Needs Help: Evil Eye

The current image was chosen in an Image Pickin' thread, but on the discussion page a newbie claimed that it was a spoiler and someone else agreed with them. Admittedly, it doesn't seem like a big one, but feedback would be appreciated.

Man, and this was a PITA the last time around...

Pulled it. This one's a complicated case. Maybe not a big spoiler for the manga, but a huge one for the anime. Either way, too risky.

edited 8th May '12 10:26:40 AM by lu127

edited 8th May '12 10:46:43 AM by Scardoll

We can always go with this:

Evil Eye from Magic The Gathering. Unfortunately, it's pretty small...

edited 8th May '12 10:50:48 AM by DarkConfidant

I like Itachi. [1]◊ [2]◊

The second one, which looks like a gun is being pointed at you from behind the eye, is a good contender.

The trope is "Eyes that grant (or eye that grants) magic powers." None of those seems good.

In that case, a rename is probably also in order, because not all evil eyes (by trope description) are evil.

I wanted to find a good pic of Zasalamel, or maybe Reisen, but I didn't find any good pics. As it is, I think the suggested ones in #6 are good enough.

While that's TRS matter, it's very often actually called Evil Eye even when not actually evil. I think.

Yeah, for example, in Japanese any "eye with supernatural powers" is called magan, which literally means "demon/magic/evil eye" (the first kanji has three separate but related meanings; "evil" comes from "demon" being an "evil spirit").

Image suggestions: Mio Sakamoto◊ from Strike Witches using her "Enhanced Visual Acuity" magic which detects an enemy weakness. For those wondering about the Eye Patch she's lifting, she normally wears it over the eye because she can't turn it off.

edited 8th May '12 2:18:44 PM by MarqFJA

I like that.

BTW, why was Shiki Ryougi image◊ taken down? It used to be the trope's article image, IIRC.

edited 8th May '12 3:55:47 PM by MarqFJA

It just looked to much like simply Glowing Eyes.

edited 8th May '12 3:59:47 PM by shimaspawn

By that logic, my suggestion is invalid too... or does having only one eye "glowing" and the other being normal have some significance that I'm missing?

Yours isn't just eyes glowing in the dark.

Wait, does detecting an enemy's weakness count as "power over (user's) perception", subtype "clairvoyance"? If not, why not use a pic of Lelouch Lamperouge's Mind Control Geass eye activating in the first episode of Code Geass?

I think the Strike Witches one works the best.

Well, here's two more pics of the same character: [1]◊, [2]◊. Vote on which of the three you think would be better.

I prefer the first of those to the other two, and any of them to the other suggestions.

I think the character must know a certain Britannian prince, who would also be a good example- those are a good illustration of the eye "in action" though. I do kind of like the Naruto example as well as the Fullmetal Alchemist one though.

Can't we go with something more commonly known, like Medusa?

Many versions of Medusa does not specify her eyes as her stoning power. Including the original myths, which are plainly about looking at her. Thus, an image of her would likely be ambiguous.

edited 13th May '12 9:28:08 AM by Feather7603

Well here is our hammy Britannian youth: [1]◊ [2]◊ [3]◊

1&2 should be enough to illustrate the basis.

edited 13th May '12 12:39:42 PM by Adannor

I'd say combined 1 & 3 into a "before-after" composite. 2 is an intermediate stage, technically.

edited 13th May '12 12:36:03 PM by MarqFJA