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Chances are, being fat in fiction means you're a disgusting slob who leaves food crumbs everywhere, kicks your feet up on the table and treat the place like a low-budget buffet, talk while eating, and have food flying out of your (greasy) clothing.

Generally played as AlwaysMale, though female examples can exist.

Folks like this are usually bad guys, but ''not'' always. If they're on the good guys' side, however, it's almost always a case of GoodIsNotNice. Most guys like this are incompetent and lazy, but not all of them; a few {{Genius Slob}}s and {{Acrofatic}} types may be included. If taken to sufficient extremes of creepiness, some examples may even end up AmbiguouslyHuman.

It is perhaps worth noting that there is some TruthInTelevision to this trope. Unlike muscle, fat is extra mass that does not help you move. It adds to your inertia and reduces your agility. The more massive you are, the more difficult it is to perform delicate tasks, such as, say, eating neatly. More unfortunately, there's also evidence that excessive fat can affect the limbic system, generally tilting it towards depression and a resulting lack of motivation ''to'' clean up after oneself. Needless to say, depictions of this trope are nuanced and complicated.

For more stereotypical behaviors of the obese, compare and contrast FatBastard, FatIdiot, JabbaTableManners and FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit. Contrast BigBeautifulWoman and BigBeautifulMan, who are fat and attractive in spite (or because) of their girth. Another positive contrast is BigFun, for people who are hefty, yet portrayed as chipper and friendly.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Bucca from ''Manga/AirGear'', though we all know that it's not ''actually'' fat, definitely fits.
* The boy who stalks and forces himself on the attractive young gym teacher in ''{{Peridot}}'' is another example, visibly slavering and being obnoxious because he's too big and overbearing to be stopped.
* Mr. Maurer from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', albeit not quite how it's usually portrayed. His colleagues complains about his never showering and he tends to smoke and eat quite a bit. However, it's played a bit differently than normal, as he mentions that his family left him because of how he lives, but decides that he'll clean himself up in hopes of getting them to come back. [[spoiler:He gets murdered before he can attempt this.]]
* In ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', there was Takasu, the obese and [[DirtyCop corrupt warden]] of the detention facility, who had the habit of picking his nose and flicking it at inmates to intimidate them. (One of the few things American fans did ''not'' mind the dub editing out.)
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Harvey Bullock in ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' comics, although just how much of a slob he is [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]].
* Fat Freddy of ComicBook/TheFabulousFurryFreakBrothers, considerably dimmer and way more slovenly than his two scrawny friends. One of the highlight comics has him in a marijuana-and-hunger-fueled frenzy, bursting into a grocery store, devouring a massive pile of food, and collapsing ecstatically after a huge belch.
* Sam Burke of ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' (current Trope Illustrator): very rotund and notoriously sloppy with his eating.
* ''ComicBook/{{Urbanus}}'': Jef Patat, a DirtyOldMan, living under a bridge. He is obese, filthy and not to be trusted.
* The aptly-named "Fatties" in ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' are ubiquitous throughout the setting, known for their impossible girth and the wheel tucked under their stomachs to allow them to actually move (known as a "belliwheel"). This isn't so much a result of [[BigFatFuture future-tech encouraging gluttony and sloth]]; Fatties are a ''subculture'', the result of the crushing boredom of Mega-City One's populace leading them down various bizarre roads. (Fatties are one of the ''less'' bizarre, longer-lived fads in the city.) Some Fatties are close to being ''athletes'', as eating contests are SeriousBusiness in Mega-City One.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': The Kingpin is an {{aver|tedTrope}}sion (he's [[StoutStrength not actually obese]] and he's not a slob), but at one point, it's revealed that he employs one of these as a BodyDouble. Said body double lives in a secret apartment inside Kingpin's building and is supplied with all the junk food and cable TV he wants. When forced to go underground to escape Doctor Octopus (during his tenure as the ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan), the Kingpin kills his double and leaves his body to be burned beyond recognition in a fire, allowing him to [[FakingTheDead fake his death]].
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%% * A heroic example is Tokita in ''Literature/{{Paprika}}''.
