History Main / Kevlard

* The GladiatorGames of AncientRome too. Despite the SwordAndSandal stereotype of relatively lean, muscular gladiators, historic gladiators lived on fat-building diets, so that layers of fat could act as a layer of armor.

* In [[TheBible The Bible]], a man called King Moab gets stabbed by an Israelite in an assassination attempt. He's so fat that the Israelite pushes the sword into him, blade, hilt and all, and it doesn't come out the back. (Judges 3:12)

* In Charles [=McCarry=]'s ''Bride of the Wilderness'', the character Gustavus Hawkes is able to keep going on [[AnnoyingArrows with an arrowhead in him]]—albeit with considerable pain—because it's stuck in his subcutaneous fat. McCarry attempts to justify this by claiming that unusually dense fatty tissue runs in Hawkes's family; an ancestor took a small-caliber bullet with similar aplomb.

* In Charles McCarry's ''Bride of the Wilderness'', the character Gustavus Hawkes is able to keep going on [[AnnoyingArrows with an arrowhead in him]]—albeit with considerable pain—because it's stuck in his subcutaneous fat. McCarry attempts to justify this by claiming that unusually dense fatty tissue runs in Hawkes's family; an ancestor took a small-caliber bullet with similar aplomb.

* In [[TheBible]], a man called King Moab gets stabbed by an Israelite in an assassination attempt. He's so fat that the Israelite pushes the sword into him, blade, hilt and all, and it doesn't come out the back. (Judges 3:12)

* In [[The Bible]], a man called King Moab gets stabbed by an Israelite in an assassination attempt. He's so fat that the Israelite pushes the sword into him, blade, hilt and all, and it doesn't come out the back. (Judges 3:12)

->Your sword only pierced through my belly fat and one kidney: a flesh wound! Have at you, sir!
->-''{{Animorphs}}''

!!Examples:

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* Mister Heart is one famous example from ''FistOfTheNorthStar''. He was, in fact, the first enemy shown that Ken couldn't simply kill in one blow; his body fat protected him from Ken's fatal FingerPokeOfDoom. Ken had to resort to kicking Heart a hundred times in a second just to force the fat out of the way before striking forward with his killing blow.

[[folder:Video Games]]
* Klump in ''DonkeyKongCountry'': If you played as Diddy Kong, jumping on his head was ineffective, as you would merely bounce off his flab.
* The Adjudicator in ''DemonsSouls'' qualifies, although the Meat Cleaver stuck in his chest was a pretty good indicator of where you had to hit him.
* ''PunchOut!'' is full of these.
** King Hippo is one of the earlier video game examples. He was completely immune to being knocked out until you figured out you were supposed to hit him in the rather obvious bandages.
** Bear Hugger and Mad Clown, both fat boxers, are nearly immune to body blows. You have to punch them in the head to damage them. Punching them in the stomach results in a boing, and the boxer mocks you.
* Bob from ''{{Tekken}}'' purposely gained weight so he could have this advantage.
* There are enemies in ''{{Scott Pilgrim}} Vs. The World: The Video Game'' that repel attacks using their prodigious girth.
* In ''DwarfFortress'', fat realistically serves layers of tissue that may take damage from an attack instead of a more important body part. More bizarrely, in Adventure Mode you can repeatedly ''[[ViolationOfCommonSense set yourself on fire]]'' and put it out after a while to remove all the fat in your body. If you survive you become effectively fireproof because [[GoodBadBugs heat does not kill you through burning, it kills you by melting tissue (which except at very high temperatures is usually fat) to make you bleed to death.]]

[[folder:Film]]
* The fat guy in ''ThreeNinjas'': Until the heroes figured out where his weak point was, their blows simply did not register.
* Po in ''KungFuPanda'' is an average fighter overall, but his secret technique relies on his sheer mass to absorb attacks. By the end of the movie, it becomes ChekhovsSkill [[spoiler:as it renders him immune to Tai Lung's paralyzing nerve strikes]].

