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15->'''Leela:''' I know Fry's rich, but do we really have to wear these top hats?\
16'''Bender:''' Maybe you don't understand just how rich he is. In fact, I think I'd better put on a monocle.
17-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', "[[Recap/FuturamaS1E6AFishfulOfDollars A Fishful of Dollars]]"
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19Want to give your character a prop that sets him as high as possible in the social strata? Give him a monocle.
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21Largely obsolete today (it disappeared sometime during TheGreatDepression of the 1930s, when being conspicuously wealthy was a quick way to get yourself despised),[[note]]It's mostly a case of ScienceMarchesOn; ophthalmologists stopped prescribing monocles as we developed more sophisticated means to measure refractive error, allowing for better glasses with different lenses for each eye[[/note]] the monocle is a corrective lens applied to only one eye. In this sense it is no different from eyeglasses. But while eyeglasses have never been anything more than a medical appliance (with the possible exception of the pince-nez), the monocle has been a status symbol virtually since its invention.
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23They are never seen on the faces of the working class. Instead, they are the exclusive province of [[BlueBlood titled nobility]], [[OfficerAndAGentleman high-ranking military officers]], upper-level businessmen, academics, and similar members of the social elite. They are also exclusively worn by men -- though lesbians in the early 20th century sometimes used them for a [[{{Bifauxnen}} subtly masculine edge]]. Monocles were available to the lower classes, but proper manufacture and fitting made them very expensive. Cheaper versions were of poor quality and very uncomfortable to wear; people needing a corrective lens in only one eye who could not or would not get a monocle would generally opt for a full pair of glasses with a flat pane of glass as the "lens" for the eye not needing correction. This is generally how it is done today (except when the person just [[TakeAThirdOption goes for contacts]]).
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25In media, the monocle's wearer will constantly clean it and fidget with it. It will be whipped out and squinted through when the wearer views something below his social station. In comedies, a monocle will pop off its wearer's face and/or shatter in shocked response to the working class hero giving this pompous toady his well-deserved comeuppance. The monocle is also a popular graffito to [[FaceDoodling draw on a sleeping person's face]]. Especially in British works, the monocle is associated with old-time German military officers, and its appearance on the face of a German is visual shorthand, depending on whether the war is the first or the second, of a haughty aristocratic Prussian or a NaziNobleman. Either way it denotes a cold-blooded thinly-disguised psychopath with no regard for human lives lost, so long as Germany wins the war. Monocles and nasty Germans are pretty much synonymous in British works.
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27Ironically, however, in America the monocle is associated with ''the English'', having a much more neutral stigma and being a core wardrobe piece of the QuintessentialBritishGentleman. Japan mostly follows suit, with a special niche carved out for Literature/ArseneLupin-style [[PhantomThief Phantom Thieves]].
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29A trope largely as obsolete as the monocle itself, it still turns up in [[GenteelInterbellumSetting period]] [[AdventurerOutfit pieces]] and parodies, and is gaining popularity in the SteamPunk scene.
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31The female version is the lorgnette (pronounced to rhyme with "born yet," as numerous songwriters have done), which is a pair of spectacles on a small stick to be held up when you want to look at something. It is a common property of the GrandeDame.
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33Given its association with wealth and status, it's a very popular prop for the MockMillionaire and the WickedCultured villain. Today, putting a monocle and top hat on ''anything'' is sure to get a laugh just out of the pure absurdity.[[note]]Unless you go by the name of [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit John Bain]].[[/note]] Sub-trope of StockCostumeTraits.
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35The monocle may be making a small comeback in the 21st century as a way for people to check their phones without having to fumble for reading glasses, as they can hold the phone in on hand and the monocle in the other. Whether this will catch on remains to be seen.
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37See ClassyCane for another stock item of the upper class.
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44* In a Frank's Red Hot sauce commercial, where Ethel makes cucumber sandwiches for the Queen of England, she says the secret is Frank's Red Hot, she puts that *** on ''everything''. Someone drops his monocle.
45* Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike Isaiah Mustafa has introduced the term [[MemeticMutation Monocle Smile!]], useful in everything from referencing Anonymous to helping UsefulNotes/BarackObama's public image.
46* [[http://www.planters.com/history.aspx Mr. Peanut]]
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50* Kaitou Kid from ''Manga/CaseClosed'' and ''Manga/MagicKaito''. The monocle (and top hat) practically define the character, harkening back to Literature/ArseneLupin and the whole GentlemanThief bit. Also, the monocle has a tendency to do the ScaryShinyGlasses thing when Kid's being disturbing.
51* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': Bartley Asprius, loyal general to [[SacrificialLion Clovis la Britannia]], and later, his brother [[TheWhitePrince Schneizel]], [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120222193751/codegeass/images/3/31/BartleyAsprius.jpg wears a tinted one (combined with an ear piercing)]] in his appearances. There's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene in one episode that shows him being transported to the homeland in disgrace and under arrest (for his apparent disloyalty) where he is wearing a standard Britannian prisoner's straitjacket... and his usual monocle.
52* Professor Tomiyose from ''Manga/DaimidalerTheSoundRobot'' wears a monocle of the pince-nez variety.
53* Director Fiks from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasSecretGadgetMuseum'' wears a round monocle over his right eye as a symbol of authority, being a leading curator of a 22nd Century Museum.
54* Alternate in ''Manga/EtCetera'' wears a monocle. Although he really isn't anywhere close to being nobility or high-class.
55* ''[[Literature/FullMetalPanic Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid]]'': Sir Mallory, one of the top dogs in Mithril, is shown wearing a monocle.
56* Though not a high-class woman at all, Forte of ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'' wears a monocle.
57* Vilefort in ''Anime/{{Gankutsuou}}'' wears one, which is often [[ScaryShinyGlasses scary and shiny]].
58* Momo of ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' wears half of a regular pair of glasses as a monocle.
59* Walter Dornez, loyal retainer to the Hellsing family in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' wears a monocle. It goes into ScaryShinyGlasses mode when he's ready to kick undead ass.
60* ''Manga/TheKeeperWantsToBuildAZooInAnotherWorldSoHeTamesMonsters'': The Mayor of Gieg Nowe wears a tiny monocle that clips to the bridge of her nose and is, both literally and figuratively, the highest authority in the town.
61* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJojolion'': The mysterious villain Dr. Satoru Akefu wears a monocle to match his suit and bowler hat. [[spoiler: The ''[[ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter real]]'' Satoru Akefu, as shown in a photo, noticeably didn't have a monocle]].
62* ''Franchise/LupinIII'': Whenever ''Literature/ArseneLupin'' (or his son) appears (usually via flashback), he's usually shown with one of these.
63* Count Brocken in ''Anime/MazingerZ''.
64* Aeolia Schenberg from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''.
65* Dr. Adashino from ''Manga/{{Mushishi}}'' wears a monocle, presumably to make him look more intelligent and make him visually distinguishable from the other villagers, since the series' art style mostly averts the HairColors commonly seen in anime and gives most people black hair.
66* The DistaffCounterpart, glasses on a stick, appear on the face of Eclair Tonnerre in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''.
67* Cho Hakkai from ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'' has one over his artificial right eye, presumably to protect it. He's also generally the most level-headed and polite of the group -- unless he has to pull his IAmNotLeftHanded trick and remove his RestrainingBolt accessories when it's time to kick some ass.
68* Tokita, the Itoshiki family butler in ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' wears one.
