Line #60 Main/CuteGiant


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6	[[quoteright:300:[[WesternAnimation/CliffordTheBigRedDog https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_clifford-big-red-dog-tv-09_4198.jpg]]]]
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9	->'''[=YoshiFan300=]:''' [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Yoshi]] + Giant hacks = Cute Franchise/{{Godzilla}}\
10	'''theyoshifanboy:''' So True :) Though in my opinion, the bigger they are, the cuter they are :3
11	-->-- The comments to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcF9gRAHiys this]] Website/YouTube video.
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13	Cuteness is often [[FunSize associated with smallness]], but sometimes characters or creatures can look cute despite, or even partly because of, how big they are. This is the essence of the [[TitleDrop cute giant]].
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15	Of course, cuteness is not so much about size as about various physical traits that are hard to pin down. Nevertheless, the association of cuteness with a giant does end up seeming contradictory.
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17	Compare/contrast with GentleGiant, but remember, some giants can be [[CuteIsEvil cute but not gentle]], or [[TheGrotesque gentle but not cute]].
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19	See also CanisMajor and MegaNeko, examples of which tend to double as this for [[PreciousPuppy obvious]] [[CuteKitten reasons]]. A GiantWoman can often be this as well.
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22	!! Examples:
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32	* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': We have [[NationsAsPeople Russia]] [[AnthropomorphicPersonification personified]] as a [[HuskyRusskie buff and strong 6-foot-tall man]], who is also quite baby-faced and has the [[ManChild mentality of a child]]. [[PsychopathicManchild A very cruel, manipulative, creepy child]]... [[CuteAndPsycho but still adorable]].
33	* An episode of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' had a kitten come into contact with one of the Jewel Seeds, which granted its wish of wanting to grow up... and grow it did, becoming as tall as the trees. Despite being giant, it still acted like a kitten, not aggressive at all. Provided the page image for MegaNeko.
34	* Tio from ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' is a 227cm (7'4") tower of a girl who works for an extraspecies SWAT Team. She goes full on GenkiGirl at the sight of anything cute, acts as the full on [[TheHeart heart]] of the team thanks to her warming presence, and in general has one of the cheeriest, kindest, and sweetest personalities in the entire series, even managing to make the most obstinate or well prepared characters like Kii and Polt melt like butter absolutely effortlessly in front of her.
35	* ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' has Totoro, a huge CartoonCreature and forest spirit who [[FriendToAllChildren loves kids]] and the Catbus, a MegaNeko Totoro and the protagonists use for transportation.
36	* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
37	** Princess Shirahoshi, an attractive mermaid girl who's about as big as a ship[[note]]that her mother was the size of an ordinary human raises some... interesting questions[[/note]].
38	** A couple of the giant kids during the Punk Hazard arc. They aren't naturally gigantic, since their massive growth is the side effect of the medicines they took.
39	** Aside from some psychological issues, Linlin was a cute and innocent child before she met Streussen and was the size of actual giant children. As an adult, she's 3-4 meters too short to be a giant and has grown to be the most terrifying woman of the seas: Big Mom.
40	%% * Kyaa from ''Manga/PleaseSaveMyEarth''.
41	* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': Makoto Kino (AKA Sailor Jupiter) is [[HugeSchoolgirl the biggest of the Inner Guardians at 5'6 (168cm)]] as well as the toughest. She is also a very sweet and adorable individual who fawns over boys, chases butterflies, and loves cooking and gardening. She wants to own a flower shop and bakery one day.
42	* Diane, the Serpent's Sin of Envy from ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'', a giant who has the appearance of a beautiful teenaged girl.
43	%% * Mana Emiya from ''Manga/SuperDreadnoughtGirl4946''.
44	* The aptly-named Giant in ''Manga/TisTimeForTorturePrincess'' is around eight feet tall and ''incredibly'' down-to-earth. Her chapters focus on her teaching the Princess to enjoy the smaller things in life (one of them is literally just them laying under a tree for an entire afternoon).
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47	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
48	* [[GiantWoman Alice]] whenever she became a giant in ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''
49	* [[GiantWoman Ginormica]] and [[BigCreepyCrawlies Insectosaurus]] from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens''.
50	* ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'' has a childlike personality and admires Superman.
51	* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' has the Golden Goose's mother, who is bigger than most buildings in town, yet is essentially a giant goose.
52	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'' has Marahute the giant eagle. Also, to mice, humans are giants, so naturally human children will qualify as cute giants from the perspective of the mice as well.
