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[[caption-width-right:350:Bayonetta likes to make a [[{{Pun}} spectacle]] of herself, especially in her "[[PrettyInMink Sunday Best]]".]]

->''"Glasses are really versatile.[[labelnote:...]]First, you can have glasses-wearing girls take them off and suddenly become beautiful, or have girls wearing glasses flashing those cute grins, or have girls stealing the protagonist's glasses and putting them on like, "Haha, got your glasses!" That's just way too cute! Also, boys with glasses! I really like when their glasses have that suspicious looking gleam, and it's amazing how it can look really cool or just be a joke.[[/labelnote]] I really like how it can fulfill all those abstract needs. Being able to switch up the styles and colors of glasses based on your mood is a lot of fun too! It's actually so much fun! You have those half rim glasses, or the thick frame glasses, everything! It's like you're enjoying all these kinds of glasses at a buffet.[[labelnote:...]]I really want Luna to try some on or Marine to try some on to replace her eyepatch. We really need glasses to become a thing in hololive and start selling them for [=HoloComi=]. Don't. You. Think. We. Really. Need. To. Officially. Give. Everyone. Glasses?[[/labelnote]]"''
-->-- '''[[Characters/HololiveFubukiCh Shirakami]] [[https://youtu.be/lWVt0YnSYEY?t=5 Fubuki]]'''

In fiction, glasses carry many [[{{Pun}} shades]] of meaning.

Generally speaking, a fictional character will not wear glasses for incidental reasons. In the vast majority of cases, the glasses are a prop to signify something relevant about the character, usually related to various social stereotypes of glasses-wearing people, including nerdiness, intelligence, physical weakness, uptightedness, or advanced age. Glasses are also a go-to prop for any master of disguise.

Compare CraniumCoverings, WhoWasThatMaskedIndex.

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!!Tropes
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* AttentiveShadeLowering: When someone lowers their glasses beneath their eyes when something has peaked their interest.
* BespectacledCutie: A sweet bespectacled character that's adorable and benevolent because of their glasses.
* BlindPeopleWearSunglasses: Sunglasses used as a visual shorthand for blindness.
* BlindWithoutEm: Character loses their glasses and can't see anything.
* ClarkKenting: When a superhero (or someone else) can disguise himself perfectly just by wearing glasses.
* CoolShades: Badass sunglasses.
** RoundHippieShades: Round sunglasses (usually colored) that are associated with hippies, beatniks, and other unconventional character archetypes.
** SinisterShades: Sunglasses used to indicate villainy or (anti-)heroism.
** SunglassesAtNight: Always wearing sunglasses, even at night or indoors.
** TriangleShades: Triangular-shaped sunglasses.
* DroppedGlasses: Dropped glasses get lost and/or stepped on.
* EyeGlasses: Glasses that behave like actual eyeballs.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: A villain who wears glasses.
* FramesOfReference: Type of glasses tells about the personality of the wearer.
* GlassesAndPonytailCoverup: When wearing glasses and having your hair tied up in a bun or ponytail makes you look different.
* GlassesAreSexy: Glasses used for sex appeal.
* TheGlassesComeOff: Removing NerdGlasses to prepare for action.
* GlassesCuriosity: Needing or wanting to try on the glasses of others.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Removing one's glasses to be, or appear, more attractive.
* GlassesOfAging: Glasses tell you that they've gotten older.
* GlassesPull: Dramatically removing one's glasses or putting them on to emphasize a line of dialogue.
* GogglesDoNothing: When goggles do nothing except [[RuleOfCool look cool]].
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Eyewear that does more than correct or protect vision.
* HighClassGlass: When wearing a monocle automatically makes someone more sophisticated.
* HoldMyGlasses: Removing one's glasses and handing them off to another before a fight.
* InhumanEyeConcealers: A character with recognizably unusual eyes hides them with glasses or some other covering.
* KichikuMegane: MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser who wears glasses to indicate that he is smart, sophisticated, and successful.
* LastPlaceYouLook: If someone loses an object, especially their glasses, it may well be found in the last place they look.
* MakingASpectacleOfYourself: Flamboyant glasses.
* {{Megane}}: MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a handsome guy who wears glasses.
** {{Meganekko}}: MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a cute girl or woman who wears glasses.
* NerdGlasses: Nerds wear glasses, right? If you wear glasses, you're likely to be seen as a nerd.
* NightVisionGoggles: Goggles that help one see better at night.
* OpaqueLenses: Can't see their eyes through their glasses.
** OpaqueNerdGlasses: Glasses that hide the wearer's eyes to indicate how geeky they are.
** ScaryShinyGlasses: Character's eyes are intimidatingly obscured by light reflected in their glasses.
* OneWayVisor: A mask or visor that completely conceals the wearer's eyes.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Wearing glasses solely to look cool or smart.
* SeeThruSpecs: Special glasses that let one see the unseen.
* TheShortGuyWithGlasses: The bespectacled boy is the smart one.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Corrective eyewear signals cognitive prowess.
* SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: Using the lens of the glasses to burn something.
* SpecsOfAwesome: A badass who wears glasses while demonstrating their badassery.
* StoicSpectacles: When glasses make a character look [[TheStoic stoic]].
* UniversalEyeglasses: Corrective lenses work perfectly even when not prescribed for the wearer.
* UnwantedGlassesPlot: Coping with having to wear glasses, usually NerdGlasses.
* YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses: If you wear glasses and say this phrase, chances are [[TemptingFate you'll get hit]].
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