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| 10 | Piercing, pale blue eyes, and sometimes gray eyes, that seem to look right through you. As a reflection of character, this variety of blue eyes indicates the coolness (as in RuleOfCool) or even coldness (as in cold and calculating) of the person who has them. Tends to overlap with ElementalEyeColours, BlueIsCalm, and BlueMeansCold if the character is AnIcePerson. |
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| 12 | Contrast InnocentBlueEyes. If this is supposed to be scary, it may overlap with CreepyBlueEyes. If they're ''supernaturally'' blue, they may be OccultBlueEyes. |
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| 18 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 19 | * Annie Leonhart of ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has these. She's cold, calculating, and occasionally very observant about her world, in addition to being a loner by choice. She's also [[spoiler: a Titan Shifter, and one of the most dangerous beings mankind faces.]] |
| 20 | * Griffith from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has these, being not only the BigBad of the series, but also the ManipulativeBastard, TheChessmaster, and the BitchInSheepsClothing of the series, all characteristic of his cunning nature; that, and he's a [[BlueOniRedOni stark contrast]] to his former-friend-now-rival Guts, who has brown eyes. But god - [[PsychoticSmirk don't let him]] [[KubrickStare look at you with those eyes!]] [[DeathGlare You're doomed otherwise!]] |
| 21 | * The titular character of the ''Franchise/BlackRockShooter'' franchise's most distinctive physical features are her piercing blue eyes. She is an EmotionlessGirl and a [[ActionGirl skilled]], [[Anime/BlackRockShooter sometimes]] [[DarkActionGirl ruthless]] fighter, and her left eye sometimes [[FireballEyeballs catches on fire]] to highlight this. |
| 22 | * In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Hitsugaya and the Ishidas have blue eyes of the "piercing, icy" variety. Hitsugaya is AnIcePerson. Ishida Uryuu is an AloofAlly (or tries to be) who comes from a clan of EnergyBow-using [[TheHeartless hollow]]-hunters. His father Ryuuken takes aloofness to a completely new level. |
| 23 | * Yue of ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'' has pale blue eyes paired with [[HellishPupils cat-like slit pupils.]] He starts out appearing villainous, or at least mean, and remains aloof for a while afterward, but [[DefrostingIceKing warms up]] to Sakura overtime. |
| 24 | * Haibara Ai of ''Manga/CaseClosed'' has a very cold and calculating nature, which matches up to her blue eyes. After all, she did work for a criminal organization most of her life. |
| 25 | * In ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'', after Joshua [[ComesGreatInsanity goes insane]] after being recruited by the villains, his eyes are ''definitely'' "icy". |
| 26 | * November 11 from ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has very light blue eyes that can most definitely be described as "icy". This is appropriate, since he's a sociopath [[AnIcePerson with ice powers]]. |
| 27 | * Mello of ''Manga/DeathNote'' has blue eyes of the piercing, icy variety. |
| 28 | * Decim from ''Anime/DeathParade'' has pale blue eyes to match his cold, distant, and mysterious personality. Used to great effect when giving a DeathGlare. |
| 29 | * Renamon from ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' combines this with subverted BlackEyesOfCrazy, resulting in a constant DeathGlare -ish look, even if she doesn't mean to give that impression. |
| 30 | %%* Aoto from ''VideoGame/DivineGate'' |
| 31 | * Android 17, Android 18 and Android 16 from ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' have steel-blue eyes befitting their robotic nature but they aren’t really evil (except for the BadFuture versions of 17 and 18). Played straighter with Android 19, Doctor Gero/Android 20, [[Anime/DragonBallZSuperAndroid13 Android 13]] and the Super 17 from ''Anime/DragonBallGT''. |
| 32 | ** Similarly Semi-Perfect Cell has pale blue eyes, which he gains after absorbing Android 17. |
| 33 | ** Future Trunks has [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTdVBfA9pgP5HbYg0h_e_X-EWld1NJP1WlI7Ws_84vWLwP341gD prominent pale blue eyes]] which is rare for Saiyans (albeit a half-blooded one). When in non-combat situations Trunks has InnocentBlueEyes especially his younger present self. |
| 34 | ** The Super Saiyan Blue transformation gives Goku, Vegeta, Vegito and Gogeta electric blue eyes. |
| 35 | * Mikado from ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''. Early in the series, the audience thinks he's your average NaiveNewcomer, trusting and uncorrupted by Ikebukuro city, but later, we find out he's actually [[spoiler:been the cold and calculating [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] and leader of the Dollars this whole time, has been ObfuscatingStupidity, and is the type of person you don't want to cross. On one occasion, he actually shivved a guy with a pen]]. It's at this point that you realize they were actually IcyBlueEyes all along. |
| 36 | * ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' has Shun Kakei which reflects both his [[TheStoic stoic]] personality and his team's water motif. |
| 37 | * Ray Lundgren of ''Anime/GunXSword'' has very narrow and very cold blue eyes that match his cold personality. |
| 38 | * Rico from ''Manga/GunslingerGirl''. On one hand, her InnocentBlueEyes mark her as a CheerfulChild and a PluckyGirl. On the other, though, she is a {{Child Soldier|s}} who doesn't think twice about gunning down people, she has been shown to have a sadistic streak, and her cold blue eyes stand out [[DissonantSerenity alongside her stoic demeanor]] when she's on a mission. |
| 39 | * Because ''Anime/HelloSandybell'' is set in Scotland, many characters have this, namely Leslie Christie and Kitty Shearer. Leslie is a strict yet firm ReasonableAuthorityFigure schoolteacher who does his best to raise his daughter as a single dad, but Kitty is a cold-hearted AlphaBitch hell-bent on doing whatever she can to ruin Sandybell's life. |
| 40 | * ''Manga/{{Lady}}'': Sarah has ice-coloured eyes and is closed off and aloof to everyone. She doesn't want Lynn's friendship, and her only friend for most of her life was Arthur. In fact, when Sarah accepts Lynn's friendships, the servants of the Marble Mansion are actually surprised. |
| 41 | ** Lynn and Sarah's RacistGrandpa has a large pair of A10 blue eyes. He's extremely picky about the women his son allows in their life, and excludes Lynn for being half-Japanese, even critisizing George for marrying "an unknown Eastern woman". Even though he's horrible, Lynn wishes he'd accept her as his grandchild. |
| 42 | * Taki's of ''Manga/MaidenRose'' stick out. Mainly cold and icy, but also suggest his purity (probably), as well as being exotic. |
| 43 | * In ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'', even when she's not in a UnstoppableRage, FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Seras Victoria has [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_ipul2kORR91oeNp6DKiqS6rEOEnsyHGSUQC0RQd_AmZ0K76b4kN54Q0Q&s=10 piercing blue eyes]] which glow in the dark. Usually she has cute InnocentBlueEyes, but blood lust or anger [[RedEyesTakeWarning turns her pupils red]]. |
| 44 | * Several of the [[MoeAnthropomorphism anthropomorphic nations]] of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' have these: For example, Germany, befitting his [[TheComicallySerious strict and serious, no-nonsense demeanor]] and his ancestor Germania,[[note]]Though his are more of a blue-green shade than plain blue[[/note]] who is TheStoic and a PerpetualFrowner. Played with in Sweden's case: His blue-green eyes are piercing as well, and since has a FaceOfAThug and [[TheQuietOne rarely speaks]], he tends to scare people when they first meet him, despite being a GentleGiant who is a NiceGuy deep down. [[TheGunslinger Switzerland]] and [[NonIdleRich Netherlands']] eyes are piercing as well, though theirs are green rather than blue. |
| 45 | * AntiHero Killua from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' has cold blue eyes, especially in the 1999 anime. He is a CreepyChild who has been trained to be an assassin his entire life. |
| 46 | * Sachiko from ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'' is an aloof, [[TheOjou ojou]] type of girl and the SchoolIdol. Her blue eyes contrast with Yumi's soft brown eyes. |
| 47 | * Char Aznable, from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', has these. [[spoiler:As explained in ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin'', this is also why Char wears a mask: Casval Rem Deikun met the real Char Aznable, and the two were practically physically identical aside from the eyes, with Char's being brown. When they swapped places so Casval could join the Zeon military under Char's name, he kept his eyes concealed so no one would realize he wasn't the real Char.]] |
