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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~mac_7644~~mac 7644.png\|frame\|[[Feed the Kitty\|An iconic example]].]] A size-mismatched duo. The smaller/weaker character gets protection from their naivete by the larger. What the larger character gets out of the deal varies more, although sometimes he is just a [[Gentle Giant]]. Sometimes overlaps with the [[Badly -Battered Babysitter]] if the "protected" character is especially given to walking blindly into dangerous situations and environments. {{examples~~\|Examples:~~}} == Anime and Manga == * Kenpachi and Yachiru from ''[[Bleach]]'', though Kenpachi never seems to be actively trying to protect her. Especially since it's been hinted that she doesn't ''need'' the protection (to be more specific, she's the 11th division's assistant captain. Considering [[Authority Equals Asskicking\|how division members are ranked]], that means Kenpachi is the only one more powerful than her). * On ''[[Code Geass]]'', Charles Di Britannia and {{spoiler\|his "older" twin brother V.V. are a Jupiter and Mercury pair, with Charles being over 7 feet tall and V.V. having the appearance of a prepubescent boy since he physically stopped aging when he gained immortality}}. * Ilya and Berserker from ''[[Fate/stay ~~Stay Night~~night]]''. * In ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', Supposedly a pilot and his or her Evangelion unit. Line 17: == Film -- Animated == * ''[[Disney Animated Canon\|Dumbo]]'' offers a size inversion, with the small but worldly Timothy Q. Mouse protecting the large but naive title character. * ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' does this with Sully and Boo, including a "Feed the Kitty" parody when Sully thinks Boo has been mashed in a trash compactor. Line 28: == Live-Action Television == * Sam the [[Cute Bruiser]] protecting Carly the girly girl on ''[[~~I Carly~~iCarly]]''. == Puppet Shows == * ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' has Sweetums and Robin, which is a complete change from their debut in the Muppet version of "[[~~The Frog Prince (Literature)\|~~The Frog Prince]]", where Sweetums tried to eat Robin. The name was originally ironic, not the accurate description it would later become. == Video Games == * ''[[~~Baldurs~~Baldur's Gate]] 2'' has Minsc, a [[Boisterous Bruiser\|cheerfully loud tough guy]], and his pet "miniature giant space hamster", Boo. ''[[~~Baldurs~~Baldur's Gate]]'' also had Minsc protecting Dynaheir, his "witch", as part of a rite of passage. Though she doesn't appear in the second game, a dialogue can occur between him and another female caster, where he decides that now ''she's'' his witch. In either case, if his ward were killed in the game, [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge\|he'd go berserk]]. * Inverted (kind of) with Tae and Bollikin of ''[[Lusternia]]'': the former a massive, hulking (but endearingly simple-minded) God, the latter a tiny and extremely intelligent (but also incredibly compassionate) God. They compliment each other perfectly, and are implied to be [[Yaoi Guys\|lovers]]. Line 47: == Western Animation == * Pipsqueak and The Duke in [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]. * Rita and Runt in ''[[~~Animaniacs (Animation)\|~~Animaniacs]]'' have a similar big dog/little cat relationship, although in this case the little one is sophisticated and the big one is dumb (mistaking the cat for another dog). ** Dog Buttons and baby Mindy are the [[Badly -Battered Babysitter]] version. * Brought [[Up to Eleven]] and used to achieve [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] in the [[South Park]] episode with Cartman and {{spoiler\|Cthulhu}}. It even directly [[Shout -Out\|homages]] scenes from "[[Feed the Kitty]]". * Yakky Doodle and Chopper (a duckling and a bulldog, respectively) on ''[[Yogi Bear ~~(Animation)~~\|The Yogi Bear Show]]''. {{reflist}} [[Category:Duo Tropes]] [[Category:Ensembles]] [[Category:Little Guy, Big Buddy]] ~~[[Category:Trope]]~~