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* [[Pokémon]] has quite a few of these, often [[Com Mons]]. Examples include Rattata, Pachirisu, and of course, the Pikachu family.
** [[Super Smash Bros.]] has very scary implications if it weren't for the fact that the characters are trophies. Imagine, if you will, dropping a life-sized Pikachu on [[Kirby|Pop Star]] or [[Pikmin|Hocotate]]. A malicious Pikachu (or however many more) in either of those settings would be a Cthulhuesque horror upon the populations of those worlds, as it fits ALL of the ROUS criteria without the use of [[Super Mario Bros.|Super 'Shrooms]].
*** Somewhat justified because they are usually cute, big eyed and not very menacing. Not even those with teeth bared are all that terrifying.
* ''[[Ultima Underworld]] II'' features giant rats of various types.
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*** There's also a woman in one of the cities that keeps pet rats. Her rival hated them, and so put out meat to lure them, which had the effect of attracting mountain lions which came and killed a few of the rats. The lions were surprisingly weak in battle compared to the ones you usually fight in the wild.
**** That's because they were starved.
** In ''[[Skyrim]]'' they're called skeevers. They're so big that people lay down bear traps to catch them. One crazy guy underground tried to create an army of them.
* Twitch, a champion in ''[[League of Legends]]'', was a sewer rat who gained sentience and bipedal form from magical runoff. [[Single Specimen Species|Lonely]] and a bit maniacal, his goal is to duplicate the phenomenon and create a race of sentient rats to rule over.
* In the 1990s PC fantasy kingdom sim ''Majesty'', giant rats were generally the first monsters to show up in your kingdom.
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* The ''[[Magi Nation]]'' series mostly features decidedly non-real-looking creatures, but the [[Always Chaotic Evil]] Core region does get one very large rat-like creature. It's even named "Rous," in a direct [[Shout-Out]] to the [[Trope Namer]].
* Mouser from ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros 2]]'' is a gigantic bomb throwing killer mouse boss. Who has probably the most ironic kind of name ever for such a creature (considering the word 'mouser' means 'cat which catches mice').
* ''[[
* Every roleplaying game Spiderweb Software has ever made, with the exception of the original ''[[Geneforge]]'', has giant rats in it. They're usually the very first enemies you fight before you go on any quests.
* ''[[Castle of the Winds]]'' has Giant Rat, but it's pitifully weak. No, it's the ''ants'' that new characters should watch out for.
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* Giant mutant rodents are the signature creation of ''[[Narbonic]]'''s Helen Narbon. Of course, Helen being a young girl at heart, they happen to be giant mutant ''gerbils''.
* The trope name is evoked in the title of an ''[[8-Bit Theater
* The Sturmhalten sewer guides in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' are actually ''surprised'' to learn that sewer rats [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060501 aren't supposed to be giant and glowing].
** "60 centimeters. Tops."
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* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'' features King Rat, a tall, muscle-bound mutated lab rat who occasionally leaves the sewer to make trouble for the penguins.
* ''[[South Park]]'' was attacked by giant carnivorous guinea pigs. The guinea pig community was quite full of [[Squee]] over it.
* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'' had Speak, his pet capybara (see Real Life, below), much to [[Sidekick|Arthur]]'s dismay.
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'': Hero example: in one episode, the Rescue Rangers (a fly and four rodents) are enlarged to human size.
* That ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode about the world being destroyed by [[wikipedia:Year 2000 problem|Y2K]]. The Griffins leave Joe to fight a giant mutant rat. His response? [[Badass|"Bring It On!!!]]
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