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14->''"...I met this six-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face and... the blackest eyes -- the devil's eyes."''
15-->-- '''Dr. Loomis''' (about Michael Myers), ''Film/Halloween1978''
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17Traditionally, a cheap and easy way to show that a character is evil is the use of colored contact lenses in live action, or colored or {{glowing eyes|OfDoom}} in animation. Since the 1990s, however, a new trend has emerged — the Black Eyes of Evil.
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19These days, when someone is [[DemonicPossession possessed by demons]], [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow dabbling in the dark arts]], psychically dominated by evil aliens, or gone evil in some other way, their eyes will go perfectly black with no whites at all.
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21Presumably this perfect blackness indicates the purity of the evil within them and their total lack of humanity. Even if a person's eyes are weirdly colored, there is still a possibility of human connection, but if their eyes are gaping wells of nothingness...
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23One interesting feature of this trope is that these black eyes will return to their normal state if the demon is exorcised/psychic link is broken/etc.
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25Alternately, a character's face can be shadowed in such a way that their eyes are completely {{hidden|Eyes}}, or at most reflecting back a glint. Typically, these characters don't actually have black eyes and it's a temporary thing. This version can show up in characters who aren't the ultimate evil, merely sinister or mysterious. In many cases, heroic characters may also gain shadowed eyes in this way.
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27This can be surprisingly hard to tell apart from normal eyes in photos, because if a person has normal-colored eyes that happen to be deep-set or narrow to the point of looking squinty, then there won't be that much light hitting their sclera from most angles. It's easier to pick up on when the actor is in motion, and a lot more obvious in drawn art.
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29This is a subtrope of UhOhEyes, which, in turn, is a subtrope of TechnicolorEyes. These are also a specific type of MonochromaticEyes; sometimes related to ProphetEyes, which can also be used to indicate a supernatural or evil character, as well as MindControlEyes, which are dull and flat-colored.
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31Compare EvilWearsBlack.
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33Now in RealLife, scleral lenses worn by persons with light sensitivity will render a person's eyes completely black, but that doesn't tell you if they are evil or not.
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35Contrast with BlackBeadEyes, where the eyes are simply black dots done as an artistic style. Compare BlackEyesOfCrazy, where black sclerae plus [[TechnicolorEyes technicolor irises]] equals AxCrazy, although both heavily overlap with one another. Compare also ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow. Overlaps with GhostlyGape.
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41[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
42* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'': Ayakashi [[TheCorruption corrupted by ikon]] have black sclera and white irises.
43* In the manga version of ''Anime/TheBigO'', Beck gets this after attacking Roger with the Gigadeus and getting blown away by a Chrome Buster. It's especially creepy as the chapter is structured in such a way that it's hard to tell if it's AllJustADream or not (the imagery is ''trippy'' for the series), and [[spoiler: the part with Beck's eyes turning black is just a line and a full shot of Beck's head taking up a whole page. The last page. Which you have to ''turn the page for''. And comes out of nowhere, but was hinted at as Beck kept asking Roger what Big O was showing him]].
44* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
45** Aizen's chrysalis stage of his OneWingedAngel form resulted in jet black eyes - no irises, no pupils, not even any visible eye sockets. Nothing. Just black eye shapes on top of a flat face-like surface that didn't even look like it could have eyes (it had no nose or mouth or ears, for example).
46** As Nodt's black eyes are creepy and black and seem to gain a strange pale sheen at the edges when he uses his power to give them an even more alien look. [[spoiler:It turns out to be a clue to the basis of his power which, in Vollstandig, targets the eyes of his victims.]]
47* In ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'', it's stated by WordOfGod that the more evil (or hopeless) a character is, the darker their irises are.
48* In ''Anime/DeathParade'', Oculus has these, along with HellishPupils. While the show operates with GreyAndGrayMorality, he is the closest thing the series has to a villain as he’s willing to maintain and uphold a problematic afterlife system for no clear reason.
49* In ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'', the main protagonist's partner, Gammamon, sometimes displays these. When they show up, it's a sign that Gammamon is on the verge of evolving into [[SuperPoweredEvilSide GulusGammamon]].
50* Majin Buu (specifically Super Buu, Evil Buu and Kid Buu) of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' fits both this and BlackEyesOfCrazy to a T, having black sclerae and white (for Evil Buu) or red (for Super Buu and Kid Buu) irises.
51* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', when Gemini takes the form of a human, sometimes, one or both of its eyes transform back into Gemini's original solid black eye. Although not particularly disturbing on Gemini itself, when the eye is on a human...man, it's scary! In the anime, in the scene when Gemini is posing as Gray cackling evilly and transforming into Lucy, Gray's transformation face could qualify as a NightmareFace.
52* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' features this trope relatively frequently, although it is almost always seen among the anime's main characters. Expect Kenshiro's eyes to become shadowed at least once during a fight, especially if he is angered, shocked or injured.
53* Jaki from ''Manga/{{Gamaran}}'' has heterochromia: one is normal, the other is black with a white iris. Later, Ryuho Kibe's sclerae turns black when he uses Juugan, a battle drug.
54* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' for the (former) page image, of course. The eyes change depending on the media, though. The anime goes for cat eyes, as do the sound novels. The manga artists change between this trope and cat eyes.
55%%* Very common and used to great effect in the works of Tsutomu Takahashi. Of particular note is the main antagonist of ''Manga/HitoHitoriFutari'', Kouji Kubo.
56%%* Alluka Zoldyck from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' gets this when she turns into Nanika.
57* Both Polpo and Risotto Nero of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'' have these, and are vicious members of [[TheMafia Passione]].
58* ''Manga/KenganAshura'': All members of the Kure Clan have black sclera, which signifies their status as a very influential clan of assassins. Members of this bloodline are able to "remove" the brain's natural inhibition on their muscle output (which their bodies can withstand thanks to centuries of selective breeding), which allows them to unleash SuperStrength. Their predecessor, the Wu Clan, also possess this trait.
59* Downplayed in ''Manga/{{Mahoraba}}''. The Occult Research Club President has ''almost'' entirely black eyes, with just a sliver of white at the outer edges. They still signify her Evil nature, which is more a case of being unholy than malicious.
60%%* The Stardroids in ''Manga/MegaManMegamix''.
61* Creator/KenAkamatsu prefers black eyes to make his characters in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' look scary. He's also quite fond of BlackEyesOfCrazy, too.
62%%** Evangeline, in particular, does this whenever she wants to scare people.
63%%** [[spoiler:Negi]] does it too, once his BlackMagic kicks in.
64%%** And [[PsychoLesbian Tsukuyomi]] fits both tropes at once.
65%%* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Lilith develops this in ''End of Evangelion''. Prior to that, in episode 23, Armisael had developed a Rei-like protrusion at one end, which also had Black Eyes of Evil.
66* Combining Dou (anger) and Sei (calmness) ki in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' causes severe damage to the body, which notably causes a temporary blackening of the eyes. [[spoiler:One of Ryuto's eyes is now permanently black and he is also wheelchair bound because of this technique. Shou Kanou's right eye also turned black and he implied that the damage wouldn't be as severe in his case. It's unknown if this is actually true or not.]]
67** Alexander Gaidar and Tirawit Kokin both naturally have these features. And both are very scary guys.
68* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', [[spoiler:Naruto's inner darkness]] has a constant SlasherSmile and eyes that are completely black.
69%%* {{Evil Twin}}s in ''Oto x Maho'' have these.
70%%* Morga, the first youma to show up in ''Manga/SailorMoon'' had these, adding to an already frightening monster.
71* All of the vampires in ''Literature/{{Shiki}}'' have black sclera and red eyes when their HorrorHunger takes over. The older vampires, namely [[FemmeFatale Chizuru]] and [[BigBad Sunako]], take this further and have solid black eyes. They still have pupils and what not, you just can't see them unless they glow.
72* Averted with the ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' character that [[AscendedExtra would become Dr. Emil Lang]] in ''Anime/{{Robotech}}''. Although Dr. Lang owes his black eyes to [[TouchedByVorlons being touched by Vorlons]], he remains a personable character. In the aborted ''Sentinels'' animation, they did away with them and actually gave him normal eyes. They returned in recent comic book stories. In the original ''Macross'', Lang was a minor unnamed background character and his all-black eyes was simply one of the trademark quirks of Haruhiko Mikimoto's character designs.
