Warrior's wolf tail

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- What's wrong with ponytail, Ponytail? This is a warrior's wolf tail.


 * For the similar hairstyle used in the Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom, see Top-knot. For the hairstyle used by female members of the Water Tribe, see Hair loopies.



A warrior's wolf tail is a hairstyle worn by male Water Tribe warriors.

The wolf knot differs from a top-knot in that it is simply the hair pulled back tightly and tied behind the crown of the head, rather than being tightly curled into a knot on top of the scalp. Since both styles are so similar, Sokka was able to alter his hairstyle to blend in with citizens of the Fire Nation during Team Avatar's travels there.

The warrior's wolf tail seems to be the male counterpart of the "hair loopies" used by women in the Southern Water Tribe such as Katara, Kya and Kanna.

History


Sokka wore the warrior's wolf knot throughout his journey through the Water Tribe territory and the Earth Kingdom. He pointed out the name of the style, when Katara mockingly called it a "ponytail"; upon hearing the name, she poked fun at Sokka by saying that the style told the other warriors that he was "fun and perky".

Sokka later gave up his wolf knot for a top-knot in order to blend in better during their time in the Fire Nation, but wore it again during the Invasion of the Fire Nation and then for the rest of team's journey.

In his later years, Sokka kept sporting this hair style, albeit in a modified version. He donned the wolf tail when he was the chairman on the United Republic Council and proclaimed Yakone's verdict.

Trivia

 * There are two names of this hairstyle. "Avatar Extras" called Sokka's hairstyle a warrior's wolf knot, but Sokka himself called it a warrior's wolf tail.