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[[caption-width:360:Big, blue, furry, strong. Quotes WinstonChurchill one moment and becomes a [[OneManArmy One-Mutant Army]] the next.]]

->'''Sports Agent:''' "How many football players do you know who speak four languages, read philosophy, and run with the bulls at Pamplona?" \\
'''Det. Lennie Briscoe:''' "Guy sounds brilliant. Except for the part about the bulls."
--->-- ''LawAndOrder'', "Maritime"

A [[TheBigGuy Big Guy]] who is also a geek or tech-head. Often coupled with GentleGiant in a dual subversion (not to be confused with a DoubleSubversion).

The diametric opposite of DumbMuscle. This guy has not only huge muscles and fists, but a very bright brain! There ''is'', however, a difference between "especially smart" and "not a total moron"; Keep that in mind when adding examples. Here's a tip: A character who is strong but displays frankly average intelligence is simply not an idiot. But if they constantly spout technobabble and are considered an expert in some scientific field, that's especially smart. Similarly, if they're especially smart, they must also be unusually strong to qualify. "Beats people up" or "very physically fit" don't exactly count.

The inversion is the BadassBookworm. In general, a GeniusBruiser looks huge and powerfully muscled, then unexpectedly shows off an intellectual side, whereas a BadassBookworm looks like a standard geek, but then displays a surprising amount of physical prowess. If AuthorityEqualsAsskicking, you may well end up with an EmperorScientist.

In fantasy, a GeniusBruiser is often a MagicKnight or a MightyGlacier. Contrast CrouchingScholarHiddenBadass.
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!!Examples

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[[folder: Anime ]]

* Jim Austin from ''GenesisClimberMospeada'' (and his counterpart, "Lunk" from ''{{Robotech}}'').
* Peace from ''CorrectorYui'' is a wise, cranky old man who just happens to have the ability to summon and use [[{{BFG}} giant, really effective firearms]].
** If we turn towards the Corruptors, Yagi fits the trope to a T.
* Juumonji of ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'' is one of the three Hah-Hah brothers, a gang who look like idiots, but he happens to be one of the smartest people on the team, often figuring out things other players miss badly.
** The other two "brothers" count too; Kuroki is a master at video games and Togano is a very good artist.
*** They're still pretty stupid, even though they have those skills.
**** Would that make them [[GeniusDitz Genius Ditzes]]?
** Not to mention all of the Amino Cyborgs.
* Alphonse Elric from ''FullmetalAlchemist'' is a genius alchemist who has seen the gate, and is also a soul trapped in a giant suit of armor. Alex Louis Armstrong is also a genius alchemist but not to the level of Al. It is also sometimes implied that Alphonse is even more gifted than Edward.
* ''ThePrinceOfTennis'' has several of those. Choutarou Ohtori is a very polite musician as well as a youth around 180 cms tall with an frighteningly powerful serve. Gin Ishida is a huge player form Shitenhouji who has developed the Hadokyuu, a tennis shot with ''108'' variations, two of them also used by his younger brother Tetsu and by [[BadassNormal Takashi Kawamura]]. Munehiro Kabaji is around 192 cms tall at the age of 13 ( I swear) and can copy almost any tennis style with ease. Both Sadaharu Inui and Renji Yanagi, the most famous [[BadassBookworm Data Players]], are both over 180 cms tall as well; in fact, Inui's serve is the second strongest one in the circuit, right after Ohtori's. Genichirou Sanada is a fearsome leader and player as well as a kendo practitioner... ThisTroper could go on and on and on.
**[[AllThereInTheManual In the fanbooks]] Kabaji is also confirmed to have an exceptionally high IQ, with a mention of him possibly becoming a brilliant lawyer or doctor in the future.
* All the center players in ''{{Slam Dunk}}''. Specially Takenori Akagi, who's 197 cms tall and is not only the Shohoku captain, but a straight A student (There's a quite funny scene where Kogure explains this to Sakuragi and both he and Rukawa imagine a gorilla in a school uniform).
* Kogarashi the Maid Guy in ''KamenNoMaidGuy'' reveals that he attended MIT (gives lectures, point of fact) and is quite intelligent, even if his idea of service tends to be a bit rough. Not quite what one would expect from his appearance as a musclebound man in a dress.
* Jotaro Kujo from ''JoJosBizarreAdventure'' has a Stand which specializes purely in exceptional [[SuperStrength strength]] and [[SuperSpeed speed]], without any of the fancy tricks that other Stands have [[spoiler: until he randomly gains time stopping powers at the end of his arc]]. According to his enemies, however, what makes him most dangerous is his ability to think on his feet and out-strategize the enemy.
**As well as ''every other "JoJo"'' from Part 1 through 4. Despite being hulking masses of muscle, or at least having their major fighting ability being pure fists, their wit and quick thinking are what get them out of otherwise fatal conundrums.
* The titular character from ''Cobra Space Adventure'' has superhuman levels of strength, agility and endurance, as well as a deadly ArmCannon. But he's primarily a GentlemanThief with numerous talents, from mechanic to art history, and he often beat his enemies by outwitting them rather than by brute force.
* Viede from ''ChronoCrusade'' is implied to be one of these--although he's the most physically imposing member of the Sinners, he's shown in a flash back playing chess with [[TheChessmaster brainy]] BigBad Aion, and he serves as a voice of reason to both Aion and [[TheDragon Genai]].
** Note that this is only in the manga. In the anime, most of his appearances on screen seem to consist of him punching his fist into his hand and laughing evilly.
* MagnificentBastard that he is, [[VinlandSaga Askeladd]] can tear heads off with the best of them. And "the best of them" in this case can take out 30+ exeprienced warriors with their bare hands.
* Yasutora "Chad" Sado from {{Bleach}} is a another example. In the beginning of the series, Chad is ranked 11th out of over 300 in the class grade rankings.
* Gai from the {{Getter Robo}} Go manga is not only beefy and strong, but both the Getter Robo's main mechanic and pilot of Getter 2. He's also maybe a little ''too'' obsessed with the Getter Robo. He can be seen wondering aloud if you can truly fall in love with a machine.
* [[spoiler:Rakan]] in {{Negima}} though he does his very best to [[ObfuscatingStupidity pretend to be a moron]].
* Trowa Barton from GundamWing. Agile, cool-headed, able to infiltrate at least ''two'' elite military organizations easily... and has the Gundam with the heaviest weaponry in the series.
**Wait, does a pilot's mecha count twords a Genius Brusier designation? Trowa himself is not heavily muscled. He's got a ''gymnast's'' physique for crying out loud.
*** Um, hello, have you SEEN how [[http://aboutgundamwing.com/SC/EW/vlcsnap-32413.jpg ripped he is]]?
*** The fact that he ''is'' a very qualified acrobat and does all these flips with ease aside of piloting Heavyarms is, at least for ThisTroper, more than enough to get him here.
*** That plus his deliberately setting the controls for Heavyarms' left arm to compensate for the weight of the beam gatling. Trowa can move that joystick with apparent ease, but when Heero was training to use Heavyarms to fight the Tallgeese, he could barely move it at first.
*** Well he injured his left arm when he blew up his Gundam with him standing in front off it.
* Marco Owen from ''KingOfThorn''. A TattooedCrook and extremely BadAss ActionSurvivor, he's also a brilliant computer hacker. In fact, that's what got him sent to prison in the first place - it wasn't until after he was behind bars that he started pumping iron and [[TookALevelInBadass taking levels in badass]].
* How could you guys forget to mention Gohan from Dragon Ball Z?

