History Main / EyeMotifs

* ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'': Blood is, obviously, a major body motif in this game, but so are eyes. The former is where most of the Hunter's standard abilities come from -- you heal yourself with blood, make ''bullets'' out of blood, level up with "Blood Echoes", ect. -- and it's implied [[spoiler: that both the Hunters and the Beast Plague were created from experiments with the blood of an EldritchAbomination]]. The latter, on the other hand, is used as a symbol of mankind's inability to fully grasp the world around them with their basic senses as well as the way to overcome this limitation: [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow Insight]]. Several factions in the game are trying to gain cosmic knowledge [[spoiler: like the [[EldritchAbomination Great Ones]]]], with the term "eyes on the inside" coming up a lot.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': [[Characters/AmphibiaTheCore The Core]]'s most prominent feature has to be its eyes, not only because of their sinister shape and color, but also because each eye represents a single mind in its collective. Additionally, it has eyes all over the place, from the walls of the castle to the ends of its tendrils. It even has one in Andrias's crown which allows it to communicate with him. Its eye also serves as the insignia of the Leviathan army, shaped like a diamond with two black rhombuses on either side giving the illusion that it is a crown.

* In the 2013 Sci-Fi novel ''Literature/TheImpairment'', eyes are a recurring theme, with the concept of "perception" and how we "see or view" people to be something of an [[{{Anvilicious}} ideal]]. College professor Norman Oswald goes out of his way to humiliate two of his own students, [[JerkAss two nasty and judgmental students that is]], to drive home his point how [[WeirdnessMagnet Kyle Griffin]]'s peers are wrong to jump to the conclusion that he is guilty of the murder of his roommate Zack Oliver, who we know was killed by an extra-terrestrial. Attention is also drawn to many character's eyes, in which we see emotions their faces may not be showing. Through Kyle's eyes we see extra-terrestrials, which are linked to the one he saw kill his roommate. The flask that Kyle is given also has a mesmerizing eye engraved in it.

* In the 2013 Sci-Fi novel ''Literature/TheImpairment'', eyes are the recurring theme with the concept of "perception" and how we "see or view" people to be something of an [[{{Anvilicious}} ideal]] that college professor Norman Oswald goes out of his way to even humiliated two of his own students, [[JerkAss two nasty and judgmental students that is]], to drive his point how [[WeirdnessMagnet Kyle Griffin]]'s peers are wrong to jump to conclusions of his guilt in the matter of his position as suspect in the murder of his roommate Zack Oliver, of whom we know was killed by an extra-terrestrial. A lot of attention is also drawn to many character's eyes for which we see the true emotions their faces may not be showing and of course, it's through Kyle's eyes we see extra-terrestrials which are linked to the one he saw kill his roommate. The flask that Kyle is given even has an engraved in it for which is rather mesmerizing to say the least.

[[caption-width-right:350:''Jellyfish Eyes'' by Creator/TakashiMurakami]]

** The staff of the Desire Grand Prix in ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' are all named after terms related to eyes; Win[[note]]from "Wink"[[/note]], Samas[[note]]from "Samasu", which can be used to refer to eyes opening in Japanese[[/note]], [[MissionControl Tsumuri]][[note]]from "Tsumuru", related to eyes closing[[/note]], Niramu[[note]]which means "to gaze"[[/note]], Girori[[note]]from the onomatopoeia for glaring[[/note]], Mitsume[[note]]from "Mitsumeru", which means "to stare"[[/note]], Chirami[[note]]from the slang for glancing[[/note]], [[spoiler:[[BigBad Suel]][[note]]from "Misueru", which means "to fix [one's gaze] on"[[/note]], and Jit[[note]]from "Jii", the onomatopoeia for staring[[/note]].]] This extends to their [[KillerGameMaster Kamen Riders]] ''Glare'' and ''Gaze''r, who transform using the ''Vision'' Driver.

** The staff of the Desire Grand Prix in ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' are all named after terms related to eyes; Win[[note]]from "Wink"[[/note]], Samas[[note]]from "Samasu", which can be used to refer to eyes opening in Japanese[[/note]], [[MissionControl Tsumuri]][[note]]from "Tsumuru", related to eyes closing[[/note]], Niram[[note]]from "Niramu", which means "to gaze"[[/note]], Girori[[note]]from the onomatopoeia for glaring[[/note]], Mitsume[[note]]from "Mitsumeru", which means "to stare"[[/note]], and Chirami[[note]]from the slang for glancing[[/note]]. This extends to their [[KillerGameMaster Kamen Riders]] ''Glare'' and ''Gaze''r, who transform using the ''Vision'' Driver.

** When [[spoiler:panda-Mei and panda-Ming confront each other at the 4*Town concert]], there is a rapid back-and-forth of {{ExtremeCloseup}}s that emphasize their angry red eyes.

