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Whether a permanent indication of malevolence, the emergence of the [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] or perhaps the result of a [[Berserk Button]] or [[Rant-Inducing Slight]], these eyes are ''clearly'' not a good sign. Though they aren't necessarily the province of
▲Whether a permanent indication of malevolence, the emergence of the [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] or perhaps the result of a [[Berserk Button]] or [[Rant-Inducing Slight]], these eyes are ''clearly'' not a good sign. Though they aren't necessarily the province of villains -- particularly powerful heroes often manifest this trope when it's [[Let's Get Dangerous|time for the gloves to come off.]] Unlike [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]], this ''always'' means immediate trouble, and thus are near the top of the hierarchy of [[Uh-Oh Eyes]].
''Very'' good for giving the [[Death Glare]]. A [[Slasher Smile]] or other happily murderous expression doesn't hurt either.
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A subtrope of [[Kaleidoscope Eyes]] or [[Technicolor Eyes]]. See also: [[Demon Head]], [[Scary Shiny Glasses]], [[Hellish Pupils]] and [[Mind Control Eyes]]. Part of a [[Power Makeover|package deal]] with an [[Evil Makeover]]. Often paired with a [[Throat Light]] or [[Sinister Silhouettes]].
[[Sub-Trope]] of [[Glowing Eyes]], which merely indicate power. [[Super-Trope]] of [[Glowing Eyelights of
{{examples}}
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* Lelouch in ''[[Code Geass]]'' (and everyone else with Geass) does this every time the Geass is used.
* For [[The Hero]] of ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', Kenshiro has a '''seriously''' evil-looking pair of ''[[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]]''
* The title character of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' resorts to this after being hit by a car. The occupants instantly surrender. It gets used a little more in the manga than the anime, but mostly by Hayate and it's pretty much always a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] {{spoiler|such as coming back from a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] against Machina because the latter tried to take the Stone of Bonds}} or [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] {{spoiler|such as when Hayate actually does something nice for Kotetsu and promptly takes him out with a vicious elbow to the chest when he tries to propose again}}.
* [[Naruto]]'s eyes start glowing red when he [[Super-Powered Evil Side|lets his emotions get the better of him]]. However, upon reaching the [[Four Is Death|4-tailed state]], he will definitely obliterate [[Omnicidal Maniac|anyone, friend or foe]], and destroy everything within a half-mile radius or greater.
* One of the shinigami in ''[[Death Note]]'' gains these eyes at one point while going for some dramatic kills. Light tends to do this, as well, to reflect his Kira persona. Mikami and Misa, too.
* Even [[Humongous Mecha]] do this at times:
** ''[[Mazinger Z]]'': When the eyes of the titular [[Humongous Mecha]] glowed, you knew you had to run for cover. Often it happened when [[The Hero|Kouji]] [[Hot-Blooded|was really, REALLY fired up]] or even panicked and somehow his state of mood affected his mecha (which suggests Mazinger was sentient, a point plot later versions have explored). A memorable example happened in ''[[Shin Mazinger Zero]]''. Mazinger was chained by a [[Robeast]] and unable to get free as another Mechanical Beast was disintegrating [[Love Interest|Sayaka's]] [[Humongous Mecha]]. Then Kouji got REAL MAD, and Mazinger's eyes glowed right before he shattered the chains binding it and delivered a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] to both [[Robeast
** Zeon mecha from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' in particular are notable for a [[Cyber Cyclops|single mono-eye]] that seems to have no purpose other than to swivel towards the camera and glow menacingly.
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'' took it a step further, with the image of a Gundam or other mobile suit appearing in front of an enemy bridge, eyes glowing, before the bridge explodes(usually due to a beam saber strike) becoming so visually impressive that every series since has copied it.
** Also in ''Gundam Wing'', characters unable to control the [[Forgotten Superweapon|ZERO System]] enter an [[Unstoppable Rage]], marked by glowing golden eyes.
** In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam00]]'', when the innovators use [[Telepathy|quantum brainwaves]] to send messages to each other. Or, alternatively, when "fucking Ribbons" uses said quantum brainwaves to hijack their minds.
** Also, the Evas' eyes in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' glow white when they enter 'Berserk Mode', which generally means their opponent is doomed. DOOMED. ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' takes this a step further at the end of the second movie when Shinji, his EVA out of power and the 14th angel beating the hell out of him, finally snaps. We are treated to an absolutely terrifying scene of his eyes glowing '''''[[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Blood
*** When Mari switched Unit-02 into Beast mode, her eyes turned into an almost white hue of green.
** ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'''s title mech, the Gurren Lagann, does it as well, usually combining it with [[Incendiary Exponent|something lighting on fire]] as the heroes become even more [[Heroic Resolve|resolved]]. The one time this is used against them is phenomenally awesome, as the main bad guy of the first part of the series {{spoiler|gets out of his Ganmen, walks over it, on foot, with his head on fire, with glowing eyes of doom raging, and PUNCHES THE SHIT OUT OF LAGANN BARE-HANDED. Lord Genome is a force to be feared.}}
* Most of the cast of ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' do this both humorously and seriously. Not being able to tell which is which amps up the creep factor.
