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{{color|blue| '''Blue eyes'''}} vary greatly in their meaning:

If a blue-eyed character has a magic talent or "element", it's most likely [[Making a Splash|water-related]], except [[Midnight Blue Eyes]], who are capable of using wind or lightning (much like a storm), though blue (or gray) is the eye color of choice for many wizards who are eerie or sophisticated instead of mysterious.

 

 

{{color|blue| '''Blue'''}}-{{color|green|'''green'''}} sometimes marks a dreamy personality, but is nonetheless also a good "default" shade of blue eyes for the hero/heroine. The blue then indicates the heroic qualities and the green the independent personality associated with [[Green Eyes]].

In some cultures, blue eyes, along with green eyes, are seen as a witch's eyes and are supposedly capable of [[Hypnotic Eyes|controlling people]] and [[Evil Eye|cursing them]]. However, this is a rare superstition and considered little more than a cultural quirk even in the places where it originated, so it usually doesn't come up in fiction.

 

 

It should be noted that these eye color tropes are not just for characters who have eyes of this color, but when the color actually stands for something significant to that character, like blue for water, green for earth, red for evil, ect. Please do not add characters who just happen to have eyes of this color without a substantial reason behind it.

 

 

* In ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'', Fay's magic is explicitly tied with the blue COLOR in his eyes, which is weird.

* Touga and Nanami from ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' have eyes that are such a dark blue that they can look [[Purple Eyes]]. In Nanami's case, they were once described as "being the type where when you look into them you don't know what she's thinking". Utena herself has sky blue eyes, and they fall under the innocence type, as do the Kaoru twins, Miki and Kozue, though Kozue's seem intended to invoke [[Icy Blue Eyes|ice]].

* Evangeline in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''. She uses [[An Ice Person|ice magic]] and is [[Grumpy Bear|highly cynical]].

* Three of the four regulars in ''[[Slayers]]'' fit the spectrum of blue eyes: [[The Pollyanna|Amelia]] has the innocent kind, [[Idiot Hero|Gourry]] has a more neutral pair, and [[Jerkass Woobie|Zelgadis]] has icy, turquoise eyes. A lot of secondary characters also have blue eyes.

* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'': several characters, for various reasons. All three of the Gods (Athena, Poseidon, and Hades), Hyoga for being [[An Ice Person]], and most of the Gold Saints. Strangely adverted in the Manga with Aquarius Camus who, despite being [[An Ice Person]] as well, had red eyes.

* The Arume of ''[[Blue Drop]]'', natch. Since they're aliens, they get the glowing blue variant.

* Kiba's human form from ''[[Wolf's Rain]]'' has eyes that look either blue (icy, piercing variant) or blue-gray. It denotes his [[Chosen One]] status, since the other wolves keep their [[Eyes of Gold|amber eye color]] even in human form.

* A lot of characters from ''[[Trigun]]'': both Vash and Knives (being twins), with Vash having a softer, kinder turquoise and Knives having a lighter, icy (almost beau) blue. This difference may represent their different personalities. Also, Milly sports a bright pair of blue-green eyes, that matches her kind and happy-go-lucky character, while Wolfwood's eyes are a very dark, almost gray blue, again, reminding us of his morally gray, ambiguous personality.

* Seto Kaiba of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' has cold, blue eyes. And then there's, of course, his "Blue Eyes White Dragon". Other blue-eyed characters are Kisara, Isis, and Anzu.

** Also, Weevil/Haga has blue eyes. They may be of the piercing variety as they are somewhat unsettling, but they're more likely just blue because he [[Curtains Match the Window|has]] [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|light blue hair]].

* Every [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Char Clone]] from the [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] franchise. At best they tend to be cold and icy, at worst, [[Omnicidal Maniac]]. Oddly they tend to switch between the cold version of the eyes, and a rather tortured-looking version of the innocent one.

* Reinforce Zwei of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' has the [[Monochromatic Eyes|bluest eyes of the series]], emphasizing the childlike innocence of the character, as well as her magical nature (the first [[Artificial Human|Unison]] [[Pure Magic Being|Device]] created since the days of Ancient Belka) and her [[An Ice Person|affinity to ice]].

* Midou Ban of ''[[GetBackers]]'' has almost preternaturally blue eyes, as well as being an actual case of association with witches, as noted above.

* Amati from ''[[Spice and Wolf]]'' has the "baby blues" variant, emphasizing his youth. He even has [[Hair of Gold]].

