![]() ![]() The character is being forced to act against their will alternately, it can mean despair. Deep shaded irises with no pupils to speak of: Drugged or under mind control.Frequently used by American comic strips. Circles around pupils and nothing else: shock, insanity, or rage.Stars: Excitement, determination, or dreaming of fame and fortune.If a machine senses it's being moved around in an attempt to cheat (like being kicked), it'll throw up this message and stop working. TILT can be used if the character's a robot. Aside from our own trope No-Sell, this is somewhat of a Forgotten Trope now because mechanical cash registers have been virtually extinct for half a century, though the term 'no sale' is still used in the retail business. The eyes are based on the tabs that would display on an old mechanical register. note "No Sale" is a command that opens a cash register's drawer without, um, making a sale. No Sale: Used in western cartoons after a blow to the head.Daggers/ Fire: Extreme anger and/or intent to kill someone for something unforgivable.Or - depending on what you're reading - an orgasm. ![]() Can also just be used as a sign of shock at discovering or seeing truly incredible amounts of money. Often accompanied with a cash register sound. Currency signs, usually dollar ($), yen (¥), pound (£), or euro (€): Greedy.Spirals: Dazed, confused, terrified, dizzy, or knocked out (See also Mind-Control Eyes).May also be a feature in depictions of clowns. Sometimes, both eyes will combine into a single, longways X. Comical depictions of corpses or ghosts will have their tongues sticking out as well as this. X or +: Dead or asleep without dreaming.So literally, that their eyes become their innermost thoughts projected in very clear symbols for all to see. For animated characters, the eyes are the windows to the soul-literally. ![]()
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