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* Buccha from ''[[Air Gear]]''. Somewhat of a subversion in which he's not actually fat; there's little fat on his body. He happens however to have a huge volume of blood, which concentrates mostly on his belly, and when required it floods his muscles; during said moments he has a leaner, more muscular body
* Marechiyo Omaeda from ''[[Bleach]]''. He ''is'' the lieutenant of a squad of ninjas with [[Super Speed]], though he prefers hiding it under [[Obfuscating Stupidity]].
* [[Stout Strength|Genma Saotome]] from ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma
* ''[[One Piece]]''
** Oars -- he's a giant (even by giant standards) who jumps several times higher than his own height. And he's damn fast. It helps that he had Luffy's shadow animating his corpse. His descendant, Little Oars Jr., is similar but perhaps a bit slower.
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** And then there's Sentomaru, who's built like a sumo wrestler but can keep pace with Luffy.
** Lucky Roux, for a time fans were convinced that he's the fastest man on the OP universe, and well, he's fat.
** Also, Chopper's Kung Fu point; in it he's almost round and has very short extremities, yet it seems to be his fastest form.
* The [[Big Bad]] of ''[[D.Gray-man|D Gray Man]]'', the Millennium Earl, is a fairly rotund individual, but is capable of readily fending off the protagonist in a sword fight.
* ''[[Full Metal Panic Fumoffu]]''. In the [[Beach Episode]], Sôsuke battles an overweight bodyguard who does Neo's "bending over backwards to dodge bullets trick" from ''[[The Matrix]]''.
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* In [[Glen Cook]]'s ''Dread Empire'' books, Mocker is noted for being very fat -- and one of the deadliest swordsmen alive. His comrade Bragi Ragnarson, described as a giant of a man, flinches when Mocker threatens him.
* In the [[Star Wars]] book ''The Planet of Twilight'' there is a Hutt who uses a lightsaber quite effectively against Leia. She even comments to herself about how fast he can move for such a massive creature. He of course loses, leading to a very squicky description of what happens to a Hutt's body when it's sliced open by a lightsaber.
* Sergeant Garcia from the [[Zorro]]-stories is a good swordsman and strong, agile and fit enough to be a credible threat to The Fox himself. He is also a distinctly pudgy [[Big Eater]].
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64DNpYiqlEc The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Obesity.]
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''
** Wario in the ''[[Wario Land]]'' games and ''[[Wario World]]'' is very agile and acrobatic for somebody his size. It has gotten to a point where he is able to catapult himself up high by swinging on bars. In the ''[[Mario Strikers]]'' series, he can backflip and kick a ball ''in mid-air'' as well as celebrate by doing the splits. In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'', he has some very fast attacks and extreme aerial maneuverability for a heavyweight. His [[Limit Break|Final Smash]] form, Wario-Man, is even faster and stronger, and can jump absurdly high to boot. Oh, and don't forget The Shake King from ''[[Wario Land]] Shake It.'' He can do pretty much everything Wario can (jump across the room, charge, etc.) as well as fly while shooting laser beams and electricity at things.
** Mario too, though not as fat as Wario, is far from a picture of physical fitness but still capable of pulling off acrobatic feats that would put real life gymnasts to shame. He wasn't originally called "Jumpman" for nothing. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-13-miyamoto-explains-why-mario-is-chubby explained] that his fatness was to allow for easier collision detection in 80's hardware.
** Bowser dips in and out of this trope, depending on the game. Bowser is typically the [[Mighty Glacier]], living up to the "slow but powerful" character type, but in some games, Bowser can run and jump as good as Mario can.
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* Bo Rai Cho in the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series.
* Dynamo and Alternator from ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' are very rotund but can swing and charge very fast.
* ''[[Lightning Legend Daigo no Daibouken]]'' has Mokomoko, a giant furball [[Killer Rabbit|rabbit-like creature]], who can run at blazing speeds, and can pull off very fast combos.
* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'': The Heavy, usually the slowest class, gains a significant speed boost when equipped with the Gloves of Running Urgently or for a brief period after eating a Buffalo Steak Sandvich.
* ''[[Dark Cloud]]'' gives us Goro, a stout little boy who can climb a tree with a few well-placed jumps. Unfortunately, [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|this agility doesn't carry over to his gameplay abilities.]]
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* [[Gentle Giant|Mikey Blumberg]] from ''[[Recess]]'' is a talented ballet dancer. [[The Hero|T.J. Detweiler]] is a more subtle example. He's chubbier than the other main six (save for Mikey), but can pull off some pretty awesome stunts.
* The overweight ninja from ''[[Kim Possible]]'' [[The Movie]].
* Tohru in ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', when he has the Rabbit Talisman.
* [[The Flintstones|Fred "Twinkle Toes" Flintstone]] becomes surprisingly light on his feet when doing his famous winning bowling technique.
* Peter Griffin in ''[[Family Guy]]'' is shown to be quite a good runner and jumper, despite being extremely obese. It's very rare for Peter to actually be exhausted from any physical activity.
** Similarly, Cleveland in ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' is very overweight but can still run around as if his weight doesn't hold back while under pressure.
* Stan Smith in ''[[American Dad]]'' has a pot belly but is extremely athletic, which is most likely a requirement for his work in the C.I.A. His gut is only visible when he shirtless.
== Real Life ==
* The main reason fat people can be agile is because they rely on fast-twitch anaerobic muscles. This is why many of the early baseball heroes like Babe Ruth were a bit on the pudgy side. They didn't need endurance, just a quick burst of speed to get to first base.
* Sammo Hung, a legendary action superstar and frequent collaborator with Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao in Hong Kong action cinema. He suffered an injury at 16 that left him bedridden for months, and the resulting weight gain has more or less become his calling card. Even nearing the [[Cool Old Guy|age of sixty]] and not getting any thinner, he can still go toe-to-toe with the likes of much younger action stars such as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-zE2YFp7lU Donnie] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBIg9l4TTIM Yen] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji7oSx6AhM4 Wu Jing.]
* Most female practitioners of traditional Middle Eastern and African dance are exactly this -- not particularly surprising, as the dances come from places where being fat is a sign of good luck and/or affluence.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLv230HLRNE Aiden Trimble], head of the FSK, is anything but a small man. Not that you'd ever notice whilst he's moving.
* Roman legionaries. They were professional soldiers who trained all the time with the gladius and were constantly marching with heavy loads or performing manual labor. They were also generally fattened up when not on campaign to increase survivability. As one book put it 'the most reliable supply train in their eyes was around their waists'.
* Some historians believe that gladiators cultivated a [[Kevlard|protective layer of fat]] so that they could more safely get sliced up and crowd-pleasingly bloody.
* Fighting bulls
* Manx cats, as well as lacking tails, have a generally bulky body shape and faintly ridiculous long hind limbs that earned them the nickname 'cabbit'. However, they are still perfectly capable of the dainty athleticism cats are known for.
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