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* ''Manga/FairyTail'': Gajeel. Later on in the series, [[spoiler:Dragon Force Wendy]] and [[spoiler:Acnologia]].

* [[AntiVillain Viral]] from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', definitely.

* Boise in ''LightNovel/TheWeatheringContinent''
** Who, needless to say, looks an awful lot like Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''.

* The title character in ''Film/KullTheConqueror'' has this.
* Daniel Day-Lewis sports long hair as Hawkeye in ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans''.

* Comicbook/{{Thor}} from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, until partway through ''Film/ThorRagnarok''.
* In ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'' (1995) Pretty much everybody has barbarian hair except for the villain who is [[BaldOfEvil bald]].

* Uhtred and most of the other Danish in ''Series/TheLastKingdom''.
* [[Series/StargateSG1 Teal'c]] appears to be heading this way by ''Series/StargateAtlantis''.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': Warriors of Chaos are from the local equivalent of Scandinavia, and of course have long unkempt hair.
** The barbarian Chaos Marauders do at least. Fully ascended Chaos Warriors tend to wear all-enclosing armor, so their haircuts are rarely ever seen. But the few that are are almost all completely bald and hairless.
*** Several Chaos Champions from the background actually do keep their hair and beards long after ascending, Wulfrik keeps a scalplock and beard, Sigvald still keeps his hair naturally long and Valkia also keeps long hair. Not to mention Chaos Champions in the BL novels, such as Einarr Steelfist, Cormac Bloodaxe, and Alfkael the Aesling.

** Dracula is kind of amusing because that way he looks like an aged [[Franchise/PrinceOfPersia Prince Of Persia]]

* Also true of male Norns in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'', also expies of the Norse.
* Leo Whitefang from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''.

* [[CrazySurvivalist Bill]] from ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. He also combines this tropes with ManlyFacialHair.

* WebVideo/AlphaOmegaSin has it, and it's glorious.
* Winston and Matthias Grendelwulf in ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG'', who are thought to be descended from [[HornyVikings viking]] [[TheBerserker beserkers]].
* Maximilian Dood combines this with a [[ManlyFacialHair Badass Goatee]]

* Creator/DannyTrejo's mane is iconic.

* Ironically, this trope was ultimately subverted. Many of the so-called "barbarians" were no less concerned about personal grooming (and depending on the region and era, ''more'' concerned with their appearance) than "civilized" cultures. For example, among the most common grave finds of the Viking and Anglo-Saxon men ''and'' women are combs, brushes, and other toiletries. That being said, all that grooming was used to affect a personal appearance that we, by modern standards, would equate, perhaps ignorantly, with "barbarism". Long beards, long hair, braided, etc, etc.
** As for the lack of shampoo? Surprisingly enough, modern practitioners of "no poo" haircare[[note]]washing the hair either without shampoo entirely, or using substitutes such as baking soda and vinegar mixes[[/note]] have found that stopping use of shampoo actually leads to cleaner, healthier, and softer hair than when they used it.[[note]]This is due to shampoo stripping the hair and scalp of the natural oils required for its health.[[/note]]

* ''And I Darken'' has a female example in Princess Lada, whose long black curls are always ridiculously tangled and untamed (she would hate even the notion of doing anything with them), especially at the beginning of the story. Later on, she braids them back every so often, easier for combat, and her [[BigLittleBrother little brother]] [[PrettyBoy Radu]] brushes her hair for her in their childhood. Despite women traditionally having long hair, the unkemptness of hers, because she has no care for her appearance (too busy being badass), qualifies her.

* Jason Momoa pulls this off either as an actual barbarian (e.g. [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011 Conan]], [[Series/GameOfThrones Khal Drogo]]) or someone who initially appears to be one but is actually a highly-trained soldier (e.g. [[Series/StargateAtlantis Ronon Dex]]). Having excellent physique and being 6'5" helps. The Dothraki, which are the tribe which Khal Drogo is from never cut their hair unless they are defeated in battle. A little neater than most examples, as unless they have no victories to their name at all they keep it braided.

** Most SpaceMarines go with BaldOfAwesome or crew cuts. The Literature/WhiteScars and [[Literature/SpaceWolf Space Wolves]], being Space Mongolians and Space Vikings respectively, obviously avert it.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': Male Gargoyles tend to have long hair [[BaldOfAwesome (aside from the hairless ones)]]. Goliath, Brooklyn, and Coldstone are the principal examples.

* What do you get when you cross this trope with BaldOfAwesome? Why, the UsefulNotes/{{Cossacks}} were fond [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupryna of it.]]

* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian''

* ''Manga/{{Bastard}}'': Dark Schneider, long-haired badass extraordinaire, has the fit for having long hair and being an incredible warrior, funnily enough, the author is a fan of heavy metal, so he has all the right to have designed him this way.

* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, this is common among the Nords, who are [[FantasyCounterpartCulture expies of the Norse]], along with {{Barbarian Hero}}es and HornyVikings. They complete the aesthetic with BraidsOfBarbarism, {{Badass Beard}}s, [[FacialMarkings war paint]], [[ScreamingWarrior war cries]], PeltsOfTheBarbarian... It is an aesthetic heavily present in Nord culture, which they took from their [[{{Precursors}} ancestors]], the Atmorans. This is particularly prominent in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', which is set in their homeland.

* [[CrazySurvivalist Bill]] from ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. He also combines this tropes with a BadassBeard.

* Maximilian Dood combines this with a [[BadassBeard Badass Goatee]]

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* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Long unkempt blond mane, Being a Norse God, and armed with {{Mjolnir}} Equals pure badassery.

* In both ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' and ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', the Winter Soldier, one of the deadliest assassins in the world, wears loose, shoulder length hair that leans towards the greasy, grungy side. Given his status as [[spoiler:a brainwashed POW]], it's unlikely he or his handlers are all that concerned with the state of his hair.
* Eric from ''Film/TheCrow'' has a heavy metal mane. In the comic he had a mullet, but subsequent re-editions made his hair longer.

* [[AntiVillain Lucian]] from ''Film/Underworld2003'' definitely qualifies, being a werewolf, a total badass and having long locks of hair.

* ''And I Darken'' has a female example in Princess Lada, whose long black curls are always ridiculously tangled and untamed (she would hate even the notion of doing anything with them), especially in the beginning of the story. Later on she braids them back every so often, easier for combat, and her [[BigLittleBrother little brother]] [[PrettyBoy Radu]] brushes her hair for her in their childhood. Despite women traditionally having long hair, the unkemptness of hers, because she has no care for her appearance (too busy being badass), qualifies her.

* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Dothraki]] are a nomadic warrior race whose men only [[ImportantHaircut cut their hair]] when they have been defeated in battle. Khal Drogo, the reknowned leader of the largest khalesar, [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking had a braid of hair that went to his thighs]]. In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', he's even played by the actor who illustrates this page, Jason Momoa.

*** Several Chaos Champions from the background actually do keep their hair and beards long after ascending, Wulfrik keeps a scalplock and beard, Sigvald still keeps his hair naturally long and Valkia also keeps long hair. Not to mention Chaos Champions in the BL novels, such as Einarr Steelfist, Cormac Bloodaxe and Alfkael the Aesling.

* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, this is a common among the Nords, who are [[FantasyCounterpartCulture expies of the Norse]], along with {{Barbarian Hero}}es and HornyVikings. They complete the aesthetic with BraidsOfBarbarism, {{Badass Beard}}s, [[FacialMarkings war paint]], [[ScreamingWarrior war cries]], PeltsOfTheBarbarian... It is an aesthetic heavily present in Nord culture, which they took from their [[{{Precursors}} ancestors]], the Atmorans. This is particularly prominent in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', which is set in their homeland.

* Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' sports this after the 5-year timeskip, complete with more grizzled look and CreepyShadowedUndereyes showing his lack of personal care. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since during that five year gap on all routes other than Crimson Flower, [[spoiler:Dimitri just barely escaped the executioner's block after being overthrown in a coup led by his court mage Cornelia and has been on the run ever since, thus the unkempt appearance]]. Oddly, he still has this hairstyle on Crimson Flower despite [[spoiler:not being overthrown]]; apparently, he neglects grooming due to being busy with organizing the defense of Faerghus.

* Aloy from ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' provides another female example. There's a lot of contrast between her thick, messy and braided red locks and [[spoiler:the prim haircut of her clone progenitor, Dr. Elisabet Sobeck.]]

* Creator/DannyTrejo mane is iconic.

** Speaking of Metalheads, there's a common playful joke that most males in South American countries are told that they resemble the characters from Manga/SaintSeiya due both having long hair.

* In the archetypal ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'', Conan (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger) sports unkempt, shoulder-length hair.
* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011'' (played by Creator/JasonMomoa) includes this as well, and serves as our ImageSource.
* Another example played by Jason Momoa outside Conan is the ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} of the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, in ''[[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague Justice League]]'' and [[Film/Aquaman2018 his solo film]].

* Eric from ''Film/TheCrow'' has a heavy metal mane, interestingly, in the comic he had a mullet, but subsequent re-editions made his hair longer.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{TheLionGuard}}'': Kion, Simba's son and the lead character, is the only cub with long hair. Nala and Bunga are frequently seen playing with the hair, which grows even longer in Season 3. Bunga has this as well.

