History Main / GlowingEyes

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%%->''"Psycho therapy, psycho therapy, psycho therapy!,\\
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%%Psycho therapy, '''now I got glowing eyes..."'''''
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* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Alphonse Elric is forced to exist for several years as AnimatedArmor. The eyes glow to show that he's "in there." During the few instances when his consciousness is separated from the armor, or he is possessed by another force, the eyes cease to glow.

* ''Anime/{{K}}'': The Red King, [[spoiler: at least the one in season 2]].
** In the last episode of season 1, Rikio's sunglasses come off and his eyes glow as he uses his powers. None of the other Clansmen and Kings, Red or otherwise, show this, although some (e.g. the Silver King) glow all over. Though, Kusanagi could be hiding it under his CoolShades, like Rikio.

[[folder:Card Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Old Stickfingers' eyes, however many they happen to be at any given moment, glow with a pale green fire.
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* {{Franchise/Superman}}'s eyes [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glow red when angry or about to fire his heat vision]], but sometimes it glows blue or white when using XRayVision.

[[folder:Fanfiction]]
* In the Buffy/Stargate crossover fic ''Fanfic/AllYourBaseAreBelongToHer'', Dawn's eyes glow emerald whenever she activates her link to the [[PortalNetwork Stargate Network]]. In an effort to maintain a low profile, she obtains a pair of designer sunglasses to wear whenever she's forced to do so in a public situation.
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': Multiple:

* ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse:'' The cultists in ''Nightmares Yet to Come'' have glowing golden eyes, though not all the time, allowing their members to pass for normal.

[[folder:Film — Animated]]

* One of ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix'' involves being able to resist the hypnotic gaze of Iris the magician, who has glowing eyebeams he can switch on like car headlamps. Iris tries to hypnotize Asterix into believing he's a boar, but keeps getting distracted by the Gaul's comments about his eyes. ("How do you do that?", "Can you make them light up one at a time?" and "They must be handy for reading in bed.") Eventually Iris becomes so confused [[DuckSeasonRabbitSeason he ends up hypnotizing himself]].

[[folder:Film — Live-Action]]

* The ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' Godzilla’s eyes glow blue whenever he charges his atomic breath.

* In ''Film/TheScribbler'', the main character -- who suffers from SplitPersonality syndrome -- uses an experimental electroshock device (the "Siamese Burn") to systematically erase her excess personalities. Trouble is, it also causes blackouts -- during which she upgrades the device with whatever scrap electronics she can find. [[spoiler:By film's end, using the device gives the user near-superhuman powers, of which Glowing Eyes are but a side effect.]]

[[folder:Gamebooks]]
* Zaltec from ''Literature/TheReturnOfZaltec'' has these.
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* Many creatures shown in ''Literature/LivInTheFuture'' have eyes that glow for reasons unknown: Cats, rats, dogs...
* ''Literature/LoneHuntress'': Centuries of microevolution have resulted in Gaians possessing eyes that glow in times of stress. As a result, people attempting to stare down Lisa tend to quickly back down when her counter-stare begins to shine. The ironic twist: Lisa is a introverted amazon convinced that NoGuyWantsAnAmazon, and suffering from extreme social ineptitude. Her eyes are glowing because she's TERRIFIED of human interaction.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS10E4PlanetOfTheDaleks "Planet of the Daleks"]], the animals surround the fire with glowing eyes. The eyes go out when the people frighten them off.

* In ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', ComicBook/DoctorFate gets glowing golden eyes during this transformation sequence and dimmer red eyes in other times.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': In the final scene of "Crazy as a Soup Sandwich", Nino Lancaster's eyes glow, revealing that he is the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils master of demons]].

* The original 1982 cover of the Music/{{KISS}} album ''Music/CreaturesOfTheNight'' had all four members of the band with glowing eyes.

** ''VideoGame/WarcraftII'': The [[MagicKnight Paladins]] have glowing yellowish-orange eyes.
** ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'': The [[TheMedic Priests]] have growing blue eyes as well, presumably because they're high elves.