| 48 | * Both [[TheStoic Heero Yuy]] and [[SixthRanger Zechs Merquise]] from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' have the "piercing and icy" type, as does [[MagnificentBastard Treize Khushrenada]]. |
| 49 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': |
| 50 | ** Naruto's father, Minato, can go from friendly to his TrueCompanions to piercing to his enemies. Naruto himself can now also go to bone-chillingly cold when [[TranquilFury pissed]], to an extent that even the [[SealedEvilInACan Kyuubi]] backs off after a [[DeathGlare look]] from him. |
| 51 | * ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': |
| 52 | ** Evangeline, a icy, cool, calculating, Really700YearsOld vampire, gets this trope as well as showing her PhenotypeStereotype background. (However, she switches to Green eyes in the first Negima anime.) |
| 53 | ** Fate Averruncus a cold, calculating EmotionlessBoy [[http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/777/vlcsnap2011080300h13m15.png (as seen here)]] who is unwilling to even hear Negi out at first, focusing only on his plan. Over time, though, he shifts into InnocentBlueEyes as emotions start showing up, turning him into a {{Tsundere}}. |
| 54 | * In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', [[{{Jerkass}} Asuka's]] light blue eyes are definitely of the "piercing, icy" variant, though they could also be blamed on the common Stereotype for Germans. |
| 55 | * [[PhysicalGod Yato]], the titular stray god from ''Manga/{{Noragami}}''. While not AnIcePerson, he's [[spoiler:[[DarkAndTroubledPast a god]] [[TheDreaded of calamity]]]] that you ''really'' don't want to piss off. They seem to change based on his mood. When [[ManChild he acts the way he normally does]], they're more bright blue, yet still piercing. Then, when he gets pissed off, ''that'' is when they start to look scary. |
| 56 | * Maya from ''Anime/OccultAcademy'' has sharp blue eyes to go with her TallDarkAndSnarky personality. They might also count as OccultBlueEyes considering she's connected to supernatural shenanigans. |
| 57 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'': |
| 58 | ** Nico Robin is often known by her piercing pale blue eyes complimenting her DarkAndTroubledPast. Though in some instances Robin has brown eyes. |
| 59 | ** Played straight with Eneru in the anime who has [[{{Pun}} electric blue]] eyes that are particularly cold, suiting his JerkassGod persona. |
| 60 | ** Trafalgar Law has gray eyes in the anime (in the manga they're gold), befitting his cold and calculating nature. |
| 61 | * Eclair from ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' has piercing blue eyes. They're so bright and in contrast with the darker colored eyes of, well, everyone else, they seem really unnatural. |
| 62 | %%* Shinomori Aoshi of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. Lampshaded by Misao's ImageSong. |
| 63 | * From ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' Cygnus Hyoga, Aquarius Camus and Kraken Issac fit the AnIcePerson part of this trope. |
| 64 | * Amane from ''Manga/SakuraChanToAmaneKun'' is a stern boy with blue eyes. |
| 65 | * Sakuya Ookochi from ''Manga/SensualPhrase'' has deep, piercing blue eyes, befitting his bastard nature. They are often commented upon, due to how uncommon natural blue eyes are in Japan. [[spoiler: This is actually a plot point, since Sakuya is half-American and inherited his blue eyes from his father...the evil foreigner who ''[[ChildByRape raped]]'' his mother, Reiko.]] |
| 66 | * The cynical chimera Zelgadis of ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' has icy turquoise eyes; however, in the novel series, they're purple. |
| 67 | * Izana of ''Manga/SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair'' has pale blue eyes which are all the better for his occasional [[DeathGlare death glare]]s and fit his aloof calculating [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] personality while providing contrast with his brother's InnocentBlueEyes. (Manga only, in the Anime his eyes are a dark navy that almost looks black). |
| 68 | * Chrona's eyes in ''Manga/SoulEater'' are sometimes a very pale shade of blue, which fits an odd variant of "cold piercing" in that they usually signal [[UhOhEyes him/her going into 'kill mode']] (or the closest thing to a GameFace Chrona gets). |
| 69 | * The titular spy, Twilight aka Loid Forger, from ''Manga/SPYxFAMILY''. As a cool, calculating, and emotionless spy, he sports some rather cold, blue, and lifeless eyes. |
| 70 | * Chizuru from ''Manga/SquidGirl'' is the [[CreepyBlueEyes piercing type]], but usually, she [[EyesAlwaysShut keeps them closed]]. |
| 71 | * ''Manga/TalentlessNana'' has two examples in their superpowered "Talented" cast: Seiya Kori is AnIcePerson and has pale, icy blue hair as well, while Kaori Takanashi uses color contacts and her "coldness" is more in her being a vapid bully. |
| 72 | * ''Anime/TokyoMewMew'''s Deep Blue has icy blue eyes to match his cold and cruel personality. |
| 73 | * The entire Khun clan from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', which includes a MagnificentBastard of a strategist, a legendary womanizer who once helped conquer the whole damn place, a stoic PintsizedPowerhouse, an outcast PlayfulHacker and a PersonOfMassDestruction and undiluted arrogance. |
| 74 | * Knives from ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' has light, icy blue eyes in contrast to his brother's more innocent turquoise eyes. This difference may represent their different personalities. |
| 75 | * In ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', Shiki's eyes are a piercing icy blue when he's not wearing his glasses. |
| 76 | * Kiba's human form from ''Anime/WolfsRain'' has eyes that look either blue (icy, piercing variant) or blue-gray. It denotes his ChosenOne status, since the other wolves keep their amber eye color even in human form. |
| 77 | * Kousei from ''Manga/YourLieInApril'' has brown eyes in the manga but dark blue eyes in the anime. He starts the anime as a quiet, depressive boy due to his [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]] and his PartingWordsRegret towards her. Kaori has [[InnocentBlueEyes brighter blue eyes]] and an overall brighter personality, which rubs onto him as they become friends and she brings him out of his shell. |
| 78 | * ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': |
| 79 | ** [[Characters/YuGiOhSetoKaiba Seto Kaiba]] of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' has cold, blue eyes. And then there's, of course, his "Blue Eyes White Dragon". |
| 80 | ** Yusei Fudou of ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' has incredible, bright, piercing blue eyes. |
| 81 | * Victor from ''Anime/YuriOnIce'' has these (when they're not InnocentBlueEyes), fitting for a LivingLegend on ice whose reputation can be quite intimidating (and early on in the story, some shots makes Victor look duplicitous or intense). |
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| 84 | [[folder:Audio Plays]] |
| 85 | * ''AudioPlay/ExitTunesPresentsACTORS'': Mitsuki Akika has them, to fit both the 'cool' and 'calculating' aspects of his personality. |
| 86 | ** Also doubles as CreepyBlueEyes when he...''[[StepfordSmiler smiles]]'' a certain way. |
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| 89 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 90 | * ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'': Magneto's blue eyes are a notable character trait for anyone who knows him and what helped Colossus identify him when presented as a brainwashed tool of Xavier's. |
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| 93 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 94 | * ''Fanfic/AceCombatEquestriaChronicles'' has Flare Star, the leader of ''Dragon'' Squadron. Her eyes are a light, crisp blue, and she's by ''far'' [[BloodKnight one of the most ruthless and aggressive]] pegasi in the EAF. To elaborate: a scuffle with Pearl Eyes, an Exile flyer on her first mission, ended with Flare [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown brutally thrashing Pearl]] and nearly ''squeezing her to death'' while she begged for mercy. The narration also makes it clear Flare was deliberately trying to crush Pearl's bones/rib cage, ''not'' just going for a choke-hold or grapple. |
| 95 | * ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': Asuka has very piercing "crystal blue eyes" -according Rei- which stare through you. |
| 96 | * Smith in ''Film/TheMatrix'' fanfic ''Bringing Me To Life'' has these. His eyes are described as "Icy-blue" and looking into them is described like "Being out in a sub-arctic blizzard." they signfiy his cold and stern personality. |
| 97 | * ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'': Asuka's eyes have this shade of blue. |
| 98 | -->''She looked in his eyes, he looked back into hers, and he soon found himself hypnotized by their deep oceanic blue.'' |
| 99 | * Asuka from ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'' has blue eyes, great fighting skills, and a fiery temper. |
| 100 | * ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'' has Asuka. She has frigid, ocean-blue eyes... and -at the beginning- a very harsh, cold, bitter personality due to severe, non-stop trauma. |