* Sumo wrestlers generally have this ability. This is partly because, in Japan, sumo wrestling is not so much the comedic butt of sports jokes as it is in the West, but a sacred sport with many hallowed training rituals. Participants sequester themselves away and eat for hours at a time while also building huge amounts of muscle. The result is that you get 400 pound fighters who appear practically indestructible.[[/folder]]


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* Subversion: In the Marvel Universe, Kingpin appears to be a monstrously obese man who appears to harness the power of {{Kevlard}}. However, once he actually takes off his shirt and starts fighting, it's apparent he is ripped as hell.

* King Hippo in ''PunchOut!!'' is one of the earlier video game examples. He was completely immune to being knocked out until you figured out you were supposed to hit him in the rather obvious bandages.

* There are enemies in ''{{Scott Pilgrim}}'' Vs. The World: The Video Game that repel attacks using their prodigious girth.

- ''{{Animorphs}}''

* There are enemies in {{Scott Pilgrim}} Vs. The World: The Video Game that repel attacks using their prodigious girth.

* The Blob from {{X-Men}} comes to mind.

Kevlard often, but not always, overlaps with {{Acrofatic}} and/or {{Mighty Glacier}}. More often than not, it's applied to villainous characters rather than heroic ones, usually because it's meant to be an intimidating display of size trumping skill. Often played for laughs, and almost always a set-up to having the characters discover the AchillesHeel of the tub of lard in question.

* The Blob from X-Men comes to mind.
* The Kingpin almost qualifies due to his size, but his strength is due to him being completely rippling with muscles, not fat.

[[folder:Film]]
* The fat guy in ''ThreeNinjas'': Until the heroes figured out where his weak point was, their blows simply did not register.
* Po in ''KungFuPanda'' is an average fighter overall, but his secret technique relies on his sheer mass to absorb attacks. By the end of the movie, it becomes ChekhovsSkill [[spoiler:as it renders him immune to Tai Lung's paralyzing nerve strikes]].

* Sumo wrestlers generally have this ability. This is partly because, in Japan, sumo wrestling is not so much the comedic butt of sports jokes as it is in the West, but a sacred sport with many hallowed training rituals. Participants sequester themselves away and eat for hours at a time while also building huge amounts of muscle. The result is that you get 400 pound fighters who appear practically indestructible.

* Klump in {{Donkey Kong Country}}. Unless you were Donkey Kong, jumping on his head was ineffective, as you would merely bounce off his flab.
* The Adjudicator in {{Demons Souls}}. Although the Meat Cleaver stuck in his chest was a pretty good indicator of where you had to hit him.
* King Hippo in {{Punch Out}}. One of the earlier video game examples. King Hippo was completely immune to being KO'd until you figured out you were supposed to hit him in the rather obvious bandages.
* Bob from {{Tekken}} purposely gained weight so he could have this advantage.

* The fat guy in {{Three Ninjas}}. Until they figured out where his weak point was, their blows simply did not register.
* Po in {{Kung Fu Panda}} is an average fighter overall, but his secret technique relies on his sheer mass to absorb attacks. By the end of the movie, it becomes ChekhovsSkill [[spoiler: as it renders him immune to Tai Lung's paralyzing nerve strikes]].

* Bob from {{Tekken}} purposely gained weight so he could have this advantage. [[/folder]]

* Po in {{Kung Fu Panda}} is an average fighter overall, but his secret technique relies on his sheer mass to absorb attacks. By the end of the movie, it becomes ChekhovsSkill [[spoiler: as it renders him immune to Tai Lung's paralyzing nerve strikes]].[[/folder]]

* Po in {{Kung Fu Panda}} is an average fighter overall, but his secret technique relies on his sheer mass to absorb attacks. By the end of the movie, it becomes ChekovsSkill [[spoiler: as it renders him immune to Tai Lung's paralyzing nerve strikes]].[[/folder]]

* Po in {{Kung Fu Panda}} is an average fighter overall, but his secret technique relies on his sheer mass to absorb attacks. [[/folder]]