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6	[[quoteright:340:[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fatidiot1_2214.jpg]]]]
7	[[caption-width-right:340:[[InsaneTrollLogic "Kerosene is fuel, Brian. Red Bull is fuel. Kerosene is Red Bull!"]]]]
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9	->''"Do you know what hell it is to be fat '''and''' stupid at the same time?"''
10	-->-- '''William M. Gaines''', ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' parody of ''Film/UpTheAcademy''
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12	In fiction, being big doesn't necessarily mean you're probably [[FatBastard a bad person...]]
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14	[[HanlonsRazor Maybe you're just stupid.]] In any group of characters the fattest one will probably be the dimmest.
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16	Granted, poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle is not necessarily a clever lifestyle choice (leaving aside more complicated real life reasons for weight gain or even being naturally fat that are unlikely to be portrayed in fiction), but many tubby characters seem to think of literally ''[[ObsessedWithFood nothing]]'' else other than eating. Even if they are good, the fat character is generally a comic [[TheDitz ditz]].
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18	This trope is particularly popular in animation, owing in part to the influence characters like [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] and [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]].
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20	May overlap with DumbMuscle if the character is an example of StoutStrength. See also FatBastard, FatSlob, FatComicRelief, ShorterMeansSmarter. Often an element of a StrawLoser. Contrast LeanAndMean, as well as GeekPhysiques (fat).
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23	!!Examples:
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28	* The Advertising/McDonaldland mascot Grimace is as stupid as he is stocky.
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31	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
32	* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Gluttony is basically a pet ball of fat who consumes everything in his path. It takes Alphonse Elric about 30 seconds to convince Gluttony to lead his enemies right past all the defenses in the headquarters and right up to the BigBad. Alphonse and Edward's presence wasn't especially minded, since they're two of Father's candidates for "sacrifice", and needed to be kept alive; everyone ''else'', on the other hand...
33	* ''Manga/ChaosicRune'': About users who can summon powerful "dragons" to do their bidding. One of the most powerful is Death Rex, whose limbs and body got separated from its main "head". Death Rex's "body" (who has taken possession of a human body), is a lumbering brute who is not too bright and is obsessed with eating. Much to Death Rex's chagrin, his "body" has gained a bit of weight - "For disgracing my plump body! I'll beat you to death!"
34	* Sumiyoshi of ''Manga/ExcelSaga'' is a subversion. He may not speak at all, but he's still probably one of the smartest and most normal people in the entire cast. In the manga itself, he's got more technical smarts than any of the cast, and can make thrown-out electronics working better than new.
35	* Marechiyo Oomaeda in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' is typically fairly dim-witted and not able to understand the events that go on around him, being irritated by anything beyond his comprehension. [[CrouchingMoronhiddenBadass Doesn't mean he can't fight you when it's need.]]
36	%%* One of The [[SmallNameBigEgo CutMan]] [[WoobieDestroyerofWorlds Brothers]] of ''Anime/MegaManNtWarrior'' had fallen into this catagory.
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39	[[folder:ComicBooks]]
40	* Obelix from ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}''. Although you probably shouldn't tell him that. He is ''not'' fat, [[BerserkButton as he'll be the first to tell you]]. His chest's just slipped a bit, that's all.
41	* Haroun El-Plassid in ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'' eats many large meals and gets almost no exercise, preferring to spend his days sleeping, and is clueless enough to trust the ObviouslyEvil Iznogoud absolutely with any and all decisions about how to run the country. He displays occasional evidence of having a good memory and knowledge base, but he has no common sense whatsoever.
42	* The [[MeaningfulName appropriately named]] Schmöck from a story by Creator/WilhelmBusch.
43	* ComicBook/PlasticMan's sidekick Woozy Winks is overweight and not very bright.
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46	[[folder:Fan Fiction]]
47	* Arnold of ''Fanfic/SoullessShellRedwall'', overlapping with FatBastard. He falls for Leif's ruse to get him to admit to being guilty of rape when he sentences him to death, then after breaking out of prison, [[TooDumbToLive plans on killing Leif in revenge]] before going off to rape a girl. Since Leif is a GodModeSue with a particular hatred of rapists, Arnold dies a fairly nasty death.
48	* Arthur in ''A Very Special Arthur'', who becomes mentally challenged during the course of the story and is also described as quite overweight.
49	* Wheatley in the ''VideoGame/Portal2'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TestOfHumanity''. Of course, he was dim-witted before putting on weight.
50	* Balrog in ''Cave Story Versus I M Meen'', overlapping with Main/FatBastard. Not only that, he is also a fetish whore and a bit of a ''[[PaedoHunt child]]'' ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapist.]]''