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[[folder: Comic Books ]]

*AtomicRobo, a big, rough guy who fought in World War 2, battled giant crabs, giant ants and giant assholes. He's also a genius beyond compare, not least because he's well....a robot.
* Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" [=McCoy=] aka "The Beast" from ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' Blue, huge, furry, super-strong and agile, and Nobel-level intelligent.
** Colossus might fit this trope as well, being a painter.
* ''Superman'', who has created robot replicas of himself.
* The Kingpin (usually a ''Comicbook/{{Spider-Man}}'' or ''{{Daredevil}}'' villain) is a [[{{Chessmaster}} criminal mastermind]], but when he wants to get physical, he's also a massive bruiser. His bulk is famously described as "all muscle."
* The Comicbook/IncredibleHulk started out as brilliant physicist Dr. Bruce Banner, before the [[ILoveNuclearPower radiation accident]] that turned him into the Hulk. Different personalities, including that of Dr. Banner himself, took control of the Hulk's body at different points and showed varying levels of brains and brawn, depending on which one was currently running things. They would occasionally borrow each others' skills, with Banner lending Joe Fixit his memories and computer skills when Fixit needed to figure out who had poisoned the Hulk and who was about to kill them. {{It Makes Sense In Context}}.
** In ''UltimateMarvel'', [[EvilCounterpart The Abomination]] is just as strong as Hulk, but retains his genius IQ. Then the Hulk [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome beats the crap out of him and rips his arms off while taunting him about how useless his knowledge was in a fight.]] "YOU THINK TOO MUCH!"
** Hulk's cousin, Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk, is both a [[HotAmazon super-strong superheroine]] and a practising lawyer. She's so smart, in fact, that she is even [[MediumAwareness aware that she is a comic-book character]].
*** Fellow lawyer Augustus "Pug" Pugliese made his way through law school working as a bouncer, and is still a very powerful guy for a normal human.
* A second-tier hero of the Thing/Hulk type: ''Alpha Flight'''s Sasquatch, a brilliant scientist who's usually in full command of his mental faculties. Notably also a genius bruiser ''before'' developing superpowers (he was a football player --American, not soccer).
* Dr. Hank Pym, founding member of the [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]], could easily make the top ten list of most [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist brilliant scientific minds]] on the planet. In his identities as Giant-Man and Goliath he is a towering behemoth.
* Caitlin Fairchild in ''Gen13''
** Grunge is genius-level too, with a photographic memory. He just puts a lot of effort into [[ObfuscatingStupidity pretending to be a dumb slacker]].
* A recent incarnation of Solomon Grundy in ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' fit this trope, retaining his usual strength but trading HulkSpeak for eloquence and cunning.
** Of course, this was ''Sir'' Solomon Grundy, from the MirrorUniverse where the villains are the good guys and possess opposite personaliies and vie versa and suchnot.
*** Nonono, the recent 'Tornado's Path' arc included such an incarnation in the regular universe. Much of the plot was driven by this [[spoiler:newly-intelligent incarnation's fear of dying again.]]
* Maul of the Wild C.A.T.S. is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who gets dumber as he uses his powers to get larger and stronger. For a while, he was also able to make himself smarter by shrinking, but [[UselessSuperpowers that turned out to have side effects]].
* Tom Strong - Who is usually portrayed as a cross between Reed Richards, Doc Savage, and Hercules.
* Dr. Leonard Samson - A Marvel character who is the hero population's go-to psychotherapist. Also strong enough to trade blows with an enraged Hulk.
** Karla Sofen (Metorite of The Thunderbolts) could be considered Dr. Samson's evil counterpart. (Also a superpowered psychologist).
* Thunderball, aka Dr. Eliot Franklin, of the Marvel villain team the Wrecking Crew. Thunderball's intelligence is made all the more obvious by the fact that the rest of his team are rather dim-witted mooks.
** Not only smart, has a streak of good. Once literally smacked around the rest of the Crew to save a Squishy Human and his friends (see Damage Control). Didn't care for the extra people, but did like the Squishy Human.
* A GoldenAge CaptainMarvel villain called King Kull (not related to the Robert E. Howard character), a muscular, club-wielding, loincloth-wearing protohuman who nonetheless invents [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Sufficiently Advanced]] technology and was the scientific rival of MadScientist Dr. Sivana.
** Another GoldenAge Captain Marvel villain was a criminal who went to prison for over 70 years and spent the entire time reading and working out until he was the smartest, most physically capable 100-year old man around.
** Captain Marvel's main rival, Black Adam, also fits this trope. He has as much physical power as Superman (he practically beat the entire Justice Society on his own), but he's also superhumanly intelligent.
* Kilowog of the Green Lantern Corps is another one. He's one of the biggest Corps members, always fighting up close and personal and calling people "poozers" but he's also so smart that he designed the Rocket Red battle suits for the soviet army.
* ''{{Invincible}}'' has the Mauler Twins, a villainous pair of hulking [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist omnidisciplinary geniuses]]. They're apparently the world's leading experts on cloning, and in all other fields are tied for 2nd smartest character in the book.
* [[StrangersInParadise Tambi Baker]] is a Genius Bruiser; her twin sister is just a [[DumbMuscle Bruiser]].
* In the {{Metal Men}}'s feature in {{Bizarro Comics}}, the originally incredibly DumbMuscle Lead is quite loquacious. Also, JerkAss Doc Magnus organizes a mission just to build his creations' confidence.
* Bane is both a muscled madman and mentally on par with Batman, the world's greatest detective. Of course, the super strength is the only thing that seems to get through to any adaptations...
** Possibly because DC introduced him as Batman's new Big Bad in the Knightfall saga and then promptly derailed his character to the extent that most fans (and quite a few writers) have now forgotten about him.
* {{Batman}} himself. He's got a figure that can pass for {{Superman}} in a dim light, is one of the world's greatest martial artists and stealth fighters, and only seems lacking [[BadassNormal in a world filled with superpowered heroes and villains]]... all of whom [[BadassBookworm he can figure out how to defeat]].
* Gorilla Grodd, one of the {{Flash}}'s enemies, is a [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys killer gorilla]] who's also a superintelligent MadScientist and ManipulativeBastard.
* Monsieur Mallah, DC's other resident mad scientist gorilla, although he's notable for being the gay lover of another mad scientist... who's a brain in a jar.
** And the Ultrahumanite, DC's OTHER other resident mad scientist gorilla, originally written to be Superman's arch-enemy.
* Roadblock from the ''G.I.Joe'' comic books. In the cartoons, he's an offensive rhyming stereotype. In the comics, he can snap handcfuffs at will, genius in the kitchen, brilliant tactician and has deep philosophical beliefs. Granted...the Joes purposely recruit the strong and brilliant but Roadblock is, well, huge. Later, he gets his own cooking show. Doesn't last long, but it was his.
* By Odin's beard, people! Have we all forgotten {{Thor}}?
*Adrian Veidt, aka Ozymandias, of ''{{Watchmen}}'' is a genius who advertises himself as "The Smartest Man in the World." He is also in peak human physical condition, able to fight off other superheroes with ease and [[spoiler:catch bullets]].
* Marvel villain Iron Clad should be classed as one of these. Although he is rarely shown to be intelligent, he is supposed to have designed spaceships prior to gaining his powers.
* Marvel also has Groot [[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/863143.html#cutid1 (at least, according to Maximus)]]
* IronMan villain the Controller is an engineering genius who designed the mind controlling slave discs and would eventually become bonded with an exoskeleton that made him phenomenally large and powerful.