* The title character of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' does this when he goes into [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Battousai mode]].
** Makoto Shishio from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', after being shot through a wall, looks menacingly at the main characters with
* ''[[Girls Bravo]]'': Humorously done by Lisa, Kosame, Fukuyama when they're pursuing Yukinari, Kirie, and Koyomi respectively, as well as Kirie at one point.
* ''[[Nagasarete Airantou]]'': Humorously, as the women close in on their "prey" like zombies.
* ''[[Inuyasha]]'': A sign of [[Youkai]] malevolence and/or power-activation. In particular, it happens whenever [[The Hero|Inuyasha's]] [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] starts taking over or when [[Aloof Big Brother|Sesshoumaru]] begins to transform into his [[Canis Major|true form]]. Neither event is a good thing.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''
** Although it still isn't very common, a lot of characters exhibit this
** On a more humorous note, Ed's eyes occasionally do it too when someone insinuates that [[Berserk Button|he's short]].
{{quote|[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)/Awesome|"There's no need to say anything more,]] [[Complete Monster|Envy]]. [[Curb Stomp Battle|The first thing]] [[Playing with Fire|I'm gonna burn]] [[Stuff Blowing Up|to ash]] [[Unstoppable Rage|is your tongue."]]}}
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* Kazuma's eyes in ''[[Kaze no Stigma]]'' glow blue when he taps into his full powers, and ''[[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]]'' when he's reverted to his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]].
* Vash The Stampede in ''[[Trigun]]'' does this occasionally, notably in the episode "Diablo". Basically it happens when a bad guy does something bad enough to break through his [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], and when it happens, it's even worse than if he put on the [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]. He still won't kill you, mind, but by the time he's done with you, you'll wish he had.
* Yuusuke from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' gets these several times; once during his fight with Suzaku when {{spoiler|he's about to use up all his life energy to win}}, once while glaring at Younger Toguro from the stands of the Dark Tournament, and occasionally thereafter while powering up or in the middle of a particularly intense fight - especially when, at the end of the Chapter Black saga, he {{spoiler|is taken over by his ancestor, Raizen, shortly after being killed and returning to life as a demon. Where before Yuusuke's
* In ''[[Blue Drop]]'', Hagino Senkouji's eyes glow a brilliant blue right before she [[Love At First Punch|tries to strangle another character]]. It also happens when she summons her space ship.
* In ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'', Kyou's eyes [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|glow red]] as she strangles Tomoya and Sunohara after they pull a prank on her sister.
** In the game, though, anytime she's mad (which is quite often), Kyou will pull this off.
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S]]''
** Subaru invokes this trope when {{spoiler|the Numbers abduct her sister and she activates her Combat Cyborg nature in response}} before [[Unstoppable Rage|going completely berserk on them]].
** Fate did this in the first season of the show during her first appearance, appearing as a black silhouette with Alucard-style glowing yellow circles.
* Ryoko in ''[[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi Muyo]]'' does this sometimes. It's not too big a deal if they're glowing
* Parodied in ''[[Pretty Sammy|Magical Project S]]'' when Ginji Kawai (Sasami's father) gets a little over-enthusiastic while flying Washu's rocket.
* When informed of the fact that she could turn [[Genshiken]] into a cosplay research club as president, Ohno gets
* The Count in ''[[Gankutsuou]]'' does this a few times.
* Two characters from ''[[
* When Chika finds a photograph of Tina and Kaoru In ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'', Tina gets perfectly round
* The most powerful fighters in ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' get these when they summon their inner dragons.
* Ichika from ''[[Uta Kata]]'' gets glowing eyes when she gets afflicted by her powers, leading one very spooky scene when she approaches Manatsu while she sleeps.
* Zelgadis in ''[[Slayers]]'' gets these when Rezo takes control over him when he needs to stall for time. A few scenes later and Rezo manages to summon
* ''[[Soul Eater]]''
** Medusa is fond of this.
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** Members of the Star Clan gain golden star pupils.
* ''[[Bleach]]'' has a few examples.
** [[The Hero|Ichigo's]] eyes will glow when he's wearing his hollow mask. This is particularly noticable in episode 271 {{spoiler|when his hollow form gains an unexpected and nasty upgrade}} and for a moment all that's visible through the smoke are his glowing [[Eyes of Gold]]. {{spoiler|This becomes a major [[Oh Crap]] moment for Ulquiorra.}} His eyes changed to [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]] when the fight was re-animated for the fourth film.
