History Main / SciFiBobHaircut

There's something about the clean lines of a bob, particularly with bangs, that suggests a sci fi setting. Despite the style dating back to the twenties ([[TwentiesBobHaircut and being the defining hairstyle of the timeframe]]), they are still seen as a little bit rebellious and progressive. After all, LongHairIsFeminine, so short styles can be shorthand a more gender equal society. Additionally, the simple, straight lines fit in well with an AsceticAesthetic, marking the character as belonging to that timeframe. Not to mention, short hair tends to cause fewer problems with zero-g, helmets, and space suits, making the haircut AwesomeButPractical.

* When [[spoiler:EDI takes control over Dr. Eva's body]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' she gets [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ME3EDIBot_111.png a metal bob haircut (Picture spoiler for Mass Effect 3).]]

[[caption-width-right:350:From the top left: [[Series/{{UFO}} Lt. Ellis]], [[Film/TronLegacy Quorra]], [[{{Cleopatra2525}} Cleo]], [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry Lt. Valeris]], [[Series/{{Lexx}} Zev]], [[Series/{{Farscape}} Chiana]], [[Film/GalaxyQuest Laliari]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo]]]]

-->'''Kirk:''' Lieutenant, are you wearing your hair differently?\\

* Sonmi and all the other clones in the CloudAtlas movie.

* Bob haircuts and [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl white hair]] seem to be the default hairstyle for the [[AmazonBrigade Sisters of Battle]] in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}}'', a [[ScienceFictionTabletopGames science-fiction tabletop game]].

There's something about the clean lines of a bob, particularly with bangs, that suggests a sci fi setting. Despite the style dating back to the twenties ([[TwentiesBobHaircut and being the defining hairstyle of the timeframe]]), they are still seen as a little bit rebellious and progressive. After all, LongHairIsFeminine, so short styles can be shorthand a more gender equal society. Additionally, the simple, straight lines fit in well with an AsceticAesthetic, marking the character as belonging to that timeframe.

* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pacific_rim_mako_6282.jpg Mako Mori]], female lead and HumongousMecha pilot, from ''Film/PacificRim'' has a bob cut.

* ''Series/RedDwarf'': The AI computer Hilly from "Parallel Universe" wears Sci-fi Bob Haircut. In the third season, she became a regular when the crew's computer Holly decided to take her likeness and make a gender swap. In the later episodes, however, her hair were considerably longer.

* Lt. Ellis, from the British series ''Series/{{UFO}}''. For some reason, her hair is also purple.

** Lt. Saavic defies the trope in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', wearing her hair long.

* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reIayanamI_4815.jpg Rei Ayanami]], one of the three main character and [[HumongousMecha mecha]] pilots, from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.

* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reIayanamI_4815.jpg Rei Ayanami]], one of the three main character and [[HumongousMecha mecha]] pilots, from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion.''.

* Bob haircuts and [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl white hair]] are practical the default hairstyle for the [[AmazonBrigade Sisters of Battle]] in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}}'', a [[ScienceFictionTabletopGames science-fiction tabletop game]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:From the top left: [[Series/{UFO}} Lt. Ellis]], [[Film/TronLegacy Quorra]], [[{{Cleopatra2525}} Cleo]], [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry Lt. Valeris]], [[Series/{{Lexx}} Zev]], [[Series/{{Farscape}} Chiana]], [[Film/GalaxyQuest Laliari]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:From the top left: [[{{UFO}} Lt. Ellis]], [[Film/TronLegacy Quorra]], [[{{Cleopatra2525}} Cleo]], [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry Lt. Valeris]], [[{{Lexx}} Zev]], [[Series/{{Farscape}} Chiana]], [[Film/GalaxyQuest Laliari]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo]]]]

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* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angel-links_5390.jpg Meifon Li]], the main character and leader of a SpacePirate-fighting service from ''Anime/AngelLinks'' has a short bob.

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* In the movie ''Film/NottingHill'', Julia Roberts played fictional actress "Anna Scott", who wore one of these while starring in [[http://www.yourprops.com/movieprops/default/4785f960213ec/Notting-Hill-1999-movie-props.jpg a fictional SF movie "Helix"]].
* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pacific_rim_mako_6282.jpg Mako Mori]], female lead and HumongousMecha pilot, from Film/PacificRim has a bob cut.

--->'''Kirk:''' Lieutenant, are you wearing your hair differently?
--->'''Saavik:''' It is still regulation, Admiral.
* Lt. Ellis, from the British series ''{{UFO}}''. For some reason, her hair was also purple.

* Bob haircuts and [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl white hair]] are practical the default hairstyle for the [[AmazonBrigade Sisters of Battle]] in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}}'', a [[ScienceFictionTabletopGames science fiction tabletop game]].

* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mirrors-edge-03.jpg Faith]], the protagonist from VideoGame/MirrorsEdge, which takes place in a PostCyberpunk setting, has a black bob haircut
* The default appearance of the [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/racasceal_1773.jpg RAcaseal]] class in VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline is a {{fembot}} with the top portion of their heads shaped like bobbed hair.
* When [[spoiler:EDI takes control over Dr. Eva's body]] in VideoGame/MassEffect3 she gets [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ME3EDIBot_111.png a metal bob haircut (Picture spoiler for Mass Effect 3).]]

* ''Film/TheFifthElement'''s Leeloo has unnaturally bright orange bobbed hair, as pictured above. Unusually for this trope, it's fairly messy.

* Quorra from ''Film/TronLegacy'', as pictured above. She combines this with FashionableAsymmetry.

* Chiana from ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' combines this with [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe White-Skinned Space Babe]], also pictured above. Like Leeloo, it's a bit more messy than typical for the trope, but ''Farscape'' does feature a UsedFuture.

** Many Vulcans in the ''Star Trek'' franchise wear their hair this way, including the above pictured Lt. Valeris, although there are exceptions. The Vulcans are, at least initially, a much more technologically advanced race than the humans.

* Lt. Ellis, from the British series ''{{UFO}}'', also pictured above. For some reason, her hair was also purple.

[[caption-width-right:350:From the top left: [[{{UFO}} Lt. Ellis]], [[Film/TronLegacy Quorra]], [[{{Cleopatra2525}} Cleo]], [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry Lt. Valeris]], [[{{Lexx}} Zev]], [[Series/{{Farscape}} Chiana]], [[GalaxyQuest Laliari]], [[Film/TheFifthElement Leeloo]]]]

* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angel-links_5390.jpg Meifon Li]], the main character and leader of a SpacePirate-fighting service from Anime/AngelLinks has a short bob.
* RobotGirl, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/R._Dorothy_Wayneright.jpg R. Dorothy Wayneright]] from has a Anime/TheBigO has a bob.

* [[RobotGirl Android]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Cis_Unit_5488.jpg Cis]] from Anime/TigerAndBunny

* Many Vulcans in the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise wear their hair this way, including the above pictured Lt. Valeris, although there are exceptions. The Vulcans are, at least initially, a much more technologically advanced race than the humans.

-->'''Kirk:''' Lieutenant, are you wearing your hair differently?
-->'''Saavik:''' It is still regulation, Admiral.

* Pretty much all of female Commander Shepard's hair styles in the SpaceOpera ActionRPG series, ''Franchise/MassEffect'', are bobbed. Male Shepard instead mostly sports buzz cuts.