1 | [[quoteright:350:[[Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eyes_eyes_eyes_eyes_eyes_eyes_eyes.png]]]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:350:TheWallsHaveEyes...]] |
3 | |
4 | ->''"The eyes are the window of the soul."'' |
5 | -->-- '''Lorenzo di Medici''' |
6 | |
7 | Eyes aren't just for seeing- they can tell you a lot about the entity behind them as well. |
8 | |
9 | Eyes and eye {{motif}}s are traditionally associated with the spiritual and the occult, connected to the idea of perceiving/seeing something beyond the ordinary. Unusual eyes are a common trait of mystical or alien beings from ancient myth to modern science fiction. BodyHorror just wouldn't be the same without eyes (or lack thereof). In [[AnimationTropes animated shows]] and drawn media, the eyes often dominate expressions, and even in live action they are one of an actor's most important tools for emoting. |
10 | |
11 | The following are just a few examples of how much eyes can reveal about their owner. (And the GameShow ''Series/EyeGuess'' has nothing to do with any of these tropes.) Sub Index of FaceOfTheIndex. |
12 | ---- |
13 | !!Tropes: |
14 | [[index]] |
15 | [floatboxright: |
16 | '''Categories:''' |
17 | + GlassesTropes |
18 | + TearTropes |
19 | + UhOhEyes |
20 | + VisionTropes |
21 | + WindowsOfTheSoul |
22 | ] |
23 | * AlertnessBlink: A chirping sound plays when a character notices something. |
24 | * AllInTheEyes: When someone is seen in shadow, their eyes are lit in the full light to show seriousness or malevolence. |
25 | * AnimalEyes: Eyes resembling those of an animal. |
26 | * AnimalEyeSpy: The ability to see through an animal's eyes. |
27 | * AnimationAnatomyAging: Eyes become smaller as a character grows older. |
28 | * AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder: A being whose physical appearance is different to everyone who looks at them. |
29 | * AsideGlance: A character reacts to something by turning to face the audience. |
30 | * AttentiveShadeLowering: Lowering your glasses to show your intrigued eyes. |
31 | * BeadyEyedLoser: The trait of cartoon and comic {{Butt Monkey}}s everywhere. |
32 | * BigAnimeEyes: Nothing shouts "''kawaii!''" in anime and manga like eyes that takes up 40% of the face, right? |
33 | * BigEyesLittleEyes: Smaller eyes = scarier and more intimidating, bigger eyes = cute and adorable. |
34 | * BlackBeadEyes: Eyes are just plain black circles with no sclerae. |
35 | * BlackDotPupils: Cartoon or comic characters whose eyes are just simple black dots. |
36 | * BlackEyesOfCrazy |
37 | * BlackEyesOfEvil |
38 | * BlankStare |
39 | * BlankWhiteEyes: Eyes with just plain white sclerae and no irises or pupils on them. |
40 | * BlindPeopleWearSunglasses: How else could the audience tell they're blind? |
41 | * BlindfoldedVision: A character can see without using their eyes. |
42 | * BorrowedBiometricBypass: Door needs an eye scan to open? Grab a {{Mook}} and mash their eye into the scanner! |
43 | * ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: Only certain people can see/hear a specific character. |
44 | * ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Characters walking about in the dark are made visible by their eyes. |
45 | * CanOnlyMoveTheEyes: Someone is still conscious when rendered unable to move. |
46 | * CartoonyEyes: Animals with generic and simplistic eyes that look nothing like they do in real life. |
47 | * ClassicalCyclops: A monster from Greek mythology that only has one eye. |
48 | * ClintSquint: A frowning squinty-eyed expression used in various media, ever since Creator/ClintEastwood made it famous. |
49 | * ColorCodedEyes: Colour symbolism through the eyes. |
50 | * ComicallyCrossEyed: A character is humorously depicted as cross-eyed. |
51 | * ConjoinedEyes: A character's eyes appear to be fused together instead of being individual. |
52 | * CreepyBlueEyes: A villainous or anti-hero with blue eyes. |
53 | * CreepyShadowedUndereyes: A character has dark shadows under his or her eyes. |
