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It is also found around the world in many other contexts: in tales of [[Genie in A Bottle|Genies]], witches, and other mythological beings, where they cannot hide their golden [[Odd Eyed|or two-tone]] eye-colors in animal form.

In the sorting algorithm of "[[Uh-Oh Eyes]]", gold eyes fall one step below [[Red Eyes Take Warning]], since it's entirely possible for the character to just be a [[Trickster]] rather than evil. Gold eyes are also harder to distinguish from "normal" colored-eyes, and hence can add more of an element of surprise if [[The Reveal]] shows a character to be something other than what they initially appear to be. They're also sometimes indicative of having a [[Super-Powered Evil Side]].

In the sorting algorithm of "[[Uh-Oh Eyes]]", gold eyes fall one step below [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]], since it's entirely possible for the character to just be a [[Trickster]] rather than evil. Gold eyes are also harder to distinguish from "normal" colored-eyes, and hence can add more of an element of surprise if [[The Reveal]] shows a character to be something other than what they initially appear to be. They're also sometimes indicative of having a [[Super-Powered Evil Side]].

A subtrope of [[Technicolor Eyes]] and [[Common Eye Colors]]. If paired with [[Hair of Gold]], [[Blondes Are Evil]], [[Blond Guys Are Evil]], or [[Dumb Blonde]], it becomes a case of [[Curtains Match the Window]]. May overlap with [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]].

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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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** Hollows are human spirits who have lost their hearts to gain powers and thus are often ruled by their desires and instincts. If an 'inner hollow' is acting up, the eyes can turn to gold with black scleras.

** The two vicious [[Mad Scientist|mad scientists]], [[Complete Monster|Szayel Appollogranz]] and [[Moral Event Horizon|Mayuri Kurotsuchi]], both have golden eyes.

* Chrno/Chrono in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' has golden eyes while in his demon form, although, when he's in his more common, human-like form, they're [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]. He's not evil, but obviously supernatural, and ''does'' have a bad temper when [[Berserk Button|provoked]].

* Chrno/Chrono in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' has golden eyes while in his demon form, although, when he's in his more common, human-like form, they're [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]. He's not evil, but obviously supernatural, and ''does'' have a bad temper when [[Berserk Button|provoked]].

* In ''[[Claymore]]'', the titular "Silver-Eyed Witches" have them change color (and form [[Hellish Pupils]]) when they release a certain amount of their power. On occasion, a Claymore who's ''really'' pushing it will combine this with iris-only [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]].

** Likewise, the demons they hunt (and have been [[Deadly Upgrade|implanted with]]) always have golden eyes.

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* Similarly, for Coco of ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'', yellow eyes are just a racial trait, as mermaids are [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience]] and those from different countries tend to have themed hair and eye colours. However, a [[Double Subversion]] occurs when this is used as a warning with orange-eyed [[Man Behind the Man]] Sara: {{spoiler|she's a mermaid princess too}}.

** [[The Hero|Lucia]] has yellow eyes while in human form (as a mermaid or idol, her eyes are blue).

* Possibly subverted with Gilbert in ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' since he's not exactly feline, lupine, or vulpine, nor has he been shown to be artfully crafty. He's a straight forward emotional mess. His brother, [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Vincent]], however, not only plays the trope straight (more than Gilbert, anyway), but also (through his [[Mismatched Eyes]]) combines it with [[Red Eyes Take Warning]].

* Possibly subverted with Gilbert in ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' since he's not exactly feline, lupine, or vulpine, nor has he been shown to be artfully crafty. He's a straight forward emotional mess. His brother, [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Vincent]], however, not only plays the trope straight (more than Gilbert, anyway), but also (through his [[Mismatched Eyes]]) combines it with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]].

* Gold from ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' has...well...[[Captain Obvious|gold eyes]], but this is just because the Pokédex owners' eyes match their name as a tradition rather than any special heritage on Gold's part. Nonetheless, he is quite the prankster, with a habit of only acting towards his own benefit. On the other hand, his [[How Much More Can He Take|durability]] is almost at the point where it's [[Determinator|a Goddamned superpower]].

