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| 11 | ->''"The boss always looks so '''stoned''' when he goes into a trance."'' |
| 12 | -->-- '''Spark''', ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' |
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| 14 | Characters with cataracted eyes. Sometimes it's just that -- cataracted eyes. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Characters with this specific type of MonochromaticEyes tend to be {{Blind Seer}}s or have a blindness-related DisabilitySuperpower. This kind of blindness is "[[PsychicPowers extra psychic]]" or special and is also associated with powers other than prescience. It's not uncommon for some characters in a trance to have their eyes turn milky white while concentrating (rather than roll back into the skull). |
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| 18 | [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Zombies]] and some other [[TheUndead undead]] or monsters also have milky white eyes, though in that case, it's that they don't blink for the former, leading to all sorts of crap in your eye. Don't expect this to stop them from actually [[TheDeadHaveEyes seeing/smelling their prey with unerring accuracy.]] |
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| 20 | And sometimes, white eyes simply alert the audience that their owner is supernatural or [[RedRightHand pure evil]]. |
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| 22 | This effect can be useful for blind characters in live-action productions because human beings instinctively follow movement and zero in on important things like faces with their eyes, an instinct that is just about impossible to suppress. Milky white eyes make it impossible to tell which way an actor is looking and makes the effect of a blind, fixed stare more convincing. |
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| 24 | This trope has nothing to do with BlankWhiteEyes except for the color. For other colors, see MonochromaticEyes. See also ThirdEye, MindControlEyes. |
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| 27 | !!Examples: |
| 28 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 31 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Although there Tousen and Chojiro have blank white eyes, there's no known reason for it in terms of power or mysticism, although Tousen is known to be blind. He doesn't have any powers from being blind, however. [[spoiler:In the case of Tsukishima, however, when his mind-control power kicks into full gear, his eyes take on an all-white cast and become both eerie and evil]]. |
| 32 | * ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': Himejima was a simple blind monk before he became a powerful demon slayer, his eyes are always shown as fully blank, with it comes the wisdom of a Buddhist monk and the power of a demon slayer. |
| 33 | * ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'': Shuu, who can still fight with the best of them, despite his blindness. He actually ''slashed his own eyes out'' in order to spare a young Kenshiro's life. |
| 34 | * ''Manga/GetBackers'': Some rather highly powered characters in the manga version, including Akabane, Kagami and Miroku Natsuhiko. All three are not blind and fall under the "supernatural" category. |
| 35 | * ''Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead'' features zombies with the classic "undead eyes" version; they make up for it by hearing unbelievably well, but having other senses dulled (i.e. dumbly walking into a wall, easily being pushed out of the way by someone walking quietly and carrying a wooden sword, walking right past someone who's just staying out of the way, etc.) |
| 36 | * ''Anime/HorusPrinceOfTheSun'': The silver wolves are the supernatural type, and are directly working for Grunwald, who ironically, is referred to throughout the film as "The devil". |
| 37 | * Creator/JunjiIto depicts his fiancee "A-ko" with blank eyes and a wide smile in ''[[Manga/JunjiItosCatDiaryYonAndMu Junji Ito's Cat Diary]]''. |
| 38 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': The Hyuga clan [[InvertedTrope inverts this trope]]. While their clan Kekkei Genkai, the Byakugan, looks the part (it's larger-than-usual pale lavender irises with no pupils), it allows them to [[XRayVision see pressure and chakra points on their opponent]], theoretically allowing them to inflict maximum damage with every strike. Not to mention ''359-degree [[XRayVision X-ray]] telescopic night vision'' with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_angle solid angle]] blind spot. |
| 39 | * ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' and ''Manga/{{X1999}}'': Seishirou Sakurazuka and Subaru Sumeragi get one blank eye each due to massive trauma (in separate but related events). In this case, it's because their eyes are made of ''glass''. |
| 40 | * ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'': Masane temporarily gets white eyes when an X-Con or Cloneblade user is near. |
| 41 | [[/folder]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 44 | * ''ComicBook/AndersonPsiDivision'': Psi-Judge Shakta's eyes turn a monochromatic white after being blinded. It really emphasizes her seer visage. |
| 45 | * ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': Whether or not Daredevil has these or is simply unfocused [[DependingOnTheWriter depends largely on the artist]]. Or perhaps he just has cataracts. |