69* Prof. Moriarty in ''Anime/SherlockHound'', who looks like a [[DastardlyWhiplash traditional melodrama villain]] with cape, top hat and mustache.
70* ''Anime/SpacePirateMito'' wears a distinctive-looking monocle over her MobileSuitHuman when she's in space pirate mode. It serves as a disguise and it contains targeting and head-up displays and a powerful concealed energy weapon. She ditches the monocle when she's in mom mode and wears glasses in her real, childlike form.
71* ''Manga/SPYxFamily'': Professor Henry Henderson wears a monocle as part of his QuintessentialBritishGentleman image.
72* In ''Literature/TrinityBlood'', Cardinal Sforza is a woman who wears a monocle. She's also a duchess and half-sister to the Pope.
73* Fei Wang Reed, the BigBad of ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', wears one constantly, although it is frequently overshadowed by his giant asschin of evil.
74* In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Beatrice's demon butler (and ServileSnarker) Ronove wears a monocle.
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78* Aversion that apparently needs mentioning: Rich Uncle Pennybags, a.k.a. Mr TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} does ''not'' wear a monocle, even though he looks like he should. Indeed, so many people have admitted ''[[FakeMemories thinking]]'' he does that it's been cited as an example of the "Mandela effect."
79* Colonel Mustard from ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' is usually depicted as wearing one.
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83* [[Characters/BatmanThePenguin The Penguin]] from ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''. This has been [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] in various subsequent adaptations. In ''Film/BatmanReturns'' the Penguin's father wore a monocle, but the Penguin himself uses one only when he's writing at his desk. In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', he does wear the monocle all the time, but is actually dirt-poor, the idea that he is living the high life being just a delusion in his head. Most versions suggest that it's mostly if not entirely an affectation (in one Silver Age comics story, he switches the monocle to his other eye just to troll and distract Batman with an irrelevant puzzle).
84* The NaziNobleman commanding [[TheAlcatraz Devil's Island]] in ''ComicBook/CombatKellyAndHisDeadlyDozen'' #5 sports a monocle.
85* In ''ComicBook/DarkReign: ComicBook/FantasticFour'', the FF traveled through several alternate universes, including one with the FF as the royal family in a mock-Elizabethan England. The Thing, dressed as a chamberlain and sporting a monocle, has become an internet meme.
86-->'''The Thing:''' Milady, [[SophisticatedAsHell 'tis the clobbering hour]].
87* Marvel had their own villain named The Monocle, also sporting a monocle that could fire energy blasts and [[CharmPerson hypnotize people]]. Fought the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' a couple of times.
88* When Father Christmas visits a casino in Las Vegas in ''[[ComicBook/FatherChristmas Father Christmas Goes on Holiday]]'' by Creator/RaymondBriggs, he completes his image as a high roller by sporting a monocle. Ironically, it's just a cheap plastic toy he found in a Christmas cracker the year before, but it does suit him.
89* In ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdventuresOfIndianaJones'': The evil treasure hunter Siegfried Klexx is [[BaldOfEvil completely bald]], wears a traditional AdventurerOutfit--including a pith helmet--and sports a monocle; making look every inch the EvilColonialist
90* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' villain Baron Tyrano sports a monocle despite being [[DarkLordOnLifeSupport confined to an iron lung]].
91* ''ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}'':
92** Gentleman Ghost is completely invisible aside from his monocle, [[LightIsNotGood sparkling white attire]] and Top Hat.
93** The Monocle. It's a ''weaponized'' monocle, too.
94* Berim from ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'' wears a monocle, even when shapeshifted as a tiger. Or even weirder things.
95* Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker (former NaziNobleman and ComicBook/NickFury's archnemesis) wears a monocle, even while in the middle of a fight.
96* ''ComicBook/PS238''
97** Victor Von Fogg's headgear comes with a lens giving the effect of a monocle. Just like his father.
98** The Headmaster of Praetorian Academy also has a lens over one eye as part of his cyborg gear.
99* ''ComicBook/RulahJungleGoddess'': In "Bloodstained Fangs!" (''Zoot Comics'' #12), would-be conqueror Mava is assisted in her plan to drive the whites of Africa by a European bomb expert named Konrad. Konrad is implied to be a former Nazi and sports a blond crew cut and a monocle.
100* ''ComicBook/SamiTheSamuraiSquirrel'': [[SmellySkunk The mayor]] of Woodbriar wears a monocle.
101* ''ComicBook/SimonSaysNaziHunter'': Erhardt Rohr, one of the Nazis Simon is pursuing, wears a monocle.
102* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}''
103** After Captain Haddock came into a sizable inheritance, at the beginning of ''Recap/TintinTheSevenCrystalBalls'' he starts wearing a monocle. Not being accustomed to them, he loses a lot of them.
104** Colonel Sponsz is a villainous example.
105* Reginald Hargreeves of ''ComicBook/TheUmbrellaAcademy'' is known as The Monocle, and indeed wears one. He's wealthy, cruel to his adopted children, and very arrogant and disdainful.
106%% * Sir Reginald Hargreeves a.k.a. The Monocle, founder of ''ComicBook/TheUmbrellaAcademy''.
107* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] villain Rudolph Hessenpfeffer, a.k.a. the Gentleman Killer, is a NaziNobleman who wears a top hat and monocle which somehow never falls out while fighting Diana, Etta and Steve.
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111* In ''ComicStrip/TerryAndThePirates'', CreepyCrossdresser Sanjak dresses like a man and wears a monocle that she uses to hypnotise people; most notably Terry's girlfriend April. Her use of a monocle carries some interesting connotations, as in the early 20th century, a woman wearing a monocle would most likely be assumed to be a lesbian.
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115* Having become successful in the art world in ''Fanfic/TheAFRUniverse'', Yusuke is shown five years after ''VideoGame/Persona5'' wearing a monocle. He wears it for more practical reasons, as he feels a pair of glasses would be unnecessary if only one of his eyes has poor vision. When asked if he would switch to glasses if his other eye started to fail, Yusuke said he would [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} wear two monocles so as not to waste the one he already owns.]]
116* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' fan artists generally give [[SelfFanservice humanized versions]] of Bill Cipher a triangular monocle to fit the rest of his magician motif.
117* In ''Fanfic/PrettyCurePerfumePreppy'', classmate Arisa Erisawa wears a monocle over one of her eyes -- because she's blind in that eye.
118* In Literature/{{Discworld}} fic ''Fanfic/ThePriceOfFlight'', [[KaiserReich Hanna von Strafenburg]] remarks that while she is an [[UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} Uberwaldean]] and proud of her heritage, there are three things she considers take the Uberwaldean identity far too far. Goose-stepping, those steel helmets with a spike on the top, and wearing a monocle. She is absolutely determined never to do the third.
119--> If my vision ever fails, Olga, you may be sure I will remedy the defect with good corrective glasses. Never a monocle.
120* In ''Fanfic/TheSuccessors'', a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic, Canterlot noble and chief royal advisor Glass Eye wears a monocle.
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124* Shane Acker's ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'' has 2, who wears a top hat made from a piece of candelabra and topped off with a spoon, with a monocle made out of the discarded remains of a pair of eyeglasses attached to it. He even has a cane and a catchphrase of, "This is smashing!" However, he loses all his gear about twenty minutes into the movie and acts more like an eager explorer not afraid to get himself dirty than a high-class citizen. Admittedly, he IS a seven-inch-tall doll made from scraps of burlap and [[spoiler:the remnants of a human soul]], but still.
125* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'', Toad puts on a monocle to get a good look at a motorcar.
126* Both Daniel and (for a brief time near the end) the Mole King wear a monocle in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTomThumbAndThumbelina'' before the king's monocle is smashed by Tom Thumb.
127* Cat R. Waul from ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'' wears a monocle, and is the posh British leader of the cats of Green River.
128* Professor Z, TheDragon of the Pixar film ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' actually wears a monocle over his windshield.
129* The Grand Duke from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}''.
130* In ''WesternAnimation/GayPurree'', during the VillainSong "The Money Cat", a silhouetted member of the title cat's rat-pack mimes a monocle holder with his tail assuring You how (as beauticians will sleek you and fashion cats chic you) "aristocrats [will] seek you".
131* For sure, Mr. Grasshopper in ''Film/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'' is this. Especially when he puts on a top hat during the song number "That's the Life for Me".
132* In the animated ''WesternAnimation/TheKingAndI'', the Kralahome (King Mongkut's [[EvilChancellor treacherous majordomo]]) wears a tuxedo and monocle to a state dinner so he'll appear to be a British sympathizer. In fact, he's just trying to impress the British diplomats in attendance as part of a scheme to get Mongkut overthrown and have himself installed as King of Siam.
133* In ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'', Little John wears a monocle as part of his disguise as Sir Reginald, Duke of Chutney. (Yet another piece of the film's AnachronismStew.)
134* The evil owl from ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' is first seen with a monocle over his face, but then he takes it off due to Edmund breaking it when he poked him in the eye (or at least on a storybook illustration of his face). He then turns Edmund into a cat with his magic as revenge.
135-->'''Grand Duke:''' These are expensive... you little brat!
136* Irene's giant teddy bear bouncer/bodyguard wears a tuxedo and a monocle when he accompanies her to the Awakenings ceremony at the end of ''WesternAnimation/SherlockGnomes''. A nice touch is that he is wearing his monocle over his missing eye.
137* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSteamEnginesOfOz'', the Wizard's brother Phadrig wears a monocle all the time. He even sleeps in it.
138* The frog in ''WesternAnimation/TubbyTheTuba1975'' wears one.
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142* The "Monopoly Guy" in ''Film/AceVentura: When Nature Calls''.
143* In 2004's ''[[Film/ArseneLupin2004 Arsène Lupin]]'', the eponymous character (played by Creator/RomainDuris) uses monocles at high society events he infiltrates to steal jewels, watches etc. During the cruise party, the monocle keeps falling and he puts it back in place.
144* In ''Film/TheBlackbird'', "West End Bertie" does this as part of a scam. His racket is to lure high-society types down to the RedLightDistrict of Limehouse, where he arranges for them to be robbed.
145* The [[HerrDoktor psychiatrist]] in ''Film/BringingUpBaby'' has one.
146* In ''Film/CircusOfHorrors'', Magda's aristocratic boyfriend the Count sports a monocle.
147* In ''Film/DeathTakesAHoliday'', Death tries to blend in with the Italian aristocracy, and puts one of these glasses as he masquerades as Prince Sirki.
148* UsefulNotes/BenjaminDisraeli sports one in ''Film/{{Disraeli}}''. He is Prime Minister, after all. It pops out a couple of times when he gets excited.
149* In ''Film/DressedToKill1946'', 'Stinky' Emery, an old school friend of Watson (and an UpperClassTwit), sports a monocle.
150* In ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', The Doctor is a brilliant MadScientist who wears a modified jeweler's glass like one over his left eye, a nod to the monocle-wearing Dr. Mindbender from the source material.
151* In the Spanish comedy ''Hay que educar a papá'' (1971), the aristocratic character Count De Ronda wears a monocle, which pops off his face whenever the main character, a lower-class SelfMadeMan, shows any of his traits. [[spoiler:In the end, De Ronda is found to be a con man pretending to be an aristocrat.]]
152** De Ronda is played by a real-life self-styled aristocrat (albeit he never really had a title) and eccentric Don Jaime De Mora y Aragón, who used monocle, walking stick and hair gel in his constant public appearances as a celebrity (one of these "famous for being famous" types).
153* Baron von Kranz, the cuckolded German officer in ''[[Film/HellsAngels Hell's Angels]]'', wears one.
154* ''Film/TheHouseThatDrippedBlood'': In "The Cloak", flamboyant movie actor Paul Henderson uses a monocle when reading. While undoubtedly an affectation, it appears he really does need the corrective lens as he is never seen reading without it.
155* ''Film/{{Hunk}}'': When [[LouisCypher Dr. D.]] turns up dressed as an [[NaziNobleman SS officer]], his outfit includes a monocle.
156* In ''Film/JewelRobbery'', Teri's former lover, Paul, the cabinet minister, sports one whenever he wants to look more serious.
157* ''Film/TheLastJedi'': In the intergalactic casino for rich arms dealers, the little alien who keeps putting coins in BB-8 wears a monocle.
158* In ''Film/TheManWhoCouldWorkMiracles'', the pompous magistrate Colonel Winstanley sports a monocle.
159* The British Egyptologist in ''Film/TheMummy1999'' remake wears a monocle and speaks with an upper-class accent. He's also greedy and disdainful of the rival expedition being led by a woman.
160* Invoked in ''Film/NightTrainToMunich''. Randall wears one as part of his [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazi]] [[DressingAsTheEnemy disguise.]]
161* At the climax of ''Film/ThePest'', Pestario Vargas (John Leguizamo) wears one when he poses as [[{{Fauxreigner}} "the German ambassador"]], despite not looking remotely German (his family is Puerto Rican) and using [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent a bizarre accent that sounds like it could be anything]] ''[[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent but]]'' [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent German]]. This being a zany comedy-fantasy, [[RuleOfFunny the ruse actually works]].
162* At the end of ''Film/TheRevengeOfFrankenstein'', Dr. Frankenstein adopts a new identity as a Harley Street society physician named Dr. Frank. In this new identity, he wears a monocle.
163* In ''Film/SandsOfTheKalahari'', kindly old gentleman scholar Grimmelman wears a monocle.
164* The FauxAffablyEvil Professor Moriarty sports a monocle in ''Film/SherlockHolmesAndTheDeadlyNecklace'' as part of his cover persona of a respectable professor of archaeology.
165* In ''Film/SkyBandits'', the RFC officer who acts as toastmaster for the fallen pilots sports a monocle. It pops out in surprise when Barney and Luke tell him that they have seen the airship.
166* Film/TheThreeStooges in ''Three Sappy People'' go to a party pretending to be psychiatrists. There they meet a stuffy woman identified as "Countess" who wears a monocle.
167* In ''Film/{{Topaze}}'', the Baron, a slimy, CorruptCorporateExecutive, always wears a monocle.
168* In the Romanian-French film ''An Unforgettable Summer'', Captain Petre Dumitriu wears a monocle, and his men sometimes joke that if he put another one in his ass, he'd be a telescope. However, he's not an aristocrat despite marrying one.
169* Colonel von Gutz and General Burke from ''Film/UpTheFront'' wear them, befitting them as high-ranking Officers.
170* Berger wears a monocle when posing as a German auctioneer in order to hijack the auction in ''Film/WhatsTheWorstThatCouldHappen''.
