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* ''Manga/DragonBall'' has the Ox King, Chichi's father - originally introduced as a wicked warlord, but quickly turns out to be a decent guy and a doting father (and as the series progresses, doting grandfather).

* ''TabletopGame/WarhamerFantasy'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': Disturbingly used with followers of Nurgle, who are indeed fat (or morbidly obese) and jolly... and also evil to the core, devoted to spreading disease and pestilence everywhere they go. Nurgle himself is essentially ''Santa Claus'' who truly loves all his followers; it's just that rats, vermin and bacteria are worthy of love too.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has Soos, the portly, fun-loving ManChild handyman at the Mystery Shack who is usually eager to join Dipper and Mabel in their hijinks.

* [[GenderInvertedTrope Reagan]] from ''[[Webcomic/TemplarArizona Templar, AZ]]''. Besides being a {{BBW}} and the owner of a porn shop, she's probably the funnest of all the cast to be around.
* Another female example is Jamie from ''Webcomic/GirlsWithSlingshots'', a {{BBW}} who is as sweet, friendly, and helpful as she is... uh... [[GagBoobs boobs]].

** [[spoiler:Sadly, just like Zeke above, Smoke ends up betraying you. But unlike Zeke, Smoke doesn't recover from it.]]

* Zeke in ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS}}''. By all accounts, a friendly, easygoing kind of guy. Sadly, [[spoiler: his urge to become a superhero results in him betraying Cole later in the game.]] Thankfully, he recovers in [[VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS 2}} the sequel]], becoming a much better friend to Cole in the process.

* E Honda in his various adaptations throughout ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' seems to have many friends and allies. Probably due to exactly how [[SeriousBusiness seriously]] he's taking the tournament. As of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', he wants to join the IOC to make Sumo Wrestling an official Olympic sport, he has friendly-yet-serious wrestling matches with Hakan over whether Sumo or Turkish Oil Wrestling is the "better" sport, and he's more than happy to supply El Fuerte with his recipe for Chenko Stew.
* [[MeaningfulName Gordo]] the Round in ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' starts off as a FatBastard, but he pulls a HeelFaceTurn, opens up his own gourmet restaurant, and becomes the game's BigFun after he is defeated.
* Both Brom and his daughter Meg from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'' are rather upbeat, cheerful country folk. Brom explains that the girth itself is [[StoutStrength rather useful for managing farm equipment.]]

* Lieutenant Amodar of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure from the seaside town of Bodhum who encourages [[TheStoic Lightning]] to take some time off even in the middle of a suspiciously unpleasant string of events. ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 XIII-2]]'' also reveals that he's fond of quizzes and likes to [[MoreDakka spin a chaingun]] with a grin on his face.
* The Heavy of ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', at least to his own team. To everyone else, he's describable as "a big, shaved bear that hates people."
** And unlike most other examples of this trope, the Heavy is actually strong and very well capable of fending for himself.
* Coach from ''Videogame/Left4Dead2'', being the most level-headed member of the survivor team and serving as a middle ground in personality between [[TheChick Rochelle]], [[CloudCuckoolander Ellis]], and [[TheStoic Nick]].
* Forrest Kaysen of ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'' is an enormous sapling salesman with an unfailingly jolly attitude and a friendly pet dalmatian. He's good with kids and becomes a steadfast ally in some of the game's later acts. [[spoiler: [[AvertedTrope Absolutely none of this means that he]]'s ''[[FatBastard nice]].'' [[EldritchAbomination He isn't.]] [[BigBad He]] [[TheCorruption really,]] [[ManipulativeBastard really isn't.]]]]
** Forrest Kaysen of ''VideoGame/{{D4}}'' is a jovial BigEater detective who helps out his former partner, David, in his work and everyday life. He is currently the most laid-back character in the game. Only time will tell if this will change.

