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** ''VideoGame/ShantaeHalfGenieHero'': Shantae's much smaller than her biggest foes, such as the Tinkerslug, the Mermaid Queen, and Wilbur - all have the screen zoom out to show how large they are. The smallest of those would possibly be Tinkerslug, which is a whole ship that can fit at least 10 Tinkerbats, which are approximately Shantae's size, just on a third of what's visible of its top surface.
** ''VideoGame/ShantaeAndTheSevenSirens'': The FinalBoss grows to gigantic proportions in her second phase. Shantae is only about as big as one of her eyes.
** ''VideoGame/ShantaeHalfGenieHero'': Shantae's much smaller than her biggest foes, such as the Tinkerslug, the Mermaid Queen, and Wilbur - all have the screen zoom out to show how large they are. The smallest of those would possibly be Tinkerslug, which is a whole ship that can fit at least 10 Tinkerbats, which are approximately Shantae's size, just on a third of what's visible of its top surface.
** ''VideoGame/ShantaeAndTheSevenSirens'': The FinalBoss grows to gigantic proportions in her second phase. Shantae is only about as big as one of her eyes.
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* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{ULTRAKILL}}'', V1, is generally speaking much smaller and [[FragileSpeedster more fragile]] than the bosses it encounters, with its main advantages being its complex arsenal, mobility, and on-demand healing via [[HealItWithBlood the blood of its enemies.]] But the most obvious examples of this trope are when it fights [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever the truly massive bosses]]--the Corpse of King Minos, the Leviathan, and [[HumongousMecha the Earthmover.]] [[spoiler:It's implied in some in-game logs that V1 was specifically created the way it was as a direct counter to the Earthmovers, as their main flaw would be something that could enter its internals and attack it from inside, something V1 as a tiny human-sized machine excels at.]]
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* The protagonist KillerRobot VillainProtagonist of ''VideoGame/{{ULTRAKILL}}'', V1, is generally speaking much smaller and [[FragileSpeedster more fragile]] than the bosses it encounters, they encounter, with its their main advantages being its their complex arsenal, mobility, and on-demand healing via by [[HealItWithBlood absorbing the blood of its enemies.]] their enemies]]. But the most obvious examples of this trope are when it V1 fights [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever the truly massive bosses]]--the bosses]]--[[UndeadAbomination The Corpse of King Minos, the Leviathan, Minos]] of Lust, [[KrakenAndLeviathan The Leviathan]] of Wrath, and [[HumongousMecha the Earthmover.]] The 1000-THR "Earthmover"]] of Violence. [[spoiler:It's implied in some [[MonsterCompendium in-game logs logs]] that V1 was specifically created the way it was designed [[LensmanArmsRace as a direct counter to the Earthmovers, Earthmovers]], as their [[AchillesHeel main flaw flaw]] would be something that could enter its their internals and attack it their vitals from the inside, something a feat that V1 as excels at for being a tiny mobile human-sized machine excels at.machine.]]
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* Played with in ''Searching for a King'' (1984), an educational UsefulNotes/AppleII game in ''The Baker Street Kids'' series based on Literature/TheBible, in which Jamie plays the role of David, while a short boy on leg-like stilts plays the role of the giant Philistine.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Extinction}}'' have your human hero, Avil the Legendary Giant-Slayer, taking on {{kaiju}}-sized monsters called the Raveni terrorizing the land throughout the game, which you slay aplenty in various levels. The Raveni's equally-vicious offspring, Jackals, are larger than humans as well.
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* ''VideoGame/EasternExorcist'' plays this straight with most of the bosses being gigantic demons, several times larger than the player heroes, in both campaigns. The MirrorBoss fights the same size as the player characters can be counted on one hand.
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* ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'': Depending on the player’s choices, the three-kilometre long PACT dreadnought Legion can finally meet its end when the Sunrider, a ship less than a quarter of its size, fires its [[WaveMotionGun Vanguard Cannon]] straight down the barrel of the Legion’s own WaveMotionGun at point-blank range.