171* In Creator/MelBrooks' ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'', Transylvanian police Inspector Kemp is evidently so attached to his monocle he continues to wear it even though the eye in question is also covered with a patch.
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175* In ''Literature/AdrianMole'', Pandora's upper-crust husband Julian Twyselton-Fife occasionally wears a monocle.
176* A trademark of Literature/ArseneLupin, along with a top hat and cape.
177* In Creator/PatriciaAMcKillip's ''Literature/TheBellAtSealeyHead'', Mr. Moren eyes Emma with a monocle while quizzing her about where the heiress, Miranda Beryl, went. (And expresses disdain for the local squire's son while he's about it.)
178* In ''Literature/{{Biggles}}'', the aristocratic Prussian turned Nasty Nazi, von Stalhein, serves as the villainous foil to the craggy-jawed British hero. And - naturally - von Stalhein wears a monocle.
179* In the ''Literature/BlandingsCastle'' stories by Creator/PGWodehouse, Galahad Threepwood wears a black-rimmed monocle.
180* ''Blunted Lance '' by Max Hennessey. A British officer who has to wear a monocle because he's almost blind in one eye is put in charge of an Australian unit. Finding this trope amusing, the entire unit somehow get hold of their own monocles by parade the next day. Undeterred, the British officer flips his monocle up in the air and catches it in his eyelid. "Bet none of you can do that."
181* Eorache from the ''Lord of the Rings'' parody ''Literature/BoredOfTheRings'' wears ''two'' monocles in her role as the embodiment of all Germanic stereotypes.
182* In ''Literature/BulldogDrummond'', a monocle is the aristocratic Algy Longworth's IconicItem. It's implied to be part of his UpperClassTwit façade, as [[PurelyAestheticGlasses he can see quite clearly without it]].
183* The Oberstleutenant Boerner bot from ''Literature/{{Daemon}}'' wears a monocle.
184%%* Wilkins Micawber from ''Literature/DavidCopperfield''.
185* Johnny from the ''Literature/DocSavage'' novels originally wears a monocle to correct the vision in his injured left eye. After Doc operates on the eye and repairs the damage, Johnny keeps the monocle as an affectation, although it now contains a powerful magnifying lens that he uses as a tool.
186* ''Literature/FoundationSeries'' by Creator/IsaacAsimov, "Literature/TheMule": The warlord of Kalgan wore a monocle along with his "fur-lined scarlet robe and high-crowned hat", until he met the Mule, who [[EmotionControl forced him into service as his loyal viceroy]]. As viceroy, he has no need for such displays of opulence.
187* In "Gentlemen, the King!" by Creator/DamonRunyon, the Americans visiting {{Ruritania}} encounter several Ruritanian noblemen with monocles, leading Kitty Quick to wonder if there is anybody in Ruritania who has two working eyes.
188* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' features two slight subversions of the trope. The persons wearing the monocles are a judge and a schoolteacher, but both are women -- Madam Amelia Bones and Professor Wilhemina Grubbly-Plank, respectively.
189* ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'' series by Creator/PGWodehouse: Bertie Wooster once was painted wearing a monocle, though it is unclear whether it is a habit or an affectation assumed especially for the portrait.
190* In ''Literature/KingSolomonsMines'' by Creator/HRiderHaggard, Sir Henry's monocle is a plot-point that endears him to the denizens of the secret African kingdom.
191* In ''Literature/ALittlePrincess'', in one of the scenes illustrating Sara's luxurious lifestyle, it's mentioned that her new ''doll'' has its own little opera glasses.
192* Literature/LordPeterWimsey from Creator/DorothyLSayers' detective novels. His monocle was actually a disguised magnifying glass, perfect for taking a really close look at something -- and looking like a bloody ass while doing it.
193** At the Bright Young Things' party in ''Murder Must Advertise'', there's a female dancer who wears a top hat, monocle, and leather boots. And nothing else.
194* In ''Literature/MonstrousRegiment'' Prince Heinreich wears one. There's no particular comedy to it, although a groan may result from his ObligatoryJoke, "If I had two I'd make a spectacle of myself."
195* The rich and rude Mr. Uppity from the ''Literature/MrMen'' books wears a monocle, as well as a top hat.
196* ''Literature/NickVelvet'': In "The Theft of the Crystal Crown", Nick assumes that the man who is acting as gobetween between Nick and his employer is a nobleman because he wears a monocle. Nick notes how much more natural the monocle looks when they are in the {{Ruritania}} where the crown is located than it did in New York. [[spoiler:Nick's assumption is wrong. The man is actually a Communist agent planning to take advantage of the theft to stage a coup.]]
197* "Literature/NotFinal" by Creator/IsaacAsimov: Nicholas Orloff went to Oxford University and maintains upper-class attitudes, such as a monocle affectation, to show off how much more highly educated he is compared to the average person.
198* In "Pitbull Brittan", Creator/KimNewman's parody of Literature/BulldogDrummond in the ''Literature/{{Temps}}'' shared universe, Basil Mapleduram wears his monocle even when he's in disguise as a working-class person.
199* ''Literature/{{Psmith}}'' series by Creator/PGWodehouse: Psmith habitually wears a monocle.
200* Long Patrol hare officers in ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' often have a monocle, usually indicates the commanding officer of the group who is usually MajorlyAwesome, ColonelBadass or TheBrigadier.
201* Count Olaf of ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'', when disguised as a wealthy, fashionable FunnyForeigner auctioneer, adopts a monocle as part of his getup. It seems to be a standard part of the V.F.D. disguise kit.
202* In ''Skull Castle'' by Creator/JohnDicksonCarr, the German detective Baron von Arnheim sports a monocle which, like Lord Peter Wimsey's, is really a powerful magnifier.
203* ''Literature/{{Struwwelpeter}}'': Fidgety Philip's Mama wears a lorgnette, perhaps to help her see if Philip can be a little gentleman.
204* Creator/HBeamPiper's ''Uller Uprising'' has General Carlos Von Schlicten, who wears a monocle; the only thing ever observed to knock it out of his eye is a nuclear blast while kissing a lady. "Don't you know, lieutenant, that no gentleman ever wears a monocle while kissing a lady?"
205* ''Literature/WelkinWeasels'': Lord Hannover Haukin ({{Word of God}} says he's a pastiche of Bertie Wooster) wears one. At one point he drops it, and puts it back in the other eye, revealing that he only wears it for the "upper class" chic.
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208[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
209* Creator/EdgarBergen's dummy Charlie [=McCarthy=].
210* One video on an episode of ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' showed an old man dressed as a gentlemanly German general for an Oktoberfest celebration. The funny part is when his monocle slips off and lands in his mug of beer; it's all foamy when he pulls it out.
211* The [[Series/ArseneLupin1971 1971-1974]] and [[Series/ArseneLupin1989 1989-1996]] adaptations of ''Literature/ArseneLupin'' often have him use one as part of Lupin's IconicOutfit.
212* A monocle is worn by Brigadier Stubbs, the UpperClassTwit ArmchairMilitary officer in overall command of the Surplus Ordnance Department at Nether Hopping, Staffordshire, in ''Series/TheArmyGame''.
213* ''Series/ColonelMarchOfScotlandYard'': Baron Novakov, one of the suspects in "The New Invisible Man", is an impecunious European aristocrat living in London who nevertheless wears a smoking jacket and a monocle. It even pops out of his eye in astonishment at one point.