* Film/{{Aquaman}} from the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse. Another example played by Creator/JasonMomoa.

* In the archetypal ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'', Conan sports unkempt, shoulder-length hair.
* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011'' includes this as well, and serves as our ImageSource.

* ''ComicBook/ArakSonOfThunder'' was a [[Badassnative Native American]] raised by Vikings whose shoulder-length (or longer) black mane marked him as an outsider in Charlemagne's court. After learning more about his Native American origins, he underwent a SignificantHaircut and started wearing his hair in a Mohawk to honour his ancestry, but eventually reverted to his barbarian longhair.

* ''WesternAnimation/Gargoyles'': Male Gargoyles used this trope [[BaldOfAwesome (aside from the hairless ones).]] Goliath, Brooklyn, and Coldstone are the principal examples.

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* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': [[spoiler: Yusake's ancestor, the demon king Raizen along with tribal tattoos(fitting because he's the spirit of war, and his primitive traits show it off), and Yusake as well when he takes his physical traits. An extreme example as his hair is a huge, wild mess that goes all the way to the floor.]]

** Who, needless to say, looks an awful lot like Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''
* Chiya of ''Manga/UraraMeirocho'' is a WildChild with heel-length hair.

* In ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'', ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} sported long hair, with PeekABangs. While long hair is not a problem, the haircut in front of his face was. [[spoiler:It was there to hide his missing eye.]]

* In ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'' (1995) Pretty much everybody has barbarian hair except for the villain who is [[BaldOfEvil bald]].

* The titular character in ''Film/KullTheConqueror'' has this.

* Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} from the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse. Another example played by Creator/JasonMomoa.
* ''Film/TheEagle2011'': Roman soldiers keep their hair short, but most Britons (and Romans who have [[GoingNative Gone Native]]) have long flowing locks.
* In both ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' and ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', the Winter Soldier, one of the deadliest assassins in the world, wears loose, shoulder length hair that leans towards the greasy, grungy side. Given his status as [[spoiler:a brainwashed POW]], it's unlikely he or his handlers are all that concerned with the state of his hair.
* Daniel Day-Lewis sports long hair as Hawkeye in ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans''.

* ''Literature/MartinFierro'' is described as having thick, long black hair, and a great beard.

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' illustrated novel, ''Literature/TheLastHero'', Cohen the Barbarian is bald (though he does have [[BeardOfBarbarism an impressive beard]]), but Truckle the Uncivil, part of his "Silver Horde" is shown with scraggly hair growing past his shoulders.

* ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian''; Conan is consistently described as this, with it "square cut" across his forehead. In visual media outside the films, this "square cut" is often interpreted as a disheveled RareMaleExample of a HimeCut.
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Dothraki]] are a nomadic warrior race whose men only [[ImportantHaircut cut their hair]] when they have been defeated in battle. Khal Drogo, the reknowned leader of the largest khalesar, [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking had a braid of hair that went to his thighs]]. In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', he's even played by the actor who illustrates this page, Jason Momoa.
* UrExample: ''Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh'' describes the hair on Enkidu's head as being long like a woman's.
* ''And I Darken'' has a female example in Princess Lada, whose long black curls are always ridiculously tangled and untamed (she would hate even the notion of doing anything with them), especially in the beginning of the story. Later on she braids them back every so often, easier for combat, and her [[BigLittleBrother little brother]] [[PrettyBoy Radu]] brushes her hair for her in their childhood. Despite women traditionally having long hair, the unkemptness of hers, because she has no care for her appearance (too busy being badass), qualifies her.

* Jason Momoa pulls this off either as an actual barbarian (e.g. [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011 Conan]], [[Series/GameOfThrones Khal Drogo]]) or someone who initially appears to be one but is actually a highly-trained soldier (e.g. [[Series/StargateAtlantis Ronon Dex]]). Having excellent physique and being 6'5" helps. The Dothraki, which are the tribe which Khal Drogo is from never cut their hair unless they are defeated in battle. A little neater than most examples, as unless they have no victories to their name at all they keep it braided.
* [[Series/StargateSG1 Teal'c]] appears to be heading this way by ''Series/StargateAtlantis''.

* The Barbarian character from the game ''HeroQuest'' has a long mane that is swooshing around on the main box illustration.

* WebVideo/AlphaOmegaSin has it, and it's glorious.

* Male {{WesternAnimation/Gargoyles}} (of the cartoon of the same name) used this trope [[BaldOfAwesome (aside from the hairless ones).]] Goliath, Brooklyn, and Coldstone are the principal examples.

