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| 5 | [[caption-width-right:350: As Pooh would say, "[[CatchPhrase Oh, bother]]."]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | ->'''Calvin:''' What do you do, wait until you see the whites of my eyes?!\ |
| 8 | '''Hobbes:''' Boy, you should've ''seen'' them! They were as big as dinner plates! |
| 9 | -->-- ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' |
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| 11 | A good sign that a character is absolutely terrified is if their eyes are bulging wide open and the irises and pupils are visibly shrunken, or even absent. This gives the impression that the character is screaming inwardly, even if they're speechless with shock. It comes across as striking and, if done well, can even be scary. Often a warning sign that the character is about to freak out. May also involve TearsOfFear. |
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| 13 | Can also happen if a character is badly injured, with bonus points if the scene cuts away to a ScreamDiscretionShot. |
| 14 | On the flip side, it can also be used when a character is [[UnstoppableRage very, very angry.]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | A very minor case of ArtisticLicenseBiology: while the ''pupil'' inside the iris can indeed shrink due to fear, the iris itself does not. Regardless, most artists consider it an AcceptableBreakFromReality (see OpenTheIris for reasons why).[[note]]That being said, a lot of examples feature cartoon characters whose eyes are only white circles with a black spot in the middle; and for them it's unclear if they have only a pupil and no iris at all, or very small irises the same color as their pupil.[[/note]] |
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| 18 | Frequently overlaps with OhCrap. In Anime, this may be replaced with BlankWhiteEyes instead. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Contrast OpenTheIris, the trope's physical opposite. If this effect only happens to one eye and not the other, it's a case of {{Mad Eye}}s. Not to be confused with SphereEyes, which always look like dots. Nor has this anything to do with a WideEyedIdealist. |
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| 23 | !!Examples: |
| 24 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 25 | |
| 26 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 27 | * In the first chapter of the ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'' manga, Ao gets this when the other new member says she wants to find an asteroid. Downplayed when it is adapted in the first episode of the anime, when her irises only shrinks a little when that other member's companion calls her "Mira". This is a benign example, however; the reason Ao gets this is because she had ThePromise of "finding an asteroid together" with ''this'' Mira many years ago, but soon parted due to her family ReallyMovesAround. |
| 28 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': |
| 29 | ** Happens on a regular basis in the anime, usually when one character is impressed by another character's power/abilities. |
| 30 | ** Arisawa does this in chapter 410 when [[spoiler: Aizen states he intends to kill her and draws his blade]]. |
| 31 | * Accelerator of ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' does this quite a lot (because of his insanity) but the most prominent is [[spoiler:when Amai Ao is about to shoot him in the head and he knows he won't be able to deflect it.]] |
| 32 | * Most ''Anime/CodeGeass'' characters do this, resulting in some pretty disturbing faces. |
| 33 | * Happens to [[BigBad Vicious]] in the ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession26TheRealFolkBluesPart2 The Real Folk Blues (Part 2)]]" [[spoiler:when Spike shoots him during their final duel]]. |
| 34 | * ''Manga/DeathNote'': |
| 35 | ** Light does this several times - most noticeably after he realizes the titular notebook is for real. |
| 36 | ** Also, Light gets them when he's [[http://view.thespectrum.net/series/death-note-volume-01.html?ch=Volume+01&page=42 starting to go insane.]] |
| 37 | ** Mello also does this all the time. |
| 38 | * In ''Anime/DigimonTamers,'' Guilmon is a childlike, friendly dinosaur {{Mon}}. He's also ''crazy'' powerful by Rookie-level standards[[note]]Actually common in ''Tamers,'' where Rookie Digimon are quite capable instead of SleepModeSize; even Terriermon, who is the size of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' rookies, is a PintsizedPowerhouse who can ''[[BlowYouAway clobber you with a frikkin' tornado]].''[[/note]] and when in a battle mindset can be feral and scary even to his friends. The signal that you should stop d'awwing over him and get out of his way in a ''big'' hurry is when his pupils suddenly shrink to pinpoints. |
| 39 | * Part of an OhCrap moment for the villain of ''Domu'' by Creator/KatsuhiroOtomo. Reaches epic levels insofar as it is a silent panel the size of an entire two-page spread. |
| 40 | * Early in ''Anime/DoraemonGreatAdventureInTheAntarcticKachiKochi'', Doraemon had this expression after hearing Nobita's suggestion to build their own amusement park on an iceberg. |
| 41 | * ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' already has most characters displaying proportionately small irises/pupils, but when they're frightened or under stress, their pupils shrink to pinpricks &/or go white. |
| 42 | ** As a side note, Super Saiyans lack pupils, arguably, this makes them ''really'' scary. |
| 43 | * Most ''Manga/FairyTail'' characters invert this for their pupils are usually invisible unless shocked or angry. |
| 44 | * Shinji in the 2010 movie adaptation of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' [[https://p1.pstatp.com/large/pgc-image/1528251779376c73c9c7869 sometimes looks like]] he crept his way straight out of the ''Higurashi'' anime. Not surprising, since both are Creator/StudioDEEN productions. |
| 45 | * Edward Elric does this a lot in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. |
| 46 | * ''Manga/FutureDiary'': |
| 47 | ** Yuno Gasai has some horrifying examples in the anime version. Bonus points when she's smiling or laughing maniacally. |
| 48 | ** Also in the anime version, Marco Ikusaba sports a pair of these in [[HarmfulToMinors his backstory]]. A perfectly understandable reaction to witnessing [[spoiler:your girlfriend being [[RapeAsBackstory gang-raped]]]]. |
