History PlayingWith / TheBigGuy

** WorldsStrongestMan

* '''Enforced''': One of the characters in an ensemble is characterised as a strongman because the sponsors demanded it.

* '''Exploited''': Of course, he can be exploited if he's DumbMuscle, a MightyGlacier, or anything related to his size and strength.

Back to TheBigGuy

** Biggs's physical strength and durability hides the fact that ''he is getting hurt by the enemy''. It takes its toll on him and then, just when they need him most, he dies.
** Biggs' strength is useful to the team in battle, but when he's not crunching villains he faces other aspects of his job: his teammates' opinion of him is based on his ability to hurt people, some people fear him for his strength, and he can't find clothes that fit his large frame for anything less than a mint.
** Biggs's fighting style focuses on raw strength. If an enemy turns out to be significantly stronger than him, he has no way to counter it.

** Biggs fights through the pain [[BringMyRedJacket without letting his teammates know that he is grievously injured]] and dies peacefully. Alternatively, he wears body armor.
** Biggs learns that the answer isn't to always try to be a OneManArmy and that receiving medical attention or asking for help from others isn't a sign of weakness. With ThePowerOfFriendship on his side, his power is unparalleled. Also, Chica makes him extra big shirts in her downtime.
** Biggs still shines in fights against weaker enemies. If there ever is an enemy who cannot be defeated via brute force, Biggs is happy to let Hiro come up with a different plan.
** [[AnAdventurerIsYou The Tank]] shows that "the biggest and strongest" can do more than simple fighting. Instead of being the guy who "takes care of fighting" on a team where everyone can fight, only to be undone by LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards, he finds a niche that benefits the team as a whole.

'''Basic Trope''': The strongest, most proficient in physical combat and often the largest of the FiveManBand.

* '''Enforced''': "The audience likes {{Five Man Band}}s. Write in a BigGuy."

** [[TheHero Hiro]], [[TheLancer Lanca]], [[TheSmartGuy Brian]] and [[TheChick Chica]] are sick of getting trounced by superior numbers, so they decide to put Biggs on TheTeam.

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

** In searching for an addition to their group, TheTeam search for someone strong, realizing that physical strength is where the team is most lacking.

* '''Defied''': Biggs's first day on the job ends when TheDragon injuries him so badly he's paralyzed for life.

** Brian is the smallest and physically weakest of the team, but he makes up for it with his great intellect.

** Brian is the smallest and physically weakest of the team, but he makes up for his great intellect.

** Biggs's physical size is far disproportionate to his strength...
** Biggs, though tall and fat, is weak...

** until he reveals his size-changing power.
** ...But has a very effective BerserkButton.

** In searching for an addition to their team, the FiveManBand search for someone strong, realizing that physical strength is where the team is most lacking.

** Biggs fights through the pain and [[BringMyRedJacket without letting his teammates know that he is grievously injured]] and dies peacefully and happily after. Alternatively, Biggs has a special power that let's him [[HealingFactor regenerate otherwise fatal or maiming wounds.]]

** Grant is from a race of naturally strong individuals.
** [[TheLeader Leadan]], [[TheLancer Lance]], [[TheSmartGuy Brian]] and [[TheChick Chica]] are sick of getting trounced by superior numbers, so they decide to put Biggs on TheTeam.
** Grant is better trained in physical combat than the others.

** Despite being the physically largest, Brian is [[MusclesAreMeaningless the weakest among his team]].

** Grant is better trained in physical combat then the others.

** The CuteBruiser who packs a king-sized punch into a pint-sized package.

** [[TheLeader Leadan]] [[TheLancer Lance]], [[TheSmartGuy Brian]] and [[TheChick Chica]] are sick of getting trounced by superior numbers, so they decide to put Biggs on TheTeam.

** [[TheHero Hiro]], [[TheLancer Lance]], [[TheSmartGuy Brian]] and [[TheChick Chica]] have gotten sick of getting trounced by superior numbers, so they decide to put Biggs on TheTeam.
** Grant is far better trained in physical combat then the others.

** That is, until he reveals his size-changing power.

* '''Parodied''': Biggs is so big and strong that he causes far more property damage than the team would like.

* '''Averted''': There is no one among the team capable of drastically toppling the others, in neither size nor strength.

** In searching for an addition to their team, the FiveManBand search for someone absurdly strong, realizing that physical strength is where the team is most lacking.

* '''Defied''': Biggs's first day on the job ends when TheDragon injuries him so badly he's paralyzed for life

** Instead of dying, Biggs fights through the pain, leading the heroes to gain victory, and dies peacefully and happily after. Alternatively, Biggs has a special power that let's him [[HealingFactor regenerate otherwise fatal or maiming wounds.]]

** [[AnAdventurerIsYou The Tank]] shows that 'the biggest and strongest' can do more than simple fighting. Instead of being the guy who "takes care of fighting" on a team where everyone can fight, only to be undone by LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards, he finds a niche that benefits the team as a whole.

* '''Averted''': There is no one "the strongest" team member.

* '''Averted''': The "Four Man Band" lacks this type of member.

* '''Defied''': Biggs's first day on the job ends when he gets himself paralyzed for life by overexerting himself.

** Biggs learns that the answer isn't to always try to be a OneManArmy and that receiving medical attention or asking for help from others isn't a sign of weakness. With ThePowerOfFriendship on his side, his power is unparalleled. Also, Chica makes him extra big shirts on her downtime.

