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7->''"[Kirsten] is a stunningly beautiful woman with dark hair and a fierceness that's both scary and inspiring."''
8-->-- '''Harper''', ''Film/SetItUp''
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10Look carefully. Is the character dark-haired? Check. Is she tall? Check. Is she aloof? Check. Does she have admirers despite (or maybe because of) her distant behavior? With these characteristics, she fits.
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12The Aloof Dark-Haired Girl is a fairly common character type combining both appearance and personality. She will generally be [[StatuesqueStunner taller]] than her peers, more [[BuxomBeautyStandard physically developed]], and her hair will be very long and dark. Frequently, her skin will in contrast be [[RavenHairIvorySkin very pale]]. She looks older and more beautiful and meets a [[YamatoNadeshiko certain classic ideal of feminine beauty]] combining maturity, a quiet attitude, and a combination of long hair and very pale skin.
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14The Aloof Dark-Haired Girl will not merely ''look'' older than her peers, however. Frequently, she will also act more reserved and aloof and thus seem more mature, which may earn her some younger female admirers. It is not uncommon for her to be fond of teasing her peers or acting as their big sister, though in all cases she will still maintain her dignity. Occasionally, she will even look [[IceQueen cold and distant]], but in this case, she is still probably [[SugarAndIcePersonality a nice person]] deep down. Finally, it is essential to remember that despite the usual popularity of the girl in question, she does not seek it out. Instead, people simply gravitate towards her with admiration.
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16See TallDarkAndHandsome for the SpearCounterpart. Compare OneeSama and EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette. May lead to EvenTheGirlsWantHer in the right sort of series. Contrast CreepyLonerGirl who has a similar hair and skin color and introverted disposition but is much more volatile in temperament, less fashionable and is looked down on as a weirdo by others.
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22* AloofDarkHairedGirl/AnimeAndManga
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25[[folder:Comic Books]]
26* Veronica Lodge in ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' tends to act aloof to her friends due to her social class. Her dad, a self-made man, said he sent her to Riverdale High specifically so she wouldn't end up a snob. It...''kinda'' worked?
27* A large number of characters in the Creator/DCComics:
28** While depicted as [[AdaptationDyeJob a blonde in many media]], [[Characters/CatwomanSelinaKyle Selina Kyle]] aka ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} is really raven-haired and is a DeadpanSnarker. Still, it doesn't stop Franchise/{{Batman}} from usually [[DatingCatwoman having the hots for her]] despite her being a member of his RoguesGallery at times.
29** The Helena Bertinelli version of the ComicBook/{{Huntress}} is a tall, beautiful woman who also happens to be a cynical and forthright individual. Even the Helena Wayne version (daughter of the aforementioned Catwoman and Batman), while not as ruthless as Bertinelli, has an aura of this about her.
30** ComicBook/LadyShiva is a battle-hardened LadyOfWar whose martial arts skills are second only to [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 her daughter's]], and [[ArrogantKungFuGuy she knows it]].
31** [[DependingOnTheWriter If she's not a]] FieryRedhead, ComicBook/LoisLane is usually portrayed as a poised brunette.
32** ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul, daughter of ComicBook/RasAlGhul, has jet black hair, is confident, poised, and desired by a number of characters (DependingOnTheWriter). She usually has her sights only for Franchise/{{Batman}} though.
33** Franchise/WonderWoman is commonly depicted as a calm and dignified LadyOfWar. For added bonus, she's surrounded by other women, being an Amazon and all.
34* Hero from ''ComicBook/{{Democracy}}''. Being a Pythia in training means that a common characteristic about them is that they give mysterious and complicated answers. That doesn't mean, however, that she doesn't care for what going on around her or that she doesn't have feelings for [[TheHero Leander]].
35* ComicBook/{{Elektra}} is a known MsFanservice with long, dark hair and is generally depicted as precise, perhaps [[BrutalHonesty to a fault]].
36* Marjane from ''ComicBook/{{Persepolis}}'' tends to be depressive and distant most of the time once she grows up. Justified as she's fled a war-torn country and deals with xenophobia and sexism from all corners of the world for most of her life.
37* ComicBook/{{X 23}} is pretty, with long, dark hair. She's also very quiet and aloof with her friends and teammates, and when she does speak her words are generally short, precise, and to the point.
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40[[folder:Fan Works]]
41* ''Fanfic/ForumOfThrones'':
42** Harpy is this, at least initially. She has dark reddish-brown hair, is a quiet, calm, and reserved woman, but she eventually [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosts]], especially towards Jaron.
43** Jenna is another major example of this trope. Being so shy that she barely manages to speak to strangers, this is her natural state and she often comes across as brooding and aloof.
44** Rhonda Upcliff has long black hair, and is aloof, mysterious, and only speaks when directly asked to.
45* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'':
46** Olga Discordia is six feet tall, with ankle-length black hair and a bountiful form. Her pride and aloofness are backed up by her status as the Queen of the Dark Elves, along with [[LadyOfBlackMagic her exceptional talent in magic]].
47** {{Inverted}} for Luu-Luu, who is a tiny GenkiGirl with short, curly ginger hair.
48* Princess Luna Equestris of ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse''. Taller than most anypony, long black hair, and revered by her subjects as their ruler, goddess, and protector against her mad sister.
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51[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
52* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'': Gogo's hair is shorter than most on this list but her [[TheStoic stoic]], serious nature plays this trope straight.
53* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': Elinor is tall, beautiful, has very long dark hair, and possesses a composed and graceful attitude.
54* ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'': {{Inverted}} with Queen Elsa who has MysticalWhiteHair and starts off emotionally distant. PlayedForDrama as this attitude was born out of fear of hurting people, especially her younger sister Anna. On a related note, it's heavily implied that if not for her ice magic, her hair would be brunette just like her mother's.
55* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'': Violet Parr starts off like this before undergoing some CharacterDevelopment later on in the film. She has long, glossy blue-black hair and is rather shy and withdrawn, and for much of her screentime is quite distant, cold, and emotionally unavailable towards the rest of her family. After she apologizes to Helen for not being able to use her forcefields to protect their plane from being shot down, Helen gives her a YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre speech, and she slowly but surely begins to come out of her shell after that -- she becomes more [[TookALevelInCheerfulness socially confident]], particularly when around her crush Tony Rydinger, and [[DefrostingIceQueen opens up to her family]] a lot more.
56* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'': Pocahontas herself is a {{downplayed}} example. She is very tall and beautiful, has long black hair that reaches down to her hips, and is extremely calm, composed, and serene most of the time, on top of her tendency to look dignified, graceful, and majestic whenever she stands against the wind. Alongside that, however, she is also quite friendly and open towards others and has a cheeky and free-spirited side to her.
57* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Priya has dark hair, is the second tallest in her friend group, and is TheStoic. She has at least one admirer in the goth girl.
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60[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
61* Alex Munday in ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' is the quietest of the eponymous girls and coldly shuns attempts to hit on her from men during the first film (but to be fair, she isn't single).
62* Lady Hideko in ''Film/TheHandmaiden'' fits. She holds extreme control over her emotions, which she uses as a defense in her situation.
63* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Katniss Everdeen has dark hair and is rather emotionally distant and closed off from others, due to her numerous trust issues.
64* The ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' has tons of these.
65** Peggy Carter, [[AdaptationDyeJob originally blonde in the comics]], is portrayed in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' as a brunette with a strong no-nonsense attitude who later becomes a DefrostingIceQueen. In [[Series/AgentCarter her own TV series]], she gets some strong LesYay vibes with her best friend Angie and roommate [[SacrificialLamb Colleen O'Brien]], and FoeRomanceSubtext with "Dottie Underwood", a.k.a. [[spoiler:the 1940s Black Widow]].
66** Lady Sif from the ''Film/{{Thor}}'' series possesses a calm and distant demeanor, especially noticeable since most of her companions sans Hogun (who is also quite TheStoic) are {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s.
67** Agent Maria Hill is usually depicted as poised or a DeadpanSnarker.
68** Hope Van Dyne in ''Film/AntMan1'' starts the film very cold towards [[TheHero Scott Lang]], and very detached towards her father Hank Pym. She eventually mellows.
69* ''Film/PitchPerfect'':
70** The previous leader of the Bellas is a very blunt and rude raven-haired woman.
71** In the first film, [[TheHero Becca]] started as distant and proud.
72** Stacy fits the trope to a T physically - she's tall, raven-haired, always seems detached, and EvenTheGirlsWantHer. However, she [[SubvertedTrope turns out to be friendly]] and her "aloofness" is because she's mostly just clueless about what's going on around her.
73* Jyn Erso in ''Film/RogueOne'', is very distant and hardened due to the loss of her parents (well, her mother; her father is retaken by TheEmpire to be their head engineer once again) and later becoming a {{Child Soldier|s}}.
74* ''Film/SpecialFemaleForce'': Tung has long dark hair, is one of the tallest girls, and has a very cold and aloof attitude, especially towards her teammates due to her being TheAce while her colleagues are a RagtagBunchOfMisfits that she feels are bringing her down. She does [[DefrostingIceQueen become more friendly]] once they bond during a stressful training exercise.
75* ''Film/WeAreTheNight'': Charlotte, who's a brunette and mostly appears cold to the other vampires, although she does show kindness sometimes. [[spoiler:It turns out to be a result of severe depression, and she eventually kills herself.]]
76* Kayla Silverfox in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. Works particularly with [[TallDarkAndSnarky Logan]].
77%% ** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'':\
78%% ** Moira [=McTaggart=].\
79%% ** Angel.
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82[[folder:Literature]]
83* Kuroyukihime from ''Literature/AccelWorld''. She's tall, a SchoolIdol, very calm and graceful and has very long black hair.
84* Ellington Feint in ''Literature/AllTheWrongQuestions''. She is tall, beautiful, has dark hair, and is a distant and mysterious FilleFatale.
85* Chane Laforet from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' is dark-haired, pale-skinned, and acts as TheStoic most of the time.
86* Namie Yagiri from ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' is tall, has long dark hair, and displays an extremely aloof and cold attitude towards anyone who isn't her brother.
87* Nikita of ''Literature/TheGirlFromTheMiraclesDistrict'' is tall, has long, dark hair, and keeps an aloof attitude, distancing herself from others and reacting to everything with emotional coldness.
88* In ''Literature/GirlsKingdom'', Himeko Amonotsuka is already tall, dark-haired, and beautiful, but now is nice chipper, and friendly. However, during her first year at Amonotsuka Academy[[note]]The name is not a coincidence, her family owns the school[[/note]], she kept to herself and despite being more than popular enough to get numerous offers from Domestic Arts students to be her maid (an official function of the school is to pair up domestic arts students, which are maids-in-training, with Societal Arts students, who are rich girls) which she always refused. Meeting Misaki and taking her on as her maid signaled the change in attitude.
89* Yozora Mikazuki from ''Literature/{{Haganai}}'' is a [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype deconstruction of this kind of character]]; she has long dark hair and many other students appreciate her looks, but the reason she's so aloof is because she's a misanthropic jerk who's incapable of making any real friends.
90* Subverted by Emi L'Hime in ''Literature/HandsHeldInTheSnow''. Emi comes across as cold, stoic, and princessly to strangers, but the moment you peel past that, it turns out that's all a cover for intense social awkwardness.
91* The titular ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is a subversion. She may have the dark hair, beauty, and intelligence, but her aloofness comes largely from being [[CloudCuckoolander weird]]. While she does have admirers, most people are hesitant to approach her because of how eccentric she is. She almost entirely drops the "aloof" part of this trope after she befriends Kyon, as she cuts her long hair shorter and reveals her true GenkiGirl personality.
92* Dee Moreno from ''Literature/TheHeartsWeSold'' has long, dark hair, and even though both Gremma and James adore her, James outright declaring love for her at one point, she's very emotionally closed-off from other people. Even Gremma, her best friend, knows very little about her personal life. She's never mean about it, however, and it's mostly a result of her upbringing. [[DefrostingIceQueen She slowly gets better]].
93* Utaha Kasumigaoka of ''Literature/HowToRaiseABoringGirlfriend'' has long black hair, is admired by many at her school, and acts cold and distant to most people.
94* Chifuyu Orimura from ''Literature/InfiniteStratos'' is the main character's tall, raven-haired sister. She's a [[SternTeacher stern and strict teacher]] who's also admired by most of her students in the academy.
95* Ogasawara Sachiko in ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'' is tall, has long [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple hair]], and is described as cold and aloof despite being universally admired throughout her school.
96* Isabelle Lightwood from ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' is described as a StatuesqueStunner with waist-length dark hair. She's also very proud and distant, as well as an accomplished Shadowhunter.
97* Yukino Yukinoshita from ''Literature/MyYouthRomanticComedyIsWrongAsIExpected'' is quite TheStoic with long black hair, has been described as a beauty multiple times, and at first behaves cold and distant. For all of her proud and aloof attitude she genuinely ''is'' a kind person, though, and [[DefrostingIceQueen becomes friendlier and less distant later on]] (thanks to GenkiGirl Yui and her LoveInterest Hachiman).
98* ''Literature/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'': PlayedWith in regards to female protagonist Mai Sakurajima. She's a beautiful and fairly tall girl with long dark hair and is composed, serious and polite. While she has some shades of being aloof early on, losing trust in people as she became invisible, and therefore warning Sakuta not to get involved into her personal affairs, this changes very soon as she starts having faith into the boy, ultimately making this a SubvertedTrope, and she turns out to be a very friendly, approachable person. Why is she a well-liked character after all? People generally appreciate her likable and approachable personality which compares favorably with colder, more abrasive LN heroines.
99** Rio Futaba is more of a straight example of it, instead. Although a genuinely kind individual as well (understandably, given the idealistic nature of the series), she's very much TheStoic and a DeadpanSnarker, and is the most aloof and melancholic of all the girls in the series.
100* ''Literature/{{Shimoneta}}'' [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] the trope with Oboro, to set up [[CrotchGrabSexCheck a surprise]] [[DudeLooksLikeALady gender reveal.]] As head of Tokioka Academy's "Deceny" Prefects, he garners much respect from the student body, who refer to him as "Ms. Tsukimigusa". They're unaware that he's actually a male, because, by all outward appearances, he looks ''[[CrossdressingVoices and sounds]]'' like an emotionless dark-haired girl. And had it not been for Tanukichi's accidental discovery in chapter 10, no one would suspect otherwise.
101* China Sorrows from ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' is very much this trope: she's tall, beautiful, dark-haired, aloof, and can make men [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer and women]] fall head-over-heels in love with her.
102%% * ''Literature/TimeRiders'': Becks.
103* ''Literature/VillainsByNecessity'': Valerie fits the type largely, though unusually she's an openly evil sorceress. She's tall, has an "impressive" chest and is very beautiful, though human men wisely steer clear of hitting on her as her kind eat humans. Her attitude is mostly cool and standoffish.
104* ''Franchise/YuushaDeAru'':
105** ''Literature/WashioSumiIsAHero'': Washio is a serious 11-year old {{Ojou}} with long black hair. She's respected by her classmates but doesn't have any friends. This changes when she becomes a Hero and she's forced to become friends with her two teammates. Washio's a bit shy behind her aloof-seeming facade.
106** Chikage Koori  from the spinoff ''Nogi Wakaba Is A Hero'' is dark-haired and aloof, but aside from the other Heroes she's [[FriendlessBackground unpopular]] due to [[spoiler:her mother]]. Chikage is so aloof and broody [[spoiler:because she has trust issues due to prior bullying]].
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110%%* Lucy in ''Series/BigTimeRush'', as a contrast to Jo.
111* ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'': Drash is a composed, beautiful cyborg gang member with dark brown hair who is the leader of her gang and seems popular among them.
112* Detective Rosa Diaz from ''Series/BrooklynNineNine''. The only emotion she frequently displays aside from her aloof exterior is a HairTriggerTemper, although, after Season 1, she begins to openly show signs of other emotions, such as nervousness and a genuinely big smile.
113* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Faith, though this may be a subversion as she does desperately wish to make friends; a combination of trust issues, a DarkandTroubledPast, and bad choices are what keeps her aloof. Still, dark hair, charming though a loner, tries consistently to give advice to the titular character, plays CoolBigSis with the Potential Slayers, and generally comes off more world-weary than the Scooby Gang.
114* Sabrina Duncan in ''Series/CharliesAngels'' is tall, beautiful, and the most no-nonsense and straightforward of the Angels. These traits often result in Bri being made the de facto leader in missions.
115* ''Series/{{Community}}'':
116** Annie Edison is [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness originally depicted]] as an abrasive AcademicAlphaBitch, [[CharacterizationMarchesOn before settling in]] as the resident [[TheCutie lovable]] GoGetterGirl fans know and love.
117** Michelle Slater, Jeff Winger's Season 1 LoveInterest, is a tall, brunette, as well as a poised and rigid HotTeacher.
118** Frankie Dart is tall, brunette, beautiful and generally uptight.
119* ''Series/ControlZ'': Sofia is a very pale-skinned brunette who's also reserved and shows little emotion at first. However, she's of average height and doesn't really care about her appearance.
120* Fiona Coyne of ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' carried all the pinnings of this trope, just in a western setting. This includes the crossover with {{Ojou}} and some TallDarkAndSnarky for good measure. She's spent her whole run fighting boys off, even after she came out, and trouble is not in short supply. Her girlfriend even fits the ShrinkingViolet (when it comes to their relationship) trope.
121* Lady Mary Crawley of ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' is a textbook example: a tall, dark-haired beauty, persistently frosty, haughty, and detached, with several suitors that we've seen, to say nothing of her sister Edith's persistent but almost entirely one-sided rivalry.
122* ''Series/EZStreets'': Theresa Conners is and stand-offish, particularly towards Cameron Quinn and Jimmy Murtha.
123* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' gives us Aeryn Sun, "hair as dark as a Fellip berry"; in the greenish lighting of space she is often ghostly pale and, given her background as a soldier born on a command carrier, she is very, very aloof, especially in the early seasons.
124* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
125** Talisa is dark-haired and is not impressed the first time she meets Robb.
126** Osha is dark-haired and is generally pretty sarcastic and doesn't care much for formalities.
127** Lyanna Mormont is dark-haired and is very blunt and full of sass at her young age.
128** Irri is dark-haired and is aloof to anyone but Dany, but especially to Rakharo. She mellows in Season 2.
129* Robin Scherbatsky in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' is a tall and cynical raven-haired woman who has a HappilyMarried AmbiguouslyBi friend who occasionally makes a pass on her.
130* ''Series/LagunaBeach'': Season 3 introduces Lexie, nicknamed "the [[IceQueen Ice Princess]]," known for her implacable beauty (complete with long dark hair) and standoffish personality. Unlike most of the cast, she never hooks up with anyone and [[DumpThemAll rejects three potential suitors]], mostly to [[MarriedToTheJob avoid getting distracted]] from her dance training. She even skips the after-prom party because she has an early-morning dance class the next day.
131* ''Series/LawAndOrderOrganizedCrime'': Jet's a beautiful brunette with very pale skin and a rather toned-down, demure personality, mostly showing little emotion.
132* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse continues the trend in TV.
133** Melinda May in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' may not be tall, but she is dark-haired, aloof to the point of hostility, and every agent who attended the Academy is in awe of her.
134** The titular ''Series/AgentCarter'' (see Films above), though now mellowed, has gained the typical LesYay vibes associated with this trope with her best friend Angie (who ironically is played by Creator/LyndsyFonseca [[PlayingAgainstType who usually play these type of characters]]) and FoeRomanceSubtext with her EvilCounterpart Dottie Underwood.
135** ''Series/{{Jessica Jones|2015}}'':
136*** The eponymous protagonist is tall, beautiful, [[RavenHairIvorySkin pale-skinned, raven-haired woman]] who is very bitter, detached, and foul-mouthed due to her traumatic MindRape at the hands of Kilgrave during her stint as a superhero.
137*** Jeri Hogarth also counts as well, being just as much aloof and also very amoral.
138** ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Elektra sports this as a result of her upbringing by Stick at the hands of the Chaste. On the villains' side, Fisk's fiancee Vanessa has some of this going, best shown when she orders Ray Nadeem's murder.
139* Ziva David from ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' is a tall, beautiful woman who is a definite IceQueen to her teammates. She [[TookALevelInKindness mellowed down considerably]] to the rest of the team by season 7, however. Her predecessor Caitlin Todd was not only also an IceQueen but was more of a DeadpanSnarker than Ziva ever was.
140* The clone protagonists from ''Series/OrphanBlack'' are naturally brunettes and all but [[EndearinglyDorky Cosima Niehaus]] and [[CheerfulChild Charlotte Bowles]] are this; [[TheHero Sarah Manning]] is snarky, [[PosthumousCharacter Beth Childs]] was always SeriousBusiness, and [[AloofAlly M.K.]] is emotionally detached due to her traumatic life.