| 46 | * ''ComicBook/TheGoon'': For a comic about a hulking anti-hero fighting supernatural entities such as ghouls, ghosts, skunk apes obsessed with pie, aliens, demons, and mad scientists, it's never made clear why his human sidekick, Franky, is drawn without pupils. He has no supernatural attributes or abilities, and he's certainly not blind (demonstrated by his signature "knife to the eye" technique). It appears to be an artistic preference. Franky's eyes are not so much Prophet Eyes as they are "Blunked Out" -- an old-time comic book style (''ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie'' is a prominent example of "Blunked Out" eyes). |
| 47 | * ''ComicBook/LadyDeath'': Lady Death is a goddess of Hell with solid white eyes. |
| 48 | * ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': Superman and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} get blank eyes when an orange sun makes them blind in storyline ''ComicBook/KryptonNoMore''. |
| 49 | * ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'': Jei-san has this due to being "divinely blessed" (more likely [[CursedWithAwesome demonically cursed or possessed]]), and he also has a small amount of psychic power: he kidnapped Jotaro because he felt there was some connection to Usagi, but didn't know what it was. [[spoiler:It turns out Jotaro is actually Usagi's son; not even Usagi knew that.]] His current "host" Inazuma also gained the white eyes and demonic aura [[spoiler:as has his ''next'' host, a monk named Hama]]. |
| 50 | * ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'': Doctor Manhattan has completely white eyes with no pupils. Again, his case is an inversion, since he isn't blind. |
| 51 | * ''ComicBook/XMen'': ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} has the "when using powers" version. Since in a few adaptions (the movies in particular), her powers require a lot of concentration, this trope fits. It's been theorized that her eyes might be forming a protective membrane against the elements. |
| 52 | [[/folder]] |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 55 | * [[spoiler:Saxon]] in ''ComicStrip/{{Candorville}}'' can make his eyes look like this at will. It's uncertain whether they have any special powers, but [[spoiler:they're clearly different from the [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] demonstrated by other vampires. This may be because he's a {{Dhampyr}}, or because he's a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire.]] |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 59 | * ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': In this ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction, [[TheAssimilator the Many]] tend to turn the eyes of their assimilated victims milky and blank. Methuselah's Prophet Eyes glimpsed in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' are addressed in this fic, as it's confirmed that Methuselah is half-blind. |
| 60 | * ''Fanfic/CameraShy'': In this fic, part of Taylor's powerset is the ability to see through the eyes of any sapient being who has her in their field of vision. As a side effect, this power also makes her unable to see through her own eyes and gives her some surprisingly lovely cosmetic cataracts. |
| 61 | * In ''I Never Really Knew'', Ryuuko having these is what proves to Satsuki that there's something wrong with Ryuuko's vision. When she brings it up to the former, Ryuuko insists that her eyes are fine. |
| 62 | * In the ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]]'' FanAnimation ''WebAnimation/Snowdrop2013'', the titular blind filly has clouded, pale blue eyes. |
| 63 | [[/folder]] |
| 64 | |
| 65 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 66 | * [[Creator/LeonardNimoy Kashekim Nedakh]], the King of Atlantis from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' as opposed to having darker eyes like all of the other Atlanteans (except, oddly enough, his blue-eyed daughter Kida). At the very beginning of the film, his eyes are drawn normally, meaning that he was blinded shortly after Atlantis ended up underwater (due to him being exposed to the Heart of Atlantis crystal as a result of his dead wife being sacrificed). |
| 67 | * [[Creator/MorganFreeman Vitruvius]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie''. In his case, however, it's not a side effect of being a seer, so much as it is a side effect of [[EyeScream taking a laser beam to the freakin' face]]. |
| 68 | * The incredibly aged rat Nicodemus and The Great Owl in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH''. |
| 69 | %%* The blind mouse in ''WesternAnimation/TheTaleOfDespereaux''. |
| 70 | [[/folder]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 73 | * As noted above, zombies in most horror flicks are depicted as having milky white eyes. This may be attributed to the fact that, in real life, a human corpse can have its eyes depleted of oxygen if its eyelids are left open. Because of the lack of oxygen, the human eye loses its moisture and the pupil will turn into either a gray or bluish color as a result. |
| 74 | * In ''Film/{{Atlantics}}'', when the women are stricken with the spirits, their eyes turn blank and white. [[spoiler: It turns out they are being possessed by the spirits of The Boys, and access information from beyond the grave while possessed.]] |
| 75 | * Creator/LonChaney claimed a number of techniques for portraying this form of blindness on screen. For short shots, he would simply roll his eyes up into his skull. For longer takes, he would either use a mixture of guncotton to form a film over his eyes, or he would spread a thin layer of egg-white over his eyes to obscure them. |