54 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: A character's hair color matches their eye color. |
55 | * CyberCyclops: A one-eyed robot. |
56 | * {{Cyclops}}: A being with only one eye. |
57 | * TheDarknessGazesBack: Eyes visible from areas of otherwise pitch darkness. |
58 | * TheDeadHaveEyes: Zombies still have functioning eyes or are somehow able to see without eyes. |
59 | * DeadlyGaze: When looks can indeed kill. |
60 | * DeathGlare: Staring angrily at a person to show that you're very pissed off at them. |
61 | * DiesWideOpen: A character dies with their eyes open. |
62 | * DisapprovingLook: The character's eye expression lets the audience know how disappointed they are. |
63 | * DreamworksFace: Half-lidded eyes and a sideways smirk. |
64 | * DrearyHalfLiddedEyes: Eyes on a cartoon that seems half-closed all the time. |
65 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: A character is unhappy, and their expression is conveyed by their eyes. |
66 | * ElectronicEyes: Robotic / mechanical eye(s) on an otherwise living being. |
67 | * ElementalEyeColors |
68 | * EmptyEyes: As empty as the soul... |
69 | * EvilEyebrows: A thick eyebrow on characters that screams "I'm a bad guy!" from a mile away. |
70 | * ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow |
71 | * ExhaustedEyeBags: Or panda eyes. To show how tired this character is. |
72 | * ExoticEyeDesigns: Eyes with peculiar pupil and iris shapes and colorations. |
73 | * ExtraEyes: A being with more than the standard number of eyes. |
74 | * EyeAmWatchingYou: A form of non-verbal communication method. |
75 | * EyeAwaken: When waking up, the characters' eyes are shown. |
76 | * EyeballPluckingBirds: Having eyes ripped out by birds |
77 | * EyeBeams: Shooting energy beams from the eyes as a superpower. |
78 | * EyeCam: The camera is viewed from someone's eyes. |
79 | * EyeColourChange: Someone's eyes change their color. |
80 | * EyeContactAsProof |
81 | * EyeDentityGiveaway: An imposter's real identity is given away by their eyes. |
82 | * EyedScreen: Letterboxed view of someone's eyes. |
83 | * EyeGlasses: A character's glasses somehow change shape to match the character's emotions. |
84 | * EyelessFace: A being who has no eyes. |
85 | * EyelidPullTaunt: Mocking someone by pulling the eyelid. Nyeh-nyeh! |
86 | * EyeLightsOut: The light or glow in a robotic person's eyes fade out when dying. |
87 | * EyeMotifs: Design based on eyes. |
88 | * EyeObscuringHat: A character wears a hat that covers up their eyes. |
89 | * EyeOfProvidence: Eye in a triangle = conspiracy |
90 | * EyeOnAStalk: An eye at the end of a stalk. |
91 | * EyeOpen: A media literally starts with the close-up of someone's eye opening. |
92 | * EyebrowWaggle: Jiggling eyebrows up and down rapidly to show slyness or seduction. |
93 | * EyelashFluttering: Blinking repeatedly to flirt with someone or get attention. |
94 | * EyepatchAfterTimeskip: A character is shown wearing an eyepatch in the future. |
95 | * EyepatchOfPower: A character who wears an eyepatch. |
96 | * EyepiecePrank |
97 | * EyePoke: Finger in the eye. Ouch! |
98 | * EyePop: A character's eyes pop out of their head in surprise or shock. |
99 | * EyeRecall: A flashback is shown through the character's eyes. |
100 | * EyeRemember: The eyes as a clue related to the plot. |
101 | * EyeScream: Violence inflicted upon the eyes. |
102 | * EyeSpy: Eyes are removable and can be used to see through hard-to-reach spaces. |
103 | * EyeTake: A wide-eyed expression to show just how surprised someone is. |
104 | * EyesAlwaysAverted: NEVER. Make any eye contact. |
105 | * EyesAlwaysShut: A character is always depicted with their eyes closed. |
106 | * EyesAreMental: When someone is shapeshifting, the only thing not changed is their eyes or parts of them. |
107 | * EyesAreUnbreakable: When a character gets obliterated, their eyes somehow remain intact. |
