History Main / OneEyedBats

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has {{Oculothorax}}-like "Eye-Bats" that can turn people to stone. There's also a separate type of creatures simply called "flying skulls" that look like fanged skulls with one slit-pupilled eye, bat wings and no lower jaw.

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[[caption-width-right:1000:The one on the left.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has {{Oculothorax}}-like "Eye-Bats" that can turn people to stone.

Compare BloodsuckingBats for another inaccurate way of portraying bats.

It's no secret that bats are often used for CreepyAwesome effect. They're tiny, rat-like and can fly—it's no wonder the BatOutOfHell sends shivers down many a spine. But there's one more way to exaggerate the grotesque features of a bat—give them one eye.

They're already associated with blood-sucking and the undead, so why not go the extra mile and add a singular eye? Due to their body shapes, this often gives off the illusion that you're being stared at by an eye with wings, and in some cases, the detached eye could be used for good potion-making. Expect animals like these to often be associated with villains or form {{Mooks}}, and in some cases, being literal GoddamnedBats.

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It's no secret that bats are often used for CreepyAwesome effects. They're tiny, rat-like and can fly—it's no wonder the BatOutOfHell sends shivers down many a spine. But there's one more way to exaggerate the grotesque features of a bat—give them one eye.

It's no secret that bats are often used for CreepyAwesome affect. They're tiny, rat-like and can fly—it's no wonder the BatOutOfHell sends shivers down many a spine. But there's one more way to exaggerate the grotesque features of a bat—give them one eye.

They're already associated with blood-sucking and the undead, so why not go the extra mile and add a singular eye? Due to their body shapes, this often gives off the illusion that you're being stared at by an eye with wings, and in some cases, the detached eye could be used for good potion making. Expect animals like these to often be associated with villains or form {{Mooks}}, and in some cases, being literal GoddamnedBats.

** ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'': Vladats have a projectile called a Corruptura that takes the form of a one-eyed bat. Anything they hit becomes mind controlled, to fit with their vampire themeing.

It's no secret that bats are often used for CreepyAwesome affect. They're tiny, rat-like and can fly—no wonder BatOutOfHell sends shivers down many a spine. But there's one more way to exaggerate the grotesque features of a bat—give them one eye.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Amity Blight's brother Edric has a bat named Batrick as a pet with a single blue eye in the middle of its forehead.

* ''VideoGame/MagicTheGathering'': The [[https://scryfall.com/card/stx/70/eyetwitch Eyetwitch], an Eye Bat creature from the ''Strixhaven: School of Mages'' set. It is a small, black bat with scruffy fur, red wings and a singular eye making up the entirety of its face.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Amity Blight's brother Edric has a bat named Batrick as a pet with a single blue eye in the middle of its forehead.

* In ''Anime/YuYuHakusho'', the first creature Yusuke encounters in the Saint Beast's castle is the Eye Bat, which only has one eye. Hilariously, it has a squeaky voice, despite its [[https://yuyuhakusho.fandom.com/wiki/Eye_Bat?file=Bat_Eye.png appearance]].

* ''VideoGame/MagicTheGathering'' has the [[https://onemtg.com.sg/cdn/shop/products/6dd54cd1-4fcc-579a-9642-3da799310e1a_bfe6505e-bdc4-46e0-bcf6-d54aa7231a72.jpg?v=1699573100 Eye bat creature]] from the Strixhaven: School of Mages set. It is a small, black bat with scruffy fur, red wings and a singular eye at the center.

* ''VideoGame/{{Chantelise}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Recettear}}'' both have Eyebats, basically monsters that are eyeballs that fly on batwings, because they're set in the same universe.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', One-Eye is a special enemy in Final Fantasy X created in the Species Conquest at Monster Arena. He is a gigantic bat with a yellow eye at the center, and defeating him proves very difficult as he is immune to four of five elements (Fire/Thunder/Water/Ice).
* ''Deep Dungeons of Doom'': The one-eyed bats are said to be aliens brought by demons. They have dark blue bodies with red tails, and have large, red eyes.

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', the Keese are a species of one-eyed bats with singular, glowing, orange eyes. When killed, they drop Keese eyes, which can be used to make potions that strengthen Link.[[note]]Oddly, in most games in the series, they have two eyes[[/note]]
* ''Zombidle'': The Swarm of Bats are a species of blue, one-eyed bats and are the strongest minions in the game.

* Franchise/Ben10

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', "The King of Kumari Kandam", has the Saturdays fight a one-eyed bat-like creature that resembles the Popobawa from Tanzanian mythology.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Amity Blight’s brother Edric has one (named Batrick) as a pet.

** ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': Inverted by Eye Guy, who has a batlike head, but [[EyesThatDoNotBelongThere eyes all over his body]] [[EyelessFace (but not his head)]].

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'': Vladats have a projectile called a Corruptura that takes the form of a one-eyed bat. Anything they hit becomes mind controlled, to fit with their vampire themeing.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has {{Oculothorax}}-like "Eye-Bat" that can turn people to stone.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has {{Oculothorax}} with bat wings that can turn people to stone.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has one-eyed bats that petrify living creatures and turn people to stone.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Eyewing are a low level one eyed bat monster that inhabit the nether plane.

Might want to compare BloodsuckingBats for another inaccurate way of portraying bats.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', the Keese are a species of one-eyed bats with singular, glowing, orange eyes. When killed, they drop Keese eyes, which can be used to make potions that strengthen Link.[[note]]Oddly, in most ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games, they have two eyes[[/note]]

It's no secret that bats are often used for CreepyAwesome affect. They're tiny, rat-like and can fly - no wonder BatOutOfHell sends shivers down many a spine. But there's one more way to exaggerate the grotesque features of a bat - give them one eye.

These can become an {{Oculothorax}} when their bodys mass is more "eye" than "bat", but the line can be pretty unclear. Also, sub-trope of {{Cyclops}}.

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