** [[Bald of Awesome|Ikkaku's]] eyes sometimes glow when activating Bankai
** Episode 217 of the anime when [[Villainous Crossdresser|Cuulhorne]] has [[Blood Knight|Yumichika]] at his mercy and unleashes his [[Despair Event Horizon|final technique]]. Yumichika simply ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|thanks]]'' him for doing that as his eyes begin to
** During [[Filler|Captain Amagai arc]], several people have these while wielding bakoto blades, including the assassin Hanza, Captain Amagai's father, and Captain Amagai himself.
** In Episode 303, several highly seated officers engage in a [[Mars and Venus Gender Contrast|Men-versus-Women]] card [[This Means War|competition]]. The final card to be competed over is a picture of [[Even the Girls Want Her|Yoruichi]]. The surviving competitors charge for the card only to stop at the build-up of power behind them. They find themselves staring down the [[Arm Cannon|barrel]] of Soi Fon's [[Nuke'Em|bankai]] as her
** In the anime Invasion arc, The shinigami [[Evil Twin|clones]] have eyes that glow with a lilac light, complete with lightning effects, just in case their special bracelets aren't enough for the readers to tell them apart from the originals. The eyes don't glow all the time - just when they're saying something particularly evil or about to [[Let's Get Dangerous|get dangerous]].
** Also, when any Shinigami is resolved to kill
* Lime in ''[[Saber Marionette J]]'' has these when first activated, and again when Hanagata pisses her off.
* The eyes of Tohno Shiki and Ryougi Shiki from the ''[[Nasuverse]]'' glows bright blue; it is the result of their [[Evil Eye
* [[Big Bad|Creed]] from ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' did this when his precious time with Train was constantly interrupted by others. And no, it wasn't played for humor.
* Rail Tracer in ''[[Baccano!]]'' enjoys this trope almost as much as it enjoys dragging people under moving trains and grating their limbs and faces against the rails, which is a lot.
* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' managed to pull this off in a late episode when Rock upset Balalaika - she stood over him at an angle at which light reflected off her glass eye, evoking the trope.
* The Shin Red Eyes in ''[[Samurai Deeper Kyo]]'' is the
* Used occasionally in ''[[One Piece]]''. One notable ([[Crowning Moment of Funny|and hilarious]]) scene is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqgid-ob6Rc&feature=related during the battle with Oz].
* ''[[Hellsing]]''
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* In the hilarious ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka de|Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Hachiyou Shou]]'' OAV episode "Omoi no Arika", [[Small Annoying Creature|Kotengu]] manages to induce these in, [[Younger Than They Look|of]] [[The Stoic|all]] [[Artificial Human|people]], '''[[Onmyodo|Yasuaki]]'''.
* Takeda Shingen from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' whenever an epic beatdown is in order. Young [[Blood Knight]] Date Masamune also does this whenever he's ''really'' enjoying a fight.
* In ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple|Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple]]'' pretty much every single master in Ryozanpaku shows
* In ''[[Berserk]]'', the houndlike "Beast" that sometimes appears in Guts's dreams and that represents his darker side post-Eclipse has two really evil-looking red glowing eyes, and when Guts is under its sway, his good eye will often glow red like the hound, best illustrated in the [[PlayStation 2]] game which focuses on the Millennium Falcon arc.
* In ''[[Darker
* This happens in ''[[Boku no Futatsu no Tsubasa]]'' [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/boku_no_futatsu_no_tsubasa/v05/c037/19.html here].
* In the ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' anime, the [[Our Demons Are Different|demons]] tend to have
* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'': If Mewtwo does this and he's looking at you, kiss your ass goodbye. Same goes for Psyduck.
* Casshern's cyan eyes in ''[[Casshern Sins]]'' glow during combat.
* [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[Full Metal Panic Fumoffu]]'' after Sagara [[Training
* In a recent ''[[Bakugan]]'' episode, Drago's eyes began to glow. And then the stadium exploded.
* Though he... she... [[Ambiguous Gender|it]] normally just has a pair of creepy [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] [[Weasel Mascot|Kyubey]] of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' pulls the glowing eyes of doom off [https://web.archive.org/web/20130618055257/http://geekrevolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Kyubey-Creepy-Red-Eyes.jpg rather well] after {{spoiler|getting shot by Homura and coming back}}
* While not particularly malevolent, the Bus Driver and school Chairman both have glowing, white eyes in ''[[Rosario
* Towards the end of the Tower of Heaven arc in ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', Natsu {{spoiler|eats some of the Etherion}} Initially his eyes glow ice blue, the same color as the Etherion; then he starts choking, and his eyes [[Fireball Eyeballs|blaze up into flames]]. Much ass kickery ensues.
* Momoyo in ''[[Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!|Maji De Watashi Ni Koi Shinasai]]'', whenever she's about to get serious. It helps that [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|her eyes are red]].
* The eponymous [[Claymore
* Vincent's eyes start to glow when he becomes [[Ergo Proxy]]. This generally does not bode well, [[Amnesiac God|considering what he is]]. Similarly, the other Proxies also exhibit this trope when initiating aggressive action.
