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* ''{{Final Fantasy XIII-2}}'': Combines this with ProphetEyes; whenever Yeul and/or Serah have a vision, their eyes glow gold with the symbol of Etro over the pupil for the duration.
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***Golden eyes are a physical consequence of letting Darkness take hold of one's Heart, such as DiZ. [[spoiler: Consequently, anyone who has been taken over by part of Xehanort's Heart, which is full of darkness, also have golden eyes]]
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* In Creator/SarahAHoyt's ''Literature/DrawOneInTheDark'', the yellow eyes show that the [[spoiler:police officer]] is the same as the shape-shifting lions that aided their escape.
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* Yoko Kurama in ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' is a [[GreenEyedRedHead red-haired, green eyed]] young man in his human form, but as soon as he turns into his WhiteHairedPrettyBoy alter ego, his eyes change color. Naturally enough, he's a ''kitsune''.
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* Vampires in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrimTheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' also have golden eyes; also applicable to the promotional pictures for Dawnguard.
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* Vampires in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrimTheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' also have golden eyes; also applicable to the promotional pictures for Dawnguard.
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* Vampires in ''TheElderScrollsV: Skyrim'' also have golden eyes; also applicable to the promotional pictures for Dawnguard.
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* Vampires in ''TheElderScrollsV: Skyrim'' ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrimTheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' also have golden eyes; also applicable to the promotional pictures for Dawnguard.
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* In ''KingdomHearts'', golden eyes are symbolic of using the power of darkness. Every incarnation of Xehanort has them, as well as Saix, Xigbar and Vanitas. [[spoilers:The golden eyes are actually a sign of Xehanort possession. Vanitas is the only apparent exception to this as of this writing.]]
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* In ''KingdomHearts'', golden eyes are symbolic of using the power of darkness. Every incarnation of Xehanort has them, as well as Saix, Xigbar and Vanitas. [[spoilers:The [[spoiler:The golden eyes are actually a sign of Xehanort possession. Vanitas is the only apparent exception to this as of this writing.]]
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* In ''KingdomHearts'', golden eyes are symbolic of using the power of darkness. Ansem, Xemnas, [[TheDragon Saix]], and [[EyepatchOfPower Xigbar]] all have them. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', Master Xehanort and his apprentice, Vanitas, both have them, and [[spoiler:Braig gets them later. Ven and Terra get gold eyes when possessed by Vanitias and Master Xehanort, respectively.]] However, despite Riku relying on the powers of darkness, he never gets golden eyes. Presumably because he didn't come to fully rely on them.
** [[spoiler: Kingdom Hearts 3D reveals the golden eyes are actually a sign of Xehanort posession. Vanitas is the only exception to this as of this writing.]]
** [[spoiler: Kingdom Hearts 3D reveals the golden eyes are actually a sign of Xehanort posession. Vanitas is the only exception to this as of this writing.]]
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* In ''KingdomHearts'', golden eyes are symbolic of using the power of darkness. Ansem, Xemnas, [[TheDragon Saix]], and [[EyepatchOfPower Xigbar]] all have them. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', Master Every incarnation of Xehanort and his apprentice, Vanitas, both have has them, as well as Saix, Xigbar and [[spoiler:Braig gets them later. Ven and Terra get gold eyes when possessed by Vanitias and Master Xehanort, respectively.]] However, despite Riku relying on the powers of darkness, he never gets golden eyes. Presumably because he didn't come to fully rely on them.
** [[spoiler: Kingdom Hearts 3D reveals theVanitas. [[spoilers:The golden eyes are actually a sign of Xehanort posession. possession. Vanitas is the only apparent exception to this as of this writing.]]
** [[spoiler: Kingdom Hearts 3D reveals the
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* ''FateStayNight'': in the "Heaven's Feel" route of the game, when [[spoiler:Saber]] is possessed by [[spoiler:Sakura]], she gains these as part of her SuperpoweredEvilSide.
* The vampire Arcueid in ''{{Tsukihime}}'' has {{red eyes| take warning}}, but she's more of a ditsy good guy than anything else. When they turn ''gold'', however, it's time to run. When her irises turn gold and the scleras of her eyes turn red, you're already dead. [[spoiler:And, just for yet another level of OhCrap, there's when her eyes return to being merely gold, her hair grows out, and her attitude turns cold and haughty, to indicate that she's not really Arcueid at all, anymore; someone else has taken over.]]
* The vampire Arcueid in ''{{Tsukihime}}'' has {{red eyes| take warning}}, but she's more of a ditsy good guy than anything else. When they turn ''gold'', however, it's time to run. When her irises turn gold and the scleras of her eyes turn red, you're already dead. [[spoiler:And, just for yet another level of OhCrap, there's when her eyes return to being merely gold, her hair grows out, and her attitude turns cold and haughty, to indicate that she's not really Arcueid at all, anymore; someone else has taken over.]]
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* ''FateStayNight'': ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': in the "Heaven's Feel" route of the game, when [[spoiler:Saber]] is possessed by [[spoiler:Sakura]], she gains these as part of her SuperpoweredEvilSide.
* ''VisualNovel/JunipersKnot'': The girl has golden eyes and green hair to signify her nature as a powerful demon, in contrast to the human boy who is rather plain and has hair and eyes found in ordinary humans.
* The vampire Arcueid in''{{Tsukihime}}'' ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' has {{red eyes| take warning}}, but she's more of a ditsy good guy than anything else. When they turn ''gold'', however, it's time to run. When her irises turn gold and the scleras of her eyes turn red, you're already dead. [[spoiler:And, just for yet another level of OhCrap, there's when her eyes return to being merely gold, her hair grows out, and her attitude turns cold and haughty, to indicate that she's not really Arcueid at all, anymore; someone else has taken over.]]
* ''VisualNovel/JunipersKnot'': The girl has golden eyes and green hair to signify her nature as a powerful demon, in contrast to the human boy who is rather plain and has hair and eyes found in ordinary humans.
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** Nonetheless, in VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft, it's divided along gender lines: male Night Elves have golden eyes, female Night Elves have silver eyes, and that's that. The encyclopedia on the VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft website mentions that, in truth, EyesOfGold are merely a sign of druidic potential, and as the druids only recently opened their ranks to women, they are more common in males...[[FridgeLogic which really makes no sense when you think about it]].
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* Sunil Nevla the mongoose, of ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'' has these; He can even hypnotise people with them.
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* Timber Wolf from the [[WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes Legion of Superheroes]] cartoon series has these eyes (gold sclera, red pupils) as a result of his father's experiments on him that turned him into a werewolf-like being. They turn red when he's using his enhanced senses [[SuperPoweredEvilSide but start running when they become bloodshot]]. His eye colour when he was human remains unknown.
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** In ''{{Persona 2}}'', BigBad Nyarlathotep tends to go for gold eyes and a slit pupils when he's in human form, a look later copied by the Shadows of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''.
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** In ''{{Persona 2}}'', BigBad Nyarlathotep tends to go for gold eyes and a slit pupils when he's in human form, a look later copied by form. The Shadow selves of the Shadows main protagonists also sport yellow eyes, a sign of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''.their supernatural origins.
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** In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', all Shadow beings have eyes of gold (until they go OneWingedAngel). They're TheHeartless, if you were wondering.
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* The adopted Nightray brothers, Gilbert and Vincent, in PandoraHearts. Gilbert [[spoiler: is a Baskerville, and almost became Glen's next host]], while Vincent combines this with RedEyesTakeWarning due to his MismatchedEyes. [[spoiler: Both cause distortions in the world around them, due to having a connection to the power of the Abyss]].
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* The adopted Nightray brothers, Gilbert and Vincent, in PandoraHearts.''Manga/PandoraHearts''. Gilbert [[spoiler: is a Baskerville, and almost became Glen's next host]], while Vincent combines this with RedEyesTakeWarning due to his MismatchedEyes. [[spoiler: Both cause distortions in the world around them, due to having a connection to the power of the Abyss]].
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* The adopted Nightray brothers, Gilbert and Vincent, in PandoraHearts. Gilbert [[spoiler: is a Baskerville, and almost became Glen's next host]], while Vincent combines this with RedEyesTakeWarning due to his MismatchedEyes. [[spoiler: Both cause distorts in the world around them, due to having a connection to the power of the Abyss]].
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* The adopted Nightray brothers, Gilbert and Vincent, in PandoraHearts. Gilbert [[spoiler: is a Baskerville, and almost became Glen's next host]], while Vincent combines this with RedEyesTakenWarning due to his MismatchedEyes. [[spoiler: Both cause distorts in the world around them, due to having a connection to the power of the Abyss]].
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* The adopted Nightray brothers, Gilbert and Vincent, in PandoraHearts. Gilbert [[spoiler: is a Baskerville, and almost became Glen's next host]], while Vincent combines this with RedEyesTakenWarning RedEyesTakeWarning due to his MismatchedEyes. [[spoiler: Both cause distorts in the world around them, due to having a connection to the power of the Abyss]].
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* Ahri the Nine-Tailed Fox from ''LeagueOfLegends'' has golden eyes and is... well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Nine-Tailed Fox ([[FantasticFoxes a Korean-styled gumiho to be precise]]).
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* Ahri the Nine-Tailed Fox from ''LeagueOfLegends'' has golden eyes and is... well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Nine-Tailed Fox ([[FantasticFoxes a Korean-styled gumiho to be precise]]).
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* Krad of ''DNAngel'' is a case of CurtainsMatchTheWindow and is most definitely not human or a good guy.
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** Also from ''CodeGeass'', there's [[EnsembleDarkhorse Jeremiah Gottwald]], who has ''[[StealthPun orange]]'' eyes. [[spoiler: Later on when he gets his HollywoodCyborg upgrade, his [[AntiMagic Geass-canceler]] eye is both cybernetic and [[MismatchedEyes green]]]]
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** The [[NightmareFuel creepy Elder Toguro]]. Though all his eyes represent is his demonic nature.
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* The heroine of the anime version of ''{{Witchblade}}'' gets these (with black scleras) when she accesses the titular ArtifactOfDoom's power.
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* Ceres, the titular character from ''AyashiNoCeres'' has gold eyes, and is a ''Tennyo'', a type of Asian fairy. Whereas Aya, her descendant/alter-ego, does not.
* Krad of ''DNAngel'' is a case of CurtainsMatchTheWindow and is most definitely not human or a good guy.
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* Ceres, the titular eponymous character from of ''AyashiNoCeres'' has gold eyes, and is a ''Tennyo'', a type of Asian fairy. Whereas Aya, her descendant/alter-ego, does not.
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* In FanFic/UltimateReImaginings, Joey's eyes turn amber because of his pyro kinesis activating. [[spoiler: Or at least that's what he ''thought''. As it is later revealed, he was really born with them and the ''brown'' eye color was fake]].
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* In FanFic/UltimateReImaginings, ''FanFic/UltimateReImaginings'', Joey's eyes turn amber because of his pyro kinesis activating. [[spoiler: Or at least that's what he ''thought''. As it is later revealed, he was really born with them and the ''brown'' eye color was fake]].
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* Major characters in two of Caitlin R. Kiernan's novels have EyesOfGold. [[HairTriggerTemper Narcissa Snow]] in ''Low Red Moon'', as well as the child she helped to birth [[spoiler:(or is she?)]], [[StrangeGirl Emmie Silvey]]. Emmie appears in the related follow-up novel, ''Daughter of Hounds'', which also describes the ''[[Creator/HPLovecraft ghul]]'' as occasionally possessing this eyecolor (which is [[JustifiedTrope not unreasonable]], as they are [[PettingZooPeople fairly]] [[BigBadassWolf canine]] in appearance). However, to be [[ShownTheirWork perfectly accurate]], they are both described as having ''yellow'' eyes and not gold.
