History Main / HiddenEyes

* Arguably, ''SailorMoon'' has used this on occasion.

* Rakka from ''{{Haibane Renmei}}'', on at least two occasions.

See also TheFaceless and KubrickStare. Sometimes, the eyes are hidden behind a pair of ScaryShinyGlasses. It's possible to hide them just enough to appear to have BlackEyesOfEvil. When the eyes are hidden because of exposed or hidden character, see BlankFaceOfShame. For characters that literally and permanently lack eyes, see EyelessFace. See also PeekABangs.

** Not just evil by any means - most of his genuine emotional responses get hidden behind his hair. EvilIsCool, you know.

* In ''{{Ghost Trick}}'', Kamila gets these at one point [[spoiler: when she is possessed by Yomiel]].

* The Masked Hero class in ''{{Disgaea 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4| A Promise Unforgotten}}'' has these, the beak-shaped visor of his [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Prinny]]-themed costume providing the shadow.

* The ''[[DotHack .hack//]]'' series uses this trope in a slightly different way: almost all scenes in the "real world" (as opposed to the cyber-world that is the setting for most of the series) featured characters without eyes. As these scenes were frequently done in monochrome, as well, it was potentially used to make reality seem much more soulless, and much less visceral, than the fake world the characters indulged in.

See also TheFaceless and KubrickStare. Sometimes, the eyes are hidden behind a pair of ScaryShinyGlasses. It's possible to hide them just enough to appear to have BlackEyesOfEvil. When the eyes are hidden because of exposed or hidden character, see BlankFaceOfShame. For characters that literally and permanently lack eyes, see EyelessFace.

* Maya when channeling a spirit [[spoiler:Actually, Mimi Miney]] in the second case of ''PhoenixWright AceAttorney: Justice for All''.
** Played with in the fourth game, ''Apollo Justice: AceAttorney''. Were lead to believe the darkened spots on Winfred Kitaki's face are due to his eyes being hidden, but they're actually [[BigOlEyebrows Big Ol Furry Eyebrows]]. His eyes are actually small and puppy-like.

* In WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries, Annie, an amnesiac street urchin that Robin helps out, uses these when she realizes [[spoiler: she's actually a part of Clayface]].

* The Drill Sargent from the {{Ren and Stimpy}} episode "In the Army" had a hat that covered his eyes.

* Dave's [[GoodAngelBadAngel evil conscience]] from ''CollegeRoomiesFromHell'' is always depicted with shadow hiding his eyes, though one was visible silhouetted in his first appearance. This has led to [[FanNickname fans nicknaming him]] "Shadow Dave" or "Shadave" for short.

* Genzo Wakabayashi from ''CaptainTsubasa'', given that he has [[NiceHat a cap]] which makes this trope occur frequently.

* Genzo Wakabayashi from ''CaptainTsubasa'', given that he has [[NiceHata a cap]] makes this trope occur rather frequently.

* In WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries, Annie, an amnesiac street urchin that Robin helps out, uses these when she realizes [[spoiler: She's actually a part of Clayface]].

* Professor Farnsworth in ''{{Futurama}}'' has eyes that are perpetually covered by thick green glasses. This becomes a running gag, with people referring to is eye color as "milky white", and covering his entire face as he takes off his glasses to cry.

* Happens quite often to Minami in ''LuckyStar''.

In some cases, it's simply caused by the character's headwear (such as a baseball cap or helmet) and has nothing to do with emotional stress.

See also TheFaceless and KubrickStare. Sometimes, the eyes are hidden behind a pair of ScaryShinyGlasses. It's possible to hide them just enough to appear to have BlackEyesOfEvil. When the eyes are hidden because of exposed or hidden character, see BlankFaceOfShame. For characters that literally and permanently lack eyes, see EyelessFace. For when a hat does this, see EyeObscuringHat.

* Rakka from ''{{Haibane Renmei}}'', on at least two occasions.
* Jigen, [[LupinIII Lupin III's]] sharpshooter partner, usually have his hat cover his eyes. The hat actually helps Jigen line up his shots.

* ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' does this from time to time, particularly when someone has to give up a Pokemon for one reason or another. Tough it's almost exclusively Ash.

See also TheFaceless and KubrickStare. Sometimes, the eyes are hidden behind a pair of ScaryShinyGlasses. It's possible to hide them just enough to appear to have BlackEyesOfEvil. When the eyes are hidden because of exposed or hidden character, see BlankFaceOfShame. For characters that literally and permanently lack eyes, see EyelessFace. For when a hat does this, see EyeObscuringHat Not really related to CoolShades.

* Sanzo and Gojyo in ''{{Saiyuki}}''.

* Jittery and depressed AntiHero Shinji Ikari from ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' demonstrates this trope quite frequently, along with BlueWithShock.

* Happens in ''VideoGame/{{Iji}}''.