Line #41 Main/SphereEyes


1	[[quoteright:275:[[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/garfield_eyes.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:275:[[FridgeLogic Oh yeah, his eyelids could move on his huge round eyes.]]]]
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4	->'''Bertha''': Your eyes look like hard-boiled eggs.\
5	'''Jon''': You don't say!\
6	'''Bertha''': No! Really!
7	-->-- ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'', [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=873 2011-10-9]]
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9	Sometimes, cartoon characters are given large (or small), round/bulging eyes shaped like a geometric sphere or oval, often [[BlackDotPupils with tiny little dots for pupils]].
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11	This is a fairly common design choice in newspaper comics and cartoons with exaggerated, wacky styles. Other times, a character may be given these eyes for added simplicity in their design, making them come across as more comedic and light-hearted than other characters not drawn this way (as is the case for many comic relief characters in the ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'').
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13	This trope comes in two forms: one where the eyes slightly overlap or touch on the border between them, and one where the eyes are separate from each other.
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15	Sometimes if a character with separate eyes makes an excited or shocked expression, his/her eyes may touch or overlap. Likewise, if characters with overlapping eyes make these expressions or face the front, their eyes may separate.
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17	Compare ConjoinedEyes, which uses just one eyeball with two pupils. Not to be confused with WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises or EyePop, though a PieEyed character or one with BlackBeadEyes may suddenly gain these kinds of eyes for the sake of the gag when a WildTake is called for.
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20	!!Touching/overlapping eyes:
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23	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
24	* Many of the characters in ''Animation/KingShakir'' have these overlapping spherical eyes.
25	* Most of the characters in ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' have spherical eyes that overlap with each other.
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28	[[folder:Comic Books]]
29	* Creator/IsaacBaranoff's ''ComicBook/{{Horndog}}'' and ''Webcomic/HereWolf''.
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32	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
33	* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' is an example, since he (and most other characters in the strip) has huge eyes.
34	** Jim Davis always uses this trope on his strips like ''ComicStrip/USAcres''.
35	** Surprisingly, despite practically being a trademark of Jim Davis, the sphere eyes were gained through ArtEvolution, as the characters originally had normal circle eyes.
36	* Most characters in ''ComicStrip/{{Heathcliff}}'' have these too.
37	* Mother Goose, Grimm and Attila in ''ComicStrip/MotherGooseAndGrimm''.
38	* ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'': Opus and Bill the Cat.
39	* Most of the characters in ''ComicStrip/{{Buckles}}'', such as the title character.
40	* ''ComicStrip/ShermansLagoon'' is also an example of this.
41	* The characters in ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' usually have these too.
42	* This is also used in ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot''. It was even parodied in one strip where Paige cuts ping-pong balls in half and puts them over her eyes to give the impression that she's not falling asleep in class.
43	* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': It happens in one strip, but since the characters are not normally drawn with SphereEyes it looks a bit creepy.
44	-->'''Calvin:''' ''[wearing the bulging fake eyes]'' ...Or will I look ''too'' interested?
45	* ''Adam@Home'' is another example.
46	* ''Citizen Dog'' also uses these eyes.
47	* A lot of the characters from ''ComicStrip/DogsOfCKennel''.
48	* Plus, it was used for characters in Creator/MattGroening's comic strip ''ComicStrip/LifeInHell''.
49	* Most of the characters in ''ComicStrip/MadamAndEve'' have these. Somewhat averted with Mother Anderson and Thandi, who are drawn with either two pupils in a single sphere eye or eyes with only a partial circumference.
50	* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Mostly averted with many characters having BlackBeadEyes. However, many of Snoopy's siblings have big round eyes.
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53	[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
54	* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': Crow has these, which is why he kinda looks a bit like [[WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster Lampy]].
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57	[[folder:Video Games]]
58	* The ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' games usually have this, but everyone's eyes were significantly smaller in ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterTheLostFrontier''.
59	* VideoGame/{{Rayman}} and other characters in his series had sphere eyes in their original appearances. More recent games have them with ConjoinedEyes instead.
60	* Present in pretty much any Creator/{{Rare}}-made game you could care to name.
61	** And by extension, Franchise/DonkeyKong and his pals in Nintendo's post-Rare games.
62	** ''VideoGame/FurFighters'' on the Dreamcast appeared to be heavily inspired by Rareware's games in both its gameplay and its visuals, so many of the characters there, such as Rico and Bungalow, apply.