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** Depending on theplayer’s choices, player's choices in the first game, the three-kilometre long PACT dreadnought Legion can finally meet its end when the Sunrider, a ship less than a quarter of its size, fires its [[WaveMotionGun Vanguard Cannon]] straight down the barrel of the Legion’s own WaveMotionGun at point-blank range.range.
** In ''Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return'', High Admiral Kuushana has every possible advantage over Kayto Shields. She has a better Ryder squadron, a bigger and more heavily armed flagship, superior strategic skills, and unlike Kayto, who's waging a one-ship war on a GalacticSuperpower, she has a 10,000-ship-strong navy at her beck and call. Most confrontations with Kuushana end with Kayto having to beat a hasty retreat, but at the climax of the game, his forces manage to shoot down her Ryder, sink her flagship, and wipe out half her navy in one fell swoop.
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** In ''Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return'', High Admiral Kuushana has every possible advantage over Kayto Shields. She has a better Ryder squadron, a bigger and more heavily armed flagship, superior strategic skills, and unlike Kayto, who's waging a one-ship war on a GalacticSuperpower, she has a 10,000-ship-strong navy at her beck and call. Most confrontations with Kuushana end with Kayto having to beat a hasty retreat, but at the climax of the game, his forces manage to shoot down her Ryder, sink her flagship, and wipe out half her navy in one fell swoop.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', the Railroad is made up of a loose confederation of idealistic Wastelanders operating from underground safehouses, with a handful of Synths and scientists of note. Their main rivals, the Institute, are arguably the single-most powerful faction in the entire Commonwealth, with vast stockpiles of resources and a monopoly on advanced technology. [[spoiler:[[MeleeATrois Then]] the Brotherhood of Steel turn up with their CoolAirship and armies of knights in PoweredArmor. It's possible for the Railroad to smack down both of these factions in their ending.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', the Railroad is made up of a loose confederation of idealistic Wastelanders operating from underground safehouses, with a handful of Synths and scientists of note. Their main rivals, the Institute, are arguably the single-most powerful faction in the entire Commonwealth, with vast stockpiles of resources and a monopoly on advanced technology. [[spoiler:[[MeleeATrois Then]] the Brotherhood of Steel turn up with their CoolAirship and armies of knights in PoweredArmor. It's possible for the Railroad to smack down both of these factions in their ending.]]
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* Two major fights in VisualNovel/FateStayNight. The first on the horribly unbalanced seeming nature of the fight is Shirou Vs Berserker [[spoiler:which is won due to an EleventhHourSuperpower projection of Caliburn plus Saber's assistance]]. The second is less jarring in appearance but a ''far'' bigger upset in actuality when [[spoiler:Shirou takes down Gilgamesh essentially singlehanded, chopping his arm off and about to deliver the final blow before the Grail opens on him and Archer has to save Shirou from trying a TakingYouWithMe]].
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* Two major fights in VisualNovel/FateStayNight.''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. The first on the horribly unbalanced seeming nature of the fight is Shirou Vs Berserker [[spoiler:which is won due to an EleventhHourSuperpower projection of Caliburn plus Saber's assistance]]. The second is less jarring in appearance but a ''far'' bigger upset in actuality when [[spoiler:Shirou takes down Gilgamesh essentially singlehanded, chopping his arm off and about to deliver the final blow before the Grail opens on him and Archer has to save Shirou from trying a TakingYouWithMe]].
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* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' has Mario (and Luigi) vs Bowser. Especially evident when he does AttackOfThe50FootWhatever.
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* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' has an interesting example. While pretty much any main character vs boss can qualify an interesting example happens in chapter 3-4 of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. Common mooks that both Ada and Leon can dispatch very easy become more dangerous as the player has to play as the civilian Ashley. Leon is already taller than her and the male mooks are taller than HIM! Furthermore since Ashley has no combat ability seeing Ashley facing one is a sight to behold.
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* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' has an interesting example. While pretty much any main character vs boss ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'':
** Leon is the David to the Gigantes' Goliath. In the former's favor, there's usually something that helps him in each case: A dog in the first Gigante battle (provided he saved him, otherwise he'll be out of luck), a boulder trap in the second (which is also optional, as another route canqualify an be taken to progress in the game), and a lava trap for one of the Gigantes in the third.