* Gold from ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' has...well...[[Captain Obvious|gold eyes]], but this is just because the Pokédex owners' eyes match their name as a tradition rather than any special heritage on Gold's part. Nonetheless, he is quite the prankster, with a habit of only acting towards his own benefit. On the other hand, his [[How Much More Can He Take?|durability]] is almost at the point where it's [[Determinator|a Goddamned superpower]].

** Sort of ironic, considering his anime counterpart, Jimmy, has purple eyes, and his game counterpart...well, back then the [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/w/upload/a/ac/Gold.gif sprites]' eyes didn't have a particular color at all. Ken Sugimori, the artist that draws the official art for the games, didn't exactly draw the characters' eyes until Crystal.

** Art released for the [[Video Game Remake|Updated Release]] of Gold/Silver shows that his eyes are [[Curtains Match the Window|blue]].

** [[Friend to All Living Things|Yellow]] would probably also count. At first, this looks like a aversion of the "dangerous" part of the trope. [[Beware the Nice Ones|It]] [[Unstoppable Rage|really]] [[Superweapon Surprise|isn't.]]

** Grings Kodai, the villain from the 13th movie, also has huge golden-yellow eyes, which serve to hint at his [[Psychic Powers]] which enable him to see into the future.

* Kei (and in the manga version, also Sasame) from ''[[Prétear]]'' has golden eyes, presumably just to match his hair color -- the [[Redheaded Hero]] of the series has [[Red Eyes Take Warning|red eyes]], and she isn't evil either. [[Big Bad|Fenrir]], on the other hand, has [[Glowing Eyes of Doom|glowing]] golden eyes, but {{spoiler|her true/original form actually has ''green'' eyes}}.

* Kei (and in the manga version, also Sasame) from ''[[Prétear]]'' has golden eyes, presumably just to match his hair color -- the [[Redheaded Hero]] of the series has [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red eyes]], and she isn't evil either. [[Big Bad|Fenrir]], on the other hand, has [[Glowing Eyes of Doom|glowing]] golden eyes, but {{spoiler|her true/original form actually has ''green'' eyes}}.

* Mytho from ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' has golden eyes. He's not evil, but he ''is'' supernatural--he's the Prince from a fairytale.

* Eiko Magami from ''[[Project a Ko]]'' has amber-colored eyes. Her weirdness is evident right off the bat.

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** In the anime, Yuki has them too, although, in the light novels, they're "[[Black Eyes|obsidian black]]".

* Ryoko from ''[[Tenchi Muyo]]'', tying into the demonic/supernatural aspect of her character. Her name is even stated to mean "spirit caller" at one point. She's even earned the [[Fan Nickname]] "Ol' Yellow Eyes" in some circles.

** Ryo-Ohki also has yellow eyes, both in her [[Mix and Match Critters|cabbit]] and humanoid forms.

** Ryo-Ohki also has yellow eyes, both in her [[Mix-and-Match Critters|cabbit]] and humanoid forms.

* Viral in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''. [[Word of God]] says he's [[Mix and Match Critters|a cat/shark hybrid]], so it makes sense. Yoko, the [[Badass Normal]] [[Action Girl]], also has them, but they don't mean anything in the larger context of the series.

* Viral in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''. [[Word of God]] says he's [[Mix-and-Match Critters|a cat/shark hybrid]], so it makes sense. Yoko, the [[Badass Normal]] [[Action Girl]], also has them, but they don't mean anything in the larger context of the series.

* When Bu-ling of ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' transforms into Mew Pudding, her eyes turn yellow. Like [[Red Eyes Take Warning|with Ichigo]], this doesn't mean she's evil, but she is playful and immature most of the time.

* When Bu-ling of ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' transforms into Mew Pudding, her eyes turn yellow. Like [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|with Ichigo]], this doesn't mean she's evil, but she is playful and immature most of the time.

