History Main / IdiotHair

* The ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' series loves to gives its protagonists this, [[MemeticMutation to the point where it's become known by fans as "Protagonist Hair" and is seemingly customary for all series protagonists to sport it.]] Started off by Makoto Naegi in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', it's continued by the main characters of ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' and ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', [[AmnesiacHero Hajime Hinata]] and Kaede Akamatsu [[spoiler:and [[DecoyProtagonist later]], Shuichi Saihara, who keeps it under his hat,]] have it as well. It's become so synonymous with the role that it becomes outright symbolic as the series goes on, noticeably in ''VideoGame/UltraDespairGirls'' where Makoto's younger sister Komaru - briefly appearing in the first game with normal hair - has become the protagonist and suddenly sprouted one, also true for returning character and {{Deuteragonist}} [[spoiler:Touko Fukawa]] (though in the latter case it doubles as part of her new disheveled appearance), and in V3 [[spoiler:the aforementioned Shuichi only removes his cap and makes his idiot visible after he takes up the protagonist mantle for good]]. In ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'', Ryoko Otonashi lacks one but Yasuke Matsuda has it, and in ''Manga/KillerKiller,'' Takumi Hijirihara sports it as well.

%%* Kurimu in ''LightNovel/SeitokaiNoIchizon''.

* Kyoami in ''Film/{{Ran}}''; being [[TheJester court jester]] to Lord Ichimonji, this makes sense. Subverted in that (like most jesters), he's actually very intelligent, using his humorous facade to speak (horrible) truth to power.

* In ''Chrysanthemum'', the AlphaBitch Victoria has a large cowlick with a star decorated on the top.

* Several ''Webcomic/{Consolers}}'' characters have these, like [[NotSoAboveItAll Sony]], Square Enix and [[SmallNameBigEgo Apple]]. But like some ''[[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers Hetalia]]'' characters does [[StringyHairedGhostGirl Atari]] have a floating one.

* Nikki, a {{Catgirl}} player character from ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis''. The manual {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this by measuring her height with ''and'' without it (4'9 or 5'1, respectively). Her {{Leitmotif}} is called 'Stupid Hair Saga'.

* Kokoro and Zorome from ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx'': they even ''sword-fight'' with their Idiot Hairs while arguing!

%%* Child!Tintlet from ''Manga/DragonKnights''

* Yumeji from ''Manga/YumekuiMerry''. Merry, after falling out of a tree onto him (again), recognizes him by the "antenna".

* Appropriately enough, her "teacher" Dan Hibiki from ''StreetFighter'' has a similar forelock.

** Celia from ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]'' ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife Another Wonderful Life]]'', ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life:]]'' ''[[UpdatedReRelease Special Edition]]'', ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonDS DS]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonDS Cu]][[DistaffCounterpart te]]''. She isn't dumb however is a bit of a {{cloudcuckoolander}}.

** Lampshaded in ''Videogame/FateGrandOrder'' in the "Saber Wars" event (which deals with Saber trying to deal with her [[OverusedCopycatCharacter various expies]]), where the unique currency is "Artorium", which is just the ahoge common for all Saber-knockoffs.

%%* The male protagonist from ''Kimihagu'' sports one of these.

* The ''Danganronpa'' series loves to gives its protagonists this, [[MemeticMutation to the point where it's become known by fans as "Protagonist Hair" and is seemingly customary for all series protagonists to sport it.]] Started off by Makoto Naegi in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', it's continued by the main characters of ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' and ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', [[AmnesiacHero Hajime Hinata]] and Kaede Akamatsu [[spoiler:and [[DecoyProtagonist later]], Shuichi Saihara, who keeps it under his hat,]] have it as well. It's become so synonymous with the role that it becomes outright symbolic as the series goes on, noticeably in ''VideoGame/UltraDespairGirls'' where Makoto's younger sister Komaru - briefly appearing in the first game with normal hair - has become the protagonist and suddenly sprouted one, also true for returning character and {{Deuteragonist}} [[spoiler:Touko Fukawa]] (though in the latter case it doubles as part of her new disheveled appearance), and in V3 [[spoiler:the aforementioned Shuichi only removes his cap and makes his idiot visible after he takes up the protagonist mantle for good]]. In ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'', Ryoko Otonashi lacks one but Yasuke Matsuda has it, and in ''Manga/KillerKiller,'' Takumi Hijirihara sports it as well.

