History Main / HugeGuyTinyGirl

** Link and Midna from "VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess". Midna is a tiny imp while Link is a short-to-medium-sized Hylian.
** Yeto and Yeta from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''. They're yetis, so perhaps it's justified as being an aspect of their species - but then again, Yeto is over ''twice'' the size of Yeta...

* A non-romantic example. ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' has Sulley (a furry monster with the build of a lineman) grows attached to a two-year-old girl whom he names "Boo." Also, it's worth noting that his assistant (and all the assistants of the 'scarers' at their workplace) are dwarfed by their counterparts, with Mike being about the size of Sulley's head.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' had Kole (5'6) and G'Nark.

* This trope is used for a sight gag on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': Frankie (6'1), who is quite tall and large, and his dad (6'4), played by professional wrestler Wrestling/{{Vader}}, are at a meeting in Mr. Feeny's (5'7) office and them stepping out of the room reveals a short, waif woman who's revealed to be Frankie's mom was standing behind them the whole time.[[note]]This joke has a basis in reality. Vader's real-life mother [[SmallParentHugeChild was only 4'10]] and his birth had to be induced early for her safety and his.[[/note]]

* Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon:
** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Even after the transformation, there's still quite a size difference. [[JerkAss Gaston]] is also considerably bigger than Belle. In the stage musical, Belle is usually cast as short as possible to play up this aspect.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' gave us a platonic example overlapping with BrainsAndBrawn, in the form of the [[LeanAndMean gaunt]] [[EvilOldFolks old]] EvilChancellor Yzma and her hulking MinionWithAnFInEvil Kronk.
** Kristoff, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', bears a partial resemblance to the scrapped Bastion, being taller and stockier than the average Disney leading male. However, he's still more conventionally attractive and is only OneHeadTaller than Anna, rather than towering over her.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'':
*** Platonic example with the title heroine and Maui. Moana is an average-sized teenage girl, while Maui is considerably taller and about 2-3 times her width.
*** There's also a romantic example with Moana's parents. Tui is slightly over a head taller than Sina, as well as about twice her width.
** In ''WesternAnimation/MulanII'', [[GentleGiant Chien-Po]], the guy big enough to pick up four people and a horse, ends up with the tiniest of the princesses.
** Flynn and Rapunzel from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' avert this. However, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen an earlier version]] of the script played it straight. Bastion was Rapunzel's love interest before Flynn but was scrapped for a more conventionally handsome protagonist. Bastion was a very large guy while Rapunzel is somewhat short. Rapunzel didn't even reach Bastion's shoulders.
** Kerchack and Kala from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}''. This one's justified since male gorillas really are much bigger than the females.
** ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' has the title character Ralph (normally a GentleGiant) befriending tiny BrattyHalfPint Vanellope Von Schweetz. Seen in the page image.
** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' there's Mayor Lionheart and Assistant Mayor Bellwether. He's an enormous male lion, while she's a dwarf female sheep that barely comes up to his waist.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'' has this trope played straight with [[LargeAndInCharge Stoick]] and [[spoiler:his long-lost wife Valka]], who is roughly a third his size. Rather downplayed in that she is less than a head shorter [[StatuesqueStunner which means she looms more than a bit]] in her own right.
** In the spin-off film ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTheBoneKnapperDragon'', Gobber's parents were depicted this way in his flashback.
* The director's commentary in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' suggests that Shrek and Fiona were specifically designed for this image. The situation then becomes merely OneHeadTaller. This is why we also have tiny little Donkey [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction paired up with the massive Dragon]].

* ''WebAnimation/EpithetErased'' has another platonic example: Mera is described in her character bio as "tiny" while her [[MinionWithAnFInEvil partner-in-crime Indus]] is nearly twice her height, towering over most of the cast - and [[TopHeavyGuy wider than she is tall]], too.

* ''Webcomic/Alfie2010'' is a Fantasy Webcomic set in a world filled with various 'demihuman' races, so given that the title character and her mother Vera belong to [[{{Halfling}} a populace that rarely cracks four feet in height]] any [[PornWithPlot *ahem*]] "involvement" they have with non-Halflin men qualifies as this (even the undersized-for-a-human [[OurElvesAreDifferent elf]] Ailduin looms over Vera when standing up). [[spoiler: The budding relationship between Hana (rather lanky human female) and the [[OurOrcsAreDifferent 'Green Man']] Grasha also qualifies.]]

* Sha'shiva from ''{{Webcomic/EATATAU}}'' has an extreme fetish for guys who are much bigger than she is.
* Justified in ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'' with Hashim and Sarah, as the latter has dwarfism. Also doubles as a case of GenerationXerox, [[https://ennuigo.thecomicseries.com/comics/1127/ as Sarah inherited it from her mother and her father appears to have giantism]].

* From the picture of them that we see, Joey Jones' parents in ''Manga/{{Heroman}}'', it's kinda like looking at Heroman and Joey side-by-side. And [[DudeLooksLikeALady if you think it applies]], this also goes for Heroman and Joey.

* Manga/InuYasha's (5'6") older half-brother [[NobleDemon Sesshomaru (5'9")]] sort of acquired (or adopted) [[MoralityPet Rin (4'3)]], an eight-year-old girl. Sesshomaru's humanoid form looks nineteen. (His true form is... [[{{Kaiju}} much larger]].)
** Inu-Yasha's mother (5'2") and father (6'5"). He visits his father's grave and enters his father's remains and has room in his chest to both move around and fight his brother. We see his mother in a flashback and she was a normal-sized human lady. Even in his human size, the father is noticeably taller than she is.
** Likewise for Sesshoumaru's mother (5'7"), who even in her dog demon form is much smaller than his and Inu-Yasha's father.

* In ''Manga/{{Sachiare}}'', Tomoharu is a normal height, but his wife Sachiko is so short he basically has to pick her up or sit on the floor to kiss her.

* Ryuuji (5'8"), the hero of ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'', is about average-sized; it's [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend the heroine]] Taiga (4'8.5") that's short. Played up for laughs in the first chapters of the manga, but eventually moves on to the OneHeadTaller range. She also puts the Tsun in {{Tsundere}} -- the school is terrified of her, and calls her "The Palmtop Tiger".

** In ''Asterix and Caesar's Gift'', it's notable that the reason Obelix feels attracted to Influenza is because of how small and light she is. He mentions how light she is several times, annoying his dog.

* In ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' Dewshine/Tyldak display this trope. Other couples do as well, due to major height disparities between different generations of elf.

* Francoeur of ''WesternAnimation/AMonsterInParis'' is a seven-foot, anthropomorphic flea, so he's taller than most people, but his dance partner/[[LikeBrotherAndSister sister figure]] Lucille is pretty small compared to the more normal-sized cast members.

* James Merten, the namesake architect who built the Mertin-Flemmer Building in ''Film/BeingJohnMalkovich'' was allegedly a sea captain married to a dwarf woman and built the 7 1/2 floor for her and her "accursed kind" (Maxine doesn't believe it).

* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' has Creator/JasonMomoa (6'4") so this comes up a couple of times. First, there's some ShipTease with Dr. Keller, then the show ends on a MaybeEverAfter between Ronon and Amelia Banks. Both actresses are about 5'5".

* A nonromantic example from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'': Regal and Presea (4'6).

* The Girl and The Fed in ''Webcomic/AGirlAndHerFed''. The tall, bulky Fed is initially afraid he might hurt the diminutive girl in a fit of anger...but she can actually beat him up.

** It is very surprising to see CheerfulChild Nepeta and CulturedBadAss Equius standing together, [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004441 exactly the same height]], given the stereotypes that they represent, although it really should be expected since they are [[PaletteSwap all based on the same sprite]] and are all 6 sweeps (13 years) old.

* The author of ''Webcomic/{{Miamaska}}'' was dismayed to hear that this trope existed. According to his Tumblr, he specifically gave the characters Amity and Trosce a huge difference in both size and age as a shipping ''deterrent'' (he intended to give them a LikeBrotherAndSister relationship later on). A friend had to warn him later that many fans actually find a height difference incredibly cute, but by then it was too late.

* In the not-quite-romantic vein, there's ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan2000'' with Alex Mann and Fidget Wilson. Fidget's canonical height was 4'11", all the better for Alex Mann to pick up and carry around.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' episode "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E12TopDuck Top Duck]]", Launchpad's father Ripcord is bigger and more muscular than his son, whereas Launchpad's mother Birdy is only half his height.

%%* From ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}''; Jumbo and the title character, Jumbo and Ena, Jumbo and Miura, and Jumbo and Fuuka is also applicable.
* ''Manga/KarakuriCircus'': While Shirogane is pretty average, Narumi is an enormous martial artist.
* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has [[NoIndoorVoice Ira Gamagoori]] and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mako Mankanshoku]]. Mako is about the size of an average girl her age, while Gamagoori is a giant whose size [[YourSizeMayVary varies depending on the scene]] (though at his smallest he's easily 7 feet tall and about as wide as Mako herself is tall). The two are on pretty good terms with each other despite being on opposing sides for most of the series. It dips into ShipTease later on when Gamagoori constantly risks his life to protect her. [[spoiler: The epilogue of the series even gave the possibility of him asking her out.]]

* In ''Manga/EatMan'', protagonists Bolt's average GirlOfTheWeek's head hovers somewhere around his chest, and only has a third of his shoulder width. With his BadassLongcoat on, you'd probably never notice most of them if they're standing behind him.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
** [[AntiHero Scar]] and [[CuteBruiser Mei]]. Scar is a grown man who is like an AloofBigBrother while Mei is a tiny child.
** Of the more shippy variant is [[GentleGiant Al]] and Mei, due to Al's current bound-to-a-frickin-huge-suit-of-armor form. And -- before the inevitable comments -- Al is only 14 and not that much older than Mei, and he's also never ''technically'' been through puberty since he spent his teenhood so far outside of his physical body and in a suit of armor. [[spoiler: After the series, they both have growth spurts and the difference between them is minimal. Also, [[MaybeEverAfter they may or may not have hooked up.]]]]
** Another [[HappilyMarried romantic example]] is Sig and Izumi Curtis. Sig is well over a head taller than Izumi, and about 2-3 times her width on top of that.
* Non-romantic (And perhaps all-too-literal) example: Zest and Agito in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''. Zest and Lutecia, as well, but they don't hang out together as much. This may be a ShoutOut to Zanger Zonvolt and Irui from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'', as there are quite a few other references in the ''Nanoha'' series.
* Alice (5'0) in ''Manga/PumpkinScissors'' isn't exactly tiny, but she looks it compared to Randal, who's estimated at seven feet tall.
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Kuwabara (191 cm/6'3)and his crush Yukina. Her height is never given but she is visibly smaller than her brother Hiei, who stands at 147 cm (4'10").
** From the same series is Younger Toguro (9'0") and his ex-girlfriend Genkai. The former easily towers over nearly everyone, and was about a head and shoulders taller than Yusuke when still human, while the latter tops out around the height of a 12-year-old even into old age.
** Enki and his wife Kokou also qualify. While Kokou's height of 189 cm/6'2 is far from what would be considered "short" by human standards, she's still much shorter than other demons like Yomi (221 cm/7'3), Raizen (266 cm/8'8) and especially her husband Enki (274 cm/8'11).
%%* Matia and Managa, the police officers, in ''VisualNovel/{{Polyphonica}}''.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Kenpachi (202 cm/6'7.5") is perhaps the most masculine character in the series, being a very strong and physically imposing man who is ridiculously obsessed with the [[BloodKnight adrenaline rush]] of battle. Meanwhile, his constant companion Yachiru (109 cm/3'7") is a [[KillerRabbit (seemingly) sweet little girl]]. As lieutenant of the combat-renowned 11th Division, she's more than earned the right to be second-in-command, but the reason she can ride around on Kenpachi's back is that she's so very tiny compared to his great size.