| 101 | * ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'': Asuka has ice-blue, piercing eyes. When she gets pissed off their icy stare is very scary. |
| 102 | * ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Germany's eyes are icy-blue, underlining his no-nonsense attitude. They thaw a bit when they gaze upon Italy though. |
| 103 | * ''Fanfic/GhostsOfEvangelion'': Asuka has deep-blue eyes and a harsh, hot temper. |
| 104 | * ''Fanfic/{{HERZ}}'': Asuka’s sane eye is a lively, dark-blue colour in contrast with her dead eye’s milky grey. Her daughter Akiko inherited her eye colour. |
| 105 | %%* Vesta from Fanfic/KeepersOfTheElements is described as having eyes like this. |
| 106 | * In ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'' Asuka is blue-eyed, harsh and indomitable. |
| 107 | -->''For a moment their gaze met, and her bright blue eyes were an utter mystery to him, as a bright placid sea hides its own depths from the eyes of those who gaze upon it.'' |
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| 109 | * Enoby Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way from ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' has "icy blue eyes like limpid tears." The fact that she spends a lot of the story using [[RedEyesTakeWarning red contacts]] means they aren't blue most of the time, though. |
| 110 | * In ''Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder'', the eponymous character's mother Brigit Stark is a selfish, gold-digging, abusive sociopath. Cinder mentions that her mother has "cold blue eyes." |
| 111 | * In ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'', Asuka has deep-blue eyes and she may be pretty cold or hostile to other people. |
| 112 | * ''Fanfic/ReverseFallsAU'' fanworks of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' give Dipper and Mabel these sort of eyes. They're portrayed as villains and more-often-than-not are fine with murdering people. |
| 113 | * ''Fanfic/{{Ripples}}'' has Allora, the queen of [[WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}} Meridian]] before her daughter Weira (mother of Phobos and Elyon). Her blue eyes are described to be like ice or steel. She is a distant traditionalist who doesn't believe in helping the masses much. Neither she agrees much with her idealistic daughter. After the Heart of Meridian leaves her in favor of Weira and Elyon is born, [[spoiler:she murders both Weira and her son-in-law Zanden and attempts to do the same to her grandson Phobos in order to make Elyon her PuppetQueen and maintain Meridian align with her visions]]. |
| 114 | * ''WebAnimation/ASadnessRunsThroughHimCOMPLETESnowtuftWarriorsAUMap'': Snowkit is deaf because he's a white, blue-eyed cat. He originally had InnocentBlueEyes, but they became this as he [[UsedToBeASweetKid grew up]] and became bitter. |
| 115 | * ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'': Asuka is blue-eyed and at the beginning she's pretty cool and harsh. |
| 116 | -->''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} She]]'' was blond, and wore a red mask that looked identical to the one ''Comicbook/PowerGirl'' wore, through which sky blue eyes peeked out at him. |
| 117 | * Sasanoyuki in ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheUndiscoveredSwords'' has CreepyBlueEyes that are described as "unnatural", in keeping with his snow-and-bamboo theme and cold, unfeeling personality. |
| 118 | * In ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'', both Shinji and Asuka have pale blue eyes and pretty arrogant personalities. |
| 119 | * Noel, one of the main characters of ''Fanfic/TitanLegends'', has eyes that have been described as ice-blue and piercing. His intellectual and somewhat overly-serious personality supports this. |
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| 122 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
| 123 | * Whitney from ''Anime/AnimalCrossingTheMovie'', as in the [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing source games]], is a white wolf with blue eyes. In the games she is a "[[LovableAlphaBitch snooty]]" type villager but in the movie she is sophisticated and [[AdaptationalHeroism overall nicer]], however she acts aloof. She starts [[DefrostingTheIceQueen warming up]] to Ai after [[spoiler:Margie moves away.]] |
| 124 | * A few Creator/{{Disney}} movies: |
| 125 | ** Gaston, the villain of ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' has pale blue eyes, which appropriately fits his personality as being completely opposite of that of the Beast's, who also has blue eyes, but being the hero, his is darker. |
| 126 | ** Queen Elsa, an IceQueen and AnIcePerson, in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}''. Her sister Anna has softer InnocentBlueEyes, so it's clear Elsa's eye color isn't due to her powers. Elsa comes off as cold for the first portion of the film because she represses her emotions due to her ice powers [[PowerIncontinence acting up]] when she gets overly emotional. [[spoiler:By the end she's learned to accept herself and her powers.]] |
| 127 | ** Vitani from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' has dark blue eyes that contrast to Nala's more softer tone. She's an Outsider who is trying to overthrow Simba and his pride. [[spoiler:She does make a HeelFaceTurn though.]] |
| 128 | ** Dr. Facilier in ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' has fiendish purplish blue eyes along with dark skin. He embraces an Afro-Carribean appearance with his BorrowinSamedi getup, but this detail implies mixed ancestry. |
| 129 | * Jack Frost from ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' has these with a distinct frost pattern. Makes sense, considering that he has powerful ice and snow powers, and he's essentially winter personified. He also seems to cross over into InnocentBlueEyes territory. [[spoiler:He had brown eyes as a human.]] |
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| 132 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 133 | * ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderman2'': Creator/DaneDehaan has striking light blue eyes that matches convincingly when playing Green Goblin. |
| 134 | * ''Film/BatmanBegins'': Dr. Crane has the icy, piercing, creepy variety. Tends to be a given with most characters that Creator/CillianMurphy plays since his eyes are naturally like this. |
| 135 | * ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'': Mr. Freeze (done with lenses, not only for the ice-like quality but because [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger the actor]]'s are green). Intentionally done to highlight that he is AnIcePerson. |
| 136 | * ''Film/BrassedOff'': There is a moment when Danny stares at Phil with icy blue eyes, after denying that there is anything wrong with his health. |
| 137 | * ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork'': Snake Plissken may have but one eye, but that eye is of the "piercing, icy" variety and ends up creating quite a striking effect, even leading other characters (notably, the Surgeon General of Beverly Hills in ''Film/EscapeFromLA'') to [[WhatBeautifulEyes comment]] upon it. |
| 138 | * Creator/EdHarris: Many of his characters make dramatic use of the actor's intensely blue eyes. |
| 139 | ** Major König in ''Film/EnemyAtTheGates'', which suits him as a ruthlessly professional ColdSniper. According to the director's commentary, the reason Ed Harris was chosen to portray him. |
| 140 | ** ''Film/{{Walker}}'': The 19th century filibuster William Walker is described in lavish articles as "the Blue-Eyed Man of Destiny" in support of his seizing control of Nicaragua. This was an [[TruthInTelevision an actual quote]] from a period article about the real mane. |
| 141 | * ''Film/TheHobbit'' / ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'': Several characters - and in some cases the actors who play them - have eyes like this. |
| 142 | ** Creator/ElijahWood has eyes of an absolutely piercing blue, and they can turn icy at times. |
| 143 | ** Legolas and his father Thranduil both have these eyes, which reflect their cold and distant attitudes. Although though the former is increasingly less so up to the events of ''Film/TheHobbit'' trilogy, and the impression has mostly disappeared by ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''. By constrast, the close-up of the Elvenking Thranduil's striking blue eyes, his piercing gaze is rather frosty, much like his temperament. |
| 144 | ** Galadriel - played by Creator/CateBlanchett - has piercing blue eyes that seem to contain literal starlight, and nothing escapes her keen powers of perception. |
| 145 | ** There's also Thorin, whose icy attitude is due to his DarkAndTroubledPast. Apparently, it's a family trait there as well, since Thrór also has these eyes. |
| 146 | * ''Franchise/IndianaJones'': |
| 147 | ** ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'': A big reason Creator/StevenSpielberg hired Paul Freeman to play Belloq was because he had "striking (blue) eyes that could see right through Indiana Jones". |
