History Main / CreepyShadowedUnderEyes

%%* Common in members of ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'': as an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette, Wednesday spots some, as does her Uncle Fester. Gomez has some slight but noticeable ones, unless, of course, they are to be interpreted as GuyLiner rather than actual eyebags.
%%* In the 2015 [=BBC=] version of ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'', Vera develops a bad case as events progress.
%%* Some versions of the Master from ''Series/DoctorWho'' are shown with evil eyeshadow, later invoked by the 21st-century John Simm incarnation of the character, who intentionally wears GuyLiner.

%%* ''Very'' effectively used in the ''Series/NightGallery'' episode ''The Doll''.

%%* Mike's evil personality Mal from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama All Stars''.

* Lovro from ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom''.
* Somewhat downplayed compared to some examples, but Fyodor Dostoyevsky from ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' has distinct undereye shadows.

* L from ''Manga/DeathNote'', an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette, has circles around his eyes so dark, he has the fan nickname "Panda".
** Light in the manga is shown to have dark circles around his eyes as well after he became Kira [[spoiler: that magically disappear with his MemoryGambit]].
* Prandine/Fallow from ''Anime/DeltoraQuest'' has these, though they extend out into bags underneath his eyes as well.
* The first sign that Taro has been possessed by a demon in Anime/DevilManCrybaby is that he gains these kind of eyes.
* Miranda from ''Manga/DGrayMan'', though heroic, has these to reflect her [[TheEeyore gloominess]] and [[TheInsomniac lack of sleep]]. They also add to her EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette appearance.
* Flare Corona, [[spoiler: previously]] a member of [[EvilCounterpart Raven Tail]], has these, from ''Manga/FairyTail''.
** As does [[spoiler:Acnologia in his human form]].
* Almost every character in ''Manga/HoukagoPlay'' has this -- partly because many of them are hardcore gamers, and partly because of the art style.
* Madame Hecuba and her son Tulip the giant from ''Anime/JackAndTheBeanstalk1974''.
* Several monsters and villains in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' seem to have these, such as Octacon, Blocky, Yamikage, the Broom King, Kung Fu Lee, Belly Buster in its true form, Giant Squishy, Trash Basher, Nekketsu, Fang, Chuckie (only when using his demon face), Phan Phan while brainwashed by Whippy, and Devil Kirby & Devil King Dedede.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia:''
** Hitoshi Shinso in has these, and combined with his MindControl powers, they make him look like someone who would end up a villain. Nevertheless, he really wants to be a hero.
** An actual villain character named Dabi actually has those in the form of seemingly having [[FacialHorror burnt or no skin at all]] below his eyes.
** Gentle and La Brava both have thick black lines around their eyes. They're only natural in La Brava's case, the result of countless nights since a middle school love rejection spent in front of a computer in deep depression. When she made the decision to approach Gentle, she wasn't able to do anything about them and hoped he wouldn't be put off. On the contrary, he accepted her gladly and, upon noticing how much she stressed over them regardless, took up drawing dark rings under his own eyes to emphasize their parntership. In the present the rings look almost like domino masks when coupled with their costumes.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Itachi Uchiha manages this in his more serious ass-kicking moments.
** In the original Japanese, Gaara's darkly circled eyes are expressly stated to be {{Tanuki}}-like marks he was born with, signifying the animal the Tailed Beast [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan sealed within him]] resembles, much like the way Naruto has [[TanukiKitsuneContrast whisker-marks resembling those of a fox]] (whose own Tailed Beast is based on the {{Kitsune}}). In the English dub, they were explained to be caused by his insomnia, which not only makes sense (rather than just assuming the audience wouldn't know what a Tanuki was or just calling it a "raccoon demon") but significantly ups the creep-factor.
* Tomoko Kuroki from ''Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular'' has these. While she's not exactly a bad person, it does reduce her physical appeal and reduces her self-esteem. Strangely enough, it seems to be genetic since her brother and (to a lesser extent) her mother have eye bags as well. The mother's are less pronounced, though, suggesting the siblings (or at least Tomoko) made theirs worse through poor sleeping habits.
* Trafalgar Law, the "Surgeon of Death" from ''Manga/{{One Piece}}''.

