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[[File:CrossEyed 4778.jpg|link=Drowtales|frame|You could say she's... [[A Worldwide Punomenon|cross eyed!]] ''[[Noblewoman's Laugh|Oh-hohoho!]]'']]
The self-imposed version of being a [[Blind Seer]]. A sighted character who has
Perhaps the most terrifying option is that [[Power Limiter|the blindfold is a self imposed handicap]] to keep an [[Eye Beams|eye-related]] [[Evil Eye|power]] [[Power Incontinence|under control]]. When the [[I Am Not Left-Handed|blindfold comes off]], people fall down. Most importantly, Blindfold Vision provides [[Rule of Cool|copious]] quantities of [[Eyepatch of Power|cool]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* [[The Rival|Akira]] does this with ''Go'' in ''[[Hikaru no Go]]'', when upperclassmen trying to haze him force him to play three simultaneous games while blindfold. Akira reads the flow of their games, rather than memorizing their moves, and schools two of them (although the terrible play of the third throws him off until the blindfold comes off.)
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* Koyo Aoba from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' has completely blacked out sunglasses that function as a [[Power Limiter]], but only manages to fight [[Hot-Blooded|Ryohei]] to a draw.
* [[The Rival|Himuro]] [[The Stoic|Hikaru]] of ''[[Dragon Drive]]'' does this in the second half of the manga
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Cyclops of the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] has edged into this on occasion, usually after losing his [[Power Incontinence|visor]] in circumstances where "blast everything in sight" is not a viable option. Notable examples include the occasion when he beat up six men with his eyes shut... while counting every step he took so he could find his way back to his fallen glasses, and his first confrontation with Cassandra Nova.
* The Veni-Yan monks in [[Bone]] wear hoods that cover their faces, allowing them to concentrate on their [[Third Eye|Dreaming Eye]] - giving them the ability to locate things without them being in sight.
== Film ==
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{{quote|'''Cotton McKnight''': In 23 years of broadcasting I thought I'd seen it all, folks. But it looks like Peter LaFleur has actually blindfolded himself.
'''Pepper Brooks''': [[Captain Obvious|He will not be able to see very well, Cotton.]] }}
== Literature ==
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* The titular character in ''[[The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar And Six More]]'' was taught to see through things by a guy who did this for a living.
▲== Live Action TV ==
* One episode of ''[[Angel]]'' has a human psychic ninja assassin who is telekinetic and fights with a blindfold. ... and he's taken down like a chump by a gaggle of vampires during his big entrance.
* On ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', officer Geordi LaForge was born blind, but can see thanks to a cybernetic implant. His vision vastly outstrips the capabilities of his fellow crewmen.
▲== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* In ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' there is a magic blindfold that gives you 120 ft bindsight.
** Also, there is a feat/skill for warriors that allows them to fight blindfolded at half the penalties they would normally suffer. It doesn't seem like an advantage at first, but to put it another way, in total darkness, a fighter with this feat would be a ''lot'' deadlier than those without it.
* [[Exalted|The Perfection of the Visionary Warrior]]. With this ultimate technique in melee combat, the Sidereal wraps a prayer strip around his eyes, which begin to bleed under the magic of the blindfold. The character takes damage and loses physical sight, but he is now able to ''see the immediate future'' of the battlefield. This allows him to defend against attacks that have not happened yet and attack during opponents' future openings.
== Video Games ==
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* The ''Pokemon'' Uxie has the power to wipe the memory of anyone who looks into its eyes. As such, it keeps its eyes closed, being able to see things anyway given its psychic abilities.
* Kenshi from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' : Deadly Alliance.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* The Mask of Justice from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' game has vision powers that only work when he has something opaque covering his eyes, such as his eyeholeless mask.
* Spoofed by [[The Spoony Experiment|Spoony]] when reviewing the old FMV shooter ''Microcosm''. After getting frustrated with the game's [[Nintendo Hard]]-ness, he takes a page from ''[[Star Wars]]'' and blindfolds himself. Amusingly enough, doing nothing but dodging while blindfolded ''actually worked'' for him.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* In the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' episdoe "The Runaway," Aang invokes this trope because he's learning [[Disability Superpower|seismic sense]] from Toph so he uses his headband as a blindfold.
* In [[G.I. Joe]], Jinx was trained by a blind martial artist, so she fights better with her blindfold on than with it off. When she's not wearing her blindfold, her commanding officer(s) tend to yell at her to open her eyes.
== Real Life ==
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