/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I have 2 questions with 1 being kinda stupid. What color would you say is Atomic Samurai's hair is? A lot of art of him makes it look like its dark Brown whereas his anime appearance and wiki entry says black. I'm more partial to black but I wanted a second opinion.

Secondly is whats the best method for maintaining his pony tail with a wig? I can handle styling the ends of the hair, but I have no idea how to get the pony tail to stay like that without being back heavy. I was wondering if people often have some kinda attachment hidden within their hair to keep it upright like a thin wooden dowel or something. I was considering this wig since I need something with a widows peak, but I'm wonder if people buy a shorter haired wig with some kinda pony tail attachment. https://arda-wigs.com/products/viktor-classic?variant=19488611106902