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53	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
54	%%* "Baby" Brent from ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs''.
55	%%* King Malbert in ''WesternAnimation/{{Igor}}''.
56	* ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'': Druggie is [[TooDumbToLive stupid enough]] to [[spoiler:leave a metal axe on the top of the wall of his living room, [[OffWithHisHead which gets him killed]]]]. Frank even calls him "a stupid one".
57	%%* Mr.Sykes & Miss Sanchez in ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale''.
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60	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
61	%%* Creator/JackBlack in most of his roles.
62	%%* The late Chris Farley in most of his roles.
63	* Subverted with Creator/JohnCandy (also now deceased), although in some he played a BumblingDad-type character, the character he played all had their heart in the right places. He was quite an intelligent guy in real life.
64	* [[Creator/AbbottAndCostello Lou Costello]], at least compared with [[Creator/AbbottAndCostello Bud Abbott]].
65	* ''Film/EdWood'': Although the real-life Tor Johnson may not have been similar to the lumbering mooks he played in Wood's movies, this film portrays him as particularly dimwitted. (In fact, Johnson was already an accomplished bit actor, and had lost his Swedish accent long ago).
66	%%* Curly Howard of ''Film/TheThreeStooges''.
67	* Nick Frost, as "Ed" in ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' and "Danny Butterman" in ''Film/HotFuzz'', though Danny is [[ObfuscatingStupidity a bit smarter than he lets on]].
68	* ''{{Piedone}}'' sometimes subverts and sometimes plays this straight. In a movie where his role is that of a higher up policeman (so we're expecting him to have some brains), he's tangled in a web of corruption and doesn't know what to think about the situation anymore. In a SoBadItsGood scene basically summarising Piedone's entire film career, he says "What Piedone doesn't like, [[HulkSmash Piedone punches!]]" and proceeds to punch his superior into unconsciousness. [[spoiler:The guy turns out to be legit and even help Piedone in a tight spot.]]
69	%%* Creator/KevinJames's characters in various HappyMadison productions.
70	%%* Creator/DanAykroyd did this twice with ''Film/ChristmasWithTheKranks'' and ''Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry''.
71	%%* Young Rusty from [[Film/TheKid2000 Disney's The Kid]].
72	%%* Agent Thomas from ''Film/EagleEye''.
73	%%* [[Creator/{{LaurelAndHardy}} Oliver Hardy]] in nearly all his films.
74	* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' seems to have a fondness for this character. Dennis Nedry of the [[Film/JurassicPark1993 1993 film]] is played by Wayne Knight, and completely fumbles his plan to screw the park by crashing his jeep, getting lost, rolling down a muddy hill (complete with hilarious slippy sound effect), and finally dies ignominiously to the [[KillerRabbit Dilophosaurus]] after [[AllAnimalsAreDogs trying to throw a stick for her like she's a dog]]. In ''Film/JurassicWorld'', the ''Indominus Rex'' breakout is caused by an [[RedShirt overweight paddock employee]] who opens the gate for her and promptly gets killed when he does the absolute worst job you could possibly do if you wanted to hide from a giant dinosaur and she finds and eats him immediately.
75	* ''Film/HenryAndVerlin'' has Henry, an obese, mostly mute man with a childlike personality.
76	* The noticeably rotund Sterilox in ''Film/KissMeQuick''. He is regarding as a bumbling incompetent on his home planet, and is completely clueless about life on Earth. Sent to Earth to [[MarsNeedsWomen acquire a specimen of womanhood]], he instead returns with a vending machine. (He also returns with a woman, but only because the vending machine company insists on sending a qualified technician along with the machine.)
77	* Lampshaded in ''Film/AnimalHouse'' by [[VillainHasAPoint Dean Wormer]] in announcing the extremely poor grades of the Delta House pledge class, and then telling Flounder "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son". While Flounder is more [[Main/FishOutOfWater naive and gullible]] than stupid, his actions justified Wormer's point.
78	* ''Film/ZombielandDoubleTap'': Parodied with the Homer zombies, named after Homer Simpson himself. They are the most pathetic of the four new variations of zombies. While the other three had advantages over the regular zombies, the Homers are actually less dangerous than the basic zombies. They are shown getting distracted by butterflies, mistaking statues for real people, and randomly walking off cliffs while ignoring humans. Naturally, all of them are very fat.
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82	* This attitude shows up in Creator/RobinHobb's ''Literature/TheSoldierSon'' trilogy, including the difference in values. Among the Gernians (the "civilized" people), obesity is regarded as a sign of lack of self-control. Among the Specks (the "nature people"), it's thin people who are seen as stupid. The attitude is, "What kind of idiot can't even provide for himself?"
