History Main / SinisterShades

* Fender Tremelo in 1989 film "Film/Cyborg"

* Professor Broadshoulders from the webcomic ''[[http://zebragirl.keenspot.com/ Zebragirl]]'' wears these, and when he's in silhouette they become straight-up ScaryShinyGlasses.

* ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis'' has [[StayingAlive Wild Dog]], [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Wild Fang]] and [[spoiler:[[RougeAgent Robert Baxter]]]].

* ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis'' has [[SlayingAlive Wild Dog]], [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Wild Fang]] and [[spoiler:[[RougeAgent Robert Baxter]]]].

* In a James Bond FanFilm ''[[Film/DiamondsCut Property Of A Lady]]'', an unnamed enforcer sent to spring the trap on Bond wears these alongside the black suit.

* Evil Sonic AKA Scourge from the Archie ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog'' comic.

* U.S. soldiers in the TheWarOnTerror. Though probably worn primarily for practical reasons (against the desert sun and as ballistic protective eyewear), they were certainly intimidating enough to inspire [[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/07/international/worldspecial/07LEGE.html urban legends]], which say that they give their wearers XRayVision.

* The Tonton Macoutes wear these in Creator/GrahamGreene's ''The Comedians''.

* The Ankh-Morpork banking community wear these in ''Discworld/MakingMoney'', as seen on [[http://www.paulkidby.net/MakingMoneyFinal1.jpg the cover]].

* The late Reverend UsefulNotes/JimJones wore them to hide the [[RedEyesTakeWarning redness in his eyes]] that his amphetamines and quaaludes gave him. It became a trademark of his along with his [[ManInWhite white suit]].

* In ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'', the enemy [[EliteMooks Octolings]] have swapped their metal goggles out for a pair of shades with a single glowing red eye, Terminator-style. [[spoiler:During the final boss battle, the BrainwashedAndCrazy Callie wears a pair of "Hypnoshades" that do said brainwashing. She's freed after Marie blows the glasses off her face with a well-placed Charger shot.]]

* The Tonton Macoutes wear these in Graham Greene's The Comedians.

* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' gives us [[KickTheDog Megumi]] [[AssimilationPlot "Shades"]] [[ScaledUp Kitaniji]]. Sinister ''indeed''.

* ''StreetFighterV'' has newcomer [[LeanAndMean F.A.]][[PoisonousPerson N.G.]] wear a sinister pair of LennonSpecs.

* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games have the Black Glasses, a pair of sunglasses that heighten the power of [[DarkIsEvil Dark-type moves.]] Krokoroks and Krookodiles have a dark membrane in front of their eyes that act similar to these, letting them intimidate their prey and foes, and allow them better vision at longer distances.

* Coach Gordon of ''Webcomic/DearChildren'' is always seen rocking a pair of shades. Whether or not his intentions are sinister, one things for sure, his glasses only add to his creep factor.

Examples are numerous, including TheMenInBlack, members of [[AncientConspiracy secret societies]], [[CIAEvilFBIGood CIA agents]], [[TheMafia mafiosi]], {{Yakuza}}, [[DirtyCop sinister police officers]], Agent programs in the [[Film/TheMatrix Matrix]]... you get the picture. Not ''always'' associated with villainous characters but usually a deliberate attempt to intimidate, so chances are that if a hero wears these, they're an example of GoodIsNotNice if not a full AntiHero. Compare FourEyesZeroSoul. GasMaskMooks takes this a few steps further.

Examples are numerous, including TheMenInBlack, members of [[AncientConspiracy secret societies]], [[CIAEvilFBIGood CIA agents]], [[TheMafia mafiosi]], {{Yakuza}}, [[PoliceBrutality sinister police officers]], Agent programs in the [[Film/TheMatrix Matrix]]... you get the picture. Not ''always'' associated with villainous characters but usually a deliberate attempt to intimidate, so chances are that if a hero wears these, they're an example of GoodIsNotNice if not a full AntiHero. Compare FourEyesZeroSoul. GasMaskMooks takes this a few steps further.

** Neo and Trinity get their own when they go StormingTheCastle in the first movie. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome It is awesome.]]

Examples are numerous, including TheMenInBlack, members of [[AncientConspiracy secret societies]], [[CIAEvilFBIGood CIA agents]], [[TheMafia mafiosi]], {{Yakuza}}, [[PoliceBrutality sinister police officers]], Agent programs in the [[Film/TheMatrix Matrix]]... you get the picture. Not ''always'' associated with villainous characters but usually a deliberate attempt to intimidate, so chances are that if a hero wears these, they're an example of GoodIsNotNice if not a full AntiHero. Compare FourEyesZeroSoul.