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[[folder: Film ]]

* The actor Richard Kiel has played with this trope more than once; his JamesBond villain Jaws is far from stupid, although he only gets one line of dialogue to truly reveal this. Years earlier, he appeared in a similar role in a Bond [[FollowTheLeader rip-off film]] titled ''A Man Called Dagger''. At one point his BigBad employer asks rhetorically why Hitler lost World War II, and Keil's character considers for a moment, then starts to give a complex and erudite answer before being cut off.
* John Candy also played with this a little bit. ''{{Stripes}}'' for example has Ox.
* Xander Cage in the movie ''xXx''.
* The musclebound Luther Stickell in the ''MissionImpossible'' films and video games is also one of the world's foremost computer experts.
* Killjoy in IcePirates, played by the late John "[[TheGoonies Sloth]]" Matuszak, is not only the biggest of the pirates, but also the smartest and most GenreSavvy.
* The Kurgan from {{Highlander}} might count as well. He's a giant brute with a massive two-handed sword, and can can act like the world's biggest thug at times, but also displays cunning, eloquence and a mastery of swordmanship.
* Matt Damon, as the title character in {{Good Will Hunting}} is not only a genius, but very tough and street-wise. He might not qualify as a "bruiser" if not for his shirtless scene with Minnie Driver, which reveals his Men's-Fitness-cover-model physique.

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* Elliot Spencer from the show ''{{Leverage}}'' seems to fit this trope. If not, he sure looks the part.
* Derek Morgan is one of a small group of elite profilers in ''{{Criminal Minds}}'', but he is also the muscular guy who tends to tackle inanimate objects.
* A chart-breaking [=IQ=] is a must in the [[MissionImpossible Impossible Missions Force]], and Willie Armitage is also [[{{Understatement}} quite strong]].

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[[folder: Literature ]]

