History Main / NoBrows

* In ''Film/ShaPoLang II: A Time for Consequences'', Ah Zai, TheDragon of the primary BigBad, has no eyebrows, serving to highlight his role as a psychotic KnifeNut enforcer.

A {{Subtrope}} of UnusualEyebrows, this is when a character [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin has no eyebrows]].

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* Creator/MattGroening's art-style does not draw eyebrows for most of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', although some like Milhouse have [[BigOlEyebrows huge eyebrows]]. Some characters, most notably Moe, have very prominent brow ridges that act in their place for emoting.

* Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway of the Music/ThompsonTwins used to shave their eyebrows off.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'': Cyrus found eyebrows unnecessary for his perfect world.

* ''Literature/OldKingdom'': Captain Gullaine, head of the Royal Guard in ''Clariel'', [[BaldWomen doesn't have any hair on her head]], including eyebrows.

* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'', [[IronButtMonkey Jean Pierre Polnareff]] inexplicably lacks eyebrows, which was likely done to draw attention to his amusingly large forehead and pole-like hairstyle, as ''three'' of the main characters - Jotaro, Kakyoin, and Polnareff - are virtually only distinguishable due to their different hairstyles and outfits. [[SuddenAnatomy He does gain eyebrows]] when he returns in [[spoiler:''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'']] as a result of the change in art style.

* Satra, the Deuteragonist of ''Nomads'', doesn't have any eyebrows. He seems to have been born that way, as flashbacks show he didn't have eyebrows as a child, either. This is actually important to the plot- his lack of eyebrows is a very distinctive feature, making it easier for people to recognize him as [[spoiler:the supposedly kidnapped Crown Prince of the Sky Kingdom.]]

* Hubert from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' appears to have no eyebrows pre-timeskip, although it's unclear if they're just very thin or nonexistent. He loses this post-timeskip, although they're still thin.

* There is a condition known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_universalis Alopecia universalis]] which causes the loss of ''all'' hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes included.

** The Asari, who otherwise are [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Blue-Skinned Space Babes]] with hair tentacles, do not have eyebrows. However, many of them do have facial markings around the eyes that help mask this and make them look more human. In fact, Liara T'Soni -- the most important Asari in the trilogy -- have markings that just so happen to look like eyebrows, presumably to make her look more appealing as a LoveInterest. Other Asari squad members also have their lack of eyebrows disguised, such as Samara, who has a "crown" on her forehead, and Peebee, face is covered in [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad Furiosa]]-styled face paint.

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* Victor Zsasz on ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' goes for the completely hairless look, like the aforementioned Observers on ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' but twitchier.

* Henry and June on ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam''.

* Art/TheMonaLisa originally did have eyebrows, but all the cleaning and restoration works scrubbed the eyebrows (and a lot of details) out.

* Whoopi Goldberg
* Martin Luther [=McCoy=]

* There is a condition known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_universalis Alopecia universalis]] which causes the loss of ''all'' hair, eyebrows and eyelashes included.

* Bernie Rose in ''Film/{{Drive}}''. Creator/AlbertBrooks shaved off his eyebrows himself in order to make character look less expressive and emotional.

* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'', [[IronButtMonkey Jean Pierre Polnareff]] inexplicably lacks eyebrows, which was likely done to draw attention to his amusingly large forehead and pole-like hairstyle. [[SuddenAnatomy He does gain eyebrows]] when he returns in [[spoiler:''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'']] as a result of the change in art style.
* The sinister Yokoya from ''Manga/LiarGame''.in [[Manga/StardustCrusaders Part 3]], as ''three'' of the main characters - Jotaro, Kakyoin, and Polnareff - are virtually only distinguishable due to their different hairstyles and outfits.

* Captain Ventralis, head of security on the Rift Station on Noveria, in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', is missing eyebrows, along with the rest of the hair on his head. Whether this is the consequence of days of fighting crazy, murderous aliens, or the result of standing too close to a Bunsen burner, is anyone's guess.

* Guile of ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' fame. [[PatrioticFervor He's American like that.]]
** He's not the only one. There's also [[VideoGame/StreetFighterI Sagat]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Dhalsim, Blanka, Bison (Dictator), Balrog (Boxer), Dee Jay, Akuma]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Dudley, Oro, Hugo]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Seth, Oni]]... It seems that if you don't have BigOlEyebrows in the world of ''Street Fighter'', you're likely to lack eyebrows completely instead.

* Creator/MattGroening's art-style does not draw eyebrows for most of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', although some like Milhouse have [[BigOlEyebrows huge eyebrows]].

* Gustavo Ragetta and Keith Gandor from ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}!''

* Jin and Jin's Mom from ''Manga/UrayasuTekkinKazoku''.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In ''Discworld/FeetOfClay'', Vimes guesses that Cheery is an alchemist in part due to Cheery's lack of eyebrows, since [[ExplosiveResults alchemical experiments tend to explode]].

* Grí­ma Wormtongue in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]''. As discussed in his entry on UncannyValley, his actor Brad Dourif's decision to shave his eyebrows for the part is what really made the character look creepy, even more than his corpse-like makeup. Out of costume and off-set, people kept telling Dourif that ''something'' wasn't quite right about him.