*** And, for all races, several headpieces (usually tier set headgear) confers glowing eyes, especially Rogue and Warlock sets, but found in the odd Paladin and Hunter sets too. The exceedingly odd hunter Tier 6 Gronnstalker set, is covered in glowing, '''moving''' eyes. [[http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31006]] (Click on the screenshot.)

*** The five (six counting Malygos) Dragon Aspects all have glowing eyes. [[spoiler: Once they lose their Titan gifted powers at the end of ''Cataclysm'', after Deathwing's death, the four remaining Aspects lose their eye glows. In a cinematic, too, so it's definitely not a model quirk.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}'', there is a whole set of auras that produce the purely cosmetic effect of glowing eyes in your choice of black, orange, white, red, purple, yellow, blue, or green.
* The Glukkons from the ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}'' series have glowing eyes. It's explained that Glukkons developed them after shutting themselves away, so they didn't have to see the moon with the Mudokon pawprint on it. [[FantasticRacism Which opens a whole 'nother can of fish...]]
* The Little Sisters in ''VideoGame/BioShock'' have green glowing eyes. The Big Daddies' helmets, meanwhile, also glow for some unknown reason, though glowing eyes are the most likely explanation, and it has the same effect either way. (They're also ColorCodedForYourConvenience.)
* ''VideoGame/TheDeerGod'' has eyes that glow blue. Combined with the God's bright white avatar, the effect is unsettling.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', the hallmark of someone who has been infused with Mako energy and [[TheVirus Jenova cells]] is permanently glowing irises. Downplayed in the visuals of the original game and in the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'', where the glowing eyes are just rendered as an unusually bright eye colour, but ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' makes Cloud's glowing eyes ''very'' obvious and disturbing.
* A costume item in ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet 2''.
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', glowing [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden eyes]] are a trait of [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampires]], as revealed in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Dawnguard'' DLC. It's implied that this is a trait which is InvisibleToNormals, and can only be seen by certain other supernatural beings (such as the [[PlayerCharacter Dragonborn]], who has a draconic [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Aedric]] soul).
* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': As the Hollow Shell passive indicates, "A Manna's eyes glow with arcane strength", and that glow is red.
* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': Starting with ''20th Anniversary'', Sig's red eye will glow when he uses his Hydrangea spell, which is notably also the only time he uses his [[RedRightHand red arm]] for any of his attacks, further hinting at his partial demon heritage.
* ''Videogame/Ashes2063'': Both [[PlayerCharacter Scav]] and NPC scavengers have eyes that constantly glow white. According to a doctor, it's a common trait of the scav mutation.

* ''WebComic/Aurora2019'':
** These are a common feature of gods, whose incarnations' eyes tend to glow a solid, undifferentiated color -- Vash's eyes glow blue, for instance, while Tahraim's glow white and the storm god Tynan and the fire god Caliban have yellow ones.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': The eyes of the dragon Pyralspite glowed a deep red, which Mindfang compared to "a sun concentr8ted into a small jewel". The light was so intense that locking gazes with it temporarily blinded Mindfang and permanently burnt out her more sensitive eye.
* ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'': Dara has glowing eyes normally hidden by OpaqueLenses. They can glow red as well as blue, when she's annoyed.
* ''Webcomic/OffWhite'': The White Spirits have glowing blue eyes and the Black Spirits have glowing red eyes.
* ''Webcomic/{{Outsider}}'': When Loroi capable of psychokinesis use their powers, their irises glow.
%%* ''Webcomic/{{Remus}}'': Everyone has these as a part of the art style.
* ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'': [[http://endstone.net/2011/10/20/6-38/ The angel statue]] has glowing yellow eyes.

%%* ''Webcomic/FarOut'': A lizard's glow in the evening.

%%* ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'': Summer doesn't quite have full control over her eye beams.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': The character that goes by the screen name "Tengu" has glowing pupils, as seen [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-07-11 here]].

* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Lalli, from time to time. Since it tends to show up in his nightime scouting scenes, it is possible that it is some kind magical night vision.
* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'': Demons eyes glow to augment their [[InnateNightVision already good night vision]] to the point where they can see in total darkness (extremely useful since total darkness is what Hell has at night) but their eyes also glow when [[GameFace angry or about to kill]]. The demon's eye color also determine what color the eye glow is. So far there have been seven colors ([[RedEyesTakeWarning Red]], [[SupernaturalGoldEyes Yellow]], [[IcyBlueEyes Blue]], Purple, [[ProphetEyes White]], [[TechnicolorEyes Orange]] and Green).
* ''Webcomic/{{Castoff}}'': Both Vector and Arianna have these. It seems to be tied to magic somehow. Arianna's eyes glow when she casts spells, but Vector isn't a trained mage and has permanent glowy eyes. [[spoiler: He does, however, have a lot of magical potential.]] Rori and Marina also have what seems to be natural, untrained magical talent, and their eyes glow when they use it.

** Zoe gets them in ExoticEyeDesigns eye as said in the AltText for page [[http://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-13-page-31 31]]:

** [[spoiler:Bud]] is later revealed to have GlowingEyesOfDoom...[[EyesAlwaysShut when they're open, anyway.]]
* ''Webcomic/WakeOfTheClash'': Ghost has eyes that glow bright blue with varied intensity when using his powers. Depending on the scene, they may glow bright enough that his irises disappear.
* ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'': Summer Mighty has to wear a mask to [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/330/ cover her eyes]], since she also suffers from occasional PowerIncontinence.

* WebAnimation/MetaRunner: Tari’s eyes glow blue whenever she warps into a video game and to a lesser extent, whenever she uses her UI vision. She and Evelyn also have glowing eyes on their Hidden Heroes avatars, respectively purple and orange.

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* ''Literature/MageLife'': Every magical being of enough power or skill eventually gain a pair.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': Mystery Woman, mentioned in [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/274 Steel Ribbon]], has "glowing green eyes".
* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': The only visible indication of Codex's power -- besides the brain damage and amnesia -- is the glowing eyes of her victims.

* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'': Almost every single character has glowing eyes. The Piraka sets even had [[RedEyesTakeWarning a battery-powered LED in their heads that could be pressed to turn on]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}}'': The titular Inhumanoids' eyes will sometimes [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glow when they are attacking]] and [[NightmareFuel it's a legitimately terrifying image]], the ones who do it the most are [[PlantPerson Tendril]] and [[NonhumanUndead D'compose]].

*** There's also the time when the MonsterOfTheWeek made evil photocopies of June and her friends. Cue the green Glowing Eyes whenever them being evil is pointed out.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': When the Ninja reach their full potential their eyes glow.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': When channeling especially powerful magic (such as [[spoiler:to overpower Toffee's AntiMagic prison in "Storm the Castle" and to cast magic without her wand in "My New Wand!"]]), Star Butterfly's eyes glow bright blue. As do her heart-shaped BlushStickers.

* Glowing eyes on its own is a popular [[MemeticMutation memetic]] shorthand for portraying...well, exactly what the description says. ''Especially'' if it's humorously for an [[MundaneMadeAwesome rather mundane situation or trigger for it]] that the subject apparently would disagree with the label of mundanity.

* There is a Website/DeviantArt user called "delta7447" who is fond of these, often adding them for no reason except to show off his [=OCs=]' power, but was willing to parody their use in "WebOriginal/NothingLikeTheSun", where the main character's constantly glowing eyes are an annoyance because [[PowerIncontinence she cannot turn them off]], even though she is [[LittleMissAlmighty otherwise all-powerful]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Whenever Willow Park uses her strongest plant powers, her eyes glow an infernal green.[[spoiler:in season 2 Gus gets a power up where his eyes also glow much like Willow's.]]

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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

* In ''Webcomic/SwordsAndSausages'', Bapple's mother has them because of young Kiela, [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-32 who was trying to tame a wild dragon for her Magic Academy dissertation]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Whenever Willow Park uses her strongest plant powers, her eyes glow an infernal green.[[spoiler:in season 2 Gus gets a power up where his eyes also glow much like Willows.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Whenever Willow Park uses her strongest plant powers, her eyes glow an infernal green.

* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': Bloom's eyes glow amber when she uses her strongest magic.

%%* In ''Webcomic/BlueYonder'': Jared's eyes start to glow.