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11Are your eyes reflecting the light? Lower your eyelids until the light is concealed. Voila, you've got yourself [[TitleDrop Reflectionless Useless Eyes]].
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13Although often overlapped with UhOhEyes, these eyes are not inherently sinister. The primary meaning is in relation to the lowered head or eyelids due to fainting or death, and by extension, the unseeing eyes of the blind. Or they are utilized in a way ours are not because they belong to someone who is notably different.
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15Subtropes include EmptyEyes (post-traumatic flat eyes) and DullEyesOfUnhappiness (which can be cured by [[TookALevelInCheerfulness taking a level in cheerfulness]]). A frequent feature of MindControlEyes.
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22!!Unconscious, Dead, and Inanimate:
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25* ''Manga/BlackButler'': Victims of Drossel's PuppetPermutation appear identical to their original human form, except for their glazed eyes and smooth skin.
26* ''Manga/CardCaptorSakuraClearCard'': Sakura finally unmasks the cloaked figure, to reveal the lackluster eyes of a sleepwalker.
27* ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'' (anime only): In the title sequence, a robot girl opens her eyes which are quite human, complete with gleam and detailed pupils. Then the {{Art Shift}}s so that they fade into her usual flatter brown irises with little glare. After that everyone's eyes are depicted this way. [[spoiler:In the last episode, every robot gets normal-looking eyes during a worldwide upgrade.]]
28* After [[spoiler:Alfons]] is shot in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa'', his eyes quickly turn a dull colour.
29* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'': Used when Neon Nostrade makes prophecy through automatic writing. For some reason, Chrollo uses the same superpower without affecting his eyes (except in the first anime).
30* ''Manga/InuYasha'': This happens to Kagome when she had her soul stolen by Urasue to re-create Kikyou.
31* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Tends to happen to almost all characters who die, though they're more noticeable in the anime than the manga. Special shoutout goes to [[spoiler:Koichi]] in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', after getting impaled and managed to survive, and [[spoiler:Abbacchio]] in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'', whose eyes go from their normal to ''completely'' grey.
32* ''Anime/KemonoFriends'': LittleBitBeastly Friends born from extinct animal species like Japanese Crested Ibis or Aurochs don't have eye highlights. Also, [[spoiler:Kaban's eyes go dim upon hearing her species' alleged extinction]].
33* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': Chachamaru is drawn with less detailed eyes (ranging from "less shiny" to "flat") to emphasize her robotic nature, and her puppet sister Chachazero consistently have no light in her eyes.
34* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': The anime depicts Kogane with these to signify her status as a ghost.
35* ''Manga/TalentlessNana'': In the anime, Nana's recovery from a mortal injury is indicated by her eyes returning from this to normal.
36* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'': Bruno/Dark Glass has these naturally. It's a hint to the fact that he's actually a {{Ridiculously Human Robot|s}}.
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40* ''WebAnimation/FantasyKaleidoscope'': Yuyuko is the only character who doesn't have white reflections in her eyes, by virtue of being a CuteGhostGirl.
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44* The characters of ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' are waiting for you to breathe life into them.
45* In ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', [[spoiler:Sayori and Yuri has these after [[DrivenToSuicide dying from suicide]].]]
46* [[spoiler:Rika]] in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' is depicted with dull eyes whenever her corpse is depicted.
47* ''VideoGame/Persona5 Royal'': [[spoiler:Maruki]]'s past girlfriend, Rumi has this while catatonic. They go away after she's actualized into forgetting about her trauma.
48%% Needs context * Yu, the SillySpook from ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo''.
49* ''VideoGame/WorldsEndClub'': One DummiedOut sprite for [[spoiler:Reycho]] shows him with colorless eyes.
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52!!Visually Impaired:
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55* ''Manga/AoharuXMachinegun'': Tohru's eyes have no shine, indicating his poor eyesight.
56* ''Manga/ArmedGirlsMachiavellism'': Tsukuyo Inaba's eyes are a dim brownish-red due to her blindness.
57* ''Manga/BlackButler'': Ciel's eyes go dull when blinded in the Emerald Witch Arc.
58* Marin in ''Anime/BrigadoonMarinAndMelan'' after [[spoiler:literally going BlindWithoutEm, though her eyes return to normal as long as she wears 'em]].
59* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': In "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession8WaltzForVenus Waltz for Venus]]", the only detail in Stella's blind eyes is a black-to-gray gradient.
60* The titular character of ''Anime/CuteyHoney'', when blinded by scales of a butterfly monster.
61* ''Anime/Dororo2019'': Hyakkimaru's prosthetic eyes have no shine.
62* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', [[spoiler:Roy Mustang]] has these (combined with MilkyWhiteEyes in the manga) after [[spoiler:a forced EquivalentExchange costs him his eyesight]].
63* ''Manga/FutureDiary'':
64** Minene Uryu's injured left eye is depicted as having a lusterless, crumpled iris.
65** Tsubaki Kasugano has poor eyesight, being unable to see more than a few meters.
66%% Needs context * Madoka Otowa, the BlindMusician from ''Manga/GetBackers''.
67* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'':
68** Komugi keeps her blind EyesAlwaysShut, except when she plays chess with these eyes.
69** Pairo has these eyes, indicating his visual impairment.
70* ''Manga/InuYasha'':
71** After Inuyasha gets his right eye gouged out in the manga, he regenerates this eye until it becomes fully functional.
72** Inuyasha again, when blinded by the poison from Sesshomaru's claws.
73* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
74** When Laguna Granscenic in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' finally removes her eye patch (after having been accidentally shot in the left eye), we see that the eye under it is dull and unfocused. It is never indicated explicitly, however, whether this means that even the advanced medicine on Midchilda cannot restore lost vision, or that she has, in fact, received a cybernetic replacement eye.
75** [[spoiler:Nanoha's]] right eye is shown this way after the final battle of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaDetonation Detonation]]'', though it's fine once they're in the hospital afterwards. According to supplementary material, that's because it was so badly damaged that it ended up being replaced with a cybernetic replica.
76* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Sasuke had these eyes for a while because he nearly went blind from the overuse of his Mangekyo Sharingan. [[spoiler: Implanting Itachi's eyes fixed that problem for good.]]
77* ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'': This signifies that Yukimura has [[spoiler:taken away the eyesight of]] his opponents.
78* ''Manga/SketDance'': Sasuke Tsubaki's eyes lack highlights, signifying his poor vision.
79* In the final episode of ''Literature/SwordArtOnline Alicization'', [[spoiler: Eugeo]] calls out for Kirito before he succumbs to his wounds. His eyes were glazed over, indicating he couldn't see anymore.
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83* ''Fanfic/FateOfTheClans'': {{Subverted}}. Mikoto assumes at first that since [[spoiler:Cú Chulainn Alter's]] eyes are dull it means he's blind. Turns out his vision is the same as before.
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87* ''Literature/AmagiBrilliantPark'': In the light novel and manga, Latifa Fleuranza's eyes have flatter irises and less light than the other characters, which indicates her blindness.
88* ''Literature/AntiMagicAcademyThe35thTestPlatoon'': Orochi's eyes lack shine to indicate his blindness.
89* ''Literature/InAnotherWorldWithMySmartphone'': Ellen, the wife of the Duke of Belfast, had been blind ever since contracting an illness five years in the past. Her eyes are dull and non-reflective at first, until the protagonist uses magic to restore her vision, and they gradually return to normal.
90* ''Literature/AsuraCryin'': Rikka Kurasawa loses her vision in one eye near the end of the series, and it becomes dull-colored and non-reflective.
91* Jayfeather from ''Literature/WarriorCats'' has reflectionless blue eyes. He was born blind.
92* Similarly, ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' has Tamarin, a blind Rain Wing stated to have a sort of dull film over her eyes.
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96* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'': Lilly Satou has blue eyes that are slightly clouded.
97* ''VisualNovel/OneKagayakuKisetsuE'': Misaki Kawana has these due to her blindness.
98* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2es'': In the last chapters of Season 1, one of the heroes is hooked up to a machine that will allow the villain to absorb her. As it slowly shuts her down, she first loses the eyesight, giving her these.
99* Rosie from ''VideoGame/VerdantSkies'' has foggy eyes due to being born blind.
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103* ''Roleplay/AGameOfChance'': Matthias Cline's eyes are blank and unmoving.
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107* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Toph's irises are pale grey because she's been blind since birth, though she's still able to "see" by sensing seismic vibrations.
108* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'': The [[MonsterOfTheWeek Robotic Worms]] have eyes that can only see energy.
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114* ''Manga/AkameGaKill'': Susanoo's eyes are drawn with no highlights, which is more noticeable in the anime. This is probably to hint at his nature as a humanoid weapon.
115* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'':
116** Looking closely, BloodKnight Karma's eyes lack the shine his classmates have. Also, his eyes are drawn a little wider, making him appear just a bit... ''off'' compared to the others.
117** Asano Sr. and Jr. lack any glimmer in their eyes, presumably to make them look more focused and ruthless.
118* Vestals from ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' are different from humans by their eyes, because they have a colored pupil and no shine.
