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This seems to be becomink either [[Evolving Trope|Evolving]] or [[Discredited Trope]]; however, more recent games such as ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' breathing new life into trope for sheerest [[Camp]] value.

 

 

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* Ivan Braginski/Russia from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' mixes this with ''many'' dashes of [[Cute and Psycho]], [[Psychopathic Manchild]] and [[Jerkass Woobie]] traits. However, he insists that he is only "big-boned."

* Rodchenko from ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' takes this to a whole new level by being the world record holder in the bench press.

* Nastasha Radinov from the ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'' anime is a female example.

* Simon Brezhnev from [[Durarara!!]] is a giant, [[Scary Black Man|black]], Russian sushi chef. But he's a sweet guy, really.

* Piotr "Peter" Rasputin aka Colossus in ''[[X-Men]]'', and unlike most of the trope examples - he's an art student and fairly intelligent.

** Also, aside from the spattering of Russian words that some writers (notably [[Chris Claremont]]) liked to spatter into his dialogue, Colossus speaks English with an American accent, thanks to being taught the language telepathically (this detail is easy to miss, which is why he speaks with a Russian accent in the cartoons).

* Red Scare from ''[[The Tick (animation)]]''

* The [[Iron Man|Titanium Man]] had a pretty large commie under all that armor, too- and strong enough to use the armor ''without powered controls''.

** And figure skating, both men and women. Subverted in this performance by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1T61vX4wm4 Olympic gold and silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko] (who is pretty tall, but goes more for the [[Deadpan Snarker]] and possibly [[Sad Clown]] ways)

* Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev, former holder of the WBA heavyweight title, is seven foot tall and weighs 325 pounds.

*** [[Cultured Badass|He also writes his own poetry.]]

** Also, Ukrainians Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, who stand at about 6'6 and 6'8 respectively, and go into the ring at 240 and 250 pounds. They hold all four heavyweight titles between them. [http://x17.xanga.com/a86f513064730257045933/w204517171.jpg A Klitschko fist may be bigger than your head].

* [[Meaningful Name|Minsc]] from the ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' games. More [[Boisterous Bruiser|cheerful]] than most examples. Named for Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

* Inverted in the ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' games, where Russian Biff Slamkovich, a former sparring partner of Zangief's, is the [[Jack of All Stats]]; the British-born [[The Giant|Giant]] Titanic Tim stands over two feet taller than him.

** Then again, Duo had a [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/9/95/Duo1.jpg different look] before encountering Mega Man and crew, and was rebuilt into that design by Dr. Light.

*** If one ''really'' wants to be technical, Dive Man qualifies among Dr. Cossack's Robot Masters.

* While not the absolute strongest, Ivan in ''[[Jagged Alliance]]'' and its sequel is a powerhouse. The absolute strongest character? A Polish ex-firefighter.

* ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'' has Championchik, an Olympic Champion boxer who serves as the bodyguard for Surkov. Mike has to eventually deal with him, but seeing as Championchik relies totally on his boxing skills, he could always just pull out a gun on him.

* Potemkin of ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' is from Zepp, which has many parallels with [[Ruritania]].

* Ivan the Bear from ''[[Brutal Paws Of Fury]]'' isn't the tallest fighter, but he is the heaviest and hits the hardest (three fierce punches will knock out any opponent).

** Partially averted by the "whippet thin boy with a face like a porcelain doll who looks like he stopped aging at around fifteen" phenotype which is also common in Russia.

*** Russian males tend to fall distinctly into either the "before military service/dodged the draft" tall thin Backstreet Boy teenagerish look or the "post military service" brawny type. Almost no ambiguous middle ground exists and next-to-no males (but more than a few females) are obese, rather than bulky and muscular, so it's very much an either/or, no third choice given. The former is generally a college kid stuck at a perpetual high school senior level of social development and living up the image, while the latter is bullish, boorish, likes faux gangsta talk, and wears an immense quantity of bling. Due to the fall of the Soviet Union and older generations' inability to adapt, youthfulness is associated with success; also, social attitudes are that anyone who actually managed to get conscripted was "too dumb or poor to buy or cheat his way out of the draft", so the ex-army image is damaging to one's social status. Hence, a borderline gayboy image is often carefully crafted and maintained to radiate status and success. Also, due to a natural propensity for height and bulk in the population, keeping a "big guy" persona is harder to pull off, since non-exceptional mass is merely average.

* Fedor Emelianenko. Undisputed heavyweight mixed martial arts world champion, defeated only once due to an accident. His brother Aleksander, also an MMA fighter, counts as well.

* Peter The Great. He was also a [[Genius Bruiser]] and one of those [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]