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10[[caption-width-right:333:You can see the power in his eyes.]]
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14%%->''"Psycho therapy, psycho therapy, psycho therapy!,\
15%%That's what they wanna give me!,\
16%%Psycho therapy, psycho therapy, psycho therapy!,\
17%%All they wanna give me...\
18%%I'm a teenage schizoid, the one your parent despise,\
19%%Psycho therapy, '''now I got glowing eyes..."'''''
20%%-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VRiTUyQiQk "Psycho Therapy", the Ramones]]
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22Glowing eyes are a character designer's shorthand for power. Want to show that someone is about to unleash a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown? Give them GlowingEyesOfDoom. Has a robotic creature been activated? Better turn on their GlowingMechanicalEyes. We all know that PowerGlows; presumably since eyes are the windows of the soul, glowing eyes are a good way to show off someone's LifeEnergy. May be an indication that someone's just triggered their SuperMode. This trope is famous enough MemeticMutation over it occurred.
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24This is a SuperTrope of:
25[[index]]
26* EyeLightsOut: The eyes of a magical or robotic being with Glowing Eyes fade when they die.
27* GlowingEyesOfDoom: When glowing eyes mean bad things are about to happen.
28** GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath: Undead creatures with glowing eyes.
29* GlowingMechanicalEyes: Cyborgs or robots with glowing, artificial eyes.
30* ThroatLight: A character so full of power that light shines out of their mouth.
31* ShadowedFaceGlowingEyes: A face obscured by shadow so only the glowing eyes are visible.
32[[/index]]
33
34Other related tropes:
35* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes has eyes visible in otherwise complete darkness -- presumably because they glow just a little bit?
36* TheDarknessGazesBack is a sister trope to the former.
37* FireballEyeballs can glow, since fire does anyway.
38* RedEyesTakeWarning often glow ominously for added effect.
39* OccultBlueEyes can also work as well.
40* ScaryShinyGlasses aren't actually eyes, but serve much the same purpose.
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42But not all glowing eyes are necessarily one of these.
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44!!Examples
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48[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
49* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Alphonse Elric is forced to exist for several years as AnimatedArmor. The eyes glow to show that he's "in there". During the few instances when his consciousness is separated from the armor, or he is possessed by another force, the eyes cease to glow.
50* ''Manga/InterviewsWithMonsterGirls'': Hikari gets these in any sort of flash photography. Takahashi speculates that vampires have the same additional reflective membrane in their eyes that most wildlife with nightvision have, leading to this effect. That said, she's a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire, and there's no suggestion that she's in any way evil.
51* ''Anime/{{K}}'': In the last episode of season 1, Rikio's sunglasses come off and his eyes glow as he uses his powers. None of the other Clansmen and Kings, Red or otherwise, show this, although some (e.g. the Silver King) glow all over. Though, Kusanagi could be hiding it under his CoolShades, like Rikio.
52%%** The Red King, [[spoiler:at least the one in season 2]].
53[[/folder]]
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55[[folder:Art]]
56* ''Art/LaserKiwiFlag'': The kiwi's eyes are glowing green as it shoots out lasers.
57[[/folder]]
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59[[folder:Audio Plays]]
60* ''AudioPlay/TheSandman2020'': Both covers for Act I and Act III focus on the powerful immortal Morpheus, and feature his trademark eyes that glow like stars as centerpieces.
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63[[folder:Comic Books]]
64* In ''ComicBook/PoetAndersonTheDreamWalker'', whenever Poet's powers activate, by his own will or otherwise. Also shows up prominently in [[WesternAnimation/PoetAndersonTheDreamWalker the short film the comics are a prequel to]].
65* ComicBook/{{Superman}}'s eyes [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glow red when angry or about to fire his heat vision]], but sometimes they glow blue or white when using XRayVision.