| 148 | ** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'': [[BigBad Irina Spalko]] - another Creator/CateBlanchett role - has incredibly piercing pale blue eyes and she literally tries to stare right ''into'' Indy's brain and read his thoughts. |
| 149 | * ''Film/TheLoneRanger'': Butch Cavendish's reptilian cold-blooded demeanor is evident in his ghostly blue eyes. |
| 150 | * Creator/MalcolmMcDowell is famous for this. |
| 151 | * ''Film/RoadToPerdition'': WordOfGod says that one of the reasons Creator/DanielCraig got hired was that his eyes are as piercing blue as Creator/PaulNewman's. |
| 152 | ** Speaking of Creator/DanielCraig, he's the first (and so far only) Film/JamesBond to inherit the blue eyes of his literary incarnation. Indeed, the opening title sequence for ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' end with a desaturated closeup of Daniel Craig's face -- desaturated except for those piercing blue eyes... another great case is [[https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wdkAAOSwrxFhUJYj/s-l1600.jpg a poster for]] ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' that is monochrome aside from Craig's eyes. |
| 153 | * [[Creator/SteveMcQueenActor Steve McQueen]] also had piercing blue eyes, which makes one wonder if the "blue-eyed, pretty-boy badass" could be considered its own character type. |
| 154 | * ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'': Courtesy of [[Creator/CostasMandylor his actor]] (who naturally has them), Mark Hoffman has pale blue eyes that emphasize his bigger ruthlessness compared to the other Jigsaw killers. |
| 155 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'' gives us Anakin Skywalker's blue eyes, which were inherited by his son, and tend to be in icy mode more often than innocent mode by the time of the Clone Wars. |
| 156 | * ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' |
| 157 | ** Magneto's eyes are quite a striking blue, which is a good match for his rather cold-hearted view on things. |
| 158 | ** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Professor X's steely gaze when he looks directly at the camera is the very last shot of the movie. It's unique and significant for the character because Creator/JamesMcAvoy's iteration either has InnocentBlueEyes or expresses that he's in excruciating pain due to a BreakTheCutie ordeal or being a BrokenBird. It hints that [=McAvoy=]'s Xavier is tougher than Creator/PatrickStewart's in the original timeline because the former had undergone [[spoiler:''horrific'' torture by Apocalypse, and is nearly murdered by him]], and what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. Charles had already fallen apart at the seams once before, and he refuses to do this again even though the hell he was forced to endure in this film is ''much'' worse, so the fierce dude etermination in his eyes is a warning that no one should mess with him or his X-Men. |
| 159 | [[/folder]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 162 | * Stephen Maturin of the ''Literature/AubreyMaturin'' series is frequently noted across the series for his pale blue "reptilian" eyes, which fit well with his status as an incredibly badass DeadlyDoctor and Britain's best intelligence agent. They're his single most distinguishing feature, and he sometimes wears CoolShades to disguise them. |
| 163 | * The ''Franchise/BattleTechExpandedUniverse'' novels have Curaitis, one of the most pragmatic most ruthless, and most effective intelligence agents available to Victor Steiner-Davion. True to his nature as a spymaster and black-ops agent, he is rarely described in full but his most common appellation is "the ice-eyed man," signifying his coldly professional demeanor and willingness to do what must be done, regardless of how unpleasant the task at hand may be. For instance, he was the one willing to suggest Operation Gemini, a ploy by Hanse Davion to replace a dying Joshua Marik with a body double. Joshua is not even twelve years old and crippled with leukemia, so this plan involves both allowing a severely ill young boy to die far from home ''and'' finding another child to replace Joshua who could also then have their memories replaced. The novel ''Bred for War'' makes it clear that Curaitis was the one to tell Victor about his father's plan. His ruthless pragmatism is best summed up by a statement within earshot of the dying Josuha when others go to be with the boy so he won't die alone: |
| 164 | --> '''Curaitis:''' "My job is to see to it that the universe that permits you to harbor such delicate sentiments continues to exist." |
| 165 | * In ''Literature/TheBoysFromBrazil'', a number of boys have been cloned and are having their lives socially engineered with the intent that they'll grow up into "Hitlers" and bring about a new Reich. They are described as having the "piercing" variety of blue eyes, including Indians with (artificially) blue eyes. |
| 166 | * Most of the Whistlers of ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'' are blue-eyed, and [[CoolBigSis Eldest]] in particular is alert and calculating and it shows. Not much gets past her. |
| 167 | * This is an oft-referenced characteristic of Corporal Ken "Killer" [=McCoy=], one of the main protagonists in W.E.B. Griffin's ''The Corps'' series. We first meet [=McCoy=] in 1940, when he's stationed in Shanghai, China with the 4th Marines. He's a rather slightly-statured young man of slightly-below average height, and generally unremarkable except for his ice-cold blue eyes. He gets his nickname (which he hates) after fatally stabbing three Italians in self-defense. Afterwards, people who know his nickname (even if they don't know the story behind it) find his eyes scary. Despite his "killer's eyes", [=McCoy=] is actually a pretty decent guy, he just won't hesitate to use violence if he thinks it's necessary (he's rarely, if ever, wrong about that). |
| 168 | * ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'': Feyre's eyes are blue-gray, and she's a quite haughty person. Even after she defrosts, Mother help you if you piss her off. |
| 169 | * Lilja Perhonen in ''Literature/DanceOfTheButterfly'' has eyes "of such a frosty blue as to appear white, darkening toward the edges of the iris, some parts even gray." |
| 170 | * In ''Literature/DarknessVisible'', [[BlueBlood Lord Lewis]] has blue eyes. In his case, they're certainly the uncomfortably piercing sort. |
| 171 | * Roland Deschain of ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' has faded blue eyes to go along with a piercing stare (in the series, they're often called 'bombardier' eyes and are described as being "the color of icebergs"). He's still basically a good guy, if a complete and utter badass. Jake's eyes become these. As the story goes on, they're described as being [[CharacterDevelopment eerily similar to Roland's eyes]]. |
| 172 | * ''Literature/TheDayOfTheJackal''. The cold grey eyes of the Jackal are noted by several characters, and are often linked to either his role as a ProfessionalKiller, or the impenetrable personality that fits his MysteriousPast. |
| 173 | * The fanatic Archbishop Edmund Loris in ''Literature/{{Deryni}}'', falls under this category. The glares he gives his enemies are at times described as "frigid". |
| 174 | * Granny Weatherwax, Vetinari, and Susan Sto Helit from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' have the piercing kind. (Susan has sort of inherited them from [[TheGrimReaper her grandfather]], whose "eyes" are pinpoints of blue fire deep in his eyesockets.) |
| 175 | * ''Literature/EarthsChildren'': |
| 176 | ** Jondalar's eyes are described as being intense "glacier blue" and are also described as "magnetic" and "charismatic", capable of seducing nearly any woman [[WhatBeautifulEyes he uses them on]]. |
| 177 | ** Zolena / Zelandoni Who is First is described as having "piercing" blue eyes that miss little, and she exudes [[IronLady authority and confidence]]. She can also be quite intimidating if someone has displeased her or when she's sizing someone up. |
| 178 | * ''Literature/ErastFandorin''. The steely "piercing" type. |
| 179 | * VigilanteMan Mack Bolan's icy blue eyes are mentioned on numerous occasions in ''Literature/TheExecutioner'' series. For many villains, it's the last thing they ever see. |
| 180 | * Brennen Caldwell from the ''Literature/FirebirdTrilogy'' has eyes which are described as a penetrating, icy blue; this reflects both his {{telepath|y}}ic [[TheEmpath powers]] and his exceptional [[TheStoic ability to control his own emotions]] (a power related to the telepathy), which gives him an aloof air. |
| 181 | * In the novel of the same name on which ''[[Literature/TheSilenceoftheLambs Hannibal]]'' is based, the main villain of the story, Mason Verger, is described as having intense, scary, piercing, bright blues eyes--as are his sister and late father (although the sister is a sympathetic character). |
| 182 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'': |
| 183 | ** Albus Dumbledore and his brother Aberforth have "piercing blue eyes", but they're good guys. Mainly the intense blue is meant to signify that very little gets past them. |
