Line #108 Main/FireballEyeballs


1	[[quoteright:280:[[Franchise/{{Disgaea}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flonne_fire_eyes.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:280:[[BewareTheNiceOnes Don't make this angel angry]]... or [[HotBlooded really pumped about something]].]]
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4	-> ''"Guys, I think her eyeballs are literally turning into little flames here."''
5	-->-- '''Notte''', ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost''
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7	Eyes filled with fire is a very strong image and a good way to convey that a character is demonic, [[DemonicPossession possessed by demons]], [[ComicalOverreacting comically overreacting]], [[HotBlooded really pissed off]], [[{{Determinator}} very determined about something]], or in just a really excited mood.
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9	Don't really expect the fire to [[FauxFlame actually affect things]], unless this crosses over with HeatVision.
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11	This could be the next step after RedEyesTakeWarning, if you don't heed the warning.
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13	Compare GlowingEyes, HellishPupils, WingdingEyes, BurningWithAnger, InfernalBackground.
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15	Contrast OcularGushers.
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17	Not to be confused [[BattleThemeMusic with]] "[[VideoGame/CaveStory Eyes of Flame]]".
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19	!!Examples:
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24	* In the UK 2002 Federation Against Copyright Theft PIF "The Pirates are out to get you", fire is seen briefly in the demonic blacksmith's eyes during a sudden zoom-in shot of the blacksmith.
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27	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
28	* ''Franchise/BlackRockShooter'' is a girl dressed in black with a giant cannon, a katana, and a blue flame burning in her left eye. [[AdaptationExpansion Everything else is unique to whatever adaptation you happen to be witnessing]].
29	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Tenken is shown to have flames for eyeballs under his helmet.
30	* ''Manga/BlueExorcist'': Rin has these when fighting Amaimon, showing he entered his demonic state.
31	* Chako gets a RousingSpeech in ''Anime/CosplayComplex'', and her eyes do this.
32	* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'': In the first episode, Chi-Chi gets these then Roshi recommends buying dirty movies with Goku's 100,000,000 Zeni.
33	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
34	** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'': Jonathan Joestar demonstrates this trait in the opening of the anime, as a CallForward to his AU counterpart Johnny's "dark determination".
35	** ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'': Jolyne gains small flames in her eyes in the first chapter when she's determined to save Ermes. [[spoiler:Weather Report also has dark flames cloud his eyes upon regaining his memories, and with it his determination to kill Pucci.]] Both of these instances would retroactively be shown as examples of [[KillingIntent Dark Determination]] introduced in ''Steel Ball Run''.
36	** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'': Johnny Joestar has a "dark determination" to his eyes when he can't afford to lose at any cost, which is represented as black fire clouding his pupils. Other characters have also demonstrated this trait, such as Gyro when he becomes determined to defeat Ringo, and Ringo during a flashback when he shoots his would-be rapist as a child.
37	** The Dark Determination phenomenon returns in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]'', with Josuke, Mamezuku, and Kaato experiencing it.
38	* Rock Lee in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', of the excited kind. The first time Choji was [[BerserkButton called fat]] in the manga his eyes were on fire too.
39	* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Sanji has his only visible eye burning with fire whenever he's really BurningWithAnger.
40	* In ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', the female customers gets flaming eyes when they're really fired up about something -- usually a particularly adorable {{Moe}} moment involving the hosts. It turns into a somewhat bizarre plot-point during the episodes starring Ritsu Kasanoda, a young {{Yakuza}} Boss whose icy glare normally freezes anyone who comes near him. He winds up being SweetOnPollyOliver, causing all the girls to get fired up about the perceived {{Yaoi}} romance, and even when he turns his icy glare on them, their fiery intensity melts it on the spot. "Don't underestimate the flames of MOE!"
41	* In one episode of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', Ash unknowingly messes up Jesse's hair with a flame attack, causing her to swear vengenance on him. Meowth and James note that she has fire in her eyes... and then point out that she has fire in her hair too.
42	* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
43	** ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'': In [[Recap/HCPC06RibbonsTenderness Episode 6]], Ribbon's pupils become fireballs when she gets fed up with Hime's {{Bratty Food Demand}}s.
44	** ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'': Terumi's eyes become fireballs when her daughter Hikaru motivates her to write a manga.
45	** ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'': The inside of Asuka's eyes become fire when she scolds Laura.
46	** ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'': Ran's eyes turn into fireballs when Yui correctly guesses the secret ingredient of her broth (kelp).
47	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Ryoga's eyes go entirely pink-red and glow with similar-coloured energy to his attack & aura when he's channeling a particularly powerful (or Perfected) [[AngstNuke Shi Shi Hokodan.]] More like GlowingEyesOfDoom, but overlaps with this because it represents the emotion too.
