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* '''Reconstructed''': Despite his size, King Gerald is a healthy, or even [[StoutStrength startlingly]] [[{{Acrofatic}} athletic]], man.

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Despite his size, King Gerald is a healthy, or even [[StoutStrength startlingly]] [[{{Acrofatic}} athletic]], man.man.
** King Gerald is a [[TheGoodKing benevolent]] and [[BigFun genial]] ruler who is generally prudent with the kingdom's finances.
* '''Played for Drama''': King Gerald took to overeating after the untimely death of his beloved daughter Princess Beatrice.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Queen Alice is a BigBeautifulWoman.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Queen Alice is a fat woman, possibly a BigBeautifulWoman.



* '''Deconstructed''': King Gerald's weight causes medical problems that affect his ability to rule.

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King Gerald's weight causes him to suffer medical problems that affect his ability to rule.
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** The King is expected to officiate the National Cooking Competition, getting fat from tasting all the entries is an associated risk.
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** King Gerald pays his fastious dinners with his subjects' taxes: because of this, tropetopians usually caricature his weight to symbolize the problems of the monarchy, then start a revolution to overthrow him.
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Queen Alice is a FatGirl.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Queen Alice is a FatGirl.BigBeautifulWoman.
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** The king ''was'' fat. His dietician, Faye, got him to a healthy weight.

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* '''Enforced''': "King Gerald of Tropetopia" is a star-vehicle for Bob, a fat SitComic.

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"King Gerald of Tropetopia" is a star-vehicle for Bob, a fat SitComic.SitComic.
** King Gerald is being portrayed as a greedy tyrant unconcerned with the starving peasants he is taxing to the hilt. Making him appear fat is a good way of contrasting his state of affairs to that of his subjects.
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* '''Exploited''': [[EvilChancellor Henry]] orders Gerald's servants to provide him with considerable amounts of unhealthy food, with the hopes of triggering a fatal heart attack.

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* '''Exploited''': [[EvilChancellor The scheming Lord Chancellor Henry]] orders Gerald's servants to provide him with considerable amounts of unhealthy food, with the hopes of triggering a fatal heart attack.
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** King Gerald is so fat, he can't move under his own power. Instead, a team of serfs carry him on a litter everywhere.

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** King Gerald is so fat, he can't move under his own power. Instead, [[TooImportantToWalk a team of serfs carry him on a litter everywhere.everywhere]].

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* '''Parodied''': Not only is King Gerald morbidly obese, he's a glutton who actively works to stay that way.

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Not only is King Gerald morbidly obese, he's a glutton who actively works to stay that way.way.
** Prince Gerald is actually thin, but the moment he gets crowned as king, his body bulks up to obese status instantly.
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* '''Exploited''': [[EvilChancellor Henry]] prays for Gerald to have a fatal heart attack.

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* '''Exploited''': [[EvilChancellor Henry]] prays for Gerald orders Gerald's servants to have provide him with considerable amounts of unhealthy food, with the hopes of triggering a fatal heart attack.

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* '''Straight''': King Gerald, monarch of Tropetopia, is overweight.

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* '''Straight''': King Gerald, monarch King of Tropetopia, is overweight.



* '''Downplayed''': King Gerald is indeed a bit on the chubby side, but it would be a bit hard to spot the difference in weight-class if you put him next to any of his subjects.

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* '''Downplayed''': King Gerald is indeed a bit on the chubby side, but it would be a bit hard to spot the difference in weight-class if you put him next to any of his subjects.



** Being fat carries with it social prestiege, as it implies you are really rich if you have that much food to eat and don't need to exert much physical effort to use it (i.e., you're not doing the manual labor of the peasants).

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** Being fat carries with it social prestiege, prestige, as it implies you are really rich if you have that much food to eat and don't need to exert much physical effort to use it (i.e., you're not doing the manual labor of the peasants).



* '''Gender Inverted''': Queen Alice is a FatGirl.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Queen Alice is a FatGirl.



** Alice is about to meet King Gerald, whom she's heard described as being fat. In reality, he's of a reasonable fit and weight.

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** Alice is about to meet King Gerald, whom she's heard described as being fat. In reality, he's of a reasonable fit and weight.weight for his height.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???[[EvilChancellor Henry]] prays for Gerald to have a fatal heart attack.



* '''Implied''': Focus tends to be on King Gerald's face, but astute viewers will notice that characters established as being relatively thin don't come as near him as they do each other.