| 184 | ** Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody possesses a magical prosthetic eye colored electric blue. Arguably the most literal manifestation of the trope, as it allows him to see through solid objects and even invisibility cloaks. |
| 185 | ** Igor Karkaroff - headmaster of Durmstrang Institute and former Death Eater - also has bright blue eyes, but his are more often described as "cold", matching his broader nature. |
| 186 | ** Draco Malfoy and his father Lucius both have "cold grey eyes". |
| 187 | * In the sequel series to Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians, ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', Jason Grace has them. This is due to his parentage ([[spoiler:Jupiter]]), but it also signifies his cool and collected personality. Hazel cites this word-for-word when describing him. |
| 188 | * Cordelia Ransom, from the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' series, when her eyes aren't filled with fanatical fervor. This reflects her cold, predatory cunning and more than once saves Thomas Theisman from accidentally slipping and saying something that would set her sights on him. After all, EyesNeverLie. |
| 189 | ** Aivars Terekhov has them, fitting with his [[GoodIsNotNice cold and ruthless demeanor]]. |
| 190 | ** Shannon Foraker also does. She goes into a TranquilFury and [[spoiler: destroys 2 squadrons of StateSec SDs]]. |
| 191 | * In ''Literature/TheIronTeeth'', the bandit leader Herad's ruthlessness, sharp mind and TranquilFury fighting style are reflected in her cold, piercing blue eyes. |
| 192 | * The title character of Creator/IanFleming's ''Literature/JamesBond'' has his blue eyes as one of his most distinctive physical features, and it certainly helps him look more stoic and/or cold-blooded. |
| 193 | * St. John Rivers, the noble but often insufferable cousin of ''Literature/JaneEyre'', has piercing blue eyes. |
| 194 | * The grandmother in Creator/LMMontgomery's ''Literature/JaneOfLanternHill''. This is explicitly contrasted with her daughter's InnocentBlueEyes. |
| 195 | * ''Literature/JohannesCabal'': The title character has vivid blue eyes, a cold disposition, and some infamy as a {{Necromancer}}, though he improves from a VillainProtagonist to an AntiHero throughout the series. As they're described in ''Literature/TheFallOfTheHouseOfCabal'': |
| 196 | -->Looking at the stranger’s strikingly blue eyes, eyes that hinted at an incisive mind and a calloused soul, it occurred to the landlord that there might be many ungodly things in a godly world, after all. |
| 197 | * ''Literature/KaneSeries'' is famous for his blue eyes, which are described as burning with intense hatred and murderous lust. They are also literally his Mark of [[CainAndAbel Cain]]. |
| 198 | -->The eyes of Kane were like two blue-burning crystals of ice. Within them stirred a frozen fire of madness, death, torment, hellish hatred. |
| 199 | * ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'': Roger, the leader of the SpacePirates in ''Triplanetary'', not only has grey eyes but an entirely grey pallor. This not only suggests his cold amoral nature ("not the gentle gray of the dove, but the resistless, driving gray of the super-dreadnought; the hard, inflexible, brittle gray of the fracture of high-carbon steel.") but also the fact that he's not human. |
| 200 | * ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'': |
| 201 | ** Udinaas' eyes are described as 'ravaged eyes, a bleakness like defiant ice in this world of fire'. He is always quick with a cold grin and a sharp-tongued comment, but his son Rud also notes how Udinaas is capable of 'ethereal ease' when he allows his harsh emotions to pass. |
| 202 | ** The first time Scabandari's [[VoluntaryShapeshifting draconic form]] is described, it is mentioned how his eyes are ice-blue, which is highly unusual for a Tiste Edur who usually have sandy, brown or grey eyes. Since in that same scene he knifes his best friend {{in the back}} to secure an advantage for his own followers it becomes pretty obvious where Scabandari's priorities lie. |
| 203 | * Katarina in ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' thinks her eyes are cold and harsh because the role she's taken is that of an otome game villain. However, since she doesn't ''act'' like one anymore and only one of her friends even knew her when she acted like that, everyone else thinks that they look really {{innocent|blueeyes}} instead. |
| 204 | * In ''Literature/ObsidianMirror'' Oberon Venn has these, befitting his status as an IceKing [[spoiler: and as the implied Winter King of the Shee.]] |
| 205 | * ''Literature/TheOutsiders'': |
| 206 | ** Dallas Winston is specifically mentioned to have blue eyes like "blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world". |
| 207 | ** Darry Curtis, determined and tough, also has "cold" eyes like "two pieces of pale blue-green ice". |
| 208 | * The [[RedRightHand identifying trait]] of Saint Dane's various forms in ''Literature/ThePendragonAdventure'' is his icy blue eyes. Saint Dane is, naturally, a very cold-hearted man. |
| 209 | %%* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': Luke Castellan's eyes are described as this. |
| 210 | * In the novel ''Psycho'' by Creator/RobertBloch, the private eye Arbogast is described as having eyes that are "ice-blue and ice-cold". |
| 211 | * Literature/{{Raffles}} has "steely", penetrating blue eyes — similar to his inspiration, Sherlock Holmes. |
| 212 | * ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': When Martin the Warrior gets angry, his eyes become "chips of ice". |
| 213 | * Lyrah in ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror,'' emphasizing her cold and no-nonsense personality as an [[TheOrder Archknight]], as well as the book's SympatheticInspectorAntagonist. |
| 214 | * ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' |
| 215 | ** The Others and the Wights they control are described as having OccultBlueEyes so intense they burn like fire. |
| 216 | ** Both Roose Bolton and his son Ramsay have eerily pale grey eyes, variously described as "chips of dirty ice" and "paler than stone, darker than milk". It's apparently one of the distinct Bolton traits; Ramsay looks almost nothing like Roose, but the latter immediately accepted the former as his son as soon as he saw them. |
| 217 | ** Euron Greyjoy has one pale blue "smiling eye" which represents his cool, charismatic, and calm façade. It contrasts both with the grey eyes of his family and the "blood eye" under his eyepatch which represents his true self, which has never been explicitly described, but has been implied to be a case of either BlackEyesOfEvil, RedEyesTakeWarning, or BlackEyesOfCrazy. |
| 218 | * In ''Literature/TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'' Eric Northman's defining feature are his ice blue eyes: "Eric pulled away from me and looked down at me with eyes bluer than mine and harder than mine and colder than the Arctic waste." — ''Club Dead'' |
| 219 | * ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': |
| 220 | ** Tycho Celchu in the ''Literature/XWingSeries'' gets the "piercing" variety — an incredibly fast thinker, reserved, calm, and a ''very'' good AcePilot. Also incorruptible and a [[TheWoobie Woobie]]. |
| 221 | ** In the same series, [[BigBad Ysanne Isard]] has ''one'' blue eye (called "Hoth-cold" in one book). Her other eye is [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]]. |
| 222 | ** Anakin Solo is the only blue-eyed child in his family (his eyes are always described as icy, though not ''cold''); his brother, sister, and parents are all dark-eyed. |
| 223 | ** Ben Skywalker has inherited his father Luke's blue eyes, eyes that can swing (often quite suddenly) from innocent to icy at fancy's whim, to the point where it scares Ben himself (to a small extent, anyway). |
| 224 | * ''Literature/TortallUniverse'': ''Literature/BekaCooper''[='s=] ice-blue eyes are piercing. Other people consider them to be OccultBlueEyes, particularly when she's angry, and she uses them to intimidate sometimes. |
| 225 | * ''Literature/VampireAcademy'': |
| 226 | ** Christian Ozera's most striking physical feature. Goes well with his coolness as a bad boy, and contrasts his actual fiery personality and powers. |
| 227 | ** Tasha Ozera. The trait runs in the family and serves to mark her coolness. Turns out to go well with her inner ruthlessness. |
| 228 | * ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles''' resident AntiHero Lestat's eyes can't really decide whether they are blue, violet or gray. Either way, they are described as piercing and so the trope is played straight... at least partially. |
| 229 | * Leodegarius in Creator/GrahamMcNeill's ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Literature/{{Ultramarines}}'' novel ''The Killing Grounds'' has the piercing variety. Particularly when he is Mind Probing Uriel and [[NoEyeInMagic meets his eyes to do it]]. |
| 230 | * ''Literature/WarriorCats'': |
