History Main / DyeOrDie

* Emilie in ''Film/{{Lockout}}''. She ends up the only woman in the midst of a prison riot. Snow does said dye job with coffee, motor oil, and other nasty stuff. Oh and a punch to the face to make her look more masculine.

* Attempted by a cavewoman mother in ''Film/WhenDinosaursRuledTheEarth'' as that tribe had a tradition of sacrificing blondes to the sun. Of course, she attempted said dye job with '''tar'''.

* In UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks, when Wally West got his second [[Comicbook/TheFlash Kid Flash]] costume, which exposed his hair, he used "instant hair dye" (which was included in his costume ring... somehow) so it would appear that Kid Flash had brown hair. At some point in the ''New Comicbook/TeenTitans'' era, he started being shown as a redhead in costume, and subsequent flashbacks to the early days haven't included the dye.

* In ''ComicBook/IronMan'', Tony Stark shaves off his beard and dyed his hair blond while on the run. It works, as no one recognizes him, but he feels he looks like "an idiot".
* In ''ComicBook/OmahaTheCatDancer'', the title character bleaches her hair blond before fleeing Mipple City after she and Chuck had a severe falling out. Eventually, she decides to return and goes to her favorite hairstylist to put her hair back to normal. That proves a very unpleasant experience even as the stylist makes her opinion clear that Omaha shouldn't have abused her hair like she did, in other words, "Next time you get an idea about your hair? Call for a second opinion, Okay?"
* RealLife example: In ''ComicBook/{{Persepolis}}'', the author's mother bleaches her hair in order to hide from the government, after a photo of her at an anti-government rally becomes famous.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Swordquest}}'', the foster parents of the protagonists dye their naturally bright blonde hair a medium brown so the BigBad would not suspect them while they were growing up.
* Done in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' by [[spoiler:The Silk Spectre II and Nite Owl II, when they assume new identities at the end, having allowed everyone to assume they died in the BigBad's attack on UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. They both dye their hair blond. Also, Nite Owl II grows a mustache and Silk Spectre II cuts her hair.]]
* Played for laughs in ''ComicBook/WhyIHateSaturn'': brunettes Anne and Laura are on the run from Laura's ex-boyfriend and they dye their hair blonde so they won't be recognized. When [[spoiler:he finds them anyway, they run again, and Laura decides to return her hair to its original color -- only she messes up and [[MyHairCameOutGreen it comes out green]]]]!
* In one of the later chapters of ''ComicBook/SupermanAndBatmanGenerations'', which operates on real time rather than ComicBookTime, [[LongLived Superman]] started using makeup and dyeing grey into his hair as Clark Kent to present a plausibly aged appearance.
* In ''ComicBook/XDeathsOfWolverine'', Moira [=MacTaggart=] goes on the run after being betrayed by Mystique. The CIA try to capture her, so she cuts her shoulder-length brown hair into a blonde crop as a disguise.

* ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'': [[FieryRedhead Asuka]] wears a blond wing as both ''Comicbook/PowerGirl'' and ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' to prevent someone from figuring out who she is.

* Downplayed with in ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' book ''Five Get Into Trouble''. When Richard is in danger of being seen by his arch-enemy Rooky, Julian tells him to rub soot over his yellow hair, to blacken it. At first, Rooky does not recognise him; but a bit later, he demands to have another look, and recognises him after all.

* Sonny Bonds needs to dye his hair as part of his undercover disguise in ''VideoGame/PoliceQuest''.

