History Main / BlackEyesOfCrazy

* Gambit of the [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} X-Men]] has these, and his irises exemplify RedEyesTakeWarning, but he is neither evil nor crazy. Usually.

* Another counterexample is Jericho of the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans.'' When he's about to possess someone, he makes eye contact with the victim and the whites of his eyes go black. (Mind you, he was crazy for a ''little'' while, but hey, that happens to everyone in comics [[strike:sometimes]] at least once).

* [[Comicbook/{{SonicTheHedgehog}} Doctor Finitevus.]]

* In ''{{Bleach}}'', Hollows (normal ones, i.e. excluding Menos and the hybrid Arrancar) have this as a defining characteristics and tell-tale sign of their now inhuman nature. The group of Shinigami-Hollow hybrids known as Vizards, of which the male protagonist is an unofficial member, gain this feature as part of their HourOfPower-limited "Hollowific Mode - as well as when their SuperpoweredEvilSide manages to take over their bodies, as pictured.

** Shukaku, and Gaara when transforming into his partial form, have black sclera and golden cross-shaped irises.

* Overlord Pram from MakaiKingdom has them, though she's more manipulative than crazy. In the same game, the legitimately AxCrazy berserker class has them as well, even carrying over into Disgaea 3.

* Played straight and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in ''TheZombieHunters.'' [[OurZombiesAreDifferent All classes]] of TheUndead have black sclerae with [[GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath Glowing Irises Of Undeath]], though the Basilisk, a class with a [[EvilEye paralyzing gaze]], has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red irises]]. Charlie, a [[HalfHumanHybrid partially]] [[HumanityEnsues revived]] zombie restored to sentience, is a subversion, sporting [[MismatchedEyes one human eye]], and one undead eye, which he [[RedRightHand hides]] with a contact lens.

* In {{Gargoyles}}, Coldstone has one mechanical eye with this effect, comprising of a red iris and black sclera.
* Shan Yu of {{Mulan}} displays these, in the EyesOfGold variant.
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** In the protagonist, Ichigo Kurosaki, the black and gold eyed evil side is indeed AxCrazy to an extreme, and even acts as an internal [[TheStarscream usurper]] at times.

* Another counterexample is Jericho of the ''TeenTitans.'' When he's about to possess someone, he makes eye contact with the victim and the whites of his eyes go black. (Mind you, he was crazy for a ''little'' while, but hey, that happens to everyone in comics [[strike:sometimes]] at least once).
** Similarly, In the Tie-in comics with the TV Show, the evil version of Aqualad was shown to have black eyes with red irises. Regular Aqualad just had solid black eyes.

* In ''{{Naruto}}'', using the second stage of Orochimaru's cursed seal turns the sclerae of your eyes black.
** Gaara also gets this effect when tapping into Shukaku's powers.

* ''KeroroGunsou'': the assassin Zoruru has this combined with [[RedEyesTakeWarning red pupils]], along with [[HollywoodCyborg a half-cybernectic body]] covered in SpikesOfVillainy and a BladeBelowTheShoulder. Despite this, nobody can ever remember who he is...

* In DragonBall, Majin Buu in his Super Buu and Kid Buu forms has the RedEyesTakeWarning variation of this trope.

* In ''{{Drowtales}}'', [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=1126 Asira'malika Val'Jaal'darya]] has darkened Sclerae (believed to be the result of a failed medical experiment). It's not clear if she's this trope played straight, averted, or subverted, but she does have [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=917&overview=1&chibi=1&cover=1&extra=1&page=1&check=1 an evil laugh]].

* Played straight and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in ''TheZombieHunters.'' [[OurZombiesAreDifferent All classes]] of TheUndead have black sclera with [[GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath Glowing Irises Of Undeath]], though the Basilisk, a class with a [[EvilEye paralyzing gaze]], has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red irises]]. Charlie, a [[HalfHumanHybrid partially]] [[HumanityEnsues revived]] zombie restored to sentience, is a subversion, sporting [[MismatchedEyes one human eye]], and one undead eye, which he [[RedRightHand hides]] with a contact lens.

Some characters just need a way to show off how [[DarkIsEvil undeniably evil they are]]. Unfortunately, [[BlackEyesOfEvil pure black eyes]] just seem too monochrome, and don't allow said character to show off an extra spark of crazy. Cue the BlackEyesOfCrazy. In these cases, the sclerae (or, the outside part of the eye that is normally white on us [[MostWritersAreHuman humans]]) [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin are black]], as are the pupils, but the irises [[TechnicolorEyes retain their colour]], usually yellow or icy blue. Generally an indication that the character is not above going on a rabid, murderous rampage, and as such usually coincides with AxCrazy.

