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* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': Sagat, a bald martial artist, is characterized as the no-nonsense "King of Muay Thai". He's ''seven feet tall'', built like a brick house, and was the series' first FinalBoss, continuing to appear as a rival to series mascot [[Characters/StreetFighterRyu Ryu]].

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* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': Sagat, a bald martial artist, is characterized as the no-nonsense "King of Muay Thai". He's ''seven feet tall'', built like a brick house, and was the series' first FinalBoss, continuing to appear as a rival to series mascot [[Characters/StreetFighterRyu Ryu]].Ryu.
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* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne3'': Max shaves his head halfway through the game so that he won't be recognized when he goes into the favela to rescue Fabiana. It also counts as an ImportantHaircut since it coincides with his decision to kick his alcoholism. Once he gets over the immediate effects of withdrawal, he becomes more focused and truly begins to wreck the villains' plans.
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** Creator/AveryBrooks was in the habit of shaving his head and styling his beard as a goatee (see his earlier work in Series/"SpenserForHire" and 'Series/"AManCalledHawk''). Initially; his contract to play Sisko required that he grow out his hair and shave the beard. Brooks convinced the showrunners to let him go back to his preferred look, which they worked into Sisko's character arc.

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** Creator/AveryBrooks was in the habit of shaving his head and styling his beard as a goatee (see his earlier work in Series/"SpenserForHire" Series/SpenserForHire and 'Series/"AManCalledHawk'').Series/AManCalledHawk). Initially; his contract to play Sisko required that he grow out his hair and shave the beard. Brooks convinced the showrunners to let him go back to his preferred look, which they worked into Sisko's character arc.
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** Creator/AveryBrooks was in the habit of shaving his head and styling his beard as a goatee (see his earlier work in ''Series/SpenserForHire" and ''Series/AManCalledHawk''). Initially; his contract to play Sisko required that he grow out his hair and shave the beard. Brooks convinced the showrunners to let him go back to his preferred look, which they worked into Sisko's character arc.

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** Creator/AveryBrooks was in the habit of shaving his head and styling his beard as a goatee (see his earlier work in ''Series/SpenserForHire" Series/"SpenserForHire" and ''Series/AManCalledHawk'').'Series/"AManCalledHawk''). Initially; his contract to play Sisko required that he grow out his hair and shave the beard. Brooks convinced the showrunners to let him go back to his preferred look, which they worked into Sisko's character arc.
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** Creator/AveryBrooks was in the habit of shaving his head and styling his beard as a goatee (see his earlier work in ''Series/SpenserForHire" and ''Series/AManCalledHawk''). Initially; his contract to play Sisko required that he grow out his hair and shave the beard. Brooks convinced the showrunners to let him go back to his preferred look, which they worked into Sisko's character arc.
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* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': Solomon David is an [[ImmortalRuler immortal god-emperor]] and PersonOfMassDestruction with a shaved head, a [[ManlyFacialHair long, well-coiffed beard]], and an immaculate HeroicBuild. In ''Wheel-Smashing Lord'', three years after [[spoiler:he forfeits his empire and [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu sacrifices his powers]], he has WildHair and lives alone in the wilderness.]]

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* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/king-of-swords-1-9/ Solomon David David]] is an [[ImmortalRuler immortal god-emperor]] and PersonOfMassDestruction with a shaved head, a [[ManlyFacialHair long, well-coiffed beard]], and an immaculate HeroicBuild. In ''Wheel-Smashing Lord'', three years after [[spoiler:he forfeits his empire and [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu sacrifices his powers]], he has WildHair and lives alone in the wilderness.]]
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* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': Solomon David is an [[ImmortalRuler immortal god-emperor]] and PersonOfMassDestruction with a shaved head, a [[ManlyFacialHair long, well-coiffed beard]], and an immaculate HeroicBuild. In ''Wheel-Smashing Lord'', three years after [[spoiler:he forfeits his empire and [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu sacrifices his powers]], he has WildHair and lives alone in the wilderness.]]

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* Music/TupacShakur shaved his head bald around the time he transitioned from his more overtly PoliticalRap persona to a GangstaRap persona. In reality, this was because of alopecia he experienced following a racist assault by Oakland police -- the stress and trauma from the beating caused him to develop large bald spots -- and he was both [[BaldnessAngst insecure about his forced haircut]] and furious about the system that had mutilated him. He grew his hair back in prison to present a softer persona to the authorities -- by this time, his alopecia had faded -- but he shaved his head again once Suge Knight got him out and he joined Creator/DeathRowRecords, presenting an almost cartoonishly violent alter-ego.

