History Main / HiddenEyes

* As a stylistic choice, ''every'' human character in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'' has hidden eyes, framing them in shadow. The only ones who have visible eyes are the abominations that have too many, the Crimson Court vampires (who have giant mosquito eyes as a side effect) and the Gibbering Prophet (who [[EyeScream plucked them out and is carrying them in his hand]]).

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

* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' has Sousuke and Kaname display Hidden Eyes at times.

* From ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'', Souren Araya's eyes are never unhidden, aiding how sinister he's supposed to be.

* In the anime of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', if arranged chronologically, Haruhi is seen stalking out of the clubroom in the fourth episode. If you look carefully, you can see that she's eyeless. The viewers/the ones that read the novels would guess that something bad involving Haruhi is gonna happen. They're right. Two episodes later, Haruhi almost destroys and recreates the universe.

* In ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'', Mahiro has to play TheBeard for someone, all while Nyarko watches and has typical ClingyJealousGirl reactions (like mentally wishing for [[Manga/DeathNote a notebook that kills people]]). When they go to a restaurant, Nyarko pulls Mahiro aside and begs him to end the charade; rather thoughtlessly, he tells her [[WhamLine "If it bugs you that much, just go home."]] At that point, Nyarko develops Hidden Eyes and doesn't say another word for the rest of the day, making it painfully obvious that we're not supposed to be laughing anymore.

* Used on occasion in ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', most notably in NEXT's opening.

See also TheFaceless, FaceFramedInShadow, 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 or a GhostlyGape. For characters that literally and permanently lack eyes, see EyelessFace. See also PeekABangs and ComicalAngryFace.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'': Tear Grants, in a similar fashion like [[PeekABangs Chad/Kan'u]].

See also TheFaceless, FaceFramedInShadow, 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 or a GhostlyGape. 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 and ComicalAngryFace.

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

* Out of the five main operatives in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', 4 usually have their eyes covered through various means. Numbuh 1 wears sunglasses and Numbuh 2 goggles. Numbuh 4's eyes are covered by his hair, and Numbuh 5's by her hat. Numbuh 3, on the other hand, is an EyesAlwaysShut.
* The Blue Falcon from ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder'', due to his beak hood. Sometimes, it looks like he has empty ''eye sockets''!
* Professor Farnsworth in ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' has eyes that are perpetually covered by thick green glasses. This becomes a running gag, with people referring to his eye color as "milky white", and him covering his entire face as he takes off his glasses to cry.

* Eugly from ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', as her bangs cover her eyes. They are seen for a few brief seconds in Episode 82, but usually kept covered.
* The Drill Sergeant from ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' episode "In the Army" had a hat that covered his eyes.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has a strange and unnerving {{invoked|Trope}} example with [[MadArtist Jhin]], who already [[WhiteMaskOfDoom wears a creepy ivory mask to accompany his deadly "performances"]], but additionally wears a dark leather cover over the rest of his head and only leaves his left eye exposed. The visual effect is that he remains [[MalevolentMaskedMen fearsome]] with only one of his eyes showing under his mask and in certain angles and lights -- where it's invoked is that Jhin [[ViolationOfCommonSense is deliberately blocking out vision of his right eye altogether]]. He gains no practical benefit from doing so, but he does so because [[ObsessivelyOrganized he feels he has to for his work to be "perfect"]].

* ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirlsZero'': The cops in the [[https://youtu.be/xfARMx7RxSQ?t=15 opening]] have their eyes covered by shadows from their hats.

** Played with in the fourth game, ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney''. We're led 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.
** Also in ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', [[spoiler:[[TheRival Klavier Gavin]] gets these after discovering that his older brother is the killer of the game's final case]].

* Matt Bellamy pulls a ''wicked'' real-life example in {{Music/Muse}}'s video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog Uprising]].

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

If not temporary and the character's eyes are hidden all the time by the hair, then it is a case of BlindingBangs. EyeObscuringHat is for when hats obscure the eyes. OneWayVisor is for it's due to helmets or visors; eye-obscuring hoods go under InTheHood; and when it's caused by glasses, it's OpaqueNerdGlasses. Only emotional moments qualify for Hidden Eyes.

