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->''"Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;\\
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous."''
-->-- '''Caesar''', ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar''

[[EvilCostumeSwitch Black robes]] not fitting properly? Just try being a little more evil! [[KickTheDog Kicking puppies]] is good exercise after all! And don't worry about those meals you skip while you're scheming to take over the kingdom. Yes, the combination of your new villainous lifestyle and the laws of narrative causality will make those annoying extra pounds vanish before you can say "Are they even ''feeding'' [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove Yzma]]?"

Sometimes used for an explanation, where the villain is nasty and vicious ''because'' she's so hungry. Very common among fashion-oriented shows to explain why the size 0 model is so cranky. [[DrugsAreBad Another explanation]] may be that the villain is hopped up on some substance that [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil ravages their body as well as their mind]]. This is more common among ''recreational'' [[AddledAddict "junkies"]] (like some of the more villainous [[TheHedonist hedonists]] and CrazyHomelessPeople, for example) than among villains who take PsychoSerum as a martial performance enhancer (in which case the drug is likely to make them brawnier, not skinnier).

Also, they can be the Thin in the BigThinShortTrio when being an evil group to contrast with the fuller member and the squat member.

The reverse VillainousGlutton / FatBastard style is also relatively frequent (cf. [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]], the Blob), but nowhere as lampshaded as the Lean and Mean look. Also contrast LargeAndInCharge. Particularly skinny or gangly-proportioned villains may qualify as NoodlePeople. VillainousCheekbones often winds up overlapping with this trope.

When the hero is stronger and/or dumber, this often leads to BrainsEvilBrawnGood.

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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Nnoitra, As Nodt and Nanana are both very thin villains, even by the thin standards of the story's characters.
* ''Manga/DeathNote'' has Misa Amane. She appears as TheDitz to most people, despite being rather clever herself and she ''is'' [[spoiler:the Second Kira]], though her low weight and lean figure can also be explained as being due to her job as a model. Light Yagami, an EvilGenius, is also very thin as described in "How to Read" and he is specifically said to have lost weight due to stress when he took on his "duty".
* In ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** Frieza's true form is quite slender (though he buffs up again when using 100% of his power). He's a sadistic galactic conqueror who was born one of the most powerful mortals in the universe.
** Dr. Gero is quite thin, and he's also a MadScientist obsessed with revenge against Goku.
** Androids 17 and 18 (though not [[HeroicBuild 16]] and [[FatBastard 19]]) have the physiques of normal teenagers, but they're among Dr. Gero's most powerful creations and their alternate future selves devastated Future Trunks' world. Their present-day counterparts, on the other hand, avert it as they're quick to make a HeelFaceTurn.
** Evil Buu is nigh-emaciated, in great contrast to Fat Buu. Super Buu is more buff, but Kid Buu goes right back to being slender, along with [[OmnicidalManiac terrifyingly insane]].
** Beerus from ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' sticks out for being very lean compared to the more muscular members of the cast, even sporting visible ribs and mostly resembling a humanoid hairless cat, and he's also the God of Destruction who could order ''Frieza'' around.
** Goku Black, an antagonist of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', looks nearly identical to main protagonist Goku. But one of the most noticeable differences aside from clothing is that he's physically thinner. He's also, in utter contrast to Goku's AllLovingHero status, extremely sadistic without a merciful bone in his body. [[spoiler:Strange since Black's body ''is'' [[GrandTheftMe an alternate version of Goku's]]. Zamasu must have put less emphasis on physical training and more on just fighting powerful opponents to get stronger]].
* [[MagnificentBastard Izaya Orihara]] from ''{{Literature/Durarara}}'' manages to be the skinniest person in a cast of NoodlePeople.
* ''Manga/Eyeshield21'': Purposely invoked with Hiruma, who's supposed to resemble a devil. He's mean, but he's more an anti-hero than a villain.
* Envy from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. Incredibly slim and muscular with a form-fitting body suit that really extenuates the slim physique. And "mean" rarely defines someone as well as them.
* In ''Animation/GuardianFairyMichel'', Boogy is the thinnest of the Black Hammer Gang besides Salome and is her second-in-command.
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'''s Rip Van Winkle is extremely tall and thin. For that matter, [[SociopathicHero Alucard]] also counts.
* [[EvilPoacher Viper Snakely]] from ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion''.
* Creator/YoshiyukiTomino [[AuthorAppeal liked his women with a bit of meat on their bones]], which was why the villainous Kycilia Zabi of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' was noticeably skinnier than the rest of the female cast.
* Orochimaru from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' is a fairly tall, lean man. Lean like a snake is more like it.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': [[spoiler:Pre-TimeSkip]], the three Admirals are all tall and thin. On a side note, Aokiji doesn't quite fit the "Mean" part of this trope unlike his fellow Admirals (namely [[KnightTemplar Aka]][[LawfulEvil inu]]).
** Wapol is normally a FatBastard, but his ExtremeOmnivore powers allow him to swallow his excess bulk and become sinisterly slender. He actually describes this form as "lean and mean" in both the 4kids and Creator/FUNimation dubs.
** This also applies to Van Augur and Laffitte of the Blackbeard Pirates.
** [[MadScientist Caesar Clown]].
** Also, Trafalgar Law as an antihero version.
** Donquixote Doflamingo also counts.
* [[BrokenAce Zane]] [[TookALevelInJerkass Truesdale]] from Season 2 of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' post FreakOut. He looks very underfed but has some minor muscle tone.
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[[folder:Asian Animation]]
* Rosygury of ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' is the leanest of the villains, and a selfish brat ([[LovableAlphaBitch on her bad days]]).
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
** One of the Joker's [[IHaveManyNames many nicknames]] is "The Thin White Duke of Death". He is also almost always depicted as being very thin, but with a wiry strength that makes him a better physical fighter than his frame would suggest.
** The Scarecrow is so thin that he was bullied as a child for his resemblance to [[Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow Ichabod Crane]].
** The Batman Who Laughs from ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' is a Jokerized Batman who has the same lean build as the Joker and is an OmnicidalManiac.
* The Knight Watchman's nemesis in ''ComicBook/BigBangComics'' is the Pink Flamingo. He's a CaptainErsatz of both [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} the Penguin and the Joker]], combining the bird theme of the former with the flamboyant nature and slender frame of the latter.
