1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character with red eyes has a high probability of being evil or otherwise dangerous. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Lord Bloodstone has red eyes and is the villain of the story. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Lord Bloodstone has red eyes and GlowingEyesOfDoom. Thus, Glowing Red Eyes of Doom, Take Warning. He's also the [[BigBad main villain]]. |
5 | ** Alternatively, Lord Bloodstone's eyes are completely red, [[MonochromaticEyes including his scleras and pupils]]. He's the villain of the story. |
6 | ** All villains have red eyes. |
7 | * '''Downplayed''': |
8 | ** Lord Bloodstone has bloodshot eyes. |
9 | ** Lord Bloodstone's eyes are an unusually bright coppery brown. |
10 | ** Lord Bloodstone has ordinary-colored eyes, but wears red eye contacts to look more intimidating. |
11 | ** Lord Bloodstone is an AntiVillain. |
12 | ** Jack has red eyes and is a JerkAss but not outright evil. |
13 | ** Jack has red eyes and is TheHero, but GoodIsNotNice. |
14 | ** Jack normally has InnocentBlueEyes, but they turn red when [[LetsGetDangerous he decides to get dangerous]], especially if he has a SuperpoweredEvilSide. |
15 | ** Jack normally has InnocentBlueEyes, but upon being placed under [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind control]], he develops red MindControlEyes. |
16 | ** Lord Bloodstone is a villainous individual, but doesn't have red eyes, though his eyes have a color that is mixed with red (like [[SecondaryColorNemesis orange]], [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] or [[PsychoPink pink]]). |
17 | ** Lord Bloodstone is commonly depicted with red eyes in promotional material and fanart, yet in the actual story he lacks them. |
18 | ** Jack is an otherwise incorruptible hero, yet he wields red eyes, but he has strong powers which he uses to fight crime with ease. |
19 | * '''Justified''': |
20 | ** Lord Bloodstone is the personification of the deadly sin of wrath, and thus, his eyes match the colour associated with said sin. |
21 | ** All those who are granted power from a sinister source, such as a demon, [[EvilMakesYouUgly have their irises]] [[RedRightHand stained red by it]], Lord Bloodstone included. |
22 | ** Everyone has ElementalEyeColors, and pretty much everyone who gets [[PlayingWithFire fire]][[note]]Since FireIsRed[[/note]] is guaranteed to either become [[DrunkWithPower corrupt]] or just be a {{pyromaniac}}. |
23 | ** Lord Bloodstone [[VillainousBreakdown is so angry]] that he actually burst a couple of blood vessels! |
24 | * '''Inverted''': |
25 | ** Lord Bloodstone has InnocentBlueEyes. |
26 | ** Lord Bloodstone is the villain of the story but [[BrightIsNotGood he has bright blue eyes.]] |
27 | ** [[IncorruptiblePurePureness The incorruptible]] [[TheGoodPrince prince Strongheart]] has [[RedIsHeroic red eyes]]. |
28 | ** [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Rogue]] is a HeroWithBadPublicity who often gets shunned because [[WrongGenreSavvy people think his red eyes are scary]]. |
29 | * '''Subverted''': |
30 | ** Red-eyed Lord Bloodstone claims/tries to be dangerous, but is just [[HarmlessVillain too incompetent to pull it off]]. |
31 | ** Red-eyed Lord Bloodstone is established as dangerous, but [[DarkIsNotEvil turns out to be an ally of the heroes]]. |
32 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
33 | ** Lord Bloodstone, tired of being the ButtMonkey, [[TookALevelInBadass puts efforts]] to become more competent -- [[NotSoHarmlessVillain and dangerous]]. |
34 | ** Then it turns out that Lord Bloodstone is [[PlayingBothSides also]] the actual TheManBehindTheMan. |
35 | * '''Parodied''': |
36 | ** A character puts in red contact lenses. They immediately go on a killing spree. |
37 | ** Lord Bloodstone routinely douses himself with pepper spray to ensure that his eyes stay red when he does something evil. |
38 | ** Lord Bloodstone wakes up with a hangover one morning. [[BreadEggsMilkSquick He staggers to the fridge, gets a glass of lemonade, and blows up his neighbor's house]]. [[AGlassOfChianti He laughs evilly while sipping the lemonade]], [[GlowingEyesOfDoom his eyes glowing]]. |
39 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Lord Bloodstone is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment initially established]] as a {{pyromaniac}} BloodKnight, but he also has HiddenDepths, being a GoodSamaritan who would give you the shirt off his back. Just [[BewareTheNiceOnes don't get on his bad side]]. |
40 | * '''Averted''': |
41 | ** No-one has red eyes. |
42 | ** A character has red eyes, but they do not really signify a certain trait -- they're just destined to be another fragment of the AmazingTechnicolorPopulation anyway. (Or if they're lucky, a RecurringExtra. Or a MemeticBystander, if they're ''really'' lucky.) |
43 | * '''Enforced''': "Let's give the BigBad red eyes so he can be identified as the villain." |
44 | * '''Lampshaded''': "So you're behind this all? I should have known since the moment I looked in your evil red eyes." |
45 | * '''Invoked''': |
46 | ** Albinism is fairly common in the setting. The BigBad spreads a rumor that any child with the trait is destined to become evil; that way, he ensures that he will always have a supply of hated and feared minions with nowhere else to go. |
47 | ** Lord Bloodstone puts on red contact lenses to make himself look more intimidating. |
48 | * '''Exploited''': Prince Strongheart needs to pass for evil, so he gets himself a pair of red contact lenses. |
49 | * '''Defied''': "My eyes may be red, but my heart is pure!" |
50 | * '''Discussed''': "So, are red eyes a requisite for villainy?" |
51 | * '''Conversed''': |
52 | ** "Why do such a high proportion of evil-doers have red eyes?" |
53 | ** "He must be the bad guy. Just look at those eyes." |
54 | * '''Deconstructed''': Lord Bloodstone was [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer hated and feared ever since he was a child]] because of his sinister-looking eyes. [[SocietyIsToBlame The abuse he suffered]] [[ThenLetMeBeEvil twisted him into the villain]] [[WhosLaughingNow that he is today]]. |
55 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
56 | ** Lord Bloodstone was hated and feared ever since he was a child because the power of the Demon King that dwells within him, and people felt inherently afraid of him. As he grew more twisted and bitter, his eyes became redder, a sign of the Demon King gaining control. The hero has the same power, but maintains his heroic nature, and so his eyes are an [[InnocentBlueEyes untainted blue]]. |
57 | ** Bloodstone was not born with red eyes: [[MarkOftheBeast He only gained them after numerous acts of evil. ]] He is deserving of his bad repetition and the eyes are proof. |
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61 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
62 | %% |
63 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
64 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
65 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
66 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
67 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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