* Shiryuu Kusanagi and Yuzuriha Nekoi in ''Manga/{{X 1999}}''. Non-romantic example: Fuuma Monou and his ill sister, Kotori.
* ''Anime/ArmitageIII'': Armitage is already short, to begin with (152 cm/4ft 11)but, when standing next to her partner, Ross Syllibus (who's 191 cm/6ft 3 of solid muscle), she looks like a child. Which isn't helped by the fact that she looks no older than 13-14 years old, [[OlderThanTheyLook despite being an adult]] and [[NotHyperbole literally]] [[{{Stripperiffic}} dressing like a hooker]].
* Kazuya Kujo (174 cm/5ft 9) and Victorique de Blois (152.4 cm/5ft) from ''Literature/{{Gosick}}''

* In ''Manga/{{Hiyokoi}}'', the main character, Nishiyama Hiyori is only 140 centimeters (4ft 7), while her love interest, Hirose Yuushin, is 190 centimeters (6ft 3).
* ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'':
** Hikaru (4'9") only comes up to Lantis's waist, but then Creator/{{CLAMP}} has always been a bit silly about proportions.
** There's also [[GentleGiant Lafarga]] and his girlfriend [[CoolBigSis Caldina]](though in the anime this got downgraded to OneHeadTaller). [[spoiler: And Zagato and Princess Emeraude]]...
* An anime-specific way to invoke this trope is to put the guy inside a HumongousMecha and let the girl just... follow it around. Bonus points if she is [[SmallGirlBigGun armed with a gun twice her size]].
** Yoko and first Kamina's, then Simon's Gurren-Lagann in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. She even comes complete with a [[{{BFG}} Railgun]].
** Emperor Dornkirk invokes an image of Van's (5'5") [[Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne Escaflowne]] being guided by Hitomi's prophetic abilities to take over the world in one of his visions. This doesn't happen so explicitly but that's what happens throughout the series.
** And for a straight-up example instead of the GiantRobot variant, we have Hitomi (160 cm/5ft 2) and Allen (185 cm/6ft 1)
** Similarly, Hayase and Hikaru (5'11") get to pull this off near the end of ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'', which Hikaru piloting (obviously).
** Various ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' entries did this a lot more than once, e.g: Kamille (5'6"), his Gundam and Kamille's partner Fa in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]]''.
** [[Anime/TransformersArmada Try]] a small girl and a [[DracoInLeatherPants emo]] [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots sentient]] HumongousMecha. The mecha is ''[[spoiler: Starscream]]'', for crying out loud.
** ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' has one instance when Sousuke (5'9") was piloting the Arbalest while carrying Kaname (5'5") in one hand and Kurz in the other. She was rather enjoying herself until he suddenly threw her into the air to free up one arm for attacking and then caught her on the way down. Needless to say, she didn't appreciate it.
* While Deunan in ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'' is actually rather tall compared to most women and quite strong, Briareos can only be described as huge. Next to him, Deunan does look rather tiny. They also venture into the BeastAndBeauty territory thanks to Briareos being a [[FullConversionCyborg full-body cyborg]].
** In the second movie, this seems to be less overt and seems a little closer to the OneHeadTaller region. He's still significantly more buff than Deunan, so it probably still counts.
* ''Manga/{{Oldboy}}'': At least in the manga version, protagonist Shinichi Goto and his girlfriend Eri. He's significantly taller and more heavily built. Her habit of hanging onto his side emphasizes the [[http://view.thespectrum.net/series/oldboy-volume-01.html?ch=Volume+01&page=57 size difference]].
* Konata's (4'8") parents in ''Manga/LuckyStar'', since her mother Kanata (4'8") was [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than She Looked]] by a wide margin, and her dad Soujirou (5'11") is kind of a ComedicLolicon.
** [[PseudoRomanticFriendship Minami and Yutaka]]: 163cm (5ft 4) vs [[OlderThanTheyLook 138cm (4ft 6)]].

* Lum's parents in ''Manga/UruseiYatsura''. Her mother is the size of an average human woman, while her father is a hulking brute almost twice as tall and more than three times as broad as her. Given that Lum's species are basically Space {{Oni}}, this is to be expected.
* In ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'', [[BadassLongcoat Vash (5'11")]] is almost a foot taller than [[{{Tsundere}} Meryl (4'11)]] and has to really bow down when he wants to hug her, especially in the manga.
* Non-romantic (?) example: Beyond the Grave and Mika, from ''Anime/{{Gungrave}}''.
-->'''Grave:''' [[MoralityPet This girl]]... to protect this girl... That is what Millenion means to me. It is my way of life.
* Michel Blanc (5'11") and Kuran Kuran (around 48') from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''. That is, if Kuran isn't Micloned. If she does, the trope is played straight instead, as she looks [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld much smaller and younger]] than her real age.
* An example with two males: Jin Akutsu (6'0") and Taichi Dan (4'1"0) from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''. There's also Miyuki Chitose and either her older brother Senri (6'4") or [[BigBrotherMentor "thief-bro" Tezuka (5'10")]], as well as Munehiro Kabaji (6'3") and his (unnamed) older sister...
* ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'': Rosette (5'4") and Chrono (5'1") don't look like this at first, and might even look like an [[TinyGuyHugeGirl inversion]], but the cute little boy thing is just his SleepModeSize -- In his real form, Chrono (7'0) completely towers over the girl.
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': Misao (4'10.5") isn't much shorter than Kaoru (5'1"), making her closer to average height for a girl her age. But Aoshi's (5'11") so tall and lanky, that she looks like a kid when standing next to him.
* ''Manga/MakenKi'' [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] the trope with Kai and Azuki, who's actually one of the tallest girls at Tenbi Academy. Except Kai's so gigantic, that she (and everyone else, for that matter) looks tiny compared to him. Even without his getta, the top of her head barely reaches his waist level!.
* Manga/InuYasha's (5'6") older half-brother [[NobleDemon Sesshomaru (5'9")]] sort of acquired (or adopted) [[MoralityPet Rin (4'3)]], an eight-year-old girl. Sesshomaru's humanoid form looks nineteen. (His true form is... [[{{Kaiju}} much larger]].)
** Inu-Yasha's mother (5'2") and father (6'5"). He visits his father's grave and enters his father's remains and has room in his chest to both move around and fight his brother. We see his mother in a flashback and she was a normal-sized human lady. Even in his human size, the father is noticeably taller than she is.
** Likewise for Sesshoumaru's mother (5'7"), who even in her dog demon form is much smaller than his and Inu-Yasha's father.
* In ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' we have GentleGiant Kanshou and CuteBruiser Chouhi (which can go either platonic or romantic). Also, TheVamp Kaku and her GeniusBruiser lover Kakuka (he seems to be the only one of Kaku's boyfriends whom she cared for, [[spoiler: as seen in his death scene in ''Dragon Destiny'']]). In a purely platonic sense, the ''other'' GentleGiant Gakushuu and either {{Idiot Hero}}ine Hakufu or {{Tsundere}} Ryoumou.

%%** We also have [[PsychopathicManchild Russia (5'11.6")]] and [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld China (5'6.5")]]. See [[http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b369/miscel/Hetalia/10701801_m.jpg this]] [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/kafka000/russiaXchina%20collection/16ad4f47637db5286b63e58f.jpg and]] [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/kafka000/russiaXchina%20collection/aec395c8e4e2cb377f3e6fe9.jpg this.]]
%%*** Russia is also implied to have feelings for Japan (5'5"), who's even ''shorter''.

** There's also [[TheOjou Monaco]], who is shorter than one of the younger characters, [[ProperLady Liechtenstein]]. In strips with [[BigBrotherMentor France]] or [[LatinLover Serborga]], she barely comes up to their chests, despite the fact that they're both of rather average height.
* Ryuuji (5'8"), the hero of ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'', is about average-sized; it's [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend the heroine]] Taiga (4'8.5") that's short. Played up for laughs in the first chapters of the manga, but eventually moves on to the OneHeadTaller range. She also puts the Tsun in {{Tsundere}} -- the school is terrified of her, and calls her "The Palmtop Tiger".
* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'': Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev, at (153 cm/5ft) and (190 cm/6ft 3). There's official art of her sitting on his [[ShouldersOfDoom shoulder]] like a parrot.
** Also, while Zelgadis is very slender and only about 5'7" (170 cm), he looks much taller when paired with 4'9" (145 cm) Amelia. Amelia grows a bit through the seasons, though, which makes sense when you consider her family [[spoiler: particularly her sister]].
* The main couple of ''Manga/MidoriDays'' would have counted even ''before'' she became his right hand.
* Mamoru and Haruka from ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart''. She's like only up to his stomach. Or course she's still a kid.
* Chiaki and Makoto in ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime'' -she barely goes up to his shoulders.
* Koushi Inuzuka of ''Manga/SumomoMoMomoMo'' is normal-sized, but Momoko herself is tiny enough to compensate.
* If one reads the manga version of ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'', they might get this impression of Ashton and Precis, as in some pages, Ashton appears to be twice Precis's height. In actuality, it's not QUITE a huge difference. According to official records, Ashton is 5'10" (180 cm), while Precis is about 5'1" (155 cm), meaning there's only a 16% difference in height (that still makes Precis fit the tiny girl part of the equation, so they might still be considered as qualified for this trope).
** Precis looks SO young that Ashton was earlier accused of being an ephebophile when he expressed an interest in her. She later states that she's 16 (Ashton is 20), so depending on your stance on the legal age limit, he might actually be one.
* ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' also has an example. Yui Hongou and her chief Seiryuu Seishi-slash-confidante, Nakago, are at least ten inches apart.
** In a non-romantic subversion ([[spoiler:not that the first example was romantic anyway]]), Miaka is only three or four inches taller than Chiriko, but he's only shown to be up to her waist.
* Sakura's parents in ''Manga/CodeBreaker''. Dad is a normal/tallish katana-wielding retired badass ill guy, mom is a tiny MoeBlob who loves costumes. [[spoiler: Oh, and Sakura's adopted, so who knows if they're actually married.]]
%%* Sojiro and Tarlotte in ''Anime/ShatteredAngels''.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': 6'3" Li Xingke (24) and 4'8" Empress Tianzi (13). This was a romantic relationship, at least for Tianzi. She was even about to be married to Prince Odysseus who looks to at least be in his thirties until Zero stopped the marriage ceremony.
** How about 5'1" Kaguya (14)[[note]][[OlderThanTheyLook And could easily pass for 10]][[/note]] who engaged herself to 5'10" Lelouch (17)?
* ''Anime/TsukuyomiMoonPhase'' has a few examples: Balgus (Vargus) and Arte are one. The little twins Hikaru and Kouru are engaged to Kouhei and Seiji.
* When Ooshima is shown standing face to face (or... stomach to face...) with his girlfriend Misaki in ''Manga/{{Emerging}}'', it is clear to the reader that he is almost exactly twice her height.
* ''Anime/{{Basquash}}'' has Sela and Navi. While Sela is normal-sized, Navi is a literal Giant who's as big as the Bigfoot mecha.
* Non-Romantic example: ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'''s Alucard (6'3") is far taller than Seras Victoria.
** Romantic example with Pip and Seras at least in the OAV, where he (and the other wild Geese mercs) is drawn significantly taller than Seras.
* Another non-romantic example in ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'': Mamoru is a short 9-year-old who barely comes up to Gai's waist (and that's because of his hair). See also Volfogg, a TransformingMecha who protects Mamoru as one of his primary duties, and Mike Sounders the 13th, who is probably the closest to Mamoru after Gai.

* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'' presents Akira Kaburagi, a taller-than-average 17-year-old high school senior, and Mina Tepes, who [[OlderThanTheyLook looks like she belongs in the sixth grade]] (at best) and is about chest high to him.
%%* ''Manga/Eyeshield21'' takes this with Komusubi's parents.
* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' has a platonic example: In later novels, Shizuo [[IntergenerationalFriendship winds up befriending a 10-year-old]] [[MafiaPrincess Yakuza Princess]] named Akane. Given a charitable estimate, Akane probably grazes 122 cm (4'0"). In contrast, Shizuo is 185 cm (6'1"). Side-by-side, [[http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww262/CapZiggy/05_006-008.jpg she reaches only up to his waist]].
* ''S.S. Astro'' has a platonic example where a small girl and a rather large colleague are participating in a three-legged race at the sports festival. It's not really a fair race when the guy can simply pick up the girl and run off with her.
-->'''Izumi''': Umm... do you think we should switch them with someone else? It looks like he's kidnapping her...\\
'''Yuko''': Personally, I love the combination.
* Another non-romantic example can be found in ''Anime/SoltyRei''. Roy Revant is 197 cm (6'6") and muscular, while his adoptive daughter Solty is 153 cm (5'0") and slender.
* ''Manga/KoiKaze'', whose story involves BrotherSisterIncest, features big and burly 27-year-old [[AloofBigBrother Koshiro]] and his small, cute 15-year-old sister [[BigBrotherWorship Nanoka]]. The conflict between [[BrotherSisterIncest their feelings]] for each other and society's norms is made that much harder because of their size and age difference in addition to being blood siblings.
* Waaaay late into ''Manga/TokyoCrazyParadise'', [[spoiler: Asago]] and [[spoiler: Munakata]] are this.
* Zaitsu Misao and Arihara Ayumi of ''Manga/HatsukoiLimited''. Ironically, though he's three times larger than her, Ayumi can still knock Misao out with just one high kick.

