History DumbMuscle / AnimeAndManga

** {{Lampshaded}} in ''[[WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged Lord Slug Abridged]]'', where Piccolo is describing the predictable "gimmicks" of the local QuirkyMinibossSquad:
--->'''Piccolo''': And that would make you, no doubt, the big, tough, stupid one.
--->'''Doradabo''': [[IResembleThatRemark You take that back or I'll kill you!]]
--->'''Piccolo''': Alright, alright! You're not tough!
--->'''Doradabo''': That's better. *long pause* Hey!
** Piccolo does this again when discussing Cooler’s QuirkyMinibossSquad, calling Doore the stupid one -- but the squad misinterpret what attributes he assigns to whom, and thus Neiz thinks he’s the one being called stupid. Piccolo then decides that they're ''all'' stupid.

--> '''Naruto''': They're big and they're stupid and they're indestructible.

* Tetsugyuu in the ''Manga/GiantRobo'' OAV, who is explicitly identified as much more immature and childish than the 11-year-old Daisaku Kusama.

* ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}'''s [[WorldsStrongestMan Shizuo Heiwajima]], while not as dumb as some examples, is quite simple-minded, easily distracted and forgetful. [[VitriolicBestBuds Shinra]] jokes that all the calcium that ought to go to his nervous system instead went to his bones.

* Gobukichi from ''LightNovel/ReMonster'' is the dumb muscle behind Goburou's party. He always takes the forward position to draw attention and tank while the other goblins finish off the prey at the right moment.

* Some villains from the ''Anime/PrettyCure franchise''.

** Uraganos from ''[[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure FutariWaPrettyCureMaxHeart]]'' tends to not listen to other people and he breaks stuff without thinking. And when he listens to the annoying vice-principal of the heroines' school, he briefly agrees with him, despite actually trying to assault the Pretty Cures.

** Akaoni from ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' just attacks without thinking. He believes that yokais from television are real and he doesn't recognizes the Pretty Cures at first when they unintentionally wear {{Paper Thin Disguise}}s.
** Gula from ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' averts this trope. He has a habit of [[ExtremeOmnivore eating uneatable stuffs]], but he's shown to have average intelligence. Well, [[BrainsAndBrawn he lets his partner Leva do all the thinking]].

* While not without some moments of insight, Mash in ''Manga/MashleMagicAndMuscles'' is just as [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower ridiculously strong]] as he is [[TheDitz ridiculously dense]]. [[spoiler:This is by design. Mash was [[ArtificialHuman created]] by the BigBad to be a [[GrandTheftMe replacement body]]. The fact that Mash is even capable of thought it at all was an oversight Zero's part.]]

* While not without some moments of insight, Mash in ''Manga/MashleMagicAndMuscles'' is just as [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower ridiculously strong]] as he is [[TheDitz ridiculously dense]].

* ''Manga/NingenFushinNoBoukenshatachiGaSekaiOSukuuYoudesu'': Karan is uneducated: one of the consequences of coming from a culture that only cares about pure combat power. Her betrayal at the hands of her first party rubbed her nose in just how dangerous it is to let others do all the thinking for her while she charges in blindly. Since joining the Survivors she's been struggling to fix this, with her new teammates helping by teaching her tactics, mathematics, and various other useful things she hasn't had the chance to learn before.

-->'''Piccolo''': And that would make you, no doubt, the big, tough, stupid one.
-->'''Doradabo''': [[IResembleThatRemark You take that back or I'll kill you!]]
-->'''Piccolo''': Alright, alright! You're not tough!
-->'''Doradabo''': That's better. *long pause* Hey!

** Taken UpToEleven in [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged the abridged series]] where he is even stupider and has the mentality of a child. Granted, he commits the same deeds as in canon, but he's too stupid to recognize the immorality of his actions.

* ''Anime/KillLaKill'': When wearing a Goku Uniform, Mako's physical stats are all [[RatingsAreOffTheScale flickering Level 9999]], except her intelligence, which is a big fat zero.

* Okuyasu Nijimura from [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]] of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' has the power to erase anything with a swipe of his Stand's hand. If anyone else had this power, they would be able to end fights with a single move, but Okuyasu just uses it to teleport himself closer to the enemy, being too moronic to understand its numerous applications. He's even well-aware of his mental disadvantages: he attaches himself to people like Josuke or his own elder brother (so that someone ''else'' can do the thinking for him), and his CatchPhrase consists of variations on "Shut up! I ain't that smart, you know?!?"