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68[[folder:Fan Fiction]]
69* In ''Fanfic/AllYourBaseAreBelongToHer'', Dawn's eyes glow emerald whenever she activates her link to the [[PortalNetwork Stargate Network]]. In an effort to maintain a low profile, she obtains a pair of designer sunglasses to wear whenever she's forced to do so in a public situation.
70* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'':
71** Doctor Strange tends to have these when he wants to appear more eldritch and otherworldly.
72** Harry's eyes have been known to glow gold and Thor's have been known to glow electric blue/white. In both cases it is a very good idea to start running.
73* ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse'': The cultists in ''Nightmares Yet to Come'' have glowing golden eyes, though not all the time, allowing their members to pass for normal.
74* Winter notes in ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'' that Ruby's unnaturally silver eyes have a slight glow to them. This hints at the special powers Ruby wields.
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77[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
78* ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'': A "[[LoveAtFirstSight zing]]" between two people is signaled by a faint pink glow washing across their eyes.
79* One of ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix'' involves being able to resist the [[HypnoticEyes hypnotic gaze]] of Iris the magician, who has glowing eyebeams he can switch on like car headlamps. Iris tries to hypnotize Asterix into believing he's a boar, but keeps getting distracted by the Gaul's comments about his eyes. ("How do you do that?", "Can you make them light up one at a time?" and "They must be handy for reading in bed.") Eventually, Iris becomes so confused [[DuckSeasonRabbitSeason he ends up hypnotizing himself]].
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82[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
83* In ''Film/{{Descendants}}'' and its sequels and spinoffs, Mal's magic manifests by having her eyes glow green.
84* In ''Film/GhostbustersII'', a possessed character finds this trope handy for [[MundaneUtility walking down a corridor with the lights out]].
85* In ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'', Bruce Banner sports these when he transforms into the title character.
86* The ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s eyes glow blue whenever he charges his atomic breath.
87* In ''Film/TheScribbler'', the main character -- who suffers from a SplitPersonality -- uses an experimental electroshock device (the "Siamese Burn") to systematically erase her excess personalities. Trouble is, it also causes blackouts -- during which she upgrades the device with whatever scrap electronics she can find. [[spoiler:By film's end, using the device gives the user near-superhuman powers, of which Glowing Eyes are but a side effect.]]
88* In ''Film/WarCraft2016'', whenever a magic user casts a spell, their eyes glow in appropriate color.
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91[[folder:Literature]]
92* ''Literature/HattieAndHudson'': Hudson's yellow eye's glow at night.
93* ''Literature/InCryptid'': Johrlac eyes turn white when they actively use their telepathy. Sarah says it's due to some unknown bioluminescent compound in their BizarreAlienBiology.
94* ''Literature/IronWidow'': When people are actively channeling their [[LifeEnergy qi]], their eyes and [[VolcanicVeins meridian lines]] glow with the colour of their primary element.
95* Many creatures shown in ''Literature/LivInTheFuture'' have eyes that glow for reasons unknown: cats, rats, dogs...
96* ''Literature/LoneHuntress'': Centuries of microevolution have resulted in Gaians possessing eyes that glow in times of stress. As a result, people attempting to stare down Lisa tend to quickly back down when her counter-stare begins to shine. The ironic twist: Lisa is an introverted amazon convinced that NoGuyWantsAnAmazon, and suffering from extreme social ineptitude. Her eyes are glowing because she's ''terrified'' of human interaction.
97%%* Zaltec from ''Literature/TheReturnOfZaltec'' has these.
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100[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
101* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks Planet of the Daleks]]", the animals surround the fire with glowing eyes. The eyes go out when the people frighten them off.
102* In ''Series/{{Helix}},'' Doctor [[spoiler:Hiroshi Hatake]] hides glowing silver irises behind brown-tinted contacts, suggesting ProfessorGuineaPig hobbyism apart from the unregulated viral research Arctic Biosystems is conducting.
103* In ''Series/JupitersLegacy'', Chloe's eyes glow when she uses her powers.
