History Main / GiantMook

* Mario Brega, a six-four, two hundred fifty pound Italian actor, and perennial favourite of SergioLeone's.

* [[InvertedTrope Inversion]]: some games in the ''{{Mario}}'' franchise (starting with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'') have the Micro-Goomba, a smaller (and ''much'' more annoying) version of the usual MascotMook. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' has the Thwimps, which are tiny versions of Thwomps.

** Almost all the platform games also play this straight, though. [[MacroZone World 4]] in ''[=SMB3=]'' is almost entirely populated by giant mooks.

** ComicBook/{{Lobo}} in ''The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special''.

** To be fair, UmaThurman in green spandex would have that effect on ''any'' man.

* "The Russian" from ''Film/ThePunisher'' is notable since he is the only GiantMook from the comics to appear in the film.

* The Stone Gargoyle in ''{{Blood}}''.

** Leader of prison escape in ''PoliceAcademy IV: '''C'''itizens '''O'''n '''P'''atrol''
* Robert Maillet

* The final stage of ''{{Gradius}} Gaiden'' has the third-to-last boss, Heavy [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Dakker/Ducker]], a giant version of those walking robots that walk on the floors and ceilings of some stages.

** ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Gaiden'' has the Heavy Ducker, a giant version of the series-traditional Ducker walkers. By no means is it just a big Ducker; it boasts several unique and deadly weapons.

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' has its own giant mooks in the form of the "Fat Man" and "Tall Man" Majini. The high-pitched ululating from the tall one is borderline terror.

* The Striders of ''{{Half-Life}} 2'' are either Giant Mooks or [[BossBattle bosses]], depending on the terrain, number, and how much rocket amo you have available. In the first game, you take out a whole horde of Striders in the latter stages, while ''Epsiode 1'' uses a single Strider as a final boss fight. ''Episode 2'' culminates in a [[spoiler:BossBattle against a whole horde of Striders.]] ''Episode 2'' also introduces the Hunters, which are tripodal bluegreen mechanoids which fire explosive flechettes (it's actually possible to kill a Hunter with its own flechettes), are extremely fast and agile, and have an excess of health. [[spoiler:They work as support for the Striders in the final sequence.]]

* ''SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' turns this trope UpToEleven with HumongousMecha-sized Mooks.

* In the midst of the reality warping nonsense of online flash series ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat'', a giant [[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]](with his [[{{BFG}} 6 foot caliber shotgun]]) is seen in the episode "Madness Consternation" and takes three shotgun blasts to the face without flinching. Hank, the protagonist, only manages to kill him by ramming a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]] through his head . The giant is later revealed to be a Mag Agent, which are regular agents upgraded into giant SuperSoldiers. More Mag Agents appear in later episodes and take longer to kill than regular {{Mooks}}.

* Tales abound throughout military history of soldiers so big and strong they were capable of such feats as using squad support weapons as rifles. There was supposedly one fellow in the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War who was said to be able to [[GunsAkimbo doublefist]] squad machineguns, though this may be an exaggeration. Supposedly one such soldier named Mariolle was found in Napoleon's army, where he obeyed the order to salute by raising a 4" cannon to his shoulder instead of a rifle. While the Emperor congratulated him, this incident was PlayedForLaughs and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen didn't quite result in 19th century squad support weapons]]. Even today, a common French idiom, "cessez de faire le mariolle" (stop doing the Mariolle thing) means "stop clowning around".

* The rival gangs in [[VideoGame/SaintsRow Saint's Row 3]] employ eight-foot Brutes that attack you with heavy weapons like chainguns or flamethrowers, or simply by smashing you to bits and throwing cars at you.

->'''Frank Martin:''' [[LampshadeHanging Let me guess.]] You're [[TheSmartGuy the smart one.]]\\

** The Brutes in ''{{Bio Shock 2}}'' are big muscular splicers which are as strong as a Big Daddy.
* In ''MassEffect'', the geth's Giant Mooks overlap with their EliteMooks, in the form of the appropriately named Destroyers, Juggernauts, and terrifyingly effective Primes. There's also geth Armatures and Collossi, which count as giant walking tanks.

*** Giant Sherpa who fights Indy and Giant Nazi Mook [[NightmareFuel killed by propeller]], ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' has its own giant mooks in the form of the "Fat Man" and "Tall Man" Majini. The high-pitched ululating from the tall one is borderline NightmareFuel.