History Main / DeathGlare

* Jett in ''VisualNovel/{{SC2VN}}'' will do this to you if you ask stare at her for too long, ask embarrassing questions, or [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers play bad Starcraft]].

* UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill could certainly give one, as exemplified in the famous photograph [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roaring_Lion "The Roaring Lion"]]. Photographer Yousuf Karsh couldn't persuade Churchill to put down his cigar, so at the last moment reached forward and [[RefugeInAudacity plucked it from Sir Winston's lips]], apologizing. He got back to the camera to find a scowling PM and took a shot that exemplified Churchill's--and Britain's--stubborn resolve.p

* [[https://www.wikiart.org/en/auguste-toulmouche/the-reluctant-bride-1866 The Hesitant Fiancée]] (1866) by Auguste Toulmouche went viral on Website/TikTok in late in 2023 for the central figures death glare embodying female rage, paired with statements that she's supposed to be reacting too or thinking.

* In the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' album ''Asterix in Corsica'', this is a talent shared by every Corsican male, and they're not shy about using it on pesky foreigners.

* Franchise/{{Batman}} is one of the undisputed masters of these in comic book fandom, despite being a TechnicalPacifist.
** A good example was during the "Contagion" arc. Other members of the Bat-family are trying to disperse an angry mob, to no effect. Cue Batman appearing, pointing a finger, giving a Death Glare to the mob, and stating: "Disperse. NOW." It worked.

''Something about young Bruce's eyes made the killer retreat...they were accusing eyes that memorized his every feature...eyes that would never forget...''

-->'''Cassidy:''' ''[{{InRe}}: Jesse]'' If that were me, I'd be turning them white jeans brown.

See also KillingIntent, LightningGlare, DeterminedExpression, and DisapprovingLook. Frequently executed with a KubrickStare. This can also be a silent version of GiveMeAReason if the person giving this is known for [[YouHaveFailedMe reacting violently to mistakes]] or [[FisticuffProvokingComment insults]]. Not to be confused with EyeBeams or DeadlyGaze, which can ''literally'' kill with a look. If someone glares down something ''way'' bigger or more dangerous than them, they are StaringDownCthulhu. May be inflicted unintentionally by characters who unfortunately have the FaceOfAThug. May occur after said character has StoppedDeadInTheirTracks to highlight the DeadPanSnarker having gone too far.

See also KillingIntent, LightningGlare, DeterminedExpression, and DisapprovingLook. Frequently executed with a KubrickStare. This can also be a silent version of GiveMeAReason if the person giving this is known for [[YouHaveFailedMe reacting violently to mistakes]] or [[FisticuffProvokingComment insults]]. Not to be confused with EyeBeams or DeadlyGaze, which can ''literally'' kill with a look. If someone glares down something ''way'' bigger or more dangerous than them, they are StaringDownCthulhu. May be inflicted unintentionally by characters who unfortunately have the FaceOfAThug.

* UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill could certainly give one, as exemplified in the famous photograph [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roaring_Lion "The Roaring Lion"]]. Photographer Yousuf Karsh couldn't persuade Churchill to put down his cigar, so at the last moment reached forward and [[RefugeInAudacity plucked it from Sir Winston's lips]], apologizing. He got back to the camera to find a scowling PM and took a shot that exemplified Churchill's--and Britain's--stubborn resolve.

-->'''Cassidy:''' ''[InRe: Jesse]'' If that were me, I'd be turning them white jeans brown.

-->'''Cassidy:''' ''[re: Jessie]'' If that were me, I'd be turning them white jeans brown.

* Reportedly, Creator/MichaelBay was talking to USAF helicopter pilot [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_in_Transformers_(film)#Decepticons Maj. Brian Reese when one of his subordinates walked by]] singing the theme song of ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice''. The Death Glare he gave the other resulted in Bay casting him as [[Film/{{Transformers}} the Moustache Man]].

Yeah, you really ''should'' BewareTheNiceOnes (or [[BewareTheQuietOnes the quiet ones]] (or [[BewareTheSillyOnes the silly ones]])).

* ''ComicBook/EnemyAce'': In the backup story in ''Men of War'' #1, Von Hammer is confronted by a shell-shocked pilot wielding a pistol who blames him for the deaths of the other men in his squad. Unarmed, Von Hammer just stands there staring at him, unmoving. His gaze is so intense that the pilot's aim wavers and then he breaks: the pistol going going off and missing Von Hammer and shattering the goggles he is holding in his hand.

-->'''Cassidy:''' ''(re: Jessie)'' If that were me, I'd be turning them white jeans brown.

