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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.
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== Anime & Manga ==
* While this can happen in many forms of media, [[Blue Eyes]] in anime and manga almost always signify that the bearer has had a [[Dark and Troubled Past]], will experience in series trauma, or both.
* Belldandy of ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Oh My Goddess!]]'' fits the first variation of [[Blue Eyes]] quite well--complete with [[Hair of Gold]] ([[Power Dyes Your Hair|usually]]). However, her element is wind--the water powers go to her [[Bratty Half
* 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]].
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* Blue eyes were popular for Golden and Silver Age comic characters because they are easy to render in color: simple blue instead of a blue-yellow mix (for green) or a blue-yellow-red mix (for brown).
* Fairly common in [[The DCU]], but perhaps most iconic with [[Superman]], who has the innocent baby blues to play up his heritage as a naive, good-hearted farmboy.
** Superman's eyes are steel blue. Man of steel, remember. They are [[What Beautiful Eyes!|supposed to be so intense and uncommon]] that Clark needed to hide them with glasses even before becoming Superman.
*** His eyes look more baby blue when he wears his glasses, which fits the whole "mild-mannered reporter" guise.
** Both [[Batman]] and Nightwing (the first Robin) have blue eyes, though theirs are of the piercing variety. As they're both [[Sherlock Scan]] experts, this shouldn't be too surprising. The three other Robins also have blue eyes — in Steph's case, more of the bright and innocent variety. However, as Robin, her eyes were green. As Batgirl, they are definitely blue, and they varied sometimes as Spoiler, though are usually and now definitively blue. In the Robin/Spoiler special, they were blue-green.
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* [[Cillian Murphy]] gets this ''so much''. In ''[[Batman Begins]]'', he's got the icy, piercing, creepy variety (when he takes off his glasses in the first mask scene, the director basically choreographed them to glitter), and in ''[[Red Eye (Film)|Red Eye]]'', he's got the 'please blink, please blink' villainous variety, to ratchet up the perceived threat to the poor, virginal heroine. In ''[[Twenty Eight Days Later]]'', his wide-open baby blues leave him looking innocent and rather bewildered (right up until the[[Eye Scream|...rescue scene]]), and in ''[[Breakfast On Pluto]]'', his eyes are probably the most feminine thing about him. He's like a living, breathing [[Mary Sue]]. Spooky.
** In ''[[Inception]]'', Cillian's eyes go from cold businessman to cool and collected under stress, to devastatingly [[The Woobie|woobieish]] near the end. Tip: if you don't want your whole audience to start sobbing, don't let [[Cillian Murphy]] cry. Ever.
* [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s blue eyes can go from a happy light blue to an intimidating icy blue, depending on the tone of the scene. It's so noticeable and rather attractive. Example: every episode of series 1 of ''[[
* Blue-green marks a dreamy personality? Can you say "Giselle from ''[[Enchanted]]''"? Or Ellie Fredrickdon from ''[[Up (Film)|Up]]''?
* [[Star Wars|Luke]] and [[Expanded Universe|Ben Skywalker]] both have blue eyes that can swing from innocent to icy at fancy's whim, and often quite suddenly, to the point where it scares Ben (to a small extent, anyway). As a side note, Luke has [[Hair of Gold]], while Ben is a [[Fiery Redhead]] (with the typical personalities ascribed to those hair colors).
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* [[Malcolm McDowell]] in ''[[A Clockwork Orange (Film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' has blue eyes of the "Grade-A psycho" [http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news/may08/7ds7b.jpg variety]. They look even creepier/cooler now that his [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EqD_yWiiS5U/RyD94ArNo0I/AAAAAAAAA3Y/2_EM5tQ2Iwo/s400/Malcolm%2bMcDowell.jpg hair's turned pure white and his face has gotten all craggy].
* [[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 LA|sequel]]) to [[What Beautiful Eyes!|comment]] upon it.
** Come to think of it, just about any movie [[Kurt Russell]]'s appeared in. His eyes even seem to ''glow in the dark'' at times.
* Timothy Spall, as well, has extremely blue eyes. They can make his characters downright charming (i.e. Nathaniel in [[Enchanted]] or [[Rockstar|Mats]]) or just plain farking creepy ([[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Film)|The Beadle]] and [[Harry Potter (Film)|Wormtail]]).