* O'Brien from ''[[NineteenEightyFour 1984]]'', who is described as a muscular, thickset man, but is also urbane and intellectual.
* Anastasius in DavidDrake and Eric Flint's ''[[BelisariusSeries Belisarius]]'' series is a huge and ugly brute of a soldier, who wields an enormous longbow which only someone as hugely strong as him can pull, and yet is immensely fond of deep, philosophical musings.
* In Robert Asprin's ''MythAdventures'', Chumley is a giant troll with the mind of a college professor. However, trolls generally play dumb so that they can get a mercenary work.
** Human.. sorry, Klahdish, bodyguards Guido and Nunzio are also quite bright, despite appearing to be big dumb goons. From what was mentioned, they both got degrees in a colledge; specifically Nunzio got a master's type degree in financial college; Guido also was at least a schoolteacher and then an animal trainer ("seemed like a logical extension") before joining [[TheMafia the Mob]].
* Joe Miller in Philip Jose Farmer's ''Riverworld'' books is an 800-lb prehistoric "titanthrop" who is the most fearsome warrior in the series. He is also capable of matching wits with his best friend Samuel Clemens and with Cyrano de Bergerac.
* Trolls in ''{{Discworld}}'' fit this trope if exposed to colder temperatures. Their brain is made of silicon, which operates more efficiently in colder temperatures than warmer ones. However, there is an absolute limit, because although being made mostly of rock, trolls can eventually die of exposure as well as any other life form.
**The scene where it's shown that trolls can die of cold exposure also has one discovering calculus. It's [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome quite aweosme.]]
** Diamond, King of the Trolls, a troll born completely composed of, well, diamond. The diamond refracts light and allows his brain to remain exceptionally cold all the time.
** Yet another Discworld example is the Librarian of Unseen university, a wizard transformed into an orangutan who is one of the most intelligent and sensible wizards despite the fact he only communicates by saying Ook or Eek (and is usually understandable to other characters). And the bruiser part? Many primates, even small little monkeys, are much better endowed in upper body strength than the average human.
** Another, [[GeniusDitz very specialized]] Discworld example might be Mr. Tulip, who really is a big dumb bruiser who's not even smart enough to be a proper drug addict - except in the field of art history, where he proves to have both astonishing depth of knowledge and natural instinct...as well of glimmers of humanity and emotion beyond rage.
* How can no one have hit on DocSavage yet? One of the classic pulp heroes of the same era as TheShadow, Doc Savage was repeatedly described as a bronzed adonis, and that Doctorate wasn't an honorary. Not to mention his brilliant but simian looking lieutenant 'Monk' Mayfair and the gigantic 'Renny' Renwick. The other three of the 'Fabulous Five' fit the BadassBookworm trope.
* Leland ''Hobie'' Hobart from Michael Flynn's ''Firestar'' tetralogy.
* At the SuperHeroSchool Whateley Academy in the WhateleyUniverse, there are plenty of examples. Pyrs is a huge, brutish mutant 'with a brow ridge you could camp under', but obviously knows just what people think of him. We see him at the Whateley Weapons Fair (don't ask), looking for holdouts because he knows everyone assumes he wouldn't use anything other than a fist.
** Maybe a better example: Montana, who looks like a huge blond Sasquatch. But his real power is a genius-level ability with small electronic gadgets.
* [[HonorHarrington Honorverse]] is positively in love with this trope. The examples start just from its title character, Honor Harrington, who, in addition to her military genius, is also a ''very'' big and strong woman with a 7'th degree black belt in ''coup de vitesse''. There are also Anton Zilwicky (the genius hacker and intelligence officer built like a brick outhouse and a three times Greco-Roman wrestling champion in Manticoran Games) and Sir Horace Harkness, another brilliant hacker and engineer who fights with {{SpaceMarine}}s just for fun. A number of marines themselves qualify too -- like General Kevin Usher, the chief Havenite cop, who once [[ObfuscatingStupidity affected a persona of a dumb Marine]], or Brigadier Thomas Santiago Ramirez, who, being heavyworlder, is much bigger and stronger than most of the cast, or Major Thandi Palane, [[GodModeSue Victor Cachat]]'s girlfriend... And [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many, many others]].
* Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt from [=~Gaunt's Ghosts~=]. Two meters twenty (That's 7' 4") of solid muscle and capable of going head to head with a Space Marine, but also a tactical genius with the undying support of his men.
* Far from the lumbering moron of the film adaptations, FrankensteinsMonster is a full Genius Bruiser in Mary Shelley's original novel. "The creature" educates himself very quickly by spying on a girl's lessons through a crack in a wall, growing into a remarkably intelligent, eloquent, and philosophical man. He is also an extremely powerful physical specimen, resistant to cold and injury as well as immensely strong, fast, and agile.
* In ''{{Temeraire}}'', dragons in general can be bruisers, but Maximus--possibly the biggest, strongest dragon seen yet in the series--has little problem working out mathematical problems with Temeraire, who's smarter than almost any other character.
** To put things in perspective, Temeraire is a bit less than half Maximus' size... and Maximus is almost ''50 tonnes'' when healthy.
* The main protagonist, Lt. Michael "Mighty Mite" O'Neal, in JohnRingo's PosleenWarSeries, is described as being almost as broad as he is tall. In the first book, not only do we see him as a web designer and a voracious reader of SciFi, but in a flashback scene not only does he pick up the corner of a Jeep, to change the tire, but he busts loose wheel nuts that were put on by a machine, using only a plain old tire jack.
*King Anheg of Cherek in David Eddings' [[{{Belgariad}} Belgariad/Mallorean]] stories is a large, Viking-looking man, quite capable of wreaking havoc in battle, but is also considered clever and scholarly, spending many hours in his extensive library.
* Jean, partner to {{Gentleman Bastard}} Locke Lamora, is officially the brawn to his friend's brains, but displays just as, if not more, a cunning mind than Locke. Being the son of a merchant, he's also gifted with numbers.
* The eponymous VillainProtagonist of ''SpaceVulture''.
* Captain Otto Harkaman of ''Space Viking'' is used at least once as a byword for TheBigGuy, but he's also an extremely well-read historian who rarely fails to grab a few new history books every time he loots a city. Justified, because there's absolutely frak-all to do on board a ship in [[HBeamPiper H. Beam Piper]]'s Terrohuman Future History during a thousand or so hours in hyperspace before your arrival, leading all officers to adopt hobbies - his crew includes a gunnery officer who's a landscape painter, and an astrogator who's attempting to express physics in music.
* Sgt. Taura, the eight foot tall genetically engineered super-soldier from Lois [=McMaster=] Bujold's VorkosiganSaga has an IQ of 135.
* Most [[{{Animorphs}} Hork-Bajir]] are rather dim, but one in every ten thousand has intelligence on par with the Andalites, Yeerks and Arn. Oh yeah, and they are also seven-foot-tall behemoths covered in blades.
* Justicar Alaric from the ''{{Warhammer 40000}} GreyKnights'' novels. As a Space Marine he can kick ass good, but when crunch time comes it's his curiosity, intelligence and ability to think on his feet that pulls him through. It's explicitly noted at least once that his sharpness of mind is unusual and seen as a possible danger.

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[[folder: Mythology ]]

* Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of both wisdom and warfare. Minerva is her Roman equivilent.
* Most Greek heroes are Genius Bruisers. The ancient Greeks believed as much in exercising the mind as the body.
** King Odysseus of Ithaca is the epitome of this trope in Greek mythology. Odysseus was the Achaians' most cunning general as well as one of their best warriors. Most notably he conceived of the Trojan Horse ploy to invade Troy. At the end of the ''Odyssey'', he demonstrates that he's still a BadAss after all these years by performing some StraightArrow feats and then slaughtering a roomful of younger men. His combination of brains and brawns makes him the favored hero of Athena.
** Prince Theseus of [[OlderThanDirt Greek mythology]]; his use of brains as well as brawn to pass tests, defeat opponents, and slay monsters distinguished him from his HotBlooded cousin, Hercules.
* The old Christian martyrology has several cases of Genius Bruisers who were high-ranked Roman soldiers before their conversions, becoming {{Badass Preacher}}s and facing the cruelest tortures and martyrdom with much badassery. Some of the more popular examples are:
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George_and_the_Dragon Saint George of Cappadocia]]. According to his legend, this secret Christian and Roman captain was so charismatic and badass that, after he slaying a dragon and saving the local BarrierMaiden, he managed to convince everyone in her kingdom to convert to Christianity.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sebastian Saint Sebastian]]. This ex-captain of the prestigious PraetorianGuard was actually martyred ''twice'' (first by arrow shooting, later by flogging).
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher Saint Christopher]]. A man over 7 ft. tall who started out as an arrogant Genius Bruiser obsessed with finding the best and more noble king to serve, then became a GentleGiant after coming to believe that Jesus Christ (specially as Baby Jesus) was such master, and remained a BadassPreacher as he was tortured and killed by the Romans.

