History PlayingWith / RedEyesTakeWarning

** Alternatively, Lord Bloodstone's eyes are completely red, including his scleras and pupils. He's the villain of the story.

** Everyone has ElementalEyeColors, and pretty much everyone who gets [[PlayingWithFire fire]][[hottip:*:Since FireIsRed]] is guaranteed to either become corrupt or just be a {{pyromaniac}}.

* '''Zig Zagged''': There is a wide variety of eye colors people can have, meaning that anyone, good or evil, can have red eyes.
** Lord Bloodstone is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment initially established]] as a {{pyromaniac}} BloodKnight, but he also has HiddenDepths, being a GoodSamaritan who would give you the shirt off his back. Just [[BewareTheNiceOnes don't get on his bad side]].

* '''Subverted''': A character with red eyes claims/tries to be dangerous, but is just too incompetent to pull it off.

* '''Subverted''': A character with red eyes is established as dangerous, but turns out to be the hero.

* '''Deconstructed''': Lord Bloodstone was hated and feared ever since he was a child because of his sinister-looking eyes. The abuse he suffered twisted him into the villain that he is today.
* '''Reconstructed''': Lord Bloodstone was hated and feared ever since he was a child because the power of the Demon King that dwells within him, and people felt inherently afraid of him. As he grew more twisted and bitter, his eyes became redder, a sign of the Demon King gaining control. The hero has the same power, but maintains his heroic nature, and so his eyes are an untainted blue.

* '''Downplayed''': Lord Bloodstone has bloodshot eyes.

* '''Conversed''': "Why do such a high proportion of evil-doers have red eyes?"

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* '''Straight''': Lord Bloodstone has red eyes.
* '''Exaggerated''': Lord Bloodstone has red eyes and GlowingEyesOfDoom. Thus, Glowing Red Eyes of Doom, Take Warning.
** Alternatively, Lord Bloodstone's eyes are completely red, including his scleras and pupils.
* '''Justified''': Lord Bloodstone is an EvilAlbino.

* '''Inverted''': Lord Bloodstone has InnocentBlueEyes.

* '''Parodied''': A character puts in red contact lenses. They immediately go on a killing spree.

* '''Averted''': No-one has red eyes.

* '''Inverted''': Lord Bloodstone has BlueEyes.

* '''Invoked''': Albinism is fairly common in the setting. The BigBad spreads a rumor that any child with the trait is destined to become a CompleteMonster; that way, he ensures that he will always have a supply of hated and feared minions with nowhere else to go.

** [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Prince Strongheart]] has red eyes.

* '''Invoked''': "He must be the bad guy. Just look at those eyes."

* '''Exaggerated''': Lord Bloodstone has red eyes and GlowingEyesOfDoom. Thus, Glowing Red Eyes of Doom Take Warning.
** Alternatively: Lord Bloodstone eyes are completely red including his scleras and pupils.

** Lord Bloodstone [[VillainousBreakdown is so angry,]] that he actually burst a couple of blood vessels!

* '''Reconstructed''': Lord Bloodstone was hated and feared ever since he was a child because the power of the Demon King dwells within him, and people felt inherently afraid of him. As he grew more twisted and bitter, his eyes became redder, a sign of the Demon King gaining control. The hero has the same power, but maintains his heroic nature, and so his eyes are an untainted blue.

* '''Discussed''': "So are red eyes a requisite for villainy?"

* '''Conversed''': "Why does such a high proportion of evil-doers have red eyes?"

** [[IncorruptablePurePureness Prince Strongheart]] has red eyes.

** Alternatively: Lord Bloodstone eyes are completely red sclera and pupil.

* '''Exaggerated''': Lord Bloodstone has red eyes and GlowingEyesOfDoom.

** KindRedEyes

* '''Inverted''': KindRedEyes.
** Alternately, Lord Bloodstone has BlueEyes.

* '''Inverted''': Red eyes are the mark of a hero.
** Alternately, Lord Bloodstone's eyes are blue.

* '''Averted''': Lord Bloodstone has blue eyes.