48	* In ''Anime/SDGundamForce'', this is how we know Captain Gundam's [[EleventhHourSuperpower Soul]] [[PowerOfFriendship Drive]] is working. [[HotBlooded Bakunetsumaru]] does it once in a hilarious fit of righteous fury, and [[spoiler: Captain, Zero, and Baku do it at the same time at the end of the final battle.]]
49	* In one episode of ''Manga/SgtFrog'', Momoka's pupils turn into flames when she imagines using the next day's outing with Fuyuki as a chance to get close to him, but they turn into tiny rainclouds when Fuyuki mentions it's supposed to rain the next day.
50	* In ''Manga/SpyXFamily'', a spark of fire appears in the iris of Anya's eyes when Damian responds to her smug smile by threatening to bully her every day at school.
51	* In ''Anime/{{Tamagotchi}}'', this will occasionally happen to angry or pumped-up characters. In the very first episode, Mametchi does this when he notices the controller on the video game console being handed out as the race's winning prize resembles Gotchiman's Gotchi Beam weapon and wants to win it.
52	* Crosses over with PlayingWithFire for Lunatic in ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' -- and as Episode 16 confirms, the fire from his eyes can ''literally'' cause injury.
53	* ''Anime/UsagichanDeCue'' has the shapely Mimika get cuddly-snuggly with Haru on his bed. Miku comes by with groceries, and sees them together in that compromising position. Fortunately, Miku realizes that Mimika has the long ears, fluffy tail, and simple mind of a bunny rabbit. However, when Mimika gleefully resumes rubbing and cuddling Haru, Miku's eyes burst aflame with jealousy.
54	* ''Manga/VideoGirlAi'': In episode 3 of the anime, right before Ai spends all of Youta's immediate cash on a crane game.
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57	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
58	* In ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'', fittingly for [[PlayingWithFire his element]], [=BoBoiBoy=] Fire's eyes turn into flames when he's particularly angry.
59	* In Season 5 episode 22 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', Headmaster Tele's eyes turn into flames when he gets mad at Careless S. for accidentally destroying the Superstar School building with his weapon.
60	* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', sometimes characters who get angry will have flames in their eyes.
61	* In the ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' episode "Sumo Momo", Samosa's eyes turn into flames when the wrestler Sumo Momo manages to give him enough of a whopping to crack the tip on his head.
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64	[[folder:Fanfiction]]
65	* Evil Calvin gets these in ''Fanfic/RetroChill'' after being pounced on by Hobbes.
66	* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Mister Mxyzptlk's eyes light on fire when Izuku refuses to play with him. Mxyzptlk then declares that [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse Izuku has no choice]].
67	* Fanfic/RealityChecksNyxverse: [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Princess Celestia]] gets these along with a [[FlamingHair flaming mane]] in Chapter 7 of ''Alicornundrum'', when she goes into a MamaBear-induced UnstoppableRage directed at Lord Blueblood for attempting to set up an ArrangedMarriage between his son, Prince Blueblood, and recently-crowned Princess Twilight Sparkle (her ''most beloved student'', mind).
68	* ''Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf'': The Khornate half of the [[spoiler:resurrected Gregor Clegane]] is described as having burning coals for eyes. The Wolf is unimpressed and threatens to gouge them out again.
69	* ''Fanfic/TopOfTheLineEditorBug'': When Tak sees that Zim has managed to sneak his way into the SIR Unit tournament, fires light up in her eyes, hot enough to [[RuleOfFunny melt the snow cone she's holding]].
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72	[[folder:Film — Live-Action]]
73	* In ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy'', Creator/WillFerrell's eyes burst into flame when his hair is insulted.
74	* Godzilla does this in ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'' after being freed from frozen slumber.
75	* In ''Film/SpaceJam'', Lola has fire in her eyes when Bugs calls her "[[BerserkButton doll]]".
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78	[[folder:Literature]]
79	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'': Early on, Tiffany runs into [[{{Hellhound}} grimhounds]], which have fiery eyes and razors for teeth. She manages to defeat a group of them by luring them out of the Queen's realm, which leads to [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome exactly what you expect would happen if an animal actually had flaming eyeballs]].
80	* ''Literature/{{Everworld}}'': Hephaistos is described as having literal fire in his eyes.
81	* The fire jinn in ''Literature/FancyApartments'', Tisa, has flaming eyes and hair when she's in jinn mode.
82	* In ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'', the cannibal taoist Ma Yuan has a very unsettling appearence, being several feet tall with a skin like a melon/gourd, having sharp teeth and flames coming out of his eyes, [[ExaggeratedTrope ears and nostrils]].