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* In Necromunda, the {{Warhammer40000}} spinoff set in the Underhive of the planet of the same name, the Heavy has to have both copious amounts of brawn to carry the massive squad-support weapons they use, and just as much technical skill to maintain them.
** This it taken to an extreme ([[BeyondTheImpossible As usual]]) in the standard game with the Techmarines of the [[SuperSoldier Space Marines]]. By definition they are the field mechanics and combat engineers of the Space Marines, but with all the custom high-tech weaponry and dangerous tools they have on hand, they are also among the most formidable individuals the Space Marines can field!
** TheEmperor himself was a giant of a man, and pretty much a PhysicalGod, but also an EmperorScientist who labored for years to create what would become the Space Marines.
* The [[BadAss Adamantine]] [[SuperSoldier Arrow]] of ''[[WorldOfDarkness Mage: the Awakening]]'' endeavors to train all of their members to be formidable physical combatants (''without'' the use of their magic) as well as highly capable with a wide range of mental skills. As their [[BadAssCreed creed]] goes, "Adaptability Is Strength".
* Many Euthanatos of ''[[WorldOfDarkness Mage: the Ascension]]'' may also fall under this category. To counter the effect their assassin training has on their psyche, many of them dedicate what's left of their "normal" life to various forms of science and academics - from medicine, to philosophy, to computer science.
* In Dungeons and Dragons, properly made Fighter/Mage builds or gishes to use the common name illustrate this trope. Generally however their physical strength is coming from spells, so that while often stronger and more dangerous in close combat than ordinary bruiser sorts while still having magical prowess to draw upon the magic itself has a few limitations that can be exploited by a canny enemy mage.
** In fourth edition, Assault [[MagicKnight Swordmages]] and Tactical/Resourceful Warlords rely on both strength and intelligence, and unlike the gish example above their strength is not a result of magical buffs, thus making them even better examples of this trope.
** The canonic ''ForgottenRealms'' character Fyodor is a big lad with an [[{{BFS}} enormous sword]] and all the education non-witch can get in average Rashemaar village, TheBerserker, and ''[[PowerIncontinence uncontrollable]]'' one at that. He also got a magic sense, can see spirits, is a good storyteller and smart enough to outtrick a drow. Sort of {{lampshaded}}, as he carries a sword that is ''blunt'' piece of metal he normally cannot swing, but fits his strength well while in UnstoppableRage (and the sword's sheer mass makes it truly unstoppable) and bears a strong enchantment, so it can cut or chip even things immune to normal weapons, blunt or not.
* The Ogre warlord Greasus Goldtooth from ''{{Warhammer}} Fantasy'' is both a stunningly powerful (if also very lazy) warrior and an incredibly shrewd businessman who has built his empire on physical conquest, intimidation, bribes, and cunning trade agreements in equal measure. It helps that he commissioned a magic crown that increases his intellect.
** From the same game, there's a Dwarf master engineer who, when not maintaining cannons, is ripping goblins in half with his SteamPunk [[ArtificialLimbs prosthetic claw-arm]].
** And Malakai Makaisson, the Slayer Engineer, responsible for, among other things, a fully automatic throwing-axe launcher, various successful modifications to the repeater cannon known as the Organ Gun, and the Warhammer world's first successful airship. All of this whilst under an oath to [[DeathSeeker seek an honourable and violent death]]. And he's a ViolentGlaswegian in all but name, right doon to th'accent.

