Line #107 Main/GlacierWaif


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3	[[quoteright:250:[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vita_figma.png]]]]
4	[[caption-width-right:250:[[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer When all you need is]] [[CarryABigStick a hammer...]]]]
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6	A character whose lithe, lightweight appearance suggests a FragileSpeedster (or, at the least, a character of average size compared to others) but it turns out this character is a MightyGlacier, fully capable of carrying a {{BFS}} or a [[CarryABigStick huge war hammer]].
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8	Compare with CuteBruiser, where a fragile-looking character is strong, but not slow. Also, like that trope, this trope is not [[AlwaysFemale confined to female characters.]] Often feature MusclesAreMeaningless. This trope is the inversion of {{Acrofatic}}. May be a SuperStrongChild depending on age.
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10	Not to be confused with an IceQueen, which has more to do with personality than toughness. For [[{{BFG}} large firearms]] counterpart, see SmallGirlBigGun.
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12	Related to PintSizedPowerhouse, a character whose small stature contrasts their enormous power.
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14	A SubTrope of StrongerThanTheyLook.
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16	!!Examples:
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21	* Pretty much the whole premise of ''Literature/BofuriIDontWantToGetHurtSoIllMaxOutMyDefense''. Kaede Honjo doesn't want to get hurt in her first time playing a new MMO, so she dumps every starting point into VITALITY to maximize her defenses (netting her two powerful perks as a result). This, combined with various synergizing game mechanics (that prove so broken they get patched out), and a lucky armor drop, not only make her virtually indestructible even against the most powerful players, but also give her access to some ''very'' deadly weapons and attacks that obliterate most enemies. All of this is in place while Maple's avatar retains her real-life small and [[MusclesAreMeaningless muscle-deficient]] build.
22	* Shiori from ''VideoGame/GalaxyFrauleinYuna'' does everything extremely slowly but is nearly indestructible in her revealing battle armor. In the second OVA, her force field blocked several large laser blasts from opponents that easily knocked out her teammates.
23	* Koneko Toujou from ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'' has the body of a short and particularly slender underclassman. However, as a [[ChessMotifs Rook]], she's NighInvulnerable and has the most raw strength of Rias' team, routinely tossing around debris several times her size like pebbles and managing to throw a Stray Devil dozens of times her size across the room.
24	* [[TokenMiniMoe Vita]] from ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' is rather petite (even if her armor makes her appear bigger) but wields a [[CarryABigStick giant hammer]].
25	--> [[BadassBoast "The Knight of the Iron Hammer, Vita, and the Steel Count, Graf Eisen. There's nothing in this world we can't destroy."]]
26	** There's also U-D/Yuri Eberwein in ''[[VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable The Gears of Destiny]]'' whose attacks are slow but powerful and is one of the tankiest mages around in spite of her waifish build.
27	* Asuna of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has a relatively average size in the cast (taller than most, but far leaner than the other warriors). Despite that, she carries a {{BFS}}, wears thick armor, and is nowhere near as fast as the other warriors in the cast.
28	* Flandre of ''Manga/PrincessResurrection'' is easily one of the shortest in the cast (she appears as a young girl). Being a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots gynoid]], she's incredibly strong as well as quite slow due to her heavy weight.
29	* ''Anime/QueensBlade'':
30	** Claudette qualifies since she is thin like the rest of the cast but she feels no need to use much speed in battle when she can simply summon lighting strikes on her enemies.
31	** Ymir is the smallest fighter, being a dwarf princess, but swings a massive axe that's twice her size.
32	* Kokoa Shuzen in ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' is a 15-year-old girl who's on the small side for her age. She swings around her 100 kg MorphWeapon with about as much effort as a normal human would need to swing a flyswatter. She's also by a significant margin the slowest of the main characters.
33	* Virgo Shaka from ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' [[DudeLooksLikeALady looks like a lean woman]]. [[MightyGlacier He barely moves in a fight]] while he [[CurbStompBattle mops the floor with those fools enough to fight him]].