* Most incarnations of Ragdoll in Franchise/TheDCU, but in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' it's taken to serious extremes; the Ragdoll is a tall, rail-thin thief and contortionist who is literally capable of fitting inside a top hat. Also, as he is often depicted as frail.
-->'''Ragdoll:''' I weigh seventy-three pounds.
* Rake of the Bounty Hunters in ''ComicBook/Gen13''. 6'5", 135 lbs, he's called Rake because of the long, metal claws on his hands. He's also a sadistic killer who likes to carve people like pumpkins.
* In ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', it's mentioned several times how skinny [[AxCrazy Johnny]] is.
* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': The mass-murdering Judge Death is a very skinny fellow, mostly because he's an undead spirit inhabiting a corpse. He's quite tall but only weighs around 67 kg. He's also [[SuperStrength surprisingly strong for his size]], being able to throw boulders into the air with ease and lift people up as if they were nothing.
* ''ComicBook/MesmoDelivery'': Sangrecco, a people smuggler/hitman/demon? In his spare time, he's an ElvisImpersonator presumably of the king's earlier period.
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Loki is probably the skinniest male in Asgard. He is also one of Thor's meanest villains. Mind you, it only holds when compared to Asgardians. When compared to most normal humans, he seems pretty toned.
** {{Invoked|Trope}} by BigEater Volstagg in ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMysteryGillen'', who explains his distrust of kid Loki by saying that, like his previous incarnation, he picks at his food.
** Volstagg would be proud to see the obsession Loki developed with ''breakfast meats'' (especially bacon) in [[ComicBook/YoungAvengers later]] [[ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard series]] though. [[spoiler:Oddly after the body-snatching. So this is partially that "not trustworthy" ''previous incarnation'' we're talking about. What this means is anyone's guess.]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' has Captain Marvel's arch-enemy Dr. Sivana, a MadScientist par excellence who is physically small and skinny, [[BaldOfEvil has no facial or head hair]], and usually has a snarl or a sneer on his face. Put it all together and he tends to look a lot like a skeleton in a lab coat.
* Many skinny aliens in ''ComicBook/{{Sillage}}'' turn out to be villains. Most notable of them is consul Atsukau, a corrupt politician and collector of lovers from different species, obsessed with the protagonist.
* Mordath from ''ComicBook/{{Sojourn}}'', after he came back from the dead. Before that, he was more of a {{Hunk}}, which just accentuates what he lost from his once self.
* The demonic Violator from ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' seesaws between this and FatBastard; as his alter-ego, [[MonsterClown Clown]], he's an obese DepravedDwarf with vaguely clown-paint like facial markings. As his true self, he's a spindly, emaciated, lanky-looking demon.
* Most of the characters (save [[GeekPhysiques Rung]]) in ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' are blocky and square-shaped, being giant robots, but the AxCrazy Whirl is lean, skinny, and almost bird-like in proportion.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonHumans Alan Jonah]] naturally, since he's based on a character who was played by Creator/CharlesDance in the parent franchise, and Vivienne name-drops the trope when looking over Jonah.
* [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Slender Man fic]] ''Fanfic/ByTheFiresLight'', feature the Slender Man himself, tall, lean, and killing just about everything that crosses its path.
* Fankil, the main antagonist of ''Fanfic/TheHeartTrilogy'', is a demon who looks rather emaciated and has [[CreepyLongFingers long spider-like fingers]]. [[HandicappedBadass Despite his skinniness and the limp he walks with]], he's a [[LightningBruiser fast and tough opponent]]. He's also [[spoiler:the son of [[GodOfEvil Morgoth]] himself]], and his main goal is to [[spoiler:release the [[SealedEvilInACan first Dark Lord]] to rule the world]].
* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': The Hunter is an {{inverted}} example due to being a GoodIsNotNice AntiHero rather than a villain. His lean physique contrasts his [[SuperStrength inhuman strength]] and is one of the reasons why his appearance invokes a sinister figure.
* With Homestuck fanfic ''Fanfic/WarboundWidow'' Occhio Mutare is the skinniest and tallest out of the [[NamesToRunAwayFromVeryFast Priestormentors.]] He's extremely rude and brusque and has nearly killed one of the main cast and beat the absolute crap out of another.
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* Mrs. Tweedy from ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' is tall, thin, and quite ruthless, unlike her short, portly HenpeckedHusband.
* [[spoiler:The Other Mother's true form]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}''.
* Many, many Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon villains:
** ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'': Cruella De Vil is a slender, almost skeletal villain with a skeletal face.
** ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'': Prince John is scrawnier than his benevolent older brother.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound'': Amos Slade is a skinny old hunter with a bad temper.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': BigBad Jafar is tall and thin, well into NoodlePeople territory when compared to the kind Sultan (Jasmine's father), who's short and round - basically egg-shaped.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': Scar, the villain, is much skinnier than Mufasa or even Simba or some of the lionesses. He points out his lack of brawn earlier in the movie (providing the page quote for BrainsEvilBrawnGood). In [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride the sequel]], his ex-mate Zira takes up his role and is the villain, and she's also lean.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': Has lean ObstructiveBureaucrat Chi-Fu.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney'': villain and antagonist Frollo is thin; contrasting with good guys Quasimodo and Phoebus, who are muscular to the point of being bulky.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': Yzma is the antagonist and takes the thinness to a new extreme (see page image above), although it's not unreasonable to assume she may have been most attractive a century or two ago. She was shown to be quite attractive as a teenager in the episode "Cool Summer" of [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool the show]].
** ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': Dr. Facilier is the villain and he's thin to the point of stylized in an otherwise rounded, naturalistic-proportioned world. He also shows off his belly button with a midriff-baring shirt.
* ''WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie'' has Bradley Uppercrust III, the rail-thin FauxAffablyEvil JerkJock.
* Franklin Bean in ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox'' is just as thin as in the book, for the same reason.
* Grimmel in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld'' is tall, slender, pale and black-robed.
* ''WesternAnimation/IsleOfDogs'': The only true villain in the film is stick-thin and at least a head taller than everyone else.
* From ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', we have Lord Shen, an albino peacock who is the movie's BigBad.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'': CausticCritic Anton Ego is surprisingly thin for someone who eats for a living. As he explains, "If I don't love it, I don't ''swallow''."
* Tzekel-Kan, the evil High Priest in ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'', highlighting his asceticism and religious devotion beside the comfortably worldly (and obese) Chief Tannabok.