| 49 | * This happens on occasion in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', such as when Germany sees that the invading aliens have rendered his tanks useless in TheMovie. |
| 50 | * ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': |
| 51 | ** Most characters do this when they're really scared, but Satoko has a habit of giving particularly haunting moments. One of these is Satoko's reaction to Keichii standing by [[spoiler: her best friend's corpse]] in ''Tatarigoroshi-hen''. Satoko [[FreakOut freaks out]], believing that Keichii was responsible, and while doing so, gives a picture perfect demonstration of the trope. Her reaction upon getting out of the river and returning to her school [[spoiler:and finding her friends dead]] elicits this reaction from her as well, and it is also the expression her classmates are wearing. Gives a truly ghoulish impression. Keichii does it a few times as well. |
| 52 | ** It's also used fairly often to show a character is going AxCrazy, to the point that most instances of NightmareFace in the series include this. |
| 53 | * ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': Onodera's irises shrink [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe in disbelief]] when she sees that [[TheEeyore Ishigami]] has joined the [[SchoolFestival Culture Festival]] committee. Ishigami agrees that he really doesn't belong there. |
| 54 | * In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', [[HotBlooded Ryuko Matoi]] has this reaction when [[spoiler: [[CuteAndPsycho Nui Harime]], whom she literally just met, reveals that she owns the other half of Ryuko's [[ShearMenace Scissor Blade]], and is by proxy [[YouKilledMyFather the one who murdered Ryuko's father]], Isshin Matoi.]] She also gets the absolutely ''pissed'' version of this, [[spoiler: coupled with a furious scream of '''''"YOU BITCH!!!"''''', when she flies into an UnstoppableRage towards Nui in response to this revelation. And it is ''terrifying'' to behold.]] |
| 55 | * In a flashback of ''Manga/KotouraSan'', this is used to show Yuriko's horror when she found her mother DrivenToSuicide. |
| 56 | * In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', we have [[SmugSnake Quattro]](see the anime image for OhCrap), [[DoNotTauntCthulhu who has a very good reason to be terrified]]. |
| 57 | * In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', it happens to Relena when Heero raises his gun to her at the end of Episode 2. Of course, she's saved from his IneffectualDeathThreats by a [[{{pun}} Duo]] Ex [[DeusExMachina Machina]]. |
| 58 | * The OELManga ''Manga/MyCatLoki'' features this whenever the titular cat Loki is scared. |
| 59 | * In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', All Might himself develops these after hearing from All For One that [[spoiler:Tomura Shigaraki is the grandson of All Might's mentor; Nana Shimura.]] What follows is All Might suffering a huge HeroicBSOD during the fight. |
| 60 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': |
| 61 | ** Since most of Kakashi's face is permanently hidden (usually just the one eye is left clear), this is what allows us to notice he's having an OhCrap moment. |
| 62 | ** Naruto himself gets a noteworthy set of these when [[spoiler:Hinata gives him her AnguishedDeclarationOfLove just before almost getting killed by Pain]]. Notable in that they are not momentary; he is so shocked, he has them for the ENTIRE SCENE. And then he, quite understandably, goes [[UnstoppableRage berserk]]. Oh boy, ''does he''. |
| 63 | * ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has some moments with this trope, especially when Shinji freaks out in End of Evangelion, upon seeing [[spoiler: Asuka's dismembered Eva Unit ]]. Epic FreakOut ensues, and again shortly after upon seeing [[spoiler:the Giant Naked Rei/Lilith]]. |
| 64 | * Occurs often in ''Manga/OnePiece''- in Oda's art style, the shrunken irises are often split into two half-circles with a tiny dot in between for the pupil. |
| 65 | ** Most others get a mix between anger and fear, but Luffy's is almost always rage when this happens. |
| 66 | *** This notably happens only for the male characters. The female characters (and sometimes Chopper) avert this trope, because even though their eyes widen, their irises (which gain thicker outlines) and pupils stay the same size. In addition, their irises become white (only in the manga. In the anime, their irises gain a lighter shade of their regular eye color) and lose their shine. For example, here's an image of a [[http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e135/ShadowBankotsu/One%20Piece/nami_verymad.jpg very angry Nami.]] |
| 67 | * [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yksuR4ZRu38/maxresdefault.jpg An understandable reaction]] from [[SuperSpeed "Speed O' Sound" Sonic]] running [[GroinAttack junk-first]] into the fist of the titular ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' in the anime. Yes, it's Sonic's fault because he's the [[BloodKnight belligerent loony]] while Saitama comes off as sharp as his smooth, bald head. |
| 68 | * Popuko of ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' naturally has wide eyes, but when she gets angry ([[HairTriggerTemper which happens very easily]]), her irises shrink to the size of periods. |
| 69 | * ''Anime/PrettyCure'': |
| 70 | ** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'': Nagisa and Honoka, realizing there's a monster behind them. |
| 71 | ** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'': Saki, freaking out about Flappy's glowing ears, and later in the same episode, realizing that she's about to have her favourite meal, hamburger curry. |
| 72 | ** ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'': Tarte, realizing that Love's mother has spotted him. |
| 73 | ** ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'': Sasorina, shocked at Tsubomi's transformation into Cure Blossom. |
| 74 | ** ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'': Hummy, realizing the Notes are missing. |
| 75 | ** ''Anime/SmilePrecure'': PlayedForDrama: All five Cures, when Joker's influence gets the better of them and they become engulfed by Bad Energy. |
| 76 | ** ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'': Ai-chan, upon hearing Mana's [[HollywoodToneDeaf comically bad singing]]. |
