History Main / DelinquentHair

* [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Gwen Stacy]] of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' starts off with normal, feminine hair, but is forced to shave the right side off after ComicBook/MilesMorales [[PowerIncontinence accidentally gets his hand stuck in it.]] He later tries to compliment the look, only for her to angrily tell him that he is ''not allowed'' to like it. [[spoiler:She later says he's allowed to like it right before heading back to her universe.]]
** She still has the shaved side during ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' which may be a way of remembering Miles once she's back in her own universe. After the TimeSkip the non-shaved side of her hair grows to reach her shoulder and the ends are dyed pink.

* In a case that's counterculture but not exactly outlaw, Music/SineadOConnor keeps her head shaved as an assertion against traditional views of women. She once tried to grow it back, but returned to bald once she was mistaken for Music/{{Enya}}.

* Gaz's teenage daughter Destiny in ''Series/TheFullMonty2023'' buzzes off one side of her hair, wearing the rest long. The style is notorious enough that some call her "the one with the hair". As for the "delinquent part", she gets her best friend involved in cutting class and [[spoiler: the {{accidental}} theft of a dog that won ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'']]. That is just the first episode.

** Team Yell from ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' are based on the British punk counterculture. Male grunts have their hair shaved down to stubble save a mohawk while female grunts have their hair in [[BoyishShortHair a bob]], both of which are dyed bright pink. Marnie also has pink highlights in her hair, while her brother Piers has parts of his hair dyed white, styled it to have spikes, and tied it in three ponytails with some PeekABangs covering his right eye, as if to make himself resemble an Obstagoon.

* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'':

There are certain hairstyles that are strongly associated with {{delinquent|s}} or punk behaviour -- mohawks, [[FiftiesHair pompadours]], certain spiky styles, shaggy long hair for TheRockStar in a HeavyMetal or {{grunge}} band and a completely shaven head. Usually, [[NonconformistDyedHair this is accompanied by hair dyed unusual colors]], in itself often considered a sign of delinquency -- in the West, this means colours such as blue, pink, green, and similar shades that don't usually appear in nature. In other cultures, where hair shades are typically more similar from person to person, this can include hair tinted or lightened to red or blonde as well.

There are certain hairstyles that are strongly associated with {{delinquent|s}} or punk behaviour -- mohawks, [[FiftiesHair pompadours]], certain spiky styles, shaggy long hair for TheRockStar in a metal band and a completely shaven head. Usually, [[NonconformistDyedHair this is accompanied by hair dyed unusual colors]], in itself often considered a sign of delinquency -- in the West, this means colours such as blue, pink, green, and similar shades that don't usually appear in nature. In other cultures, where hair shades are typically more similar from person to person, this can include hair tinted or lightened to red or blonde as well.

There are certain hairstyles that are strongly associated with {{delinquent|s}} or punk behaviour -- mohawks, [[FiftiesHair pompadours]], certain spiky styles, and a completely shaven head. Usually, [[NonconformistDyedHair this is accompanied by hair dyed unusual colors]], in itself often considered a sign of delinquency -- in the West, this means colours such as blue, pink, green, and similar shades that don't usually appear in nature. In other cultures, where hair shades are typically more similar from person to person, this can include hair tinted or lightened to red or blonde as well.

* ''VideoGame/Persona4'' has Kanji Tatsumi, who, after years of feeling like an outcast, began dying his hair platinum blond and wearing dark clothes, causing many to think [[FaceOfAThug he's part of a gang]], as his mother explains to the protagonist. [[spoiler:In the epilogue of ''[[UpdatedRerelease Persona 4 Golden]]'', his hair is back to its original black color and he wears a simple white shirt, but in ''Anime/Persona4GoldenTheAnimation'' he decides to dye it back to blond after being made fun of.]]

*** Fitting their status as actual delinquents, some of the Team Star Bosses also sport this look, either having wild and messy hair or having parts of their hair dyed, [[spoiler:which also foreshadows Penny's connection with them as the big boss, as she also has parts of her hair dyed]].

