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Whenever a being, mechanical, magical or meaty, has [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] (or just glowing eyes, [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|Doom]] Sold Separately) these will flicker and fade out whenever they die. Much like a candle guttering on the last of its wick, death can turn off the literal light in someone's eyes. If the being also has natural [[Power Crystal
The standard justification for having glowing eyes in the first place is that these eyes are not detecting by ambient light, so the death of the owner also terminates whatever biological, mystical, or [[Electronic Eyes|electronic process]] that makes them light up. It probably has more to do with the [[Rule of Cool]].
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* Happens to giant alien robot in ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]''.
* Spoofed in ''[[Scary Movie]] III''. A woman is hit by a car and ends with the engine block through her body. When she dies, the car's lights go out.
* ''[[Star Wars]]: The Empire Strikes Back'', C-3P0's [http://www.jeffcohost.com/~tk409/c3po/ESB/!screencaps/pages/q.htm eyes go out]{{Dead link}} when he's blasted apart by the stormtrooper.
* ''[[Terminator]]''.
** In the sequel, we see it [[Tear Jerker|from the point of view of said eyes as they shut off]].
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** There's a particularly good example of this in "Double Jeopardy", when Teal'C{{spoiler|'s robot duplicate}} shoots Cronus in the back several times with a staff weapon - his eyes flash in time with the energy blasts hitting them, then light up one last time and slowly fade as he expires.
** The genetically-engineered Goa'uld Kull Warriors wear full-body armor, including helmets with blue lights over the eyes. When the warrior dies, the lights fade out. (The armor seems to sense the brain activity of the wearer, to know when they want to fire their weapons or when they die.)
* Happens to the robot in the pilot episode of [[The Tick (animation)]] immediately before he says "[[Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress]]".
* [[Ultraman]] after Zetton defeated him. [[Ultra Seven]] after his crucifixion at the hands of the Guts aliens. [[Return of Ultraman|Ultraman Jack]] after Alien Knackle crucified ''him''.
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* {{spoiler|Raiden's visor}} does this in ''[[Metal Gear|MGS4]]''. {{spoiler|But it later turns out he's [[Not Quite Dead]].}}
* Happens to each of the Colossi in ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''.
* The Big Daddies in [[
* {{spoiler|Arthas/The Lich King}} does this in [[World of Warcraft]]. Promptly followed by various other signs such as rolling eyes, going limp/his arm releasing it's grip on {{spoiler|his father's ghost}} and eyes rolling back into his skull.
** Although in this case, the reason the eyes stop glowing is presumably because {{spoiler|Ner'zhul is no longer possessing him}}. The glow stopping and death aren't directly connected.
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* Lava mutant in ''[[Batman Beyond]].''
* Mordred's animated gargoyle statues in the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''.
* Happens to the robot in the pilot episode of ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'' immediately before he says "[[Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress]]".
* Cyborg in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''.
* Tornado Tyrant in ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]''.
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