214* In ''Series/DadsArmy'', it's revealed that upper-class Sgt. Wilson requires a monocle because his sight is weaker in one eye than the other. Captain Mainwaring -- who is lower-class, wears glasses and is ridiculously class-conscious -- immediately feels threatened because of this.
215* A favorite of ''Series/TheDailyShow''.
216** When Robert Novak described Jon Stewart as a "self-righteous comedian taking on airs of grandeur" ([[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch moments after claiming he'd never seen the show]]), Stewart's response involved trying to wear a monocle and pince-nez at the same time, while smoking a pipe.
217** [[http://www.cc.com/video-clips/v8fs1v/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-bernie-goldberg-fires-back Toppington von Monocle.]]
218* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The First Doctor wore one, which very much fitted with his Victorian gentleman persona.
219** In "The War Games", von Weich wears one, since he's [[spoiler:a Time Lord posing as]] a WWI German major.
220* In the final episode of ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', Oswald Cobblepot gets a monocle to cover his damaged right eye after fully accepting his role as the Penguin.
221* Colonel Wilhelm Klink of ''Series/HogansHeroes'' sports a monocle, being an aristocrat of Junker descent and all-around pretentious.
222* Ted Mosby, of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', wants to be a high class guy. At a society function, he encounters a man in a monocle. Just before he's pulled away...
223-->'''Ted:''' No, I like it; I think they're coming back. I just wanna ask, do they cost half as much as glasses?
224** Later he asks the guy if he's trying to kill Film/JamesBond.
225* The sitcom ''Series/JustShootMe'' had an episode guest-starring [[Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun French Stewart]] as the puppeteer of the [[ShowWithinAShow sock puppet show]], and the puppet "Mr. Mayor" is noted to wear tiny spectacles and a monocle, redundantly enough.
226* ''Series/LazyTown'': Robbie Rotten sports it for his "Meansbad" disguise in "Secret Agent Zero".
227* ''Series/MindYourLanguage'' has a CourtroomEpisode where Ms. Courtney is a District Magistrate, and the assistant judge seated to her left wears a monocle. Which briefly falls off in a FreezeFrameBonus when Courtney's "won't be in the defendant's favour" remark makes him raise an eyebrow.
228* In one episode of ''Series/ThePersuaders'', Danny Wilde has to impersonate his friend Lord Brett Sinclair and portrays him as an UpperClassTwit, naturally wearing a monocle that keeps popping off.
229* Queen Machina from ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' wears a monocle over her left eye.
230* An incident on ''Series/{{QI}}'' where Stephen Fry [[PopculturalOsmosisFailure had to have the expression "beer goggles" explained to him]] resulted in the panel accusing him of using "Madeira pince-nez" or a "sherry monocle" instead.
231* Grayson the School Bully from "Tomkinson's School Days" of ''Series/RippingYarns'' had a monocle and always wore a nice suit and a top hat.
232* Reginald Hargreeves of ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'', like his comic-book counterpart, wears a monocle. In fact, the monocle comes into play after his death, as its disappearance causes Luther, one of his adopted children, to become suspicious, setting a considerable portion of the plot into motion.
233* {{Exaggerated}} in an episode of ''Series/WeirdScience'' -- a stereotypical Nazi officer wears a monocle on ''each'' eye.
234* ''Series/WhodunnitUK'':
235** The Baron, a German flying ace, wears one (along with a waxed moustache) in "The Rajah's Ruby" (set in 1925).
236** In "Which Eye Jack", the foppish pirate captain Captain Ginger uses a quizzing glass.
237* In ''Series/YouRangMLord'', there is an example of a lesbian in the early 20th century wearing a monocle, Lady Cissy.
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241* The cover of Belgian ThrashMetal band Cyclone's ''[[http://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/9/5/4/2954.jpg Brutal Destruction]]'' shows a monocle-wearing skull.
242* Midlake's debut album [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kB-bFlO9alk/TxLPQSxlruI/AAAAAAAABuM/s6Qzyo3ahQ4/s1600/Frontal.jpg "Bamnan and Silvercork"]] is a loose concept album featuring villainous characters called Monocle Men, one of them being pictured on the cover.
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245[[folder:New Media]]
246* Now, you too can evoke this trope with this {{Emoticon}}! ಠ_ರೃ
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249[[folder:Print Media]]
250* ''Magazine/TheNewYorker'' has as its semi-official mascot Eustace Tilley, a top-hatted, monocled dandy who appeared on the cover of the first issue, and has been parodied lots and lots over the decades.
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253[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
254* A number of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' magic items are monocles. They are often described as a "lens". The "Lens of True Seeing", which allows someone to see through illusions and invisibility (well, to ''not'' see through invisible creatures), is probably the most famous.
255* Though none of his screen counterparts have ever worn one, Van Pelt is depicted as wearing a monocle on the covers of some of the board game tie-ins for ''Franchise/{{Jumanji}}.''
256* High-tech monocles capable of doing things like perceiving AR and smartlinking to weapons are an option in ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' 4E.
257* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
258** Some Imperial Guard officers wear monocles. In one of the Siege of Vraks books there is a mention of the officer's monocle acting as a HUD, displaying battlefied data.
259** Many artists for that franchise achieve the same visual aesthetic by having a character with a monocle-like cybernetic eye.
260** The {{RPG}}s also include a Targeting Monocle, which connects to one of the wearer's weapons to provide the benefits of many different gun sights. Needless to say, any Rogue Trader or Inquisitor sporting a monocle is probably going to be wearing one of these (it even takes a Scrutiny test to realise it's not just an ordinary monocle making it the perfect tool to bring to high-society functions).
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264* Three Creator/GilbertAndSullivan characters, all of them George Grossmith comic baritone roles, wear monocles as part of their costume. Sullivan himself wore a monocle.
265** [[ModernMajorGeneral Major-General]] Stanley in ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance''.
266** Sir Joseph Porter in ''Theatre/HMSPinafore''.
267** Reginald Bunthorne in ''Theatre/{{Patience}}''. Another character from ''Patience'', the Duke of Dunstable, is also sometimes portrayed wearing a monocle.
268* Gwendolyn in Creator/OscarWilde's ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest'' uses a lorgnette.
269* Sir Edward Ramsay in ''Theatre/TheKingAndI'', whose monocle causes a panic among the King's wives.
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272[[folder:Video Games]]
273* The Penguin in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' ''looks'' like he has one of these at first glance... then you get a closer look and realize it's [[spoiler:the bottom half of a ''broken bottle'' that had been [[EyeScream embedded around his eye]] during a barfight. It apparently can't be removed without killing him, but he likes how it looks so he doesn't particularly want it removed anyway.]]
274* ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries'' decides to play with Penguin's monocle as well, this time by making it a smartglass that lets him interface with the technology he stole from Wayne Enterprises.
275* Seems to be a thing of the Lumen Sages in the ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' series:
276** Father Balder of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' has a monocle-earring-mask, fitting his "[[SissyVillain interesting]]" fashion sense.
277** Once unmasked, the Masked Lumen from ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' wears a monocle with a sunburst theme. [[spoiler:Then again, he is Father Balder's past self.]]
278* [[TenLittleMurderVictims Dr. Wilbur C. Feels]] from the game ''[[VideoGame/LauraBow The Colonel's Bequest]]'' sports one, and doubles as a magnifying glass once you obtain it.
279* ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'': General Von Kriplespac wore one until his legs blew up.
280* Colonel Whigen from ''VideoGame/CrisisBeat'', fitting his status as the BigBad. It stays on his face even after being punched a dozen times during the FinalBoss battle.
281* Sparda from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' used to have a monocle as part of his attire. It's one-way and tinted purple.
282* Edmund, the InsufferableGenius LizardFolk general from ''VideoGame/DivinityDragonCommander'', wears a monocle as part of his snooty gentleman attire.
283* Fugue, one of [[BigBad Count Waltz's]] lackeys in ''VideoGame/EternalSonata''. In the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 UpdatedRerelease of the game, it earns him the mean nickname "three-eyed freak" from Salsa. Even March uses it, which is unusual, given her [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]] status to Salsa's Red Oni. Naturally, it really tees Fugue off. "Little girl, I hope you aren't referring to me."
284* ''VideoGame/EVEOnline'' added a cash shop with player clothing in the Incarna update. Although all of the items are rather expensive for in-game microtransactions, the most expensive by far is a $70 "ocular implant" which looks conspicuously like a monocle, meaning that players who have enough money to spend that much on a cosmetic item in an MMO can now fly around looking like a 19th-century industrialist. The rest of the playerbase is less than thrilled about this, what with the in-game riots and the player-led advisory board being sent all the way to the developers in Iceland in an attempt to save face.
285* ''Franchise/FireEmblem''
286** Canas of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' wears a monocle. Considering he's your Dark magic user, it's probably to make him appear more harmless as opposed to high-class.
287** His {{Expy}} Etzel in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemNewMysteryOfTheEmblem'' also wears one, probably for similar reasons.
288** A more villainous version is Count Leptor of Freege from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', Tiltyu's ArchnemesisDad.
289* ''VideoGame/FunkUnplugged'': One of the [[BossBattle boss]] [[BigBad G-Bots]] you face is a top hat wearing a monocle.
290* ''VideoGame/GingerBeyondTheCrystal'': The boss of "The Observatory" in Crater Peaks is a vampire [[AmphibianAssault frog]] who wears a waistcoat, top hat, and monacle.
291* Slayer from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' wears one of these.
292* Henry Hatsworth of ''VideoGame/HenryHatsworthInThePuzzlingAdventure''.
293* Thomas Chestershire from the ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'' wears not one but two monocles, which he wears, according to his character bio, for "twice the class." Being a member of the [[BrotherhoodOfFunnyHats Toppat Clan,]] he of course also wears a top hat, and has a [[SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish British accent.]] Truly a classy individual.
294* ''VideoGame/KilledUntilDead'' is populated by parodies of various detectives, including a "[[Literature/LordPeterWimsey Lord Peter Flimsey]]". If you manage to rattle him when you interrogate him, his monocle flies off -- [[RuleOfFunny but it still blinks when his eyes do]].
295* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing''
296** Many wealthy or prestigious enemies wear monocles, such as the Wealthy Pirates and the 101st Infantrygentlemen. A few, like Baron von Ratsworth, also wear tophats.
297** The stuffed monocle is now available to players:
298--->''This essential rich-person accoutrement is rendered fairly useless when made out of fabric and stuffing. But if there's one thing rich folks like more than ostentatious displays of wealth, it's ostentatious displays of wealth that don't serve any function.''
299** Baron Von Ratsworth's monocle allows you to find more items, because "Rich people have cool stuff and wear monocles".
300* ''VideoGame/Macbat64JourneyOfANiceChap'': The titular character wears a monocle.
301* [[CowboyCop Garrus]] [[VigilanteMan Vakarian]] in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' games wears the sci-fi version of it, with the HUD showing tactical data, helping him to aim etc.. In second and third game, [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] can acquire one like that, too.
302* Mr. King from ''[[VideoGame/MegaManStarForce Mega Man Star Force 3]]'' may or may not wear a monocle, as it is difficult to tell from his overworld sprite. However, his face portrait does not show a monocle, but rather blue markings under his eyes.
303* Wally B. Feed of ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland2LeChucksRevenge'' wore one. It was a kind of RunningGag that he was constantly losing it, and unable to [[BlindWithoutEm do anything without it]].
304* The twin bosses Lechku and Nechku in ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' isn't satisfied with just wearing monocles, but they also wear top hats and wield canes. They are also [[spoiler:'''GIANT DEMONIC CLOCKWORK OWLS''' (who may or may not be {{Shout Out}}s to Clockwerk, the recurring antagonist of the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' series)]]!
305* Shoyō from ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji|2016}}'' wears one post-Awakening perhaps to suit his [[WarriorPoet personality]] and [[ThePenIsMightier combat style]], but this is '''''Heian period Japan''''', so monocles should have [[ArtisticLicenseHistory no business]] [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel being there]].
306* In ''VideoGame/OverlordII'', Marius, the official Spokesperson for [[TheEmperor Emperor Solarius]] wears a monocle.
307* ''VideoGame/PapaLouieArcade'': Georgito, the only character who wears a monocle in the series, has a money motif, owns a casino in Starlight City, and his Flipdeck features him as "Person of the Year" for a magazine named "Big Money."
308* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'', Akuma is a knowledgable, wise, and scholarly demon bear who wears a monocle.
309* ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}''
310** One quest has you helping the [=TzHaars=] (Some kind of a sentient lava-and-rock race) make a theatrical play. One of these [=TzHaars=] has to play the role of a rich mystic caste member, and how does he dress up? With nothing more than a monocle.
311** Zimberfizz gets both a tophat and a monocle as he takes over the Soul Wars area as a successor of Nomad [[spoiler:who you kill.]]
312* In ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'', this is the main difference between a normal velociraptor and [[{{Meme}} the]] [[PunnyName Philosoraptor]]. In ''Super Scribblenauts'', applying the "gentlemanly" adjective will give objects a top hat and monocle along with making them friendly, even if the object in question normally spawns hostile (the Tyrannosarus Rex, for example).
313* In ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld'', on top of being dressed in a top hat and the tattered remains of a tailcoat, the Bogeyman haunting [[AmusementParkOfDoom Atlantic Island Park]] is equipped with a monocle, though he's rarely seen using it. [[spoiler:Upon killing him, it turns out that the monocle can actually be used to reveal Nathaniel Winter's true will - this being the big reveal of the Bogeyman's true identity.]]
314* Baron from ''VideoGame/ShiningForce Neo''. Despite being a wolfling ninja, he's still quite classy.
315* Monocle Man from ''VideoGame/SilentHillDownpour''. He/it is a disembodied NightmareFace wearing a monocle in his right eye but has only a gaping hole where the left should be.
316* Arpeggio, the BigBad from ''VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves''. It even makes for dramatic effect [[spoiler:just after his death scene]].
317* ''VideoGame/SuperPandaAdventures'': One of the types of MechaMooks you can encounter is dressed like a British Gentleman, complete with waistcoat, top hat, and monocle.
318* Count Bleck, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', wears a top hat and a monocle.
319* ''VideoGame/TarzanUntamed'': Oswald has a monocle over his left eye.
320* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. One of the Pyro's new unlockable hats is a monocle and fake mustache taped over his mask. Which can be worn in conjunction with the MANY different top hats available to various classes.
321* There are a few monocles in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. They're all head items and most are cloth armour.
322** The Beholder Eyes can come in different armour types but are more steampunk-engineer monocles than aristocrat monocles.