141* ''Series/TheOutpost'': Talon fits this perfectly, with long dark brown hair, pale skin, a large bust, and a somewhat cynical, taciturn attitude which helps make her look older. At first she's quite reserved and distant to others, although she [[DefrostingIceQueen loosens up over time]], making very good friends with people [[FireForgedFriends who stand with her facing great dangers]]. She still is cold and hard at times though, which isn't too surprising given her very harsh life.
142* Elizabeth in ''Series/{{Poldark}}''. She is highly desired by men in upper-class society (including all three major male characters: Ross, George, and Francis). She has a [[TheStoic reserved]] ProperLady personality and is a tall [[TheBeautifulElite gorgeous]] [[RavenHairIvorySkin pale-skinned brunette]].
143* ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'':
144** Arya Montgomery is a cute raven-haired girl who is composed and insightful.
145** [[AdaptationDyeJob Blonde in the original books]], the now brunette Spencer Hastings is still tall, beautiful and the most level-headed of the main cast.
146* Faran Bryant in ''Series/PrettyLittleLiarsOriginalSin''. She's a ballerina with long black hair and is a poised, closed-off young woman, not wanting to trust the Liars at first.
147%%* General Lydia van Dyke in ''Series/{{Raumpatrouille}}''.
148* ''Series/RomperStomper'': Petra, a pale-skinned brunette who's a leader of Antifasc, is more reserved than most of them and also cool-headed in contrast.
149* ''Series/SchittsCreek'' has Stevie Budd, who works at the motel because it's quiet and she can do what she likes. She has few friends and rarely talks until she meets her kindred spirit, David Rose.
150%%* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', there is [[Characters/SupernaturalReapers Tessa]] from [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E01InMyTimeOfDying "In My Time of Dying" (S02, Ep1)]].
151* Wednesday Addams in ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'' has hair as dark as her closed-off heart.
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154[[folder:Music]]
155* Music/CliffRichard's hit song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuIStvKF7ps "Devil Woman"]] is about this kind of woman.
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158[[folder:Mythology & Religion]]
159* In ''[[Literature/TheTaleOfTheHeike The Tale of the Heike]]'', an account of the Genpei War, UsefulNotes/TomoeGozen, a female samurai of the Minamoto clan, is described as "especially beautiful, with white skin, long hair, and charming features". She was also recorded as being "[[LadyOfWar a remarkably strong archer, and as a swordswoman]] she was [[OneManArmy a warrior worth a thousand]], ready to confront a demon or a god, mounted or on foot." She was one of the last warriors standing at the [[LastStand Battle of Awazu]], even outliving her master who was struck down by an arrow during the fight.
160--> (An excerpt from the Encyclopedia in ''VideoGame/TotalWarShogun2'')
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163[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
164* One of Wrestling/TessaBlanchard's most notable physical traits is her jet black hair. Another huge part of her appeal is her intriguing demeanor.
165* Wrestling/SonyaDeville, is a dark-haired AmazonianBeauty who is generally distant. Once she splits up with her TagTeam partner Wrestling/MandyRose, Sonya becomes increasingly unpleasant.
166* Wrestling/AllysinKay is a StatuesqueStunner at 5'11", an AmazonianBeauty, known for attracting friends and foes alike, and is generally dignified.
167* As a {{Heel}}, Wrestling/BillieKay is known as a FemmeFatale and is {{statuesque|Stunner}} at 5'8".
168* Wrestling/{{Paige}}, [[RedBaron known as]] "The Mysterious Raven-Haired Lady", lives up to the monicker and is generally a loner. She's also a [[MsFanservice sex symbol]], unsurprisingly.
169* Wrestling/HikaruShida, whether as a {{Heel}} or {{Face}}, presents herself as a beautiful and always composed LadyOfWar.
170* Wrestling/IoShirai is beautiful, dark-haired, and following her 2019 FaceHeelTurn (and even continuing after her HeelFaceTurn the following year), [[BrutalHonesty blunt]] and [[IWorkAlone kind of a loner]].
171* Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron is the most notable example in recent memory. She's tall, beautiful, dark-haired, respected, and feared by her peers, and is known for her mysteriously crazy persona.
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175* ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G. II]]'': Kyoko Kirishima is a rare {{bifauxnen}} example. As a member of one of [[BadassFamily the Masuda]] [[{{ninja}} Clan's]] branch families, she's a woman of distinction and maintains her dignified manner [[LadyOfWar even in the heat of battle.]]
176* ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf'': [[GlacierWaif Kanae]] is a beautiful, dark-haired ActionGirl with a height that's nothing to sneeze at (especially thanks to her gorgeous legs) and a serious, professional attitude. Many people comment in-story about how beautiful and classy she is.
177* ''VideoGame/AlterEgo2018'': Es is introduced as a polite but [[TheStoic stoic]] and emotionally distant librarian who is there to help you through your journey of self-discovery. She provides you with books to read alongside added commentary.
178* Shanoa from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia'' is tall, [[EmotionlessGirl shows little emotion]], and even has some of the women she rescues [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer flirting with her]].
179* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
180** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'':
181*** Raine Loire has dark brown hair and is shown to be very strict on her adopted daughter Ellone and very {{belligerent|SexualTension}} towards her eventual husband Laguna. [[spoiler:Her son, the resident TallDarkAndSnarky protagonist, is said to have taken after her appearance by Laguna's lifelong friends.]]
182*** Xu has brown dark hair and is almost always seen being very serious. She's not too far resembling a female version of Squall with how professional she tries to be.
183** Princess Garnet from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' is dark-hared and is the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman. While generally personable, she becomes increasingly dour after tragedies struck her one after the other, though she gets past it. There's also the BelligerentSexualTension between her and Zidane, resulting in her acting this part towards him.
184** Lulu from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. She is cynical, stoic, and snarky to boot. She initially appears detached from everyone other than Yuna and acts dismissive even towards her childhood friend Wakka.
185* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
186** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'':
187*** [[YamatoNadeshiko Kagero]] is a perfect fit for this, though her hair is more a very dark brown than solid black. She and Orochi even lampshade this in their supports, regarding her having something of a "doom and gloom" personality that makes her come across as unflappable to all. This is even true if the male Avatar walks in on her in the hot springs, her first reaction being to ask if there's an emergency he needs her for rather than get mad or kick him out.
188*** Subverted by Rhajat: she has dark hair in her original portrait, but will only fit in (in a NoSocialSkills way) if she has a dark-haired mother (like Mozu, Nyx, Oboro, Kagero, or a black-haired/brunette/dark-blue-haired Female Avatar).
189** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' has perhaps the franchise's trope-defining example in Ayra, a serious, cool, and unapproachable swordswoman with very long black hair. (Though if her talks with Lex are anything to go by, she certainly has her fair share who ''try'' to approach her.) Her nephew Shannan, though starting out as a CheerfulChild, also ends up fulfilling the trope with his similarly distant attitude and gloriously long black hair.
190* Laura S. Arseid from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' has the looks, aura, and stature to pull this off but she's a subversion as she's more outgoing and is a SpiritedCompetitor to almost anything, especially fighting stronger opponents.
191* ''VideoGame/LoveNikkiDressUpQueen'':
192** Nikki's friend Lunar is a quiet beauty with dark-blue hair. She's taller than both Nikki and Bobo (and of course the diminutive Kimi), with the typical RavenHairIvorySkin combo. In fact, at first, she refuses to let Bobo and Nikki help her recover her stolen designs, only allowing herself to do so once Nikki defeats her in a fashion duel; from then on, she's discreetly but undyingly devoted to them.
193** Royce's BeleagueredAssistant Neva is a bit shorter than the standard but otherwise, she fits perfectly thanks to her pale skin, her dark hair, her IcyBlueEyes, and her extremely serious, no-nonsense behavior.
194* Chika Itou in the interactive romance novel ''VideoGame/{{Moonrise}}'' plays with this trope. Her skin is brown, but her tall height, midnight-black hair, and cold demeanor fit the trope. Her medical internship colleagues find her eerie and avoid her as much as they can.
195* Primrose Azelheart from ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'' fits this trope like a glove, being a dark-haired [[SultryBellyDancer odalisque]] that was viewed as snobbish by her fellow dancers due to her tendency to keep to herself and being favored by their master, though it's clear that she does care for her friends and serves as a CoolBigSis to the female party members. While she is insanely gorgeous and attracts several admirers, they also include the [[VillainousCrush wrong sort of attention]] like her master [[FatBastard Helgenish]] and [[spoiler:her StalkerWithACrush [[TheSociopath Simeon]], who is madly obsessed with her and is responsible for all tragedies in her life]].
196* Yukiko Amagi from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' is a subversion. She has long, black hair in a traditional HimeCut and is very popular at school for her beautiful appearance. Her classmates admire her but find her impossible to approach romantically since she rejects everyone. However, Yukiko is revealed to be an utter goofball who bursts into laughing fits when hearing silly jokes, instead of the seemingly perfect YamatoNadeshiko she's thought to be. Not only that but when she's comfortable with the people around her, she gets very excited about telling scary stories.
197* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
198** Saffron City Gym Leader Sabrina in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. She's a beautiful yet ominous-looking dark-haired girl who is TheDreaded and is ShroudedInMyth.
199** Nimbasa City Gym Leader Elesa in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''. She's an {{emotionless|Girl}} {{statuesque|Stunner}} model with NoSocialSkills, though she only has black hair in the sequel.
200** Champion Diantha in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', being a poised and elegant woman [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed physically based on]] Creator/AudreyHepburn.
201** ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'':
202*** Marnie, the third rival, is black-haired, is generally level-headed and does not emote very much, even when she’s on the losing side. However, she’s actually nicer than how she appears to be, and does get more passionate during certain moments.
203*** Hulbury Gym Leader Nessa has dark hair (with blue streaks) and is a boastful ProudBeauty.
204* Ikaruga from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura''. Physically she is the closest to the ideal of YamatoNadeshiko beauty, she is the most mature of the Hanzo girls, and some family issues have made her some kind of a loner, or at least someone who has difficulties opening up to the others (she's already recovering by the beginning of the game, but remains somewhat aloof). Subverted in the anime, where the staff loved to make fun of her personality.
205* Velvet Crowe from ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' can give off this vibe at times. Being a revenge-driven BrokenBird out to kill Artorius for what he did to her brother, if something doesn't involve getting her closer to this goal, she's generally not interested. She doesn't like it when people get close to her and has told her party members several times that they could leave her alone.
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209* Maki Harukawa from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' has dark brown hair styled in twin-tails, and is quite pretty. However, she's very grumpy, [[BrutalHonesty not afraid to be blunt towards the other students]], and prefers not to get involved with things.