* ''Webcomic/StarImpact'''s Etna has messy, thigh-length [[MulticoloredHair red-and-]][[YouGottaHaveBlueHair green]] hair, and is a champion boxer and BloodKnight par excellence. Every now and again in the lead-up to a fight, she'll loudly proclaim that she'll [[CurbStompBattle KO her opponent within the span of a single round]], ''and then proceeds to do exactly that.''

Compare BraidsOfBarbarism, BeardOfBarbarism, DreadlockWarrior, and WildHair. Compare and contrast SamuraiPonytail, another haircut that implies a badass. Contrast LongHairedPrettyBoy for when a PrettyBoy has long, neat hair and RapunzelHair for when very long hair indicates femininity and/or being of high class.

The TropeCodifier is not literature ''per se'', but the '''cover art''' of pulp novels and magazines. Especially the stories of Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs and Creator/RobertEHoward

Hair. Long, wild hair without a moment's consideration in keeping it presentable. If you see someone with this hair then they're almost surely a badass. And not just any badass, either. A character with Barbarian Longhair will be tough, wild and as uncontrolled as their hair. Generally, it's a sort of shorthand for someone who can't be bothered to take care of their appearance because they're too busy kicking ass. Note, however, they almost always have a {{permashave}} regarding the rest of their body hair.

While this look obviously suits a character like a barbarian or certain types of soldiers, it is not limited to groups like these. In fact, because this image suited them so well, it was also a popular style for antiheroes and especially common during the 90s comic book fad of extreme antiheroes. Just one more reason not to mess with Barbarian Longhair.

Compare BraidsOfBarbarism, BeardOfBarbarism, DreadlockWarrior and WildHair. Compare and contrast SamuraiPonytail, another haircut that implies a badass. Contrast LongHairedPrettyBoy for when a PrettyBoy has long, neat hair and RapunzelHair for when very long hair indicates femininity and/or being of high class.

This trope can also qualify as MrFanservice, due to the guys who display it are basically [[{{Hunk}} hunks]] with long hair.

* [[AntiHero Daniel]] [[HiredGuns Jünger]] from ''Webcomic/AcidRain'', bonus points for being considered something unthinkable in that society that the story is set in. And for being something that is both mocked or commented on. Interestingly, it appears that Daniel has an emotional [[NobodyTouchesTheHair attachment]] to it.

* From ''anime/DragonBallZ'' we have first and most important, Super Saiyans at level 3, they become much more feral and downright barbaric. After that, another clear example we have is [[FutureBadass Future Trunks]], who has the right to the title due to the fact that, contrary to the other Z-warriors who like to [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen fight for sport]], he will eliminate you from the get-go. '''Period'''.

* From ''Manga/DragonBall'' we have first and most important, Super Saiyans at level 3, they become much more feral and downright barbaric. After that, another clear example we have is [[FutureBadass Future Trunks]], who has the right to the title due to the fact that, contrary to the other Z-warriors who like to [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen fight for sport]], he will eliminate you from the get-go. '''Period'''.

* Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' sports this after the 5-year timeskip, complete with more grizzled look and CreepyShadowyUndereyes showing his lack of personal care. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since during that five year gap on all routes other than Crimson Flower, [[spoiler:Dimitri just barely escaped the executioner's block after being overthrown in a coup led by his court mage Cornelia and has been on the run ever since, thus the unkempt appearance]]. Oddly, he still has this hairstyle on Crimson Flower despite [[spoiler:not being overthrown]].

* Leo Whitefang from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''

* [[TheJuggernaut The Conqueror]] from ''VideoGame/TheLastRemnant''. Don't be fooled by his [[PeekABangs hair covering one eye]]; he will destroy you.
* In ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'', Brahms is a vampire with long black hair, that [[BloodyMurder controls blood]] and is a great ally. And to make matters better, he's a GeniusBruiser, so is far from stupid, and knows a lot from the nature of the world and the manipulations of [[TheChessMaster Odin]]. In the sequel he disguises as a mercenary called as [[spoiler: Dylan]], he uses a [[BigFuckingSword BFS]] and his long hair remains.

* Aloy from ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' provides another female example. There's a lot of contrast between her thick, messy and braided red locks and [[spoiler:the prim haircut of her clone progenitor, Dr. Elisabet Sobeck.]]
* Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' sports one of this [[spoiler:after the 5-year timeskip, complete with more grizzled look and CreepyShadowyUndereyes showing his lack of personal care]]. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] that during that five year gap, [[spoiler:Dimitri was just slipped away from the executioner's block incited by the rebellion led by Cornelia, where he's been on the run ever since, thus the unkempt appearance.]]