323** Of particular note is the Noble's Monocle which, being wearable by Level 1 characters, is highly sought after by bank alts. Because of this, it has an average auction house value of 400 gold, despite providing no combat benefits.
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326[[folder:Visual Novels]]
327* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
328** [[AffablyEvil Gentleman]] [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] Shelly [=DeKiller=] in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyJusticeForAll''. Curiously enough, when de Killer [[spoiler:testifies in court via transciever, the gadget's button]] mimics his monocle. And ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' shows him holding an ice cream cone with a cherry to mimic it. Guy really loves that monocle.
329** Detective Luke Atmey in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'', who has a monocle that doubles as magnifying glass.
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332[[folder:Web Animation]]
333* The high-class villain Earl Grey from ''WebAnimation/DickFigures'' wears a monocle. A weaponised, diamond-encrusted one.
334* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXL7HflU1Q One version]] of the Dramatic Chipmunk.
335* Dr. Donkey, the villain from ''WebAnimation/SpaceGoose'', always wears a monocle, as well as a top hat.
336* The series ''WebAnimation/UnforgottenRealms'' has a long-[[RunningGag running joke]] set up by the following line:
337-->'''Rob:''' Mike, it's a well-known fact that all wizards wear monocles.
338* Used frequently in ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'', most often when Yahtzee wants to depict a particular person (such as the creators of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'') as being wealthy.
339-->'''Viewer:''' Monocles and Top Hats, eh?
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342[[folder:Webcomics]]
343* Berserker Axinhed of ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' has a monocle that not only grants him status, but a completely new (non-berserk) personality.
344* ''Webcomic/AntiheroForHire'''s Doctor Nefarious.
345* ''Webcomic/BetterDays'' [[http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2008/01/chapter-20-the-12.html sent this up]] by having Fisk and Tommy dress up in the stereotypical upper-class style (complete with monocles and fake mustaches) while shopping for clothes for a trip to New York.
346* Poked fun at in ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' where Nate and Chadling, two shapeshifting Devils from the Mega Man verse, get mixed up in their bodies. Seeing as Nate wears gigantic glasses they end up with one glass and one normal eye. So they get a top hat [[LampshadeHanging because they already had the monocle.]]
347* Capu from ''Webcomic/DeathBrigade'' also sports one, although character art shows that he wore glasses when he was much younger.
348* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Susan [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/parable-016 wears]] pince-nez glasses when she becomes rich.
349* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
350** Von Pinn wears a tinted-red monocle. She gets an uncharacteristic monocle pop at [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040730 one time.]]
351** Tarvek, aristocratic even among aristocrats, wears a pair of pince-nez, which pops off when he [[spoiler:gets stabbed by his cousin Tweedle]].
352* In ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'', [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter003/ib015.html Caspian's father.]] [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue4PAGES/ib084.html Plus one of the Watchers.]]
353* Subverted/deconstructed in [[http://www.soulgeek.com/comics/jl/2008/09/05/issue-3-page-28/ a strip of]] ''Webcomic/JumpLeads'', where it was revealed that in the world Meany jumped in, monocles, and high-class wear in general, were used by peasants to compensate for lack of good treatment/clothing for their body, like monocle instead of eye surgery. [[spoiler:It turns out that top hat was actually able to kill [[PuppeteerParasite body-possessing slugs]] because it's made of silk. The people who join the army to receive better clothes actually abandon a good mean of defense against these slugs.]]
354* In ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo'', Largo wears a monocle with his clubbing outfit.
355* In ''Webcomic/MinionComics'', Von Gernsbach -- a member of a wealthy German family who lets him loose to fund an evil organization -- wears a monocle over his eye-scar.
356* Chase from ''Webcomic/NerfThis'' dons a tophat, a fancy mustache, and two monocles. Along [[http://nerf-this.com/poetry-in-motion/ with his girlfriend.]]
357* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' provides us with [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0742.html ambassador Gourntonk,]] a monocle-wearing {{lizardfolk}}.
358* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/9/5/ Twisp]] of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' is an upper-class, monocle-wearing cat, who tends to speak in single-word sentences.
359* The (currently [[OrphanedSeries orphaned]]) ''Pixel Comic'' has [[http://pixelcomic.net/271.shtml a rather impressive monocle contest.]]
360* In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', monocles (and GorgeousPeriodDress in general) have become [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1425 a]] [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1471 common]] [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1480 occurrence]] at a certain bar the characters frequent.
361* In ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'', one arc had Greg gain super-intelligence from a gamer-marketed energy drink. He also claimed it gave him myopia in one eye, requiring a monocle.
362* Subverted in [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2255#comic a fantastic little strip]] from ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal''. Which eventually led us to [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=3674 this.]]
363* ''Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'' gives one of these to [[AnthropomorphicPersonification England]], as a QuintessentialBritishGentleman.
364* Sean has a fantasy about becoming monocle-rich in ''[[http://awkward.natural20s.com/2008/02/11/16-monocle-rich/ Sean and Mimi's Awkward Adventures.]]''
365* One arc of ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' involving parodic supervillains included "Monicruel", who is [[PaperThinDisguise easily impersonated by Sasha]] due to the fact that all the other supervillains only remember her appearance as "boobs and a monocle".
366* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Taru, who happens to be a miliatary strategist, wears a monocle as part of a "proper" outfit in the prologue. She may be female, but the story is set 90 years AfterTheEnd in one of the better-off bastions of humanity, so she can be excused for liberties taken on the usual use.
367* Harkon of ''Webcomic/TurnSignalsOnALandRaider'' briefly [[http://tsoalr.com/?p=474 wears a monocle]] while serving as prime minister to a Warhammer Emperor.
368* ''Webcomic/VGCats''
369** Used in the comic [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=190 "By Popular Request."]] Yes, [[Manga/InuYasha Inu-Yasha]] sipping tea while wearing a monocle. Notice the "monocle!" UnsoundEffect.
370** Leo's father also [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=269 wears a monocle with a top hat,]] just to play up his "Britishness".
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373[[folder:Web Original]]
374* This is part of the usual getup for AE-tan, the MoeAnthropomorphism mascot of ''Encyclopdia Dramatica''.
375%%* ''WebVideo/LeftPOORDead'': Tippy's monocle
376* ''WebVideo/ProZD'' sometimes wears a monocle for characters like [[ObviousJudas Lysanderoth]] or the ShelteredAristocrat-- on top of his glasses, no less. The one exception is Refrigerator-senpai, since he's played by a fridge; the monocle is taped to the fridge instead.
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380* A couple of characters in {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters'' wore monocles as a means of visually telling the audience something about them:
381** Ickis' FalseFriend Chimera in "Cement Heads" wore one. His monocle seems to be intended to make him come across as posh and upper class, as well as intelligent.
382** The Gromble's superior Balook in "The Master Monster" also sported a monocle. It makes him appear intelligent and studious, as a wizened old teacher should.
383* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': In "Grounder the Genius", Grounder begins wearing a monocle after he temporarly becomes smart.
384* Baroness Paula von Gunther wears a monocle in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' episode "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!".
385* Heinrich von Marzipan, Numbuh Five's ArchEnemy on ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. It's part of the "Franchise/IndianaJones Nazi Villains" parody (which is in itself odd, as Indiana never encountered any monocled villains, at least not in the movies).
386* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'':
387** [[BigBad Anti-Cosmo]] wears one. Notably, it's shown in one episode that he actually does need it to see.
