History Main / OneWayVisor

* ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} from ''ComicBook/XMen'', in his case a needed guard against his PowerIncontinence.

* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}''

* Authority DoomTroops and Shrouded {{Mooks}} from ''VideoGame/{{Rage}}''.

* Dave in ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'' almost always wears one, because he functions best with a certain amount of distraction. Ming was introduced wearing one before she switched to shades (and later ditched even those).

[[caption-width-right:275: Shady characters.[[labelnote:L - R, top to bottom]][[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokai Red]][=/=][[Series/PowerRangersMegaForce Super Megaforce Red Power Ranger]], [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra Commander]], [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Motoko Kusanagi]], [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Geordi LaForge]], Astronaut Scott Parazynski of UsefulNotes/{{NASA}}, [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief]], [[ComicBook/XMen Cyclops]], and Franchise/RoboCop]] [[/labelnote]]

* YouTuber Casey Neistat explained why he always wears sunglasses with a reflective finish: it hides that he's actually looking at his camera's wrap-around view finder so he can do things like point at what's going on behind him without having to look back.

* Electronic/synth rock band ''Music/TupperWareRemixParty'''s Doctor Sung (cone-head) and Lord Phobos (gold colored full-face helmet+rebreather) both have their eyes obscured.

* ''Music/NinjaSexParty'''s cover of ''The Heat of the Moment'' has two performers wearing these; one guy whose hat looks like a traffic cone has a black visor over his eyes and another wears a spaceman costume with a fanciful rebreather helmet.

[[caption-width-right:275: Shady characters.[[labelnote:L - R, top to bottom]][[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokai Red]][=/=][[Series/PowerRangersMegaForce Super Megaforce Red Power Ranger]], [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra Commander]], [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Motoko Kusanagi]], [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Geordi LaForge]], Astronaut Scott Parazynski of UsefulNotes/{{NASA}}, [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief]], ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, and Franchise/RoboCop]] [[/labelnote]]

[[caption-width-right:275: Shady characters.[[note]]from top left then down: [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokai Red]][=/=][[Series/PowerRangersMegaForce Super Megaforce Red Power Ranger]], [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra Commander]], [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Motoko Kusanagi]], [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Geordi LaForge]], Astronaut Scott Parazynski of UsefulNotes/{{NASA}}, [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief]], ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, and Franchise/RoboCop]] [[/note]]

* In ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'', Tougo's helmet features a visor he can see through but others can't, though the art sometimes lets us see his eyes so we can make out his facial expressions.

* Godot from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'' wears a visor consisting of three horizontal, red, glowing lines. [[spoiler:It allows him to see since he lost his vision due to poison, but he can't see red on a white background.]]

** Othar Tryggvassen, ''[[GentlemanAdventurer GENTLEMAN ADVENTURER!]]'' wears a steal visor with a red lens.

* Gigan from ''Film/GodzillaVsGigan'' and ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'' has a red one. Fitting considering his nature as an [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot insane alien cyborg kaiju]].

* Security guards from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}3''.
* Several outfits from ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' (the entire series, not just the original). Most prominently, the T-51b PoweredArmor (it's on the front of the box for [[VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}} the original]] and the [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} third game]], after all). It's got a sort of squinty, angry-eyes look to it.

* Authority DoomTroops and Shrouded {{Mooks}} from VideoGame/{{Rage}}.
* The character [[CyberNinja Zer0]] from ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands2}}'' has a variety of head cosmetics that feature one way visors, to the extent that few people actually know who [[TheFaceless it actually is]], and the only way you'll ever get a reading of it's emotions is through projected emoticons.

[[caption-width-right:275: Shady characters.[[note]]from top left then down:[[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokai Red]], [[Franchise/GiJoe Cobra Commander]], [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Motoko Kusanagi]], [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Geordi LaForge]], Astronaut Scott Parazynski of NASA, [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief]], ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, and Franchise/RoboCop]] [[/note]]

** A net movie produced for the ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' movie revealed that they typically have two versions of a character's helmet: one used for close-ups that looks more solid, and one that has better visibility and is used for action scenes. Even so, while the close-up mask is ''very'' blinding, the action mask is still ''pretty'' blinding. Kamen Riders' eyepieces are a completely opaque reflective material; the action mask gets a few tiny slits where the closeup mask doesn't, and it's where the eyepieces connect to other parts of the mask (ie, ''not'' where your eyes are.) Think of that next time you're watching a Kamen Rider ''on a motorcycle,'' especially with the kind of bike stunts you see in ''Kuuga.''

* In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', Clash conceals her face behind a Creator/DaftPunk-like helmet. Similarly, Boomerang keeps his identity hidden with a motorcycle helmet.

* The Mouth of Sauron from Peter Jackson's ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''.

* Music/DaftPunk has one of these.

* ''Music/NinjaSexParty'''s cover of ''The Heat of the Moment'' has two performers wraring these; one guy whose hat looks like a traffic cone has a black visor over his eyes and another wears a spaceman costume with a fanciful rebreather helmet.

** {{Cyborg}} Commando from ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun''