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* The villainous team from ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', Team Galactic, has a futuristic and space theme, and its low-ranked members wear outfits that resemble space suits. All of them, male and female, have teal bowl cuts.
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* The first ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'', secret agent Orchid had a bob hair hair-style which fits in well with futuristic setting of that game (it's far enough in the future that a relatively normal person like T.J. Combo can get bionic arm implants to make himself superhuman, so bleeding edge technology isn't solely the property of a MegaCorp like Ultratech).

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* The first ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'', secret agent Orchid had a bob hair hair-style which fits in well with futuristic setting of that game (it's far enough in the future that a relatively normal person like T.J. Combo can get bionic arm implants to make himself superhuman, so bleeding edge technology isn't solely the property of a MegaCorp like Ultratech).genetic engineering, energy weapons and advanced bionics are fairly common).
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* The first ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'', secret agent Orchid had a bob hair hair-style which fits in well with futuristic setting of that game (it's far enough in the future that a relatively normal person like T.J. Combo can get bionic arm implants to make himself superhuman, so bleeding edge technology isn't solely the property of a MegaCorp like Ultratech).
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* In the 2053 section of ''Series/Bodies2023'', Iris Maplewood (along with some of her colleagues) wears a variation on this trope -- a rather severe undercut. It perhaps isn't terribly attractive by 2023 standards, but it marks her setting down as a future where things are different, and fits a servant of an authoritarian regime.

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There's something about the clean lines of a bob, particularly with bangs, that suggests a sci-fi setting. Despite the style dating back to the 1920s ([[TwentiesBobHaircut and being the defining hairstyle of the timeframe]]), they tend to be more of a [[SixtiesHair '60s feel with the geometric trim]] popularized by the hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, and they are still seen as a little bit rebellious and progressive. After all, LongHairIsFeminine, so short styles can be shorthand for a more gender-equal society. Additionally, the simple, straight lines fit in well with an AsceticAesthetic, marking the character as belonging to that timeframe. Not to mention, [[SimpleYetAwesome short hair tends to cause fewer problems with zero-g, helmets, and space suits]].

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There's something about the clean lines of a bob, particularly with bangs, that suggests a sci-fi setting. Despite the style dating back to the 1920s ([[TwentiesBobHaircut and being the defining hairstyle of the timeframe]]), they tend to be more of a [[SixtiesHair '60s feel with the geometric trim]] popularized by the hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, and they are still seen as a little bit rebellious and progressive. After all, LongHairIsFeminine, so short styles can be shorthand for a more gender-equal society. Additionally, the simple, straight lines fit in well with an AsceticAesthetic, marking the character as belonging to that timeframe. Not to mention, As a bonus, a bob is still longer than most popular male hairstyles, so it can mark a female character as more liberated without going all the way into BoyishShortHair.

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[[SimpleYetAwesome short hair tends to cause fewer problems with zero-g, helmets, and space suits]].
suits, and other heavy equipment]]. As far back as the 17th century, the Parliamentarians in the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar earned the nickname "Roundheads" from their bob-like haircuts, closely cropped around the head, which symbolized their simplicity in contrast to the [[BlingOfWar flamboyance]] of the aristocratic Cavaliers. For centuries, the bob has been known as a very simple, low-maintenance haircut for both men and women, something that would likely still be true centuries from now.
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** Christine Chapel on ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'' has a wavy blond, almost white, bob that occasionally has subtle pink streaks.
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* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reIayanamI_4815.jpg Rei Ayanami]], one of the three main characters and [[HumongousMecha mecha]] pilots, from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.

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* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reIayanamI_4815.jpg Rei Ayanami]], one of the three main characters and [[HumongousMecha mecha]] pilots, from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. This style carries over to the ReiAyanamiExpy.

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* Lampshaded in ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'' where B'Elanna Torres has "the bob cut preferred by girls who had to wear space helmets on a regular basis."



* Lampshaded in ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'' where B'Elanna Torres has "the bob cut preferred by girls who had to wear space helmets on a regular basis."






* ''WebComic/CassiopeiaQuinn'' has Madison Vrax, who wears her hair this way.



* ''WebComic/CassiopeiaQuinn'' has Madison Vrax, who wears her hair this way.
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* Lampshaded in ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'' where B'Elanna Torres has ''the bob cut preferred by girls who had to wear space helmets on a regular basis.''

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* Lampshaded in ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'' where B'Elanna Torres has ''the "the bob cut preferred by girls who had to wear space helmets on a regular basis.''"
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* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GITS-SAC.jpg Motoko Kusanagi]] from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'', a {{cyberpunk}} setting.

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* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GITS-SAC.jpg Motoko Kusanagi]] from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'', ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'', a {{cyberpunk}} setting.
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* ''ComicBook/PowerGirl'''s has had a variety of haircuts, from long flowing locks past her shoulders to butch crewcuts, but her most famous by far is a bob.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Top row: [[Series/{{UFO}} [[Series/UFO1970 Lt. Ellis]], [[Film/TronLegacy Quorra]], [[Series/{{Cleopatra2525}} Cleo]] Middle row: [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry Lt. Valeris]], [[Series/{{Lexx}} Xev]] Bottom row: [[Series/{{Farscape}} Chiana]], [[Film/GalaxyQuest Laliari]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo]]]]



* In ''Series/{{UFO}}'', Lt. Ellis and her compatriots in SHADO's moon base wore a purple wig as part of her uniform.

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* In ''Series/{{UFO}}'', ''Series/UFO1970'', Lt. Ellis and her compatriots in SHADO's moon base wore wear a purple wig as part of her uniform.their uniforms.
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* DEMI from ''VideoGame/Subverse'' has one alothugh in her case it's actually part of her metallic body. Unsurprising given her inspirations mentioned above, Cortana and [[spoiler:EDI]].

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* DEMI from ''VideoGame/Subverse'' ''Subverse'' has one alothugh although in her case it's actually part of her metallic body. Unsurprising given her inspirations mentioned above, Cortana and [[spoiler:EDI]].

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