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| 7 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[WesternAnimation/SonicBoom "You should probably see an optometrist about that."]]]] |
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| 9 | ->''"If all else fails though, just look to the eyes and the universal language of cartoons: X means dead."'' |
| 10 | -->-- '''Creator/{{TomSka}}''', ''What is the best asdfmovie joke?'' |
| 11 | |
| 12 | For animated characters, the eyes are the windows to the soul--literally. So literally, that their eyes become their innermost thoughts [[PaintingTheMedium projected in very clear symbols for all to see]]. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Some common eye symbols: |
| 15 | * X or +: Dead or asleep without dreaming. Comical depictions of corpses or ghosts will have their tongues sticking out as well as this. Sometimes, both eyes will combine into a single, longways X. May also be a feature in depictions of clowns. |
| 16 | * Spirals: Dazed, confused, terrified, dizzy, or knocked out (See also MindControlEyes). Often accompanied with CirclingBirdies. |
| 17 | * Currency signs, usually dollar ($), yen (¥), pound (£), or euro (€): Greedy. [[StockSoundEffects Often accompanied with a cash register sound.]] Can also just be used as a sign of shock at discovering or seeing truly incredible amounts of money. |
| 18 | * [[CardiovascularLove Hearts]]: {{Love|MakesYouCrazy}}sickness. Or -- depending on [[{{Hentai}} what you're reading]] -- [[TheImmodestOrgasm an orgasm.]] |
| 19 | * Daggers[=/=]{{Fire|ballEyeballs}}: [[BurningWithAnger Extreme anger]] and/or intent to kill someone for [[RageBreakingPoint something]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable unforgivable]]. Fire could also be used for [[HotBlooded passion]]. |
| 20 | * No Sale: Used in western cartoons after a blow to the head.[[note]]"No Sale" is a command that opens a cash register's drawer without, um, making a sale. The eyes are based on the tabs that would display on an old mechanical register. Aside from our own trope NoSell, this is somewhat of a ForgottenTrope now because mechanical cash registers have been virtually extinct for half a century, though the term 'no sale' is still used in the retail business.[[/note]] TILT can be used if the character's a robot.[[note]]This comes from pinball machines. If a machine senses it's being moved around in an attempt to cheat (like being kicked), it'll throw up this message and stop working.[[/note]] |
| 21 | * Stars: Excitement, determination, or dreaming of fame and fortune |
| 22 | * Circles around pupils and nothing else: shock, insanity, or rage. Frequently used by American comic strips. |
| 23 | * Deep shaded irises with no pupils to speak of: [[MindControlEyes Drugged or under mind control.]] The character is being forced to act against their will; alternately, it can mean {{d|ullEyesOfUnhappiness}}espair. Spinning swirls often convey a similar effect. |
| 24 | * Inverted hashtags: Brief moments of intense emotion (of any kind), exertion, or pain. |
| 25 | * Upside-down U's: "Yay" moments. They could also indicate that the character is Happy, Joyous, or Blissed. Right-side-up U's can indicate sleeping. Used mostly in anime, but has fallen mostly out of favor by now. |
| 26 | * Copies of an item the character is looking at: Impressed, or wants the item. |
| 27 | * 3 or ε: The character isn't wearing the glasses they normally wear and can't see without them |
| 28 | |
| 29 | This trope is named for Wingdings, a "dingbat" typeface created by Microsoft which comes pre-installed on most modern personal computers, consisting of assorted symbols. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | Compare GlowingEyes, FireballEyeballs, HellishPupils, {{Henohenomoheji}}, ReflectiveEyes, and MindControlEyes. If a character's pupils are an odd shape normally, you're dealing with ExoticEyeDesigns. If the eyes change color depending on mood, that's LivingMoodRing. |
| 32 | ---- |
| 33 | !!Example subpages: |
| 34 | [[index]] |
| 35 | * WingdingEyes/AnimeAndManga |
| 36 | * WingdingEyes/VideoGames |
| 37 | * WingdingEyes/WesternAnimation |
| 38 | [[/index]] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | !!Other examples: |
| 41 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 44 | * There was a commercial for sport shoes with Don King (or a lookalike). When an athlete who didn't want to make commercial stuff finally sort of agrees, King's eyes turn into... guess what. |
| 45 | * Advertising/MetLife: When Lucy hears that Linus could make thousands of dollars with a mutual fund, she gets dollar signs in her eyes. |
| 46 | * In both commercials from the Mexican [[DrugsAreBad anti-drug]] campaign Advertising/ViveSinDrogas, the boy's eyes turn into X's when he dies from a drug overdose. |
| 47 | * At least three Advertising/JackInTheBox commercials feature this: |
| 48 | ** The company mascot Jack had X-eyes after being knocked out by an oncoming bus for the first two commercials of the "Hang In There Jack" campaign. |
| 49 | ** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHo21tFD0Xo this commercial]], Jack has spiral eyes from being anesthetized by a dentist. |
| 50 | [[/folder]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[folder:Arts]] |
| 53 | * ''Art/IsleOfTheDead'': One of the larger monks on the right side has the most pronounced amount of swirls in its eyes with black scleras. This symbolizes the WorldGoneMad they all live in. |
| 54 | [[/folder]] |
| 55 | |
| 56 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 57 | * ''Animation/{{Akis}}'': In "Talent Show", the girl performing in the talent show has X's for eyes when she faints from Akis shocking her. |
| 58 | * It's common in ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' for characters' eyes to become certain symbols in a given situation, such as spiral eyes when they are dazed or heart-shaped eyes when they fall in love (the latter is especially true for Doctor H. when he's around Miss Peach). |