* Hikaru Gosunkugi from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf.''

* Many of the antagonists from ''Anime/YuGiOh'', including Yami Marik, Yami Bakura, and Bonz.
* In ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', Johan gets these when [[spoiler: he is possessed by Yubel.]]

* Creator/JimStarlin always draws [[ComicBook/{{Warlock}} Adam Warlock]] this way.
* ComicBook/{{Morbius}} [[OurVampiresAreDifferent the Living Vampire]] is commonly drawn like this.

* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'': Sa'luk, second-in command of the Forty Thieves, sports a pair.
* Rasputin from ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}''. This is a common character design used by Creator/DonBluth for his villains in just about every movie he did.
* Steele from ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}''.
* Ronno has these in both ''WesternAnimation/Bambi'' and the midquel ''WesternAnimation/BambiII''. While the first film merely has him and Bambi fighting over Faline, the second establishes him as a bully who antagonises Bambi at several opportunities.
* Gaston gets these in the last third of ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', to show that he's a NotSoHarmlessVillain now.
* Joe the pilotfish from ''WesternAnimation/HelpImAFish''.
* Drago Bludvist from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.
* Frollo from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' actually has purple shadows.
* Scar and his hyenas from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
** The Outsiders in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''. The main difference between a good lion and a bad lion in this series seems to be tons of eyeliner.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PoetAndersonTheDreamWalker'', for Jonas, in the waking world and as Poet, though he's definitely the protagonist.
* Sir Ruber from ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot''.

* Queen Grimhilde has these in her old hag form from ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''.
* The Efrafan rabbits from ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown''.

* Loki has these in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', especially notable in his first scene, to emphasise his BigBadSlippage between ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''The Avengers''. Completed with a KubrickStare. Attentive viewers will notice the people he mind controls also develop them, probably because he [[FridgeHorror doesn't let them stop working to sleep.]]

* The Penguin sports these from ''Film/BatmanReturns''.

* Sister Ruth in ''Film/BlackNarcissus'' goes mad and has these just before [[spoiler: she tries to push Sister Clodagh off a cliff.]]
* The alien horror from ''Film/TheCrawlingHand'' produces this effect in its hosts when it infects them.
* [[PlayedForLaughs Played for laughs]] in ''Film/{{Fiddler on the Roof}}'' during Tevye's "dream" sequence; all the dead departed have them.
* Bond henchman Dario from ''Film/LicenceToKill'' (of course, he has them naturally since he's played by Creator/BenicioDelToro).
* Grí­ma Wormtongue from ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' film series.
* Mike, by his second trip to the loony bin, in ''Film/TruthOrDareACriticalMadness''.
* Leyla's father in ''Film/WhenDarknessFalls''. Especially eerie since he is kind of [[LeanAndMean skinny]].

* In ''[[Literature/CircleOfMagic Street Magic]]'', Jebbun Stoneslicer has eyes like these.
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'''s [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Sirius Black and Bellatrix Lestrange]], after they got out of Azkaban. Actually, most Azkaban prisoners and Death Eaters probably had this.
* Nico de Angelo, from ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', has these after he TookALevelInBadass

* Common in members of ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'': as an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette, Wednesday spots some, as does her Uncle Fester. Gomez has some slight but noticeable ones, unless, of course, they are to be interpreted as GuyLiner rather than actual eyebags.
* In the 2015 [=BBC=] version of ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'', Vera develops a bad case as events progress.
* Some versions of the Master from ''Series/DoctorWho'' are shown with evil eyeshadow, later invoked by the 21st-century John Simm incarnation of the character, who intentionally wears GuyLiner.
* Crazy Harry from ''Series/TheMuppetShow''.
* ''Very'' effectively used in the ''Series/NightGallery'' episode ''The Doll''.

* Speaking of which, Shintaro from Music/KagerouDaze sports these. They are likely due to a lack of sleep caused by his survivor's guilt. Whatever the reason, they definitely help to characterize Shintaro as a somewhat mentally unstable socially awkward recluse. The Kagerou Daze series of videos was also illustrated by Sidu.