%% * Zigzag from ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWilloughbys'': Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby are both skinny and [[AbusiveParents they mistreat their own children]].
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Makhmud Esambayev was a dancer who occasionally did film acting, and he was extremely thin even when well into his fifties. He also specialized in bad guys, using his quick fluid movements to play up their creepiness.
** In ''Film/SannikovLand'', he portrays a sadistic, murderous shaman who manipulates the Onkilons to slaughter the main characters and almost succeeds.
** In ''Upright Magic'', he plays the ElementalEmbodiment of fire who starts as neutral but then begins to work for the BigBad, nearly killing some of the heroes.
** In the film based on ''Literature/WhileTheClockChimes'', he plays a vain violinist from the wicked king’s DecadentCourt.

* The Xenomorphs from ''[[Franchise/{{Alien}} Alien]]''. All drones and warriors are quite thin and skeletal creatures. They too are sadistic and cunning beings.
* In ''Film/TheButchers'', Albert Fish is the smallest and skinniest of the serial killers, but he possesses a wiry strength and is able to put up a good fight, and he is certainly just as evil as the rest of them, being a child-murdering cannibal.
* ''Film/Carrie2002'' makes Billy Nolan notably skinnier than most of the other characters. Jesse Cadote makes him just as much of a sociopath as he is in the book.
* ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'': The Thin Man, one of the goons of the BigBad, can stand toe-to-toe with all three angels and yet can also somersault through the bars of a fence. Ironically, the typically rail-thin actor Crispin Glover put on some muscle for the role, making his thinness a bit of an InformedAttribute.
* Very early in his career, the 6'4 and 1/2" Creator/JeffGoldblum played skinny, vicious hoodlums in three of his first six films: ''Film/DeathWish'' (in which he's one of the "freaks" responsible for the inciting incident), ''Special Delivery'' (his biker is even named "Snake"), and ''St. Ives''. While he's played many antagonists since then, he put on some muscle in the 1980s and while still slender isn't as thin as he was in his 20s.
* In the first ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'' film, all Cenobites are rather slender, except [[FatBastard Butterball]], of course.
* ''Film/HomeAlone'': Inverted in the first two movies, where short, round Harry is clearly the more malevolent half of the Wet Bandit Gang. Tall, skinny Marv, by contrast, borders on IneffectualSympatheticVillain much of the time.
* ''Film/{{Hostile}}'': The Reaper that Juliette has to keep at bay is pretty emaciated.
* ''Film/InTheLoop'': Malcolm Tucker. Commented on by a portly American general, who says he looks like a "squeezed dick".
* ''Film/MarsAttacks'': All the Martians are skeleton thin, and they are some of the meanest aliens in cinema.
* ''Film/MeanGirls'' -- the AlphaBitch Regina George is proud to be able to fit into size 5 dresses, and she's aiming to lose three extra pounds.
* '' Film/{{Metropolis}}'': Joh. Fredersen, ruler of Metropolis, has an assistant only credited as "The Thin Man". And while most of his scenes got chopped out in subsequent releases, it's indicated in the 2002 restoration that he beat the crap out of Josaphat trying to find out what Freder was up to. (This may need to be edited once the full restoration with the missing scenes comes out.)
* Franchise/MonsterVerse:
** ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': [[Characters/MonsterVerseKingGhidorah King Ghidorah]] in this incarnation has a notably more slender and elegant central body structure than the plump, chicken-like body of the original incarnation. It's still just as evil as it was in the old continuities if not even more so; seeking to take control of the other Titans and negatively reshape the planet, entirely of its own free will.
** ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'': [[spoiler:[[Characters/MonsterVerseMechagodzilla Mechagodzilla]]]]'s torso is noticeably slim compared to Godzilla's, and it's outright malicious once [[spoiler:Ghidorah's skull grants it sentience]].
** [[BigBad Skar King]] from ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire''. The Skar King is a lanky orangutan-like Titan and had been advertised as making the story darker just by existing.
* Freelance cameraman Lou Bloom in ''Film/{{Nightcrawler}}'' promotes himself through theft, blackmail, and ultimately murder. Creator/JakeGyllenhaal lost a noticeable amount of weight for the part, and the character has been compared to a coyote.
* ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'': Freddy Krueger is notably lean, particularly compared to other slasher villains.
* In ''Film/PansLabyrinth'': the Pale Man, a nightmarish creature, is also extremely thin, sitting in front of a magnificent feast without eating any of it.
* [[InsaneAdmiral Admiral]] [[AxCrazy Atticus]] [[AmbitionIsEvil Noble]] from ''Film/RebelMoon''. He has a very thin build, and he's also absolutely ruthless.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** General Grievous from the prequel trilogy.
** Creator/PeterCushing as Grand Moff Tarkin. Especially interesting because despite his amazingly VillainousCheekbones, he was PlayingAgainstType after a career of playing Franchise/SherlockHolmes and [[{{Dracula}} Dr. Van Helsing]].
** Kylo Ren from the sequel trilogy. Unlike the massive Darth Vader, Kylo Ren is tall but has a lean, fairly average build.
** The Imperial Death Troopers from ''Film/RogueOne'' are sleek, tall, and inhumanly threatening, a sign that they are EliteMooks compared to the regular Stormtroopers.
* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'': T-1000, contrasting the muscular and bulky T-800.
* Loki in the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]], but especially in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', as consistent with the comic book basis above. Creator/TomHiddleston even said [[InvokedTrope he was precisely going for this look]].
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** In ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', years spent being exploited by Stryker have left Jason painfully emaciated.
** Erik doesn't have an ounce of fat on his body in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. Partially justified in that he's a Holocaust survivor who lived on the road for years and efficiently kills Nazis.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/BewarePrincessElizabeth'' gives special attention to how much thinner Mary is as she ascends the throne and her reign of terror continues. This is UsefulNotes/MaryTudor, who history nicknamed 'Bloody Mary'.
* ''Literature/TheCrewOfTheCopperColoredCupids'':
** [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Lord Nefarious]] from ''[[https://thecrewofthecoppercoloredcupids.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/the-trial-of-a-dark-lord/ The Trial of a Dark Lord]]'' is a very tall, and skeletal-looking, HumanoidAlien.
** Doctor Hinterlist, the [[PunchclockVillain not-that-evil]] antagonist of ''[[https://thecrewofthecoppercoloredcupids.wordpress.com/2023/04/14/foundational-problems/ Foundational Problems]]'', is described as a "sickly, gray-bearded stick-insect".
