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| - Let's face it. Hair that is striking in its length, volume, or color makes a very dynamic visual, and as such, many a work of fiction will have a character who has it. But wait! For some reason or other, the person with the striking hair needs to be disguised so that either other characters, the audience, or both don't realize it's them. If The Reveal is particularly huge or unwieldy, it may result in Please Keep Your Hat On. Examples of Compressed Hair include:
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| - Let's face it. Hair that is striking in its length, volume, or color makes a very dynamic visual, and as such, many a work of fiction will have a character who has it. But wait! For some reason or other, the person with the striking hair needs to be disguised so that either other characters, the audience, or both don't realize it's them. The easiest way to do this is to conceal their hair under a helmet, a wig, or with a hat, cap or scarf. This also gives the author the potential to toss out The Reveal with a dramatic explosion of flowing locks as the character's most prominent attribute positively identifies them for all to see. Except...hair doesn't entirely work that way. It can range from "fairly difficult" to "really freakin' hard" to successfully compact and store long or thick hair in such a small space. And even if it can fit, there's a real-life phenomenon known as "helmet hair" -- hair that's been tucked up under a close-fitting piece of headgear for very long tends to be not so flowing and perfectly styled when it's released. If The Reveal is particularly huge or unwieldy, it may result in Please Keep Your Hat On. Examples of Compressed Hair include:
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