History GentleGiant / WesternAnimation

* Ed from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' is the friendliest kid in Peach Creek by far. He has an obsession with chickens, but seems to like all animals. He also tends to carry his friends around. In some episodes, Ed is seen [[BigBrotherInstinct defending his younger sister, Sarah]]. Double D even lampshades this in one episode.

** The show has Hector Jötunheim, who is a massive ape-like giant, who although seems menacing, is actually very gentle. Because of this, he is often seen as boring to his classmates. In "The Colossus", it is shown why he lives a "boring" life, [[spoiler:[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome which is because, as a giant, he can be very destructive when excited]].]] There are some exceptions however, like in The Curse, [[spoiler: where he accidentally steps on Gumball and squashes him to be stuck under his foot like chewing gum]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': Proto, voiced by Creator/AdamWest, qualifies. Batman initially believed that he was too clumsy and thus dangerous to be on active patrol when he built him, but he's an exuberant, warm-hearted robot and a FriendToAllLivingThings who wants nothing better than to help his creator fight crime. When saving a kitten, he proves capable of great restraint and caution, which Batman uses to put him back on duty by getting him to treat civilians like kittens. In Proto's words:

--> Kittens are not just cute, but also delicate and defenseless.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': Proto, voiced by Creator/AdamWest, qualifies. Batman initially believed that he was too clumsy and dangerous to be on active patrol, but him being a FriendToAllLivingThings makes him capable of extreme gentility around small animals. Batman is able to make him more cautious by getting him to treat civilians like kittens. In Proto's words:

* Leatherhead from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'', who is a giant, mutant alligator, and a {{Genius Bruiser}} to boot! Just as long as he [[BerserkButton stays in control...]]

** Like the Discworld example above, most Autobot protagonists tend to use Gentle Giant mannerisms when dealing with humans. Decepticons...not so much. Except in the ''[[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass Shattered Glass]]'' universe, where, naturally, [[MirrorUniverse it's reversed]].

* Plato from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues''.

* Tiger from ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail''. Double points for being [[CatsAreMean the lone friendly cat]] to the [[SpeciesSurname Mousekewitz]] family.

* Appa, Pipsqueak, and Flopsy from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.
** Sky Bison in general seem rather friendly towards humans, as wild ones are seen allowing humans to get close and wander through their herds. [[MamaBear Just don't get close to their babies, though.]]
** Naga from the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is a BigFriendlyDog who gives people she likes big, sloppy kisses.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' (appropriately called "A Giant Problem"), Tasha is one. ''Literally.''

* The eponymous character in ''WesternAnimation/BigBuckBunny''.
* Modo from ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'' is a very fine example of this, although Limburger's dimwitted henchman Grease Pit could also count.

* Gor from ''WesternAnimation/CaptainSimianAndTheSpaceMonkeys''. He really hates to fight, and often does so only if his friends are in danger. His pacifistic nature causes him to try and talk to the villains, but it rarely works (except in one {{Aesop}} episode); and there have been occasions where his own friends [[BerserkButton goaded]] him into transforming into Gormungus, a hulk-like creature, to win battles or save a crew member, usually Spydor.
** He actually managed to talk several gladiators (at least one on screen) out of their job in the episode where he received his [[OneWingedAngel Gormungus]] mutation -- up until then, pushing his BerserkButton resulted in something more like an UnstoppableRage.
* WesternAnimation/CliffordTheBigRedDog, just like in the books, is a classic example. The biggest BigFriendlyDog there is out there.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', Launchpad [=McQuack=] is the strongest member of the regular casts and towers over most of them, but he'd never hurt a fly.

* Ed from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' is the friendliest kid in Peach Creek by far. He has an obsession with chickens, but seems to like all animals. He also tends to carry his friends around.
** In some episodes, Ed is seen [[BigBrotherInstinct defending his younger sister, Sarah]].
** Double D even lampshades this in one episode -- "He wouldn't hurt a fly! [[ThePigPen They're actually attracted to him!"]]

* Eduardo from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''; he was created by a little girl who lived in a bad neighborhood and needed an imaginary friend who was scary-looking enough to frighten off thugs and bullies, but gentle enough to help her throw tea parties for her baby brother. Later, she realized her subconscious had a secondary purpose in inventing Eduardo's personality: he's such a coward that she eventually had to find her own inner courage and step up to protect ''him''. (She was later shown to have grown up to be a police officer.)

* Goliath in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' looks like a hulking, fanged, clawed, glowing-eyed monster, is big even by gargoyle standards, and is a Badass in battle. He's also a WarriorPoet who reads Dostoyevsky and doesn't like killing people, whose greatest wish is peace between gargoyles and humans.

* WesternAnimation/BabyHuey in the old Harvey cartoons.
* Ram-Man, from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' and [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002 its reboot]]. Although, if you ''do'' make him angry, trying to stop him is like trying to stop a tank.

* [[EmotionalBruiser Eugly]] the rabbit from ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}''.

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes''' Hugo the Abominable Snowman wasn't [[AndCallHimGeorge exactly gentle...but he meant well]].
* The Ferocious Beast of ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast'' is the size of a bus and [[DeathbringerTheAdorable the exact opposite of his name.]]

* Grin from ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'', an ardent follower of Zen philosophy.
* Ivan from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' towers over ALL his classmates and his love interest Mylène, and has a generally intimidating look on him. But at heart, he's extremely friendly towards his classmates and loves Mylène more than anything.