53	* The now cancelled Disney movie ''Gigantic'' supposedly starred a giant little girl alongside [[Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk Jack]], who had a [[CheerfulChild cheerful, fun-loving personality]] and trapped Jack inside a bottle after mistaking him for an enchanted doll.
54	* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' centers around Mei, a confident, dorky teenage girl who, whenever she experiences strong emotions, poofs into a colossal and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter positively adorable]] red panda.
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57	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
58	* ''Film/HoneyIBlewUpTheKid'' is all about this; a toddler is made taller than many buildings due to a mistake with a device.
59	* Hagrid's brother Grawp in ''Film/HarryPotter'' acts like a child and is much friendlier than he appears.
60	* [[http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff435/Soundpulse/sglittlegodzilla1.jpg Little Godzilla]], from the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' films.
61	* The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'' is an adorable mascot, and Gozer's destruction takes on the form of a gigantic version of it.
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65	* In ''More Minds'' by Carol Matas, the heroes realize that the underpinnings of their fantasy realm are coming undone when they encounter a vaguely familiar, strangely cute, towering giant--and then suddenly realize that he's an ''elf'' who has spontaneously become big instead of little.
66	* The Brobdingnagian from the ''Literature/{{Hoka}}'' story "The Napoleon Crime" is a seven-foot-tall HeavyWorlder. He also happens to be round, fuzzy, and sky blue, with a face reminiscent of a seal pup and a [[GentleGiant demeanor]] that's equal parts weeaboo and Eagle Scout.
67	* ''{{Literature/Valhalla}}'' features numerous gigantic mutant walruses of an adorable nature. New teams are sent to escort them out when they wander into the titular ravine.
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70	[[folder:Live-Action Television]]
71	* Primrose Chattoway of ''Series/TheNevers'' is a meek teenage girl who happens to be ten foot tall thanks to the series' MassSuperEmpoweringEvent.
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75	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
76	* In ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'', the appropriately named Sky-Scraper can grow to tremendous size - presumably just under sixty feet, given that she's an Ant-Man {{Expy}}. However, she's also a Starfire {{Expy}}, meaning that she's frequently depicted smiling, is thoroughly loyal to her friends, and uses metaphors that tend to err on the side of the adorable.
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79	[[folder:Video Games]]
80	* The ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series often invokes this with giant versions of small characters.
81	** [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutesy01_6278.jpg Yoshi]] in ''Brawl'' was a memorable case of this.
82	** Via a glitch, it is possible to get Jigglypuff to be absolutely huge in ''Brawl''.
83	* ''VideoGame/DoshinTheGiant'', though his game never made it to North America, did have a trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee''.
84	* Several Franchise/{{Pokemon}} can fall under this:
85	** [[GentleGiant Snorlax]] in particular looks like a big cuddly bear-cat thing.
86	** Wailmer and Wailord are large baleen whales with BlackBeadEyes. Wailord is also the second largest Pokémon discovered.
87	** Celesteela is a giant Pokémon that resembles a spaceship and a Japanese princess.
88	** The Dynamax phenomenon introduced in ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' means that ''any'' RidiculouslyCuteCritter Pokémon can become this. Of particular note are [[https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon-galar-region/gigantamax-pikachu/ Gigantamax Pikachu]], which evokes Pikachu's [[https://m.archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/03/025Pikachu_RG.png earlier design]] but is somehow even chubbier, and [[https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/pokemon-galar-region/gigantamax-eevee/ Gigantamax Eevee]], with longer ears, a permanently cheeky facial expression, a far more playful personality, and ''tons'' of fluff around its neck.
89	* Suika Ibuki of the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series is normally pretty small and adorable, but has the ability to change her size at will. She's still adorable when she's huge, but you're probably not thinking such as you're trying to avoid getting squashed by her!
90	* ''VideoGame/TheLastGuardian'': Trico, your companion, is a rather large dog-cat hybrid seemingly relative to the size of an elephant that, in addition to [[spoiler: being capable of flight (albeit with huge wings due to the SquareCubeLaw) and exhibiting other qualities reminiscent of birds]], can be very rambunctious, can at other times be gentle and early on the game you can even catch Trico taking a bath!
91	* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': [[spoiler: Asgore (who looks like a giant goat)]] might look menacing at first with his armor and is probably the biggest monster out of the whole populace, but his puppy dog eyes (especially when he's sad) and his smile makes him look like a "big fuzzy pushover" as some people in the game call him. What also makes him more apparent in the trope is his love for gardening, making tea, and attempting to bake pies, which are qualities not usually seen with someone who is large and imposing. In the GoldenEnding, he trades his armor for a pink floral shirt and blue jeans as he trims some hedges.