210* Tsugumi from ''VisualNovel/{{Ever17}}'' is tall, has long dark hair, and takes quite a while to warm up to the other characters.
211* Rin Tohsaka from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has long raven hair, is beautiful, elegant, intelligent, and admired amongst her peers but uses this to cover her otherwise [[{{Tsundere}} infamously temperamental standoffish]] personality.
212* ''VisualNovel/TheFruitOfGrisaia'': Sakaki Yumiko is a textbook example, and while she does not excludes herself from her classmates' social gatherings, she usually sticks to her books, or locks herself up in her room.
213* ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'' has Kurugaya, who styles herself as a sexy, [[TheAce competent]] CoolBigSis who loves [[TheGadfly teasing]] her cute classmates.
214* ''VisualNovel/NurseLoveSyndrome'': Among your potential romance routes is Sayuri Sakai whom also inhabites a lot of traits of a BrokenBird, known for her dishing out BrutalHonesty on her nurse caregiver, Kaori Sawai. But when you actually pursue Sayuri's route, she becomes a DefrostingIceQueen. Much of it stems from the [[AbusiveParents abuse]] she [[DarkAndTroubledPast suffered as a child]].
215* Kotonoha Katsura from ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' is a subversion; she looks the part (is tall, dark-haired, and buxom) and has a number of male admirers. People assume she's aloof and uncaring because she keeps to herself a lot, but the true reason she does so is due to a lack of self-confidence. It's also deconstructed: her beauty, apparent aloofness, and popularity with her male admirers mean that most of her ''female'' classmates mistake her as some sort of seductress out to steal "their" men, which spurs some of them to bully her using [[StockShoujoBullyingTactics almost every trick in the book]]. And depending on the approach the player takes, Kotonoha can either stay quiet and gentle... or she can become a ManipulativeBitch who [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey uses her beauty to her advantage]]... or can [[{{Yandere}} snap in the most horrible ways]]... or even end up ''[[KillTheCutie dead]]''.
216* Orihime Tsukishima in ''VisualNovel/TheShell'' who is the tall, elegant, aloof, and refined StudentCouncilPresident. [[spoiler:She's also highly repressed and ends up starting a prostitution ring involving herself and girls that she knows who feel the same way.]]
217* Ava Crescentia from ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'' is tall, has waist-length brown hair, and maintains a professional distance from the rest of the ship’s crew in her role as its [[NumberTwo executive officer]]. She’s also quite attractive, as the crew is surprised at how well she fills out a swimsuit.
218* Karen Nikaido in ''VisualNovel/TokyoChronos'' deconstructs the archetype; while initially introduced as a cool-headed, dark-haired beauty who rarely reacts to anything and treats the protagonist coldly, it's slowly revealed that this aloof nature has actually isolated her from a lot of her peers, and later even her friends, who feel like she must not like them since she acts so disinterested. It's also revealed that [[spoiler:she isn't aloof at all, but a victim of an abusive upbringing that taught her that she was just a bother to people, hence never reaching out to them or showing her emotions too strongly.]]
219%%* Azuma Hazuki in ''VisualNovel/YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito'', for whom the term was created, with {{Yuri Fan}}s checking to see if anyone else fits the pattern.
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223* ''WebAnimation/AoharuMangaLibrary'': Zig-zagged. Many of the heroines take this form, especially when they're cast as [=CEOs=], but it's usually Nagisa who gets this role, as she often has to play as [[DefrostingIceQueen the cold beauty with a tough exterior to be eventually melted after the encounter with Keiichi]], especially if she's in a harem episode; she'd look like the tall and cool one compared to Yui and Noa. However, she's just as likely to play as a sweet-natured lady with the same model.
224* ''WebAnimation/FinalFantasyVIIMachinabridged'': Tifa Lockhart is still the MsFanservice DudeMagnet with a DarkAndTroubledPast she was from the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII original game]], but AdaptationalJerkass has given her an unapproachable (if not downright hostile) demeanor.
225* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[Characters/RWBYBlakeBelladonna Blake Belladonna]] starts out as one, having the most MysteriousPast compared to the other members of Team RWBY, a standoffish demeanor, and being a DeadpanSnarker. She has since, however, [[CharacterDevelopment dropped the "Aloof" part]] thanks to her teammates and friends (most notably [[ShipTease Yang and Sun]]) helping her out of her shell.
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229%%* ''Webcomic/{{Chrysalis}}'': Lady Ash is dark-haired and a calm, tall, and reasonable Sidhe.
230* ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'': Layla Delacroix is [[LovableAlphaBitch the most popular girl]] at [[AllGhoulsSchool Charybdis Heights]], but is the DefrostingIceQueen variety. She initially comes across as [[DeadpanSnarker aloof and snarky]], but her interactions with her best friend, [[Webcomic/MagickChicks Tiffany]], reveals [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/final_showdown her]] [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/i_am_your_best_friend softer side.]]
231* Susan of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' is the tallest girl in the main cast, has dark blue hair (previously dyed, now permanent), and is generally aloof and composed.
232* ''Webcomic/TheFreeWillies'': Naomi is the tallest of the protagonists, has long dark hair, and is more aloof than her excitable peers. However, she is also rather sarcastic and close to her friends.