** As she is larger than most of the other ponies in the show, Princess Celestia also counts.

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man seemed to be in a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. When he was a good guy, he fit this Trope.

* Hawk from ''WesternAnimation/SpaceRacers''.

* Memnock from ''WesternAnimation/SuperNoobs'' is a tall alien who has many intimidating features such as fangs and claws but has a tender heart towards children such as the Noobs and he showed these traits in "I Know You Noob" as he tried to reason carefully with several little girls who were blackmailing the Noobs. He also turns out to have several traits of a CampStraight as he loves cooking and made the infamous tiara jokes towards the Noobs. He also loves to eat candy, likes puppies whether real or stuffed, and likes to do childish activities

* Leatherhead from ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)]]'', who is a giant, mutant alligator, and a {{Genius Bruiser}} to boot! Just as long as he [[BerserkButton stays in control...]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** Thunder, looking past the fact that he and his brother Lightning love destroying every inanimate object in sight.
** And Red Star practically lives this trope, even though the alternative is so much easier.
** There's also Galfore, Starfire's ''k'norfka'' (guardian), a huge, hulking, intimidating guy, who's actually quite friendly and approachable -- so long as you don't do anything that might be interpreted as a threat against Starfire. (Oddly enough, this is one of the few things that Beast Boy learns very quickly.)

* Fred is the the tallest boy in the ''WesternAnimation/TimeWarpTrio''.
* Mighty Manfred from ''Tom Terrific.'' Tom always touts him as a brainy intellect and fierce fighter, but all Manfred would rather do during the duo's adventures is sleep.
* DJ from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''. He's the largest and most muscular of the males but wouldn't hurt a fly. Owen is probably the heaviest character overall, and likewise sweet.

* Whatever {{Franchise/Transformers}} multiverse you come from, you ''will'' possess this trope if you are Optimus Prime. Or almost any Autobot protagonist.

* In ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', the ogre Knut fits this Trope, [[MinionWithAnFInEvil despite working for the bad guys.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' has Stimpy. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It makes]] [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext (just as much)]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext sense in context]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "Gargamel's Giant", the villain's EvilPlan is to mold a giant out of clay and then use alchemy to turn it into a real giant that will become his servant, which he'll use against the Smurfs. However, he has a problem: one ingredient he needs is choke cherries, which don't grow in that part of the world. After realizing this, Gargamel decides to try using smurfberries, figuring that since the Smurfs used them for everything, why shouldn't they work? At first, they ''do'' work, and while the giant, whom he names Dufus, is a little dimwitted, he is more than willing to do what Gargamel tells him at first. Eventually, however, Dufus turns out to be a MinionWithAnFInEvil, who is far too friendly to hurt anyone, due to the fact that Gargamel used smurfberries to create him.

** Omega Supreme in G1. Jetfire (or [[AdaptationNameChange Skyfire]]), a pacifist and scientist with a stature that dwarfs Optimus Prime, also qualifies.

* Sandy from ''WesternAnimation/MonkieKid'' is an [[NiceGuy extremely friendly]] but [[TheBigGuy physically imposing]] demon who drinks tea and loves cats. [[TraumaButton just don't]] [[TranquilFury hurt his friends...]]

** Omega Supreme in G1. Starfire, a pacifist and scientist with a stature that dwarfs Optimus Prime, also qualifies.

** The show has Hector Jötunheim, who is a massive ape-like giant, who although seems menacing, is actually very gentle. Because of this, he is often seen as boring to his classmates. In "The Colossus", it is shown why he lives a "boring" life, [[spoiler:[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome which is because, as a giant, he can be very destructive when excited]].]] There are some exceptions however, like in The Curse, [[spoiler: where he accidentally steps on Gumball and squashes him to be stuck under his foot like chewing gum]].]]

** The show has Hector Jötunheim, who is a massive ape-like giant, who although seems menacing, is actually very gentle. Because of this, he is often seen as boring to his classmates. In "The Colossus", it is shown why he lives a "boring" life, [[spoiler:[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome which is because, as a giant, he can be very destructive when excited]].]]

* Genie's Kindness from the ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' episode "The Seven Faces Of Genie" is a hulking giant who towers over the city Aladdin and the Sultan are staying at, but [[MeaningfulName true to his moniker is very kind, gentle, friendly, and sensitive]].

** The show has Hector Jotunheim, who is a massive ape-like giant, who although seems menacing, is actually very gentle. Because of this, he is often seen as boring to his classmates. In "The Colossus", it is shown why he lives a "boring" life, [[spoiler: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome which is because, as a giant, he can be very destructive when excited]].]]
** There is also [[MixandMatchCritters the Chimera]], who is a massive monster made out of toy parts who befriends Anais. [[spoiler: In the episode he appeared in, he was shown to have been [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood thought of as a criminal]] due to breaking into houses to look for a new friend after his creator died.]]

*** [[spoiler:He also turns out to be something of a super-tough GeniusDitz, in that he's somehow the foremost expert on space bridges.]]

* Lofty from ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'', despite being the tallest machine, is kindhearted and friendly, but also has a fear of heights, mice, loud noises, and formerly Spud the Scarecrow. He is also timid, shy and nervous and often needs extra encouragement to acknowledge the amazing things he can do, but always rises to the occasion and holds up his end of the job.