* All human characters in ''VideoGame/DontStarve'' have them, but the most prominent belong to [[MadScientist Wilson]], [[CreepyChild Wendy]], and [[BigBad Maxwell]]

* [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Cole]] from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has these, along with pale skin and CreepyBlueEyes. They give him an eerie, unworldly appearance, and help indicate his nature as a spirit taken human form. Unlike other examples, however, he is not evil, and is actually [[CreepyGood one of the most moral characters to join the Inquisition.]]
* Knight of the Seal Hanch in ''[[VideoGame/{{Drakengard}} Drakengard 2]]'' has these, as a result of the magical pact that cost her her beauty and attractiveness in general.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'':
** Dimitri has these [[spoiler: after the timeskip while he's fixated on killing Edelgard to avenge his deceased family and friends. They go away when his mental health improves.]]
** [[ShrinkingViolet Marianne]] of the Golden Deer also has these, they go away after the time skip.
** ''{{Exaggerated}}'' with Constance of the Ashen Wolves if she is exposed to sunlight, as the ''whole top half of her face is completely darkened!'' Why? ''[[ShrinkingViolet Hoo]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast boy!]]''

* Looking closely in ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'', you can see that [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Ridley]] has these combined with FireballEyeballs.
* Mr. Sandman in ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' gains these in his Title Defense match in the Wii version. Dude must've lost ''a lot'' of sleep losing to Little Mac.
* The Thwomps from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series games. The [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Boos]] have them in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', and in [[VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon the sequel]] they're used to help distinguish King Boo from his servants.
* 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 [[FourEyesZeroSoul 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.

* Ayumi has these in ''VisualNovel/CorpsePartyD2DepthsOfDespair'', showing how badly the TraumaCongaLine she suffered as a teenager and the enduring SurvivorGuilt has affected her.
* Kanato Sakamaki from ''VisualNovel/DiabolikLovers'' has these, which go well with his CreepyChild demeanor.
* [[spoiler:Kanae Hokari]] from [=ClockUp=]'s ''Euphoria'' sports these in the True Ending [=CG=]s where [[spoiler:she's been shot and killed by Keisuke.]]

* ''Webcomic/ComicBookSNAFU'' gives Baron Zemo these to highlight his obsession with winning at any cost.
* Persephone from ''Webcomic/DestroyerOfLight'' has those. It's a subtle hint that she's a bit [[DarkIsNotEvil darker]] than her mother, Demeter.
* Dongtae from ''Webcomic/DiceTheCubeThatChangesEverything'' had noticeable permanent bags under his eyes that he thinks could beat a panda. They don't help his already poor self esteem.
* Azuu of ''Webcomic/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).

* ''Webcomic/TheGuideToAHealthyRelationship'': Julian, because they're permanently stressed out by their hallucinations and TheInsomniac.
* ''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 (whose eyes are completely covered in black gunk) has these even when her eyes are washed out. Gamma has them as well, presumably because she hardly ever sleeps.
* 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 because she doesn't have a proper "bed", 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 petechiae, possibly incurred in fights with his robots, although autoerotic asphyxiation is a potential cause as well.
* ''Webcomic/LovelyLovecraft'': Howard has dark circles around his eyes, although their level of noticeably shifts (sometimes darker, sometimes lighter).
* Jonas, now and again, in ''WebComic/ThePhoenixRequiem''. He's normally something of a PrettyBoy, but the physical stress of dispelling shades and contact with the spirits wrecks his health and it really shows. [[spoiler:They're there again in the ending when he becomes a {{Psychopomp}}, since he can't get regular meals and sometimes drugs himself to ease the passage of souls.]]
* Shazam in ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive,'' after [[YouDontWantToKnow his face]] is [[TheFaceless finally revealed]].

* Exaggerated with ''Webcomic/StarImpact'''s [[BloodKnight Etna]], for the entirety of the area around her eyes is wreathed in shadow.
* Zalvetta the ninja of ''WebAnimation/ThrillingIntent'' has these. He is also a sociopathic killer.
* DeadpanSnarker Colin from ''Webcomic/TwoKeys'' has this, as seen in the picture above.
** Which is actually a milder version. Sometimes he has this to the point where it looks like he's got the BlackEyesOfEvil. It's unclear whether he has this due to insomnia, [[spoiler: If his magic has a physically draining effect on him]] or if it has something to do with his MysteriousPast. Not to be confused with when he has his occasional moments of BlackEyesOfCrazy.

