History TheBigGuy / Literature

--> '''Cassie:''' What are you going to do with him?
--> '''Rachel:''' There's only one thing I can do. I'm going to take him back to the island and abandon him there again. And this time I'm going to make sure that he never comes back.
--> '''Cassie:''' You can't.
--> '''Rachel:''' I have to. You don't have to stay.
--> '''Cassie:''' Rachel, I don't think you'll be able to do this a second time.
--> '''Rachel:''' (Snapping) You know what, Cassie? I don't think so, either. So will you do it for me?
--> '''Cassie:''' (Taken aback) I...
--> '''Rachel:''' (After a long pause) I didn't think so.

* Lord Goldry Bluszco from E.R. Eddison's ''Literature/TheWormOuroboros''.

* [[BattleButler Butler]] from the Literature/ArtemisFowl series. Definitely not dumb muscle, but he certainly qualifies for this trope by taking out a first class [=LEPrecon=] team on his own and bringing down a bull troll with not much more than his bare hands. He probably fall somewhere around Class 2 to 3.

* Brion Stoutarm in the novelization of ''MagicTheGathering'''s ''Lorwyn'' cycle, who is a literal 30-foot giant. He's also a BoisterousBruiser. His brother Kiel is even bigger, but [[GentleGiant doesn't fight as much]].

* Quincy Morris the BoisterousBruiser Texan from ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' is the Class 4 Big Guy for Professor Van Hellsing's Vampire hunting [[TheTeam team]].

* Heleth in the ''Literature/{{ColSec Trilogy}}'' is a CuteBruiser Type 4—small, compact, pushy, and aggressive.

** His [[StrangeBedfellows longtime buddy]] Anton Zilwicki is a Class 1 (his daughter called him ''Daddy Dour'' on occasion), while being only a GeniusBruiser all along.

* In the ''Literature/DredChronicles'', prison gang leader Dred has Einar, one of her lieutenants and bodyguards. He can act the GentleGiant when he wants, but as Dred notes, people like that don't end up where they are and survive.

* Alex Malone, the deuteragonist of ''Literature/{{Mavericks}}'', is an absolute juggernaut compared to the other [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividuals anomalies]] who can flatten almost anyone just by running them over.

* In "Literature/{{TheWindInTheWillows}}" we have Otter and overlooked example do to being AdaptedOut. His job for the climax is to keep the outside guards distracted.

* JackReacher is class five, as he uses his brain when he uses his muscles. His brother comes across as a Class Two, but he really can't fight period.

* In "Literature/{{WindInTheWillows}}" we have Otter and overlooked example do to being AdaptedOut. His job for the climax is to keep the outside guards distracted.
** Badger also counts but he fits Theleader much better.

* Tonk Fah from ''{{Warbreaker}}'' is this trope, especially in the literal sense. Returned gods also tend to have much bigger builds that also make them stronger.

* Charlene from ''KingdomKeepers'' was selected to be a DHI because she was very athletic, making her a RareFemaleExample of this trope.

* Subversion: "Try Again" Bragg of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'': ''GauntsGhosts''. Looks like a Class 2 at first to everyone who meets him, but actually quite intelligent. The plot point of one of the stories in the second novel revolves around Gaunt choosing him for a mission because everyone assumes that he must be dumb because he's big. Also played with in Ezrah, who is very tall but is lanky rather than brutish.

* Bigwig from ''WatershipDown''.

* Ulath in ''TheElenium'' is a type 1.

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* Tazendra from Steven Brust's ''[[{{Dragaera}} Khaavren]]'' trilogy. She's considered [[AmazonianBeauty very attractive]]. In the trilogy's homage to ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', she fills Porthos' role among the four Phoenix Guards.

* Heleth in the ''{{ColSec Trilogy}}'' is a CuteBruiser Type 4—small, compact, pushy, and aggressive.
* Amanandrala "Grok" Grookonomonslf of the ''Literature/StarRiskLtd'' series is the GeniusBruiser version. He's an alien with some resemblance to a bear and, in a team full of {{Badass}}es, ranks among the deadliest. He's also extremely good with computers and cryptography.

* ''InDeath'': David Baxter or Peabody could be placed in this category.

* Ham in ''{{Mistborn}}'' is a Pewterarm, which means he can burn pewter to make himself stronger and increase his endurance. He also happens to enjoy debating philosophy, making him a Class Five. While Vin and Kelsier can also burn pewter, they also have access to all the other metals, while being the big guy is Ham's only power.

* Minho from ''[[Literature/TheMazeRunner The Maze Runner Trilogy]]''.

* Chumley from the ''MythAdventures'' series is a class 3, with a moderate dose of class 5 also. Moreover, as Trolls like him have long found that acting like DumbMuscle gets them more jobs, his ''entire race'' (or at least the [[BizarreSexualDimorphism male half]] of it) consists of class 3 [[BigGuy Big Guys]].

* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Tiza is this for Dragon's Lair mercenary team four. As the team's fighter, her role is to tank the enemies. She wears the heaviest armor to absorb damage in place of the mages and fights up front with sword and shield. Her teammates support her with healing, buffs, and coverfire.

* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Tiza is this for Dragon's Lair mercenary team four. As the team's fighter, her role is to tank the enemies. She wears the heaviest armor to absorb damage in place of the mages and fight up front sword and shield. Her teammates support her with healing, buffs, and coverfire.

** Literature/CiaphasCain, who [[FakeUltimateHero everybody think]] is Class 4, but is really Class 5 who just wants to find a quiet place [[CowardlyLion far from the frontlines]], thank-you-very-much, but is too much of a SlaveToPR.

** You've also got Birgitte as an Amazon.

* Karrin Murphy of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is TheBigGuy despite being [[CuteBruiser tiny and female]]. She may be five foot nothing and look like a cheerleader, but she ''will'' kick your ass. As Sanya puts it, "Tiny, but fierce!"
** What, [[ChurchMilitant The Fist of God]] Micheal Carpenter doesn't count?
*** Karrin counts when it comes to violence of the non-magical kind, being an expert-shot and Aikido-expert who regularly tosses around cops two or three times her size in her martial arts classes.
** Harry Dresden himself is extremely tall (for a human), and among wizards he is considered extremely powerful, if somewhat clumsy in the stuff requiring fine control. Thus he frequently calls himself a "magical thug." Considering his compulsive smart-ass attitude, though, he is definitely a [[GeniusBruiser Class 5]].

* Dimitri from ''Literature/VampireAcademy'', is very tall at 2,01 meters (6'7") and is also physically broad in physique.

* Dimitri from ''Literature/VampireAcademy'', is very tall at 6'7" and is also physically broad in physique.

* Ambassador Baindur from AHarvestOfWar: heavier even than the gigantic [[TheBrute protagonist]] and kicks arse with the best of'em.

* ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' fits the JerkWithAHeartOfGold [[Main/ Tsundere]] category. He ''did'' threaten death on one criminal when his friend was wounded.