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* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' has the Gallivespians, who are vicious six-inch assassins who ride dragonflies. They make up for their relative lack of strength by having venomous spurs on their heels, which is potent enough to kill a full-grown human in minutes (though they have to "recharge" their poison reserves after stinging someone: a second sting in rapid succession will only make their second victim groggy).

%% * The Uphorns and the Downhorns in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' Season 9 episode "Big Shot Smurfs".

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has the [[PunnyName Lilliputtians]], who are the size of a golfball. Regardless, one of their cultures is pirate themed, another is knight themed and still another is cowboy themed. Even the more peaceful Lilliputtian cultures come together to attack the protagonists near the end of the episode. Also, they join the resistance in Recap/GravityFallsS2E20WeirdmageddonPart3TakeBackTheFalls.

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* The {{Puppeteer Parasite}}s from the Creator/HarryHarrison SpaceOpera spoof ''Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers'' are furious that all other intelligent life is bigger than them despite their superior mental powers, so launch a EvilPlan to take over the entire galaxy.

* The halflings ({{Hobbits}}) of the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' setting of ''{{Eberron}}'' are dinosaur riding barbarians. RuleOfCool.

* One of the many unusual races from the {{Mystara}} setting are the Kubitts: two-foot-tall humanoids originally created as stealth assassins by a powerful wizard. They killed their creator and escaped rather than be slaves, which impressed a warrior-Immortal enough that she preserved them in one of the Hollow World's secluded valleys. Although they prefer to hide from bigger intelligent races, they are great fighters against wild predators and construct formidable defensive traps to guard their territory.

* ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' has a very similar group, Gallivespians, who are vicious six-inch assassins who ride dragonflies.

* One of the many unusual races from the {{Mystara}} setting are the Kubitts: two-foot-tall humanoids originally created as stealth assassins by a powerful wizard. They killed their creator and escaped rather than be slaves, which impressed a warrior-Immortal enough that she preserved them in one of the Hollow World's secluded valleys.

* One of the unusual races from the {{Mystara}} setting's Hollow World are the Kubitts: two-foot-tall humanoids originally created as stealth assassins by a powerful wizard.

* In African Folklore, there is the Abatwa, which ride ants and are gravely insulted if you say they are small. They kill humans with venomous spears which can even pierce a boot if they happen to be stepped on.

* Whereas it's the exact opposite in ''BillTheGalacticHero'' by Creator/HarryHarrison. The Chingers are lizardoids only seven inches high, but as they come from a [[{{Heavyworlder}} 10G world]], they're able to throw the Space Trooper protagonist easily. Government propaganda portrays them as being seven feet tall so morale won't be affected.

* The {{Hobbits}} of the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' setting of ''{{Eberron}}'' are dinosaur riding barbarians. RuleOfCool.

* In ''OldMansWar'', there is one planet inhabited by people who are almost exactly like humans, except they're only an inch tall. They're depicted as being hopelessly outmatched by the human military in ground battles, but at the very least evenly matched in space battles. Tiny ships can only have tiny weapons, but they're also too small to aim at properly.

* Aizawa's race in ''Manga/JitsuWaWatashiWa'' seems to have a military culture. While they're never seen actually fighting, Aizawa's small body actually seems quite strong for its size, if her taking down a group of rhinoceros beetles in chapter 122 is any indication.

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* Used in ''Krage the Conqueror''. It doesn't work well for him.

* The title characters of the movie ''Film/SmallSoldiers'' would probably count although they fit AIIsACrapshoot rather than being a species.
* The movie ''Film/{{Willow}}'' has some of these. They were called Brownies.

* Literature/{{Discworld}} has "the Wee Free Men" or Nac Mac Feegle, who are "TheSmurfs as [[ViolentGlaswegian Violent Glaswegians]]".

* The Leafmen and the Boggans from ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic}}'' .
* The Uphorns and the Downhorns in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' Season 9 episode "Big Shot Smurfs".

A common science fiction and fantasy character type, these are ProudWarriorRaceGuy meets TheNapoleon, and named for the miniature race encountered in ''Literature/GulliversTravels''. These are little people, typically antagonistic to humans but not always, who are a source of humor because of the contrast between their HotBlooded manner and minuscule size.

A common science fiction and fantasy character type, these are ProudWarriorRaceGuy meets TheNapoleon, and named for the miniature race encountered in ''Literature/GulliversTravels''. These are little people, typically antagonistic to humans but not always, who are a source of humor because of the contrast between their HotBlooded manner and minuscule size.

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* The Leafmen and the Boggans from ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic}}'' .

* The Minutians from ''MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' are similar to the Helmacrons from the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' example, however their main threat is their ability to multiply. They may also be super-strong, but if so it is offset by the ConservationOfNinjutsu.