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[[caption-width:203:And yet, he's a damn good sheepdog...]]

A character with Blinding Bangs has a mop of hair that obscures completely his or her eyes -- and sometimes [[TheFaceless the whole face]]. The character's eyes are covered all the time, to the point we rarely, [[TheUnReveal if ever]], see them, and can even wonder whether this personage ''has'' eyes.

How such a character could see clearly through such a thick curtain of hair -- as is usually the case -- is either completely ignored or heavily lampshaded at every turn. A trope much more common in comics and animation than in live-action (since it's a bit hard for an actor to play while blinded by such a hairdo).

This [[PersonalAppearanceTropes personal appearance trope]] can be used to convey various things. In western works, a character with such a hairstyle is often a bit of a dumbass; you very rarely, if at all, see permanent Blinding Bangs on a personage with above average intelligence. Since obscuring the eyes also obscures emotion, the character will usually seem a bit cool-headed, if not an outright stoic. Also frequently used in {{Anime}} and {{Manga}} to illustrate a shy one -- girls with this hairstyle are called "maegamikko" in Japan. Unlike the temporary kind of face-concealing hair a character might have when depressed, Blinding Bangs are usually not a sign of depression, although perpetually mopey characters might also have them.

Compare PeekABangs, which cover only one eye. Contrast with HiddenEyes, which is usually just temporary.