* Jay from ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets''.
** Tim also exhibits this in Entry #64. [[spoiler: Apparently, it's a symptom of close encounters with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slendy]].]]
* [[AxCrazy Fluttershy]] in the ''WebAnimation/PonyDotMov'' series.

* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': Al's evil twin (created by Chaos) in ''When Chaos Comes Calling" has these.
* Jon the meth addict from the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Adventures in Hayleysitting".
* The Joker and Ra's al Ghul in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' franchise, both Kevin Levin (Pre-HeelFaceTurn) and Aggregor have these. This actually a genetic trait, seeing as they are both Osmosians, who get this way after absorbing energy.
* [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Amanda]] from ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'' has a red outline and shadow around her eyes.
* Leonardo Leonardo from ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries''.

* Evil Flippy from ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends''.
* [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile Kiburi]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard''.

* Many animated versions of actor Creator/PeterLorre depicted him with these kind of eyes.
* Brain's arch enemy Snowball the hamster from ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''.
* Imp in both ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'' and ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' sports these, though they're more pronounced, and effective, in the latter version.
* Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
* The citizens of Bikini Bottom get these while under the influence of jerktonium in the stop-motion ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' special "It's A Spongebob Christmas".
* The Proto-Clown and Pineapple Pokopo from ''WesternAnimation/TheTick''.
* Mr. Hitcher from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''.
* Mike's evil personality Mal from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama All Stars''.

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* Series/{{Svengoolie}}. The actor uses makeup, but the it's the characters natural look.
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* 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). Of course, this has nothing to do with a person's morality.
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* Frollo from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' actually has purple shadows.

* Jim Starlin always draws ComicBook/AdamWarlock this way.

* ''Manga/SchoolZone'': High school girl Fuji was either born with tremendous bags under her eyes, or she developed one hell of a psycho stare after spending every waking moment at the arcade trying to win a stuffed animal from a crane game.

* Dimitri from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' has these [[spoiler: after the timeskip while he's fixated on killing Edelgard to avenge his deceased family and friends. They go away when his mental health improves.]]

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan:''
** Shuichi Akai, FBI agent and [[PragmaticHero good guy]] is drawn having eyes which have permanent bags underneath them that make him appear sleep deprived and other characters describe him as evil-eyed. It even becomes a PlotPoint: Both Conan and the readers use his distinctive look to identify him [[spoiler:when in disguise]] - and also relatives of his, such as his sister Masumi Sera, who has the same eyes, and Mary, the mysterious girl hiding in Sera's hotel room.
** While jokes are made at her being a night owl, such as calling her an "evil-eyed yawning girl", Ai Haibara doesn't normally possess them. However, an arc that features a minor event of Haibara and Ayumi getting makeup put on them ends with Haibara looking like she has bags under her eyes while she's cleaning it off. Conan sees this and ''immediately'' notices [[spoiler:a striking resemblance between Haibara and Mary]].

* Dr. Hiyari and daughter Hiyariko from ''{{Franchise/Anpanman}}''. They're both [[MadScientist mad scientists]]. Thanks to the simple artwork of the series, their eyes express this by being a dark ring around their eyes (black for Dr. Hiyari, dark purple for Hiyariko).

* Arrow from ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer''. The fur around his eyes are darker than the rest of his body, to show he is a JerkAss.

** In the 2018 reboot, Hordak has black-rimmed eyes.

* Sa'luk from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' and second-in command of the Forty Thieves, sports a pair.

* Aladdin's evil twin created by the godlike being Chaos in the ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' episode ''When Chaos Comes Calling" has these.

* In one epsiode''Anime/Pokemon'', Ash is [[DemonicPossession possessed by]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext an ancient king in an orb]], complete with magic eyeliner.

* In ''Anime/Pokemon'', Ash is [[DemonicPossession possessed by]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext an ancient king in an orb]], complete with magic eyeliner.

