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{{trope}}
[[File:fun-
{{quote|''I'll make'' you ''fun-sized!''
|'''Reducto''', ''[[Harvey Birdman|Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''}}
Want to make something cuter? Just make it smaller. Look at [[Cute Kitten|kittens]] and [[Precious Puppies|puppies]]. Don't you just want to hug and squeeze them [[And Call Him George|and call them George]]? Okay, perhaps not that far, but they are cute. And it's not merely being smaller, but also having a "smoother" shape than adult dogs and cats, and usually having bigger eyes.
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[[Trope Namer|The trope's title]] is from 'Fun-sized' candy bars, the smallest size typically seen as Halloween treats. [[Freud Was Right|Has nothing to do with a certain other Fun Size.]]
[[Fun Size]] characters frequently take the form of [[Ridiculously Cute Critter
{{examples}}▼
▲{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Shana]]-tan from the Shakugan no Shana omake.
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Yugi Moto and Yami Yugi]] are among the most clear cases of big eyes when smaller.
** Yami/Atem used to remain the same size in the first manga, but then got a case of import and started getting a growth spurt like his anime counterpart after the transformation. Can be seen clearly in ''Yu-Gi-Oh R''.
* Name a [[Mon]] that's under a couple of feet high; good chance it'll be completely adorable. [[Pokémon (
** But you're forgetting Mew! And Jirachi, and Celebi, and Manaphy...
*** And Joltik! It's the smallest of all Mons, and is ridiculously cute to match.
*** The other chibi legends aren't the size of a ''Diglett'' (8 inches tall).
*** BLASPHEMY!!! How has no one mentioned Togepi? Cute egg that squeaks and has tiny legs is '''cute'''!!!
** Talking about [[Mons]], MarineAngemon is definitely [[Digimon]]'s take on Shaymin (or is it the reverse, since MarineAngemon came first?). Also, this [http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa6/Calibremon/Kapurimon.jpg Kapurimon] is the Fun-Sized version of [[Digimon Frontier|Wolfmon]].
* [[Suzumiya Haruhi|Tsuruya-san]] was cute enough already, with her [[Cute Little Fangs|cute little fang]] and speech impediment and her [[Genki Girl]] personality. However, [http://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki/show?title=eretto someone] then had to make [[Memetic Mutation|Churuya...]]
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** Also, after Maka {{spoiler|[[Defeat Means Friendship|befriends Crona rather than defeating him/her in combat]], Ragnarok shrinks down to fun size and becomes mostly comic relief}} (at least in the anime).
* The opening to ''[[Macross]]'' in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOLsKEXu02g chibi form].
* The [[Adventures of Mini
* in the (non-canon) Pilot Chapter of [[Bleach]], a side-effect of Rukia transferring her powers to Ichigo was being shrunk down to a small enough scale that she could [[Fetish Fuel|comfortably take a bath in Ichigo's coffee mug]].
* [[Played for Drama]] in chapter 40 of ''[[Franken Fran]]''. [[Cain and Abel|Veronica]] gets cut in half by Gavrill, and Fran has to make a a smaller version of her body with the very few parts that were still left. This is unfortunate for Veronica, but [[Air Vent Passageway|does come in handy later]].
* The laptop-model Persocoms in [[
* [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/shinryaku_ika_musume/v02/c038.5/1.html Bite Size!] [[
* Beta Mechazawa from [[
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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*** And there were also the "Tiny Toon Elves" self-parodies, drawn IIRC by some of the original ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' artists.
*** [[Harry Potter|Dobby]].
* The extradimensional ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' villain Mojo, in an effort to keep his world's television ratings high after their (presumed) death, created
** Despite hilarity destructively ensuing, it was apparently a ratings success, because he later brought out the Mitey 'Vengers (
* While nearly all fairy species in ''[[
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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* An episode of ''[[Will and Grace]]'' made mention of the "Pocket Gay" when Will was set up on a blind date with a guy who was quite short. Jack basically described him as "all the perks of a boyfriend in convenient travel size."
== [[
* Many [[
▲* While nearly all fairy species in ''[[Artemis Fowl (Literature)|Artemis Fowl]]'' are small at around a metre tall, pixies specifically are said to be cute, rather fragile, and look very much like human children.
* In ''[[
== [[Toys]] ==
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* Does anyone have a link to the [[Transformers|Galvatron]] toy? There's a picture of a super deformed Galvatron that Teletraan I caption, "He'll kill you with adorability."