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* Forte, in the ''GalaxyAngelGameverse''; the [[GalaxyAngel anime version]] showed less of her "genius" side.
* Almost all the members of the Knight/General/Great Knight classes in ''FireEmblem'' fit here. They're all slow and powerful lance (and axes, after promotion) users with great defense, but at the same time they're so smart and dedicated to their mission that they're usually the right hands of the Lords... if they're not the lords, themselves. Notable examples are:
** Hannibal from [=FE4=];
** Bors, Barth, Wendy, Fighting General Douglas and Liutenant Murdock from [=FE6=];
** Oswin, Lord Uther and Hector (one of the ''three main Lords'') from [=FE7=];
** Emperor Vigarde of Grado, Gilliam and Obsidian Duessel from [=FE8=];
** Tauroneo in [=FE10=].
* Lexaeus (KingdomHearts) is an example of this trope (if he got more than a few lines of characterization before his death), as he's the musclebound big guy earth elemental guy of Organization XII as well as being one of Ansem's former apprentices, who were genius scientists, not to mention he's usually seen pondering or even holding conversations with Zexion. Now, if only the fandom would realize this...
** Xaldin is almost as large, and also one of the original six.
* Demon King Odin from ''OdinSphere'' is a gargantuan mountain of muscle whose weapon of choice is a ball and chain [[{{BFS}} larger than most playable characters]]. More importantly to the plot, he is also a wise and cunning schemer, as befitting the king of a nation.
* Don't let his ridiculous getup fool you: Birdie, from ''StreetFighter'', is pretty on the ball, and has designs on Shadowloo.
* Bentley the yeti from [[SpyroTheDragon Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon]] is a mountain dweller with a [[DropTheHammer huge ice club]], but speaks in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness and comes up with a variety of barely pronounceable insults for [[HonestJohnsDealership Moneybags]].
* Thrall from ''{{Warcraft}}'' is mostly represented as a magic type character (he is a Far Seer). But other sources show that he is just about as accomplished in physical fights. Being raised as a Gladiator really helps.
** Shamans in general fit this trope, mostly. Even allowing for specialization, they excel in both spellcasting and melee combat.
* Damon Baird from GearsOfWar. He doesn't just shoot people and take steroids like all the other Gears! He has some understanding of the Locust language and a head for technology and mechanics. He fixes nearly anything and everything that ever breaks in the game. When asked to improvise a bomb with few parts available, he replies, "Regular or extra strength?"
** He's a pretty bad shot though, and he likes to block sniper-fire with his face.
* In [[TheSims The Sims 2: Bon Voyage]], if you can persuade him to join a playable family, Bigfoot begins play with all his skills and talents maximized.
* Very strong and a remarkably skilled fighter, what made the Practical Incarnation in ''PlanescapeTorment'' such a dangerous and effective person was his cunning and near complete lack of morals: a GeniusBruiser ManipulativeBastard.
* He doesn't display much sign of higher education in his actions or dialogue, but as he player is him, BadassBiker Ben of ''FullThrottle'' shows a great deal of unconventional genius. How many other bikers would think to use mechanical toy bunnies to clear a minefield?
* Fawkes from ''{{Fallout}} 3''. Game Informer describes him as being "smart, funny, and damn near unkillable". He's an enormous green beast who looks like Nemesis' down syndrome-afflicted half-brother, and yet is very intelligent and philosophical.
**This is due to having been locked in a cell for most of his life in which the only diversion was a computer terminal with access to massive amounts of data and a huge library of electronic books.
** Super Mutants in general are quite strange. While most of them are brutes, some are actually very intelligent. However, those are rather rare in Fallout 3's setting. The only two smart super mutants around DC are Fawkes and Uncle Leo, who randomly wanders the wasteland and manages to retain his human conscience through zen. No, really.
*** With the right levelling, perks, and chems, the player character in a Fallout game can become one as well: able to hack any computer, pick any lock, smooth talk any merchant, and, if need be, kill Super Mutant Behemoths. ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Bare handed.]]''
* Frank Gaunt of ''OperationDarkness'' is a heavy machine-gunner and close-combat specialist who also seems to have some knowledge of nuclear physics and other specialized fields.
* Steroid Gontarski in JaggedAlliance 2, one of the strongest mercs in the game AND when dealing with repair and electronics is one of the best mercs outside of the ones who assign both specialty options as one of the two. He is hindered only be his lack of agility, but he is also very cheep to hire.
* ThisTroper [[OrSoIHeard seems to remember]] [[MetalGear a series]] about [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready some guy named Dave]] who had a [[BadassBookworm genius-level IQ]], [[TranslationConvention fluency in a half-dozen languages]], and [[ImprobableAimingSkills enough skill with a vast array of weaponry]] (from [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame sniper rifles]] to [[NonLethalKO tranquilizer darts]] to [[ImprovisedWeapon aerosol spray cans and matches]]) to [[BadassNormal bring down]] [[PsychicPowers telekinesis masters]], [[HumongousMecha armed tanks]], [[MascotFighter overmarketed yellow rodents]], and [[ArtificialHuman berserk clones of a legendary villain.]] [[TropeOverdosed I don't think it was very popular.]]
** Vulcan Raven from the same series is a villainous example. While he's best known for his fondness for [[{{BFG}} serious firepower]], he's also a shaman and a graduate of the University of Alaska.
* ''{{Metroid}}'''s Samus Aran is implied to be a pretty sharp woman; she's about twenty different flavours of badass in battle, but she's also apparently quite learned in biology and designed her own gunship. [[HeroicMime During the times we can hear her thoughts]], she's quite philosophical, too.
** And if her cameo appearance in ''{{Tetris}}'' is anything to go by, she also plays the double bass.
** Samus's nemesis, Ridley, also has a very high level of intelligence which has earned him a command position both in the Space Pirates organization and under Mother Brain. And Ridley is a giant, winged space dragon that eats people.
* JC Denton from DeusEx is either a badass SuperSoldier or a badass Solid Snake type sneaker, but a competent secret agent either way. He often gets into discussions on political philosophy with curiously knowledgeable bartenders or ultra-advanced AIs. Alex D from the sequel, however, always reacts in similar situations with "Huh?" or "What do you mean?"
**Apparently Alex's intelligence was programmed out...
* GaiaOnline plays with this trope with [[MadScientist Labtech X]], who is a huge man but has never been seen in anything but a lab coat.
** Gambino himself might qualify as a more [[GeniusDitz eccentric]] variation, as he's dabbled in mad science in between [[CorruptCorporateExecutive playing the stock market]], picking fights with vampires, and being generally clueless how to deal with other people.
* In SonicTheHedgehog, Vector the Crocodile is classified as a power character, and is shown to be a brilliant detective.
** The Series's biggest example has been staring at us since the second main game. Tails' brilliance and IQ (400) seem to be handicaps at this point, as he no longer uses his speed (tied for second tier with Knuckles, Sonic and Shadow are first tier) or absurd talent-pool (everything Sonic can do except for the Super form, plus flight, swimming, tail attacks, etc.). In the handheld games where he actually gets off his ass and starts being proactive, it's readily apparent how much better he could be. In Sonic Chronicles, Sonic going on a break makes everyone dependent on Tails to kick ass. The AwesomeSeries put it best:
-> '''Robotnik/Eggman:''' Sonic has fallen right into my trap!
-> '''Minion:''' But ''Tails'' is with him, sir!
-> '''Robotnik:''' Ffffffffuck.
*** "Biggest example" how? He's a scrawny-looking little fox thing - seems far more like a BadassBookworm to this troper.
* Sly3 has Dr.M. a well-spoken scientist who used to plan elaborate heists and can go toe to toe with the group’s strong man Murray... as the landowner of the island the vault and its contents were legally his property.
* Sol Badguy, the insanely powerful and violent warrior from GuiltyGear, is also the brilliant scientist Frederick.
* ''{{Prototype}}'''s Alex Mercer is a human superweapon that shrugs off antitank missiles and can throw cars hundreds of meters. He also has a [=PhD=]. he earned himself, and by the end of the game, the combined knowledge of practically the entire field of genetics and the operations of military equipment.
* Adell from ''{{Disgaea 2}}: Cursed Memories'' is a surprise example. A HotBlooded fist-fighter who puts HonorBeforeReason, he manages to shock the entire rest of his adventuring-party when, during the TournamentArc, he solves a highly complex Geo-Puzzle after a brief glance and two seconds of thinking-time. As it turns out, he doesn't charge headfirst into every conflict because he's too stupid to think of anything else - but simply because that's his style.
* Edgar of ''FinalFantasyVI'' is a talented engineer, having designed an entire castle capable of subterranean travel, a small arsenal of machine weaponry, and is capable of repairing practically any broken equipment you come across. Oh, and put a spear in his hands and he'll make shish kebab out of you in about three seconds flat. His twin brother Sabin is no idiot either, despite being a BareFistedMonk and one of the stronger players in the game.
**Cid from ''FinalFantasyIV'' is a much better example. As the game's resident Cid, he's the engineer in charge of the airships, but is also a formidable physical fighter too, preferring to bash his enemies in with hammers and wrenches.
* You can play Commander Shepard as one of these in ''MassEffect.'' Arguably Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams fits the trope as well.
--> '''Ashley:''' Just because I can drill you between the eyes at four hundred meters doesn't mean I can't like poetry.
* Pick any member of [[{{Castlevania}} the Belmont family,]] and you've got a pretty good chance of finding a Genius Bruiser. Notable examples include Juste, Richter and Julius. Alucard is also a fairly sharp guy, particularly in his ''Aria/Dawn of Sorrow'' persona of Genya Arikado.
** Justified in that he is [[{{Dhampir}} Dracula's son]], and immortal, meaning he has lots of free time.
* Magus, from [[{{ChronoTrigger}} Chrono Trigger]]. He may be an arcanist with power exceeding that of some deities, but [[http://chrono.wikia.com/wiki/File:Magus.jpg look at those muscles]]! Of course, the fact that he's drawn by Akira Toriyama may have something to do with this...
* Iron Tager from [[{{BlazBlue}} BlazBlue]] is a massive, genetically and cybernetically modified hulk of a man, almost eight feet tall and over a thousand pounds. When he's not throwing his weight around in battle, he's working as a researcher directly under the greatest scientific mind in the world.
* [[TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]] is usualy portrayed this way whenever he's not a drooling beastie, but sometimes even then. He always plans ahead of time and is rather methodical. Tricking Link into opening the sacred realm so he could get the Triforce, setting up plagues and curing them through Aganihm in order to gain (political) power, and apparently setting up several resurrection plans are some of his highlights. Even when things don't go his way, he can salvage the situation. Feeding on the Twili's hate and allowing Zant to release him, as well as getting around every seal placed on him are examples of this.
* ''{{Wild ARMs 5}}'' has Elvis, the foremost among the fore of Filgaia historians and a real top-class scientist. Oh, and he's absolutely huge, seems to be built out of nothing but muscles which he flexes a lot, and he beats the party down with his bare fists.
* In {{Halo}}, [[SuperSoldier Spartans]], [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Sangheili/Elites]], and to a lesser extent [[KillerSpaceMonkey Jiralhanae/Brutes]]. Though they don't often show it, Mgalekgolo/Hunters are quite intelligent, too.

