Blue is a beloved color all over the world, so it shouldn’t be all that surprising it’s also a beloved color in popular culture.
Many famous characters sport blue hues.
And we’re talking legit blue characters, not characters who wear blue clothing or characters with blue hair.
These are characters with blue in their very DNA, in the pigment of their skin or fur.
So, whether you’re looking for cosplay ideas or trivia answers, here are some of the most famous blue characters from popular culture from cartoons to ad campaigns.
Blue Cartoon Characters & Blue Comic Characters
The highest frequency of blue in popular culture appears in the form of animated blue characters.
Which makes some sense.
It’s a lot easier to ask an animator to use a specific color code than an actor to sit in makeup for two hours to get all blued up.
And we should be thankful for it, because cartoons, animation, and comics have given us some of the great blue characters of all time.
Here are some of the most well-known (with one from claymation):
The Smurfs
(The Smurfs)
Road Runner
(Looney Tunes)
Huckleberry Hound
(The Huckleberry Hound Show)
Rosey
(The Jetsons)
Thomas the Tank Engine
(Thomas & Friends)
Blooregard
(Foster’s Home…Friends)
Bluey
(Bluey)
Bandit
(Bluey)
Blue
(Blue’s Clues)
Grumpy Bear
(Care Bears)
Bedtime Bear
(Care Bears)
Swift Heart Rabbit
(Care Bears)
Baby Tugs
(Care Bears)
Lapis Lazuli
(Steven Universe)
Sapphire
(Steven Universe)
Ice King
(Adventure Time)
Cinnamon Bun (Fire Kingdom)
(Adventure Time)
Ghost Princess
(Adventure Time)
Rainbow Dash
(My Little Pony)
Princess Luna
(My Little Pony)
Wonderbolts
(My Little Pony)
Trixie
(My Little Pony)
Sally
(Nightmare Before Christmas)
Emily
(Corpse Bride)
Osmosis Jones
(Osmosis Jones)
Megamind
(Megamind)
Blu
(Rio)
Demi
(Vampirina)
Tummi
(Gummi Bears)
Gusto
(Gummi Bears)
Biggie
(Trolls)
Guy Diamond
(Trolls)
Chenille
(Trolls)
Branch
(Trolls)
Buster Bunny
(Tiny Toon Adventures)
Furrball
(Tiny Toon Adventures)
Orko
(Masters of the Universe)
Jack Frost
(Rankin & Bass’s Jack Frost)
Captain Planet
(Captain Planet)
Nocturne
(X-Men)
Transonic
(X-Men)
Icemaiden
(Justice League)
Lady Dorma
(Marvel Comics)
Blue Disney Characters
The Genie
(Aladdin)
Stich
(Lilo & Stitch)
Dory
(Disney Pixar’s Finding Nemo)
Sally Carrera
(Disney Pixar’s Cars)
Doc Hudson
(Disney Pixar’s Cars)
Guido
(Disney Pixar’s Cars)
Sadness
(Disney Pixar’s Inside Out)
Zazu
(The Lion King)
Destiny
(Disney Pixar’s Finding Dory)
Flik
(Disney Pixar’s A Bug’s Life)
Sulley
(Disney Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.)
Hermes
(Hercules)
The Caterpillar
(Alice in Wonderland)
The Reluctant Dragon
(The Reluctant Dragon)
Blue Pokémon
Squirtle
Wartortle
Blastoise
Dragonair
Nidorina
Nidoqueen
Zubat
Golbat
Oddish
Gloom
Vileplume
Golduck
Poliwag
Poliwhirl
Poliwrath
Machamp
Horsea
Seadra
Tentacool
Tentacruel
Gyarados
Lapras
Vaporeon
Zapdos
Blue Puppets
Gonzo
(The Muppets)
Sam the Eagle
(The Muppets)
X the Owl
(Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood)
Cookie Monster
(Sesame Street)
Grover
(Sesame Street)
Herry Monster
(Sesame Street)
Mr. Johnson
(Sesame Street)
One of the Yip Yips
(Sesame Street)
Tutter
(Bear in the Big Blue House)
Blue Characters in Video Games
Sonic
(Sonic the Hedgehog)
Inky
(Pac-Man)
Blue Pac
(Pac-Man: Battle Royale)
Live Action Blue Characters
Yes, we know most of these characters appeared in comics first.
Nightcrawler
(X-Men)
Beast
(X-Men)
Iceman
(X-Men)
Neytiri
(Avatar)
All Avatar
(Avatar)
Maurice
(Little Monsters)
Yondu
(Guardians of the Galaxy)
Nebula
(Guardians of the Galaxy)
Ronan
(Guardians of the Galaxy)
Max Rebo
(Star Wars)
Dr. Manhattan
(Watchmen)
Diva Plavalaguna
(The Fifth Element)
Abe Sapien
(Hellboy)
Blue Villians
Blue villains come in a mixture of live-action and comic/animated.
Mr. Freeze
(Batman)
Mystique
(X-Men)
Grand Admiral Thrawn
(Star Wars)
Lyssa Drak
(Green Lantern)
Hades
(Disney’s Hercules)
Grogar
(My Little Pony)
Blue Meanies
(Yellow Submarine)
The Snow Queen
(The Snow Queen 1995)
Blue Characters in Products & Advertising
Boo Berry
Blue (M&Ms)
Charlie (StarKist Tuna)
Toucan Sam
Bud Knight
Okay, so this last one doesn’t meet the qualification of naturally blue pigment we set at the start. But since everything that makes the Bud Knight the Bud Knight is blue, we’re going to assume there’s nothing under the armor.
Welp. That’s it for our blue character list.
Let us know if we left anyone out.
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