* Several ''{{Webcomic/Consolers}}'' characters have these, like [[NotSoAboveItAll Sony]], Square Enix and [[SmallNameBigEgo Apple]]. But like some ''[[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers Hetalia]]'' characters does [[StringyHairedGhostGirl Atari]] have a floating one.
* Astyr Kaedermos from ''{{Webcomic/Sombulus}}'' has a perpetual bent strand of hair sticking out.

* Papi from ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'' has this, [[TheDitz to no]] [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny one's surprise.]]
** As does [[SlimeGirl Suu]], [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Zombina]], [[PlantPerson Kii]] and [[HeadlessHorseman Lala]].

* The eponymous protagonist of {{VideoGame/SUGURI}} has an ahoge on her hair, although unlike the others on this list she is most certainly ''not'' stupid, making this a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]].

* ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mario Bros.]]'':
** Both Mario and Luigi sport matching cowlicks under their hats, fitting their silly and cartoonish natures.
* Emilie from ''{{VideoGame/CrossCode}}'' has one, though with her only being seen as an avatar it’s difficult to tell if she actually has this hairstyle. Her theme is even called ''Valse d’Ahoge.''

* Jun Kitagawa from ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}''.
* The male protagonist from ''Kimihagu'' sports one of these.
* Yukine Miyazawa from ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' has the physical aspect of ahoge.

* Rika from [=ClockUp=]'s ''Euphoria'' has one of these.
* ''VisualNovel/MajiDeWatashiNiKoiShinasai'' has at least three: [[DumbMuscle Momoyo]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Koyuki]], and [[SleepyHead Tatsuko]].

* The Danganronpa series loves to gives its protagonists this, [[MemeticMutation to the point where it's become known by fans as "Protagonist Hair" and is seemingly customary for all series protagonists to sport it.]] Started off by Makoto Naegi in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', it's continued by the main characters of ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' and ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', [[AmnesiacHero Hajime Hinata]] and Kaede Akamatsu [[spoiler:and [[DecoyProtagonist later]], Shuichi Saihara, who keeps it under his hat,]] have it as well. It's become so synonymous with the role that it becomes outright symbolic as the series goes on, noticeably in ''VideoGame/UltraDespairGirls'' where Makoto's younger sister Komaru - briefly appearing in the first game with normal hair - has become the protagonist and suddenly sprouted one, also true for returning character and {{Deuteragonist}} [[spoiler:Touko Fukawa]] (though in the latter case it doubles as part of her new disheveled appearance), and in V3 [[spoiler:the aforementioned Shuichi only removes his cap and makes his idiot visible after he takes up the protagonist mantle for good]]. In ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'', Ryoko Otonashi lacks one but Yasuke Matsuda has it, and in ''Manga/KillerKiller,'' Takumi Hijirihara sports it as well.

* The main character of Webcomic/TwoKinds, [[http://2kinds.com/characters.htm Trace Legacy]], who also has [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue hair]]! This character fits the exception of the rule in that he's not technically stupid. It's humored at in [[http://twokinds.deviantart.com/art/Minikinds-Haircut-96172022 this picture]] that it's the source of his magical powers.

* Moritaka Mashiro from ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''.

* Both Ronald Knox and Snake from ''Manga/BlackButler''.

* Mephisto in ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' has a spectacular one under his NiceHat.

* Meg in ''Anime/BurstAngel''.
* Maria from ''Anime/{{Canaan}}'', which at one point even gets commented on by Canaan herself.

* Child!Tintlet from ''Manga/DragonKnights''

* Kaname from ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' occasionally sports this style.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'':
** Taniguchi has one.
** Sometimes, Suzumiya has one, too, depending on how she's doing her hair. It may just be the wind, but it's amazing how much her hair does that.
** Played straight in ''Manga/HaruhiChan''. It's a tiny strand, but it appears when she's more genki than usual.
* Hayate of ''Manga/HayateCrossBlade'' has one, which the creator {{lampshades}} [[http://i41.tinypic.com/yypew.gif here]] and [[http://i41.tinypic.com/2v2a5pi.jpg here.]]