* ''Anime/BrigadoonMarinAndMelan'' gives us Melan Blue, a robot a little taller than (most) human beings, and Marin, a young teenager who seems to be short for her age.

* Eas/Setsuna and Westar/Hayato of ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure''. The exact nature of their relationship is up for debate, but they do have a strong connection to one another either way.
* An extreme example occurs in ''Manga/ChoujinGakuen'', where the male lead, Adam Shinjou, is about 1.8 m (5'11") tall, and the female lead, Oska L. Duke is... 61 cm (2 feet) tall. Ironically, Oska is the older of the two, [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld by a wide margin.]] [[BadassAdorable She's also much stronger than he is.]]
* ''Anime/SacredSeven'': Like many other tropes taken to ridiculous extremes, Alma is (195cm/6'4) to Ruri's (144cm/4'9").
* ''Manga/SlamDunk'': Any important male character (except 5'6" Miyagi) when paired with any of the few female characters in the show. It's completely justified though since they're all basketball players, so most of them are 6ft or over.
* In the original ''Manga/AstroBoy'' manga's ''World's Greatest Robot'' story arc, the developing relationship between Astro Boy's younger sister Uran and the giant robot Pluto. Uran helped turn Pluto from a {{proud|WarriorRaceGuy}} BloodKnight into someone genuinely trying to find something in life more than just fighting.
* In ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'', Motoharu is OneHeadTaller than his older sister. This, however, does not prevent the latter from [[BigBrotherBully bully]] him once a while.

* Seen between Gajeel and Levy of ''Manga/FairyTail''. Gajeel stands several meters taller than Levy and, at one point, single-handedly lifts her off the ground. Levy meanwhile is possibly the shortest member of the guild. (Not counting the Exceed Squad)

* ''Manga/BioMeatNectar'' characters [[ActionGirl Kano]][[DeadpanSnarker miya]] and [[StoutStrength Ban]][[BoisterousBruiser ba]] evolve into a [[LikeBrotherAndSister platonic]] [[FireForgedFriends version]] of this by the time they're in highschool.
** By the time [[ShesAllGrownUp They're All Grown Up]] and dangerously close to PlatonicLifePartners, cute highschoolers [[TagalongKid Luna]] and [[YoungerThanTheyLook Kiryuu]] take a romantic, drastic version of this trope.
* The towering, {{Cyborg}} [[HotBlooded Kikuchiyo]] and the pint-sized Komachi from ''Anime/SamuraiSeven''.

* ''[[Literature/{{Anpanman}} Sorieke! Anpanman]]'' has a few of these. There's Jongara-kun and Bachi-chan, Tahara-kun and Rice-chan, and Hotcakeman and Sryup-chan.
* Nozaki and Sakura are the tallest and shortest members of the cast of ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'', respectively. Specifically, they're ''one foot and a half apart'' in height; [[{{Hunk}} Nozaki]] clocks in at 190cm (6'3"), unusually tall for a Japanese person, while Sakura is at 145cm (4'10"), at the low end of Japanese normalcy.
* Takeo and Yamato from ''Manga/MyLoveStory''. He is 2 meters (6'7") tall and she just barely reaches his chest.
* In ''Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner'', Eiji Asuka and Anna Stephanie flip-flop between this and OneHeadTaller. While Eiji isn't the tallest member of the cast, Anna is positively ''tiny'' and Eiji seems to have difficulty to even give her a hug. [[spoiler: When they [[TheBigDamnKiss kiss]], he has to lean very low ''and'' she has to tiptoe.]] There is also Eiji's older sister Julia and BigBad Ru-Kain; she's of normal height, maybe slightly taller than average even, but he's MASSIVE [[NotDrawnToScale and sometimes he's drawn even bigger than he actually is.]]
* [[LovableSexManiac Saji]] and [[{{Tsundere}} Koizumi]] from ''Manga/IketeruFutari'' have this dynamic going on. Saji is only roughly normal height, but Koizumi is ''tiny,'' which makes [[HugeSchoolgirl Yuki]] wonder if it's part of her appeal.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': [[AmbiguouslyBi Reiner (6'2")]] and [[TheQuietOne Bertolt (6'4")]], the two tallest members of the 104th Trainee Corps, [[UnreliableExpositor may]] have romantic interests in the two shortest girls in the Trainee Corps. Like most things in the series, [[ShipTease things]] are still unclear.
** Post-timeskip, [[spoiler: Eren (183cm) gets a lot of ambiguously shippy interactions with Historia, the shortest member of the 104th]].
* Touko in ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'' barely reaches her husband's ''knees''. Not because she's tiny, but because [[OurVampiresAreDifferent he's something like 4 meters (13 feet)-tall.]] They were about the same height in high-school though.
* Ken and Shoko Shiina in ''Manga/FutariEcchi''. Ken looks like a Yakuza thug, while Shoko looks like a little girl, despite being in her mid-20s.
%%* ''Manga/SgtFrog'': Angol Mois's parents.
* ''AniGaImoutoDeImoutoGaAniDe'' has two pairs of these. Youta Koizumi and Kakeru Mayama are fairly tall teenage boys. Hikaru Koizumi and Yurika Oda, the two teenage girls they swap bodies with, are tiny. While their heights aren't explicitly given, they appear to be about 122 cm tall.
* In both the source material and anime adaptation of ''Literature/GrimoireOfZero'', Mercenary towers over Zero, and frequently carries her around on his shoulder. In the opening to the anime, he literally picks her up and throws her into the air.
* ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' has titular heroine Yona (5'1") and her LoveInterest [[BodyguardCrush Hak (6'2")]]. The top of her head barely reaches his shoulders, and he's packing ''at least'' double the muscle she is.

* Nozomu and Rino from ''Manga/MyGirlfriendWithoutWasabi'' (and its parent series ''Manga/ICantUnderstandWhatMyHusbandIsSaying''), the former being slightly above average height and the latter [[OlderThanTheyLook looking like she's eight]]. One of Nozomu's main fears during the time they were dating was that he would end up being MistakenForPedophile.
* ''Manga/MySenpaiIsAnnoying'': Futaba is about half as tall as Takeda, which only encourages people to think they're father and daughter.

%%** Franchise/{{Superman}} (6'4") and [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]] (5'6") DependingOnTheArtist.

%%*** Considering he weighs over 227 kg, here's hoping he doesn't roll in his sleep.

* [[MeaningfulName Moose and Midge]] from ''ComicBook/ArchieComics''.
* The Italian underground comic book ''Ranxerox'' is an example: the titular Ranx is a huge robot (one can describe him as a punk Frankenstein's monster) that, because of a malfunction of his electronic brain, loves and follows little Lubna, who is a young, petite, and ''very'' nasty LittleMissBadass.
* ''ComicBook/TheMaxx'' has the semi-platonic versions, with the Maxx and Julie, the Maxx and Sarah, Sarah and [[spoiler: her Maxx]].
* Although Ragamuffin from ''ComicBook/LenoreTheCuteLittleDeadGirl'' is [[SealedEvilInACan trapped in a small doll]] for the most part of the comics, when he is turned into his old vampire self the [[OneHeadTaller difference in height]] between him and Lenore is really noticeable. While they're not a romantic couple, [[IntergenerationalFriendship their age difference is pretty disturbing]], too, Lenore being 10 years old (and [[UndeadChild dead for 100 years]]) and Ragamuffin between 20-30 years old (for 400 years).

* In ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' Dewshine/Tyldak display this trope. Other couples do as well, due to major height disparities between different generations of elf.
%%* Lex and Damion in ''ComicBook/GloomCookie''.
%%* Gene and Leezee Sower in ''Kingdom'' are a bodyguard-and-{{protectorate}} example.

* ''Les Innomables'', a French comic by Yann and Conrad, has Mac Buttle, a rather rotund adventurer deserted from the US military, and Alix, whose mother was executed by the Communists. Mac isn't that much taller than Alix, but he's at least four times as wide.
* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'':
** In ''Asterix and Caesar's Gift'', it's notable that the reason Obelix feels attracted to Influenza is because of how small and light she is. He mentions how light she is several times, annoying his dog.
** Both Vitalstatistix and Fulliautomatix are much larger than their tiny wives.
* ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'' cranks this up to the extreme with Mortadelo's parents (as introduced in "Su vida privada"). Mortadelo's father is so tall the panels only portray him from the legs down a la ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' (in the same panels we can see the full body of his son, whose billed height is 5'11"), while his mother is just a few inches tall and Filemón needs to look down to talk to her.

%% * Does the squick-rich ''D&D'' Fanfic ''Lidda and the Ogre'' get a place here?
* Several examples in ''Fanfic/TheBridgeMLP'', mostly due to the kaiju ponies being well above average size. Most notably, Anguirus finds [[CuteMute Gentle Leaf]], a little filly lost in the woods, and takes care of her; resulting in they traveling together with her riding on his back a lot. Within some bonding time Anguirus takes on a ParentalSubstitute for the little one until he can get her back to her parents, and Gentle Leaf being in danger is what causes his BigBrotherInstinct to flare up.

* ''Fanfic/ToyHammer'': [[spoiler: Michael and Zara]]. 1.8 meters (5'11") to 5 cm (2 inches).

* Like the ''Bionicle'' example above, this is not canon, but a lot of ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'' fic-writers like pairing the ''enormous'' [[TheBigGuy 8]] with [[AmbiguousGender 4]], who is one of the smallest characters. (Most writers like to think of 4 as a female, thus making it an example of this trope and not BigGuyLittleGuy.)
* In the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' fandom, the "[[PortmanteauCoupleName Jaylee]]" pairing, considering that Creator/JewelStaite, Kaylee's actress, stands at just 166 cm½ (5'5");" compared to the towering 193 cm (6'4") Creator/AdamBaldwin, who plays Jayne. Those who ship [[FoeYayShipping Jayne and River]] also like to play up the dynamic in their fic, despite Creator/SummerGlau being an average-sized 173 cm (5'8").
* ''Fanfic/MiraculousThePhoenixRises'' gives us Max and Morgan. Max is a fairly tall individual, while [[TheHero Morgan]] herself is absolutely ''tiny'' compared to most other characters in the series.

* ''Fanfic/EnemyOfMyEnemy'' has Sarah Jennings - a young, human girl - form a strong bond of friendship with two Seperatist Hunters whom she dubs 'Jib' and 'Jubb'.
* Leif of ''Fanfic/SoullessShellRedwall'' isn't described as being particularly big, but his girlfriend Maoimi can't reach above his waist ([[OlderThanTheyLook she's supposed to be seventeen]]).
%%* Moration and Persephone in ''Fanfic/LovehammerInc'', often combined with ParrotPetPosition.

* Some fans of the Erio and Caro pairing mentioned in the anime examples above play with this trope for the adorability and/or the comedy. One fluffy fic ends with a comedic scene of [[PaedoHunt Erio being stopped by a police officer after kissing Caro in public]].
* ''Fanfic/TheServantsOfUngoliant'' features [[spoiler: the 25-year-old Jhebdryk, who is the tallest and most muscular of the main Darklanders]] and [[spoiler: the 18-year-old Rhejya, who is one of the youngest of the main Darklanders]]. Also doubled with OneHeadTaller.
* Fan-artists for ''Fanfic/SuzumiyaHaruhiNoSeitenkan'' tend to draw Kyonko (5'2") as really short compared to the male characters, such as [[http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8626/29670166d193b5da5348eaf.jpg Haruki (5'7")]] or [[http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1746/1222842142612.jpg Yuuki (5'5.5")]].