34	* King Solomon, a former player in the RPGMechanicsVerse of ''Literature/SheProfessedHerselfPupilOfTheWiseMan'' has the avatar of a skinny little boy, yet serves as the tank of his group of friends. He can even defend against the power of a raid boss, which comes in particularly handy in the last episode of the first season. The mage Luminaria even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] this.
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38	%%* In ''Fanfic/WhatMightHaveBeen'', Pearl has taught her fellow renegade pearls to use their enemy's preconceived notion that they are weak as a strength, Pearl having taught them in swordsmanship for self-defense and their low status in Homeworld's hierarchy making them perfect spies.
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43	* Violet in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' develops into this after [[TookALevelInBadass figuring out more ways to apply her force fields]] in [[WesternAnimation/Incredibles2 the sequel]], such as throwing force fields as impromptu energy blasts or using them to ram into things.
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47	%% * ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Illyria is fast enough to use WaifFu, but doesn't really need to. She normally fights like a Glacier Waif because she lacks any motivation to move faster.
48	* On ''Series/TheOrville'', Security Chief Alara Kitan is an alien HeavyWorlder with full-blown SuperStrength. Despite being a petite young woman she is fully capable of knocking a vault door right out of the concrete wall it is mounted in.
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52	* The ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' series gives us Fiona Mayfield, a 13 year old {{Meido}} who has the highest power and defense of the cast but moves like molasses.
53	* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII: Shadows of Amn'', the follower Mazzy Fentan is a [[{{hobbits}} halfling]], meaning she's lucky to top four feet tall in heels. She's also a fighter, which means she can and does wear the heaviest armor in the game, and in fact, with her 18 Dexterity, she is one of the best tanks amongst your followers.
54	* If you haven't seen or played ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', Makoto from the Arc Stars in ''VideoGame/ArcStyleBaseball3D'' doesn't appear to be a batting threat... but she can hit as hard as a Macho player.
55	%% * In ''VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion'', which is a surprise to anyone, [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends MAC & BLOO OF ALL PEOPLE]], [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy & Mandy]], [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 MOJO JOJO]] and [[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Kevin]].
56	* In games with build customization like ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar Universe'', build is often purely aesthetic, so as long as your weak-looking character is of the correct class, they can deal out more punishment while moving more slowly than stronger-looking characters that went with another class.
57	* Fuuka Kazamatsuri of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4\| A Promise Unforgotten}}'' is a skinny middle-school girl with no demonic lineage or combat training. This does not stop her from being the resident MightyGlacier.
58	* ''VideoGame/EXTRAPOWERAttackOfDarkforce'': The demure, taciturn {{Meido}} Idea. Also a magical homunculus created to defend Mayard's earthly mansion. Despite her small appearance, she can take hits like a tank and can crush enemies in her hands.
59	* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' is one of the shorter heroes and skinny as hell. He also carries a ridiculous {{BFS}}, is slow moving for a Cosmos warrior, and uses slow, telegraphed, predictable bashing attacks that send opponents crashing into walls for extra damage.
60	* Guan Yinping of ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 8'', a BadassAdorable that swings around an extraordinarily large dual-headed [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu%C3%AD_(Chinese_weapon) Chuí]] / Chinese mace. Her [[LimitBreak Musou attack]] involves handing it to one of the soldiers, who then drops to the ground under its massive weight as if struggling to hold up a barbell before she takes it back and swings it about like a baton.
61	* Ness from ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' has the build of an ordinary 13-year-old boy, the highest offense out of all the party members, and is quite slow.
62	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': The {{Deuteragonist}} Mash Kyrielight is an otherwise simple, ordinary, sweet girl (with armor [[FormFittingWardrobe no skimpier than most]] females in the game). However, as you might guess by her Agility stat of D, her Endurance stat of A+, and the [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe massive shield she carries]], her role in any party is almost purely defensive.