* Several characters in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' have this aesthetic, even if they're not necessarily evil:
** Lord Vetinari is a scheming Machiavellian dictator and is thin as a rail, voluntarily subsisting on nothing but bread and water. (Or so it's said, although he's occasionally shown enjoying a more balanced diet. But he does seem to consider a boiled egg without the yolk to be a sufficient breakfast.) However, while he describes himself (and everyone) as evil, he is never an outright antagonist and is often on the heroes' side. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness Strangely]], his (unnamed) appearance in the first book is as a FatBastard, and was generally considered to be his predecessor until WordOfGod confirmed they were the same character pre-CharacterizationMarchesOn (his predecessor, "Mad" Lord Snapcase, had been deposed long before).
** Granny Weatherwax, a manipulative GoodIsNotNice character in the same vein, is also tall, thin and wears black, though her slimness is not quite emphasized as much. It's more obviously contrasted with her fellow witch and lifelong friend, the short, plump, amicable Nanny Ogg.
** Lacrimosa in ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'', who actually ''is'' evil, is the epitome of this, though, especially lampshaded in that she's mostly seen from the POV of Agnes Nitt, a large girl of roughly her own age...
** The villain of ''Literature/SmallGods'' is Vorbis, a tall, thin ascetic. In this case, it may be to emphasize that he's not corrupt in the usual self-serving, hypocritical human way, but really does believe in the harsh, brutal version of his religion that he's built up in his mind.
* ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'': Drac himself. For adding slimming power he could slip through the cracks of doors if necessary.
* Creator/DavidEddings' ''Literature/TheElenium'' has ascetic Primate Annias.
* Franklin Bean in ''Literature/FantasticMrFox'' is noted for being skinny because he subsists only on cider, unlike his two FatBastard friends.
* Cophthera-gn of ''Literature/TheFirstDwarfKing'' is a HumanoidAbomination that is just a little too skinny. [[TheHeavy Pathruushkè]] is even worse, being downright emaciated.
* Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/FoundationSeries'': In "Literature/TheMule", Magnifico is often contrasted against the protagonists Bayta and Toran, who are Foundation citizens. As citizens of [[GalacticSuperpower the most technologically advanced interplanetary civilization in the galaxy]], they're both fit and healthy. Magnifico, on the other hand, introduces himself as the Mule’s jester, trying to escape. He's [[GeekPhysiques skinny to the point of malnourishment]] and has a [[GagNose large nose]] and watery eyes. The Mule is a savage master, with {{mutant|s}} abilities and a megalomaniacal drive to [[GalacticConquerer conquer the galaxy]]. At the end, [[spoiler:Magnifico reveals himself to have been the Mule all along.]]
* In his appearance in ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'', the Dark Jedi Jerec is described as being painfully gaunt and on the verge of emaciation. In his later appearances, like the ''VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga'', he's got more weight and muscle, perhaps because he knew he'd have to rely on the Force less and fight more and bulked up.
* Titus Salt in ''Literature/TheGauntlet2017'' is a very thin man, and dislikes players winning the Architect's challenges, since every time they do, a bit of the city that he spends time building falls apart.
* ''Literature/GoToSleepAJeffTheKillerRewrite'':
** Downplayed for Keith, the slim sidekick of the bully Randy. Besides helping Randy in hurting Jeff, it's implied that he just fears Randy's wrath, and even [[CharacterDevelopment improves himself in the future]].
** As a 19-year-old SerialKiller who's supposedly been on the run for 5 years, Jeff is described to be 6'0 with a lean build.
* ''Franchise/HannibalLecter'': The good doctor may prize courtesy but knows the right BerserkButton to push and is a serial killer. He is described as sleek with wiry strength, his nimble build combined with his great strength makes him extremely effective at kills.
* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Voldemort is often described as being tall and thin, with long, thin fingers. Snape is often described as thin, perhaps to invoke this trope, even though he is not ''evil'' per se. It's more implicit in the first five books, but definitely true of Draco Malfoy in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Book 6]] [[spoiler:when he starts to visibly lose weight as a result of the stress of his assassination mission.]]
* In Philip Pullman's ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'', Father Hugh [=MacPhail=]'s lean body and harsh exercise regimen underline his determination to destroy free will.
* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Marvel was the tallest of the Careers, at 6'3".
* In Creator/PeterDavid's book ''[[Literature/KnightLifeSeries Knight Life]]'', [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Morgan le Fay]] has grown obese without the presence of [[Myth/KingArthur Arthur]] or Myth/{{Merlin}}. But when Arthur suddenly appears in the present day and decides to run for Mayor of New York, she not only becomes evil but thin again.
* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Gollum, whose obsession with the One Ring makes him both viciously amoral and able to punch (or rather, grapple and strangle) well above his weight. That being said, he's probably not usually quite so thin; he just spends most of the story on the run with no reliable source of food.
* ''Literature/TheMonsterOfElendhaven'': Johann is a SerialKiller and HumanoidAbomination who's "tall as a signpost, thin, and conspicuously unnatural". Unluckily for his victims, he's also [[PerceptionFilter supernaturally hard to notice]].
* ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'': The titular character is described as being downright skeletal.
* ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': Villain Count Olaf is tall and thin, and said to have a hungry look in his eyes.
* Professor James Moriarty from Literature/SherlockHolmes is described as being very tall and thin and like a lizard. This is probably to make him an EvilCounterpart of Holmes, who is himself very tall and thin.
* ''Literature/ShipBreaker'': Most of the crew is pretty lean, but [[TheHeavy Richard Lopez]], ArchnemesisDad and CombatSadomasochist adds a naturally whippy build and an [[DrugsAreBad addict's]] decaying physique, for a truly ravaged appearance.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Vargo "the Crippler" Hoat, leader of the murderous Bloody Mummers, is described as a tall scarecrow of a man. Bronn, the badass sellsword, is said to have a lean, wolfish look to him.
* ''Literature/Timeline191'': Jake Featherston, the Hitler-esque Southern dictator of the Creator/HarryTurtledove alternate history series, is described as whipcord-lean.
* [[EtherealWhiteDress Sally Bones]] from ''Literature/VarjakPaw'' is little but muscle and bones. This makes her all the more terrifying-looking.
* In Robert Jordan's ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' novels:
** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d when Rand notes that every skinny innkeeper they come across in their journeys turns out to be up to no good.