83	* Augustus Gloop from ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory''. He makes the potentially fatal mistake of leaning too far over a chocolate river to drink straight from it... and his father isn't much better, given that he's reluctant to jump in and ''rescue his son'' simply because he's wearing his best suit.
84	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
85	** Sergeant Colon, though he does have some HiddenDepths. Or to paraphrase his boss and best friend, Sam Vimes, Colon is a fat idiot, yes, but he isn't ''just'' a fat idiot. Vetinari [[InvokedTrope invokes the trope]] when he takes Colon along with him in ''Literature/{{Jingo}}''.
86	--->'''Vetinari''': The entire success of this plan depends on you seeming to be a fat idiot!\
87	'''Sgt. Colon''': I'm not too good at acting, sir.\
88	'''Vetinari''': ''Good''.
89	** Played very straight with Crispin Horsefry in ''Literature/GoingPostal'', complete with a [[FootnoteFever footnote]] expressing the author's irritation that people seem to believe in this trope in real life.
90	** It sometimes seems like Nanny Ogg has intentionally invoked this trope in her old age, allowing herself to get "larger than life" as part of her image as a witch (that she is the one usually present at a birth rather than a death and that she is kind-hearted and jolly but not necessarily bright).
91	* In ''Literature/TheCourtshipOfPrincessLeia'', the [[VillainOfTheWeek villain of the book]] was Warlord Zsinj, an extremely two-dimensional baddie whose three traits were one, [[CardCarryingVillain stock evilness]], two, [[SmallNameBigEgo puffed-up idiocy]], and three, fatness. He was the first non-Hutt in the Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse to be described as fat, actually. The ''Literature/XWingSeries'', set before his death, made his character considerably more complex and interesting. He was a fan of [[ObfuscatingStupidity Obfuscating Grandiosity]].
92	* In ''Literature/AClockworkOrange'', "poor old Dim the Dim" is the largest of Alex's droogies, and he lives up to his nickname. He's a bad person too, but [[CrapsackWorld who isn't?]]
93	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
94	** Any noble in Westeros will tell you that Mace Tyrell fits this trope perfectly, even his own mother. However, there are occasional hints that he may not be as stupid as he seems.
95	** In the fifth book, this is invoked by [[spoiler: Wyman Manderly]] who [[ObfuscatingStupidity uses this misconception to his advantage]].
96	* King Rhodar of Drasnia in ''Literature/TheBelgariad'' is also a subversion. His obesity is the result of loving books and scholarship more than hunting and warfare. His personal library is the third largest library in the world. He is shown to be an excellent administrator and the more martially inclined rulers defer to his expertise in strategy, due to his excellent theoretical background.
97	* General Sittas from the ''Literature/BelisariusSeries'' is a similar subversion. While he is a bit BookDumb and a completely shameless hedonist, he is also an excellent strategist and highly skilled lancer.
98	* Dudley and Vernon Dursley in ''Literature/HarryPotter''. The former can't add 37 + 2 without help, gets very bad grades in school, is the leader of his gang because he is "the biggest and most stupid" and physically managed to "become wider than he was tall" in the [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire fourth book]]. His father spends a lot of his screentime antagonizing his magical nephew even when he has seen the kind of things Harry is able to do when he loses his control over his magic ([[BewareTheNiceOnes or over his temper]]). His attitude with other (powerful) wizards is not better. Another examples are Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, Malfoy's brutish and dumb minions.
99	* Zigzagged in ''Literature/{{Ratburger}}'': Sheila is a fat woman who is too dumb to tell the difference between a badly-drawn mustache and a real one, but Tina Trotts and Raj are fat too and they're not idiots.
100	* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'': {{Exploited\|Trope}} by the White Tower's ChubbyChef Laras. When Elaida the TyrantTakesTheHelm, she assumes Laras to be this trope and a FatBastard to boot. Laras, actually a highly conscientious, politically savvy, and loyal woman, encourages Elaida's misconceptions, then smuggles Elaida's political prisoners to safety and later helps out LaResistance.
101	* ''Literature/TheElenium'': Otha was an id-driven {{Jerkass}} shepherd who went FromNobodyToNightmare when he refounded a ReligionOfEvil to the depraved god Azash and was invested with tremendous magical power. He's too stupid to use that magic [[UnskilledButStrong with any degree of skill]], and centuries spent [[VillainousGlutton gorging all of his appetites]] have left him too bloated to walk.