* Any fanfic shipping ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''s Sam Winchester (6'5" and muscular) and Gabriel (5'8" and compact). (Since Gabriel's an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel,]] though, it's actually inverted once they're out of their meatsuits--Sam's soul can fit in a briefcase, while a younger and less powerful angel than Gabriel is the size of the Chrysler building, so Gabriel's probably even larger.)
* Wheatley's human body in ''Fanfic/BlueSkyWaffles'' is based on actor Stephen Merchant, who is 6'7". Chell is described as being "not particularly tall".
* [[TheBigGuy Obsidian]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Vale]] in ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning''. Obsidian is a Career, described as tall and muscular, whereas Vale describes herself as scrawny and "vertically challenged."

* Fans like to pair Arcee with Bulkhead from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''. Arcee is shorter than [[KidAppealCharacter Bumblebee]] and Bulkhead comes up to Optimus's chest [[spoiler: pre-upgrade]].
* Bree and Min of the ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' fanfic ''[[Fanfic/TheCameraLovesYou The Dreaming]]'' form a variation on this trope. Though both are female, Min is very tall and androgynous, while Bree is much shorter and girlier.
* ''Very'' popular on the ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' KinkMeme. Plenty of fills involve a female Breton PlayerCharacter (the smallest possible human) getting paired up with a strapping male Nord ([[LoveableRogue Brynjolf]], [[GentleGiant Farkas]], and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Vilkas]] are popular) or Altmer (especially Ondolemar or Legate Fasendil). Another such pairing that turns up frequently is [[FoeYayShipping Mirabelle Ervine and Ancano]].
* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/community/Cornelius-Anderson/116268/ This series of]] ''Film/JudgeDredd'' movie-verse fanfics features Judge Anderson (specifically stated to be 5'4" like the actress who plays her) [[WillTheyOrWontThey totally-not-paired-with]] Judge Cornelius (described as "six-foot-four of Baltimore beefcake" and explicitly taller than ''Dredd himself''. Although not played for laughs, there are several instances where the height difference is obvious - once when he puts his elbow on her shoulder for support after [[spoiler:getting stabbed.]]
* Marcus Romero and Amy Zavala, the District 2 tributes from ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10602409/1/The-92nd-Annual-Hunger-Games The 92nd Annual Hunger Games]]'' are totally this. Marcus is a 6'5", 200 lb. gargantuan 18-year-old, while his partner Amy is a 4'10", 90 lb. little 14-year-old. However, Amy proves to be far from harmless and can hold her own in the fight for survival alongside Marcus.
* ''Fanfic/{{Hivefled}}'': the Grand Highblood's lover, the Condesce, is about half his size, and they've had threesomes with [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction trolls who are even smaller than her]].
* In ''Fanfic/IAmNOTGoingThroughPubertyAgain'', Itachi (5'7'') ends up with Karenbana (short enough to be mistaken for a child).
* ''Fanfic/OldWest'' has Rattlesnake Jake (a staggering-sized rattlesnake) and Grace Glossy (a shorter and a lot slimmer glossy snake). The pictures provided by the author ([[ImageLinks/OldWest links provided here]]) help to outline the comparison.
* Some examples in ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'':
** In the Ritchie Gaiden, the title character is stated by the narration to be taller than his mother at age 15. She later marries a man who is big enough to call her son "half-pint".
** In the Hiker Interlude, the titular Hiker meets a young girl named Mizu, no older than nine years old.
* ''Fanfic/TheHeartTrilogy'' pairs an [[https://www.deviantart.com/adonovan94/art/Smaug-and-Kathryn-concept-art-435112816 average-sized woman named Kathryn with the massive dragon Smaug]]. Eventually [[HumanityEnsues Smaug gains]] a muscled and seven feet tall human form that also dwarfs Kathryn.
* In ''Fanfic/FrailEquilibrium'' and the fan-verse following it, Tess' allegedly short stature (peaking at an average 5'4" as an adult) compared to a towering 6'5" Dante is a long-time running gag.
* In ''Fanfic/BeyondHeroes: Of Sunshine and Red Lyrium'', it's observed that [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Bethany Hawke]] is considerably shorter and slighter than either of her tall, burly brothers. Cassandra is surprised when she meets Hawke and Carver and sees how much larger they are than she expected, because of the fact that Bethany is so petite.[[note]]Bethany is, canonically, one of the smallest adult humans in the ''Dragon Age'' franchise.[[/note]]
* The ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' SeriesFic ''Fanfic/NewIslandLife'' has two as the {{Official Couple}}s of three of the four stories: Hajime Hinata and Hiyoko Saojin in ''New island Life'' and Shuichi Saihara and Himiko Yumeno in ''New School semester''.
* ''Fanfic/TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack'': Little 5'2" Buffy is dating 6'4" NFL quarterback Freddie. [[spoiler: Since she's a Breslynn Orphan, however, she's strong enough to lift him over her head.]]
* ''Fanfic/AGreenDragonsHoard'': This is a given considering Izuku is roughly five and a half meters tall. Even Yamato, who's three and a half meters tall, barely reaches his waist. Though it's especially profound with Izuku's first girlfriend Manami who, at 111cm tall, is almost exactly one fifth his height.
* Shown a bit in [[https://www.deviantart.com/discordantprincess DiscordantPrincess']] ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' works with Alastor and his [[OriginalCharacter wife Megan]]. While Megan is not overly short (her height was once stated as 5'9"), she's a good foot shorter than Alastor.

* ''Film/ErnestAndCelestine'' are a perfect example of this trope with Ernest being a gigantic bear, and Celestine being a tiny little mouse who fits in his paw.

* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' has the title character Ralph (normally a GentleGiant) befriending tiny BrattyHalfPint Vanellope Von Schweetz. Seen in the page image.
* The director's commentary in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' suggests that Shrek and Fiona were specifically designed for this image. The situation then becomes merely OneHeadTaller. This is why we also have tiny little Donkey [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction paired up with the massive Dragon]].
* Disney's ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Even after the transformation, there's still quite a size difference. [[JerkAss Gaston]] is also considerably bigger than Belle. In the stage musical, Belle is usually cast as short as possible to play up this aspect.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MulanII'', [[GentleGiant Chien-Po]], the guy big enough to pick up four people and a horse, ends up with the tiniest of the princesses.
* A non-romantic example. ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' has Sulley (a furry monster with the build of a lineman) grows attached to a two-year-old girl whom he names "Boo." Also, it's worth noting that his assistant (and all the assistants of the 'scarers' at their workplace) are dwarfed by their counterparts, with Mike being about the size of Sulley's head.
* Kerchack and Kala from ''Disney's WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}''. This one's justified since male gorillas really are much bigger than the females.
* ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega'' has one: A biker and a librarian. Opposites attract indeed...
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'':
** Short and squat Maudie and the nameless, towering {{Hunk}} from Clan Dingwall appear to be heading this way, as evidenced by his behavior toward her the end of the film.
** Also King Fergus and Queen Elinor. They're fairly similar in height - indeed, Elinor is quite tall - but Fergus is about five times wider.

* Francoeur of ''WesternAnimation/AMonsterInParis'' is a seven-foot, anthropomorphic flea, so he's taller than most people, but his dance partner/[[LikeBrotherAndSister sister figure]] Lucille is pretty small compared to the more normal-sized cast members.
* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'' has this trope played straight with [[LargeAndInCharge Stoick]] and [[spoiler:his long-lost wife Valka]], who is roughly a third his size. Rather downplayed in that she is less than a head shorter [[StatuesqueStunner which means she looms more than a bit]] in her own right.
** In the spin-off film ''{{WesternAnimation/The Legend of the Bone Knapper Dragon}}'', Gobber's parents were depicted this way in his flashback.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Open Season}} 2'': Rufus and Charlene.
* Flynn and Rapunzel from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' avert this. However, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen an earlier version]] of the script played it straight. Bastion was Rapunzel's love interest before Flynn but was scrapped for a more conventionally handsome protagonist. Bastion was a very large guy while Rapunzel is somewhat short. Rapunzel didn't even reach Bastion's shoulders.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' has a platonic example with the title heroine and Maui. Moana is an average-sized teenage girl, while Maui is considerably taller and about 2-3 times her width.
** There's also a romantic example with Moana's parents. Tui is slightly over a head taller than Sina, as well as about twice her width.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pixies}}'':
** Joe Beck's spine is double the length of Michelle Meyers', he towers multiple heads over her.
** Also with Max and Twitch.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' there's Mayor Lionheart and Assistant Mayor Bellwether. He's an enormous male lion, while she's a dwarf female sheep that barely comes up to his waist.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' gave us a platonic example overlapping with BrainsAndBrawn, in the form of the [[LeanAndMean gaunt]] [[EvilOldFolks old]] EvilChancellor Yzma and her hulking MinionWithAnFInEvil Kronk.
* Phoebus and Esmeralda from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackofNotreDameDisney''.

* In ''Film/TheWanderers'', the leader of The Fordham Baldies, Terror, is played by the 6'6" and well over 300 lbs Erland van Lindh, while his girl Peewee is played by the 4'10" Linda Manz.
* James Merten, the namesake architect who built the Mertin-Flemmer Building in ''Film/BeingJohnMalkovich'' was allegedly a sea captain married to a dwarf woman and built the 7 1/2 floor for her and her "accursed kind" (Maxine doesn't believe it).
* In ''Film/BlackCatWhiteCat'', six-foot-plus Grga Veliki and midget Afrodita end up together after Grga finds her in a stump. ItMakesSenseInContext.
* ''Film/KingKong1933''. Played with, in fact, by Merian C. Cooper (5'8). According to Fay Wray (5'3), when she was given the part of Ann Darrow, Cooper told her that she'd be working with "the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood" (she was expecting 6'1 Creator/ClarkGable).
** Bruce Cabot (6'1.5), who played her human love interest, was also nearly a foot taller than her.
* Taken to an extreme in ''Film/BigTopPeeWee'', with circus owner Kris Kristofferson (5'10) and his wife, who is small enough to live in his shirt pocket.
* ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' have the waifish Creator/NataliePortman (5'3) paired with the towering and chiseled Creator/ChrisHemsworth (6'2.75). In ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'', Portman's character getting Thor's powers also makes her taller through [[ScullyBox extensive set trickery]].
* ''Film/ThorRagnarok'':
** Valkyrie and the Hulk have struck up a friendship since he arrived on Sakaar at the end of ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''. Creator/TessaThompson (Valkyrie) is 5'3¾ while the Hulk is at least twice that height. They've even given each other nicknames that resemble the trope name.
** Non-romantic example with Valkyrie and Thor, given the ten inch height difference between Thompson and Hemsworth.

* In ''Film/{{Mirrormask}}'', Valentine isn't "huge", but he is far enough on the tall side to contrast with petite Helena.
* Ambrose and Ermengarde in the film ''Film/HelloDolly'', played by 6'7 Tommy Tune and the 4'10 Joyce Ames. At one point they're dancing and he lifts her off her feet to disguise her short height (making her less notable to her uncle sitting nearby).
* In ''Film/SullivansTravels'' we have 6'2" Creator/JoelMcCrea paired with 4'11" Creator/VeronicaLake.

