History Main / BlankWhiteEyes

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' This trope is rare in the Pokemon anime, but was utilized somewhat frequently during the Sinnoh saga, especially with Piplup. It tends to appear more when a character is really angry.

* ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'': PlayedForLaughs; this can be used to express anything from excitement to nervousness to shock to exasperation to frustration. Humorously, [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/2451897 the black circle is thick and solid]], making it look like the characters' eyes have been replaced by Oreos.

* In the manga adaptation of ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', Mikuru Asahina gets these out of shock when Haruhi [[SkinshipGrope grabs her chest]].

* In the first episode ''[[Anime/XMen X-Men]]'' anime by studio Creator/{{Madhouse}}, Dr. [=McCoy=] is presenting a lecture to his students about recent experiments he's performed in enhancing cephalopod intelligence, and has brought one of his test subjects, a squid, to demonstrate. Receiving a call from the X-Men, he declares he's leaving, but will give the class over to the squid he brought while he's gone. The students laugh it up... until the squid activates a vocalizer and calls them all to order, whereupon they sprout these.

* Very noticeably used in the 2013-onwards MickeyMouse shorts, ''exactly'' as one would expect them to be used. It's quite surreal, especially considering how the animation style otherwise isn't at all {{Animesque}}.

* ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' manga: This happens to Mikuru Asahina when her rack is grabbed by Haruhi.

* ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'' anime features another case of the white-eyed berserker in Orson. He is normally TheStoic and one of the nicest characters of the anime, but when the white eyes appear -- usually when someone's hurt his partner Shiris or anyone else he cares about -- it is generally not advisable to be anywhere in his general vicinity.

* ''Anime/LuckyStar'': One of Tsukasa's default expressions whenever Konata and Kagami start talking about things she's too innocent to know, like fanservice or dating games. But mostly she gets those small black oval blank-stare eyes.

* One of the earliest examples: ''Anime/OruchubanEbichu'' uses it on occasion, usually with the title character.

** [-[[RecycledInSpace SPACE]]-] [[FakeDifficulty Puzzle Bobble]]: When Bob(blun) is used and the board is almost full, his eyes go blank and [[JawDrop his jaw drops]] before he pushes it back up and his eyes go back to normal (and the animation loops).

* A non-humorous example from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'': The Zora Elegy of Emptiness statue, along with its [[TheScream screaming expression]].

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** A non-humorous example from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'': The Zora Elegy of Emptiness statue, along with its [[TheScream screaming expression]]. Also, Fierce Deity Link from the same game.
** In Lanayru's vision to Link in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' Link and Ilia have white eyes, representing Hylians seduced by the Triforce's power.
** Fi from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' has these, as does [[spoiler:Ghirahim in his true form]].
* Practically ''everybody'' in the supporting cast of ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents'' has Blank White Eyes at some point in the game. Even in the tearjrker levels. (Ironically, the agents are some of the characters who ''don't'' get Blank White Eyes; because they're always wearing CoolShades).

* ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' has one scrapped sequence where you fought what could be described a nightmare incarnation of Lucas. One of its incarnations was going to be [[spoiler:his brother Claus]] with blank white eyes.

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'' does this in a very creepy manner. After Solidus drops his mechanical tentacles halfway through the battle with him, you get a codec call from the AI Colonel and Rose, and as Rose talks to you, her eyes suddenly go blank.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', Rex, Pyra and Azurda sport these for a split-second as their reaction to Poppi awakening with the personality of a subservient maid to her driver, Tora. Of course, because the game is much more {{Animesque}} [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles than its predecessor]], it's to be expected.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', Rex, Pyra and Azurda sport these for a split-second as their reaction to Poppi awakening with the personality of a subservient maid to her driver, Tora.

** Trunks gains these only as he becomes an Ascended Super Saiyan (or FanNickname Ultra Super Saiyan), and regains his irises after he's done. Conveniently, this transformation makes him resemble Broly. [[spoiler:He also gets them in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' when he awakens his [[RageBreakingPoint Super Saiyan Rage]] form.]]

This is a [[NewestOnesInTheBook relatively recent trope]]; almost all shows or manga using it have shown up in the 21st century. In even more recent media, this trope has seen a much wider range of uses, ranging from making a character look funny, depicting a frightening [[UnstoppableRage berserker rage]], depicting someone knocked out or dead, or simply depicting eyes on a character too far away to be drawn in detail.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}: Half-Genie Hero'', this is a stock pose for both Shantae and Mayor Scuttlebutt.
* PlayedForLaughs in the ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' series, where it can be used to express anything from excitement to nervousness to shock to exasperation to frustration. Humorously, [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/2451897 the black circle is thick and solid]], making it look like the characters' eyes have been replaced by Oreos.

* In ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'', the SA-X is physically indistinguishable from Samus in her original Varia Suit except for having eyes like this, indicating its status as TheSoulless.

** Quite a few uses of blank ''black'' [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v20/c180/12.html eyes]] in the manga as well.