102	* ''Literature/TheReluctantKing'': {{Zigzagged}} with the King of Iraz Ishbahar: he's obese due to his excessive eating, though while he's not a complete imbecile, he's at times far too ingenue and optimistic. [[spoiler: When he then thoughtlessly announces that he wants to make Jorian his heir in front of the entire city, a full blown revolt ensues and he dies of fatigue while trying to get away from the mob.]]
103	* [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in ''Literature/{{Fat}}'', much of whose humour lies in the overweight protagonist's [[DeadpanSnarker dry lamentation]] of the inhibitions imposed by, and people's overreactions to, his weight.
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106	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
107	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Hot Pie is the bumbling comic-relief member of Arya's group.
108	* Woody in ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'', though he gets [[DependingOnTheWriter more or less stupid]] depending on the day.
109	* Gibby from ''Series/ICarly''. Although he gets better when he's promoted to a regular in Season 4.
110	%%* Randy from ''Series/MyNameIsEarl''.
111	%%* [[WalkingShirtlessScene Randy]] from ''Series/TrailerParkBoys''.
112	* Kevin from ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', especially after {{Flanderization}} sets in. Before it he was revealed to be a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, which implies a level of competence with numbers and probabilities that the Kevin in later seasons couldn't hope to accomplish. To give an example of just how stupid he's become, at one point he was ''unable to distinguish between a coin and a button.''
113	%%* Keith from [[Series/TheOfficeUK the British series]].
114	%%* Caruso from ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris''.
115	* Carl Winslow on ''Series/{{Family Matters}}'' at times. While not always like this all the times, he can do some very obnoxious things and his weight is played for laughs.
116	* Hurley from ''Series/{{Lost}}''. The trope was played with as various [[HandWave handwaves]] and justifications propped up to describe his supernatural clumsiness and misfortune.
117	** Hurley is an [[{{Inverted}} inversion]]; although his ideas and opinions were often dismissed in the early seasons, he invariably turned out to have more common sense than most of the other characters. And he did end up taking charge of the Island and it's implied that he did a fine job with it.
118	*** Hurley was ''originally'' supposed to be an idiot. His first appearance in the original script describes him as a "fat, obnoxious RedShirt''. But the creators ended up liking him, and kept him around. The guy who dies in Season One while holding a stick of dynamite and warning them how sensitive it was is the character Hurley was originally going to be.
119	* Chumlee from ''[[http://www.history.com/content/pawn-stars Pawn Stars]]'' is portrayed this way, however, occasionally he proves to be more clever than his reputation might suggest, and he's not the only overweight character on the show.
120	* Sergeant Garcia got this treatment in Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Series/{{Zorro\|1957}}'' series, though he is not completely moronic.
121	* Sergeant Jaime Mendoza fills the same role as Garcia in the 1990s ''Series/{{Zorro\|1990}}'' series.
122	* [[Characters/TheThickOfIt Ben Swain]] MP of ''Series/TheThickOfIt'', a junior minister in [=DoSAC=] under [[JadeColoredGlasses Hugh]] [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Abbot]], is rather overweight and so amazingly dumb that one of the first things [[WideEyedIdealist Nicola]] [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Murray]] does is sack him. (Swain gets sent over to the Department of Education... TakeThat, anyone?)
123	** His stupidity during a crisis angers Malcolm so much that he makes him stand in a corner and gives him an unplugged keyboard to play with.
124	* Larry Kubiac in ''Series/ParkerLewisCantLose'' isn't really fat but just really, really huge. In the first few seasons, he is depicted as a typical [[TheBully high-school bully]] who only thinks of eating. Later, he becomes more of a GentleGiant and it's revealed that his simple-mindedness is [[ObfuscatingStupidity just a facade]] and that he is in fact fairly intelligent.
125	%%* Bulk, the fat half of the FatAndSkinny duo Bulk and Skull from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' is this.
126	* Randy Hickey from ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' is borderline mentally handicapped. He once called all of Joy's ex-boyfriends to her and Earl's one year anniversary because he misread "Guys I've boned" as "Guys I've Phoned" (the "B" looked like an "F"!)
127	* A few contestants on ''Series/HellsKitchen'' are both chubby and stupid.
128	** In addition to being a FatBastard, Jason Underwood from Season 4 has also been shown to be not smart either. This comes to a head during the soufflé incident in the third service, where he couldn't make any correctly since they ended up sticking to the cups, and mentioned to Ramsay that he was going to try brushing sugar and cocoa around the rim to prevent this (for those of you that don't know, this is the first thing you're supposed to do when cooking a soufflé). That plus the fact that he pretty much threw in the towel when he didn't know the desserts (the menu also stumped Petrozza in the previous service, but he bounced back) and had to be talked into staying by Louross led to Ramsay eliminating him. He was the second of three contestants to be eliminated while working the dessert station.