** you mean [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:MycloneGalv.jpg this one]?
== [[Real Life]] / [[Truth in Television]] ==▼
* [[Fan Art]] tends to do this.▼
* Again, [[Truth in Television|kittens and puppies]].▼
* Various breeds of animals are bred for size, presumably because of cuteness: dwarf cats, chihuahuas, poodles...▼
** Japanese culture is obsessed with [[Kawaiiko|cuteness]], and this is a part of it.▼
** Shelties are adorable mini-sheepdogs that were bred for an adorable reason: to herd tiny sheep!▼
** Miniature ponies. Which are now being tried out as a substitute for ''guide dogs''.▼
** Pomerianians were bred specifically to be small after Queen Victoria both popularized the smaller types, and led a breeding program to decrease their size.▼
** Miniature dachshunds. When they're nasty, they're really nasty... but when they're nice, they're [[Kawaiiko|sweethearts!]]▼
** Poodles actually do come in normal-dog size as well as yappy-dog size. The infamous "poodle cut" that the smaller versions are known for is actually a perverted, decorative mutation of the more functional haircut they used to be given in their capacity as hunting dogs.▼
* Babies.▼
* In biology, this is termed neoteny (the appearance of being youthful) and is one reason men are often attracted to women who appear younger than them (ie. being shorter and having smaller features overall). The inverse is [[Hot Amazon]].▼
* In the United States, small candybars mostly given during Halloween are marketed as "fun size."▼
* The [http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/ Aussie Racing Cars] series, a series featuring silhouette race cars (eg. every car runs the same equipment, in this case a turbocharged 1.2L Yamaha motorbike engine mated to a sequential transmission) with body styles that resemble scaled down versions of famous cars that have participated in the V8 Supercars series at some point in history.▼
▲* Many [[Fanfic|fanfics]] have included the grimdark models used in tabletop versions of ''[[Warhammer 40000|Warhammer 40,000]]'' to come to life or appear in our world as the size of their tabletop counterparts, such as [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5474237/1/40k_ToyHammer this one]. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
▲* In ''[[Tabletop Game]]/Pathfinder'', the Improved Familiar feat lets a spellcaster chose from a wide range of tiny magical creatures as potential familiars. Many of them (such as the [[Cute Kitten|silvanshee agathion]], [[Shoulder-Sized Dragon|pseudodragons, fairy dragons]], and the [[Fairy Companion|Lyrakian azata]]) are [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Ridiculously Cute Critters]], although the [[Our Demons Are Different|evil outsiders]] range from [[Ugly Cute]] to [[Body Horror]].
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The entire premise of ''[[
* The ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' series. To really hammer the point home, the entire opening movie of ''[[Super Robot Wars Alpha]]'' is this trope [[Up to Eleven]].
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' does this with Lil' Ragnaros, the Moonkin Hatchling, Lil' XT, and Lil KT; all vanity pets obtainable from the microtransaction shop.
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** The quest giver (and later companion) [http://www.wowhead.com/npc=49956 Pebble], and [http://www.wowhead.com/npcs?filter=na=lizard;minle=1;maxle=1;cr=39;crs=4;crv=0 various lizard critters] (miniature versions of the hostile Warp Stalker beast).
* Metal Gear Mk II in ''[[Snatcher]]'' is terribly cute, despite having a design inspired by [[Metal Gear|nuke-launching superweapons]].
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
** Taken further with [[Dungeon Defenders]], if purchased from Steam you also get the Engineer/Pyro/Heavy/Medic as a pet.
* ''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]'' has chibi versions of the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' and ''[[
** A formula that was followed through in ''[[Pocket Fighter]]''.
* Suika Ibuki from ''[[Touhou Project]]'' is short and cute to begin with, but the numerous
* The main trio from ''[[Disgaea]]'' get drawn this way in promotional artwork.
* The Mobile Suits/Armors of the ''[[SD Gundam G Generation]]'' series, which also doubles as [[Badass Adorable]].
* Ah those teeny tiny [[
** And you can control one of them in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]''!
* ''Burnout'' Paradise's Toy Cars DLC. But here's the not fun part : Toys car retain [[Car Fu|same strength stat]] of it's original cars...
* The Minis in ''[[Mario
* The ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series is fond of using little chibi versions of the characters as icons. In ''[[
* The Downsize status ailment in the [[
** A mob of tiny, squeaky voiced Chelsea clones is also fought in the bonus dungeon.
▲== [[Web Original]] ==
* [http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/747/watchmenkq3.gif Chibi] [[Watchmen|Rorschach.]] That is all.▼
** Could also apply to the movie version. Next to the other actors, Jackie Earl Haley's Rorschach looks rather small. Fans quickly took to calling him [[Fan Nickname|"Tinyschach."]]▼
*** Totally appropriate. In the comic, Rorschach was fairly short, and wore elevator shoes when in costume to look more intimidating.▼
** [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/416403/chibi-rorschach-watchmen Another] Chibi Rorschach.▼
** [http://gunshowcomic.com/d/20090312.html And another.]▼
* Here, have some [http://design-benign.blogspot.com/2009/11/adorable-inglourious-basterds.html adorable drawings] of ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''.▼
* This is the entire point of the Minis in the [[Protectors of the Plot Continuum|PPC]]. That and to [[Grammar Nazi|poke fun at the badficcer's misspellings]]. ▼
{{quote| ''Each time a name's spelled wrong in ''[[Lord of the Rings|Rings]]'', a mini-Balrog gets its wings.''}}▼
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* The ''[http://www.krakowstudios.com/archive.php?date=20050124 Chibi Kia]'' arc in ''[[Krakow]]''.
