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{{quote|''"Never underestimate mysterious characters with strange hair."''|'''Noah''', ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'' [http://egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2004-12-31/ sketchbook]}}

A trope popular during the age of the [[Nineties Anti Hero]], when Heroic or Anti-Heroic men with long hair were considered [[Badass]]. These days it isn't as prevalent as it was then, but for a while it seemed every [[Action Hero]] had hair down to at least their shoulders. Usually their long hair was tied back into a ponytail (loose, flowing hair was usually the sign of the grunge bully, but not always), or else was worn in the classic mullet style (or a [[Hime Cut]]).

A trope popular during the age of the [[Nineties Anti-Hero]], when Heroic or Anti-Heroic men with long hair were considered [[Badass]]. These days it isn't as prevalent as it was then, but for a while it seemed every [[Action Hero]] had hair down to at least their shoulders. Usually their long hair was tied back into a ponytail (loose, flowing hair was usually the sign of the grunge bully, but not always), or else was worn in the classic mullet style (or a [[Hime Cut]]).

Often combined with the [[Badass Longcoat]] or the [[Badass Cape]] for extra [[Badass]] points. [[Action Girl|Action Girls]] and [[Dark Action Girl|Dark Action Girls]] vary on this a lot - they might have short hair practical for fighting, or they might take this [[Up to Eleven]] with [[Rapunzel Hair]].

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Coupled with [[Wild Hair]], this is very common among [[Wild Child]] characters, if only because they've never had anything to cut their hair with, or any reason to do so for that matter. [[Samurai]], who traditionally grew their hair long and wore it either in a ponytail or a ''mage'', are also likely to be this.

Note that before the [[Nineties Anti Hero]] made this trope popular, [[Long Hair Is Feminine|long hair was predominantly associated with femininity]] in 20th century Western culture. There were exceptions, of course, and it still is, in many cases.

Note that before the [[Nineties Anti-Hero]] made this trope popular, [[Long Hair Is Feminine|long hair was predominantly associated with femininity]] in 20th century Western culture. There were exceptions, of course, and it still is, in many cases.

See [[Prehensile Hair]] when it's the [[Weapon of Choice]].

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* ''[[Bleach]]'' has Kenpachi, Renji, Byakuya, Kyoraku, Ukitake, Nnoitra, Rose, Ilfort, and Findor.

** Ichigo after temporarily transforming into a [[Super-Powered Evil Side|hollow]].

*** Also after his [[Eleventh Hour Superpower|most recent power upgrade.]]

*** Also after his [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower|most recent power upgrade.]]

** Grimmjow, Ulquiorra, and Aizen in their [[Power Makes Your Hair Grow|released forms]].

** From [[Tite Kubo]]'s other work, ''[[Zombie Powder]]'', we have [[Badass Longcoat|Akutabi Gamma]] and [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Ranewater]] [[Viewer Gender Confusion|Calder]], but his is always in a braid (except in a profile [[Omake]] for the [[Fan Service|fans]]).

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' gives us Jack Rakan, and Negi himself. Noticeably, as Negi steadily becomes more badass over the couse of the manga, his hair gets longer.

** A notable example is Negi's "Raiten Taisou 2", an obvious [[Shout Out]] to [[SSJ 3]].

** A notable example is Negi's "Raiten Taisou 2", an obvious [[Shout-Out]] to [[SSJ 3]].

** Don't forget Negi's father Nagi as well as Kotaro.

* Edward Elric from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.

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* [[Vampire Hunter D]] with his long, curly hair.

* Hyakkimaru from ''[[Dororo]]''. Especially since he's [[Handicapped Badass|missing most of his body parts]], yet he can still be a badass.

* [[Shugo Chara|Nagihiko Fujisaki]] (''especially'' as Beat Jumper), overlapping with [[Long Haired Pretty Boy]].

* [[Shugo Chara|Nagihiko Fujisaki]] (''especially'' as Beat Jumper), overlapping with [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]].

* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', though rare, has Fried, Gajeel and Zancrow.

** Erza, Ikaruga, Mirajane, Urtear and Evergreen as well.

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* Wallace from ''[[Sin City]]''

* Dick Grayson had long hair for much of his career as [[Nightwing]]. Since taking up the [[Batman]] mantle, he's gotten it cut. Itchy under the cowl?

** He actually got a [[Close Call Haircut]] in the first issue of his ongoing series in 1996.

** He actually got a [[Close-Call Haircut]] in the first issue of his ongoing series in 1996.

* The entire cast of ''[[Elf Quest]]''.

* [[Marvel Star Wars]] regularly portrayed Luke with his hair much longer than normal. Most famous is an image of a long-haired shirtless Luke firing an E-web blaster.

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* Both [[Thor (Film)|Thor]] and [[Badass Grandpa|Odin]].

** [[The Avengers (Film)|Loki]] too, after he [[Took a Level In Badass]]

* Another [[Action Girl]] example: Maid Marian in ''[[Robin Hood Prince of Thieves]]'' fights Robin in hand to hand combat, and then is shown to have waist-length curly hair.