63	* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
64	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' has [[ProperLady Cherche]]. Both her portrait and in-game model show her as smaller than many other characters, but her best stats are Strength and Defense while her maximum Speed is below average. One piece of official art even has her posing with a battle axe that's almost as big as she is.
65	** [[TheEmperor Edelgard]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' takes this a step further, having a complete set of armor, the highest overall growths in the game with especially great numbers in Strength and Charm, and a good defense stat despite her canon height of [[PintSizedPowerhouse 158 cm]].
66	* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': happens a lot when an otherwise unassuming female character has her power scale off of HP or Defense.
67	** Don't let Barbara's image as a WhiteMagicianGirl fool you--she is one of the tankiest characters in the game when built properly as her healing is boosted by her HP.
68	** Despite her armor, Noelle's BattleBallgown doesn't do much to emphasize how incredibly sturdy she actually is in-game, as she is one of the few characters who wants as much Defense as possible.
69	** Aside from Qiqi being a Cryo character, her small stature belies the fact that she mechanically leans closer to a StoneWall due to her high durability and healing-focused abilities. Her backstory and profile states that Qiqi's zombification gave her an immortal body.
70	** Yun Jin is surprisingly tough for someone with a lithe body frame, and improving her viability requires making her even more durable with lots of defense.
71	* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' has Yrel, a relatively thin Draenei in plate armor, as one of the flat-out brickiest characters in the game through a combination of one of the highest base-healths, self healing, armor granting and other self-protection abilities. Considering some of the other warrior characters are giant monsters, wear extremely bulky power armor, or are otherwise huge or even more visibly defended, the difference is striking!
72	* [[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Hinako_Shijou Hinako Shijo]] in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' looks much like the rest of the female cast (she's thin, short and only 16 years old). Despite that, she's one of the slower characters who uses strength to her advantage. Why? Her style is sumo wrestling.
73	%%* Kairi in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIIIReMind'' is the slowest of the non-Sora playable characters, but she more than makes up for it with offensive capabilities that can rival the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Ultima]] Keyblade.
74	* In the more recent ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' games, Kirby can take a pretty solid hitting before dying (not to mention ''VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn'', where he's just straight-up invincible) but is fairly slow on both the ground and air by default and needs some sort of mobility-focused Copy Ability to match the speeds of your typical platformer main character.
75	* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''
76	** Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer is a Yordle, a small, lightweight race. She has a hammer twice her own size and is one of the hardest champions in the game to kill on top of sporting respectable damage.
77	** Rell, the Iron Maiden is a 16-year old girl who can switch between two forms- riding around the battlefield on a horse-shaped golem made of metal plates controlled by her [[ExtraOreDinary Ferromancy]], or stomping around on foot after dispelling her steed into its components and [[EquippableAlly plating them to her body]]. When she's dismounted she is ''the'' slowest champion in the game (with her base move speed reduced to ''250'' in a game where the base movement speed for the next-slowest champions is 325[[note]]apart from a few special cases[[/note]] but she also gains a powerful shield and bonus defensive stats (which stack with her ability to steal defensive stats from opponents she attacks) which makes her incredibly hard to bring down, and she's still tough even when unarmoured on horseback. Meanwhile her weapon of choice is a large jousting lance that she wields one-handed and can use when mounted to impale enemies and hurl them over her shoulder or [[GroundShatteringLanding smash the ground when she leaps off her steed, knocking everyone nearby into the air]].
78	%%* [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'' demonstrates that he fits in to this trope. Most prominently when he picks up one of Koloktos' swords, each of which are [[{{BFS}} three times bigger than he is,]] and has no problem using it to hack Koloktos to pieces.
79	* ''VideoGame/LiveALive'': Pogo, the protagonist of the Prehistoric chapter, is a young caveboy who fights with a bone. Being the youngest and smallest human character would lead you to believe that he's a FragileSpeedster, but as he levels up, he ends up having both [[UnskilledButStrong a lot of strength]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse a lot of HP]].