* When the [[The Bully|Archdemon]] ravaged the kids eight years before the current ''[[Daily Lives of High School Boys]]'' plot, {{spoiler|she}} has red, glowing eyes.
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== Comic Books ==
* When [[Superman]] wants to be intimidating, he likes to appear in shadow with [https://web.archive.org/web/20121116080204/http://media.filmschoolrejects.com/images/evil-superman.jpg his eyes glowing a fierce red] as if ready to fire his [[Eye Beams|heat vision]].
** ''[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]''
{{quote|[[Superman/Awesome|"Bu]][http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/burn.jpg rn."]}}
* Several ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' characters do this.
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*** Her daughter [[X-Men/Characters/80s Members|Rachel]] (who actually was the Phoenix host for far longer Jean, not that any writers remember that these days) has a glowing left eye (just like her half-brother Cable; see above), except that in addition to the glow it's surrounded by a glowing Phoenix emblem. Normally it's yellow, but a recent upgrade turned it blue.
** When Wolverine is introduced in the first [[Ultimate X-Men]] storyarc, he is seen perched up in a tree, hidden in the shadows. Except his eyes are glowing for some reason. Not "cat-eye reflected in the light" glowing either, more like "Superman about to unleash the heat vision." No explanation given.
* In the ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star
* Even [[Badass Normal
* Sistah Spooky from ''[[Empowered]]'' seems to get these under extreme emotional stress. {{spoiler|How extreme? Picture watching the love of your life die as you are literally seconds from saving her, then having your worst enemy (in your own mind) show up to gloat.}} If things get that bad, running is not even an option. {{spoiler|Said 'enemy' [[Heroic BSOD|breaking down]] because she chose to save her over herself, is.}}
* Due to their connection with the Speed Force, [[The Flash|Flashes]] and other speedsters sometimes get glowing eyes (or, as Bart likes to put it, "lightning eyes"). This is ''mostly'' involuntary, but it usually does happen at moments clearly meant to be significant, so it all works out.
* In ''[[Mega Man (comics)|Mega Man]]'', the end of issue 3 had the Robot Masters standing behind Dr. Wily with their eyes glowing.
* [[Doctor Strange]] sometimes gets these when spellcasting. Considering that he has a lot of dangerous spells which don't make his eyes glow, these are a good cue that he's ''really'' getting serious.
* ''[[Nains (comics)|Nains]]'' got red-to-yellow fiery glow as a side effect of wielding rune weapons; runes themselves start to glow at an earlier stage. Which is appropriate, since battlerunes [[Empathic Weapon|usually resonate with the wielder's rage]], so a warrior with glow spreading from runes onto the rest of a weapon and glowing eyes can be assumed... less than reasonable at the moment.
** Redwin, being the greatest dwarven duellist alive and [[Living Legend]], after his retirement was seen with glowing eyes even ''without'' a rune weapon — and still had good restraint, at that. Also, once he [[Barehanded Blade Block|caught between his naked palms]] a glowing rune sword and threw the wielder by it while in this state.
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* ''[[Megamind]]'': {{spoiler|Titan's}} eyes tend to glow when he get's ''really'' pissed off.
* ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'': Jafar in his genie form has glowing yellow eyes, visible for about two seconds before he gets stuffed in a lamp.
* Zurg's eyes glow yellow in ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 2'' via lightpiping, explained in the [[Defictionalization]] of a [[Show Within a Show]] ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]'' as being related to heat vision.
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** Other Chiss show up elsewhere in the EU. While the most antagonistic any of the named ones has been was around the level of an [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]], they ''all'' have eyes like that, and they all tend to have a little of Thrawn's inscrutability.
** [[Hand of Thrawn|Flim]] simulates the glow with "self-powered surface inserts".
* Subverted in ''[[Discworld]]'' with {{smallcaps|[[The Grim Reaper|Death]]}}, who has glowing ''[[Color Coded for Your Convenience|blue]]'' [[Glowing Eyelights of
* Ba'alzamon from ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' has eyes that occasionally appear to be pits of fire. After he's defeated, his body has its eye sockets burned out.
* Precision, does this a lot in ''[[Hells Children]]'' by Andrew Boland.
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** The Goa'uld do this for intimidation, as well as involuntarily when taking on a new host or dying. Slightly subverted in the fact that the Tok'ra, the good alien cousins of the Goa'uld, also show off their glowing eyes. But they usually nod before, and that's an indication that the symbiont is going to talk, not the host.
** The Doci in seasons 9-10 does this when possessed by the Ori, as does Adria on her own, both before and after ascending.
* Lyta on ''[[Babylon 5]]'' has both a
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
** Willow gets a pair of completely black eyes when tapping into [[The Dark Side]], once against Glory for messing with her girlfriend, and the other when she does her [[Face Heel Turn]] following Tara's murder. And when she did some serious white magic in the last episode, she gets a pair of completely white glowing eyes.