* The Northern White-faced Owl, popularly nicknamed the Transformer Owl, has a very interesting threat display. When faced with a competitor of similar size, it raises its wings to make itself look bigger, but when faced with a larger competitor, it adopts a 'concealing posture', holding its feathers tight against its body, covering the paler feathers on its chest by holding a wing over its front as if it were a cape, and focusing its eyes intently on the competitor, giving an impressive glare in the process. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-GFZ4bdSiQ Here's one in action, carrying out both versions of its display]].

->''Aeron gave him a baleful look, the look that had been known to sour wells and make women barren.''

** In ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', Tyrell Badd gives one that makes ''[[WhipItGood Franziska]]'' back off. 'Nuff said.

* The WebAnimation/YoutubePoop series Allison Won Derland made by Website/YouTube user Geibuchan uses this trope thousands of times. Whenever Alice becomes angry at someone, she will do this. It is a red-tinted, zoomed in scene from the original movie that shows her angrily glaring at something. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyi-VfxmecU This is the fourth video of the series, which introduced the red-tint Death Glare.]]

* ComicBook/TheSandman is also very good at the Death Glare. It probably helps that a) he can look like anything he wants, and b) his eyes usually look like bottomless holes of night. [[RedEyesTakeWarning Which turn red when he's angry]].

* Saying guacamole wrong will cause Stephanie March [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4kzbI9nUD8 to go full on Alex Cabot on you.]]
* Dominant wolves and wild dogs will do this to [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority assert their status toward pack members]]. They'll respond in kind when a human does this to them, too, which is why you should ''[[DontTryThisAtHome never]]'' make aggressive eye contact with a wolf or unfamiliar dog, lest they mistake it for a challenge and attack.
** Domestic dogs also do this sometimes to their owners, especially when they're upset over something said owners have done (forgetting to feed them, taking them to the vet, etc). Huskies in particular have been known to give out ''epic'' Death Glares.

* After an armed coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol to prevent UsefulNotes/JoeBiden's electoral victory from being certified, [[https://twitter.com/KirkAdams/status/1347004779889782785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1347004779889782785%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuproxx.com%2Fviral%2Fmitt-romney-josh-hawley-death-stares-twitter-reactions%2F Mitt Romney's response]] to Josh Hawley ''still'' insisting on protesting Biden's win went memetic near-instantly.

See also KillingIntent, LightningGlare, DeterminedExpression, and DisapprovingLook. Frequently executed with a KubrickStare. This can also be a silent version of GiveMeAReason if the person giving this is known for [[YouHaveFailedMe reacting violently to mistakes]] or [[FisticuffsProvokingComment insults]]. Not to be confused with EyeBeams or DeadlyGaze, which can ''literally'' kill with a look. If someone glares down something ''way'' bigger or more dangerous than them, they are StaringDownCthulhu. May be inflicted unintentionally by characters who unfortunately have the FaceOfAThug.

See also KillingIntent, LightningGlare, DeterminedExpression, and DisapprovingLook. Frequently executed with a KubrickStare. This can also be a silent version of GiveMeAReason if the person giving this is known for [[YouHaveFailedMe reacting violently to mistakes]] or [[FightingWords insults]]. Not to be confused with EyeBeams or DeadlyGaze, which can ''literally'' kill with a look. If someone glares down something ''way'' bigger or more dangerous than them, they are StaringDownCthulhu. May be inflicted unintentionally by characters who unfortunately have the FaceOfAThug.

See also KillingIntent, LightningGlare, DeterminedExpression, and DisapprovingLook. Frequently executed with a KubrickStare. This can also be a silent version of GiveMeAReason if the person giving this is known for [[YouHaveFailedMe reacting violently to mistakes]]. Not to be confused with EyeBeams or DeadlyGaze, which can ''literally'' kill with a look. If someone glares down something ''way'' bigger or more dangerous than them, they are StaringDownCthulhu. May be inflicted unintentionally by characters who unfortunately have the FaceOfAThug.

* [[http://s.quickmeme.com/img/82/82156555c575641c8054f7776295a68e80c5af5e6b9c58d90a1e7361bfb6b0cc.jpg This]] Bangladeshi cricket fan received a lot of attention on the internet due to the downright disturbing look he gave the camera.

* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' is just as good-natured as her cousin, but being a teenager, she is more fierce and more short-tempered than Superman. If she is giving you one of these -often accompanied with glowing red eyes-, then you have pissed her off for real, and your last resort is ''praying''.

** In ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' she does this constantly because she is constantly angry because of her Red Lantern Ring. At the beginning of the story [[http://abload.de/img/supergirl28-2lvkbh.jpg she glares at Lobo as she tells she's done with users]]... and with him, and ''ComicBook/{{Lobo}}'' -- an inter-galactic bounty hunter and mass murderer -- gets scared and tries to calm her down.