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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, etc. Please do not add characters who just happen to have eyes of this color without a substantial reason behind it.
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* Kensuke Aida from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.
* ''[[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]].}}
* ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'': Orihime has brown eyes in the manga, but the anime changed them to gray, making her a solid but anime-only example of the innocent, gray-eyed healer.
** Byakuya Kuchiki also has gray eyes and [[Sugar and Ice Personality|works hard]] to portray the perfect Type II example of this trope.
* 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|Claymores]] 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]]).
* A recent example is Shiki Ryougi of ''[[Kara no Kyoukai (Literature)|Kara no Kyoukai]]'', who fits most of the criteria for the second type.
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* In ''[[One Piece]]'' the cold-hearted Trafalgar Law, also known as the Surgeon of Death, has gray eyes.
* Both L and Near of ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' have gray eyes, though L is arguably a more apt example of this trope.
* ''[[Digimon Xros Wars]]'': protagonist [[Hot
** Speaking of which, Henry Wong from [[Digimon Tamers]] is the most level-headed guy in the [[Power Trio]], a competent hacker, and a Tai Chi practitioner.
* Kai Hiwatari of [[Beyblade]] have this in the anime V-force/2002.
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* In the ''Second Sons'' trilogy by Jennifer Fallon, the main protagonist, Dirk Provin, has unreadable, steel gray eyes. These are handy when he has to convince literally everyone that everything they believe is a lie, including the king of the most powerful country in the region, as well as hide his own motivations and feelings from some of the most perceptive people from all sides.
* The Herons (Geoffrey, Christopher, and Cecily) have gray eyes and "tawny-yellow" hair in Elizabeth Marie Pope's ''[[The Perilous Gard]]''. Geoffrey's are described as "level [and] rather forbidding", and he is described several times as resembling granite and steel in character. Christopher eventually reveals himself to possess a warmer, rather impulsive nature, but he, too, is cold and remote when the protagonist Kate first meets him.
* In the ''[[
** The [[Virgin New Adventures]] novels also tended to make much of the Seventh Doctor's gray eyes, presumably as a way to contrast his [[The Chessmaster|EU characterisation]] with his [[Ditzy Genius|previous incarnations]].
* Cheslav in Yulia Latynina's ''Inhuman'', being a [[Knight Templar]]-in-training with a dash of [[Raised By Wolves]].
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** Ty Lee had them, too, and so did most of the other Airbenders.
** [[Fallen Hero|Hama]] has them, too.
* Heather (the second type) and Ezekiel (innocence) both have them in ''[[Total Drama Island (Animation)|Total Drama Island]]'', except for the latter's [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] in the third season.
* Ra's Al Ghoul in ''[[Batman Under the Red Hood]]''.
* Mother Gothel from ''[[Tangled (Disney)|Tangled]]''. She proves to be very [[Determinator|determined]] when it comes to reaching her goal of having eternal youth.
* [[Characterization Marches On|Originally]], Belle from ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and The Beast]]'' had this eye color; at least, she did in the promotional art and artbooks. They were most noticeable in her winter dress in the [["Falling in Love" Montage]] towards the middle of the movie. Chances were that this was to emphasise her strong-willed and independent nature, refusing to submit to the Beast's whims until he made significant changes in his character. Nowadays, she is portrayed with either [[Brown Eyes]] or [[Hazel Eyes]] to emphasise the more Bookworm aspects of her character.
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