* In ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'', [[The Hero]] has these eyes in mermaid form or idol form. (In human form, she has [[Eyes of Gold]]).

** All Blue mermaids have these eyes too, but they are just a racial trait, as mermaids are [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]] and those from different countries tend to have themed hair and eye colors. By extension, Hanon has blue eyes as well (although, in human form, she has [[Hazel Eyes]]).

** [[Jerkass|Asuka]]'s light blue eyes are definitely of the "piercing, icy" variant, though they could also be blamed on the common [[Phenotype Stereotype]] for Germans.

* In ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'', all three of the Sky Arcobaleno, Luche, Uni, and Aria, have deep blue eyes that are always resolute, according to Genkishi, who was unable to fight Tsuna with full force because Tsuna's eyes looked so much like Uni's. According to Gamma, Tsuna, and many of the other characters, their eyes tend to look as if they expect an event would happen. {{spoiler|Actually, it's really true, since the Sky Arcobaleno have the ability to see the future.}}

* Yusei Fudou of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' has incredible, bright, piercing blue eyes.

* Renamon from ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'' has the "piercing and icy" variant. The effect is magnified ten-fold by the ''black'' whites.

** Deidara and Ino possessed them as well.

** Naruto's can now also go lava-chillingly cold when pissed, to an extent that even the [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Kyuubi]] backs off after a [[Death Glare|look]] from him.

* ''[[Tenshi ni Narumon]]'': Noelle's big baby-blue eyes totally fit into the "pure and innocent" category, together with [[Hair of Gold]]. Besides, she is a heroine.

* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' uses this a lot, though they may just have blue eyes to signify European blood. In particular, America has blue eyes, which seems to signify his lighthearted, hopeful personality.

** Chrona's eyes are sometimes a very pale shade of blue, which fits an odd variant of "cold piercing" in that they usually signal [[Uh-Oh Eyes|him/her going into 'kill mode']] (or the closest thing to a [[Game Face]] Chrona gets).

* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Nico Robin fits the second type.

* Johan Liebert from ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', and given [[Complete Monster|the kind of man Johan is]], they are VERY creepy.

* In ''[[Blue Exorcist]]'', Rin Okumura seems to fit the fourth type (being the son of [[Satan]] and all). His fraternal twin Yukio fits types one and two better.

* The pregnant woman in the first ''[[Mononoke]]'' story has huge, innocent blue eyes, plus [[Hair of Gold]]. She looks like a stereotype of an American, but no one comments on her appearance, just like how [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight|no one notices the medicine peddler's weird clothes, facepaint, or pointy ears]].

 

== Comic Books ==

* Storm from the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] has blue eyes, which is extremely rare among non-Europeans. In her case, it's a mark of her family's magical heritage, in addition to the white hair.

* ''[[Sin City]]'' has an assassin named Blue Eyes. [[Schmuck Bait|Guess why that's her name]].

* On [[The Multiverse|Earth-982]], an alternate universe where [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker's daughter lived]], [[Spider Girl|May Parker]] was shown with blue eyes.

* Played with, with [[Batman]]'s [[Dark Mistress|Harley Quinn]], whose baby-blue eyes (plus classic [[Hair of Gold]]) are matched with a villainous and mad/obsessive personality, but who is still dementedly naive and almost innocent when it comes to her [[Mad Love]] with [[The Joker]].

* Alisa in ''[[Guest From the Future]]'', played by [[Natalia Guseva]].

* Jean Jacques-Annaud mentioned in the commentary for ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' that one of the reasons he so wanted Ed Harris for [[Cold Sniper|Major Koenig]] was because of his icy, unusually blue eyes. When he plays villains, critics often note the intensity of his glare. (One of the critics, reviewing ''[[The Rock]]'', said "Here's a guy whose glare could give Clint Eastwood chills.")

* [[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]]' blue, blue eyes have been used for several different effects - ice-cold as Chris in ''[[Match Point]]'', creepy-pale as Pitt Mackeson in ''[[Ride With the Devil]]'', innocent woobie eyes as Bruno in ''[[B Monkey]]'', and psychotic just about everywhere else.

* [[Escape from New York|Snake Plissken]] may have but one eye, but that eye is of the "piercing, icy" variety and ends up creating quite a striking effect; even leading other characters (notably, the Surgeon General of Beverly Hills in the [[Escape From L.A.|sequel]]) to [[What Beautiful Eyes!|comment]] upon it.

