''[[Street Fighter]]'' started out a redhead in the first game, and he also has red to reddish-brown hair in the ''[[Street Fighter Alpha|Alpha]]'' series. His hair has gotten darker with age, and the games reflect this very consistently. ''[[Street Fighter III]]'', for example, chronologically follows ''[[Street Fighter IV|IV]]'', and Ryu's hair is dark brown in ''IV'' as opposed to ''III'''s black hair.

* Nariko from ''[[Heavenly Sword]]''.

* Joanna from ''[[Perfect Dark]]''.

* [[Fan Nickname|Silly Axel Almer]] in ''[[Super Robot Wars]] Advance''. If he's not silly, he's no hero {{spoiler|(either a villain or...a neutral force)}}. Other straightforward examples from ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' include Fiona Gureden (Reversal) and Rand Travis (Z).

* Joe from ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]''.

* Raz from ''[[Psychonauts]]''.

* Justin from ''[[Grandia (video game)|Grandia]]''. And yes, he's quite [[Fiery Redhead]] to match.

* In the ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' series, all games of the Standard Branch, save for the 4th one, have red-haired main heroines (albeit each of them have a different shade of red):

** Shiori Fujisaki in ''Tokimeki Memorial 1''.

** And Ralph, the default hero in RPG Maker VX.

* This may be a bit of a stretch, but [[BlazBlue|Tsubaki Yayoi]] can count. She's a redhead and has been living in favoriting heroes and styling herself to fight for justice. If it weren't [[Mind Rape|for]] [[Green-Eyed Monster|some]] [[The Woobie|hindrances]], she'd be a clear-cut heroine, as proven by her decent and just personality towards those she cared about. [[Crapsack World|Alas]][[Evil Redhead|...]]

 

== Visual Novels ==

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