108 | * EyesDoNotBelongThere: A being who has eyes on places other than above their nose and below their forehead. |
109 | * TheEyesHaveIt: Inanimate objects suddenly move as if they were alive. |
110 | * EyesNeverLie: A person's eyes tell the truth. |
111 | * EyesOutOfSight: A character's eyes are always covered and never seen. |
112 | * FacelessEye: The character's face is just one huge eyeball. |
113 | * FadeAroundTheEyes: The view [[FadeOut fades]] to black except for the character's eyes. |
114 | * FamilyEyeResemblance: Two or more family members identify each other by their eyes. |
115 | * FascinatingEyebrow: Arching one eyebrow to show suspicion or mischievousness. |
116 | * FireballEyeballs: Flame in the eyes expressing a character's sheer determination or fury. |
117 | * FishEyes: Someone's eyes shoot off independently from each other. |
118 | * ForcedToWatch: Making someone watch their loved ones suffer, or witness something horrible or otherwise unpleasant to watch. |
119 | * GiantEyeOfDoom: You're being watched by the suddenly-revealed eye of a gigantic monster. |
120 | * GlassEye: Prosthetic, removable eyes made of glass. |
121 | * GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath: Instead of eyes, skeletal beings have glowing eye sockets. |
122 | * GlowingEyes: Eyes that glow. |
123 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: When a character's eyes glow, expect something bad to happen. |
124 | * GlowingMechanicalEyes: Robotic eyes that glow. |
125 | * GoForTheEye: The eye is after all the weakest and most vulnerable part of the face. |
126 | * GoodEyesEvilEyes |
127 | * {{Guyliner}}: Dudes wearing feminine eyeliners. |
128 | * AHandfulForAnEye: Throwing something into a person's eye, a favoured tactic of {{Combat Pragmatist}}s everywhere. |
129 | * HellishPupils: Slitted or rectangular pupil spells trouble. |
130 | * HiddenEyes: When the eyes are obscured, despite the lack of caps, bangs, whatnot. |
131 | * HidingBehindYourBangs: One eye is visible, the other is hidden by hair. This indicates shyness, antisocial natures, and/or hidden personalities |
132 | * HypnoticEyes: Someone can hypnotize anyone with just one look. |
133 | * IcyBlueEyes: Those pale blue eyes can stare right into your soul. |
134 | * InnocentBlueEyes: Blue eyes represent innocence and heroism. |
135 | * InPlaceOfAnEye: The character has another object in place of their eye in their socket. |
136 | * IrislessEyeMaskOfMystery |
137 | * JewelersEyeLoupe: A piece of equipment used to check the authenticity of jewels. |
138 | * KaleidoscopeEyes: Eyes that change colour for no reason. |
139 | * KubrickStare: Someone looks up with their head down to show disapproval or malevolence. |
140 | * LightningGlare: Lightning shoots out between two characters' eyes when they butt heads with each other. |
141 | * LooksLikeCesare: Hollow, soulless eyes inspired by Cesare from ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari''. |
142 | * MadEye: A character with a single, unusual, protruding eye. |
143 | * MagicalEye |
144 | * MagicalEyeStreamers: Wisps of smoke, energy or something similar trail from a character's eyes to show that they're very powerful. |
145 | * MeaningfulLook |
146 | * MindControlEyes: When under mind control, the victim's eyes look weird. |
147 | * MoeGreeneSpecial: Boom - eyeshot! |
148 | * MonochromaticEyes: Eyes that are a single color. |
149 | * MyEyesAreUpHere: A woman calls out someone for staring at her breasts. |
150 | * NoEyeInMagic |
151 | * NoPeekingRequest: A character requests another to turn away or not to look while they perform an action. |
152 | * OccultBlueEyes: Someone with blue eyes possesses superhuman abilities or origin. |
153 | * {{Oculothorax}}: A monster whose body is just one giant eyeball. |
154 | * OneEyedBats: Bat-like creatures that have just one eye. |
155 | * OneEyedShot: Close-up of someone's eye. |
156 | * OpenTheIris: A character's irises change size to indicate a different emotion. |
157 | * PieEyed: The eye style used in 30s cartoons, black ovals with a slice taken out resembling a pie. |