* The massive, 6'4" Creator/JohnWayne was this next to most of his female co-stars. A particularly striking example was Angie Dickinson from ''Film/RioBravo,'' who was slender, petite, and stood nearly a foot shorter than Wayne.
** Though averted with Wayne's most familiar leading lady, Creator/MaureenOHara, who stood 5'8", making her films with Wayne [[OneHeadTaller a different trope]].
* Similarly, Creator/ClintEastwood, who was also 6'4" in his prime, and was exactly a foot taller than his most frequent leading lady (and sometimes real-life romantic partner) Sondra Locke.
* Trini in ''Film/PowerRangers2017'' is played by 5' actress and Latin-pop Singer Becky Gomez, who in some shots, barely comes up to some of her castmates' shoulders (mainly RJ Cyler who is a foot taller than her).
* ''Film/BabylonAD'': Toorop and Aurora. Not only is he OneHeadTaller, but probably twice her weight as well. Of course, he's a muscular veteran mercenary, and she's a sheltered young woman. It doesn't go beyond UnresolvedSexualTension, however.
* ''Film/{{May}}'' has this with the eponymous character and her [[spoiler: ill fated]] LoveInterest Adam. [[CuteAndPsycho May]] being played by the dainty, 5'3" Creator/AngelaBettis and Adam being played by the [[MrFanservice impressively built]], 6'1.5" Jeremy Sisto. There's even a moment in the film where he has to ''crouch down'' to meet her eye level. Its worth mentioning though that [[spoiler: [[WomanScorned May]] still manages to ''kill'' Adam]]!
* The title characters of ''Film/MinAndMax'', who are a short woman and a tall man. Actually, those names in the title are nicknames; their real names are Xia Xiling and Zhang Xiao, respectively. Anyway, this trope is subverted here in that Xia Xiling keeps on rejecting Zhang Xiao's attempts to win her over. [[spoiler:Double subverted when she ends up developing feelings for him anyway.]]
* ''Film/{{Freaky}}'' centers around an average schoolgirl (5' 5"\1,65 m Creator/KathrynNewton) and a [[EvilIsBigger enormous serial killer]] (6' 5¼" \ 1,96 m Creator/VinceVaughn) [[FreakyFridayFlip going through a body swap]]. Them having to [[MutualDisadvantage adjust to the new bodies]] leads to some comedy, as the killer who took down people with ease now lacks his old strength (one of the murders has the would-be victim throwing the petite girl easily), and the girl hits her head on tall branches ("I'm a giant!").
* ''Film/FourChristmases'' cast Creator/ReeseWitherspoon (5' 1"/1.55 m) opposite Creator/VinceVaughn (6'5"/1.95 m). The film's poster featured them standing [[BackToBackPoster back-to-back]], with her standing on a stack of four wrapped presents.
* ''Film/ShallWeDance2004'': BigFun Vern only has a few scenes with his fiancée, but she is nearly two heads shorter than him, even in high heels, and at least fifty pounds lighter than him.

* David Eddings's ''Literature/TheBelgariad'' and ''Literature/TheMalloreon'' series:

%%** Also Cyradis and her guide Toth.
* Eddings' later work ''Literature/TheElenium'' has Sir Sparhawk, repeatedly described as an uncommonly tall and burly bruiser of a man, and his eventual wife [[spoiler:Queen Ehlana]].

* From ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''.

%%* Grignr and his DamselInDistress in ''Literature/TheEyeOfArgon''?
* Waldo "Saucerhead" Tharpe, from the ''Literature/GarrettPI'' novels, is a humungous bodyguard/bruiser with a long track record of dating women who can barely reach his elbows.

* From ''Literature/HonorHarrington'':

%%** Benjamin Mayhew's wife is also quite short at about 140 cm (4'7").

%%* ''Literature/InDeath'' series: This trope is played straight a few times, and Mavis and Leonardo happen to be the recurring couple to fit this trope.
%% * Henry and Charlotte Branwell in ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices''.

* Karsa Orlong and Samar Dev from Creatore/StevenErikson's ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen''. Karsa Orlong is a BloodKnight and a {{deconstruction}} of the BarbarianHero from a race known as the [[OurGiantsAreBigger Teblor]], while Samar Dev is a slim and short human HotWitch and engineer. Karsa having little social graces and bordering on a HeManWomanHater who learns his lesson would bring his courtship of Samar into humorous territory if it wasn't a deliberate {{deconstruction}} of BiggerIsBetterInBed. Karsa is acutely aware of ''that'', but somehow, between books, they manage to become a couple.

* A ''Post-Modern Fairy Tale'' book features a very butch princess (she likes wrestling and fixing helicopters) whose parents force her to preside over an engagement gauntlet of princes who must be [[UnfortunateImplications taller, stronger, and maybe even smarter]] then her in order to marry her. They are especially interested in the only guy who's taller than the princess; unfortunately, he's also a [[NoodlePeople Noodle Person]] who has to wrestle her (she lets him win to avoid injuring him). Meanwhile, she falls for the same prince's pilot/chauffeur, who's much shorter and chubbier but very much her equal. [[spoiler:Naturally, ''he's'' the real prince and the tall guy is his pilot/chauffeur. They switched because the prince knew his height would've instantly eliminated him, and he thought the whole thing was silly anyway]].

%%* Raven and YT in ''Literature/SnowCrash''.
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo have an arranged marriage. He's a hardened tribal leader who towers over most men, while she's thirteen years old and slight even for her age.

%%* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': Bane and Zannah from ''Literature/DarthBane.''

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'': Alice and Jasper. Jasper is super tall, lanky, but WAY above average, and Alice is repeatedly described as tiny and pixie-like. Discarded in the film series, where Creator/AshleyGreene and JacksonRathbone are only 2-3 inches apart in height. There's also any girl with any of the male werewolves.

* ''Literature/Vagabond'' gives us Pierre, described as nearly seven feet tall, and his wife Yvette, described as being tiny and stick-like.

* In any Creator/PGWodehouse story where Stinker Pinker and Stiffy Bing make an appearance, [[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Bertie]] will introduce them in the narration by remarking how they embody this trope.
* The title characters in the Julia Donaldson and Axel Schiffer picture book ''The Snail and the Whale''. The female snail is about the size of the male whale's eye.
* In ''Literature/WatchersOfTheThrone'', the two more combat-oriented protagonists are Aleya and Valerian, who are respectively a regular-sized woman and a giant SuperSoldier. Aleya has her AntiMagic aura to keep up with Valerian.
* ''Literature/IronWidow'' has Zetian and Shimin, whose heights per WordOfGod are 5'2" and 6'5" respectively. Despite this, Zetian is, in many ways, [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale more dangerous than Shimin]].

* On ''Series/{{Selfie}}'', Creator/JohnCho's Henry dates a girl he's alike with in almost every way -- except while he's slightly taller than average (Cho stands at 5'10"), she's positively tiny, not even making it to 5 feet of height, with nearly a full foot difference between them.
* The mini-series adaption of ''Literature/ToTheEndsOfTheEarth'' has this with protagonist Edmund Talbot and his LoveInterest Marion Chumley. Creator/BenedictCumberbatch stands at 6'0", while Creator/JoannaPage is 5'1.5", making him a full ten-and-a-half inches taller than her. The difference onscreen is rather glaring.
* ''Series/OneOnOne'' focuses on the 6'4" Flex Washington and his 5'4" teenage daughter Breanna.
* Bobby Goren (Creator/VincentDOnofrio, 6'4") and Alexandra Eames (Creator/KathrynErbe, 5'4") are detective partners on ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent''. He's a foot taller than she is, broad-shouldered and, as the series goes on, increasingly barrel-chested. She's slim and tiny and sometimes looks like he could put her in his pocket.
** The CI casting directors doubled down on this when they brought back Mike Logan (6'1" Creator/ChrisNoth) in Season 5, pairing him with Carolyn Barek (Creator/AnnabellaSciorra, 5'3"). Makes it pretty fun when all four partners are in the squad room together in "In The Wee Small Hours". This one is only for a single season, as Sciorra did not return after Season 5, and Logan's subsequent parters, Megan Wheeler (Creator/JulianneNicholson, 5'9") and Nola Falacci (Creator/AliciaWitt, 5'8"), avert the "tiny girl" half of the trope.
** Two episodes in Season 8 also had Eames paired up with Nichols (Creator/JeffGoldblum, 6'5"), who is less broad than Logan or Goren but is taller than either of them, and he just towers over her whenever they're standing next to each other. There's also a point in the Season 9 premiere when Eames, Goren, and Nichols are working as a trio, further exaggerating the effect. (Nichols only ever gets it with Eames, however, since both of his regular partners, Wheeler and Serena Stevens (Creator/SaffronBurrows, 6'0"), are more than tall enough to avert that part of the trope.)
* ''Series/{{Life|2007}}'': Big lopey Charlie Crews (Creator/DamianLewis, 6'1") and tiny spitfire Dani Reese (Creator/SarahShahi, 5'3").
* [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/tamingoftheshrew/photogallery_kate_petruchio.shtml The lead characters (5'0.5") and (6')]] in the ''Series/ShakespeareReTold'' version of ''The Taming Of The Shrew''.
%%* Opie and his wife Donna from ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy''.
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'':
** Matt (186 cm/6'1 and large) and Daphne (157 cm/5'2" and petite).
** Sylar is 185 cm (6'1) and Elle is 155 cm (5'1"). He has the same height difference with Claire (5'0").
** Claire and any guy she stands next to, including Hiro (5'6") (that's right, Hiro's actually ''taller'' than somebody!), Peter (5'9"), the aforementioned Sylar, and her father(s).
** Noah Bennet (6'2.5") and Eden (5'5") are boss and subordinate, she is clearly tinier than him and is only slightly taller than Claire.
** Mira, Mohinder's on-and-off girlfriend, is five-foot-nothing, while he's 5'10". There are only a couple scenes where the height difference is noticeable... but it's [[https://i.imgur.com/wJGPYrh.png very noticeable]]. The actors also happened to be in a play called "Hatef**k" later on in their careers, with a scene where Creator/KaviLadnier pretty much climbs Creator/SendhilRamamurthy like a tree.
* ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' had Mike and Gloria, played by the 6'2" Creator/RobReiner and 5'1" Creator/SallyStruthers. Gloria often wore platform shoes to help with the size difference, which were in fashion for the first time, so it was even plausible in-character.
* ''Series/PushingDaisies'' had most of its relationships qualify -- its four leads were a pair of tall guys (actors Lee Pace and Chi [=McBride=] are 6'3.5" and 6'4.5", respectively) and a pair of petite women (actors Creator/KristinChenoweth and Creator/AnnaFriel are 4'10" and 5'3", respectively). As it made for some great sight gags, the writers loved to play with this trope.
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
** Clark and Lana. With Creator/TomWelling being 6'2.5"/189 cm while Creator/KristinKreuk is 5'3"/160 cm
** Clark and Chloe (5'5") count non-romantically, too. Creator/AllisonMack has to wear high heels and it's been mentioned [[ScullyBox she has to stand on a box]] in some scenes.
%%** Romantically, Oliver and Chloe.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Anya (5'5") and her Viking ex Olaf (6'7"). Even before the troll thing.

* Herman (6'5") and Lily (5'4.25") from ''Series/TheMunsters''.
* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' paired [[SixthRanger Tommy]] (5'10") with [[ValleyGirl Kimberly]] (5'1").
* [[SpacePirates Divatox]] tried to marry [[EvilerThanThou Maligore]] out of convenience in ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie''. Maligore can grow even [[MakeMyMonsterGrow bigger.]] Unfortunately (for Divatox), this marriage would most likely lead to EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt and so was naturally spoilt by the Turbo Rangers.
%%* ''Series/SexAndTheCity'': Carrie and (in particular) Aidan.
* On ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'', often the men are much larger and brawnier than the women, which can be seen particularly with Phoebe, while she was dating Cole, and in the 8th season, when she was with Coop. Milano, who played Phoebe, is 5'1.5". Julian [=McMahon=] (Cole) is 6'2" and Victor Webster (Coop) is 6'4".