| 59 | * ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'': |
| 60 | ** In one episode, Fat Doc's eyes become X's when Slim Doc hits him with a bat, mistaking him for Lamput since he accidentally covered himself in orange paint. |
| 61 | ** In another episode, Lamput's eyes are represented as heart shapes as he is admiring a woman sitting in front of him on the bus. |
| 62 | * ''Animation/{{Mechamato}}'': Rubika's eyes turn into a question mark when Mechamato's missile attack seems surprisingly underwhelming. |
| 63 | * ''Animation/MotuPatlu'': In a New Years 2019 commercial, Motu's eyes turn into hearts. |
| 64 | * ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': In the first episode of ''Mr.Wolffy, Mr.Right!'', Wolffy has hearts in his eyes when he sees a girl that he loves. |
| 65 | [[/folder]] |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 68 | * Billy Dogma creator Dean Haspiel does a twist on this: Billy's girlfriend often has heart-shaped reflections [[http://www.act-i-vate.com/22-3-22.comic on her sunglasses.]] |
| 69 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', a newspaper depicts the Girl of Steel after being curbstomped by [[PlanetEater Godship]] with "x"'s for eyes to show that she's knocked out. |
| 70 | * ''ComicBook/{{Condorito}}'' and related comics use swirly eyes for lunatics, whether they are in a madhouse or whether the punchline that reveals them as loonies has just been delivered... |
| 71 | * ComicBook/EmilkaSza - Whenever titular character Emilka is fame-struck, her eyes turn into stars while she walks around smiling in almost a "sleepwalking like" trance. |
| 72 | * ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' often shows people with Lantern Corps symbols in their eyes when strongly feeling the corresponding emotion (the Green Lantern symbol when channelling HeroicWillpower, Red Lantern symbol when consumed by rage, etc.) |
| 73 | * Stormer from ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'' got hearts in her eyes when she saw her girlfriend Kimber dressed up in a cute shark costume during a Halloween party. |
| 74 | * Mdga Man gets stars in his eyes in ''ComicBook/MegaManArchieComics'' when Hard Man punches him in the face. |
| 75 | * Several times in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'', notably: |
| 76 | ** Rarity gets a watch-shaped eye, accompanied by a few gears popping out, at the sudden appearance of the spiders in issue #2. |
| 77 | ** When Twilight and AJ are fighting over leadership in #2, AJ gets a dagger in hers, and Twilight a [[SchizoTech grenade]]. |
| 78 | ** At the very end, Spike has heart eyes when meeting up with Rarity, as usual. |
| 79 | * In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Super Sonic]] has Spiral eyes which make him look even more psychotic. (They're actually repeating circles, not spirals, but the effect is much the same.) |
| 80 | * Tangle the Lemur from the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'' comics often gets stars in her eyes when she is excited. |
| 81 | * ComicBook/TheSpectre is occasionally depicted with skulls for irises for dramatic effect, often when he's inflicting CruelAndUnusualDeath. |
| 82 | * The X-for-dead variation appears in ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'' short story "While You Were Sleeping", in which Luthor is dreaming of finally killing Superman. |
| 83 | * Parodied in ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool''. When Gwen learns how much she'll make for taking a job, she pulls out a marker and physically draws dollar signs on the lenses of her mask, to the consternation of her tailor. |
| 84 | * This is enforced by ExecutiveMeddling in the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' comics. Too much violence is not allowed, so prey animals are depicted perfectly intact with "x"'s for eyes to show that they're dead. In ''Winds of Change'', dead prey animals occasionally have X's for eyes. |
| 85 | * In the 111 issue of ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'', the characters Will Vandom and Martin Tubbs will both get the X-Eyes. Will gets hit by a soccer ball in her face and Martin will get kicked around by Uriah. |
| 86 | * In the ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] story arc ''ComicBook/JudgmentInInfinity'', the Adjudicator's eyes look like multi-faceted, multicolored crystals. |
| 87 | * In ComicBook/EmilkaSza When Emily is starstruck, she spends several pages with stars for her eyes (even her hair is shaped like a star at points). She also gets heart-eyes and heart hair whenever she is in love. |
| 88 | [[/folder]] |
| 89 | |
| 90 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 91 | * ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey'': Though apparently just eyes is not enough. |
| 92 | ** Spirals and such have been spotted. |
| 93 | ** In one strip, the characters notice that a passed-out character's eyes really do turn into X's, even though they say that's supposed to only happen in comics. |
| 94 | ** Chip Gizmo has once been spending too much time on the computer, as evidenced by his right eye having turned into a :), left eye into a @, and mouth into [=----=]. |
| 95 | ** Cosmo has Wingding ''Ears'', as seen in one strip -- fitting his personality, from close up, his ears contain a dollar sign (instead of the slightly similar squiggle usually drawn inside ears). |
| 96 | * Both ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes and ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} use a rather western-centric technique of putting rings around their beady eyes as a shorthand for rage or insanity. |
| 97 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Foxtrot}}'': |
| 98 | ** Jason has had money signs in his glasses. |