| 77 | ** ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'': Ichika, freaking out when running into Himari. |
| 78 | ** ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'': Prunce, after eating a jalapeno and realizing how hot it is. |
| 79 | ** ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'': Manatsu, getting way too excited about exploring the city. |
| 80 | ** ''Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure'': Sora and Mashiro, realizing how close the Sky Jewels really are. |
| 81 | * Saionji does this in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' during a duel, not to indicate fear or shock, but focus on defeating his opponent. The quick shift makes him appear deranged and potentially murderous. |
| 82 | * In ''Manga/SgtFrog'', this is Tamama's default expression whenever someone pisses him off. |
| 83 | * ''Manga/ShamanKing'' characters tend to do this, along with sporting white-colored irises for that instant. |
| 84 | * In ''Anime/SoreikeAnpanman'', Baikinman does this when in shock, and his irises can become [[https://imgur.com/a/OlDGmkc particularly small]]. You almost can't even see them! |
| 85 | * Inverted by Maka and sometimes Black☆Star in ''Manga/SoulEater''; their pupils are invisible unless they're particularly shocked or angry. Everyone else in the series plays this straight. |
| 86 | * ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has this happen both with human and Beastmen characters. This usually happens when someone is really shocked, horrified or furious. [[TheHero Simon]] ends up LockedIntoStrangeness after [[spoiler:Kamina dies]], with his eyes in a constant state of this combined with them turning white. |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 90 | * In ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch'', Azula is still more than a little crazy, which is shown with her eyes constantly being in this state. |
| 91 | * ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': As noted in the page quote, this happens to Calvin frequently when Hobbes attacks him. |
| 92 | * Qwackerjack in the ''ComicBook/DarkwingDuck'' comic, after [[spoiler:the Crimebots mention Negaduck]]. |
| 93 | * In a ''ComicBook/GhostRider'' tie-in to ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'', ComicBook/DoctorStrange gets these when the Ghost Rider spirit takes over from Johnny Blaze. Blaze might have defeated the Hulk and saved the Illuminati, but the Ghost Rider decides Hulk is in the right and rides away. |
| 94 | * This happens in ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}: Rulers of Earth'' when Godzilla sees a Destoroyah juvenile kill a man in front of him. |
| 95 | * ''ComicBook/ShangChi'' villain Zaran shows an exaggerated version of this once, i.e., [[http://i.imgur.com/B8Xlccd.jpg with no irises]]. |
| 96 | * Shadowcat busts this expression out for a full four panels in ''ComicBook/XMenForever'' after [[spoiler:Wolverine, who is supposed to be dead, ends up impaling her with his bone claws from the back]]. |
| 97 | [[/folder]] |
| 98 | |
| 99 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 100 | * In ''Fanfic/TheApprenticeTheStudentAndTheCharlatan'', Nova Shine does this when Twilight confesses her love to him. He has crippling CommitmentIssues, and had been trying to keep her at arm's length while he sorted his own feelings for her, causing him to freak out. |
| 101 | %%* ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' occasionally has this. --Zero-context example, how does it have this? |
| 102 | * In ''Fanfic/GlitterForceIntoTheGlitterverse'', [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Cure Moonlight]] gets these after [[spoiler:[[Anime/SmilePrecure Joker]], whom she had previously brutally murdered, has been brought back to life, and is not very pleased with her]]. |
| 103 | * ''Fanfic/{{Pokempanions}}: Growing Apart'': Carla gets this reaction when she's told she's betrothed to her school bully Carnivine. |
| 104 | * ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' makes good use of this trope, along with other eye animation edits, to spice up character interactions. |
| 105 | ** In Episode 5, a whole crowd of players planning a raid ([[{{Foreshadowing}} with the exception]] of [[MaskOfSanity Asuna]]) reacts this way when Kirito walks off-screen to [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge "say hi"]] to an NPC who doomed his guild. |
| 106 | ** Kirito prior to his CharacterDevelopment is sometimes seen with this expression, but not for the usual reasons. If his eyes are like this, especially if combined with a [[SlasherSmile grin]] and/or [[LaughingMad laughter]], it's a clear sign that someone has pressed a BerserkButton and is about to regret it. |
| 107 | ** In Episode 14, Leafa ends up with this when Kirito belatedly introduces himself, and she realizes that the player she just spent an evening [[TheRoleplayer roleplaying]] with - and who [[SurpriseIncest she complimented for his "sweet patootie"]] - was her hated older brother. |
| 108 | [[/folder]] |
| 109 | |
| 110 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
| 111 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', this is the giant turtle island's reaction when Genie enters inside it as a distraction. |
| 112 | * ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'': Charlie has these after Itchy, having seen him get hit by a car earlier that night, screams in his face. |
| 113 | * The BigBad of ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'', [[spoiler:Professor Marmalade]], has an absolutely priceless reaction of this sort when [[spoiler:Mr. Snake blows up Marmalade’s mansion with the Love Meteor]], proving that [[spoiler:Marmalade stole the meteor and embezzled his own charity funds]] and outing [[spoiler:Marmalade]] to everyone as the manipulative conniving schemer that the character truly is. |
| 114 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'': This happens to Balto when he is about to vomit all the water in his lungs when he is revived after nearly drowning. |
| 115 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'': Whenever facing something frightening, Taran's eyes go wide or his iris shrinks. Examples include the Witches threatening to eat his friends (Orgoch saying "Nice and tender" as she pinches the skin on Taran's arm) as well as the final confrontation with the Horned King. |