* Dwight Schrute (6'2.5) and Angela Martin (5'1) from ''Series/TheOfficeUS''. Another one of the reasons the pairing is cute despite its obvious weirdness.
** Darryl (6'1.5) and Kelly (5'5), too. Also somewhat difficult to avoid with an actor as tall as Creator/JohnKrasinski (6'3").
* ''Series/{{Glee}}'' [[http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/8000000/1x02-finn-and-rachel-8089622-277-400.jpg has]] Finn (6'3" Creator/CoryMonteith) and Rachel (5'2" Creator/LeaMichele)]] along with Ken and Emma (5'4) to a lesser extent.
** A subversion occurs with [[https://38.media.tumblr.com/1959ab65ee7c62256886ddd8991a4237/tumblr_mjcr4e9bbA1qgghb8o1_r1_500.gif Kurt (5'9.5") and Blaine (5'8")]] on-screen: Creator/ChrisColfer (Kurt) is somewhat taller than Creator/DarrenCriss (Blaine). However, Kurt is the more feminine of the two, which creates a general expectation that if anything, Blaine should be taller than Kurt. The fact that Kurt is the taller one if only by so much, makes the size difference between them seem bigger to the viewer than it actually is.
*** In season 2 when Blaine was playing a mentor role for Kurt, the show actively tried to hide their height difference, even in promo photoshoots.
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Nori, is a teenage [[{{Hobbits}} Harfoot]] girl, and The Stranger, one of the Istari sent on Middle-earth, has a human form. The difference in height between them is quite noticeable, but this does not stops them from being good friends.
* ''Series/{{ER}}'': 6'4" Luka Kovac (Goran Visnjic) dated 5'2" Abby Lockhart (Maura Tierney) and 5'3" Samantha Taggart (Linda Cardellini).
* ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'':
** There's 6'1.5" Creator/RayRomano with 5'2" Creator/PatriciaHeaton.
** Robert is played by the 6'8" Creator/BradGarrett, and his long-term love interest on the show is the 5'6" Amy (Creator/MonicaHoran). After they have sex for the first time, she [[SexyShirtSwitch puts on his pants]] and they're long enough to keep her modest. In fact, you could bring up any romantic interest Brad Garrett had throughout the course of the show... it's Brad Garrett, after all.
** Though it is not a romantic relationship, whenever Robert (6'8") stands next to Debra (5'2"), the 18-inch height difference is, obviously, really noticeable.
** Frank Barone (Peter Boyle; 6'2") was 13" taller than Marie (Doris Roberts; 5'1").
** Parodied in one episode when Debra's in-laws come to visit, and Debra's mother (Katherine Helmond), who is just as short as Debra, tries to kiss Robert on the cheek.
* ''Series/ADifferentWorld'' has 5'11" [[Creator/KadeemHardison Dwayne Wayne]] paired first with [[Creator/LisaBonet Denise Huxtable]] and later [[Creator/JasmineGuy Whitley Gilbert]], both of whom are 5'2".
** Whitley is the tiny girl with just about anybody she's dating, though it's less noticeable if she wears heels. There's also 5'3" Freddie dating 6'2" Shazza Zulu.
* In ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' Creator/ZacharyLevi (Chuck) who is 6'3" is at some point paired with Creator/RachelBilson (Lou, a RomanticFalseLead) who is 5'1", a full foot and two inches shorter! She even mentions that she is "intrigued by their height difference".

* On ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', the petite Elaine and her barrel-chested recurring love interest David Puddy. Additionally, Creator/PatrickWarburton is 6'2", while Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus is 5'2.5", making him almost a foot taller.
* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' gives us the AlmightyJanitor (6'5") and his wife, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lady]].
** And then there's Ted Buckland (5'11") and his girlfriend, 'The Gooch'.
* In the "The Final Four" episode of Creator/NeilFlynn's show ''Series/TheMiddle'', the trope is lampshaded when his character meets his wife's (5'2") Boss (5'8.5") for the first time and the Boss remarks about how short women always go for tall men.
* Lily and Marshall from ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', with a solid foot difference between Creator/AlysonHannigan (5'4.5") and Creator/JasonSegel (6'4"). At one point, during a PregnancyScare, she panicked when she was told that Marshall was the size of a Thanksgiving turkey when born. A Halloween episode had them dressed up as Sonny and Cher -- with Lily as Sonny and Marshall as Cher. Lily once had a nightmare about Marshall leaving her for a woman who was, in Nightmare!Marshall's words, "more height appropriate."
** This extends to Marshall's entire family with Lily. In his family he is the "runt of the litter" and when visiting she could only give waist hugs. The shortest member of his family is his mother, played by 6'2" [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Suzie Plakson]], who seems short in relation to her giant sons.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
** Will Riker (Creator/JonathanFrakes at 6'3" was tied for tallest regular Star Trek actor) and Deanna Troi (Creator/MarinaSirtis, 5'3").
** Also Worf (Creator/MichaelDorn, at 6'2") and Troi.
* ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': Michael Burnham (5'4" Sonequa Martin-Green) and Ash Tyler (6'1.5" Shazad Latif).
* Almost every pairing on ''Series/NightCourt'', given that the entire male cast was [[https://www.deseret.com/1990/3/14/18851218/night-court-tv-s-tallest-team freakishly tall]], at one point even holding the world record for the tallest male cast.
** Marsha Warfield (who is 5'11") joked that working on that show was the only time in her adult life that she felt petite.
** Especially true of 6'3" Charlie Robinson (Mac) and screen spouse Denice Kumagai (Quon Le), who is 4'11".
* ''Series/RogerAndValHaveJustGotIn'': While Dawn French is somewhat of a larger lady but she is short-statured, especially compared to Alfred Molina. (She stands at 5'0" whereas he stands at 6'2".)
* Another platonic example on ''[[Series/NCISLosAngeles NCIS: LA]]'' - Boss Hetty (played by 4'9" Linda Hunt) is frequently in scenes opposite team psychologist Nate (played by 6'5" Peter Cambor), as they are two of the 'left behind' characters when the team go on missions. This is often played for laughs, with Nate forced to stoop over Hetty's Hetty-sized desk.
%%** Also Eric and Nell (5'1.5").
* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' had Emma Zoole, played by 5'1.5" Lauren Tom, briefly dating Tim Bayliss, played by 6'4" Kyle Secor. Before that, she flirted with the 6'2" Lewis.
%%* On ''Series/TrueBlood'', 6'4" Hoyt (Jim Parrack) briefly dates 4'10" Summer (Melissa Rauch).
%%** And don't forget Sookie (played by Creator/AnnaPaquin, at 5'4") whenever she hooks up with Eric (Alexander Skarsgård, 6' 4½") or Alcide (Joe Manganiello, 6'5").
* House and Cuddy were together in season seven of ''Series/{{House}}''. Hugh Laurie is 6'2.5", while Lisa Edelstein is 5'6", putting them 8.5 inches apart.
* On ''Series/ThirtyRock'', 5'4" Liz (Tina Fey) once had an off-screen fling with 7'0" Grizz (Grizz Chapman).
* Rene Artois (5'10.5) in ''Series/AlloAllo'' has this going on with two of his mistresses, Maria and Mimi (4'9) (especially Mimi, since her actress is over a foot shorter than Gordon Kaye who plays Rene), to the point they have to stand on a stool to kiss him and neither can hug him and put their arms more than halfway around.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** Daenerys Targaryen is fairly short and slight, while her husband Khal Drogo is pretty damn massive, with Dany ''barely'' coming up to his chest. He is a really beefy dude as well. For real-life reference, Creator/EmiliaClarke (Daenerys) is 5'2", while Creator/JasonMomoa (Drogo) is all of 6'4", and, as mentioned above, has the body of a rugby player. She is also this with Daario, who is at least six feet tall. Averted with Jon Snow (5'7" Creator/KitHarington), which is lampshaded in the final season:
--->'''Dany:''' This is only the second time I've felt this way about someone.
--->'''Sansa:''' Who was the first?
--->'''Dany:''' Someone ''taller''.
** Non-romantic example: Arya, at barely 5'0" and skinny for her age, has this with Gendry (who is noted to take after his well-built father) when they travel together for several seasons and later ends up roaming the countryside with Sander "The Hound" Clegane, at 6'6", which looks quite amusing.
* In ''Series/{{Watching}}'', Malcolm is very tall and lanky. Brenda is... not.
* In season four of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Sam Winchester (played by 6'4" Creator/JaredPadalecki) and Ruby (5'3" Creator/GenevievePadalecki) definitely fit this trope (they are also a real-life example as Padalecki and Cortese later got married). Naturally, Padalecki towers over virtually every actress he has ever been paired with, romantically or otherwise. He even tends to make his male co-stars look much shorter and smaller than they actually are, including his on-screen brother Creator/JensenAckles (who is 6'0").
** The eighth episode of season 7 gave us Sam and [[spoiler:[[FanGirl Becky Rosen-Winchester (5'4)]]]].
* On ''Series/TheXFiles'', Creator/DavidDuchovny (6'0") was ten inches taller than Creator/GillianAnderson (5'2"). Hence the "ScullyBox".
* This trope is used for a sight gag on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': Frankie (6'1), who is quite tall and large, and his dad (6'4), played by professional wrestler Wrestling/{{Vader}}, are at a meeting in Mr. Feeny's (5'7) office and them stepping out of the room reveals a short, waif woman who's revealed to be Frankie's mom was standing behind them the whole time.[[note]]This joke has a basis in reality. Vader's real-life mother [[SmallParentHugeChild was only 4'10]] and his birth had to be induced early for her safety and his.[[/note]]
* The episode "Voyage of the Damned" on ''Series/DoctorWho'' had this with the Doctor, played by the 6'1" Creator/DavidTennant, and Astrid Peth, played by Music/KylieMinogue, who is only five feet tall. This is fully played up in one scene when Astrid literally pulls up a box and stands on it to give the Doctor a goodbye kiss.
** Platonically, it's fairly common in the series with Doctor+Companion pairs.
*** Rose Tyler (5'5" Creator/BilliePiper) with the Ninth (6'0" Creator/ChristopherEccleston) and the aforementioned Tenth Doctor, who also travelled with Martha Jones (5'1.5" Creator/FreemaAgyeman).
*** Clara Oswald (5'2" Creator/JennaColeman) with the Eleventh (5'11.5" Creator/MattSmith) and Twelfth Doctors (6' Creator/PeterCapaldi).
*** 5'4" Creator/ElisabethSladen with her Doctors, 6'3" Creator/TomBaker and 6'2" Creator/JonPertwee. Third Doctor companion Creator/KatyManning was even shorter, at 5'1"!
*** The Fifth Doctor (6'0" Peter Davison) with his three female companions Tegan (Creator/JanetFielding), Nyssa (Creator/SarahSutton), and Peri (Creator/NicolaBryant) who stand at 5'1"-5'2", continued with the Sixth Doctor (6'0" Creator/ColinBaker) and Peri and Mel (5' Creator/BonnieLangford).

* During the run of ''Live with Kelly and Michael'' (formerly known as ''Live With Regis and Kathie Lee/Kelly''), Creator/KellyRipa (tiny soap opera star, 5'3") was paired with Creator/MichaelStrahan (tall former [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague New York Giants]] defensive lineman, 6'5"). {{Averted|Trope}} in the show's current incarnation as ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'', with Ripa being paired with the 5'7" Ryan Seacrest.
* Played with in ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''' "Scott of the Antarctic" sketch, where initially the actor playing Scott is walking around with boxes under his shoes, while Miss Evans is standing in a trench. Pythonesque absurdity ensues.
* ''Series/FawltyTowers''. Basil (6'5") towers over his extremely petite wife, Sybil (5'3.5"). Meanwhile, Creator/JohnCleese towers over his extremely petite then-wife, Creator/ConnieBooth (5'4").
* When Juliette introduces her fiancee Sean to the musicians in ''{{Series/Nashville}}'', he is ''way'' taller than she is.
** Gunnar and Scarlett are another example, played by the 6'2" Creator/SamPalladio and the 5'2" Clare Bowen.

* ''Series/SleepyHollow'' gives us Ichabod and Abbie, played by Creator/TomMison, who is 6'1", and Creator/NicoleBeharie, who is 5'1", respectively. She comes up to his shoulder, and that's in ''heels''.
* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' has Creator/JasonMomoa (6'4") so this comes up a couple of times. First, there's some ShipTease with Dr. Keller, then the show ends on a MaybeEverAfter between Ronon and Amelia Banks. Both actresses are about 5'5".
* Brooke Burns, hostess of the Creator/{{GSN}} version of ''Series/{{The Chase|GameShow}}'', is 5'8", which is above-average for an American female. However, the trope is played straight when she stands next to the 6'6", 370 lb. Mark "The Beast" Labbett.
* Series/VeronicaMars (Creator/KristenBell, 5'1") hooks up with Logan Echolls (Creator/JasonDohring, 5'11").
* On ''Series/BabyDaddy,'' they have Danny Wheeler, played by the 6'6" Creator/DerekTheler, meaning most of his love interests will fall into this to some degree, but they occasionally go out of their way to find especially petite actresses to help sell his GentleGiant demeanor, such as [[http://images6.fanpop.com/image/polls/1317000/1317839_1387317532030_full.jpg Amy,]] played by the 5'2" Creator/LaceyChabert.
* ''Series/LivAndMaddie'' has Maddie and Diggy, played by Creator/DoveCameron (5'2") and Creator/RyanMcCartan (6'1") the top of her head barely comes up to his shoulders (also counts as a real-life example as Cameron and [=McCartan=] are actually dating).
* Andy (played by 6'2" Creator/ChrisPratt) and April (played by 5'5" Creator/AubreyPlaza) on ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''. In addition to being nine inches taller, Andy's about twice as broad as she is. It's best shown when he tries to protect her from a bee swarm and is able to cover most of her upper body with his jumper, while her head still only barely reaches the bottom of his neck.
* Austin and Ally from ''Series/AustinAndAlly'' Austin is eleven inches taller than Ally and twice as wide, the top of her head just reaches the bottom of his neck in heels. It's particularly noticeable in the opening sequence, where he crouches down quite a bit, so they are eye to eye.
* ''Series/MockTheWeek'' paired up Creator/GregDavies (6'8") and Creator/LucyPorter (4'11") for a sight gag referencing ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''.
--> '''Greg:''' This will never work, Frodo!