* In ''[[Trigun]]'', Legato has yellow/golden eyes and [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue hair]], which reflects his psychopathic tendencies, sinister way of being, and overall weirdness. Which is particularly remarkable, since most non-[[Gonk]] characters of the show have pretty realistic hair and eye colours and no character seems to notice that Legato basically looks like a mutant (in fact, he looks much weirder than the main tricksters, Vash and Knives, who are respectively blue-eyed and green-eyed blonds.) The manga only character Livio is a golden-eyed blond [well, white hair anyway] with [[Mismatched Eyes|hints of silver/grey in the left eye]] as an indication of {{spoiler|his [[Split Personality]]}}. He has a pretty weird and unreal side due to his being {{spoiler|a genetically 'enhanced' human and massive hitman for a Plant-worshiping cult, and that's without starting to discuss his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]], Razlo}}.

* In [[CLAMP]]'s series ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'', a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires']] eyes go gold and slitted when they use their powers. One [[Doujinshi]] has that world's version of Fuuma comment on this by saying that he and his sort-of-love-interest Kamui "match" now, prompting Kamui to [[Slap Slap Kiss|throw him across the room]]. In the series proper, {{spoiler|Fai's remaining eye turns from blue to gold when he becomes a vampire.}}

** Syoran's eyes are amber-colored (to go with Sakura's jade, Fay's sapphire, and Kurogane's ruby). While he's neither evil nor a trickster, he does have [[Cloning Blues|a few issues]].

* The wolves of ''[[Wolfs Rain]]'' all have amber/golden eyes in human form--except for Kiba, whose human form has pale blue eyes to denote his [[Chosen One]] status.

* Fuuma's eyes in ''[[X 1999]]'' are gold colored, and it's only after the [[Wham Episode]] that we realize what this was hinting at. In the anime series, they're red, because the [[Spoiler Opening]] gave away the ''wham'' of the [[Wham Episode]] right in the first episode.

* Fuuma's eyes in ''[[X 1999]]'' are gold colored, and it's only after the [[Wham! Episode]] that we realize what this was hinting at. In the anime series, they're red, because the [[Spoiler Opening]] gave away the ''wham'' of the [[Wham! Episode]] right in the first episode.

* Judai (Jaden) in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'' has golden eyes when his power as Haou/Supreme King awakens.

** Asuka Tenjouin (Alexis Rhodes) has gold eyes all the time, although she exhibits no real powers.

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* In ''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]'', Count D has one golden eye, and his grandfather has both eyes being golden.

* Tiara's [[One-Winged Angel]] form in ''[[Shamanic Princess]]'' has golden eyes ''with a black circumference in the middle''.

* ''[[Naruto]]'': big-time [[Big Bad]] and generally creepy dude Orochimaru, as well as anyone using the Cursed Seal (even the one that didn't come from him). In a mild subversion, this is because he's associated with snakes, and [[Red Eyes Take Warning]] are associated with the actual demon kitsune running around.

* ''[[Naruto]]'': big-time [[Big Bad]] and generally creepy dude Orochimaru, as well as anyone using the Cursed Seal (even the one that didn't come from him). In a mild subversion, this is because he's associated with snakes, and [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] are associated with the actual demon kitsune running around.

** Naturo hismelf acquires these later on - {{spoiler|when in Sage mode, his eyes turn golden, although they're slitted sideways. However, this has more to do with his affinity for toads, instead of the fox in his belly.}}

* Tao Ren from ''[[Shaman King]]''. His eyes used to be purple in early manga chapters, but they switched to gold later on.

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* Ikaris in ''[[The Eternals]]''.

* [[The Flash|Bart Allen]] (Impulse/Kid Flash II) of the [[The DCU]] has naturally golden eyes; this, along with his [[Anime Hair|wild auburn hair]], serves as a character marker. He's a bit of a devil-may-care type (hence the codename), but his heart's undoubtedly in the right place. And he actually manages to make a normally sickly-evil eye color look really cute!