233* ''Webcomic/MagickChicks'': Tandy is an {{expy}} of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Rin Tohsaka]], from her dark hair, to her long, flowing twin-tails] As both a member of the Artemis [[AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil student council]] and captain of their [[{{ninja}} Ninja Club]], she's well-known and respected around campus. But she [[SugarAndIcePersonality rarely says a word]] more than she has to unless she's with [[VitriolicBestFriends her best]] [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/magic_hands friend]], [[http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/stalking_your_host_sister "Gabby".]]
234* When Javert got [[GenderBender gender flipped]] for a short time in ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'' he became this archetype. Tall (the tallest cast member), graceful, with long dark hair and aloof (at times [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]]) personality, who was the voice of reason and maturity in the madness. Also many, many fangirls thought it was a shame when the magic ended.
235* ''Webcomic/SandraOnTheRocks'': Zoé actually fits this trope very well, in both appearance (she's tall, fairly pale, and supermodel-grade beautiful) and manner (being aloof and controlled); she also has a few admirers, although she earns them by being very good at what she does. She comes at the trope from a slightly unusual direction, though, being TallDarkAndSnarky and not treating many other members of the cast as friends. The only problem is that her aloofness is prone to being compromised when she loses her temper with other, less sensible characters.
236* Junko from ''Webcomic/StalkerXStalker''. Not on purpose, she's just so preoccupied with pining after Yukio that she often doesn't even notice when other boys are trying to flirt with her.
237* Sun from ''Webcomic/{{Unfamiliar}}'' has dark hair, and is generally a DeadpanSnarker.
238* Levana from ''Webcomic/VampireGirl'' displayed this characteristic throughout the comic's first season, with two very specific examples being that she basically brushed off a little girl she was baby sitting because she was depressed over her favorite webcomic being discontinued, and by snapping at a random stranger who asked if she was okay [[ItMakesSenseInContext as she walked down the street on a warm sunny day while wearing a beach hat, ski mask, sunglasses, scarf, and overcoat.]]
239* Julia Chae from ''Webcomic/WeakHero'' has long dark hair, dark eyes to match, and pale skin accentuated by makeup. She also has an aloof and disinterested personality. When Rowan first meets her, he's quickly smitten.
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243* ''WebVideo/AdultWednesdayAddams'': Wednesday rarely shows much in the way of emotion. Nothing seems to faze her, apart from a ''My Little Pony'' toy.
244* ''WebVideo/CarmillaTheSeries'': Carmilla, the dark-haired, broody, and pale useless LesbianVampire, adapted from [[Literature/{{Carmilla}} a novella older than Dracula]]. Also something of a DefrostingIceQueen towards Laura, her eventual girlfriend, who hosts the titular VlogSeries.
245* ''WebVideo/TheKateringShow'': Kate [=McCartney=] is brunette and significantly more stone-faced and dry than her blond and bubbly co-host, Kate [=McLellan=].
246* ''WebVideo/LastLife'': The [[HotWitch incredibly attractive]] dark witch Sloane has shades of this. She can be pretty callous towards other people who stand in the way of her one goal: to reunite with and resume her relationship with Taylor, her soulmate through [[ReincarnationRomance many lifetimes]].
247* ''WebVideo/YouthAndConsequences'': The main character Farrah (Creator/AnnaAkana) is a popular and attractive brunette who often acts composed and aloof with her peers.
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251* ''{{Franchise/Avatar|TheLastAirbender}}'' franchise:
252** ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
253*** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Princess Azula]], the imposing dark-haired princess of the Fire Nation.
254*** Azula's childhood friend Mai, who is tall, dark-haired, and {{emotionless| girl}} most of the time.
255** [[Characters/TheLegendOfKorraAsamiSato Asami Sato]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. She's beautiful, raven-haired, and much calmer and more mature than the other members of the New Team Avatar. [[spoiler: Also, she's bisexual, and ends up in a relationship with Korra.]]
256* Shego from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''. She's tall, has long black hair, and has a very imposing and aloof attitude.
257* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has two slightly downplayed cases as the girls in question have short hair.
258** Kagami Tsurugi has been called an IceQueen by both fans and canon characters. She firmly believes SecondPlaceIsForLosers and has been shown to be cold and stoic to Marinette and others. The only one she’s really warmed up to is Adrien, and that’s only because he’s her love interest who is in the same social circles as her. However, in later seasons, it’s revealed that this attitude and lack of social intelligence is thanks to the immense pressure put on her by her cold, distant mother, and deep down, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends she is lonely and just wants to make friends]].
259** [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugMarinetteDupainCheng Marinette Dupain-Cheng]]'s InUniverse AlternateCharacterInterpretation is this trope. As Ladybug, she's a very professional, serious, graceful, strategic, and goal-oriented heroine. By contrast, her partner is much more relaxed, flirtatious, and goofy. This is part of why she doesn't want anyone while still being a heroine. {{Justified|Trope}} since Ladybug is the only one able to purify the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Akumas]], hit the ResetButton afterward, and as of season four, the guardian of the Miracle Box. However, her civilian identity is the total [[InvertedTrope opposite]] of this trope (clumsy, overly emotional, anxious, friendly). Also, Ladybug is still empathetic, sweet, and an AllLovingHero.
260* Ava aka White Tiger in ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' tends to act a bit more professional than the rest of the team. This is because she needs to keep herself in control to prevent the Tiger amulet from taking her over and turning her feral.
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