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Compare [[Kevlard]], which often goes hand-in-hand with this trope. [[Glacier Waif]] is the [[Inverted Trope|inverse]]. A very good way to establish a character as [[Big Fun]].

 

== Anime & Manga ==

* Buccha from ''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]''. Somewhat of a subversion in which he's not actually fat; there's little fat on his body. He happens however to have a huge volume of blood, which concentrates mostly on his belly, and when required it floods his muscles; during said moments he has a leaner, more muscular body

* Marechiyo Omaeda from ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]''. He ''is'' the lieutenant of a squad of ninjas with [[Super Speed]], though he prefers hiding it under [[Obfuscating Stupidity]].

* ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]''

** Oars -- he's a giant (even by giant standards) who jumps several times higher than his own height. And he's damn fast. It helps that he had Luffy's shadow animating his corpse. His descendant, Little Oars Jr., is similar but perhaps a bit slower.

== Comic Books ==

* Blob, foe of the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'', while in the shows and movies is a [[Mighty Glacier]], in the comics has the athletic ability of an Olympian. He has used cartwheels and gymnastic flips to place himself precisely where he wants to be as a blockade -- or on top of a foe! Remember, Fred Dukes was a circus performer before he became a supervillain.

* Big Bertha of the [[Great Lakes Avengers]].

* Marvel's [[Stout Strength|fat-with-muscle]] Kingpin is agile enough to fight [[Spider-Man]] and [[Daredevil]] hand to hand. However, Kingpin himself said that very little of his body mass is actually fat. Confirmed by Daredevil who compared hitting Kingpin to hitting a brick wall. Of course, he doesn't REALLY compare to to Spider-Man in terms of pure strength (Spidey, like any hero with super strength, holds back so as not to kill him with a single blow to the head). Demonstrated humiliatingly for the Kingpin during the [[One More Day]] storyline when Spider-Man broke INTO prison to beat the crap out of him in front of all the other inmates. This time, Spidey didn't hold back so much because he was 1) Super Pissed-Off and 2) making a point (back in his black costume) that if you went after his family, the "friendly" neighborhood spider-man was not the one that would come after you. However, if the Kingpin actually gets his hands on you, you ''will'' go squish.

* Although ''[[TMNT 2003|TMNT]]'''s The Ancient One usually isn't the most active character, his appearance in the flashback episode "Fathers and Sons" show that this trope very much applies to him.

* Owen, LeShawna, and Beth from the ''[[Total Drama]]'' series compete in the same physical challenges as the other contestants without any problems. While Owen and LeShawna are sometimes out of breath, it never seems to cause them any big problems. Owen's weight and/or size has occasionally posed a problem for his team when the challenge involved moving or lifting other teammates; but just about as often, he's the one doing the lifting or moving of someone else and his accompanying strength is a real asset. Plus, [[Acceptable Targets|being fat]], the smell of food can motivate him to incredible speeds.

* Roland of ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters (Animation)|Extreme Ghostbusters]]'', despite being rather chubby, is quite limber and agile.

* ''[[Kick Buttowski]]'' isn't huge but he's defintely pudgy and still manages amazing stunts and maneuvers.

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