Scrooge McDuck has the most terrifying red-eyed scowl, memorably seen when he tore a steamboat apart in The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.Deadpool has a really good one too, and when he shows it, you know shit's about to go down.Eventually, the Punisher learned that Daredevil's tendency to stare straight through him wasn't a psych-out as much as Daredevil simply being blind. The Punisher narrated it as being impossible to maintain eye-contact with Daredevil due to this trope. Daredevil's look sent chills down The Punisher's spine during their earlier encounters.stares at him, and coldly tells the man he should answer the phone. As they're talking, the man's phone goes off. At the end of 'The Captain', he breaks into the office of the Obstructive Bureaucrat who's been on his case for the entire arc. Captain America: Even Steve Rogers himself is not incapable of this, if pushed far enough.Brody also tends to make this kind of face if someone really crosses a line with him. played for drama when Brody confronts her over all her lies, and she gives him an especially intense death glare while admitting to everything. Talia from Brody's Ghost is particularly skilled at making these.Their angry green eyes fill up a panel when this happens. In Body Bags, Mack and Panda Delgado do this right before an off-panel ass beating, or when they are especially angry and plan to do something violent.Something about young Bruce's eyes made the killer retreat.they were accusing eyes that memorized his every feature.eyes that would never forget. If 'The Origin of the Batman' is any indication, Bruce Wayne was a master at this from the moment his parents were killed.īruce: They're dead! You killed them.you killed my mother and father.Cue Batman appearing, pointing a finger, giving a Death Glare to the mob, and stating: 'Disperse.

Other members of the Bat-family are trying to disperse an angry mob, to no effect.

A good example was during the 'Contagion' arc.

Batman is one of the undisputed masters of these in comic book fandom, despite being a Technical Pacifist.

When she strips off her gown at the Slave Market and stands naked on the auction block before the crowd, she manages-without saying a word-to cow the audience so much that they fall silent and make none of the catcalls or lewd comments they made when her mother suffered her Shameful Strip.

Maria in Barracuda possesses an extremely intense one.

Obelix: I don't know, I've never eaten Corsican leader and please stop looking at me like that, it's giving me a headache. May be inflicted unintentionally by characters who unfortunately have the Face of a Thug.Ĭorsican: You can't tell the difference between a wild pig and a Corsican clan leader?

If someone glares down something way bigger or more dangerous than them, they are Staring Down Cthulhu. Not to be confused with Eye Beams or Deadly Gaze, which can literally kill with a look.

This can also be a silent version of Give Me a Reason if the person giving this is known for reacting violently to mistakes or insults. Frequently executed with a Kubrick Stare. See also Killing Intent, Lightning Glare, Determined Expression, and Disapproving Look.

Yeah, you really should Beware the Nice Ones (or the quiet ones. Again, someone who's gently (or violently) pressing their Berserk Button may get this as a warning to stop before some Unstoppable Rage or Disproportionate Retribution is let loose. This can be used by any character (yes, even that Deadpan Snarker) under Break the Cutie, Heroic BSoD, Icy Blue Eyes, or other highly trauma/emotion causing pressures. The Death Glare is hard to pull off, but, done right, can convey a depth of anger and potential violence that no Badass Boast or Pre-Asskicking One-Liner can hope to top. The Death Glare is a 'calm', murderous look often coupled with a tensed and menacing posture, others with a deadly stillness, but (with the rarest of exceptions) is served with deathly silence. This is especially true if the person being snarked at is giving him the Death Glare. There are times even the Deadpan Snarker should know better and just shut up.

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