Nice, distinctive hair you have there, Ms. Heroine or Mr. Hero! But sadly, it's going to be a problem for you. Perhaps you find yourself in the midst of a SternChase, dodging trouble from the Space Mafia or close to getting your secret agent cover blown. You have a choice: Dye or Die.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Homer and Lisa are hiding from a private detective. Lisa rubs black dye into her hair and Homer tries to use a big blob of it to give himself an Elvis-style do.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" follows two female inmates, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, who had escaped from a prison bus that was attacked by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. Lara was falsely accused of murder by her ex-husband, Garrett, while Hitch was sentenced to life for killing three men. Seeking help from Lara's uncle Walt, the women change their hair color to avoid being recognized, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Hitch from redhead to brunette. The dye and the new clothes were enough to fool Gage[[note]]who has [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt to be cut by two thugs who were harassing the two women]] while he was on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride[[/note]] and a State Trooper[[note]]who pulls the two women and Gage over for speeding after they unknowingly give him a ride back into town[[/note]], at least until Lara told Gage the truth when Hitch decided to kill them both, to which she is apprehended while Lara gets away. While the authorities were fooled for a while, it doesn't fool Garrett and his men when they find Lara reunited with her son, Griffin, at his school.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" follows two female inmates, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, who had escaped from a prison bus that was attacked by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. Lara was falsely accused of murder by her ex-husband, Garrett, while Hitch was sentenced to life for killing three men. Seeking help from Lara's uncle Walt, the women change their hair color to avoid being recognized, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Hitch from redhead to brunette. The dye and the new clothes were enough to fool Gage[[note]]who has [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt to be cut by two thugs who were harassing the two women]] while he was on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride[[/note]] and a State Trooper[[note]]who pulls the two women and Gage over for speeding after they unknowingly give him a ride back into town[[/note]], at least until Lara told Gage the truth when Hitch decided to kill them both, to which she is apprehended while Lara gets away. While the hair dye was enough to fool the authorities for a while, it doesn't fool Garrett and his men when they find Lara reunited with her son, Griffin, at his school.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" follows two female inmates, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, who had escaped from a prison bus that was attacked by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. Lara was falsely accused of murder by her ex-husband, Garrett, while Hitch was sentenced to life for killing three men. Seeking help from Lara's uncle Walt, they change their hair color to avoid being recognized, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Hitch from redhead to brunette. The dye and the new clothes were enough to fool Gage[[note]]who has [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt to be cut by two thugs who were harassing the two women]] while he was on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride[[/note]] and a State Trooper[[note]]who pulls the two women and Gage over for speeding after they unknowingly give him a ride back into town[[/note]], at least until Lara told Gage the truth when Hitch decided to kill them both, to which she is apprehended while Lara gets away. While the hair dye was enough to fool the authorities for a while, it doesn't fool Garrett and his men when they find Lara reunited with her son, Griffin, at his school.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" follows two female inmates, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, who had escaped from a prison bus that was attacked by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. Lara was falsely accused of murder by her ex-husband, Garrett, while Hitch was sentenced to life for killing three men. Seeking help from Lara's uncle Walt, they change their hair color to avoid being recognized, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Hitch from redhead to brunette. The dye and the new clothes were enough to fool Gage[[note]]who has [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt to be cut by two thugs who were harassing the two women]] while he was on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride[[/note]] and a State Trooper[[note]]who pulls the two women and Gage over for speeding after they unknowingly give him a ride back into town[[/note]], at least until Lara told Gage the truth. While the hair dye was enough to fool the authorities for a while, it doesn't fool Garrett and his men when they find Lara reunited with her son, Griffin, at his school.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" follows two female inmates, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, who had escaped from a prison bus that was attacked by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. Lara was falsely accused of murder by her ex-husband, Garrett, while Hitch was sentenced to life for killing three men. Seeking help from Lara's uncle Walt, they change their hair color to avoid being recognized, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Hitch from redhead to brunette. The dye and the new clothes were enough to fool Gage[[note]]who has [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt to be cut by two thugs who were harassing the two women]] while he was on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride[[/note]] and a State Trooper[[note]]who pulls the two women and Gage over for speeding after they unknowingly give him a ride back into town[[/note]], but not Garrett and his men when they find Lara reunited with Griffin at his school.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "Desperate Measures" follows two female inmates, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, who had escaped from a prison bus that was attacked by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. Lara was falsely accused of murder by her ex-husband, Garrett, while Hitch was sentenced to life for killing three men. Seeking help from Lara's uncle Walt, they change their hair color to avoid being recognized, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Hitch from redhead to brunette. The dye and the new clothes were enough to fool Gage[[note]]who has [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt to be cut by two thugs who were harassing the two women]] while he was on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride[[/note]] and a State Trooper[[note]]who pulls the two women and Gage over for speeding after they unknowingly give him a ride back into town[[/note]], but not Garrett and his men when they find Lara reunited with Griffin at his school.