83	* In the ''Literature/{{Nightside}}'' series, Merlin [[spoiler: Satanspawn]] has no actual eyeballs, instead having flames in their place. Whenever he appears, John mentions that they say he has his father's eyes...
84	* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'':
85	** Ares, god of war, has eyes like miniature nuclear explosions because he's a representation of violence, war and rage; he normally [[InhumanEyeConcealers wears sunglasses to cover them up]].
86	** Hestia, the goddess of the hearth fire and the home, also has flames for eyes, but hers are described as much warmer and less creepy.
87	** The titan Hyperion has eyes like the Sun itself. Fitting, since he is Titan of Light and the original ruler of the Sun.
88	* In Fiona Patton's ''Literature/TalesOfTheBranionRealm'' series, the royal family of an alternate Britain has literally fiery eyes, the flames growing brighter as one gets closer to the throne and culminating in the sovereign who is known as the Vessel of the Living Flame, the sacred avatar of a fire god.
89	* In ''Literature/TheWarGods'', when a person becomes a wild wizard, he or she is marked forever by having their eyes become covered in multicolor fire.
90	* Ba'alzamon in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' has fire appear in his eyes and mouth at random intervals, as a side effect of overuse of [[TheDarkSide the True Power]].
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93	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
94	* Ghost Riders in Series/AgentsOfSHIELD get these, precluded by the hosts getting GlowingEyesOfDoom before they burn away.
95	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E742 42]]", those possessed by [[GeniusLoci the living sun]] get eyes like this, bright enough to burn anyone exposed to them to ashes and a mark on the wall.
96	* ''Series/JourneyToTheWest1996'': Whenever Sun Wukong activcates his iconic "Fire-Eye" abilities to look through walls or scan for demon disguises, his cornea turns into fiery orbs.
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99	[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
100	* Literature/TheBible: Jesus Christ is described in the Book of Revelation as having "eyes like flames of fire".
101	* A fragmentary surviving song devoted to the Armenian pagan god Vahagn said that "his eyes, they were as suns". As a god he was associated with fire, as well as storms and dragon-slaying.
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104	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
105	* ''TabletopGame/{{Arduin}}'':
106	** Red wraiths, a type of skeletal undead, have dancing red-black flames for eyes.
107	** Star dragon eyes are described as twin suns of raging crimson flames.
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110	[[folder:Toys]]
111	* The website [=TeeTurtle=] sells [[https://www.teeturtle.com/products/the-original-reversible-octopus-plushie?variant=19577791466602 reversible octopus plushies]] that have two different facial expressions. One style is the "fire eyes" version, which has an angry face on one side and an angrier face with fiery eyes on the other.
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114	[[folder:Video Games]]
115	* ''VideoGame/CookingMama'' does this in all of her games whenever you fail a task.
116	* In ''VideoGame/CthulhuSavesTheWorld'', when the optional boss Fire Whale gets DrivenToMadness, its eyes (and mouth) become flaming.
117	%% Needs Context * The Burning Eye in ''VideoGame/DarkCastle''.
118	* In ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' all the Prime Evils have this. In the previous games, their eyes glowed but didn't seem to be actual fire.
119	* Flonne of ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' gets ticked off ([[{{Otaku}} or particularly enthusiastic]]), and her eyes turn into fireballs.
120	* Anders' eyes burn with a FauxFlame when he is feeling particularly angry in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''. [[spoiler:It is a sign of his possession by the Warden's other companion, Justice, who has turned into a demon of Vengeance under his influence.]]
121	* In the intro to ''VideoGame/FinalFight 2'', Haggar briefly gets these, which then form the "2" on the title screen logo.
122	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'': The Rokkr Remnant accessories give any unit an appearance of a flaming eyeball, with a different color for every weapon type, which can be given as a reward in Sieges.
123	%%* Prier in ''VideoGame/LaPucelle Tactics''.
124	* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'':
125	** All the Space Pirates, including the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Phazon]]-mutated Elite Pirates have this in the first ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime''.
126	** Ridley had this in his first appearance ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption''.
127	* In ''VideoGame/MySimsAgents'', Chef Gino gets these over the theft of his maps that lead to where he gets his ingredients.
128	* The "fired-up" version is seen in a few missions in the ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'' series.
129	* ''VideoGame/Pikmin4'': The icon for "pup drive" (Oatchi's ExperiencePoints) is Oatchi's face with flaming eyes.
130	* ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'' has this as one of Vishnal's expressions.
131	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
132	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'': Exor's "face" on the hilt burns, not counting the two larger ones. Also counts as GlowingEyesOfDoom.
133	** ''VideoGame/MarioStrikers - Battle League'': The [[LimitBreak Hyper Strikes]] do a three-panel zoom in on the character's face as their eyes light up with determination.