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* [[X Wing Series|Kell Tainer]] is mentioned to have very pale blue eyes, very slightly too dark and narrow to make him look like a madman. If this actually meant anything, the author was fairly subtle about it, but it does seem odd. Hardly anyone in the series has eye colors mentioned.
** Tycho Celchu gets the 'piercing' variety — an incredibly fast thinker, reserved, calm, and a ''very'' good [[Ace Pilot]]. Also incorruptible and a Woobie.
** [[Big Bad|Ysanne Isard]] has ''a'' blue eye (called "Hoth-cold" in one book). Her [[Mismatched Eyes|other eye]] is [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]]. She's not good people.
* Branching off into the rest of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]...
** Anakin Solo is the only blue-eyed child in his family (his eyes are always described as icy, though not ''cold''); his brother, sister, and parents are all [[Brown Eyes|dark-eyed]].
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* In the second book in the ''[[Darkest Powers]]'' trilogy, Tori mocks Chloe for having blue eyes and [[Hair of Gold]], saying she is “just like [her] sister” - essentially useless and always in need of saving. Chloe, though angry about Tori’s insults, has to admit that this is ''kind of'' true, since Derek has to come running to her rescue quite a few times in all three books. Liam also comments on her eyes, saying they make her look cute and scared [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|and thus very desirable]], much to the anger of Derek.
* This is a Tully family trait in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', along with Red Hair. All but one of the children of Catelyn Stark (nee Tully) inherited them; Sansa's are said to be particularly vibrant and lovely, arguably an indication of her innocence and goodness (at least, to [[Broken Bird|start with]]). The royal Baratheons are known for deep blue eyes and dark hair, traits which all of Robert's ''bastard'' children inherited — wonder why his ''"trueborns"'' didn't?
** [[No Guy Wants an Amazon|Brienne]] [[Knight in Shining Armor|of]] [[Failure Knight|Tarth]] is a very large, very strong, very ugly woman. Her one beauty is her [[What Beautiful Eyes!|innocent, sky-blue eyes]].
* ''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|Warrior Cats]]'', where there is a startlingly high number of blue eyes for a feral cat colony (inbreeding? mutation?). Not to mention, there are many ''solid-colored'' cats and non-bicolor tabbies with blue eyes, which is genetically impossible except in purebreds. The authors seem to particularly like blue eyes on gray fur, a combination that at least six major cats sport. Most blue eyes belong to either gentle cats or cats known for being bitter or sarcastic. There's also the example of Hawkfrost, who was named for his cold blue eyes (and who is one of the few cats with a coat/eye combination that ''is'' possible).
* Of immense importance in ''[[A Wrinkle in Time|A Swiftly Tilting Planet]]'', when the blue eyes among the People of the Wind (Native Americans) can be traced back to Madoc, a Welsh prince who married into them. Also, for some reason, Charles Wallace, the main character, has the intensely piercing kind (they can ''summon a unicorn from a star'', they're that piercing.
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* [[Warhammer 40000|Variel the Flayer]] stands out from his [[Night Lords|brothers in arms]] not only because he isn't a native born/genebred [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette|Nostraman]], but because he trades their [[Black Eyes of Evil]] for type two Blue Eyes. He's one of the [[The Stoic|emotionally coldest]] members of a company made of [[The Dreaded|Dreaded]], [[Ax Crazy]] [[Torture Technician|Torture Technicians]].
* In [[Dune]], anyone exposed to the spice for long gains blue eyes with no scleras.
* Granny Weatherwax and Susan Sto Helit from ''[[Discworld]]'' have the piercing kind. Susan may have inherited them from [[The Grim Reaper|her grandfather]], although, in his case, they're a [[Glowing Eyelights of Un
** 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]].
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* Illyria from ''[[Angel (TV)|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''.
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined
* 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].
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{{quote| '''Cashier:''' He had really... blue eyes. Really, ''really'' blue.<br />
'''Hank:''' Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's dreamy, okay. }}
* In ''[[
** Harry Sullivan has bright blue eyes of the friendly, innocent type. Although one particular scene from ''Terror of the Zygons'' shows Harry's Zygon duplicate glaring out of the shadows. A closeup of his eyes shows that they have noticeably darkened.