** [[TheHero Hiro]], [[TheLancer Lance]], [[TheSmartGuy Brian]] and [[TheChick Chica]] have gotten sick of getting trounced by superior numbers, so they decide to put Biggs on the team.

** Biggs's physical strength and durability is not what it seems, for it hides the fact that ''he is actually getting hurt by the enemy''. It takes its toll on him and then, just when they need him most, he dies.
** Living with the downsides of being TheBigGuy such as the guilt of regularly commiting murder with his bare hands, never finding a love interest who doesn't find him terrifying, and simply being regarded as less important than TheHero or TheLancer by ''everyone'' reduces Biggs to a broken miserable shell of man.

** Instead of dying, Biggs fights through the pain, leading the heroes to gain victory, and dies peacefully and happily after.
** Or: Biggs has a special power that let's him regenerate otherwise fatal or maiming wounds.
** Biggs learns that the answer isn't to always try to be a OneManArmy and that receiving medical attention or asking for help from others isn't a sign of weakness. With ThePowerOfFriendship on his side, his power is unparalleled.
** Arguably [[AnAdventurerIsYou The Tank]] is a reconstruction. Instead of being the guy who "takes care of fighting" on a team where everyone can fight, only to be undone by LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards, TheBigGuy finds a niche that benefits the team as a whole.

* '''Decon-Recon Switch''':
** Biggs has a special power that let's him regenerate otherwise fatal or maiming wounds.

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

* '''Exaggerated''': Biggs is the size of a house.
** '''Beyond The Impossible''': You know how we have the expression "knee-high to a grasshopper"? The {{Kaiju}} has the expression "knee-high to Biggs".
* '''Justified''': Grant is from a race of naturally strong individuals.

* '''Inverted''': TheBrute
** Alternatively, the CuteBruiser who packs a king-sized punch into a pint-sized package.
** Despite being the physically largest, Brian is the weakest among his team.
* '''Subverted''': Biggs's physical size is far disproportionate to his strength...

* '''Double Subverted''': That is, until he reveals his size-changing power.
** ... but has a very effective BerserkButton.

* '''Deconstructed''': Biggs's physical strength and durability is not what it seems, for it hides the fact that ''he is actually getting hurt by the enemy''. It takes its toll on him and then, just when they need him most, he dies.
** Living with the downsides of being TheBigGuy such as the guilt of regularly commiting murder with his bare hands, never finding a love interest who doesn't find him terrifying, and simply being regarded as less important than TheHero or TheLancer by ''everyone'' reduces Biggs to a broken miserable shell of man.
* '''Reconstructed''': Instead of dying, Biggs fights through the pain, leading the heroes to gain victory, and dies peacefully and happily after.
** Biggs learns that the answer isn't to always try to be a OneManArmy and that receiving medical attention or asking for help from others isn't a sign of weakness. With ThePowerOfFriendship on his side, his power is unparalleled.
** Arguably [[AnAdventurerIsYou The Tank]] is a reconstruction. Instead of being the guy who "takes care of fighting" on a team where everyone can fight, only to be undone by LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards, TheBigGuy finds a niche that benefits the team as a whole.

* '''Invoked''': Biggs spends most of his youth bodybuilding so he can join a hero team.

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* '''Straight''': Grant is an expert in most forms of martial arts and has the build of a bodybuilder.
* '''Exaggerated''': Grant is the size of a tree.
** '''Beyond The Impossible''': You know how we have the expression "knee-high to a grasshopper"? The {{Kaiju}} has the expression "knee-high to Grant".

** [[TheHero Ivan]], [[TheLancer Jack]], [[TheSmartGuy Joe]] and [[TheChick Ruby]] have gotten sick of getting trounced by superior numbers, so they decide to put Grant on the team.

** Despite being the physically largest, Grant is the weakest among his team.
* '''Subverted''': Grant's physical size is far disproportionate to his strength...
** Grant, though tall and fat, is weak...

* '''Parodied''': Grant is so big and strong that he causes far more property damage than the team would like.
* '''Deconstructed''': Grant's physical strength and durability is not what it seems, for it hides the fact that ''he is actually getting hurt by the enemy''. It takes its toll on him and then, just when they need him most, he dies.
** Living with the downsides of being TheBigGuy such as the guilt of regularly commiting murder with his bare hands, never finding a love interest who doesn't find him terrifying, and simply being regarded as less important than TheHero or TheLancer by ''everyone'' reduces Grant to a broken miserable shell of man.
* '''Reconstructed''': Instead of dying, Grant fights through the pain, leading the heroes to gain victory, and dies peacefully and happily after.
** Grant learns that the answer isn't to always try to be a OneManArmy and that receiving medical attention or asking for help from others isn't a sign of weakness. With ThePowerOfFriendship on his side, his power is unparalleled.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Due to liberal use of TheWorfEffect and WorfHadTheFlu, the audience can never ascertain whether or not Grant is pulling his weight.

* '''Lampshaded''': "I'm Grant "Large'n'Charge!" Mitchelson!"
* '''Invoked''': Grant spends most of his youth bodybuilding so he can join a hero team.

* '''Defied''': Grant's first day on the job ends when he gets himself paralyzed for life by overexerting himself.

* '''Averted''': The other guys are just as strong, if not ''stronger,'' than he is.