134	* Though not seen clearly, Illidan's eyes in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' were burned out and replaced with flames as part of Sargeras' "gift". They are hidden by a blindfold, though the glow can still be seen. In ''Warcraft III'', his [[OneWingedAngel Metamorphosis]] ultimate ability's icon shows him without a blindfold, with burning eyes. In ''Legion'', you can create a Demon Hunter with the traditional blindfold, or you can forgo the blindfold and let the world see [[BodyHorror the felfire burning in otherwise hollow eye sockets]].
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138	* Whenever one of the four maidens in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' use their power, flames form around their eyes.
139	* In ''WebAnimation/SilverQuill'''s "After the Fact: Amending Fences", Starlight Glimmer gets burning eyeballs after Silver Quill dashes out and leaves her to pay a restaurant bill of 1500 bits.
140	* Used in ''WebAnimation/ExtraCredits'', especially in ''Extra History''. One example [[https://youtu.be/lzH1p3t2oRE?t=7m47s here]].
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143	[[folder:Web Comics]]
144	* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Ellen has them [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-11-11 here]] and Susan has them [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2007-08-14 here]].
145	* While he normally has [[ProphetEyes blank white eyes]], Kankri Vantas from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' gets these when he thinks his friend [[TeamMom Porrim]] is trying to "[[HatesBeingTouched mother]]" him.
146	* In ''Webcomic/WeakHero'', when Gerard realises that he missed out on a pizza, he grabs Rowan by the shoulder and compels him silently with fire in his eyes to be invited next time. Particularly humorous since Gerard's eyes are [[EyesOutOfSight always covered by his hair]].
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150	* In ''Website/{{Lioden}}'', a number of decors create the appearance of fire coming out of a lion's eyes, often with other visual effects as well. Hellfire Eyes is the only one that causes the trope with no other effects.
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153	[[folder:Western Animation]]
154	* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': In "Winter Greens", Remy gets these when he dares Vasquez to take him down, which in turn causes him to come to his senses.
155	* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'':
156	** Numbuh Three in has a tendency to get like this when she gets angry enough.
157	** Numbuh 86 (a.k.a. Fanny) as well does this from time to time, [[FieryRedhead which comes as no surprise]].
158	-->'''Numbuh 86!''' '''''[[BerserkButton TOOOOOOOTS?]]'''''
159	* In the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'', whenever ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}'s eyes burn, it likely means he is about to use his [[EyeBeams omega effect]].
160	* ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'': In "The Hidden Light", Gary gets these while madly ranting upon learning that he's in the same hideout as the man who created [[TheFriendNobodyLikes KVN]], the thing he despises the most.
161	-->'''Gary:''' Quinn... I've finally found him. The Father of Beelzebub. This house... must be ''cleansed with... '''FIRE!''''' We gotta burn it to the ground, Quinn! We gotta BURN IT TO THE GROUND!
162	* Parodied in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy''. After Grim gets fireballs in his eyes, Billy lampshades it and Grim starts screaming while telling him to put them out.
163	* In ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'', the Steward has blue flame coming out of its eye sockets. Behind the mask is a tube generating the flame.
164	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'':
165	** In one episode, this happens to Kaeloo when Mr. Cat makes fun of her [[SpeechImpediment lisp]].
166	** In "Let's Play Trap-Trap", this happens to Quack Quack several times over the course of the episode since he's being deprived of yogurt by Kaeloo, which is making him angry [[spoiler: and slowly driving him insane.]]
167	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': "You know what happens when you make Lola '''''MAAAAD!'''''"
168	** In "For Bros About to Rock", Lincoln did this when Luna inadvertently embarrassed him in public by [[ShipperOnDeck pairing him with a girl who happened to be there]]. He also managed to melt the ice that was in his pants at that time.
169	* In ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' episode "Plaza Prom", R.M.S.'s eyes are engulfed in flames as he's enraged over Brandon embellishing his cover-up story about having a proper date to the Plaza Prom.
170	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'':
171	** Ren sometimes gets these when he's really angry.
172	** Also Anthony's Dad from the episode "A Visit To Anthony" after he believes the duo hurt his son and threatens them, it's actually the fireplace reflected in his glasses.
173	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Marge get these in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E13SomeEnchantedEvening Some Enchanted Evening]]" while impatiently waiting for Homer to come home as Dr. Marvin Monroe's advice to leave him goes through her head.
174	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Obsidian, the powerful {{fusion\|Dance}} of [[spoiler:Steven, Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl]], has molten lava for all four of her eyes.
175	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' features these from the turtles when they are angry due to [[{{Animesque}} the series's heavy reliance on anime-esque expressions]]. They mostly come from Raphael.
176	* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', Raven did this once in the episode "Fear Itself".
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