119* ''Manga/BlackJack'': When a patient notices that doctors, nurses and his mother are acting strangely, he starts seeing them as having these eyes. Instead of alien possession as he's convinced, it turns out [[spoiler:his disease is so serious that everyone is hiding this information from him. Ironically, the [[DefiedTrope attempted aversion]] of LethalDiagnosis makes him become paranoid]], almost killing him. Once the secret is disclosed, their eyes return to normal.
120* Jeri Katou in ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' has these while she is behaving oddly. However, this "Jeri" is actually [[spoiler:a clone constructed from data]].
121* ''Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja'':
122** When Ellis [[PowerIncontinence unconsciously manifests her powers]] under stress, her eyes go dull with dilated pupils. It seems like it indicates she's unconscious or distressed, but [[spoiler:her eyes still change even after she gains full control of her powers]].
123** L.A. on several occasions as MindControlEyes.
124* ''Manga/FairyTail'': The eyes of Virgo and Aquarius lack any shine, emphasizing they're spirits.
125* ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'': Nova eyes, if they have humanoid eyes at all, glow so much that they overwhelm the light reflection. Pandoras get the same eyes if the Nova tissue in their body affects them too much.
126* ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'': Tofu-Kozo primarily has this trait in both the 2007 and 2018 anime unlike his previous incarnations that displayed with light.
127* In ''Anime/HellGirl'', Hone Onna's eyes look like this due to her being a {{Youkai}} of human origin.
128* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Half of the BigBad Naraku's incarnations have glazed eyes.
129* ''Manga/MajinTanteiNougamiNeuro'': When Neuro, a demon, takes human form his swirly eyes have no highlights; though he frequently pretends he's an ordinary man with ordinary eyes.
130* ''Manga/{{Mahoraba}}'': The Occult Research Club President's irises are entirely black.
131* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'': People surpassing their physical and mental limits ("[[SuperMode SEED mode]]") exhibit dull, expanded irises and constricted pupils.
132* ''Manga/MoritaSanWaMukuchi'': Mayu Morita, the titular [[TheQuietOne Quiet One]], has "the eyes of frozen squid".
133* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': The [[spoiler:demonic]] eyes of Zazie Rainyday and her sister.
134* ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'': It's as if Ichijou's flat brown eyes let nothing in or out; she is always {{Emotionless|Girl}} about everything happening around her, and we don't get to see what's happening inside her ChaoticStupid mind.
135* In ''Anime/PhiBrainPuzzleOfGod'', the FriendlyEnemy Rook frequently lacks highlights in his eyes. The MoodWhiplash comes after he and the hero spend an episode hanging out together, when he thanks his friend for the day [[JustifiedTrope with the highlights fading as the sun sets]], and challenges him to the final battle. Averted after his HeelFaceTurn.
136* ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'': When doubles players "synchronize" with each other and play as one, their eyes turn gold with no pupils.
137* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': This happens when [[spoiler: Uranus and Neptune pretend to]] make a FaceHeelTurn on the Senshi and side with Galaxia.
138* ''Manga/{{Sola}}'': This happens with all Yaka powers.
139* The Buff Clan in ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon'' look identical to humans, with the exception of their eyes.
140* Several ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' characters get spiral-shaped eyes at various points when they're utilizing massive amounts of [[HotBlooded Spiral Power]].
141* ''Anime/TurnAGundam'': The Moonrace's eye reflects light less often than the Earthrace's. This serves as a way for the audience to distinguish Dianna and Kihel when they switch places.
142* ''Manga/YouAreBeingSummonedAzazel'': Akutabe, a devil summoner with cold eyes who even devils are afraid of.
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146* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
147** ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'': N is truly [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned]], but his non-reflective eyes are a sign that something about him isn't right. Indeed his world view is heavily distorted, because he has a strange personality and [[spoiler:his father, [[BigBad Ghetsis]], has been misleading him with biased information to support Team Plasma]]. In a trailer for ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' after [[HeelFaceTurn he is freed from the latter]], his eyes now have sparkle, although they still don't reflect in most of his appearances.
148** ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'': Hex Maniacs have, well, maniacal eyes, and their battle sprites show them with hypnotized swirls.
149** ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'': Lusamine's eyes are not only non-reflective, but are much more slanted than everyone else. Then we learn [[spoiler:about how her insane obsession with the Ultra Beasts led to her becoming a harsher person, especially towards her children]]. When she is defeated [[spoiler:and separated from Nihilego, her eyes start to reflect and are no longer slanted]]. Averted in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', where her eyes reflect all the time, likely in her part of her becoming [[spoiler:less of a villain]].
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153* ''WesternAnimation/MonSuno'': Master Ey has flat green eyes, indicating his otherworldly knowledge.
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