

Which leads to some Fridge Logic when it's revealed that Krillin was faking being infected even though he had pinkish eyes too, as he can't alter his body like Piccolo (also faking infection) can. arc for Dragon Ball Z, those infected by the Black Water Mist have pinkish eyes. In Dragon Ball GT, the eyes of Baby's possessed minions glow completely red.In "Futari wa Torimakees!" ("Enter the Entourage" in the dub), people under the influence of the Torimakees get dark shadows under their eyes. In "Charisma Biyōshi Monster!" ("Gigi the Great" in the dub), anyone hypnotised by the titular monster (Michel/Gilbert) has red eyes. Powerpuff Girls Z has two episodes that feature mind control.In Castle Town Dandelion, people under the effect of Aoi's Compelling Voice have these.Sometimes these eyes will communicate to the audience that someone else is in control, resulting in overlap with Eye-Dentity Giveaway. See also Red Eyes, Take Warning, which may be a form of this. Not to be confused with Hypnotic Eyes, which is about people who can hypnotize others just by looking into their eyes. This also counts as Nightmare Fuel for some people. Also note that some art styles have eyes with less detail than others, and so the eyes may have some of these traits already this doesn't make them an example of this trope. the pupils get a bit bigger.) This is apparently not subtle enough for animation, which prefers to Open the Iris. It should be noted that in Real Life, hypnotized people's eyes are likely to dilate (i.e. Another extremely rare variation is sometimes where the pupil remains the same but the sclera (the white part of the eye) may change color. as they're coming at his back) will be depicted as severely cross-eyed, indicating that they are using "inner guidance". This is a Shout-Out to a traditional Japanese artistic device: a character performing superhuman feats of swordsmanship (Musashi slicing arrows out of the air.

Obviously heavy eyelids surmount the altered eyes and sometimes drift into a half-closed position.Ī rare variation involves severe walleye in both eyes. In anime, their irises become dull, flat disks of their base color without any detail, highlights, reflections or even pupils. Sometimes it's also represented by changes in the dilation of the pupil the pupil will either get really small, or really large. In many Western cartoons and comics, hypnosis is represented by the eyes appearing as swirling spirals or concentric circles. In live-action and some forms of animation, the standard signal for mind control or possession is totally black or totally white eyes. While people around the character may note they're "acting a little funny," usually nobody In-Universe ever notices the change. This is mostly for the benefit of the audience. A character who is under the influence of hypnotism or mind control will show this influence in his or her eyes with a visual change.