73* The ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' OVA gives us Kvar. Once thought to be [[EyesAlwaysShut permanently squinty-eyed,]] Kvar was shown in the OVA to have [[RedEyesTakeWarning red pupils]] in his otherwise wholly-black eyes. With that combination, it's no surprise that Kvar is one of the most despicable villains shown in ''Symphonia''.
74* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', a Ghoul's GameFace involves black sclera and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red pupils]]. These are known as "Kakugan", and used as a primary identifier of the species by authorities. Notably, [[HalfHumanHybrid One-Eyed]] Ghouls earn their name from only having a single Kakugan that marks them as half-breeds.
75* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'':
76** The Dark Signers from the anime.
77** Kiryu from the manga.
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81* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
82** ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' villains the "Daughters of Acheron" gain pitch black smoking eyes when using their abilities as a daughter of Acheron. The source of these powers is not explicitly stated but considering that Acheron is the river of pain and woe in [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hades]] and the use of these powers on Tim Drake knocks him out for a good while and is considered to have come close to causing permanent damage when they weren't intended to they're rather dark.
83** ''ComicBook/DetectiveComicsRebirth'': The League of Shadows's foot soldiers have scary black eyes.
84* The title character of ''ComicBook/{{Hillbilly}}'', Rondel, was born with an EyelessFace until a witch cut him some eyes. They appear as completely black holes in his face. He's actually the hero, but he's [[BadPowersGoodPeople got some sinister abilities]] and is more than a little bit CreepyGood.
85** In the "Red-Eyed Witchery from Beyond" arc, Rondel is faced with an [[CameFromTheSky extraterrestrial]] curse that turns people into its [[RedEyesTakeWarning red-eyed]] minions. When trying to [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight fight off]] its mind control at the story's climax, he ends his BadassBoast with a defiant "And my eyes are black!"
86* In the ''ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse'', Mickey has occasionally tangled with a trio of simian [[MadScientist mad scientists]] named Professors Ecks, Doublex, and Triplex, who each have distinguishing features to tell them apart. One of Professor Doublex's unique traits is that he has black eyes with white pupils.
87* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'': During the "Up Is Down And Black Is White" arc, a mobster figures out the best way to get under Frank's skin is to desecrate his family's graves. Frank takes his usual violence against criminals [[ExaggeratedTrope Up to Eleven]], and the art style makes it look like his eyes have gone completely black.
88* ''ComicBook/RatQueens'' shows these when Hannah calls upon her demonic powers instead of her usual necromancy.
89* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Dream, a.k.a. Morpheus, also has completely black eyes, in which, at times, pinpricks of light like distant stars can be seen, as it is said that, by staring into his eyes, you can see the vast emptiness of eternity. He isn't evil, however, or not a typical villain at least, but he can be uncaring (to the point of cruelty) and takes very long to forgive a perceived slight.
90* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'': Characters/TheSentry as [[SuperpoweredEvilSide The Void]].
91* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
92** In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', the eponymous antagonist is not quite evil, but she is wild, violent and dangerous. And her eyes are black.
93** The eyes of villain [[Characters/DCComicsMongul Mongul]] are nearly completely black with very tiny red pupils in ''Comicbook/WarWorld'', his first appearance. Subsequent artists ignored this trait, though.
94** ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton'': Reign is a blood-thirsty, sentient biological weapon, wholly devoted to conquering worlds and crushing the weak under her foot. Her eyes are completely pitch-black.
95** "ComicBook/TheSuperSteedOfSteel": The alien race who intends to conquer Earth after murdering Supergirl have huge, black eyes with tiny white pupils.
96* ''ComicBook/MegaRoboBros'': Robot 23 has these.
97* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'':
98** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': After taking on some of Genocide's power Alkyone's eyes turn fully black, with a bit of red. For extra emphasis on "evil", her pupils now look like skulls.
99** In ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'' Hermes' former playful personality is given a revamp to make him more dour and pessimistic with a cruel streak a mile wide and his eyes are drawn as solid black. He's not necessarily evil, but he's not nice either and fits right in with the rest of the cruel JerkassGods of the pantheon.
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103* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': Darth Nihilus has black, monochromatic eyes after transforming into a Force Wound. [[spoiler:Jaune's eyes also turn pitch black after he's possessed by Nihilus' spirit and Pyrrha finds looking at his eyes to be like staring into an empty void.]]
104* In the {{creepypasta}} ''VideoGame/SonicExe'', the corrupted ''VideoGame/{{Sonic the Hedgehog|1}}'' title screen features a Zalgofied Sonic.
105* The demon/witch Esmeralda from ''Silent Dreamer'' by Creator/{{TheNight130}} has black eyes with red pupils. When Alice accidentally receives Esmeralda's powers, her eyes turn the same.
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109* The BigBad of ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', [[OurLichesAreDifferent the Horned King]], has pitch-black empty eye sockets as eyes by default, though they glow [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] (with a black pupil) whenever he's darkly excited or ''very'' angry. In close-ups of his face, it is actually possible to see a very little white pupil in the middle of his empty black eyes.
110* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''. When [[spoiler: Elinor]] turns into a bear, she still has human eyes. But the longer she stays a bear, her humanity starts to slip and she goes feral as her eyes become pitch black.
111* This is likely one of the things that makes the pink elephants in ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'' so disturbing. Not only are their eyes black, they appear to be [[EyelessFace empty sockets]].
112* In ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'', when Bruce the shark gets the taste of blood, his pupils grow to the point where his eyeballs become completely black, like that of a real shark. Up until this point, he lacks irises, but the pupils are surrounded by white, like a common animated character.
113* Downplayed with Stitch from ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch''. While he isn't evil, he is pretty nasty.
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117* The vampires from ''Film/ThirtyDaysOfNight'', which combined with their fang-like teeth makes them resemble sharks quite a bit.
118* In ''Film/TheAxeMurdersOfVillisca'', everyone possessed by the ancient evil in the house has their eyes turn black.
119* During the first exploration of Carl Stargher's mind in ''Film/TheCell,'' he manifests as a pale king with gaping black voids in place of eyes.
120* In ''Film/TheCovenant'', the four members of the eponymous covenant as well as the villain, a descendant of a covenant member, all get these at some point in the film. Averted for the four members, who are all "good guys", although they're pretty dark antiheroes. Played straight for the villain.
121* In ''Film/TheCurseOfSleepingBeauty'', when [[spoiler:Briar Rose]]'s true nature is revealed, and she announces her intention to unleash the demons upon the Earth, her eyes turn completely black.
122* Shivers the Clown from the ''Film/{{Fear of Clowns}}'' duology has a disorder that causes his eyes to appear almost completely black.
123* ''Film/FrightNight2011'' and ''Film/FrightNight2NewBlood'' both had their vampires sporting black eyes when in kill-mode. Interestingly, [[Film/FrightNight1985 the 1985 movie]] and its 1989 sequel used SupernaturalGoldEyes instead.
124* In ''Film/FromHell'', when Sir William Gull realizes [[spoiler:he has been found out as Jack the Ripper by Inspector Abberline]], his eyes turn black as he goes berserk and attacks [[spoiler:the Inspector]]. Seeing as Sir William is a normal (if deranged) human being, this seems to be just for shock value. Possibly a reference to the comic, when during [[spoiler:his death]] Sir William has a long out-of-body-experience that carries him all over the world and across time.
125* ''Film/GonjiamHauntedAsylum'': Anyone possessed by a ghost[[spoiler:, like Ji-Hyun, Ah-Yeon, Je-Yoon, and Sung-Hoon,]] has their eyes turn pitch black.
126* ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'': [[Characters/MCUNebula Nebula]], [[CainAndAbel the antagonistic sister of Gamora]], has black eyes as a result of cybernetic disfigurement by her father Thanos. However, she makes a HeelFaceTurn in [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 the sequel]] and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the team. It doesn't get rid of her black eyes, though.
127-->'''Peter:''' I just never noticed how black your eyes were.\
128'''Nebula:''' They were replaced by my father as a method of torture.\
129'''Peter:''' He... picked a pretty set.
130* ''Film/Halloween1978'': As related by Dr. Loomis, the villainous Michael Myers has "the blackest eyes... the devil's eyes." We never get a close-up to confirm this description, but the space behind the eye holes of Michael's mask is always completely obscured by shadow, giving him a [[WhiteMaskOfDoom blank white face]] and solid black eyes.
