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{{trope}}
Since [[Asskicking Equals Authority]] and [[Authority Equals Asskicking]], your average [[Big Bad]] tends to be (appropriately enough) ''[[Large and In Charge|big]]'' - however, a frequent subversion of this is for the big cheese to be a [[
Almost invariably [[The Napoleon]], with a [[Berserk Button]] about their height. Alternatively (or as well, if they're [[Stealth Insult|too dumb to notice the irony]]) they might have an [[Ironic Nickname]] along the lines of "Mr. Big". This might be a reference to their sizable [[Big Bad|reputation and influence]], [[The Big Guy|combat skills]], or [[Large Ham|personality]]. Often got their position due to intelligence or deviousness that compensates for their lack of physical threat - if [[Shorter Means Smarter]], this guy is a [[Evil Genius|genius]]. Will often be introduced with a [[Big Shadow, Little Creature]] or [[Big Little Man]] shot.
Contrast [[Large and In Charge]]. Compare [[Killer Rabbit]], [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Garlic Jr. from ''[[Dragonball Z]]''. Alternatively, Pilaf from Dragon Ball.
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* The Major from ''[[Hellsing]]'' is very short and [[Fat Bastard|fat]], but he's easily [[The Chessmaster|one of]] [[Crazy Awesome|the most]] [[Magnificent Bastard|effective leaders]] in the show.
* "The Baby" (real name unknown) from ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]''.
* {{spoiler|Envy}} from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.
* Ciel Phantomhive, the [[Villain Protagonist]] from ''[[Black Butler]]''. He is only 12/13, so his lack of height isn't particularly surprising, though [[Foreshadowing|people have noted]] a few times in the story that he isn't growing taller... (The only existing counter-example is solely due to the [[Scanlation]] of the second chapter being a [[Blind Idiot Translation]] that manages to reverse the meaning of the crucial sentence.)
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* ''[[Big Tits Zombie]]'' features a dwarf [[Yakuza]] boss.
* The Forbidden Zone (the Richard Elfman movie) is ruled by King Fausto, played by Herve Vechillaise. He's already king of an entire dimension, and has plans to somehow create a zombie baby army (and navy, and air force, and marine corps...) to conquer the rest of the galaxy.
* In ''[[Zootopia]]'' there is a character actually called "Mr. Big", a crime boss based very obviously on Don Corleone from ''[[The Godfather]]''—and he's a shrew. (His [[Mooks]] are polar bears, just to really peg the [[Big Guy, Little Guy]] meter.)
== [[Literature]] ==
* The Mule in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s ''[[Foundation]]'' series. Played entirely seriously. He does however have psychic powers that he uses to control people.
* A canine example is Big Fido from ''[[
* Picrochole, the diminutive petty king from ''Gargantua''.
* The fearsome Director Sato from [[Dan Brown]]'s ''[[The Lost Symbol]]'' stands at a towering four feet eight inches.
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* Gus, the "Gucci dwarf" from ''[[Black Books]]'', flanked at all times by two massive bodyguards and carrying a fold-out ''highchair in a briefcase''.
* Mr. Big, the main villain from the pilot episode of ''[[Get Smart]]''. As with ''For Your Height Only'' he's actually a midget, which is only revealed when Smart and Mr Big are in the same room.
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'''Mr. Big:''' So '''''you're''''' Maxwell ''Smart''! }}
* Dr. Miguelito Loveless, a recurring villain on ''[[The Wild Wild West (TV series)|The Wild Wild West]]''.
** Arliss Loveless, his replacement in the movie ''[[Wild Wild West (film)|Wild Wild West]]'', was a variation on
** Both Dr. Loveless and Mr. Big were played by Micheal Dunn.
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* Subverted in ''[[Art of Fighting]]''. Mr. Big actually is big, or tall, at least.
* The [[Lego Adaptation Game]] for ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' turns Cutler Beckett into one of these.
* Pirate captain Harlan Sweete from ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', specifically ''Battle for Azeroth''. [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse| His short size doesn't make him less dangerous.]]
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* The Mayor of Townsville in ''[[Powerpuff Girls]]''
* Lord Farquaad in ''[[Shrek]]''.
* Bigtime Beagle from [[DuckTales (1987)]].
* Clyde from the Ant Hill Mob in ''[[Wacky Races]]''. Slightly subverted in that his henchmen are just as vertically challenged as him.
* Mr. Big, the shadowy ruler of Pottsylvania in ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'', was actually six inches tall.
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** The [[Big Bad]] in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' was basically a brain with a face, stored ''inside'' a [[Giant Mook]].
* King Malbert from ''[[Igor]]''.
* The mobster Rocky from ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', the [[Big Guy, Little Guy| Little Guy to his Big Guy partner Mugsy]]. His hat is almost as large as he is.
== [[Real Life]] ==
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[[Category:Authority Tropes]]
[[Category:Characters As Device]]
[[Category:Characterization Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Mister Big]]
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