History Main / LittleGuyBigBuddy

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' has the big monster Sully become attached to the innocent toddler Boo when she strays outside of the human world into his, including a "Feed the Kitty" homage when Sully thinks Boo has been mashed in a trash compactor.

* The page illustration is a still of Marc Antony and Pussyfoot, who were the former TropeNamer. They starred together in a series of five Warner Bros. cartoon shorts, the most famous of which was the first, "WesternAnimation/FeedTheKitty".

* Ilya and Berserker from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''.
* Mei the goat and Gabu the wolf from ''Literature/OneStormyNight''.
* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', Supposedly a pilot and his or her Evangelion unit.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' does this with Sully and Boo, including a "Feed the Kitty" homage when Sully thinks Boo has been mashed in a trash compactor.

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' has Strong Mad and The Cheat.

** Chester and Spike/Alfie from "Tree for Two" and "Dr. Jerkyl's Hide".
* Pipsqueak and The Duke in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The episode with Cartman and [[spoiler:Cthulhu]]. It even directly [[ShoutOut homages]] scenes from "Feed the Kitty".
* WesternAnimation/YakkyDoodle and Chopper (a duckling and a bulldog, respectively) on ''[[WesternAnimation/YogiBear The Yogi Bear Show]]''.
* With the same dynamic as the ''Yogi Bear Show'' example, there's Lambsy and Bristle Hound in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheCattanoogaCats It's the Wolf]]''.

* An evil version for Imp and Hordak in ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower''.

* Kenpachi and Yachiru from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', though Kenpachi never seems to be actively trying to protect her. Especially since it's been hinted that she doesn't ''need'' the protection (to be more specific, she's the 11th division's assistant captain. Considering [[AuthorityEqualsAssKicking how division members are ranked]], that means Kenpachi is the only one more powerful than her).

* Brought UpToEleven in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode with Cartman and [[spoiler:Cthulhu]]. It even directly [[ShoutOut homages]] scenes from "Feed the Kitty".

* Inverted (kind of) with Tae and Bollikin of ''VideoGame/{{Lusternia}}'': the former a massive, hulking (but endearingly simple-minded) God, the latter a tiny and extremely intelligent (but also incredibly compassionate) God. They compliment each other perfectly, and are implied to be [[YaoiGuys lovers]].

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* With the same dynamic as the ''Yogi Bear Show'' example, there's Lambsy and Bristol Hound in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheCattanoogaCats It's the Wolf]]''.

* Mei the goat and Gabu the wolf from ''Literature/ArashiNoYoruNi''.

* ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' offers a size inversion, with the small but worldly Timothy Q. Mouse protecting the large but naïve title character.

* Brought UpToEleven and used to achieve SugarWiki/{{Funny|Moments}} in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode with Cartman and [[spoiler:Cthulhu]]. It even directly [[ShoutOut homages]] scenes from "Feed the Kitty".

* Brought UpToEleven and used to achieve CrowningMomentOfFunny in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode with Cartman and [[spoiler:Cthulhu]]. It even directly [[ShoutOut homages]] scenes from "Feed the Kitty".

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* ''Franchise/StarWars'' plays with this trope using the two main villains, the wizened [[BigBad Emperor Palpatine]] and the hulking DarthWiki/DarthVader. True to this trope, Vader protects TheEmperor and carries out his will, serving as TheHeavy and the NobleTopEnforcer. But in a role reversal, the little guy took the big guy under his wing in this case. Moreover, being the EvilMentor that he is, Palpatine has ''very'' sinister motives for guiding Vader.
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* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', Hodor serves as the Big Buddy to the young, paraplegic Bran Stark.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' plays with this trope using the two main villains, the wizened [[BigBad Emperor Palpatine]] and the hulking DarthWiki/DarthVader. True to this trope, Vader protects TheEmperor and carries out his will, serving as TheHeavy and the NobleTopEnforcer. But in a role reversal, the little guy took the big guy under his wing. Moreover, being the EvilMentor that he is, Palpatine has ''very'' sinister motives for guiding Vader.

A size-mismatched duo. The smaller/weaker character gets protection from his naïveté by the larger. What the larger character gets out of the deal varies more, although sometimes he is just a GentleGiant.

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* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' movies, the hulking {{cyborg}} DarthWiki/DarthVader serves as TheHeavy and the NobleTopEnforcer to wizened old [[BigBad Emperor Palpatine]].
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* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', Hodor serves as the Big Buddy to the young, paraplegic Bran Stark.

* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' movies, DarthWiki/DarthVader serves as TheHeavy and the NobleTopEnforcer to wizened old [[BigBad Emperor Palpatine]].

* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' movies, DarthWiki/DarthVader serves as TheHeavy and the NobleTopEnforcer to TheEmperor.

* ''VideoGame/Bioshock|1'' and ''VideoGame/Bioshock2'' has the Big Daddies and Little Sisters, heavily mutated men grafted into diving suits protecting little girls with slugs in their bellies. In the second game, you play as a Big Daddy and kill others to take their Little Sister. As an unfortunate splicer (and the player) learn in the first game you '''never''' mess with a Little Sister when her Daddy is near (unless you have the firepower).

* ''VideoGame/Bioshock2'' This game is about huge cyborgs who protecct mutant little girls.

* The relationship between CatGirl Nepeta and GeniusBruiser Equius from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has shades of this.