| 99 | ** Parodied in one strip where we see Jason with a number of odd symbols, before going to harass his sister Paige ("Your ugliness...it's mesmerizing!" he says with spirals in his eyes). Paige yells at him to stop drawing on his glasses. |
| 100 | ** One strip had Peter's eyes turn into "A+++" when he gets teamed up with Morton Goldwaith on a school project. |
| 101 | * The women in the Norwegian comic "M" all have stars instead of eyes. The author says this is because it's harder to read the mood of women. Other explanations include mixing pills with alcohol. |
| 102 | * ''ComicStrip/MyCage'': Apparently in this universe, such pupils are medical conditions. When Maureen learns her date makes 500K a year, [[http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/mycage.asp?date=20091113 her eyes bug out with dollar signs]], and she has to be taken to the emergency room for treatment. |
| 103 | * Good old Charlie Brown from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' had these too, of course. |
| 104 | ** One distinctive ''Peanuts'' example was using commas instead of full stop eyes to indicate eye-rolling reactions or sarcasm. |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 108 | * ''Webcomic/AkiChansLife'' (sequel to ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry''): [[http://jimmywolk.studenten-froendenberg.de/eng/aki.php?browse.4.126 This scene]] where [[TheHero Shinji]] and [[ParentalSubstitute Misato]] are blinded by a camera's flash and their eyes turn into tiny spirals. |
| 109 | * ''Manga/Evangelion303'': [[http://eva303.smackjeeves.com/comics/1046814/032/ Here]], when [[FieryRedhead Asuka]] learns Jessika likes Music/{{Rammstein}}. Her eyes turn into giant hearts. |
| 110 | * ''Fanfic/MyHeroPlaythrough'': |
| 111 | ** In chapter 5, Izuku sees the kanji 孫[[note]]grandchildren[[/note]] is his mom's eyes after he tells her Tsuyu wants to practice swimming with him. Alone. In the forest. |
| 112 | ** In chapter 15, Izuku sees the kanji 肉[[note]]meat[[/note]] in the study group's (six of his female classmates) eyes when he enters the room. Including invisible Hagakure. |
| 113 | * ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles'': |
| 114 | ** Naruto has star-shaped eyes while drooling and thinking about the Hinata-shaped cookies that his girlfriend made for him in Chapter 9. |
| 115 | ** At the hospital, Naruto is drooling and has star-shaped eyes when he promises to stop sneaking out of his room if Sakura brings him [[TrademarkFavoriteFood ramen]]. |
| 116 | ** Hinata has heart-shaped eyes when she tells Kakashi what would Naruto have done to not make her worry without telling her something about his ANBU training. |
| 117 | *** Her inner-self also has heart-shaped eyes while gushing over how Naruto is "SO COMMANDING" in Chapter 75. |
| 118 | ** Naruto has spiral-shaped eyes after Hiashi violently shook him when the Hyuga Clan head assumed that Hinata was pregnant (which he assumed only because he learned about Naruto and Hinata being engaged). |
| 119 | ** Ayame has heart-shaped eyes when she thinks about her ideal type of boyfriend. |
| 120 | ** Kiba has swirly eyes after landing right next to Mina. This happened after Hinata [[MegatonPunch punched him into the sky]] when [[ThanksForTheMammary he accidentally grabbed her left breast instead of her left hand]]. |
| 121 | ** In Chapter 96, the baby fox (later known as Kosuke) has swirly eyes when Naruto holds him in his arms and tries to apologize for attacking him. |
| 122 | ** Lee has swirly eyes after getting punched in the face by Arekusu while they are sparring. |
| 123 | * ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'': All Might isn't sure if the stars in Izuku's eyes are showing up out of admiration or a side effect of his Kryptonian Super-Vision. |
| 124 | * ''Fanfic/PlatinumPirate'': Robin, [[TheStoic of all people,]] takes on a starry-eyed look when she first sees [[spoiler:Giratina's Origin Forme]] in Chapter 21, temporarily flabbergasting everyone present. |
| 125 | * ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/11685145/1/Rocky-Road Rocky Road]]'': Happens in this ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' fanfic where Kid Cat ends up with spiral eyes after he tries (and fails) to break a rock that Suter was trying to smash with an elbow drop. |
| 126 | [[/folder]] |
| 127 | |
| 128 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 129 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', Jafar sports insane circles around his pupils within his eyes at the end of [[VillainSong the Prince Ali Reprise]], particularly during his frightening EvilLaugh. |
| 130 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'', Charlie's pupils become dollar signs--complete with a "cha-ching!"--when he realizes how much money he can make betting on animal races by having Anne-Marie talk to the animal participants. |
| 131 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'', Edgar gets dollar signs in his eyes when plotting the cats' demise. |
| 132 | * The audio commentary to Disney's ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' notes that Gaston has skulls visible in his eyes as the camera zooms in on his face while he's [[DisneyVillainDeath falling to his death]]. (It's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment -- try going through the scene frame-by-frame.) |
| 133 | * ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': |
| 134 | ** Darla Dimple is so infuriated at the animals trying to get attention that her eyes fill with fire and (cat) Skull and Crossbones at the same time. |
| 135 | ** Earlier, when Danny's offered the chance to be in a film with the above-mentioned Dimple, he gets stars in his eyes ([[AccidentalPun pun not intended]]). |
| 136 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': Kuzco's pupils are replaced with tiny spirals to signal that he is going "OhCrap" when he sees that the hole he has gotten his head stuck in is full of bats who don't look happy. |
