History Main / LennonSpecs

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-> "''I’m a fucking Black Beatle\\
Cream seats in the Regal\\
Rocking John Lennon lenses\\
Like to see em spread eagle''"
-->-- '''Rae Sremmurd''', “Black Beatles”

Lennon Specs is a type of sunglasses with perfectly round lenses, preferably black or red, made famous by Music/JohnLennon. They are more commonly worn by [[{{Beatnik}} beatniks]], hippies and - since they are uncommon and noticeable - unconventional but notable characters. Thanks to John Lone in ''Film/TheLastEmperor'', they're known as 'Pu Yi' glasses in Chinese-speaking countries. [[note]]For some reason, these characters tend to be collaborationist traitors (especially when they are worn together with a changshan and a fedora) in Chinese historical films.[[/note]]

A subtrope of CoolShades. See also TriangleShades. Furthermore, please note that perfectly round but clear glasses, despite also having been worn by John Lennon, do not fall under this trope (those would be [[Literature/HarryPotter Potter]] Specs). Neither do oval sunglasses, square-ish sunglasses with rounded edges, or any other type of sunglasses with less than perfectly round lenses.
[[note]]The original glasses were a pair of Salvation Army eyeglasses Music/JohnLennon first wore in 1966 after Music/TheBeatles' last American tour came to an end, as John was in Almeria, Spain, filming his role as Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's surreal comedy, ''Film/HowIWonTheWar''. They were the first pair Lennon wore regularly in public from that point on (Lennon was legally blind without them).[[/note]]

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Admiral Aokiji from ''Manga/OnePiece'' wore them in the past, and goes back to wearing them after the TimeSkip. Brook also wore them in the past, though unlike Aokiji, he now prefers those Venetian-blind sunglasses. An unnamed former member of [=CP9=] also wore a pair at all times. They must have been popular in the past.
* Enishi of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' wears these.
* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'''s Vash the Stampede wears a pair of yellow lensed Lennon glasses with a cool little zig-zag in the temples.
* Alucard of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' wears a pair of these.
* Hikozaemon Otaki from ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' is never seen without his.
* Though they're not actually sunglasses, Bautou from ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' has cybernetic eyes that provide a similar aesthetic.
* Yuudai Yamato from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''. [[spoiler: Until he changes his looks thoroughly for Shin Tenipuri, so TheGlassesGottaGo.]]
* Dryden Fassa of ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne''.
* ''Manga/BlackCat'''s [[BloodyMurder blood-weaponizing]] Charden Flamberg completes his [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long, blonde hair]] and [[SharpDressedMan sharp]]-[[NiceHat clothes]] with a pair of cool, round shades.
* The Squirtle Squad from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', with the exception of their leader (who joins Ash) that wears TriangleShades.
* Shino Aburame before the TimeSkip, Ebisu and Yoroi Akado from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''.
* [[TheSmartGuy Jianliang Lee]] of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' favors a pair with green lenses, used when he's entering the foggy fields generated by Realized wild Digimon or dealing with storms.
* The Unknown Man from ''Manga/ElfenLied''. Doubles as SunglassesAtNight.
* King Kai in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' always wears round shades.
* AcePilot Anime/PorcoRosso.
* Albert from ''Manga/CandyCandy'' is rarely seen without his specs, especially at the start.
* Basara Nekki of ''Anime/Macross7''
* Kamajin wears them in ''Anime/SpiritedAway''.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* In one ''ComicBook/XMen'' storyline (''X-Men: Divided We Stand''). the X-Men are tracking down a group of hippies who have used Lady Mastermind's mind control powers to turn the Haight-Ashbury area back to the way it was in the sixties. Emma Frost mentally [[https://i.imgur.com/7IdPoE4.jpg alters their clothing]] to fit in, and Cyclops's visor turns into ruby-quartz Lennon specs.
* Black leather 90s ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} (Kon-El) wore these. He's picked up a new pair with a silvered reflective surface as of ComicBook/DCRebirth as can be seen in ''ComicBook/YoungJustice2019,'' and he's back to wearing leather jackets as well.
* ComicBook/KidColt wore a pair of these during the ''ComicBook/BlazeOfGlory'' miniseries, apparently trying to evade detection from the authorities.
* King Mob in ''ComicBook/TheInvisibles'' wears them.
* I-Ching, ComicBook/WonderWoman's mentor during her [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 depowered phase]] wore sunglasses with perfectly round lenses.
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' villain Hugo Strange is fond of wearing these. This isn't a trait exclusive to the comic, either, as his ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', and ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' incarnations also sport them.
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[[folder:Eastern European Animation]]
* ''Animation/MyLove'': Serafima, one of the two women that young Anton is in love with, is never seen without her blue-tinted Lennon Specs. They seem to reinforce the impression that she is dark and seductive and mysterious (after all, in UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia, it's a unique look). However, in TheReveal we find out that she wears them for [[EyeScream a completely different reason]].
