![]() Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: The evil Empire's plot was to shave everyone's head bald, though this is played for laughs.because the very vain Yumichika was left with a Funny Afro (he uses a wig to cover it up). ![]() It's also a call back to Yumichika's fight with Ganju, who knew he was weaker and less skilled than Yumichika so tossed a firework at Yumichika's hair which won him the fight. It's implied Yumichika did it deliberately in an attempt to make Charlotte release sooner rather than later - it worked. Ayasegawa Yumichika's attack on Charlotte Cuulhuorne's hair is enough to make Charlotte go to his released form, despite already dominating the fight.After Tatsuki saved her, Orihime vowed never to cut her hair again as a symbol of their friendship. During junior high (and before her brother's death), Orihime used to be tormented by other girls who cut her long reddish brown hair since they didn't like it.The next day, the boys see the girl with her pretty, new haircut, and blush. After the boys are gone, Kiri steps in and offers to give the girl some "magic". Happens in the opening of Beauty Pop, where a group of boys bully a girl by cutting her hair and calling her "ugly". ![]() In Basilisk, Yashamaru gets his long hair cut off during a battle.Tomo explains that her lofty ideas for beauty were a little too high and she just wanted something shorter. Worried that she might have had a falling out with a boyfriend, she asks Yomi. As their third year in high school starts, Chiyo-chan spots Tomo with short hair, having spent their first two years with shoulder-length hair. Levi gets so pissed off that he goes out, looks for the culprits and murders them. In Attack on Titan's Spin-Off manga centered on Levi, he once finds out that his ill-fated younger sister Isabel has been beaten up and had one of her Girlish Pigtails hacked off.Might come up if the story touches upon The Topic of Cancer. ![]() If this gets Played for Laughs then it's a Gag Haircut though it does overlap with this since it can still be traumatic for the character. See also Scars are Forever and Beauty to Beast for the grisly body part version, as well as the milder and more comedic version, Nobody Touches the Hair. In modern tales, it can be an emotional anchor that when cut off renders a hero vulnerable and powerless.Ĭompare Important Haircut, where it is often self-induced to indicate a change in values or goals, and Expository Hairstyle Change for when there's any hairstyle change that also indicates a change in character. To women, this may be traumatic due to the belief that Long Hair Is Feminine.Ī minor subtrope involves having long hair being the source of a hero's powers, or rather, commitment to obey God's command for you personally not to cut it. Thusly, having it forcibly cut off isn't just a minor fashion faux pas, but akin to rape and is likened to having your life stolen from you.įrom another view, a forced haircut serves as the symbolic initiation of worse things to come. Hair is not merely a possession or a symbol, but a part of a person's physical body. Whether it's good or evil, a person's hair comes to symbolize honor, social status, and otherwise serves as a human peacock tail, representing a life rather than a fashion statement. Jewelry? Vast wardrobes? Footwear? Cosmetics? None of them are the most prized possessions for some societies and individuals instead, it's.
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