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* Klaus and Othar from ''GirlGenius'' are prime examples. They are both immense men, towering over most normal people but they are also ''{{Mad Scientist}}s''. The two of them once got into a rip-roaring brawl from one end of [[FloatingContinent Castle Wulfenbach]] to another busting through walls as they did so.
** Also, the constructs known as Punch and Judy are pretty big and tough. A member of one of the "traveling Heterodyne shows" based on the adventures of the previous generation cheerfully plays Punch as the big, slow and stupid type that folklore would have him... until he meets someone who knows [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050914 what he was ''really'' like]].
** Heck, Gil must count by now. Not exactly large, but he can throw things much heavier than himself when angry.
* In LookingForGroup, Krunch Bloodrage, the [[strike:Tauren]] minotaur-like member of the main group is known to be part of two brothers, one a scholar and one a warrior. While he is confirmed to be the scholar and is generally the most knowledgeable of the party, he often relies on pure brute strength in battle and to solve other problems.
**And despite being 'the scholar', he has been shown to be capable of [[http://lfgcomic.com/page/11 taking down a dragon]] [[http://lfgcomic.com/page/12 and killing it without much effort]].
** Arguably subverted when we see what Krunch's brother, a proper warrior, actually looks like. Suffice to say Kruch finds it amusing that other races could mistake ''him'' for a warrior.
* Riff from ''SluggyFreelance'' is a cool, well-built guy who almost always wears a trenchcoat, absolutely ''always'' wears sunglasses, knows how to handle all kinds of guns and explosives, and is always ready to confront the various inhuman forces of the Sluggy universe head on. He also happens to be a certifiable genius, [[MadScientist designing pieces of technology]] centuries ahead of their time, where even the parts he considers "no-brainers" stump the top scientists of the world. Albeit there's usually [[BunglingInventor a quirk or two with most of his inventions]].
** Bun-Bun might also count. Most of the time he prefers to just boss everyone around through pure physical force, yet is able to [[TheChessmaster manipulate people]] and [[MagnificentBastard put complex plans together]] when he needs to.
* Subverted (probably parodied, too) with Dr. Birding in ''{{Dr McNinja}}'', who is a genius with the ability to turn into a Hulk-like monster. He ''would'' be a GeniusBruiser - if his paralysis didn't carry over to that form. Martin, his son, is an example of DumbMuscle.
* Roy from OrderOfTheStick, while not an out-and-out genius, is definitely not a stereotypical dumb fighter, knowing enough about strategy and man-management to keep his rather fractious party together and presenting a better all-round meal (in terms of INT, WIS and CHA) for a Mind Flayer than Vaarsuvius, the INT 18 party wizard.
** Justified in that he repeatedly mentions going to college and having an MBA, and his father always wanted him to be a wizard instead. Roy's grandfather also qualifies.
*** Although since he went to ''fighter'' college, and his MBA is a Master of ''Battle'' Administration, it does not account for his intelligence and insight.
*** [[TheStrategist Have you ever heard of "tactics"?]]
*** Screw tactics; ever heard of logistics? An army without food or weapons is going exactly one place: six feet down. Try organizing an effective resupply train across five hundred miles of broken terrain with possible enemy ambushes, hostile monsters, random mage duels...
* BuckGodot is extremely strong and tough, owing to his HeavyWorlder physique, but is also shown to be a very quick thinker, able to outsmart his enemies (and occasionlly employers) and come up with complex plans at moment's notice... not to mention being very handy with gambits both [[XanatosGambit Xanatos]] and [[BatmanGambit Batman]].
* In the fantasy theme of {{Irregular Webcomic}}, although Alvissia has the most common sense of the party, Draak has the most book smarts. He is also clearly the physically strongest member of the party

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* In ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'', professional boxer Bobby Jacks stands at 190-1 cm and weighs in at 93 kg. He's also shown to be very intelligent, capable of trickery, fighting very tactically, and being able to quote {{Shakespeare}} (relevantly) purely from memory.