** Probably inherited from his psychotic ancestor, Professor Zoom, archnemesis of the Flash family. [http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1341/impulseeyescloseup.png Here's] [http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6513/professorzoomeyescloseu.png close-ups] of both of their eyes - drawn by the same artist, to boot, though roughly 10 years apart. The critical difference in depiction is their personalities (physically, they have the ''exact same eyes'', which is very unsettling, but that's it). Bart's joyful and friendly demeanor makes them bright like sunshine; Thawne is the exact opposite: his eyes burning like a raging wildfire - to the point where they sometimes turn [[Red Eyes Take Warning|reddish-orange]]. Bart's eyes can also turn into that fiery-orange color as well, but only under extreme rage or stress - it's a signifier that he isn't [[Cloudcuckoolander|playing around]] [[Beware the Nice Ones|anymore]].

** Probably inherited from his psychotic ancestor, Professor Zoom, archnemesis of the Flash family. [http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1341/impulseeyescloseup.png Here's] [http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6513/professorzoomeyescloseu.png close-ups] of both of their eyes - drawn by the same artist, to boot, though roughly 10 years apart. The critical difference in depiction is their personalities (physically, they have the ''exact same eyes'', which is very unsettling, but that's it). Bart's joyful and friendly demeanor makes them bright like sunshine; Thawne is the exact opposite: his eyes burning like a raging wildfire - to the point where they sometimes turn [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|reddish-orange]]. Bart's eyes can also turn into that fiery-orange color as well, but only under extreme rage or stress - it's a signifier that he isn't [[Cloudcuckoolander|playing around]] [[Beware the Nice Ones|anymore]].

** And, for that matter, so do his mother, Meloni (sunshine glow, just like Bart, though hers are actually closer to amber) and his [[Evil Twin]], [[Cloning Blues|Inertia]]. Thad can pull off some ''stunning'' impressions of Bart's emotional body language (and that includes the famed [[Puppy Dog Eyes]] as well) when the situation calls for it, but his eyes usually default to a sinister glow, as seen [http://pics.livejournal.com/ladystarscream2/pic/00007yda here].

* [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Comic Book)|Doctor Finitevus]] has yellow-golden irises...and pupils. They really stand out because his eyeballs are entirely black otherwise.

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* The "outlanders" in ''[[District 9]]'' have these. Then again, why not? They're aliens.

* Mystique and Toad from ''[[X-Men]]''. Also, Nightcrawler from the sequel and Beast in the prequel when {{spoiler|he uses a "cure" made out of Mystique's genes that gives him blue skin/fur and gold eyes.}}

* Tintin in the ''[[Thunderbirds]]'' live-action film has these when she uses her psychic powers. Her evil uncle, who has the same powers, falls under [[Red Eyes Take Warning]].

* Tintin in the ''[[Thunderbirds]]'' live-action film has these when she uses her psychic powers. Her evil uncle, who has the same powers, falls under [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]].

* Kate and Eve from ''[[Alpha and Omega]]'' have these, which would make sense, in a way, since they're wolves.

* Tai Lung, the villainous snow leopard from ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'', has yellow eyes.

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* In the ''[[Recluce]]'' series of books, humans had many physical markers that hinted at particular power. Extremely powerful chaos mages (mostly fire-users) had gold eyes.

* According to the legends, "the Golden Sovereign" in Yulia Latynina's Wei Empire cycle of novels had golden eyes, though, from what we know of him, he was a benevolent, but ineffectual ruler, so that's something of a subversion. However, the three friends from the cycle's first novel, Dattam, Harsoma, and Arfarra, all have golden eyes (well, Arfarra's have also been described as "amber", but later as "molten gold", so it still fits), and Dattam is, at a certain point, considered by some to be the reincarnation of the Golden Sovereign because of it. But that's quite irrelevant. What ''is'' relevant is that all three grew up to be [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastards]] of truly epic proportions, whose subsequent rivalries and machinations drove much of the subsequent plot.