In [[JapaneseDelinqeunts Japanese]] and other Asian works, this may have something to do with repression of individualism in Asian schools -- most evidently in Japan. Of course, this can lead to unfortunate misunderstandings with people who naturally have lighter hair colors. In Western cultures, unusual hair colors are less strongly associated with delinquency than they were in the past, though they are still more commonly worn by teenagers and young adults than by middle-aged or older people. However, the stigma with certain hairstyles remains, so you would probably still be hesitant about bringing home a punk with a blue mohawk to your parents.

There are certain hairstyles that are strongly associated with delinquent or punk behaviour -- mohawks, [[FiftiesHair pompadours]], certain spiky styles, and a completely shaven head. Usually, [[NonconformistDyedHair this is accompanied by hair dyed unusual colors]], in itself often considered a sign of delinquency -- in the West, this means colours such as blue, pink, green, and similar shades that don't usually appear in nature. In other cultures, where hair shades are typically more similar from person to person, this can include hair tinted or lightened to red or blonde as well.

In Japanese and other Asian works, this may have something to do with repression of individualism in Asian schools -- most evidently in Japan. Of course, this can lead to unfortunate misunderstandings with people who naturally have lighter hair colors. In Western cultures, unusual hair colors are less strongly associated with delinquency than they were in the past, though they are still more commonly worn by teenagers and young adults than by middle-aged or older people. However, the stigma with certain hairstyles remains, so you would probably still be hesitant about bringing home a punk with a blue mohawk to your parents.

* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': Protagonist Fuutarou Uesugi used to have blond-dyed wild hair back in middle school, heavily contrasting with his current self sporting his natural dark blue hair. Nino, the second quintuplet, sees a photo of him looking like this and calls it "totally my type" not realizing who he is (he passes it off as being a cousin of his).

* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'':
** Shizuo dyed his hair blond to differentiate himself from his similar-looking (but diametrically opposite in personality) brother and kind of fits since he has an extreme HairTriggerTemper and works for loan sharks. It's revealed in a [[AllThereInTheManual side story]] that bleaching his hair was [[HeterosexualLifePartners Tom's]] idea: Tom figured that looking the part of a delinquent would deter other kids from picking fights with Shizuo. Shizuo opposed the idea at first (rage disorder aside, Shizuo's [[BruiserWithASoftCenter about as far away from the delinquent persona as one could get]]), but eventually changed his mind when he realized just how much Tom cared about his well-being.
** Masaomi, an easygoing class clown type [[spoiler: and former gang leader]], dyed his hair blond [[spoiler:which is ironic since his former gang is yellow]].
** Walker might fit too. He definitely satisfied the delinquent part of it, but since he might be biracial, his blond hair could be evidence of PhenotypeStereotype.
** Miscellaneous thugs in the series, such as those in the Blue Squares, often have dyed hair.

* Kodaka Hasegawa, the protagonist of ''LightNovel/{{Haganai}}'' is [[SubvertedTrope wrongly assumed]] to be a [[FaceOfAThug delinquent by most of his peers]] due to his naturally blond hair.
** Also {{inverted|Trope}} with Kobato and Sena; while they are not exactly delinquents, they behave in ways that society would deem quite unfitting, yet despite their own natural blonde hair, neither is seen as a delinquent or such by others. It's generally accepted though that this is because Kodaka's hair looks dyed, while Kobata's and Sena's look much more natural.

* Kitamura gives it a go in ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}''. He dyes his hair blond, though his usual hair color appears as dark green (it was considered black InUniverse).
* At the beginning of ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'', Youko is criticized for her naturally red hair, and her mother tries to make her dye it a more unassuming shade so that people won't assume she's a delinquent.

* In US and UK schools dyeing hair "unnatural colors" (which often includes brighter red shades) is prohibited in dress codes, probably because of this trope, as are "extreme" hairstyles.

* ''Film/SkyHigh'': [[MeaningfulName Warren Peace]] has shoulder-length dark hair with red streaks to match his [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]]. He's introduced as the son of a notorious supervillain who was archenemy to Will Stronghold's father, giving the impresison he's going to be Will's antagonist. Instead, Warren turns out to be an AntiHero who pefers being TheAloner because people are so wary of his father.