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[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
* Dennis Nedry from ''Film/JurassicPark1993'', if only because his desk is full of discarded packages.
* Fat Bastard in the ''Film/AustinPowers'' series, who is dirty and revels in ToiletHumor for most of his dialogue. A very illustrative scene is the one that shows him eating, [[FanDisservice naked in bed]].
* Mr. Creosote in ''Film/MontyPythonsTheMeaningOfLife'', with extra NauseaFuel given part of his filth hails from copious vomit.
%% * "Lips" Manlis and his oyster slurping in ''Film/DickTracy'': #1, #3.
* [[Franchise/StarWars Jabba the Hutt]], who downright names [[JabbaTableManners our trope for eating sloppily]]; as indicated by his name, Jabba (full name Jabba Desilijic Tiure) is a Hutt, an entire ''race'' of fat slobs and what can best be described as enormous, slug-like creatures with a few humanoid features. The Hutts are not only gluttonous, but also greedy, cruel and almost universally criminals, usually [[TheMafia the organized kind]]. Jabba, himself one of the most powerful crime lords on the desert planet Tatooine, actually manages to outdo the rest of his species - he's even fatter and more slovenly than most Hutts, and is a repulsive lech on top of that, keeping slave girls from humanoid species chained up in his throne room.
%%** And [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Pizza the Hut]], who along with being a giant pile of cheese has frequent toppings falling off.
%%* The Warlock, Kevin Smith's character from ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard'', qualifies for the downright mess he leaves in his basement.
%% * Lt. Max Eckhart in ''Film/Batman1989'' and Detective Arnold Flass in ''Film/BatmanBegins'' (but not in ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne''). They may have been [[{{Expy}} inspired]] by Harvey Bullock.
* ''Film/OsmosisJones'': [[Creator/BillMurray Frank DeTorre]] is a {{Deconstruction}} -- his horrendous diet and hygiene causes tension with his daughter Shane and nearly kills him. The movie takes place inside his immune system after he contracts a deadly virus.
* ''Film/TheWhale'': PlayedForDrama and {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Even though he's aware of his horrendous health, [[Creator/BrendanFraser Charlie]] continues to binge eat at excessive amounts instead of taking proper care of himself at the insistence of Liz. His obesity and binge eating is depicted as [[FreudianExcuse a coping mechanism to the immense trauma he has faced in his life]]. The "slob" part is also downplayed in that, outside of his eating habits, he does put ''some'' effort into taking care of himself and his appearance, such as shaving and showering.
* ''Film/WhenEvilCalls'': The fat kid who wishes to be thin is wearing a very scruffy uniform, exhibits JabbaTableManners, and exudes a general air of slovenliness. He looks at a flier for a weight loss program, but attempts to take a magical shortcut instead.
* In the spoof film ''Film/EpicMovie'', a parody of Mystique becomes one briefly. Mystique is generally kept as conventionally attractive, possibly more so than any other version, being played by the stunning Carmen Electra, acting seductive and slutty, and even getting a sex scene where she shapeshifts a bigger bust size and ass...until Peter requests a monobrow, or "mamabrow" as he describes it, "big flabby grandma arms", and "bingo wings like a fat blue Britney Spears". She then becomes incredibly flabby, fat, and disgusting to look at. She even shows off her flabby arms and wiggles her tongue before she starts to get it on with him. [[ChubbyChaser And Peter's completely into it.]]
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Augustus Gloop of ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' (and its film adaptations) is done in by his drinking straight from the chocolate river, despite being forbidden.
* Igneous Cutwell in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/{{Mort}}'' is a minor example; he's probably not ''that'' fat by wizard standards, but his robes have more stains than mystic symbols and his shop has a half-eaten pizza lying on the chair and the run-off from treacle sandwiches on the desk. As ''[[UniverseCompendium The Discworld Companion]]'' puts it: "He enjoys food, although not to the extent of actually preparing any; he more or less grazes on whatever comes to hand".
* The eponymous character in ''Literature/{{Oblomov}}''.It takes about 150 pages until he leaves his bed, and without his friend Stolz, he might not even have managed that.