92	* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'': The half-dragon optional boss Crossbreed Priscilla is about twenty feet tall with MysticalWhiteHair, [[LittleBitBeastly small horns and a furry tail]].
93	** Really, ''any'' boss in a soulslike game the fandom deems to be cute is this trope, since as a rule bosses are much larger than the player for cinematic and gameplay reasons (it looks cooler and makes their movements clearer from a third-person perspective).
94	* Cala Maria in ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' is a giant and sexy mermaid/gorgon that vaguely resembles Betty Boop.
95	%%* ''VideoGame/ShantaeHalfGenieHero'': Giga Mermaid.
96	* Myth/PaulBunyan in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' is a SuperDeformed {{g\|enderFlip}}irl who, going by proportions, looks like she shouldn't be more than four feet tall but [[SizeShifter becomes as big as a tree]] during certain attacks. Her version of Babe is even more of an example, being just a big round ball with horns and stubby limbs.
97	* The Troupple King from ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'' is a giant [[{{Planimal}} apple-trout]] that is, if anything, cuter than his troupple minions, having giant baby-blue eyes and presenting a dance number with a happy face for anyone looking for his ichor.
98	* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'': Orla the Orca, the defendant of the DLC case. Yes, she's a multiple-ton killer whale. This doesn't stop her from being absolutely adorable.
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102	* [[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/275 Djali ("Jolly")]][[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/409/ the Giantess]] in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''.
103	* Ruby from ''Webcomic/RubyNation'', [[BewareTheNiceOnes unless provoked]].
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106	[[folder:Western Animation]]
107	* ''{{Franchise/Avatar\|TheLastAirbender}}'' franchise:
108	** ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has Appa, elephant koi, and badger moles.
109	** SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has Naga the polar bear dog.
110	* WesternAnimation/BabyHuey is giant compared to his peer group.
111	* ''WesternAnimation/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' more or less relies on this.
112	* ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'':
113	** The episode “Follow the Leader” features Pooky, a sweet, adorable, cute giant troll.
114	** Max also becomes a cute giant in the episode "[[Recap/DragonTalesS2E5 One Big Wish]]" after he makes a wish on a wishing well to grow bigger. However, he doesn't specify a limit, causing him to grow [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever bigger... and bigger... and bigger... and bigger...]]
115	* Played for laughs on ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}''. The episode ''Mother's Day'' reveals that Farnsworth and [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Mom]] used to be in a relationship...until she tried to make his latest toy, Cutey [=McWhiskers=], 18 feet tall with lasers, causing him to angrily proclaim, "Things eight feet tall aren't cute; that's why my Colossal Tammy Tinkle doll was such a flop! You don't understand me!" and break up. Later they reconcile, Farnsworth admits they're still cute at 8 feet tall [[spoiler:then Mom reveals that there's an even taller model and he gets angry again... [[SlapSlapKiss at first]]]].
116	* Jade from ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' becomes the ''queen'' - no, the '''goddess''' of this trope in the episode "[[Recap/JackieChanAdventuresS3E11LittleValmontBigJade Little Valmont, Big Jade]]" when she casts a spell on herself to make her grow older, but instead she grows huge. Already adorable at her normal size, being gigantic causes that adorableness to ''[[{{Moe}} skyrocket]]''. It helps that she's still a BadassAdorable when she's giant, even more so than she is normally.
117	* Rosa from ''WesternAnimation/KidCosmic'' fits this, being a cute four-year old girl who is capable of [[SizeShifter changing her size.]]
118	* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': RecurringBoss Gigantitan is a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant baby]] who only causes destruction out of his still-infantile mindset (he's still a baby even when he's not [[BrainwashedAndCrazy akumatized]]).
119	* Candace from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' becomes a cute giant in the episode "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbAttackOfTheFiftyFootSister Attack of the 50 Foot Sister]]" when she uses a growth potion the boys made in order to grow an extra 2 inches, but it makes her gigantic instead.
120	* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy'': Rok-Tahk is a [[SuperStrength super strong]] RockMonster who's the biggest member of the cast. She's also a CheerfulChild (with a [[VocalDissonance voice to match]]) who [[CutenessProximity squees over cute things]] and wants to be a ScienceHero when she grows up.
121	* When she isn't being [[ExcessiveMourning depressed]] or [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen tyrannical]], Blue Diamond from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' tends to become this.
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