History Main / FamilyEyeResemblance

* ''Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil'': Shendu first suspects that Valerie Payne is [[HeroicLineage a descendant]] of [[PrecursorHeroes Lo Pei]] because she has the crystal blue eyes of Pei's daughter Lo Mei. This is all but confirmed later, though otherwise Valerie looks nothing like Mei. The LivingStatue of Lo Pei also believes Valerie to be a magically disguised Mei due to having his beloved daughter's eyes.
** The sequel called ''The Stronger Evil'' provides a rare example that doesn't include eye color: according to Shendu, [[KidFromTheFuture his future son]] Drago's eyes are shaped exactly like those of his mother [[spoiler:Valerie]].

* In the final episode of Season 10 of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', we find out that [[spoiler:the Director's eyes are green, just like his daughter Carolina]].

* During the ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' adaptation of ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', ComicBook/JeanGrey learns that Corsair is ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}' father, though she keeps this to herself. In a later scene, Corsair talks to Cyclops about being from Earth and what he left behind.

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* Morgan from ''VisualNovel/HeartOfTheWoods'' has bright green eyes like Evelyn, and combined with them both being [[SignificantGreenEyedRedhead redheads]], Maddie is able to tell they're mother and daughter the moment she sees Evelyn. [[spoiler: In addition to this, when Morgan first gets a good look at Abigail, she notes in a brief line that her green eyes reminds her of Morgan's. Sure enough, Abigail turns out to be Morgan's distant ancestor.]]

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'', Ludger has unique teal eyes with a gold ring in the iris. His half-brother has the same eyes. [[spoiler:So do Bisley Bakur and Elle Marta. Bisley turns out to be Ludger and Julius's archnemesis father while Elle is Ludger's daughter from a fractured dimension]].

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* Morgan from ''VisualNovel/HeartOfTheWoods'' has bright green eyes like Evelyn, and combined with them both being [[SignificantGreenEyedRedhead redheads]], Maddie is able to tell they're mother and daughter the moment she sees Evelyn. [[spoiler: In addition to this, when Morgan first gets a good look at Abigail, she notes in a brief line that her green eyes reminds her of Morgan's. Sure enough, Abigail turns out to be Morgan's distant ancestor.]]
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* ''Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade'' has the Saint Seals, who are from a clan which members are solely shown to have bright green eyes. Zigzagged with the Bái Hǔ Zú, who in the third season all have SupernaturalGoldEyes, but not in any other medium.

* In ''Film/SuperMarioBros'', the evil Koopa lady says this about Princess Daisy.

* ''Fanfic/TheHeartTrilogy'': The only physical trait the attractive witch Andraya shares with her demure daughter Freyja is the ice blue eye color.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': A flashback to Eda's childhood in Season 2 shows that her gold eyes come from her father [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheBoilingIsles Dell]].

* ''Fanfic/AllAssortedAnimorphsAUs'': In "What if Tom was infested by a member of the Yeerk Peace Movement?", Aftran doesn't recognise Tom as Jake's brother until she sees "the weary look of defiance in his eyes."

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* Phantom Girl from ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has gray eyes just like her mother's.
* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''. [[spoiler:Jacen's eye color doesn't come from ''either'' of his parents, but somehow, he has the same eye color as Dume (Kanan's Force-ghost-wolf-[[AmbiguousSituation thing]] form). Apparently, this was an animation error, as he's supposed to have Kanan's eye color, which makes sense given [[EyeScream what happened to Kanan's eyes]].]]
* What tipped off ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' fans that [[spoiler:Eugene is King Edmund's son]] was this trope.
* WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} The Hands of Time are twin brothers who have hazel eyes unlike the standard black. When Krux is disguises himself, his eyes become black.

* In the ''Fanfic/BlueswapAU'', Steven has blue eyes that signify him as Blue Diamond's son.
* ''Bringing Me To Life'' has Max Jameson, who shares his dark-brown eyes with his mom, Annie.

* In ''FanFic/TheDeathGodAlliance'', demigod children inherit their divine parent's eyes - such as Athena's having grey eyes, Poseidon's green eyes, etc.
* In the ''Fanfic/DeliverUsFromEvilSeries'', Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes inherited their gray eyes from their mother.

