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* ''FullMetalAlchemist'': Edward Elric. His title means that people confuse him with his [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready suit of armor]] brother. And being called [[TheNapoleon short]] is his BerserkButton.

* This trope is OlderThanPrint. The Jews were expecting [[TheBible Jesus]] to be, you know, their warrior-king and defeat the Romans and all that stuff. Instead, He distributes teachings, dies, and [[OrSoIHeard (according to rumor)]] defeats death by returning because He came to save humanity from more than just human oppressors. That's part of why there's so much continuity debate between the more classic Jewish fanbase and the revisionist Christians.

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[[http://www.spike.com/video/star-wars-episode/2663936 Star Wars: A lost hope]]. ...

-->'''Anakin:''' General Grievous. You're ''shorter'' than I expected!

*** Even more of a {{Wallbanger}} because Grievous is also a heck of a lot taller and bigger than Anakin himself.

So it's been a while since you answered the CallToAdventure, and you've had some successes. ''Spectacular'' successes, even. [[FamedInStory Everyone has heard of what you've done and everyone knows your name]. . . but [[ShroudedInMyth they don't know what you look like]], and you don't exactly [[AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance look the part]]. Maybe you're the KidHero, LittleMissBadass, CuteBruiser, ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, a LadyOfWar with a TomboyishName, or maybe you just [[HollywoodHomely lack the movie-star looks]] everyone associates with a heroic role. Either way, your reputation precedes you, and every time you introduce yourself people are going to look at you and say "Oh! I was expecting someone taller...". Or worse, they'll ask you if you've met/heard of/know of... well... ''you''. Then you have to say ActuallyIAmHim.

So it's been a while since you answered the CallToAdventure, and you've had some successes. ''Spectacular'' successes, even. Everyone has heard of what you've done and everyone knows your name.. but they don't know what you look like, and you don't exactly [[AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance look the part]]. Maybe you're the KidHero, LittleMissBadass, CuteBruiser, ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, a LadyOfWar with a TomboyishName, or maybe you just [[HollywoodHomely lack the movie-star looks]] everyone associates with a heroic role. Either way, your reputation precedes you, and every time you introduce yourself people are going to look at you and say "Oh! I was expecting someone taller...". Or worse, they'll ask you if you've met/heard of/know of... well... ''you''. Then you have to say ActuallyIAmHim.

*** CHARNAME can even comment on the fact that he's fairly pleasant for someone with the nickname "bloodscalp".

* [[StarWars General Grievous and Anakin Skywalker]] use this as a back-and-forth insult:
-->'''Grievous:''' I was expecting someone with your reputation to be a little... ''older''.
-->'''Anakin:''' You're shorter than I expected.

[[caption-width:350:Ur...wrong person, guys...]]

**** Also in StarWars: Wedge Antilles and Ysanne Isard had been enemies for years before they finally met. Wedge is an AcePilot, so he doesn't need to be big, but... well, he ''is'' pretty short.

* Played straight in "{{Collateral}}". When Max, posing as hitman Vincent, meets Vincents "client" Felix for the first time, the latter one plays greets him with the words "I thought you'd be taller".

* In the IsaacAsimov novel ''The Robots of Planet Dawn'', we learn that the story of the previous investigation of the hero, Elijah Baley, was made into a "hypervawe drama". Consequently, everybody who he meets Baley tells him that he doesn't look like the actor playing him (who was younger and more handsome).

* In one of the DoctorWho ExpandedUniverse novels, ''Seeing I'', Sam gets a chance to talk up the Doctor to some new friends before they meet him. When they do, he's rather bedraggled and miserable, and only 5'8" anyway, so one of them says that he expected the Doctor to be taller. Sam responds that [[TheNapoleon "he acts tall."]]