Big Guy, Little Guy: Difference between revisions

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[[File:rockymugsy_8654.jpg|frame|Don't mess things up again, ya lunkhead.]]

Two guys who are often [[Heterosexual Life Partners]], and usually embody the [[Fat and Skinny]] trope. That's just the start of the bundle of tropes these two embody.

This trope describes a pair of guys who always fight together, are best friends forever, and have a very obvious hierarchy: The little guy is always in charge. The big guy plays the [[Dumb Muscle]] role, but there's a catch, and this is important -- often, the big guy will often have some pretty good ideas. The little guy always ignores the big guy's suggestion, only to [[Glad I Thought of It|come up with the idea himself just a split second later]], as in Timon 'N' Pumbaa. Despite his [[Dumbass Has a Point|occasional flashes of insight]], the big guy is not [[Obfuscating Stupidity|obfuscating]] -- he really is just a big dumb lug, and he often doesn't know his own strength.

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* ''[[Samurai Deeper Kyo]]'': the first people he kills are a giant with a [[Drop the Hammer|comically oversized hammer]] and a midget nicknamed "Wind".

* ''[[Baccano]]'' has Jacuzzi Splot's bodyguards, Nick and Donnie. This might be a case of Big Guy, Bigger Guy, Little Guy. And of course [[The Chick|Nice.]]

* ''[[Baccano!]]'' has Jacuzzi Splot's bodyguards, Nick and Donnie. This might be a case of Big Guy, Bigger Guy, Little Guy. And of course [[The Chick|Nice.]]

* The Butler Zakenna from ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]''. The tall one even has a long [[Forehead of Doom]] to emphasize his height!

* Edward Elric (the little guy, but [[Berserk Button|don't tell him I said that]]) and Alphonse Elric (the big guy) from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''. Notably, Alphonse is only big due to [[Animated Armor|extenuating circumstances]] and they are both quite consistently smart.

* Vegeta and Nappa from ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' were this, at least until Vegeta killed him.

* Gian and Suneo from ''[[Doraemon]]''. Though the leader role usually belong to Gian, since Suneo is scared shitless of him.

* [[Tsundere|Meryl Strife]] and [[The Ditz|Millie Thompson]] from ''[[Trigun]]'' are rare female examples.

* Waver Velvet and Rider from [[Fate/Zero]]. Of course, since Rider is a legendary warrior king on top of being a seven foot bear of a man, he doesn't settle for being the subservient one of the pair and dominates Waver from the moment he's summoned by him.

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== [[Pro Wrestling]] ==

* This trope is used frequently in the Tag Team circuit, Notable examples being Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty, Chris Jericho and The Big Show, The British Bulldogs, and Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney.

== [[Real Life]] ==

* Big Chuck and Li'l John, who hosted movies on TV in Cleveland, OH.

* Terence Hill and Budd Spencer.

* Stand up comedians [[Patton Oswalt]](5'7'') and Brian Posehn(6'6'') joke that they look like something out of a horror movie when they're seen walking together.

== [[Theatre]] ==

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* [[Evil Genius|Zexion]] and [[The Brute|Lexaeus]] from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. They [[Playing with a Trope|both]] possess copious amounts of Brains ''and'' Brawn, seeing as Lexaeus is a [[Genius Bruiser]] and Zexion is a [[Badass Bookworm]].

** [[Birth By Sleep|Before that,]] Ienzo had Even.

* [[Shorter Means Smarter|Maloof]] and [[Husky Russkie|Mikhail]] from ''[[Psychonauts]]''.

* [[Donkey Kong Country|Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong]].

** And before that, [[Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.]]