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A character undergoing emotional stress may be shown from a head-on view or directly from the side with their head bowed and their eyes covered by their bangs or forelocks. (Sometimes the shot starts from one angle and cuts midway to the other.) Even if they [[Show the Forehead|have no bangs at all]], it's their brow ridge that covers them. Their eyes are not drawn, even when they should be at least partially visible through the shadow, giving the impression of a blank face above the bridge of the nose. This usually symbolizes a person driven by events to a point of unpredictable action; when you see this on a cutie, [[Break the Cutie|you know she's been thoroughly broken]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Tower of God
* In an episode of ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'', Juri falls suspect to this during an emotional turmoil [[Mind Rape]] time. The funny part is that the English dub ended up ''drawing eyes for her'', not only ruining the effect of the scene, but also causing the animation to clash horribly.
* Common in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.
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*** Of course, ''how'' unsound is up for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bqPRLfVB0I hilarious speculation.]
* Sanzo and Gojyo in ''[[Saiyuki]]''.
** Not just Sanzo and Gojyo. But pretty much the entire cast of the series whenever they are in a moment of [http://4.p.s.mfcdn.net/store/manga/7154/01-001.0/compressed/d01.015-016.jpg badass-ery.]{{Dead link}}
* [[Madlax]] gets these when she falls victim to Enfant's [[Mind Rape]] "Elda Taluta" attack.
* Happened a few times in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'', along with just about every other way to convey insanity.
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* ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' has this crop up occasionally, in particular with Aion in Chrono's nightmares and flashbacks.
** In the manga, Chrono himself has this happen for a few panels in the Marionette Train arc.
* Shizuru from ''[[
* Hayate from ''[[Prétear]]'' has these in the first episode when told that the Knights will have to find the [[Magical Girl|Pretear]] (which he objects to), and later in the series when he is about to reveal the [[Backstory]] to Himeno.
** Sasame also gets this as he questions his motives {{spoiler|right before his [[Heel Face Turn]]}}.
* Rakka from ''[[Haibane Renmei]]'', on at least two occasions.
* Jigen, [[Lupin III
* Ascot from ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''. He unhides them briefly in the second season when {{spoiler|he admits that he loves Umi}}.
* Gokudera from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]!'' does this very frequently, especially in the daily life arc. As does Tsuna.
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* ''[[Gankutsuou]]'': Albert does this a lot in the later half of the series.
* There are various times in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' where eyes are obscured by hair or by shadow. For example, in the Orichalcos arc, Yami's eyes are first obscured after losing Yugi's soul to Rafael, as well as the darkness inside him. The second time reverses that, where he conquers his darkness and saves Yugi.
* In ''[[Oto x Maho]]'', Kanata's eyes vanish when you hit one of his [[Berserk Button]]s. It generally leads to a laughably one-sided beatdown.
* Hazumu of ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]'' has these for almost all of episode 1. We don't see them until he [[It Makes Sense in Context|gets whacked by a spaceship and becomes a girl]].
* {{spoiler|Mikael}} from ''[[Tenshi ni Narumon]]'' has his eyes obscured for a brief moment {{spoiler|during the revelation in the rain in episode 23 when he decides to become a demon}}.
* Hino of ''[[Kiniro no Corda]]'' gets these during her [[Break the Cutie]] process.
* ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' it happens several times, from the most different reasons. Chihaya gets one when she [[Green-Eyed Monster|jealous]] of the other girls' bust sizes. Iori, Mami, Ami, Yayoi and the Producer get like this when they found out that the 765Pro hadn't managed to place a single idol in the next auditions, etc.
* Sesshomaru from ''[[Inuyasha]]'' goes through one of these {{spoiler|when Rin dies a second time, and he can't just revive her again with his sword. Look at this; [http://images.wikia.com/inuyasha/images/a/ad/Sesshoumarugrief.jpg\].}}
* Angemon from ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' hides his eyes behind a helmet.
* Somewhat subverted on several occasions in ''[[Nagasarete Airantou]]'': the shadow appears in the appropriate situation, but the eyes '''aren't''' hidden. Since the shadow is also drawn with a very distinct edge line, it tends to look as if [http://www.mangahere.co/manga/nagasarete_airantou/v17/c098/11.html the character suddenly put on a] [[Domino Mask]].
== Comic Books ==
== Comics ==▼
* This happens to Raven quite a bit in ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''.
* [[X Wing Series|Wedge Antilles]], when the man who [[You Killed My Father|killed his parents]] locks him up and starts [http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/1069/blz05dt3.jpg taunting him], gets his eyes hidden in shadow for a moment.
* Flint's dad in ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' has a furrowed unibrow that covers his eyes throughout the movie, save two or three instances it raises to reveal his eyes, usually signifying his surprise or befuddlement.▼
== Music ==
* Matt Bellamy pulls a ''wicked'' real-life example in Muse's Uprising video.
== Newspaper Comics ==
* You never see Jason's eyes in
== Video Games ==
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* The Hunter from ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' (if you look under it's hood it doesn't even have eyes)
* In ''[[Ghost Trick]]'', Kamila gets these at one point {{spoiler|when she is possessed by Yomiel}}.
* Vivian from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''; her eyes are always hidden under the brim of her hat.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* ''[[No Rest for The Wicked (webcomic)|No Rest for The Wicked]]:'' several uses, such as [http://www.forthewicked.net/archive/01-43.html here] and [http://www.forthewicked.net/archive/03-51.html here].
* Parodied in ''[[Emergency Exit]]'': the [[Affably Evil|villains]] are introduced like this--[http://eecomics.net/?strip_id=104 and then the assistant turns on the light], saying that the creepy lighting makes it impossible to get around.
* Dave's [[Good Angel, Bad Angel|evil conscience]] from ''[[
* Seen in ''[[Juathuur]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20100821054226/http://oneway.juathuur.com/1/?strip_id=217 here.]
* Used a lot ''[[Blip]]''. K, Liz, and Bishop seem to be the most commonly affected.
* Cho Teko from ''[[No Need for Bushido]]'' has these. He's also blind.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', used on [http://piandao.org/screencaps/ep26/ep26-1510.png Toph]{{Dead link}} in her debut episode when her [[Why Couldn't You Be Different?|overprotective parents]] refuse to let her go along with the gang. She then proceeds to take matters into her own hands and run away from home.
* Done a few times in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', particularly among both Raven and Terra.
* Out of the five main operatives in ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', 4 usually have their eyes covered through various means. Numbuh 1 wears sunglasses, and Numbuh 2 goggles. Numbuh 4's eyes are [[Blinding Bangs|covered by his hair]], and Numbuh 5's by her hat. Numbuh 3, on the other hand, is an [[Eyes Always Shut]].
▲* Flint's dad in ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' has a furrowed unibrow that covers his eyes throughout the movie, save two or three instances it raises to reveal his eyes, usually signifying his surprise or befuddlement.
* Professor Farnsworth in ''[[Futurama]]'' has eyes that are perpetually covered by thick green glasses. This becomes a running gag, with people referring to is eye color as "milky white", and covering his entire face as he takes off his glasses to cry.
* The Drill Sargent from the ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'' episode "In the Army" had a hat that covered his eyes.
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