** An interesting example happens in chapter3-4 of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''.3-4. Common mooks that both Ada and Leon can dispatch very easy become more dangerous as the player has to play as the civilian Ashley. Leon is already taller than her and the male mooks are taller than HIM! Furthermore since Ashley has no combat ability seeing Ashley facing one is a sight to behold.
** Leon is the David to the Gigantes' Goliath. In the former's favor, there's usually something that helps him in each case: A dog in the first Gigante battle (provided he saved him, otherwise he'll be out of luck), a boulder trap in the second (which is also optional, as another route can
** An interesting example happens in chapter
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* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' and its [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle sequel]]: we have bosses using huge laser cannons (Speed Buster), a huge sentient earthquake machine (Letz Shake) and a crazed tycoon that first bloats into a hulking bloke, and eventually inflates ''to the size of a blimp''(Jasper Batt Jr.)
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* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' and its [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle sequel]]: we sequels: We have bosses using huge laser cannons (Speed Buster), a huge sentient earthquake machine (Letz Shake) and Shake), a crazed tycoon that first bloats into a hulking bloke, bloke and eventually inflates ''to the size of a blimp''(Jasper blimp'' (Jasper Batt Jr.)), and ''gargantuan offworld monstrosities'' that can only be fought with a mecha (the outer space monsters that are part of FU's army).
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* Bosses tend to be much bigger than the protagonist in a lot of games, especially 2-D side scrollers.
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* Most of the bosses in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' fought by the heroine are the size of skyscrapers (at least!). Ironically, to humans, Bayonetta is quite the StatuesqueStunner.
* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' and Mugman are always much smaller than their opponents as well as only being able to take a few hits, while the bosses can take numerous and dish out loads of BulletHell in return.
* Ever played ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''? Nearly every boss fight is against something massively bigger and more powerful than your puny undead warrior character. But no matter how mismatched or daunting the fight may seem, [[WeakButSkilled you can win with clever tactics, great reflexes]] and a {{Determinator}} attitude.
* In the final route of ''VideoGame/DuelSaviorDestiny'' you're required to [[spoiler:beat Downy with Sel]]. Not only is your opponent ''way'' stronger in terms of story, he's also at a much higher [[CharacterTiers tier]] than the character you have to use. In fact, [[spoiler:Selbium]] is actually significantly ''weaker'' than the normal units you use, though his style matches up against [[spoiler:Downy]] fairly well.
* ''VideoGame/EmpireAtWar'': The [[TheAlliance Rebel Alliance]] specialize in using fighters and bombers to destroy menacing star destroyers (indeed, bombers are the only way to take out a Super Star Destroyer) and also small fast corvettes for HitAndRunTactics. On the ground, a few rebel infantry with rocket launchers can annihilate an AT-AT walker, only to [[CarFu get stepped on or run over by it's supporting units]].
* You can get mods for ''VideoGame/EmpireTotalWar'' and ''VideoGame/NapoleonTotalWar'' which allow you to play as the tiny emergent factions, such as Scotland, Punjab, or Mexico. Surpassing the major world powers is very difficult, but certainly doable.
* ''VideoGame/EnterTheGungeon'' has the Sling weapon as an allusion to the trope namer. It's stated that the weapon should only be used as a last resort but it does decent damage the larger enemies are, and gives a massive 4X boost to its already respectable damage when fighting a boss.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', the Railroad is made up of a loose confederation of idealistic Wastelanders operating from underground safehouses, with a handful of Synths and scientists of note. Their main rivals, the Institute, are arguably the single-most powerful faction in the entire Commonwealth, with vast stockpiles of resources and a monopoly on advanced technology. [[spoiler:[[MeleeATrois Then]] the Brotherhood of Steel turn up with their CoolAirship and armies of knights in PoweredArmor. It's possible for the Railroad to smack down both of these factions in their ending.]]
