Kind Red Eyes

You see a character with. ? . On the contrary, his red gaze is one of the most comforting features of his face, because he has Kind Red Eyes.

Traditionally, red eyes have been a negative feature, showing a character's evil or villainy. But as tropes mature and become subverted and averted, you see more characters whose red eyes have no negative connotation whatsoever. They can even be a.

Kind Red Eyes could belong to a, but just as often they belong to a , or may even be a literally . Sometimes they're just pretty, or colorful, and don't have any relevance to the story.

A subtrope of. Contrast, with which it can occasionally overlap (especially if a character is a or ). In short, the character's eyes may be red, but their eye color's lack of villainous connotation is played absolutely straight. If the character is a, expect.

There are two types of these:
 * 1) The perfectly played straight trope, where characters with red eyes have never been, are never seen on screen and will never be seen as dangerous.
 * 2) The semi-subverted trope. A character with red eyes is usually well intended, good hearted and so on, but in certain circumstances, they can become angry or dangerous.  indeed. Subversions, inversions included.



Anime and Manga

 * Ion Fortuna in . Just look at them...
 * Cheza in .
 * Fate Testarossa from .
 * Iczer-1 and Iczer-3 in the  series (Iczer-3's eyes are actually orange, but I'd say they count for this).
 * Hikaru in .
 * Chibiusa in  is probably one of the first examples of this, as is Sailor Pluto. Luna has red eyes in cat form. Princess Kakyuu has red eyes to match her "fire" theme. Sailor Mars has red eyes in some promotional art, mostly in images where the senshi are.
 * Sakura from .
 * The Ishvalan people in , the ones that try to be pacifist anyway.
 * Takato Matsuda in  has red eyes and is perhaps the most innocent of the in the series, wanting nothing more than to spend his days playing with his partner, Guilmon.
 * In , the kind and patient priestess Kirara has red eyes, as does her equally nice (if ) sister Komachi. This might actually be a racial trait, as the villagers in general tend to have reddish brown eyes.
 * The titular character of  has them, though official art makes them more pink-ish.

Video Games

 * Impa and Sheik from .
 * The Crimson Eyed Tribe from .
 * Ninian and Nils in .

Anime and Manga

 * Saya in . Though as an, she also has some  moments. Curiously, her  has sinister.
 * The first Ishvalan in  we see is Scar, whose red eyes are at first seen as.
 * sits on the fence between this trope and, given she is a , but nevertheless a.
 * Reinforce, Lutecia and Deed in  after their respective s. Wendi, while not a bad sort, may be too mischievous to really fit.
 * from . In the anime she has red eyes for the entirety of the show, and is easily the most morally upstanding character.
 * Mayura; resident in  and Ecchan; harmless.
 * Possible inversion, but Kaworu Nagisa from  has a very warm, comforting gaze. Even though he winds up being the enemy...
 * Actually, this trope would fit Rei Ayanami even better, considering... well, everything.
 * GNR and the army of Naked Reis make the look of kindness into a very serene,.
 * Van of  has eyes of a very distinctive red-brown color. Although he has been known to terrify an enemy with a single look, the color of his eyes is probably least noticeable when he's full of rage. On the contrary, a focus on his eyes that highlights their color often means that he's worried about or feeling sympathetic towards someone.
 * Holo from , at least in human form, comes across as benevolent and adorable most of the time. The only time her eye color is emphasized it's used an an indication of extreme emotional vulnerability rather than outright danger.
 * Kamina from  is really a kind-hearted and easygoing person at the core, underneath his.
 * Ruby has these in, but he does occasionally have when he stops.
 * Also some of the Pokemon themselves.
 * is this most of the time, but when she plays mahjong her transforms her into Red Eyes Take Warning.
 * In , the genki, ultra-optimistic Kafuka and Kiri, the friendly hikikomori both have eyes which depending on the scene are reddish brown or blood red. Although, given that Kafuka's actually a, she's also.
 *  gives us.
 * Yukino from .
 * Kurenai Yuuhi of  has deep red eyes but has a very pleasant character (which is not to say she isn't }. In the same show we have the Uchiha, who possess the and most of which we see become  because  had their whole clan killed.
 * Kyubey of  is of the... variety.

Books

 * In James Swallow's Warhammer 40000 novel Black Tide, Kilian's eyes are commented on as dark red -- shortly after he has helped saved the lives of Rafen, Tarikus, and Vetch.
 * in [[Dinotopia usually have yellow or red eyes. This trope is perhaps best exemplified by this fanart.
 * In Pretties (of the  series), Shay actually HAS RUBIES IN HER EYES.
 * Hestia from the  books literally has eyes of fire, but they have the effect of a cozy fireplace.

Cartoons

 * A few of the titular characters in . No, despite what ; they aren't demonic.
 * Sari Sumdac of . spoiler This Changes When She Discovers She's Techno-organic And Upgrades Herself Using Her Key/From Then On,Her Eyes Are Blue Like Other Autobots,Although In Her"human Mode"The Different Shades Of Blue Are Flipped Around/
 * The Maximals from .
 * Actually subverted and turned into an example of with the villains of the ice-skating episode of .

Comics

 * The is often depicted with red eyes, and he's the soul of the team.
 * has the same thing going for her, being a to the Manhunter from Mars.
 * , kinda...
 * 's eyes are a subversion in that most people are freaked out by them, although that may be because they're compounded like an insect's. A few people, such as Pike and Alyssa Conover, are able to look deeper and see the kindness within them.

Fan Works

 * Hanae Mitsukawa in  has red eyes in civilian form, but she's a . When she becomes Cure Tangerine, her eyes  to match her theme color.
 * Ogata Mia from ', though she starts out as an obstacle to the Cures, is a sweet red-eyed girl who becomes a friend and member of the core team even if she doesn't fight. also counts; although she's, she's a good guy. Since the story goes with the ' tradition of , the only red-haired character without red eyes is , easily the most evil character.
 * Like his Earth-616 counterpart, 's glow a bright red. Some of the people Sleepwalker has helped out and who've gotten a good look at his eyes often feel strangely reassured by them, even when they know they should be scared.

Video Games

 * The Female Main Character in the PSP version of  has them, and she actually has a much warmer, positive demeanor than her male counterpart.
 * from  fits this trope like a glove.
 * Anissa, the farmer's daughter in : Tree of Tranquility and Animal Parade.
 * Peppy Hare and his daughter Lucy Hare in the  series.
 * Russell, a general forced to work for the enemy by extenuating circumstances and all too happy to make a, in .
 * Dizzy from , who while powerful, is arguably the nicest person in the entire game.
 * Azusa and Takane are the only characters in to have red or pinkish eyes. Azusa is a  big sister type, and while Takane starts off as a rival she's shown to be incredibly polite.
 * In 2,  tends to hide these under Blinding Bangs. The player will only be able to see her eyes at her wedding.
 * Himi of Yamatai in , a.

Webcomics

 * Zimmy from  is an interesting example. Usually her eyes are obscured by black goo, and she is usually unstable and highly abrasive. When the goo clears up her eyes are visibly red, and this is when she is at her most happy, stable and nice to be around.
 * Dave Strider from  recently turned out to have bright red eyes beneath his signature shades. According to Karkat, he hides them under his shades due to being insecure about his eyes - His friends have the relatively normal eye colors of green and blue, and Rose has purple eyes, which are rare but not unnatural like red.
 * Buwaro from  is the absolute embodiment of this trope. I mean, just look at those big, cute, blood-red puppy-dog eyes!

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