104* In ''Series/SapphireAndSteel'', Sapphire's eyes glow bright blue when she's using her powers. Interestingly, the same is ''not'' true of Steel, or indeed any of their colleagues.
105* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
106** ComicBook/DoctorFate gets glowing golden eyes during this transformation sequence and dimmer red eyes in other times.
107** Clark's eyes tend to flash red when he's using his heat vision or blue when he's using his X-Ray vision.
108* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': In the final scene of "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S3E28 Crazy as a Soup Sandwich]]", Nino Lancaster's eyes glow, revealing that he is [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils the master of demons]].
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111[[folder:Music]]
112* ''Music/CreaturesOfTheNight'':
113** The original 1982 cover had all four members of Music/{{KISS}} with glowing eyes.
114** The video for "I Love It Loud" ends with a group of kids who have been hypnotized (due to watching the video) all having glowing eyes and walking outside in a zombie-like fashion. The band is also shown to be like this in the last shot.
115* Some of the kids in the video for Bonnie Tyler's "Music/TotalEclipseOfTheHeart"', literalizing the hook "Turn around bright eyes."
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118[[folder:Pinball]]
119* Higher-end versions of the ''Pinball/{{ACDC}}'' pinball have the Underworld, a mini-playfield that is shaped like a [[WreathedInFlames flaming head]] with glowing white LED eyes.
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122[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
123* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
124** A topaz dragon's pupils fade with age, until their eyes becoming glowing, fiery orbs with no visible divisions.
125** The eyes of magma and smoke drakes glow like burning embers.
126** A sunwyrm's eyes seep with seemingly liquid light.
127* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Old Stickfingers' eyes, however many they happen to be at any given moment, glow with a pale green fire.
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130[[folder:Toys]]
131* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'': Almost every single character has glowing eyes. The Piraka sets even had [[RedEyesTakeWarning a battery-powered LED in their heads that could be pressed to turn on]].
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134[[folder:Video Games]]
135* ''VideoGame/Ashes2063'': Both [[PlayerCharacter Scav]] and NPC scavengers have eyes that constantly glow white. According to a doctor, it's a common trait of the scav mutation.
136* The Little Sisters in ''VideoGame/BioShock'' have green glowing eyes. The Big Daddies' helmets, meanwhile, also glow for some unknown reason, though glowing eyes are the most likely explanation, and it has the same effect either way. (They're also ColorCodedForYourConvenience.)
137* ''VideoGame/TheDeerGod'' has eyes that glow blue. Combined with the God's bright white avatar, the effect is unsettling.
138* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', glowing [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden eyes]] are a trait of [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampires]], as revealed in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Dawnguard'' DLC. It's implied that this is a trait which is InvisibleToNormals, and can only be seen by certain other supernatural beings (such as the [[PlayerCharacter Dragonborn]], who has a draconic [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Aedric]] soul).
139* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/EldritchLandsTheWitchQueensEternalWar'', Queen Sofia Nitshe, has glwoing purple eyes, a sign of her immense powers of crystal magic.
140* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', the hallmark of someone who has been infused with Mako energy and [[TheVirus Jenova cells]] is permanently glowing irises. Downplayed in the visuals of the original game and in the ''Franchise/CompilationOfFinalFantasyVII'', in which the glowing eyes are just rendered as an unusually bright eye colour, but ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' makes Cloud's glowing eyes ''very'' obvious and disturbing.
141* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
142** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'': The eponymous [[ArtifactOfDoom Majora's Mask]] has glowing yellow eyes in contrast to the inert eyes of the other masks in the game.
143** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWakerHD'' adds in a new graphical effect where enemies have a noticeable glow in their eyes.
144** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'': The spirit form of Princess Zelda accompanies Link on the adventure and has the ability to possess Phantoms, who are suits of AnimatedArmor in the service of the BigBad. When she possesses one, the normally gray suits turn pink, complete with pink Glowing Eyes.
145%%* A costume item in ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet 2''.
146* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
147** ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'':
148*** When Samara is using her biotics in some cutscenes her eyes will glow blue.