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* ''SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' took a peg from this for Dr. Connor and his Lizard form for their version of ''Secret Wars''.
* Panthro in ''{{Thundercats}}'' is another example.
* Rhinox from ''{{Transformers}}: BeastWars''. The fact that he turns into a rhino (well, a [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale really tiny rhino that's smaller than a gorilla...]]) is one half of the equation; The fact that he's usually the only Maximal with a clue is the other. These smarts carried over after his eventual [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn after his spark took over Tankor]].
** Which it turns out might actually have been for the best; At one point in the original series, he temporarily became evil and proved a ''far'' more effective bad guy.
* ''{{Freakazoid}}'' villain Cave Guy is one of the series' stronger ''and'' smarter villains, being a large and powerful neanderthal with the mind (and dialect) of a Yale graduate/New Yorker subscriber.
* In ''JackieChanAdventures'', Farmer [=MacDonald=]'s gargantuan sons Buford and Cletus. Cletus graduated from Stanford Phi Beta Kappa, and Buford is a renowned nuclear physicist. Jackie's read his books on the subject.
** Similarly, Ratso of the Dark Hand is sometimes very perceptive for DumbMuscle. Oh, and he used to study theoretical physics before becoming a thug.
*Rare case in Jack Fenton from ''DannyPhantom'' in that he doubles both as a DumbMuscle (because he's a BumblingDad) and GeniusDitz; his ghost invention works. One episode has also stated he held straight 'B's throughout his school years.
* Marsala in ''{{Exosquad}}'' is this and a GentleGiant (and even the personal [[BeastAndBeauty Beast]] for the resident [[TheChick Chick]]): he is both physically intimidating, like most [[ArtificialHuman Neosapiens]], and a surprisingly insightful orator and tactician. This also applies to Phaeton and, perhaps, Shiva, the two Neosapien villains who rose out of nowhere and freaking conquered most of the Solar system through cunning strategic planning.
* During a flashback during an episode of ''TheSimpsons'', a big brawny soldier who is called Ox (short for "Oxford" as it turns out, not a reference to a farm animal) effectively explains the concept of a "tontine":
-->'''Ox:''' Duh, essentially, we all enter into a contract whereby the last surviving participant becomes the sole possessor of all them purty pictures.
* Jack Bennet and his adoptive son JD, codenamed [=Bionic-1=] and IQ respectively, from BionicSix.
* Winsor from ''My Gym Partner's A Monkey'' .
* [[spoiler: Bulkhead]] is a cross between this and GeniusDitz in ''TransformersAnimated''.
** HuskyRusskie Strika is another example. Besides being a huge tank, she's also a brilliant tactician.
* Sokka in ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' fits somewhere between this and BadassBookworm. Only problem with the other is that he's never really seen as a bookworm, other than on one ocassion. He invented submarines, complete with torpedos, created armor for their [[strike: Bus]] Sky Bison, and planned an entire invasion seemingly in his spare time. Plus, he took down an entire airforce, with some minor help.
* All of the Constructicons in ''TransformersGenerationOne'' are brilliant engineers, and have other specialties beyond that. For example, Mixmaster is the foremost chemist amongst the Decepticons.
** Of course, individually, they're not really bruisers; sure, they're no slouches in the physical strength department, but it's not till they form Devastator that they really exemplify the physical half of this trope. Then he is/they are as dumb as a brick.
* Cyborg of TeenTitans is both the team's second physically strongest member (surpassed only by [[CuteBruiser Starfir]]) and the resident technology expert, qualified to build, modify, or repair just about ''anything'' you can think of. Of course, having a computer built into your head helps.
* Dr. Jumba from ''LiloAndStitch'' is smart enough to create an incredibly powerful genetic experiment, and strong enough to go toe to toe with said experiment in order to obtain amnesty for the crime of creating him. Hell, he did better against Stitch than a 20-foot tall whaleman who was an expert in combat
* Megabyte from {{Reboot}} is urbane, intelligent, and just about the strongest regular character on the show. This makes the rare occasions he goes bestial even more frightening.

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* The Wonderlic Personnel Test is an intelligence test frequently given to NFL pre-draft prospects. The highest scorers tend to be offensive linemen (generally some of the biggest, strongest guys on the field). The quarterback, often regarded as the [[TheSmartGuy smartest]] on the team--often described as a team's "field general"--averages third, behind the offensive tackle and center, respectively. The running backs and wide receivers average dead last.
* Scott Levy, better known to ProfessionalWrestling fans as Raven, has an I.Q. of about 160.
* Similarly, pro wrestler John "Bradshaw" Layfield, who's about 198 cm and 130 kg, has made millions with his keen stock market acumen, makes frequent appearances on financial programs to dole out advice, and is a Senior Vice President with Northeast Securities, as well as CEO of Layfield Energy. And you thought the whole ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney thing was all an act...
** Doubly appropriate as he's apparently a complete jerk in real life too.
* Rich Franklin, who is considered one of the top fighters in the UFC and the promotion's former middleweight champion, was a high school math teacher at one of Ohio's top public schools. He holds a master's degree in education and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Cincinnati.
* Dolph Lundgren, the well-muscled actor famous for playing Ivan Drago in ''{{Rocky}} IV'' and He-Man in the live-action ''MastersOfTheUniverse'', has a master's degree in chemical engineering. He also received the Fulbright Scholarship to MIT, though he quit when he pursued an acting career. Also fluent in three languages and can get by in two others.
** Back on the brawn side, besides his generally muscly action hero persona a la Rocky and Masters of the Universe and impressive build, he's a black belt who's won a variety of martial arts competitions, and served in the military as a special forces team leader.
* And let's not forget about Carlo Pedersoli, better known as "Bud Spencer" of spaghetti western fame. 193cm of pure muscle and fat, a pilot, a degree in law, holder of several patents...
* Mr T is actually a ''very'' bright guy. See page quote.
*Ice hockey players Douglas Murray and George Parros are both the epitome of a stereotypical hockey player (large, heavy hitters who are not afraid to get physical during a game), yet they're also both Ivy League grads - Murray from Cornell, Parros from Princeton. Murray even runs his own business, [=UberTap=], that produces a three-spout beer keg tap.
* {{Arnold Schwarzenegger}} is one of the most decorated bodybuilders in history. He also has a history of intelligent investments with his fortunes, and currently works as the Governor of California.
* Chess boxing is a sport designed for genius bruisers. The players alternate between rounds of boxing and rounds of speed chess. You can win by a knockout, a checkmate, judges' decision or by your opponent running out of time in the chess game.
* Recently retired Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Barrera is a qualified lawyer.
* Heavyweight boxing champions Wladmir and Vitali Klitschko both possess Ph.D.s.
* Sylvester Stallone has a lot going against him with his garbled speech, but is actually a very [[IncrediblyLamePun sly]] businessman, and the more intimately involved with a film's production he is the better-quality film it usually turns out to be.
** Let's not forget that ''he'' wrote the {{Rocky}} script. It was nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar. And Sly himself was nominated for ''Best Actor''.
** Not to forget that Sly himself had scored over 130 while taking an IQ test in Larry King's television show, if one thinks such test is controversially a good indicator of intelligence.
* President Theodore Roosevelt was a very effective president, as well as a heavyweight boxer with a black belt in Ju Jitsu. Not to mention his excellent grades in Harvard and his extensive zoological work.
* Byron White, who was one of the greatest running backs in University of Colorado history before pursuing a career in law which took him to the Supreme Court.
* Heavily muscled punk icon Henry Rollins is also a writer and a poet who owns his own publishing house.
* ThisTroper recalls reading about a certified MENSA member, with one of the top-10 highest registered IQ's in the world - who has a day-job working as a nighclub bouncer.
** You're thinking of Chris Langan, measured IQ around 200. He currently works as a rancher in Missouri.
* Peter the Great, Czar of Russia, was 6'7", could roll up a heavy silver plate like it was made of paper, and sometimes knocked people out when they displeased him. He was also a brilliant general, and under his rule, Russia caught up with the rest of Europe.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knox John Knox]], one of the leading theologians of the Protestant Reformation, began his involvement with the movement as a bodyguard for George Wishart. His weapon of choice was a two-handed sword.
* Vladmir Putin, President of Russia, is a black belt (6th Dan) in Judo.
* Whilst boxer Nikolai Valuev looks like he's carved from stone, apparently he's a pretty smart guy.
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