1 | '''Basic Trope''': A small person who is very strong. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob is 5'2" and weighs 120 lbs. But he can bench-press 400 lbs. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Bob is two feet tall and has SuperStrength; he can lift a house and toss it over his shoulder. |
5 | ** Bob is ant-sized, yet can bench-press mountains or even ''landmasses''. |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob is below average height and weight but has above average strength. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** Strength and size aren't always the same. |
9 | ** Bob is a superhero or magic-user. |
10 | ** Bob takes advantage of the SquareCubeLaw. |
11 | * '''Inverted''': |
12 | ** Bob is 6'4" and 200 lbs, but is WeaksauceWeakness personified. |
13 | ** ImpossiblyGracefulGiant |
14 | * '''Subverted''': Bob claims to be stronger than he looks, but is beaten easily. |
15 | * '''Double Subverted''': IAmNotLeftHanded. |
16 | * '''Parodied''': Bob is smaller than an electron and he can move mountains beneath anyone's notice until it's already [[MonumentalTheft conspicuously gone from the landscape]]. |
17 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob has the ability to grow or shrink himself; he's super-strong when tiny and super-weak when big, or vice versa. |
18 | * '''Averted''': |
19 | ** Bob is small and weak. |
20 | ** [[TheBigGuy Bob is big (possibly 6'4" and 200 lbs), and very strong.]] |
21 | ** Bob is of average strength and size. |
22 | * '''Enforced''': The author wants to deliver AnAesop about the power of personal effort. |
23 | * '''Lampshaded''': "I know size doesn't always matter, but something about Bob seems to take that line too far." |
24 | * '''Invoked''': Bob works out in secret. |
25 | * '''Exploited''': |
26 | ** Bob enters a contest of strength, and he's up against big bodybuilder types. |
27 | ** Bob's strength gives him a slight advantage in physical combat, but what ''really'' gives him an edge is the fact that his opponents don't expect it. |
28 | ** Alternatively, Bob is both small and strong. Considering that being smaller typically means you're faster and harder to hit, Bob becomes a LightningBruiser. |
29 | * '''Defied''': Bob is small and doesn't do much physical activity. Instead, he prefers intellectual hobbies like art, music, and [[SmartPeoplePlayChess chess]] to sports. |
30 | * '''Discussed''': "Damn! Did you just see Bob?" "Yeah! Picked up that car like it was nothing!" |
31 | * '''Conversed''': "I'm glad this is just a cartoon. Bob could never do that in reality." |
32 | * '''Implied''': Bob is locked in a confined space alone with a heavy object and no mechanical aids with which to move it. When Alice checks on him moments later, she finds that the object has moved and Bob isn't even sweating. |
33 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
34 | ** Bob's small size makes him a GlassCannon who can't take the pummeling bigger characters can. |
35 | ** Bob suffers from PowerIncontinence and ''always'' pushes at things with dangerous amounts of force far out of proportion to his stature. |
36 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
37 | ** See exploited. |
38 | ** Bob learns how to NOT use too much of his strength, or gets a limiter he can take off in case [[GodzillaThreshold shit gets real]]. |
39 | * '''Played for Laughs''': Bob (a midget) bests [[MeaningfulName Goliath]] (a huge bodybuilder type) in a wrestling match, then juggles an elephant, a kitchen sink, a toilet, a barbell, and a car to show off. |
40 | * '''Played for Drama''': Bob wishes for SuperStrength, but it causes problems for him. Like accidentally crushing his infant daughter. |
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