History Main / ForeheadOfDoom

* Gina Waters' big head was a running gag on ''Series/{{Martin}}''. Thanks to the magic of TV genetics, she passed the trait on to her son on ''Series/MyWifeAndKids''.

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': Dib G.I.R. hides easily behind his noggin while infiltrating an enemy base.

* In ''Franchise/DragonBall'', many characters are drawn with large foreheads. This could be said to be a trait of Akira Toriyama's art-style in general.

** Jill Valentine in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 RE3]]'' has a pretty [[http://www.residentevilcenter.net/images/games/residentevil3/imagenes/renders/concept17.jpg spacious forehead]] that her fringe can't hide, in other games she simply wears her hair lower.

->'''[[VideoGame/Splatoon3 Frye]]:''' Awww, they don't seem scared (by our QuirkyMinibossSquad entrance). What do you have to do to scare someone these days?!\\

* Fukiyose Seiri in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex''. Bonus points for using a headbutt as her MegatonPunch.

* This trait comes up more than a few times in fan art and doujins of [[EnsembleDarkhorse Tsuruya]] from the ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' series.

* Eriko from ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' has a prominent forehead, accentuated by her headband.

* The 1920 film version of ''Film/DrJekyllAndMrHyde'' (starring Creator/JohnBarrymore) had Hyde develop a monstrously large forehead with the hair sitting on top rather like a cap and then dangling down to emphasis the scalp. The character would wear a top hat and then slowly pull it off to reveal the ongoing forehead.

->'''Frye:''' Awww, they don't seem scared (by our QuirkyMinibossSquad entrance). What do you have to do to scare someone these days?!\\

-->-- '''[=Alphastar716=]''', "[[https://youtu.be/I8f3HuTtICs?t=511 Meeting the BEST GIRLS in Splatoon 3's Story Mode]]" (''VideoGame/Splatoon3'')

* ''Manga/{{Akira}}'': Tetsuo. The psychic powers was just [[MyBrainIsBig logical progression]], really. While translated as "punk," Kaneda would call him "Dekosuke" (Forehead Boy), popularizing the insult. It's mostly due to having his hair swept back in a really bad style, even before he started going ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' with it.

->'''Ruth Adams:''' Did you notice this peculiar indentation in both their foreheads?\\
'''Tom Servo:''' (''sarcastic'') ''NO!''
-->-- ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000: TheMovie''

* This is an aspect of Sōichirō Yamamoto's art style, as shown in all the female protagonists of ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'', ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'' and ''Manga/WhenWillAyumuMakeHisMove'' to the point that they're referred to as his "Forehead Trilogy". The character trope is played straight on the latter two, as Tsubaki and Urushi are respectively hard-headed and dutiful even against their own wishes.

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* Creator/ChristinaRicci doesn't just have a forehead, she has a fivehead!
* Creator/SummerGlau
* Creator/ElliotPage. He once joked about it by bouncing a soccer ball on his forehead while on ''Series/TheTonightShow'' with Conan O'Brien, after admitting he was extremely self-conscious of its size.
* Music/{{Rihanna}} tweeted a picture of her forehead with the caption, "New hair, new curling iron burn. Damn fivehead always in the way."
* Creator/JossWhedon, even before his hairline receded.
* Creator/BruceTimm
* Creator/EdwardNorton.
* UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin.
* [[Music/PanicAtTheDisco Brendon Urie]]
* Creator/KelseyGrammer (see above).
* Peyton Manning, former QB for the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts, has a ginormous forehead. Even when he had more hair in his head you could have had ad banners set on it.
* Sade Adu from the band Music/{{Sade}}.
* The philosopher Max Stirner.[[note]]His legal name was Johann Schmidt, but he chose a pseudonym that contains the German word "Stirn", meaning forehead.[[/note]]
* Creator/DaraOBriain, regularly lampshaded by the team on Series/MockTheWeek (although often the snark is about the size of his whole head, not just his forehead).
* Maximilien Foy, a French general and politician of the early 19th century, was consistently depicted with a huge forehead.
* Creator/AyaHirano, though she usually covers it with her bangs.
* [[WebVideo/{{Jacksfilms}} Jack Douglass]] turned the size of his forehead into a RunningGag.
* [[http://oi68.tinypic.com/2zyfnyw.jpg Brian Vernel,]] who played roles like [[http://oi63.tinypic.com/orqe0j.jpg Stuart "Fats" Wall]] in ''Series/TheCasualVacancy'', [[http://oi65.tinypic.com/2nbamnm.jpg space-pirate Bala-Tik]] in ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'' and [[http://oi64.tinypic.com/3503xtz.jpg Odda The Younger]] from ''Series/TheLastKingdom'', has a very big (and slightly protruding) forehead....complete with BigOlEyebrows (his hairline may be in the early stages of receding, too).
* Creator/TomHiddleston
* Creator/JamesRolfe's receding hairline gets higher and higher over the years.
* DragQueen [[Creator/DivineActor Divine]] shaved back his hairline to accommodate his signature painted eyebrows.
* Creator/TyraBanks.
* Creator/ChrisPratt, especially since his [[FormerlyFat weight loss.]]
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* Lamica in the ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' OVA.