| 76 | * In ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'', the eponymous character has silver/white eyes, initially claimed by Riddick to be the result of a forced surgery to let him see in the dark of a prison planet with no natural light. [[spoiler:A lie. They show that he's an Alpha Male Furyan.]] |
| 77 | * In the 1981 version of ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'', Perseus encounters three Stygian witches who cannot see (except through a CrystalBall). Although they planned to eat him, he gains their assistance by taking the ball from them and only giving it back when he gets the answers he needs. |
| 78 | * The Mentats in ''Film/Dune2021'' have their eyes roll all the way back whenever they make their calculations, giving them a ghostly white look. |
| 79 | * The deadites of the ''Franchise/EvilDead'' films, much to the chagrin of the actors and actresses who had to wear thick white contact lenses over their eyes and be led blindly around the movie set. Interestingly, they're not only undead monsters, they also have the "prophet" angle of this trope covered: the first person to be possessed in the [[Film/TheEvilDead1981 original film]] announced her transformation by correctly listing a series of hidden playing cards in an increasingly demonic voice, and all of them can read their victim's minds and play on their weaknesses. |
| 80 | * The MadeForTVMovie of ''Literature/GoingPostal'' has Moist's eyes do this when he "receives a message from the Gods" about where to find the money he needs. [[spoiler:It's achieved in-universe through the use of turtle eggshells.]] |
| 81 | * The [[Film/HarryPotter film]] version of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' has [[spoiler:Viktor Krum]] having these eyes when he points his wand at Harry with the Lumos spell [[spoiler:during the Third Tournament of the Tri-Wizard Cup]]. This, along with his action towards Harry, are early hints (both to Harry and the audience) that [[spoiler:Krum [[BrainwashedAndCrazy wasn't himself]] during the tournament]]. |
| 82 | * Mrs. Slydes (the scary old lady mistaken for a ghost) in ''Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1959''. |
| 83 | * The aliens from ''Film/IComeInPeace'' have white eyes. |
| 84 | * The emerald seer in ''Film/{{Krull}}'' (probably) has this. He rarely opens his eyes though, and his doppelganger has all-black eyes. |
| 85 | * In ''Film/LongJohnSilver'', Israel Hands' blind eyes are milky white with no pupils. No powers though; he's just blind. |
| 86 | * In ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', the old man from scene 24 has whited-out eyes as he gives out his prophecy. |
| 87 | * There is an old seer with white eyes in ''Film/TheOthers2001'', although this is because she is presumably blind. |
| 88 | * ''Film/RedHeat'' (1988). Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger is playing Ivan Danko, a [[FishOutOfWater Soviet cop in the United States]] trying to lean on Abdul Elijah, a Black Muslim drug boss. |
| 89 | -->'''Danko:''' You ship drugs to my country, you wake up and find your testicles floating in a glass of water next to your bed.\ |
| 90 | '''Elijah:''' I'm a holy man. I don't need testicles.\ |
| 91 | '''Danko:''' Then I'll settle for your eyes.\ |
| 92 | '''Elijah:''' You don't scare me, white boy. (''takes off sunglasses to reveal his milky white eyes'') |
| 93 | * Blind Mag in ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' has high-tech camera-eyes of a strange color and pattern, that let her record and project images. |
| 94 | * Darryl Revok gets this in the psychic duel at the end of ''Film/{{Scanners}}''. |
| 95 | * A partial example is Creator/HalleBerry's version of ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''. When channeling her power, her eyes go milky white (taken from the comics, when the artists remember). In the [[Film/XMen1 first film]], this was done with contacts, but she complained, so in the sequels, they added the effect digitally in post-production. |
| 96 | * ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'': Palpatine has these, among [[BodyHorror other things]] due to the degradation of his clone body. He does have psychic powers, but he had those before he CameBackWrong too. |
| 97 | [[/folder]] |
| 98 | |
| 99 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 100 | * A particularly irritating BlindSeer has this quality in ''Literature/TheBelgariad''. Eddings uses it to good effect -- when Polgara destroys her foresight by restoring her vision, he describes it as looking like the milkiness drains out the bottom of her eyes. |
| 101 | ** In the sequel series, the ''Malloreon'', TheDragon Naradas has these eyes. It's specified that he ''isn't'' blind; they're more of a RedRightHand. |
| 102 | * In the second series of ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber'' books, Coral winds up with the Jewel of Judgment in place of her missing eye, allowing her to see the Primal Pattern directly. |
| 103 | %%* Amanda has eyes like these in ''Literature/ComesTheBlindFury''. |
| 104 | * The Ancient from Creator/RobinJarvis' ''The Oaken Throne'' in ''Literature/DeptfordMice'', a {{Seer|s}} sent to earth in the form of a [[MoonRabbit hare by the Lady of the Moon]], has eyes that resemble bright twin moons. [[TheHero Ysabelle]] draws back in fright when she sees them for the first time: |