| 116 | * Flik does this in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' when he figures out his 'warriors' are really just circus performers. Thumper does this too in his OhCrap moment when Dim roars at him. |
| 117 | * ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': Darla Dimple does this at the end when she sees that her attempt at sabotaging Danny's show actually ''improved'' it. |
| 118 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaur}}'': Aladar when he sees the monster cloud closing in on him though unlike most examples, only one of his eyes is seen doing this. |
| 119 | * In ''WesternAnimation/DonaldsTireTrouble'', after all four of his car tires go flat, WesternAnimation/{{Donald|Duck}}'s eyes briefly shrink before [[WingdingEyes spinning wildly into spirals]] -- and then, as he is wont to do, he goes berserk and simply drives off with flat tires. |
| 120 | * Happens to Goofy himself in ''WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie'', after he takes a considerable fall in his daydream and hits the pavement ''hard''. |
| 121 | * Meowrice does this a couple times in ''WesternAnimation/GayPurree'' first when Juane Tom catches up to him while he's making his get away with the kidnapped Mewsette on a train, then later when Robespierre bites his tail. |
| 122 | * In ''WesternAnimation/HelpImAFish'', Fly's eyes do this just as [[spoiler:a crab slashes one of its claws at him and slices his side open]]. |
| 123 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', the title character is a wide-eyed individual. Even when frightened or scared, Hercules eyes grow wide or bulge out. |
| 124 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'': Mowgli when Kaa tries to get the man-cub to look at him, and when Shere Khan first tries to attack the boy. |
| 125 | * Kim does this in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'' when [[spoiler:[[RomanticFalseLead her boyfriend]] reveals that he's actually an evil synthodrone created by Dr. Drakken and tasers her]]. |
| 126 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', Simba does this [[spoiler:just before a stampede rains down on him]] (it's [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lion_king_disneyscreencapscom_3840.jpg the page image]] for OhCrap), as does Scar shortly before [[spoiler:he is eaten by hyenas]]. |
| 127 | * Happens to WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse in ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'' when he is trapped in a dungeon that begins to flood and fully realizes the danger he is in when he sees an inscription high up on the wall reading [[YouMustBeThisTallToRide "You Must Be This Tall to Survive This Dungeon"]]. |
| 128 | * ''WesternAnimation/MickeysTwiceUponAChristmas'': |
| 129 | ** WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse does this during the DisasterDominoes sequence of Pluto wrecking his decorations. |
| 130 | ** Louie does it during the MissionImpossibleCableDrop, then all three nephews have this before crashing into a cartload of Jailbreak Bobs. |
| 131 | * Happens in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'' when Mike and Sulley see Boo running through the restaurant. |
| 132 | * In ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'', Bill Sykes shows these eyes just before he gets killed by an oncoming train. |
| 133 | * A rare realistic depiction in ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman''. Norman gets a vision of the famous witch trial of Blithe Hollow, in the position of the accused. Norman tries to defend himself, until he hears someone behind him, crying. His [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/aae5a8e4e6905839705f4fc7936e5bec/tumblr_mi4kbtVSnl1qhdexto2_500.gif irises narrowing]] in shock is a nice touch to TheReveal that [[spoiler:the "witch" was a little girl who talked to ghosts]]. |
| 134 | * WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} does this when he discovers that Lampwick has turned into a donkey and then starts to turn into a donkey himself. |
| 135 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': The leader of the frog hunters does this after Ray flies up his nose and when he gets the crotch of his pants blasted off, as does [[spoiler:Facilier during the DarkReprise of [[VillainSong "Friends on the Other Side"]]]]. |
| 136 | * This occurs to Clayton in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', [[spoiler:just as he falls from a tree while [[NooseCatch trying to untangle a vine coiled around his neck]]. As he tries to desperately save his own life, his eyes grow wide and bulge out while he also delivers a [[HellIsThatNoise bloodcurdling scream of absolute terror]] before the vine stretches taut, hanging him and killing him]]. |
| 137 | * This happens to the Thief in ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' [[spoiler:when he realizes his hands are about to be chopped off]], and to Zig-Zag when he enters One-Eye's tent. |
| 138 | * ''Franchise/ToyStory'': |
| 139 | ** Mr. Potato Head does this in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' right before RC slams into him. Other characters in the movie do this (notable being Woody) |
| 140 | ** Stinky Pete from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' has these eyes when Buzz and the gang flash him with cameras and when Woody points to a young girl's backpack for his friends. |
| 141 | * Frequently seen in ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', with some examples being: |
| 142 | ** Mei, when she's about to snap from the embarrassment of her mother coming to school to bring her pads. |
| 143 | ** Miriam, Priya, and Abby, seeing Mei's panda form for the first time. |
| 144 | ** Mei, realizing that Stacy had caught her in her panda form (and Stacy, reacting to Mei's panda form). |
| 145 | ** [[RuleOfThree Mei]], realizing that Tyler had put up embarrassing posters of her crush on Devon all over the school. |
| 146 | ** Tae-young in the closing photo of all the cast together, when Abby jumps on his back. |
| 147 | * ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'': |
| 148 | ** Providing the page image, Rabbit's memorable freakout scene during ''WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', which was fittingly animated by Creator/DonBluth. |
| 149 | ** When everyone notices the avalanche in ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', Eeyore reacts this way, and even Tigger's BlackBeadEyes are briefly replaced by wide, horrified eyes. |