* The premise of ''[[Lil Formers]]''.
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has [[Incredibly Lame Pun|fun]] with this. Played straight by the [[Do-Anything Robot|Dingbots]]. Inverted by the "Fun-Sized Mobile Agony and Death Dispensers"
* Discussed in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203024123/http://girlyyy.com/go/579 This] ''[[Girly]]'' strip.
* Zig-zagged in ''[[
* Snuggleninja, found [http://snuggleninja.blogspot.com/2012/02/short.html here] is so little. But that doesn't stop him from doing what he needs to do.
▲* [http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/747/watchmenkq3.gif Chibi]{{broken link}} [[Watchmen (comics)|Rorschach.]] That is all.
▲** Could also apply to the movie version. Next to the other actors, Jackie Earl Haley's Rorschach looks rather small. Fans quickly took to calling him [[Fan Nickname|"Tinyschach."]]
▲*** Totally appropriate. In the comic, Rorschach was fairly short, and wore elevator shoes when in costume to look more intimidating.
▲** [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/416403/chibi-rorschach-watchmen Another] Chibi Rorschach.
▲** [https://web.archive.org/web/20100420080404/http://gunshowcomic.com/d/20090312.html And another.]
▲* Here, have some [https://web.archive.org/web/20100206131222/http://design-benign.blogspot.com/2009/11/adorable-inglourious-basterds.html adorable drawings] of ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''.
▲* This is the entire point of the Minis in the [[Protectors of the Plot Continuum|PPC]]. That and to [[Grammar Nazi|poke fun at the badficcer's misspellings]].
▲{{quote|
* Calling tiny, [[All Hallow's Eve|trick-or-treat size]] candy bars "fun size", or calling any sort of eating "fun" for that matter, is one of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-stupidest-lies-advertisers-expect-you-to-believe/ The 5 Stupidest Lies Advertisers Expect You to Believe]. It compares the practice to [[Little People]] demanding to be called "fun size".
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' has [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Deformed_Shorts Super Deformed Shorts]!
{{quote|
'''Tiny!Zuko''': (attempts to resume normal form) '''''I AM NEITHER CUTE NOR TINY!'''''
'''Tiny!Iroh''': ''You are pretty cute, my tiny nephew.'' }}
* [[
* Chibi versions of the characters are used for gags in ''[[Totally Spies!]]''. In one episode, Alex finds Clover adorable after she is shrunk to insect size.
▲== [[Real Life]] / [[Truth in Television]] ==
▲* [[Fan Art]] tends to do this.
▲* Again, [[Truth in Television|kittens and puppies]].
▲* Various breeds of animals are bred for size, presumably because of cuteness: dwarf cats, chihuahuas, poodles...
▲** Japanese culture is obsessed with [[Kawaiiko|cuteness]], and this is a part of it.
▲** Shelties are adorable mini-sheepdogs that were bred for an adorable reason: to herd tiny sheep!
▲** Miniature ponies. Which are now being tried out as a substitute for ''guide dogs''.
▲** Pomerianians were bred specifically to be small after Queen Victoria both popularized the smaller types, and led a breeding program to decrease their size.
▲** Miniature dachshunds. When they're nasty, they're really nasty... but when they're nice, they're [[Kawaiiko|sweethearts!]]
▲** Poodles actually do come in normal-dog size as well as yappy-dog size. The infamous "poodle cut" that the smaller versions are known for is actually a perverted, decorative mutation of the more functional haircut they used to be given in their capacity as hunting dogs.
▲* Babies.
▲* In biology, this is termed neoteny (the appearance of being youthful) and is one reason men are often attracted to women who appear younger than them (ie. being shorter and having smaller features overall). The inverse is [[Hot Amazon]].
▲* In the United States, small candybars mostly given during Halloween are marketed as "fun size."
▲* The [http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/ Aussie Racing Cars] series, a series featuring silhouette race cars (eg. every car runs the same equipment, in this case a turbocharged 1.2L Yamaha motorbike engine mated to a sequential transmission) with body styles that resemble scaled down versions of famous cars that have participated in the V8 Supercars series at some point in history.
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[[Category:Rule of Cute]]
[[Category:Tiny Tropes]]
[[Category:
[[Category:Truth in Television]]
[[Category:Personal Appearance Tropes]]
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