129	** Connie "Lovely" Jackson from Season 6 is definitely this, being not particularly bright. This was first demonstrated when she cooked fondants before they even opened. And they weren't even properly made.
130	** Raj from Season 8 definitely takes the cake as a strong contender for the single most clueless contestent ever to appear on the show. Rather than spoil the full story of his incompetence, let's simply put it this way: he was kicked out of the competition very early on after an elimination night where his team ''won''. His teammates then ''thanked Gordon'' for getting rid of him, saying it was a better reward than any of the red team getting eliminated.
131	** Antonio Ruiz from Season 20 displayed shades of this prior to being switched to the red team (where he did improve). He was a main participant of "chickengate" in Episode 3 and believed his underseasoned irregular ceviche was one of the best dishes in the alcohol challenge, along with Matthew's raw chicken. He would also say things to try and be more impressive like he only sleeps for a few hours without realizing how dumb that makes him sound.
132	* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': This is the [[PlanetOfHats defining feature]] of the Pakled RubberForeheadAliens, who were described by their screenwriter as "dull, laughable, and grossly overweight", are {{Insufficiently Advanced\|Alien}}, and rely on cobbling together stolen technology. They're supposed to be quite cunning in their own way and do trick the Starship ''Enterprise'' into a trap, but the ''Enterprise'' turns the tables on them just as easily.
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135	[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
136	* The ''Colonel Blimp'' cartoons by David Law (though not the 1943 movie, which is InNameOnly).
137	* [[IronicNickname Slim Skinner]], a garage owner in ''ComicStrip/GasolineAlley'' is pretty dim in most respects.
138	* The title character from ''ComicStrip/ShermansLagoon'' is not just the fattest character in the strip (especially if compared with his friends) but he's also the stupidest being in the place.
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141	[[folder:Pinball]]
142	* Taken literally in Creator/SternPinball's ''Pinball/FamilyGuy'' during "Lard Multiball", when Peter grows to a grotesquely huge size.
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145	[[folder:Radio]]
146	* ''Radio/TheNavyLark'' has Able Seaman "fatso" Johnson, just bright enough to work out he is being screwed by C.P.O. Pertwee, just dumb enough not to be able to see it until too late.
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149	[[folder:Theatre]]
150	* Prince Go-go in Ligeti's opera ''Le Grand Macabre'', the gluttonous, cowardly imbecile ruler of Breughelland.
151	* Creator/WilliamShakespeare:
152	%%** Falstaff in's ''Theatre.TheMerryWivesOfWindsor'', and the opera based on it, ''Falstaff''. Although his portrayal in ''Theatre/HenryIV'' isn't an example (he's corrupt and self-serving, sure, but also very clever).
153	** Shakespeare invokes this trope in ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'':
154	--->'''Caesar:''' "Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look, He thinks too much; such men are dangerous."
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157	[[folder:Video Games]]
158	* Xu Zhu from ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' is fat and has an extremely [[SimpletonVoice dim-witted voice]] and an overly simplistic mind. He's still one of the most loyal followers Cao Cao ever had and always puts himself in harm's way to protect his friends.
159	%%* Roach, abused son of main antagonist King Bohan from ''VideoGame/HeavenlySword''.
160	%%* Murph from ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger 1'' and ''2''.
161	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' features the SHINRA executive Palmer, who occasionally displays a certain amount of cunning but is otherwise portrayed as fat, greedy, gluttonous, arrogant and even his most simplistic plans are thwarted in short order.
162	* Subverted in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''. Ward is roughly as intelligent as most of the other characters (except maybe Quistis), and provides most of the words of wisdom for his circle of friends ([[DumbStruck except for when]], well...[[TheVoiceless you know]].)
163	* Ogres in the ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft series]] until they become [[EliteMooks ogre]] [[GeniusBruiser mages]].
164	%%* Boggy the polar bear in the 'VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' series.
165	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
166	** Wario, even in his [[VideoGame/WarioLand own]] [[VideoGame/WarioWare series]]. He also sort of subverts this trope, as he's a brilliant problem-solver, businessman, and inventor. Of course, all of these things are usually done with sheer brute force, but it's still quite impressive and worth giving credit where credit is due.
167	** Bowser is usually portrayed as a big idiot in the RPG spin offs with other characters making fun of his size and intelligence. This is also a bit of a subversion however in that depending on the game and how he's depicted, he'll [[GeniusDitz not be very book smart, but incredibly knowledgable when it comes to magic and artifacts of power]] and he's always depicted as being an effective leader. His major failings tend to come down to him prefering to [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer smash things to get his way]] rather than use his head and letting his immense pride [[ComplexityAddiction get in the way of simpler plans.]]