** The staff of the Desire Grand Prix in ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' are all named after terms related to eyes; Win[[note]]from "Wink"[[/note]], Samas[[note]]from "Samasu", which can be used to refer to eyes opening in Japanese[[/note]], [[MissionControl Tsumuri]][[note]]from "Tsumuru", related to eyes closing[[/note]], Niram[[note]]from "Niramu", which means "to gaze"[[/note]], Girori[[note]]from the onomatopoeia for glaring[[/note]] -- who transforms into Kamen Rider [[KillerGameMaster Glare]], [[spoiler:Mitsume[[note]]from "Mitsumeru", which means "to stare"[[/note]], and Chirami[[note]]from the slang for glancing[[/note]].]]

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' places a lot of emphasis on the eyes: Reynardine possesses people through their eyes, it's been hinted that the fact that Annie wears eye shadow is significant, the local RingOfPower are called a "Blinker Stone," the forest is populated by "glass-eyed men," and several characters obscure their eyes--most notably Zimmy with her HiddenEyes, but Mr. and Mrs. Donlan count too, with thick eyeglasses and EyesAlwaysShut respectively. A supernatural FreakOut gives [[spoiler:Jack]] [[TheInsomniac apparently permanent insomniac eyes]]. Could be connected with the themes of illusion, searching and "not seeing things clearly," which are big of the plot.

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' places a lot of emphasis on the eyes: Reynardine possesses people through their eyes, it's been hinted that the fact that Annie wears eye shadow is significant, the local RingsOfPower are called "Blinker Stones," the forest is populated by "glass-eyed men," and several characters obscure their eyes--most notably Zimmy with her HiddenEyes, but Mr. and Mrs. Donlan count too, with thick eyeglasses and EyesAlwaysShut respectively. A supernatural FreakOut gives [[spoiler:Jack]] [[TheInsomniac apparently permanent insomniac eyes]]. Could be connected with the themes of illusion, searching and "not seeing things clearly," which are big of the plot.

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' places a lot of emphasis on the eyes: Reynardine possesses people through their eyes, it's been hinted that the fact that Annie wears eye shadow is significant, the local {{Green Lantern Ring}}s are called "Blinker Stones," the forest is populated by "glass-eyed men," and several characters obscure their eyes--most notably Zimmy with her HiddenEyes, but Mr. and Mrs. Donlan count too, with thick eyeglasses and EyesAlwaysShut respectively. A supernatural FreakOut gives [[spoiler:Jack]] [[TheInsomniac apparently permanent insomniac eyes]]. Could be connected with the themes of illusion, searching and "not seeing things clearly," which are big of the plot.

** The staff of the Desire Grand Prix in ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' are all named after terms related to eyes; Win[[note]]from "Wink"[[/note]], Samas[[note]]from "Samasu", which can be used to refer to eyes opening in Japanese[[/note]], [[MissionControl Tsumuri]][[note]]from "Tsumuru", related to eyes closing[[/note]], Niram[[note]]from "Niramu", which means "to glare"[[/note]], Girori[[note]]from the onomatopoeia for glaring[[/note]] -- who transforms into Kamen Rider [[KillerGameMaster Glare]], [[spoiler:Mitsume[[note]]from "Mitsumeru", which means "to gaze"[[/note]], and Chirami[[note]]from the slang for glancing[[/note]].]]

* In ''VideoGame/SuperLesbianAnimalRPG'' Javis is a strange reality warping wizard with a VHS tape for a head with a single piercing eye in the middle of it. His four "sons" carry this single eye motif, despite being based off different objects. Much of the ancient machinery in the Celestial Wasteland also is covered in eye symbols, but it's unclear if this machinery is related to Javis, or just a coincidence.

** The staff of the Desire Grand Prix in ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' are all named after terms related to eyes; Win[[note]]from "Wink"[[/note]], Samas[[note]]from "Samasu", which can be used to refer to eyes opening in Japanese[[/note]], [[MissionControl Tsumuri]][[note]]from "Tsumuru", related to eyes closing[[/note]], Niram[[note]]from "Niramu", which means "to glare"[[/note]], Girori[[note]]from the onomatopeia for glaring[[/note]] -- who transforms into Kamen Rider [[KillerGameMaster Glare]], and [[spoiler:Mitsume[[note]]from "Mitsumeru", which means "to gaze"[[/note]].]]

** The staff of the Desire Grand Prix in ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' are all named after terms related to eyes; Win[[note]]from "Wink"[[/note]], Samas[[note]]from "Samasu", which can be used to refer to eyes opening in Japanese[[/note]], [[MissionControl Tsumuri]][[note]]from "Tsumuru", related to eyes closing[[/note]], Niram[[note]]from "Niramu", which means "to glare"[[/note]], Girori[[note]]from the onomatopeia for glaring[[/note]] -- who transforms into Kamen Rider [[KillerGameMaster Glare]], and Mitsume[[note]]from "Mitsumeru", which means "to gaze"[[/note]].

** The staff of the Desire Grand Prix in ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' are all named after terms related to eyes; Win[[note]]from "Wink"[[/note]], Samas[[note]]from "Samasu", which can be used to refer to eyes opening in Japanese[[/note]], [[MissionControl Tsumuri]][[note]]from "Tsumuru", related to eyes closing[[/note]], Niram[[note]]from "Niramu", which means "to glare"[[/note]], and Girori[[note]]from the onomatopeia for glaring[[/note]], who transforms into Kamen Rider [[KillerGameMaster Glare]].