63	* Human Peasants (as well as Sheep) in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' are rather conspicuous for this, in contrast to most other units whom are modeled with regular eyes.
64	* ''VideoGame/HeroSmash''
65	* ''VideoGame/{{Bubsy}}''
66	* ''VideoGame/CuttheRope'': Omnom.
67	* Koume and Kotake from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games have creepy bulging eyes.
68	* ''VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram'': Kerbals have a pretty simple geometry. They have cylinder-like heads, and their eyes are spheres sticking out of their faces.
69	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
70	** Rango in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' exhibits these, combined with CreepyShadowedUndereyes.
71	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' would introduce Yoshi, the bulgy-eyed dinosaur who became a regular staple of the Mario series as well as his own game series.
72	** Koopa Troopas, which have the same eyes as Yoshi.
73	* From the ''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]]'' series:
74	** Ice Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan1''.
75	** Bubble Man and Heat Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' have this eye design.
76	** Spark Man in ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' is another, taking several of his features from Heat Man's.
77	** Bright Man from ''VideoGame/Megaman4'' takes his facial design from Spark Man and thus has these eyes.
78	** Gravity Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan5''.
79	** Plant Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan6''.
80	** Burst Man and Cloud Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan7''.
81	** [[MultipleHeadCase Search Man]] from ''VideoGame/MegaMan8''.
82	** Dynamo Man from ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass''.
83	** Plug Man, Jewel Man, and the DummiedOut Diamond Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan9''.
84	** All of the [[NoMouth mouthless]] Robot Masters (except Sheep Man, and Blade Man) in ''VideoGame/MegaMan10''.
85	** Block Man and Impact Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan11''.
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88	[[folder:Web Animation]]
89	* The characters in ''WebAnimation/SimonsCat''.
90	* Lumpy from ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', [[NonstandardCharacterDesign a stark contrast]] to the PieEyed look of the other characters.
91	* ''WebAnimation/AlphabetLore'': About half of the letters have these eyes. [[note]]Due to the art style, their eyes are more like rounded squares.[[/note]] In an interesting case, W has spaced eyes, but due to being a pair of ConjoinedTwins, two of their eyes touch in the middle.
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94	[[folder:Webcomics]]
95	* Sergeant Schlock from ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''. {{Justified\|Trope}} as he's a BlobMonster, and the eyes are both discontiguous with the rest of his body, and interchangable. Also Uniocs, such as Lt. Ebbirnoth, whose entire head is one giant sphere eye. With ''two'' eyebrows.
96	* Bob from ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''
97	* Some species in ''Webcomic/TheMansionOfE.''
98	* Everyone in ''Webcomic/TheFuzzyPrincess''.
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101	[[folder:Western Animation]]
102	* Creator/MattGroening uses this trope often by doing this to the majority of characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}''.
103	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': The titular sponge has huge sphere eyes, as do most of the other characters.
104	* Most characters in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', except the Canadians, who have BlackBeadEyes.
105	* In the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, some of the comic relief/cartoony characters, most notably Sebastian in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid\|1989}}'' and Mushu in ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', have sphere eyes.
106	* Even animal characters in some non-Disney hand-drawn animated films, such as Batty Koda from ''WesternAnimation/FernGully'', have these too.
107	* Lampy from ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'', though it is inverted with Toaster and Kirby.
108	* A common design choice of creator C.H. Greenblatt. Much of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' have these kinds of eyes, as do the ones in ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'' [[note]](except the title character, whose eyes are spaced apart with his mouth in-between)[[/note]] and ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}''.
109	* The titular character of ''[[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Roger Rabbit]]''.
110	* The main cast of ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales''.
111	* ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat'': The titular feline also has huge eyes, similar to Garfield.
112	* Creator/JoeMurray uses this style for all three of his series: ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' and ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna''. Most of the characters have eyes that overlap, except for the protagonists in all cases.
113	* Waffle from ''WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}}'' is the only character who has these kinds of eyes consistently, whereas the other characters typically only gain them when expressing certain emotions.
114	* The majority of characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers''.
115	* Almost every character from ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''.
116	* Virtually every human character in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.
117	* ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus''
118	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': Phineas, Ferb and Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Occasionally, Candace as well.
119	** Diogee from ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw''.
120	* The frogs and tadpoles from ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}''. The other amphibians and humans get these eyes at certain times.
121	* Almost all of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' and its spinoff series ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'', with the exceptions usually having BlackBeadEyes.
122	* ''WesternAnimation/MiddlemostPost'': All the characters have oval-shaped eyes attached to each other.
