Line #40 Main/BiggerIsBetter


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4	->''"Leela, evolution has programmed our fabulous male brains to take anything anyone else thinks is important, and make it bigger!"''
5	-->-- '''Professor Farnsworth''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''
6
7	''Everything'' is better when it's '''BIG'''. You ''know'' you wish you had tropes this '''BIG'''. Unless, of course, you're [--TinyTropes.--]
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9	Overlaps with LengthTropes and HeightTropes.
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12	!T R O P E S:
13	[[index]]
14
15	'''BIGGER BODY PARTS:'''
16	* Breasts:
17	** BigBreastPride: A woman is proud of having large breasts.
18	** BuxomBeautyStandard: Women with large breasts are considered more desirable.
19	** MostCommonSuperpower: Superheroines with large breasts.
20	* Face:
21	** ForeheadOfDoom: A character with an oversized forehead.
22	** GagLips: Comically oversized lips.
23	** GagNose: A comically oversized nose.
24	** LanternJawOfJustice: Good guys have huge chins.
25	** OpenTheIris: Emotions are [[RuleOfPerception shown]] by having the iris get bigger as well as the pupil.
26	* Genitals:
27	** BiggerIsBetterInBed: Having a bigger penis makes you better at sex.
28	** BigPrickBigProblems: Having a bigger penis causes you problems.
29	** BlackIsBiggerInBed: The stereotype that black men have huge penises.
30	** GagPenis: A comically oversized penis.
31	* Hair:
32	** BigOlEyebrows
33	** BigOlUnibrow
34	** EightiesHair:
35	** HotBloodedSideburns
36	* Other:
37	** BalloonBelly: A character gets a big, round belly from overeating.
38	** ComicallyOversizedButt: A gag about a character with an oversized butt.
39	** CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces: Certain parts of a woman considered more attractive bigger.
40	** GiantFootOfStomping: A big foot crushing something.
41	** GrowingMusclesSequence: Muscles getting bigger.
42	** HartmanHips: Character has wide hips.
43	** LongNeck
44	** MyBrainIsBig: A character has a huge head to show that they are intelligent.
45	** TheRightHandOfDoom: A big right hand.
46	** ShouldersOfDoom: Big shoulders
47	** WeightTaller: Gaining weight means getting taller.
48
49	'''BIGGER BUILDINGS:'''
50	* BigFancyCastle
51	* BigFancyHouse
52	* BigLabyrinthineBuilding
53	* BiggerOnTheInside: A building's interior is somehow much larger than it's exterior.
54	* EvilTowerOfOminousness: A bad guy's big tower.
55	* HiveCity: A city that is basically one big building.
56	* StarScraper
57	* UnnecessarilyLargeInterior
58
59	'''BIGGER CLOTHING:'''
60	* GiantPoofySleeves
61
62	'''BIGGER CREATURES:'''
63	* AlwaysABiggerFish
64	* AmphibianAtLarge: Giant frogs and other amphibians.
65	* AnimalsNotToScale: Oddly-sized animals.
66	* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The story has a giant (something) go on a rampage.
67	* BehemothBattle: Two big creatures fight.
68	* BigCreepyCrawlies: Giant insects.
69	* BigFriendlyDog: A large, amiable canine.
70	* CanisMajor: Giant dogs.
71	* ColossusClimb: Climbing your way up a giant being in order to hit it in areas where it is vulnerable.
72	* CuteGiant: An adorable giant.
73	* DireBeast: A bigger version of a normal animal.
74	* EldritchAbomination: An incomprehensible, reality-defying (and likely inconhrehensibly big) entity.
75	* FungusHumongous: A giant mushroom.
76	* GiantAnimalWorship
77	* GiantEnemyCrab: Giant crabs.
78	* GiantEqualsInvincible: Being gigantic means that nothing can hurt you.
79	* GiantFlyer
80	* GiantSpider
81	* GiantSquid
82	* GiganticAdultsTinyBabies
83	* TheGreatSerpent
84	* HobblingTheGiant
85	* {{Kaiju}}
86	* KrakenAndLeviathan
87	* LargeAndInCharge: The largest member of the group is also the leader.
88	* LargeRunt
89	* MakeMyMonsterGrow: A monster is made gigantic.
90	* MegaMicrobes
91	* MiracleGroMonster
92	* MegaNeko: A giant cat.
93	* OurGiantsAreBigger: The numerous portrayals of giants in media.
94	* ProportionatelyPonderousParasites
95	* RentAZilla
96	* {{Robeast}}
97	* RodentsOfUnusualSize: Big rodents.
98	* SummonBiggerFish
99	* TinyHeadedBehemoth: A huge being with a disproportionately small head.
