History Main / ProphetEyes

Characters with this specific type of MonochromaticEyes tend to be {{Blind Seer}}s or have a blindness-related DisabilitySuperpower. This kind of blindness is "[[PsychicPowers extra psychic]]" or special, and is also associated with powers other than prescience. It's not uncommon for some characters in a trance to have their eyes turn milky white while concentrating (rather than roll back into the skull).

* Seishirou Sakurazuka and Subaru Sumeragi from CLAMP's ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' and ''Manga/{{X1999}}'' get one blank eye each due to massive trauma (in separated, but related, events). So did Watanuki from ''Manga/XxxHolic'' for a while. In Seishirou's and Subaru's case, it's because their eyes are made of ''glass''.

* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', Himejima was a simple blind monk before he became a powerful demon slayer, his eyes are always shown as fully blank, with it comes the wisdom of a buddhist monk and the power of a demon hunter.

* As noted above, zombies in most horror flicks are depicted as having milky white eyes. The most common explanation for this is the fact that zombies don't typically blink, which not only leaves their eyes vulnerable to the outside environment, but also depletes their eyes of oxygen.

* In ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'', the eponymous character has silver/white eyes, initially claimed by Riddick to be the result of a forced surgery to let him see in the dark of a prison planet with no natural light. [[spoiler:A lie. They shows that he's an Alpha Male Furyan.]]

* The MadeForTVMovie of ''Discworld/GoingPostal'' has Moist's eyes do this when he "receives a message from the Gods" about where to find the money he needs. [[spoiler:It's achieved in-universe through the use of turtle egg shells.]]

* The emerald seer in ''Film/{{Krull}}'' (probably) has this. He rarely opens his eyes though, and his doppelganger has all black eyes.

* A partial example is Creator/HalleBerry's version of ComicBook/{{Storm}} in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''. When channeling her power, her eyes go milky white (taken from the comics, when the artists remember). In the [[Film/XMen1 first film]], this was done with contacts, but she complained, so in the sequels they added the effect digitally in post-production.

* In Robert Newman's Young Adult novel ''The Case of the Baker Street Irregular'', Franchise/SherlockHolmes impersonates a blind man, and uses gutta-percha contacts to make his eyes appear this way.

* Adie from the ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'' series. Blind, but capable of seeing with her magic. Becomes a major issue when the Pristinely Ungifted appear, because she can't see them at all since they don't show up in Magical Sight. She does hear and feel and smell them, though, so she knows they're there. She's justifiably creeped out as all getup by that. All the other wizards at least see them normally.

* Wights, the primary antagonists in ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'' have this as their defining feature. Because they hunt the titular Peculiar Children, said children always want to look into the eyes of someone they distrust to check wether they are a Wight or not. Unfortunately, with the recent invention of colored contact lenses, Wights can perfectly hide this abnormality, making them completely unrecognizable from ordinary humans.

* Played somewhat straight by Chiana of ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' in Season 3 where [[spoiler:after possession by an energy rider she is able to have flashes of the future, followed by blindness of increasing severity as the series wore on. The ability changed in Season 4 from future flashes to time slowing down, resulting in permanent blindness]]. In the miniseries these were replaced with eyes that were probably bionic, which removed any prophetic abilities but gave her X-ray vision.

* Geordi from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration.'' Then in the movies he gets bionic eyes that look more ([[WingdingEyes or less]]) like regular ones. Before this, he used a VISOR which gave him a [[DisabilitySuperpower variety of visual abilities]] ranging from infra-red to seeing the "auras" of electromagnetic machines -- but not the ability to see things such as sunsets, in any form except on their composite level. Apparently seeing a sunset as a series of infrared and ultraviolet rays really sucks the beauty out of it. The implants have the same visual range, but are more advanced and allow Geordi to control which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum he sees at any given time.\\\

* The various Black Lodge dopplegangers in ''Series/TwinPeaks'' have white eyes to distinguish them from those they are imitating. This is used to highlight their supernatural natures and to be [[NightmareFuel very freaky.]]

* In ''[[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II]]'', Kreia has eyes like this. She says to the Exile that they atrophied from disuse, and as a result she sees through the Force, instead of seeing light. As a result, if you switch to her and go into first person mode, every glows the color of their alignment, and the background goes black and white. Also of note, she states that she could heal them with the Force quite easily if she wanted to, but prefers her Force vision. When she [[spoiler: reveals herself as a Sith Lord, her eyes become [[BlackEyesOfEvil pitch black]].]]

** Terezi is a different case; she's alive, but had her eyes burned out into blank red. She is also a BlindSeer.

** The blind Earthbending master Toph Beifong's eyes are a very light, milky blue. At one point, Aang has a horrific dream showing the end of the world. A part of it features Toph gazing soulessly at him with white eyes before she's dragged into the ground. Creepy.
** Also, the Avatar's eyes glow bright white when they enter the Avatar State, or go into the Spirit World.

* Particularly severe/special cases of cataracts look something like this, though, this is more the case if the person has light colored (like blue or grey) eyes.

* Dark Mages (Mages who have cheated death and therefore must live as an animalistic creature that feeds on magical power) have these. They mean no harm if you're a normal human, but if you're a mage you're basically screwed.