168	%%* King Dedede from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' series.
169	%%* [[BearsAreBadNews Moneybags]] from the ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' series.
170	%%* Globox in the ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}'' series and ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins''.
171	* Dr. Eggman from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' is an inversion. He has an IQ of 300 and is a MadScientist.
172	** [[VideoGame/SonicLostWorld Zomom]] is the fattest and most idiotic member of [[KnightOfCerebus Th]][[QuirkyMinibossSquad e Dea]][[LaughablyEvil dly]] [[TheStarscream Six]].
173	** [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Big the Cat]] also counts, since he's a [[RhymesOnADime fat cat]] who's not exactly the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.
174	* ''VideoGame/{{Mewgenics}}'': Christen a cat with the [[StoneWall Tank]] class and it will immediately gain a healthy dose of {{Kevlard}} to represent their high Endurance, but this comes at the cost of some Intelligence, restricting the amount of mana it'll regain at the end of each turn during combat.
175	* The guards of ''VideoGame/NinthRock'', overlapping with FatSlob. They also tend to [[FailedASpotCheck fail their spot checks]].
176	* Rufus from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''. He's basically good at two things: watching kung-fu movies and stuffing his face. He's smart enough (or at least gifted enough) to turn the kung-fu flicks he indulged in into some kind of weird self-designed martial art but on the flipside he seems to think everyone he runs into is Ken Masters (up to and including Cammy, gender being a non-issue, apparently).
177	* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series has Ogrim, a [[GiantMook massive]] form of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] with heavy set frames and huge bulbous stomachs that are as [[DumbMuscle dim-witted as they are strong]].
178	* Bob from ''VideoGame/TheTwins2020'' serves as the fat DumbMuscle half of the FatAndSkinny BrainsAndBrawn duo. While both Bob and Buck have a lack of self-awareness and can be fooled due to their limited AI, the spindly Buck speaks in a normal voice and will continue to remain in an area where he heard a noise for a longer period of time in case you are still around, whereas Bob speaks in a SimpletonVoice and will wander away much faster. Furthermore, of the two, Bob is the only one dumb enough to drink coffee that has been laced with rat poison, despite the fact that it visibly turns the coffee green.
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182	* Subverted with Yudai in ''VisualNovel/RagingLoop''. He initially registers this way, being an extremely large man who speaks few words before [[spoiler:dying immediately in the first two iterations of the Feast of the Yomi-Purge]], but when given the chance to properly participate, he quickly proves himself to be both extremely intelligent and highly charismatic with only [[spoiler:Haruaki's knowledge of other timelines and ability to repeat his mistakes]] being enough to compete with him.
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186	* The Empress of Blood in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. Interestingly enough, her stupidity and the belief that she [[LogicalFallacies could become more powerful by growing larger]] led to her becoming fat in the first place.
187	%%* Harold from ''Webcomic/PlusEV''.
188	* Ace Dick from ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth''. He's fat, and his imagination is handily the ''worst'' of any character in the comic. To illustrate, while Problem Sleuth, Pickle Inspector and Mobster Kingpin can all imagine fairly convincing female representations of themselves, Ace Dick can only imagine himself with a crappy wig on.
189	* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Rich is fat, and thinks he's smarter than he is.
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192	%%[[folder:Web Originals]]
193	%%* The [[AuthorityInNameOnly King of Town]], of the WebAnimation/HomestarRunner universe.
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197	* Homer Simpson from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is probably the most famous example and nearly the TropeCodifier. Homer's main defining traits are "overweight and stupid".
198	** Over the course of the series, Homer has gone from merely dimwitted to impossibly brainless.
199	** Chief Wiggum, Ralph Wiggum, Mayor Quimby and Barney (although one flashback depicts him as Harvard-bound -- until Homer gives him a beer).
200	* Richard Watterson from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.
201	** In one episode it's revealed that it was [[MyBelovedSmother Granny Jojo's fault.]] In the episode, it's revealed that to keep Richard safe, she made him so afraid of the world that the only thing he knew how to do was eat and watch [=TV=]. While she was visiting, she tried to do the same thing to Gumball, Anais, and Darwin to the point that they started to resemble Richard in body shape and personality until Nicole puts a stop to it.
202	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'':
203	** Steve's friend Barry, as long as he remembers to take his pills.
204	** Stan himself is occasionally shown to be chunky (beneath his muscular exterior) and is often a complete idiot who makes destructive decisions.
205	%%* [[{{Gonk}} Baby Taz]] from ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes''.