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'''Basic Trope''': The King is fat.

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'''Basic Trope''': The King is fat.



* '''Reconstructed''': Despite his size, King Gerald is a healthy, or even [[{{Acrofatic}} startlingly athletic]], man.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Despite his size, King Gerald is a healthy, or even [[StoutStrength startlingly]] [[{{Acrofatic}} startlingly athletic]], man.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Despite his size, King Gerald is a healthy, or even [[StoutStrength startlingly strong]], man.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Despite his size, King Gerald is a healthy, or even [[StoutStrength [[{{Acrofatic}} startlingly strong]], athletic]], man.
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*'''Gender Inverted''': Queen Alice is a FatGirl.
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* '''Downplayed''': King Gerald is indeed chubby, but it would be a bit hard to spot the difference in weight-class if you put him next to any of his subjects.

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* '''Downplayed''': King Gerald is indeed chubby, a bit on the chubby side, but it would be a bit hard to spot the difference in weight-class if you put him next to any of his subjects.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???King Gerald is indeed chubby, but it would be a bit hard to spot the difference in weight-class if you put him next to any of his subjects.

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'''Basic Trope''': The King is fat.

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'''Basic Trope''': The King is fat.



* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': King Gerald's weight causes medical problems that affect his ability to rule.
* '''Reconstructed''': Despite his size, King Gerald is a healthy, or even [[StoutStrength startlingly strong]], man.



* '''Enforced''': "King Gerald of Tropetopia" is a StarVehicle for Bob, a fat SitComic.

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* '''Enforced''': "King Gerald of Tropetopia" is a StarVehicle star-vehicle for Bob, a fat SitComic.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': King Gerald's weight causes medical problems that affect his ability to rule.
* '''Reconstructed''': Despite his size, King Gerald is a healthy, or even [[StoutStrength startlingly strong]], man.



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** Being fat carries with it social prestiege, as it implies you are really rich if you have that much food to eat and don't need to exert much physical effort to use it (i.e., you're not doing the manual labor of the peasants).

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* '''Exaggerated''': King Gerald is so fat, he can't move under his own power. Instead, a team of serfs carry him on a litter everywhere.

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King Gerald is so fat, he can't move under his own power. Instead, a team of serfs carry him on a litter everywhere.



* '''Justified''': King Gerald has a medical condition that causes massive weight gain.

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King Gerald has a medical condition that causes massive weight gain.



* '''Inverted''': King Gerald is a {{Bishonen}}.

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King Gerald is a {{Bishonen}}.



* '''Subverted''': Alice is about to meet King Gerald, whom she's heard described as being fat. In reality, he's of a reasonable fit and weight.

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Alice is about to meet King Gerald, whom she's heard described as being fat. In reality, he's of a reasonable fit and weight.



* '''Zig Zagged''': King Gerald tries to stay fit, but likes eating so much that he keeps gaining back the lost weight, and cycles between phases of obesity and normal weight.

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King Gerald tries to stay fit, but likes eating so much that he keeps gaining back the lost weight, and cycles between phases of obesity and normal weight.



* '''Invoked''': The laws of Tropetopia require the king to be fat as a sign of his right to rule.

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The laws of Tropetopia require the king to be fat as a sign of his right to rule.
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** King Gerald, as it turns out, [[BigBeautifulMan wears his flab well]].

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* '''Averted''': Tropetopia does not have a monarchy.
** King Gerald has an ordinary build.

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* '''Averted''': Tropetopia does not have a monarchy.
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King Gerald has an ordinary build.
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** King Gerald is so obscenely fat he fills up his entire throne room with his own blubber.
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* '''Parodied''': Not only is King Gerald fat, he's a glutton who actively works to stay that way.

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* '''Parodied''': Not only is King Gerald fat, morbidly obese, he's a glutton who actively works to stay that way.
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** In Tropetopia, like in many native civilizations, being fat is a sign of wealth, and so, the character's weight is a sign of his social standing and power.
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* '''Discussed''': "There must be some requirement for kings to be fat."

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* '''Discussed''': "There must "We're going to meet the king! I can't believe it." "I wonder if he'll be some requirement for kings to be fat."fat, like in the books and the movies!"
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** The series has several kings; some are fat and some are not.
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** Or, King Gerald is fat, but goes on a ''really good'' diet and becomes an insanely muscular {{Bishonen}} type.

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