Line #20 PlayingWith/PintSizedPowerhouse


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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