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[[File:schlock20050925b.jpg|link=Schlock Mercenary|frame|~~<small>~~The googly eyes! They do nothing!~~</small>~~ ]]

[[File:schlock20050925b.jpg|link=Schlock Mercenary|frame|The googly eyes! They do nothing!]]

{{quote|''At the same time, the thrones are big many-eyed orb-like things. That have flashy lights. So God rides a chariot made entirely out of multi-eyed flashing orb creatures that are actually angels. I can't help but feel that God would totally win a low-rider contest.''|''[http://www.bookofratings.com/angels.html The Book of Ratings]'', "Angelic Orders, Part I"}}

Most people only have two eyes. This is generally considered a good ~~thing -- it~~'s part of bilateral symmetry, those elements of nature that make sure you only have two arms and two legs. However, if somebody has ''three or more'' eyes, well... you want to avoid those people. Sometimes they're harmless but freaky, other times they're actively evil, and occasionally they [[Third Eye|represent spiritual enlightenment]]. Sometimes opening a "third eye" shows a level of [[Psychic Powers]], but sometimes a creature will have many eyes so it can ''freak you the fuck out''.

Most people only have two eyes. This is generally considered a good thing—it's part of bilateral symmetry, those elements of nature that make sure you only have two arms and two legs. However, if somebody has ''three or more'' eyes, well... you want to avoid those people. Sometimes they're harmless but freaky, other times they're actively evil, and occasionally they [[Third Eye|represent spiritual enlightenment]]. Sometimes opening a "third eye" shows a level of [[Psychic Powers]], but sometimes a creature will have many eyes so it can ''freak you the fuck out''.

Having some [[Extra Eyes]] can become Nightmare Fuel if done right or [[Nightmare Retardant]] is done with [[Special Effects Failure]] (although if done wrong, it can still be freaky).

Having some '''Extra Eyes''' can become Nightmare Fuel if done right or [[Nightmare Retardant]] is done with [[Special Effects Failure]] (although if done wrong, it can still be freaky).

Contrast [[Eyeless Face]], where it's the ''lack'' of eyes that's freaky, or [[Cyclops]], for a creature with a single eye. A [[Sister Trope]] to [[Eyes Do Not Belong There]], as the extra eyes have to go somewhere, and not always the usual places. Supertrope to [[Third Eye]].

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* ''[[MAR]]'''s Chimera has multiple eyes hidden under her [[Peek-a-Bangs]].

* Some aliens in ''[[Space Adventure Cobra]]'' are four-eyed humanoids. Most notably Dan Brad in the "Rugball" story arc, the captain of the rival team. He proves to be a [[Worthy Opponent]] in the end.

* In [[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu|Hare+Guu]], [[media:Guu-~~many_eyes_2782~~.jpg|Guu]] sports these once or twice.

* In [[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu|Hare+Guu]], [[media:Guu-many eyes 2782.jpg|Guu]] sports these once or twice.

* In ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'', all of the Digimon Gods/Sovereigns have four eyes. Xuanwumon/[[Dub Name Change|Ebonwumon]] pulls this off by having [[Multiple Head Case|two heads]]. There's also Beelzebumon from that season (and from ''[[Digimon Xros Wars|Xros Wars]]''), who has three eyes. ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'' introduces us to Duskmon, the {{spoiler|corrupted}} Human Spirit of Darkness, who has ''nine'' eyes (only two are on his face), and Sefirotmon/[[Dub Name Change|Sakkakumon]], who is basically ''[[Nightmare Fuel|made of eyes]]''.

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** Being inspired by Odin, Blind Io was also originally accompanied by a pair of ravens... but he had to get rid of them because they occasionally snacked on his floating eyes.

** Twoflower was accidentally portrayed as having four eyes on the cover of ''The Colour of Magic'' when artist Josh Kirby took the book's description of Twoflower's glasses a bit too literally.

* In the ''[[Animorphs]]'' series, Andalites have four ~~eyes -- two~~ in the regular spot on their faces, and two eye stalks that can rotate around for 360-degree vision.

* In the ''[[Animorphs]]'' series, Andalites have four eyes—two in the regular spot on their faces, and two eye stalks that can rotate around for 360-degree vision.

* Several examples from the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]:

** The barrel-shaped Elder Things in the story ''At the Mountains of Madness'' has 5 eyes on stalks.

** Yog-Sothoth is sometimes depicted as having many eyes on stalks.

*** When depicted at all, he's normally described as a cluster of iridescent globes akin to soap-bubbles, except several miles wide. His half-human sons did have several, ~~though -- Wilbur~~ had two extra on his pelvis, and the other one had lots and lots in all sorts of odd places.

*** When depicted at all, he's normally described as a cluster of iridescent globes akin to soap-bubbles, except several miles wide. His half-human sons did have several, though—Wilbur had two extra on his pelvis, and the other one had lots and lots in all sorts of odd places.

*** [[The Unspeakable Vault of Doom|Don't call me soap! *ZAP!*]]

* [[Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser|Nigauble of the Seven Eyes]] had seven (okay, sometimes only six) glowing eyes.

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** All [[Mutants]] in ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' have potential to grow eyes or [[Eyeless Face|lose eyes]], especially [[Body Horror|Chaos Spawn]].

*** Of particular note are the Navis Nobilite, who are a sanctioned noble caste of stable mutants whose forehead-mounted third eye allows them to see, understand and navigate (well duh) [[Hyperspace Is a Scary Place|the Warp]]. Its other properties are unclear, but it's been stated by at least one author that looking into it will send normal men mad.

* Seraphim and their [[Evil Counterpart~~|Evil Counterparts~~]] Balseraphs, from the table-top RPG ''[[In Nomine]]'' appear as six-eyed winged serpents in their true forms.

* Seraphim and their [[Evil Counterpart]]s Balseraphs, from the table-top RPG ''[[In Nomine]]'' appear as six-eyed winged serpents in their true forms.