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* IGotBigger: A short character is shown to have gotten much taller after a TimeSkip.
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* VerticalPowerPlay: A character positions themself to appear bigger as expression of power, or smaller as an expression of submission.
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* TallIsIntimidating: Being tall makes someone more intimidating.
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->''"Being tall has a major impact in general. It takes some courage to be as big as you are - to live up to it and not be intimidated by the graceful tiny people."''

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->''"Being tall has a major impact in general. It takes some courage to be as big as you are - -- to live up to it and not be intimidated by the graceful tiny people."''

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* BigShadowLittleCreature: A gigantic shadow turns out to come from someone or something much smaller.



* BigGuyLittleGuy: Two guys--one big, one little--who are paired together.

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* BigGuyLittleGuy: Two guys--one guys -- one big, one little--who little -- who are paired together.

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* ColossusClimb: A small character climbs a big one to attack the latter's lofty weak point.
* CuteGiant
* DangledByAGiant: A larger character holds a smaller character by pinching a limb or article of clothing between their fingers.



* HobblingTheGiant: The easiest way to take out a giant enemy is to go for the legs.



* ImpossiblyGracefulGiant: Instead of being held by by real-world physics, something huge moves with great speed and grace.

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* ImpossiblyGracefulGiant: Instead of being held by by real-world physics, something huge moves with great speed and grace.


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* TinyHeadedBehemoth: A comically small head on a huge and imposing body.


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* LargeRunt: A large character who is nonetheless small in comparison to others of their species.
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* TeensAreShort: To show that a character is a teenager and not an adult, they are noticeably shorter.

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* TeensAreShort: ShortTeensTallAdults: To show that a character is a teenager and not an adult, they are noticeably shorter.
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%%* Riding In The Palms Of Giant Hands: A character is lifted up in the palm of a much larger character.
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* RidingInThePalmsOfGiantHands: A character is lifted up in the palm of a much larger character.
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* RidingInThePalmsOfGiantHands: A character is lifted up in the palm of a much larger character.
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* CutesyDwarf: A little person who looks like a child.
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* BigLittleMan: An incredibly short character is introduced in a way that makes them seem significantly taller than they really are.
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* BigLittleBrother: The younger sibling is notably taller than their older siblings.

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* BigLittleBrother: The younger sibling is notably taller than their older siblings.sibling(s).
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* CasuallyPowerfulGiant

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* OurGiantsAreBigger: The work features giants.


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* OurGiantsAreBigger: The work features giants.
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%%* Small Parent Huge Child: A child is larger than one or both of their parents.

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%%* Small Parent Huge Child: * SmallParentHugeChild: A child is larger than one or both more of their parents.
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* SmallParentHugeChild: A child is larger than one or both of their parents.

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* SmallParentHugeChild: %%* Small Parent Huge Child: A child is larger than one or both of their parents.
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* SmallParentHugeChild: A child is larger than one or both of their parents.
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These are tropes that all have to do with height. Compiling this list was a tall order, but we made short work of it.

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These are tropes that all have to do with height. Compiling this list was [[{{Pun}} a tall order, but we made short work of it.it]].


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* HeightInsult: Mocking someone for their stature.
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->''"Being tall has a major impact in general. It takes some courage to be as big as you are - to live up to it and not be intimidated by the graceful tiny people."''
-->-- '''Creator/SigourneyWeaver'''

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