| 105 | -->"Why dost thou fear them?" he asked. "Dost thou fear the moon when it shines above thee?"\ |
| 106 | "No."\ |
| 107 | "Then be not afraid now, for I look on you with the sight of one who has seen the Lady in the splendour of her youth, and in mine eyes that vision is forever mirrored." |
| 108 | %%* Miss Treason from the Literature/{{Discworld}} story ''Literature/{{Wintersmith}}'' has eyes like these. |
| 109 | * Cathan from the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}} Literature/KingpriestTrilogy'' has these. He isn't blind, however -- it's just a cosmetic side-effect of his having been resurrected. Other supernatural beings associated with the same god who brought him back are shown to have similar eyes. |
| 110 | * In ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', users of the "awareness spectrum narcotic" known as the Spice Melange have "blue within blue" eyes. Extreme Spice intake makes the eyes so blue that they almost appear black, referred to as the "Eyes of Ibad." |
| 111 | * Aragog the spider in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' has milky white eyes because he is blind. |
| 112 | * ''Literature/HouseOfTheStag'' by Creator/KageBaker opens with a semi-mythological prologue of a BlindSeer who "sang down the stars" and had silver eyes because stars fell into them. |
| 113 | * Creator/NKJemisin's ''Literature/InheritanceTrilogy'': Oree's eyes are completely covered with petal-like layers of grey tissue, which tend to put people off when they realize they're not simple cataracts. Oree herself is blind to everything except [[AuraVision magic]]. |
| 114 | * ''Literature/InCryptid'': All [[BewareTheMindReader Johrlac]] have blank white eyes when actively using their telepathy (Sarah calls it a form of bioluminescence). They can still see fine, though focusing on both another mind and their surroundings at the same time can be difficult. The rest of the time, they have OccultBlueEyes. |
| 115 | * Wights, the primary antagonists in ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'' have this as their defining feature. Because they hunt the titular Peculiar Children, said children always want to look into the eyes of someone they distrust to check whether they are a Wight or not. Unfortunately, with the recent invention of colored contact lenses, Wights can perfectly hide this abnormality, making them completely unrecognizable from ordinary humans. |
| 116 | * At the climax of the Creator/TedDekker book ''Literature/{{Saint}},'' the title character removes the sunglasses he's wearing and his startled nemesis informs him that his eyes are white. |
| 117 | * ''Literature/TheSeventhTower'': Icecarl women who become Crones undergo three {{Eye Color Change}}s as their magical powers grow: to {{Occult Blue|Eyes}} as apprentices, to [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing silver]] as full Crones, and to milky white as [[TheArchmage Mother Crones]]. It doesn't impede their vision a whit. |
| 118 | * ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheApt'': All Moth- and Butterfly-kinden. The Moths also have perfect (though presumably monochrome) night vision, as well as tending to be seers and prophets. |
| 119 | * In Robert Newman's young adult novel ''The Case of the Baker Street Irregular'', Franchise/SherlockHolmes impersonates a blind man and uses gutta-percha contacts to make his eyes appear this way. |
| 120 | * ''Literature/{{Silverwing}}'': Zephyr, an ancient bat with supernatural sonic powers, is described as having eyes that are completely white with cataracts due to his advanced age. |
| 121 | * ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'': Adie is blind, but capable of seeing with her magic. This becomes a major issue when the Pristinely Ungifted appear because she can't see them at all since they don't show up in Magical Sight. She does hear and feel and smell them, though, so she knows they're there. She's justifiably creeped out as all get up by that. All the other wizards at least see them normally. |
| 122 | * ''Literature/TailchasersSong'': The [[{{Seers}} far-senser]] Eyeshimmer is named for his milky [[OccultBlueEyes blue eyes]]. |
| 123 | * "Literature/TheTellTaleHeart": The old man has an eye like this, which provokes the main character to kill him. |
| 124 | * ''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland'': White eyes, especially when blind, are a sure sign that their owner is immensely wise and should not be ignored. |
| 125 | * ''Literature/TheTygrineCat'': Etheleldra is a BlindSeer who permanently has her [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nictitating_membrane third eyelids]] covering her eyes, creating this effect. |
| 126 | * ''Literature/WarriorCats'': The BlindSeer Jayfeather is often drawn this way in fanart and he appears like this on at least one foreign edition cover, even though in the books he's described as having rather normal eyes. Rock, on the other hand, has "sightless eyes" mentioned in his physical description, so we can assume the only way a cat could tell by sight that another is blind is because the blind cat has eyes that look like this. |
