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{{quote|''"Under the nightmare of Communism, moustaches were, of course, compulsory."''|''[[Tomorrow Stories]]'', written by [[Alan Moore]]}}
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{{quote|''"Moral of the story: The thinner the mustache, the bigger the douchebag."''|''[[YouTube]] comment concerning Clayton from [[Tarzan (Disney film)|Tarzan]]''}}
It used to be that things were simple: [[The Hero
By default [[Heroes]] tend towards clean shaves, whether it's because of artistic inertia or simple cultural popularity is up for grabs.<ref>
Speaking of which, any moustache resembling [[Adolf Hitler]]'s is off-limits (see the example below), even to villains, and can only be used to mock a character by photoshopping said moustache onto them (unless it's [[Charlie Chaplin]], because it was his look ''first'').
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Slicked-back hair seems to be a common feature of a number of [[The Bully|school bullies]].
Whether a woman's hairstyle is good or evil depends on when the show was filmed. The good hairstyle of
See also [[Expository Hairstyle Change]], [[Expressive Hair]], [[Funny Afro]], [[Hair Colors]], [[Hair Reboot]], [[Important Haircut]], [[Beard of Evil]] and [[Bald of Evil]]. Compare [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]].
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* Albus Dumbledore (''[[Harry Potter]]'')
* Gandalf (''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'')
* Belgarath of the ''[[Belgariad]]'' has a neatly trimmed beard. His "brothers" (fellow disciples of the God Aldur) also have
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==== [[Live Action TV]] ====
* ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' had Magnum
* Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown from ''[[Sliders]]'', a musician with more soul than any mere soulpatch could carry.
* ''The'' [[The Brigadier|Brigadier]], in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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==== [[Video Games]] ====
* Gordon Freeman of ''[[Half-Life]]'' fame mixes the mentor's full beard with a more compact cut when battling oppression and [[Eldritch Abomination
* The Prince in the ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' series sports a goatee, but is a fairly classic hero much of the time.
* Paul Denton, brother of the hero of ''[[Deus Ex]]''.
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==== [[Comic Books]] ====
* Mandarin, a [[Yellow Peril]] supervillain from the [[Marvel Universe]], has a very prominent Fu Manchu.
* Ra's al
* In ''[[The Authority]]'', Asian dictator/terrorist Kaizen Gamorra is depicted with one.
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==== [[Web Comics]] ====
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' played this one straight: Elan's evil twin Nale sports a
* Dave Davenport of ''[[Narbonic]]'' had one, blurring the line due the the main characters being [[Villain Protagonist|villain protagonists]].
* In [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0039.html this] ''[[Darths and Droids]]'' webcomic, Governor Sio Bibble, Queen Amidala's trusted advisor, is described as having a goatee, although it actually seems to be just a beard. Based the description, the players immediately decide he can't be trusted. Bonus points for linking to both this page and [[Evil Chancellor]].
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==== Other ====
* The [[media:
* The website, [http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl?6687 Cats That Look Like Hitler], features cats and kittens that look like [[Adolf Hitler]], or at least have toothbrush moustaches.
* In China, a trimmer version of this moustache is viewed as a stereotype of Japanese people, especially of Japanese soldiers from [[World War II]].
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