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* Music/TupacShakur shaved his head bald around the time he transitioned from his more overtly PoliticalRap persona to a GangstaRap persona.persona inspired by his character in ''Film/{{Juice}}''. In reality, this was because of alopecia he experienced following a racist assault by Oakland police -- the stress and trauma from the beating caused him to develop large bald spots -- and he was both [[BaldnessAngst insecure about his forced haircut]] and furious about the system that had mutilated him. He grew his hair back in prison to present a softer persona to the authorities -- by this time, his alopecia had faded -- but he shaved his head again once Suge Knight got him out and he joined signing up to Creator/DeathRowRecords, presenting an almost cartoonishly violent alter-ego.at the same time adopting the extreme version of his gangster persona that would eventually lead to his murder.
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* Creator/TupacShakur shaved his head bald around the time he transitioned from his more overtly PoliticalRap persona to a GangstaRap persona. In reality, this was because of alopecia he experienced following a racist assault by Oakland police -- the stress and trauma from the beating caused him to develop large bald spots -- and he was both [[BaldnessAngst insecure about his forced haircut]] and furious about the system that had mutilated him. He grew his hair back in prison to present a softer persona to the authorities -- by this time, his alopecia had faded -- but he shaved his head again once Suge Knight got him out and he joined Creator/DeathRowRecords, presenting an almost cartoonishly violent alter-ego.

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* Creator/TupacShakur Music/TupacShakur shaved his head bald around the time he transitioned from his more overtly PoliticalRap persona to a GangstaRap persona. In reality, this was because of alopecia he experienced following a racist assault by Oakland police -- the stress and trauma from the beating caused him to develop large bald spots -- and he was both [[BaldnessAngst insecure about his forced haircut]] and furious about the system that had mutilated him. He grew his hair back in prison to present a softer persona to the authorities -- by this time, his alopecia had faded -- but he shaved his head again once Suge Knight got him out and he joined Creator/DeathRowRecords, presenting an almost cartoonishly violent alter-ego.
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* Creator/TupacShakur shaved his head bald around the time he transitioned from his more overtly PoliticalRap persona to a GangstaRap persona. In reality, this was because of alopecia he experienced following a racist assault by Oakland police -- the stress and trauma from the beating caused him to develop large bald spots -- and he was both [[BaldnessAngst insecure about his forced haircut]] and furious about the system that had mutilated him. He grew his hair back in prison to present a softer persona to the authorities -- by this time, his alopecia had faded -- but he shaved his head again once Suge Knight got him out and he joined Creator/DeathRowRecords, presenting an almost cartoonishly violent alter-ego.
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* ''Literature/TheGraceOfKings'': TheStrategist Gin Mazoti first started shaving her head to [[SweetPollyOliver pass as a man]], but continues after openly becoming the Dara States' [[BreakingTheGlassCeiling first female Marshall]]. Getting there involved a harrowing OrphansOrdeal, a hard life on the streets, and years of determined work to rise to power.
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* ''Franchise/LeagueOfLegends'': Braum, Heart of the Freljord, is a legendarily mighty hero from a land that's freezing year round, with his bald head being emblematic of his perseverance.
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* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters'': Dr. Diane Foster is a bald, black, no-nonsense, ColonelBadass and FrontLineGeneral who is handy with a [[ColdSniper sniper rifle]].

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* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters'': ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': Dr. Diane Foster is a bald, black, no-nonsense, ColonelBadass and FrontLineGeneral who is handy with a [[ColdSniper sniper rifle]].
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*** There's also Kenji Oe, one of the huge [[MightyGlacier "Mr. Shakedown" guys]], whose sole purpose of fighting Majima is out of [[BaldnessAngst jealousy]] of Majima's long hair. This is also why he shakes down people: for the money to pay for an extremely expensive treatment to grow hair, which Majima attempts to convince is a fraud, and albeit initially successful, [[BerserkButton angers Kenji by saying]] [[BerserkButton ''"Scalp"'']].

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*** There's also Kenji Oe, one of the huge [[MightyGlacier "Mr. Shakedown" guys]], whose sole purpose of fighting Majima is out of [[BaldnessAngst jealousy]] of Majima's long hair. This is also why he shakes down people: for the money to pay for an extremely expensive treatment to grow hair, which Majima attempts to convince is a fraud, and albeit initially successful, [[BerserkButton angers Kenji by saying]] [[BerserkButton ''"Scalp"'']].''"Scalp"''.