388** Jorgen wears one when he's turned into an action movie villain in one episode.
389* At one point in the animated adaptation of ''ComicBook/FatherChristmas'' by Raymond Briggs, Santa (here reimagined as a grumpy working-class Northerner) dons a monocle along with a very nice suit for an evening at the roulette tables in Vegas while on vacation, and promptly loses his shirt. He pulls off the look quite well considering it's a cheap plastic novelty out of a Christmas cracker.
390* Mr. Herriman of ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' wears a monocle and a hat.
391* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
392** Leela wears one of these from time to time, mostly to play up the fact that she's a cyclops. She wore one as an awkward adolescent, and occasionally as an adult to read. These are more like glasses than traditional monocles, though. After she got reconstructive surgery to have two eyes, she threw out a whole box of monocles.
393** Billionaire Bot. In the movie ''[[Recap/FuturamaM2TheBeastWithABillionBacks The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'', he has a monocle made with a ''human eye'' -- which he actually needs to see, despite only missing one eye.
394** The episode "[[Recap/FuturamaS6E12TheMutantsAreRevolting The Mutants are Revolting]]" features a banner at a high society event reading: "NO TOP HAT, NO MONOCLE, NO SERVICE".
395** Invoked on the page quote from "[[Recap/FuturamaS1E6AFishfulOfDollars A Fishful of Dollars]]", in which Fry becomes a billionaire.
396* Alastor from ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' wears a red-tinted monocle, and is an extremely powerful and feared tyrant in Hell.
397* Beezy on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' wears a monocle during a brief gag involving him and Jimmy looking smart.
398* Ron disguises himself with one of these in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''.
399* ''WesternAnimation/LEGOStarWarsAllStars'': When Moxie and Ka-Pao infiltrate Graballa's resort disguised as rich socialites, Ka-Pao has a monocle.
400* Jeebie, the furry cyclopian brother of ''WesternAnimation/{{Milton the Monster}}'', wears a monocle when reading. His ward, Professor Weirdo, mentions he's soon getting a contact lens (singular).
401* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
402** In the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver The Best Night Ever]]", a number of high-class ponies at the Grand Galloping Gala are seen wearing monocles. During Rarity's part of "At the Gala", she imagines one such pony's monocle popping off when she enters the room.
403** [[NiceGuy Fancypants]], the only member of the Canterlot Elite who's not an UpperClassTwit.
404** Rarity uses opera glasses while watching the dragon migration in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E21DragonQuest Dragon Quest]]". Her friends use binoculars.
405* EvilUncle Darius Dun from ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Ninja Turtles Fast Forward]]'' wears one of these unironically, despite the series' 2105 setting.
406* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''
407** Buford wears one briefly.
408--->'''Phineas:''' What's with the monocle?\
409'''Buford:''' It's an affectation.
410** Ferb's grandfather wears one normally.
411* So does the Mayor of Townsville on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''.
412* ''WesternAnimation/RazzberryJazzberryJam'': In “Tempo Trouble”, Billie’s ImagineSpot contains a “sophisticated” violin wearing a monocle.
413* Fearless Leader in ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle''.
414* ''WesternAnimation/SheriffCalliesWildWest''
415** In "My Fair Stinky," Priscilla gives Farmer Stinky a new, high-class wardrobe. The monocle [[TheHatMakesTheMan transforms]] his voice and mannerisms to that of the gentleman Priscilla wanted him to become.
416** In "Train Bandits," the governor, a very distinguished gentleman, wears a monocle.
417* Often used in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' in flagrant parodies of rich white people. At one point, when the rich white couple gasps dramatically at some display of boorish lower-class behavior and the man's monocle falls off and breaks, he laments "That's my third monocle this week. I simply MUST stop being so horrified."
418* Invoked by Space Ghost in the ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'' episode "Snatch" when he hears about unidentified (space) creatures violating their airspace.
419-->'''Space Ghost:''' (''beat'') Bring me my monocle. I want to look rich!
420* In one episode of ''[[WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel Super Secret Secret Squirrel]],'' the posh, villainous Chameleon (an [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin anthropomorphic chameleon]]) wears a monocle as a visual shorthand for how snobby and "uppercrust" he is.
421* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': the most logical of Blitzwing's [[SplitPersonality Split Personalities]] has a big eye that looks more like a monocle than a MadEye. Icy Blitzwing is modeled on Colonel Klink noted above, just like Hothead Blitzwing is modeled on Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. We're not sure about Random.
422* On ''WesternAnimation/{{TUGS}}'', the railway tugboat was called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Top Hat]]. Despite hating dirty jobs, he and the garbage barge, [[MeaningfulName Lord Stinker]], get a CMOA in "High Tide" when the railway bridge over the canal collapses.
423-->'''Top Hat:''' It's worked, Stinker! You're a smelly old genius! Nothing less!
424* Archibald Asparagus of ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' fame wears a monocle seemingly to emphasize the fact he's a culture-obsessed Brit. Fun fact: before the introduction of the Maya software at Big Idea, Archie's monocle had no glass in it.
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428* Sir Creator/PatrickMoore. Only having sight problems in one eye, he decided it would look cool. Apropos of nothing, here's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Qx46U4Q6Q American newscaster Bob Schieffer's reaction to the monocle.]]
429%% * Chris Eubank
430* Joseph Chamberlain, the father of Neville Chamberlain and an important British politician in his own right, famously wore a monocle.
431* Creator/FritzLang. He briefly switched to glasses when he went to Hollywood, but got sick of them. Later on he [[https://kinoimages.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/fritz-lang_harry-chase-undated-los-angeles-times.jpg combined]] it with an [[EyepatchOfPower eyepatch.]]
432* Several men in the {{Steampunk}} community have one, although usually with regular glass instead of a lens.
433* As mentioned under "Films-Live Action", Spanish celebrity Don Jaime De Mora y Aragón commonly had public appearances with a monocle, walking stick, hair gel and chauffeur ("Pepe"), especially in the night scene of Marbella in the 1980s. He made a number of movies playing characters similar to himself. Many people believed that De Mora was a rich aristocrat; he was simply the brother of the consort Queen of Belgium, and apparently liked his lifestyle.
434* Petri Purho, Finnish video game designer sometimes wears one in public.
435* Roy Ridley, Chaplain of Balliol College, Oxford and reputedly one of the inspirations for Dorothy L. Sayers' sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, was -- according to legend -- the only Church of England priest to say Mass wearing a monocle. Sadly, nobody thought to photograph him doing so.
436* German Field Marshal Walter Model wore one, which he at one point used in an argument with Hitler to emphasize "Mein Führer, who commands the Ninth Army? Me or you?"
437* Actress Phyllida Law (Creator/EmmaThompson's mother and known for playing sophisticates) used to be quite famous for sporting a monocle. She doesn't appear to have worn one for a while, at least not in public.
438%% * Baron Julius Evola
439* On establishment the British National Health Service refused to provide monocles through their services. Website/TheOtherWiki suggests this led to their decline.
440* After sustaining damage to his right eye in UsefulNotes/WorldWar1, Lt. Col. Alfred Wintle wore a monocle for the rest of his life, which he kept in place with an impressive squint rather than using a chain. It proved to be one of the factors that once foiled an attempt of his to escape from the military hospital to rejoin the war effort, as he had attempted to disguise himself as a nurse at the time.
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