| 137 | * ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox'' has several variations. Kylie The opossum has spiral eyes when he zones out. Dogs and humans get asterisks for pupils when they eat drugged blueberries. The dead poultry have their eyes X'd out. |
| 138 | * At the end of ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeTheMeltdown'', Scrat's pupils become acorns for a moment when he sees the giant acorn in his acorn heaven. |
| 139 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', [[spoiler:Vitruvius]] gets Xs in his eyes after he dies. |
| 140 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'': When the belief that human children are toxic creatures that can kill monsters with a mere touch is first mentioned, the viewers are shown a picture with a child doing it and the monster having X-shaped eyes. |
| 141 | * ''WesternAnimation/RocketSavesTheDay'': |
| 142 | ** The Pest briefly gets spiral eyes after knocking its head against a drum. |
| 143 | ** When Rocket offers a bone biscuit as payment for the How to Stop the Letter Pest book, Mr. Barker's eyes widen and display shimmering copies of it. |
| 144 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek 2}}'', if you look very closely during the scene where Puss in Boots shows Shrek and Donkey his PuppyDogEyes, you can actually see two little Re/Max hot-air balloons reflected onto his pupils. |
| 145 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', when Meilin Lee and her friends get the idea to make money off Mei's panda form after seeing how popular it is at school, they all get blue dollar signs for pupils. |
| 146 | * In Creator/DingoPictures productions such as ''Wabuu, the Cheeky Raccoon'', characters sometimes "shut" their pupils to horizontal slits while their eyelids remain open. |
| 147 | [[/folder]] |
| 148 | |
| 149 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 150 | * In ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy'', Creator/WillFerrell's eyes burst into flame when his hair is insulted. |
| 151 | ** This is repeated in ''Film/Anchorman2TheLegendContinues'' when Ron gets angered again. This time, in his eyes is shown a man screaming, which could possibly be one of the contestants from the cock fight that he went to with his son, Walter. |
| 152 | * In ''Film/AChristmasStory'', when Ralphie fantasizes about defending his family from a band of [[InstitutionalApparel clearly delineated]] bad guys with his [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle]], said villains end up with X's drawn over their eyes after they're dispatched. |
| 153 | * A RunningGag in ''Film/HotRod'', where the titular pseudo-daredevil will "summon" the essence of some animal, followed by an image of said animal appearing in each iris. |
| 154 | * Discussed [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastically]] by Saunders in ''Film/MrSmithGoesToWashington'', saying that while her eyes used to be "big blue question marks, now they're big green dollar marks." |
| 155 | * In ''Film/VelvetGoldmine'', when Brian Slade and his manager Jerry Devine discuss a collaboration project with Curt Wild and Curt responds not only favorably but flirtatiously, we zoom in on Brian's eyes to see pink hearts, then zoom in on Jerry's to see green dollar signs. |
| 156 | * In ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': |
| 157 | ** [[spoiler: Judge Doom]]'s eyes ''literally'' stare daggers. And not get daggers ''in'' them mind, they actually ''extend from his skull and get pointy!'' They also display spiraling swirls, starbursts, etc. in brilliant [[RedEyesTakeWarning red and]] yellow. Shudder. |
| 158 | ** Also from this film, Lena Hyena demonstrates the "heart eyes" variation. |
| 159 | *** As does Roger, while watching Eddie and Dolores about to kiss. |
| 160 | ** After getting knocked out by [[spoiler:Jessica]], Roger has X eyes. |
| 161 | [[/folder]] |
| 162 | |
| 163 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 164 | * In the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' book, Raistlin's pupils are hourglass-shaped. |
| 165 | * ''Literature/DoomValleyPrepSchool'': The personification of Fate has dice for eyes. |
| 166 | * ''Literature/HouseOfRobotsRobotsGoWild'': E has swirl eyes during most of the illustrations of his rampage. |
| 167 | * ''Literature/LillysPurplePlasticPurse'': Lilly's eyes turn into orange spirals when she's really mad about Mr. Slinger confiscating her purse. |
| 168 | * ''Literature/MaxAndTheMidknights'': Anyone who gets knocked out has their eyes replaced with plus signs. |
| 169 | * A lot older than you might think: The "Medieval Housebook", a manuscript from ca. 1480, features the "X eyes = dead" variant for a horse in [[http://myra.hem.nu/costume/images/HousebookMaster/VM%28Wolfegg1998%29/MHfol11r.Saturn.jpg one picture]] (at the bottom). |
| 170 | * A plot point in ''Literature/MovingPictures'', where eyes are windows of the soul. Those touched by the "Holy Wood" bug have actual stars in their eyes, a small golden star in each pupil. |
| 171 | * ''Literature/SamuraiSanta'': When the [[SnowballFight snowball war]] is over, some of the {{Snowlems}} have Xs in their eyes. |
| 172 | * All the animals that pile upon the title character's antlers in Creator/DrSeuss' ''Literature/ThidwickTheBigHeartedMoose'' (which he breaks off for some approaching hunters who mount them upon a wall) end up with the fate of plus-eyes, all still perched upon them and "stuffed, as they should be". |
| 173 | * ''Literature/TimeTo'': When the blonde girl in "Time to Say, 'Please!'" wants a cookie, her eyes turn into cookies. |
| 174 | [[/folder]] |
| 175 | |
| 176 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 177 | * ''Series/{{Becker}}'': When Becker is incredulous that his girlfriend Megan is more eccentric than he can tell himself, he introduced her to Regi and Jake. After a brief conversation with her, Jake remarks that although he couldn't see her due to his blindness he imagined her with "pinwheel eyes and a cuckoo coming out of her forehead". |