206	%%* Eugene "Snotty Boy" Beady from movie ''WesternAnimation/{{Barnyard}}'' and spinoff series ''WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard''.
207	%%* Tommy Turkey from ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdz}}''.
208	* Reggie Bullnerd, Officer O'Neil and Brick Buster from ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''.
209	* The titular character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}''. Well, most of the time.
210	* Cleveland Jr. in ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' has unfortunately been {{Flanderiz\|ation}}ed into this, though he's GeniusDitz, being that he's smarter than most examples and defintely smarter than his father in given episodes, playing the OnlySaneMan.
211	** There's also FatSlob neighbor Kendra.
212	* ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'': Genghis Khan is about the size and shape of a pregnant manatee, and he's almost as intelligent as one, too. He often gets the cast into trouble, like stopping Abe and Gandhi from buying beer.
213	%%* Todd from ''WesternAnimation/CodeMonkeys''.
214	* Jack Fenton in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. He's often portrayed as dim-witted, an incompetent ghost hunter, and slow to catch hints. But then, he also has several [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Moments Of Awesome]] that occasionally remind you that he ''is'' a scientist.
215	%%* Eek from ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat''.
216	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
217	** Peter Griffin is a [[TooDumbToLive complete moron]] and also a FatBastard. For example, him trying to make an energy drink with kerosene in "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E8NewKidneyInTown New Kidney in Town]]" (pictured above) landed him with renal failure.
218	** Chris. Like his father, though he doesn't usually cross into PsychopathicManchild or FatBastard as much as his father does and usually comes across as childlike at certain points. However, he's a played with example as he's often shown to be brighter than Peter is.
219	** Proving this can run in the family, it happens to Stewie briefly. While Chris was dieting, Stewie taunted him by gorging on the food Chris couldn't eat and as a result became morbidly obese. The fatter Stewie got the dumber he got, since he didn't have the energy to act smart.
220	%%* Mr. Mufflin from ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum''.
221	* Fred Flintstone from ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' is a bit on the chunky side and not very smart.
222	%%* Most of Dean's Prisoners from ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodeFamily''.
223	%%* Mongo from ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats''.
224	%%* Goomo from ''WesternAnimation/JellyJamm''.
225	%%* Beezy from ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.
226	%%* Bill Dauterive in ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
227	* The unnamed Giant from the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "Jack Wabbit and the Beanstalk" may very well be the fattest and stupidest enemy WesternAnimation/BugsBunny ever faced off against. Here are a few examples of his idiocy: he thinks he's smarter than Bugs because he's a moron, he spells smart like c-a-t, it took him about 5 hours to realize that Bugs wasn't coming back in the jar he trapped him in after escaping, and it took him about 20 seconds to realize his head was on fire.
228	** Rocky's henchman Mugsy also qualifies, being more obese and much dumber than his boss.
229	** In four of his earlier shorts, WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd was obese and just as susceptible to being tricked by Bugs as always.
230	%%* Doctor Barber and Lolly Poopdeck from ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack''.
231	* Coop from ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'''s entire personality is based around this trope and IdiotHero.
232	%%* Penny from ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB''
233	* The Pretties and bear in a red shirt from ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey''.
234	* Snips from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is fat and dopey. He and his accomplice Snails send a major threat to Ponyville in the form of an Ursa.
235	* Niblet from ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010'' is the huskiest of the bunch and also tends to be the most dim-witted.
236	* Subverted with T.J. Detweiler from ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''. While he's pudgy, his dim side comes out of laziness than actual stupidity.
237	* Stimpy, the fat, bloated "eediot" from ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', who is so stupid that he once thought he had a "son" (as talked about in detail on the episode's [[Recap/RenandStimpy2x07SonofStimpy page]])...
238	* Muscle Man from ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''. He's one of those characters that seems to think he's smarter than he really is.
239	* Heffer from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''. His stupidity is the cause of most of Rocko's (as well as everyone else's) problems.
240	%%* Dave the skunk from ''WesternAnimation/ScaredySquirrel''.
241	* [[http://www.shaunthesheep.com/downloads/wallpapers/shirley/1024 Shirley]] from ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep'': fat, good natured and dim as a broken lightbulb.
242	%%* Nubunaga from ''WesternAnimation/ShurikenSchool''.
243	* [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor No matter what side he's on]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Sidekick}}'''s Trevor Troublemeyer is prone to making incredibly stupid decisions on the drop of a hat, and he's actually quite padded under his coat.
