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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]]''.
* In the anime of [[Suzumiya Haruhi]], if arranged chronologically, Haruhi is seen stalking out of the clubroom in the 4th episode. If you look carefully, you can see that she's eyeless. The [[Genre Savvy]] viewers/the ones that read the novels would guess that something bad involving Haruhi is gonna happen. They're right. 2 episodes later, Haruhi almost destroys and recreates the universe.
* Extremely common in the ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' anime, in a blatant case of [[Lazy Artist]].
* ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' has Sousuke and Kaname display
* ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'': Considering the amount of insanity and [[Break the Cutie]] moments among the main cast this happens ''a lot''. Yukiteru and Yuno are ''huge'' victims of this in particular.
* Himeko from [[Kannazuki no Miko]] has one of these after a dress, given to her by Chikane for a date with Souma, is destroyed when they were attacked by Tsubasa. It wasn't really her fault, but being [[Apologises a Lot|Himeko]] she still thinks it is.
* Sekai and Kotonoha repeatedly in ''[[School Days]]''.
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*** Cue Asuka invoking this trope before storming off.
* Normally cheerful and spastic Sana Kurata from ''[[Kodomo no Omocha]]'' will sometimes hide her eyes in her bangs when she's thinking about depressing things, usually involving her foil and best friend Akito.
* Nyuu of ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' exhibits
** And Lucy has [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes|different eye shapes]] even. Its a mark of the berserk state, as Nana does this the few times she loses control.
* Ururu Tsumugiya from ''[[Bleach]]'' (pictured above) does this when she enters Hollow-killing mode, much to the horror of some of the people she hunts. [[Gentle Giant]] Chad from the same series usually has this purely due to the length of his bangs.
** Ichigo does this in chapter 397.
* The one time viewers get to see the wrath of Miyazawa Yukino of ''[[Kare Kano]]'', she gets truly frightening. The fit begins with an application of this trope, {{spoiler|progresses to a wild chase after the transgressor, Shibahime Tsubasa, and climaxes with Yukino's transformation into a [[Youkai|youkai-faced]] avenger.}} Never again does a student dare provoke her fury.
* The villain Legato Bluesummers from ''[[Trigun]]'', constantly keeps a
* ''[[One Piece]]'' does this a hell of a lot. Even when they're in a good mood.
** The most emotional example was in Luffy vs Usopp. Luffy of course won, but at the cost of [[True Companions|a good friend]], and walked away with his straw hat on, [[Manly Tears|trying to keep the waterworks from running]].
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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.
* When exposed to ''extreme'' cuteness, Sakaki in ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' exhibits this. She also turns into this, for different reasons, when she happens to think of Chiyo-Dad.
* Fuyuki from ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' is normally a cheerful, polite, weak middle-schooler. When [[Break the Cutie|pushed too far]], he shows [[Broken Smile|a truly terrifying rage]] and [[Beware the Nice Ones|a fair share of ability to get physical]]. Normally this is represented by a dark cloud surrounding him and
* ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'': As the main characters [[Wangst]] for a good portion of the series,
* Ditto with ''[[Fruits Basket]]''.
* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' does this from time to time, particularly when someone has to give up a Pokemon for one reason or another. Tough it's almost exclusively Ash.
** Sabrina's young half spends most of its time with her eyes hidden. Along with a creepy-looking smile.
** Just about every main character in ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' has had their
* Konoka from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' displayed this in sadness {{spoiler|after Asuna's death}} in the first Anime's [[Gecko Ending]].
* Ryoma Echizen from ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]'', when his opponent belittles him or his team or physically hurts him in a match.
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* Happens quite often to Minami in ''[[Lucky Star]]''.
* Used on occasion in ''[[The Slayers]]'', most notably in NEXT's opening.
* A somewhat less serious instance of this happens in ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka de|Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Hachiyou Shou]]'' episode five, when Tenma tells Akane how much he cares for her, wants to protect her, doesn't want her to cry... and Akane replies that she won't cry anymore and will do her best... together with everybody -- [[Oblivious to Love|completely failing to realize that Tenma likes her]]. Cut to the speechless Tenma with
* Both in manga and anime, ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' mastered this. It happens many many times in each chapter/episode. All characters do this, especially Hayate. Though usually there are some vertical lines instead of shadow on their faces.
** A notable example is {{spoiler|Hayate's big brother, whose eyes remain hidden up until little Athena finally reveals the dream she's been refusing to let herself believe - meeting Hayate again.}}
* ''[[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
* 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 ==
* [[Eroge]] games tends do this in a different light -- ''usually'', the protagonist's face is never shown to keep them anonymous. [[
* In a rare Western case, some ''[[Hitman]]'' artwork has 47's unrealistically shrouded in shadow.
* The Masked Hero class in ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'' and ''[[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten]]'' has these, the beak-shaped visor of his [[Everything's Better with Penguins|Prinny]]-themed costume providing the shadow.
* The ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' series loves to do this to its rank-and-file goons, usually 'covering' the eyes with the unit's helmets.
* ''[[Rival Schools]]''' Roberto hides his eyes behind a blue visor. When he's not wearing it, he instead hides it under a hat or some other head covering.
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* Mitsumoto from ''Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja'' always hides his eyes underneath his ninja hood.
* Maya when channeling a spirit {{spoiler|Actually, Mimi Miney}} in the second case of ''[[Phoenix Wright]] [[Ace Attorney]]: Justice for All''.
** Played with in the fourth game, ''Apollo Justice: [[Ace Attorney]]''. Were lead to believe the darkened spots on Winfred Kitaki's face are due to his eyes being hidden, but they're actually [[Big Ol' Eyebrows|Big Ol Furry Eyebrows]]. His eyes are actually small and puppy-like.
* Happens in ''[[Iji]]''.
* Hector the [[Big Bad]] from [[Dept. Heaven]] always keep his eyes hidden with a nice hat. Probably to hide his [[Generic Cuteness|big cute eyes]].
* The Player's Character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' Tag Force series constantly wears a red baseball cap, which always shields his eyes. Even when the transition from 3 to 4 (and consequently, GX to 5Ds. The trademark red cap is still there, only with a different logo. The original cap (with the Duel Academy logo) is hanging on a coat rack in the character's house.)
* Almost everybody in ''[[Theresia]]'' has something hiding their eyes, ranging from [[Blinding Bangs]] to a large-browed cap. A few visual angles reveal that they weren't animated with eyes at
* The cover for the [[Mega Man Battle Network]] and [[Mega Man Star Force]] crossover [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091121002526/megaman/images/e/e7/OperateShootingStarCover.jpg Operate Shooting Star] shows Mega Man Geo-Omega (the one from star force, on the left) doing this with his visor solidified (it is normally see through).
* 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]] ==
* Zimmy from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' perpetually has [[Tears of Blood|black gunk]] where her eyes should be. ({{spoiler|Until her [[Redemption in the Rain]] moment, fans weren't even sure that she ''had'' eyes.}}) The effect is really [[Creepy Child|creepy]], but [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight|none of the characters so far have commented on it]].
* Moss from ''[[Flipside]]'''s book 0 hid his
* ''[[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.
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Madness Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Eye Tropes]]
[[Category:Manga Effects]]
▲[[Category:Hidden Eyes]]
[[Category:Uh-Oh Eyes]]
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