| 178 | * ''Series/TheBasilBrushShow'': Dave gets pound-sign pupils in one episode when Anil mentions he'll give anything to have his plumbing fixed. |
| 179 | * Referenced by Jack in ''Series/MidnightCaller'': "I've heard so much about money lately, I could puke. You know, multi-million dollar ballplayers, multi-million dollar business deals... What the hell is wrong with this country? It's like everybody's wearing contact lenses shaped like dollar bills or something." |
| 180 | * In many episodes of ''Series/TheMonkees'', whenever lovesick Davy locks eyes with a beautiful girl, both he (the ChickMagnet) and the girl get starry-eyed. |
| 181 | * The dollar sign version happens in an episode of ''Series/MrShow'' with several characters (including a firefighter after seeing a burning house), as part of one of the show's many "links" that connect the sketches. |
| 182 | * Creator/PennAndTeller did a card trick on the Today Show and revealed the chosen card by having Teller open his eyes wearing scleral shells that appeared to replace his pupils with a 3 and a club. They repeated the trick on Hollywood Squares, [[http://youtu.be/iFMaPUtCi9o?t=8m26s during the infamous "You Fool!" episode.]] |
| 183 | * "No Sale" eyes were used in the "boxing" episode of ''Series/PoliceSquad''. |
| 184 | * Usagi got these in the fourth episode of ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon''. Despite being Live-Action, it was well done since the heart she displayed in her eyes looked like reflection in the same way that certain types of lighting give circular reflection in the eyes, but heart-shaped. |
| 185 | * In the ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' episode "Five Easy Pieces of Libby", both Hilda and Zelda show dollar signs in their eyes when they realize how profitable Zelda's cleaning formula is. |
| 186 | [[/folder]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 189 | * The oddly titled [[ItMakesSenseInContext "Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But..."]] by the Music/ArcticMonkeys, advocating art for art's sake: |
| 190 | -->Well I ain't got no dollar signs in my eyes\ |
| 191 | It might be a surprise but it's true |
| 192 | * Music/BillyTalent's anti-consumerism song "Pocketful of Dreams" contains the line "Still when I look into your eyes they're full of dollar signs". |
| 193 | * Music/LupeFiasco's character "The Streets" constantly has glowing green dollar signs in her eyes. "The Game" has glowing red dice. |
| 194 | * Music/PrimalScream - "Swastika Eyes". A reference to UsefulNotes/WeimarRepublic political cartoonists who drew Nazis with swastika Wingding Eyes. |
| 195 | * Music/{{Nirvana}}'s logo has the X-eyes version. |
| 196 | * Music/PepeDeluxe's ''Go Supersonic" video uses X-eyes for death. Glowing, neon X-eyes. |
| 197 | * Referenced in the lyrics for "Rhythm Section Want Ad" by Music/TheyMightBeGiants: |
| 198 | -->For every one with dollar signs in his eyes\ |
| 199 | There must be hundreds that look at you as if you're some kind of\ |
| 200 | Rhythm section want ad |
| 201 | * The original design for {{Music/Deadmau5}}' [=Mau5head=] (seen on the cover of ''Get Scraped'') featured X-eyes. This was abandoned for most subsequent incarnations. |
| 202 | [[/folder]] |
| 203 | |
| 204 | [[folder:Pinballs]] |
| 205 | * Some of the partygoers in ''Pinball/ThePartyZone'' have spirals in their eyes. |
| 206 | * One of the beach party attendees in Miami in ''Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow'' is a man with spirals in his eyes. |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 210 | * In ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'', upon discovering Billy Bones' treasure map, Gonzo gets dollar signs in his eyes as he says "We're gonna be rich!" Meanwhile, the nervous Rizzo has X-eyes as he says "We're gonna be dead." |
| 211 | * In the ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIwaYUEEKtY Beginning, Middle, and End]], which is one of many sketches animated by Sally Cruikshank, when Seymour gets on a pterodactyl who acts like a taxicab, his neighbor Mrs. Bazini gets X's in her eyes from hitting the side of her head with a trash can lid due to complete and utter [[EyeTake shock]] of witnessing it right next to her backyard. |
| 212 | [[/folder]] |
| 213 | |
| 214 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 215 | * In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln's Bunraku puppet head has its eyes X'ed out when it gets struck by John Wilkes Booth's bullet. Its mouth changes to a squiggle at the same time. |
| 216 | [[/folder]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 219 | * Alternate versions of the Toys/IDog exist that turned its normally circular [=LEDs=] into stars and hearts, known as the "Happy Version" and the "Lovely Version" respectively. |
| 220 | [[/folder]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 223 | * ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': |
| 224 | ** In the opening cutscene of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'', Athena and [[ExpressiveAccessory Widget]] get swirly eyes after [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Athena trips and falls down a staircase]]. |
| 225 | ** In the first case of the same game, Juniper Woods' "damage" animation has her pull her pigtails so hard that they snap back and deck her in the eyes, leaving Xs. |
| 226 | ** A DummiedOut sprite for the first game shows Phoenix with heart eyes. This was originally used to show his reaction to seeing [[MsFanservice April May]] for the first time in court, but after the script was rewritten so that Phoenix first meets April in an investigation segment, where the player character's sprite isn't visible, the sprite went unused as there was no need for it anymore. |
| 227 | ** Still regarding Phoenix, his eyes turn into a large X whenever he sneezes in the first case of ''Trial and Tribulations''. |