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* In ''[[Scrubs]]'', when The Janitor makes the grave mistake of saying a new attractive latina nurse looks like a "young Carla", Carla gets glowy eyes and conjures up a powerful wind that blows all throughout the hospital (in an obvious [[Shout-Out]] to [[Storm]]) and emits a high-pitched scream that breaks Dr. Kelso's glasses and shatters Turk into a million pieces. ("So ''that's'' why they call him Glassman!") This all happens in an [[Imagine Spot]] by the way.
* This trope was also a regular standby of ''[[Charmed]]''. For example, Cole's eyes glowing with fire after a [[You Kill It, You Bought It]] turns him into the [[Big Bad]] in season four.
* In the ''[[Star Trek: The
* ''[[Doctor Who]]''
** The Master in the [[Made for TV Movie]] had constantly glowing yellow eyes which he concealed behind sunglasses and used to instantly hyptonise Chang. The eyes are a continuity nod to the final story of the original series, ''Survival'', in which the Master was infected and under the influence of the Cheetah Planet that gave his ''last'' incarnation [[Eyes of Gold]].
** Another example would be Rose when she absorbs the Time Vortex energies. When the Doctor takes it out of her, his eyes glow too.
** Ditto Donna when {{spoiler|her Time Lord metacrisis brain kicks in.}}
** In the episode "42", those who become possessed by the sentient sun- including the Doctor- have burning orange eyes.
* Most werewolves on ''[[Big Wolf on Campus]]'' have eyes like this. Tommy being the most obvious example.
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
** When Tommy Oliver is [[Brainwashed and Crazy]], his eyes would occasionally glow neon green.
** The original Megazord, the Mega Dragonzord and the Thunder Megazord would have their eyes flash while performing their [[Finishing Move
* In an episode of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' entitled "Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap", we see Lily's "you're dead to me" look, which is kind of an overly dramatic [[Death Glare]]. The camera zooms in on her face, her hair starts swirling around, she starts breathing intensely, and her eyes light up with a fiery glowing.
* Johnny B. of ''[[Misfits of Science]]'' developed glowing eyes when his electricity-based powers were fully charged up.
*
== Music ==
* Some of the kids in the video for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840B27zYfOk&feature=fvw "Total Eclipse of the Heart"] by Bonnie Tyler. They're vampires. The song was originally written for an unproduced vampire musical and was later reused for ''[[Tanz der Vampire]]''.
* [[Disturbed]]'s [[Mascot]], "The Guy".
* [[Peter Gabriel]] has them on [http://www.hardformat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/peter-gabriel-1-4.jpg the innersleeve] of his first solo album.
* ''Guardian of Danger'' by Astras:
{{quote|''Star is burning
''in my eyes, and beating
''in my heart. I done my sacrifice…}}
== Puppet Shows ==
* The main villain on ''[[Thunderbirds]]'', known as The Hood, has eyes that glow yellow when he uses his mesmeric powers.
== Tabletop Games ==
* In the original ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'', the single-dot Protean power was "Eyes of the Beast" or "Gleam of Red Eyes" depending on the edition. Aside from making the vampire in question's eyes glow red, which was great for intimidating some characters, a vampire using it could see in deepest night as though it was a clear day at noon.
* Seemingly ''everyone'' in ''[[Warhammer
** That said, the Salamanders chapter of the Adeptus Astartes actually DO have them: glowing red orbs that emit heat, with no pupil or iris.
* Tieflings in the 4th Edition of ''[[
** In 3rd Edition ''Dungeons & Dragons'', psionic characters would gain glowing eyes whenever they used many of their powers.
** Certain spells such as "Arcane Sight" make a person's eyes glow blue, and Darkvision can make a character's eyes flash or glow red.
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* The Heartless of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series, at least those with visible eyes, do this constantly. So does Sora in his Anti Form.
* Common in [[Fighting Game|fighting games]], especially with possessed or boss characters. Akuma and Evil Ryu from the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series always have their eyes glowing red to show they're under the influence of [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Satsui no Hadou]]. M. Bison has glowing white eyes in every game he's appeared in outside of ''[[Street Fighter II]]''.
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl''
** Fighters put their eyes all glowy and get a fiery [[Battle Aura]] when they grab a Smash Ball, which gives them a somewhat diabolic look. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111133730/http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/mario/mario_070529a-l.jpg Check out yourself].
** However, Captain Falcon and Meta Knight already have these to begin with, and Mr. Game & Watch averts this by having no eyes to speak of...
** Speaking of ''Brawl'', Link and Toon Link both have "dark" alternate costumes featuring ebony skin, white hair and, yes, glowing red eyes.
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** Played straight with Beowulf, whose [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] glows when he [[Turns Red]] in the third game.