** One possible outcome features the Minutemen, an army of wastelander militia with weapons which qualify as jury-rigged SchizoTech, versus [[spoiler:the Brotherhood of Steel with their Vertibirds and high-tech armoured Knights. Depending on how much you built up the Castle, it can either be a hard-won fight or an [[CurbStompBattle absolutely humiliating thrashing]] for the Brotherhood]].
* Two major fights in VisualNovel/FateStayNight. The first on the horribly unbalanced seeming nature of the fight is Shirou Vs Berserker [[spoiler:which is won due to an EleventhHourSuperpower projection of Caliburn plus Saber's assistance]]. The second is less jarring in appearance but a ''far'' bigger upset in actuality when [[spoiler:Shirou takes down Gilgamesh essentially singlehanded, chopping his arm off and about to deliver the final blow before the Grail opens on him and Archer has to save Shirou from trying a TakingYouWithMe]].
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''. The Adamantoises and Long Gui are ridiculously huge compared to the party.
** Hell, just about everything is significantly bigger than your party. Behemoths, anyone?
* In ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead'', there's always at least one fight, most times more than once, where the two not-so-physically-imposing AMS agents face off against a giant behemoth (Chariot in the original, Strength in ''II'', Death in ''III'', and Temperance in ''IV'').
* The plot of ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS 2}}''. It begins with The Beast, an incredibly powerful Conduit, [[HopelessBossFight nearly killing the main character]], requiring him to retreat to increase his powers. Once you finally confront him again you can [[spoiler: pull a HeroicSacrifice and use the RFI to kill all conduits on the planet, sacrificing yourself to stop The Beast from annihilating the human race]].
* Happens often throughout the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, though noticeable examples include Ursula in [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Atlantica]] [[spoiler: and [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Destiny Islands]]]], Sark in [[{{Film/Tron}} Space Paranoids]] and Gantu in [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Deep Space]].
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' is all about a small boy/young man named Link who defeats Ganondorf, a [[LargeAndInCharge large]] man from the desert, who often becomes a giant boar monster named Ganon. Most bosses in the series also qualify.
* The [[labelnote:bosses]]Apocalypse, Onslaught, Abyss and Galactus[[/labelnote]] in the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series.
* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', you have the battle between the outdated, and damaged Metal Gear Rex, versus the ''Anti-Metal Gear'' unit, Metal Gear Ray. Despite having the better machinery, Snake still manages to defeat Liquid and his Ray. However, [[spoiler: it's only because he ''[[ILetYouWin let him win]]'']].
* ''VideoGame/MobileSuitGundamClimaxUC''. Have fun fighting the [[MightyGlacier Psyco Gundam]] with your Gundam Mark II.
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter''. Big scary wyvern (or [[KillerGorilla gorilla]], or [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], or GiantEnemyCrab, etc.) the size of a truck takes on a human. The human, with their advanced armor and weaponry, wins ''regularly'' (though it helps that said gear is made from ''another'' one of said beasts.)
* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' and its [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle sequel]]: we have bosses using huge laser cannons (Speed Buster), a huge sentient earthquake machine (Letz Shake) and a crazed tycoon that first bloats into a hulking bloke, and eventually inflates ''to the size of a blimp''(Jasper Batt Jr.)
* ''VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'' includes battles against a DJ that turns into a giant, a giant digital mermaid, a child prodigy's mother that's ''already'' turned giant, and a cyborg admiral that pilots a [[HumongousMecha robot dispenser]].
* In ''Mike Tyson's VideoGame/PunchOut'', protagonist Little Mac fights a series of boxers who are all at least twice his size.
* The first two stages against [[{{BigBad}} Otto Destruct]] in ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankSizeMatters'' shows him towering over the titular heroes. In the third and final stage, though, the size differences are similar.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' has an interesting example. While pretty much any main character vs boss can qualify an interesting example happens in chapter 3-4 of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. Common mooks that both Ada and Leon can dispatch very easy become more dangerous as the player has to play as the civilian Ashley. Leon is already taller than her and the male mooks are taller than HIM! Furthermore since Ashley has no combat ability seeing Ashley facing one is a sight to behold.