| 231 | ** Both Scourge and Hawkfrost have ice-blue eyes. And they're both villains, the former being a dictator and the latter being a more sympathetic yet ambitious ManipulativeBastard. |
| 232 | ** While not a villain, Bluestar has sharp blue eyes to go with her blueish-grey coat. She's a stern leader figure whose glare can shut up most cats. One line even mentions "Her eyes were chips of blue ice". [[spoiler: This gets more pronounced when she undergoes a SanitySlippage, becoming violent and paranoid even towards her Clanmates]]. |
| 233 | * Rand Al'Thor in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' is first described to have wide innocent blue eyes. As the books progress, they have changed into the piercing, ice cold type. They switch between gray and blue as well. |
| 234 | * Coira and Arpazia in ''Literature/WhiteAsSnow'' both have what the narrator describes as eyes like cold water, which is neither quite blue nor gray. |
| 235 | * In Creator/OrsonScottCard's ''Literature/TheWorthingSaga'', IcyBlueEyes are part of a genetic package that includes telepathy and (eventually, after copious inbreeding) various other PsychicPowers. |
| 236 | * ''Literature/AWrinkleInTime: A Swiftly Tilting Planet'': For some reason, Charles Wallace, the main character, has the intensely piercing kind (they can ''summon a unicorn from a star'', they're that piercing). |
| 237 | [[/folder]] |
| 238 | |
| 239 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 240 | * ''Series/CasesOfTheFirstDepartment'': The thief and murderess in "Hatred" is a peroxide blonde with cold icy blue eyes. She is utterly scary. |
| 241 | * ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'': Though they're originally Mary Wardwell's eyes, their bright blue color gives Madam Satan's glare a mysterious, menacing appearance. |
| 242 | * John Drake in ''Series/DangerMan'', where his intense blue gaze is lampshaded several times even by Drake himself. |
| 243 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 244 | ** The Ninth Doctor, as played by Christopher Eccleston, has very striking blue eyes that can be either endearingly cheerful or downright ''scary'' depending on the circumstances. |
| 245 | ** Doctors Two through Seven also fit this trope. Eighth Doctor Creator/PaulMcGann also has blue eyes, though for the [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie}} the TV movie]] he fits the InnocentBlueEyes trope better. His performance in the [[AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho audio series]] is as befitting this trope as any of the other seven blue eyed Doctors. The Fourth Doctor fits CreepyBlueEyes better, as they mostly give him a bug-eyed look and don't seem like they fit comfortably in his head. |
| 246 | ** The Twelfth joins the lineup of piercingly blue-eyed Doctors. |
| 247 | * ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': The (usually) cold-hearted [[http://media.zoom-cinema.fr/series/479/saison/147/poster-character-rob-james-collier.jpg Thomas]], played by the gorgeous [[http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/33700000/Rob-James-Collier-scarletwitch-33747544-1280-1487.jpg Rob James-Collier]], has icy blue eyes. [[JerkAss Thomas is not a very nice person.]] |
| 248 | * ''Series/TheFlash2014'': |
| 249 | ** Dr Harrison Wells, the [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] mentor, has these, which is fitting since he's the most emotionally detached member of the team, and is usually the one to make the hard calls that go against the Flash's ideals. Although he does care for his team and spends a lot of time with a small, warm smile on his face, his blue stare can be extremely cold when he's angry. His CharacterTic of taking his glasses on and off helps to draw attention to this. [[spoiler: As the Reverse Flash he usually has RedEyesTakeWarning, but his cold stare is evident whenever he isn't in costume and helps make his frequent SlasherSmiles even more unnerving.]] |
| 250 | ** [[spoiler: His Earth-2 counterpart obviously]] also has cold blue eyes, and in this case they help to highlight his blunt and detached personality. |
| 251 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'': |
| 252 | ** Roose Bolton has a set of these to match his dispassionate personality, much like his book counterpart. They are the actor's natural eye color. |
| 253 | ** Sansa's eyes go from innocent to icy toward the end of Season 4. |
| 254 | ** The White Walkers all feature these, bonus for being icy beings. Wights resurrected by them also gain blue eyes. |
| 255 | ** Yara has remarkably piercing eyes, particularly when she's angry. This is demonstrated nicely by her DeathGlare. |
| 256 | * In ''Series/TheHollowCrown'' version of ''Theatre/HenryV'', the titular king has piercingly shrewd, cool, and calculating ice-blue eyes; most notably in the scene where he gives his conditions to accept the French surrender. They shift to great big InnocentBlueEyes when he prays and woos Princess Katherine. |
| 257 | * Dr. ''Series/{{House}}'' has the "piercing stare" variety. |
| 258 | * ''Series/HumanTarget'': both Chance and Guerrero have blue eyes. Even with his Harry Potter-like glasses, Guerrero's eyes are quite piercing. |
| 259 | * [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} The titular character]] of ''Series/JesusOfNazareth'' has pure, penetrating blue eyes ''that never blink''. |
| 260 | * ''Series/{{Justified}}'' has Detroit mob lieutenant Robert Quarles (played by Creator/NealMcDonough), who has piercing, light blue eyes. In "Measures", an old woman said that Quarles had eyes like a husky. |
| 261 | * ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': When David Haller is in an especially bad mood, his blue irises take on a ''very'' cold sheen, and it's usually a sign that he'll either lash out with his powers, or he's self-destructive (like when he had tried to hang himself). |
| 262 | * ''Series/{{Life|2007}}'': Detective Charlie Crews' piercing blue eyes look almost ''electric'' blue in certain types of lighting. |
| 263 | * ''Series/TheLittleDrummerGirl'': [[spoiler:Khalil]] is revealed as having startlingly pale blue eyes, keeping with his calm, collected personality. |
| 264 | * The most prominent physical trait of the eponymous character from ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' is Creator/FrankieMuniz's [[http://www.malcolminthemiddle.co.uk/gallery/data/664/Malcolm_in_the_Middle_S2_Malcolm7_MITMVC_1.jpg enormous, piercing, pale blue eyes]] that are visually ''very'' complimentary to Malcolm's genius intellect. The creators were undoubtedly aware of it, as they were often emphasized in promotional materials and photos, and the show's trademark opening titles shot is of his peering through his fingers with a HeroicBSOD expression in them. |
| 265 | * ''Series/Merlin2008'': Mordred, as a child, falls closer to the CreepyBlueEyes category, but as a teenager, veers into this trope. |
| 266 | * ''Series/MotherlandFortSalem'': Scylla has very pale, blue-gray eyes which are piercing and always noticeable. |
| 267 | * ''Series/TheNightManager'' casts Creator/HughLaurie against Creator/TomHiddleston -- ''two'' masters of the trope. Many of their scenes together play as icy-eyed staring contests... |
| 268 | * In ''Series/PeakyBlinders'', one of the hallmarks of the male Shelbys is that they all have piercing blue eyes, from [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] [[Creator/CillianMurphy Tommy]] to the [[LongLostRelative newest]] Michael. Ironically enough, BigBad Inspector/Major Campbell has them as well, to further highlight his parallels with Tommy. |
| 269 | * ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'', whose intense gaze even psychs out his captors at times. |
| 270 | * ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'': the titular character's eyes are pale blue, often highlighted, and scary when he gets angry. |
| 271 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': One of the angel [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Castiel's]] signature traits, all the better to do his intense staring with. |
| 272 | * Cain of [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci Fi Channel]]'s ''Series/TinMan'', played by Creator/NealMcDonough has blue-gray eyes, which go back and forth between piercing and warm (the former to threats, the latter to his TrueCompanions). |
| 273 | * ''Series/TheTudors'': |
| 274 | ** Anne Boleyn's father convinces her she can seduce Henry when he tells her that her blue eyes are "like dark hooks for the soul". Strange choice of words - dark - but Natalie Dormer does have very arresting pale blue eyes (ironically, the real Anne Boleyn had black eyes that were celebrated as her best feature, making the line an odd example of TruthInTelevision without being TruthInTelevision). |
| 275 | ** For that matter, Henry VIII has extremely piercing blue eyes which cause him to look truly menacing from the right angle. This is one of the few physical traits that Creator/JonathanRhysMeyers actually ''does'' [[HistoricalBeautyUpdate share with the historical Henry]], who was also blue-eyed. |
| 276 | * ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'': Damon has them. They give him a very piercing stare. In 02x10 Katherine lampshaded how pretty his eyes were. |
