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{{color|purple| '''Purple eyes'''}}, also known as "violet", "lavender/lilac" or "amethyst" (depending on the shade) are very, very rare in real life, and in fiction generally mean that a character is very special and mysteriously [[Badass]]. Thus though there are plenty of good characters with these eyes, it is also a popular [[Mary Sue]] eye color.

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* Kouta Otoyama, {{spoiler|the "chosen one of the Universe"}}, in ''[[Stellvia of the Universe]]''.

* [[Madlax]].

* Einhalt Stratos from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vi Vid]]''. [[Mismatched Eyes|Well, ]]''[[Mismatched Eyes|one ]]''[[Mismatched Eyes|eye, in any case]].

* Einhalt Stratos from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vi Vid]]''. [[Mismatched Eyes|Well,]]''[[Mismatched Eyes|one]]''[[Mismatched Eyes|eye, in any case]].

* Tama-chan, the quiet, innocent, yet super-skilled kendo girl from ''[[Bamboo Blade]]''.

* Sunako Nakahara, the female lead of ''[[The Wallflower]]'', has these as a sign of her... um... difference.

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* Russia of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' sports these, as do Austria, Canada, Finland, Iceland, and Latvia. But is interesting to note that with the exception of Austria, all of the aforementioned nations were originally depicted with blue eyes in their designs.Russia and Prussia only somewhat fit the badass theme, with Canada and Finland being more [[Badass Adorable]] / [[Beware the Nice Ones]] / [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]].

** Occationally Prussia has purplish eyes as well, although usually they are red. Either way, most fans like to suppose he has albinism, since his hair is also white and skin rather pale.

** Another thing to note is that, with the exception of Austria, most of the purple-eyed countries are considered to be "Northern" or "Arctic" nations. This has lead to some connections between their eyes and the Northern Lights in the fandom. In Canada's case, his eyes seem to have been originally purple (in the manga, at least), but had been changed to blue for the anime. <ref> This, along with his [[Adaptation Dye Job|reddish-blond hair being changed to dark blond]], only serves to make him resemble America more than ever. Poor thing.</ref>

** Another thing to note is that, with the exception of Austria, most of the purple-eyed countries are considered to be "Northern" or "Arctic" nations. This has lead to some connections between their eyes and the Northern Lights in the fandom. In Canada's case, his eyes seem to have been originally purple (in the manga, at least), but had been changed to blue for the anime.<ref>This, along with his [[Adaptation Dye Job|reddish-blond hair being changed to dark blond]], only serves to make him resemble America more than ever. Poor thing.</ref>

* [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Mars and Sailor Saturn]]. Mars' are only purple in the manga, while the anime they're charcoal black with purple highlights to match her hair.

* Hansel and Gretel, the [[Creepy Twins|"Vampire Twins"]] from ''[[Black Lagoon]]''.

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** Xaldin has purple eyes, though they don't seem to have much in the way of significance.

* [[Persona 2|Maya Amano]] has these, to some extent. They appear to be more pink than purple. This is likely symbolism for the fact that {{spoiler|everyone on the party thinks of her like a 'goddess' and the portrayed Maia is purple.}}

* Purple eyes in the [[Golden Sun]] series seem to be unique to [[Blow You Away|Jupiter]] [[Shock and Awe|adepts]] (purple is the color [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|associated with the wind element]]~~-- if~~ they don't have purple eyes, expect [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|purple hair]]). Ivan, [[Curtains Match the Window|his sister Hama]], and his daughter Karis all have them. Sheba consistantly has them in game, but they're consistantly [[Green Eyes|green]] in official artwork. Their true color is [[Internet Backdraft|hotly debated]].

* Purple eyes in the [[Golden Sun]] series seem to be unique to [[Blow You Away|Jupiter]] [[Shock and Awe|adepts]] (purple is the color [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|associated with the wind element]]—if they don't have purple eyes, expect [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|purple hair]]). Ivan, [[Curtains Match the Window|his sister Hama]], and his daughter Karis all have them. Sheba consistantly has them in game, but they're consistantly [[Green Eyes|green]] in official artwork. Their true color is [[Internet Backdraft|hotly debated]].

* ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' has main antagonist [[The Emperor]], with very pretty purple eyes (he's always had them, but considering the graphical format of the game, it's been hard to tell until [[Dissidia]]). In both games he is a very powerful sorcerer and [[The Chessmaster|chessmaster]], so it fits the trope...but it's also likely to have been chosen simply because of how well it goes with the rest of his mostly-golden-with-purple-accents character design.

* Wolf O'Donnell's eyes are bright purple in ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]] Assault'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl''. His eyes didn't have an obvious color in ''64'' because of the simpler art style. And his eyes in ''Command'' were grey [[Curtains Match the Window|like his body]], again because of a ''slightly'' simpler art style.

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* ''[[Seekers (webcomic)|Seekers]]''' main character has vibrant purple eyes and [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|green hair]].

* Anyone evil has purple eyes in ''[[Fake News Rumble]]''.

* [[Homestuck|Rose "tentacleTherapist" Lalonde]] apparently has purple eyes that match her text color (although this isn't obvious in most art, especially at the start). She's a no-nonsense girl who's also a [[Nightmare Fetishist]] with a interest in [[Eldritch Abomination~~|Eldritch Abominations~~]], and is the only person who's mastered the use of [[Functional Magic|"real magic"]] in the story.

* [[Homestuck|Rose "tentacleTherapist" Lalonde]] apparently has purple eyes that match her text color (although this isn't obvious in most art, especially at the start). She's a no-nonsense girl who's also a [[Nightmare Fetishist]] with a interest in [[Eldritch Abomination]]s, and is the only person who's mastered the use of [[Functional Magic|"real magic"]] in the story.

* Played differently in ''[[Miamaska]]'', the 'whites' of Amity's eyes are purple, while the pupils are red.

* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-11-06 Nioi has them] and by extension so does Kaoli.

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** And then there's Fifi La Fume in the episode, "Love Stinks". Purple skunk girl+violet eyeshadow+purple eyes=Good combo.

* Bunny, the fourth [[Powerpuff Girls]].

* In ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', Autobots tend to have blue eyes and Decepticons red. Neutrals tend to have yellow eyes, but Swindle, nominally a Decepticon, is willing to sell arms to the highest bidder, and both sides of the war have lined his pockets well. As such, he has purple eyes, perhaps to say that though he's involved in the war (unlike yellow-eyed characters) he has as much real loyalty to one side as the ~~other -- namely~~, none.

* In ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', Autobots tend to have blue eyes and Decepticons red. Neutrals tend to have yellow eyes, but Swindle, nominally a Decepticon, is willing to sell arms to the highest bidder, and both sides of the war have lined his pockets well. As such, he has purple eyes, perhaps to say that though he's involved in the war (unlike yellow-eyed characters) he has as much real loyalty to one side as the other—namely, none.

** Wasp(inator) from the same series started out with blue eyes, but they turned purple at some point after he was framed as a traitor. For the record, Derrick Wyatt mentioned on his formspring that he considers purple eyes the result of a "programming change" of some kind. We may be missing something about Swindle...

* ''[[Transformers Prime]]'': Megatron starts off with standard Decepticon red eyes, but they turn purple after he {{spoiler|''stabs himself in the Spark with Dark Energon''}}. They default back to red, but turn purple whenever he uses his new powers.

* Charmcaster in the original ''[[Ben 10]]'' has purple eyes to match her purple lips and purple outfit.

* Samantha Manson from ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' has purple eyes.

** Also Maddie Fenton, who fits the trope description more than Sam ~~does--she~~'s a full-on [[Action Mom]]!

** Also Maddie Fenton, who fits the trope description more than Sam does—she's a full-on [[Action Mom]]!

* Lo Ridgemount from ''[[Stoked]]''.

* Jen Masterson from ''[[6teen]]''.

* [[Dark Magical Girl|Raven]] in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', when they aren't [[Glowing Eyes of Doom|glowing]] from [[Psychic Powers]] or [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]] from demonic rage.

** Jinx and Blackfire, two [[Dark Action Girl~~|Dark Action Girls~~]] from the same show, also have purple eyes.

** Jinx and Blackfire, two [[Dark Action Girl]]s from the same show, also have purple eyes.

* [[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers|Niko's]] eyes go from her normal bluish-green to violet when her [[Psychic Powers]] activate.

* Poof from ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'', as well as Tootie, according to [http://fairlyoddparents.wikia.com/wiki/File:KungTimmy173.jpg this screenshot].