History Main / TomboyishPonytail

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': After spending most of the show with BoyishShortHair, the end of season 2 has Luz put her hair up in a small ponytail to go with her CostumeEvolution.

* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'': Revy is a [[HairTriggerTemper aggressive]] [[TriggerHappy gun-wielding]] {{Ladette}} and accomplished ActionGirl. She keeps her hair in a low ponytail.

* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'': Revy is a [[HairTriggerTemper agressive]] [[TriggerHappy gun-wielding]] {{Ladette}} and accomplished ActionGirl. She keeps her hair in a low ponytail.

* ''Manga/HikaruNoDensetsu'': Hikari is a PassionateSportsGirl who's aim is to compete in the Olympics (no, [[SeriousBusiness seriously]]). She has ginger red hair that she ties into a short ponytail.

* In the [[AlternateTimeline Candy timeline]] of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck2}}'', Jade Harley complements her [[LaResistance rebel]] camouflage attire with a sensible pulled-back do.

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* Asaka (AKA [[ActionGirl Neuroloid Girl]]) in ''Literature/{{Dokkoida}}''

* ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'' has Paninya, a former pickpocket turned odd job worker with a supremely short cropped ponytail.

* Ukyou from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' wears her waist-length hair in a ponytail and still comes off as {{Bifauxnen}}.
** [[GenderBender Ranma]] wore "her" long hair this way while training in China.
* Makoto/Sailor Jupiter of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' has a long ponytail, and despite [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak having a girlier side]] she's the physically strongest of the group and the designated brawler. She also sometimes sports a TomboyishBaseballCap to match, particularly in her earlier appearances.

* Jessie the Cowgirl doll from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' wears a braided ponytail, complete with a yellow ribbon. So does [[HouseWife Mrs. Jennifer Davis]], Andy's mom, from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''.

* Marle of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.

* [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest Dixie]] [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble Kong]]. Like Shantae, the ponytail is used as a weapon. It is also HelicopterHair.

* Alexandra Roivas of ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''.

* Samus Aran of ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'', the galaxy's greatest bounty hunter, often sports a long ponytail and has been mistaken for a man when in her PoweredArmor. Of course, as to HOW she [[HammerSpace fits a tall ponytail in a big metal helmet...]] that's anyone's guess.

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* Mion of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' wears her hair in a long ponytail. Mion is boisterous, perverted, and usually exhibits little in terms of femininity. She calls herself an "old man" regularly and in one arc Keiichi decides against giving her a doll (and instead gives it to their more feminine, mutual friend Rena) because he deems her too boyish for one. In contrast, her more girly identical twin sister Shion wears her hair loose. [[spoiler:Mion is actually a subversion. She's [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak much more feminine]] than she pretends to be. Keiichi giving Rena the doll upset Mion so much she ended up sobbing to her sister, which unwittingly caused Shion to become a SerialKiller.]]
* Jessica from ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' has a short, wavy ponytail and is very tomboyish for the most part, especially with her masculine speech patterns. Like Mion, [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak she also has a hidden feminine side]], though it isn't as emphasized as much as with Mion.
%% * [[OneOfTheBoys Rin]] from ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', though the bell in her hair hints at the sweeter, cuter side by way of her [[AnimalMotifs cat theme]].
%% * Kirara from ''VisualNovel/YuminaTheEthereal''.
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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Grossology}}'': Abby Archer is fearless enough to take on some of the most squeamish villainy imaginable and wears her hair in a ponytail.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'': Pumyra also combines this with sidetails, and she is by far the most masculine female in the series.

** The [[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Gen IX]] Pokémon Tinkatuff is from an [[OneGenderRace all-female evolution line]] and has a growth on her head that resembles a ponytail. She's also rather aggressive and combative by nature, being known to attack Pawniard and Bisharp for scrap metal, and she [[DropTheHammer wields a brutish-looking hammer]].

* Karen from ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman'' might be a cute but she can a but of tomboyish stuff such as speedskating.

%% * Karen from ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman''.

* Sissy Blakely from ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''.
* June of ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'' is a snarky tomboy who wears baggy clothing, along with a ponytail to keep her blue hair out of her face.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', the eponymous Avatar Korra combines the ponytail with sidetails to show she is a BoisterousBruiser ActionGirl.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunesLolaBunny Lola Bunny]] is an EarsAsHair example. Her long ears are tied down like a high ponytail in the show.

* ''WesternAnimation/HaileysOnIt'': Hailey Banks is quite the tomboy with a rather androgynous appearance and a long ponytail to boot.

* The title character from ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' is an ActionGirl interested in sports and science-fiction who wears her red hair in a ponytail.

* Captain Leela of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' is a no-nonsense gal who's by far the toughest member of the main cast, and has the ponytail to match.
* Abby Archer from ''{{WesternAnimation/Grossology}}'' is fearless enough to take on some of the most squeamish villainy imaginable and wears her hair in a ponytail.
* ''WesternAnimation/HaileysOnIt'': Hailey Banks is quite the tomboy who loves to play around and has the long ponytail to boot.

* Heloise on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' may be a cute little girl with her hair tied up in a ponytail, but she's also a sadistic evil genius that even [[{{Satan}} Lucius Heinous VII]] is terrified of.

* Lola Bunny from ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'' is an EarsAsHair example. Her long ears are tied down like a high ponytail in the show.

* Applejack, a rough and tumble farmgirl from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', with a tomboyish streak a mile wide, to the point that she competes in events like racing and gate jumping, and gets dirty in her job all the time, has her mane [[{{Pun}} and tail]] tied up in ponytails.

* Pumyra from ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' also combines this with sidetails, and she is by far the most masculine female in the series.

** Flannery from ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyandSapphire'' is an enthusiastic and boyish fire Gym leader who sports a messy [[FieryRedhead red ponytail]].

Basically using a ponytail to visually distinguish women and girls who are {{Tomboy}}s, [[TheLadette Ladettes]], or otherwise don't act in a "proper" feminine manner, also known as girly ponytail.