| 150 | [[/folder]] |
| 151 | |
| 152 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 153 | * This happens to the animated Cruella [=DeVil=] in the video game Roger made in the live action ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996'' movie when a keg of dynamite is thrown at her. |
| 154 | * ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'': At the end of the "Happiness Hotel" number, Gonzo takes a picture, and the flash from the camera leaves everyone, even Muppets who normally don't ''have'' eyes, in this state from being blinded. |
| 155 | * In ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'', Captain Smollet (Kermit) eyes bulge and get tiny irises as he grabs Benjamina Gunn (Miss Piggy) and keeps her from plummeting off a cliff. In this case, it's less from fear and more from the physical strain of catching and holding up a pig twice his size -- and all the more jarring because he's a puppet whose eyes otherwise don't change ''at all''. |
| 156 | * Large Marge's NightmareFace from ''Film/PeeWeesBigAdventure''. |
| 157 | * It's an easy to miss moment in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'', but it's done by Elizabeth when she first sees the crew of the Black Pearl [[SkeletonCrew under the moonlight.]] |
| 158 | * ''Film/{{Psycho}}'': Marion Crane's eyes do this, though in an ArtisticLicenseBiology moment. |
| 159 | * Happened in the American version of ''Film/TheRing'' with a very good close up of Rachel's eyes when viewing the cursed tape for the first time. |
| 160 | * It occurs in ''Film/ThreeAmigos'' during the duel between Ned Nederlander and that German guy. |
| 161 | * This happens to Jessica Rabbit in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', in the only scene where you really get a good look at both her eyes ("Oh my God, it's DIIIIIIP!"). And, indeed, her face looks more childlike (symbolizing her fundamental fear of Dip), and loses its more mature look, [[FridgeBrilliance much like how many other toons do when faced with an instinctual fear]]. [[spoiler:Judge Doom]] also has this look when he sees the Dip nozzle pointed at him was just turned on. |
| 162 | * ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'': Mrs. Teavee gets this look when her son, Mike, [[TooDumbToLive attempts to travel]] via [[{{Teleportation}} Wonkavision.]] |
| 163 | [[/folder]] |
| 164 | |
| 165 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 166 | * In ''Literature/DragonBones'', Oreg, who is [[AWizardDidIt magically bound to Ward]], gets increasingly uncomfortable when Ward is too far away. After they have been separated for a considerable amount of time, Oreg's pupils are described as "small as the points of needles", and he's in a state of shock. |
| 167 | * ''Literature/GoToSleepAJeffTheKillerRewrite'': |
| 168 | ** Randy taunting "If I knew this emo lookin' fucker was going to be like this I would've pushed him instead." pushes Jeff into a trance-like state of rage. He stops suddenly in his tracks and his change in expression is described as "eyes widened, as his pupils and irises appeared to shrink." |
| 169 | ** Some drawings show characters with widened eyes and shrunken pupils in moments of shock, or otherwise in Jeff's case. Randy and his gang [[OhCrap wear the same horrified reaction]] when they accidentally burn Jeff alive. As Jeff's sanity weakens, his smile looks manic as his pupils get smaller, which eventually carries into his SlasherSmile. When Liu discovers Jeff's bloody smile, he has the same shrunken irises as his brother, but from terror instead of insanity. |
| 170 | * ''Literature/SummerKnight'': Upon being told that a man named Ronald Reuel was murdered, Bob the Skull's GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath shift from candleflames to pinpoints. |
| 171 | [[/folder]] |
| 172 | |
| 173 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 174 | * [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Murdoc is seen sporting these]] in the Music/{{Gorillaz}}' music video for [[WhamEpisode "The Lost Chord,"]] as him and the rest of the band watch from a lighthouse as [[spoiler:Plastic Beach [[TrashTheSet crumbles down around them.]]]] Understandable, especially considering that [[DarkestHour Plastic Beach]] is a source of rather... ''complicated'' emotions for everyone involved. |
| 175 | [[/folder]] |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 178 | * Vincent from ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'' pulls off a [[https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hk5HJCszBUU/Tl22p8JwP1I/AAAAAAAAAzs/ZGNiHsJhInA/s1600/vincent%2Bcloseup.jpg spectacular example]] for one of the promo arts of the game. |
| 179 | * ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'' has this happen to Euden in [[WhamEpisode Chapter 15]] when some damning revelations come out. [[spoiler: He learns from Nedrick that the man in front of him is the ACTUAL Euden who was said to have died of wyrmscale as a baby and the one that the main Euden is a ReplacementGoldfish. To prove his claim, Nedrick shows him the book that will only glow for those of Alberius's bloodline. It glows for his twin sister, Zethia, but when it's Euden's turn...it doesn't!]] |
| 180 | * ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'': Splatter the Shadow Blot with paint. No seriously, do it, it's priceless. |
| 181 | * ''VideoGame/EternalSeniaHydrangeaAfterTheRain'': Little Fairy has such an expression, but with no iris at all, she's the character in the StartScreen and tapped, when she says: |
| 182 | --> Ahh! Careful Senia! You almost hit me! |
| 183 | * The "Shocked" expression for characters in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' have notably small eyes with wide open mouths. |
| 184 | * When Toy Bonnie attacks the player character in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'', his irises are noticeably smaller than normal. |
| 185 | * The intro cinematic for ''VideoGame/JazzJackrabbit 2'' shows the titular Jazz [[MookHorrorShow wreaking havoc on a few helpless mooks]]... before coming face to face with [[GiantMook one three times his size]]. Cue the Oh Crap Face, before little brother Spaz bails him out. |