** {{Subverted|Trope}} with Teslyn, a scrawny, dour member of the [[MagicalSociety Aes Sedai]]'s [[DoesNotLikeMen man-hating]] Red Ajah. She comes across as fairly unpleasant, to Mat in particular, but ultimately proves to be one of the more morally grounded and open-minded Aes Sedai he knows. After coming to terms with her trauma from [[spoiler:being briefly MadeASlave]], she sincerely thanks Mat for [[IOweYouMyLife saving her life]] and says that he can always count on her help.
** A particularly zealous member of the ChurchMilitant organization Children of the Light is frequently described as gaunt. By his own admission, he's done many dark things in service of the Light.
* ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'': The captain of the forces attacking Temperance's castle is a giant man who is so oddly thin that he looks like a ghost.
-->''"As pale and wan as ashes was his looke,\\
His bodie leane and meagre as a rake,\\
And skin all withered like a dryed rooke,\\
Thereto as cold and drery as a Snake,\\
That seem'd to tremble euermore, and quake[.]"''
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Bo-Ra in the South Korean television series ''Answer Me'' (1988), who is perhaps the most cold-hearted character on the show, maintains a stick-thin body, especially in her legs. Episode 5 shows that Bo-Ra can go without food for long periods of time. Contrast with Choi Moo-sung, who is the only overweight recurring character on the show yet is also the kindest and most altruistic character.
* Sheldon Cooper in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' is quite thin and Penny has mentioned she considers Sheldon to be skinny. Sheldon has even tried to become thinner in "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification" to maximize his lifespan so that he can see anticipated technological innovations pop up in the future.
* ''Series/{{Chucky}}'': Chucky had a lanky build as a teenager and young adult during flashbacks, the latter being a given since he's played by [[Creator/FionaDourif his real life daughter.]]
* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Controlling, self-centered RichBitch Maris Crane was such an extreme example of this that [[TheGhost there wasn't an actress thin enough to actually portray her.]]
* [[TheDreaded Tywin]] [[EvilOverlord Lannister]] from ''Series/GameOfThrones''. He has a fairly slender frame, accentuated by his 6ft 3 height, and he really lives up to the mean part.
* Oswald Cobblepot in ''Series/{{Gotham}}''. This incarnation is rail-thin in contrast to the {{Fat Bastard}} he's usually portrayed as in the comics, as part of AdaptationalAttractiveness. [[spoiler:He actually stays thin for the entirety of the series until the very last episode, which is a TimeSkip to ten years later where he's spent the intervening years locked up in Blackgate.]]
* [[SerialKiller Sylar/Gabriel Gray]] from ''Series/{{Heroes}}''. In spite of being a BigEater, he's rather thin and wiry.
* ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'': Kuroto Dan is the craziest, pettiest MagnificentBastard powered by delusions of godhood. Sharp formal attire and habitual MarionetteMotion underscore how tall and thin he is.
* ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'': Michinaga Azuma is a misanthropic, chainsaw-wielding brute, who aims to crush all Kamen Riders. While a formidable fighter, he is mostly as intimidating as a chihuahua due to being a scrawny bishonen with a barbie doll [[MemeticMutation waist]].
* ''Series/LazyTown'': Robbie's actor is 6 foot 2.5 inches tall, four inches taller than the actor playing the heroic Sportacus, but far less muscular. The vertical stripes on his default costume emphasize his skinnier frame.
* [[BigBad Heckyl/Snide]] from ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge''. He's taller and thinner than the majority of the villains in the show and is by far the most dangerous.
* [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Klingon warships]] from ''Franchise/StarTrek'' have a leaner, no-frills design motif compared to the StarshipLuxurious favored by TheFederation. They also have the maneuverability and firepower to rival their Federation counterparts, going back to the skirmishes between the [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries classic]] ''Enterprise'' and the D7 battlecruiser.
* ''Series/TheThickOfIt'': Malcolm Tucker keeps his weight down by [[GirlyRun running everywhere]], being permanently stressed out, and living on [[ForgetsToEat a diet consisting mainly of coffee]]. Policy adviser Olly Reader likens him to "a thin white Mugabe".
** Malcolm's actor Creator/PeterCapaldi went on to play the broody, often-cynical Twelfth Doctor in ''Series/DoctorWho'', whose angular outfits emphasize his round head and skinny body to the point that companion Clara calls him a "grey-haired stick insect" at one point. Of course, this is a subversion -- frosty and intimidating as he is to most of the people he meets, he is still the Doctor and at hearts is a CreepyGood AntiHero.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/DavidBowie's late-seventies persona, the Thin White Duke, although not being evil, per se, was definitely a bit sharper-edged than his other characters and more than a bit coke-fueled, therefore somewhat delusional. This incarnation of Bowie has been described as "an amoral zombie", "an emotionless Aryan superman", [[AristocratsAreEvil "a mad aristocrat"]] and by the man himself, "a nasty character indeed." Bowie made several pro-fascist remarks during this period that he later stated were supposed to be in-character. As far as the lean side goes, his weight plummeted to less than ninety pounds, extremely underweight for a 5'10" frame.
* Music/{{Eminem}}'s Slim Shady character's [[MeaningfulName name]] literally means 'lean and mean', referencing Eminem's scrawny physique at the time he created the character. According to Slim in "I'm Back", he's skinny because of his rampant drug abuse. To portray the DarkerAndEdgier Slim of ''Relapse'', Eminem lost a significant amount of weight (he'd wanted to get down to the level of Creator/ChristianBale in ''Film/TheMachinist'', but was [[MrFanservice thankfully]] talked out of it), giving him a striking, gaunt appearance that served to break him with the boyish PsychopathicManchild Slim from his classic work.
* Punk rockers, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s, were generally rail-thin and extremely angry. A lot of the leanness was simply the result of not making enough money to feed themselves. Henry Rollins was noted as an anomaly in the punk world for his weightlifter's physique.
* Music/{{Tool}}'s iconic video for "Prison Sex" features a small, childlike figure menaced by a tall, lanky and malevolent figure.
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[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* The very tall and thin Sea Hag is one of ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'s most dangerous adversaries. Bluto is [[StoutStrength strong]] but impulsive, while she's capable of being calculating.
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[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* At 7'7, Wrestling/GiantGonzalez was legitimately taller than Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, and his lack of fat reinforced just ''how'' tall he really was.