** Not too surprising since it takes a leaf out of {{Anime}}, there are heaps of characters with huge foreheads and it's mostly female characters who have them such as: [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/09c20081e1b1094c9ce3e1424d173552/tumblr_plfqao8FtF1wt5xlm_1280.jpg Katara]], [[http://s2.picofile.com/file/8265368050/Screenshot_1497_.png Yue]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuLO4TfWwAAol-3.jpg Suki]], [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/parody/images/c/c1/OwDj.png/revision/latest?cb=20140321235434 Azula]] and [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/deathbattlefanon/images/f/fb/Ty_lee.png/revision/latest?cb=20171106230937 Ty Lee]].
** In the [[WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra sequel series]] it's downplayed but [[http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30900000/LIn-and-Asami-avatar-the-legend-of-korra-30926810-488-397.jpg Asami, Lin]] and especially [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/e4100611f561a4c605fede4bdcb9f5f4/tumblr_nd8fmvliT81sevxyro1_500.jpg Kuvira]] are the standouts. Jinora originally subverted this but when she gets her arrow PowerTattoo she displays it proudly on her [[https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/592841087829553152/mIwICB62.jpg forehead]].
** Males characters who have overlarge foreheads include [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuCeACNUUAAAG9f.jpg Aang]] when his hair grows out (he even has to wear a hairband to cover his arrow), [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/avatar/images/8/8c/Sokka_pilot.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20130126184918 Sokka]], [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/weebipedia/images/3/3d/Uncle_Iroh.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20200102082347 Iroh]], [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/legendsofthemultiuniverse/images/c/c3/Ozai_Smirking.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170427202354 Ozai]], and of course [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f1/4d/34/f14d34ee19aa465fb24d6e013e4d02f6.jpg The Boulder]].

* [[Series/{{Cheers}} Frasier]] [[Series/{{Frasier}} Crane]] has this; lampshaded when Carla in one episode of ''Frasier'' where the Cranes travel to Boston, only to attend Cliff Clavin's retirement party, she comments "I forgot how big your head is."

* Pearl in ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''. Literally half of the girl's face is forehead!

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** [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e9lRJr9_jgE/maxresdefault.jpg Garnet]] aka Dagger from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX''.

** [[https://i1.wp.com/psneolog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/9ef5d1fd5831f3ce7d76de43496c0bd1.png Cammy White]], though it makes sense since she's more militaristic than feminine.

* This is an aspect of Sōichirō Yamamoto's art style, as shown in all the female protagonists of ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'', ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiSubaki'' and ''Manga/WhenWillAyumuMakeHisMove'' to the point that they're referred to as his "Forehead Trilogy". The character trope is played straight on the latter two, as Subaki and Urushi are respectively hard-headed and dutiful even against their own wishes.

* Sonoko Suzuki from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' , but wasn't something discussed upon.

* Creator/AnthonyHopkins makes best use of his as Hannibal Lecter in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', particularly in his last meeting with Clarice wherein as he probes her for details of her worst memory the camera focuses closer and closer on his lowered head, pale blue eyes glowering from under a hugely emphasised forehead.

* ''Manga/MoretsuAtaro'':
** The trope codifier in anime and manga is likely Dekoppachi, whose name (deko meaning forehead), [[HardHead greatest strength]], and [[TheDeterminator headstrong nature]] are all centered around his potato-shaped caricature of a forehead. Whether he is named after dekoppachi as a pejorative or made it one for the big-foreheaded is hard to tell at this point.
** His side story gave him a younger sister named Deko-chan for the female equivalent.
* ''Manga/{{Akira}}'': Tetsuo. The psychic powers was just [[MyBrainIsBig logical progression]], really. While translated as "punk," Kaneda would call him "Dekosuke" (Forehead Boy), popularizing the insult.
** It's mostly due to having his hair swept back in a really bad style, even before he started going ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' with it.

* Rossiu in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', known by Kamina as "Dekosuke." In ''[[HighSchoolAU Guren Gakuenhen]],'' it stops a fight.

