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** An example of the enlarged version is the Cyber-King in the ChristmasEpisode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor The Next Doctor]]", which is a Cyberman the size of a building.
** An example of the palette-swapped version are the various Supreme Daleks, which are supposed to be even more dangerous than regular Daleks, and have some kind of distinctive paint job on their casings.

* It's a semi-recurring ocurrence in ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' that Mooks would get promoted (and sometimes upgraded) to MonsterOfTheWeek.

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** ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' has an Iron Knuckle ''riding a horse'' as one boss. He returns as a miniboss down the line. There's also Carock, which looks and attacks like a Wizzrobe but is bigger and faster in terms of teleport frequency, and much harder to hit (that last being something Wizzrobes ''are good enough at already''). Yet another example is {{Thunderbird|s}}, a giant-flying variation of the Fokkeru birds that drop fireballs in the Great Palace.

* The long-running ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series has, as part of the many, ''many'' variations of the [[MascotMook Slime family]], not only a King Slime monster, but also a ''Queen Slime'' monster as well. And each of these two monsters [[UndergroundMonkey has its own variations and alternate versions]], such as the Japanese-themed [[PunnyName Shogum]], the Empress Slime, etc.

* In ''VideoGame/RecettearAnItemShopsTale'', some of the bosses are these, some even in a literal sense such as the Crowned Slime ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a blue slime with a crown on its head]] that is basicly the King Slime from ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'') and the Eyebat King who has a "fancy hat, common wings" (again, simply a very large Eyebat with a crown, but he can fire a WaveMotionGun from his eye). The Gauntlet (the enemy, not the floor with mooks) is also simply a very big Knight. Like his two colleagues before, he is accompanied by swarms of normal enemies of the type.

* In ''VideoGame/OriAndTheWillOfTheWisps'', the first boss, a [[DireBeast giant]] [[SavageWolves wolf]] named Howl, has an attack pattern very similar to the Snappers (salamander-like {{mook}}s) encountered just before him; the Horn Beetle boss of Kwolok's Hollow is a gigantic version of the armored rhinoceros beetles found in said area; the GiantSpider boss Mora is this for the spiders populating Mouldwood Depths, and occasionally summons them during the battle; and the Willowstone is a boss version of the fireball-and-laser-shooting energy orbs.

** The BigBad and FinalBoss, Kaiser Kiwi, is a more powerful version of the purple bird enemies.

** [[{{Cumulonemesis}} Huff N. Puff]] in ''VideoGame/PaperMario64, a giant Ruff Puff who serves as the game's sixth boss, with his abilities consisting of [[ShockAndAwe thunder and lightning attacks]], [[BlowYouAway a powerful breath of wind]] and [[AsteroidsMonster the ability to swallow the Tuff Puffs that break off him when attacked to restore HP]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocoyo}}'': The Cactus that's Green and Prickly is the one where Pocoyo is hiding in the episode [[EveryoneIsGoneEpisode Where's Pocoyo?]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Nightshade}}'': The crime bosses only differ from their underlings through additional health and a special move or two.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''
** An example of the enlarged version is the Cyber-King in the ChristmasEpisode "The Next Doctor", which is a Cyberman the size of a building.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* ''VideoGame/WarCraftIII'' has many high level creeps that are just as powerful as heroes and are accompanied by their smaller regular versions. This also occurs to an extent for standard units - the Captain is in essence a Footman with higher statistics, while the Naga Royal Guard is superior to the similar Myrmadon.

* In ''VideoGame/MagicAndMayhem'', any monster can LevelUp into a Captain and then King if they manage to do enough damage without dying. The King rank is also unique in that there can only be one King monster of a certain kind at a time, and if another monster of that kind gets close, they will "recognize their king" and change allegiance to their side.

* ''VideoGame/IttleDew'': Jenny Deer and the Lichious Turnip, who in fact used to rule their species a long time ago. Then, there's [[spoiler:Ultra Fishbunjin 3000. As the card puts it: "Fishbuns usually don't exercise nor enjoy a balanced diet. Unfortunately for you, this one did."]]