* Rasputin from ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' This is a common character design used by Creator/DonBluth for his villains in just about every movie he did.
* Steele the villainous sled dog from ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}''.

* Frollo from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' actually has purple shadows.

* The evil lionesses in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''. The main difference between a good lion and a bad lion in those movies seems to be tons of eyeliner.

* The Wicked Queen has these in her old hag form from WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs.
* General Woundwort and his Efrafa officers from ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown''.

** In the original Japanese, Gaara's darkly circled eyes are expressly stated to be {{Tanuki}}-like marks he was born with, signifying the animal his [[SealedEvilInAPersonShapedCan bonded demon]] looks like, [[TanukiKitsuneContrast much like the way Naruto has whisker-marks resembling those of a fox]] (whose own bonded demon resembles a {{Kitsune}}. In the English dub, they were explained to be caused by his insomnia, which not only makes sense (rather than just assuming the audience wouldn't know what a Tanuki was or just calling it a "raccoon demon") but significantly ups the creep-factor.

** In the original Japanese, Gaara's darkly circled eyes are expressly stated to be Tanuki-like marks he was born with, signifying the animal his [[SealedEvilInACan bonded demon]] looks like, much the way Naruto has whisker-marks. In the English dub, they were explained to be caused by his insomnia, which not only makes sense (rather than just assuming the audience wouldn't know what a Tanuki was or just calling it a "raccoon demon") but significantly ups the creep-factor.

* Exaggerated with ''Webcomic/StarImpact'''s [[BloodKnight Etna]], for the entirety of the area around her eyes is nothing but shadow.

* Sa'luk from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves''.

* ''Very'' effectively used in the ''Series/NightGallery'' episode ''The Doll''

A character that LooksLikeCesare tends to have these eyes, as well as TheInsomniac, CreepyLonerGirl, and other deranged characters, since eye pigmentation can occur from lack of sleep (though if this is just temporary see ExhaustedEyeBags). 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.

* Pitch from ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians''.

* Madame Hecuba and her son Tulip the giant from ''Anime/JackToMameNoKi''.

* Lovro from ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom''.
* Colin from ''Webcomic/TwoKeys'' who is an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette with huge dark circles around his eyes, which sometimes double as HiddenEyes, reflecting both his dark past and mysteriousness.
* Tomoko Kuroki from ''Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular'' has these. While she's not exactly a bad person, it does reduce her physical appeal and reduces her self-esteem. Strangely enough, it seems to be genetic since her brother and (to a lesser extent) her mother have eye bags as well. The mother's are less pronounced, though, suggesting the siblings (or at least Tomoko) made theirs worse through poor sleeping habits.

* Almost every character in ''Manga/HoukagoPlay'' has this - partly because many of them are hardcore gamers, and partly because of the art style.