* Averted in ''Literature/AConfederacyOfDunces'' as [[FatBastard Ignatius]] bathes regularly, mostly as a chance to masturbate in private.
* Laman Griffin in ''Literature/AngelasAshes''. He is Angela's overweight cousin who forces her to sleep with him, makes Frank empty his piss pot and sloppily eats chips while refusing to share them with any of Angela's kids -- they have to lick the newspaper he throws out because they are so hungry.
* Stockholm police officer Evert Bäckström is the archetypical fat slob in the [[Literature/{{Backstrom}} novels by Leif G.W. Persson]]. Among other things he manages to keep a diet going for perhaps three days before lapsing into his previous unhealthy fast-food diet. He is also in the habit of rummaging in his laundry basket for the least nasally offensive underpants.
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Ronald Carmichael is a one of the cops in Murphy's unit, who seems to emanate some kind of aura which causes suits to crumple and ties to grow ketchup stains. He is also an investigator even Harry (with whom he shares a mutual distrust) describes as "razor-sharp", [[ObfuscatingStupidity and he likes it when perps think they're dealing with a]] FatIdiot.
* In ''Literature/StarIsland'', Claude "Bang" Abbott is flabby, tends to sweat a lot and rarely showers.
* In ''Literature/{{Misery}}'', Annie Wilkes is a huge blob of a woman who dressed dumpily and stank of dirt, half-spoiled food, and cheap makeup. This is one of the aspects averted in the movie's AdaptationalAttractiveness.
* A downplayed and heroic version in ''Literature/LockwoodAndCo'' with George, who's overweight, badly-dressed and a messy housemate, prone to leaving clothes scattered around the place...and also a genius researcher and paranormal expert. He also bathes fairly regularly (though occasionally with an evil haunted skull).
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
%% * Oscar Madison of ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970}}'' is a rather mild example.
%% * [[FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit J.D. Hogg]] from ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' exhibits behavior #1, if none of the others.
* Eddie Fitzgerald, protagonist of ''Series/{{Cracker}}'' series is heavily overweight, often disheveled and unkempt and fond of caustic comments. He is also alcoholic and has problems with habitual gambling. [[BunnyEarsLawyer Good thing]] he's also the best [[TheProfiler profiler]] around.
%% * Most of Fat Guys from ''Pizza'' (especially Jim Smith and Aussie Pub Guy from Beach Pizza)
%% * Randy from ''Series/MyNameIsEarl''
* ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'': Onslow is practically summed up by this trope. He is an obese couch potato who sits in front of the TV all day.
%% * Creator/VanKootenEnDeBie: Dirk, a fat, drunk tramp who is usually seen drinking.
* Doug Heffernan in ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'' teeters dangerously on the brink of being this trope. Wife Carrie has called him out on his compulsive over-eating and slobbish tendencies quite a few times.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
%% * The Moon Social Link from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''.
%% * Ronald from ''VideoGame/DeadRising''.
%% * Wario, in both ''VideoGame/WarioLand'' and ''VideoGame/WarioWare''.
%% * The guards of ''VideoGame/NinthRock'' occasionally find food in their pockets, and [[FatIdiot are dumb enough to eat it]] despite its questionable age.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series has Ogrim, a [[GiantMook massive]] form of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] that are as [[DumbMuscle dim-witted as they are strong]]. Ogrim are are among the largest of the lesser Daedra, with heavy set frames and huge bulbous stomachs. They are also universally hostile to mortals.
* [[WickedWitch Gruntilda]], the BigBad of ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', has several [[{{Squick}} abhorrent]] habits that vary from save file to save file. For example, the player might learn she washes her hair with baked beans, engine oil, or even ''rancid milk''. [[spoiler: And you need to memorize them all, because [[SadisticGameShow they're on the test]]!]]
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
%% * Tharqa of ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie''.
* ''Webcomic/MurryPurryFreshAndFurry''. Making a cameo appearance across a story arc, Princess Aurelina takes this trope so far that she literally has slaves to lift her arms and is constantly covered in food slurry.
