History Main / ExpositoryHairstyleChange

* In the ''JimmyNeutron'' movie Cindy sported pigtails. When the premise was picked up for a Nicktoon, Cindy was updated with a new design and given a Ponytail; though its {{Justified|Trope}} since the movie takes place a while before the show. Libby's hair was originally had BlindingBangs and a bun, though half-way through the first season onwards she was given a design changed for plot reasons and her hair became cornrows.

* In the ''JimmyNeutron'' movie Cindy sported pigtails. When the premise was picked up for a Nicktoon, Cindy was updated with a new design and given a Ponytail; though its {{Justified|Trope}} since the movie takes place a while before the show. Libby's hair was originally had BlindingBangs and a bun, though half-way through the first season she was given a design changed for plot reasons and her hair became cornrows.

** As well as Tomo - she grows her hair out during the second volume, intending to be someone like [[LupinTheThird Fujiko]]. When that doesn't pan out too well, she cuts it. Yomi gets in a good laugh when Chiyo-chan thinks that she did because she got dumped.

* On ''Series/{{Stargate SG-1}}'', Daniel's hair goes from long hair similar to what he had in the movie to much shorter styles as he becomes more action-oriented around his military friends. Teal'C, usually shaven bald, grows hair in later seasons as he becomes more like Earth humans. And time-travel or alternate-universe episodes often featured wigs to give clues about how the alternate character is different -- for example, alternate-Carter's conspicuously long, flowing hair in a season one and later a season two episode, which meant she wasn't military.
* On ''{{The X-Files}}'', Scully's usually short hair is grown out during Mulder's abduction of season eight, and gets even longer in his absence of season nine.
* XenaWarriorPrincess - Gabrielle is an ActionGirl, TechnicalPacifist with long Red Hair. Season 4, she becomes a KnightTemplar for the OneTrueGod, she shaves her head and bleaches the stubble.

*** The show put on by the Ember Island Players about the Gaang's adventures parodies Zuko's hair styles by changing his actor's hair several times during the play, some of which are outright AnimeHair. [[{{Flanderization}} Pretty much everything is stretched in their production, however]].

* Technus of ''DannyPhantom'' starts off with wild hair that would make Doc Brown proud; when he upgrades himself to Technus 2.0, his hair is now sleek and tied back to possibly allude to the removal of his flaws from his first form since he now dons a more serious outlook.

* In the second arc of ''TensouSentaiGoseiger'', three of the heroes get one: Moune gets a bob in place of her wavy shoulder-length hair, Agri's hair becomes shorter and light brown instead of blond, and Eri stops wearing a ponytail (although it had returned by the end of the show.)
** This made Moune look less like her yellow ranger predecessor [[SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Kotoha]], who had a similar hairstyle.

** In general it can be said that the different hairstyles show a significant change in Beatrice. [[spoiler: in addition to Meta Beato having the hair-down look until her death, Episode 6 shows us that this was the 'original' design for Beatrice before Kinzo had the portrait hung in 1984 - with her hair down and in the suit. [=EP7=] reveals that this is how [[AmbiguousGender Yasu]] envisioned 'the type of girl Battler likes' and based Beatrice's design on that, before the portrait appeared to show the 'true' style of Beatrice with that of the iconic black dress and up-do.]]

* In ''TheNewsroom'', Maggie cuts her hair short and dyes it red after a traumatic experience in Uganda. Since this happens in a FramingDevice that's set [[AnachronicOrder after the events of the season]], we have no idea what the traumatic experience is yet.

* In ''VampireKnight'', this happens to Yuuki Cross when [[spoiler:her [[BrotherSisterIncest brother/boyfriend]] Kaname reverts her to her true pureblood vampire form. As a human, she had normal shoulder-lenght hair, and as a vampire, grows long hair very quickly]].
** [[spoiler: Before fighting Kaname, Yuuki cuts her hair to shoulder length]]

[[spoiler: Before fighting Kaname, Yuuki cuts her hair to shoulder length]]

* In ''{{Excalibur}}'', Arthur grows a beard after his "Wart" stage to show that he's become King Arthur and now the callow youth he was in the early parts of the film.

*** Eriko Kirishima, excitable fan of the occult, traded her waist-length ponytail for a short bowl-cut style in time for ''Persona 2''. And, if you played the [[{{Macekre original North American release]] of ''Revelations: Persona'', her hair also changed from blonde (originally dark brown) to solid black.

* John Stewart changed his appearance from short black hair, to a shaven head and goatee in between the ending of ''JusticeLeague'' [[spoiler: in the last episode of which, he broke up with Hawkgirl]], and the beginning of ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. The first thing Shayera says to him open meeting him again, apparently for the first time since the end of ''JusticeLeague'' is:

* In the movie ''I Spy Returns'', Bill Cosby is shown doing a comic double take over his old identity picture (from the TV series) with its 60's afro.

