History Main / DreadlockWarrior

* Bishop, of ''ComicBook/XMen'' fame had dreadlocks for several years, before going for a shaved bald look.
** Much earlier was Joanna Cargill / Frenzy, a NighInvulnerable ScaryBlackWoman member of Magneto's Acolytes. She changes her hairstyle, when she joins the X-Men.
* Maginty from "Kitchen Irish" arc of ''Comicbook/ThePunisherMAX''. A ScaryBlackMan who comes closest to killing Frank. (He does so with a machete.)

* "Jager", a villain from ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'', evokes this by wearing his hair in dreadlocks. He films himself killing monsters and people deformed to look like monsters to sell the ensuing snuff films.

* Gaia of ''Series/{{Rome}}'' wears her hair in dreads, and proves to be one of Pullo's most effective fighters against [[spoiler: Memmio's gang]].

* [[Literature/SamsonAndDelilah Samson]], the [[SuperStrength inhumanly strong]] OneManArmy from the Bible, is specifically stated to wear his hair in dreadlocks in [[Literature/BookOfJudges Judges 16:13]].

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* Gabriel Tosh in ''Videogame/StarcraftII'' is a Spectre, an elite type of Ghost, who are themselves elite assassins.

*** In ''VideoGame/StarcraftIILegacyOfTheVoid'' the BigBad Amon uses the Khala to take control of the Templar, forcing those who try to resist to sever their nerve cords like the Dark Templar.
* Many Troll players in ''Videogame/WorldOfWarcraft''.

* Knuckles in the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series has quills shaped like dreadlocks, and he is considered to be one of the strongest characters in the series. His entire echidna race, especially members of the Knuckles tribe, all feature dreadlocks and are known for their incredible power. Knuckles' dreadlocks even double as HairWings, being able to extend them to catch air in order to glide.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', one of Salvador's head customizations gives him long dreadlocks tied back in a ponytail. Sasha from ''VideoGame/{{Tales From The Borderlands}}'' also qualifies.

* In ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', there is Lucian, who seeks to [[KillEmAll get rid of all the undead beings from Runaterrra]]; but even more dreaded is [[EgomaniacHunter Rengar]], whose objective is to hunt every other living being [[WorthyOpponent strong enough to be a challenge]]. The Resistance skin for [[AmazonianBeauty Illaoi]] features reddish dreadlocks.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'': [[BigBad Kai]]. A massive, [[VampiricDraining Chi-stealing]] [[ALoadOfBull yak]] who escapes from the Spirit World planning on draining the chi of the Dragon Warrior. He fights with the help of [[OurZombiesAreDifferent a bunch of enslaved jade zombies, or "Jombies"]] and [[ChainPain two short jade swords on extendable chains]].

* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'': One of Jack Atlus's Tuner Monsters is his Dread Dragon, a funny looking dragon with tied dreadlocks on its head. Its German name is even called "Dreadlock-Drache". However, Dread Dragon has low stats and its main purpose is to be used as a Synchro Material for a much stronger monster.

* Killer Bee and Ay from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''.

* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': In his youth, [[Characters/JauneArcLordOfHungerDarthNihilus Darth Nihilus]] was a former Jedi warrior who fought for Revan in the Mandalorian Wars and wore his hair in dreadlocks. Because Jaune -- who has Nihilus's memories [[GhostMemory implanted in him]] -- doesn't know his name for the majority of the story, he simply refers to him as "the dreadlocked man".

* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': In his youth, [[Characters/JauneArcLordOfHungerDarthNihilus Darth Nihilus]] was a former Jedi warrior who fought for Revan in the Mandalorian Wars and wore his hair in dreadlocks. Because Jaune -- who has Nihilus's memories implanted in him -- doesn't know his name for the majority of the story, he simply refers to him as "the dreadlocked man".

* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': In his youth, [[Characters/JauneArcLordOfHungerDarthNihilus Darth Nihilus]] was a former Jedi warrior who fought for Revan in the Mandalorian Wars and wore his hair in dreadlocks.

* In ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', there is Lucian, who seeks to [[KillEmAll get rid of all the undead beings from Runaterrra]]; but even more dreaded is [[EgomaniacHunter Rengar]], whose objective is to hunt every other living being [[WorthyOpponent strong enough to be a challenge]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'''s first capoerista, Eddy Gordo.

* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': In his youth, Darth Nihilus was a former Jedi warrior who fought for Revan in the Mandalorian Wars and wore his hair in dreadlocks.

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* Marcus Seligman, leader of the Apollo's Chariot mercenaries, in ''Videogame/FrontMission Evolved'', sports dreadlocks.

* Ulysses in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' sports dreadlocks, and is one of the few characters who can rival [[PlayerCharacter The Courier]] in badassery. If you choose to fight him at the end of the ''Lonesome Road'' DLC, he's got 1000 health, (more than Lanius, the FinalBoss in the main game), max skill in all weapon skills, and maxed special stats. In his case, the dreads aren't simply for style as they were the trademark of his former tribe, the Twisted Hairs, and were used as symbols denoting such things as status amongst other members of the tribe.
** The White Legs tribe from the "Honest Hearts" DLC also wear them. [[spoiler: They adopted them to honor Ulysses, who (while realizing that they meant to honor him) took it as an insult, as they'd adopted it without understanding their meaning (his BerserkButton).]] They're an entire tribe of {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s.

* In the ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' films, The Uruk-Hai have the matted-with-the-blood-of-my-enemies kind of dreadlocks, and are more than a little menacing.

A previously kempt character may signify that he TookALevelInBadass by showing up with locks so arrayed. Conversely, a character whose ImportantHaircut is the shearing of such a hairstyle has probably renounced violence.