80	* Mana Kawai from ''VideoGame/LostDimension'', a cute, thin girl whose [[PsychicPowers Gift]] is Overdrive, which grants her great physical strength. She's one of the few characters who doesn't use guns, instead [[BareFistedMonk punching enemies to death]], but [[MightyGlacier she has poor mobility]]. In her first conversation, [[LampshadeHanging she points out that her power is unfitting for a small girl like her]]. Her Bond route [[PlayedForDrama focuses on the self-esteem issues she suffers from]] due to her valuing cuteness but seeing herself as un-cute due to her strength.
81	* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' gives you Tali, a petite Quarian who doesn’t look like much. She can also have more shields than almost anyone in your party and specializes in shotguns, making her a defensive and offensive powerhouse.
82	* From ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'', Blanc/White Heart. Looking at her, especially compared to some of [[MostCommonSuperpower the more well-built]] characters, you'd be forgiven for thinking this petite, soft-spoken girl, bordering on TokenMiniMoe, was the local WhiteMage... until she [[HairTriggerTemper snaps]] and reveals she's actually the MightyGlacier: the lowest speed, but the highest physical attack and defense. Averted in ''VideoGame/CyberdimensionNeptunia4GoddessesOnline'', where she switches role to a Priest, and thus becomes a SquishyWizard.
83	* Kurodōji from ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji\|2016}}'' is a little boy who looks cute and harmless, but he's an attacker-type who can carry and swing around a SinisterScythe or a [[CarryABigStick hammer]] much bigger than his body and deal massive damage. The fact he's [[AxCrazy sadistic and unstable]] [[CreepyChild despite his cute appearance]] helps.
84	%%* In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', Haru is [[NiceGirl the sweetest, kindest member of the party]], and has a fairly average build for a teenage high school student. In battle, she lugs around a ''big honking axe'' as a weapon ([[SmallGirlBigGun and a grenade launcher for good measure]]).
85	* Mirke from ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternityIIDeadfire''. She is an orlan -- essentially a furry, big-eared hobbit -- half the size of most party members. She's also a DrunkenMaster {{Pirate}} who has as much Constitution as [[TheBigGuy Edér]] and decent Might despite Orlans' penalties to that stat. Depending on how she's built, she can either be a MightyGlacier or an outright LightningBruiser.
86	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
87	** Glaceon is like this, with amazing Special Attack and low Speed. Another Eeveelution that fits the bill is Umbreon. Despite being as big as a mid-sized dog and looking like a black cat with glowing rings on its fur, it has sky high defensive stats and works very well as a StoneWall.
88	** Scizor looks like a FragileSpeedster as it's rather scrawny and seems capable of moving at high speeds. It even learns moves like Bullet Punch and Agility. Its highest stats are actually Attack and Defense with well below average Speed, which is quite a bit lower than its earlier form, Scyther. Scizor's lasting power in spite of its Speed makes it popular to use.
89	** Azumarill is a cute Aqua Rabbit Pokémon that's a bit under 3 feet tall. It has high HP, low speed, an Ability that doubles its Attack stat, and access to the move Belly Drum to quadruple it further, making it an extremely potent physical attacker.
90	** Mawile is similarly short (only 2 feet tall) and only weighs 25 pounds. However it has the stats of a MightyGlacier, one of the best defensive type combinations in the game (Steel and Fairy) and when it [[SuperMode Mega Evolves]], gets slightly bigger (3 feet and 50 pounds) but its defenses get decent boost and its attack becomes the highest of any Pokémon in the game (it gets Huge Power, the same ability Azumarill gets). Its speed remains the same (really slow).
91	** Mesprit is very cute and absolutely ''tiny'' (1 foot tall and 0.7 pounds). While its Speed stat is not ''terrible'', it will nonetheless be outpaced by a decent number of foes and is the slowest of the Lake Guardians. In contrast, its offenses and defenses ([[MagicKnight both Physical and Special]]) are quite good.