123	* All the characters in ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens''.
124	* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': Double D, Eddy, Rolf and May Kanker have these eyes consistently, while other characters may occasionally get them through certain expressions - One episode, "Mirror, Mirror on the Ed", has Ed and Double D pushing their eyes closer and farther to impersonate each other.
125	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': The characters' eyes are circles and ovals, and most the time they are connected.
126	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'': Scratch and the other ghosts have these sort of eyes. The living humans have separate eyes of varying shapes, but this can change if they become ghosts themselves.
127	* Many of Creator/AardmanAnimations' characters.
128	* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/AnimalCrackers''.
129	* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': Bullwinkle.
130	* Fear from ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' has huge, round eyes that capture a sense of fearfulness in his appearance. Anxiety also has these eyes [[WesternAnimation/InsideOut2 in the sequel]].
131	* Wander and Sylvia in ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' have these eyes by default.
132	* Sometimes appears in ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' and [[WesternAnimation/TheProudFamilyLouderAndProuder its revival series]], usually with Oscar.
133	* If a Creator/HannaBarbera character doesn't have SkintoneSclerae or BlackBeadEyes, they will likely have big oval eyes located very close to each other; typically the main characters, especially animals. Examples include (but aren't limited to) [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]], WesternAnimation/YogiBear and Franchise/ScoobyDoo.
134	* ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'': Pinky has these eyes by default while Brain gets them at certain times.
135	* ''Literature/EdgarAndEllen'': The titular siblings have big, round eyes that make them easily distinguishable from the other characters in their book and television series.
136	* Some characters in ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'', most notably Pim, have round, buggy eyes.
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140	!!Separated eyes:
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142	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
143	* The sextuplets of ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' and its predecessor ''Manga/OsomatsuKun''. No surprise there since ''Osomatsu-kun'' had its run during the 60s.
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146	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
147	* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', a lot of the human characters, including the Supermen, typically have spherical eyes that are separate from each other.
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150	[[folder:Toys]]
151	* ''Toys/TheTrashPack'', ''Toys/TheGrosseryGang'', and ''Toys/{{Shopkins}}'', all blind bag toylines by Moose Toys, are given perfectly round separated eyes. In the case of ''The Trash Pack'' and ''The Grossery Gang'', they are simply given small dots for pupils, to bug out the eyes more, while ''Shopkins'' are given highlighted pupils and irises, along with eyelashes irregardless of gender, to give them a cuter look.
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154	[[folder:Video Games]]
155	* ''VideoGame/ShantaeRiskysRevenge'': The Steam-Powered Oceanic Tinker Tub has giant, larger-than-Shantae sized eye orbs at both sides of its prow, to look forward.
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158	[[folder:Web Animation]]
159	* Mint from ''WebAnimation/ObjectTerror'' naturally has these eyes while everyone else has BlackBeadEyes.
160	* ''WebAnimation/TheAmazingDigitalCircus'': The majority of the characters have these eyes. Though only Caine's overlap, which is justified [[NonHumanHead given his design]].
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163	[[folder:Western Animation]]
164	* The characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}}''.
165	* Many of the works by Creator/SethMacFarlane, like ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' feature this. Humans and most other characters typically have separate eyes, though a few (such as Brian Griffin) have overlapping eyes.
166	* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' characters also have these eyes.
167	* Almost everyone in ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' has spherical eyes. Most of them, including all the humans, have the eyes separate from each other, but a few (including Bloo, Coco, and Cheese) have connected eyes.
168	* The Watterson family in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' have unconnected eyes. In the first two seasons they switched between ovoid and spherical depending on the expression. From the third season on, they're always spherical.
169	** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in "The Lesson", where a delinquent student squeezes Gumball's head.
170	--> '''Darwin''': ''Dude, STOP! His eyes are touching each other!''
171	* Characters in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', some depending on their expressions and others as their default look.
172	* Many of the supporting characters in ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears''. The main bears, however, tend to switch between these and their default BlackBeadEyes.
173	* Most characters in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''.
174	* The human characters in ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' have spaced, usually oval-shaped eyes, though it can vary for the monsters.
175	* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': The characters have more spaced out eyes, in contrast to other Creator/ButchHartman cartoons.
176	* The centaurs in ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}''.
177	* Buddy from ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes''.
178	* All the characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' have spherical eyes. With a few exceptions like Chad and Mr. Reese, most of their eyes are separated.
179	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'': All the characters have large, ovoid eyes that are thinly spaced from each other.
180	[[/folder]]
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