* Rip van Winkle from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' subverts this: she has a very long ahoge, but is far from a fool. She's a Nazi vampire with a single-shot flintlock musket that can shoot down multiple targets (including missiles) with a single shot.

* ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'': Noelle. Not her hair per se (though it is flipped up), but the ribbons from her bows seriously defy gravity.

* Pretty much the entire significant female cast of ''LightNovel/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'' has the same hair hanging from the side of their head.

* Ganta Igarashi from ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' has one, although, he isn't an idiot.
** Shiro has a small one. [[spoiler:which gets much bigger in her alter ego, bordering on AnimeHair]]

* ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'': Sawako also displays this trait, though it is uncommon.
* Inverted with Shirai-sensei of ''Kodomo no Jikan'', who's the utterly stern and strict teacher with a thin but prominent hair over her head. It's still there after her ImportantHaircut during her DefrostingIceQueen phase.
* Kirin from ''Manga/GourmetGirlGraffiti'' has a single-strand idiot hair.
* Yuuri has one in ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''.

* Shiroe of ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'' has a slight one, though he's probably the [[TheChessmaster furthest]] from the term "idiot" as one can get.
* Rikka of ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' sports one, which is also [[ExpressiveHair expressive]].
* Kitsune in ''Manga/LoveHina''.
* Kotori from ''Franchise/LoveLive'' has a quite gigantic ahoge.
** Chika, the protagonist of sequel series ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', has a very prominent ahoge herself, which she has apparently had since she was an infant, according to a comic drawn by Hanamaru.
* Konata in ''Manga/LuckyStar'' is definitely not an idiot, but she ''is'' BookDumb and loves to annoy Kagami.
** Interestingly, Kagami had an ahoge early on in the manga.
** Akira from [[ShowWithinAShow Lucky Channel]] also has an ahoge, but if you respect your own life, ''[[CuteAndPsycho do NOT call her an idiot]]''.
** And Yui Narumi, Konata's cousin, has a tiny ahoge.

* The tiny girl from ''Minimum'' posses an oversized ahoge.

* Nagasumi in ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid''.
* ''Anime/MyHime'': Mai is a borderline case -- her ahoge runs across her forehead instead of sticking up. On the other hand, Arika in ''Anime/MaiOtome'' has one serious ahoge (among other hair oddities).
** For Arika, it's more HairAntennae. She even earns the nickname ''Arinko-chan'', i.e. ''Anty''.

* ''Anime/NeoRanga'': Ushio has a curled version of this.

* Sakura Nankyoku from ''Manga/PenguinMusume'' is a classic example of the trope. Her mother also has an ahoge.
* Ruby from the ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' manga has something resembling an ahoge, but it's only visible without his trademark cap and doesn't seem indicative of any particular personality traits.

* Moka of ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' has one, though it's not always easily visible. Also, [[SplitPersonality neither of her personalities is an idiot]], though Outer Moka can be a bit of a [[TheDitz ditz]].
* Nori, from ''Manga/RozenMaiden'', has an ahoge too.

* Kurimu in ''LightNovel/SeitokaiNoIchizon''.
* SenseiChan Megumi from ''Manga/SchoolLive'' has a ''giant'' bit of Idiot Hair. [[spoiler:She keeps it even after becoming a zombie]].
* Musubi, Hikari, Shijime, Kujika, Mikogami, and Karasuba of ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}''. Karasuba's is the mischievous version.

* Tadase from ''Manga/ShugoChara'' has one of these, though he's not an idiot; just oblivious.

* Death the Kid in ''Manga/SoulEater''. You'd think he'd notice that he only has one cowlick on one side of his head, [[SuperOCD considering his obsession with symmetry]] and how much he freaks about the white lines.

* ''Manga/SpecialA'' Kei has this, which has been commented upon by some.

* Both protagonists in the ''Manga/WanderingSon'' anime have small Idiot Hairs but not in the manga.
* Loretta Oratorio from ''VideoGame/WildArms: Twilight Venom''.
* Kazuma Azuma in ''Manga/YakitateJapan'', though they looked more like HairAntennae.

* In ''CrimsonGrave'' the two heroes go dungeon-exploring with a treasure hunter whose [[ExpressiveHair expressive ahoge]] is apparently smarter than she is. It always points in the direction she should go, and she follows it without realizing.