* In Kate Griffin's ''[[Matthew Swift|A Madness of Angels]]'', much is made of Matthew's formerly dark eyes having changed to a bright, unsettling blue.

* In ''[[Mara Daughter of the Nile]]'', the titular character has blue eyes, which are extremely rare in [[Ancient Egypt]]. Most characters, including her love interest, see them as exotically beautiful, making them a type 1, but a few of the characters find them creepy or demonic.

* In [[Dune]], anyone exposed to the spice for long gains blue eyes with no scleras.

** Vetinari, as well.

* Roland Deschain of ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' has faded blue eyes to go along with a piercing stare (in the series, they're often called 'bombardier' eyes). He's still basically a good guy, if a complete and utter [[Badass]].

* The [[Red Right Hand|identifying trait]] of Saint Dane's various forms in ''[[The Pendragon Adventure]]'' is his icy blue eyes.

* Athos the [[The Three Musketeers (novel)|musketeer]] has "azure" eyes, presumably as a symbol of his pureness.

{{quote|"That chappie could charm the birds from the trees with his baby-blue peepers, wot? Though I'd hate to be the bally bird that fell into his claws."}}

* [[Erast Fandorin]], a steely, "piercing" type.

* [[Mad Scientist|Ter Borcht]] in ''[[Maximum Ride]]'' has "pale, watery blue eyes"...and repeatedly states that the flock are overdue to be terminated.

* [[Professional Killer]] Anton Chigurh from ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' has eyes that are described as the color of Lapis and are supposedly very unsettling.

* In C.S. Goto's ''[[Blood Ravens]]'' trilogy, Ahramin has burning blue eyes — burning with sorcery.

* In [[Tamora Pierce]]'s ''[[Tortall Universe|Provost's Dog]]'' series, Beka's ice-blue eyes are piercing, especially when she's angry.

* Illyria from ''[[Angel]]'' looks like Fred with her whole body turned blue: just as Fred has brown hair, pale-brown skin, and brown eyes, so Illyria has blue hair, blue skin...and an unnnatural shade of blue for her eyes. Of course, this use of blue eyes has the effect of making her look [[Eldritch Abomination|as eerie as possible]].

* [[Jesus|The titular character]] of Franco Zeffirelli's miniseries ''Jesus of Nazareth'' has pure, penetrating blue eyes ''that never blink''.

* Archie Kennedy of the ''[[Horatio Hornblower]]'' mini-series has the "innocent and sweet" variety, adding greatly to his appeal; they're popular enough with the fans to be nicknamed "sapphire bullets".

** Basically, this trope applies to all characters played by [[Jamie Bamber]], and with good reason - he really does have [http://i55.tinypic.com/2ij6aes.jpg beautiful eyes].

** Fanfic always makes a big deal out of them, and with good reason: they're lovely.

*** Jared Padalecki [Sam's actor] cites those "big, pretty blue eyes" as a reason why Misha Collins [Castiel's actor] couldn't have played a demon.

* [[The Vampire Diaries|Damon Salvatore]] has startling blue eyes, which further adds to his creepiness.

* In ''[[Lost]]'', you have Claire's and Aaron's baby blues, Sawyer's shifty blue, and Juliet and Ben's piercing blues. Kate's mom, Diane, also has blue eyes, as does Claire's mom, Carole, and Ben's mom, Emily. Interestingly enough, blue eyes are usually paired with blond hair. This may be an intentional reference to Disney's ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Disney film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

 

 

== Video Games ==

* Many [[Nintendo]] "mascot" (first-party) characters in general seem to have blue eyes.

** Link and Zelda from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', though the latter's eyes are slighty [[Violet Eyes]] in color. Link's eyes were made to be green-tinted black in the Toon variants.

** [[Kid Icarus|Pit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.

** [[Metroid|Samus]] usually has the icy blue variant.

* Garrus Vakarian from ''[[Mass Effect]]'' has extremely pale blue eyes. Then again, he ''is'' an alien. Liara T'Soni has bright, innocent blue eyes, matching both [[The Ingenue|her personality]] and [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|her skin color]]. [[Player Character|Commander Shepard]], of course, can be customized to just about any eye color you want, including several shades of blue.