149*** All quarians get glowing eyes that can be seen through their faceplate, though it's possible that they've always had them but you couldn't see them through the opaque faceplates that you saw in the first game.
150** ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'':
151*** The [[spoiler:synthesis]] ending gives glowing eyes to [[spoiler:''everyone in the galaxy'']].
152*** A faint blue glow is added to the iris any time a biotic uses their powers.
153* The Glukkons from the ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}'' series have glowing eyes. It's explained that Glukkons developed them after shutting themselves away, so they didn't have to see the moon with the Mudokon pawprint on it, [[FantasticRacism which opens a whole 'nother can of fish]]...
154* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': As the Hollow Shell passive indicates, "A Manna's eyes glow with arcane strength", and that glow is red.
155* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': Starting with ''20th Anniversary'', Sig's red eye will glow when he uses his Hydrangea spell, which is notably also the only time he uses his [[RedRightHand red arm]] for any of his attacks, further hinting at his partial demon heritage.
156* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', there is a whole set of auras that produce the purely cosmetic effect of glowing eyes in your choice of black, orange, white, red, purple, yellow, blue, or green.
157* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'':
158** ''Warcraft II'': The [[MagicKnight Paladins]] have glowing yellowish-orange eyes.
159** ''Warcraft III'': The [[TheMedic Priests]] have growing blue eyes as well, presumably because they're high elves.
160** ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' sure loves its glowing eyes. A lot. Lots of races have glowing eyes. (See also GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath and GlowingEyesOfDoom.)
161*** All members of the Draenei race have glowing blue (or white, depending on the artist) eyes. Their fellow Eredar who made a DealWithTheDevil to turn into demons have their eyes turn glowing yellow as well as gaining [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience red skin]] and SpikesOfVillainy.
162*** Male Night Elves have glowing golden eyes and female Night Elves have glowing silver eyes in-game. In the original cinematic for ''World of Warcraft'', a night elf's eyes reflect light like a cat's, not glow. This makes sense, as the night elves live up to their name by living where it's always night. Still, almost all official art shows their eyes as glowing like in the game graphics, which also makes them like the other elves, below.
163*** In the ''Burning Crusade'' expansion, Blood Elves had their eyes retconned from [[ProphetEyes ghostly white]] to glowing green eyes that are a side-effect of their addiction to demonic magic. High Elves also had their eyes changed from white to glowing Blue. This was probably related to ColorCodedCharacters.
164*** For all races, several headpieces (usually tier set headgear) confers glowing eyes, especially Rogue and Warlock sets, but found in the odd Paladin and Hunter sets too. The exceedingly odd hunter Tier 6 Gronnstalker set, is covered in glowing, '''moving''' eyes. [[http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31006]] (Click on the screenshot.)
165*** The Death Knight Hero Class has glowing blue eyes, to signify their [[GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath reanimation by the Scourge]]. If you play a race that already has glowing eyes, the Death Knight eyes will overwrite them.
166*** Virtually all the epic mounts in the game have glowing eyes, even the common ones that can be purchased. How did all these beasts of burden get these glowing eyes? No one in-universe seems to notice or care.
167*** The five (six counting Malygos) Dragon Aspects all have glowing eyes. [[spoiler:Once they lose their Titan gifted powers at the end of ''Cataclysm'', after Deathwing's death, the four remaining Aspects lose their eye glows. In a cinematic, too, so it's definitely not a model quirk.]]
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171* ''Webcomic/Aurora2019'':
172** These are a common feature of gods, whose incarnations' eyes tend to glow a solid, undifferentiated color; Vash's eyes glow blue, for instance, while Tahraim's glow white and the storm god Tynan and the fire god Caliban have yellow ones.
173** Alinua's eyes glow green when she uses her life magic.
174%%* ''Webcomic/BlueYonder'': Jared's eyes start to glow.