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* Major characters in two of Caitlin R. Kiernan's novels have EyesOfGold.Eyes of Gold. [[HairTriggerTemper Narcissa Snow]] in ''Low Red Moon'', as well as the child she helped to birth [[spoiler:(or is she?)]], [[StrangeGirl Emmie Silvey]]. Emmie appears in the related follow-up novel, ''Daughter of Hounds'', which also describes the ''[[Creator/HPLovecraft ghul]]'' as occasionally possessing this eyecolor (which is [[JustifiedTrope not unreasonable]], as they are [[PettingZooPeople fairly]] [[BigBadassWolf canine]] in appearance). However, to be [[ShownTheirWork perfectly accurate]], they are both described as having ''yellow'' eyes and not gold.
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** In SequelSeries TheHeroesOfOlympus, Hazel has EyesOfGold to reflect the fact she represents the "power of wealth and riches" side of her father Pluto's powers.
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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' has the appropriately named BigBad, "Yellow Eyes", otherwise known as Azazel or the Demon.
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* Richard from ''LookingForGroup'' has yellow/gold eyes and is probably one of the most powerful, destructive, and evil warlocks/beings/forces in the comic's entire world and/or universe. He's also insane. And undead. And hundreds of years old.
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* Florence Ambrose in ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2000/fc01918.htm has those]][[BigBadassWolf (she's a wolf)]]. The author omits them most of the time, though.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad'', many Neosapiens have yellow eyes, including [[BigBad Phaeton]].
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** Blair has gold eyes herself. As does... Medusa!
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* ''{{Bleach}}'' has a couple of characters that fit the symbolism of golden eyes:
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* Dlanor A. Knox from ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi has these. She's the High Inquisitor of the Eiserne Jungfrau, the 7th District Repentance Agency of the Great Court of Heaven, whose job it is to hunt down "heretics". She uses two swords, the Red Key and the Blue Key, which allows her to use [[LanguageOfTruth Red and Blue truths]].
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* Dlanor A. Knox from ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' has these. She's the High Inquisitor of the Eiserne Jungfrau, the 7th District Repentance Agency of the Great Court of Heaven, whose job it is to hunt down "heretics". She uses two swords, the Red Key and the Blue Key, which allows her to use [[LanguageOfTruth Red and Blue truths]].
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* Perrin in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series got yellow eyes after unlocking his crazy wolf powers.
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* Perrin in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series got yellow eyes after unlocking his [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent crazy wolf powers.powers]]. He came to be known as Goldeneyes in honor of this trait, and it's taken as a good luck sign by his followers, and as a mark of evil by his enemies.
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->''Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed''
-->-- Title of a '''RayBradbury''' story
It's said that eyes are the [[WindowsOfTheSoul window to the soul]], and in fiction, their color is often the first way to hint at a character's true nature. In particular, characters who have gold and yellow-colored eyes tend to have some form of supernatural origin or powers that place them above normal humans.
In the West, this tends to appear on supernatural characters who have feline or lupine traits, so, understandably, they're often accompanied by [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf-like powers]]. In Japan, this probably traces back to legends of ''{{kitsune}}'' (foxes) and their naturally golden eyes. It was said that a human possessed by a fox would gain gold eyes, and that [[HalfHumanHybrid a child born to a]] [[InterspeciesRomance fox and a human]] would possess them as well. Because ''kitsune'' were also shapeshifters, this often shows up when characters change their forms.
It is also found around the world in many other contexts: in tales of [[GenieInABottle Genies]], witches, and other mythological beings, where they cannot hide their golden [[OddEyed or two-tone]] eye-colors in animal form.
In the sorting algorithm of "UhOhEyes", gold eyes fall one step below RedEyesTakeWarning, since it's entirely possible for the character to just be a {{trickster}} rather than evil. Gold eyes are also harder to distinguish from "normal" colored-eyes, and hence can add more of an element of surprise if TheReveal shows a character to be something other than what they initially appear to be.
A subtrope of TechnicolorEyes.
'''It should be noted that trope is NOT just for characters who have eyes of this color, but when the color actually indicates the character is supernatural in nature. Please do not add characters who just happen to have eyes of this color without the proper reason behind it.'''
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* Morgan Le Fay, the shape shifting fairy from the ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' movie, is shown with golden eyes.
* ''Manga/{{ARIA}}'': Cait Sith qualifies here, being the King of Cats and all that.
* ''{{Bleach}}'' has a couple of characters that fit the symbolism of golden eyes:
** Yoruichi and Komamura have golden eyes, reflecting their animal-connections. Yoruichi spends a lot of time transformed into the form of a black cat and Komamura is an [[BigBadassWolf anthropomorphic wolf]].
** Hollows are human spirits who have lost their hearts to gain powers and thus are often ruled by their desires and instincts. If an 'inner hollow' is acting up, the eyes can turn to gold with black scleras.
** The two vicious {{mad scientist}}s, Szayel Appollogranz and [[MoralEventHorizon Mayuri Kurotsuchi]], both have golden eyes.
** Arrancar aren't supposed to have a second resureccion. Ulquiorra does. Not only is why a mystery, but the form completely changes the nature of his reiatsu so that it feels completely different to normal reiatsu. Unsurprisingly, his eyes change from [[GreenEyes green]] to gold to reflect the added mystery of this second form.
* The Kowloon Children in ''BlackBloodBrothers'' have gold irises and black scleras, as well as pointy ears and claws, making them seem more feral.
* Chrno/Chrono in ''ChronoCrusade'' has golden eyes while in his demon form, although, when he's in his more common, human-like form, they're {{red| eyes take warning}}. He's not evil, but obviously supernatural, and ''does'' have a bad temper when [[BerserkButton provoked]].
* In ''{{Claymore}}'', the titular "Silver-Eyed Witches" have them change color (and form HellishPupils) when they release a certain amount of their power. On occasion, a Claymore who's ''really'' pushing it will combine this with iris-only GlowingEyesOfDoom.
** Likewise, the demons they hunt (and have been [[DeadlyUpgrade implanted with]]) always have golden eyes.
* These appear on C.C. from ''CodeGeass'', an apparently [[WhoWantsToLiveForever immortal]] young woman who appears to be involved in an elaborate XanatosRoulette within the series.
** Likewise, her ''DarkerThanBlack'' {{Expy}}, the aptly named Amber.
** Also from ''CodeGeass'', there's [[EnsembleDarkhorse Jeremiah Gottwald]], who has ''[[StealthPun orange]]'' eyes. [[spoiler: Later on when he gets his HollywoodCyborg upgrade, his [[AntiMagic Geass-canceler]] eye is both cybernetic and [[MismatchedEyes green]]]]
* In ''DevilmanLady'', Jun's eyes changing from brown to gold signal her transformation into a Devilman.
* Il Palazzo has yellow cat's eyes in ''Manga/ExcelSaga'', and though he's mostly just played as eccentric and crazy throughout most of the anime, in the manga, he's eventually shown to possess the power of teleportation, among other (far stranger) abilities.
** In the manga version, [[spoiler:Doctor Kabapu has the same eyes, which hints at the fact that they're both from [[{{Utopia}} a long-lost ancient civilization]]]].
* ''TowerOfGod'' has two golden-eyed main characters, 25th Baam and Rachel. A certain mystical connotation is there, as both are Irregulars, beings that broke into the Tower from outside, and their preceding Irregulars left a less than positive impression.
* ''InuYasha'': the known [[CanisMajor dog]]-{{Youkai}} of the show all have golden eyes: [[HalfHumanHybrid Inuyasha]], [[AloofBigBrother Sesshoumaru]], and [[AlmightyMom Sesshoumaru's mother]].
* In ''KidouTenshiAngelicLayer'', the Angel, Blanche, has yellow eyes, and her operator's partner's Angel, Shirahime, has red eyes. Both are some of the hardest opponents in the series, and two of three Angels to use [[SuperMode Hyper Mode]] (in the manga, only Blanche can use it).
* In ''Manga/BlackButler'', Grell and the other shinigami have gold (gold/green in Ronald Knox's case) eyes. All of them are fairly neutral in the anime and manga, but are shown to be very powerful when crossed.
* The eyes of [[MyHeroZero Type Zero cyborgs]] in ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' turn gold when they're using their cyborg abilities. Including [[spoiler:Subaru Nakajima]], at one point, just before she [[UnstoppableRage goes ballistic]].
* Both Mikoto and Reito have these in ''MaiHime'', and while it's not too unusual for that world (where the heroine has red hair and ''purple'' eyes), later, it turns out that they are [[spoiler:a LaserGuidedTykeBomb and the object of DemonicPossession respectively]], as well as serving as an early clue that [[spoiler:they're brother and sister]].
* Ruri Hoshino in ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' has these as part of her implied kinda-sorta ArtificialHuman background and general MysteriousWaif-iness.
* Similarly, for Coco of ''MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', yellow eyes are just a racial trait, as mermaids are ColourCodedForYourConvenience and those from different countries tend to have themed hair and eye colours. However, a DoubleSubversion occurs when this is used as a warning with orange-eyed ManBehindTheMan Sara: [[spoiler:she's a mermaid princess too]].
* Grings Kodai, the villain from the 13th movie ''{{Pokemon}}'', has huge golden-yellow eyes, which serve to hint at his PsychicPowers which enable him to see into the future.
* Mytho from ''PrincessTutu'' has golden eyes. He's not evil, but he ''is'' supernatural--he's the Prince from a fairytale.
* Eiko Magami from ''ProjectAKo'' has amber-colored eyes. Her weirdness is evident right off the bat.
* Whenever Kenshin goes into "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide Battousai Mode]]" in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', his eyes take on a yellowish hue, in contrast to their usual violet color, and at one point, this tells Kaoru what's going on instantly.
** His rival, Saito Hajime, however, is always shown with these. The historical, real person of Saito had brown eyes, but in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', these are used to tie him to the TheShinsengumi, who were commonly referred to as the "Wolves of Mibu".
* In ''Manga/SailorMoon'', Sailor Galaxia (BigBad) has gold eyes to match her theme as the Golden Queen. Like several of the examples here, she's not evil so much as [[TheCorruption possessed]]. In the opposite direction, Helios (gentle priest) has gold eyes, possibly to represent his position as [[spoiler:guardian of the Golden Crystal in the anime version, while Mamoru has it in the manga]].
* In ''{{Saiyuki}}'', beings with golden eyes are labelled as heretics and are seen as dangerous enough for the PowersThatBe to lock them up or, at the very least, shackle them. [[{{Keet}} Son Goku]], [[TykeBomb War Prince Nataku]], and [[BigBad War Prince Homura]] all have golden eyes, though, in the latter's case, [[MismatchedEyes only one of them is golden]]. In the manga, Hakkai's youkai form has one golden eye, the other being a false one.
** In the manga, the people Hazel brought back from the dead have yellow eyes. They are perfectly normal and nice people post-resurrection unless [[spoiler: you happened to be a youkai.]]
* Ryoko from ''TenchiMuyo'', tying into the demonic/supernatural aspect of her character. Her name is even stated to mean "spirit caller" at one point. She's even earned the FanNickname "Ol' Yellow Eyes" in some circles.
** Ryo-Ohki also has yellow eyes, both in her [[MixAndMatchCritters cabbit]] and humanoid forms.
* Viral in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. WordOfGod says he's [[MixAndMatchCritters a cat/shark hybrid]], so it makes sense.
* When Bu-ling of ''TokyoMewMew'' transforms into Mew Pudding, her eyes turn yellow. Like [[RedEyesTakeWarning with Ichigo]], this doesn't mean she's evil, but she is playful and immature most of the time.
* In Creator/{{CLAMP}}'s series ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires']] eyes go gold and slitted when they use their powers. One {{Doujinshi}} has that world's version of Fuuma comment on this by saying that he and his sort-of-love-interest Kamui "match" now, prompting Kamui to [[SlapSlapKiss throw him across the room]]. In the series proper, [[spoiler:Fai's remaining eye turns from blue to gold when he becomes a vampire.]]
* The wolves of ''WolfsRain'' all have amber/golden eyes in human form--except for Kiba, whose human form has pale blue eyes to denote his ChosenOne status.
* Fuuma's eyes in ''{{X1999}}'' are gold colored, and it's only after the WhamEpisode that we realize what this was hinting at. In the anime series, they're red, because the SpoilerOpening gave away the ''wham'' of the WhamEpisode right in the first episode.