92	** Absol looks like a cute, fluffy FragileSpeedster with a slim build. While Absol has a [[GlassCannon very good Attack stat, its Speed is actually mediocre at best]]. {{Averted\|Trope}} by its Mega Evolution, which receives a considerable boost to its Speed.
93	* Itsuki of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', despite being a little girl lugs around a giant hammer and has the slowest attack speed of all the characters, even the definitive MightyGlacier Xavi. However, she also has the option of tossing her Hammer and resorting to her fists, which [[ShedArmorGainSpeed while faster leaves her unable to block]].
94	* ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' has two examples in its cast:
95	** Marie, the FinalBoss, is a [[PowerFloats floating]] UndeadChild who doesn't even look like she weighs a hundred pounds. But she's also a DamageSpongeBoss able to endure ridiculous amounts of brutality before finally dying. As her PowersDoTheFighting, she rarely moves, usually just push the player into a corner or get out of one herself.
96	** Umbrella is an [[PintSizedKid improbably small eleven year old]] wielding Hungern, a massive mutant umbrella-creature. She holds Hungern upright, giving her a silhouette comparable to other playable characters, and moves slowly as she hauls the ever-hungering creature around. However, when Hungern hits, Hungern hits ''hard''.
97	* Alongside [[MightyGlacier Knuckles]] (whose inclusion in this category is controversial, considering he's still bulky for {{Funny Animal}}s standards), the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' FanGame ''VideoGame/SonicRoboBlast2'' features one unlockable character who fits this category better: [[spoiler:Amy Rose, who has her classic design which makes her look like [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics a small, pink colored Sonic in a miniskirt]]. She can't fly, bounce, or float and climb walls like other characters, she can't even spin, and she runs slower than others, but she holds an extremely [[CarryABigStick powerful hammer]] and she knows how to use it: she can destroy enemies [[CloseRangeCombatant at short range]] on the ground and in the air, spikes (something only [[FlyingBrick a full speed Metal Sonic]] can match) and she can destroy walls and floors with it (Knuckles can only destroy the former and Fang the latter by using his spring tail). An interesting case is that she jumps higher than other characters naturally (though this is not much useful compared to other characters' previously mentioned powers).]]
98	* The rather petite [[RobotGirl Ashlotte]] from ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur IV'' is a reskin of MightyGlacier [[{{Golem}} Astaroth]] (as is obvious from her name). She shares his moveset, strength and low agility despite being barely more than half his size. She entirely made of an unknown metal alloy, powered by dark magic, and is the second heaviest character in the game (only Angol Fear, who's an EldritchAbomination of sorts and thus shouldn't be judged based on looks alone, is heavier), so her hitting like a dump truck and being about as fast in spite of being tiny compared to Astaroth makes sense - all that steel can't possibly move fast, and with so much mass behind her blows, getting hit by her is roughly equivalent to getting run over by a car.
99	** From ''VideoGame/SoulCaliburV'' onwards, one can make such a character via CharacterCustomization if they feel like it. Seeing a small girl lug a huge axe around and toss people larger than her about is clearly a sight to behold.
100	* Makoto in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII 3rd Strike''. She's one of the shortest characters in the franchise at under five feet, but when she hits you, [[PintSizedPowerhouse you're going to notice]]. Unfortunately, she also moves pretty slow and her small size means she's got low reach and her dashing attacks leave her vulnerable if executed poorly.
101	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
102	** In platform games:
103	*** In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', the little mushroom guy Toad is an interesting case: he has the best lifting strength, meaning he pulls up vegetables and sand extremely quickly, almost instantaneously, and he is the fastest of the four heroes... only on land, however. His jumping ability is the worst of the lot, however, so vertical adventuring slows down a lot with him as he will need to do more power jumps than the rest of the cast in order to make his way around.