175* ''Webcomic/{{Castoff}}'': Both Vector and Arianna have these. It seems to be tied to magic somehow. Arianna's eyes glow when she casts spells, but Vector isn't a trained mage and has permanent glowy eyes. [[spoiler:He does, however, have a lot of magical potential.]] Rori and Marina also have what seems to be natural, untrained magical talent, and their eyes glow when they use it.
176* ''Webcomic/DragonMango'': [[http://dragon-mango.com/comic/chapter04/dm04-14.htm The princess vanishing is complicated by a phantom dragon with glowing eyes haunting the castle.]]
177* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': The character who goes by the screen name "Tengu" has glowing pupils, as seen [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-07-11 here]].
178* ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'': [[http://endstone.net/2011/10/20/6-38/ The angel statue]] has glowing yellow eyes.
179* ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'': Summer Mighty has to wear a mask to [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/330/ cover her eyes]], since she [[PowerIncontinence doesn't quite have full control over her]] EyeBeams.
180%%* ''Webcomic/FarOut'': A lizard's glow in the evening.
181* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': The eyes of the dragon Pyralspite glowed a deep red, which Mindfang compared to "a sun concentr8ted into a small jewel". The light was so intense that locking gazes with it temporarily blinded Mindfang and permanently burnt out her more sensitive eye.
182* ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'': Dara has glowing eyes normally hidden by OpaqueLenses. They can glow red as well as blue, when she's annoyed.
183* ''Webcomic/{{Marooned}}'': If a Mindstone [[TouchedByVorlons chooses you]], you get these, along with PowerMakesYourHairGrow and PowerDyesYourHair.
184* ''Webcomic/OffWhite'': The White Spirits have glowing blue eyes and the Black Spirits have glowing red eyes.
185* ''Webcomic/{{Outsider}}'': When Loroi capable of psychokinesis use their powers, their irises glow.
186* ''Webcomic/{{Plume}}'': Corrick's eyes glow golden with magic all the time, but truly flash when he uses his powers.
187%%* ''Webcomic/{{Remus}}'': Everyone has these as a part of the art style.
188* ''Webcomic/SkinDeep'': Unless magically disguised, the eyes of a sphinx glow. They are said to have magical power even greater than the dragons.
189* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'':
190** Zoe gets them in ExoticEyeDesigns flavor, as said in the AltText for page [[http://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-13-page-31 31]]:
191--->yeah yeah [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans]] yeah yeah HE DOESN'T OWN A COPYRIGHT ON GLOWY EYE
192** [[spoiler:Bud]] is later revealed to have GlowingEyesOfDoom... [[EyesAlwaysShut when they're open, anyway]].
193* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'': Demons eyes glow to augment their [[InnateNightVision already good night vision]] to the point where they can see in total darkness (extremely useful since total darkness is what Hell has at night) but their eyes also glow when [[GameFace angry or about to kill]]. The demon's eye color also determine what color the eye glow is. So far, there have been seven colors ([[RedEyesTakeWarning red]], [[SupernaturalGoldEyes yellow]], [[IcyBlueEyes blue]], [[TechnicolorEyes purple]], [[ProphetEyes white]], [[TechnicolorEyes orange]] and green).
194* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Lalli, from time to time. Since it tends to show up in his nightime scouting scenes, it is possible that it is some kind magical night vision.
195* In ''Webcomic/SwordsAndSausages'', Bapple's mother has them for a while because of young Kiela, [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-32 who was trying to tame a wild dragon for her Magic Academy dissertation]].
196-->'''Kiela:''' First, I cast a spell to make her eyes glow. I thought it'd make her identifiable and would look great for my presentation.
197* ''Webcomic/WakeOfTheClash'': Ghost has eyes that glow bright blue with varied intensity when using his powers. Depending on the scene, they may glow bright enough that his irises disappear.
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200[[folder:Web Animation]]
201* ''WebAnimation/MetaRunner'': Tari's eyes glow blue whenever she warps into a video game and, to a lesser extent, whenever she uses her UI vision. She and Evelyn also have glowing eyes on their Hidden Heroes avatars, respectively purple and orange.