** Also played straight with Dante in the first game and {{spoiler|Nero}} in the fourth.
* Some of the characters in ''[[The Black Heart]]'' have these; Animus' single eye glows yellow, so do Hashi's eyes. Final has two huge glowing yellow eyes, and their glow amplifies whenever he casts powerful magic. In a particularly sinister variation, Janos is always portrayed as a dark silhouette, and generally with a single red eye glowing.
* In ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]'', the protagonist's eyes on the status bar become glowing and golden when an invulnerability power up is taken (or God Mode is enabled). Combine with a Berserk Pack, and you too can have fun with puns!
* Similarly, the protagonist in ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''
* ''[[City of Heroes]]''
** Several different forms of these are costume options. These range from a face-type (which predates costume auras) with solid-color eyes, to Electric Eyes, Fiery Eyes, Smoky Eyes, Sparkly Eyes, and more.
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* Waluigi exhibited these whenever he scored a point in ''[[Mario Tennis]]'' for [[Nintendo 64]].
* In ''[[Overlord (series)|Overlord]]'', [[Player Character|YOU]] have these.
* ''[[Geneforge]]'', people who use many canisters frequently develop glowing eyes. They're not necessarily evil, but they are [[Power Glows|powerful]] and [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|frequently unstable]]. It may be [[Invoked Trope|intentional]], rather than a random side
* The Little Sisters in ''[[
* Phazon-corrupted characters in ''[[Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'' sport glowing blue eyes, including {{spoiler|Rundas, Ghor, Gandrayda, and Samus herself - the last being visibly reflected in her visor, and growing worse throughout the game.}}
* ''[[Free Space]]'''s Shivans have ''seven''
* The [[Moon Rabbit]] Reisen Udongein Inaba from ''[[Touhou]]'' has these. She has the ability to drive people [[Mind Rape|insane]] by using her eyes to screw around with wave lengths, which also allows her to make illusions and such. When you fight her, a pair of seriously freaky GIANT RED EYES appear in the background to signal that she's screwing with you. All the more fun, considering that her last [[Calling Your Attacks|spellcard]] turns her bullets invisible.
** Patchouli gets these in ''[[Touhou Musou Kakyou]]'' after [[Berserk Button|getting hit in the face with one of her own books]] during an argument by Marisa and Aya. The next shot is Patchy busting out her [[Playing with Fire|Royal Flare]] spell card.
* The three core characters in ''[[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]'' have these. Laharl and Etna show them when they're angry, whereas Flonne also sports them when she's [[Otaku|overly excited]]. Bonus points for her eyes lighting ''on fire'' either way.
** [[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice|Raspberyl]] also gets these when she's mad.
* In ''[[Jak 3]]'', Jak's Light form has glowing white
* The [[Perverse Puppet]] that [[Creepy Child|Lieselotte]] carries around in ''[[Arcana Heart]]'' has these as a side-effect of her dead sister possessing it.
* All of ''[[Persona 4]]'''s shadows have these when in human form.
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* In the opening cutscene of ''[[Titan Quest]]'', it is shown that the Gorgons' tendency to turn people into stone with their gaze is voluntary; you can tell when one is about to use this power because her eyes will glow. [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|they never try doing this to player characters.]]
* In ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'' and all ascending games, when you fail, the King's eyes will glow and make a speech on how much you fail.
* In ''[[
* ''[[
** The Kaka clan have glowing eyes. All. The. Time. They're descended from a living weapon, but are largely comical and harmless. Even the playable member, Taokaka, is a comic relief [[Cloudcuckoolander]].
** Hazama/{{spoiler|Terumi}} has Glowing Eyes Of Doom in the ''Continuum Shift'' trailers, {{spoiler|and when revealed as the [[The Man Behind the Man]] in ''Calamity Trigger''}}
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** [[Fan Fiction]] likes to extend this to {{spoiler|the player character as well, when they get really mad or something, for obvious reasons}}.
* ''[[Resident Evil]]''
** Albert Wesker from ''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'' to ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' has this in addition to [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] with [[Hellish Pupils|slitted pupils.]] Strangely enough, they visibly glow through his [[Sunglasses
** Some of the zombies also inexplicably have glowing eyes. Wesker's eyes flashing red through his shades may be a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]''.
* ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]''
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* In ''[[God Hand]]'' the mooks will gain glowing eyes when there's a [[Demonic Spiders]] about.
* Guilty Spark 343 from ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' is basically a floating mechanical eyeball. His eye goes [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|from blue to red]] when he's enraged beyond rationality.
* In the arcade version of ''[[Double Dragon]] II'', the boss Abore has glowing red eyes and ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]'' style [[Sunglasses
* In ''[[Monster Hunter]]'' (more specifically ''Monster Hunter Tri'') a hunter can forge the Helios armor set, in which the "eye slots" glow a sort of light blue. It doesn't really inspire doom (in fact you'd probably get some praise from fellow hunters) except for the monster you hunted to make it, an ''Elder Dragon'' named Ceadus. Who is most likely at the very least 15 meters long and causes earthquakes to an ''entire island'' whenever he rams it with his horns.