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* Father Alvadeo from ''Fanfic/SisterFloriana'' is almost always rocking a pair, unless they've been stolen by Sister Pacifica.
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[[folder:Film]]
* John Lone in ''Film/TheLastEmperor'', see the article.
* Mary Swanson in ''Film/DumbAndDumber'' wears a blue pair of these.
* Django Freeman in ''Film/{{Django Unchained}}''. It's noteworthy that tinted glasses were very rare during this era, only really seen on doctors.
* Sarah Connor in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' wears a pair of these with side shields.
* Mickey, one of the leads in ''Film/NaturalBornKillers'' wears these, and they're an integral aspect of one of the film's posters.
* The [[ProfessionalKiller hitman]] protagonist of ''Film/TheProfessional'', Léon, wears these.
* As does Il Duce, a.k.a. [[spoiler:Noah [=MacManus=]]] of ''Film/TheBoondockSaints''.
* Camille Claudel in the 1988 ''Camille Claudel'' wears John Lennon specs in one scene.
* In ''Film/TheMatrix'' sequels, Seraph wears a pair of these.
* Mr.Orange briefly wears a blue pair in ''Film/ReservoirDogs''.
* Rex Kramer's second pair of sunglasses in ''Film/{{Airplane}}''
* ''Film/TheArrangement'' (1969): If Gwen being the only girl in the office didn't make her stand out enough, her hip Lennon Specs further mark her as stylish and modern, in contrast to all the crusty old male executives at the firm.
--> '''Eddie''': Why do you always wear those?\\
'''Gwen''': They make things happen.
* ''Film/PrisonerOfTheMountains'': Somehow Sasha still has an impressively large set of Lennon Specs on his person, despite having been taken prisoner after his squad was attacked by Chechen guerillas. (They must have been in his coat pocket.) He gives the sunglasses away to Hasan, their mute guard.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* In the pilot episode of ''{{Series/Firefly}}'', Simon first appears wearing a red pair.
* On ''Series/Daredevil2015'', Matt Murdock wears these as part of his appearance as a normal blind man.
* The flashback to TheSixties in ''Series/GoodOmens2019'' has Crowley don a set, as part of his general "evil John Lennon" aesthetic during that flashback.
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[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* The one true villain Marty Scurll wears these when not wrestling.
* During the early-to-mid '90s, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels would often wear a pair of these to the ring, along with a vest and long, dangly fake earrings.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/JohnLennon, [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kdSgtsYkV8Q/TaIWytPvWOI/AAAAAAAAAWo/OZfn8dXFEK4/s1600/John-Lennon101.jpg duh.]]. Although later in his life he stopped wearing them -- the bloodstained glasses that his wife Music/YokoOno infamously put on an album cover were neither tinted nor round.
* Music/OzzyOsbourne [[http://www.biographyworld.net/Ozzy_Osbourne_Biography.jpg seems]] [[http://www.stdtestexpress.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Sharon-and-Ozzy-Osbourne1.jpg to]] [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/TK4Igq7k_bI/AAAAAAAA7L4/0Ht8MHRTeCk/s1600/ozzy-osbourne.jpg like]] [[http://www.live4ever.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ozzy-osbourne_0.jpg them.]]
* Music/HiroshiMorie tends to wear these on occasion.
* Andy Partridge of Music/{{XTC}} began wearing these shortly after the band's retirement from touring.
* Music/FerreGrignard [[http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/43/ferregrignard.jpg wore]] these in the mid-'60s. Then [[http://ring.cdandlp.com/paul_emile_vinyls/photo_grande/114776069.jpg didn't.]]
* Geddy Lee of Music/{{Rush}} wears these at times. [[http://cheezburger.com/2648003328 And looks like Ozzy when he does]]
* Russian singer [[http://allrus.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Russian-singer-Grigory-Leps-8.jpg Grigory Leps]] is also known for preferring them.
* The music videos for a few Music/{{Oasis}} songs feature a pair on display - for example, they can be seen in the "Wonderwall" video, and are there for a significant portion of the "Don't Look Back in Anger" video. Probably a deliberate Lennon reference, given the amount of inspiration the Gallagher brothers took from the Beatles.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''Franchise/TombRaider'': Lara Croft has regularly worn a red pair of these, especially in the early games. In fact, she's probably one of the more iconic non-musical examples.
* In ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', Sam Burston, one of the three local punks, wears black round sunglasses, [[SunglassesAtNight at all times]].
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': Doctor Eggman wears these -- because he is the Eggman, of course. His grandfather Gerald also does in some of his designs.
* [[VideoGame/TimeCrisis Wild Dog]] owns a dark blue pair (purple in Time Crisis 3).