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204[[folder:Web Originals]]
205* Glowing eyes on its own is a popular [[MemeticMutation memetic]] shorthand for portraying...well, exactly what the description says. ''Especially'' if it's humorously for an [[MundaneMadeAwesome rather mundane situation or trigger for it]] that the subject apparently would disagree with the label of mundanity. In particular, it has become associated with [[UsefulNotes/{{Bitcoin}} cryptocurrency]] fans under the name [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/laser-eyes-bitcoin-trend-laserrayuntil100k "laser eyes"]].
206* There is a Website/DeviantArt user called "delta7447" who is fond of these, often adding them for no reason except to show off his [=OCs=]' power, but was willing to parody their use in "Literature/NothingLikeTheSun", where the main character's constantly glowing eyes are an annoyance because [[PowerIncontinence she cannot turn them off]], even though she is [[LittleMissAlmighty otherwise all-powerful]].
207* ''Literature/MageLife'': Every magical being of enough power or skill eventually gains a pair.
208* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': Mystery Woman, mentioned in [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/274 Steel Ribbon]], has "glowing green eyes".
209* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': The only visible indication of Codex's power -- besides the brain damage and amnesia -- is the glowing eyes of her victims.
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212[[folder:Western Animation]]
213* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'': The Oracle Twins Kara and Sara get glowing yellow eyes whenever they see the future.
214* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' provides the page image. The glowing eyes of the Avatar State represent all of the previous incarnations of the Avatar and the Avatar Spirit focusing their energy through the current Avatar's body.
215* WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}' eyes glow red or white when they come out of stone sleep. It's GlowingEyesOfDoom when they're making threat displays.
216* ''WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}}'': The titular Inhumanoids' eyes will sometimes [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glow when they are attacking]], and [[NightmareFuel it's a legitimately terrifying image]]. The ones who do it the most are [[PlantPerson Tendril]] and [[NonhumanUndead D'compose]].
217* ''WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee'' has two cases of this for the protagonist:
218** "Adventures in Babysitting" shows Juniper gaining her powers accompanied by this. Her little brother Ray Ray gets these when some of the power is accidentally transferred to him too.
219** In "Out of the Past", when trying to defeat the [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels ex-protector]] Kai Yee, both June and her grandma tap into the natural magic of the realm of the Magical Elders for a power boost.
220** There's also the time when the MonsterOfTheWeek makes evil photocopies of June and her friends. Cue the green Glowing Eyes whenever them being evil is pointed out.
221* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Whenever Ono the Keenest of Sight sees something, his eyes get a glowing yellow shimmer. Anga also has the same power, only her shimmer is purple.
222* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
223** The Mane Six get these whenever they use the Elements of Harmony.
224** Princess Luna will occasionally have glowing silver eyes as well, usually when she's being especially spooky or dramatic. It's GlowingEyesOfDoom if she's angry.
225** In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' spin-off, Sunset Shimmer gets glowing eyes whenever she uses her TouchTelepathy powers.
226* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': When the Ninja reach their full potential, their eyes glow.
227* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': There are several cases of characters eyes beginning to glow whenever they are about to pull off a particularly impressive bit of magic (most commonly seen with Willow). While the cause is never actually explained in-series, WordOfGod states that it's the result of their bile sacs reacting to emotional outbursts and is basically the magical equivalent of an adrenaline rush.
228* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': When channeling especially powerful magic (such as [[spoiler:to overpower Toffee's AntiMagic prison in "[[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E24StormTheCastle Storm the Castle]]" and to cast magic without her wand in "[[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS2E1MyNewWand My New Wand!]]"]]), Star Butterfly's eyes glow bright blue, as do her heart-shaped BlushStickers.
229* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': The Nightbrothers, Darth Maul's kin, all have [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden irises]] that glow in the dark.
230* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': Bloom's eyes glow amber when she uses her strongest powers.
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