104	*** In ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'', [[StatuesqueStunner the tall]] [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure but thin]] Rosalina is a straighter case, being the slowest character in the team, but the only one capable of attacking enemies without power ups. An interesting fact about her is that she can jump as high as Luigi too, but she falls faster, making this power less practical.
105	** ''VideoGame/MarioKart'':
106	*** Rosalina's case comes from ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'' where she and Waluigi are classified in the same rank as the massive heavyweights despite their thin figures; this is because Rosalina, as explained above, is a StatuesqueStunner, while Waluigi is LeanAndMean, making both of them too tall for smaller vehicles. They appear as Cruiser characters in later games, with Rosalina being more balanced and Waluigi almost being on par with the heaviest characters in ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Mario Kart 8]] [[UpdatedRerelease Deluxe]]''.
107	*** King Boo and Dry Bowser are downplayed examples: while both of them are [[AdiposeRex too large]] for other categories, the first is a ghost (who's supposed to weight ''nothing'' but his crown) while the second is [[DemBones a living skeleton]]. This contradiction is partially solved in ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Mario Kart 8]] [[UpdatedRerelease Deluxe]]'' while King Boo is in the same Cruiser category as Rosalina while Dry Bowser is partially lighter (but still as powerful, if not more) than his living counterpart.
108	*** ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'' has a ''vehicle'' falling in this category: the heavyweight kart Honey Coupe actually is the third heaviest vehicle in the game (it's even heavier than the bulkier Flame Flyer) despite being the smallest in its weight class, and like many {{Mighty Glacier}}s in this game, its speciality is drift and turbos (it actually is the heavyweight karts' champion in these categories) with a good top speed. Otherwise, it's the classical "slow to start, hard to stop" vehicle.
109	*** In ''VideoGame/MarioKart7'', [[{{Extraoredinary}} Metal Mario]] became a HighTierScrappy because of his [[MightyGlacier heavyweight]] stats coupled with his middleweight size.
110	*** In the following game, [[{{Extraoredinary}} he]] and [[AmbiguousRobots Pink Gold Peach]] are weirder examples: despite being the same height and shape as [[JackOfAllStats Mario]] (again) and [[FragileSpeedster Peach]], both of them are the sole {{Stone Wall}} characters in the franchise, having the weight of characters like [[MightyGlacier Bowser]], the traction of other heavyweights like Wario, the top speed and the acceleration of Cruisers like Waluigi ''and'' the handling of lighter Cruisers like Rosalina, all of this in middleweight sized vehicles which make them harder to hit.
111	*** In ''Mario Kart 8'', [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], who has a lean {{Bishonen}} build, is classified as a Cruiser heavyweight. Probably has to do with him being a realistically proportioned human of realistically average height in a game where squat, cartoonish builds are the norm. This is downplayed in ''Deluxe'' where he is on the light end of the Cruiser category alongside Rosalina; the Booster Course Pass does the same with [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey Pauline]] for similar reasons.
112	** Outside of the ''Mario Kart'' series, Waluigi tends to be rather slow and defensive despite his thin build; falling into a combination of this and WeakButSkilled.
113	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
114	** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]] is a pretty standard (if respectably muscled) human swordsman in a cast full of creatures, which he makes up for with a OneHandedZweihander and an appropriate moveset. This was downplayed in ''For 3DS/Wii U'' when he takes on his more muscular ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' appearance, though ''Ultimate'' makes his ''Path of Radiance'' appearance from ''Brawl'' his default costume.
115	** Despite being human-sized and possessing a Hyperspace arsenal, [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]] is classified as a heavyweight. In ''Brawl'', he's the ''third'' heaviest character behind Donkey Kong and Bowser, and is even heavier than Ganondorf. When he returned in ''Ultimate'', he became significantly lighter, but he is still on the heavier side.
116	** Mr. Game and Watch looks like a lightweight and is knocked back like one, but his moves are on the "strong and slow" side.