131* Pinhead and the rest of the cenobites from ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' movies always have either black, shark-like eyes or more subdued black eyes with white sclera, depending on the director and makeup artist.
132* In ''Film/{{Ink}}'', the Key Master Incubus has eyes that are pure black, occasionally flaring white with interest.
133* In ''Film/InvasionOfTheBeeGirls'', the titular monsters have compound black eyes.
134* Discussed in ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. Quoth Quint: "You know the thing about a shark, he's got... lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye."
135* ''Film/{{Krull}}'':
136** When the Seer is killed and replaced with a doppelganger, his duplicate has pure black eyes (not as much of a giveaway as you might think, since he usually keeps his eyes closed).
137** Another creature from the same film, this one a female shapeshifter, is a subversion of sorts, as she finds herself unwilling to go through with her mission of killing the main character and gets quite a sympathetic speech before the BigBad eliminates her for her betrayal.
138* The Dark Queen in ''Film/MirrorMask'' sports pitch-black eyes, as does her daughter. When Helena is used as a replacement for the Princess and given an appropriate makeover, her eyes turn black as well.
139* Possibly one of the earliest examples in film (1940) is in ''Film/TheMummysHand'', in which the mummy's eyes are completely black -- an effect achieved by laboriously painting over the film in post-production.
140* ''Film/{{Mythica}}'':
141** Marke's eyes go black when she uses her necromancy, which is very dangerous not only to others but her too, because it makes her unhinged. She has to continually resist going fully evil after using it, as it's both [[AddictiveMagic addictive to her]] and [[TheCorruption corrupting too]].
142** Szorlock has black eyes full time, the mark of a necromancer who's fully evil and corrupted, unlike Marek.
143* In ''Film/{{Nixon}}'', CIA director Richard Helms' eyes appear to turn completely black for a second due to a coincidentally-timed light reflection, right after Nixon muses that there are things worse than death, and right before Nixon continues that there's such a thing as evil. Needless to say, Helms' real-life relatives had some issues with that scene. Although Helms definitely was a ruthless bastard in real life, implying he was a soulless force of pure evil may have been pushing it. The scene was removed for the theatrical release and [[ReCut only viewable in the Director's Cut]].
144* ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'': [[spoiler:It is an established fact in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' lore that Ditto have BlackBeadEyes when they transform. However, in this movie, Ms. Norman the Ditto transforms into ''humans,'' so the eyes become very disturbing and an example of this trope (hence why Ms. Norman [[InhumanEyeConcealers has to wear big black sunglasses in all her human transformations]])]].
145* In ''Film/{{Push}}'', whenever the evil pusher uses his powers, his pupils stretch so his eyes turn entirely black. The good pusher, by comparison, will only stretch her pupils so the irises are barely visible.
146* ''Film/RazorsTheReturnOfJackTheRipper'': When Jane touches the wall behind which the Ripper is imprisoned, the Ripper looks up and his eyes are completely black.
147* ''Film/ScreamersTheHunting'': The FiveSecondForeshadowing that a [[TheyLookLikeUsNow human is a Screamer]], before [[RoboticReveal sharp cutting instruments come bursting out of their bodies]].
148* In ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009'', a temporary version is used when Lord Blackwood is talking to Holmes in his cell. He's standing just out of the light, so that the areas around his eyes are completely shadowed and all that is visible is the evil glint.
149* ''Film/{{Shrooms}}'': [[spoiler:Tara]] has them in some of the flashbacks during the ending.
150* The Santa mask worn by the killer in ''Film/SilentNight2012'' gives this effect.
151* Katherine Ross' doppelganger (intended to replace her after she's killed) in the 1975 adaptation of ''Literature/TheStepfordWives'' has blank black eyes. (They're supposed to be empty eye sockets, but there was a minor SpecialEffectFailure.)
152* Though technically literature at one time, the script of Creator/StephenKing's ''Series/StormOfTheCentury'' -- sold in book form, before it was made into the film it was designed to be (and likely afterward, depending on the director) -- had a BigBad whose eyes, upon [[DemonicPossession possessing]] others, turned swirly black.
153* ''Film/TheThing1982'': The mutated Bennings-Thing had pitch black eyes. [[spoiler:Palmer]]'s eyes were also cast in shadow while everyone else's reflected light, and in the original script the pre-reveal dog thing's eyes were "black orbs".
154* Michael, vampire-werewolf hybrid from ''Film/Underworld2003'', has black eyes whenever he loses control. It's probably pupils stretching so far whites and irises are invisible, as is shrinks down to pupil size when he calms down.
155* In ''Film/XTheManWithTheXRayEyes'', as the main character continues using the x-ray eyedrops, his eyes begin changing color: at first, they're only silver irises on black, but by the end of the film, they're entirely black.
156* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
157** ''Film/XMen1'': Toad's irises are so big they look black from a distance.
158** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Jean Grey as the Phoenix.
159** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Xavier's eyes turning completely black as he declares, "I've never felt power like this before" is the result of [[spoiler:Apocalpyse taking control of him to use Cerebro for disabling all of the world's nukes simultaneously. Everyone who is possessed during the process gets the same eye color]].
160* Although it seems to take a while after the onset of zombification, the titular ''Film/ZombieStrippers'' eventually develop pure-black eyes. Their flesh also begins to rot and their fingers turn black and sharpen into claws. Because the virus in the film affects men and women differently, this only seems to happen to female zombies.
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164* This one {{Urban Legend|s}}, in which people claim to have encountered "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_children black-eyed children]]" (also known as "black-eyed beings" and "black-eyed kids", or just BEK), which are pretty much [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly what you would expect]] -- {{creepy child}}ren with pure black eyes who are said to mean humans no good at all.
165* TheGreys are generally depicted as having completely black eyes, though how evil they are varies depending on which UFO ConspiracyTheorist [[DependingOnTheWriter is telling the story]]. This is sometimes explained as a sort of "natural sunglasses" evolved to cope with the extra sunlight due to their homeworld having BinarySuns (often said to be the Zeta Reticuli system in UFO lore, [[ScienceMarchesOn though astronomers now consider it unlikely there are any planets there]]).
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169* In the world of ''Literature/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'' and ''Literature/TheLastAmericanVampire'', solid black eyes are part of a vampire's GameFace.
170* Magic users in ''Literature/AlmostNight'' get this when they use black magic, or anam.
171* {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Auf zwei Planeten'' by Creator/KurdLasswitz: The Martians' eyes can turn almost entirely black, but that is because they evolved on a planet much further from the Sun than Earth and so their pupils can dilate so much that they cover most of the visible parts of the eyeballs.
172* ''Literature/TheBarbarianAndTheSorceress'': Barnabus gets black eyes when uses his [[BlackMagic sorcery]]. When [[spoiler: his slave, Kira, uses sorcery against an EldritchAbomination he's summoned, her eyes turn black as well]].
173* ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'': The nameless [[PowerOfTheVoid unmagic mage]] in ''Magic Steps''. Unlike the people who removed his legs and got him hooked on a powerful drug in order to make him help them with their crimes, he's not ''evil'', but he's certainly no longer sane and has become very inhuman.
174-->''"When had all the white vanished from his eyes? Now it was like staring into two vast pits. She turned dizzy, as if she might fall, when she met his gaze."''
175* In ''Literature/{{Coraline}}'', this is combined with EyelessFace in the form of the Other World's inhabitants, who all have Black ''Button'' Eyes of Evil. They can be any color according to TheFilmOfTheBook, but apparently, "black is traditional".
176* ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'': Amarantha has black eyes and is evil to the core.
177* In ''Literature/TheDemonsLexicon'' and the books that follow it, the eyes of demon-possessed people turn black. Nick also has black eyes, [[spoiler:because he's a demon who's been possessing a human body since its birth]], but he's an AntiHero.
178* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
179** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] with the [[TheFairFolk Fae]] Queen Mab. Normally, she has MysticalWhiteHair and IcyBlueEyes and is ''plenty'' dangerous enough; when something personally offends her, she switches her [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow hair and eyes]] to dead-black, which usually means it's far too late to run.
180** Used straightforwardly in the case of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Red Court vampires]], which turn black when they are hungry. It's a glimpse of their true forms (humanoid bat-creatures) under the human disguises.
181* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
182** The god Fate, except, in his case, they aren't actually eyes, but rather openings into a boundless void. While he's not evil, per se, he's an unpleasant, abrasive {{Jerkass God|s}} who usually serves as an antagonistic force to the protagonists (for the simple reason that he exists to enforce the most likely outcome, while heroes are defined by their ability to defy the odds).
183* ''Literature/EmpireOfTheVampire'': Many vampires sport these, particularly the completely inhuman, ''ancien'' higbloods. Younger vampires tend to have merely disconcerting, glassy yet intense stares with regular human eyes.
184* ''Literature/FeralsSeries'': The Spinning Man has pitch black eyes. When he possesses Selina, she gains these eyes as well.
185** The eyes of Trymon, the villain of ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', after reading seven of the eight spells of the Octavo.
186** Vorbis, the villain of ''Literature/SmallGods'', has completely black eyes (described as a desert adaptation akin to wearing sunglasses inside your eyeballs).
187** Mr. Teatime from ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'' has an artificial eye that is portrayed like this, while his remaining natural eye has a shrunken iris the size of a pinhole.
188* This is a sign of possession by some kind of alien superweapon in the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' novel ''The Fall of Yquatine''.
189* In ''Literature/TheElderScrolls'' novels, Sul describes [[spoiler: Umbra as having eyes "like holes into nothing."]] However, Vuhon's eyes are pure white, instead.
190* The evil creatures in David Nickle's ''Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism''. The cover is especially creepy.
191* ''Literature/GhostGirl2021'': Mr. Scratch's eyes, when unhidden by his sunglasses, are described as endless black with red pupils "like two perfect drops of blood floating in the dark".
192* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
193** {{Averted|Trope}} with Hagrid ("a giant of a man with beetle-black eyes"), perhaps the most benevolent person in the series.
194** {{Subverted|Trope}} with Severus Snape, whose eyes are consistently described as black -- when he is introduced in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', the narration says "His eyes were black like Hagrid's but they had none of Hagrid's warmth. They were cold and empty and and made you think of dark tunnels." However, despite his unpleasant manners, behavior and history, Snape is firmly on Dumbledore's side.
195* The villain of ''Literature/HeartShapedBox'' has eyes that look like they were scribbled out with a black Sharpie; another character refers to the black blotches as "sunglasses of the living dead".
196* {{Subverted|Trope}} by the Harshini in ''The Hythrun Chronicles'' -- they have obviously inhuman, solid black eyes, but are pretty much the nicest people you could possibly meet and, with the exception of {{Half Human Hybrid}}s, utterly incapable of so much as contemplating the thought of violence or malice. [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Hence why they're almost extinct at the start of the trilogy...]]
197* The Ra'zac and Lethrblaka from the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle''. {{Averted|Trope}} by the black dragon Shruikan, who Eragon originally assumed would have these since most dragons have eye colors close to that of their scales. His eyes, however, are a [[CreepyBlueEyes startling blue]], which Eragon describes as ''worse'' by the madness visible within them.
198* ''Literature/TheJonah'': The homicidal [[spoiler: ghost of the hero's twin sister]] has near-totally black eyes.
199* In ''Literature/TheLockedTomb'', the Ninth House, members of which typically have extremely dark, almost black eyes, isn't ''evil'', per se, but it is a shitty place to live. [[spoiler:{{Double|Subversion}}]] {{Subverted|Trope}} with the Emperor, who has pitch-black eyes and is a necromancer of incredible power, but he's a kindly father figure sort of character, [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion right up until it's revealed that]] he's a monstrous, manipulative, vengeance-driven, sadistic mass murderer, [[EvilAllAlong and has been the whole time]]]].
200* In Lawrence Watt-Evans' ''Lords of Dus'' series, the eyes of the King in Yellow are always hidden in shadow by the hood of his robe, although, occasionally, a brief glint is seen.
201* Though the most prominent character with black eyes in the ''Literature/ModernFaerieTales'' books, Kaye Fierch, is not evil, a lot of the other [[TheFairFolk Fair Folk]] have black eyes and evil traits.
202* ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'':
203** Valentine Morgenstern's eyes are described as black. He's also the genocidal BigBad.
204** Thanks to the demon blood, [[spoiler:Sebastian/Jonathan]] had these at birth. Jocelyn was so repulsed by him she refused to care for him.
205** [[spoiler:Amatis Herondale when under the influence of the Infernal Cup]].
206%%* Used in the short story [[http://www.creepypasta.com/that-night-in-the-mirror "That Night in the Mirror"]].
207* ''Literature/ProphetsHouse'' has the incestuous, theocratic Rassianus family who sport black eyes when exercising their prophetic powers.
208* [[spoiler: Gaithim]] in ''Literature/TheQuestOfTheUnaligned'' gets these as a side effect of [[spoiler: becoming a hoshek]].
209* In ''Literature/TheRagwitch'', the eponymous villain is described as having "black, black pupils". The horror.
210* Infected people transforming into the monstrous [[spoiler:vampires]] in ''Literature/TheStrain'' gain "dead black" eyes, among other things. In the case of a Goth-Metal singer, people didn't even notice at first, they thought he still wore his pale make-up and black contact lenses...
211* In ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'', the eyes of users of '''Darke Magyk''' turn dark themselves.
212* The BigBad of ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'' books has these as part of being a Dream Walker. If that wasn't creepy enough, everyone knows when he's looking at them, even though his eyes are effectively black spheres. It's never explained.
213* {{Subverted|Trope}} by Shane [=DeSoto=] in ''Literature/SuperPowereds''. Whenever he uses his ability to animate shadows into blades, his eyes go solid black. However, he's a really nice guy who tries everything he can not to use his power lethally, is polite and kind to pretty much everyone, and even apologizes for fighting Vince pragmatically in Year 2. But as he showed off in the Year 4 tests... [[BewareTheNiceOnes don't]] [[OneManArmy get on his]] [[CurbStompBattle bad side]].
214* ''Literature/TalesOfTheKettyJay''. An InvokedTrope by [[PirateGirl Trinica Dracken]] who wears black contact lenses to give herself a ghoulish appearance.
215* The Nightmare Queen in ''Literature/TerraMirumChronicles'' is recognized as a Nightmare for having these eyes.
216* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'':
217** People permitted to draw directly on the [[GodOfEvil Dark One]]'s power gain tiny motes of darkness that float horizontally across their eyes, becoming more and more numerous until their eyes black out entirely. TheDragon to the Dark One gains them by the end, at which point the power had driven him [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil completely insane]].
218** On a more mundane level, the Aiel are often referred to with the epithet "black-eyed", especially when meant negatively. Actual Aiel usually have blue or hazel eyes, and anyone who's fought them would know this, whereas most people ignorantly take the term at face value.
219* Arpazia and Coira in ''Literature/WhiteAsSnow'' have "cold water eyes" normally, a color that's not quite blue or gray, but when their pupils dilate, their eyes appear to be black. With Arpazia in particular, this is taken as a sign of witchcraft, or at least insanity.
220* [=SandWings=] in ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' have completely black eyes without pupils or sclerae like this, including [[BigBadEnsemble Burn and Blister]]. There are also heroic [=SandWings=] who avert this, though.
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224* ''Series/AshVsEvilDead'':
225** [[spoiler: Kelly]] gets this when [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils Eligos]] in "Brujo" and "The Host".
226** After [[spoiler: Ruby]] reveals herself to have been EvilAllAlong, her eyes turn black while threatening or fighting Ash.
227* ''Series/BabylonFive'' was one of the first to use this trope: When telepath Lyta Alexander makes psychic contact with the BigBad Shadows, her eyes turn pure black, but return to normal when contact is broken. After prolonged contact, she also began to weep black tears. Similarly, when she makes psychic contact with the Vorlons, her eyes glow green.
228* ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' has this occur in a deleted scene of the episode "The Farm". Starbuck has a nightmare where she sees [[spoiler: Anders]] with black eyes. Considering [[ArtificialHuman what]] he is revealed to be, it is interesting.
229* ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'' ([[Series/BeingHumanUS both versions]]) has the vampires using all-black eyes as a GameFace.
230* Averted with Henry Fitzroy in ''Series/BloodTies2007'', whose eyes go black for his GameFace and during hypnosis, as he is a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire (more or less).
