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* ''Chaosic Rune'': About users who can summon powerful "dragons" to do their bidding. One of the most powerful is Death Rex, whose limbs and body got separated from its main "head". Death Rex's "body" (who has taken possession of a human body) [http://www.onemanga.com/Chaosic_Rune/35/17/\], is a lumbering brute who is not too bright and is obsessed with eating. Much to Death Rex's chagrin, his "body" has gained a bit of weight - [http://www.onemanga.com/Chaosic_Rune/38/16/\]. "For disgracing my plump body! I'll beat you to death!"
* Sumiyoshi of ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]'' is a subversion. He may not speak at all, but he's still probably one of the smartest and most normal people in the entire cast.
* In [[Naruto]], Choji's displays of stupidity are less spectacular than those of Naruto, but he has a lack of common sense to the point of [[Skewed Priorities|valuing food over self-preservation]], rarely has any especially clever or insightful ideas, and [[All There in the Manual|according to the Databooks, has the lowest possible score in Intelligence in Part 1, with it still being very low in Part 2]].
* Marechiyo Oomaeda in [[Bleach]] is typically fairly dim-witted and not able to understand the events that go on around him, being irritated by anything beyond his comprehension.
* Averted with Dr. Tokita in [[Paprika]]. He is one of the smartest psychiatrist in the Institute for Psychiatric Research.
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* Averted with ''[[Garfield]]''; he may be fat, but he's frequently been shown to be considerably smarter than his owner Jon.
** Not that that's much of an accomplishment.
* Averted with Bouncing Boy/Chuck Taine from the Legion of Superheroes- he has actually made a study of physics, angles, ect. to help him use his power to its fullest potential.
** Not to mention, in a game of snooker against Matter-Eater Lad, he hits three of the balls in the nets. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|At the same time.]]
* The [[Meaningful Name|appropriately named]] Schmöck from a story by [[Wilhelm Busch]].
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* This trope is largely averted in the ''[[Discworld]]'' books as the wizards are mostly very fat while being very clever (if not wise). On the other hand most of the more dynamic, forward looking wizards tend not to be fat such as Ponder Stibbons and (in a ''very'' different way) Ymper Trymon.
** Sergeant Colon is a straighter example, though he's portrayed more as an average man on the street than a moron.
*** Vetinari [[Invoked Trope|invokes the trope]] when he takes Colon along with him in ''[[Discworld/Jingo|Jingo]].
{{quote|'''Vetinari''': The entire success of this plan depends on you seeming to be a fat idiot!
'''Sgt. Colon''': I'm not too good at acting, sir.
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** In the fifth book this is invoked by {{spoiler|Wyman Manderly}} who [[Obfuscating Stupidity|uses this misconception to his advantage]].
* ''Massively'' averted by [[Villainous Glutton|Baron Vladimir Harkonnen]] in [[Dune]]. He may be hugely obese, decadent and depraved, but he's also clever, cunning and very sneaky. It's just a pity (for him) that he's up against the [[Messianic Archetype|Kwisatz Haderach]].
* King Rhodar of Drasnia in ''[[The Belgariad]]'' is also a subversion. His obesity is the result of loving books and scholarship more than hunting and warfare. His personal library is the third largest library in the world, and he is shown to be an excellent administrator. Even the more martially inclined rulers defer to his expertise in strategy, due to his excellent theoretical background.
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* Prince Go-go in Ligeti's opera ''Le Grand Macabre'', the gluttonous, cowardly imbecile ruler of Breughelland.
* Falstaff in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'', and the opera based on it, ''Falstaff''.
** Shakespeare also invokes this trope in ''Julius Caesar'':
{{quote|'''Caesar:''' "Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look, He thinks too much; such men are dangerous."}}
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* Coop from ''[[Megas XLR]]'''s entire personality is based around this trope and ''[[Idiot Hero]]''.
* Fred Flintstone from ''[[The Flintstones]]''.
* Rancid Rabbit from ''[[
* Mr. Mufflin from ''[[Fanboy and Chum Chum]]''.
* Kyle from ''[[Squirrel Boy]]''.
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