* Ritsu from ''Manga/KOn'' The animators won't let us forget it.
* Miya from ''Manga/KoiKoi7''. Much fun was had on [=NicoVideo=] when the camera focused on her forehead for a few seconds.
* Eriko from ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' has a prominent forehead, accentuated by her headband.
* [[SatelliteCharacter Ayano]] of ''Manga/LuckyStar'' has this.
* This trait comes up more than a few times in fan art and doujins of [[EnsembleDarkhorse Tsuruya]] from the ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' series.
* Yukimitsu of ''Manga/Eyeshield21'', mostly due to him being somewhat balding.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Most female characters in ''One Piece'' have a large forehead,
** Not commented on, but Boa Hancock has a rather large forehead, even taking her swept to the sides hair style into account.
** To be fair to all the ladies, at least they don't have foreheads [[http://i1.wp.com/inews.gtimg.com/newsapp_match/0/5249866513/0 like Zoro]] so big you can literally see the grooves of his skull. Sanji occasionally calling him "''meathead''" is actually quite appropriate.
* Sonoko Suzuki from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' , but wasn't something discussed upon.
* In ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie'', the main heroine Yucie was often teased by Arc for her large forehead. Arc gave her the nickname "Forehead" and he often kisses it as well.

* Fukiyose Seiri in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex''. Bonus points for using a headbutt as her MegatonPunch.
* Haruka Suzushiro of ''Manga/MyHime'' has a large forehead, and in the manga, is sensitive to being called "Debochin" ("Forehead").
* Mukuro of ''Manga/Reborn2004''. Not that it makes him any less of a {{Bishonen}} however.
* Both Masako ''and'' Himari in ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}''. Lampshaded in episode 19, where [[spoiler: Masako confronts Himari in regards to Kanba]]... and their foreheads ''shine'' as they talk. [[{{Narm}} It's... distracting.]]
* [[ClassRepresentative Els Tasmin]] of ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'', whose big forehead is a BerserkButton that [[JapaneseDelinquents Harry]] likes to push.
* Tsubaki of ''Manga/FutureDiary''.
* Asahi Kuromine from ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'' was designed this way so that his hair wouldn't block or distract from his expression, making him easier to read. His sister, Mei, makes fun of him for this [[HypocriticalHumor despite having one herself]].
* Athrun Zala from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny'' has a large shiny forehead which is [[LampshadeHanging made fun of]] in the "[[BonusMaterial Gundam Character Theater]]", the comedy SuperDeformed shorts.
* Yoriko Tajima from ''Manga/{{Arachnid}}'' has a swept up hair style which she is sometimes teased for. Bonus doom points for being a mean delinquent [[spoiler:and a secret crime lord]].
* Riko Saikawa from ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' stylizes her her hair in such a way that only half of her forehead is like this. She also has an omnipresent highlight that blinds one of her classmates during her introduction in the manga. When her best friend Kanna makes a candle based off of her face as part of a school project, she positions the wick in such a way to reproduce the highlight.
-->'''Kanna:''' A shiny forehead is fundamental for her.
%%* ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'': Takagi's large forehead is so prominent, it's basically a MemeticMutation.

* In ''Film/ThisIslandEarth'', the first clue that Exeter and Brack are aliens is their oversized foreheads. [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike and the 'bots]] do not let this pass without comment.

* Creator/AnthonyHopkins makes best use of his as Hannibal Lecter in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', particularly in his last meeting with Clarice wherein as he probes her for details of her worst memory the camera focuses closer and closer on his lowered head, pale blue eyes glowering from under a hugely emphasised forehead.

* Gina Waters' big head was a running gag on ''Series/{{Martin}}''. Thanks to the magic of TV genetics, she passed the trait on to her son on ''Series/MyWifeAndKids''.

* Patsy in ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous'' has apparently been hiding one of these behind the bangs of her BeehiveHairdo. When they were forcibly pushed back, her forehead emitted enough glare to blind everyone around the table they were sitting at.

* [[https://i1.wp.com/psneolog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/9ef5d1fd5831f3ce7d76de43496c0bd1.png Cammy White]] from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', though it makes sense since she's more militaristic than feminine.
** Ibuki is another example. Yun even rags on her about this in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SSFIV:AE/USFIV]]'':
--> ''Girl, your forehead's so big it's a fivehead!''
* Yai in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork,'' especially the anime adaptation.
* Creator/YoshitakaAmano, the longest-running artist for ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''. No matter how pretty the characters are, they tend to have [[http://thehollywood360.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/largeanimepaperscans_yoshitaka-amano_hechicero0-73__thisres__1552161.jpg huge]] [[http://www.animationmagazine.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Yoshitaka-Amano-Final-Fantasy-V-post.jpg foreheads]]