* Judai (Jaden) in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' has golden eyes when his power as Haou/Supreme King awakens.
* Yoko Kurama in ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' is a [[GreenEyedRedHead red-haired, green eyed]] young man in his human form, but as soon as he turns into his WhiteHairedPrettyBoy alter ego, his eyes change color. Naturally enough, he's a ''kitsune''.
** Also, you know that Itsuki isn't [[TheReveal exactly a human psychic]] because of this trope and also because of his [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair hair color]]. [[spoiler:He's nowhere near a ''kitsune'', though; he's a shadow demon called a ''yaminade''.
** While [[spoiler:possessed by his demon ancestor]], Yusuke's eye color changes from their usual brown color to a gold color, at least in the anime.
** The [[NightmareFuel creepy Elder Toguro]]. Though all his eyes represent is his demonic nature.
* In ''PetShopOfHorrors'', Count D has one golden eye, and his grandfather has both eyes being golden.
* Tiara's OneWingedAngel form in ''ShamanicPrincess'' has golden eyes ''with a black circumference in the middle''.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Naturo hismelf acquires these later on - [[spoiler:when in Sage mode, his eyes turn golden, although they're slitted sideways. However, this has more to do with his affinity for toads, instead of the fox in his belly.]]
* The heroine of the anime version of ''{{Witchblade}}'' gets these (with black scleras) when she accesses the titular ArtifactOfDoom's power.
* GashBell himself has wide, saucepan-sized yellow eyes, although, being a demon, it might be excusable.
* Yukito, Sakura's crush in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', has golden eyes behind his glasses and silver hair. These eyes are the first indication that there is more to him than he appears. [[spoiler:Yue, his true form, has silver eyes. The same applies to his counterpart, Ruby Moon.]]
* The Natsume family from ''NatsumeYuujinchou'' seem to have this; both main character Takashi and his deceased grandmother Reiko had these (they're both very powerful in the seeing [[InvisibleToNormals Youkai]] department). At least one, and possibly both of them, were bullied with the name "Kitsune eyes" due to this.
* ''DragonballZ'' has Zarbon, Frieza's {{bishonen}} right-hand man, who has gold-colored eyes. He was able to shapeshift into a single second form, which resembled a large, wrinkly, reptilian ogre.
** GT also features Super Saiyan 4, which is preceeded by a transformation into a Super Oozaru form and has golden eyes once it's completed.
* Brandon Heat of ''{{Gungrave}}'', while, during his mortal life, he had light brown eyes and black hair, after being murdered and later resurrected as the necrolizer called Grave, he has yellow eyes and silver hair.
* Hilda in ''HolsPrinceOfTheSun'', due to [[spoiler:her [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Grunwald]]. However, she seems to retain them after Grunwald's defeat]].
* Divine and Kiryu from ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''. A psychic and Dark Signer, respectively. Divine's also a ManipulativeBastard, while Kiryu's just plain nuts.
* Death the Kid of ''Manga/SoulEater'' has gold eyes and it is the mark of a {{shinigami}}. Unfortunately, we don't get to see his father's, but we can assume that he also has Eyes of Gold. (Assuming that he even ''has'' eyes -- or a face -- behind that mask).
* Saralegui from ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''. He wears purple-tinted glasses to cover them, because having Gold Eyes [[spoiler:means he's part of a very-near extinct race (that was sealed away) with extraordinary powers.]] His eyes glow blue whenever he's giving someone a 'hint', aka trying to possess them to do his bidding.
* Tasuki of ''FushigiYuugi'', who is initially portrayed with more of a wolf motif. The kitsune qualities and shapeshifting are trademarks of his comrade, Chichiri.
* Ceres, the titular character from ''AyashiNoCeres'' has gold eyes, and is a ''Tennyo'', a type of Asian fairy. Whereas Aya, her descendant/alter-ego, does not.
* Krad of ''DNAngel'' is a case of CurtainsMatchTheWindow and is most definitely not human or a good guy.
* Miyu from ''VampirePrincessMiyu'' originally had BrownEyes, but once she became a vampire, they became gold. She can still use magic to revert hem to their original brown to mix better with the crowd.
* Guilmon from ''DigimonTamers'' has a right to have yellow eyes, as he's a one-of-a-kind, fan-made Digimon, goes feral when sensing danger, and carries an [[SealedEvilInACan uber-destructive computer virus]] inside himself.
* Ayame Sohma from ''FruitsBasket'' has gold eyes, but this is justified as he's possessed by the spirit of the snake.
* In ''SaintSeiyaTheLostCanvas'', golden eyes ([[CurtainsMatchTheWindow and hair]]) are the trademark of Hypnos and his children, the Dream Gods ([[BlackSheep except for Oneiros]]). They're all pretty much supernatural -- and evil, with Hypnos serving as one of the primary antagonists of the manga's first half (arguably the BigBad for good part of it).
* Yuuichi Komura from ''VisualNovel/HiiroNoKakera'' has them. Not surprising considering he is descended from a {{Kitsune}}.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Shapeshifter Mystique of the ''[[XMen X-Men]]'' series is often shown with yellow eyes. So is her son Nightcrawler. Mutant Sabretooth is sometimes drawn with them as well.
* The manipulative and often malevolent personification of Desire from ''Comicbook/TheSandman'' is described as having "eyes tawny and sharp as yellow wine."
* The main character of the indie comic book ''{{Finder}}'' has yellow eyes. He could be considered something of a trickster, being a nomadic "ninja do-gooder" in a largely city-bound world. (He also has an as-of-yet-unexplained HealingFactor.)
* Lioness in ''{{ATOM}}'' has yellow eyes thanks to her non-human heritage.
* Lucifer in ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'' has golden eyes, maybe the most justified case conceivable, as he's about as human as every star in creation put together.
* ''SpiderMan'' villainess Paper Doll, a LoonyFan of celebrity Bobby Carr, has yellow pupils that are probably there just to make her extra creepy. Her main super-powers are the ability to flatten out her body, blend into her surroundings, "compress" her foes by enveloping them with herself, and administering lethal paper-cuts strong enough to slice through Spidey's webbing.
* Superhero [[TheFlash Bart Allen]] (Impulse/Kid Flash II) of the TheDCU has naturally golden eyes; this, along with his [[AnimeHair wild auburn hair]], serves as a character marker. He's a bit of a devil-may-care type (hence the codename), but his heart's undoubtedly in the right place.
** Probably inherited from his psychotic ancestor, Professor Zoom, arch-nemesis of the Flash family. [[http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1341/impulseeyescloseup.png Here's]] [[http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6513/professorzoomeyescloseu.png close-ups]] of both of their eyes - drawn by the same artist, to boot, though roughly 10 years apart. The critical difference in depiction is their personalities (physically, they have the ''exact same eyes'', which is very unsettling, but that's it). Bart's joyful and friendly demeanour makes them bright like sunshine; Thawne is the exact opposite: his eyes burning like a raging wildfire - to the point where they sometimes turn [[RedEyesTakeWarning reddish-orange]]. Bart's eyes can also turn into that fiery-orange color as well, but only under extreme rage or stress - it's a signifier that he isn't [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} playing around]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes anymore]].
** His EvilTwin, [[CloningBlues Inertia]]. Thad can pull off some ''stunning'' impressions of Bart's emotional body language (and that includes the famed PuppyDogEyes as well) when the situation calls for it, but his eyes usually default to a sinister glow, as seen [[http://pics.livejournal.com/ladystarscream2/pic/00007yda here]].
* Timmorn Yellow-Eyes of ''{{Elfquest}}'' has, obviously, yellow eyes, [[spoiler:which he got from his father, who was a wolf, his mother being an elfin shapechanger, making him basically a half-elf werewolf]]. Several other elves have yellow eyes as well, particularly Rayek and Nightfall. In Rayek's case, he's one of the few very magical Sun Folk. With Nightfall, it's likely just more to link her to Timmorn, the ancestor of all the Wolfriders, and emphasize her origins.
* Guilt {{Hulk}}, one of Bruce Banner's many alternate personalities, and a purely malevolent one at that.
** The non-Banner {{Red Hulk}}s as well, partly because it's part of their "demonic" look, and partly because of their association with fire.
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[[folder:Fan Fic]]
* DarkMagicalGirl Ashley [=McFly=] of ''FanFic/PrettyCurePerfumePreppy'' has slightly greyish yellow eyes, which turn bright yellow with slitted cat-ish pupils when she becomes Leather Ashes.
* Subverted in ''A Soul's Songbook: Out of Print'', a fanfic of ''Manga/SoulEater''. As mentioned above, the shinigami of Soul Eater have Eyes of Gold, and, well, if you are a naturally amber-eyed human with dark hair, there are UnfortunateImplications involved in that. One of New London's gangsters ([[{{Gayngster}} who also falls into a completely different spelling of such]]) is a former sex slave of such coloring, but is completely human.
* Kainatrol from ''Fanfic/FutariWaPrettyCureBlueMoon''. She's got the animalistic connection (her MindControl powers are based upon the concept of an animal tamer), she likes to be on top of things, and, sympathetic backstory or not, she's the most evil of the QuirkyMinibossSquad. Since everyone on Earth (known as the Land of Legends) has their CurtainsMatchTheWindow, naturally, Seira has yellow eyes, too, as does [[spoiler:Kore by virtue of being Kainatrol's identical twin]]; neither is evil or even devious, however.
* In FanFic/UltimateReImaginings, Joey's eyes turn amber because of his pyro kinesis activating. [[spoiler: Or at least that's what he ''thought''. As it is later revealed, he was really born with them and the ''brown'' eye color was fake]].
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[[folder:Film]]
* Anakin Skywalker of ''StarWars'' Episode III, coinciding with his [[FaceHeelTurn descent into evil]]. Having your eyes turn yellow and reptile-esque seems to be a side-effect of using anger to channel the Force, since, while they often turn up with Sith-aligned characters, some Sith don't have them. Palpatine is always in control of his emotions, so they don't turn yellow unless he either wants them to or is about to kill you anyway. Dooku is supposed to be a gentlemanly figure, so anger would be rather out of character for him, as well. Darth Maul, however, was forged to be a weapon of hate and, as such, has sickly yellow eyes all the time.
* In the live-action ''Manga/DeathNote'' movies, characters with Shinigami eyes have their eyes show up yellow when they use this power.
* In the film ''{{Wolf}}'', yellow eyes are a sign that a character is turning into a werewolf.
* ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' features a golden-eyed alien that really is a shapeshifter.
* Barbossa from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' (the first one, anyway; his eyes look normal enough in the next two films, presumably since he's no longer under the curse).
* Mystique and Toad from ''Film/{{X-Men}}''. Also, Nightcrawler from the sequel and Beast in the prequel when [[spoiler:he uses a "cure" made out of Mystique's genes that gives him blue skin/fur and gold eyes.]]
* Tintin in the ''{{Thunderbirds}}'' live-action film has these when she uses her psychic powers. Her evil uncle, who has the same powers, falls under RedEyesTakeWarning.
* Heimdall, the Asgardian sentry from the live-action ''Film/{{Thor}}'' film. Justified, seeing as how he's a sufficiently advanced alien and a God.
* When Regan is possessed by Pazuzu in ''Film/TheExorcist'', her eyes become yellow.
* The Coachman from ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'', who works to turn boys into donkeys, apparently has large, bulging yellow eyes. They're most noticeable during the scene where he says "They'll never come back [[NightmareFace ...as BOYS!!!"]]
* In ''{{Film/Daybreakers}}'' gold eyes are one of symptoms of vampirism.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* HamishX, the main protagonist in the series of novels of the same name. He actually has said eyes because [[spoiler:he is a cyborg]].
* The all-powerful {{Tykebomb}} in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Sourcery'' had gold eyes. They even started turning brown when he began a HeelFaceTurn.
** In addition, there was Windle Poons as an undead. "His eyes! Like gimlets!"
* A. J. Crowley from ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has yellow eyes, which he usually hides behind [[CoolShades sunglasses]]. Crowley's eyes are explicitly intended to be snakelike rather than feline or lupine. This is because Crowley was the snake in the Garden of Eden. Yes, ''that'' snake.