* ''Series/{{QI}}'' was originally hosted by Stephen Fry (6'5"); he was replaced by one of the show's frequent panelists, Sandi Toksvig (5'0").
* ''Series/TheLastShip'' has [[OfficialCouple Danny and Kara Green]]. He is played by 5'11" Travis Van Winkle and she is played by 5'2" Marissa Neitling.
* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' has Amaya Jiwe (5'5") with both Mick Rory (6'2") and Nathaniel Heywood (6'0").
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': It's not entirely fair to call Creator/FeliciaDay ''tiny'' (5'4") but with Creator/JonahRay more than a foot taller at 6'5", their lone on-screen pairing in the wedding scene in the revival season finale evokes this trope pretty blatantly.
* ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'': 5' 3" Nico Saiba supplies her height with 2" inch platform shoes and an aggressive personality, much to the [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave misfortune of]] Taiga Hanaya, who easily towers over her at 5' 11.5" but still gets pushed, manhandled and bossed around easily. They're basically like a [[ManicPixieDreamGirl yappy]] Chihuahua and a [[ShellShockedVeteran melancholic]] Great Dane.
* ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' serves a nonromantic example with the duo of [[GentleGiant Touma Kamiyama]] (185 cm / 6' 1" Shuichiro Naito) and [[GenkiGirl Mei Sudo]] (163 cm / 5' 4" Asuka Kawazu). It's often used for comedic effect, as Touma doesn't realize how tall he is and that trying to hide behind someone is futile when nearly everyone around is either shorter or much shorter.
* ''Series/StrangerThings'' has a ([[UnresolvedSexualTension mostly]]) non-romantic example in Hopper and Joyce, played by bulky 6'2.5" David Harbour and slender 5'2" Winona Ryder respectively. Between height and width, he looks about twice her size whenever they appear on screen together.
* ''Series/MaxAndPaddysRoadToNowhere'', had an exaggerated version of this with Max (played by the quite tall and fat Creator/PeterKay) and his ex-girlfriend Tina, who has dwarfism. Tina's height was actually the subject of mean jokes back when Max and Tina were dating, [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend prompting Max to punch anyone who made those jokes]]. Sadly, Max himself wasn't above making such jokes, and it cost him his relationship with Tina when she overheard him letting his bouncer mates be rude about her (and left him before he headbutted one of them for going too far). Nowadays, Tina still fits this trope with her husband Kevin Wolfson/"The Wolfster".

* Discussed in ''Series/TheCleanerUK''. Wicky is played by the 6'8 Creator/GregDavies, and in one episode he crosses paths with his petite ex-girlfriend Maggie, who left him 20 years ago. While he fondly remembers the sex, for her it was "kinda samey" because there weren't many positions comfortable for both of them, with doggystyle being their default.
-->'''Maggie:''' It was like being taken from behind by the Eiffel Tower!

* ''Literature/TheWildParty'' Eddie and Mae, tiny dancer and hulking boxer. Like their song, "Two of a Kind" puts it, "She's two feet below me. And we're two of a kind".
* Gertrude and Horton in ''Theatre/{{Seussical}}'': [[InterspeciesRomance Gertrude is a bird and Horton is an elephant]].

* A mild case in ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 3|SnakeEater}}'', where it's, uh, [[PsychoElectro Huge Guy]], [[{{Bishonen}} Tiny Bishounen]]. Although Raikov is supposed to be the same height and shape as 6'4 Naked Snake (hence why his uniform had to be used), Volgin (6'7) is ''enormous''.

* Chris (6'1) and Sheva (5'5) in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''. Chris is only [[OneHeadTaller about a head taller]], but he's quite a bit bulkier.

* Non-romantic example: From ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', [[FilleFatale Ilyasviel "Ilya" von Einzbern (4'4")]] and her enormous Servant, Berserker (8'4"). Also, according to time-skip epilogues [[spoiler:and using Archer (6'2") as obvious evidence]], at his adult height, Shirou (5'6") will tower over the main heroines, especially 5'1" Saber (who's the shortest Servant by a full head at least).

* In the ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'' fandom, GentleGiant Masato and TokenMiniMoe Kud are commonly put together in fanart (almost always non-romantically), though apart from Kud's route being the branching point for Masato's joke ending miniroute Muscle Sensation, they don't interact too much in canon. The anime [[{{Fanservice}} plays to this]] by having Kud on Masato's shoulders, both of them cheering, in the second season ending sequence.
* Saki, the high school student protagonist of ''VisualNovel/SweetFuseAtYourSide'', can be this when paired with the hulking escort, Mitarashi, or the tallest character, fortune teller Urabe.
** Also has some non-romantic instances when [[spoiler:Shirabe's tiny daughter Mai]] shows up and takes a liking to Mitarashi.

* ''WebAnimation/EpithetErased'' has another platonic example: Mera is described in her character bio as "tiny" while her [[MinionWithAnFInEvil partner-in-crime Indus]] is nearly twice her height, towering over most of the cast - and [[TopHeavyGuy wider than she is tall]], too.

* ''Webcomic/{{Fans}}'': Will and [[spoiler: Shanna]].

* ''Webcomic/MissMelee'': [[https://miss-melee.com/comic/7-6/ Night Lion and Lotus Lynx.]]
* ''Webcomic/SilverBulletNights'' features a same-sex version of this. Seek is massive whereas his partner Donovan barely comes to his chin.

* Vinnie and Jordan from ''{{Webcomic/Skins}}''. He’s about 7 ft tall and she barely reaches his chest. How they have sex is anyone’s guess.
* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'''s Monica, the 5'-tall (152cm) main character, suffers from this with every guy in her life -- except [[TinyGuyHugeGirl Tepoztecal]].
* Majorly in the ''Webcomic/{{Insecticomics}}''. Lasorbeak, Kickback, and Thrust have all dated/slept with Tidal Wave, who is the size of a battleship. Probably best not to think about how this works.
** Also Energon Megatron and Starscream, who got married right before Megatron abdicated his position as leader and took Starscream to parts unknown. Starscream was small enough to fit on his shoulder.
* Half-averted in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': Celia should be small according to the monster manual, but she isn't drawn that way.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0617.html at one point.]]

* Appears in flashback in ''WebComic/GirlGenius'': Klaus is [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20041208 considerably bigger]] than Lucrezia. But then he is (possibly) a construct made of three people.
** And now, in a non-romantic example, [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100326 Othar and Sanaa.]]

* The Girl and The Fed in ''Webcomic/AGirlAndHerFed''. The tall, bulky Fed is initially afraid he might hurt the diminutive girl in a fit of anger...but she can actually beat him up.
* Jasmine and Chook in ''Webcomic/TheBarePit'' ({{NSFW}}).
* A (presumably) Non-romantic example in ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}: Life through their Eyes'' with an [[https://www.goblinscomic.org/comic/03152009/ Ogre and a Kobold.]]
* Largo and Pirogoeth from ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo''.
* ''Webcomic/{{Chirault}}''. Kiran is average-sized, but his MoralityPet Teeko is a young girl--and she's been shrunk to a few inches in height by a stray magic spell.
* [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Rocko]] & [[CuteMonsterGirl Molly]], for the brief time that they were sort-of-together, in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresofBob.'' He later winds up with Moé the ninja girl, who is likewise much smaller than him.
* While Reinhold in ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' isn't exactly ''huge'' for a human knight, Kiya is probably one of the lightest orcs ever seen.
* Both the Kings and Queens of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' gain power and change shape as players join their game. But while the Queens retain their more or less human height, the Kings grow with each change until they're mountain-crushing colossi.
** And it's [[TinyGuyHugeGirl the other way around]] with the Black Queen and Jack Noir, who stands a head shorter than her at least.
** It is very surprising to see CheerfulChild Nepeta and CulturedBadAss Equius standing together, [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004441 exactly the same height]], given the stereotypes that they represent, although it really should be expected since they are [[PaletteSwap all based on the same sprite]] and are all 6 sweeps (13 years) old.
* Murray and Camille, the OfficialCouple of ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban''. Murray is the tallest character in the series. Camille barely reaches his chest.
* ''Webcomic/PixieAndBrutus'': Brutus is a large, athletic German Shepherd (a breed which can get to be up to 80 pounds as adults), and his little sister Pixie is a tiny kitten who can't weigh more than a few pounds. The size difference forms the humor in several of the strips - including their introduction, when he observes that he has to protect her from basically anything larger than a squirrel.
* Annie Chang and Thomas Kensington in ''Webcomic/{{Pulse}}''. SuperheroSchool student, PoweredArmor wearing Annie is 5' 3"- her non-super-powered love interest, metalworker Thomas is 6'.
* {{Invoked}} by [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/katamari/tough-cousins Macho and Ichigo's]] introduction in the ''Webcomic/{{Katamari}}'' webcomic. Using YourSizeMayVary, she becomes tiny enough to jump all over her GentleGiant cousin, finally settling down on top of his head.
* ''Webcomic/{{The Monster and The Girl}}'': Kenrick-the-Monster is described as 2.27 metres (7'7" tall), Mayu (the Girl) is [[http://themonsterandthegirl.thecomicseries.com/comics/7/ child-sized by comparison]]. If not for her big hair and high heels, she'd be barely half his height.
* The OfficialCouple of ''Webcomic/{{Crankrats}}'': Jack is [=6'7''=] (or [[FlipFlopOfGod thereabouts]]) and Maddy is [=5'5''=]. This has to do with Jack being ethnically Altavian and Maddy being a Bantarian, since pretty much all adult Altavians tower over almost all Bantarians.
* Richard Olsen and Sophie in ''Webcomic/{{The Overture}}''. Richard towers over most adults and he's still growing. With hair extensions, Sophie barely reaches his stomach.
* ''[[{{Webcomic/Morphe}} morphE]]'' has one of the guards of the manor, Malloy, protecting his fellow Mastigos Asia Ellis. Asia's sprite goes about 3/5's of the way to the top of the frame. Malloy's is too big and his hair is out of frame.
* The author of ''Webcomic/{{Miamaska}}'' was dismayed to hear that this trope existed. According to his Tumblr, he specifically gave the characters Amity and Trosce a huge difference in both size and age as a shipping ''deterrent'' (he intended to give them a LikeBrotherAndSister relationship later on). A friend had to warn him later that many fans actually find a height difference incredibly cute, but by then it was too late.
* Played platonically and taken to extremes in ''Webcomic/TheFriendlyWinter''. Min-Seong is an above-average height seventeen-year-old while Da-Jeong is a really short nineteen-year-old due to having a disorder that left her looking permanently like [[OlderThanTheyLook a little kid]].
* ''Webcomic/ManalaNextDoor'': Jacob is big enough to carry his girlfriend Nini on his shoulders.
* Sha'shiva from ''{{Webcomic/EATATAU}}'' has an extreme fetish for guys who are much bigger than she is.
* [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2154 This]] unnamed US Air Force lieutenant from the space station arc of ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' says that she prefers men who are big enough to be able to bench press her one-handed.
* ''Webcomic/LittleTales'': Uriel has about two heads height on his wife Gen, [[http://www.little-tales.com/index.php?Strip=70 as seen here]].
* In ''Webcomic/CatanaComics'', Catana's boyfriend John is much taller than her, and several comics have her either standing on tiptoe to kiss him or compensating in other ways, such as standing on a stack of books.
* ''Webcomic/TiffanyAndCorey'': Parodied [[http://tiffanyandcorey.blogspot.com/2018/12/big-date.html here where Tiffany dates]] a giant who says he lives [[Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk up a beanstalk]].
%%* In ''Webcomic/UndeadFriend'' Darwin and Haley fit this trope.
* Justified in ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'' with Hashim and Sarah, as the latter has dwarfism. Also doubles as a case of GenerationXerox, [[https://ennuigo.thecomicseries.com/comics/1127/ as Sarah inherited it from her mother and her father appears to have giantism]].

