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[[File:Ion_Fortuna_9900.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Purple Prose|Crimson gems of benevolence and nobility]].]]
[[File:Ion Fortuna 9900.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Purple Prose|Crimson gems of benevolence and nobility]].]]


You see a character with [[Technicolor Eyes|red eyes]]. [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|He's going to be violent or menacing, right]]? [[Averted Trope|Wrong]]. On the contrary, his red gaze is one of the most comforting features of his face, because he has Kind Red Eyes.
You see a character with [[Technicolor Eyes|red eyes]]. [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|He's going to be violent or menacing, right]]? [[Averted Trope|Wrong]]. On the contrary, his red gaze is one of the most comforting features of his face, because he has '''Kind Red Eyes'''.


Traditionally, red eyes have been a negative feature, showing a character's evil or villainy. But as tropes mature and become subverted and averted, you see more characters whose red eyes have no negative connotation whatsoever. They can even be a [[Fetish Fuel]].
Traditionally, red eyes have been a negative feature, showing a character's evil or villainy. But as tropes mature and become subverted and averted, you see more characters whose red eyes have no negative connotation whatsoever. They can even be a [[Fetish Fuel]].
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* ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' gives us [[Colonel Badass|Major]] [[Badass Abnormal|Motoko]] [[Cyborg|Kusanagi]]. [[Good Is Not Nice|Sometimes.]]
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' gives us [[Colonel Badass|Major]] [[Badass Abnormal|Motoko]] [[Cyborg|Kusanagi]]. [[Good Is Not Nice|Sometimes.]]
* Yukino from ''[[Kare Kano]]''.
* Yukino from ''[[Kare Kano]]''.
* Kurenai Yuuhi of ''[[Naruto]]'' has deep red eyes but has a very pleasant character (which is not to say she isn't [[Badass]]}. In the same show we have the Uchiha, who possess the [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Sharingan dojutsu]] and most of which we see become [[Ax Crazy]] ''because [[What the Hell, Hero?|someone]] had their whole clan killed''.
* Kurenai Yuuhi of ''[[Naruto]]'' has deep red eyes but has a very pleasant character (which is not to say she isn't [[Badass]]). In the same show we have the Uchiha, who possess the [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Sharingan dojutsu]] and most of which we see become [[Ax Crazy]] ''because [[What the Hell, Hero?|someone]] had their whole clan killed''.
* Kyubey of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is of the... [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|other]] variety.
* Kyubey of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is of the... [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|other]] variety.


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=== Literature ===
=== Literature ===
* In James Swallow's ''Warhammer 40000'' ''[[Blood Angels]]'' novel ''Black Tide'', Kilian's eyes are commented on as dark red -- shortly after he has helped saved the lives of Rafen, Tarikus, and Vetch.
* In James Swallow's ''Warhammer 40000'' ''[[Blood Angels]]'' novel ''Black Tide'', Kilian's eyes are commented on as dark red—shortly after he has helped saved the lives of Rafen, Tarikus, and Vetch.
* [[Giant Flyer|Skybaxes]] in ''[[Dinotopia]]'' usually have yellow or red eyes. This trope is perhaps best exemplified by [http://kittiara.deviantart.com/art/Building-Trust-168608248 this fanart].
* [[Giant Flyer|Skybaxes]] in ''[[Dinotopia]]'' usually have yellow or red eyes. This trope is perhaps best exemplified by [http://kittiara.deviantart.com/art/Building-Trust-168608248 this fanart].
* In ''Pretties'' (of the ''[[Uglies]]'' series), Shay actually HAS RUBIES IN HER EYES.
* In ''Pretties'' (of the ''[[Uglies]]'' series), Shay actually HAS RUBIES IN HER EYES.
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