* Wrestling/MichelleMcCool was notable for her willowy frame and, although she had a run as an AllAmericanFace, she was far more memorable as a heel. She once took a dig at her "non-existent waist size" [[InsultBackfire as a compliment]].
* Wrestling/AngelinaLove likewise usually plays a heel and is known for being thin and toned.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* The third edition of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' gave this option to characters with the [[ObviouslyEvil Willing Deformity]] feats Tall and Gaunt. In this case, the Mean comes from the prerequisite of an Evil [[CharacterAlignment alignment]], the assumption that people willing to fast themselves to half their natural weight or stretch themselves out on the rack probably have a few screws loose, and mostly the fact that the feats were introduced in the ''[[CardCarryingVillain Book of Vile Darkness]]''.
* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'':
** The Dark Elves fit the trope very well, being a people composed entirely of vicious heartless sadists and having the slender, lean physique common to all elves. The leanness doesn't cause the meanness here, however, as their High and Wood Elf cousins are just as thin.
** The Mourngul monster (from Monstrous Arcanum) is a causal version, however. It's a giant-mouthed ever-hungry ghost creature with a stick-thin frame and a ragged tear curtailing it at the waist. Mournguls died an agonizing death from hunger (usually after a stretch of starvation-induced cannibalism) in the frozen wastes, and their dark, all-consuming but futile hunger is all that is left of them.
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': The Dark Eldar are half LeanAndMean, half SpikesOfVillainy. It even extends to their vehicles.
** The Necrons, being an army of SkeleBot9000 terminators.
** [[TheHedonist Slaanesh]] and their followers have a certain sensual thinness that contrasts the builds of the other gods.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* Cassius from Creator/WilliamShakespeare's ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'' – [[AntiVillain according to Caesar, at least]]. It's debated whether he's supposed to be a sympathetic character or not.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': Takadox is the thinnest and tallest of [[ArcVillain the Barraki]], a SlayingMantis monster with a straight-up skeletal appearance. He's just one of six evil monsters but is a cut eviler than the rest [[spoiler:by being a [[DirtyCoward cowardly]], backstabbing traitor]].
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/BattleRealms'': The entire faction of the Lotus clan. Everyone is tall, skinny, and gangly, this is because of the paths their clan follow, in which they have to endure painful rituals which cause their bodies to rot in order to master death.
* ''VideoGame/BattlefieldHeroes'': Arguably, the [[PuttingOnTheReich Nationals]]. Granted, it's [[GrayAndGrayMorality Not exactly clear who started the war]], but looking like the Nazis probably goes a long way in deciding which side they are.
* ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'': [[BigBad 3D Bendy]] is a lot taller and skinnier than his original cartoon design. You can even see his ribs and his spine. It doesn't stop him from being the fastest, strongest thing in the studio. In fact, in Chapter 4, unless the player takes certain actions to skip the cut-scene, Henry witnesses [[spoiler:[[VillainousRescue Bendy running in to fight the Projectionist]], which ends quickly when he rips the other monster's head off. Afterward, the vault door that locked Henry in is all bent-up and looks like it's been forced open.]]
* Baron Flynt from ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' and Handsome Jack from ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''.
* ''VideoGame/ChzoMythos'': [[HumanoidAbomination The Tall Man]]; more than seven feet tall, skeletal in build, but an ''awful'' lot stronger (and faster) than "he" looks...
* The very tall and thin Darkspawn Emissaries of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' and ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' - especially [[spoiler:BigBad Corypheus.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', some demons have this appearance to make them look nastier. This includes the [[TheGoomba Imps]] (and Nightmare Imps in ''VideoGame/Doom64''), and in ''VideoGame/Doom2'', the [[DemBones Revenants]] and the emaciated [[CombatMedic Arch-Viles]].
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, Hungers are a type of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] with long, thin humanoid frames with very little mass. Hungers are very similar in appearance to the "alien-style" {{Chupacabra}}, complete with claws, spikes, and a "sucker" mouth.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}'', the Gorgon combines insectoid anatomy with a vaguely humanoid one, resulting in an unnerving example of this trope.
* Hoyt Volker, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/FarCry3'', is a [[EvilSoundsRaspy raspy-voiced]] South [[AmoralAfrikaner African criminal]] who runs a massive [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slave-trafficking ring]] from the mysterious Rook Islands. Hoyt is the thinnest of the three main [[spoiler:male]] antagonists, but [[RankScalesWithAsskicking can still hold his own in a knife fight]].
* Validar of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. {{Evil sorcerer}}, {{cult}} [[BigBad leader]], [[NoodlePeople noodle person]].
* Ryder in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', in contrast to his FatBastard partner-in-crime Big Smoke.
* [[KnightTemplar Count Veger]] from the ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series is tall and skinny. And [[spoiler:responsible for ruining Jak's life.]]
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** {{Subverted|Trope}} with Skull Kid from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''. While he stands out with his lanky scarecrow-like physique and acts as a prominent antagonist, [[spoiler: he is actually a benevolent (if mischievous) character possessed by the evil [[EvilMask Majora]], who uses Skull Kid as its personal puppet]].
** Zant, TheHeavy of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''. Though it’s somewhat offset due to his baggy clothing, his elongated arms and neck serves to make his proportions inhumanly spindly and drawn-out.
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'': The Fatalis, which debuted in [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004 the original game]], is a traditional Western dragon with a very slim set of proportions. And given that it's TheDreaded among ''literally everything that exists'', [[MisanthropeSupreme hates humans]], and has incinerated an ''entire kingdom'', it's ''very'' mean.
* Psycho Mantis in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''. {{Justified|Trope}} in that he's a {{psychic|Powers}} who floats using [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]] rather than walking, causing his muscles to wither away to nothing.
* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'': Ridley, Samus Aran's bony archnemesis.
* [[CuteMonsterGirl Pheromosa]] one of the [[LovecraftLite Ultra Beasts]] from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. It can be described as having a borderline stick-figured body. And despite it being 5'11" tall, Pheromosa only weighs 55.1 lbs.
** [[BigBad Volo]] from ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus''. He's 6 ft 3 and rather slender, which makes hime more intimidating once he's revealed to be the true main villain of the game.
* The Postal Dude from ''VideoGame/{{Postal}}'' and ''VideoGame/Postal2''. In Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend, he's shown to have a very thin face with [[VillainousCheekbones prominent cheekbones]]. He contrasts with his wife "The Bitch" who's a huge bitch, both [[UngratefulBastard figuratively]] and [[FatBastard literally]]!
