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* John Travolta described his ''[[Hairspray]]'' character, Edna Turnblad, in these terms. Tracy is this trope too; a significant part of the film is focused on her mad dancing skills. |
* John Travolta described his ''[[Hairspray]]'' character, Edna Turnblad, in these terms. Tracy is this trope too; a significant part of the film is focused on her mad dancing skills. |
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* Chris Farley's Haru in ''[[Beverly Hills Ninja]]''—see [[Real Life]] below; Farley himself was pretty agile and did many of his own stunts in this and other films. |
* Chris Farley's Haru in ''[[Beverly Hills Ninja]]''—see [[Real Life]] below; Farley himself was pretty agile and did many of his own stunts in this and other films. |
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* In ''[[Mission Impossible (film)|Mission Impossible]] III'' Philip Seymour Hoffman's Davian is seen doing some acrobatic maneuvering. Of course {{spoiler|it is not actually Davian -- it is Tom Cruise's character dressed up to look like him.}} |
* In ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)||Mission Impossible]] III'' Philip Seymour Hoffman's Davian is seen doing some acrobatic maneuvering. Of course {{spoiler|it is not actually Davian -- it is Tom Cruise's character dressed up to look like him.}} |
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* Near the end of the direct-to-video comedy film ''Run Ronnie Run'', an overweight kid who was kidnapped by disgruntled Reality TV stars (don't ask) and spent his entire captivity playing [[Dead or Alive]] proceeds to beat the crap out of his kidnappers [[I Know Mortal Kombat|using the over-the-top "martial arts" moves from the game]] while the song "Ass Kickin' Fat Kid" plays in the background. |
* Near the end of the direct-to-video comedy film ''Run Ronnie Run'', an overweight kid who was kidnapped by disgruntled Reality TV stars (don't ask) and spent his entire captivity playing [[Dead or Alive]] proceeds to beat the crap out of his kidnappers [[I Know Mortal Kombat|using the over-the-top "martial arts" moves from the game]] while the song "Ass Kickin' Fat Kid" plays in the background. |
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* [[Sammo Hung]] in everything he ever did. |
* [[Sammo Hung]] in everything he ever did. |
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== Tabletop Games == |
== Tabletop Games == |
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* In ''[[GURPS]]'', having a Fat or Very Fat character give you no penalties to acrobatics and agility, at least not directly. |
* In ''[[GURPS]]'', having a Fat or Very Fat character give you no penalties to acrobatics and agility, at least not directly. |
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* The ''Book of Vile Darkness'' from ''[[Dungeons |
* The ''Book of Vile Darkness'' from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' introduces a feat called "Deformity (Obese)" in which a character becomes "grossly overweight... now at least triple the normal weight of creatures of her kind." To be fair this feat does come with a -2 to Dexterity since someone of that size would have a harder time moving around, but really, in terms of ''D&D'', -2 Dexterity is a very minimal penalty and doesn't do much to stop a character from performing crazy feats of acrobatics and agility if they gain them with other feats or class abilities. |
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* Bat-foe The Penguin was controversially reimagined as very skilled in martial arts for ''[[The Batman]]''. |
* Bat-foe The Penguin was controversially reimagined as very skilled in martial arts for ''[[The Batman]]''. |
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** With him it was less the agility and more the [[Wire Fu]]-esque jumps, especially since the character design had very stumpy legs. |
** With him it was less the agility and more the [[Wire Fu]]-esque jumps, especially since the character design had very stumpy legs. |
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* 21 in ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' during the fourth season, after taking [[Took a Level |
* 21 in ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' during the fourth season, after taking [[Took a Level in Badass|several levels in Badass]]. |
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* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' |
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' |
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** Homer and Flanders have a [[Le Parkour|parkour]] sequence in one episode. Flanders is quite fit, but Homer is, well, Homer. Then there was the time he was training for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQI3TTNR6AM Whacking Day]. He's even been shown to be able to walk with his hands. |
** Homer and Flanders have a [[Le Parkour|parkour]] sequence in one episode. Flanders is quite fit, but Homer is, well, Homer. Then there was the time he was training for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQI3TTNR6AM Whacking Day]. He's even been shown to be able to walk with his hands. |
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