244	* Eric Cartman from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' played straight in the early seasons. Later appears as such most of the time, however he's BrilliantButLazy: cunning, fluent in Spanish and German, great actor and a liar, knowledgeable in trivia (but not academically, e.g. he didn't know Abraham Lincoln was dead), great salesman, incredibly charismatic master manipulator, many times led masses of both adults and kids (the latter being the smarter ones in universe), he knows what others will be thinking way ahead of them, and he became the CEO of a future time travel company... but he deliberately ruined that future out of spite when he met his future self, he is also [[ItsAllAboutMe arrogant, spoiled,]] rude, racist, [[StrawMisogynist sexist,]] [[HairTriggerTemper unstable,]] naive and most of the time lazy enough to be shortsighted and lack focus, and generally look like a complete idiot. This changes when he goes into TranquilFury or wants something a lot.
245	* Patrick Star from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' is another famous example of this trope, being overweight and a complete dimwit.
246	* Steve Williams, the lead protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'', is fat and stupid, but his lesbian co-worker Connie Cunaman is ultra-obese and even more stupid!
247	%%* Kyle from ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy''.
248	%%* Chief from ''VideoGame/TakAndThePowerOfJuju''.
249	* The third episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' has Vic, an abrasive FatBastard who displays absolutely minimal intelligence throughout the episode. From trying to blackmail the weapon-wielding mutants who threatened him earlier, to trying to demand money from the creepy energy-gun wielding aliens who were fighting with said mutants, to giving away a rescue attempt by refusing to leave without his phone, to ''trying to rescue said phone during the middle of a fight''. It's no wonder he ends up mutated into Spider Bytez.
250	* Clyde from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryKids''. When he's trying to help Tom, he would usually end up making Tom's situation worse.
251	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''.
252	** Owen and Sadie in "Island".
253	** Surprisingly, Sugar subverts this trope. She is actually fairly intelligent as a contestant, but she is dumb enough to believe that Leonard is a real wizard (no matter how many times his spells don't work), and later on thinks that Max is a genius.
254	** Max himself is short and rather chubby and is a BigBadWannabe who lacks common sense.
255	** Tammy from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'' is one half of the [=LARPers=], a team who believe magic is real and [[spoiler: went home first due to their own stupidity.]] Her partner is equally dull but not overweight like she is.
256	%%* Myron from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}''.
257	* In ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'', Raimundo often makes fun of Clay, joking that he is fat and stupid. This isn't true, but it grates on Clay's nerves all the same.
258	* Harold Berman in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''. This quote from Helga perfectly sums up why he qualifies as this trope.
259	-->'''Helga''': Everything that happened today was your fault. You can't do anything right! Take the bus for example. Why do you think we missed it, Harold? Oh, let's see, hmm... maybe was it be because you were too busy eating twice your body weight in chocolate Num-nums?! Oh, how about this one? "Let's take the subway, I think it goes to Lincoln." Oh wait, no it doesn't, it goes straight to the bowels of the underworld!! Population: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Homicidal! Toothless! Midget clowns!!]] "I know, let's steal their bike, they won't mind." Now, you'd think that would be enough to fill any moron's day, but you're not just any moron, are you, Harold? You're the king! Your day's just getting started! So, because of your amazing curiosity about the world around us, [[TooDumbToLive you pulled the plug out of the bottom of our getaway boat!!!]] You idiot.
260	* ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'':
261	** Big Billy is the fattest and dimmest of the Gangreen Gang.
262	** Fuzzy Lumpkins. Where he lacks in brains, however, [[DumbMuscle he makes it up in brawns]].
263	* The title character from ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''. He's chubby and not very bright, often described as a "bear of very little brains". That being said, [[GeniusDitz he does have his moments of intelligence]].
264	* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/TheDeputyDawgShow'' is an overweight canine lawman who is dumb as mud.
265	* In ''WesternAnimation/CaptainSturdy'', the titular hero's sidekick Ultra Boy is incredibly overweight and really stupid. The Creator/AdultSwim pilot ''Captain Sturdy: The Originals'' even reveals that the number one rule for Ultra Boy hanging around Captain Sturdy's lair is "Put that down, you idiot".
266	* In ''WesternAnimation/ShaggyAndScoobyDooGetAClue'', Agent 2 is both overweight and the dumbest of Dr. Phibes' minions, and the show.
267	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' gives us Police Chief Angel Rojas, a boorish, PointyHairedBoss who somehow made it to the second-in-command of the GCPD, given his SkewedPriorities by focusing on Batman instead the super villains tormenting Gotham and his BadBoss tendencies, which caused an officer under his command to snap and try to kill him -- and yet he still pulled it with another officer. Even when the Riddler gave him simple riddles, he couldn't figure them out.
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