* Perrin in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series got yellow eyes after unlocking his crazy wolf powers.
* Naturally enough, possessed by Gold-Eye from Creator/GarthNix's ''ShadesChildren''. In his case, they only indicate his supernatural ability -- precognitive power -- rather than any sinister nature.
* The ''SwordOfTruth'' novels featured a creature called a screeling; hideously efficient killing machines, they were all but invincible unless you happened to have very dangerous magic on hand. They had golden eyes, so prominent that there was, in fact, a poem about them.
* In the ''SagaOfRecluce'' series of books, humans had many physical markers that hinted at particular power. Extremely powerful chaos mages (mostly fire-users) had gold eyes.
* The Cullens and all [[VegetarianVampire vegetarian]] [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] in the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series have gold-colored eyes when they've recently eaten and black when they are hungry. Less finicky vampires [[RedEyesTakeWarning don't]].
** In Breaking Dawn, it is said that 'true' werewolves (called Children of the Moon) are distinguishable from the shape-shifters by having "yellow" eyes.
* In ''Literature/CoyoteBlue'' by ChristopherMoore, Coyote, Anubis, and their 'children' (Sam and Minty Fresh, respectively) all have golden eyes to denote their supernaturality.
* The alien children in ''Literature/TheMidwichCuckoos'' by JohnWyndham.
* The villain in Dennis Wheatley's ''The Haunting of Toby Jugg'' is a satanist with yellow eyes.
* Raistlin Majere from the ''{{Dragonlance}}'' series has gold eyes with hourglass-shaped pupils. They're a curse applied to him by the Wizards' Conclave because they thought he lacked sympathy; they cause him to see the effects of time on everything and everyone.
* Major characters in two of Caitlin R. Kiernan's novels have EyesOfGold. [[HairTriggerTemper Narcissa Snow]] in ''Low Red Moon'', as well as the child she helped to birth [[spoiler:(or is she?)]], [[StrangeGirl Emmie Silvey]]. Emmie appears in the related follow-up novel, ''Daughter of Hounds'', which also describes the ''[[Creator/HPLovecraft ghul]]'' as occasionally possessing this eyecolor (which is [[JustifiedTrope not unreasonable]], as they are [[PettingZooPeople fairly]] [[BigBadassWolf canine]] in appearance). However, to be [[ShownTheirWork perfectly accurate]], they are both described as having ''yellow'' eyes and not gold.
* In Patricia Briggs' ''MercyThompson'' universe, when a werewolf starts to change from human to wolf, the eyes are one of the first body parts to change. Watching their eyes is one way to tell who's in control in there. Since most wolves have yellow eyes, most of the werewolves' eyes will brighten to gold. One character has blue eyes in wolf form, and her eyes turn from brown to blue when her wolf starts to come out.
* In RobinMcKinley's [[TheBlueSword Damar books]], the eyes of people with ''kelar'' turn gold when they get angry or use their magic (the two occasions are often related). Also, when they fall in love. And it's dangerous to look in their eyes when they're gold, unless you have the ''kelar'' yourself. Kinda awkward for lovers without it.
* In Lee Lightner's TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} SpaceWolf novel ''Wolf's Honour'', having your eyes turn golden is the first physical sign that [[TheCorruption you are turning into a wolf-like creature]], the ''[[BigBadassWolf wulfen]]''.
* In PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians:
** [[spoiler:Luke]]'s irises turn gold after his body is possessed by Kronos.
** [[LightIsNotGood Hyperion]], Titan of Light and the East, also has golden eyes, but his burn bright "like miniature suns".
** In SequelSeries TheHeroesOfOlympus, Hazel has EyesOfGold to reflect the fact she represents the "power of wealth and riches" side of her father Pluto's powers.
** Jason's eyes temporarily turn gold when he almost dies from observing Hera's true form.
** And [[spoiler: Percy's, Jason's, and Leo's]] eyes turn gold when being [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by the eidolons.
* In Lois [=McMaster=] Bujold's latest series, ''TheSharingKnife'', the Lakewalkers have metallic eye colors running the gamut between silver and gold. [[spoiler:This is a marker of their magical heritage, their descent from the sorcerer-kings who first loosed [[EldritchAbomination malices]] on the world.]]
* Shapeshifters in the KateDaniels universe have their eyes change from human to animal when they're upset or losing control. Kate often refers to Curran's eyes as molten gold or fiery yellow when he's angry.
* In the world of ''BlackJewels'', the three long-lived races have gold eyes. Most often described are those of Daemon Sadi, who is described from the start as resembling felines.
* In ''Master of the Five Magics'' by LyndonHardy, the "sorcerer's eye" is a mysterious magical item in the form of a crystal sphere, in which a single closed eye is seen to float unsupported. When in use, the eye within the sphere opens, revealing its golden iris.
* In ''TheChildThief'', staying on Avalon long enough to absorb the magic in the food etc. would cause one's eyes to turn golden.
* Lizzy of the web-novel ''Literature/{{Domina}}'' has this. In this book, it's not an impossible eye color, but it is noted as odd, and no one is quite sure if it comes from the [[BioAugmentation toy maker]]. Although she does have supernatural powers (though it hasn't been revealed exactly ''what'' powers), she does subvert the "predatory" aspect.
* Within the ''TheDestroyer'' novels, golden eyes are used almost universally to hint that someone is Korean (almost always narrated with a note that Koreans are the only Asian race with golden eyes), usually right before it's revealed they have some connection to the mystic art of Sinanju.
* In DevonMonk's Literature/AllieBeckstrom novel ''Magic to the Bone'', Zayvion has BrownEyes with flecks of gold -- [[KaleidoscopeEyes until he leaves the magic grid,]] whereupon they are brown. When he drives back, his eyes turn pure gold with only flecks of brown.
* Ultimately subverted in ''Literature/DoctrineOfLabyrinths''. Felix starts the story as the only person he or anyone else knows with a yellow eye, and he's such a powerful wizard that most superstitious people are afraid of his eyes (the other being blue of either the [[CreepyBlueEyes creepy]] or [[OccultBlueEyes occult]] variety). Turns out where his mother comes from, people just have yellow eyes.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* In the Hallmark miniseries ''TheTenthKingdom'', Wolf's eyes change to a feral yellowish-gold when his animalistic side comes out.
* In ''TheXFiles'' season 1, the [[PickyPeopleEater liver-eating]] mutant Eugene Victor Tooms' eyes sometimes were a bright yellow-green. (The color of bile, appropriately.)
* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial ''Survival'', people under the malign influence of the Cheetah Planet acquired golden, cat-like eyes. This included the Master and Ace. The Master's subsequent incarnation (in the [[MadeForTVMovie TV Movie]]) had golden GlowingEyesOfDoom, which may have been related to this, or his being a CGI snake for a while, or something else.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' has the appropriately named BigBad, "Yellow Eyes", otherwise known as Azazel or the Demon.
** In certain light, [[spoiler:Gabriel's eyes are a light golden/amber color as well. Being that he's an all-powerful Archangel and spent time as the trickster god Loki, Richard Speight Jr.'s natural eye color worked wonderfully.]]
* The titular character of ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' has blue eyes, but they glow gold when he does magic, as does anyone who uses magic, including Morgana, Morgause, Gaius, Alice and creatures such as the Manticore and the Dragon.
* In ''KamenRiderDenO'', every time Ryotaro is possessed by Kintaros, his eyes become yellow.
* All vampires in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' have gold eyes when in GameFace.
** Buffy herself has (quite different) gold eyes when the gang use an enjoining spell to infuse her with all their combined abilities.
* In ''{{Sanctuary}}'', Henry's eyes turning yellow is one of the first indications that his [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent transformation into a werewolf]] has been triggered and are usually the very last to disappear when he changes back. On one occassion, he manages to tap into his werewolf side and use its strenght to escape a [[TheyWouldCutYouUp holding cell]]. He remains completely human throughout this, except for a glowing pair of these.
* ''Series/TheFades'' has the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Fade]] Polus and his followers. This signifies both that they have powers beyond those of normal Fades and that the characters have pronounced animalistic sides, as the source of these powers is [[ImAHumanitarian eating human flesh]].
* ''Series/{{Wolfblood}}'': When any Wolfblood gets close to transforming into a wolf their eyes turn yellow and their [[TaintedVeins veins turn black]].
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': [[spoiler: Red Riding Hood]] gains gold eyes when in or transforming into [[TheBigBadWolf wolf form]].
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[[folder:Myth and Legend]]
* Shape-shifters in legend, especially {{Genie| In A Bottle}}s, witches, and the like, are frequently tipped off by golden (or two-tone) eyes, which they cannot hide even in animal form. Mythical creatures with Deadly Gaze may have golden eyes as well. Shapeshifter Mystique from ''X-Men'' probably got her golden eyes from this variant of the tradition, making this Trope possibly Older Than Anime.
* The Celtic Púca/Pooka stands out as a notable example. A shapeshifting hobgoblin, one of the [[TheFairFolk Fair Folk]] - Pookas can take on any number of animal forms, but their eyes are always a telltale colour, typically goat-yellow. Far less commonly, they are said to have otherworldly red, green, or blue eyes instead of yellow.
* In GreekMythology, Circe and her niece Medea had Golden Eyes. They were the daughter and granddaughter, respectively, of the Greek god of the Sun, Helios. His children were often associated with sorcery, and apparently, they all inherited his flashing eyes.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' (3.5 edition), or at least the ForgottenRealms campaign setting, mentions yellow eyes as a sign of celestial (angelic) descent, which usually corresponds to [[CharacterAlignment good alignments]].
** 4E extends gold eyes (along with {{red| eyes take warning}} ones) to the Dragonborn and Tiefling player races, with no indication of their CharacterAlignment (although Tieflings are generally considered a "[[DarkIsNotEvil dark]]" race)
* [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} As a Space Wolf]] inches closer to being overtaken by the Wulfen, the feral monster that lives inside of him, his eyes turn a shade of gold.
* Harmonious Jade in ''{{Exalted}}'' picked up a set after taking the Second Breath as a Solar. (Before then, she had some absolutely gorgeous shining blue eyes.)
** Also, all Sidereal Exalted Chosen of Journeys get yellow eyes as a sign of their station.
* Vampires of [[MagicTheGathering Innistrad's]] Markov line have, in a variation, golden sclera and black everything else.
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* Micaiah from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]'' has gold eyes. She is known for her ability to predict future events, and later [[spoiler:turns out to be descended from the Heron Tribe and the true Apostle of the Begnion Empire. And the avatar of a goddess of chaos.]]
* In ''KingdomHearts'', golden eyes are symbolic of using the power of darkness. Ansem, Xemnas, [[TheDragon Saix]], and [[EyepatchOfPower Xigbar]] all have them. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', Master Xehanort and his apprentice, Vanitas, both have them, and [[spoiler:Braig gets them later. Ven and Terra get gold eyes when possessed by Vanitias and Master Xehanort, respectively.]] However, despite Riku relying on the powers of darkness, he never gets golden eyes. Presumably because he didn't come to fully rely on them.
** [[spoiler: Kingdom Hearts 3D reveals the golden eyes are actually a sign of Xehanort posession. Vanitas is the only exception to this as of this writing.]]
** All of TheHeartless also have golden eyes. The only exceptions to this are the small number of [[TheHeartless Heartless]] that [[TheFaceless don't have visible faces]].
* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' has a few examples
** In ''{{Persona 2}}'', BigBad Nyarlathotep tends to go for gold eyes and a slit pupils when he's in human form, a look later copied by the Shadows of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''.
** The Velvet Room assistants: [[VideoGame/{{Persona 3}} Elizabeth]], [[UpdatedRerelease Theodore]], and [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Margaret]] (non-evil, but enigmatic and obviously supernatural). Also, Takaya (evil) in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''.
** In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', all Shadow beings have eyes of gold (until they go OneWingedAngel). They're TheHeartless, if you were wondering.