231* ''Series/TheBoys2019'': Stormfront has these overlapping with GlowingEyesOfDoom. When she's using her ShockAndAwe powers at high intensity, her eyes turn pitch-black with dots of majenta light in the center (which might or might not be reflections of the lightning bursts). And boy, is she anything ''but'' a VillainyFreeVillain once the audience gets their first glimpse of who she really is.
232* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
233** This seems to be one of the standard side effects of using powerful BlackMagic, as primal energy fills up the body of the caster and then is released through the spell. When the black eyes don't fade after the spell is done, [[SuperpoweredEvilSide something's generally wrong]].
234** When Willow Rosenberg goes overboard with magic, she gets these, most notably in her Dark Willow phase. In season seven, she gets these when she invokes powerful magic. They fade when the spell in question ends. The dark arts also darkens her hair, causing to complain that she can't get any work done without getting dark roots. Interestingly, she also becomes a {{Jerkass}} while she is using such magic. In one scene, while using a powerful barrier spell to stop a demon, she tells the woman she is protecting to stop whining. After the demon leaves, she apologizes.
235** Catherine Madison, the first witch actually seen on the show, got these as she casts a powerful spell. As does her daughter, Amy.
236** Oz's eyes turn solid black as part of his transformation into a werewolf and are usually one of the first things to change. Black eyes are not a standard werewolf trait per se though, as Veruca's turn [[GlowingEyesOfDoom bright blue]].
237** Caleb's eyes turn black when he is merged with the First, which also turns his blood an oily black.
238** In the episode [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E17Forever "Forever"]] there is reason to believe this won't turn out so well when the nice man with the spell to bring back the dead goes black in his eyes.
239* ''Series/{{Carnivale}}'': Brother Justin, Henry Scudder, and [[spoiler: Sofie]] all have obsidian orbs when they tap into their innate evil.
240* ''Series/Charmed1998'':
241** Demons sometimes sport these. The Source of All Evil adds licks of hellfire in them for effect.
242** Beings possessed by the Nexus or the Hollow also sport black eyes, though these powers are technically neutral (in the same way that an EldritchAbomination doesn't care about the struggles of morality).
243* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
244** When the Master is summoning Azal in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E5TheDaemons "The Dæmons"]], a few shots use the HiddenEyes version of this trope: he's lit in such a way that his eyes are completely obscured by the shadow of his browbones.
245** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E2ToothAndClaw "Tooth and Claw"]]: The [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf virus' host body]] has completely black eyes in the human form.
246** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor "The Next Doctor"]]: The FemmeFatale gains pure black eyes when [[spoiler:the Cybermen forcibly "upgrade" her to be their new Cyberking (noun/gender agreement notwithstanding)]]. As befits the trope, her eyes return to their normal colour when the Doctor [[spoiler:forces her to look as a human at what she has become, leading her to suicide explosively and take the Cybermen with her]].
247* In ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', the mysterious representative of the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Ancients]] (nicknamed "Einstein" by Crichton) appears to others as a tall, impeccably-dressed human with pitch-black eyes. However, Einstein and the Ancients remain [[TrueNeutral neutral throughout the series]].
248* In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Zoom's eyes are entirely black, although he can make them glow blue, if he wants, similar to the Reverse-Flash making his eyes glow red.
249* ''Series/FlowerOfEvil'': Do Hyun-soo is tormented by visions of his dead father, Do Min-seok, who was a notorious SerialKiller. In the visions, Min-seok always has completely black eyes.
250* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The glimpse we get through Gregor's visor is black dots that are bloodshot and wide awake. Turns into RedEyesTakeWarning as they begin to rot.
251* The eponymous monster in ''Series/{{Ghoul}}'', which takes on the form of whatever person it last ate, adopts black eyes every time it shows its true form.
252* Inverted in ''Series/{{Grimm}}'', where it's the titular monster hunters who are seen this way by the [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Wesen]] when they [[GameFace woge]] in front of them. The Wesen see the Grimm's black eyes reflect their nature back at them.
253* On an episode of ''Series/AHaunting'', a devil or demon is shown to look like a regular man, except for the black eyes...which made the actor look [bleep]ing scary.
254* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Maya's eyes turn pure black with tar-like tears running down her face when her powers activate. While she's not really evil, her ability--to kill everyone around in a matter of about a minute using what amounts to some sort of psychic poison--''is''.
255* The BBC's ''Series/{{Jekyll}}'' uses this as one of the warning signs that Hyde is about to show up, and they're one of the few cosmetic changes made to show the difference between the main character's two personalities.
256* ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga''. When protagonist, Yuusuke Godai, first receives visions of his Ultimate Form, Ultimate Kuuga, the coloring of his eyes are pitch-black, symbolizing the risk of his becoming evil should he transform into Ultimate Kuuga. [[spoiler: In the penultimate episode, Yuusuke does, in fact, transform to Ultimate Kuuga, but due to his self-control, manages to retain the red-eye coloring of his normal Mighty Form. The risk of slipping into 'Black-Eyed Ultimate Kuuga' is not entirely eliminated, however, and Yuusuke, in fact, tells his partner, Ichijou, to shoot him should it happen.]]
257** In ''Series/KamenRiderDecade,'' we got to meet black-eyed ''Rising'' Ultimate Kuuga. You can say OhCrap now.
258* In ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker,'' it's not presented as evil (at least insofar as stealing a person's soul and free will is [[ValuesDissonance presented as]] "not evil"; the show's basically taken the route of "types of magic aren't evil, it's what you do with them"), but whenever a Confessor uses her power, there is a close up of her eyes (and the eyes of her victim) turning pure black for a few moments. This isn't the case in the original books, though the effect is somewhat similar to the villainous Emperor Jagang's permanently black eyes.
259* In ''Series/{{Lexx}}'', solid black eyes represent possession by His Divine Shadow.
260* ''Series/{{The Librarians|2014}}'': In "And the Apple of Discord", the titular magical artifact turns whoever is holding into the worst version of him or herself. Some people (e.g. Jacob, Flynn, Eve) get GlowingEyesOfDoom the moment they touch the Apple, while Cassandra's eyes go completely black. [[spoiler:She also plans to do the most damage by blowing up a huge chunk of Europe's power grid.]]
261* In ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', when Nikola Tesla's plans to rebuild the vampire species go awry, all of his former patients who have been killed turn into vampires way before schedule and exhibit completely black eyes.
262* ''Series/SapphireAndSteel'': This happened to Sapphire when she was channeling the Darkness in the second serial.
263* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', whoever is possessed by Bizarro gets black eyes. Also occasionally the case for [[Characters/SupermanBrainiacCharacter Brainiac]]'s or [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]]'s victims.
264* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
265** This is present in the majority of demons, although their human hosts usually only show it when the demon is expressing malevolence or using its powers. Some of the elite demon castes have different eye colors instead.
266** In the Season 4 finale, Sam Winchester gets these when juiced up on a massive amount of demon blood and trying to kill Lilith. Where the "evil" part comes in is Castiel indicated that if [[spoiler:God]] hadn't cleaned the demon blood from Sam's system in the next episode, Sam's demon blood O.D. would've likely turned into something just as bad as the demons.
267** [[spoiler:Chuck, who is revealed to be a case of GodIsEvil]], gains a ''partial'' one in Season 15 after he [[spoiler:merges with TheAntiGod]].
268* ''Franchise/StarTrek'': several antagonistic species have Black eyes including [[PredatorPastiche the Hirogen]] and the [modern depiction] of [[TheReptilians the Gorn]], however the most notable enemy are the Borg, including their [[HiveQueen Borg Queen]].
269* ''Series/SweetHome2020'': Infected people's eyes turn black when they come close to becoming monsters.
270* Not quite the same thing, but a body modification-centric episode of ''Taboo'' featured a man [[EyeScream injecting black tattoo ink into the whites of his eyes]].
271* Shortly after his [[spoiler: resurrection]], Owen Harper of ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' experienced moments when TheGrimReaper possessed his body: during these moments, his eyes would turn black and he would start chanting "I shall [[WalkingTheEarth walk the Earth]] and my hunger will know no bounds."
272* In ''Series/TrueBlood'', people under [[spoiler:Maryann]]'s control have totally black eyeballs.