* Monsters' eyes glow a [[Sickly Green Glow|sickly greenish shade]] when they're subjected to [[Mind Control]] in ''[[Nitrome|Parasite]]''.
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** Also invoked when Harbinger takes control of a Collector soldier.
** In the [[Mass Effect|first game]], [[Big Bad|Saren]] had these, as well, due to his Reaper implants.
* In the ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'' franchise, the Hylden and [[Mind Control Eyes|those possesed by them]] have glowing green eyes. The Hylden seen at the time are [[
* The [[Demonic Spiders|Replica Ninjas]] in ''[[F.E.A.R.|FEAR]]''.
* ''All'' demons in ''[[Strange Journey]]''. It's a callback to the earliest days of the series.
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== Web Comics ==
* In a ''[[Dragon Fable]]'' fan-fic, Dan's eyes glow red when doom takes over him.
* Ciro and Kareems eyes glow when they "go dark" in ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160314004227/http://www.centralcitytower.com/2010/11/project-0-page-203.html Project 0]''. Inversion in that it doubles as [[By the Lights of Their Eyes|a cartoonish trick]].
* The title race of Tarol Hunt's ''[[Goblins]]'' sport something close when angered. It's not quite
* Magic users in ''[[Dominic Deegan]]: Oracle for Hire'' have their eyes glow when particularly focused.
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''
** Reynardine does this occasionally.
** {{spoiler|His cousin}} Coyote's eyes (and he has many) glow when he's [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=492 showing off his awesome power], which, if he wanted to use it that way, could mean certain doom for just about anyone.
* Spoofed in [https://web.archive.org/web/20100626123838/http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/20050129.html these] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100626123843/http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/20050201.html two] ''[[Adventurers!]]'' comics.
{{quote|'''Tesla:''' I can't believe you would do something like that! We lost people on the force to glowy-eye-soul-stealing-related complications!}}
* [[Lackadaisy]]: While not ''literally'' glowing, Viktor's eye is often noticeably shaded lighter than his surroundings would logically cause it to be, giving it a "glowing" look (aka The Glare Beam). This is especially noticeable during the firefight with the pig farmers, which takes place in a darkened garage. During this scene, everything is shaded so as to give an impression of pitch blackness... except for Viktor's scary, glare-y eye. The fact that he's a ''cat'' doesn't hurt either.
* ''[[Looking for Group]]''
** Richard has glowing yellow eyes. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbazH6aE2g One could say he fits the trope.] (But then, he ''is'' [[Glowing Eyelights of
** And Maikos too.
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''
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** Lord Horribus's eyes glow so fiercely when he's mad that ''flames'' start to creep out of them (which almost always goes along with a fiery [[Battle Aura]]).
** Also Gwynn, when she gets so angry that the powers of K'Z'K or the ''[[Tome of Eldritch Lore|Book of E-Ville]]'' activate in her automatically.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[The KAMics|The KA Mics]]'', the ex-valkyries, Gertrude, Brunhilda & Nikki's, eyes glow when they are angry. Oddly enough they usually glow the same color as their hair color.
* The [[Seven Deadly Sins]] of ''[[Jack (webcomic)|Jack]]'' have glowing eyes, including the titular character, whose eyes grow black and become pin pricks of light when he's ticked off. The Devil subverts the trope by having completely [[Black Eyes of Evil|dark black eyes.]]
* ''[[8-Bit Theater
* [[Gamer Chick|Lilah]] from ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del|Ctrl Alt Del]]'' likes playing ''[[The Sims|Sims 3]]''... for a very [http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=2009-06-01 particular reason]{{Dead link}}.
* The title characters of ''[[Freak Angels]]'' have this when they use their [http://www.freakangels.com/?p=75&page=4 powers.]
* Characters who go into Berserk mode in ''[http://www.goldcoincomics.com/?id=130 Gold Coin Comics]''.
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* ''[[Homestuck]]''
** After [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]], {{spoiler|Rose}}'s eyes glow white. Inverted with {{spoiler|Kanaya}}, however; after {{spoiler|coming back from the dead}}, everything glows ''except'' {{spoiler|her}} eyes.
** More literally, Sollux has glowing red/blue
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130619032912/http://www.levelmanga.com/level.php?page=44&episode=4&large=true&cover=false leveL]'s main character combines this with some glowing goo oozing from his wrists. Sure, he's always been a pretty timid guy, but when you see a kid that glows that much, and advances towards you with a creepy smile, you have to admit that something ain't right.
* The [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-18 Bulldog Dragon] from ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' has these.
* In ''[[Endstone]]'', rocking the Banestone, or the [[Artifact of Doom]], [http://endstone.net/2011/06/23/6-04/ gives Jon glowing eyes].