* Almost every character in ''VideoGame/LittleNightmares'' covers their eyes in some way. Six has her hood and BlindingBangs, The Runaway Kid's hair covers his eyes, and the Lady, Chefs, and Janitor all wear masks. The only characters who ''don't'' wear masks are the Guests and the Granny (who you don't actually see for the most part).

* Almost everybody in ''VideoGame/TheresiaDearEmile'' has something hiding their eyes, ranging from BlindingBangs to a large-browed cap. A few visual angles reveal that they weren't animated with eyes at all -- they have indentations where the sockets would be, but there's smooth flesh covering the area. This seems to be an artistic conceit rather than the literal truth.

* In ''Webcomic/LightningMadeOfOwls'', Delkin's eyes are always hidden, sometimes by BlindingBangs, sometimes by opaque eyewear of some kind.

* Out of the five main operatives in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', 4 usually have their eyes covered through various means. Numbuh 1 wears sunglasses and Numbuh 2 goggles. Numbuh 4's eyes are [[BlindingBangs covered by his hair]], and Numbuh 5's by her hat. Numbuh 3, on the other hand, is an EyesAlwaysShut.

* Eugly from ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', as her BlindingBangs cover her eyes. They are seen for a few brief seconds in Episode 82, but usually kept covered.
* [[{{Emo}} Lucy Loud]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' has BlindingBangs that cover her eyes. One episode reveals Mom and Dad let her bangs grow out because [[CreepyChild they were creeped out by her stares as a baby.]]

* ''Manga/{{Touch}}'': Happens to Tatsuya Uesugi repeatedly whenever someone brings his brother's death up.

** Used to an even more creepy extreme later on when meeting Maria in the jail cell in the Labyrinth. While Maria is talking there’s AnimationBump from the in-game graphics into CG as camera zooms on Maria as she’s talking. Her shadowed skull-like eyes combined with her smile is extremely creepy and even more so when James asks “Aren’t you Maria?” and she replies her eyes still shadowed “[[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_F9Om-qooo/W5IRPjHHcPI/AAAAAAAAA4U/9q7iN4z6GC85jsCS5oCg_o4MNBpMmnu3ACEwYBhgL/s1600/NotMary.jpg I’m not your Mary]]” in a menacing tone. While Maria had unsettling qualities before, this scene makes it more clear, there’s something horrible and inhuman about her.

** Big Bom gets these when all the oshiruko she craved to eat turns out to be all gone.

* The [[TheMenInBlack Majestic 12]] in ''Webcomic/TryingHuman'' have eyes hidden in various ways (BlindingBangs, SinisterShades, a cloth with an eye symbol, etc.), except 6, who's an artificial lifeform, and 12, who's new.

* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', Ryder's eyes are always covered with his blacked-out sunglasses.
** Woozie also wears sunglasses that cover his eyesight, on account of the fact that he's blind.

* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': William's eyes are hidden from view in ''The Valley of Fellows'', just after he's been saved from his own suicide attempt (partially because [[EyeScream one is now quite damaged and useless]], until after he confesses that he can finally see the beauty in the world after Sherlock has gotten through to him and his emotional state has been properly shared.

* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': William's eyes are hidden from view in ''The Valley of Fellows'', just after he's been saved from his own suicide attempt, until after he confesses that he can finally see the beauty in the world after Sherlock has gotten through to him and his emotional state has been properly shared.

** Called back later when Luffy and Usopp made up. When Luffy reached out, his hat covered his eyes, seemingly stoic and calm... until he lifted his head and revealed he was weeping tears of joy the entire time

* Used interestingly in the very beginning of ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'', when the main character [[LoveMakesYouCrazy James Sunderland]] is introduced staring intensely into his own reflection; his actual face is perfectly well-lit and visible, but his reflection's eyes are obscured by shadow. Though he seems, at this point, relatively reasonable and sweet, this shot effectively foreshadows [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness his truly unhinged mental state]].