Anime and Manga
Woodchuck: [when the party encounters a dragon] Man, that thing's gonna end up eating us!
Ghim: Well then, we'll just have to eat him.
Ghim: Well then, we'll just have to eat him.
— Record of Lodoss War OVA, episode 1, English dub
Comics
"Wow! He must be the strong guy! Every super-group has a strong guy!"
— A journalist, inadvertently naming X-Factor's Strong Guy
"Thanos would make mincemeat out of me in any kind of direct confrontation. In fact, he'd probably sweep the floor with anyone aboard... except maybe Thor. Looks like that's got to be my plan. I'll have to turn around and free the man with the hammer... and try to avoid getting too dead doing so."
— Spider-Man, Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2
Film
Miracle Max: Beat it, or I'll call the Brute Squad!
Fezzik: I'm on the Brute Squad.
Miracle Max: You are the Brute Squad!
Fezzik: I'm on the Brute Squad.
Miracle Max: You are the Brute Squad!
Coulson: You're bringing in the big guy.
Black Widow: You know Stark trusts me about as far as he can throw me.
Coulson: I've got Stark. You've got the big guy.
Black Widow: ... Bozhe moi... note
Black Widow: You know Stark trusts me about as far as he can throw me.
Coulson: I've got Stark. You've got the big guy.
Black Widow: ... Bozhe moi... note
Steve: And Hulk?
Hulk: (growls)?
Steve: Smash.
Hulk: [grins, then proceeds to go to town on the Chitauri]
Hulk: (growls)?
Steve: Smash.
Hulk: [grins, then proceeds to go to town on the Chitauri]
CIA: You're a big guy.
Bane: For you.
Bane: For you.
"I'm like a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats!"
— Hound, Transformers: Age of Extinction
Literature
A mighty man was Eldred / A bulk for casks to fill
His face a dreaming furnace / His body a walking hill
His face a dreaming furnace / His body a walking hill
"Now, I'm sure, at this moment, Persephone is giving her kids a pep talk about how to use their special talents to be better Heroes. You lot don't have special talents, though. You only have the one: kicking ass. Sure, it comes in different flavors, but at the end of the day, that’s what it all boils down to."
— Coach George, Super Powereds
Video Games
Finally, he's here for you;
He's the last member of the DK crew.
This Kong's so strong, it isn't funny!
Can make a Kremling cry out for mummy!
Can pick up a boulder with relative ease!
Make crushing rocks seem such a breeze!
He may move slow, he can't jump high,
But this Kong's one hell of a guy!
He's the last member of the DK crew.
This Kong's so strong, it isn't funny!
Can make a Kremling cry out for mummy!
Can pick up a boulder with relative ease!
Make crushing rocks seem such a breeze!
He may move slow, he can't jump high,
But this Kong's one hell of a guy!
—The DK Rap on Chunky Kong
"Unless you want someone threatened or a door bashed in, you should ask someone else."
— Zaalbar, Knights of the Old Republic
"I know, I know! You're thinking, 'A big strong guy like him would be great to have along!' Right?"
— Bowser, about to join Mario and his friends in Super Mario RPG
Webcomics
Kevyn: I've also prepared for nearly every contingency by selecting the grunts with the widest possible range of potentially useful engagement skill sets.
Tagon: I didn't realize we had that much range among the grunts.
Kevyn: Mostly it boils down to 'hurting people' and 'breaking things,' but there are a lot of variations on those two themes.
Tagon: I didn't realize we had that much range among the grunts.
Kevyn: Mostly it boils down to 'hurting people' and 'breaking things,' but there are a lot of variations on those two themes.
Western Animation
"You guys got it easy. All people want me to do is break stuff. I've got a sensitive side too, you know... but breaking stuff is kinda fun. [much later] Who needs sensitive? Breaking stuff is fun!"
— Bulkhead, Transformers: Animated
"My name's Ralph, and I'm a 'bad guy.' Uh, let's see... I'm 9 feet tall, I weigh 643 pounds, got a little bit of a temper on me. My passion level's very near the surface, I guess, not gonna lie. Anyhoo, what else, uh... I'm a wrecker. I wreck things, professionally."
— Ralph, Wreck-It Ralph
"It's not your weight, it's how you throw it around."
— Clay, Xiaolin Showdown
Wrestling
"...And this right here? This is Big Cass. He's 7 feet tall, and you can't. Teach. That!"
— Enzo Amore introducing his tag team partner in WWE NXT