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▲{{quote|''For your hair is long...''<br />
▲''Scattered over your cheeks, full of desire;''<br />
▲''And you have white skin from careful preparation,''<br />
''Not exposed to strokes of the sun...''
▲''Hunting after Aphrodite by your beauty,''<br />
How do you make a [[Pretty Boy]] even prettier? Give him long (shoulder-length or longer), flowing tresses of glossy hair. Bonus points for wearing it loose, no matter how impractical this may be.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Loveless]]'': Soubi, Nisei, and the male Zeroes
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* ''[[Ai no Kusabi]]'': Iason, many of the Elites in general and Guy.
* ''[[Kyou Kara Maou]]'': Gunter and Saralegui
* ''The [[Crimson Spell]]'': Havi
* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' series is guilty of this trope. You've got [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Bakura, Pegasus]], Otogi, Espa Roba, [[Darkskinned Blonde|Marik]], Dartz, and Sigfried.
** Continuing with ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'': [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|Ryo]], [[Hot for Teacher|Daitokuji-sensei]], Fubuki...
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* ''[[Escaflowne]]'': Allen Schezar
* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'': Shiryu, Shun and Hyoga (and countless secondary characters, most notably Shaka and Mu. Lots of [[Badass Long Hair]] also applies).
* ''[[Zetsuai 1989]]'': Koji
* ''[[The Tyrant Falls in Love]]'': Souichi, whenever [[Slipknot Ponytail]] is in effect.
* ''[[Saint Beast]]'': Quite a few: Shin, Luca, and Lucifer for sure, Gai possibly. [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Rey is by far the worst offender]].
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* ''[[Saiunkoku Monogatari]]'': ''Half the cast'', starting with Shi Ryuuki and Shi Seiran, and also especially including Ko Kijin and Sa Sakujun.
* ''[[Kiniro no Corda]]'': Azuma Yunoki.
* ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'': Leonard Testarossa and Kurz Weber.
* ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]'': Souji Okita, Susumu, Yoshida, Hijikata, Kichisaburo, Maro, and Tetsunosuke.
* ''[[07-Ghost]]'': Hakuren Oak.
* ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'': Vincent, {{spoiler|Jack, even though he keeps it braided}}, Ernest, Leo, {{spoiler|flashback!Break}}, and Rufus Barma. Also, Gilbert's hair is long enough that he can tie it back with a hair ribbon.
* ''[[Black Butler]]'': Aleister "Viscount Druitt" Chamber, Prince Soma, and the Undertaker.<ref>Grell Sutcliff doesn't actually count because [[Word of God]] has "confirmed" her to be a trans woman. YMMV on whether or not that's true, though.</ref>
** Chapter 67 gives us Edgar Redmond.
* ''[[Sukisho]]'': Sunao, Matsuri, Professor Aizawa, and Nanami.
* The titular character of ''[[Id (manhua)|Id]]''.
* ''[[Mononoke]]'': Kusuriuri.
* ''[[Ranma
** Some would say Male Ranma also counts.
* ''[[Princess Princess]]'': Yuujirou Shihoudani
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* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'': Harry
* ''[[Nana]]'': Takumi Ichinose.
* ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'': Future!Mukuro, Squalo, Kikyo, Nosaru, Daemon Spade, and Basil.
* ''[[MAR]]'': Rolan
* ''[[Kaleido Star]]'': Leon Oswald
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* ''[[Utawarerumono]]'': Hauenkua.
* ''[[I''s]]'': Jun Koshinae.
* ''[[D.N.Angel]]'': Krad; his blonde ponytail is easily longer than he is-this is noticeable when he flies and his hair has to catch up with him.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'': China and Germania. And France, since his hair is long enough that he can pull it back. (especially when he shaves his beard like in Hetaween 2011). Also, Lithuania.
* ''[[Black Bird]]'': Sagami
* ''[[Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru]]'': Takashiro Giou, Kanata "Reiga Giou" Wakamiya, and Isuzu Fujiwara. Also {{spoiler|Luze, Luka's younger twin brother}}
* ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]'': Il Palazzo.
* ''[[RahXephon]]'': Dr. Itsuki Kisaragi
* ''[[Gintama]]'': <s>Zura</s> <s>Zurako</s> Katsura. And Kamui.
* ''[[Immortal Rain]]'': Rain
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': Fisheye, Nephrite, Zoisite and Kunzite. Also, Ali (his alien form) in the anime only Doom Tree arc. And Fiore (his alien form) in the Sailor Moon R movie. And Artemis (his human form) in the manga.
* ''[[Psyren]]'': Oboro Mochizuki and Future!Shao.
* ''[[Speed Grapher]]'': Tsujido and Suitengu.
