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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
''Very'' good for giving the [[Death Glare]]. A [[Slasher Smile]] or other happily murderous expression doesn't hurt either.
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== 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.
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* 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]]'', Kyou's eyes [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|glow red]] as she strangles Tomoya and Sunohara after they pull a prank on her sister.
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** 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 ''[[Mai-HiME]]'' get
* 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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** [[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 than Black]]'', Contractors' eyes glow [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]] when they use their powers. [[Glamour Failure|It's almost the only way of identifying them]].
* 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.
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* 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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** 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 FOX]]'' comic from ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', Fox McCloud gets these on two occasions. One is right at the beginning, where Falco hits Fox's [[Berserk Button]] by suggesting raiding commercial freighters instead of the Imperial ships the team usually targeted in the beginning ("Feathers for brains! For the last time, we are '''NOT THIEVES!'''"). The other is right at the end when Fox goes into [[Unstoppable Rage]] mode after learning the truth about what happened to his mother and father.
* 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.
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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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* ''[[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.
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* 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 ''[[BioShock (series)]]'' have glowing eyes until they're rescued.
* 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 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 ''[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]]''
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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
* [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.
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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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== 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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