| 277 | * ''Series/{{Vikings}}'': Ragnar Lothbrok has these, which helps on the intimidation side of things as he's not very big. |
| 278 | * The Man in Black in ''Series/{{Westworld}}''. Kind of inevitable when your character is played by Creator/EdHarris, and the camera often makes use of them to emphasize how cold the Man in Black is. |
| 279 | [[/folder]] |
| 280 | |
| 281 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 282 | * Music/TheWho's "Behind Blue Eyes", possibly, as it's all about a person delivering a VillainousLament on how there's more than just mean and cold behind his eyes. |
| 283 | * In a possible overlap with InnocentBlueEyes (with [[http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/awards/flashback-1989-where-axl-rose-sweet-child-o-165238392.html real life]] [[http://img5.bdbphotos.com/images/huge/r/o/rojoa4ja15c1oco1.jpg inspiration]]), Music/GunsNRoses' "Sweet Child O'Mine". |
| 284 | -->She's got eyes of the bluest skies,\ |
| 285 | As if they thought of rain.\ |
| 286 | I hate to look into those eyes\ |
| 287 | And see an ounce of pain. |
| 288 | * In Music/{{Live}}'s "Lighting Crashes", the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]] is described as opening eyes with a "pale blue colored iris" as she meets the new baby whose GuardianAngel she will become. |
| 289 | [[/folder]] |
| 290 | |
| 291 | [[folder:Mythology & Religion]] |
| 292 | * Myth/ClassicalMythology: One of the many titles of the Athena, goddess of wisdom, is ''Glaukopis'' (γλαυκῶπις) - meaning either "grey-eyed" or "blue-eyed" depending on the translation. |
| 293 | ** [[GodOfTheMoon Selene]] also gets this same epithet, probably in the "silvery grey-eyed" sense. |
| 294 | [[/folder]] |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[folder:Roleplay]] |
| 297 | * Ivan from ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'' is described as having piercing blue eyes in his character bio, which match with his quiet, observational personality. |
| 298 | [[/folder]] |
| 299 | |
| 300 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 301 | * ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'': The original series and the [[Toys/Bionicle2015 2015 reboot]] frequently use [[BlueMeansCold blue as secondary color for ice-themed characters]], including the color of their eyes. |
| 302 | [[/folder]] |
| 303 | |
| 304 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 305 | * ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'': Executor has blue eyes and some rather strong TheSpock tendencies from his inability to understand emotions, making all of his decisions with pure logic. |
| 306 | * Vergil of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' has this in accordance with his [[NotSoStoic (usually)]] cold and distant persona. Interestingly, he and series protagonist Dante are [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins identical]], yet Dante's eyes seem to be of a brighter blue while Vergil's are pale-blue. |
| 307 | * ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': Elven mage Solas has the extremely pale variant, verging on CreepyBlueEyes; he also starts with Ice and Spirit magic as his base spec. [[spoiler:Perhaps a bit of foreshadowing, as Solas turns out to be [[GodWasMyCopilot the elven god Fen'Harel,]] the Trickster.]] Leliana, the Inquisition's resident spymaster, has also acquired a decidedly icy cast to her originally InnocentBlueEyes; you can discover through persistent questioning that years of running the Chantry's black operations as the Left Hand of the Divine has [[BreakTheCutie decidedly soured her outlook on life.]] |
| 308 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Debora Briscoletti is a cold, haughty, blue-eyed woman. |
| 309 | * ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'': |
| 310 | ** Advertising images of [[MadeOfIron Joshua Graham]] portray him as having piercing, pale blue eyes. Since his eyes are the only part of his face you can actually ''[[BandageMummy see]]'', it's very striking. |
| 311 | ** Vulpes Inculta, [[TheSpymaster leader of the frumentari]] is ''meant'' to be portrayed as this, much like Joshua Graham, as seen on the Jack of Clubs. In-game he has rather bland brown eyes but with the Fallout Character Overhaul mod his face is redesigned to properly look like intended. |
| 312 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 313 | ** Celes Chere, of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', has icy blue eyes to match her [[AnIcePerson ice-based magic]] and SugarAndIcePersonality. |
| 314 | ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', eyes like this are a sign of exposure to Mako energy and usually come along with superpowers. Cloud, Zack, and Sephiroth have these eyes. |
| 315 | ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', Squall Leonhart and Quistis Trepe both have light blue eyes and are more distanced from the rest of the characters. |
| 316 | * In ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'', this is a Fenix family trait, though its talked about more in the [[ExpandedUniverse novels]] than in the games. It's so bad that Adam Fenix had to take down all the portraits of his ancestors in his home because their icy stares creeped him out that much. |
| 317 | * From ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'': Prosecutor Barok van Zieks has very pale blue eyes and a [[IceQueen cold, unfriendly demeanor.]] Combined with an impressive DeathGlare, van Zieks' piercing gaze strikes fear in the hearts of witnesses and defense lawyers alike. |
| 318 | * ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': |
| 319 | ** Rena Ryuugu often gets these looks when she's [[SanitySlippage going crazy]]. Most of the time, though, her eyes are warm and friendly, but when she starts getting those contorted pupils, it's time to run.... [[spoiler:Though most of the time ''she'' should probably be afraid of [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness you]].]] |
| 320 | ** Keiichi has blue eyes which are typically lean towards InnocentBlueEyes but he has a DarkAndTroubledPast and is prone to acts of violence in certain arcs. [[spoiler:Most of the times Rena seems suspicious is due to [[UnreliableNarrator Keiichi being delusional]].]] |
| 321 | * ''Franchise/{{Hitman}}'' protagonist Agent 47 has blue eyes that reflect his nature as a ProfessionalKiller. One of the targets in ''VideoGame/Hitman2'' is able to recognize 47 just by looking at his eyes. |
| 322 | * In ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'', TheDragon Helis has icy blue-gray eyes that [[PlayerCharacter Aloy]] calls "dead eyes". |
| 323 | * In ''VisualNovel/HustleCat'', one of [[BenevolentBoss Graves]]' eyes is specifically said to be a chilling, icy blue. It's even likened to the eye in ''Literature/TheTellTaleHeart'', with Graves quoting the relevant passage when he catches [[PlayerCharacter Avery]] staring at his eye. |
| 324 | * ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS}}'': Cole's eyes are pale blue and glow with electricity when he's mad. [[spoiler:Future!Cole/]]Kessler's eyes have a permanent blue shine, likely due to his advanced age and powers. Lucy Kuo from ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS 2}}'' gains ''literally'' icy blue eyes with she gets her [[AnIcePerson ice powers]]. |
| 325 | * Zexion and Marluxia of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'''s Organization XIII have blue eyes, and both are {{Manipulative Bastard}}s. Unabashed {{sadist}} Larxene's are more on the teal side. |
| 326 | * ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' has everyone you meet in the Polar Academy--all the characters there have a visual motif of snow, cold, and ice. First there's Atris, whose attitude towards the Jedi Exile can most charitably be described as "frosty". She willingly isolates herself there and operates through cold calculation in her one-woman war on the dark side. [[spoiler:Which becomes her downfall, by the way.]] Her Handmaiden servants also have very pale blue eyes and are similarly frosty in their attitude towards the Exile. The one who joins the Exile is a bit of a DefrostingIceQueen. |
| 327 | * Sejuani, the Winter's Wrath from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has eyes like hard chips of blue ice. [[AnIcePerson Unsurprisingly.]] |
| 328 | * The ''Videogame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable'' games has Stern the Destructor, Nanoha's (not-so) EvilTwin. Unlike the cheerful, purple-eyed original, Stern is more of TheStoic who relies mostly on logic and comes with a pair of icy blue eyes to go with her personality. |
| 329 | * ''Franchise/MassEffect'' |
| 330 | ** Garrus Vakarian has icy blue eyes, matching his initial ColdSniper characterization. |
| 331 | ** Resident DefrostingIceQueen Miranda Lawson has them as well. |
| 332 | ** Aloof LadyOfWar Samara also has icy blue eyes, which she passed on to two of her daughters. In Morinth's case they reflect her [[TheSociopath sociopathy]], while Rila's reflect her status as TheQuietOne of the three sisters. |