* ''[[Vampire Knight]]'': Kaname and Rido
* ''[[Basilisk]]'': Gennosuke and Yashamaru. Also Hyouma, who's prettier than both of them.
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'': Negi Springfield during his lightning-god form when his hair is at its longest.
* ''[[Nabari no Ou]]'': Raikou Shimizu.
* ''[[Rosario
* ''[[Death Note]]'': Mello and Mikami
* ''[[Beelzebub]]'': Natsume and Athrun. Himekawa as well, when his hair is brushed down (and not in a pompadour) also counts as a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]].
* ''[[Heroman]]'': Joey
* ''[[Inazuma Eleven]]'': Terumi "Aphrodi" Afuro.
* ''[[Gundam Wing]]'': Duo Maxwell and Zechs Merquise.
* ''[[Shaman King]]'': Asakura Hao.
* ''[[Dragon Knights]]'': Rune
* ''[[Amatsuki]]'': Bonten
* ''[[Oniichan to Issho]]'': Masashi
* ''[[Gorgeous Carat]]'': Florian, although Azura has longer hair and also applies (he just happens to be the resident [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] and the [[Big Bad]] as well).
* ''[[Claymore]]'': Isley of the north
* ''[[Swan]]'': Aoi and Lucien
* ''[[Nightwalker]]'': Cain and Shido
* ''[[Ookami-san]]'': Taro Urashima
* ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'': Kouji Minamoto
* ''[[Pretty Cure]]'': Mukadia of ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]] GoGo'', Souler of ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'', Cobraja of ''[[Heartcatch Precure]]'' and Baritone of ''[[Suite Pretty Cure]]''.
* ''[[Narutaru]]'': Norio Koga
* ''[[ROD the TV Series|Read Or Die TV]]'': Junior
* ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'': Jin, especially in the last scene.
* ''[[Trinity Blood]]'': Abel, Hugues, Isaak, Cain and Virgil to name a few.
* ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'': Karl Lichter von Randoll, in his ''SAGA'' and ''SIN'' incarnations.
* Yumeka Sumomo's ''The Day I Became A Butterfly'': Uka
* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'': Freed Justine. He even has a [[Beauty Mark]].
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]'': Verossa Acous
* ''[[Shugo Chara]]'': Nagihiko Fujisaki. Justified [[Dropped a Bridget On Him|because he's a crossdresser]].
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn]]'': Full Frontal
* ''[[Monochrome Factor]]'': Shirogane
* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'': Nando
* ''[[Angel Sanctuary]]'': Rosiel
* ''[[Corsair]]'': Jean-Hughes D'Aubigne and Canale Delacroix.
* ''[[Macross Frontier]]'': Alto Saotome a.k.a. [[In-Series Nickname|Hime-sama]].
* ''[[Level E]]'': Prince [[Baka]]
* ''[[The Secret Agreement]]'': Iori
* Kiri from ''[[Wild Fangs|Wild Rose]]'' and Olgrius and Shui from ''[[Wild Fangs|Wild Wind]]'', as per [[Author Appeal]].
* ''[[Magical X Miracle]]'': Half the male cast (Glenn, Yue, Francis, Ardi, the king), and even of those male characters who aren't, most still have at least shoulder-length Go Nagai Sideburns.
* ''[[Gakuen Heaven]]'': Kaoru (whose hair is pink) and Naruse.
* ''[[Chara Cafe Relish Ni Oide]]'': Kaida Reiji
* ''[[Patalliro]]'': Jack Bancoran and Maraich, plus all lover boys/Swedish assassins.
* ''Bt'X'': Fou Lafine; ''Bt'X'' is by the creater of [[Saint Seiya]] and shares many stylistic features with its predecessor.
* ''[[GetBackers]]!'': Kazuki
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': Edward, as he's [[Bishonen]] and has long hair in the first anime. Al counts in [[The Movie]] {{spoiler|but he cuts his ponytail after becoming stranded in Germany}}.
* ''[[Here Is Greenwood]]'': Shun Kisaragi
* ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum]]'': Sanetoshi Watase
* ''[[Tsukigasa]]'': Azuma.
* ''[[Reimei no Arcana]]'': Caesar. He cuts his hair in Chapter 8 after Nakaba is forced to get her red hair dyed. Adel, Nakaba's relative and the heir to the Senan throne.
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* ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'': Charden Flamberg.
* Aburatsubo from ''[[Magic Users Club]]''. He's tall, has long red hair, and is gorgeous.
* ''[[Karakuridouji Ultimo]]'': Rune and Jealous/Jealousy.
* ''Angels Feather'': Reiya Wakabayashi.
* Yunoki of ''[[Kiniro no Corda]]''.
* ''[[Hatenkou Yuugi]]'': Alzeid's brother.