| 228 | * ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'': |
| 229 | ** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'': When the Mastermind eventually appears, several images show said mastermind with spiral eyes, apparently as a signifier of the lunatic obsession with despair that drives their actions. |
| 230 | ** In [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair the sequel]], [[spoiler:Komaeda Nagito]] gets them once or twice due to a [[LightIsNotGood parallel]] fanatical obsession with hope. |
| 231 | * Finley from ''VisualNovel/HustleCat'' gets literal stars in her eyes when she is excited, frequently about something adorable that another character is doing. |
| 232 | * Claude Trilleo from ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'' occasionally gets hearts in her eyes when she’s feeling particularly... [[LovableSexManiac amorous]] towards Kayto Shields. |
| 233 | [[/folder]] |
| 234 | |
| 235 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 236 | * ''WebAnimation/AoharuMangaLibrary'': This is usually the eyes of the antagonistic GoldDigger, once they realize Keiichi has risen to a higher position surpassing the antagonistic rival, will be replaced with yen signs. This is to cue in their true money-grubbing nature that they're just interested in mooching off him as an ATM. |
| 237 | * The ''WebAnimation/FatherTucker'' short "Death Do Us Part" has Father Tucker's pupils turn into Stars of David when he ogles at a Jewish boy. |
| 238 | * In ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': |
| 239 | ** In "Mime to Five", after finally getting enough money to buy the unicycle he wants, Mime gets the dollar sign version followed by a version with unicycles. |
| 240 | ** In "We're Scrooged!", Lumpy gets the dollar sign version. The annotated version says he should really see a doctor about that. |
| 241 | ** In "I Nub You", Petunia gets the heart version. |
| 242 | * ''WebAnimation/MGTSchool'': |
| 243 | ** Rasta has heart eyes in "[[Recap/MGTSchoolS1E4MyNewHelper My New Helper!]]" when Seira walks by. |
| 244 | ** Akira has spiral eyes in "[[Recap/MGTSchoolS1E8NoPainNoGain No Pain, No Gain]]" after wearing herself out doing training. |
| 245 | * ''WebAnimation/MinilifeTV'': In "A New Terror Arrives", after [[spoiler:Baby Crotchrash causes a car crash between Wilkins and Jack]], an unconscious Jack has X's for eyes, which is lampshaded by Wilkins. |
| 246 | * Vivi from ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'' gets excited stars in her eyes when she sees that the mansion she just entered is unquestionably haunted. |
| 247 | * In the ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' episodes "The Shining Beacon (Part 1)" and "Players and Pieces", Ruby gets the spiral version. |
| 248 | %%* Doki gets several over the course of ''WebAnimation/ThereSheIs'' |
| 249 | * The ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' parody [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4w "Saturday Morning Watchmen"]] shows the Comedian having the heart version... for [[{{Squick}} Silk Spectre II]]. |
| 250 | * Yahtzee's avatar on ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' will get the inverted-U eyes on the rare occasion where he's actually enjoying some aspect of a game. |
| 251 | [[/folder]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 254 | * In ''Webcomic/AvasDemon'', [[https://www.avasdemon.com/pages.html#0142 Ava's spirit, while she bleeds out, has x-ed out eyes.]] |
| 255 | * ''Webcomic/{{Bobwhite}}'': [[http://www.bobwhitecomics.com/?webcomic_post=20110531 "I'm... networking."]] *stars* |
| 256 | * The dollar-sign variation is exaggerated in [[http://www.explosm.net/comics/1890/ this]] ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' comic. |
| 257 | * The very first [[http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=3 page]] of ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'' finds the titular character tunneling around dazed and swirly-eyed, thinking she was a small stone named Edward. |
| 258 | * Mentioned, but [[CutAndPasteComic not shown]], in several ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics'' strips, such as [[http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=707 here]], [[http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=961 here]] and [[http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1551 here]] (in the AltText). |
| 259 | * ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': |
| 260 | ** Ellen gives Grace the spiral variety [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-11-09 here]]. |
| 261 | ** And Rhoda gives Catalina Bobcat the spiral variety [[http://www.egscomics.com/comic/2011-11-04 here]], by falling on top of her. |
| 262 | * ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'': |
| 263 | ** A spiral-and-star combo express pain and disorientation in [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1923192/swats-up/ this episode]]. The same effect was used by old Magazine/{{MAD}} artist Jack Davis. |
| 264 | ** Blank ovals to represent shock are used [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2131929/kissing/ here.]] |
| 265 | * ''Webcomic/{{Fillbert}}'': |
| 266 | ** Characters' eyes sometimes become Ʌs or > <. |
| 267 | ** {{Parodied|Trope}} when Vivi and Willow are horrified by their eyes becoming hearts. |
| 268 | * ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'': |
| 269 | ** [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2200/fc02126.htm Sam is faking death but still got the X's, thanks to them actually being part of an animatronic mask concealing]] [[BrownNote his face from others]]. |
| 270 | ** There's also the terraforming robot Sawtooth Rivergrinder, whose eyes are actual displays. |
| 271 | * [[http://girlyyy.com/go/222 In]] ''Webcomic/{{Girly}}'', taking a cat that ate some LethalChef produce to the vet's: |
| 272 | -->'''Vet:''' How do his eyes look?\ |