117	** [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]] is the size of Ness and Lucas, but he moves pretty slow. However, due to him being, well, a robot, he's almost as heavy as Captain Falcon, and possesses some of the strongest moves in the game.
118	** [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 Shulk]] in ''For 3DS/Wii U''. Despite being of average height, Shulk is classified as a heavyweight, with below-average speed (outside of Speed mode) and above-average attack power (especially when in Buster mode). It's no longer the case in ''Ultimate'', where Shulk is instead a middleweight and sped up compared to ''4''.
119	** Bonsly, as a Pokémon, is pretty small, but try to lift, carry, or throw it, and you'll notice it's surprisingly heavy (because it's actually made of stone). If the throw connects with anyone else, it hits like a truck, potentially knocking the victim off the screen.
120	** Piranha Plant in ''Ultimate'' is the straightest example of this trope. It's got average size, but has below average speed and is one of the heaviest characters in the game.
121	** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Byleth]] is lacking in the mobility department and isn't high in the weight class, but has good reach and hard-hitting attacks.
122	** [[VideoGame/{{ARMS}} Min Min]] looks normal-sized herself, but she is actually a heavyweight fighter who is quite slow overall, though she makes up for it with the range of her ARMS.
123	** [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2 Pyra]]'s attacks hit harder but moves a lot slower than her [[SwapFighter other half]], Mythra, despite having [[MovesetClone a very similar moveset]].
124	* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
125	** Presea from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''. The in-universe reason she looks so fragile is that her aging process has been intentionally stunted; she looks like a twelve-year-old girl, but she's actually twenty-eight. That, and her Exsphere enhances her already-impressive strength. In battle, Presea wields large axes as her weapon of choice, some of which are bigger than she is. She also has the highest attack power and the most HP.
126	%%** ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' gives us Karol, who doubles as a CombatMedic. He uses two handed axes, hammers, and swords as his weapons.
127	%%** And from ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'', we have [[MsFanservice Innes]], who has an AmazonianBeauty build that leans more towards the appearance of a FragileSpeedster... ''but then you watch her carry a portable shop on her back and murder a room full of monsters with a [[MakingASplash water]]-axe-[[{{BFS}} claymore]]-[[BuffySpeak thing]]'' and it becomes clear that she's [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]].
128	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', [[TokenMiniMoe Anise]] looks like she'll be a FragileSpeedster, but ''then'' [[MarionetteMaster she pulls out her ten-foot puppet]] and reveals that she fights on its back. [[MightyGlacier The puppet is pretty slow but its attacks pack a punch]].
129	*** Double subverted with [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny Chelsea]]. She is fairly nippy while running, hopping, and skipping about the arena, but her ''attack'' speed is slow compared to the likes of [[TheHero Sta]][[LightningBruiser hn]] (and justifiably so, since she's the archer). Even so, her techs still cause some respectable damage when they hit home.
130	*** From the same game, Philia is a magical version of this trope played straight, probably due to her being weighed down by her {{BFS}}. So what if she can't dance around the air like [[CombatMedic Rutee]] and [[MagicKnight Woodrow]]? ''She can cast Meteor Storm''!
131	%% * ''VideoGame/TearsToTiara2'': Tart. Justified in that she's the ''Goddess of War''.
132	* Tsunade from the ''VideoGame/TengaiMakyou'' series. We're talking about a tiny and adorable-looking ActionGirl who wields a massive axe which is bigger than she is [[SuperStrength with ease]]!
133	%% * Lilith from ''VideoGame/VanguardPrincess''. She's the shortest character, but must of her attacks are floor-breaking ''throws and suplexes''.
134	%% * All female characters in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' except for orcs, tauren, and dwarves can be this.
135	%% ** And with death knights, one can be an incredibly durable waif ''covered in ice''.
136	%% ** [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]] with female Undead Warriors (especially those with Titan's Grip.) Keep in mind that female Undead Warriors are pretty much devoid of muscle, that they are wearing the heaviest armor class, and that they are carrying some of the heaviest weapons in the game. Yet, they can perform ''front flips'' while carrying a burden that should crush them multiple times over. And Orc Warriors think they're strong...