== Comic Books ==
== Comics ==▼
* Not that there's anything "[[Pretty Boy]] about him, since he's a big muscular dude, but [[The Mighty Thor]] deserves a mention for his long blonde hair. He ain't called Goldilocks for nothin', true believers!
* Ditto for [[The Incredible Hulk|Doc Samson.]]
== Film ==
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*** [[Our Elves Are Better|He's an elf. He can handle it.]]
** Most (if not all) elves in The Lord of the Rings movie are this.
*** And in new pictures, so's [[Aidan Turner]] as a DWARF. [http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CZrNXhvdsCQ/Th9FfiuKZLI/AAAAAAAAJrk/lBtb3pmEMFQ/s400/kili-aidan.jpg&imgrefurl=http://allthingsrarmitage.blogspot.com/2011/07/in-anticipation-of-thorin-friday-will.html&usg=__R68wafwmhZniXxIw8V2WcLxIz5I=&h=224&w=196&sz=50&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=w3RgYpheWh5gVM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=90&ei=8v0mTuntGZCqrAe_rPi-CQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dkili%2Baiden%2Bturner%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2TSEE_enGB374%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D547%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&page=1&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0&tx=71&ty=42&biw=1280&bih=547 Seriously]
* ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]'': [[Leonardo DiCaprio|Philippe/Louis]].
* ''[[Don Juan Demarco]]'': The eponymous character, played by [[Johnny Depp]].
* Yoshi in ''[[Bunraku]]'' fits this trope to a T. Not surprising, since he's played by [[Gackt]].
* In [[Mad Max]] 2: the Road Warrior, the character Golden Boy might count, being the (boy?)friend of Wez and having, by comparison, a rather handsome face and long, flowing, blonde hair.
== Literature ==
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* Numair from the ''[[Tortall Universe]]''. There is ''definitely'' overlap with [[Badass Long Hair]], especially in the second book in which he turns a man into a tree.
▲== Live Action TV ==
* The Groosalugg from ''[[Angel]]'' falls under this trope, until he and Cordelia go on vacation, and he cuts it short... [http://images.wikia.com/buffy/images/f/f6/AngelGroo.jpg And familiarily...]
* Duncan MacLeod from ''[[Highlander (TV series)|Highlander]]'', until season 6 when the actor got tired of it.
* In ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', Reid<ref>[[Bonus Points]] for his in-series nickname being [[Pretty Boy]].</ref> had longish hair in the earlier seasons but it was shoulder-length in season five. Later on in the season, Reid got a haircut. [[Criminal Minds/Funny|Crowning Moment of Funny]] when the team sees Reid's new hair.
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== Music ==
* Anthony Keidis from the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], although he's recently cut it short.
* [[Vocaloid|Vocaloid2]]: [http://momo222.unblog.fr/files/2009/04/gakupo124.jpg Kamui Gakupo], whose voice is sampled from [[Gackt]]. Also, Kaito is sometimes depicted in fanart with a long mullet tied into a ponytail, especially when he's drawn in the same samurai-style as Gakupo.
** Len can also count, seeing as its long enough to put in a short ponytail, and there's plenty of fanart depicting him as a [[Pretty Boy]].
* In [[The Eighties]], there was [http://www.liquid-blue.com/hotnews/images/NelsonBrothers90s-2.jpg Nelson]{{Dead link}}.
* [[The Beatles]]
** Particularly John when he had shoulder length hair and cleanshaven. As seen in ''[[Let It Be]]''.
* Michael Kiske during his time in [[Helloween]], as seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aPaKsUfUEs here].
* Sebastian Bach of [[Skid Row]].
* [[Led Zeppelin]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20111125010029/http://www.popmusicology.com/images/led-zeppelin-in-1968-robert-plant1.jpg All of them.] That is all.
* Eddie Vedder of [[Pearl Jam]] in the early years. Oh so much.
* David Gilmour of [[Pink Floyd]] in the earlier stages of their career.
* [[Hanson]] in [[The Nineties]].
* Every post-Aramary [[Sound Horizon]] album includes at least one
* Antonio Pontarelli, a sadly underrated rock violinist and singer.
== Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends ==
* Cu Chulainn of [[Celtic Mythology]] is described in the ''[[Tain Bo Cuailgne]]'' as as a beautiful young man with long, [[Multicolored Hair|multi-hued]] hair that fell past his shoulders.
▲* ''[[Tanz der Vampire]]'': Herbert
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Golden Sun]]'': Felix, Piers, and [[Big Bad|Alex]]. {{spoiler|Alex returns in ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn|Dark Dawn]]'' under a [[Paper-Thin Disguise|Paper Thin Alias]], flowing tresses intact.}}
* The ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series' general [[Bishonen|design philosophy]] for male characters makes this trope present in abundance:
** Even since the beginning--[[Final Fantasy I|Red Mage's]] and White Wizard's original sprites were
*** Warrior of Light becomes one in ''[[Dissidia]]'', which was based on Amano's art for the Warrior class.
** ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' has [[The Emperor]] and his [[Rapunzel Hair]]. Firion counts as well, [[Depending on the Artist|when he's given longer hair]].
** ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' has the [[Bishonen|ever]]-[[White-Haired Pretty Boy|so]]-[[Hair Decorations|pretty]] [[The Hero|Cecil]] (who is [[Depending on the Artist|sometimes drawn with short hair, but rarely]]). In the sequel, his hair's yet longer...but still not as long as [[The Lancer|Kain]], with his long, straight, lovely blond hair.
** ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' has [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] [[The Gambler|Setzer]], and [[Chivalrous Pervert]] [[Hair of Gold|Edgar]].
** ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'': [[Ominous Latin Chanting|Veni, veni, venias! Ne me mori facias!]] [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Sephiroth!]] Let's not forget Vincent Valentine, though.
*** Kadaj and Yazoo from ''[[Advent Children]]'' take after Sephiroth.
** ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' has Irvine. Save a horse, ride a cowboy, ''indeed.'' Laguna too, when he was younger.
** ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' has Kuja, bishiest of all.
** ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' has Seymour Guado (although how pretty he is may be subject to debate).
** ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' has Larsa and Vayne Solidor, and Al-Cid Margrace.
** ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' ''nearly'' avoids the trope, but Cid and Rygdea keep the tradition alive.
* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'': The boss Flea. The chest padding in the game art doesn't help.
* ''[[Super Punch Out]]'': Kabuki dancing boxer Heike Kagero (long ''purple'' hair, even).
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'': Xehanort, Xemnas, "Ansem", Saix, Marluxia, Riku, Vexen... Yeah, ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' is the master of Long Haired [[Bishonen|hotties]].
* ''[[Street Fighter]]'': Vega
** Ken too, especially in the [[Street Fighter Alpha|Alpha]] series.
** Alex, also. 'Dat ponytail.
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* ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'': [[Incurable Cough of Death|Ukyo Tachibana]].
* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'': Several examples, most notably Zhang He and Zhou Yu.
** There's also Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, Ling Tong and Jiang Wei.
* ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'': we have Ishida Mitsunari, Akechi Mitsuhide and Sasaki Kojiro.
* ''[[Warriors Orochi]]'': Taigong Wang, if he wore it loose that is.
* ''[[Ōkami|Okami]]'': {{spoiler|Waka}} {{spoiler|How does he keep it under that hat?}}
* ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'': Akechi Mitsuhide and Maeda Keiji. Sanada Yukimura is of the rat-tail variety, but qualifies when he lets it down.
* ''[[Infinite Space]]'': A few male characters (including the main character), most notably Lord Roth, who has waist-length hair.
* ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'': Ezio. His hair is usually in a ponytail, but does reach his shoulders. And ''damn'', is he a [[Even the Guys Want Him|pretty boy]].
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'': Kafei
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'': Lots, most notably Arthas Menethil and Kael'thas Sunstrider.
* ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'': [[Badass Long Hair|Yuri Lowell]], plus [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Duke]].
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* ''[[.hack GU Games|.hack//G.U.]]'' games: Endrance, crossing into [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]] territory. Also, Kuhn.
* ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'': Luke, before [[Important Haircut|his haircut]], {{spoiler|[[Cloning Blues|his original]]}} Asch, and Jade. Also Van and Peony.
* ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' has been fond of this lately. Julius and Jin come to mind.
* ''[[King of Fighters]]'': Duo Lon.
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'': Raiden doesn't initially come off as this, but take away his hat and cloak, and you're left with a rather [http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/File:Raiden_Traje_alter.jpg pretty man with a glorious mane of white hair].
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* ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' has quite a few, with Testament standing out in particular.
* ''[[Soul Series]]'': Siegfried Schtauffen. He used to have short hair in ''Soul Blade'', but it's grown out a lot in later games.
== Web Comics ==
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* ''[[Monsterful]]'': Jacob Bottom Button, the Rag doll boy.
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'': Maxim, who was originally meant to be nothing more than a joke sketch of a [[Pretty Boy]] [[Frankenstein's Monster|Jagermonster]].
* ''[[Paradis]]'' has angels as this, specifically Gabriel.
* ''[[A Broken Winter]]'': While both Kuroda and Reisen have very long hair, Reisen lets his fly in true pretty-boy style. Kuroda keeps his in a neat tail.
* Erik of ''[[Ménage à 3]]''.
▲== Web Videos ==
* [[The Nostalgia Critic]] as a sixteen year old.
== Western Animation ==
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