** In ''ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne'', the Demi-Fiend's eyes change from greyish to gold when he's given demonic powers, and they begin to glow (and his body ''darken'') when he unleashes powerful physical attacks (most likely, this would happen with spells as well, but they all use the same generic casting animation, so...). [[spoiler:His eyes get bumped up a rank to {{red| eyes take warning}}]] if the player makes it all the way through the [[BonusDungeon Labyrinth of Amala]] and has the [[LouisCypher Old Man in the Wheelchair]] unlock the full extent of his demonic power [[DealWithTheDevil at the cost of his human soul]].
* Vampires in ''TheElderScrollsV: Skyrim'' also have golden eyes; also applicable to the promotional pictures for Dawnguard.
* The ''{{Warcraft}}'' universe features the night elves who normally have completely silver eyes (entirely silver, as they have no visible pupils). Those who had golden eyes were considered to be destined for great things, the most notable being Illidan Stormrage and Queen Azshara. Ironically enough, both of them ended up as villains.
** Nonetheless, in VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft, it's divided along gender lines: male Night Elves have golden eyes, female Night Elves have silver eyes, and that's that. The encyclopedia on the VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft website mentions that, in truth, EyesOfGold are merely a sign of druidic potential, and as the druids only recently opened their ranks to women, they are more common in males...[[FridgeLogic which really makes no sense when you think about it]].
** And then there's druids. Malfurion Stormrage, the twin brother of Illidan, was born with silver eyes, but while practicing druidism over many centuries, his eyes turned gold, as seen [[http://www.wowwiki.com/World_of_Warcraft:_Stormrage here]].
* Dark Jedi in the ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' series, especially Darth Revan, have yellow eyes (see the ''StarWars'' example under Film, above). The player character can have them as well, if she/he goes over to the Dark Side. There's an awesome, but understated, moment where you get a close-up of them while you and [[spoiler: Bastilla]] are tricking the Republic.
** This was influenced by Emperor Palpatine, who also gained them when his face became corrupted by the Dark Side (in [[{{Retcon}} some continuities]]).
* ''LandsOfLore'' has a scene where the shapeshifting main villain masquerades as one of the player's allies. The only way to detect her (except trial and error) is by her eyes, which stay yellow regardless of form.
* Both Morrigan and her mother, "[[TheDreaded The Witch of the Wilds]]", Flemeth have gold eyes in ''DragonAge''. Morrigan being a powerful mage like her mother and Flemeth heavily implied to not even be human. They also both happen to be shapeshifters with Flemeth able to take the form of a high dragon.
* Ultimecia in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' has gold eyes in addition to her various {{Power Tattoo}}s and other physical signs of being a Sorceress. Edea, who [[spoiler:inherits Ultimecia's powers and is possessed by her]], also has gold eyes while in possession of her Sorceress Powers.
* [[OurGeniesAreDifferent Shamir Shamazzle]] in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'' has golden eyes, in all of his many forms. This helps the player identify him... just in case the various strangers encouraging the protagonist to do strange/dangerous/crazy things weren't obvious enough.
* Adelle from ''FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' has yellow/golden eyes, [[spoiler:and she was part of "The Gifted, a group of people with extraordinary powers such as living for a long time. It is unknown if her yellow eyes have to do with the Gifted or not]].
* Sho Minamimoto from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', fitting the bill of the trope as a [[CrazyAwesome delightfully]] power-hungry sociopath who [[OneWingedAngel shapeshifts into a lion]].
* In ''[[VideoGame/TheSims The Sims 2]]'', werewolves have yellow eyes; interestingly, so do plant-sims.
* Vampires in ''GaiaOnline'' have yellow eyes when they're about to do something badass; otherwise, they're pale gray with HellishPupils. PsychoForHire Zhivago apparently has this effect going constantly.
* The character Slayer from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear XX'' has golden eyes. This makes sense, since he is a vampire.
* In ''QuestForGlory IV'', all vampires have pupilless golden eyes.
* In ''VideoGame/XenoGears'', ArtificialHuman Emeralda Kasim has [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair green hair]] and gold eyes. Kind of a dead giveaway that she's not normal..
* Gulcasa and Emilia in ''YggdraUnion'' and [[YggdraUnison its]] [[BlazeUnion spinoffs]] have golden and bright yellow eyes respectively. They're the descendants of a demon god.
* In the original ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' games, whenever you pick up an invulnerability sphere or use the god mode cheat, the Marine's eyes turn solid gold.
* In contrast to most other demons in the ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'' series, [[VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4| A Promise Unforgotten}} Fenrich]] the [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] has gold eyes.
* ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'':
** The Demon Hunter sports a glowing pair of these when she has a hood on, signifiying someone who has stared into the soul of a demon without going mad.
** [[spoiler:The mortal Tyrael sports a pair of these, signifying his former angelic status]].
** [[spoiler:Leah also sports a very creepy pair of these after her body is taken over by Diablo as the Prime Evil]].
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* ''FateStayNight'': in the "Heaven's Feel" route of the game, when [[spoiler:Saber]] is possessed by [[spoiler:Sakura]], she gains these as part of her SuperpoweredEvilSide.
* The vampire Arcueid in ''{{Tsukihime}}'' has {{red eyes| take warning}}, but she's more of a ditsy good guy than anything else. When they turn ''gold'', however, it's time to run. When her irises turn gold and the scleras of her eyes turn red, you're already dead. [[spoiler:And, just for yet another level of OhCrap, there's when her eyes return to being merely gold, her hair grows out, and her attitude turns cold and haughty, to indicate that she's not really Arcueid at all, anymore; someone else has taken over.]]
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Inverloch}}'', Lei'ella, Kayn'dar, and other "Severed" elves have white hair and golden eyes. This is an inversion: instead of being powerful or tricksters, Severed elves are mortal and can't use magic, essentially being BroughtDownToNormal.
* Werewolves in ''{{Sorcery 101}}'' have yellow eyes. It is also suspected to be the case in [[spoiler:''Strange Someone''.]]
* In ''{{Pandect}}'', Aces (animals who have been given human bodies and minds) have yellow eyes if their animal species has them. The protagonist, Prince Fleance, is a melanistic leopard and has gold eyes with slit pupils in human form.
* Richard from ''LookingForGroup'' has yellow/gold eyes and is probably one of the most powerful, destructive, and evil warlocks/beings/forces in the comic's entire world and/or universe. He's also insane. And undead. And hundreds of years old.
* The four main characters' of ''CryHavoc'' eyes change to golden when they transform into [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]]. Their eyes also fluctuate between their natural color and yellow when in human form and stressed or excited.
* Poet from Pop 'n Music has bright yellow eyes (golden orange in her alternate colors). This is rather unusual, as her, ah, supernatural origin would be pretty obvious without it.
* Florence Ambrose in ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2000/fc01918.htm has those]][[BigBadassWolf (she's a wolf)]]. The author omits them most of the time, though.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]er: Longarm Prime]], his single eye becomes a gold jewel on [[spoiler: Longarm]]'s forehead.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad'', many Neosapiens have yellow eyes, including [[BigBad Phaeton]].
* Takanuva, Toa of Light has yellow eyes in ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}: Mask of Light'', representing [[CaptainObvious his light-based powers]]. His first toy also came with yellow eyes, though later incarnations changed them to lime green.
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%% Mod NOTE: No real life examples. Decided by consesnsus in the forums.
->''Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed''
-->-- Title of a '''RayBradbury''' story
It's said that eyes are the [[WindowsOfTheSoul window to the soul]], and in fiction, their color is often the first way to hint at a character's true nature. In particular, characters who have gold and yellow-colored eyes tend to have some form of supernatural origin or powers that place them above normal humans.
In the West, this tends to appear on supernatural characters who have feline or lupine traits, so, understandably, they're often accompanied by [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf-like powers]]. In Japan, this probably traces back to legends of ''{{kitsune}}'' (foxes) and their naturally golden eyes. It was said that a human possessed by a fox would gain gold eyes, and that [[HalfHumanHybrid a child born to a]] [[InterspeciesRomance fox and a human]] would possess them as well. Because ''kitsune'' were also shapeshifters, this often shows up when characters change their forms.
It is also found around the world in many other contexts: in tales of [[GenieInABottle Genies]], witches, and other mythological beings, where they cannot hide their golden [[OddEyed or two-tone]] eye-colors in animal form.
In the sorting algorithm of "UhOhEyes", gold eyes fall one step below RedEyesTakeWarning, since it's entirely possible for the character to just be a {{trickster}} rather than evil. Gold eyes are also harder to distinguish from "normal" colored-eyes, and hence can add more of an element of surprise if TheReveal shows a character to be something other than what they initially appear to be.
A subtrope of TechnicolorEyes.
'''It should be noted that trope is NOT just for characters who have eyes of this color, but when the color actually indicates the character is supernatural in nature. Please do not add characters who just happen to have eyes of this color without the proper reason behind it.'''
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* Morgan Le Fay, the shape shifting fairy from the ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' movie, is shown with golden eyes.
* ''Manga/{{ARIA}}'': Cait Sith qualifies here, being the King of Cats and all that.
* ''{{Bleach}}'' has a couple of characters that fit the symbolism of golden eyes:
** Yoruichi and Komamura have golden eyes, reflecting their animal-connections. Yoruichi spends a lot of time transformed into the form of a black cat and Komamura is an [[BigBadassWolf anthropomorphic wolf]].
** Hollows are human spirits who have lost their hearts to gain powers and thus are often ruled by their desires and instincts. If an 'inner hollow' is acting up, the eyes can turn to gold with black scleras.
** The two vicious {{mad scientist}}s, Szayel Appollogranz and [[MoralEventHorizon Mayuri Kurotsuchi]], both have golden eyes.
** Arrancar aren't supposed to have a second resureccion. Ulquiorra does. Not only is why a mystery, but the form completely changes the nature of his reiatsu so that it feels completely different to normal reiatsu. Unsurprisingly, his eyes change from [[GreenEyes green]] to gold to reflect the added mystery of this second form.
* The Kowloon Children in ''BlackBloodBrothers'' have gold irises and black scleras, as well as pointy ears and claws, making them seem more feral.
* Chrno/Chrono in ''ChronoCrusade'' has golden eyes while in his demon form, although, when he's in his more common, human-like form, they're {{red| eyes take warning}}. He's not evil, but obviously supernatural, and ''does'' have a bad temper when [[BerserkButton provoked]].
* In ''{{Claymore}}'', the titular "Silver-Eyed Witches" have them change color (and form HellishPupils) when they release a certain amount of their power. On occasion, a Claymore who's ''really'' pushing it will combine this with iris-only GlowingEyesOfDoom.
** Likewise, the demons they hunt (and have been [[DeadlyUpgrade implanted with]]) always have golden eyes.
* These appear on C.C. from ''CodeGeass'', an apparently [[WhoWantsToLiveForever immortal]] young woman who appears to be involved in an elaborate XanatosRoulette within the series.
** Likewise, her ''DarkerThanBlack'' {{Expy}}, the aptly named Amber.
** Also from ''CodeGeass'', there's [[EnsembleDarkhorse Jeremiah Gottwald]], who has ''[[StealthPun orange]]'' eyes. [[spoiler: Later on when he gets his HollywoodCyborg upgrade, his [[AntiMagic Geass-canceler]] eye is both cybernetic and [[MismatchedEyes green]]]]
* In ''DevilmanLady'', Jun's eyes changing from brown to gold signal her transformation into a Devilman.
* Il Palazzo has yellow cat's eyes in ''Manga/ExcelSaga'', and though he's mostly just played as eccentric and crazy throughout most of the anime, in the manga, he's eventually shown to possess the power of teleportation, among other (far stranger) abilities.
** In the manga version, [[spoiler:Doctor Kabapu has the same eyes, which hints at the fact that they're both from [[{{Utopia}} a long-lost ancient civilization]]]].
* ''TowerOfGod'' has two golden-eyed main characters, 25th Baam and Rachel. A certain mystical connotation is there, as both are Irregulars, beings that broke into the Tower from outside, and their preceding Irregulars left a less than positive impression.
