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* The Diamond Dogs of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
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* The player in {{Minecraft}} can certainly become this; many players begin this way to avoid monsters at night.

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* The player in {{Minecraft}} ''{{Minecraft}}'' can certainly become this; many players begin this way to avoid monsters at night.
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* The player in {{Minecraft}} can certainly become this; many players begin this way to avoid monsters at night.
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* Simon the Digger from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.

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* Simon the Digger from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. Yes, "The Digger" is his BadassNickname.
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** Also, the Underground Man in ''Diamond/Pearl/Platinum'', along with his son and grandson, Byron and Roark.
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* Excadrill the Ground/Steel mole from ''{{Pokemon}}''. Might be a reference to ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', being a mole based off a drill and all.
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* Drill Man from ''Game/MegaMan 4'', who could burrow into the ground and pop up under Mega Man. Ground Man from ''Mega Man and Bass'' could do the same, except he could also drill into the ceiling too AND spike you with a giant drill from there.
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A Tunnel King is a character who is an expert in, well, tunneling. His solution to almost any problem is likely to be "We'll dig our way out." Carrying the trope to its extreme, the Tunnel King may dwell BeneathTheEarth is an underground civilization that he constructed himself.

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A Tunnel King is a character who is an expert in, well, tunneling. His solution to almost any problem is likely to be "We'll dig our way out." Carrying the trope to its extreme, the Tunnel King may dwell BeneathTheEarth is in an underground civilization that he constructed himself.
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* Similar to the ''Belgariad'' case listed above, [[DishingOutDirt earthcrafters]] in the ''CodexAlera'' can phase through earth and rock, allowing them to travel underground without leaving any sign of their passing.
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Clarifying.


* Oddly, one of Team Rocket's specialties on ''[[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokemon]]'', and often noted by them. Their holes are good enough to impress the very TTGL-esque Byron.

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* Oddly, one of Team Rocket's specialties on ''[[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokemon]]'', and often noted by them. Their holes are good enough to impress the very TTGL-esque TengenToppaGurrenLagann-esque Byron.
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Human versions of this character are almost always nicknamed TheMole, but that title was already taken for a different trope.

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Human versions of this character are almost always nicknamed TheMole, but that title was already taken for a different trope. {{Mole Miner}}s and MoleMen are often this.
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* The [[BugWar Tyranids]] from {{Warhammer40000}} have tunneling creatures with the size and power of tanks.

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* The [[BugWar Tyranids]] from {{Warhammer40000}} ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' have tunneling creatures with the size and power of tanks.



* [[CharacterTitle Digger]] from, well, {{Digger}}.

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* [[CharacterTitle Digger]] from, well, {{Digger}}.
''{{Digger}}''.
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* [[CharacterTitle Digger]] from, well, {{Digger}}.
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** Dwarven miners are a somewhat more reliable version.
* The [[BugWar Tyranids]] from {{Warhammer40000}} have tunneling creatures with the size and power of tanks.
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* Dwarves being {{TunnelKing}}s is a central game mechanic in ''DwarfFortress''

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* Cave Carson, an obscure DCComics character from the '60s who still makes the occasional cameo. He's a spelunker with a tunneling machine that he and his team use to explore underground caverns.




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* Kobolds in ''DungeonsAndDragons''. They're almost completely helpless in the open (arguably the weakest common monster in the game, to the point that a housecat can rip one to shreds), which they make up for by squeezing through narrow tunnels, leading attackers into traps, and using hit-and-run tactics. A tribe of kobolds in their home warren can be downright deadly.


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* Moliarty from ''DarkwingDuck''.
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* In ''FairyTail'' Virgo and [[{{Gonk}} Everlue]] with the former being [[DistaffCounterpart Tunnel Queen]]

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* In ''FairyTail'' Virgo and [[{{Gonk}} Everlue]] with the former being [[DistaffCounterpart Tunnel Queen]]
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* In ''FairyTail'' Virgo and [[{{Gonk}} Everlue]] with the former being [[DistaffCounterpart Tunnel Queen]]
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* Free from ''SoulEater'' wanted to escape prison using this method but [[Funny/SoulEater they only gave him chopsticks]].
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capital D--though I\'d put it in all caps if I thought I could get away with it...


* Simon the digger from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.

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* Simon the digger Digger from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.
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* An early ''MadMagazine'' (back when it was a comic book) story featured a character named Melvin Mole, who could dig through anything given an implement, be it a spade, a lunch spoon, a toothpick, or even his nose hair.

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* An early ''MadMagazine'' (back when it was a comic book) story featured a character named Melvin Mole, who could dig through anything given an implement, be it a spade, a lunch spoon, a toothpick, or even his nose hair. This leads to his downfall when he tried to tunnel out of prison and [[spoiler: ended up tunneling into his own execution chamber.]]
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* Both Baragon and Megalon in ''Godzilla:Unleashed'' can burrow as their special ability.
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* Both Baragon and Megalon in ''Godzilla:Unleashed'' ''{{Godzilla}}: Unleashed'' can burrow as their special ability.
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''DigDug's'' Taizo Hori and his sons, Susumu and Ataru Hori of ''[[MrDriller Mr. Driller]]'' fame.



* Tunnel Rat from ''GIJoe'' and related media. As with many Joes, often shown battling in situations having nothing to do with his or her speciality.

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* Tunnel Rat from ''GIJoe'' and related media. As with many Joes, often shown battling in situations having nothing to do with his or her speciality.specialty.
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* DigDug
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* In {{Bionicle}}, the cave-dwelling [[DishingOutDirt Onu-Matoran]] are an entire tribe of these.
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* Superspeed digging was one of Zippy's many talents in ''ThePerilsOfPenelopePitsop''.

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* Superspeed digging was one of Zippy's many talents in ''ThePerilsOfPenelopePitsop''.''ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop''.
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* Superspeed digging was one of Zippy's many talents in ''ThePerilsOfPenelopePitsop''.
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** Really just makes Danny more of a {{Badass}}; he's scared as hell about the tight corners and cave-ins, but hey, stuck in a German POW camp, what choice does he have? Being portrayed by Charles Bronson also doesn't hurt.
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->''"I knew I shoulda taken that {{left turn at Albuquerque}}."''

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->''"I knew I shoulda taken that {{left [[WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque left turn at Albuquerque}}.Albuquerque]]."''
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->''"I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque."''

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->''"I knew I shoulda taken that left {{left turn at Albuquerque.Albuquerque}}."''
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*Behold the Underminer, the epilogue attacking villain in ''TheIncredibles''. He may always be beneath us, but nothing is beneath him.

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