History Main / SuperNaturalGoldEyes

* Yuki Nagato from ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' has golden-brown eyes, which lends into her being a [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens Humanoid Data User Interface]], though the other two, Ryoko Asakura and Emiri Kimidori are CurtainsMatchTheWindow with blue and green hair and eyes respectively.

* 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.

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'':

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'':

* In Lee Lightner's ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' Literature/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 ''wulfen''.

* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'': Perrin's eyes turn gold when his beastial power wells up.

** In the ''LightNovel/FateZero'' novels, she gains similar golden eyes after her extreme despair and duress defeating Berserker[[spoiler:/Lancelot]] and being meters away from her goal (seen in the last image [[http://img1.gamersky.com/image2014/09/20140925lj_13/gamersky_33origin_65_20149251558A11.jpg here]]). It is implied to be a result of her dragon side flaring up due to stress.

** Anakin Skywalker develops these in [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Episode III]], coinciding with his [[FaceHeelTurn descent into evil]]. In extended works it suggests that even as a cyborg his eyes are this way [[https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLSTX.jpg under his helmet]].

* In ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryIV'', all vampires have pupilless golden eyes.

* ''Manga/BlackButler'': All shinigami have gold/green eyes, such that it can be used as proof that someone is a current or former "god of death;" all of them are fairly neutral, but are also shown to be very powerful when crossed. Sebastian has caramel-colored eyes, close enough to brown that most characters don't remark on it but just ''[[UncannyValley off]]'' enough to remind the audience that [[OurDemonsAreDifferent he's different]], and Claude Faustus from the second season of the anime has them as well. However, [[GameFace when Sebastian goes all out]], [[SubvertedTrope his eyes turn magenta]].

* In ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World'', Paul develops these after [[LightningCanDoAnything being struck by several bolts of lightning]]. They signify that he can now see magic and power sources. Eventually he learns to turn them on and off at will, which is fine with him because having “power sight” on all the time is incredibly distracting, and fine with the others because [[UncannyValley they make him look creepy]].

* In the Hallmark miniseries ''Series/TheTenthKingdom'', Wolf's eyes change to a feral yellowish-gold when his animalistic side comes out.

* ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'': Karl has bright golden eyes and is able to time travel.

* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In "[[Recap/TheXFilesS01E03Squeeze Squeeze" and "[[Recap/TheXFilesS01E21Tooms Tooms]]", the [[PickyPeopleEater liver-eating]] mutant Eugene Victor Tooms' eyes sometimes turn a bright yellow-green (the color of bile, appropriately).

* In ''Series/TheXFiles'' Season 1, the [[PickyPeopleEater liver-eating]] mutant Eugene Victor Tooms' eyes sometimes were a bright yellow-green. (The color of bile, appropriately.)

* In ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki'', Lavinia of the third generation party members sports these, along with being a DarkSkinnedRedHead, to showcase the fact that she's a NonHumanHumanoidHybrid who takes after her dark elf parent. If the protagonist, Thoma, chooses her to be his wife, then Duran, the protagonist of the fourth generation, inherits them from her.

* Ahri the Nine-Tailed Fox from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has golden eyes and is... well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Nine-Tailed Fox]] ([[FantasticFoxes a Korean-styled gumiho to be precise]]).

It's said that eyes are the windows 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 ''LightNovel/FateZero'' novels, she gains similar golden eyes after her extreme despair and duress defeating Berserker[[spoiler:/Lancelot]] and being meters away from her goal (seen in the last image [[http://img1.gamersky.com/image2014/09/20140925lj_13/gamersky_33origin_65_20149251558A11.jpg here]]). It is implied to be a result of her dragon side flaring up due to stress; it seems Saber could go Alter on her own in the right situation.

** Naruto himself 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.

* Chrno/Chrono in ''Manga/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]].

--> '''Leila:''' ''“His eyes glow golden... You can’t miss them. They seem... inhuman.”''

* In a cross of this and ElectronicEyes, the title character of ''VideoGame/GoldeneyeRogueAgent'' has a cybernetic yellow eye.
* In ''VideoGame/GoldenSun: The Lost Age'', yellow eyes are apparently normal in Lemuria, a city-state of Adepts with extraordinary longevity. One of the [=NPCs=] in Madra talks about Piers's eyes during his imprisonment there.

* Dark Jedi in the ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' series, especially Darth Revan, have yellow eyes (see the ''Franchise/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]]).

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''

* In ''VideoGame/XenoGears'', ArtificialHuman Emeralda Kasim has green hair and gold eyes. Kind of a dead giveaway that she's not normal..

* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned''

* Werewolves in ''Webcomic/{{Sorcery 101}}'' have yellow eyes. It is also suspected to be the case in [[spoiler:''Strange Someone''.]]

* ''Webcomic/MierukoChan'': Miko has yellow eyes and has developed the ability to see spirits that are InvisibleToNormals.

* Black Mage of ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', like Richard, is a psychotic wizard. His eyes are the only part of his face not obscured by his NiceHat, which is [[NightmareFace a very good thing]].

* The Woman in White of ''WebComic/SleeplessDomain'' has an example unusual even for this trope: gold pupils, white irises, and gold edges. [[spoiler:She's strongly implied to be The Founder, aka the source of the MagicalGirls' powers.]]

In the West, this tends to appear on supernatural characters who have [[AnimalMotifs feline or lupine traits]], so, understandably, they're often accompanied by [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf-like powers]]. In Japan, this probably traces back to legends of ''[[AsianFoxSpirit 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]] [[InterspeciesRomance a fox and a human]] would possess them as well. Because ''kitsune'' were also shapeshifters, this often shows up when characters change their forms.

In the West, this tends to appear on supernatural characters who have [[AnimalMotifs 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]] [[InterspeciesRomance a fox and a human]] would possess them as well. Because ''kitsune'' were also shapeshifters, this often shows up when characters change their forms.

* Yuuichi Komura from ''VisualNovel/HiiroNoKakera'' has them. Not surprising considering he is descended from a {{Kitsune}}.

* In the manga version of ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' Tomoe has these (the anime changed them to purple). Of course, he's a {{Kitsune}} so it should come as no surprise he has them.

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 [[TheTrickster 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.