* Andrew Oikonny of ''Franchise/StarFox''.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series: Waluigi, like Wario, is meant to be a grotesque exaggeration of one of the Mario Bros., and thus has spindly proportions to make him more sinister.
* Säid of ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld'' may be more of an anti-hero than an outright villain, but he's undoubtedly [[LackOfEmpathy callous]], [[{{Jerkass}} acerbic]], [[CorruptCorporateExecutive exploitative]], and quite amazingly {{greed}}y. Plus, because he's an ancient Egyptian {{Mummy}}, he's horribly emaciated from the embalming process.
* Both Mitsuhide and Mitsunari from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' are AxCrazy {{White Hair Black Heart}}s who are also tall and almost skeletal in appearance. In Mitsunari's case, it's because he's too busy angsting to eat, while Mitsuhide is probably just that evil.
* M. Bison's second-in-command [[PoisonousPerson FANG]] from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* The above-mentioned Ridley makes an appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. This leaves him with a massive hitbox (he towers over most other fighters even in his PrimalStance), but only somewhat above-average weight, making him a GlassCannon.
* The [[EliteMooks liquid armour troopers]] from ''VideoGame/{{Syndicate}}'' (2012) are very lanky. It's particularly obvious when they spawn next to normal mooks.
* The Spy from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' is incredibly impolite (he has [[IBangedYourMom banged the Scout's mom]] and loves to boast and troll the Scout about it, which could make you feel sorry for the biggest {{Jerkass}} in the game that Scout undeniably is) and very tall and slender, which his [[BadassInANiceSuit badass-in-a-nice-suit]] attire makes even more noticeable. Furthermore, also alongside Scout and Sniper, he's the most prone to calling the Heavy "fatty" and "morbidly obese".
** The Administrator, when she appears in the supplemental materials, is very thin and seems to be totally amoral, and has no emotions other than anger.
* ''VideoGame/TonyHawksUnderground'' has the protagonist's [[WithFriendsLikeThese friend]] Eric Sparrow, who's not only mean, he's a [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder snake willing to throw his friend under the bus]] just to [[GlorySeeker hog all the fame for himself.]]
* ''VideoGame/TheTwins2020'': Buck is the skinny of the FatAndSkinny duo of murderous cannibalistic criminals he forms with his brother Bob.
* The Thin Men in ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' are quite lean, and in Classic and Impossible difficulties, they are notorious for their Rookie body count.
* ''VideoGame/Bioshock2'' features quite a few examples of these - unsurprising, given Rapture's surviving population has been living off things commonly found in garbage cans for the last ten years.
** For a start, there's the Splicers, who are just as [[AxCrazy violently deranged]] as they were in the previous installment. However, unlike their counterparts from the first game, who still looked formidable enough despite all the deformities and ruined clothing, these guys are ''seriously'' emaciated. In particular, Baby Jane looks as though you could count her ribs from a distance, whilst the Crawlers cross the line into outright NoodlePeople due to their [[BodyHorror unique condition]].
** Meanwhile, Stanley Poole was pretty thin and gawky even before Rapture went to hell, and he's also a lying, embezzling backstabber more than happy to commit any crime to make sure his secrets don't get out, including kidnapping, child-killing by proxy, and [[spoiler: the mass-murder of everyone in Dionysus Park.]]
** Then there's the Big Sisters, who are all unusually tall and willowy on top of being brutal enforcers of the Rapture Family. It's eventually revealed that they're actually former Little Sisters who've gone through puberty, meaning they're actually the victims of an ADAM-fueled growth spurt... though the fact that they spent most of their childhoods eating nothing but ADAM and pep bars probably didn't help much.
** Finally, there's Sofia Lamb, the game's BigBad. An ice-cold PsychoPsychologist with a plan to forcibly transform her own daughter into a collectivist messiah with no free will, she has turned Rapture's surviving population into a cult for the purposes of destroying human individuality... and of course, she's as thin as a rake and almost tall enough to stand eye-to-eye with the seven-foot-tall Subject Delta.
* ''{{VideoGame/Whiplash}}'': The Skinny Rent-a-Cop enemies. They are thin security guards working for a company that abuses animals ForScience.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/{{Chadam}}'': The evil Viceroy is tall and lanky, with a long, thin head to boot.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'':
** The Master of the Dammed is a very tall [[DemBones living skeleton]] who rules over a very evil realm called [[DarkWorld the Unworld]].
** Melinda is a WickedWitch with limbs longer and skinnier than even Keela, and her reputation makes her TheDreaded even among other villains like Ethan.
* ''WebAnimation/RecessReindeer'': Deegan has a pretty thin physique and is [[TheBully a bully]].
* Felix from ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' is revealed to be this when out of his armor in Season 14. When standing next to Locus or Siris one can only wonder how he managed to go toe-to-toe with [[TheAce Carolina]] and [[BadassNormal Washington]] -- both of them being [[SuperSoldier Freelancer Agents]] -- without snapping in half.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/DaddyLongLegs'' has Mr. Scapegrace, who is one of the thinnest characters seen so far and the creepiest.
* ''Webcomic/{{Flipside}}'': The mysterious [[TheArchmage Archmage]] [[RedBaron known as]] "The Thin Man" is infamous for inflicting magical {{Bio Augmentation}}s on human victims in ways that [[BeyondTheImpossible defy the known rules of magic]]. [[spoiler:{{Subverted|Trope}} when he shows up: in person, he's either AffablyEvil or quite sincere in his belief that he's trying to do right by people.]]
* The alternate-universe [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/02222011-2/ psion Minmax]] in ''{{Webcomic/Goblins}}''. A well-balanced diet presumably isn't much of a priority for an OmnicidalManiac RealityWarper.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'''s Jack Noir is very lean, and very mean.
* Fructose Riboflavin in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Most Nemesites seem pretty skinny, but Riboflavin is old and emaciated. Subverted when he disguises himself as a muscular human.
* Richard from ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'' is this, but it's because he's dead and therefore dried out/decomposed/missing organs/literally just skin-and-bones (and some green goop).
* ''Webcomic/LongExposure'' has Mitch, TheBully to Jonas. This is a more complicated case, he is lean because [[spoiler:his self-loathing led to some eating disorders that led to his current figure]] and his mean qualities come from being SourOutsideSadInside.