** Played very straight with the 10th Espada, Yammy, who's thick as a brick but tends to instantly kill people with his tree-trunk thick arms. Unfortunately for Yammy, everyone he's done this to has been on his side. Even when he reveals his true power, his method of fighting is so predictable it ends up ''boring'' the fight-loving Kenpachi.

** Edward Weevil, the new Warlord of the Sea, is monstrously powerful, leveling cities on simple tantrums and easily wrecking members of Whitebeard's old crew in direct confrontation through strength alone; some even believe he's as strong as Whitebeard himself in his prime (which is part of why Weevil is convinced he's his son). He's also ''absurdly'' stupid, never really growing past 6-years-old or so mentally and confusing a photograph for a mirror. His mother's the one doing all the thinking, and thus steers him wherever she wants.

* In ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' you can see the [[HalfHumanHybrid hanyou]] Jinenji. He is very tall and strong, and can pierce a giant [[{{Youkai}} demon]] with only one blow. At the same time, however, he is also [[GentleGiant peaceful]], and prefer to run away before a fight. He has been [[HumansAreBastards abused by the villagers]] all his life, but he has never resisted, although he would have [[BullyingADragon been strong enough to effortlessly destroy the whole village]].

* While not without some moments of insight, Mash in ''Manga/{{Mashle}}'' is just as [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower ridiculously strong]] as he is [[TheDitz ridiculously dense]].

* After one more stupid comment about the operation of astronomical telescopes, Shiho from ''Manga/AsteroidInLove''[==]'s Ishigaki arc asked whether Tomori--who is rather ignorant to astronomy despite in one of the more prestigious astronomy summer camps--whether her colleagues often call her a dumb muscle. Tomori answers in the affirmative.
* The majority of the namesake giants from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' fall into this category; being slow, lumbering brutes with little to no apparent intelligence that seem motivated by little more than an intrinsic desire to [[IAmAHumanitarian devour humans]]. Aberrant titans are somewhat more intelligent and less predictable, but a competent soldier with ODM gear can outwit and defeat them easily. The small minority who can actually think and use tactics [[spoiler:are actually humans with Titan forms, and one such Titan-shifter is more dangerous than an entire swarm of ordinary Titans]].

** Piccolo does this again when discussing Cooler’s QuirkyMinibossSquad, calling Doore the stupid one- but the squad misinterpret what attributes he assigns to whom, and thus Neiz thinks he’s the one being called stupid. Piccolo then decides that they're ''all'' stupid.

* Tetsugyuu in the ''Manga/GiantRobo'' OAV, who is explicitly identified as much more immature and childish than the 11-year old Daisaku Kusama.
* Tsuchiya from ''Manga/{{Holyland}}'' is a subversion. Initially he looks like a simple-minded wrestler, but chapter 84 reveals that he can think rather profoundly. Not super-intelligent enough to be a true GeniusBruiser though.

** Edward Weevil, the new Warlord of the Sea, is monstrously powerful, leveling cities on simple tantrums and easily wrecking members of Whitebeard's old crew in direct confrontation through strength alone; some even believe he's as strong as Whitebeard himself in his prime (which is part of why Weevil is convinced he's his son). He's also ''absurdly'' stupid, never really growing past six years old or so mentally and confusing a photograph for a mirror. His mother's the one doing all the thinking, and thus steers him wherever she wants.

* Okuyasu Nijimura from Part 4 of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' has the power to erase anything with a swipe of his Stand's hand. If anyone else had this power, they would be able to end fights with a single move, but Okuyasu just uses it to teleport himself closer to the enemy, being too moronic to understand its numerous applications. He's even well-aware of his mental disadvantages: he attaches himself to people like Josuke or his own elder brother (so that someone ''else'' can do the thinking for him), and his CatchPhrase consists of variations on "Shut up! I ain't that smart, you know?!?"

** Oars was four times larger than normal giants, he's the strongest zombie in Moria's crew and it took all eight Straw Hats plus Brook (who wasn't their crewmate at that time, yet) to take him down. However, since he was infused with [[IdiotHero Luffy's]] shadow, he gained Luffy's personality and intelligence.