** Although rarely shown eating, Cadillac Myspace's poor dental hygiene, ill-fitting clothing and morbid obesity make her fit this trope.
* Lardee from ''Webcomic/MyMilkToof'' is very mess when it comes to eating and doesn't like bathing.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* A rare female parody is WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick. When she came out of her ScheduleSlip, she [[strike:had a pillow stuffed up her shirt]] had a big belly and would have much rather kept drinking beer and eating cheetos than doing reviews.
* Exaggerated with Seamus Osgranov from ''Literature/TailsOfFame''. He farts a lot, doesn't like to shower or brush his teeth, wears messy clothes, and lives in a disheveled, trashy apartment. Seamus is so slobby and lazy that he's perfectly content with ''shitting himself'' instead of merely going to the bathroom.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' reveals that Larry used to be a fat slob (and proud of it) before getting a new car, a girlfriend and a job. When the titular character causes him to lose all of these things, he has a relapse.
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'':
** Roger constantly lays around in the house, eats junk food, drinks alcohol, and takes all sorts of drugs. Stan even refers to him as a "gross bowling pin".
** In "[[Recap/AmericanDadS7E2SonOfStan Son of Stan]]", Francine's lax parenting results in Steve becoming an obnoxious, chubby slob who spends all his time demanding junk food, playing video games, and masturbating.
%% * Harvey Bullock from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. ''A Bullet for Bullock'' reveals he's surprisingly light on his feet and a dangerous combatant, however.
%% * Kendra Krinklesac from ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow''.
%% ** Cleveland himself qualifies in some episodes. One starts with him literally doing nothing for an entire weekend except sit on the couch in his underwear, drink beer and eat snacks while all the other characters move around him in sped up animation.
* One of the most -[[{{Squick}} ahem]]- memorable segments from HBO Family’s WesternAnimation/{{Crashbox}} is the “Revolting Slob.” The sequence consists of the titular Slob eating beans in a disgustingly messy home while a narrator teaches the viewer vocabulary words based on his actions. Then for some reason he blows up.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** Peter Griffin. He always says something inappropriate at the wrong times and will always try to fart anywhere and at anyone. He will also get drunk at any chance he can get.
** In the two-parter "Married... with Cancer," Brian [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin marries a woman with cancer]], figuring that she'll be gone soon -- only for the illness to go into remission, leaving him stuck with her. Peter shows him the magic of being a husband and explains that every married man, no matter what they seem to look like, is actually FatAndProud; Brian relaxes and [[TemporaryBulkChange balloons to a much larger size]]. Unfortunately, he takes the idea too far and begins eating and drinking non-stop, gradually becoming a lazy ball of lard.
%% * Harold Berman from ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''.
* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', Steven Mandragora, the villain from "Double Date" is introduced devouring a plate of oysters, slurping them into his gaping maw and letting the juice trickle down the sides of his mouth. As Black Canary would say, "I'm sorry, but ''ew''." Then again, when she actually snaps and punches him she finds it's [[{{Kevlard}} "like hitting a brick wall."]] Mandragora is an expy of Tobias Whale, who is himself an expy of ComicBook/TheKingpin.
%% * ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'''s Bill Dauterive.
%% * Heffer Wolfe from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''.
* Homer Simpson (eats like a pig and is and gets drunk), Barney Gumble (the town drunk), Comic Book Guy (eats a lot and spends all his time lazing around with his geeky stuff), and Chief Clancy Wiggum (big eater and out of shape) from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
%% * Patrick Star from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has Hungry Larry. His saliva gets everywhere after he [[spoiler:swallows everyone whole.]]
%% * Control Freak from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''.
* Cyborg and Beast Boy fit this trope to a tee in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''--they eat non-stop and deliberately refuse to have any manners. Things get weird when, after they [[TemporaryBulkChange grow much fatter]], their bellies become sentient and take control of their bodies like [[PuppeteerParasite parasites]]. Robin, Starfire, and Raven have to save the day by teaching Cyborg and Beast Boy how to savor their food, which robs the evil stomachs of their power.
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