| 127 | * ''Literature/WorldWarZ'': A soldier mentions that zombies have these sorts of eyes, but not for any magical reason: since they do not blink, dust and random debris in the air produce microscopic scratches in the eyes of the undead. This is one of the only ways to tell the difference between actual zombies and quislings (humans who have gone insane and started acting like zombies). |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 131 | * In ''Series/BabylonFive'', after becoming the TropeNamer for TouchedByVorlons, Lyta's eyes had a tendency to do this when demonstrating her powers. |
| 132 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' |
| 133 | ** Vampires started off with blank white eyes in their vampiric forms, as an homage to ''Evil Dead''. However, a combination of ExecutiveMeddling and concerns about making Angel [[BeautyEqualsGoodness look attractive]] even in his vamp form led to the design gradually becoming less demonic and more feral. [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]] such as the Gentlemen, though, are still prone to having them. |
| 134 | ** Whenever Willow makes intensive use of magic, her eyes turned [[BlackEyesOfEvil pitch-black]]. When she buffed up Buffy with magic to fight Adam, Buffy's eyes turned [[SupernaturalGoldEyes gold/yellow]]. In the series finale, [[spoiler:when using the scythe to activate all the potential slayers, her eyes (and hair) turned white, hinting she was using powerful white magic]]. |
| 135 | ** A blind assassin on ''Series/{{Angel}}'', as well as three children. |
| 136 | ** Cordelia also has them while she's having a vision (or just using her new powers), after being changed into a half-demon. Before that, her eyes remained normal, but she felt [[BlessedWithSuck excruciating pain]] until the vision ended. |
| 137 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E5Oxygen "Oxygen"]], [[spoiler:the Doctor]] has eyes like this after being [[TemporaryBlindness temporarily blinded]]. [[spoiler:It turns out, however, that he's still blind after his eyes are restored to their normal appearance.]] |
| 138 | * Played somewhat straight by Chiana of ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' in Season 3 where [[spoiler:after possession by an energy rider she is able to have flashes of the future, followed by blindness of increasing severity as the series wore on. The ability changed in Season 4 from future flashes to time slowing down, resulting in permanent blindness]]. In the miniseries, these were replaced with eyes that were probably bionic, which removed any prophetic abilities but gave her X-ray vision. |
| 139 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Wargs, when they take on their BondCreature's skin. |
| 140 | * ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018'': The series makes liberal use of this, as when the many ghost and undead people open their eyes, they're nearly always glowing white and blank. Now, whether this is because they're dead or because they're supernatural (or both) is anyone's guess... |
| 141 | * As the picture suggests, Isaac Mendez, along with Peter(who acquires Isaac's power through empathic mimicry), [[spoiler: Sylar (who acquires it by killing Isaac)]], Usutu and [[spoiler:Matt]], in ''Series/{{Heroes}}''. |
| 142 | * Sara Lance temporarily gains them in Season 5 of ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', when she becomes a BlindSeer [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm upon seeing the true form of the Fate Atropos]]. |
| 143 | * ''Series/TheOutpost'': Ilyin's eyes go white when she has an insight on something. |
| 144 | * Cassandra Carver, the BlindSeer in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. |
| 145 | * Geordi from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration.'' Then in the movies, he gets bionic eyes that look more ([[WingdingEyes or less]]) like regular ones. Before this, he used a VISOR which gave him a [[DisabilitySuperpower variety of visual abilities]] ranging from infra-red to seeing the "auras" of electromagnetic machines -- but not the ability to see things such as sunsets, in any form except on their composite level. Apparently seeing a sunset as a series of infrared and ultraviolet rays really sucks the beauty out of it. The implants have the same visual range, but are more advanced and allow Geordi to control which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum he sees at any given time.\ |
| 146 | Justified (though the writers probably didn't know it), inasmuch as perceived colors have relatively little to do with actual physical properties. There any many different ways a given color can be made with light, and Geordi might have trouble associating combinations of measured frequencies with colors. Also, the VISOR would not be able to duplicate the opponent's process of human color vision and still convey all the information Geordi can apparently see. |
| 147 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': |
| 148 | ** [[BigBad Lilith]] (the new [[FourStarBadass demon army leader]] of the third and fourth seasons, and the boss of [[DealWithTheDevil crossroads demons]] and [[WickedWitch Hell-aligned witches]]) and [[TheDragon Alastair]] (implied to be [[TortureTechnician the boss of the torture pit]] downstairs who oversees demons torturing their victims and trains them) have a special demon eye color -- milky-white. The official ''The Essential Supernatural: On the Road with Sam and Dean Winchester'' guidebook says that they are the [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership chiefs-of-staff in Hell's hierarchy]], which would make them the top servants of the King of Hell himself, i.e. ''[[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]'', and also implies that they have white eyes because they are the very first demons Lucifer made. |
