History GentleGiant / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

** [[{{Heavyworlder}} The elcor]] are an entire ''species'' of Gentle Giants. [[PrimalStance Walking on four limbs for stability]] due to the high gravity of their homeworld of Dekuuna, they are notably one of the few species that are bigger than the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy krogan]]. Regardless of their colossal size, the vast majority of elcor prefer to tend to their business in peace and are more than happy to establish diplomatic relationships with the other races in the galaxy. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Of course]], the elcor, like any species with sapience, have more than a few outliers among their species; [[CowboyCop the turian party-member, Garrus]], ends up referring to a particularly terrifying aversion of this trope by citing an elcor ''serial killer''. Hell, we even meet two atypical elcor in [[WretchedHive Omega]], with one being a bouncer [[BoisterousBruiser who enjoys his job a bit too much]], and a particularly skeezy elcor merchant who cheated out a quarian in one side-quest. Despite these exceptions, though, most elcor have a natural tendency to the stable and benign, and would ''vastly'' prefer any sort of alternative to conflict if at all possible.

* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'' has Karlach, a tiefling barbarian who stands easily taller than most of your other party members, [[AmazonianBeauty is built like a a brick house]], and is definetly someone you don't want as your enemy. She's also among the friendliest and most pure-hearted allies you can recruit, however, being an AffectionatelyDorky GenkiGirl.

* King from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' is a pro-wrestling priest who is gentle and kind to the children of his small town in Mexico, despite his massive size and intimidating jaguar mask.

* Similarly, ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' has Iron Tager. Similar to Potemkin of ''Guilty Gear'' (Which ''Blazblue can be considered a SpiritualSuccessor to) Tager also has GeniusBruiser leanings, with the added fun of '''SCIENCE'''! He's a rather easygoing person with dislike for needless conflicts.

* 18-Volt from the ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' series is one of the largest characters in the cast (despite being [[YoungerThanTheyLook only in the fourth grade]]), but look no further than his stage in ''Gold'' if you want an example of his kind nature -- he doesn't hesitate for a moment to put his own passion for video games on the line in order to win back the games of ''a kid he doesn't even know'' in a rap battle against the girl who stole them, and he is shown both in the level conclusion cutscene and his character trailer to hold no ill will against said girl whatsoever afterwards.

*** Shen Gaoren is a [[GiantEnemyCrab gargantuan Carapaceon]]] that's usually just content to just dodder around and do crab things. However, its enormous legs that every step it takes pulverizes everything beneath it, which is bad news if it comes near a human settlement. Interestingly, it's so big that it has to wear the skull of the aforementioned Lao-shan Lung [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset as a shell.]]

* MASK De Smith of ''VideoGame/{{killer7}}''. A huge, burly man in a suit, cape and wrestling mask, armed with [[{{BFG}} two grenade launchers]] that burn his enemies to the ground, but he's a surprisingly nice, mellow guy under the mask.

-->'''Kaidan:''' "I haven't spent much time with krogan before, Wrex. [[InnocentlyInsensitive I have to say,]] [[ComplimentBackfire you're not what I expected."]]
-->'''Wrex:''' "Right. [[DeadpanSnarker Because you humans have a wide range of cultures and attitudes, but krogan think and act exactly alike.]]"
-->'''Kaidan:''' [[OhCrap "Whoa!]] [[ThatCameOutWrong I didn't mean...]] [[VerbalBackspace look, just forget I said anything!"]]
-->'''Wrex:''' "Done."

* Steelheart Massimo fills this trope nicely. He's a massive reploid from ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' in equally massive armor, wielding an equally massive beam-axe. Though not "dumb", his primary function (was?) is combat, but he has a great personality, once you get past his scaredy-cat nature. Notable acts range from hurling a Maverick larger/denser then Flame Mammoth across a room with one arm, as well as using his body as a shield to cover a covert- and nurse-type reploid from a really really big gunship's heavy laser cannons. Despite acts of great strength and defense, he's oftentimes heard whining about how things can't be done peacefully.

* Claude from ''VideoGame/ShiningForceII'' is a golem that served the ancients even before you get the chance to add him to your party, the turtle pet you can get can also evolve into a "monster" that's actually kind and helpful... and has a [[GameBreaker gamebreaking]] fire-breath attack.

--> Like a hibernating bear, the Heavy appears to be a gentle giant. Also like a bear, confusing his deliberate, sleepy demeanor with gentleness will get you ripped limb from limb. Though he speaks simply and moves with an economy of energy that's often confused with napping, the Heavy isn't [[DumbMuscle dumb]], he's ''not'' [[TheBigGuy your big friend]], and he generally wishes you'd just shut up before he has to make you shut up.

* Clanker from ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' is a GIANT METAL SHARK.. and a pretty nice guy.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' has Yunobo, who like all Gorons is twice as tall and wide as Link but is a CowardlyLion who must be actively guided in his and Link's battle against Vah Rudania (in contrast to the other {{Guest Star Party Member}}s who are far more proactive in fighting the Divine Beasts), and Hestu, who has the same gentle and childlike personality as all the other Koroks despite being abnormally large for one. The [[FishPeople Zora]] also have two characters, [[LargeAndInCharge Prince Sidon and King Dorephan]], who are twice and ten times as big as Link respectively but are two of the nicest characters in the game. Lastly, there's [[WanderingMinstrel Kass]], one of the tallest and bulkiest [[BirdPeople Rito]] characters who is nonetheless a NonActionGuy.

