History Main / LoveatFirstSight

* ComicBook/{{Colossus}} and Zsaji in ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'', despite the facts that a) [[LanguageOfLove they couldn't speak each other's languages]] and b) she died days after they met. A popular {{Fanon}} theory states that Zsaji was an empath who either intentionally or inadvertently manipulated Peter's emotions, especially since he went from pining over Kitty to doting over the alien healer so fast that the boy probably got whiplash. And apart from his subsequently breaking things off with Kitty (which was [[ExecutiveMeddling the sole purpose for Zsaji's existence]]), she was almost entirely forgotten within a year and [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain is almost never mentioned]].

* Spoofed in episode 27 of ''WebVideo/VaguelyRecallingJoJo'' with [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Rohan Kishibe]] and [[VideoGame/Kirby64 Adeleine]]. During its prediction of said event, Thoth thought it was stupid.

-->-- '''John Angelos''', ''The Dark Angel'' by Mika Waltari

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with the {{manhwa}}, the [[Fanfic/LoveAtFirstSightHarryPotter Harry Potter fanfic]], the [[Fanfic/LoveAtFirstSightOnceUponATime Once Upon a Time fanfic]], or the [[VisualNovel/LoveAtFirstSight kinetic novel]] with the same name, or the Chinese drama ''Love At First Fight''.

->''And all I ever needed was the one\\
Like freedom fields where wild horses run\\
When stars collide, like you and I\\
No shadows block the sun\\
You're all I've ever needed\\
Baby you're the one''

* Music/EltonJohn's "The One" embodies the idea of a [[OneTrueLove true love]] immediately found that is beyond the capacity of regular human feelings and that's a mythical godly power onto itself and unlike any other.

* ''ComicStrip/AJAndMagnus'': AJ meets a boy named Logan who helps him pick up his project after it gets whacked by a bully. [[https://www.gocomics.com/aj-and-magnus/2023/01/09 AJ instantly has a crush on the boy]].

* ''ComicStrip/AJAndMagnus'': AJ meets a boy named Logan who helps him pick up his project after it gets whacked by a bully. AJ instantly has a crush on the boy.

* ''AJAndMagnus'': AJ meets a boy named Logan who helps him pick up his project after it gets whacked by a bully. AJ instantly has a crush on the boy.

** The first episode introduces our narrator, Cecil, to the HotScientist Carlos, who had come to investigate the titular paranormal town.

* [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]] has its share of Love At First Sight, usually caused directly by some god or goddess.

** Aphrodite, Eros' mother, because she was [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] of the beautiful Psyche, asked Eros to shoot her with an arrow so that she would fall in love with someone repulsive at first sight, but Eros ended up falling in love at first sight with Psyche.
** Narcissus was so beautiful that every man and womon who looked upon his face fell instantly in love with him, but he would always spurn such people and break their hearts. He was cursed to fall in love with ''his own reflection'' after spurning several nymphs this way.
*** No matter who else got rejected by Narcissus, the last person is always Echo in an exceptionally cruel manner. Since she had the misfortune of getting cursed to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin repeat only what people said to her]], it was a big problem when Narcissus needed directions to the nearest city. He had no way of knowing she was cursed, but it doesn't mean he should have ''[[KickTheDog called Echo an idiot]]'' and gone out of his way to avoid her. Rather understandable that Aphrodite considered this the last straw -- especially since Echo was so in love with him that she [[LoveMartyr couldn't bear to cause him harm, even to seek justice for herself]].
** Hades and Persephone. A bit one-sided, but he (also) gets shot with Eros' arrow of love. Instant attraction and abduction (with her father's permission and advice) ensues. On Persephone's side, it was more [[MarriageBeforeRomance she fell in love with him after the marriage.]]
*** Weirdly enough, they end up the most stable (and presumably happy) couple in Greek mythology. It probably helped that he lavished gifts and ''non-sexual'' attention on her to genuinely win her over -- and unlike Zeus, he never cheats on her. [[DarkIsNotEvil Just because he's the king of the Underworld, doesn't mean he can't respect his wife's feelings.]]
*** It should be noted that in most versions she ate the pomegranate seeds willingly, [[IChooseToStay so that she could stay in the Underworld and remain married to Hades]].
*** He also didn't cheat on her. While his ex-lover, the nymph Minthe, tried to seduce him away from Persephone, but nothing came of it. That's leagues above a ''lot'' of people, let alone [[ReallyGetsAround Zeus or Poseidon.]] And when Persephone found out about the nymph's little homewrecker plans, [[ClingyJealousGirl Persephone squashed and ground her under her sandal and turned her into a mint plant.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* When [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Susan "Sue" Storm]] was 12 years old, her aunt rented a room to a TeenGenius university student named Reed Richards. She fell for him at first sight, but would only date and marry him when they were older.

* This seems to happen quite often to mortals who spend time around [[ComicBook/TheSandman the Endless]]. In ''Endless Nights'', the mortal protagonists of Death and Destruction's stories both end up falling in love with them after spending a short time in their company. Death gets it the most in general, too.
* Thugboy fell for ComicBook/{{Empowered}} hard when he first laid eyes on her -- it even broke him out of his terminal "Whatever." mood.

* In the Reboot version of the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes, Tinya Wazzo (Apparation) and Jo Nah (Ultra Boy) had this bad, with Jo instantly being attracted to Tinya when he's spying on the Legion. When the two locked eyes later on, this was the obvious reaction from both. Sometime later, they're the SickeninglySweetHearts of the team.

** Another extreme example is Jake, who develops a crush on Aranea...after seeing her in a dream bubble for just three seconds.

* Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}: Trolls, due to BizarreAlienReproduction, have a form of romance which is essentially hateful archnemesishood. The first time Karkat sees John (in person), he is instantly struck by total, all-consuming, overwhelming '''hate''', complete with spade-shaped WingdingEyes. Not the purest example, though, as they have interacted before through an instant messenger client, and there's a certain amount of time shenanigans involved as well.
** And then there's Vriska and... [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004687 Nicolas Cage]].

Note that this trope is compatible with ObliviousToLove. In a LoveEpiphany, it can suddenly dawn on the character that he is in love and has been for some time, from their first meeting.

Sometimes, [[AllLoveIsUnrequited only one character falls in love at first sight]]. That character usually spends the rest of the story trying to win the heart of the other one. If the character is a hero or heroine, you usually get a pleasant courtship. If the character is unattractive or otherwise repellent to the other, they're an AbhorrentAdmirer. If the character is a villain, he or she becomes a dangerous StalkerWithACrush, because LoveMakesYouEvil.

* When [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Susan "Sue" Storm]] was 12 years old, her aunt rented a room to a TeenGenius university student named Reed Richards. She fell for the HollywoodNerd at first sight, but would only date and marry him when they were older.

Oh dream weaver.
I believe we can reach the morning light.''