* The Cullens and all [[Vegetarian Vampire|vegetarian]] [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]] in the ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]'' series have gold-colored eyes when they've recently eaten and black when they are hungry. Less finicky vampires [[Red Eyes Take Warning|don't]].

* The Cullens and all [[Vegetarian Vampire|vegetarian]] [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]] in the ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]'' series have gold-colored eyes when they've recently eaten and black when they are hungry. Less finicky vampires [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|don't]].

** In Breaking Dawn, it is said that 'true' werewolves (called Children of the Moon) are distinguishable from the shape-shifters by having "yellow" eyes.

* In the historical mystery series starring [[Sebastian St Cyr]], he has yellow eyes that help him see better in the dark and hint at how mysterious and [[Badass]] he is. (Otherwise, the series is mainstream.)

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* In the Hallmark miniseries ''[[The Tenth Kingdom]]'', Wolf's eyes change to a feral yellowish-gold when his animalistic side comes out.

* In ''[[The X Files]]'' season 1, the [[Picky People Eater|liver-eating]] mutant Eugene Victor Tooms' eyes sometimes were a bright yellow-green. (The color of bile, appropriately.)

* ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' had [[Ridiculously Human Robots|the gold-eyed android Data]], who doesn't fit the mold, being decent and caring. His [[Evil Twin|brother, Lore]], on the other hand, was [[Always Chaotic Evil]] or close to it. B4, the third Data-like model shown, had [[Blank Slate|no personality]] to speak of. Humorously, Brent Spiner titled an album [[Shout Out|"Old Yellow-Eyes is Back".]]

* ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' had [[Ridiculously-Human Robots|the gold-eyed android Data]], who doesn't fit the mold, being decent and caring. His [[Evil Twin|brother, Lore]], on the other hand, was [[Always Chaotic Evil]] or close to it. B4, the third Data-like model shown, had [[Blank Slate|no personality]] to speak of. Humorously, Brent Spiner titled an album [[Shout-Out|"Old Yellow-Eyes is Back".]]

* In the ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' serial ''Survival'', people under the malign influence of the Cheetah Planet acquired golden, cat-like eyes. This included the Master and Ace. The Master's subsequent incarnation (in the [[Made for TV Movie|TV Movie]]) had golden [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]], which may have been related to this, or his being a CGI snake for a while, or something else.

* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''Survival'', people under the malign influence of the Cheetah Planet acquired golden, cat-like eyes. This included the Master and Ace. The Master's subsequent incarnation (in the [[Made for TV Movie|TV Movie]]) had golden [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]], which may have been related to this, or his being a CGI snake for a while, or something else.

* ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]'' has the appropriately named [[Big Bad]], "Yellow Eyes", otherwise known as Azazel or the Demon.

** In certain light, {{spoiler|Gabriel's eyes are a light golden/amber color as well. Being that he's an all-powerful Archangel who can create something out of nothing, Richard Speight Jr.'s natural eye color worked wonderfully.}}

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== Tabletop Games ==

* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' (3.5 edition), or at least the [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign setting, mentions yellow eyes as a sign of celestial (angelic) descent, which usually corresponds to [[Character Alignment|good alignments]].

** 4E extends gold eyes (along with [[Red Eyes Take Warning]] ones) to the Dragonborn and Tiefling player races, with no indication of their [[Character Alignment]] (although Tieflings are generally considered a "[[Dark Is Not Evil|dark]]" race)

** 4E extends gold eyes (along with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] ones) to the Dragonborn and Tiefling player races, with no indication of their [[Character Alignment]] (although Tieflings are generally considered a "[[Dark Is Not Evil|dark]]" race)

** The [[Forgotten Realms|Drizzt Do'Urden novels]] had Dantrag Baenre, the weapons master of the First House of Menzoberranzan. He was noted for having unusual eyes for a drow (who normally have red) -- yellow, [[Kaleidoscope Eyes|changing to orangey-red]] when he's angry. Their Archmage, Gromph Baenre, has amber eyes, and his daughter, Liriel (''Starlight and Shadows'' trilogy), inherited this trait (along with his magical talent). At least this one is clearly [[In the Blood]].