* The entire premise of ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus''. The hero, an ordinary young man, fights a series of creatures ranging in size from a large bull, to a literal skyscraper... and wins, mostly due to being clearly MadeOfIron. Plus some help from a horse that's apparently Made of Adamantium.
* ''VisualNovel/ShiningSongStarnova'' revolves around the conflict between Starnova (a small, recently-formed idol group whose members are complete newbies or washed-up has-beens) and Quasar (a massive, highly-experienced and well-funded idol group which has dominated Tokyo’s entertainment industry for over a decade).
* ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsBartVsTheJuggernauts'': All of Bart's opponents are grown, muscular adults. It's even [[LampshadeHanging brought up in-game]] when Monroe points out that Bart is, you know, ''10-years old'', and even the smallest of the Juggernauts is an amazonian woman weighing in at around 160 lbs. Most of them are much bigger.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** Sonic versus the Death Egg Robot in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' -- also against similar mechas in ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''. Also, the Egg Emperor in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''.
** Somewhat of a staple for final bosses in later games which adopt the MonsterOfTheWeek formula, especially [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed Dark Gaia]] who's roughly the size of a ''continent''. That Sonic usually handles such enemies in his SuperMode however removes any pretense of him being at a disadvantage.
* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':
** Ibuki, a tiny lightweight weak but skilled female fighter who stands at 5'3 and weighs 101 pounds, but battled the massive 8 foot Abigail in the latter's story mode. The height difference is remarkable and he is taller than a fully standing Ibuki while crouching on his knees.
** Ibuki also has a battle with final boss Gill, who while massive in his own right at 6'10 isn't as tall as Abigail, but outweighs Ibuki by an entire 644 pounds, and no that massive weight difference isn't caused by Obesity. Those Psycho Lariats are going to hurt.
** Her rival battle teaming with Rolento against King and Craig Marduk in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' is based on this. While Rolento is no small man, being a full head taller than Ibuki, King and Marduk are both among the tallest humans in ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}''. Both dwarf Rolento and Ibuki herself looks pint sized in comparison to them. In the cutscene from the ''Tekken'' character's size Ibuki has to jump to try and hit Marduk in the head, which he easily proceeds to knock back the petite ninja.
* The final boss fight of ''VideoGame/{{Struggling}}'' pits the hero against a giant...[[spoiler: duck?]]
* ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'': Depending on the player’s choices, the three-kilometre long PACT dreadnought Legion can finally meet its end when the Sunrider, a ship less than a quarter of its size, fires its [[WaveMotionGun Vanguard Cannon]] straight down the barrel of the Legion’s own WaveMotionGun at point-blank range.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' has Mario (and Luigi) vs Bowser. Especially evident when he does AttackOfThe50FootWhatever.
* Generally averted in ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheStars''. Superior micro will only take you so far in a tactical encounter when the enemy outnumbers or outmasses -- or both! -- you, at least in a straight fight as opposed to [[WeHaveReserves repeatedly throwing ships at the enemy]] [[DeathOfAThousandCuts to wear them down]]. To reinforce the need to outnumber, you get extra command points for every so many ships of each class more than the enemy you have, up to a certain limit, allowing you to field more ships than the Arbitrary Headcount Limit would normally give you. Get enough and you can deploy extra dreadnoughts. While destroyers can occasionally beat dreadnoughts, this relies on swarming and the dreadnought-user failing to include light weapons on his ships and is far from foolproof.
* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', the Scout and the Heavy have a fierce in-universe rivalry. The Scout is a beanpole-thin, short guy, while the heavy is a ''huge'' muscleman. Of course, which is the hero and which is the villain depends on which team each is on, and whether or not the Scout can actually defeat the Heavy in a fight depends on how good (or how poor) a player is using one of them, but one good example where the Scout does win occurs in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geNMz0J9TEQ "Meet the Scout"]].
* ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'' ends up having this on both ends. For Autobot segments, most anything that tries to stop Grimlock (who dwarfs most everything in the game) is the David to his Goliath, particularly with the target of his RoaringRampageOfRevenge [[EvilGenius Shockwave]], one of the smaller characters in the game that doesn't even come up to Grimlock's knee, but is much smarter than his adversary, though it isn't enough to stop him. For when the player is the David, using Jazz against Bruticus, the former being the shortest playable character in the game, and the latter being by far the largest.