| 149 | ** Psychic Pamela Barnes fits this trope to a tee. After she got her [[EyeScream eyes burned out of her skull]] by [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm seeing the unseeable]] during a séance, she got a pair of plastic eyeballs that look like this, [[InvokedTrope on purpose]]. She [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade]] on it the episode she returns with the new look, saying that the fake eyes make her "look extra psychic." |
| 150 | ** When the djinn poison a victim, it causes the victims' eyes to become this trope. |
| 151 | ** Monsters that display these kinds of eyes include the striga in "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/SupernaturalS01E18SomethingWicked Something Wicked]]". |
| 152 | ** In "[[Recap/SupernaturalS12E20TwigsAndTwineAndTashaBanes Twigs and Twine and Tasha Banes]]", the witch dolls' eyes turn completely white when the witch activates their control over them. |
| 153 | * The guys in ''Series/{{Testees}}'' after being temporarily blinded by pineapple shampoo. |
| 154 | * The various Black Lodge doppelgangers in ''Series/TwinPeaks'' have white eyes to distinguish them from those they are imitating. This is used to highlight their supernatural natures and to be [[NightmareFuel very freaky.]] |
| 155 | [[/folder]] |
| 156 | |
| 157 | [[folder:Multiple Media]] |
| 158 | * Franchise/MonsterVerse: Methuselah's glowing eyes look like this in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', and the blind bat-like Titan Camazotz' one remaining eyeball in the graphic novel ''Kingdom Kong'' looks like this as well. As do the Frost Vark's eyes in ''Series/MonarchLegacyOfMonsters''. |
| 159 | [[/folder]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 162 | * ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': |
| 163 | ** The 3.5th edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide II'' introduces unique abilities for {{NPC}}s, among which is "Prophet", identified by solid white eyes with no pupils (yet still able to see). |
| 164 | ** Members of the [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Changeling]] race also have completely white eyes (and hair, and skin...) in their true form. Presumably serves as a kind of baseline state, like a blank piece of paper before anything is drawn on it. |
| 165 | %%* BlindSeer Alahazra, ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'''s iconic oracle. |
| 166 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': |
| 167 | ** The beastmen of Khorne, known as Khorngor. Rather than being psychic or insightful in any way, they're [[BloodKnight Blood Knights]] and some of them are even AntiMagic. These eyes are a trait they share with many of Khorne's [[TheLegionsOfHell Daemons]] as well. |
| 168 | ** Wizards of the Light Order often gain monochromatic white eyes as a MarkOfTheSupernatural from their use of the White Wind of Magic, which represents {{Light|EmUp}}, enlightenment, and [[WhiteIsPure purity]]. The change doesn't impede their vision. |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 172 | * When Eden is first unlocked in ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac''; Isaac gets locked inside of the chest. A holy light leaks from the crevices of the chest. Eden bursts out, his eyes glowing white while his hairstyle is shifting constantly. Eden has normal eyes when you actually play as him. |
| 173 | * ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' |
| 174 | ** Fubuki in ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'' has these, though it's a bit hard to tell. |
| 175 | ** The Fist Fighter class in ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' has them, as well. He brings them up if you bug him in the classroom. |
| 176 | -->'''Fist Fighter:''' Hm? My eyes are white? It's because I don't want to look at you! |
| 177 | ** Zetta from ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'' has MonochromaticEyes, but his daughter, Petta, has white irises, although she isn't blind. |
| 178 | * The Grey Warden in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' briefly gets these during the Joining. They come with a vision of the BigBad. |
| 179 | * In ''VideoGame/EldenRing'', as with ''Skyrim'', the PlayerCharacter can be designed with this in one or both eyes, bonus points if they're actually in the [[BlindSeer Prophet class]]. |
| 180 | * ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'': |
| 181 | ** You can give your character prophet eyes in either one or both eyes. Yes, you can create your very own BlindWeaponmaster. |
| 182 | ** Sheogorath, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of [[MadGod Madness]], has these. Past appearances gave him [[AnimalEyes Cat Eyes]] instead. |
| 183 | * An almost literal example of this trope in ''VideoGame/FableII'' is Theresa. She is an interesting example: in the first ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'', which takes place 500 years earlier, she gets her eyes cut out by bandits as a child and so spends the rest of the game with a blindfold. She has the white eyes going on in Fable II, but that just adds to the enigma of her character. Oddly enough, in Fable 3 she has black eyes, and in the upcoming Fable: The Journey she is again blindfolded. |