** And later for Sydney's [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph]] [[http://www.unintentionallypretentious.com/index.asp?c=84 cosplay]].
* Used in ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'' to differentiate between [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2010/07/04/nothing-like-a-good-rant/ "Evil" Zenith]] and [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2012/03/25/head-case/ "Good" Zenith]]. Or simply to show that she's [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2010/12/12/nothing-to-see-here/ really, really angry]].

* The Hyuuga clan of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' [[InvertedTrope inverts this trope]]. While their clan Kekkei Genkai, the Byakugan, looks the part (it's larger-than-usual pale lavender irises with no pupils), it allows them to [[XRayVision see pressure and chakra points on their opponent]], theoretically allowing them to inflict maximum damage with every strike. Not to mention ''359 degree [[XRayVision X-ray]] telescopic night vision'' with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_angle solid angle]] blind spot.

* ''WesternAnimation/Winx Club'': Aisha gets these in Season 3, Episode 5 when Valtor casts a blindness spell on her. This lasts until Episode 7 when she uses her Fairy Dust to break the curse.

* The old man in Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" has an eye like this, which provokes the main character to kill him.

* In ''I Never Really Knew'', Ryuuko having these is what proves to Satsuki that there's something wrong with Ryuuko's vision.

* Particularly severe/special cases of cataracts look something like this, though, this is more the case if the person has light colored (like blue or grey) eyes.

* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]]'' FanAnimation ''{{Snowdrop}}'', the titular blind filly has clouded, pale blue eyes.

* The Hyuuga clan of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' [[InvertedTrope inverts this trope]], as the power of their Byakugan allows them to [[XRayVision see pressure and chakra points on their opponent]], theoretically allowing them to inflict maximum damage with every strike. Not to mention ''359 degree [[XRayVision X-ray]] telescopic night vision'' with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_angle solid angle]] blind spot.

** The blind Earthbending master Toph Bei Fong. Her eyes are a very light, milky blue. At one point, Aang has a horrific dream showing the end of the world. A part of it features Toph gazing soulessly at him with white eyes before she's dragged into the ground. Creepy.

* The Hyuuga clan of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' [[InvertedTrope inverts this trope]], as the power of their Byakugan allows them to [[XRayVision see pressure and chakra points on their opponent]], theoretically allowing them to inflict maximum damage with every strike. Not to mention ''359 degree [[XRayVision X-ray]] telescopic night vision'' with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_angle solid angle]] blind spot..

* In the [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]] FanFilm ''{{Snowdrop}}'', the titular blind filly has clouded, pale blue eyes.

* Seishirou Sakurazuka and Subaru Sumeragi from CLAMP's ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' and ''Manga/{{X1999}}'' get one blank eye each due to massive trauma (in separated, but related, events). So did Watanuki from ''Manga/XxxHOLiC'' for a while. In Seishirou's and Subaru's case, it's because their eyes are made of ''glass''.

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* In ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'', the eponymous character has silver/white eyes.

* Seishirou Sakurazuka and Subaru Sumeragi from CLAMP's ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' and ''Manga/{{X1999}}'' get one blank eye each due to massive trauma (in separated, but related, events). So did Watanuki from ''Manga/XxxHoLic'' for a while. In Seishirou's and Subaru's case, it's because their eyes are made of ''glass''.

* Red Capes in ''RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy'' have eyes like this, and they're sunken-in, too.

* [[BlindSeer Onin]] from the ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series has these.
* The Medic for ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has a cosmetic item called "brush with death". It gives him a beard and turns his left eye white.

* [[BlindSeer Mama Murphy]] in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}''.

* [[BlindSeer Alahazra]], ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'''s iconic oracle.
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' 3.5 ''Dungeon Master's Guide II'' introduces unique abilities for {{NPC}}s, among which is "Prophet", identified by solid white eyes with no pupils (yet still able to see).

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''

* ''Webcomic/UnintentionallyPretentious''

* The dragon Grougaloragran in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' has milky white eyes. It is implied that he can only see by sensing the Main/LifeEnergy, or Wakfu, of everything around him.

* Corneal opacity can indeed result from congenital/hereditary defects, some diseases (eg river blindness, trachoma), or injury (eg chemical burn), sometimes resembling this trope.

* The [[Film/HarryPotter film]] version of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' has [[spoiler:Viktor Krum]] having these eyes when he points his wand at Harry with the Lumos spell [[spoiler:during the Third Tournament of the Tri-Wizard Cup]]. This, along with his action towards Harry, are early hints (both to Harry and the audience) that [[spoiler:Krum [[BrainwashedAndCrazy wasn't himself]] during the tournament]].

* A partial example is Creator/HalleBerry's version of Storm in the ''Film/XMen'' films. When channeling her power, her eyes go milky white (taken from the comics, when the artists remember). In the first film, this was done with contacts, but she complained, so in the sequels they added the effect digitally in post-production.

* ''ComicBook/{{X-Men}}'''s Comicbook/{{Storm}} has the "when using powers" version. Since in a few adaptions (the movies in particular) her powers require a lot of concentration, this trope fits. It's been theorized that her eyes might be forming a protective membrane against the elements.

* A partial example is Creator/HalleBerry's version of Storm in the ''Film/{{X-Men}}'' films. When channeling her power, her eyes go milky white (taken from the comics, when the artists remember). In the first film, this was done with contacts, but she complained, so in the sequels they added the effect digitally in post-production.

* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', you can give your character prophet eyes in either one or both eyes. Yes, you can create your very own BlindWeaponmaster.