| 273 | '''Otra''': Well... They were swirly, last I checked... Wait. They're stars now. |
| 274 | * ''Webcomic/TheHandbookOfHeroes'': From [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/hit-dice "Hit Dice"]], a dead Wizard has X-es for eyes. |
| 275 | * Appears a few times in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': |
| 276 | ** Karkat's pupils become spades (in-universe, the hate-based equivalent of the <3 symbol) the first time he sees John, indicating his [[LoveAtFirstSight Hate At First Sight]]. |
| 277 | ** Then you get Vriska's eight pupils about [[spoiler:Nicolas Cage]]... |
| 278 | ** Later, for reasons that [[ItMakesSenseInContext make perfect sense]], Karkat gets [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006268 buckets]] in his eyes. |
| 279 | ** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5wYN6rB_Rg [S] Collide]] Clover's pupils flash between hearts, stars, and horseshoes, for Karkat (part of an even stranger romance system). |
| 280 | * Used occasionally in ''Webcomic/TheKamics'', with X-eyes being the most common. |
| 281 | * In [[http://www.kevinandkell.com/2002/kk0901.html this strip]] of ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', while George is negotiating a business deal with Steve Lops, his eyes are dollar signs. Then, Steve's assistant Zerda arrives, and George's eyes very suddenly become hearts. The [[LampshadeHanging punchline]] is about eyestrain. |
| 282 | * From ''Luke Surl'': [[http://www.lukesurl.com/archives/1508 "Of course with the novelty contact lens addiction I haven't had a job or a girlfriend in years."]] |
| 283 | * ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' uses this a lot, often when a female touches Gary in any way, but also in other situations, as [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/my_favorite_customer here.]] Note that hearts can indicate physical lust as much as lovesickness in this comic -- Senna, in that example, is no sort of romantic. |
| 284 | * ''WebComic/MyDeliriumAlcazar'': [[spoiler:Yolk!Cici]] has one eye always like that, turning into different emojis reflecting her mood. So far we have seen: |
| 285 | ** [[http://mda.thecomicseries.com/files/page_130-3.png Boat]] - swimming |
| 286 | ** [[https://img.comicfury.com/comics/195/43704a1594363501b3654f466574975.png Lab flask]] - experimenting |
| 287 | ** [[https://img.comicfury.com/comics/196/43704a1595128100b3654f2043714674.png Magnifying glass]] - investigating |
| 288 | ** [[http://mda.thecomicseries.com/files/page_127-3.png Question mark]] - curious |
| 289 | ** [[https://img.comicfury.com/comics/195/43704a1594457093b3654f1242840904.png Shield]] - protective |
| 290 | ** [[https://img.comicfury.com/comics/195/43704a1594274536b3654f966155413.png Smiley face]] - happy |
| 291 | ** [[https://img.comicfury.com/comics/195/43704a1594881312b3654f794410599.png Sword]] - attacking |
| 292 | * ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture'': |
| 293 | ** In chapter 5.1, when Shine realizes that she has no idea how to be an idol, there is a closeup of her face where she has spirals in her eyes. |
| 294 | ** At the end of chapter 5.2, Gumiya's embarrassment at how he complimented Shine so much in their previous conversation that it came just short of being a LoveConfession is demonstrated by the spirals in his eyes. |
| 295 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': |
| 296 | ** The discerning reader soon learns that any particular person is dead when they see the Xs in the person's eyes; it distinguishes death from unconsciousness. |
| 297 | ** The characters know that [[spoiler:Roy Greenhilt]] is dead when they see the Xs. |
| 298 | ** Later, Celia [[InvokedTrope draws X's over Belkar's and Haley's eyes to pass them for dead]]. |
| 299 | ** The swirly eyes variant is {{lampshaded}} in another, earlier strip, and subsequently fairly often used to indicate mind control. |
| 300 | --->'''Roy:''' I think Vaarsuvius has hypnotized the dragon.\ |
| 301 | '''Belkar:''' Why do you say that?\ |
| 302 | '''Roy:''' Well, the dragon's got swirly eyes. |
| 303 | * When the nerdy aardvark Stephan from ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'' goes into über-nerd mode, his glasses show things like dollar signs, clocks or whatever is appropriate in that situation. |
| 304 | * A new variation in ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie''. The principal announces that Calvin Machrie will coach the theater team. The reactions of three students are... [[http://www.pennyandaggie.com/index.php?p=684 see for yourself]]. |
| 305 | * Frequent in ''Webcomic/Persona4TW'', especially with spirals and X's. |
| 306 | * ''Webcomic/ThePrincesssJewels'': As a part of the webcomic's anime aesthetic, peoples' eyes turn into hearts when they see someone they become enamoured with, like Princess Ariana, or Raymond in episode 7. |
| 307 | * [[DiscussedTrope Mentioned]] in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': |
| 308 | ** Faye says she has dollar signs dancing in her eyes now that she only has to pay a third of the rent. Dora tells her her medical doesn't cover "cashtigmatism". |
| 309 | ** Dora mentions it herself when the shop gets a good review in the local paper. Marten jokes he thought it was due to novelty contact lenses. |
| 310 | ** Dora actually gets them when she gloats that she's not only got a new business model selling hot tea for robots to smell, she can then sell it to humans as iced tea the following day. |
| 311 | * ''Webcomic/TheRifters'': Carnby gets this briefly when he first meets Jo. |
| 312 | * When the ''Webcomic/RoomiesItsWalkyJoyceAndWalky'' rerun website concluded the actual run of ''It's Walky!'' and moved on to ''It's Walky! $100 Theater'', the banner was changed to show SEMME with dollar signs in their eyes. |
| 313 | * ''Webcomic/ScalieSchoolie'': [[http://shenanimation.tumblr.com/post/157384511961/page-114-115-updates-weekly-click-here-to-read In this strip]], Geraldine gets dollar sign eyes when Iris offers her a bribe. |