* Some Vilani in the ''[[Traveller]]'' RPG have gold-coloured eyes.

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** The Velvet Room assistants: [[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Elizabeth]], [[Updated Rerelease|Theodore]], and [[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Margaret]] (non-evil, but enigmatic and obviously supernatural). Also, Takaya (evil) in ''[[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Persona 3]]''.

** In ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'', all Shadow beings have eyes of gold (until they go [[One-Winged Angel]]). They're [[The Heartless]], if you were wondering.

** In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne]]'', the Demi-Fiend's eyes change from greyish to gold when he's given demonic powers, and they begin to glow (and his body ''darken'') when he unleashes powerful physical attacks (most likely, this would happen with spells as well, but they all use the same generic casting animation, so...). {{spoiler|His eyes get bumped up a rank to [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]}} if the player makes it all the way through the [[Bonus Dungeon|Labyrinth of Amala]] and has the [[Louis Cypher|Old Man in the Wheelchair]] unlock the full extent of his demonic power [[Deal With the Devil|at the cost of his human soul]].

** In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne]]'', the Demi-Fiend's eyes change from greyish to gold when he's given demonic powers, and they begin to glow (and his body ''darken'') when he unleashes powerful physical attacks (most likely, this would happen with spells as well, but they all use the same generic casting animation, so...). {{spoiler|His eyes get bumped up a rank to [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]}} if the player makes it all the way through the [[Bonus Dungeon|Labyrinth of Amala]] and has the [[Louis Cypher|Old Man in the Wheelchair]] unlock the full extent of his demonic power [[Deal With the Devil|at the cost of his human soul]].

* Some of the blarg in ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' have gold/yellowish eyes and some red. Drek's eyes are a shiny blue with no pupils.

* If you look closely at him when you meet him in the [[Expansion Pack]], Sheogorath of ''[[The Elder Scrolls]] IV: Oblivion'' has these (with black eye-scleras), although it's hard to tell if he's really evil, or good, or just ''crazy''. Interestingly, he had glowing green eyes in ''Daggerfall''. ''Completely'' green eyes, which glow, [[Nightmare Fuel|as can be seen prominently when he glares at you with an evil grin, with his eyes lit up]]. In his own words, "Daedra are the embodiments of change", so it's not at all unusual for supposedly-defining details of a Daedroth to shift for no reason, including [[Gender Bender|gender]]. In any case, he's definitely a trickster.

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* Dark Jedi in the ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'' series, especially Darth Revan, have yellow eyes (see the ''[[Star Wars]]'' example under Film, above). The player character can have them as well, if she/he goes over to the Dark Side.

** This was influenced by Emperor Palpatine, who also gained them when his face became corrupted by the Dark Side (in [[Retcon|some continuities]]).

* In ''[[Castlevania]]: Aria of Sorrow'', in the official art of his "Awakened self", Soma has gold eyes (in contrast with his pale blue and almost colorless eyes). However, in game-art and ''Dawn of Sorrow'', he has [[Red Eyes Take Warning|Red eyes instead, probably because it's easier to see]].

* In ''[[Castlevania]]: Aria of Sorrow'', in the official art of his "Awakened self", Soma has gold eyes (in contrast with his pale blue and almost colorless eyes). However, in game-art and ''Dawn of Sorrow'', he has [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Red eyes instead, probably because it's easier to see]].

** Alucard is also drawn as having gold eyes in ''Symphony of the Night''; in the retconned ''Legends'', they're blue; in Obata's too-close-to-Sephiroth-for-comfort ''Judgment'' design, they're green. So as not to go wall-eyed, let's just says he's got gold eyes and leaves it at that, since ''Legends'' was retconned and ''Judgment'' is a flustercuck.

* Zasalamel of ''[[Soul Calibur]]'' fame is an interesting variation - he has a fake eye ''made'' of gold.

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** [[Artificial Human]] Llednar also has very pale, amber-colored eyes in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]''.

