History Main / CreepyShadowedUnderEyes

* Trafalgar Law, the '' 'Surgeon of Death' '' from ''Manga/{{One Piece}}''.
* Hikaru Gosunkugi from {{RanmaOneHalf}}.
* Many of the antagonists from {{Yugioh}},including Yami Marik, Yami Bakura, and Bonz.

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' has Jack while he was [[spoiler: going crazy from the influence of a spider-like entity from Zimmy's MentalWorld]]. Averted by Winsbury, who's a {{jerkass}} initially, but otherwise completely normal. Zimmy (who's eyes are completely covered in black gunk) has these even when her eyes are washed out.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', all of the [[OurTrollsAreDifferent Trolls]] have these, but it's especially noticeable on insomniac Karkat, Nepeta, whose quality of sleep is presumably lessened for in-universe reasons, Vriska and Eridan, for whom it's largely inexplicable, and Sollux, on the rare occasion he's pictured without his glasses. Equius seems to have this too, but since his are the same colour as his blood it's likely that they're petchia, incurred either in fights with his robots or for... [[Squick other reasons]].

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', all of the [[OurTrollsAreDifferent Trolls]] have these, but it's especially noticeable on insomniac Karkat, Nepeta, whose quality of sleep is presumably lessened for in-universe reasons, Vriska and Eridan, for whom it's largely inexplicable, and Sollux, on the rare occasion he's pictured without his glasses. Equius seems to have this too, but since his are the same colour as his blood it's likely that they're petchia, incurred either in fights with his robots or for...[[Squick other reasons]].

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', many of the [[OurTrollsAreDifferent Trolls]] have this.

* Betelgeuse from, well, ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' has dark rings around his eyes. This is actually due to the fact that TimBurton originally conceived the character as having no eyes at all but changed his mind after noticing how expressive MichaelKeaton's eyes were.

* In RealLife the skin around the eyes is much thinner, so some people do have darker areas around their eyes (it's also the reason bruises around the eye are so prominent). YourMileageMayVary on whether this makes them look creepy or [[TheInsomniac burnt out]].

* Gaston gets these in the last third of ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', to show that he's NotSoHarmless anymore.

* Played for laughs in ''{{Fiddler on the Roof}}'' during Tevye's "dream" sequence; all the dead departed have them.

* ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'', this is one of Wednesday's most pronounced features, as she's a PaleSkinnedBrunette.

* The Medic in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has these. They're fairly subtle, but compared to the other characters it's a reasonably noticeable feature. It's probably to make his eyes stand out behind his [[SpectacledSadist glasses]], show that he's no spring chicken, and suggest that he's the kind of person who likely stays up late doing [[MadDoctor horrible medical experiments]]. And maybe the stress of his thankless job is getting to him.

* L from ''DeathNote'', an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette, has circles around his eyes so dark, he has the fan nickname "Panda".

* Miranda from ''DGrayMan'', though heroic, has these to reflect her [[TheEeyore gloominess]] and [[TheInsomniac lack of sleep]]. They also add to her EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette appearance.

* Itachi Uchiha from ''{{Naruto}}'' manages this in his more serious ass-kicking moments.

* Frollo from Disney's ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' actually has purple eye shadows.
* Betelgeuse from, well, ''{{Beetlejuice}}'' has dark rings around his eyes. This is actually due to the fact that TimBurton originally conceived the character as having no eyes at all but changed his mind after noticing how expressive MichaelKeaton's eyes were.

* ''GunnerkriggCourt'' has Jack while he was [[spoiler: going crazy from the influence of a spider-like entity from Zimmy's MentalWorld]]. Averted by Winsbury, who's a {{jerkass}} initially, but otherwise completely normal. Zimmy (who's eyes are completely covered in black gunk) has these even when her eyes are washed out.
* Azuu of ElijahAndAzuu has visible bags under his eyes constantly, but he doesn't have it nearly as bad as his son, who has very obvious Creepy Shadowed Undereyes (and both also have a case of RedEyesTakeWarning to boot)

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* In ''{{Homestuck}}'', many of the [[OurTrollsAreDifferent Trolls]] have this.

* Several ''DannyPhantom'' villains have dark circles under their eyes for the look of evil, starting with Vlad.

* The Medic in ''TeamFortress2'' has these. They're fairly subtle, but compared to the other characters it's a reasonably noticeable feature. It's probably to make his eyes stand out behind his [[SpectacledSadist glasses]], show that he's no spring chicken, and suggest that he's the kind of person who likely stays up late doing [[MadDoctor horrible medical experiments]]. And maybe the stress of his thankless job is getting to him.

* ''TheAddamsFamily'', this is one of Wednesday's most pronounced features, as she's a PaleSkinnedBrunette.

A character that LooksLikeCesare tend to have these eyes, also TheInsomniac and other deranged characters, as eye pigmentation can happen from physical exhaustion and lack of sleep, though if it's a one off gag, then they are ExaustedEyeBags. Some characters may artificially try to replicate this effect with make-up, resulting in ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow, or {{Guyliner}}, but it just doesn't have the same effect and is not the trope.

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* Several DannyPhantom villains have dark circles under their eyes for the look of evil, starting with Vlad.