| 314 | -->'''Geraldine''': Well I ''do'' like money!\ |
| 315 | '''Calli''': I can tell! You've got dollar signs for eyes!\ |
| 316 | '''Geraldine''': That is an unrelated medical condition, and I'd appreciate if you didn't draw attention to it. |
| 317 | * Lampshaded in ''Webcomic/SharpZero'' when Kate yells at Elliot and her pupils turn into flaming skulls. |
| 318 | -->Madina: How did you do that with your eyes? |
| 319 | * ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': It's more subtle than this trope usually is, but characters' pupils will occasionally take the shape of certain symbols to reflect the character's mood. In particular, Kokoro is frequently seen with heart-shaped pupils ([[ShipTease usually when she's around Undine]]), while Mingxing gains [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-17-page-23 star-shaped pupils]] on one occasion. Perhaps coincidentally, [[PersonalityPowers perhaps not]], this usually ties into the characters' {{magical girl}} identities -- Kokoro is the magical girl [[HeartBeatDown Heartful Punch]], while Mingxing was formerly [[StarPower Starlight Spear]]. |
| 320 | * {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance''. Not only does Torg freak out when he sees dollar signs appear in the realtor's eyes, but then the realtor also complains while rubbing them that it hurts every time it happens. |
| 321 | * Ultimax member Holly has her eyes turn into hearts when she sees Silver's hologram of Tails in ''Webcomic/SonicTheComicOnline'' story "Silver Landing". |
| 322 | * ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'': Ruby suffers a classic attack of [[http://www.stickydillybuns.com/strips-sdb/grabbing_a_show dollar signs]] when she suddenly remembers her business training in the middle of a conversation about {{Yaoi}} and morality. |
| 323 | * ''Webcomic/StrangeSchool'': [[https://strangeschoolnotsogreat.tumblr.com/post/135408606362 After]] TheBigDamnKiss, the kissed has CardiovascularLove-type HeartSymbol pupils. |
| 324 | * ''Webcomic/TryingHuman'': Hue will occasionally sport hearts, [[https://www.tryinghuman.com/comic/chapter-6-193 stars]], or [[https://www.tryinghuman.com/comic/chapter-9-272 other symbols]] reflected in his eyes to emphasize his mood. |
| 325 | * ''Webcomic/TwinDragons'': Whenever Kaya is very excited (which happens often), she gets literally starry-eyed. |
| 326 | %%* ''Webcomic/{{Unfamiliar}}'' uses this a lot. |
| 327 | * ''Webcomic/{{Waterworks}}'': [[http://www.mspfanventures.com/?s=43&p=299 "he can't be dead! his eyes aren't X's! finish him off!"]] The character so commanded does, at which point the unconscious victim's eyes turn from one large X into two small X's. |
| 328 | * A variation in ''Webcomic/WeakHero'' where Big Data's glasses shift while calculating data. First numbers scroll down them à la ''Film/TheMatrix'', and then "Calculation complete: print results" appears with a tick. |
| 329 | * ''Webcomic/WelcomeToThePharmacy'': Jessica thinks new hire Elena is so cute and innocent when they are introduced, that Jessica’s eyes briefly turn into stars. |
| 330 | * In the works of Creator/JamieBarker: |
| 331 | ** The spiral variation has been seen on both Blip and Twink from ''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/chillzoo/computers-pizza/viewer?title_no=641780&episode_no=2 Chillzoo]]'' after each stares at a computer monitor for too long. |
| 332 | ** In the [[https://www.facebook.com/fakegamercomics/posts/pfbid0iuSGmhGEbPXM4AweLCCBnSe7iTtVGsuYpUWu8s6jW7AKfW8UJPBvGMGcDCCZW8Frl 2024 revival]] of ''Fake Gamer Girl'', Jamie's clown-like avatar has X-eyes. |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 336 | * For ''Series/SesameStreet'''s 40th anniversary, the Website/{{Google}} logo has been different for each day. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elmo-hp.gif This one]] has Elmo on it... It seems they were attempting that {{Anime}} "Upside-down U" look on him, but... though it looks a lot more like Kermit The Frog's eyes. Maybe that's what they were shooting for? |
| 337 | * [[http://astro.unl.edu/naap/habitablezones/animations/stellarHabitableZone.html This simulator]] for predicting [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumstellar_habitable_zone circumstellar habitable zones]] has a model planet (icy, wet, or bone dry depending if it's too far from its sun, in the habitable zone, or too close, respectively), which develops a face with X's for eyes when the simulation has it [[ApocalypseHow ceasing to exist]]. |
| 338 | [[/folder]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 341 | * ''WebVideo/BroniesReact'': In the episode for the Season 5 Finale of ''MLP:FIM'', when Deadpool shows up in Jaxblade's house (MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext), he gets hearts over his eyes at the mention of ''My Little Pony'', and then thin white stripes as he leaves, dejected. |
| 342 | * ''Webvideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'' had in the episode for ''Series/TheMandalorian'' the Executive getting dollar sign eyes upon hearing about Baby Yoda. It doesn't go unnoticed by the Executive and the Writer, with the former leaving to diagnose what caused that to appear (it was simply a love of money, given how much of a merchandise opportunity Grogu was). |
| 343 | [[/folder]] |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 346 | * In the Platform/{{Macintosh}} "Sad Mac" error message, the icon's eyes form an "X", which means that your computer has crashed. The Google Chrome "Sad Tab" error is a homage to this. |
| 347 | * Unsurprisingly, there are novelty contact lenses out there that let you achieve this effect. |
| 348 | * The stock Emoji available on most smartphones include smiley faces with heart eyes for love, with dollar eyes for greed, and with x eyes for shock. |
| 349 | [[/folder]] |
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