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{{color|gray| '''Gray eyes'''}} tend to reflect inner calm and strength and often hint at healing powers. They are the color of metal and stone and are associated with coolness, resilience, and stillness. This comes in several varieties:

* ''[[Guardian of the Sacred Spirit]]'' has the Holy Sage, the shaman Torogai, and the star diviner Shuga. They all have gray eyes and gray hair, despite Shuga only being probably around twenty-five.

* In ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'', at least five of the main characters have this eye colour. The most important one is the male protagonist, Sagara Sousuke, whose [[What Beautiful Eyes!|strong, clear gray eyes]] are actually somewhat of a subplot by the end of the novel "End of Day by Day". Or, at least, they are to his [[Arch Enemy|worst enemy]]/EvilCounterpart/[[Stalker with a Crush]]. Yes, that would be Gauron, who also happens to have gray eyes, just of a different shape and nuance. The other characters who share this trait are Mithril captain Tessa Testarossa and her evil twin brother Leonard. And major Andrei Kalinin, Sousuke's commander in Mithril. (Though it should be noted that those last three are described in the novels as having blue-gray eyes, rather than just gray.)

* Fate Averruncus of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', who fights and acts with [[The Spock|complete logic and reason]], with the exception of his condescension to main lead Negi. He also never smiles, [[Technically a Smile|even when laughing]].

** It's also implied that {{spoiler|he's actually an [[Artificial Human]].}}

* Allen Walker, from ''[[D.Gray-man]]''. He absolutely ''[[Determinator|will not]]'' give up if he can possibly help it ([[Attack! Attack! Attack!|or even then]]), and he fits the idea of a gray-eyed character as innocent [[The Messiah|very well]] [[The Pollyanna|indeed]]. Also excellent proof that although [[Brown Eyes]] may be better for [[Puppy Dog Eyes]] purposes, gray can be really, ''really'' cute as well.

* All [[Claymore]]s have silvery gray eyes. In fact, their eye color is what most commonly gives them away when they go undercover. Needless to say they, are mostly very stoic (except for the [[Psychopathic Manchild|Psychopathic Woman Children]]).

* Yuki Sohma in ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' has gray eyes, except for when they are purple for some reason. In his case, the gray is probably associated with his animal form, a gray rat.

* ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'''s Kyouya has gray eyes and, considering he's the "Cool" type, it's fitting.

* Kai Hiwatari of [[Beyblade]] have this in the anime V-force/2002.

* Lawrence from ''[[Spice and Wolf]]'' has gray eyes, though he doesn't fit any of the particular motifs listed in the trope description. His [[Curtains Match the Window]], however, and the effect of his gray hair makes him look a bit older than he really is.

* Nezumi from [[No. 6]] has dark gray eyes and fits the second personality type to a T -- except when it comes to [[Ho Yay|Sion]].

 

== Comic Books ==

* Pulp heroes tended to have blue-gray eyes—blue to indicate their heroic nature, steely gray when they were angry or determined.

** Playing off this (the Kinnisons from the [[Lensman]] series and the Carters—either [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s Randolph Carter or [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' John Carter, or both—are explicitly mentioned), [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[War of the Dreaming]]'' has gray eyes as a sign of [[King Arthur]]'s line.

** A chunk so large, in fact, that Samwise Gamgee is possibly the ''only'' goodie who is detailed to have anything else (brown, in his case, probably because working-class Sam is closer to Earth.)

* From ''[[Harry Potter]]'':

 

 

* The Regional Fairies who [[Metamorphosis|become humans]] in ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' have gray eyes as a sign of their origin. They're strong-willed, but hardly cold or unapproachable (and certainly not stoic), varying in their personalities between smiling tricksters and borderline-psychotic [[Tsundere]]s.

* [[Grim Tales from Down Below|Grim Tales]]: Minimandy is a type three, being so sweet that her brother turns into the [[Unfavorite]] to their parents, Grim and Mandy...who are personifications of ''death'' and ''pure evil'', respectively.

* Marten from ''[[Questionable Content]]'' fits the "inner calm" part of the equation, being the most even-tempered and supportive member of the cast.

* ''[[Homestuck]]'': the [[Troll]] race as a whole has gray eyes in childhood, and maybe two or three of the twelve child trolls encountered in the story are even vaguely calm. They look like [[Eyes of Gold]] most of the time, though, as the whites of their eyes are yellow, so you can only see the gray irises under [[Art Shift]] conditions. As they mature, the irises fill out with the [[Alien Blood|troll's blood colour]].

* In ''[[Ears for Elves]]'', Kanryl's pale gray eyes show that he's somewhat cold and aloof, often alone except for his animals. The artist exploits their piercing quality by having his face on the "donate" button!

 

== Web Original ==

* Apollo, Artemis, and Athena in ''[[Thalia's Musings]]''. Apollo is a [[Seers|prophecy god]], his twin sister Artemis is a deadly huntress and a sworn virgin, and Athena, also a virgin, is the Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy.

* Aria in ''[[Tasakeru]]'' fits in with the first type, being a powerful seer.

 

== Western Animation ==

 

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