History Main / MotherlySidePlait

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* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', Ruka Rengoku, late mother of the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, had one and naturally she was very impactful in Kyojuro's upbringing, all of Kyojuro's ideals and moral compass were pretty much shapped by her, and unfortunately [[TheLostLenore her death]] sent the Rengoku household into a desolating spiral, with Ruka's husband Shinjuro becoming a deadbeat father [[DrowningMySorrows drinking his sorrows away]].

* The HMS ''Hood'' from ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' styles her hair like this. Fittingly, she acts as the TeamMom of the Royal Navy, and dies in the prologue.
* Annette is a subverted version of this in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake''. Her hair is in a ponytail over her shoulder, but she's quite cold and seemingly uncaring towards her daughter, Sherry, whom she scolds for not staying at home in the ZombieApocalypse like she asked her to, even though Sherry states that it got too dangerous to stay home and she didn't pick up the phone when she tried calling her. Annette intinally writes Sherry off as a lost cause when she is infected with the G-Virus, but changes her mind after she pisses off Claire, who had been looking after Sherry in her place. [[spoiler: When Annette is on her last breath after being heavily injured, she tells Sherry that she loves her and regrets not spending more time with her.]]

* Nayuki's mother Akiko from ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' wears her hair in a braid that's draped over her shoulder. Naturally, she's very motherly, caring and kind, never questioning why Yuuichi keeps bringing strange girls home with him and treating them as though they're already part of the family.

%%* Nei'kalsa of ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'' is shown [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4498 with this]], which serves to emphasize her role as a mother figure to Sarnel (who's actually her brother, and while their mother is apparently alive, she's also out of the picture). Especially since WordOfGod clarifies that she's pregnant in that scene, she will soon be a mother for real.

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' reveals through a flashback that Heartful Punch's mom, Mitsuki, changed her hair from a ponytail to a side plait only after she was born. Not to break the pattern of the Dead Anime Mom Hairstyle, Mitsuki was killed in a monster attack not long after her daughter was born.

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' reveals through a flashback that Heartful Punch's mom, Mitsuki, changed her hair from a ponytail to a side plait only after she was born. Doubles as Dead Anime Mom Hairstyle.

* In ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'', Trisha Elric, the late mother of Edward and Alphonse, wore her hair this way. Since we only see her in flashbacks, her loose ponytail over her right shoulder plus apron combo helps to quickly and effectively establish her role in the story. She was a domestic and caring mother, and her death symbolizes the loss of all peace in her son's lives as they strove to bring her back.

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** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'': https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dragonquestiii_herosmother.jpg The Hero's mother]] wears a loose ponytail over her right shoulder, and she is a caring, supporting parent.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/346px_dqv_ds_bianca.png Bianca]] wears a braid over her right shoulder, and she is a compassionate, warm person (she went into a haunted mansion when she was a child to protect a kitten) and a nurturing mother to her children.

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' reveals through a flashback that Heartful Punch's mom, Mitsuki, changed her hair from a ponytail to a side plait only after she was born.

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* [[spoiler:Weiss']] mother Willow has this hairstyle in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. It has an {{expository|hairstyles}} element in two ways: she switched from a PrimAndProperBun to a messy sidetail after [[AlcoholicParent years of alcoholism]] and the hairstyle also signifies that she still has a maternal side despite her ParentalNeglect. [[spoiler:Weiss]] herself has the same hairstyle for a while, and WordOfGod is that her hairdo signifies that she's rebelling against her megalomaniacal father Jacques. [[spoiler:She changes her hairstyle around the same time his [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt and power-hungry behavior]] is exposed, no longer needing to show defiance to the man she finally defeated.]]

* Jintan's mother Touko sports this hairstyle in numerous flashbacks. [[IllGirl She was suffering from an unspecified illness]] and [[MissingMom died]] prior to the events of the series, partially fueling [[CynicismCatalyst Jintan's emotional issues]] since her death happened very soon after Menma's.

%%* Bianca from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'' trades her GirlishPigtails for a braid over her right shoulder upon reaching adulthood. It might be another hint at how your hero's [[OfficialCouple really supposed to pick her]] for his bride.

Since mothers are often the object of a DeathByOriginStory, this is also infamously known as the "Dead Anime Mom Hairstyle". [[note]]This also applies to non-motherly female characters (though their fate varies on each character) or even male characters.[[/note]]

A SubTrope of LongHairIsFeminine, ExpositoryHairstyles.

* Chiemi Takakura from ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'', wears a loose ponytail over her right shoulder. She's the MissingMom of Kanba, Shōma, and Himari. [[spoiler:Unsurprisingly, she turns out to be a PosthumousCharacter along with her husband, but she subverts the "nice and gentle" part since it turns out that she was a leader of a terrorist group.]]

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A SubTrope of LongHairIsFeminine, ExpositoryHairstyle.

* A common fandom joke is to point out that pseudo-antagonistic Su-won from Manga/YonaOfTheDawn has this hair style, despite being a martially-inclined conqueror king. Come to find out, he wears his hair just like his IllGirl mother, Lady Yon-hi.

* In ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'', Trisha Elric ,the late mother of Edward and Alphonse, wore her hair this way. Since we only see her in flashbacks, her loose ponytail over her right shoulder plus apron combo helps to quickly and effectively establish her role in the story. She was a domestic and caring mother, and her death symbolizes the loss of all peace in her son's lives as they strove to bring her back.

* In ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', Sella wears her white hair in a loose ponytail over her left shoulder, complete with apron and fluffy slippers. She's Ilya's caretaker in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' as well, but since the manga starts off in a much more normal domestic setting, she's ditched the hair-concealing uniform and looks like a standard anime mom, aside from the pseudo-albinism.

* In ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'', Trisha Elric is the late mother of Edward and Alphonse. Since we only see her in flashbacks he loose ponytail over her right shoulder plus apron combo helps to quickly and effectively establish her role in the story. She is a domestic and caring nature mother, and her death symbolizes the loss of all peace in her sons lives as they strive to bring her back.