| 184 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 185 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'': Kefka Palazzo's field sprite as well as one character artwork of him is depicted as having completely white eyes. And no, the red dots on the former are not his eyes, that's makeup. This is made especially clear in sprites where he winks. |
| 186 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has this happen to Y'Shtola. [[spoiler: After the events of [[WhamEpisode The Parting Glass]], she had cast a forbidden teleportation spell, Flow, which while it got her away from the Brass Blades and Crystal Braves, it scattered her into the Lifestream. It took Kan-E-Senna and her siblings communing with the elements, as well as finding Y'Shtola's sister to be able to pull her out of the Lifestream.]] When she comes back out, her once-green eyes are now white for the rest of the series. |
| 187 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'': Ignis Scientia obtains these [[spoiler:after the events in Altissia]], though we only get a good look at them in ''[[DownloadableContent Episode Ignis]]''. [[spoiler:In an effort to keep Noctis safe, he dons the [[McGuffin Ring of the Lucii]] in order to acquire the strength to fend off Ardyn; the past Kings take his eyesight in exchange, and his eyes are burned white as a consequence.]] |
| 188 | %%* The spirits of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtWarios'' got these after their deaths. |
| 189 | * In the ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series, the BlindSeer Onin has white eyes with no iris or pupil. |
| 190 | * Meta Knight from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' series actually had white eyes when he takes off the mask. When the mask is on he has yellow eyes. Starting with ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' onwards, this was {{retcon}}ned, as now his eyes are always yellow. |
| 191 | * In ''[[https://youtu.be/ReUH5rbrJ60 Kung Fu Chivalry]]'', the [[EthnicMagician Indian sorcerer]] who is the penultimate boss has these. |
| 192 | * ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'': They are a side effect of [[DemonicPossession possession]], in a {{Deconstruction}} of GlowingEyesOfDoom. Not all characters with eyes like that are known to have gotten them this way, though. |
| 193 | * ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': |
| 194 | ** The Fierce Deity [[spoiler:- as seen only from its respective mask and transformation -]] possesses these, highlighting the mysterious deity's supernatural power and ominous energy. |
| 195 | ** In Lanayru's vision to Link in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', the Hylians seduced by the Triforce's power are represented by apparitions of Link and Ilia with pure white eyes, which helps lend an extra dollop of unnerving to the scene. |
| 196 | ** [[spoiler:Ghirahim's]] true form boasts these, serving nicely to further the design parallel to [[spoiler:[[GoodCounterpart his counterpart Fi]] who possesses pure blue MonochromaticEyes]], as well as [[GameFace emphasize the fact he's REALLY not playing around anymore]]. |
| 197 | * ''Franchise/MegaMan'': |
| 198 | ** ''VideoGame/MegaManX'': Sigma has these, which [[RedEyesTakeWarning turn red in]] ''VideoGame/MegaManX8''. |
| 199 | ** In the fan-made game ''VideoGame/MegaManUnlimited'', Yoku Man has blank eyes. |
| 200 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'': While usually concealed behind his sunglasses, Miller has cataracts over his eyes that compromise his eyesight, having developed during the years after ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes Ground Zeroes]]''. |
| 201 | * Raiden, Fujin, and a few others from ''Franchise/MortalKombat''. The bio in the manual lists Raiden's eye color as "None". |
| 202 | * Red Capes in ''VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy'' have eyes like this, and they're sunken-in, too. |
| 203 | * In ''Franchise/StarWars: [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Knights of the Old Republic II]]'', Kreia has eyes like this. She says to the Exile that they atrophied from disuse, and as a result, she sees through the Force, instead of seeing light. As a result, if you switch to her and go into first-person mode, every glows the color of their alignment, and the background goes black and white. Also of note, she states that she could heal them with the Force quite easily if she wanted to, but prefers her Force vision. When she [[spoiler: reveals herself as a Sith Lord, her eyes become [[BlackEyesOfEvil pitch black]].]] |
| 204 | * Something strange happens to [[spoiler:Romeo Guildenstein]]'s eyes in ''VideoGame/VagrantStory'' after his body absorbs the power of TheDarkSide. |
| 205 | [[/folder]] |
| 206 | |
| 207 | [[folder:Web Comics]] |
| 208 | * Victor's eye that was blinded in a werewolf attack looks like this in ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate''. |
| 209 | * Used in ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'' to differentiate between [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2010/07/04/nothing-like-a-good-rant/ "Evil" Zenith]] and [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2012/03/25/head-case/ "Good" Zenith.]] Or simply to show that she's [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2010/12/12/nothing-to-see-here/ really, really angry.]] |
| 210 | * Claudia, the mute librarian from ''Webcomic/CrossedClaws'', and featureless white eyes with heavy outlining, in contrast to the other characters with more expressive eyes. |