* Janice Jamison, the head of Magical Research in the Souballo Empire in ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure''.
* ''Webcomic/{{Outsider}}'': The [[SpaceElves Loroi]] fleet commander Stillstorm has a noticeably slender frame with prominent cheekbones and has an acidic personality and no tact whatsoever. Her few lines of dialogue are anywhere from disdainful to threatening toward Alex Jardin, the lone human character, and the systems analyst Beryl, speaking to Jardin as they're preparing to leave Stillstorm's ship to travel to a Loroi home world, notes that she's glad to be getting away.
-->'''Beryl:''' Well, the commander sometimes gets... ''tired'' of looking at some of her officers. When this happens, it is beneficial to be out of her line of sight as quickly as possible.\\
'''Jardin:''' I see. I had a commander like that once.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* Tom from'' WebVideo/TheCartoonShow'' isn't ''mean'', exactly, but all the other characters are BigFun while he's skinny and grouchy.
* The eponymous Slender Man from ''Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos'', [[http://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/page/Slender+Man a tall, spidery phantom]] who originated from the Website/SomethingAwful forums. Normally showing up in photographs, but has recently shown up in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmhfn3mgWUI video format]] as well.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'': Both [[Characters/BeavisAndButtHeadTitularCharacters Beavis and Butt-Head]] are quite slim and have a complete lack of manners to boot.
* ''Franchise/{{Bratz}}'': Burdine and the Tweevils.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'': Malloy is quite slim [[TheNapoleon and short]] for a bear. He is also the TokenEvilTeammate of the main cast.
* General Grievous from the 2004 ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' shorts. The cyborg general is lanky, but makes up for it with his intimidating height, agility, and brutality, and is capable of holding his own and even slaughtering a few Jedi like they were nothing.
* Cad Bane from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' will kill anyone without remorse and has a thin build.
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' has [[GrumpyOldMan Eustace]] and [[CatsAreMean Katz]].
* The title character from ''WesternAnimation/DanVs''.
* Mandark in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''.
* Terrence from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' is a BigBrotherBully with a slender build.
* Mom in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' is evil and thin but wears a selection of "fat suits" when she wants to appear as the kindly matron.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': [[Characters/HeyArnoldHelgaGPataki Helga G. Pataki]] is a bully with a very scrawny build.
* The ''[[WesternAnimation/HulkVs Hulk vs. Wolverine]]'' version of ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}.
* Ms. Bitters of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', in keeping with her snakelike demeanor.
** The Almighty Tallest, who hate the titular character with a passion and want to be rid of him, and seem to wear some sort of corset-thing that makes their torsos much thinner than regular Irkens.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Pretty, the group's AlphaBitch, is the thinnest of the cast.
* Brad from ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil'' is another BigBrotherBully who is tall and thin compared to his siblings.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' had the rawboned DarkMessiah Unalaq in Book 2 and the [[PintSizedPowerhouse deceptively frail-looking]] DarkActionGirl Ming-Hua in Book 3.
* Butch from ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus''.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPrincessLuna Nightmare Moon]], [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicQueenChrysalis Queen Chrysalis]], and the Flim Flam Brothers.
* Mantus from ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesOfDarkWater''. Imagine Yzma's little brother with an underbite, then make him uglier.
* In ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'', Ace and Snake of the Gangreen Gang are both slim, and like the other members, they're also crude delinquents who get a kick out of committing multiple infractions around the town.
* Oscar Proud from ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' has an exceptionally thin body and (while definitely not evil and can be a loving parent when the plot requires it) is often prone to being a jerk, especially over his desire for fame and material wealth.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'': Ren Hoek is very thin and he has a short temper.
* Lawson from ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''.
* Lars from ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': [[Characters/TheSimpsonsCharlesMontgomeryBurns Mr. Burns]] is an ''excellent'' example. The Blue-Haired Lawyer also qualifies, as does Sideshow Bob to a lesser extent.
* The Green Goblin/[[spoiler:Norman Osborn]] and Vulture from ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' has [[Characters/SpongeBobSquarePantsSquidwardTentacles Squidward Tentacles]], who is often grumpy and sometimes even antagonistic towards the titular sponge, and is also tall and skinny.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** In her first few appearances, [[Characters/StevenUniversePeridot Peridot]] wore a set of limb-enhancers. Though she's actually about the same size and shape as Steven, her limb-enhancers triple the length of her limbs and doubles her height. This gave her a [[GeekPhysiques thin, gangly look]] [[BrainsAndBrawn to contrast]] [[TheBrute Jasper's Amazonian figure]].
** [[Characters/StevenUniverseDiamondAuthority The Diamonds]], the absolute rulers of Homeworld, are all [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever very large]] and quite slender, contrasting Rose and Steven's BigFun.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' features an evil (and creepy) museum curator who's quite thin.
* Brother Blood in ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
** Heather is the show's main AlphaBitch, and she has a tall and slender frame.
** Courtney is a BitchInSheepsClothing who is referred to as a "skinny rich girl" by Leshawna.
** Mal, Mike's evil SplitPersonality, shares his host's [[NoodlePeople tall and lanky]] frame. Also, Mal is [[MusclesAreMeaningless much stronger than he looks]], being able to lift a heavy boulder over his head as well as overpowering the more well-built Alejandro.
** Amy is a CruelCheerleader with a petite frame and a worse attitude than Heather, treating her twin sister Samey as her personal slave and is occasionally rude to her teammates, particularly Jasmine, who stands up for Samey.
** The 2023 revamp gives us 2 examples in [[BadInfluencer Julia (an internet celebrity)]] and [[AgentPeacock Bowie (a stylish strategist).]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'': Josee is an ice dancer with a petite frame and a very bad attitude, regularly bullying her partner Jacques and antagonizing other teams, especially the Police Cadets.
* Lean and Mean works for robots, too. Just ask Starscream of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''.
** Later Wasp(inator), to some degree.
** Oil Slick is probably the best example.
** You can also add Shockwave to the list.
** Starscream, Soundwave, and Airachnid of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' also qualify.
* The Monarch in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros''.
** Subverted with Dr. Orpheus, who is tall and thin (and otherwise looks like a stereotypical necromancer) but is actually one of the ''nicest'' characters.
** Of course, Rusty is also bone-thin, and is a [[TheAlcoholic pill-popping, alcoholic]], [[{{Jerkass}} amoral, mean-spirited]], [[VillainProtagonist horrible excuse for a father and human being]].
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