Not to be confused with a FlashGrenade.
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Fermet in ''{{Baccano}}!'' has this.
* Kato from ''{{Genshiken}}''.
* Nodoka of ''MahouSenseiNegima'' started with this, though she moved to PeekABangs after the first chapter. She's still sometimes drawn with this during more comedic moments.
** In some parts of the manga, she switches so often between visible eyes/hidden eyes, it looks like her hair keeps growing/shortening between panels.
** Just imagine that she's trying to put her hair behind her ears, but it's short enough that it keeps getting loose and falling in front of her face.
* Urabe's eyes are pretty much always obscured by her bangs in ''MysteriousGirlfriendX''... and it's actually one of the ways she's mysterious. When a friend does her hair and gets her bangs out of her eyes, she complains that everything seems so... ''bright''.
* Hazumu has this initially in ''KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' until [[GenderBender he becomes a girl]] and his/her eyes are revealed.
* Yūichirō in ''SailorMoon'' has a moderate case of this. We get to see his eyes a lot more than most of the other characters listed here; however, he usually is shown as having Blinding Bangs.
* [[EvilPrince Belphegor]] in ''KatekyoHitmanReborn''. Not so much "shy" as "completely batshit insane". Also, his twin brother Rasiel.
* Hiroshi Sotomura in ''[=~Ichigo 100%~=]''. As the resident pervert, it probably helps him hide where his gaze lingers....
* Ascot from ''MagicKnightRayearth''.
* Tsukiyo from ''{{Sketchbook}}''.
* Inori from ''{{Hyakko}}''.
* Joker from ''{{Flame of Recca}}'' usually covers his eyes with a hat, but he's got blinding bangs underneath as well. Not shy at all, although he does love to play at ObfuscatingStupidity.
* Tensou from ''{{Inukami}}!'' has these bangs, which are indicative of her shyness.
* Ochibana Ame from ''Denpa Teki Na Kanojo''. This leads to a BeautifulAllAlong moment when Juu sees her with her bangs slicked back.
* From ''{{Naruto}}'', young Nagato [[spoiler:alias Pain, to hide his [[EvilEye Rinnegan pupils]] until TheReveal.]] Quickly switched to PeekABangs.
* Nihiruda Yō, leader of the delinquent gang from ''High School! Kimengumi''.
* Tuff from ''[[{{Kirby}} Kirby: Right Back At Ya!]]''.
* Zenzo Hattori from ''{{Gintama}}''.
* Faye Shoafuu from ''RustBlaster''.
* Kuroki from ''BlazerDrive''.
* Undertaker from ''{{Kuroshitsuji}}''.
* Luna Inverse from ''{{Slayers}}''.
* Luchs from ''SaberMarionetteJ'' (although she sometimes is presented with PeekABangs or none at all).
* Jigen, ''LupinIII''.
* Kyusaku Natsume, ''AllPurposeCulturalCatGirlNukuNuku''.
* Kirin from ''[=~666 Satan~=]'' has this. Then again, [[EyeScream there's a good reason for that...]]
* HowDidWeMissThisOne? Sunako from ''YamatoNadeshikoShichiHenge''... up until her ImportantHaircut.
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[[folder:Comics]]
* Does BeetleBailey count? His eyes were shown exactly once, when it was still a college strip.
* Animal, ''[[http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics12.html Go-Go and Animal]]''.
* In the comic book version of ''{{Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk}}'', the Dwarf wears a helmet fully covering his eyes, and even without it he still has Blinding Bangs to hide them.
* Eva Rose, the neighbor girl whom ''Liō'' has a crush on, has Cousin Itt bangs.
* Wellington, from the newspaper comic ''WeePals''.
* Chip Flagston from ''{{Hi and Lois}}''.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* In the ''{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/SoulMusic'', wizard student Skazz has a hairdo that completely covers his head -- with only the tip of his nose hinting which way he's facing.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* Cousin Itt from the various versions of ''TheAddamsFamily'' is certainly the ExaggeratedTrope of this. It is unsure whether he actually has eyes or even a face under all that hair, yet he has no trouble seeing.
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[[folder:Music Videos]]
* Noodle of the {{Gorillaz}} band has them, after her age shift.
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[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
* Boober from ''FraggleRock''.
* [[TheMuppetShow The Swedish Chef]] has bushy eyebrows covering where his eyes should be, making a him a combination of this trope and a non-scary version of EyelessFace.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Shermie from the ''{{King of Fighters}}'' series always has her eyes completely covered by her bangs. It's more than a little creepy, especially when you consider that she spends all her time hanging around CuteShotaroBoy Chris.
* Shigure from ''SuikodenV'' is another example. {{Lampshaded}} when one of Oboro's notes mentions that [[TeamMom Fuyo]] wants to "fix" his hair.
* Lowen from ''Fire Emblem 7'' (i.e. the first one to come to the West) is an example. We never see his eyes. And yet it's revealed in support conversations that he's actually not bad at cooking. How can he cook without seeing? How can he ''fight'' without seeing? We will never know.
* ''MitadakeHigh'' has a character known as The Creepy Red-haired Boy, who has this hairstyle.
* Pokey and his brother Picky in ''{{Earthbound}}''.
* Ash, Edda, Photon and Count Ten from ''PopNMusic'' (and possibly more, it is a series with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters).
* Maguro Sasaki from ''PuyoPuyo7''.
* Winfred "Big Wins" Kitaki from ''Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney'' has his eyes covered by his insanely thick eyebrows until the end of the trial. His eyes are revealed to be tiny and insatiably cute.
* Hoagie, ''Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle''.
* Layer, one of the three members of MissionControl in ''MegaManX 8''. Her eyes can be seen while she blushes (especially when around Zero, to whom ''she'' is a HopelessSuitor).
* Venom from ''GuiltyGear'' wears his hair like a literal veil ''and'' has a creepy painting of an eye superimposed on it. However, depending on the artwork, sometimes [[http://www.guiltygear.ru/images/gallery/ggxxr_cs2_ve.jpg you can see a small portion of his face by looking around the hair-veil]] ([[http://www.guiltygear.ru/images/gallery/ggxxac_cs_ve.jpg but sometimes not]]), and it does flip up and leave his face completely exposed and visible in his in-match falling animation.
* The bassist in ''GuitarHero 3'' has Blinding Bangs and a massive beard that covers [[TheFaceless everything but his nose]].
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* Mopey of the ''B-Movie Comic'' has this as a definite characteristic: two large bangs cover her eyes and most of her face all the time. The mystery of her true appearance is heavily parodied in [[http://www.bmoviecomic.com/index.php?cid=88 this strip]].
* Kenta from ''[[http://www.sexylosers.com Sexy Losers]]'', a '''very''' NSFW comic!
* Rick from ''{{The KAMics}}''.
* [[http://www.ourhomeplanet.net/profile_pepito.html Pepito]] from ''[[http://www.ourhomeplanet.net/index.php Our Home Planet]]''.
** Rika and Ruby are also borderline cases, though their eyes can usually be seen through the hair.
* [[http://www.octopuspie.com/cast.php Marek]] from ''[[http://www.octopuspie.com Octopus Pie]]''.
* Subverted in ''EverydayHeroes'', where Carrie has a huge head of hair that covers most of her face. Oddly, she wears her glasses '''over''' her hair, through which her eyes are visible. How exactly this works is not explained, but Carrie is one of the more intelligent and outgoing characters.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* You can have a hairdo like this on ''GaiaOnline'', as seen [[http://tektek.org/avatar/26427671 here]].
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* In ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'', Numbuh 4's eyes are covered by his hair.
* From the ''LooneyTunes'', Sam Sheepdog has a mop of red hair completely covering his eyes. He's still perfectly able to see, as Ralph Wolf could attest from several painful confirmations.
* Toph's eyes are seen in ''[=~Avatar: The Last Airbender~=]'', but her entire eyes are covered by her bangs in the animated shorts and some of the comics. ([[DisabilitySuperpower It is not as if she uses them anyway]].)
* The Big Dog from ''[[TwoStupidDogs 2 Stupid Dogs]]''.
* Duane from ''HomeMovies''.
* Molly [=MacDonald=], the rabbit from ''{{Arthur}}''.
* Multiple Man on ''Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles''.
* Valhallen in the Justice Friends segment of ''[=~Dexter's Laboratory~=]''.
* Eugene Meltsner of the animated version of ''Adventures in Odyssey'' has these bangs... and wears ''glasses over them''.
* Pi from ''Sabrina: The Animated Series''. His eyes are always covered by his hat, on at least one occasion his hat came off and his eyes were still covered by his hair.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* Sam Sheepdog's look is based on a TruthInTelevision. Many dog breeds, old English sheepdogs among them, naturally get this kind of hairfall. It's called a fau and serves to protect their eyes. Other breeds with it include the lhasa apso, shih tzu, and soft-coated wheaten terrier. At least in the lhasa apso's case, they can still see because they have super-strong eyelashes that hold the fau just ahead of the eyes.
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