Rainbow Trolls was a term used for certain Pop Trolls in Trolls-era media and they are a sub-tribe within the Pop Trolls Tribe itself. The Trolls were poorly explained in comparison to all other Trolls in that era. The basis of the Rainbow Troll archtype were Queen Poppy and Branch, as well as their respective relatives. These Trolls are a group of Trolls that appear "normal" most of the time, but have hidden colors that only appear when they're showing their "True Colors". This is first demonstrated by Branch in Trolls, where he gained a bright, vivid blue and purple coloration in the True Colors song.
The Rainbow Trolls were first named in Top Trumps Trolls, and are also featured in Trolls: Crazy Party Forest! and other media. This term has been mostly abandoned since Trolls World Tour. All Trolls era Trolls that would fit in this group now fall into the classification of "Pop Troll", though has returned with Trolls Band Together media.
Appearance[]
The Rainbow Trolls are brightly-colored, but this doesn't make them stand out from the other members of the Pop Troll tribe at all, as they also have bright colors.
Known Members[]
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Abilities[]
Branch's "True Colors" are even more vivid than Poppy's normal coloration.
Rainbow Trolls have hidden colors that take great effort to bring out. When showing their "True Colors", they change color and become more colorful and brighter than they normally are. Otherwise, they'll appear to be like any other Troll. Due to them being brightly colored, they're as colorful as a rainbow, hence the name "Rainbow Trolls".
According to Trolls, Branch's True Colors are vivid blue hair and skin. His hair had also grown to reflect he was now showing his true self. Merchandise in the Trolls era has featured Poppy's True Colors as having a rainbow coloration, which was later seen in Trolls World Tour, Poppy's True Colors are blue, purple and yellow which show up as stripes in her hair.
No other Rainbow Troll has ever been featured with their True Colors except Poppy and Branch.
Influences[]
They likely borrow their name from the classic Troll Dolls "Rainbow Troll" series. This is similar to the Treasure Trolls, who also borrow their name from another series of Troll Dolls by the name of "Treasure Trolls".
The dolls in the "Rainbow Troll" series were notable for their hair being multi-colored or "rainbow" hair; Poppy so far is the only one in the Trolls franchise to ever be shown with rainbow hair, having such hair in the ending of Trolls World Tour. They became one of the most famous Troll dolls. Rainbow Trolls continue to be heavily referenced, more so then any other type of Troll made for the Good Luck Trolls. Tubbz, Funko Trolls and Trollify for example, all have featured Rainbow Trolls.
According to the Russ Dolls flavor text, the Trolls buried minerals and metals underground, and then guarded a treasure, the rainbow was a method of leading humans to this "pot of gold" where the Trolls had hidden these precious items. Rainbow Trolls were created over time when an individual has exposure to the rainbow for long periods, as their hair took on the colorful properties of the rainbow.
Notes[]
In Trolls World Tour, when Queen Barb accepts the other Tribes and sings in Just Sing, her hair grows into a rainbow design. This mimics the Rainbow Trolls' True Colors. Most of the Trolls-era families have been retired, save a few, and were never used outside of the Pop Troll Tribe. Since the term "Rainbow Troll" is no longer in use and the term was never in a situation wherein it was applied to non-Pop Trolls, it is unknown if there is any link.
Etymology[]
Name refers to how bright or colorful they are "like a rainbow", the original Troll Dolls were noted for having a single colored hair making the introduction of Trolls with multiple hair colors appear to stand out more.
The "lore" behind Rainbow Trolls in the 1990s was stated as the following about the origin of their name:
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The presence of TROLLS usually indicates gold or gemstones are buried nearby, which is why the TROLLS are associated with good fortune. It is known that after rain-showers, rainbows appear, pinpointing the exact location of the buried treasure and bathing the TROLLS long hair in shimmering colours. With frequent exposure to the rainbow's light, TROLLS, who guard 'the pot of gold', can be identified by their rainbow-coloured hair. There are other families of TROLLS, such as the forrest TROLLS, with green hair and blue-haired TROLLS who guard the treasures of the sea. The older and wiser TROLLS had grey and white streaks in their hair. |
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For more information, see Troll Dolls.
Trivia[]
- There are a few conflicts between media with this family of Trolls:
- In the Top Trumps Trolls game, Creek was listed as a Rainbow Troll (most likely due to his bright coloration), but elsewhere he's labelled as a "Guru Troll".
- Likewise, the game listed Aspen Heitz and Cookie Sugarloaf as Rainbow Trolls, but elsewhere both are Sporty Trolls.
- The Rainbow Troll and Treasure Troll designs are the two most commonly referenced designs in the Good Luck Trolls franchise.
- Due to the families retirement from use post Trolls World Tour, it is unknown if John Dory, Spruce, Floyd and Clay are also Rainbow Trolls, but due to the fact relatives usually are in the same family, they most likely also are Rainbow Trolls.
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- †: retired lore