History Main / BaldOfAuthority

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* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', Ismail is a bald, black man who becomes the captain of the Black Guard of Vanna.
* The fan-made ''Franchise/StarTrek'' video ''WebVideo/PreludeToAxanar'' has Admiral Marcus Ramirez, Chief of Starfleet. He's bald, black, and fearless against the Klingon Empire.

* ''WesternAnimation/BattleTech'': The bald Aleksandr Kerensky was the greatest general of the Star League Defense Forces and remains one of the most [[BigGood beloved figures]] in the entire universe, whose UndyingLoyalty to the Star League led him to buck the rules if it meant doing what he believed was just and right.

* ''Manga/FullMetalAlchemist'': Basque Grand is the bald, [[FourStarBadass Brigadier General]] during the Ishval War. He's shown to be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, [[KlingonPromotion killing the former Brigadier General Fessler]] and taking his spot when it became clear Fessler was a GeneralRipper who didn't care about the high deaths of his own men and was about to call for the slaughter of surrendering Ishvallan civilians.

** ''Film/StarTrek2009'': Played with Nero, captain of the Romulan mining vessel ''Narada'', who sports a tattooed bald look along with every other crewmember[[note]]The ''Star Trek: Countdown'' prequel comics explain of a Romulan tradition that, when a loved one dies, Romulans tattoo themselves. As the ink fades over time, so does their grief. However, in their case, after Romulus was destroyed, the ink was deeply embedded so that it never fades and they never forget everyone they've lost.[[/note]]. Played straight with Captain Robau of the USS ''Kelvin'' in the prologue.

** ''Film/StarTrek2009'': Played with Nero, captain of the Romulan mining vessel ''Narada'', who sports a tattooed bald look along with every other crewmember[[note]]The ''Star Trek: Countdown'' prequel comics explain of a Romulan tradition that, in times of sorrow, when a loved one dies, Romulans tattoo themselves. As the ink fades over time, so does their grief. However, in their case, the ink is deeply embedded so that it never fades.[[/note]]. Played straight with Captain Robau of the USS ''Kelvin'' in the prologue.

** ''Film/StarTrek2009'': Played with Nero, Romulan captain of the ''Narada'' who sports a tattooed bald look even though every other crewmember is also bald with tattoos[[note]]It's explained in the ''Star Trek: Countdown'' prequel comics of a Romulan tradition that, in times of sorrow, particularly when a loved one dies, Romulans shave their head and tattoo themselves. As the ink fades over time, so does their grief.[[/note]]. Played straight with Captain Robau of the USS ''Kelvin'' in the prologue.

* ''Franchise/TheMatrix'': Morpheus is the bald, [[TheCaptain captain]] of the ship "The Nebuchadnezzar", a ship named after King Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian empire, who is considered the empire's greatest leader, underscoring how great of a leader Morpheus is. Morpheus's great leadership comes primarily from his [[BaldMystic wisdom, spirituality]], and unwavering faith in Neo being "The One".

* ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'': The leader of the Reman rebels, and later the Romulan empire is Praetor Shinzon, a clone of [[Characters/StarTrekTheNextGenerationJeanLucPicard Captain Jean-Luc Picard]], one of the franchise's primary {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s who also sports a BaldOfAuthority. Shinzon is shown to be completely bald, having been artificially born and experiencing accelerated development.