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "Desperate Measures" centers on two women, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, escaping from a prison bus after it was run off the road by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other escapees]]; Lara was framed for a murder committed by her ex-husband, Garrett, while Harrelson was sentenced to life without parole. The women turn to Lara's uncle Walt for help in removing the chains and dye their hair to avoid being recognized, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Harrelson from redhead to brunette. The dye easily fools Gage, who was on his way home from a charity motorcycle ride, and a State Trooper when the two give him a ride back to Dallas after two thugs who harassed them [[VehicularSabotage cut his motorcycle's drive belt]], at least until Lara tells the truth when Harrelson decided to kill them both. After Gage apprehends Harrelson, while the other escapees are caught by Walker and Trivette, Lara gets away and is eventually reunited with her son, Griffin, but the dye wasn't enough to fool Garrett and his men.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" centers on two women, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, escaping from a prison bus after it was ambushed and run off the road by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. It is after Lara turns to her uncle Walt for help to have their [[ChainedHeat chains]] removed and get clean clothes, the two women also dye their hair to avoid suspicion, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Harrelson from redhead to brunette. While Harrelson was serving life without parole for killing three men, Lara was trying to [[ClearMyName exonerate]] [[FrameUp herself]] of a murder her ex-husband, Garrett Pope, committed, which Alex previously prosecuted. When the women run into Gage while he is returning to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride, the dyed hair and the new clothes were enough to fool him, especially when they unknowingly give him a ride after [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt is cut by two thugs who harassed them]]. The dyed hair and new clothes were also enough to fool a State Trooper who pulled them over for speeding, at least until Lara finally told Gage the truth when Harrelson decided to kill them both. Unfortunately for Lara, after Gage apprehends Harrelson (while Walker and Trivette apprehend the other two escapees), at which point she is reunited with her son, Griffin, the dyed hair wasn't enough to fool Garrett and his men.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" centers on two women, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, escaping from a prison bus after it was ambushed and run off the road by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. It is after Lara turns to her uncle Walt for help to have their [[ChainedHeat chains]] removed and to get clean clothes, the two women also dye their hair to avoid suspicion, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Harrelson from redhead to brunette. While Harrelson was serving life without parole for killing three men, Lara was trying to [[ClearMyName clear]] [[FrameUp herself]] of a murder committed by her ex-husband, Garrett Pope, which Alex prosecuted a long time ago. When the two women run into Gage while he is on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride, the dyed hair and the new clothes were enough to fool him, especially when they unknowingly give him a ride after [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt is cut by two thugs who harassed them]]. The dyed hair and new clothes were also enough to fool a State Trooper who pulled them over for speeding, at least until Lara finally told Gage the truth when Harrelson decided to kill them both. Unfortunately for Lara, after Gage apprehends Harrelson (while Walker and Trivette apprehend the other two escapees), at which point she is reunited with her son, Griffin, the dyed hair wasn't enough to fool Garrett and his men.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" centers on two women, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, escaping from a prison bus after it was ambushed and run off the road by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. It is after Lara turns to her uncle Walt for help to have their [[ChainedHeat chains]] removed and to get clean clothes, the two women also dye their hair to avoid suspicion, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Harrelson from redhead to brunette. While Harrelson was serving life without parole for killing three men, Lara was trying to [[ClearMyName clear]] [[FrameUp herself]] of a murder committed by her ex-husband, Garrett Pope, which Alex prosecuted a long time ago. When the two women run into Gage while he is on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride, the dyed hair and the new clothes were enough to fool him, especially when they unknowingly give him a ride after [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt is cut by two thugs who harassed them]]. The dyed hair and new clothes were also enough to fool a State Trooper who pulled them over for speeding, at least until Lara finally told Gage the truth when Harrelson decided to kill them both. Unfortunately for Lara, after Gage apprehends Harrelson, at which point she is reunited with her son, Griffin, the dyed hair wasn't enough to fool Garrett and his men.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" centers on two women, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, escaping from a prison bus after it was ambushed and run off the road by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. It is after Lara turns to her uncle Walt for help to have their [[ChainedHeat chains]] removed and to get clean clothes, the two women also dye their hair to avoid suspicion, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Harrelson from redhead to brunette. While Harrelson was serving life without parole for killing three men, Lara was trying to [[ClearMyName clear]] [[FrameUp herself]] of a murder committed by her ex-husband, Garrett Pope, which Alex prosecuted a long time ago. When the two women run into Gage while he is on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride, the dyed hair and the new clothes were enough to fool him, especially when they unknowingly give him a ride after [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt is cut by two thugs who harassed them]]. The dyed hair and new clothes were also enough to fool a State Trooper who pulled them over for speeding, at least until Lara finally told Gage the truth when Harrelson decided to kill them both. Unfortunately for Lara, after Gage apprehends Harrelson, at which point she is reunited with her son, Griffin, the dyed hair wasn't enough to fool Garrett and his goons.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" centers on two women, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, escaping from a prison bus after it was ambushed and run off the road by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. It is after Lara turns to her uncle Walt for help to have their [[ChainedHeat chains]] removed and to get clean clothes, the two women also dye their hair to avoid suspicion, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Harrelson from redhead to brunette. While Harrelson was serving life without parole for killing three men, Lara was trying to [[ClearMyName clear]] [[FrameUp herself]] of a murder committed by her ex-husband, Garrett Pope, which Alex prosecuted a long time ago. When the two women run into Gage while he is on his way back to Dallas following a charity motorcycle ride, the dyed hair and the new clothes were enough to fool him, especially when they unknowingly give him a ride after [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt is cut by two thugs who harassed them]]. The dyed hair and new clothes were also enough to fool a State Trooper who pulled them over for speeding, at least until Lara finally told Gage the truth when Harrelson decided to kill them both.