* Kishima Kouma as Goliath vs. Nanaya Kirei as David. Kouma has essentially no skill whatsoever because he doesn't ''need'' any. His skin is tougher than steel, he can punch through trees effortlessly and doesn't tire. Kiri is essentially the most skilled assassin on Earth. Unfortunately, he's an assassin and not a magus or anything like that, so he's reduced to hammering at one side of Kouma's neck and then hitting the other to try and break it. The difference in skill is so huge that his opponent doesn't even realize he almost died with that attack. Key word: Almost. [[SubvertedTrope Goliath wins]]. Foregone conclusion, though, if you've played ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''.
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* Most of the bosses in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' fought by the heroine are the size of skyscrapers (at least!). Ironically, to humans, Bayonetta is quite the StatuesqueStunner.
* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' and Mugman are always much smaller than their opponents as well as only being able to take a few hits, while the bosses can take numerous and dish out loads of BulletHell in return.
* Ever played ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''? Nearly every boss fight is against something massively bigger and more powerful than your puny undead warrior character. But no matter how mismatched or daunting the fight may seem, [[WeakButSkilled you can win with clever tactics, great reflexes]] and a {{Determinator}} attitude.
* In the final route of ''VideoGame/DuelSaviorDestiny'' you're required to [[spoiler:beat Downy with Sel]]. Not only is your opponent ''way'' stronger in terms of story, he's also at a much higher [[CharacterTiers tier]] than the character you have to use. In fact, [[spoiler:Selbium]] is actually significantly ''weaker'' than the normal units you use, though his style matches up against [[spoiler:Downy]] fairly well.
* ''VideoGame/EmpireAtWar'': The [[TheAlliance Rebel Alliance]] specialize in using fighters and bombers to destroy menacing star destroyers (indeed, bombers are the only way to take out a Super Star Destroyer) and also small fast corvettes for HitAndRunTactics. On the ground, a few rebel infantry with rocket launchers can annihilate an AT-AT walker, only to [[CarFu get stepped on or run over by it's supporting units]].
* You can get mods for ''VideoGame/EmpireTotalWar'' and ''VideoGame/NapoleonTotalWar'' which allow you to play as the tiny emergent factions, such as Scotland, Punjab, or Mexico. Surpassing the major world powers is very difficult, but certainly doable.
* ''VideoGame/EnterTheGungeon'' has the Sling weapon as an allusion to the trope namer. It's stated that the weapon should only be used as a last resort but it does decent damage the larger enemies are, and gives a massive 4X boost to its already respectable damage when fighting a boss.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', the Railroad is made up of a loose confederation of idealistic Wastelanders operating from underground safehouses, with a handful of Synths and scientists of note. Their main rivals, the Institute, are arguably the single-most powerful faction in the entire Commonwealth, with vast stockpiles of resources and a monopoly on advanced technology. [[spoiler:[[MeleeATrois Then]] the Brotherhood of Steel turn up with their CoolAirship and armies of knights in PoweredArmor. It's possible for the Railroad to smack down both of these factions in their ending.]]
** One possible outcome features the Minutemen, an army of wastelander militia with weapons which qualify as jury-rigged SchizoTech, versus [[spoiler:the Brotherhood of Steel with their Vertibirds and high-tech armoured Knights. Depending on how much you built up the Castle, it can either be a hard-won fight or an [[CurbStompBattle absolutely humiliating thrashing]] for the Brotherhood]].
* Two major fights in VisualNovel/FateStayNight. The first on the horribly unbalanced seeming nature of the fight is Shirou Vs Berserker [[spoiler:which is won due to an EleventhHourSuperpower projection of Caliburn plus Saber's assistance]]. The second is less jarring in appearance but a ''far'' bigger upset in actuality when [[spoiler:Shirou takes down Gilgamesh essentially singlehanded, chopping his arm off and about to deliver the final blow before the Grail opens on him and Archer has to save Shirou from trying a TakingYouWithMe]].