** Lars is a [[GrumpyBear pessimistic, grouchy]] teenager who has a mohawk, albeit a loose, curly one.

** PlayedForLaughs when the Soul Reapers show up at Ichigo's school, wearing school uniforms. [[BaldHeadOfToughness Ikkaku]] has his pants rolled up, no socks, and a wooden sword. Renji wears his uniform relatively normal, but with his shirt unbuttoned a bit, revealing the tattoos on his chest, while also wearing a bandanna on his forehead. Onlooking students comment on [[AgentPeacock Yumichika]] and [[AbsoluteCleavage Rangiku]] not looking very threatening, and [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Toshiro]] and Renji looking odd. Then they point out the scary bald guy. Ikkaku [[BerserkButton was not]] [[IllKillYou amused]].

** PlayedForLaughs when the Soul Reapers show up at Ichigo's school, wearing school uniforms. [[BaldHeadOfToughness Ikkaku]] has his pants rolled up, no socks, and a wooden sword. Renji wears his uniform relatively normal, but with his shirt unbuttoned a bit, revealing the tattoos on his chest, while also wearing a bandanna on his forehead. Onlooking students comment on [[AgentPeacock Yumichika]] and [[AbsoluteCleavage Rangiku]] not looking very threatening, and [[CuteShotaroBoy Toshiro]] and Renji looking odd. Then they point out the scary bald guy. Ikkaku [[BerserkButton was not]] [[IllKillYou amused]].

* The same could be said of Josuke Higashikata from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' with his massive pomp, which other characters note as pretty outdated even for the time period ([[TheNineties late 90s]]). [[DeconstructedTrope He has it to honor the memory of a young man who]] [[Heartwarming/JoJosBizarreAdventure helped his mother when Josuke was extremely ill]]. Despite his appearance, he isn't actually a delinquent, but insulting his hair is a ''massive'' BerserkButton for him, [[UnstoppableRage as Rohan learned the hard way]]. Josuke's other best friend, [[TheDitz Okuyasu]] has a smaller pompadour and dyes the sides of his hair.

* Pizzazz from ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'' is the lead singer in a metal band named The Misfits. Her default hairstyle is a bright green mohawk with some small highlights in it. Downplayed because most of the characters have brightly colored hair, however, her's is [[GreenAndMean green]] and in a mohawk so it still counts.

* ''ComicBook/WeaponHex'': [[BigBad Herbert Wyndham]] of all people has this, sporting a red mohawk.

* Eikichi Onizuka of ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'' had a blond pompadour when he was a teenage delinquent in ''Manga/ShonanJunaiGumi'' By the time he becomes a teacher he's got a more normal hairstyle, though it's still blond. Kunio Murai also dyes his hair blond, but he's not much of a delinquent.

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' has Kanji Tatsumi, who, after years of feeling like an outcast, began dying his hair platinum blond and wearing dark clothes, causing many to think [[FaceOfAThug he's part of a gang]], as his mother explains to the protagonist. [[spoiler:In the epilogue of ''[[UpdatedRerelease Persona 4 Golden]]'', his hair is back to its original black color and he wears a simple white shirt, but in ''Anime/Persona4GoldenTheAnimation'' he decides to dye it back to blond after being made fun of.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'': JapaneseDelinquent Ryuji Sakamoto started dying his hair bleach-blond after a CareerEndingInjury ended with him being ostracized by his entire high school. His evolved FightingSpirit, an AnthropomorphicPersonification of his feelings, has spikey golden mohawk meant to look like the points of the sun.

* Though naturally multi-colored hair is common for the {{Catfolk}} of ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} [=ThunderCats (2011)=]]]'', Wilykit, a young LittleMissConArtist and ArtfulDodger, sports a purple streak.

* Miki from ''Manga/{{Life}}'' is implied to have dyed her hair blonde. She is considered a delinquent, however, most of the rumors are false and she's quite nice.