History Main / NeverBareheaded

** Jotaro Kujo's hat is such an integral part of his character that [[LongPants it seems to merge with his hair]] (or else the back half is shredded in such a way that it's impossible to discern from his hair). This works better in ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'' where his hat is black; in later appearances in ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'' and ''Manga/StoneOcean'', where he wears white and purple respectively, the hat seems to fade into his hair. And of course, he never intentionally takes it off, but it does get knocked off his head once or twice by enemies.

* ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'': The titular character is almost ''never'' seen without his iconic one-horned helmet on, and the very few times he does take it off on-screen, [[TheFaceless you aren't shown his face]].

-> "She doesn't 'just wear a hat'. She ''always'' wears a hat."

* The movie adaptation of ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' has the character Norma perpetually wearing a red hat. When she gets her hair done, the device she's using wears it instead.

** Ash in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime always has his trademark baseball cap on. The number of times he's seen without it is directly proportional to the number of formal outfits he's been put into over the course of the show. He's also occasionally seen without it when he's asleep.

* This was enforced with Link in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' for a period. According to an interview, Nintendo gave the mangaka of the ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime manga]] trouble because they had ''one scene'' where Link's hat is off. This has since been stopped, as Link is depicted hatless in games such as ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''.

** Beret guy implies that his hat is stapled on his head.}

* King Dedede from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' franchise is always seen with a hat on, even while in a bathtub in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa''. Usually he's wearing his classic beanie, but a few official illustrations show him with other hats.

''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'': Rookie is never seen without his propellor cap. He mentioned in a newspaper once that he has it ''glued'' to his head.

* King Dedede from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' is always seen with a hat on, even while in a bathtub in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa''. Usually he's wearing his classic beanie, but a few official illustrations show him with other hats.

** Almost all characters in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' wear some sort of hezdgear, be it hats, construction helmets, or others. On top of fitting with the game's theme of hats, this is important to gameplay: if you see an NPC who ''doesn't'' wear any headgear, this usually means you can capture them.

** Edd always wears his black toque and gets very concerned about being seen without it. When it actually comes off (which is [[TheUnreveal never seen by the audience]]), [[TakeOurWordForIt the others are always shocked by what's underneath]].

* Except for the main protagonist [[''WesternAnimation/SuperWhy'' Super Why (or Whyatt)]], the Super Readers are never seen without any headgear in their super outfit and their normal outfit.

* [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} Amphibia]]: Sprig and Ivy are almost always seen with their hats on. It’s because they’re embarrassed of their hair. Also, for Spring, it [[spoiler:was a gift from his [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest late parents]].]] Polly is also rarely seen without her bow on, although unlike her brother, she it doesn’t seem to have much personal significance.

* The entire cast of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' is never seen without their helmets. In seasons nine and ten, most members of Project Freelancer are seen helmetless in flashbacks, but the guys from Blood Gultch still never take theirs off. It's also strongly implied that they [[TwentyFourHourArmour almost never take the rest of their armour off either]].

Often overlaps with SignatureHeadgear (for characters who are known for wearing headgear that makes them stand out) and PleaseKeepYourHatOn (for characters who really ''don't'' want to show off whatever is under the hat). Sometimes overlaps with TheFaceless. Contrast HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic.

* Swedish comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Elvis}}'' used to feature a character called Totte, who always wore a beret.

* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'': Several characers such as Max, Hiyori, and Mansaku wear a hat all the time, including when playing football or going to school. Nobody bats an eye. Max also has a special hat for sleeptime.

* The title main character from the British comic ''Comicbook/{{Buster}}'' (who was originally said to be Andy Capp's son) was never seen hatless except for the final issue. Apparently, he looks just like ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK under it.

* In the Swedish comic ''Comicbook/HermanHedning'', Herman always wears a helmet.

* Grandad Trotter was never seen without his trilby in Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses. It was such a piece of SignatureHeadgear that Delboy [[spoiler:thought he]] put it in Grandad's grave at his funeral.

* The Swedish Chef of Franchise/TheMuppets is rarely seen without his chef's hat, even when wearing non-cooking clothes like a tuxedo. While most Muppet action figures released by Palisades Toys that had removable hats were packaged with the hat off, all Swedish Chef figures wore the hat in the packaging (a requirement from The Jim Henson Company, who wouldn't allow the figure to have a removable hat if he didn't wear it in the packaging). One of the rare times The Swedish Chef was shown without his hat was in a sketch where he made some spicy sauce. After tasting it, the sauce was so spicy it caused his hat to fly off his head. His bare head is only shown for a second before the chef looks up and then faints. On ''Series/TheMuppets'', The Swedish Chef was often shown hatless when outside of the workplace, though. He's seen hatless for most of his scenes in the episode "Pig Out".

* It would be a lot shorter to list the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' characters to which this ''doesn't'' apply, although in many cases the hair accessory is just a ribbon or a headband. {{Fanon}} has taken this concept and run with it--it's often joked that removing a Touhou's hat will kill them instantly. It's just that most things happen outside and there's a fairly small number of characters that consistently recur, so most characters are never seen bare-headed.

* Rocky of ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' almost always wears his aviator's cap, even when wearing another hat. Pretty much the only time he doesn't wear his cap is when he's wearing a night cap. In the "Upsidasium" storyline, after Boris steals Rocky's cap so he can impersonate him, Rocky keeps his night cap on until he finds his aviator cap, and switches hats so quickly that he can't be seen without it. At one point in the "Burried Treasure" storyline, when the guards at a bank [[ItMakesSenseinContext think Rocky and Bullwinkle are trying to rob them]], Rocky throws his cap in the air and puts it on a stick, representing a flag. Rocky's bare head is shown for a quick second before cutting to a close-up of the cap.