| 186 | * This happens ''a lot'' in the ''VideoGame/JoeAndMac'' series. It occurs whenever Joe, Mac, the enemies, and even the bosses receive damage. It's especially funny in ''Joe & Mac 2'' considering that the dinosaur bosses in that game look more realistic compared to the other entries in the series. |
| 187 | * ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': |
| 188 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': |
| 189 | *** Link does this in his NightmareSequence at the start of the game when Ganondorf is about to blast him with magic. |
| 190 | *** Ganondorf does this after he is defeated and sealed away. |
| 191 | ** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', Link does this whenever he is hurt or surprised. |
| 192 | ** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'', Zelda does it in the scene where she learn the Demon King plans to possess her body. |
| 193 | ** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', when Midna discovers the Mirror of Twilight has been broken, her eyes do this. |
| 194 | ** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', Gorons get these kinds of eyes when startled or shocked. It's notable because their eyes otherwise lack visible irises. |
| 195 | * Thane's eyes in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' end up looking a bit like this while he's having a [[PhotographicMemory flashback]] - it likely just has that effect due to the fact that his flashbacks are the only times his irises are easy to make out. |
| 196 | * ''VideoGame/OlloInTheSunnyValleyFair'': Ollo's first reaction to seeing the prize-winning tomato. |
| 197 | * The FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' (both the original and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake the remake]]) does this immediately before dying. |
| 198 | * In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', activating a Super Combo or Ultra Combo will make the screen darken and the action slow down. This is not terribly different from conventional 2D {{Fighting Game}}s using 2D graphics, which usually darken and go slow-motion/pause for super moves as well. A nice touch that ''is'' different in this game (which uses 3D graphics) is that you often get to see the other fighter’s eyes slowly do this as they get that gut feeling that their opponent is about to open a biiiiig can of whoop-ass... |
| 199 | * Used to hilarious effect by Ludger in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'', after he tests out a mind-reading device on Musee and learns that she's a lot wackier then she lets on; the accompanying dumbfounded facial expression making it all the more priceless. However, it's also used in a serious fashion throughout the game, often as a result of a mortal wound. |
| 200 | * Male characters in the original ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' on the Super Famicom spot funny popping eyes when they take damage. |
| 201 | * Kaguya from ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' does this at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yer73i66uv0 02:15]], but it's [[AssShove not out of fear]]. |
| 202 | * ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Cataclysm'': Deathwing gives an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F3e4eL6JcE absolutely beautiful example]] when he sees Thrall holding the [[ArtifactOfDoom Dragon Soul]]. Deathwing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard ''created'']] the Dragon Soul, he knows perfectly well just how much damage it can do. It's probably the first time he showed anything besides rage in the game. |
| 203 | * Used to varying effect in ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator''. In the case of Yandere-chan, they slowly shrink when the player gets a GameOver by way of Senpai rejecting her or a teacher expelling her. For everyone else, they appear in the same fashion when they see something bad happen (either you killing someone or happening across a corpse). If they see you commit a murder, but you get away with it, their irises remain shrunken as a way of saying that they know you killed someone and they're going to damage your reputation continuously by spreading the word of your crime around the school. |
| 204 | [[/folder]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 207 | * ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' has two examples: |
| 208 | ** Yuri develops a habit of making her eyes look like this [[spoiler:as she undergoes SanitySlippage. Occasionally she throws in a [[SlasherSmile nice big grin]] for good measure]]. |
| 209 | ** At the end of Act 2, Natsuki gets these when she sees [[spoiler:Yuri's decaying body]], upon which she [[VomitIndiscretionShot vomits]] and runs out of the room. |
| 210 | [[/folder]] |
| 211 | |
| 212 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 213 | * In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', the main character does just this when he is [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/15p5 very, very angry.]] {{Lampshaded}} in the AltText. |
| 214 | * Black Mage does this a few times in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', though given the fact that his eyes glow like two little lights under his hat, its hard to really say if he's a true example, even if his eyes do visibly shrink. |
| 215 | ** Also, the [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8bitlogicbomb_7154.PNG current page picture]] for PuffOfLogic. |
| 216 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Blip}}'', Hester's irises are normally [[OpenTheIris the size of saucers]], so [[http://blipcomic.com/70/ seeing them shrink to pinpricks]] really sells that she's in a state of shock. |
| 217 | * ''Webcomic/DragaliaLife'' can have this happen on a regular basis with some of the slapstick that goes on. |
| 218 | ** #103 has Cibella lifting weights to get stronger which prompts the resident [[DrillSergeantNasty Armsmaster]] Celliera to offer to put her through a workout. Euden overhears it and goes wide-eyed remembers having a nightmare of her taking his friend Luca out and coming out super tall and buff, then worrying if she does it to Cibella, the same would happen to her, prompting him to try and break it up. |
| 219 | * When Tanna of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/174 first sees Rolan]] (who is moving at high speed), her widened eyes, tiny irises, and high arched eyebrows indicate her surprise/shock. The black and white explosion-style background also shows suddenness. |