* Madame Hecuba and her son Tulip the giant from ''Anime/JackToMameNoKi''.
* Dr. Hiyari and daughter Hiyariko from ''{{Franchise/Anpanman}}''. They're both [[MadScientist mad scientists]]. Thanks to the simple artwork of the series, their eyes express this by being a dark ring around their eyes (black for Dr. Hiyari, dark purple for Hiyariko).
* Prandine/Fallow from ''Anime/DeltoraQuest'' has these, though they extend out into bags underneath his eyes as well.
* Flare Corona, [[spoiler: previously]] a member of [[EvilCounterpart Raven Tail]], has these, from ''Manga/FairyTail''.
** As does [[spoiler:Acnologia in his human form]].
* Lord Lucifer from "The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots" has purple shadows under his eyes.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia:''
** Hitoshi Shinso in has these, and combined with his MindControl powers, they make him look like someone who would end up a villain. Nevertheless, he really wants to be a hero.
** An actual villain character named Dabi actually has those in the form of seemingly having [[FacialHorror burnt or no skin at all]] below his eyes.
** Gentle and La Brava both have thick black lines around their eyes. They're only natural in La Brava's case, the result of countless nights since a middle school love rejection spent in front of a computer in deep depression. When she made the decision to approach Gentle, she wasn't able to do anything about them and hoped he wouldn't be put off. On the contrary, he accepted her gladly and, upon noticing how much she stressed over them regardless, took up drawing dark rings under his own eyes to emphasize their parntership. In the present the rings look almost like domino masks when coupled with their costumes.
* ''Manga/DetectiveConan:''
** Shuichi Akai, FBI agent and [[PragmaticHero good guy]] is drawn having eyes which have permanent bags underneath them that make him appear sleep deprived and other characters describe him as evil-eyed. It even becomes a PlotPoint: Both Conan and the readers use his distinctive look to identify him [[spoiler:when in disguise]] - and also relatives of his, such as his sister Masumi Sera, who has the same eyes, and Mary, the mysterious girl hiding in Sera's hotel room.
** While jokes are made at her being a night owl, such as calling her an "evil-eyed yawning girl", Ai Haibara doesn't normally possess them. However, an arc that features a minor event of Haibara and Ayumi getting makeup put on them ends with Haibara looking like she has bags under her eyes while she's cleaning it off. Conan sees this and ''immediately'' notices [[spoiler:a striking resemblance between Haibara and Mary]].
* In ''Anime/Pokemon'', Ash is [[DemonicPossession possessed by]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext an ancient king in an orb]], complete with magic eyeliner.
* Somewhat downplayed compared to some examples, but Fyodor Dostoyevsky from ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' has distinct undereye shadows.
* The first sign that Taro has been possessed by a demon in Anime/DevilManCrybaby is that he gains these kind of eyes.
* Several monsters and villains in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' seem to have these, such as Octacon, Blocky, Yamikage, the Broom King, Kung Fu Lee, Belly Buster in its true form, Giant Squishy, Trash Basher, Nekketsu, Fang, Chuckie (only when using his demon face), Phan Phan while brainwashed by Whippy, and Devil Kirby & Devil King Dedede.
* ''Manga/SchoolZone'': High school girl Fuji was either born with tremendous bags under her eyes, or she developed one hell of a psycho stare after spending every waking moment at the arcade trying to win a stuffed animal from a crane game.

* Frollo from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' actually has purple shadows.

* General Woundwort and his Efrafa officers from ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown''.

* Sir Ruber from ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot''.

* Sa'luk from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves''.

* Pitch from ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians''.
* Drago Bludvist from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.
* Rasputin from ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' This is a common character design used by Creator/DonBluth for his villains in just about every movie he did.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PoetAndersonTheDreamWalker'', for Jonas, in the waking world and as Poet, though he's definitely the protagonist.
* Steele the villainous sled dog from ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}''.

* Mike, by his second trip to the loony bin, in ''Film/TruthOrDareACriticalMadness''.
%%* Palpatine from ''Franchise/StarWars''.

%%* Count Orlok from ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}''.
* The "thralls" in ''Film/AvengersGrimm'' sport ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow that's intended to be natural coloring from their curse.
* The Penguin sports these from ''Film/BatmanReturns''.
* [[PlayedForLaughs Played for laughs]] in ''Film/{{Fiddler on the Roof}}'' during Tevye's "dream" sequence; all the dead departed have them.
* Loki has these in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', especially notable in his first scene, to emphasise his BigBadSlippage between ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''The Avengers''. Completed with a KubrickStare. Attentive viewers will notice the people he mind controls also develop them, probably because he [[FridgeHorror doesn't let them stop working to sleep.]]

* Bond henchman Dario from ''Film/LicenceToKill'' (of course, he has them naturally since he's played by Creator/BenicioDelToro).
* The alien horror from ''Film/TheCrawlingHand'' produces this effect in its hosts when it infects them.