* In ''[[Shan Shan|The Adventures of Shan Shan]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20130615045832/http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=017&chapterid=1 Karmavore].
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* On ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', Frylock's eyes glow blue before he zaps you.
* In the ''[[Silver Surfer]]'' cartoon, [[Galactus]]' eyes glow brightly. So does his mouth when it opens.
* Aang from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' has these when he's in [[Unstoppable Rage|the Avatar State]]. Every young Avatar gets
* ''[[Spawn]]'' in the [[HBO]] animated series. That's pretty much ALL you see of his face most of the time. Also Clown/Violator.
* ''[[Gargoyles]]''
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** Also, Raven's eyes generally glow solid white when she's using her powers. And if her eyes ever start glowing solid red, it's advisable to run. Especially when they split from two into four. But then, it's probably already too late if that's happened. (Happened in "Aftershock", in season two, without recourse to the Season Four Arc.)
** Terra's eyes glow bright yellow when she's pissed or can't control her powers.
** This is pretty common in ''Teen Titans''. In addition to the above, Trigon has red eyes that glow constantly, Brother Blood's eyes glow red when he uses any of his powers, Blackfire's eyes are purple and glow when she's angry or charging up a starbolt, and Jinx's glow pinkish-purple.
* ''[[Transformers]]''
** Similarly, although most of the Transformers in ''[[Beast Wars]]'' have glowing eyes, Dinobot's normally red eyes shine bright green when he's charging up his [[Eye Beams]]. On top of that, they ''blink'' by having the lights switch off and then back on, while the actual physical eyes don't close.
** The following picture from ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]'': [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Cyb_ep41_angry_optimus.jpg\]{{Dead link}} 'Cons, you should run now.
* ''[[X-Men (animation)|X-Men]]'': Animated Cable's left eye glows white when using his telekinesis (or at dramatically appropriate moments) and red when using his cybernetically enhanced vision.
* In ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' the title character can make his eyes glow green when he gets serious or angry; it's one of the effects of his ghost powers. Appropriately mocked by Vlad, the series' resident [[Magnificent Bastard]], when Danny tries to intimidate him.
{{quote|'''Vlad:''' Ooh, the scaaaaary eyes. ''(fires his [[Eye Beams]])''}}
* The eponymous robot in the ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'' episode "Armstrong", when it becomes clear that he's turned on Scrooge.
{{quote|"I...AM...ARMSTRONG. I...AM...YOUR...''FRIEND.'"}}
* M. Bison from ''[[Street Fighter (animation)|Street Fighter]]'' while explaining that he does not whine about it! Well, he '''[[Lampshade Hanging|did]]''' [[Lampshade Hanging|state thathe got his power]] from a [[God of Evil]].
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* [[Green Lantern]] John Stewart from ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'' has glowing green eyes as long as he's wearing his power ring -- [[Word of God]] says that it's because he's been a GL for so long that it's more or less "infected" him. He's also one of the few Green Lanterns who doesn't wear a mask. A few other maskless Lanterns have this same effect.
* In ''[[Captain Scarlet|the 2005 New Captain Scarlet]]'', Captain Black and [[Kill and Replace|anyone possessed]] by the [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|Mysterons]], their eyes will glow green either to show the viewer who's working for them, [[Mind Control Eyes|hypnotizing a victim]], or ready to fight the title Captain.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''
** Twilight Sparkle gets these when she uses some of her more powerful spells.
** Princess Luna also gets these when angry.
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== Real Life ==
* Cats can appear to have this ability, but it's actually more like Shining Eyes of Doom. Cat eyes have reflective membranes (the tapeta) that bounce light which gets past the retina back onto it to increase their night vision. However, the "glow" is all light reflected from the environment and is not a real glow.
** Not surprisingly, the pictures on [http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl Cats That Look Like Hitler] often have "glowing eyes of evil"
* Parrot eyes don't glow, but they do dilate very noticeably -- "flashing". Somewhat akin to a cat's purring or a pet rodent chattering their teeth, this eye flashing might indicate excitement, or warn another that they are very, very PO'd.
* Many creatures ([[Small Reference Pools|most familiarly dogs and cats]]) have eyes with an organic mirror (the tapetum) behind the retina, to increase the sensitivity by bouncing light back onto it. In diurnal creatures, this tends to be red (not quite the same thing as the red-eye effect in humans), in nocturnal, crepuscular, and cathemeral creatures such as cats or owls, this tends to be orange, yellow or green, and in dogs, this tends to be blue-green or blue.
* Humans don't have a tapetum lucidim, the red eye effect is simply caused by the flash being too close to the camera lens
* The Vampire Squid uses bioluminescence to ''pretend'' to have these.
* There are neon contacts that glow under UV light. Technically, they absorb light at an invisible wavelength and convert it into a visible wavelength before releasing it. This is known as [[wikipedia:Fluorescence|fluorescence]].
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