** Liara's eyes make for an interesting commentary on her alignment throughout the series. In the first game, she had the innocent blue variety, in stark contrast to her mother's darker, more piercing shade. In the second game, Liara's eyes become a darker but no less vibrant shade of blue, reflecting her hardening nature as she becomes more ruthless and vicious while hunting the Shadow Broker. It is most noticeable in the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC, where her face is visible without being lit by multiple orange holographic displays. However, if you carried a relationship over from the first game and re-established that relationship after the mission, she's back to the same baby blue she had before - perhaps reflecting your influencing her back to her old, optimistic worldview.

** ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'': Tidus has cheerful, innocent, ocean-blue eyes.

** ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' gives these eyes to Penelo (pure, sweet, innocent child), Basch (good and noble knight, mixed well with [[Hair of Gold]]), and Ashe. Interestingly, despite Ashe's personality best fitting the "piercing and icy" variant, her blue eyes are the warmest and richest of all the cast's.

* In the [[Disgaea]] series, Adell, Yukimaru, and Almaz are depicted as having blue eyes in the art work. All three of them have dark piercing eyes. Justified, as Adell and Almaz are front line fighters. Yukimaru also covers the elemental trait, which is a clan trait.

** Flonne, too, who also has [[Hair of Gold]].

** Early teasers and concept art indicate that piercing, creepy blue eyes were a characteristic of Alex from his first incarnations onward. A trailer depicts his irises glinting from beneath his hood's shadow and his shapeshift sequence changing every aspect of his body but leaving his eyes until last.

* Lucifer Cyril of ''[[Star Ocean the Second Story]]'' has piercing, cold blue eyes.

** Carl and Tsubaki, however, have blue eyes by nature. Carl can be type two at times, but for the most part, both are the shining type one. Carl's sister, Ada, also had blue eyes (also type 1) before being turned into Nirvana.

* Tear and her brother, Van, from [[Tales of the Abyss]] are more of the piercing type. The former [[Defrosting Ice Queen|loosens up]].

== Visual Novels ==

* In the [[Type Moon|Nasuverse]], [[Evil Eye|the eyes that can see the death of all things]] are bright blue.

 

 

* [[Lackadaisy Cats|Roark 'Rocky' Rickaby]]. Despite the comic itself being sepiatoned for flavor, color portraits of the Rocky character and of Rocky the cat show them both to possess blue-within-blue eyes. In the case of Rocky, this definitely falls under the purview of 'insane-blue' in terms of character.

* In ''[[A Modest Destiny]]'', people with blue eyes are considered to be innately evil and untrustworthy. Significantly, one character hides {{spoiler|their heterochromia}} due to this.

** And Blue as well, of the icy kind on occasion.

* ''[[Homestuck]]'': John Egbert, initially according to [[Word of God]] and later confirmed in-comic through a dramatic zoom-in on his eyes in response to {{spoiler|seeing his dead father}}. They match his text colour. Similarly, in accordance with their [[Alien Blood|blood colours]], Vriska and Equius would have developed blue eyes had they reached adulthood {{spoiler|and not been [[Killed Off for Real]]}}; their ancestors, Mindfang and Darkleer, had them.

* Ashton from ''[[Winters in Lavelle]]'' has piercing, almost glowing blue eyes. This has caused much grief for him, since the most definitive trait of the universally hated "Blue Princes" is their "cold, dead" blue eyes.

* Klaus Wulfenbach from ''[[Girl Genius]]'', of the piercing variety.

** Othar Tryggvassen, [[Gentleman Adventurer]]!, has a pair of stunning baby blues. You don't get to [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080125 see them] often, however.

* ''[[Samurai Princess]]'''s Austin has some icy blue eyes which are in odd contrast to his powers of combustion.

 

== Western Animation ==

* In ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'', all the Autobots have blue eyes, while all the Decepticons had [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]. ''[[Transformers Animated|Animated]]'' continues this tradition, with a few exceptions (like [[Playing with Fire|Jetfire]], whose eyes are orange, and [[Honest John's Dealership|Swindle]], who has [[Purple Eyes]]).

* Bubbles from ''The [[Powerpuff Girls]]'' has [[Innocent Blue Eyes|innocent light blue eyes]] and Boomer, her [[Evil Twin]], has darker blue eyes.

* Cheatball (the Cheat's anime alter-ego) from ''[[Homestar Runner]]''.

* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'': [[Legacy Character|Kid Flash]] was portrayed with blue eyes, like in the [[DCAU]]. It's in stark contrast to his comics depictions, where he's a [[Significant Green-Eyed Redhead]].

 

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