History Main / BaldHeadOfToughness

* ''Manga/FullMetalAlchemist'': Alex Louis Armstong is known as "The Strongman Alchemist," and specializes in a form of earth-based alchemy that relies on his immense physical strength. He is easily the physically strongest member of the Amestris Military and his [[MusclesAreMeaningful muscles are proof of that]]. He is the only bald (save for a single blond curl on his forehead) character shown in the story.

** ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'': Wen Hai Lee, the owner of Hogushi Kaikan, acting 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 cyclop's 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...]]). He's also huge enough to be humorously titled by the game as: '''MASSIVE MAN'''. With the Parka, he also looks like [[TheBigGuy Taiga]] [[VideoGame/Yakuza4 Sae]][[VideoGame/Yakuza5 jima]], shaved head and all.

** ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'': Taiga Saejima has a buzz cut in VideoGame/Yakuza5 after returning from being in jail and through VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon. 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 prison. He is the only protagonist besides 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.

*** There's also MightyGlacier Kenji Oe, one of the huge "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 an extremely expensive treatment to grow hair.

*** There's also one of the huge [[MightyGlacier Mr. Shakedown]] guys, more specifically Kenji Oe, whose sole purpose of fighting Majima is out of jealousy of Majima's long hair. Which is also why he shakes down people, for the money to pay an extremely expensive treatment to grow hair.

%%* ''Film/Alien3'': Ellen Ripley shaves her hair while in the penal colony Fiorina "Fury" 161, serving as a TropeCodifier of BaldWomen in fiction.

** Zig-zagged with Aang (airbenders are almost all monks and practice tonsure) who has the potential to be the strongest person in the universe as the Avatar, but starts the series as an 11 year old boy who only knows airbending and actually ran away from his duties out of fear. Even after he learns the other elements, Aang is far more likely to rely on his airbending to evade attacks and battles than take a fight head on. In Season 3, his hair grows back [[spoiler: after some time in a coma]], which he keeps in order to lay low while in the enemy Fire Nation. Finally played straight when he shaves his head again for his attack on the Fire Lord during the Eclipse, signifying he is ready to come out of hiding.]]

* ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'': Alpha is the bald, female leader of the Whisperers, the main faction that Rick and his crew face off against [[spoiler: after the time skip]]. She's depicted as an EmotionlessGirl, JerkWithAHeartOfJerk who advocates the shedding of things [[VirtueIsWeak like emotion and empathy]] and the adoption of a more feral, animalistic lifestyle.

*** In the [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E8NoWeeniesAllowedSquilliamReturns same episode]], the two stereotypical {{Nerd}} fish at the designated restaurant for wimps [=SpongeBob=] returns to throughout the episode, Weenie Hut Jr.'s, discuss this trope as they advise [=SpongeBob=] on how to get into the Salty Spitoon.

** In the [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E8NoWeeniesAllowedSquilliamReturns same episode]], the two stereotypical {{Nerd}} fish at the designated restaurant for wimps Spongebob returns to throughout the episode, Weenie Hut Junior, discuss this trope as they advise Spongebob on how to get into the Salty Spitoon.

->'''Weenie 1:''' Couldn't get in, huh? What you need is a tough hair-do. No one gets in to the Double S without a tough hair-do.\\

->'''Weenie 1''': Couldn't get in, huh? What you need is a tough hair-do. No one gets in to the Double S without a tough hair-do.\\
'''Weenie 2''': ''I disagree, I saw a guy going in there, and he was bald.\\
'''Weenie 1''': I saw that guy. He wasn't bald, he had a shaved head. ''Shaved.'' That's a hair-do. Case closed.

-> '''Weenie 1''': I saw that guy. He wasn't bald, he had a shaved head. ''Shaved.'' That's a hair-do. Case closed.

-> '''Weenie 1''': ''Couldn't get in, huh. What you need is a tough hair-do. No one gets in to the double S without a tough hair-do.''
-> '''Weenie 2''': ''I disagree, I saw a guy going in there and he was bald.''
-> '''Weenie 1''': ''I saw that guy. He wasn't bald, he had a shaved head. Shaved: that's a hair-do. Case closed.''

** In the [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E8NoWeeniesAllowedSquilliamReturns same episode]], the two stereotypical {{Nerd}} fish at the designated restaurant for wimps Spongebob returns to throughout the episode, Weenie Hut Junior, discuss this trope as they advise Spongebob on how to get into the Salty Spitoon. The conversation serves as this trope page's quote.