| 220 | * A pair of jerks in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1908 get such eyes]] after learning that Tedd (on whom one of them had clumsily hit) is not, as they thought, a girl. |
| 221 | * Frequently used in ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes''; for example, [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2122090/fair-warning/ here]] when Mr. Mighty is scaring off the homeless guy who came to rob a convenience store. |
| 222 | * ''Webcomic/EveryoneIsHome'': The end result of [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Young Link, and Zelda]] encountering [[VideoGame/EldenRing Godrick the Grafted]]: they respawn at a Site of Grace, clearly traumatized by their off-screen deaths at his ([[MultiArmedAndDangerous many, many]]) hands. |
| 223 | * Mark, of ''Webcomic/FreakAngels'', exhibits classic tiny, tiny irises as he goes into his furious, terrified rant in Episode 0134. |
| 224 | * ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20200928 Bang's reaction]] after Agatha [[TheParalyzer paralyzes her]] and [[IllKillYou threatens to kill her]] if she ever hurts [[TrueCompanions her friends]] again. |
| 225 | * ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' had Kat eyes doing this when [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=521 she was told about]] certain PowerTattoo. Repeated in a later scene that ends in a triple BeatPanel and deserves it. |
| 226 | ** Annie gets her turn on the last page of chapter 36. |
| 227 | ** In [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=751 751]], Kat's eyes go from BlackBeadEyes, to this, to BlankWhiteEyes within three panels. |
| 228 | * ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' gives us some [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/03583.gif of]] [[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13790475/Vriska.gif the]] [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/02719.gif best]] [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/03184.gif reaction]] [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/02757.gif shots]] [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/03346.gif ever,]] courtesy of a few trolls. |
| 229 | * Souls in ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'' have teeny irises, if they are unjudged or hellbound. Once they are judged ready for heaven, or if the hellbound seek redemption, the characters' irises get even bigger and more expressive than when they were alive. Corpses' eyes look like this as well. |
| 230 | * In ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'', the MasterSwordsman Auntie Maya [[http://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/wielder-of-names-5-100/ gets these]] while [[ParryingBullets parrying a bullet]]. Rather than fear, it pairs with DissonantSerenity to extremely unnerving effect. |
| 231 | * In ''Webcomic/LastRes0rt'', while still used as an expression of shock, these eyes along with a slightly agape mouth are the telltale sign that someone's under the CompellingVoice of a Celeste. |
| 232 | * The expression ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' characters make when they're scared sort of evokes this. Including for [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0449.html Xykon himself]]: the skeleton with GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath suddenly gains [[ExpressiveMask Expressive Orbits]]. |
| 233 | * In ''Webcomic/TheOtherGreyMeat'' Pretty much every other strip. |
| 234 | * ''Webcomic/PixieAndBrutus'': [[RascallyRaccoon Randal the raccoon's]] fear after hearing Brutus [[BigBrotherInstinct threaten him for threatening Pixie]] comes across clearly thanks to very big eyes and pinpoint irises. |
| 235 | * Happens in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', with lampshading by the author at least once. |
| 236 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Savestate}}'', Riley has this reaction [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2016/10/paralyzed/ when she first meets Harvey.]] |
| 237 | * In ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'', this often happens to [[http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=410 Kat,]] who as CatFolk normally has massive irises. |
| 238 | * ''Webcomic/{{Strays}}'' [[http://www.straysonline.com/comic/102.htm here]] |
| 239 | * In ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'' when the recently bed ridden and assumed dead King of an AsskickingLeadsToLeadership people asks if you are challenging her decision, [[http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=582 stand down.]] |
| 240 | * ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': Crystal has this look when she is [[spoiler:(presumably) falling to her death after being told that Sandra herself asked the vampires to kill her]]. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 244 | * ''WebAnimation/TheGmodIdiotBox'' episode 9 has Alex react this way when driven over the edge. As he stares motionlessly, one of the widened eyes actually falls out of his head, revealing his normal eyes underneath. |
| 245 | * Happens often in ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' during its many OhCrap moments. |
| 246 | * In ''Larry: The Little Knight'', Pup the wardog does this when Kickit feeds him alcohol [[spoiler: and then bursts at over 60 miles an hour with Larry onboard]]. |
| 247 | * The infamous statue Literature/{{Momo|Creepypasta}} has this. |
| 248 | * ''WebAnimation/OnTheEdge'': Shigeo's irises shrink to show his resolve to punish criminals. |
| 249 | * In the animated short ''WebAnimation/SonicNightOfTheWerehog'', a tie-in to ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', when Sonic notices the full moon, the camera pans in close to his eyes, and we get a shot of his pupils shrinking in both fright and shock... you know, before the [[PainfulTransformation painful transformation]] into a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werehog]] kicks in. |
| 250 | * ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' frequently employs this as an edit to portray characters as either insane, violent, or both. Case in point, Kirito (and also [[spoiler:Asuna once she is revealed to be just as crazy as him]]) often sports this expression when he's angry. |