** Captain Jack Harkness of ''Doctor Who'' and ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'' has eyes that go from Type 1 to Type 2, depending on his mood and the situation.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* In ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', Bahamut is depicted as having blue eyes. Often times, they are of the intimidating kind like that of a raging storm. Justified, since he is the deity of good dragons.
* Keeping with the [[Warhammer 40000]] tradition of canon flipflops and [[Retcon|Retcons]], Sanguinius is depicted mostly with type one Blue Eyes, but sometimes with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]], especially in older editions where he's more likely to have [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]] instead of [[Hair of Gold]].
== Video Games ==
* Thrall from ''[[War Craft]]'' has blue eyes that are actually both "baby blue" ''and'' piercing. That is, the colour looks both innocent and quite striking on an orc. Given his personality, that is probably exactly the intended effect. It also stands out, considering many orcs have ''[[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]]'' eyes as a result of the demon blood they drank (Thrall's parents didn't). Of course, Arthas also has blue eyes ([[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] blue eyes, since his [[Glowing Eyelights of Un
* Many [[Nintendo]] "mascot" (first-party) characters in general seem to have blue eyes.
** Link and Zelda from ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|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.
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* A ''lot'' of ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' characters have this characteristic.
* The Prince character in the ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' games.
* KOS-MOS from ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]'''s eyes occasionally change from [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]] to blue. When her eyes are blue, she changes from an emotionless weapon to a seemingly caring woman {{spoiler|with enough firepower to destroy nearly anything.}}
* The English version of [[Phoenix Wright]] saw fit to change his eyes to blue, probably to invoke the "innocence bordering on [[Good Is Dumb|stupidity]]" archetype. His hair, however, remains jet black, so the combination is a bit odd, to say the least.
* ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' IV has a number of characters with blue eyes, all of whom fit the trope:
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** ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'': [[The Hero|Cecil]] and [[White Magician Girl|Rosa]] both have the classic kind and heroic blue eyes.
** ''[[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VI]]:'' Celes has icy blue eyes to match her [[An Ice Person|ice-based magic affinity]]. The clear-and-pure variant on blue eyes are given to the Figaro twins, [[Handsome Lech|Edgar]] and [[Bare-Fisted Monk|Sabin/Mash]].
** ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'' (and the Compilation thereof) gives extra significance to blue eyes: all members of the SOLDIER force have very bright blue eyes as a result of their exposure to mako energy. SOLDIERS are thus recognizable for their "mako eyes", Zack and Cloud having the [[What Beautiful Eyes!|Most Triumphant Example]] of Gorgeous! Pure! Blue! Eyes! The original SOLDIER, Sephiroth, has eyes of a more greenish shade.
** ''[[Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VIII]]'': Squall Leonhart has the "piercing, icy" variety.
** ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'': Tidus has cheerful, innocent, ocean-blue eyes.
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== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[Drow Tales]]'', the entire [http://www.drowtales.com/~wiki/index.php/Val%27Sullisin%27rune Val'Sullisin'rune] clan all have [[Mismatched Eyes|Heterochromia]], with one blue eye. They have a reputation as [[The Empath|empaths]] [[Good Bad Girl|who like to party]].
** [http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/?p=3038 Sil'lice] also has blue eyes, but hers are definitely intended to invoke ice [[An Ice Person|since it's her magical specialty]]. Concept art also shows that [[Babysitter From Hell|Syphile]] of all people had these before she was [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|tainted]], which might serve to emphasize just how much [[Break the Cutie]] she went through afterward.
* [[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.
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** Ducky from ''[[The Land Before Time]]''.
** Anne-Marie from ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]''. Coincidentally, both she and Ducky are voiced by Judith Barsi.
* 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.
* June in ''[[Ka Blam]]'' has light blue eyes ([[Curtains Match the Window|matching her hair]]), though her innocence and cuteness seems to fade fast when she's angry. Loopy of the same show also has blue eyes matching her hair, though a slightly different shade.
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