273* In the revival of ''Series/TwinPeaks'' ,Cooper's doppelganger, Mr. C, has black eyes.
274* ''Series/TheXFiles'':
275** The black oil is one of the most effective applications of this trope. This living substance violates its hosts' bodies through various orifices. Eyes turning black means that the substance has taken over.
276** Used with the surprisingly sympathetic MonsterOfTheWeek in the episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS07E03Hungry Hungry]]".
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280* The music video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdXc-GxKrDE "Ov Fire and the Void"]] from Polish DeathMetal band Music/{{Behemoth}} has one in the main female character.
281* The VillainProtagonist Desdinova from Music/BlueOysterCult's rock opera ''Music/{{Imaginos}}'' has eyes like "bottles of blackness, the blacker to spare".
282* The woman on the cover of Diary of Dreams' ''Elegies in Darkness''.
283* 2D from Music/{{Gorillaz}} has these, although this case would be some sort of subversion, since he's generally nice and often a source of comic relief. Also, the trope is {{justified|Trope}}, because they're apparently not really black eyes, but [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphema eight-ball fractures]], caused by having them dented into 2D's eye sockets, which gave him his nickname (2 Dents).
284* Music/LimpBizkit guitarist Wes Borland regularly wore contact lenses onstage that made his eyes look like this.
285* The music video of Music/{{Muse}}'s "Dead Inside" shows a woman with black eyes and a man dancing in a field of chalk dust, effortlessly managing to combine [[MatingDance seduction]] and [[DanceBattler contention]] in their moves. In the end, the man's eyes turn black like the woman's.
286* In the video for Music/PoetsOfTheFall's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ompevuR1644&list=PLjACqN5i5sDWjx8wkdUyCl4MjctV4SE6o "Lift,"]] MadDreamer and implicitly AxCrazy jail inmate Mark manifests matte black eyes briefly during his psych screening when the female psychologist evaluating him confronts him with an evidence bag containing a red ball-head straight pin. Though his mouth is out of frame, his expression implies that he's ''smiling'' at the sight of it.
287* "Blackest Eyes" by Music/PorcupineTree is a song about serial killers with the lyrics "''Swim with me into your blackest eyes''".
288* A couple Music/{{PVRIS}} songs make reference to eyes with missing whites as a bad sign, such as the song “Mirrors”:
289-->''Your dead eyes before mine\
290The way they're missing their whites, yeah, they're just right''
291* Music/{{Tenacious D}}'s "Tribute" has the band making a CD about a demon in a shopping mall karoke studio. While the band are dragged away by security a little old lady takes the CD, her eyes glow read and she laughs manically.
292* Music/TwinTribes: The "Monolith" music video has the protagonist get corrupted by a monolith. At a certain point, the OminousObsidianOoze that possesses her body comes out of her eyes. Luiz and Joel are also seen in fully black eyes with black streams down their faces, appearing to accompany the monolith that has come to reclaim her.
293* This trope is a focal point of Chelsea Wolfe's "Feral Love":
294-->''Your eyes black like an animal\
295black like an animal\
296crossing the water-\
297lead them to die...''
298* The "Mother Maiden" Character from the eponymous music video by Dutch rock/metal band Music/WithinTemptation is revealed to have eyes just like this.
299* "Spectrum" by Zedd features a music video that shows a woman (presumably from outer space) with pitch black eyes who falls in love with a man from Earth. They have a romantic relationship and wear sunglasses in order to hide the [[UncannyValley uncannily human]] alien woman's black eyes from the public. ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsuVMdnF8A0 Here, watch it for yourself.]]''
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303* [[CharacterNarrator Cecil]] in ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' describes [[EvilTwin Kevin]] as having black eyes and says "he must be ''wicked'', this man'', despite Kevin describing Cecil as having "eyes like mine"; though since Cecil's had all of his mirrors covered since he was fifteen, he might have similar eyes and not know it.
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307* In addition to have what appears to be a bleeding skull mask, Bolivian wrestler Estertor's eyes also seem to be pitch black, making him look kind of disturbing.
308* The BigBad of Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}'s 2014 season, Wrestling/{{Deucalion}}, was revealed to have these. Given his proclivity for executing wrestlers who defied him or [[YouHaveFailedMe failed him]], he was unquestionably evil.
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312* One of the symptoms of frequent exposure to the Void between worlds in ''Roleplay/{{AJCO}}''. While it remains to be seen if the Auditor has them due to her ScaryShinyGlasses, A_J certainly does. Partially due to the fact she's taken so many trips through it and partially due to the fact that in the years before her first trip she was in close contact with it every single day.
313* In ''Roleplay/RollToDodgeSavral,'' pitch black eyes usually indicates that a character has been possessed by the setting’s demonic unicorns.
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317* Several examples from ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'':
318** This was a symptom (along with greasy black tears) of the Phyrexian oil in ''Time Spiral''. Naturally, the people living in black-aligned places got the worst of it.
319** In "Shadows of Innistrad" this is the mark of corrupted angels, especially Avacyn herself.
320** In the [[CityPlanet city plane]] of Ravnica, there are [[OurAngelsAreDifferent several factions of angels]], and the ones inhabiting the CorruptChurch guild of Orzhov possess black eyes.
321* The Excrucians of ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}'' have a variant on this. Falling stars drift through their otherwise-black eyes.
322* Dark Fantasy and Modern Horror roleplaying games from the 1990s onwards love this trope, from ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness'' to the German game ''Arcane Codex'' (where this is actually a trait buyable at character creation called "Eyes of Hell" that indicates the character is a half-breed who has demonic blood).
323* of the ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' 'verse:
324** Used with the Literature/NightLords. Each original member of the Legion has enormous pupils, along with irises and scleræ that are totally black. It gives them nearly perfect night vision: bright lights can cause tissue damage to their eyes along the lines of TearsOfBlood. {{Justified|Trope}}, since the Legion recruited all of its members from its homeworld of [[WretchedHive Nostramo]], where the human population lived in thousands of years of isolation and adapted to Nostamo's state of [[AlwaysNight perpetual darkness]]. [[note]]Almost the entire population were also {{Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette}}s, for the same reason.[[/note]] Within canon, this is a ZigZaggingTrope (being the only army in the Imperium who [[ColdBloodedTorture extensively utilized]] [[TheDreaded terror tactics]]), but played straight after their Primarch declared "ThenLetMeBeEvil".
325** Generally averted in the tabletop game, where they all wear helmets, and [[FridgeLogic probably need them in most conditions]]. This is also averted with normal Space Marines descended from the Raven Guard. A defect in their gene seed causes most of them to become [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunettes]].
326** Also notable are the Cacharadons whose eyes are also completely black, and tend to be a bite more... [[AxCrazy violent and brutal]] than the other loyalist chapters.
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330* In ''Ride the Cyclone'', "Jane Doe", the girl who [[OffWithHisHead lost her head]] in the accident on the eponymous [[AmusementParkOfDoom roller coaster]], [[LossOfIdentity and with it her identity]], has solid black eyes in the afterlife, depicted via black-out contact lenses.
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334* Karzahni from Toys/{{Bionicle}} was first described as having empty, black eyes. Later, a book illustration gave him brightly glowing yellow eyes (and took other liberties with his colors), and his eventual figure sported red eyes. The change is somewhat justified in the figure's case, as it represented his mutated form, which didn't look anything like what his original description suggested. There's also the fact that Karzahni constantly rebuilds himself, so he may have possibly changed his eyes...
335* The villainous teams in ''Toys/TheGrosseryGang'' are designed with black eyes with red pinprick pupils, instead of the standard white eyes with black pupils that the standard Grosseries have.
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339* If you are trying to reach the happy ending in ''VideoGame/AfraidOfMonsters'', you have to fight [[spoiler: your Doppelgänger]], who has completely black eyes.
340%%* The titular ''VideoGame/AoOni'' possesses these.
341* ''VideoGame/ArrogationUnlightOfDay'' ends with you saving your sister from a HumanSacrifice ritual, where you try [[PleaseWakeUp shaking her awake]]. Unfortunately, she opens her eyes and reveals them to be pitch-black, revealing that your attempts to have her exorcised didn't quite work.
342* Your father, [[GodOfEvil Bhaal]], has many forms in ''Franchise/BaldursGate'', but one thing remains the same in all of them: his pitch-black eyes. In the same vein, [[spoiler:a couple of your [[DreamingOfThingsToCome prophetic dreams]] have you looking into a mirror or body of water and seeing your reflection with a PsychoticSmirk and the same black eyes]].