* Played straight and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in ''TheZombieHunters.'' [[OurZombiesAreDifferent All classes]] of TheUndead have black sclera with [[GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath Glowing Pupils Of Undeath]], though the Basilisk, a class with a [[EvilEye paralyzing gaze]], has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red pupils]]. Charlie, a [[HalfHumanHybrid partially]] [[HumanityEnsues revived]] zombie restored to sentience, is a subversion, sporting [[MismatchedEyes one human eye]], and one undead eye, which he [[RedRightHand hides]] with a contact lens.

* Played straight and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in ''TheZombieHunters.'' [[OurZombiesAreDifferent All classes]] of TheUndead have black sclera with [[GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath Glowing Pupils Of Undeath]] though the Basilisk, a class with a [[EvilEye paralyzing gaze]] has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red pupils]]. Charlie, a [[HalfHumanHybrid partially]] [[HumanityEnsues revived]] zombie restored to sentience, is a subversion, sporting [[MismatchedEyes one human eye]], and one undead eye, which he [[RedRightHand hides]] with a contact lens.

* Played straight and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in ''[[TheZombieHunters]].'' [[All classes]] of TheUndead have black sclera with [[GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath Glowing Pupils Of Undeath]] though the Basilisk, a class with a [[EvilEye paralyzing gaze]] has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red pupils]]. Charlie, a [[HalfHumanHybrid partially]] [[HumanityEnsues revived]] zombie restored to sentience, is a subversion, sporting [[MismatchedEyes one human eye]], and one undead eye, which he [[RedRightHand hides]] with a contact lens.

Some characters just need a way to show off how [[DarkIsEvil undeniably evil they are]]. Unfortunately, [[BlackEyesOfEvil pure black eyes]] just seem too monochrome, and don't allow said character to show off an extra spark of crazy. Cue the BlackEyesOfCrazy. In these cases, the sclerae (or, the outside part of the eye that is normally white on us [[MostWritersAreHuman humans]]) [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin are black]], as are the pupils, but the irises retain their colour, usually yellow or icy blue. Generally an indication that the character is not above going on a rabid, murderous rampage, and as such usually coincides with AxCrazy.

* With the notable exception of the Basilisk, every other type of zombie from [[TheZombieHunters The Zombie Hunters]] has black eyes with white irises, even the "half-life" Charlie.

* Overlord Pram from MakaiKingdom has them. In the same game, the legitimately AxCrazy berserker class has them as well, even carrying over into Disgaea 3.

* The vampire [[MagicTheGathering planeswalker]] Sorin Markov appearently has [[http://www.wizards.com/mtg/images/daily/ftl/ftl78_sorin.jpg black sclerae and golden irises]]; in the actual card this is hard to notice since the image, obviously made smaller, doesn't focus much on the eyees.

* Subverted in Series/LegionOfSuperheroes, where two members of the Legion, Superman X and Timber Wolf have eyes like this.

* Another counterexample is Jericho of the ''TeenTitans.'' When he's about to possess someone, he makes eye contact with the victim and the whites of his eyes go black. (Mind you, he was crazy for a ''little'' while, but hey, that happens to everyone in comics [[strike: sometimes]] at least once).

* Santi from Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone has black sclerae and pale bluish irises.
* In the film version of LordOfTheRings, Frodo gets them after being corrupted by the cursed Nazgul blade.

* In {{Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds}}, anyone who becomes a Dark Signer has their sclerae darken to black, and goes rather insane.
* In {{Bleach}}, Hollows (normal ones, i.e. excluding Menos and the hybrid Arrancar) have this as a defining characteristics and tell-tale sign of their now inhuman nature. The group of Shinigami-Hollow hybrids known as Vizards, of which the male protagonist is an unofficial member, gain this feature as part of their HourOfPower-limited "HollowificMode - as well as when their SuperpoweredEvilSide manages to take over their bodies, as pictured.

* In {{Naruto}}, using the second stage of Orochimaru's cursed seal turns the sclerae of your eyes black.

* Because of a curse, [[spoiler: Darcia]] Of WolfsRain [[spoiler: has [[BoatLights one normal eye and one wolf eye]], he hides it under a mask or eye patch. People who see it fall unconscious. By the series end it is clear he is more then a little AxCrazy.]]

* In ''{{Drowtales}}'', [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=1126 Asira'malika Val'Jaal'darya]] has darkened Sclerae (believed to be the result of a failed medical experiment). It's not clear if she's this trope played straight, averted, or subverted, but she does have [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=1140 an evil laugh]].