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''. The Adamantoises and Long Gui are ridiculously huge compared to the party.
** Hell, just about everything is significantly bigger than your party. Behemoths, anyone?
* In ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead'', there's always at least one fight, most times more than once, where the two not-so-physically-imposing AMS agents face off against a giant behemoth (Chariot in the original, Strength in ''II'', Death in ''III'', and Temperance in ''IV'').
* The plot of ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS 2}}''. It begins with The Beast, an incredibly powerful Conduit, [[HopelessBossFight nearly killing the main character]], requiring him to retreat to increase his powers. Once you finally confront him again you can [[spoiler: pull a HeroicSacrifice and use the RFI to kill all conduits on the planet, sacrificing yourself to stop The Beast from annihilating the human race]].
* Happens often throughout the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, though noticeable examples include Ursula in [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Atlantica]] [[spoiler: and [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Destiny Islands]]]], Sark in [[{{Film/Tron}} Space Paranoids]] and Gantu in [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Deep Space]].
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' is all about a small boy/young man named Link who defeats Ganondorf, a [[LargeAndInCharge large]] man from the desert, who often becomes a giant boar monster named Ganon. Most bosses in the series also qualify.
* The [[labelnote:bosses]]Apocalypse, Onslaught, Abyss and Galactus[[/labelnote]] in the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series.
* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', you have the battle between the outdated, and damaged Metal Gear Rex, versus the ''Anti-Metal Gear'' unit, Metal Gear Ray. Despite having the better machinery, Snake still manages to defeat Liquid and his Ray. However, [[spoiler: it's only because he ''[[ILetYouWin let him win]]'']].
* ''VideoGame/MobileSuitGundamClimaxUC''. Have fun fighting the [[MightyGlacier Psyco Gundam]] with your Gundam Mark II.
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter''. Big scary wyvern (or [[KillerGorilla gorilla]], or [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], or GiantEnemyCrab, etc.) the size of a truck takes on a human. The human, with their advanced armor and weaponry, wins ''regularly'' (though it helps that said gear is made from ''another'' one of said beasts.)
* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' and its [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle sequel]]: we have bosses using huge laser cannons (Speed Buster), a huge sentient earthquake machine (Letz Shake) and a crazed tycoon that first bloats into a hulking bloke, and eventually inflates ''to the size of a blimp''(Jasper Batt Jr.)
* ''VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'' includes battles against a DJ that turns into a giant, a giant digital mermaid, a child prodigy's mother that's ''already'' turned giant, and a cyborg admiral that pilots a [[HumongousMecha robot dispenser]].
* In ''Mike Tyson's VideoGame/PunchOut'', protagonist Little Mac fights a series of boxers who are all at least twice his size.
* The first two stages against [[{{BigBad}} Otto Destruct]] in ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankSizeMatters'' shows him towering over the titular heroes. In the third and final stage, though, the size differences are similar.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' has an interesting example. While pretty much any main character vs boss can qualify an interesting example happens in chapter 3-4 of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. Common mooks that both Ada and Leon can dispatch very easy become more dangerous as the player has to play as the civilian Ashley. Leon is already taller than her and the male mooks are taller than HIM! Furthermore since Ashley has no combat ability seeing Ashley facing one is a sight to behold.
* The entire premise of ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus''. The hero, an ordinary young man, fights a series of creatures ranging in size from a large bull, to a literal skyscraper... and wins, mostly due to being clearly MadeOfIron. Plus some help from a horse that's apparently Made of Adamantium.
* ''VisualNovel/ShiningSongStarnova'' revolves around the conflict between Starnova (a small, recently-formed idol group whose members are complete newbies or washed-up has-beens) and Quasar (a massive, highly-experienced and well-funded idol group which has dominated Tokyo’s entertainment industry for over a decade).
* ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsBartVsTheJuggernauts'': All of Bart's opponents are grown, muscular adults. It's even [[LampshadeHanging brought up in-game]] when Monroe points out that Bart is, you know, ''10-years old'', and even the smallest of the Juggernauts is an amazonian woman weighing in at around 160 lbs. Most of them are much bigger.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** Sonic versus the Death Egg Robot in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' -- also against similar mechas in ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''. Also, the Egg Emperor in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''.