343%%* Most of the enemies in ''VideoGame/TheBreach''.
344* ''VideoGame/TheBureauXCOMDeclassified''. A seemingly human housewife has these in the E3 2010 trailer.
345%%* In ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'', the boss "Hell Orcha" has black eyes with [[RedEyesTakeWarning red pupils]].
346* In the ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}} 4'' mod Rise of Mankind, the leaderhead for Richleiu has, inexplicably, completely black eyes. While likely just a glitch, or an incomplete design, it does make him fairly creepy.
347* The Bearminator, a huge polar bear, has some pretty scary black eyes in ''Videogame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack'' and ''Videogame/CrashBash''.
348* A few of the character designs for the mutant enemies in ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans'' feature black eyes.
349* The Outsider, the resident EldritchAbomination of ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' has completely black eyes. However, he's not so much evil as simply a disinterested entity who enjoys observing humanity and the chaos they can create, occasionally granting powers to rare individuals that gain his interest.
350* In ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'', Dennis’s dad has these. They add to the man’s threatening aura, which is already established when the protagonist likens his open limo door emitting smoke to a dragon’s den.
351* Subverted with the Lady of the Forest from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''. Although she possesses pitch-black eyes, she is not evil, only inhuman. In fact, she wishes to end the curse that has been placed upon the werewolves of the Brecilian Forest, even though doing so will require her death.
352* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
353** Some [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire]] bloodlines have this as a trait. Others instead have pale white EmptyEyes with no pupils or irises, while others still have SupernaturalGoldEyes. (It's implied that they may all have these glowing gold eyes, but only beings with divine souls, such as the [[PlayerCharacter Dragonborn]] of ''Skyrim'', can actually see them.)
354** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', this is a trait of the Dremora, an intelligent race of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] who are most commonly found in the service of [[DestroyerDeity Mehrunes Dagon]] as his [[TheLegionsOfHell Legions of Hell]]. (Other games give them [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] or [[SupernaturalGoldEyes gold]] eyes instead.)
355** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline Online]]'', this is a trait of Scamps, the [[TheGoomba weakest]] and [[FunSize smallest]] known form of lesser Daedra. Other games have variously given them [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] or blank EmptyEyes.
356* In ''VideoGame/EmbricOfWulfhammersCastle'', this afflicts all those who [[spoiler:drink the demonic scotch]]. It also afflicts [[spoiler:Ecinacea, due to her having been replaced by an EldritchAbomination]].
357* [[ForestRanger Kerillian]] from ''VideoGame/TheEndTimesVermintide'' has pitch-black eyes, like a shark. Subverted because she isn't evil or crazy, she's just [[{{Jerkass}} kind of a bitch]].
358%%* The [[http://www.cave.co.jp/gameonline/esprade/chara/alice.html Alice Clones]] from ''VideoGame/EspRaDe'' and the ''VideoGame/{{Espgaluda}}'' series.
359%%* ''VideoGame/FancyIsland'': Some of the monsters have these, and a few bleed TearsOfBlood from them.
360* The killer 'bots in ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' usually have animatronic eyeballs, but sometimes just empty black space with tiny pinpricks of light to make it clear that [[HauntedTechnology they can still see you]].
361** [[spoiler:[[BigBad William Afton]]]] (the true identity of [[RoboticUndead Springtrap]]/[[SerialKiller The Purple Guy]]) has also been seen with similarly colored eyes in minigame cutscenes.
362* In ''VideoGame/HauntedLegends 5: The Stone Guest'' anyone who's under one of the curses cast on various [[CreepyDoll voodoo dolls]] by the villain has a chalk-white face with dead black eyes that have cracks radiating out from them.
363* ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'': Jak's SuperpoweredEvilSide has these, as do Daxter's and [[spoiler: Skyheed]]'s.
364* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
365** Inverted with the [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe asari]], Liara. If you choose to have her as your romance partner, her eyes will turn black while you're having a roll in the sack with her. Her eyes also turn black when activating telepathic linking powers -- something observed in another asari, [[spoiler:Shiala, an asari Commando, who links with your character during the Feros mission]]. If you look closely, they aren't solid black, but have faint star-like lights in them.
366** Played straight when Morinth does it - that an asari's eyes turn black just before sex has a whole new effect when the asari in question is an [[SexEqualsDeath Ardat-Yakshi]], especially since they lack the faint lights seen in other asari.
367* Master Albert in ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' combines this with RedEyesTakeWarning. No, really.
368* [[MirrorMonster The Shade]], the demon behind the events of ''VideoGame/MysteryCaseFiles: The Countess'', appears as a black version of lady Gloria Codington with pitch-black eyes with glowing white irises.
369* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' subverts this. Ammy is the hero, but has pitch black eyes. Can become terrifying if you look at her face when using the "Realistic Wolf" [[AndYourRewardIsClothes karmic transformer]].
370* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
371** Takahisa Kandori from ''VideoGame/Persona2'' used to wear SinisterShades. Why? [[spoiler:He has ''nothing'' behind them.]]
372** Mitsuo Kubo from ''VideoGame/Persona4'', a really creepy {{loner|sAreFreaks}} whose most prominent feature is his black fish eyes. [[spoiler:He eventually kills resident SadistTeacher Mr. Morooka over a grudge and attempts to claim the murders currently taking place in Inaba.]]
373* In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'', Dahlia has these, foreshadowing that she's evil. It's part of her {{Animal Motif|s}}.
374%%* [[spoiler:Chaos Havan]] in ''VideoGame/TheReconstruction''.
375* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': Artwork of the [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore American/European style]] of Dr. Robotnik usually depicts him with no eyes at all, with two pitch black eye-sockets instead (original Japanese artwork clearly shows him to be wearing [[https://web.archive.org/web/20071212045720if_/http://eggmanempire.sonicworld.net/downloads/images/official/classic/poses.gif black, tea shade-like eyewear]]). In ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', the Boom Boos from the [[BigBoosHaunt haunted stages]] have a pair of black eyes which blinks every few seconds. When you hit them once, however, they will turn into the creepy, yellow-eyed, {{slasher smil|e}}ing Attack Boos.
376* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
377** When [[spoiler:Kreia unveils herself as a Sith Lord]] in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'', her eyes turn from [[ProphetEyes milky white]] to pitch black.
378** The Sith Emperor from ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' has pitch-black eyes from birth. It is a sign of his great evil and power. Vector Hyllus and all other Killik Joiners also has completely black eyes, though, while he is part of the Imperial Agent's entourage, he's not evil so much as following BlueAndOrangeMorality and is actually the nicest person in their party.
379* In ''Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back,'' an [[AlternateHistory Alternate History]] of [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends ''Star Wars Legends'']], Anakin Skywalker takes these on when he [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext attacks Yoda inside Darth Vader's mindscape.]]
380* [[BigBad M. Bison]] from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has all-black eyes, except for the irises (normally black), which are white. That was in his early designs. {{Averted|Trope}} afterwards, when his eyes were changed to be completely white.
381%%* In ''VideoGame/TheSuffering: Ties That Bind,'' the Creeper has black, doll-like eyes.
382* While he is by all accounts a heroic character, ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'''s resident CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass, Sans, has this trope as one of his defining character tropes. When being serious, his eyes go completely dark, almost as if he is addressing the player directly.
383%%* The supernatural creature from ''VideoGame/WhiteNoise2'' has black eyes with yellow irises.
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386[[folder:Web Animation]]
387%%* Just about everybody in ''WebAnimation/TheBackwaterGospel'' has these, with few exceptions. Those exceptions are the Undertaker (who has ScaryShinyGlasses instead), the Minister very briefly, the Tramp right before [[spoiler:he dies]], and Bubba during his [[spoiler:MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment]].
388%%* WebAnimation/HTFPlus: Most evil ponies have that, also the corrupted HTF characters.
389* ''WebAnimation/SpookyMonth'':
390** {{Inverted|Trope}}. Skid and Pump have white on black eyes as part of their costumes, but the two are innocent little kids who just want to have fun, even if they accidentally cause chaos as they go.