158 | * PortraitPaintingPeephole: Someone spies on people by looking through an eyehole on a portrait. |
159 | * ProphetEyes: Eyes become pale white or milky green or blue when someone is blinded. |
160 | * PuppyDogEyes: A character's eyes turn huge when upset, begging, or otherwise emotional. |
161 | * QuiveringEyes: A characters' eyes tend to shake or wobble when in a state of anxiety or sadness. |
162 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: If a character has red eyes, it means they are evil or otherwise dangerous. |
163 | * ReflectionlessUselessEyes |
164 | * ReflectiveEyes: Something reflects into a character's eyes. |
165 | * SecretMessageWink: Winking to secretly get a message across. |
166 | %%* SeeTheWhitesOfTheirEyes: When someone's eyes are stretched wide open enough to expose the scleras all round. %%Wrong trope |
167 | * SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: Telepathically looking through the eyes of another person. |
168 | * ShadowedFaceGlowingEyes: A character's eyes glow to contrast with a dark or obscured face. |
169 | * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: A combination that's common in fiction due to complimentary colours but rare in real life. |
170 | * SkintoneSclerae: A character's sclera is the same color as their skin, which gives the appearance of the character only having pupils and irises. |
171 | * SleepsWithBothEyesOpen: Falling asleep with your eyes open. |
172 | * SnapToTheSide: When someone appears behind someone, their eyes snap sideways without turning their head. |
173 | * SphereEyes: Round, spherical eye shape. |
174 | * SqueakyEyes: Audible blinking sounds. |
175 | * StaredownFaceoff |
176 | * StaringContest: Two people try to stare at each other until one of them blinks or looks away. |
177 | * StaringDownCthulhu: Staring down a monster instantly defeats it. |
178 | * SuddenEyeColour: Someone normally drawn with black eyes suddenly gains an eye color. |
179 | * SultryBangs: An alluring character has bangs that hide one of their eyes. |
180 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: Someone with superhuman abilities has yellow or gold eyes |
181 | * TaremeEyes: A manga / anime art style drawing eyes upwards for {{Moe}} characters. |
182 | * TearsOfBlood: A character cries tears of blood. |
183 | * TearsOfFear: Crying out of fear. |
184 | * TechnicolorEyes: Eye colours in fictional characters (usually) impossible in real life. |
185 | * ThirdEye: Usually located on the forehead,. and represents wisdom or psychic powers. |
186 | * ThousandYardStare: A character reacts to trauma by just standing there and staring at nothing. |
187 | * ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: People who are mentally insane or freaked-out see the world differently than how it really appears. |
188 | * TinkleInTheEye: Be wary when diaper-changing... |
189 | * TriangleShades: The variation of the trope in which actual eyes are triangular. |
190 | * TrueSight |
191 | * TsurimeEyes: A manga/anime art style drawing eyes downwards, for {{Tsundere}} characters. |
192 | * TwinkleInTheEye |
193 | * TwitchyEye: Someone's eye gets a little twitch to show insanity or fear. |
194 | * TheUnblinking |
195 | * UnusualEyebrows |
196 | * TheWallsHaveEyes: You're being watched... |
197 | * WhatBeautifulEyes |
198 | * WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: A character's irises shrink in a state of shock or fear. |
199 | * WildTake |
200 | * WingdingEyes: A character's eyes change shape to look like whatever is on the character's mind. |
201 | * WinkDing: When someone winks, an audible "ding" is heard. |
202 | * YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Untrustworthy characters have yellow eyes. |
203 | * YoungFaceOldEyes |
204 | * YourMakeupIsRunning: When crying, your makeup, usually mascara, drips down your face. |
205 | [[/index]] |
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