* LovebleAlphaBitch Julien from ''Series/GossipGirl2021'' is a downplayed example, as she's more of a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak than an outright {{Tomboy}}, but in comparison to everyone else around her, this still gives her a noticeably tougher appearance. She often pairs her completely shaved head with more masculine clothing, like over-sized men's shirts and ties. This also offers a contrast to the [[Series/GossipGirl previous]] series' AlphaBitch, Blair Waldorf, who was an extreme GirlyGirl.

* LoveableAlphaBitch Julien from ''Series/GossipGirl2021'' is a downplayed example, as she's more of a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak than an outright {{Tomboy}}, but in comparison to everyone else around her, this still gives her a noticeably tougher appearance, as she pairs her completely shaved head with more masculine clothing, like over-sized men's shirts and ties. This also offers a contrast to the previous series's AlphaBitch, Blair Waldorf, who was an extreme GirlyGirl.

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': Jack is an AxCrazy biotic GlassCannon DarkActionGirl, who is canonically one of the [[PersonOfMassDestruction strongest biotic users]] in the franchise due to being experimented on from childhood by Cerberus to be so. Her biotic strength is paired with an [[LackOfEmpathy emotional hardness]] and [[ItsAllAboutMe lack of care about anyone else besides herself]] that makes getting close to her difficult. She has her head shaved and tattooed when you recruit her on your team in this game. [[spoiler:If you were able to break through her emotional barriers, when you meet her in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' she has transitioned from a {{Jerkass}} to a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, who now [[TheMentor oversees and trains]] a young group of biotics. Along with her softening emotionally, she has grown out her hair into a still edgy ponytail with shaved sides look.]]

%% See Analysis/BaldHeadOfToughness before posting to make sure that 1) you aren't writing a zero context example and 2) you aren't adding an example that is better placed in BaldOfAwesome.

** In the [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E8NoWeeniesAllowedSquilliamReturns same episode]], the two stereotypical {{Nerd}} fish at the designated restaurant for wimps Spongebob returns to throughout the episode, Weenie Hut Junior, discuss this trope as they advise Spongebob on how to get into the Salty Spitoon.
---> '''Weenie 1''': Couldn't get in, huh. What you need is a tough hair-do. No one gets in to the double S without a tough hair-do.
---> '''Weenie 2''': I disagree, I saw a guy going in there and he was bald.
---> '''Weenie 1''': I saw that guy. He wasn't bald, he had a shaved head. Shaved: that's a hair-do. Case closed.

** In the [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E8NoWeeniesAllowedSquilliamReturns same episode]], the two stereotypical {{Nerd}} fish at the designated restaurant for wimps Spongebob returns to throughout the episode, Weenie Hut Junior, discuss this trope.

** In the [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E8NoWeeniesAllowedSquilliamReturns same episode]], the two stereotypical {{Nerd}} fish at the Weenie Hut Junior restaurant Spongebob is relegated to discuss this trope.

----> '''Weenie 1''': Couldn't get in, huh. What you need is a tough hair-do. No one gets in to the double S without a tough hair-do.
----> '''Weenie 2''': I disagree, I saw a guy going in there and he was bald.
----> '''Weenie 1''': I saw that guy. He wasn't bald, he had a shaved head. Shaved: that's a hair-do. Case closed.

** In the [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E8NoWeeniesAllowedSquilliamReturns same episode], the two stereotypical {{Nerd}} fish at the Weenie Hut Junior restaurant Spongebob is relegated to discuss this trope.
--> '''Weenie 1''': Couldn't get in, huh. What you need is a tough hair-do. No one gets in to the double S without a tough hair-do.
--> '''Weenie 2''': I disagree, I saw a guy going in there and he was bald.
--> '''Weenie 1''': I saw that guy. He wasn't bald, he had a shaved head. Shaved: that's a hair-do. Case closed.

** ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'': Taiga Saejima has a buzz cut in VideoGame/Yakuza5 after returning from being in jail and through VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon. 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 prison. He is the only protagonist besides Kiryu able of picking up motorcycles and in one cut scene, stops a moving car ''with his bare hands'' before moving out of the way.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': While the fish in the world of Spongebob are hairless as a default due to the fact that [[TruthInTelevision fish don't have hair]], Reg, the bouncer to the Salty Spitoon, the toughest bar in Bikini Bottom, actually has an OffModel shaved head. As the bouncer of the bar which only allows the toughest of tough in, Reg is essentially the arbiter of toughness.

** ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'': Taiga Saejima has a buzz cut in VideoGame/Yakuza5 after returning from being in jail and through VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon. Out of all of the protagonists in the series, he is the strongest, having developed his CharlesAtlasSuperpower of immense strength and durability in prison. He is the only protagonist besides Kiryu able of picking up motorcycles and in one cut scene, stops a moving car ''with his bare hands'' before moving out of the way.