* The appropriately ditzy Miki Motokura of 'Mo-Retsu! Boin Sensei'' ([[{{Hentai}} yeah, it's that kind of manga]]) has the side-oriented ''ahoge'' similar to [[Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia the Italies.]] A LiveActionAdaptation reproduces it faithfully.

* Sumi in ''Moetan'' has this, and it overlaps with ExpressiveHair, changing shape to represent her feelings (such as a heart, a [[TheSweatDrop sweatdrop]], and many more.)

* Demon-goddess Shinki from ''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Mystic Square]]'' has a small ponytail high on her head, which is [[MemeticMutation often joked]] to be an ahoge by the fandom.

* Nyarko from ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan''; since she's [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]], it's [[PrehensileHair prehensile]] to act as a stand-in for a tentacle. It's also a [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling Malign Deity Radar]], in addition to being able to form complex shapes like kanji and an at-mark (at least in the anime). Rather than outright stupidity though (she graduated top of her class and went to a prestigious university), it reflects the fact that she's TheDitz.

* It's more curled than sticking straight up, but every incarnation of {{Superman}} has a very distinctive hairdo, though it's more indicative of his staunch optimism (that, perhaps, borders on naivete) than idiocy.
* {{Tintin}} has one.
* Franco-Belgian comics character Titeuf. ''All'' his hair is Idiot Hair, which is [[PingPongNaivete sometimes representative of him, sometimes not]].

* ''Anime/MaiHime'': Mai is a borderline case -- her ahoge runs across her forehead instead of sticking up. On the other hand, Arika in ''Anime/MaiOtome'' has one serious ahoge (among other hair oddities).
** For Arika, it's more HairAntennae. She even earns the nickname ''Arinko-chan'', i.e. ''Anty''.

* Suzuna from ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' will suddenly '''develop''' it whenever another character's romantic subplot is brought up. It then homes in on them like radar.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'':
** Asuna has one of these in her hair, and she's a member of Class 3-A's "Baka Rangers" clique for the students who consistently get the lowest grades.
** Yue Ayase has one running across her head, and is also a member of Class 3-A's "Baka Rangers". However, she's actually very smart, just really lazy.
** Nodoka also has one, but she's ranked something like 23rd in her grade of over 700 students.
** Chisame Hasegawa also has one, and she's the only class member without a WeirdnessCensor.
** A more straight example is Nagi "[[strike:Five, Maybe Six Spells Tops]] Thousand Master" Springfield, Negi's [[DisappearedDad missing father]]. Not to mention Negi himself, who is "an idiot in reverse" due to overthinking, and his obliviousness about girls.

* [[Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel Noelle]]. Not her hair per se (though it is flipped up), but the ribbons from her bows seriously defy gravity.

* Pretty much the entire significant female cast of ''LightNovel/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'' has the same hair hanging from the side of their head.

* Nikaidou from ''Manga/SangatsuNoLion'' is the only character that has one. It's lampshaded when his appearance reverting from a slightly more realistic style due to an ArtShift; it swings right back up from his bangs during the one-panel transformation.

* Pretty much the entire significant female cast of ''LightNovel/RokujyoumaNoShinryakusha'' has the same hair hanging from the side of their head.

* In ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'', several characters have them.
** And it seems some of these idiot hairs have meaning, representing several places (America's is Nantucket, Korea's is supposed to be Seoul, Austria's is Mariazell, etc.)
** Several pictures of Roman Empire show that he has several idiot hairs and that they may have been passed on to his descendants (Both Italy brothers, Greece, and possibly Egypt.)
*** The Italy brothers are mirror images of each other. North Italy's is on his left side while South's is on his right.
*** One comic revealed that they get flustered when people touch them because they're erogenous zones for them.
*** The Principality of Seborga has a curl similar to North Italy's, but it has a more rumpled and bent appearance.
*** When North and South Italy's curls overlap, they form a heart. [[http://www.zerochan.net/1881741 See here]].
*** Greece has one that splits into ''two'' on the top of his head. The ends curl round in the style of an Ionic column.
** Korea has one too. It's sometimes drawn [[ExpressiveHair with a face]].
*** According to the [[WordOfGod notes]], it's his soul, not Seoul. Hence the face. StealthPun?
** Austria, normally TheStoic, will sometimes express emotion through his ahoge.
** Taiwan has the longest of any known country, which seems to fit with her being the only girl with one.
** America and Canada both have them.
*** It's no surprise that they both have one, being 'brothers' (or as related as a country can be). What is interesting is how different they are. America's is short, thick, and curves back over his hair. Canada's is long, thin, has a loop, and falls forward in front of his face.
** Australia has two. AND England's eyebrows.
** Norway's ''floats''.
*** He also a [[http://images.wikia.com/hetalia/images/7/74/Norway001.jpg strange dot]] that floats alongside his idiot hair.
** Turkey's splits into two at the nape of his neck.
** Not only that but in the few times Italian and Austrian citizens are represented, they have the very same ahoge style of their respective countries.

