[ SECRET POST #3471 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3471 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]


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03.
[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]


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[1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum]


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[outlander, ontd-sassenach]


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(Voltron: Legendary Defender)


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07.
[Michael Kamen]


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[Captain America (MCU), Daredevil (MCU), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Bleach]













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Comments

[ariakas]

I went on a rant about literally this in the GC like a week ago.

You're right, with one caveat: it actually isn't as advantageous a move as it's made out to be to grab someone's hair, especially if they're armed. (It's more of an issue in hand-to-hand combat, but it isn't the ~instant win~ move it's often made out to be.) This is why there have been many examples of warriors who wore their hair long as a matter of course (Vikings, samurai, Mongols, etc.) and their adversaries didn't just go "oh I know, I'll grab his ~hair~!" and win the battle. You need a hand to grab their hair, and the point of their weapon will be faster than you can move your hand - this is simple physics. Moreover, even if you were successful, they now have both hands free and you don't. They'll be able to overpower you and you'll be able to... pull their hair? It'll hurt for sure, but with the adrenaline pumping, you probably wouldn't stop someone even if you ripped out a fist of it. They'd rather not get stabbed and die.

That said, the aforementioned warriors always tied it back/braided it/etc. It gets caught in shit, as you say, but it also gets in your face because you whip your head around a lot when actively fighting - also sweating, etc.

The answer you seek is the same reason protagonists don't wear helmets in fantasy shit: it looks cool, and helps tell characters apart.

[(Anonymous)]

it's not about hair pulling being painful, even if that is a bonus. a grip on their head means you can guide them where you want. you talk as if you have spent time in the subject, but that's a pretty crucial part....

you're also suggesting exclusive 1v1 combat, which the depicted characters not only get into

[ariakas]

Yes, that's why I said that it's "more of an issue in hand-to-hand combat."

In armed combat you won't be able to close that distance without great risk; it's not worth it, which is why we see so many long-haired warriors throughout the history of armed combat.

Also, melees work against theoretical hair puller as well as the pullee: you've got a grip on their head, but they've still got two hands free, and you're down a hand to defend yourself against their friends.