** Somewhat of a staple for final bosses in later games which adopt the MonsterOfTheWeek formula, especially [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed Dark Gaia]] who's roughly the size of a ''continent''. That Sonic usually handles such enemies in his SuperMode however removes any pretense of him being at a disadvantage.
* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':
** Ibuki, a tiny lightweight weak but skilled female fighter who stands at 5'3 and weighs 101 pounds, but battled the massive 8 foot Abigail in the latter's story mode. The height difference is remarkable and he is taller than a fully standing Ibuki while crouching on his knees.
** Ibuki also has a battle with final boss Gill, who while massive in his own right at 6'10 isn't as tall as Abigail, but outweighs Ibuki by an entire 644 pounds, and no that massive weight difference isn't caused by Obesity. Those Psycho Lariats are going to hurt.
** Her rival battle teaming with Rolento against King and Craig Marduk in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' is based on this. While Rolento is no small man, being a full head taller than Ibuki, King and Marduk are both among the tallest humans in ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}''. Both dwarf Rolento and Ibuki herself looks pint sized in comparison to them. In the cutscene from the ''Tekken'' character's size Ibuki has to jump to try and hit Marduk in the head, which he easily proceeds to knock back the petite ninja.
* The final boss fight of ''VideoGame/{{Struggling}}'' pits the hero against a giant...[[spoiler: duck?]]
* ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'': Depending on the player’s choices, the three-kilometre long PACT dreadnought Legion can finally meet its end when the Sunrider, a ship less than a quarter of its size, fires its [[WaveMotionGun Vanguard Cannon]] straight down the barrel of the Legion’s own WaveMotionGun at point-blank range.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' has Mario (and Luigi) vs Bowser. Especially evident when he does AttackOfThe50FootWhatever.
* Generally averted in ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheStars''. Superior micro will only take you so far in a tactical encounter when the enemy outnumbers or outmasses -- or both! -- you, at least in a straight fight as opposed to [[WeHaveReserves repeatedly throwing ships at the enemy]] [[DeathOfAThousandCuts to wear them down]]. To reinforce the need to outnumber, you get extra command points for every so many ships of each class more than the enemy you have, up to a certain limit, allowing you to field more ships than the Arbitrary Headcount Limit would normally give you. Get enough and you can deploy extra dreadnoughts. While destroyers can occasionally beat dreadnoughts, this relies on swarming and the dreadnought-user failing to include light weapons on his ships and is far from foolproof.
* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', the Scout and the Heavy have a fierce in-universe rivalry. The Scout is a beanpole-thin, short guy, while the heavy is a ''huge'' muscleman. Of course, which is the hero and which is the villain depends on which team each is on, and whether or not the Scout can actually defeat the Heavy in a fight depends on how good (or how poor) a player is using one of them, but one good example where the Scout does win occurs in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geNMz0J9TEQ "Meet the Scout"]].
* ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'' ends up having this on both ends. For Autobot segments, most anything that tries to stop Grimlock (who dwarfs most everything in the game) is the David to his Goliath, particularly with the target of his RoaringRampageOfRevenge [[EvilGenius Shockwave]], one of the smaller characters in the game that doesn't even come up to Grimlock's knee, but is much smarter than his adversary, though it isn't enough to stop him. For when the player is the David, using Jazz against Bruticus, the former being the shortest playable character in the game, and the latter being by far the largest.
* Kishima Kouma as Goliath vs. Nanaya Kirei as David. Kouma has essentially no skill whatsoever because he doesn't ''need'' any. His skin is tougher than steel, he can punch through trees effortlessly and doesn't tire. Kiri is essentially the most skilled assassin on Earth. Unfortunately, he's an assassin and not a magus or anything like that, so he's reduced to hammering at one side of Kouma's neck and then hitting the other to try and break it. The difference in skill is so huge that his opponent doesn't even realize he almost died with that attack. Key word: Almost. [[SubvertedTrope Goliath wins]]. Foregone conclusion, though, if you've played ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''.
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