391** Frank is a kidnapper who swipes kids off the streets and ransoms them back to their parents; his eyes are fully black with little white pupils, and unlike Skid and Pump, he's not wearing a costume, implying the color is natural.
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394[[folder:Webcomics]]
395* Chloe from ''Webcomic/AngelDown'' has entirely black eyes due to an injury that also blinded her and scared her upper face. However, despite her implied [[HalfHumanHybrid demonic heritage]], she isn't evil, and is simply an EmoTeen.
396* While not evil, Clara from ''Webcomic/{{APOC}}'' has black eyes. She's not sure how she got them, but they seem connected to be connected to hosting the Horseman of Death within her.
397%%* Celesto Morgan from ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' has a case of this whenever he uses his dark Seer powers.
398* This was used in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' as part of the effects to show a particularly intense DeathGlare. It's also present on both [[EvilOverlord Lord Tedd]] and {{Te|enGenius}}dd when he activates his gauntlet. Subverted when it's eventually revealed [[spoiler: this is just the effect of Tedd using extra power, and the fact Lord Tedd is evil and Tedd was angry the first time he did it is just coincidence.]]
399* Bloody Mary from ''Webcomic/{{Flipside}}'' has these, though she does still have visible pupils, allowing us to ''somewhat'' connect with her as she transforms into TheWoobie.
400* Found on Captain Vole of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', an ex-[[SuperSoldier Jagerkin]] (no, we're not sure how that works either) who is hell-bent on killing any Heterodyne that comes his way, including Agatha.
401* All the titular characters in ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' have this, whether hero or villain.
402* Zimmy from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' is initially presented as this: she's antagonistic and seems to have dark holes where her eyes should be. However, subsequent chapters make her TheWoobie. DarkIsNotEvil, indeed. Also, it turns out she does have [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes]]: they're just perpetually/stylistically covered by [[TearsOfBlood black gunk]].
403* Subverted in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''. [[spoiler: Sollux winds up with these after a duel with Eridan goes badly, but he's actually much more relaxed now that he doesn't have to deal with his psychic powers anymore. As a half-ghost in the farthest ring, he has one eye that's solid black, and the other that's solid white, to indicate he's not entirely alive or dead.]]
404** Later subverted again with [[spoiler: the incredibly kind Calliope, though [[NightmareFace the effect]] [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/5612 is a bit unnerving]]]].
405* In ''Webcomic/LastRes0rt'' black eyes with red irises are an undeniable sign of being a Djinni-si, or "dead inside". Vampires are capable of hiding their "dead" eyes though. Also a bit of YMMV on whether that automatically makes one evil too.
406* Despite being a benevolent entity, Caprice from ''Webcomic/AMiracleOfScience'' gets totally black eyes and the VoiceOfTheLegion when [[HiveMind Mars]] is talking.
407* ''Webcomic/MoonCrest24'': (Averted) Derek has what are basically black circles for his eyes with no sclera to speak of, but is far from evil.
408* In ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'', [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0270.html kobolds would be cute if their eyes weren't large, black, soulless eye sockets.]]
409* In ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}'', Mr. Spender wears SunglassesAtNight for a plethora of reasons, including to hide that his eyes are completely black, though not because he's evil, [[spoiler: but because he's [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan possesed by an evil, mysterious spirit]] and the only things holding it back are himself and the spirit inside his sunglasses]].
410* In ''WebComic/{{Polandball}},'' when writers want to portray characters as scary or creepy, they may draw the character with all black eyes.
411** Most of the time, this works in distilling fear into readers, because it is in jarring contrast with the completely ''white'' eyes they usually have.
412* In ''Webcomic/PumpkinFlower'', all Mancers have black eyes, including the [[TheWoobie main character]].
413* In ''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy'', the heavy metal band Noosehead (which has 15 members) has several members with monochromatic black eyes of evil. This includes their front man, Sidney "the Sicko", and main guitarist, Nicole. As it turns out, when they end up taking the stage during the "roadies" arc, they are a subversion: all of them are really nice (if a little eccentric) people who treat the heavy metal life as a job.
414* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'': [[spoiler:Sakido]] gets solid black eyes when she [[TakingYouWithMe goes]] [[HulkingOut berserk]] while trying to get [[spoiler:Buwaro and Rhea]] [[EscapedFromHell out of Hell]], when she touches [[spoiler:Buwaro's]] [[AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome star pendant]] she regains partial sanity and (ironically) gets BlackEyesOfCrazy.
415* ''Webcomic/SpinaCage'' has a race of human eating faeries with completely blacked out eyes.
416* ''Webcomic/{{SSDD}}'': [[http://www.poisonedminds.com/d/20100406.html Robert]]. While not evil, he admits his eyes make people feel ill and scare children.
417* ''Webcomic/ATaleOfFiction'': Sneaky's eyes are always black, no matter how much shapeshifting he does. Subverted, though, because he's a nice guy and the protagonist. While shapeshifted into human form, he usually wears sunglasses to blend in.
418* Babi Rusa, a cannibal hag, has all black eyes, in ''Webcomic/{{Witchprickers}}''. Interestingly, the comic's hero, Ilemauzer the bat, also has black eyes at first.
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422%%* The nightmare "Whispers in the Dark" posted on the Website/NightmareProject.
423%%* The Dark Queen's true form in ''Literature/SailorNothing''.
424* ''Website/SCPFoundation'':
425** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-899 SCP-899]]: shrieking, black-eyed, bloodstained ghost children in a forest.
426** But they also avert the trope with [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-134 SCP-134]]: a harmless young girl whose black eyes happen to be vistas into an uncharted region of space. SCP personnel have actually been reprimanded for getting too attached to "Stella". Notably, her unusual eyes are useless for actually ''seeing'', so she's completely blind.
427%%* The Lovercraftian [[http://grimreviews.blogspot.com/2008/12/zalgo-comic-chronicles.html ZALGO edits,]] which originated on Website/SomethingAwful.
428* In the Foundation's sister site, ''Website/TheWanderersLibrary'', they're [[http://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/blackeyes alleged]] to be a symbiotic pairing of a spirit and a child that had a near-death experience.
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431%%[[folder:Web Videos]]
432%%* [[BigBad Malachite]] from ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights''.
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435[[folder:Western Animation]]
436* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPussInBoots'', Evil Puss becomes blinded by the Netherworld, which leaves his eyes completely blank black.
437* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] gains black eyes with white pupils ''The New Batman Adventures''.
438* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': Evil Predacon Blackarachnia has pure black eyes, [[spoiler:and after she undergoes a HeelFaceTurn and her Predacon shell programming is removed, her eyes become a different color]].
439* Practicing dark magic in ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' causes the caster's eyes to glow with bright magenta and fade to pitch-black once the spell is complete.
440* In ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'', [[spoiler:[[AIIsACrapshoot Anti-Monitor Aya]]]] has these.
441* Evil witch Shokoti, a really scary OneShotCharacter from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' and a really scary had these. Skeletor also evokes this trope visually, although it actually seems to be the case of ''lack of'' eyes.
442* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'': Whenever Percy confronts [[GottaKillThemAll a person listed on one of the barrels of his gun]], he gains black eyes with sinister orange irises. In addition to the smoke that surrounds him during these moments, [[spoiler:this is a sign of the increasing control that Orthax, the demon of vengeance that he unwittingly made a pact, has on him as he kills more targets]].
443* ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'' had this cat...yeah.
444* In the ''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy'' episode "Split Decision", Hex gets these when she turns evil after Skull breaks his contract with her, and [[TheVirus anyone she spreads her evil to]] gets them as well.
445* Sonic the Hedgehog Dic Animation cartoons: Whether it's ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Adventures]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]]'' or ''[[WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground Underground]]'', Dr. Robotnik has black eyes with red pupils.
446* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'': Whenever Rapunzel recites the decaying incantation, her eyes turn completely black.
447* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}''. Aqualad's eyes are solid black, but he's a good guy. When under the influence of evil mind control, his eyes turn {{red|EyesTakeWarning}}.
448* During a hallucination sequence in the ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' tie-in feature, ''Tales of the Black Freighter,'' the mariner's eyes turn an inky black.
449* Feathers [=McGraw=], the sinister penguin in ''WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers'', has solid black eyes. Interestingly, his eyes are entirely natural.
450* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' has Yin's friends combining these with SupernaturalGoldEyes when they're turned into zombies.
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