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*** On the other hand, he acts a lot less serious/intelligent than the rest of Roy's crew. Then again, he is the [[Deadpan Snarker]]...

* ''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!"

* 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.

* Arnold of ''[[Soulless Shell (Fanfic)|Soulless Shell]]'', overlapping with [[Fat Bastard]]. He falls for Leif's ruse to get him to admit to being guilty of rape when he sentences him to death, then after breaking out of prison, [[Too Dumb to Live|plans on killing Leif in revenge]] before going off to rape a girl. Since Leif is a [[God Mode Sue]] with a particular hatred of rapists, Arnold dies a fairly nasty death.

* Arthur in ''A Very Special Arthur'', who becomes retarded during the course of the story and is also described as quite overweight.

 

== [[Film]] ==

* Nick Frost, as "Ed" in ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' and "Danny Butterman" in ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''. A fat, but lovable oaf. Of course, at times you will want to push him off a cliff.

** Though in ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'', he's shown to be [[Obfuscating Stupidity|smarter than he lets on.]]

* ''[[Piedone]]'' sometimes subverts and sometimes plays this straight. In a movie where his role is that of a higher up policeman (so we're expecting him to have some brains), he's tangled in a web of corruption and doesn't know what to think about the situation anymore. In a [[So Bad It's Good]] scene basically summarising Piedone's entire film career, he says "What Piedone doesn't like, [[Hulk Smash|Piedone punches!]]" and proceeds to punch his superior into unconsciousness. {{spoiler|The guy turns out to be legit and even help Piedone in a tight spot.}}

* Mr.Sykes in ''[[Shark Tale]]''.

* King Malbert in ''[[Igor]]''.

* [[Kevin James]]'s characters in various [[Happy Madison]] productions.

 

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* This attitude shows up in [[Robin Hobb]]'s ''Soldier Son'' trilogy, including the difference in values. Among the Gernians (the "civilized" people), obesity is regarded as a sign of lack of self-control. Among the Specks (the "nature people"), it's thin people who are seen as stupid. The attitude is, "What kind of idiot can't even provide for himself?"

* 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.

{{quote| '''Vetinari''': The entire success of this plan depends on you seeming to be a fat idiot!<br />

'''Sgt. Colon''': I'm not too good at acting, sir.<br />

** It sometimes seems like Nanny Ogg has intentionally invoked this trope in her old age, allowing herself to get "larger than life" as part of her image as a witch (that she is the one usually present at a birth rather than a death and that she is kind-hearted and jolly but not necessarily bright).

* In ''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]'', the [[Villain of the Week|villain of the book]] was Warlord Zsinj, an extremely two-dimensional baddie whose three traits were one, [[Card-Carrying Villain|stock evilness]], two, [[Ted Baxter|puffed-up idiocy]], and three, fatness. He was the first non-Hutt in the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] to be described as fat, actually. The ''[[X Wing Series]]'', set before his death, made his character considerably more complex and interesting. He was a fan of [[Obfuscating Stupidity|Obfuscating Grandiosity]].

* Played straight in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' with King Robert, but averted with Samwell Tarley.

** In the fifth book this is invoked by {{spoiler|Wyman Manderly}} who [[Obfuscating Stupidity|uses this misconception to his advantage]].

 

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* Randy from ''[[My Name Is Earl]]''.

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene|Randy]] from ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]''.

* Chumlee from ''[http://www.history.com/content/pawn-stars Pawn Stars]'' is portrayed this way, however, occasionally he proves to be more clever than his reputation might suggest, and he's not the only overweight character on the show.

* Sergeant Garcia got this treatment in [[Disney]]'s [[Zorro]] series.

* Larry Kubiac in ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' isn't really fat but just really, really huge. In the first few seasons, he is depicted as a typical high-school bully who only thinks of eating. Later, he becomes more of a gentle giant and it's revealed that his simple-mindedness is just a facade and that he is in fact fairly intelligent.

== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==

* Murph from ''Pokémon Ranger 1'' and ''2''.

* Subverted in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''. Ward is roughly as intelligent as most of the other characters (except maybe Quistis), and provides most of the words of wisdom for his circle of friends ([[Dumb Struck|except for when]], well...[[The Voiceless|you know]].)

* Wario in the ''[[Super Mario]]'' series and ''[[Super Smash Brothers]] Brawl''.

** He also sort of subverts this trope, as he's a brilliant problem-solver, businessman, and inventor. Of course, all of these things are usually done with sheer brute force.

* King Dedede from the ''[[Kirby]]'' series.

* Globox in the [[Rayman]] series and [[Rayman Origins]].

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* Harold from ''[[Plus EV]]''.

 

* Homer Simpson from ''[[The Simpsons]]''.

** Chief Wiggum, Ralph Wiggum, and Barney (although one flashback depicts him as Harvard-bound -- until Homer gives him a beer). Averted with Martin, probably the fattest and smartest kid in Bart's class.

* Eric Cartman from ''[[South Park]]''. Though his hatred and spite occasionally give him moments of brilliance.

* Haroun El Plassid in ''[[Iznogoud]]''.

* Bill Dauterive in ''[[King of the Hill]]''.

* Stimpy from ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]''.

* Heffer from ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''.

* Eugene "Snotty Boy" Beady from movie ''[[Barnyard]]'' and spinoff series "Back at the Barnyard".

* Jack Fenton in ''[[Danny Phantom]]''. He's often portrayed as dim-witted, an incompetent ghost hunter, and slow to catch hints. But then, he also has several [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Crowning Moments Of Awesome]] that occasionally remind you that he ''is'' a scientist.

** He seems to be more of a [[Genius Ditz]], actually.

** There's also [[Fat Slob]] neighbor Kendra.

** Subverted with Eddy who is noticeably overweight, but can be quite cunning at times. He tends to fail a lot at school, but that's more due to laziness and indifference rather than actual stupidity.

* Beezy from ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''.

* The unnamed Giant from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short "Jack Wabbit and the Beanstalk" may very well be the fattest and stupidest enemy Bug Bunny ever faced off against. Here are a few examples of his idiocy: he's thinks he's smarter than Bugs due to that fact that he's a moron, he spells smart like c-a-t, it took him about 5 hours to realize that Bugs wasn't coming back in the jar he trapped him in after escaping, and it took him about 20 seconds to realize his head was on fire.

** There is also Rocky's henchman Mugsy.

* Averted with Bouncing Boy from the Legion of Superheroes, who actually has an admirable knowledge of both strategy and mechanics. Plus he's pretty Genre Savvy.

* Coop from ''[[Megas XLR]]'''s entire personality is based around this trope and ''[[Idiot Hero]]''.

* Fred Flintstone from ''[[The Flintstones]]''.

* Tommy Turkey from ''[[Birdz]]''.

* Reggie Bullnerd, Officer O'Neil and Brick Buster from ''[[Chalk Zone]]''.

* Todd from ''[[Code Monkeys]]''.

* [[Camp Gay|Eddie Gourmand]] from ''[[The Garfield Show]]''.

* Doctor Barber and Lolly Poopdeck from ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]''.

 

== [[Real Life]] ==

* There may be some [[Truth in Television]] since a five-year study in France has found a possible link between weight and brain function. People with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) scored lower on a cognitive test than average people. This has been nicknamed the "[[The Simpsons|Homer Simpson]] effect". [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23370854-obese-people-lose-iq-through-homer-simpson-effect.do See for yourself.]