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What’s a pirate captain to do? Well luckily, humans come with two eyes. As long as you shield one eye from light, it will remain adapted to the dark, even if you’re in bright sun. It’s likely, then, that pirates wore eye patches so that they could keep one eye adapted to the dark all the time, and easily transition between the upper and lower decks of their ships during a heated battle, while still maintaining their dark vision. Pirates and eye patches As well as his friend, poet William Henley (who had his left leg amputated due to tuberculosis of the bone), the author was also likely inspired by veterans of the American Civil War, whom he met while travelling around the US. Many of the soldiers were disfigured and therefore had to use the items in their daily lives. Thus, the connection between pirates, eyepatches and peg legs was born.

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Asuka’s character (with Grant’s voice) set the modern blueprint for the ‘loud, superiority-complex’ tsundere character, and her influence can still be felt in anime today, especially in the mecha genre. One modern show with more than a few leaves taken from Evangelion’s book is Infinite Stratos, another show where Grant voices a German, eyepatch-wearing, tsundere mech pilot. The similarities are not lost on her, but always the consummate professional, Grant doesn’t let Asuka influence her other roles. Eye Patches - Black Elastic (Small) Get 10% OFF your next order in store or online.*

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