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** Kyriakos Grizzly, a former Olympic Weightlifter turned {{bouncer}} from the Greek city of Kavala, known by some as "the strongest man on the internet and (affectionately) to others as the "Bloatlord" with his style of workout and calorie intake known as "Bloatmaxxing", is effectively a sphere who at this point has no neck; He regularly posts videos of weighting anywhere from 190-210 kilos, and ''much more'' than you might think of that is muscle. As a result, he is absurdly strong, able to lift weight most can't even move. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uQ2d0xUBm8 See former World's Strongest Man struggle to move 2/3rd's of the weight Kyriakos does on the Zercher Shrug]].

* While [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheKingpin The Kingpin]] is said to be almost completely muscle (2% fat...even if this is ArtisticLicenseBiology), he LOOKS like an obese man. And while he doesn't have any superpowers, he's physically [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower strong enough]] to beat ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} and has even given Franchise/SpiderMan a hard time once or twice.

* Friar Tuck from the RobinHood legends is usually portrayed as very fat. The most common version of how he joined the band involves him fighting Robin to a standstill.

* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'', you can turn the Boss into one of these -- the option to be a huge FatBastard is there and the Boss is powerful enough to pick up and throw the average human being or snap necks with minimal effort. More canonically, GeniusBruiser Oleg Kirrlov is first seen in the third game [[NakedFirstImpression held captive and naked]], and it's very clear that he's an individual of considerable girth. However, it's also patently clear that he is a [[LightningBruiser main battle tank of a man]] and could probably crush a human head in his hand like a pea. The Brutes from the same game are actually [[CloningBlues imperfect clones]] of him, lacking his speed, intelligence, and ability to demonstrably kill the Boss dead with a single punch if angered.

* * ''Literature/AngiesFirstCase'': One of the Wolfpack members tries to avoid a police search (the cops are looking for two teenaged boys travelling together) by hiding in the trunk of their car.
: Jess's gut is repeatedly commented on by his enemies, but he is a fast runner and wins a fistfight.

* Haymitch Abernathy from the ''Literature/TheHungerGames''.

* [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Eggman]], in some versions. In ''VideoGame/SonicRiders,'' for example, his alignment is "Power," which means that he can bash through obstacles and ''successfully backhand a truck'' at one point.

* Futoshi Shimano from ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' is [[{{Expy}} basically]] [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheKingpin The Kingpin]] as a {{Yakuza}} boss, whose seemingly fat with the suit on but reveals some impressive muscle when he takes it off for a beatdown with his fists or katana.
** Hiroki Awano from ''Videogame/Yakuza0'' is noticeably pudgy, but his arms are bulging with muscle. It is mentioned that he used to be a serious fighter before he let himself go, but it quickly becomes apparent that he hasn't lost much.

* Many characters in ''VideoGame/TribalHunter'' ([[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1379870/Tribal_Hunter/]]) exemplify this.
** Munch in particular literally revolves around this, both by game mechanics and lore.

* ''Borderlands''

* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''
** Bob a fat dude entirely played for comedy. The gag has no bearing on his gameplay, as he nearly broke the first version of ''Tekken 6'' by [[LethalJokeCharacter being too good]].

* In ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'', Thor possesses a heavyset build akin to a powerlifter, and is the strongest of the Aesir and Asgard's deadliest warrior, being capable of killing mountain-sized Giants and fighting the highly strong Kratos to a stalemate without too much effort.

* Numerous characters from ''Franchise/DragonBall''. Notable examples include Majin Buu, Champa, and Toppo. [[note:]] This only applies to the "Fat Buu" and "Mr. Buu" forms of Majin Buu, though. The other forms are either slim, scrawny, or buff, but all quite strong.[[/note]].

* In ''Fanfic/RobbReturns'', Illyrio Mopatis may be one of the series' resident AdiposeRex... but remember that underneath all that blubber is still the man that survived for years as a member of a sellsword company, and was able to retire as a rich man. [[spoiler:Which he aptly demonstrates by almost killing Viserys and tanking through the Targaryen's mad stabbing, as a fire rages around them.]]

* In ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'', original character Miriam is a [[BigBeautifulWoman permanently potbellied]] [[BigEater thunderously gluttonous]] AmazonianBeauty who happens to be [[GiantWoman over 4 meters tall]] and equipped with SuperStrength.

** [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Beast]], depending on the version. The ''Comicbook/UltimateXMen'' graphic novel that has him as one of the first students of Charles Xavier shows him as basically looking like the human equivalent of a gorilla, and as agile as a spider monkey. Which is part of the reason that his hair turns blue.

* WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} may be a fat green ogre, but boy is he strong. Humorously enough, the 4th movie showed that Shrek is actually a bit of a runt for ogres, showing larger and beefier ogres.

* In ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'', Godzilla's more heavily built than other versions of the character, but it doesn't make him any less dangerous.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': Mr. Incredible once had a HeroicBuild, but during his forced retirement, he let himself go. He then works some of it off midway through the movie but some still sticks with him.

* Po, the panda protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', is frequently underestimated due to being overweight, but is actually much stronger (and, after some intensive training, [[{{Acrofatic}} much more agile]]) than his chubby appearance would suggest. In fact, his excess fat turns out to be a major advantage in his fight against [[BigBad Tai Lung]], since it protects him from the latter's [[PressurePoint nerve strikes]].

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Mr. Tensaided's [[http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/gam-11 appearance]] during the non-canon Grace-A-Monsters arc shows that he's got a decent amount of muscle and WordOfGod is that this part of his appearance is canon.

** The first example in the series is [[StarterVillain Alvida]], a morbidly obese pirate who wields a massive mace-club. She only has this status for her first appearance, however; next time we see her, she's ''completely'' unrecognizable due to eating the Sube Sube no Mi (Smooth-Smooth Fruit) Devil Fruit, which removes all friction from the consumer's skin. As a result, this made all of the fat slip off of her body, leaving her a ''strikingly'' beautiful, slender woman whose looks would put [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman Boa Hancock]] to shame, and still wields that mace just as well as before.

** The first example in the series was Alvida, a morbidly obese pirate who wielded a massive mace-club. She only has this status for her first appearance, however; next time we see her, she's eaten the Sube Sube no Mi (Smooth-Smooth Fruit) Devil Fruit, which removes all friction from the consumer's skin. This apparently made all of the fat slip off of her body. She still wields that mace just as well as before.

* [[GiantMook Mr. Heart]] from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.

* Before Dump Matsumoto became the fearsome scissor-wielding GarbageWrestler [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] fans know and({{love to|hate}}) loath, she was a pudgy immovable powerhouse who could easily send all comers flying back to where they started. Followers in her mold include Kyoko Inoue, Wrestling/BullNakano, Wrestling/AjaKong, and Monster Ripper, who all really did it better(hence Matsumoto [[CastSpeciation switching]] to hitting people with sticks).

%%* Ted Leeman, the hippo detective in the fourth ''Comicbook/{{Blacksad}}'' album, as well as Jake Ostiombe (a gorilla boxer) from the first album, as well as the ''VideoGame/BlacksadUnderTheSkin''.

* [[https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2021/09/11/8f8c1253/thor.jpg Thor]] in ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' is portrayed as stout with a sizable belly, leading to plenty of MemeticMutation and a bit of criticism from audiences used more to the lean, handsome Thor of Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse fame. However, given that Norse mythology depicted Thor as loving a good feast just as much as he loved a good fight, many argue that the game's portrayal of him is, if anything, more accurate.

* In ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'', Thor possesses a heavyset built akin to a powerlifter, and is the strongest of the Aesir and Asgard's deadliest warrior, being capable of killing mountain-sized Giants and fighting the highly strong Kratos to a stalemate without too much effort.

* Boxer George Foreman became a prime example of this during his comeback; opponent Evander Holyfield wore himself out throwing body blows, while Foreman (to quote Holyfield) "just sorta wobbled a bit". Despite no longer looking as chiseled as in his youth, George still punched ''every bit'' as hard as he did in his first boxing run.

** Kyriakos Grizzly, a {{bouncer}} from the Greek city of Kavala, known by some as "the strongest man on the internet and (affectionately) to others as the "Bloatlord" with his style of workout and calorie intake known as "Bloatmaxxing", is effectively a sphere who at this point has no neck; He regularly posts videos of weighting anywhere from 190-210 kilos, and ''much more'' than you might think of that is muscle. As a result, he is absurdly strong, able to lift weight most can't even move. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uQ2d0xUBm8 See former World's Strongest Man struggle to move 2/3rd's of the weight Kyriakos does on the Zercher Shrug]].

* Boxer George Foreman became a prime example of this during his comeback; opponent Evander Holyfield wore himself out throwing body blows, while Foreman (to quote Holyfield) "just sorta wobbled a bit".

** Kyriakos Grizzly, known by some as "the strongest man on the internet, and (affectionately) to others as the "Bloatlord" with his style of workout and calorie intake known as "Bloatmaxxing", is effectively a sphere who at this point has no neck. He is also absurdly strong, able to lift weight most can't even move.