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E12DesperateMeasures Desperate Measures]]" centers on two women, Lara Pope and Jane "Hitch" Harrelson, escaping from a prison bus after it was ambushed and run off the road by [[OutlawCouple the boyfriends of two other inmates]]. It is after Lara turns to her uncle Walt for help to have their [[ChainedHeat chains]] removed and to get clean clothes, the two women also dye their hair to avoid suspicion, with Lara going from blonde to redhead and Harrelson from redhead to brunette. While Harrelson was serving life without parole for killing three men, Lara was trying to [[ClearMyName clear]] [[FrameUp herself]] of a murder committed by her ex-husband, Garrett Pope, which Alex prosecuted a long time ago. When the women unknowingly gave Gage a ride back to Dallas after [[VehicularSabotage his motorcycle's drive belt was cut by two thugs who harassed them]], the new clothes and their hair being dyed was enough to fool a State Trooper who pulled them over for speeding, at least until Lara finally told Gage the truth when Harrelson decided to kill them both.

* Jinto makes Lafiel dye black the blue hair that marks her as an Abh in order to avoid notice by the invading United Mankind in ''LightNovel/CrestOfTheStars''.

%%* [[spoiler:Victorique]] from ''LightNovel/{{Gosick}}'' to avoid pursuers.

* Heather/[[spoiler:Cheryl/Alessa]], in ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'', has her hair dyed blond as part of her disguise to avoid the titular town's cult. Her father probably does this from the time she's young, and she apparently continues doing it when she gets older. She is a teenager, however, so it might have been a style choice.

* In ''Film/{{Breakout}}'' Jocelyn cuts her blonde hair to shoulder-length and darkens it to brown after she has fled from her abusive husband.

* In ''The Avengers'' by Rich Cohen, a book about a band of Jewish guerillas who fought against the Nazis during WWII (''[[NamesTheSame not]]'' about Marvel superheroes), a female member of the band dyes her dark hair blond to appear less Jewish. It isn't completely successful as the dark roots of her hair are still visible through the blond dye which at least one Nazi officer notices, though she manages to get away from him in time.