* Sho Minamimoto from ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'', fitting the bill of the trope as a [[Crazy Awesome|delightfully]] power-hungry sociopath who [[One-Winged Angel|shapeshifts into a lion]].

* The second most common eye colour in ''[[Touhou]]''. Of course, over half the cast has the most common ([[Red Eyes Take Warning]]), so it's still not exactly seen everywhere.

* The second most common eye colour in ''[[Touhou]]''. Of course, over half the cast has the most common ([[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]), so it's still not exactly seen everywhere.

* Ganondorf, along with all the Gerudo, in ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.

** Interestingly enough, [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Video Game)|Groose]] shares this trait as well.

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* [[Klonoa (Video Game)|Klonoa]]'s eyes are a bright golden color, with catlike pupils that vary in degree of catlikeness with each game.

* In ''[[Turgor (Video Game)|Turgor]]'', the protagonist has golden eyes. Some sisters call him that.

* Although it can be hard to tell due to his [[Four Eyes Zero Soul|glasses]] (of which he adds upon with [[Badass Long Hair|a long braid]], [[Badass Longcoat|a trenchcoat]], and a not uncommon tendency to use his [[Scary Shiny Glasses|eyewear]] to effectively conceal [[Peek-a-Bangs|the only eye you ever see of his]]), Mr. R of the [[Boys Love|Boys Love game]] ''[[Kichiku Megane (Visual Novel)|Kichiku Megane]]'' qualifies. Did I mention he's also the [[Big Bad]]?

* Although it can be hard to tell due to his [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul|glasses]] (of which he adds upon with [[Badass Long Hair|a long braid]], [[Badass Longcoat|a trenchcoat]], and a not uncommon tendency to use his [[Scary Shiny Glasses|eyewear]] to effectively conceal [[Peek-a-Bangs|the only eye you ever see of his]]), Mr. R of the [[Boys Love|Boys Love game]] ''[[Kichiku Megane (Visual Novel)|Kichiku Megane]]'' qualifies. Did I mention he's also the [[Big Bad]]?

* In ''[[Xenogears (Video Game)|Xenogears]]'', [[Artificial Human]] Emeralda Kasim has [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|green hair]] and gold eyes. Kind of a dead giveaway that she's not normal.

* In ''[[FEAR]]'', Alma's eyes glow either a [[Red Eyes Take Warning|dull red]] or a bright gold.

* In ''[[FEAR]]'', Alma's eyes glow either a [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|dull red]] or a bright gold.

* Gulcasa and Emilia in ''[[Yggdra Union]]'' and [[Yggdra Unison|its]] [[Blaze Union|spinoffs]] have golden and bright yellow eyes respectively. They're the descendants of a demon god.

** Bonita of ''[[Knights in The Nightmare]]'' also has golden eyes, probably because she's an [[Expy]] of Gulcasa.

* In ''[[Madou Souhei Kleinhasa]]'', Roze's eyes are normally this color. [[Red Eyes Take Warning|They turn red]] when she's using her [[Magitek|magical]] [[Powered Armor]].

* In ''[[Madou Souhei Kleinhasa]]'', Roze's eyes are normally this color. [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|They turn red]] when she's using her [[Magitek|magical]] [[Powered Armor]].

* Meta Knight from ''[[Kirby]]'', with his mask on. When it falls off after a battle, he has white eyes.

* In the original ''[[Doom]]'' games, whenever you pick up an invulnerability sphere or use the god mode cheat, the Marine's eyes turn solid gold.

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== Visual Novels ==

* Emiya Shirou from ''[[Fate Stay Night]]'', for no clear reason. Nobody comments on it. It's probably for the same reason he has [[Redheaded Hero|red hair]] despite being completely Japanese. Also, in the "Heaven's Feel" route of the game, when {{spoiler|Saber}} is possessed by {{spoiler|Sakura}}, she gains these as part of her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]].