** The serpentine [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Horrorboros]] has little in common appearance-wise with the armor-plated Steelheads, but the similarities lie instead in how they attack. They both form a bomb before throwing it at the player, with the Steelhead forming it on its head and the Horrorboros holding it in its mouth, and [[AttackItsWeakPoint the bomb can be shot at while still swelling up]] to either [[DefeatEqualsExplosion blow up the Steelhead]] or wipe away a large chunk of the Horrorboros' health bar. The beast's behavior is also like the Steel Eels with its [[SlipperyAsAnEel body shape]] and [[BarrierWarrior talent for getting in players' way and body-blocking their shots]], and its weak point is at [[AttackTheTail the other end]] [[AttackTheMouth of its body]]. Furthermore, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking its celery-like hair resembles that of the Stingers]].

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroTheEternalNight'': Arborick, a giant {{Treant}}, acts as a boss-level version of the smaller walking trees fought throughout the level leading up to him,

** The serpentine [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Horrorboros]] has little in common appearance-wise with the armor-plated Steelheads, but the similarities are instead in how they attack. They both form a bomb before throwing it at the player, with the Steelhead forming it on its head and the Horrorboros holding it in its mouth, and [[AttackItsWeakPoint the bomb can be shot at while still forming]] to either [[DefeatEqualsExplosion blow up the Steelhead]] or wipe away a large chunk of the Horrorboros' health bar. The beast's behavior is also like the Steel Eels with its [[SlipperyAsAnEel body shape]] and [[BarrierWarrior talent for getting in players' way and body-blocking their shots]], and its weak point is at [[AttackTheTail the other end]] [[AttackTheMouth of its body]]. Furthermore, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking its celery-like hair resembles that of the Stingers]].

** The gargantuan [[NotZilla Cohozuna]] is like a scaled-up [[GiantMook Cohock]], and also has a red dorsal fin as a NonMammalianHair mohawk. However, while the Cohock moves slowly and can only swing at players who get too close, the Cohozuna is more of a LightningBruiser, able to [[BellyFlopCrushing roll forward to flatten players]] and can [[DeathFromAbove leap high into the air to squash anyone they land on]].

** The serpentine [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Horrorboros]] has little in common appearance-wise with the armor-plated Steelheads, but the similarities are instead in how they attack. They both form a bomb before throwing it at the player, with the Steelhead forming it on its head and the Horrorboros holding it in its mouth, and [[AttackItsWeakPoint the bomb can be shot at while still forming]] to either [[DefeatEqualsExplosion blow up the Steelhead]] or wipe away a large chunk of the Horrorboros' health bar. The beast's behavior is also like the Steel Eels with its [[SlipperyAsAnEel body shape]] and [[BarrierWarrior talent for getting in players' way and body-blocking their shots]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and its celery-like hair resembles that of the Stingers]].

** Fourth Generation (''VideoGame/MonsterHunter4'', ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterGenerations'' and their respective expansions): ''Seltas'' Queen (this one is unique in that the smaller Seltas is still classified as a large monster to begin with), Great ''Maccao'', Zamtrios (to Zamite)
** Fifth Generation (''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'', ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' and their respective expansions): Great ''Jagras'', Great ''Girros'', Great ''Izuchi'', Rakna-Kadaki (to Rachnoid), Pyre Rakna-Kadaki (to Pyrantula; this one stands out for making Pyre the first subspecies in the franchise to invoke this trope)

** ''VideoGame/DoomII'': Inverted with Arachnotrons, which are the minion version of the Spider Mastermind who first appeared in ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' Also inverted with Hell Knights, which are weaker versions of Barons of Hell.

** For the Minjos in ''Banjo-Tooie'', there's Mingy Jongo. Where Minjos impersonate minor collectibles (Jinjos), Mingy Jongo impersonates a major character ([[spoiler:Mumbo Jumbo]]).

** Likewise the Jumbo Cactuar/Gigactaur, which is a gigantic version of the Cactuar enemy, with an upgraded version of its trademark attack that deals ten times as much damage. And a ''MUSTACHE.''

King Mook tends to be such by virtue of being LargeAndInCharge. He may be the result of a MookPromotion, or he may always have been tougher than your average enemy character. The King Mook has a high chance of being a FlunkyBoss, having several of its weaker forms fight alongside it. It could be a MechanicalMonster if the original MechaMooks it's based on are weird looking enough. A King Moon version of TheGoomba is a common choice for a game's WarmupBoss.

King Mook tends to be such by virtue of being LargeAndInCharge. He may be the result of a MookPromotion, or he may always have been tougher than your average enemy character. The King Mook has a high chance of being a FlunkyBoss, having several of its weaker forms fight alongside it. It could be a MechanicalMonster if the original MechaMooks it's based on are weird looking enough.