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For reference, you are the size of the little one.

Frank Martin: Let me guess. You're the smart one.
Giant Mook: No. I am the big one.
The Transporter 3

Bad guys always seem to think bigger is better.
Izzy, Digimon

A minion or henchman too big, strong or well 'ard to be an ordinary mook, but not interesting enough to be The Dragon, the Big Bad, a member of the Quirky Miniboss Squad, or even a King Mook. Giant mooks usually require more effort to kill than ordinary mooks; the hero may need to land a series of nasty martial-arts blows before they sink to their knees (they don't go flying when you hit them). Sometimes they may seem too strong for the hero to kill, but then be fortuitously (for the hero) caught up in a machine.

Giant Mooks often lead mook squads. Usually the laws of Mook Chivalry dictate that they attack alone, after their underlings have been easily dispatched.

The actors who play Giant Mooks in big-budget films may be well-loved as wrestlers or as Gentle Giant actors in TV shows or independent films, but they don't rate above a line or two and a violent death in a major production. If a giant mook actually receives characterization, he is The Brute.

In videogames, compare and contrast King Mook, a boss which only has the appearance of a Giant Mook. Compare The Ogre. Compare The Brute. Contrast Level Five Onix, which looks like a Giant Mook but goes down just as easily as anyone else. Compare also Boss In Mook Clothing.


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