* The Danganronpa series loves to gives its protagonists this, [[MemeticMutation to the point where it's become known by fans as "Protagonist Hair" and is seemingly customary for all series protagonists to sport it.]] Started off by Makoto Naegi in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', it's continued by the main characters of ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' and ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3'', [[AmnesiacHero Hajime Hinata]] and Kaede Akamatsu [[spoiler:and [[DecoyProtagonist later]], Shuichi Saihara, who keeps it under his hat,]] have it as well. It's become so synonymous with the role that it becomes outright symbolic as the series goes on, noticeably in ''VideoGame/UltraDespairGirls'' where Makoto's younger sister Komaru - briefly appearing in the first game with normal hair - has become the protagonist and suddenly sprouted one, also true for returning character and {{Deuteragonist}} [[spoiler:Touko Fukawa]] (though in the latter case it doubles as part of her new disheveled appearance), and in V3 [[spoiler:the aforementioned Shuichi only removes his cap and makes his idiot visible after he takes up the protagonist mantle for good]]. In ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'', Ryoko Otonashi lacks one but Yasuke Matsuda has it, and in ''Manga/KillerKiller,'' Takumi Hijirihara sports it as well.
** Though this isn't ''entirely'' exclusive to protagonists of the series, with Nagito Komaeda in ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' sporting one among his absurd bedhead, likely to further his resemblance to the aforementioned Makoto. [[spoiler: He also briefly becomes playable during Chapter 4's investigation, and he does still serve as one of the most prominent characters in the story.]] Taken further in ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3'', in which [[AmnesiacHero Rantaro Amami]], [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots K1-B0]], and [[GadgeteerGenius Miu]] all sport prominent ahoges. [[spoiler: The former two turn out to be more than a coincidence with some of the endgame reveals regarding the killing game's [[ImmoralRealityShow true nature]]. Rantaro is a survivor and possible protagonist of the 52nd killing game, while K1-B0 is the audience-controlled in-show protagonist of the 53rd, aka Danganronpa V3. K1-B0's idiot hair also turns out to be a {{Justified Trope}} which takes the trend of the "protagonist hair" to its logical conclusion, by doubling as an antenna that allows the audience of the killing game to control his actions through user polls.]]

* ''VisualNovel/{{Grisaia No Kajitsu}}'': Michiru has one of these, which corresponds well with her equally [[TheDitz ditzy]] personality, Yuuji manages to convince Michiru that her idiot hair, which he calls Charlie, is cat repellant, as it turns out, it's quite the [[HeadPet opposite]].

* Several ''{{Webcomic/Consolers}}'' characters have these, like [[NotSoAboveItAll Sony]], Square Enix and [[SmallNameBigEgo Apple]]. But like some ''[[Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia Hetalia]]'' characters does [[StringyHairedGhostGirl Atari]] have a floating one.

* [[{{Courier}} Red Blood Cell]] [=AE3803=] in ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' has one, perfectly fitting her [[{{Adorkable}} adorably awkward personality]] and [[NoSenseOfDirection tendency to get lost]] in the blood vessels. Curiously, this has [[EpilepticTrees led some fans to believe]] that she may in fact be an abnormal sickle cell!
** Even her tongue, which ''screams with her'' whenever she [[FreakOut freaks out]], has one, and certain scenes in episode 8 show her standing out stuck in a mass of red blood cells thanks to her ahoge drawn BIGGER than it looks up close.