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In either a gunfight or a sword battle, sometimes the bullet or blade gets just a bit ''[[Could Have Been Messy|too]]'' close for comfort, and you often see a [[Close Call Haircut]] with a few cut strands of hair blowing around to indicate just how close the character came to getting hit. May also mark the point in the battle when the gloves come off, especially if one or both of the fighters are female and [[
A common variation involves a bullet passing through a female character's hair, creating a gaping hole that's sometimes magically repaired by the next scene (see [[Hair Reboot]]).
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The trope was popularized during the Renaissance, when sword-wielding folk moved away from large and cumbersome cutting tools to lighter weapons that allowed additional finesse. Trimming an opponent's moustache or removing buttons in a declared order was a way to demonstrate one's superior fighting skills, culminating in the famous 'slice your initial in your opponent's clothes without actually breaking his skin' maneuver made famous by Alex Thoth's 'Zorro'.
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== [[Anime]] ==
* In the 13th ''[[Detective Conan (Manga)|Detective Conan]]'' movie - "The Raven Chaser" we see Ran {{spoiler|successfully dodging a bullet fired by a Black Syndicate member standing just in front of her. Truly one of her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Crowning Moments of Awesome.]]}} A short slow-motion then happens, while we see this trope in use.
* Happens twice to Kirika in ''[[Noir (Anime)|Noir]]'', once in the form of a bullet that grazes her head, apparently leaving her uninjured and undoing part of her [[Laser
* Natsuki of ''[[Mai-HiME (Anime)|Mai-HiME]]'' is angered to find that sword-wielding Mikoto has sheared off part of her hair during their fight in the first episode.
** In a later episode, she does this to Nagi when she attempts to shoot him, but the bullet misses leaves a nasty mark on his hair.
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* In one episode of ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'', a Scyther lops off part of Jessie's distinctive hairdo, and she becomes obsessed with getting even with the Pokémon. {{spoiler|Not only does she fail, but the Scyther ends up giving her, James, and Meowth ''mohawks'' in the end.}}
** In another episode, a Seviper that Team Rocket is trying to catch does the same thing. Jessie ''beats it into submission with her bare hands'', then captures it. She's had it for seven seasons (spanning two series) since.
* ''[[Shaman King]]'' uses this on Bokuto no Ryu as a running gag, as his Elvis-esque pompadour is cut repeatedly. Very rarely is his pompadour ever intact, though he will go to absurd ends to cover up his mangled hair. (In the manga, he claims to use the hair-care product "[[Bland
* Slicer cuts off Miyuki's braid in the ''[[Triangle Heart 3 Sweet Songs Forever]]'' OVA.
** This is later referenced in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' with Signum as a [[Mythology Gag]].
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* Happens to Clover in an episode of ''[[Totally Spies (Animation)|Totally Spies]]''. It's naturally a [[Berserk Button]].
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (Animation)|The Powerpuff Girls]]'' - Bubbles gets one of her pigtails turned into a drumstick by a stray meat-making beam from the villain of the week. Cue [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]].
* In the ''[[The Avengers:
* In the ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' episode "Jack vs Mad Jack" during their fight Evil Jack slices off his trademark topknot hair, he then does the same to him.
* In the ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' episode "The Ride of the Valkyries" after being mistaken for their sister the Valkyries give Muriel a battle axe as she playfully fools around with it she accidentally cuts off some of Courage's fur on his head.
* In the ''[[Thundercats 2011 (Western Animation)|Thundercats 2011]]'' episode "Journey to the Tower of Omens" this happens to Cheetara while using her [[Super Speed]] and [[Super Reflexes]] to jump through a [[Death Course]] of whirling blades in a [[Temple of Doom]].
* [[Rambo]] in his 1980's cartoon was often seen ducking for cover right when the enemy fires at him, just fast enough for the bullets to slice a few locks of hair from his head. The man had the Devil's luck, one has to admit.
* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "Secret of my Excess" this happened twice - first time when Spike accidentally burns the doctor's hair off with his breath, another time when the Wonderbolts slashed the crest on his head off.
* In the ''[[Tom and Jerry (Animation)|Tom and Jerry]]'' short "Mouse Trouble", a gunshot leaves Tom bald, and he has to wear a [[Dodgy Toupee]] for the rest of the cartoon.
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