* Apollo Justice in his [[VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney eponymous game]]. Klavier Gavin, the opposing attorney, refers to him as "Herr Forehead" (Mr. Forehead). Mind you, the name started with a forehead-related piece of evidence, but it fits nonetheless.
** Maggey Byrde also has a large forehead and is known as the "Goddess of Misfortune".
* Chris Redfield from the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' has a particularly [[http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/40400000/Chris-Redfield-resident-evil-5-40449943-1024-432.jpg pronounced forehead]] that he keeps in all his portrayals.
** Chris ArchEnemy Albert Wesker also has pretty wide forehead helped by the fact his sunglasses cover his brows.
** Jill Valentine in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 RE3]]'' has a pretty [[http://www.residentevilcenter.net/images/games/residentevil3/imagenes/renders/concept17.jpg spacious forehead]] that her fringe can't hide, in other games she simply wears her hair lower.
* Blue Mary had one in ''VideoGame/FatalFury'', due in large part to being "inspired" visually by Android 18. Her head's proportions have shifted to more reasonable levels since.
* Iori Minase in ''VideoGame/TheIdolMaster'', to the point that Miki Hoshii often calls her "[[Manga/MoretsuAtaro Deko-chan]]" (from ''odeko'', which means "forehead").
** Her Puchidol equivalent, Io, is even able to fire destruction beams from her forehead.

* Victor from ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' during his headbutt special move, where his forehead grows to about 3x in size.
** From the same games there's [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y_FXNAM6SHU/VMvtyCVceQI/AAAAAAAADa4/ZbdwDRGs5WU/s1600/Demitri_maximoff.PNG Demitri Maximoff]] the resident vampire whose forehead is bigger than Creator/DavidBoreanaz.
* Senator Armstrong of ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' has a prominent forehead. According to his character designer, his forehead and chin were emphasized from his original design to emphasize his strength.

* This is common for female models in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', especially female [[HornyVikings Nords]]. Heddvild in Balmora is an especially prominent example. Apparently, bangs are out of style during this era in Tamriellic history. (Notable, male models do not suffer nearly as badly from this.)
* Haru Okumura from ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has one. Aside from her floofy hair, it's probably the greatest source of Haru memes.

* ''[[ExaggeratedTrope Everyone]]'' in ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko''. Some people even discuss who has the biggest forehead, with Yumi being the winner generally.
** {{Downplayed}} with William, who has a noticeably smaller forehead than most of the characters.
* A guest appearance in ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh''.
-->'''JFK:''' I can't see! Due to the glare... of Mena Suvari's enormous FOREHEAD!
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Not too surprising since it takes a leaf out of {{Anime}}, there are heaps of characters with huge foreheads and it's mostly female characters who have them such as: [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/09c20081e1b1094c9ce3e1424d173552/tumblr_plfqao8FtF1wt5xlm_1280.jpg Katara]], [[http://s2.picofile.com/file/8265368050/Screenshot_1497_.png Yue]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuLO4TfWwAAol-3.jpg Suki]], [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/parody/images/c/c1/OwDj.png/revision/latest?cb=20140321235434 Azula]] and [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/deathbattlefanon/images/f/fb/Ty_lee.png/revision/latest?cb=20171106230937 Ty Lee]].
** In the [[WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra sequel series]] it's downplayed but [[http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30900000/LIn-and-Asami-avatar-the-legend-of-korra-30926810-488-397.jpg Asami, Lin]] and especially [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/e4100611f561a4c605fede4bdcb9f5f4/tumblr_nd8fmvliT81sevxyro1_500.jpg Kuvira]] are the standouts. Jinora originally subverted this but when she gets her arrow PowerTattoo she displays it proudly on her [[https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/592841087829553152/mIwICB62.jpg forehead]].
** Males characters who have overlarge foreheads include [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuCeACNUUAAAG9f.jpg Aang]] when his hair grows out (he even has to wear a hairband to cover his arrow), [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/avatar/images/8/8c/Sokka_pilot.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20130126184918 Sokka]], [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/weebipedia/images/3/3d/Uncle_Iroh.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20200102082347 Iroh]], [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/legendsofthemultiuniverse/images/c/c3/Ozai_Smirking.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170427202354 Ozai]], and of course [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f1/4d/34/f14d34ee19aa465fb24d6e013e4d02f6.jpg The Boulder]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' had a yin-yang take on this. One (Butt-head) had a face where the eye and nose were raised up so he had a very large head with the face splayed out over it while the other (Beavis) had his face scrunched up low down with a pronounced underbite for emphasis so that he had a lot of forehead space.
* [[TeenGenius Noah]] from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', although it's more unrealistic head proportions than anything else (his hair covers most of it). [[ChickMagnet Trent]] too has a very large forehead due to his tall and rectangular head shape.

* [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]]. G.I.R. hides easily behind his noggin while infiltrating an enemy base.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'', try not noticing the size of Jared's forehead.