* ''InuYasha'': the known [[CanisMajor dog]]-{{Youkai}} of the show all have golden eyes: [[HalfHumanHybrid Inuyasha]], [[AloofBigBrother Sesshoumaru]], and [[AlmightyMom Sesshoumaru's mother]].
* In ''KidouTenshiAngelicLayer'', the Angel, Blanche, has yellow eyes, and her operator's partner's Angel, Shirahime, has red eyes. Both are some of the hardest opponents in the series, and two of three Angels to use [[SuperMode Hyper Mode]] (in the manga, only Blanche can use it).
* In ''Manga/BlackButler'', Grell and the other shinigami have gold (gold/green in Ronald Knox's case) eyes. All of them are fairly neutral in the anime and manga, but are shown to be very powerful when crossed.
* The eyes of [[MyHeroZero Type Zero cyborgs]] in ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' turn gold when they're using their cyborg abilities. Including [[spoiler:Subaru Nakajima]], at one point, just before she [[UnstoppableRage goes ballistic]].
* Both Mikoto and Reito have these in ''MaiHime'', and while it's not too unusual for that world (where the heroine has red hair and ''purple'' eyes), later, it turns out that they are [[spoiler:a LaserGuidedTykeBomb and the object of DemonicPossession respectively]], as well as serving as an early clue that [[spoiler:they're brother and sister]].
* Ruri Hoshino in ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' has these as part of her implied kinda-sorta ArtificialHuman background and general MysteriousWaif-iness.
* Similarly, for Coco of ''MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', yellow eyes are just a racial trait, as mermaids are ColourCodedForYourConvenience and those from different countries tend to have themed hair and eye colours. However, a DoubleSubversion occurs when this is used as a warning with orange-eyed ManBehindTheMan Sara: [[spoiler:she's a mermaid princess too]].
* Grings Kodai, the villain from the 13th movie ''{{Pokemon}}'', has huge golden-yellow eyes, which serve to hint at his PsychicPowers which enable him to see into the future.
* Mytho from ''PrincessTutu'' has golden eyes. He's not evil, but he ''is'' supernatural--he's the Prince from a fairytale.
* Eiko Magami from ''ProjectAKo'' has amber-colored eyes. Her weirdness is evident right off the bat.
* Whenever Kenshin goes into "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide Battousai Mode]]" in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', his eyes take on a yellowish hue, in contrast to their usual violet color, and at one point, this tells Kaoru what's going on instantly.
** His rival, Saito Hajime, however, is always shown with these. The historical, real person of Saito had brown eyes, but in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', these are used to tie him to the TheShinsengumi, who were commonly referred to as the "Wolves of Mibu".
* In ''Manga/SailorMoon'', Sailor Galaxia (BigBad) has gold eyes to match her theme as the Golden Queen. Like several of the examples here, she's not evil so much as [[TheCorruption possessed]]. In the opposite direction, Helios (gentle priest) has gold eyes, possibly to represent his position as [[spoiler:guardian of the Golden Crystal in the anime version, while Mamoru has it in the manga]].
* In ''{{Saiyuki}}'', beings with golden eyes are labelled as heretics and are seen as dangerous enough for the PowersThatBe to lock them up or, at the very least, shackle them. [[{{Keet}} Son Goku]], [[TykeBomb War Prince Nataku]], and [[BigBad War Prince Homura]] all have golden eyes, though, in the latter's case, [[MismatchedEyes only one of them is golden]]. In the manga, Hakkai's youkai form has one golden eye, the other being a false one.
** In the manga, the people Hazel brought back from the dead have yellow eyes. They are perfectly normal and nice people post-resurrection unless [[spoiler: you happened to be a youkai.]]
* Ryoko from ''TenchiMuyo'', tying into the demonic/supernatural aspect of her character. Her name is even stated to mean "spirit caller" at one point. She's even earned the FanNickname "Ol' Yellow Eyes" in some circles.
** Ryo-Ohki also has yellow eyes, both in her [[MixAndMatchCritters cabbit]] and humanoid forms.
* Viral in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. WordOfGod says he's [[MixAndMatchCritters a cat/shark hybrid]], so it makes sense.
* When Bu-ling of ''TokyoMewMew'' transforms into Mew Pudding, her eyes turn yellow. Like [[RedEyesTakeWarning with Ichigo]], this doesn't mean she's evil, but she is playful and immature most of the time.
* In Creator/{{CLAMP}}'s series ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires']] eyes go gold and slitted when they use their powers. One {{Doujinshi}} has that world's version of Fuuma comment on this by saying that he and his sort-of-love-interest Kamui "match" now, prompting Kamui to [[SlapSlapKiss throw him across the room]]. In the series proper, [[spoiler:Fai's remaining eye turns from blue to gold when he becomes a vampire.]]
* The wolves of ''WolfsRain'' all have amber/golden eyes in human form--except for Kiba, whose human form has pale blue eyes to denote his ChosenOne status.
* Fuuma's eyes in ''{{X1999}}'' are gold colored, and it's only after the WhamEpisode that we realize what this was hinting at. In the anime series, they're red, because the SpoilerOpening gave away the ''wham'' of the WhamEpisode right in the first episode.
* Judai (Jaden) in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' has golden eyes when his power as Haou/Supreme King awakens.
* Yoko Kurama in ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' is a [[GreenEyedRedHead red-haired, green eyed]] young man in his human form, but as soon as he turns into his WhiteHairedPrettyBoy alter ego, his eyes change color. Naturally enough, he's a ''kitsune''.
** Also, you know that Itsuki isn't [[TheReveal exactly a human psychic]] because of this trope and also because of his [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair hair color]]. [[spoiler:He's nowhere near a ''kitsune'', though; he's a shadow demon called a ''yaminade''.
** While [[spoiler:possessed by his demon ancestor]], Yusuke's eye color changes from their usual brown color to a gold color, at least in the anime.
** The [[NightmareFuel creepy Elder Toguro]]. Though all his eyes represent is his demonic nature.
* In ''PetShopOfHorrors'', Count D has one golden eye, and his grandfather has both eyes being golden.
* Tiara's OneWingedAngel form in ''ShamanicPrincess'' has golden eyes ''with a black circumference in the middle''.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Naturo hismelf acquires these later on - [[spoiler:when in Sage mode, his eyes turn golden, although they're slitted sideways. However, this has more to do with his affinity for toads, instead of the fox in his belly.]]
* The heroine of the anime version of ''{{Witchblade}}'' gets these (with black scleras) when she accesses the titular ArtifactOfDoom's power.
* GashBell himself has wide, saucepan-sized yellow eyes, although, being a demon, it might be excusable.
* Yukito, Sakura's crush in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', has golden eyes behind his glasses and silver hair. These eyes are the first indication that there is more to him than he appears. [[spoiler:Yue, his true form, has silver eyes. The same applies to his counterpart, Ruby Moon.]]
* The Natsume family from ''NatsumeYuujinchou'' seem to have this; both main character Takashi and his deceased grandmother Reiko had these (they're both very powerful in the seeing [[InvisibleToNormals Youkai]] department). At least one, and possibly both of them, were bullied with the name "Kitsune eyes" due to this.
* ''DragonballZ'' has Zarbon, Frieza's {{bishonen}} right-hand man, who has gold-colored eyes. He was able to shapeshift into a single second form, which resembled a large, wrinkly, reptilian ogre.
** GT also features Super Saiyan 4, which is preceeded by a transformation into a Super Oozaru form and has golden eyes once it's completed.
* Brandon Heat of ''{{Gungrave}}'', while, during his mortal life, he had light brown eyes and black hair, after being murdered and later resurrected as the necrolizer called Grave, he has yellow eyes and silver hair.
* Hilda in ''HolsPrinceOfTheSun'', due to [[spoiler:her [[DealWithTheDevil deal with Grunwald]]. However, she seems to retain them after Grunwald's defeat]].
* Divine and Kiryu from ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''. A psychic and Dark Signer, respectively. Divine's also a ManipulativeBastard, while Kiryu's just plain nuts.
* Death the Kid of ''Manga/SoulEater'' has gold eyes and it is the mark of a {{shinigami}}. Unfortunately, we don't get to see his father's, but we can assume that he also has Eyes of Gold. (Assuming that he even ''has'' eyes -- or a face -- behind that mask).
* Saralegui from ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''. He wears purple-tinted glasses to cover them, because having Gold Eyes [[spoiler:means he's part of a very-near extinct race (that was sealed away) with extraordinary powers.]] His eyes glow blue whenever he's giving someone a 'hint', aka trying to possess them to do his bidding.
* Tasuki of ''FushigiYuugi'', who is initially portrayed with more of a wolf motif. The kitsune qualities and shapeshifting are trademarks of his comrade, Chichiri.
* Ceres, the titular character from ''AyashiNoCeres'' has gold eyes, and is a ''Tennyo'', a type of Asian fairy. Whereas Aya, her descendant/alter-ego, does not.
* Krad of ''DNAngel'' is a case of CurtainsMatchTheWindow and is most definitely not human or a good guy.
* Miyu from ''VampirePrincessMiyu'' originally had BrownEyes, but once she became a vampire, they became gold. She can still use magic to revert hem to their original brown to mix better with the crowd.
* Guilmon from ''DigimonTamers'' has a right to have yellow eyes, as he's a one-of-a-kind, fan-made Digimon, goes feral when sensing danger, and carries an [[SealedEvilInACan uber-destructive computer virus]] inside himself.
* Ayame Sohma from ''FruitsBasket'' has gold eyes, but this is justified as he's possessed by the spirit of the snake.
* In ''SaintSeiyaTheLostCanvas'', golden eyes ([[CurtainsMatchTheWindow and hair]]) are the trademark of Hypnos and his children, the Dream Gods ([[BlackSheep except for Oneiros]]). They're all pretty much supernatural -- and evil, with Hypnos serving as one of the primary antagonists of the manga's first half (arguably the BigBad for good part of it).
* Yuuichi Komura from ''VisualNovel/HiiroNoKakera'' has them. Not surprising considering he is descended from a {{Kitsune}}.
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* Shapeshifter Mystique of the ''[[XMen X-Men]]'' series is often shown with yellow eyes. So is her son Nightcrawler. Mutant Sabretooth is sometimes drawn with them as well.
* The manipulative and often malevolent personification of Desire from ''Comicbook/TheSandman'' is described as having "eyes tawny and sharp as yellow wine."
* The main character of the indie comic book ''{{Finder}}'' has yellow eyes. He could be considered something of a trickster, being a nomadic "ninja do-gooder" in a largely city-bound world. (He also has an as-of-yet-unexplained HealingFactor.)
* Lioness in ''{{ATOM}}'' has yellow eyes thanks to her non-human heritage.
* Lucifer in ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'' has golden eyes, maybe the most justified case conceivable, as he's about as human as every star in creation put together.
* ''SpiderMan'' villainess Paper Doll, a LoonyFan of celebrity Bobby Carr, has yellow pupils that are probably there just to make her extra creepy. Her main super-powers are the ability to flatten out her body, blend into her surroundings, "compress" her foes by enveloping them with herself, and administering lethal paper-cuts strong enough to slice through Spidey's webbing.
* Superhero [[TheFlash Bart Allen]] (Impulse/Kid Flash II) of the TheDCU has naturally golden eyes; this, along with his [[AnimeHair wild auburn hair]], serves as a character marker. He's a bit of a devil-may-care type (hence the codename), but his heart's undoubtedly in the right place.
** Probably inherited from his psychotic ancestor, Professor Zoom, arch-nemesis of the Flash family. [[http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1341/impulseeyescloseup.png Here's]] [[http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6513/professorzoomeyescloseu.png close-ups]] of both of their eyes - drawn by the same artist, to boot, though roughly 10 years apart. The critical difference in depiction is their personalities (physically, they have the ''exact same eyes'', which is very unsettling, but that's it). Bart's joyful and friendly demeanour makes them bright like sunshine; Thawne is the exact opposite: his eyes burning like a raging wildfire - to the point where they sometimes turn [[RedEyesTakeWarning reddish-orange]]. Bart's eyes can also turn into that fiery-orange color as well, but only under extreme rage or stress - it's a signifier that he isn't [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} playing around]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes anymore]].