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* ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'':
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'':
*** [[TheBigGuy Wen Hai Lee]], the owner of Hogushi Kaikan, who acts as an acupuncturist and masseur. He was formerly a Pro Assassin, which helps his masseur and acupuncturist job considering that he knows pressure points (In the first fight with Majima, he threatens to break the cyclops' left arm with a thumb. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkXy8JvfxQA&t=50s Miss the QTE in time, and you're treated to this sight...]]), and despite his massive HeroicBuild, uses Wing-Chun instead of a more strength based fighting style. He's also huge enough to be humorously titled by the game as '''[[GiantMook MASSIVE MAN]]'''. With the Parka, he also looks like ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'' & ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'' protagonist, [[TheBigGuy Taiga Saejima]], shaved head and all.
*** There's also Kenji Oe, one of the huge [[MightyGlacier "Mr. Shakedown" guys]], whose sole purpose of fighting Majima is out of [[BaldnessAngst jealousy]] of Majima's long hair. This is also why he shakes down people: for the money to pay for an extremely expensive treatment to grow hair, which Majima attempts to convince is a fraud, and albeit initially successful, [[BerserkButton angers Kenji by saying]] [[BerserkButton ''"Scalp"'']].
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza1'': There's Futoshi Shimano, who, despite being a much weaker Mr. Shakedown, makes up for it in sheer dominance, brutality, and power, along with a few cases of cunning strategy, with the Irezumi on his back being a Tiger, and according to the Japanese saying: ''"Ryuko Aitatsu"'', the Tiger is the Dragon's equal. In the VideoGameRemake ''Kiwami'', this trope is further stressed as he is given an absurd amount of health, emphasizing his high durability. Unlike a lot of the Patriarchs during the game, Shimano's completely bald.
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'' has {{The Brut|e}}ish [[FatBastard Tsuyoshi]] [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty Kanda]], who's completely bald, and UnskilledButStrong, the strong part being that he's capable of ripping out decorations installed into the walls and lifting up heavy objects easily, and the unskilled part being that [[spoiler:before his death, he lunges at Mine but gets overpowered fairly quickly]]. Like his predecessor [[VideoGame/Yakuza2 Koji Shindo]], he's a lustful man who only took to the Nishikiyama throne only for the purpose of getting laid, though he did use quite a lot of brute force, contrasting with the other two cold and calculating Lieutenants [[BadassBookworm Yoshitaka Mine]] and [[GeniusBruiser Goh Hamazaki]]. [[spoiler:[[BigBad Mine]] takes him out, though]].
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'':
*** Taiga Saejima has a buzz cut in ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'' and up until ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'', after returning from prison. Out of all of the protagonists in the series, he is the strongest in terms of raw physical strength, having developed his CharlesAtlasSuperpower of immense strength and durability in jail. Notably, he is the only other protagonist besides [[TheHero Kiryu]], able to pick up motorcycles and in one cut scene, stops a moving car ''with his bare hands'' before moving out of the way. In ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'', he also once fought Kiryu outside of Morning Glory Orphanage, and he actually managed to give him a run for his money. The two clashed once more in ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'' on a helipad but it's up to the player on who they want to play as. Like with Futoshi Shimano, Saejima also has a Tiger Irezumi, but manages to back it up even more than Shimano can.
*** On a much smaller scale, there is Yahata, [[TheDragon the captain of the Yagasawa Clan]]. He's bald, a considerably violent thug, and a BoxingBattler. He gets knocked down by Kiryu in a SingleStrokeBattle (To be fair, Yahata was considerably injured at the time), but manages to put up a good fight before Kiryu lays him out.
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza6'' has [[TheBrute Ed]] of the Saio Triad, who's completely bald save for his goatee. He's an absolute {{Determinator}}, uses his StoutStrength, his {{Acrofatic}} abilities, and his karambit skill to fight Kiryu and Co.
*** To a lesser extent, Kanji Koshimizu. Practically shaved to the point where he looks bald, and a particularly proficient fighter.



* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series:
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'':
*** [[TheBigGuy Wen Hai Lee]], the owner of Hogushi Kaikan, who acts as an acupuncturist and masseur. He was formerly a Pro Assassin, which helps his masseur and acupuncturist job considering that he knows pressure points (In the first fight with Majima, he threatens to break the cyclops' left arm with a thumb. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkXy8JvfxQA&t=50s Miss the QTE in time, and you're treated to this sight...]]), and despite his massive HeroicBuild, uses Wing-Chun instead of a more strength based fighting style. He's also huge enough to be humorously titled by the game as '''[[GiantMook MASSIVE MAN]]'''. With the Parka, he also looks like ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'' & ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'' protagonist, [[TheBigGuy Taiga Saejima]], shaved head and all.
*** There's also Kenji Oe, one of the huge [[MightyGlacier "Mr. Shakedown" guys]], whose sole purpose of fighting Majima is out of [[BaldnessAngst jealousy]] of Majima's long hair. This is also why he shakes down people: for the money to pay for an extremely expensive treatment to grow hair, which Majima attempts to convince is a fraud, and albeit initially successful, [[BerserkButton angers Kenji by saying]] [[BerserkButton ''"Scalp"'']].
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza1'': There's Futoshi Shimano, who, despite being a much weaker Mr. Shakedown, makes up for it in sheer dominance, brutality, and power, along with a few cases of cunning strategy, with the Irezumi on his back being a Tiger, and according to the Japanese saying: ''"Ryuko Aitatsu"'', the Tiger is the Dragon's equal. In the VideoGameRemake ''Kiwami'', this trope is further stressed as he is given an absurd amount of health, emphasizing his high durability. Unlike a lot of the Patriarchs during the game, Shimano's completely bald.
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'' has {{The Brut|e}}ish [[FatBastard Tsuyoshi]] [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty Kanda]], who's completely bald, and UnskilledButStrong, the strong part being that he's capable of ripping out decorations installed into the walls and lifting up heavy objects easily, and the unskilled part being that [[spoiler:before his death, he lunges at Mine but gets overpowered fairly quickly]]. Like his predecessor [[VideoGame/Yakuza2 Koji Shindo]], he's a lustful man who only took to the Nishikiyama throne only for the purpose of getting laid, though he did use quite a lot of brute force, contrasting with the other two cold and calculating Lieutenants [[BadassBookworm Yoshitaka Mine]] and [[GeniusBruiser Goh Hamazaki]]. [[spoiler:[[BigBad Mine]] takes him out, though]].
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'':
*** Taiga Saejima has a buzz cut in ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'' and up until ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'', after returning from prison. Out of all of the protagonists in the series, he is the strongest in terms of raw physical strength, having developed his CharlesAtlasSuperpower of immense strength and durability in jail. Notably, he is the only other protagonist besides [[TheHero Kiryu]], able to pick up motorcycles and in one cut scene, stops a moving car ''with his bare hands'' before moving out of the way. In ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'', he also once fought Kiryu outside of Morning Glory Orphanage, and he actually managed to give him a run for his money. The two clashed once more in ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'' on a helipad but it's up to the player on who they want to play as. Like with Futoshi Shimano, Saejima also has a Tiger Irezumi, but manages to back it up even more than Shimano can.
*** On a much smaller scale, there is Yahata, [[TheDragon the captain of the Yagasawa Clan]]. He's bald, a considerably violent thug, and a BoxingBattler. He gets knocked down by Kiryu in a SingleStrokeBattle (To be fair, Yahata was considerably injured at the time), but manages to put up a good fight before Kiryu lays him out.
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza6'' has [[TheBrute Ed]] of the Saio Triad, who's completely bald save for his goatee. He's an absolute {{Determinator}}, uses his StoutStrength, his {{Acrofatic}} abilities, and his karambit skill to fight Kiryu and Co.
*** To a lesser extent, Kanji Koshimizu. Practically shaved to the point where he looks bald, and a particularly proficient fighter.
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%%* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Cue Ball trainer class is one that goes hand-in-hand with BadassBiker; they all have intimidating appearances.

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%%* * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Cue Ball Roughneck trainer class class, previously known as the Cue Ball, and called Skinheads in Japanese, is one that goes hand-in-hand with BadassBiker; they all have intimidating appearances.made of intimidating, bald {{Badass Biker}}s who prefer Fighting or Dark-type Pokémon depending on the game.
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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has the bald and black Vivienne, an ActionGirl mage and Knight-Enchanter. She is portrayed as TheUnfettered and an IceQueen, almost to a fault, and does not experience any real [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]] over the course of the game. Almost everything she says is layered in icy, razor-sharp politeness and she gives away her true feelings about as freely as other people give up their limbs. Her in-game moniker is "Madame de Fer", French for "IronLady".

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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has the bald and black Vivienne, an ActionGirl mage and Knight-Enchanter.[[MagicKnight Knight-Enchanter]]. She is portrayed as TheUnfettered and an IceQueen, almost to a fault, and does not experience any real [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]] over the course of the game. Almost everything she says is layered in icy, razor-sharp politeness and she gives away her true feelings about as freely as other people give up their limbs. Her in-game moniker is "Madame de Fer", French for "IronLady".
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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Agil is tall, bald, black and has a goatee. He's one of Kirito's trusted friends and serves as his team's TheBigGuy, with a preference for two-handed axes in combat. In terms of strength and durability, he's a MightyGlacier, though it's somewhat downplayed because his speed only ''seems'' slow relative to several of his teammates who are {{Lightning Bruiser}}s.

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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'': Agil is tall, bald, black and has a goatee. He's one of Kirito's trusted friends and serves as his team's TheBigGuy, with a preference for two-handed axes in combat. In terms of strength and durability, he's a MightyGlacier, though it's somewhat downplayed because his speed only ''seems'' slow relative to several of his teammates who are {{Lightning Bruiser}}s.

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