137	%% * Would you believe [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Roll]] has become one in ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom''? There's one caveat, though; she normally doesn't do much damage... but she has a special move that makes the next special move she uses do obscene, MightyGlacier level damage. Two of her three hyper combos are also pretty hefty damage dealers. (the third is a non-damaging move that drops an item that heals her or other robots if it touches them, but knocks living characters off-balance if it connects with them.) And there's a trick (sweeping up her own puddles) that lets you ''further'' enhance ''all'' her attacks, not just specials. She's probably the ultimate GlassCannon Glacier Waif.
138	* Mamori from ''VideoGame/TokyoMirageSessionsFE'' is an 11-years old girl, whose [[EquippableAlly Mirage partner]] is a (Armor) Knight [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Draug]]. As such, she fights with an enormous axe, has high Defence and HP, and uses skills that allow her to DrawAggro and shield allies.
139	* [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/touken-ranbu/images/1/1a/Hotarumaru-1.png/revision/latest?cb=20150122163524 Hotarumaru]] from ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu''. He looks like a FragileSpeedster, but unlike the other younger-looking characters in the game, he is a MightyGlacier instead. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], since unlike most of the younger ''Tourabu'' characters who are tantou (short swords), Hotarumaru is an [[{{BFS}} oodachi]].
140	%% * ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', running as it does on a massive cast of {{Cute Bruiser}}s and {{Little Miss Badass}}es beating the crap out of each other, has plenty of examples. In terms of story the best example is Suika Ibuki, by all appearances a horned eight-year-old child who can tear apart mountains and hurl black holes. In terms of gameplay the best example is Utsuho Reiuji, a frail-looking WingedHumanoid who in ''Hisoutensoku'' is an absurdly powerful MightyGlacier.
141	* Audrey Heitinga from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', a 17-year old Lancer in Squad 7. Despite how well-armored, heavily built, and low-mobility her class is known for being, she's quite slender yet can crush a watermelon with her bare hands. She also has the highest potential for anti-tank damage in the game, meaning at her peak she could theoretically tear through the [[MilitaryMashupMachine Batomys]] in a single shot.
142	* Raquel Applegate from ''VideoGame/WildArms4'' is a small to average sized young woman with a {{BFS}}. She is slow enough that the other party members often get 2-3 turns for each of her turns, and hits hard enough to, with the right setup, defeat even [[{{Superboss}} Ragu O Ragula]] in a single blow.
143	* Lin from ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'' is a slip of a 13-year-old girl yet fills the role of the party tank, carrying around a huge shield and [[GatlingGood minigun]].
144	%%* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' has both of the playable tanks fit. The first tank is Tora and Poppi, the latter of which is a very cute robot girl who is about the same size as glass canon Rex. The second dedicated tank pair is Morag and Brighid, who are both very slender and lean with little defined muscles. Justified in their case in that their method of tanking is less taking direct hits and more dodging hits.
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148	* Lemley in WebVideo/TitansgraveTheAshesOfValkana is the smallest of the group and is the group's GenkiGirl, but is also their MightyGlacier. This is likely because most of her is now [[{{Cyborg}} mechanical]], and the weight of the metal slows her down.
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152	* Toph Beifong from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', being the TheBigGuy of the Gaang despite being youngest, smallest and blind. She's actually an [[DishingOutDirt earthbender]], and a powerful one. Before she joined the Gaang, she was participating in the underground local-type-wrestling league, fighting against bigger and tougher people. In the end of her introductory episode, she sweeps the floor with six of them ''at once''. She doesn't fit the "glacier" part of the definition until she invents metalbending, which allows her to bend metal into an impromptu suit of armor at the cost of movement speed.
153	* In ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'', the slender Paige isn't as fast or as agile as Beck, but she's a lot stronger than him and can leap a lot farther.
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