* In ''Fanfic/FieldOfInnocence'', Iroh mentions that Lu Ten has the golden eyes of his MissingMom, Kei Rin.
* The WhamLine at the end of ''Fanfic/FireAndShadow'' reveals that [[spoiler:Firefang]] and Mistyfoot had a son named Bluepaw, who has his dad's eyes.
* ''Fanfic/FlamesShade'' is a ''RWBY'' fic where Ruby and Yang become the guardians of their half-sister after Yang's estranged biological mother dies. The baby, Ace, has red eyes like her mother Raven.

* ''Fanfic/TheHeartTrilogy'': The only physical trait the attractive witch Andraya shares with her demure daughter Freyja is the ice blue eye color.

* In ''Fanfic/OldWest'', the glossy snake Grace Glossy's son Teddy looks nearly identical to his gopher snake father, except that he has his mother's brown eyes.
* In ''Fanfic/TheOllivanderChildren'', every member of the Ollivander family has silvery gray eyes.
* Morgan is told this in ''FanFic/TheReturn'' after [[GenderBender he is transformed into a Succubus]]: Her new body has [[ViralTransformation her mother's eyes]].

* ''Fanfic/ThePrideThatNeverWas'':
** Chaka has Nala's eyes while his sister Shani has their father Simba's eyes.
** Kovu shares Scar's green eyes.
** It's mentioned that Shetani gets her blue eyes from her maternal grandmother.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' fic ''Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil'', Shendu first suspects that Valerie Payne is [[HeroicLineage a descendant]] of [[PrecursorHeroes Lo Pei]] because she has the crystal blue eyes of Pei's daughter Lo Mei. This is all but confirmed later, though otherwise Valerie looks nothing like Mei. The LivingStatue of Lo Pei also believes Valerie to be a magically disguised Mei due to having his beloved daughter's eyes.
** The sequel called ''The Stronger Evil'' provides a rare example that doesn't include eye color: according to Shendu, [[KidFromTheFuture his future son]] Drago's eyes are shaped exactly like those of his mother [[spoiler:Valerie]].

* Sera Masumi from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' has the same eye shape as her brother Shuichi Akai. The mysterious girl whom Sera lives with also have similar eyes, leading to many speculation about her identity, and how she relates to the Akai family. It turns out the mysterious girl is [[spoiler:Sera and Shuichi's mother, Mary]], who was [[FountainOfYouth shrunk]] with drugs like Shiho/Ai and Shinichi/Conan.

* In ''Manga/AngelCrush'', The female members of the Oak family all have closed eyes. This trait also gives them Magical Eyes with varying powers.

* ''WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy'': The eyes of the characters have pie-stylized pupils and most are the traditional sphere shape; Arlo Beauregard and his birth father Ansel use an oval shape for their eyes, which are exactly the same height and width as well, though Arlo's are larger. This is actually invoked upon during the "Something's Missing" number when Arlo is asking Ansel to look into his eyes and recognize him as his son, whom he had forsaken.

* ''WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy'': The eyes of the characters are pie-shaped and most are the traditional sphere shape; Arlo Beauregard and his birth father Ansel are the only ones who have an oval shape for their eyes. This is actually invoked upon during the "Something's Missing" number when Arlo is asking Ansel to look into his eyes and recognize him as his son, whom he had forsaken.

** Clary inherited her mother's green eyes, which in turn came from Henry Branwell, who married into the Fairchild family in the late 19th century. [[spoiler:Her biological brother, Jonathan/Sebastian, has black eyes like their father, but this is because of the demonic blood in him. After he is cleansed by Heosphoros, his eyes turn green.]]

** The traditional Stark look is said to be black hair and gray eyes. Of the living Starks at the beginning, only Ned, Benjen, Arya, and the bastard Jon Snow have them. This is a point of frustration to Ned's wife, Catelyn, because her children (barring Arya) all inherited her "southern" red hair and blue eyes, despite them being legitimate compared to Jon.