* Another [[Action Girl]] example: Maid Marian in ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' fights Robin in hand to hand combat, and then is shown to have waist-length curly hair.

* Antonio Banderas in ''[[Desperado]]'' and ''[[Once Upon a Time In Mexico]]''.

* Prince Nuada in ''[[Hellboy]] II: The Golden Army'' has long, flowing and unbound hair that whips about dramatically as he fights.

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* ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'': An enforced trope with the Dothraki. All warriors wear braids with bells in them that mark notable achievements in battle. If you're defeated in battle, you must cut your braid off. Thus, the longer and louder the warrior's braid, the more [[Badass]] he is. The main Dothraki leader in the first book, Khal Drogo, sports a braid that trails past his waist. He's never been defeated.

* ''[[The Icewind Dale Trilogy]]'': Drizzt Do'Urden wears his white hair long.

* [[Dark Life (Literature)|Dark Life]] has [[Long Haired Pretty Boy|Pretty]].

* [[Dark Life (Literature)|Dark Life]] has [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy|Pretty]].

* The nameless P.O.W. in ''[[Beachwalker (Literature)|Beachwalker]]'' has long black hair, and can end you with nothing but one forearm free.

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* [[Dog the Bounty Hunter]]

* Jax Teller and Opie Winston on ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'', although Opie usually conceals his. Since they're both [[Badass Biker|BadassBikers]] they got [[Badass Beard|BadassBeards]] to go along with it, Jax as of season 3.

* The Eighth Doctor, in the ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' [[Made for TV Movie|Made-for-TV]] [[Doctor Who ~~(TV)~~/TVM the TV Movie/Recap|Movie]]. Also, the Eleventh Doctor sports one for quite a bit of "The Wedding of River Song."

* The Eighth Doctor, in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Made for TV Movie|Made-for-TV]] [[Doctor Who/TVM the TV Movie/Recap|Movie]]. Also, the Eleventh Doctor sports one for quite a bit of "The Wedding of River Song."

* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV)|Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'': Hercules and Iolaus.

* Not as extreme as some examples, but in ''[[Smallville]]'' [[Big Bad|Lionel]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Luthor]] started out as one of these. As he got more and more obsessed and evil his hair got longer; by Season 3 it fell at least to his shoulders. His [[Important Haircut]] at the end of the season marked the beginning of his [[Heel Face Turn]]; fortunately, it did not induce [[Badass Decay]]. The alternate, still-evil Lionel from the last two seasons has 'our' Lionel's badguy-days hair cut.

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* ''[[Yo-Jin-Bo]]'' has Muneshige, whose hair is up in a ponytail (which [[Slipknot Ponytail|inevitably comes down]] in his Good ending), and Bo, whose hair is very long and sleek and (by his own admission) [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|quite feminine]].

* Kain from ''[[Legacy of Kain]]''. He has not changed his hairstyle in over a thousand years.

* Mr. R from [[Boys Love|Boy Love game]] ''[[Kichiku Megane (Visual Novel)|Kichiku Megane]]'' is an example of this with his long braid. The fact that he's in effect the [[Big Bad|instigator of the entire plot]] prevents this from being a simple case of [[Long Haired Pretty Boy|just looking pretty]].

* Mr. R from [[Boys Love|Boy Love game]] ''[[Kichiku Megane (Visual Novel)|Kichiku Megane]]'' is an example of this with his long braid. The fact that he's in effect the [[Big Bad|instigator of the entire plot]] prevents this from being a simple case of [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy|just looking pretty]].

* [[Bayonetta]] and Jeanne count. Mostly since their hair contains their power and is used to manifest their powers and demonic summons. Including a demon who PUNCHES GOD'S SOUL INTO THE SUN! Can't get much more badass than that

* ''[[Star Ocean the Second Story (Video Game)|Star Ocean the Second Story]]'' has Dias Flac.

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* Lance and Solomon of ''[[Sym Bionic Titan]]''

* [[Big Bad|Van Kleiss]] of ''[[Generator Rex]]''. Rex has even made a few comments about it here and there.

* Nightwing (future Robin) in [[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]], although he also falls into the category of [[Long Haired Pretty Boy]].

* Nightwing (future Robin) in [[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]], although he also falls into the category of [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]].

{{quote| '''Future Beast Boy (balding)''': Man, that is ''so'' unfair!}}

* ''[[Thundercats 2011 (Western Animation)|ThunderCats (2011)]]'' has [[Flash Back]] character Leo, a [[Catfolk]] [[Long Haired Pretty Boy]] with an impressive lion's mane to match his status as [[Rebel Leader]], and [[The Drifter]], a mysterious, highly [[Eccentric Mentor]] with [[Messy Hair|unkempt]], straw-filled hair, and a habit of playing trickster to seasoned swordsmen.

* ''[[Thundercats 2011 (Western Animation)|ThunderCats (2011)]]'' has [[Flash Back]] character Leo, a [[Catfolk]] [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]] with an impressive lion's mane to match his status as [[Rebel Leader]], and [[The Drifter]], a mysterious, highly [[Eccentric Mentor]] with [[Messy Hair|unkempt]], straw-filled hair, and a habit of playing trickster to seasoned swordsmen.

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