** His EvilTwin, [[CloningBlues Inertia]]. Thad can pull off some ''stunning'' impressions of Bart's emotional body language (and that includes the famed PuppyDogEyes as well) when the situation calls for it, but his eyes usually default to a sinister glow, as seen [[http://pics.livejournal.com/ladystarscream2/pic/00007yda here]].
* Timmorn Yellow-Eyes of ''{{Elfquest}}'' has, obviously, yellow eyes, [[spoiler:which he got from his father, who was a wolf, his mother being an elfin shapechanger, making him basically a half-elf werewolf]]. Several other elves have yellow eyes as well, particularly Rayek and Nightfall. In Rayek's case, he's one of the few very magical Sun Folk. With Nightfall, it's likely just more to link her to Timmorn, the ancestor of all the Wolfriders, and emphasize her origins.
* Guilt {{Hulk}}, one of Bruce Banner's many alternate personalities, and a purely malevolent one at that.
** The non-Banner {{Red Hulk}}s as well, partly because it's part of their "demonic" look, and partly because of their association with fire.
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* DarkMagicalGirl Ashley [=McFly=] of ''FanFic/PrettyCurePerfumePreppy'' has slightly greyish yellow eyes, which turn bright yellow with slitted cat-ish pupils when she becomes Leather Ashes.
* Subverted in ''A Soul's Songbook: Out of Print'', a fanfic of ''Manga/SoulEater''. As mentioned above, the shinigami of Soul Eater have Eyes of Gold, and, well, if you are a naturally amber-eyed human with dark hair, there are UnfortunateImplications involved in that. One of New London's gangsters ([[{{Gayngster}} who also falls into a completely different spelling of such]]) is a former sex slave of such coloring, but is completely human.
* Kainatrol from ''Fanfic/FutariWaPrettyCureBlueMoon''. She's got the animalistic connection (her MindControl powers are based upon the concept of an animal tamer), she likes to be on top of things, and, sympathetic backstory or not, she's the most evil of the QuirkyMinibossSquad. Since everyone on Earth (known as the Land of Legends) has their CurtainsMatchTheWindow, naturally, Seira has yellow eyes, too, as does [[spoiler:Kore by virtue of being Kainatrol's identical twin]]; neither is evil or even devious, however.
* In FanFic/UltimateReImaginings, Joey's eyes turn amber because of his pyro kinesis activating. [[spoiler: Or at least that's what he ''thought''. As it is later revealed, he was really born with them and the ''brown'' eye color was fake]].
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* Anakin Skywalker of ''StarWars'' Episode III, coinciding with his [[FaceHeelTurn descent into evil]]. Having your eyes turn yellow and reptile-esque seems to be a side-effect of using anger to channel the Force, since, while they often turn up with Sith-aligned characters, some Sith don't have them. Palpatine is always in control of his emotions, so they don't turn yellow unless he either wants them to or is about to kill you anyway. Dooku is supposed to be a gentlemanly figure, so anger would be rather out of character for him, as well. Darth Maul, however, was forged to be a weapon of hate and, as such, has sickly yellow eyes all the time.
* In the live-action ''Manga/DeathNote'' movies, characters with Shinigami eyes have their eyes show up yellow when they use this power.
* In the film ''{{Wolf}}'', yellow eyes are a sign that a character is turning into a werewolf.
* ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' features a golden-eyed alien that really is a shapeshifter.
* Barbossa from ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' (the first one, anyway; his eyes look normal enough in the next two films, presumably since he's no longer under the curse).
* Mystique and Toad from ''Film/{{X-Men}}''. Also, Nightcrawler from the sequel and Beast in the prequel when [[spoiler:he uses a "cure" made out of Mystique's genes that gives him blue skin/fur and gold eyes.]]
* Tintin in the ''{{Thunderbirds}}'' live-action film has these when she uses her psychic powers. Her evil uncle, who has the same powers, falls under RedEyesTakeWarning.
* Heimdall, the Asgardian sentry from the live-action ''Film/{{Thor}}'' film. Justified, seeing as how he's a sufficiently advanced alien and a God.
* When Regan is possessed by Pazuzu in ''Film/TheExorcist'', her eyes become yellow.
* The Coachman from ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'', who works to turn boys into donkeys, apparently has large, bulging yellow eyes. They're most noticeable during the scene where he says "They'll never come back [[NightmareFace ...as BOYS!!!"]]
* In ''{{Film/Daybreakers}}'' gold eyes are one of symptoms of vampirism.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* HamishX, the main protagonist in the series of novels of the same name. He actually has said eyes because [[spoiler:he is a cyborg]].
* The all-powerful {{Tykebomb}} in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Sourcery'' had gold eyes. They even started turning brown when he began a HeelFaceTurn.
** In addition, there was Windle Poons as an undead. "His eyes! Like gimlets!"
* A. J. Crowley from ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has yellow eyes, which he usually hides behind [[CoolShades sunglasses]]. Crowley's eyes are explicitly intended to be snakelike rather than feline or lupine. This is because Crowley was the snake in the Garden of Eden. Yes, ''that'' snake.
* Perrin in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series got yellow eyes after unlocking his crazy wolf powers.
* Naturally enough, possessed by Gold-Eye from Creator/GarthNix's ''ShadesChildren''. In his case, they only indicate his supernatural ability -- precognitive power -- rather than any sinister nature.
* The ''SwordOfTruth'' novels featured a creature called a screeling; hideously efficient killing machines, they were all but invincible unless you happened to have very dangerous magic on hand. They had golden eyes, so prominent that there was, in fact, a poem about them.
* In the ''SagaOfRecluce'' series of books, humans had many physical markers that hinted at particular power. Extremely powerful chaos mages (mostly fire-users) had gold eyes.
* The Cullens and all [[VegetarianVampire vegetarian]] [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] in the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series have gold-colored eyes when they've recently eaten and black when they are hungry. Less finicky vampires [[RedEyesTakeWarning don't]].
** In Breaking Dawn, it is said that 'true' werewolves (called Children of the Moon) are distinguishable from the shape-shifters by having "yellow" eyes.
* In ''Literature/CoyoteBlue'' by ChristopherMoore, Coyote, Anubis, and their 'children' (Sam and Minty Fresh, respectively) all have golden eyes to denote their supernaturality.
* The alien children in ''Literature/TheMidwichCuckoos'' by JohnWyndham.
* The villain in Dennis Wheatley's ''The Haunting of Toby Jugg'' is a satanist with yellow eyes.
* Raistlin Majere from the ''{{Dragonlance}}'' series has gold eyes with hourglass-shaped pupils. They're a curse applied to him by the Wizards' Conclave because they thought he lacked sympathy; they cause him to see the effects of time on everything and everyone.
* Major characters in two of Caitlin R. Kiernan's novels have EyesOfGold. [[HairTriggerTemper Narcissa Snow]] in ''Low Red Moon'', as well as the child she helped to birth [[spoiler:(or is she?)]], [[StrangeGirl Emmie Silvey]]. Emmie appears in the related follow-up novel, ''Daughter of Hounds'', which also describes the ''[[Creator/HPLovecraft ghul]]'' as occasionally possessing this eyecolor (which is [[JustifiedTrope not unreasonable]], as they are [[PettingZooPeople fairly]] [[BigBadassWolf canine]] in appearance). However, to be [[ShownTheirWork perfectly accurate]], they are both described as having ''yellow'' eyes and not gold.
* In Patricia Briggs' ''MercyThompson'' universe, when a werewolf starts to change from human to wolf, the eyes are one of the first body parts to change. Watching their eyes is one way to tell who's in control in there. Since most wolves have yellow eyes, most of the werewolves' eyes will brighten to gold. One character has blue eyes in wolf form, and her eyes turn from brown to blue when her wolf starts to come out.
* In RobinMcKinley's [[TheBlueSword Damar books]], the eyes of people with ''kelar'' turn gold when they get angry or use their magic (the two occasions are often related). Also, when they fall in love. And it's dangerous to look in their eyes when they're gold, unless you have the ''kelar'' yourself. Kinda awkward for lovers without it.
* In Lee Lightner's TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} SpaceWolf novel ''Wolf's Honour'', having your eyes turn golden is the first physical sign that [[TheCorruption you are turning into a wolf-like creature]], the ''[[BigBadassWolf wulfen]]''.
* In PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians:
** [[spoiler:Luke]]'s irises turn gold after his body is possessed by Kronos.
** [[LightIsNotGood Hyperion]], Titan of Light and the East, also has golden eyes, but his burn bright "like miniature suns".
** In SequelSeries TheHeroesOfOlympus, Hazel has EyesOfGold to reflect the fact she represents the "power of wealth and riches" side of her father Pluto's powers.
** Jason's eyes temporarily turn gold when he almost dies from observing Hera's true form.
** And [[spoiler: Percy's, Jason's, and Leo's]] eyes turn gold when being [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by the eidolons.
* In Lois [=McMaster=] Bujold's latest series, ''TheSharingKnife'', the Lakewalkers have metallic eye colors running the gamut between silver and gold. [[spoiler:This is a marker of their magical heritage, their descent from the sorcerer-kings who first loosed [[EldritchAbomination malices]] on the world.]]
* Shapeshifters in the KateDaniels universe have their eyes change from human to animal when they're upset or losing control. Kate often refers to Curran's eyes as molten gold or fiery yellow when he's angry.
* In the world of ''BlackJewels'', the three long-lived races have gold eyes. Most often described are those of Daemon Sadi, who is described from the start as resembling felines.
* In ''Master of the Five Magics'' by LyndonHardy, the "sorcerer's eye" is a mysterious magical item in the form of a crystal sphere, in which a single closed eye is seen to float unsupported. When in use, the eye within the sphere opens, revealing its golden iris.
* In ''TheChildThief'', staying on Avalon long enough to absorb the magic in the food etc. would cause one's eyes to turn golden.
* Lizzy of the web-novel ''Literature/{{Domina}}'' has this. In this book, it's not an impossible eye color, but it is noted as odd, and no one is quite sure if it comes from the [[BioAugmentation toy maker]]. Although she does have supernatural powers (though it hasn't been revealed exactly ''what'' powers), she does subvert the "predatory" aspect.
* Within the ''TheDestroyer'' novels, golden eyes are used almost universally to hint that someone is Korean (almost always narrated with a note that Koreans are the only Asian race with golden eyes), usually right before it's revealed they have some connection to the mystic art of Sinanju.
* In DevonMonk's Literature/AllieBeckstrom novel ''Magic to the Bone'', Zayvion has BrownEyes with flecks of gold -- [[KaleidoscopeEyes until he leaves the magic grid,]] whereupon they are brown. When he drives back, his eyes turn pure gold with only flecks of brown.
* Ultimately subverted in ''Literature/DoctrineOfLabyrinths''. Felix starts the story as the only person he or anyone else knows with a yellow eye, and he's such a powerful wizard that most superstitious people are afraid of his eyes (the other being blue of either the [[CreepyBlueEyes creepy]] or [[OccultBlueEyes occult]] variety). Turns out where his mother comes from, people just have yellow eyes.
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* In the Hallmark miniseries ''TheTenthKingdom'', Wolf's eyes change to a feral yellowish-gold when his animalistic side comes out.
* In ''TheXFiles'' season 1, the [[PickyPeopleEater liver-eating]] mutant Eugene Victor Tooms' eyes sometimes were a bright yellow-green. (The color of bile, appropriately.)
* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial ''Survival'', people under the malign influence of the Cheetah Planet acquired golden, cat-like eyes. This included the Master and Ace. The Master's subsequent incarnation (in the [[MadeForTVMovie TV Movie]]) had golden GlowingEyesOfDoom, which may have been related to this, or his being a CGI snake for a while, or something else.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' has the appropriately named BigBad, "Yellow Eyes", otherwise known as Azazel or the Demon.
** In certain light, [[spoiler:Gabriel's eyes are a light golden/amber color as well. Being that he's an all-powerful Archangel and spent time as the trickster god Loki, Richard Speight Jr.'s natural eye color worked wonderfully.]]