* [[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Oshare Bones]] wears a small, orange-tinted pair.
* In ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', You can obtain some with free DLC.
* ''VideoGame/RockBand'' includes these among the types of eyewear you can put on your characters, and like most of the other sunglasses, they can be any color.
* ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'': Some of the agents Drake fights wear these types of sunglasses.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'', Tellah, has a pair.
* [[AxCrazy Archibald]] [[PsychoForHire Grims]] from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' sports a dark-green pair.
* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' the [[EliteMook Morningstar specialists]] wear a pair of these with bright red lenses. These specs can also be bought and worn by the player's character if they have the DLC that adds the ability to wear rival gang clothing.
* In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', newcomer [[LeanAndMean F.A.]][[PoisonousPerson N.G.]] wears a [[SinisterShades sinister pair]] of these.
* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'', shades like these are some of the headgear you can make characters wear.
* Worn by Maximillian Strauss in ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', as a capper to the rest of his [[UndeathlyPallor creepy]] [[BaldOfEvil appearance]].
* In ''VideoGame/XComEnemyUnknown'', these are part of the uniform of [[HughMann the Thin Men]], used to hide their HellishPupils. ''VideoGame/XCom2'' gives them to [[MouthOfSauron the Speaker]], presumably for the same reason, and allows the player's soldiers to wear their own in the same style.
* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' has round purple sunglasses (and a rarer green version; though due to the StylisticSuck artwork, both of them appear black) as an accessory item. They're part of the [[{{Irony}} "War Hippy"]] uniform.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'': "Huey" Emmerich's Potter Specs are replaced with a similar but darker pair of glasses, hinting at his FaceHeelTurn. That is until Ocelot destroys them.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Second Chapter'': Walter, TheBrute and resident ArrogantKungFuGuy, wears them at all times. In the setting, sunglasses are new technology, so even other characters find them cool. In ''The 3rd'', mafia mooks also wear them, as does Abbas, a bartender in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesZeroNoKiseki'' and its sequel.
* In ''[[VideoGame/DotHackGU .hack//G.U.]]'', both Ovan and Yata sport these.
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[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* Ban from ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'' has a pair of black spherical sunglasses that mark him as an unconventional, shady person.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* A red-lensed pair of these have been the trademark of ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat'''s Hank from ''Depredation'' onward.
** In addition, Sanford also sports a pair that he obtains in Episode 6.5.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The headmster of [[ExtranormalInstitute Beacon Academy]] is [[BigGood Professor Ozpin]], who wears a tiny set of circular, dark-tinted spectacles that are perched on the end of his nose and are held onto his ears by a pair of extremely quirky arms. By bringing together his [[SharpDressedMan smart appearance]], [[BadassTeacher academic job]] and extremely [[EccentricMentor quirky personality]], it helps summarise that he's an unconventional character who is willing to [[GuileHero bend the rules]] to achieve the [[GoodIsNotSoft greater good]].
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Jade creates the Lennon-Specs-esque ''[[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005058 JUNIOR COMPU-SOOTH SPECTAGOGGLES]]'' by combining a pair of round glasses with a black and purple crystal ball and a lunchbox computer.
* As of Chapter 4 of ''Webcomic/StarImpact'', [[TheLancer Phoebe]] wears a pair.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* The [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Slappy Squirrel]] short "Woodstock Slappy" has Skippy sporting these specs.
--> '''Slappy''': On stage, Skippy. Look, see [[Music/TheBand the]] [[StealthPun band]]?
--> '''Skippy''': No, I don't.
--> '''Slappy''': Get rid of those John Lennon glasses and look!
* Carl from ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' wore these when he channeled John Lennon in the early episode where Jimmy forms a band. He also adopts the Liverpudlian accent and travels with a generically-Asian-looking "assistant." (It's a kid's show.)
* The Warden from ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' has them.
* The Ice King from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' had these [[spoiler: when he was a human named Simon Petrikov.]]
* Both Daria from ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' and her Aunt Amy wear these.
* Egon on ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' has round-rimmed glasses, but with clear lenses.
* Phillip has these in ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy''.
* Cassandra from ''WesternAnimation/TheCrumpets'' wear these when she's [[https://the-crumpets.fandom.com/wiki/Cassandra_McBrisk/Gallery?file=Cassandra_ep_87_1.png dressed as a hippie]] in one episode.
* [=DeFoe=] from ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers'' wears black-rimmed sunglasses with circular, yellow lens.
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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Second Chapter'': Walter, TheBrute and resident ArrogantKungFuGuy, wears them at all times. In the setting, sunglasses are new technology, so even other characters find them cool. In ''The 3rd'', mafia mooks also wear them, as does Abbas, a bartender in ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' and its sequel.