100	* ToweringFlower
101
102	'''BIGGER FOOD:'''
103	* BigEater: Character has a tendency to overeat.
104	* DagwoodSandwich: Sandwiches stacked high with ingredients.
105	* GiantFood: Food that's larger than the people around it - typically due to being small or coming across the food of giants.
106	* GiganticGulp: Massive containers holding massive beverages.
107
108	'''BIGGER MEDIA:'''
109	* BiggerThanJesus
110	* '''BoldInflation'''
111	* {{Doorstopper}}: Big books.
112	* EpicMovie
113	* EpicRocking: Long songs.
114	* ProlongedVideoGameSequel
115	* SummerBlockbuster
116
117	'''BIGGER PEOPLE:'''
118	* AdiposeRex: An overweight king.
119	* AmazonianBeauty: A tall, strong and beautiful woman.
120	* BigBeautifulMan: An attractive, overweight man.
121	* BigBeautifulWoman: An attractive, overweight woman.
122	* TheBigGuy: The size, strength, and force of the good guys.
123	* BigFun: A nice, fun-loving fat guy.
124	* CasuallyPowerfulGiant: A giant casually knocks away a tiny character with just a flick of a finger.
125	* ChubbyChaser: Finding bigger people attractive.
126	* GeniusBruiser: A person who is both highly intelligent and incredibly strong.
127	* GentleGiant: A big person who is also very friendly and heroic.
128	* GiantMook: Like an enemy you've seen before, but large.
129	* GiantWoman: Women who are tall in a more exaggerated sense versus the Statuesque Stunner, often rivaling buildings at minimum.
130	* HeroicBuild: Superheroes frequently have big muscles.
131	* HugeSchoolgirl: An unusually tall schoolgirl.
132	* MusclesAreMeaningful: Having big muscles means you're very strong.
133	* OurGiantsAreBigger
134	* StatuesqueStunner: A tall attractive woman.
135	* TallIsIntimidating: Being a bigger person makes you intimidating.
136
137	'''BIGGER VEHICLES:'''
138	* AirborneAircraftCarrier
139	* BaseOnWheels
140	* EnormousEngine
141	* HummerDinger
142	* HumongousMecha: A giant robot someone controls from within.
143	* MileLongShip
144	* PlanetSpaceship
145	* SuperRobotGenre
146	* TankGoodness: Big tanks are best.
147	* UnnecessarilyLargeVessel
148
149	'''BIGGER WEAPONS:'''
150	* BigBulkyBomb
151	* {{BFG}}: A ginormous gun.
152	* {{BFS}}: A ginormous sword.
153	* ColonyDrop: Weaponizing a large object dropped from space.
154	* EpicFlail
155	* ExpandingThrownWeapon
156	* FixedForwardFacingWeapon: Because putting something on a turret usually imposes weight and size limitations, whereas a spinal weapon can be much larger.
157	* FuumaShuriken
158	* GreatBow
159	* HandCannon: Huge pistols (and adjacent guns).
160	* HumongousHeadedHammer
161	* MoreDakka: More ammo is better.
162	* TelescopingStaff
163	* WaveMotionGun
164
165	'''Other BIG STUFF'''
166	* EnormousEngagementRing
167	* EverythingIsBigInTexas
168	* Franks2000InchTV: Huge televisions.
169	* GiantFootprintReveal: A huge pit turns out to be a footprint left by a big creature.
170	* GrandRomanticGesture: A big event to show your love for another.
171	* InflatingBodyGag: A character gets inflated for [[PlayedForLaughs comedy.]]
172	* ItsSnowingCocaine: A large amount of drugs in a scene.
173	* NoIndoorVoice: Character tends to shout their dialogue.
174	* OverthetopChristmasDecorations: Houses that are incredibly decked-out for Christmas.
175	* PinballScoring: Adding extra zeroes to the end of your score makes for a bigger, more satisfying number.
176	* PlanetaryRelocation: Relocating entire planets and moons.
177	* ResizedVocals: For some reason, being shrunken or grown changes your voice as well.
178	* SizableSnowflakes
179	* {{Sizeshifter}}: A character who can change their size.
180	* ThatsNoMoon: A huge thing or entity is mistaken for scenery.
181	* TreasureIsBiggerInFiction
182
183	'''Meta-BIGGER'''
184	* CompensatingForSomething (a common LampshadeHanging, because FreudWasRight)
185	* EvilIsBigger (the reason many of these tropes are more common among villains)
186	* SquareCubeLaw (Some of the above tropes are impossible in real life because of this)
187
188	[[/index]]
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190	->This list is okay, but the King of All Cosmos wants a [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy bigger, nicer list]].

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