| 251 | [[/folder]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 254 | * In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' where Roger [[ItMakesSenseInContext tricks Steve into joining a drug manufacturing operation by telling him it's Hogwarts,]] towards the end of the episode Roger gets knocked face first into a pile of some unspecified drug. When he pulls his face out, his pupils first dilated rather large, and he proceeded to disarm and kill every thug attacking him, and shoot a bunch of rounds into the ceiling because we was wired. Then, with one thug left, Roger realizes he has run out of ammo to use against the last armed thug, which causes his eyes to shrink to a pinpoint, and him to touch the TV in the room and call [[RefugeInAudacity "Ah, TV is safe!"]] |
| 255 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': |
| 256 | ** {{Inverted|Trope}} with Jet when his ManchurianAgent brainwashing is triggered. |
| 257 | ** Cleverly done when Azula first hears of the solar eclipse -- her eyes stay the same size, but her irises suddenly shrink. Other than this, she gives no outward indication of fear. |
| 258 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' uses the angry version. When Brittany meets Tommy Sherman and tells him that her boyfriend, Kevin, worships him, Tommy barely acknowledges this before propositioning her. Brittany's pupils shrink to pinpricks in response. |
| 259 | * Mr. Herriman of ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' gets this way at the mere ''mention'' of dogs. Somewhat understandable considering he's, well, an anthropomorphic lop-eared rabbit. |
| 260 | * ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' uses this in similar situations. |
| 261 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': In Episode 92, this is Mr. Cat's reaction to seeing [[spoiler:TheGrimReaper]] when he opens the door. |
| 262 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': |
| 263 | ** Tahno does this as Amon is taking his bending away, as does [[spoiler:Korra]]. Yakone also does this when bloodbending. |
| 264 | ** Korra also gets this reaction when [[http://i.imgur.com/bFOdeQ0.png the Red Lotus captures and poisons her.]] |
| 265 | * Happens pretty often in ''[[WesternAnimation/KaBlam Life With Loopy]]'' when the characters [[http://68.media.tumblr.com/6ebb93aa102a68bd0c8c5edfae8124db/tumblr_obzmtprwuZ1vwbwpro1_500.jpg are scared.]] |
| 266 | * One of Creator/ChuckJones' trademark gags in his ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts, some notable examples are in "WesternAnimation/OperationRabbit" before Wile E. Coyote gets hit by the train and Marc Anthony the bulldog when he fears for Pussyfoot's safety in "WesternAnimation/FeedTheKitty". |
| 267 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' often uses this, usually whenever Marinette has a FreakOut. It happens almost OncePerEpisode. |
| 268 | * Frequently seen as part of the heavy eye animation of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', sometimes [[http://i.imgur.com/xarPm.png combined]] with OpenTheIris to express sinking terror. |
| 269 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'': Bubbles's pupils shrink in "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS5EP10LyingAroundTheHouseBubbleBoy Bubble Boy]]" when the Rowdyruff Boys try to force her to eat a roach. |
| 270 | * Used in ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' during a few OhCrap moments, mostly in the earlier episodes. |
| 271 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' has used this trope a few times. |
| 272 | ** In "[[Recap/SouthParkS19E1StunningAndBrave Stunning and Brave]]", one of the PC Bros falls off the balcony and hits his head during the fight against them, when he hits his head and dies his pupils become very dilated. |
| 273 | ** In "[[Recap/SouthParkS20E4WienersOut Wieners Out]]", when Sheila walks in on Gerald in the bathroom at night, he hisses at her with light shining on his face and very small pupils. |
| 274 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': |
| 275 | ** Gary does this when [=SpongeBob=] tells him [[HatesBaths he's going to take a bath]]. |
| 276 | ** Anchovies... '''ANCHOVIES!''' |
| 277 | ** Mr. Krabs does this in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E4DyingForPieImitationKrabs Imitation Krabs]]" after [=SpongeBob=] tells him that he supposedly gave Squidward the day off. |
| 278 | --->'''Mr. Krabs:''' ''[irises narrow to pinpricks]'' Day... '''''[[SkywardScream ooooooooooffffffff?!]]''''' I don't know the meaning of them horrible words! |
| 279 | ** Squidward's eyes bulge out as his nose and lips shrink back to his face after Squilliam Fancyson plans on visiting the Krusty Krab tonight in "Squilliam Returns". |
| 280 | --->'''Squidward:''' T-t-t-t-t-t-tonight?? |
| 281 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' is usually known for its characters drawn with Large Pupils. But as an artistic style or storyboarder/character design choice, the character's eyes are drawn very small or with just small dots for the irises as a moment of worry or any weird expression. |
| 282 | * ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'': In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E3RoseBuds Rose Buds]]", Steven's reaction to seeing three duplicates of his dead mom had his irises shrink. Amethyst has a similar reaction when she sees Steven surrounded by three duplicates of his dead mom. |
| 283 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': [[{{Animorphism}} Beast Boy]] when he transforms into [[DeadlyUpgrade the Beast]]. |
| 284 | * Many ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' characters have big, expressive eyes, with irises that tend to shrink visibly during OhCrap moments. Heather is the most prominent example, partly because she has the most expressive eyes of the entire cast and partly because she simply has more screen time than most. |
| 285 | * Used a lot in ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', especially during the OhCrap moments. |
| 286 | * ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'': The characters get these sort of eyes in extreme emotions like fear, anger, etc. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/xavier-riddle-and-the-secret-museum/images/c/c6/We_Are_the_Wright_Brothers_016.png/revision/latest?cb=20191128010610 This]] is just one example. |
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