** The Espinas from ''Frontier'' is noteworthy for being the ''only'' monster that not only doesn't try to kill you on sight, but continues to ignore you even if you hit it, only harming you accidentally if you're too close to its feet or tail while it's moving around, minding its own business. However, [[BewareTheNiceOnes if you harass it long enough]], it literally TurnsRed and goes ballistic on you. Even then, with enough time, it'll calm down and go back to being peaceful. [[WordOfGod Apparently,]] Espinas is capable of killing ''Elder Dragons'' when angry enough.
** Lao-shan Lung is a titanic Elder Dragon that mostly stays away from settlements, munching on rocks underground in peace. Since it's so [[SquareCubeLaw big]], it can only move [[MightyGlacier one slow, wobbling step at a time.]] However, the ones encountered in game are running away from [[TheDreaded Fatalis]], and that one-foot-at-a-time gait is its version of ''running for dear life''. It won't stop until it's ''far'' away from Fatalis, and its escape route unfortunately means it usually has to go through (and over) a few villages in the process. It's not trying to cause any harm, it's just that it's too big to ''not'' be a problem, and so it must be killed when this happens.
** Shen Gaoren is a [[GiantEnemyCrab gargantuan Carapaceon]]] that's usually just content to just dodder around and do crab things. However, its enormous legs that every step it takes pulverizes everything beneath it, which is bad news if it comes near a human settlement. Interestingly, it's so big that it has to wear the skull of the aforementioned Lao-shan Lung [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset as a shell.]]
** Yama Tsukami is a gigantic octopus-like Elder Dragon that floats around like a hot air balloon, powered by rotting biomatter within its stomach. It [[VacuumMouth sucks up]] huge swathes of land beneath it to eat. However, it also just goes where the wind takes it, and if said wind just happens to take it above something important, [[ExtremeOmnivore down the hatch it goes. All of it.]]
** Kulve Taroth is an Elder Dragon resembling a cross between a lizard and a nanny goat, and covers herself in a golden coat. She just waddles around the Caverns of El Dorado most of the time, not even bothering to look down at the gang of Hunters pummeling her. Once her coat is destroyed enough, ''that'''s when she gets pissed.

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** Dedue is the tallest playable character and easily dwarfs most of his classmates, and he by dfault goes through the Armored Knight line. While his [[FaceOfAThug intimidating stature]] makes it difficult for others to talk to him, once they get to know him, Dedue is actually very calm and gentle.
** After his CharacterDevelopment post-timeskip on the [[spoiler:Azure Moon]] route, [[spoiler:Dimitri]] becomes this. While he is one of the tallest characters in the game and sports a good deal of muscle on top of scary black armor, he's also regained his pre-timeskip kind nature.

* Kintoki from ''VideoGame/OtogiMythOfDemons'' is very kind and soft spoken. This is despite being a 7 foot tall behemoth of a man, with enough raw strength to grab and pick up demons twice his size with one hand and throw them through buildings. Not to mention his {{BFS}} sized [[AnAxeToGrind axe]] which he swings around with ease. He is by far the physically strongest member of the good guys, but he only fights in order to save the land and help his friends.

* ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'': The Tallnecks are the tallest machines in the game, looking like giant, mechanical giraffe-sauropod hybrids with satellite dishes for heads. They're also the only machines that won't attempt to attack you un-overridden, and you can climb them to get data for your maps.

* ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'': The Tallnecks are the tallest machines in the game, looking like giant, mechanical giraffe-sauropod hybrids with satellite dishes for heads. They're also the only machines that won't attempt to attack you un-overridden, and you can climb them to get data for your maps.

** The newest member of the bunch, [[HuskyRusskie Antonov]], stands at an impressive 214cm[[note]] 7'0" [[/note]] and, next to Chizuru and Adelheid, is probably the nicest host ''KOF'' has had since Wolfgang Krauser. In fact, one cutscene even has him TakingTheBullet for a young fan he barely met, after [[GracefulLoser taking his defeat in stride]]. While he may not be the host in ''XV'', he's still rebounded pretty well in the form of his own wrestling troupe - Galaxy Anyone Wrestling.

* Goro Daimon from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. The guy is peaceful by nature, usually fighting only to help out Kyo, Benimaru, and Shingo if they require his aid. He also finds time to immerse himself in nature and teach younglings the secrets of Judo. His warm heart was probably why his ''very'' hot wife Jokyojo fell in love with him, and he's a devoted husband and father outside the ring.

** Raphael is a stone-faced brawler whose [[BigEater immense appetite]] is only eclipsed by his love of exercise, which culminates in a brutishly powerful warrior and a real terror on the battlefield. Thankfully, he's one of the warmest, friendliest characters in the series, and is both a good big brother to his sister as well as a supportive big brother figure to a number of people in his support conversations. (''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'')