| 211 | * ''Webcomic/GenocideMan'': The titular {{Super Soldier}}s are drawn with blank white eyes as a [[StylizedForTheViewer visual metaphor]]. In-universe, they have ordinary eyes, but they're so jaded by decades of atrocities that people ''think'' there's something abnormal about their gaze. |
| 212 | * The Geisterdamen in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. They are implied to be extradimensional beings of some sort. |
| 213 | %%* The Regional Fairies from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''. |
| 214 | * ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': |
| 215 | ** Dead people all have blank white eyes, whether as ghosts manifesting in the real world, or in the afterlife. For added symbolism, [[spoiler:Aradia, the first ghost in the comic]], also has foreknowledge of the future. Oddly, some of these ghosts are of a species whose sclera are normally yellow-orange. |
| 216 | ** Terezi is a different case; she's alive but had her eyes burned out into blank red. She is also a BlindSeer. |
| 217 | ** Sollux is yet another different case; he's alive, but he has one solid blue eye and one solid red eye as part of his "vision twofold". This seems to be a common (but not universal trait) amongst Gold-Blooded Trolls. He later [[spoiler:goes blind and both eyes turn pitch black, followed by half-dying and gaining one white eye and one black eye]]. |
| 218 | * The title character in ''[[http://km.comicgenesis.com/ Kurenai Mashin]]'' is an elven assassin who is blind. While he can't see physical things, he can see spells the other characters cast. |
| 219 | * In ''Webcomic/LucidSpring'', there are sapient creatures and animalistic creatures. All animalistic creatures have blank white eyes. |
| 220 | * Dark Mages (Mages who have cheated death and therefore must live as an animalistic creature that feeds on magical power) in ''Webcomic/TheNoordegraafFiles'' have these. They mean no harm if you're a normal human, but if you're a mage you're basically screwed. |
| 221 | * ''Webcomic/UnintentionallyPretentious'': |
| 222 | ** Subverted: while Mia is blind, her eyes generally look [[http://www.unintentionallypretentious.com/index.asp?c=71 normal]] when open. |
| 223 | ** Played straight when Sydney buys white Manga/{{Naruto}}-style contact lenses from Luthor's store to [[http://www.unintentionallypretentious.com/index.asp?c=63 temporarily]] [[http://www.unintentionallypretentious.com/index.asp?c=64 blind]] herself in order to relate to Mia better. |
| 224 | ** And later for Sydney's [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph]] [[http://www.unintentionallypretentious.com/index.asp?c=84 cosplay.]] |
| 225 | * ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': When Bastion's ghost eyes are active, they go solid white and glow. |
| 226 | [[/folder]] |
| 227 | |
| 228 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 229 | * Herobrine, the ghost [[UrbanLegendOfZelda said to]] haunt the game ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', is described and depicted as looking like a normal player model, but with blank white eyes. |
| 230 | [[/folder]] |
| 231 | |
| 232 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 233 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': Sonic's fangirl Sonette had these eyes, probably to emphasize her [[{{Yandere}} nature]]. |
| 234 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', the blind Earthbending master [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTophBeifong Toph Beifong's]] eyes are a very light, milky green. |
| 235 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Whenever Tirek steals the magic of somepony, the color in their eyes washes out. |
| 236 | * Those who are [[TheCorruption infected by the glitch]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Pibby}}'' will get these along with [[BodyHorror deformities]] and their [[TheVirus personalities overwritten in favor of the Glitch's will to spread]]. |
| 237 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': |
| 238 | ** Inquisitor the Fifth Brother has eyes like this, and he's a BlindWeaponmaster. When and how he became blind is a mystery. |
| 239 | ** Six months after being blinded by a lightsaber to the face, [[spoiler:Kanan Jarrus']] eyes look like this. |
| 240 | * The dragon Grougaloragran in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' has milky white eyes (very pale pupils can be discerned on close-ups). It is implied that he can only see by sensing the LifeEnergy, or Wakfu, of everything around him. |
| 241 | * ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': Aisha gets these in Season 3, Episode 5 when Valtor casts a blindness spell on her. This lasts until Episode 7 when she uses her Fairy Dust to break the curse. |
| 242 | [[/folder]] |
| 243 | |
| 244 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 245 | * Corneal opacity can indeed result from congenital/hereditary defects, some diseases (e.g. river blindness, trachoma), or injury (e.g. chemical burn), sometimes resembling this trope. |
| 246 | * Some blind people have their eyes more or less permanently rolled up, which can give an impression of whiteness. Usually the eyes are half-closed, though, and/or there's a bit of iris showing at the top. |
| 247 | * Particularly severe/special cases of cataracts look something like this, though, this is more the case if the person has light-colored (like blue or grey) eyes. |
| 248 | [[/folder]] |
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