History Main / FatBestFriend

* Kim Parker, ''Moesha's'' best friend. She later broke out the mold and got her very own show.

* They can also have some qualities to the ShrinkingViolet. They know they're fat and [[WeightWoe it's one of their biggest insecurities]]. They are shy, awkward and generally have low-self esteem. Cue the protagonist being their ego booster, letting them know they're special and valued, and they're beautiful/handsome. In contrast to Type A, the protagonist is highlit as a caring, non-judgmental character.

* In comedic works, they can also be TheDitz[=/=]CloudCuckoolander type. This type can be profoundly stupid or simply airheaded as it can hence the FatIdiot title or are just plain weird otherwise. They can have some Type A traits, particularly being extroverted. They always [[FatComicRelief speak slowly or walk slowly, as they can also provide comic relief from a ponderous element they exhibit as well.]]

* Woody from ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' is mostly a Type C, with elements of Type A.

* Patrick Star, from ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.
* Heffer Wolfe from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' qualifies as this type as well.

* Barry, Steve's school friend in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' is a Type C with shades of Type B. Granted his KindheartedSimpleton persona is actually the result of [[spoiler: some prescribed vitamins that mellow his personality, unknown to him, he is actually a ruthless conniving sociopath without them.]]
* Stimpy acts as a Type C with elements of Type B to Ren in ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', being compassionate and dim witted in comparison to the smart yet manic Ren.

* Nikaidou, Rei's self-proclaimed rival from ''Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion'', is boisterous and outgoing (Type A) but also a bit eccentric (type C).

* ''Marvel: Avengers Assembly'' has [[ComicBook/SquirrelGirl Doreen Green]], of all people, be this to ComicBook/KamalaKhan and ComicBook/MilesMorales. She's no less BadassAdorable for it, though.

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* Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, Matt Murdock's best friend and law partner in ''Comicbook/{{Daredevil}}''.

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* Samwell Tarly in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' is a good friend of hero Jon Snow having terrible self esteem due to being constantly demeaned by his abusive father. Jon and others have tried to make him feel better about himself but it hasn't really taken yet.

* Terri Macgregor from ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''. She is friend to both the AlphaBitch and LovableAlphaBitch in the show and their personalities just completely dominate hers. She's shy and withdrawn and thinks she could never get a boyfriend, until a cute boy named Rick came along [[spoiler:who then proceeded to be [[DomesticAbuse an abusive prick who would later place her into a coma]]...]]

* Mo Maskour from ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'', along with Bruce the Moose.

* ''Marvel: Avengers Assembly'' has [[ComicBook/SquirrelGirl Doreen Green]], of all people, be this to [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Kamala Khan]] and [[ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan Miles Morales]]. She's no less BadassAdorable for it, though.

* In ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'', [[https://zeronotsukaima.fandom.com/wiki/Malicorne_de_Grandpr%C3%A9 Malicorne]] is this to resident {{Bishonen}} [[http://zeronotsukaima.wikia.com/wiki/Guiche Guiche]]. He has a huge appetite and has a hard time getting dates until he falls for Irukukwu.

* Tomohiro from ''Manga/ASilentVoice'' is a combination of all three. He's more energetic and extroverted than Shoya--acting as a foil to his buddy's angsty self-hatred--but he acts weird and awkward around most other people, and has no other friends until Shoya's old frenemies start reappearing. Most of the ComicRelief in this otherwise heavy series comes from Tomohiro's wackiness. His weight never really gets mentioned, but he's clearly the chubbiest character.

* ''Series/SomedayOrOneDay'': Kun Bu, [[TheHero Huang Yu Xuan's]] best friend (who is also the only overweight character in the series) is an outgoing GenkiGirl who gives Yu Xuan some leads early on in investigating Li Zi Wei during the present time, but is largely non-essential to the plot.

* In the "Film/BloodAndIceCreamTrilogy," Nick Frost's characters play this role to Creator/SimonPegg. None of them fit a type.
** In ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', Ed is a boorish idiot and pot-dealing loser who becomes the group's [[TheMillstone Millstone]] when zombies attack.
** In ''Film/HotFuzz'', Danny Butterman is a sweet and naive young officer who desperately wants to be ActionHero.
** In ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'', Andy is a former party animal turned straight-laced and successful professional who rediscovers his badassness.

* Carl Wheezer from ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'', is generally a straight mixture of a Type C (though not as big of a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} as Sheen) and a Type B (which one dominates depends on the episode), but can also be a Type A in occasional situations, generally as part of a facade.