* In ''The Nines'' [[spoiler:Margaret/Melissa/Mary has plain brown hair that turns a vibrant red after she persuades Gary/Gavin/Gabriel to stop pretending to be something he's not.]]

* In ''Higher Learning'', the shaved head demonstrates Remy's transformation from confused youth into deranged white supremacist.

* In Katherine Kurtz's novel ''The Bishop's Heir,'' King Kelson has his hair braided to mimic that of his foster brother Dhugal [=MacArdry=]; it's initially a diplomatic effort to honour [[spoiler: Dhugal's grandfather]] The [=MacArdry=] in an effort to win over the highlanders and solidify their support of him. He retains the braid, and two of his cousins adopt the braid in admiration of their king and Dhugal. His cousin Conall retains the short-cropped style of the elder generation of courtiers (Morgan, Nigel), just as he rejects the notion of the need for diplomacy on that orginal visit.

* ''Chuck'' grew a huge {{beard of sorrow}} and sits at home moping at the beginning of season 3, because [[spoiler:he quit his job, lost Sarah AND didn't pass spy training]]. Later, he tries to buy more junk food at the Buy More and does so looking remarkably like the [[TheBigLebowski Dude]] with morning coat, beard, hairstyle and sunglasses.

* Siegfried Schtauffen of the Soul series originally had short hair, but with Soulcalibur and onward, he grows it past shoulder length before cutting it and slicking it back in Soulcalibur V.

* Jaeger in Carla Speed [=McNeil=]'s ''[[http://www.lightspeedpress.com/ Finder]]'' frequently alters his hairstyle in relation to changes in his life or challenges he faces. Just as commonly, the motives behind these changes are misinterpreted by those around him.

* [[ExaggeratedTrope Taken to extremes]] in ''Ciem: The Human Centipede'', where Candi alternates amongst 8 different hairstyles across 32 chapters (averaging a new style every four.) Granted, a few of these are just dye jobs, but that still makes for about 4 or 5 actual styles. [[JustifiedTrope Partially justified]] in that she's trying to hide from [[FantasticRacism genocidal]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot alien gangsters]], and by the fact that the story covers over 2 years'-worth of her life. Also understandable, as it's a [[{{Machinomics}} DSHW machinomic]] made with ''[[VideoGame/TheSims The Sims 2]]'', which practically ''encourages'' players to toy around with hairstyles.

* In the fourth ''AceAttorney'' game [[spoiler:Phoenix]]'s fall from grace is brought home by the stubble on his face.

* ''TowerOfGod'' - [[WideEyedIdealist Baam]] goes from his adorably messy hair to BlindingBangs concealing his shiny gold eyes and growing BadassLonghair, indicating his loss of trust and idealism and his gain of awesome asskicking powers.

* In ComicBook/{{X-Factor}}, former NinetiesAntiHero Shatterstar showed back up with a complete makeover. He traded in his BadassLonghair for a extremely short cut, and proceeded to come out of the closet.

* In ''Anime/{{Monster}}'', the protagonist Kenzo Tenma goes from an immaculately groomed {{woobie}} to a scruffy, stubbled, long-haired {{badass}}. Pictured above.

** When Kyouko was a BrokenBird delinquent, she had long hair. She keeps it long after marrying Kazuma, but by the time of her death she had cut it into a BobHaircut.

** Most of the Vaizards had different hair back when they were [[spoiler:captains and lieutenants in Soul Society.]] In example, Hirako Shinji [[spoiler: as Aizen's former captain]] used to have a [[RapunzelHair long hair]]; now he possesses a much shorter BobHaircut.

** Prue's hair starts off in a BobHaircut at the start of the series but grows longer as her powers grow. It's noticeably nearly waist-length in season 3 when she's at her most powerful. In an unrelated episode that sends the sisters to the future, Prue finds herself with blonde hair to emphasize the powerful business woman she's become.

* In the second arc of ''TensouSentaiGoseiger'', three of the heroes get one: Moune gets a BobHaircut in place of her wavy shoulder-length hair, Agri's hair becomes shorter and light brown instead of blond, and Eri stops wearing a ponytail (although it had returned by the end of the show.)

* In ''Film/SpiderMan 3'' when he is being influenced by the alien goo/Venom symbiote he restyles his hair into a side-parted style with bangs falling over one eye. This is often referred to as his "emo" look, despite the idea of eye-obscuring "emo hair" being self-effacing and semi-pathetic. Peter was supposed to be portrayed as cocky and aggressive at this point.

* In ''Film/SpiderMan 3'' when he is being influenced by the alien goo he turns his hair emo.

** From ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''
to ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'':

** From ''VideoGame/Persona'' to ''VideoGame/Persona2'':

** Within ''VideoGame/Persona2'':

** Within ''VideoGame/Persona3''

** From ''VideoGame/Persona3'' to ''VideoGame/Persona4'':

** From ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'' to ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'':