History Main / HugeGuyTinyGirl

** Optimus and Elita-1[[spoiler: [[FaceHeelTurn /Blackarachnia]]]] in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''.

** Optimus and Elita-1 in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''.

* In ''Film/TarzanTheApeMan'' and its sequels, Johnny Weissmuller (6'3) was a full foot taller and considerably more massive than Maureen O'Sullivan.

** {{spoiler:In the 2023 reboot’s second season short eccentric Priya starts a ShipTease with hunky soft spoken Caleb}}

* In the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' fandom, the "[[PortmanteauCoupleName Jaylee]]" pairing, considering that Creator/JewelStaite, Kaylee's actress, stands at just 166 cm&frac12 (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").

* ''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 [[EvilIsSexy Ondolemar]] or [[ColonelBadass Legate Fasendil]]). Another such pairing that turns up frequently is [[FoeYayShipping Mirabelle Ervine and Ancano]].

* 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).
** Archer and Rin (4'1) works with this as well, for he's about a foot (30 cm) taller than she is and 68 lb. (31 kg) heavier.
** Bypassing gender, we've also got ''Literature/FateZero'''s OddCouple [[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Image:FZ_v03_00o.jpg Alexander the Great (6'11) and Waver Velvet (5'2)]] stretching this about as far as adult human proportions can go, with Alex having about two feet (55 cm, to be exact) and 80 kg (176 lbs.) on Waver.

*** Asterios is 298 cm (9'9 1/3") who's also a mass of muscle outright called a {{Hunk}} compared to Euryale's outright tiny 134 cm (4'4 3/4"). She's small enough the narration describes him as being able to let her ride on his shoulder.
*** It turns out Orion and Artemis had this dynamic in life. While Artemis is a fairly short 165 cm (5'5"), Orion towers over her at 230 cm (7'6 1/2"). His arms are also many times thicker than hers, [[MusclesAreMeaningless but there's no question who's the stronger of the two of them]].

* On ''Series/BabyDaddy,'' they have Danny Wheeler, played by the 6'6" Derek Theler, 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" Lacey Chabert.

* 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 of ''Series/MST3K'') evokes this trope pretty blatantly.

* [[CanisMajor Timber Wolf]] and [[LittleMissSnarker Phantom Girl]] have this dynamic in the ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes'' (not counting when Timber Wolf transforms into his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide monster form]] where his height nearly doubles), it's more noticeable in Season 2 with Timber Wolf being well over 6' tall and Phantom Girl being around 5'4" or 5'5".

** ComicBook/TheKingpin is one of the largest, non-superhuman villains in the Marvel universe while his wife, Vanessa Fisk, is a woman of normal height and weight.
** In ''[[ComicBook/CrystarCrystalWarrior The Saga of Crystar, Crystal Warrior,]]'' the wizard Ogeode is of normal height, and his warrior woman wife Shen is a dwarf.

** ComicBook/TheJoker and Harley Quinn (5'7") -- although Joker is sometimes described as only 183 cm (6'0") tall he's more often 191 cm (6'0") or 193 cm (6'4") and drawn in a particularly lanky fashion, while Harley (a former gymnast) barely comes up to his shoulders.

* 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 their safety.[[/note]]

* Leif of ''Fanfic/SoullessShell'' isn't described as being particularly big, but his girlfriend Maoimi can't reach above his waist ([[OlderThanTheyLook She's supposed to be seventeen]].)

* 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"). Also doubled as SaltAndPepper. {{Averted|Trope}} in the show's current incarnation as ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'', with Ripa being paired with the 5'7" Ryan Seacrest.

** Sakurai (5'11") is noted as being fairly tall (180cm) and is the tallest character in the main cast, though Asai senior is only slightly shorter than him. Uzaki, on the other hand, is ''extremely'' short, to the point that, when Asai senior first meets her, most of her body is hidden by the counter he's kneeling behind, and he mistakes her for being in middle school, when she's actually 19 and in college. He realises his mistake when he stands up and sees her BuxomBeautyStandard figure.

* 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 safety reasons.[[/note]]

* 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.

** Ironically, Waver winds up on the other side of this trope after a [[IGotBigger belated but very dramatic growth spurt]] between ''Literature/FateZero'' and ''LightNovel/LordElMelloiIICaseFiles'' that puts him at 186 cm (6'1")--a full head and shoulders over his 154 cm (5'0") apprentice, Gray.

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* 16th President of The United States of America ''UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln'' was famously a tall man with his 6'4 feet. His wife Mary Todd was more than a foot shorter with her 5'2.
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* 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 a staple.

* WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian and his sister [[HeroicComedicSociopath Fang.]] She's a [[IncrediblyLamePun ''little'']] bit [[BerserkButton tense about her size]].

* The director's commentary in ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' 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]].