%%* Franchise/ShuuenNoShioriProject's A-ya.
* Nico de Angelo, from ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', has these after he TookALevelInBadass

* ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'': Jughead, a tall, EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette has perpetual dark shadows under his eyes and does not look like he gets much sleep at all - it lends to his CreepyGood and slightly intimidating appearance.
* In the 2015 [=BBC=] version of ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'', Vera develops a bad case as events progress.
* Some versions of the Master from ''Series/DoctorWho'' are shown with evil eyeshadow, later invoked by the 21st-century John Simm incarnation of the character, who intentionally wears GuyLiner.
* ''Very'' effectively used in the ''Series/NightGallery'' episode ''The Doll''

* 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 [[FourEyesZeroSoul 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.
* Mr. Sandman in ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' gains these in his Title Defense match in the Wii version. Dude must've lost ''a lot'' of sleep losing to Little Mac.
* The Thwomps from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series games. The [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Boos]] have them in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', and in [[VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon the sequel]] they're used to help distinguish King Boo from his servants.
* Knight of the Seal Hanch in ''[[VideoGame/{{Drakengard}} Drakengard 2]]'' has these, as a result of the magical pact that cost her her beauty and attractiveness in general.

* Looking closely in ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'', you can see that [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Ridley]] has these combined with FireballEyeballs.

* All human characters in VideoGame/DontStarve have them, but the most prominent belong to [[MadScientist Wilson]], [[CreepyChild Wendy]], and [[BigBad Maxwell]]

* [[spoiler:Kanae Hokari]] from [=ClockUp=]'s ''Euphoria'' sports these in the True Ending [=CG=]s where [[spoiler:she's been shot and killed by Keisuke.]]

* Azuu of ''Webcomic/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)

* DeadpanSnarker Colin from ''Webcomic/TwoKeys'' has this, as seen in the picture above.
** Which is actually a milder version. Sometimes he has this to the point where it looks like he's got the BlackEyesOfEvil. It's unclear whether he has this due to insomnia, [[spoiler: If his magic has a physically draining effect on him]] or if it has something to do with his MysteriousPast. Not to be confused with when he has his occasional moments of BlackEyesOfCrazy.

* Dongtae from ''Webcomic/DiceTheCubeThatChangesEverything'' had noticeable permanent bags under his eyes that he thinks could beat a panda. They don't help his already poor self esteem.
* Persephone from ''Webcomic/DestroyerOfLight'' has those. It's a subtle hint that she's a bit [[DarkIsNotEvil darker]] than her mother, Demeter.
* ''Webcomic/LovelyLovecraft'': Howard has dark circles around his eyes, although their level of noticeability shifts (sometimes darker, sometimes lighter).

* Jonas, now and again, in ''WebComic/ThePhoenixRequiem''. He's normally something of a PrettyBoy, but the physical stress of dispelling shades and contact with the spirits wrecks his health and it really shows. [[spoiler:They're there again in the ending when he becomes a {{Psychopomp}}, since he can't get regular meals and sometimes drugs himself to ease the passage of souls.]]
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': After the TimeSkip Gil remains awake for weeks while in TheMadnessPlace with his self control slipping and gets dark circles around his eyes as a result. Fittingly these bruise like dark circles become even more pronounced when [[spoiler:he's [[DemonicPossession not the one in the driver's seat]]]].
* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Väinö, the elderly solitary guardian mage of a ForbiddenZone border whose only regular companions are his seagull helpers, has eyes that are beady and have pronounced outlines compared to the rest of the cast.
* ''Webcomic/TheGuideToAHealthyRelationship'': Julian, because they're permanently stressed out by their hallucinations and TheInsomniac.

* Brain's arch enemy Snowball the hamster from ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''.
* Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

* Mr. Hitcher from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' franchise, both Kevin Levin (Pre-HeelFaceTurn) and Aggregor have these. This actually a genetic trait, seeing as they are both Osmosians, who get this way after absorbing energy.

* Jon the meth addict from the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Adventures in Hayleysitting".

* Leonardo Leonardo from ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries''.
* The Joker and Ra's al Ghul in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''.
* Aladdin's evil twin created by the godlike being Chaos in the ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' episode ''When Chaos Comes Calling" has these.
* The citizens of Bikini Bottom get these while under the influence of jerktonium in the stop-motion ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' special "It's A Spongebob Christmas".
* [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Amanda]] from ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'' has a red outline and shadow around her eyes.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts directed by Creator/ChuckJones often have characters gain an eye shadow if they're really angry or stressed.
* [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile Kiburi]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard''.
* Imp in both ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'' and ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' sports these, though they're more pronounced, and effective, in the latter version.
** In the 2018 reboot, Hordak has black-rimmed eyes.