* ''Webcomic/MyGiantNerdBoyfriend'' is based entirely around this trope. The author/artist fishball is a Malaysian woman who stands at 158 cm (5'2"), while her boyfriend the comic is based on is 199 cm (6'6"). The strip is basically just about the funny and/or touching moments on account of their size difference.

* Norse and Elly of ''WebOriginal/TheTournamentOfRings'' are 10'5" and 4'2" respectively.

* ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'' has a sister channel, Outside Xtra, with female host Ellen Rose small enough to fit in a poster bag and male host Luke Westaway at least a foot taller than she is.
* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' has goliath barbarian Grog Strongjaw and gnome cleric Pike Trickfoot, best friends who grew up together.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' had Kole (5'6) and G'Nark.
* From Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Goliath and Demona, before Demona turned evil and stuff. Later, Goliath and Elisa Maza, a human, which is more BeastAndBeauty, but the brief moments in the episode "The Mirror" when both had been the same species (both ways, even) showed the trope prove true. And then Broadway with Angela.
** The size difference between Oberon and Titania is less extreme but noticeable enough to count as well.
* Common in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, partially due to the art style which tends toward slim women and heavily-built men:
** Franchise/GreenLantern (6'1) and Hawkgirl (5'4).
** From ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': [[http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/batman/tnba/bios/babydoll/08.jpg Baby Doll and Killer Croc (6'5)]]. She's really [[OlderThanTheyLook an adult]], but that's still a ''serious'' CrackPairing.
** Onyx (5'8) and Puff, from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock''.

* Matrix and [=AndrAIa=] from ''{{WesternAnimation/ReBoot}}''.
* WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian and his sister [[HeroicComedicSociopath Fang.]] She's a [[{{Pun}} ''little'']] bit [[BerserkButton tense about her size]].
** Though really, even average-height sister Candy looks puny next to him.
* Maul and Voodoo from ''ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm''.
* ''WesternAnimation/RobotechTheShadowChronicles'' has Vince and Jean Grant, Bowie's parents and characters exclusive to the ''{{Anime/Robotech}}'' continuity.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' Jorgen Von Strangle and the Tooth Fairy, despite the Tooth Fairy being significantly taller than most of the other fairies.

* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has Jack and Maddie Fenton.
* Lena Mack and any of the sharks from ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks''.
* Silverbolt and Blackarachnia in ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''.
** Optimus and Elita-1[[spoiler: [[FaceHeelTurn /Black]][[AdaptationalVillainy arach]][[CompositeCharacter nia]]]] in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''.
** Sari and Bumblebee are a platonic example due to the mental ages involved. [[MinionShipping Lugnut and Strika]] are an aversion (although their relationship is only mentioned in secondary material) as they're ''both'' massive.
* Rita and Runt from ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' are a non-romantic example.

** [[spoiler:In the 2023 reboot’s second season short eccentric Priya starts a ShipTease with hunky soft spoken Caleb]]
* [[BigFun Beezy]] and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Saffi]] on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.
* Thor (6'6) and Jane (5'7) in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.
* In the not-quite-romantic vein, there's ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan2000'' with Alex Mann and Fidget Wilson. Fidget's canonical height was 4'11", all the better for Alex Mann to pick up and carry around.
* Bulkhead and Miko in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''.
** Also from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', we have Optimus Prime and Arcee. Arcee, while still large compared to humans, barely makes it up to Optimus's hips.
* The bulky (actually a robot) Octus/Newton and his girlfriend Kimmy in ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan''.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', Mikey and Spinelli become a platonic example when they're paired up for a dance recital.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Big Macintosh is about a full head taller than Cheerilee and twice her build, which is obvious when the Cutie Mark Crusaders [[ShipperOnDeck try to pair them up]]. Though this is all down to Mac being large, as Cheerilee is exactly the same stature as >90% of other mares. His eventual girlfriend, Sugar Belle, also falls into this trope.
** Also, Cup and Carrot Cake both have unique bodies, her being chubby but no shorter than most mares while he is very tall and thin.
** Fluttershy is the same stature as the rest of the Mane Six (who are all adult mares), while her friend (and possible love interest) [[EldritchAbomination Discord]] towers any pony and most part of the non-ponies, with a few exceptions. To give him a hug, Fluttershy has to fly into his arms.
** While not remarkably huge, Twilight Sparkle's older brother Shining Armor is noticeably taller and beefier than his wife, Cadance. What makes it particularly notable is the fact that Cadance is an Alicorn, a kind of pony royalty that normally towers over normal Unicorns, Pegasi, and Earth Ponies.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' episode "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E12TopDuck Top Duck]]", Launchpad's father Ripcord is bigger and more muscular than his son, whereas Launchpad's mother Birdy is only half his height.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Tonraq dwarfs both his wife Senna, and his daughter, the titular Avatar Korra. In fact, he's hands-down ''the'' [[TheBigGuy tallest and most massive of the six leaders of the world's nations]]. Just about any woman he stands next to looks tiny in comparison.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'' features Pike Trickfot the gnome cleric and Grog Strongjaw as the goliath barbarian as best friends who grew up together. Pike is also one of the only ones who will keep up with Grog in the drinking department.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'':
** Marinette's parents. Tom (6'3) is tall and very broad-shouldered, while Sabine (4'7) is a small Chinese woman, not even as tall as her daughter.
** Ivan and Mylène. Ivan's the tallest guy in the class and quite bulky too; he could almost pass for an adult. Mylène, though on the chubby side, is quite short.
* Eclipsa's monster lover from ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' is so big that compared to Eclipsa that she can easily sit on his arms and still wouldn't even be one-fourth the size of the monster.
* In the 2018 reboot of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', Hordak towers over Entrapta (his collaborator on technological projects, friend, and eventual love interest). The top of her head only reaches the middle of his chest, but she is shorter even than the average Etherians. She compensates by lifting up on her PrehensileHair.
* ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'' has Bushwacker Bob, Taz's temperamental boss of Hotel Tasmania, who is a big man. His mother, Mum, is a MiniatureSeniorCitizen.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', Babs has a mom of reasonable size and a ridiculously gigantic dad. Then again, that might be merely Buster's nervous perspective: He expects to date Babs, and her dad appears to be full of rage at the prospect.
* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' has a platonic variant. "Team Punk" has BigGuy Hunk with the very short Pidge.
** Zarkon and Haggar. She barely reaches his chest, even back when they were younger and she didn't slouch.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' has Lance Alvers (Avalanche) and Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) as a Main/DatingCatwoman example.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} has the 20-foot-tall newt King Andrias and his sidekick [[spoiler:13-year-old human girl Marcy Wu.]]

* ''Series/FawltyTowers''. Basil (6'5") towers over his extremely petite wife, Sybil (5'3.5"). Meanwhile, John Cleese towers over his extremely petite (then-)wife, Connie Booth (5'4").

* Several examples in ''Fanfic/TheBridge'', mostly due to the kaiju ponies being well above average size. Most notably, Anguirus finds [[CuteMute Gentle Leaf]], a little filly lost in the woods, and takes care of her; resulting in they traveling together with her riding on his back a lot. Within some bonding time Anguirus takes on a ParentalSubstitute for the little one until he can get her back to her parents, and Gentle Leaf being in danger is what causes his BigBrotherInstinct to flare up.

* In the ''Manga/OnePiece'' and ''Manga/FairyTail'' crossover, ''Fanfic/TheDragonThatWillPierceTheHeavens'', Zoro and protagonist Hikari fit this trope, since Zoro is closer to six feet tall and Hikari to five feet. [[ActionGirl This doesn't]] [[DraconicHumanoid mean she]] [[PintSizedPowerHouse isn't]] [[BattleCouple equally dangerous]].

* Wheatley's human body in the ''VideoGame/Portal2'' fanfic ''Fanfic/BlueSky'' is based on actor Stephen Merchant, who is 6'7". Chell is described as being "not particularly tall".
* [[TheBigGuy Obsidian]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Vale]] in the ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Games]]'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning''. Obsidian is a Career, described as tall and muscular, whereas Vale describes herself as scrawny and "vertically challenged."
* The ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/RemiTheGrey'' has Jedi Knight Remi, who is described (and shown in artwork by the author) as quite petite, paired up with [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Lord Scourge]] who is canonically the tallest and most muscular body type available for males in the game.

*** The sultana Nanamo Ul Namo is a Lalafell, the smallest race in Eorzea. Her right hand is the Flame General Raubahn Aldynn, a Hyur Highlander who's both large and strongly built. When Nanamo wants to address a crowd, Raubahn will even carry her by having the sultana sit on his forearm like a falcon.

* ''Webcomic/{{Alfie}}'' is a Fantasy Webcomic set in a world filled with various 'demihuman' races, so given that the title character and her mother Vera belong to [[{{Halfling}} a populace that rarely cracks four feet in height]] any [[PornWithPlot *ahem*]] "involvement" they have with non-Halflin men qualifies as this (even the undersized-for-a-human [[OurElvesAreDifferent elf]] Ailduin looms over Vera when standing up). [[spoiler: The budding relationship between Hana (rather lanky human female) and the [[OurOrcsAreDifferent 'Green Man']] Grasha also qualifies.]]

** Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} (6'1) and Mera (5'9).

* From ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', Arthur (6') and Guinevere (5'4"). At one point they had a gag that involved Gwen hiding from sight behind Arthur. She was completely obscured until he stood aside, telling Morgana (5'5.5): "There's someone here to see you..." In one promotional picture that involves the two of them kissing, Angel Coulby is quite clearly standing on her toes.

* Part of the reason the [=Cliff (6'0)/Olivia (5'6)=] comedy dynamic worked so well on ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' was that she was tiny, making the slightly-taller-than-average height Cliff look huge.

* On ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', the enormous and well-built Ka D'Argo (6'5") has a close relationship with the short, slender Chiana (5'7").

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' has Felicity and Ray, played by Creator/EmilyBettRickards, 5'5" and Creator/BrandonRouth, 6'2.5". In all her scenes with him, Felicity is wearing heels, and he still towers over her.
** Sara Lance (played by the 5'4" actress Creator/CaityLotz) and Oliver Queen (portrayed by the 6'1" Creator/StephenAmell) are also an example of this trope, as are Felicity and Oliver.
** Thea Queen and Malcolm Merlyn, [[spoiler: father and daughter]], are 5'5" and 6'0".
** Laurel Lance and her dad Quentin are also holders of this trope, coming in at 5'7" (Laurel) and 6'3 1/2" (Quentin, Making him one of the tallest in the show).
** Curtis Holt (played by 6'4" actor Creator/EchoKellum) and Felicity fit this trope, where some BTS pics have EBR up to his chest.

* ''Film/BladeII''. Lighthammer (6'3) and his lover Verlaine (5'6), two vampire members of the Bloodpack.

* Film/{{Hellboy|2004}} (6'1, slightly taller than Creator/RonPerlman's 5' 11") ends up in a relationship with Liz Sherman (5'4 Creator/SelmaBlair).
%%* The Great Child and The Dire Mother from ''Film/Thir13enGhosts''.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'', while they're both the most physically powerful of their respective sides, [[TheBigGuy Lanz]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Sena]] form this dynamic as an Ouroboros pairing. They initially bonded over their shared love of muscle training, though, while Lanz is musclebound enough to show it, Sena is significantly shorter than him and very slender in frame. That said, Lanz believes Sena to be stronger than him, by virtue of the fact that she could wield her [[DropTheHammer hammer]] unaided, while he struggled under it even with the assistance of his power frame.