* The titular character of ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' has blue eyes, but they glow gold when he does magic, as does anyone who uses magic, including Morgana, Morgause, Gaius, Alice and creatures such as the Manticore and the Dragon.
* In ''KamenRiderDenO'', every time Ryotaro is possessed by Kintaros, his eyes become yellow.
* All vampires in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' have gold eyes when in GameFace.
** Buffy herself has (quite different) gold eyes when the gang use an enjoining spell to infuse her with all their combined abilities.
* In ''{{Sanctuary}}'', Henry's eyes turning yellow is one of the first indications that his [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent transformation into a werewolf]] has been triggered and are usually the very last to disappear when he changes back. On one occassion, he manages to tap into his werewolf side and use its strenght to escape a [[TheyWouldCutYouUp holding cell]]. He remains completely human throughout this, except for a glowing pair of these.
* ''Series/TheFades'' has the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Fade]] Polus and his followers. This signifies both that they have powers beyond those of normal Fades and that the characters have pronounced animalistic sides, as the source of these powers is [[ImAHumanitarian eating human flesh]].
* ''Series/{{Wolfblood}}'': When any Wolfblood gets close to transforming into a wolf their eyes turn yellow and their [[TaintedVeins veins turn black]].
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': [[spoiler: Red Riding Hood]] gains gold eyes when in or transforming into [[TheBigBadWolf wolf form]].
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[[folder:Myth and Legend]]
* Shape-shifters in legend, especially {{Genie| In A Bottle}}s, witches, and the like, are frequently tipped off by golden (or two-tone) eyes, which they cannot hide even in animal form. Mythical creatures with Deadly Gaze may have golden eyes as well. Shapeshifter Mystique from ''X-Men'' probably got her golden eyes from this variant of the tradition, making this Trope possibly Older Than Anime.
* The Celtic Púca/Pooka stands out as a notable example. A shapeshifting hobgoblin, one of the [[TheFairFolk Fair Folk]] - Pookas can take on any number of animal forms, but their eyes are always a telltale colour, typically goat-yellow. Far less commonly, they are said to have otherworldly red, green, or blue eyes instead of yellow.
* In GreekMythology, Circe and her niece Medea had Golden Eyes. They were the daughter and granddaughter, respectively, of the Greek god of the Sun, Helios. His children were often associated with sorcery, and apparently, they all inherited his flashing eyes.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' (3.5 edition), or at least the ForgottenRealms campaign setting, mentions yellow eyes as a sign of celestial (angelic) descent, which usually corresponds to [[CharacterAlignment good alignments]].
** 4E extends gold eyes (along with {{red| eyes take warning}} ones) to the Dragonborn and Tiefling player races, with no indication of their CharacterAlignment (although Tieflings are generally considered a "[[DarkIsNotEvil dark]]" race)
* [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} As a Space Wolf]] inches closer to being overtaken by the Wulfen, the feral monster that lives inside of him, his eyes turn a shade of gold.
* Harmonious Jade in ''{{Exalted}}'' picked up a set after taking the Second Breath as a Solar. (Before then, she had some absolutely gorgeous shining blue eyes.)
** Also, all Sidereal Exalted Chosen of Journeys get yellow eyes as a sign of their station.
* Vampires of [[MagicTheGathering Innistrad's]] Markov line have, in a variation, golden sclera and black everything else.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Micaiah from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]'' has gold eyes. She is known for her ability to predict future events, and later [[spoiler:turns out to be descended from the Heron Tribe and the true Apostle of the Begnion Empire. And the avatar of a goddess of chaos.]]
* In ''KingdomHearts'', golden eyes are symbolic of using the power of darkness. Ansem, Xemnas, [[TheDragon Saix]], and [[EyepatchOfPower Xigbar]] all have them. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', Master Xehanort and his apprentice, Vanitas, both have them, and [[spoiler:Braig gets them later. Ven and Terra get gold eyes when possessed by Vanitias and Master Xehanort, respectively.]] However, despite Riku relying on the powers of darkness, he never gets golden eyes. Presumably because he didn't come to fully rely on them.
** [[spoiler: Kingdom Hearts 3D reveals the golden eyes are actually a sign of Xehanort posession. Vanitas is the only exception to this as of this writing.]]
** All of TheHeartless also have golden eyes. The only exceptions to this are the small number of [[TheHeartless Heartless]] that [[TheFaceless don't have visible faces]].
* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' has a few examples
** In ''{{Persona 2}}'', BigBad Nyarlathotep tends to go for gold eyes and a slit pupils when he's in human form, a look later copied by the Shadows of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''.
** The Velvet Room assistants: [[VideoGame/{{Persona 3}} Elizabeth]], [[UpdatedRerelease Theodore]], and [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Margaret]] (non-evil, but enigmatic and obviously supernatural). Also, Takaya (evil) in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''.
** In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', all Shadow beings have eyes of gold (until they go OneWingedAngel). They're TheHeartless, if you were wondering.
** In ''ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne'', the Demi-Fiend's eyes change from greyish to gold when he's given demonic powers, and they begin to glow (and his body ''darken'') when he unleashes powerful physical attacks (most likely, this would happen with spells as well, but they all use the same generic casting animation, so...). [[spoiler:His eyes get bumped up a rank to {{red| eyes take warning}}]] if the player makes it all the way through the [[BonusDungeon Labyrinth of Amala]] and has the [[LouisCypher Old Man in the Wheelchair]] unlock the full extent of his demonic power [[DealWithTheDevil at the cost of his human soul]].
* Vampires in ''TheElderScrollsV: Skyrim'' also have golden eyes; also applicable to the promotional pictures for Dawnguard.
* The ''{{Warcraft}}'' universe features the night elves who normally have completely silver eyes (entirely silver, as they have no visible pupils). Those who had golden eyes were considered to be destined for great things, the most notable being Illidan Stormrage and Queen Azshara. Ironically enough, both of them ended up as villains.
** Nonetheless, in VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft, it's divided along gender lines: male Night Elves have golden eyes, female Night Elves have silver eyes, and that's that. The encyclopedia on the VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft website mentions that, in truth, EyesOfGold are merely a sign of druidic potential, and as the druids only recently opened their ranks to women, they are more common in males...[[FridgeLogic which really makes no sense when you think about it]].
** And then there's druids. Malfurion Stormrage, the twin brother of Illidan, was born with silver eyes, but while practicing druidism over many centuries, his eyes turned gold, as seen [[http://www.wowwiki.com/World_of_Warcraft:_Stormrage here]].
* Dark Jedi in the ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' series, especially Darth Revan, have yellow eyes (see the ''StarWars'' example under Film, above). The player character can have them as well, if she/he goes over to the Dark Side. There's an awesome, but understated, moment where you get a close-up of them while you and [[spoiler: Bastilla]] are tricking the Republic.
** This was influenced by Emperor Palpatine, who also gained them when his face became corrupted by the Dark Side (in [[{{Retcon}} some continuities]]).
* ''LandsOfLore'' has a scene where the shapeshifting main villain masquerades as one of the player's allies. The only way to detect her (except trial and error) is by her eyes, which stay yellow regardless of form.
* Both Morrigan and her mother, "[[TheDreaded The Witch of the Wilds]]", Flemeth have gold eyes in ''DragonAge''. Morrigan being a powerful mage like her mother and Flemeth heavily implied to not even be human. They also both happen to be shapeshifters with Flemeth able to take the form of a high dragon.
* Ultimecia in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' has gold eyes in addition to her various {{Power Tattoo}}s and other physical signs of being a Sorceress. Edea, who [[spoiler:inherits Ultimecia's powers and is possessed by her]], also has gold eyes while in possession of her Sorceress Powers.
* [[OurGeniesAreDifferent Shamir Shamazzle]] in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'' has golden eyes, in all of his many forms. This helps the player identify him... just in case the various strangers encouraging the protagonist to do strange/dangerous/crazy things weren't obvious enough.
* Adelle from ''FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' has yellow/golden eyes, [[spoiler:and she was part of "The Gifted, a group of people with extraordinary powers such as living for a long time. It is unknown if her yellow eyes have to do with the Gifted or not]].
* Sho Minamimoto from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', fitting the bill of the trope as a [[CrazyAwesome delightfully]] power-hungry sociopath who [[OneWingedAngel shapeshifts into a lion]].
* In ''[[VideoGame/TheSims The Sims 2]]'', werewolves have yellow eyes; interestingly, so do plant-sims.
* Vampires in ''GaiaOnline'' have yellow eyes when they're about to do something badass; otherwise, they're pale gray with HellishPupils. PsychoForHire Zhivago apparently has this effect going constantly.
* The character Slayer from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear XX'' has golden eyes. This makes sense, since he is a vampire.
* In ''QuestForGlory IV'', all vampires have pupilless golden eyes.
* In ''VideoGame/XenoGears'', ArtificialHuman Emeralda Kasim has [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair green hair]] and gold eyes. Kind of a dead giveaway that she's not normal..
* Gulcasa and Emilia in ''YggdraUnion'' and [[YggdraUnison its]] [[BlazeUnion spinoffs]] have golden and bright yellow eyes respectively. They're the descendants of a demon god.
* In the original ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' games, whenever you pick up an invulnerability sphere or use the god mode cheat, the Marine's eyes turn solid gold.
* In contrast to most other demons in the ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'' series, [[VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4| A Promise Unforgotten}} Fenrich]] the [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] has gold eyes.
* ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'':
** The Demon Hunter sports a glowing pair of these when she has a hood on, signifiying someone who has stared into the soul of a demon without going mad.
** [[spoiler:The mortal Tyrael sports a pair of these, signifying his former angelic status]].
** [[spoiler:Leah also sports a very creepy pair of these after her body is taken over by Diablo as the Prime Evil]].
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* ''FateStayNight'': in the "Heaven's Feel" route of the game, when [[spoiler:Saber]] is possessed by [[spoiler:Sakura]], she gains these as part of her SuperpoweredEvilSide.
* The vampire Arcueid in ''{{Tsukihime}}'' has {{red eyes| take warning}}, but she's more of a ditsy good guy than anything else. When they turn ''gold'', however, it's time to run. When her irises turn gold and the scleras of her eyes turn red, you're already dead. [[spoiler:And, just for yet another level of OhCrap, there's when her eyes return to being merely gold, her hair grows out, and her attitude turns cold and haughty, to indicate that she's not really Arcueid at all, anymore; someone else has taken over.]]
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Inverloch}}'', Lei'ella, Kayn'dar, and other "Severed" elves have white hair and golden eyes. This is an inversion: instead of being powerful or tricksters, Severed elves are mortal and can't use magic, essentially being BroughtDownToNormal.
* Werewolves in ''{{Sorcery 101}}'' have yellow eyes. It is also suspected to be the case in [[spoiler:''Strange Someone''.]]
* In ''{{Pandect}}'', Aces (animals who have been given human bodies and minds) have yellow eyes if their animal species has them. The protagonist, Prince Fleance, is a melanistic leopard and has gold eyes with slit pupils in human form.
* Richard from ''LookingForGroup'' has yellow/gold eyes and is probably one of the most powerful, destructive, and evil warlocks/beings/forces in the comic's entire world and/or universe. He's also insane. And undead. And hundreds of years old.
* The four main characters' of ''CryHavoc'' eyes change to golden when they transform into [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]]. Their eyes also fluctuate between their natural color and yellow when in human form and stressed or excited.
* Poet from Pop 'n Music has bright yellow eyes (golden orange in her alternate colors). This is rather unusual, as her, ah, supernatural origin would be pretty obvious without it.
* Florence Ambrose in ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2000/fc01918.htm has those]][[BigBadassWolf (she's a wolf)]]. The author omits them most of the time, though.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]er: Longarm Prime]], his single eye becomes a gold jewel on [[spoiler: Longarm]]'s forehead.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad'', many Neosapiens have yellow eyes, including [[BigBad Phaeton]].
* Takanuva, Toa of Light has yellow eyes in ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}: Mask of Light'', representing [[CaptainObvious his light-based powers]]. His first toy also came with yellow eyes, though later incarnations changed them to lime green.
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