* The vampire Arcueid in ''[[Tsukihime]]'' has [[Red Eyes Take Warning]], but she's more of a ditsy good guy than anything else. When they turn ''gold'', however, it's time to run. When her irises turn gold and the scleras of her eyes turn red, you're already dead. {{spoiler|And, just for yet another level of [[Oh Crap]], there's when her eyes return to being merely gold, her hair grows out, and her attitude turns cold and haughty, to indicate that she's not really Arcueid at all, anymore; someone else has taken over.}}

* The vampire Arcueid in ''[[Tsukihime]]'' has [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]], but she's more of a ditsy good guy than anything else. When they turn ''gold'', however, it's time to run. When her irises turn gold and the scleras of her eyes turn red, you're already dead. {{spoiler|And, just for yet another level of [[Oh Crap]], there's when her eyes return to being merely gold, her hair grows out, and her attitude turns cold and haughty, to indicate that she's not really Arcueid at all, anymore; someone else has taken over.}}

** Kohaku from the same game has yellowish eyes (appropriately, her name translates as "amber"). She's not evil, per se, just kinda...[[Yandere|messed up]].

* Misha in ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' has golden eyes, though it's not quite sure yet what that means.

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* Werewolves in ''[[Sorcery 101]]'' have yellow eyes. It is also suspected to be the case in {{spoiler|''Strange Someone''.}}

* In ''[[Pandect]]'', Aces (animals who have been given human bodies and minds) have yellow eyes if their animal species has them. The protagonist, Prince Fleance, is a melanistic leopard and has gold eyes with slit pupils in human form.

* Most members of the Val'Kyorl'solenurn family from ''[[Drow Tales]]'' seem to have [[Eyes of Gold|yellow eyes]]. They tend to be [[Knights Templar|religious fanatics]] and oppose the [[Red Eyes Take Warning|red-eyed]] Ver'drowendar.

* Most members of the Val'Kyorl'solenurn family from ''[[Drow Tales]]'' seem to have [[Eyes of Gold|yellow eyes]]. They tend to be [[Knights Templar|religious fanatics]] and oppose the [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red-eyed]] Ver'drowendar.

* Richard from ''[[Looking for Group]]'' has yellow/gold eyes and is probably one of the most powerful, destructive, and evil warlocks/beings/forces in the comic's entire world and/or universe. He's also insane. And undead. And hundreds of years old.

** Sooba, the black panther, has yellow eyes as well. The golden-eyed companion with black fur for the golden-eyed warlock wearing black robes.

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== Web Original ==

* Tennyo, in the [[Whateley Universe]], has the [[Tenchi Muyo|Ryoko]] golden eyes. When she gets mad, she goes to [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]. It looks like her backstory matches this trope exactly.

* Tennyo, in the [[Whateley Universe]], has the [[Tenchi Muyo|Ryoko]] golden eyes. When she gets mad, she goes to [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]. It looks like her backstory matches this trope exactly.

== Western Animation ==

* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' and its [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra (Animation)|The Legend of Korra]],'' golden and amber eyes are a [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|common characteristic]] of Fire Nation nobility and [[Playing With Fire|Firebenders]] in general. This may have something to do with the traditional association between ''kitsune'' and the element of fire. Katara was actually able to identify Fire Nation Princess Azula by eye color when the latter was posing as an Earth Kingdom Kyoshi Warrior.

* ''[[Transformers Animated (Animation)|Transformers Animated]]'' takes the concept of "[[Red Eyes Take Warning|Red eyes]] for Decepticons, Blue eyes for Autobots" from the original cartoon, and adds yellow eyes for those that are on neither side.

* ''[[Transformers Animated (Animation)|Transformers Animated]]'' takes the concept of "[[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Red eyes]] for Decepticons, Blue eyes for Autobots" from the original cartoon, and adds yellow eyes for those that are on neither side.

** Jetfire also has yellow eyes, but this is probably just to go with his color scheme of being all warm colors. 'Cause, you know, flamethrower.

** Some depictions of Optimus Prime, for some reason, show him with yellow eyes. Normally, they're supposed to be blue, like the other 'Bots.

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