History Main / ManlyFacialHair

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* ''ComicBook/GroupOf7AMostSecretTale'': Both Bethune and Smythe were mustachioed men who fought in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, though this seems to be more true of Smythe. The reason being that he's one of the group's hand-to-hand combat experts, and the first thing he does when he learns that John [=McCrae=] will be leading the team is challenge him for the leadership position, not liking the idea of being lead by a poet into battle. [=McCrae=] still beats him one-handed, but props to him for being gutsy enough to try it.

The reason for this is that women and young boys usually don't grow facial hair, and the lack of it on a post-pubescent man can make them look "delicate" (see PrettyBoy) so its presence is associated with a gruff, hardened older guy. While a sufficiently muscled and [[LanternJawOfJustice square-jawed]] {{hunk}} can get away with being clean-shaven or sporting PermaStubble, he is just as likely to have a thick moustache and/or a full and gorgeous beard. Characters who ''lack'' facial hair can be considered less masculine, and the growth of facial hair on someone who was previously unable to grow one or was clean-shaven can be a visual indicator that the guy TookALevelInBadass.

Beards have also fallen in and out of fashion throughout history. The elaborate military whiskers of the Victorian and Edwardian Eras fell quickly out of fashion during UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne because they interfered with the fit of [[DeadlyGas gas masks]] (except for the toothbrush mustache as it would fit beneath the mask, but it was DarthWiki/RuinedFOREVER by [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler one guy]]). They were out in the 20th century thanks to the rise of widely-available shaving equipment making it easy to get rid of facial hair but made a comeback in the 21st.

* His beard alone has experienced more than the lesser man's entire body. His organ donor card also list his beard. He is Advertising/TheMostInterestingManInTheWorld.

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* His beard alone has experienced more than the lesser man's entire body. His organ donor card also list his beard. He is Advertising/TheMostInterestingManInTheWorld

* [[BullyBulldog Muggshot]] from the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' series sports a thick handlebar mustache, fittingly for a though, musclebound gangster like him. His backstory cutscene in the [[VideoGame/SlyRaccoon first game]] even shows how his mustache grew in proportion to his muscles and confidence.

** Earl is a Heliosian scientist and has a mustache alongside a long beard. He's a calm guy, but Kento winds him up into being hot-tempered and aggressive.
** [[spoiler:After Hayato Tate/Prince Harlin]] is rescued from Planet Marios, he shaves his wild, unkempt hair into a nice mustache.

* ''Anime/VoltesV'': Kentaro Go has a pencil mustache, though he's a very demure guy and lacks the aggression his sons have. He was a world-renowned scientist and invented the titular SuperRobot.

* [[NumberTwo Commander William Riker]] from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' is famous for his beard, as well as for being a commanding leader (even TheCaptain of his own ship as of ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'') and a confident ladies' man.

* In the world of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', moustaches have mystical powers. Dan [=McNinja=] earned the leadership of his clan simply by showing off his impressive moustache, and Gordito - a ''ten-year-old boy'' - [[SpontaneousMustache grew an even greater pair out of sheer force of will]], instantly cowing the grown-up civil worker witnessing this.