* The borderline round Sasquatch from ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}''. It's mostly fluffy fur, but he's got no major issues to deal with involving the other characters of the series. He enjoys making snowmen in the middle of a fight too.
* The pandaren of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' and its ''Mists of Pandaria'' expansion are an entire species of anthropomorphic pandas that love to eat, drink, and be friendly. They also practice kung fu, and the reason they're so jolly is because in Pandaria, negative emotions turn into demons.
** They also have a philosophy that the fatter you are, the stronger you are. To quote Chen: "Size equals strength" when his niece pointed out that he only liked being around a fatter panda because he looked thin in comparison. If you're familiar with Chen, he's definitely the [=WoW=] incarnation of BigFun and AcroFatic. Watch the cinematic where he kicks the ass of two very strong human and orc warriors, WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT. Using only the handle for a barrel of beer.
* While Reinhardt of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' isn't exactly fat, he ''is'' both the largest character in the entire game (clocking in at 7'5") and the biggest BoisterousBruiser in the cast, as well as a genuine NiceGuy.

* Despite being a [[DemBones skeleton]], Sans from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is rotund, and he normally enjoys pulling pranks and making puns.
* Hala from ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' is a heavyset CoolOldGuy who is very friendly towards the player character and is a bit of a BoisterousBruiser (for instance, he's shown [[spoiler:riding on top of a Tauros like it's a surf board]] during the credits).
** In the same games, Mohn is an amnesiac castaway who's decided to turn the island chain he's stranded on into a Pokemon resort. He admits his size is from living on high-calorie Poke Beans.
* Mike from ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansomUnderground''. He loves a brawl, always has a huge smile on his face and is always stuffing said face. His sprite actually has his belly poking out from under his shirt! His fighting style is even the most comedic and over-the-top of all the playable characters.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' has Daruk, the Goron Champion. A BoisterousBruiser who laughs in the face of danger, he brings levity to almost any situation and will give back slaps and group hugs at the drop of a club.
** Most of the gorons from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series as a whole would also qualify, besides a few of the more [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy serious]] ones. For instance, in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', they are very welcoming to Link and eventually offer him a "goron hug", despite all of them being at least three times his size.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'', Rodrigo Briscoletti is very fat and very jovial.
* Following his retirement from villainy and HeelFaceTurn in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'', [[AwesomeAussie Dingodile]] has not only put on some extra pounds, but has become a lot more open and friendly than before, wanting nothing more than to run a successful diner in the bayou, and being on good terms with the Alternate Universe Tawna. [[spoiler:Not to mention his ShipperOnDeck antics with [[ScrewYourself the two N. Tropys]].]]

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'': One of Ethan's few allies in the game is the Duke, an amiable and very rotund man who serves as the game's merchant, providing Ethan with weapons, supplies, and [[MrExposition information]].

->''"You and I have a tendency towards corpulence. Corpulence makes a man reasonable, pleasant and phlegmatic. Have you noticed the nastiest of tyrants are invariably ''[[LeanAndMean thin]]''?''"

* {{Downplayed|Trope}} with now-retired weatherman Willard Scott. He's 6'3'', pudgy, and certainly jovial, but most of the time he possesses a childlike naïveté and makes friends easily. To the point where similarly Big Fun weatherman Creator/AlRoker [[ThrowItIn made a joke about it]] in the 1995 UsefulNotes/MacysThanksgivingDayParade: "We got 45 million people watching [the parade] at home[...] that's only about 8 more than Willard knows personally."

* Badgerclops from ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'' His contagious laugh helps.

* Volstagg from ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', which is explicitly based on Falstaff. (In one comic, two orphaned children - who he would later adopt - mistook him for Santa Claus.)

%%* Bobjenz is basically a YouTube example of this trope.

* Bobjenz is basically a YouTube example of this trope.

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* {{Creator/JamesEarlJones}} played himself as this character archetype in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''.

Contrast the FatBastard, which is when the fat person is, well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a bastard]], and this trope's corollary LeanAndMean, when a skinny person is unpleasant. See also FatComicRelief.

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'': One of Ethan's few allies in the game is the Duke, a very rotund man who serves as the game's merchant, providing Ethan with weapons, supplies, and [[MrExposition information]].