| 333 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGear'': |
| 334 | ** Vamp in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' has these. But not in the fourth game, where he has red eyes. |
| 335 | ** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', Snake's eyes are a very arresting pale blue (described in-game as 'blue-grey') that are given prominent focus on the box art -- suggesting his determined and cold personality as well as hinting at his unnatural origin, being the same colour as the genetically modified [[FlowerMotifs blue roses that appear]] throughout the game (with Snake even describing himself as 'a blue rose' at one point). They are notably not the same colour as Big Boss's eyes. |
| 336 | * Her hair color has gone from green to brown to blonde over the years, but one thing that hasn't changed about ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'s'' badass bounty hunter protagonist Samus Aran is her eyes -- every time they've been depicted, they've been a light, icy blue (except ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'', where they're more [[UsefulNotes/GreenIsBlue green]] than usual). |
| 337 | * In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', both versions of the Sub-Zero brothers, the older slain Bi-Han who later became Noob Saibot, and the younger member of the Defenders of the Realm Kuai Liang who initially went by the codename Tundra, were shown to have these. Considering their [[AnIcePerson specific special powers]] and stoic to the point of being aloof personalities, it makes perfect sense. |
| 338 | * Darkrai from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Appropriate, since it is often associated with nightmares. |
| 339 | * Chell from ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' has a pair of shocking blue-gray eyes that seem to fit with her steely (pardon the pun) determination. |
| 340 | * ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'': Unlike his family's [[InnocentBlueEyes innocent light blue eyes]], Garret has dark blue eyes that show how cold he is towards the Chemist. |
| 341 | * ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'': blue eyes run in the Mercer family, but only Alex has ones that almost ''glow'', both highly reflective and eerie. There may or may not be a supernatural explanation for them being that way, but they certainly make him glaring from under his hoodie more intimidating when coupled with the probability that he's making up his mind whether or not to [[ImAHumanitarian kill and eat you]]. |
| 342 | * Eifer from ''{{VideoGame/Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' has these to match her seemingly emotionless personality, even though her emotions and mood actually violently fluctuate. |
| 343 | * Uesugi Kenshin from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', who is cool and aloof, and AnIcePerson. Plus the eyes match his outfit. |
| 344 | * ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'''s Maria has these, which add to her slightly unsettling appearance. |
| 345 | * [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSlRwkUxz8dj60OZw6EKbSObIuMW1Hob-di3vL5AeLBH3WAL2Xw Captain Martin Walker]] from ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine''. It's not just in the official artwork, the effect is the same in-game. Without an actual change to his eyes (rather the rest of his face and the way his character grows through the plot) they become CreepyBlueEyes later. |
| 346 | * Urien of ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' fame has [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/streetfighter/images/0/0a/Urienrender.png/revision/latest?cb=20170728171735 icy blue eyes]] fitting his arrogant and sadistic nature. |
| 347 | ** Similarly Vega an AxCrazy narcissist has creepy pale blue eyes which are usually the only facial features that can be seen while he wears his mask. |
| 348 | ** Cammy White has steely blue eyes which suits her stoic attitude. Though she occasionally shifts to InnocentBlueEyes around her friends. |
| 349 | * Both [[DefrostingIceQueen Tear]] and [[BigBad Van]] Grants in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''. |
| 350 | * Flynn in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' has an interesting combination of this trope and InnocentBlueEyes: As a KnightInShiningArmour, his personality is strict, military professionalism meets [[WideEyedIdealist kind-hearted idealism]]. His "steely gaze" is actually mentioned in-story at one point and is apparently considered an attractive feature. |
| 351 | * ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'': Dragunov has pale blue-white eyes and a cold, standoffish personality to match. |
| 352 | * ''VisualNovel/YourBoyfriend'': The Boyfriend has blue eyes, and he definitely isn't one of the good guys. |
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| 355 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 356 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Weiss Schnee, along with her name meaning "white snow". She's a major {{Tsundere}} with [[MysticalWhiteHair white hair]] and icy blue eyes. Her [[AloofBigSister older]] [[CoolBigSis sister]] Winter fits this trope even more. |
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| 359 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 360 | * Bailin from ''Webcomic/BailinAndLiYun'' has pale periwinkle eyes, and is an Arctic merman who can be aloof and detached when not thinking about Li Yun. |
| 361 | * ''Webcomic/CheckPlease'': Jack Zimmermann has pale blue eyes and is introduced as a [[TheStoic stoic]], intimidating team captain who's MarriedToTheJob, though he [[DefrostingIceQueen warms up a lot]] throughout the comic. They're especially noticeable because he and his mother are the only characters drawn with pupils. |
| 362 | * [[http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/?p=3038 Sil'lice Val'Sharen]] from ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'' is definitely supposed to invoke the "icy" part of the trope since she's an [[AnIcePerson ice sorceress]]. |
| 363 | * In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Susan has these as befits her initial IceQueen personality as seen in [[http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook.php?id=730 this colorized sketchbook entry]]. |
| 364 | * A definitive trait of the hated part-dragon [[TheEvilPrince Blue Princes]] (and Ashton, who has the looks, but [[ShrinkingViolet not the personality]]) in ''Webcomic/WintersInLavelle''. [[spoiler: That's because he's a WhiteSheep of this particular BigScrewedUpFamily.]] |
| 365 | -->'''Kari''': I just don't ''get'' it. ''Lots'' of people have blue eyes. Why make such a big deal out of ''his'' [Ashton's]?\ |
| 366 | '''Rio'''" ''Many'' have blue eyes, yes. None but the Royal Family have the cold, dead eyes of a ''Dragon''. |
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| 368 | |
| 369 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 370 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' follows the trend of Bruce having these in the DCAU, though his grey hair makes it a little less startling, and an indication of his cool intellect. Terry [=McGinnis=] also has similarly pale blue eyes, something clear in the title sequence. [[spoiler: This foreshadows the eventual reveal that thanks to Cadmus genetic manipulation and Amanda Waller's scheming, Terry is biologically Bruce's son - which Bruce figures out, implicitly fairly early on.]] |
| 371 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'' has Carmilla whose [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSbc83nwW8CPg8IpnR_li6j9FjC4qmxByFtCHSKd1WHp425xBoE icy blue eyes]] befit her cruel, scheming MagnificentBitch behaviour and contrast with Lisa and Sypha who have InnocentBlueEyes. |
| 372 | * WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom's glow an icy blue in "Urban Jungle", where they [[AnIcePerson indicate coldness]]. |
| 373 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Olaf the penguin has gray eyes to reflect his cold and calculating nature, as well as his desire to turn the world into a planet of ice and snow. |
| 374 | * The eyes of [[ArcVillain Amon]] and [[TheDragon The Lieutenant]] of season of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. They indicate a cold and calculating nature, especially Amon's. |
| 375 | * The titular villain of ''WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' has sharp blue eyes. She's an aloof and mysterious thief. |
| 376 | ** Don't forget Lee Jordan from the two-part episodes "Boyhood's End" and "Can You Ever Go Home Again?" He's got icy blue eyes, [[HairTriggerTemper possibly the world's worst temper when things don't go his way]], and he's TheSociopath. He's even worse than Carmen because she [[EvenEvilHasStandards won't hurt anybody, least of all Zack and Ivy]], and Lee ''will''! |
| 377 | * ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': The Witch [[AnIcePerson Icy]], who has power over ice, has ice blue eyes and is a recurring antagonist. |
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