History Main / BiggerIsBetter

* In ''NightWizard'', EmotionlessGirl Akari usually wields a {{BFG}}, but during one of the final episodes, she briefly upgrades to a RIDICULOUSLY oversized ANTI-FLEET weapon. It's so big, she needs another wizard to handle the reloading. Rather than firing from the hip as is her general style, she finds it necessary to carry it on her shoulder... and it's the size of an interstate bus.

** FormulaOne in the 1980s subverts this somewhat. Per the rules, forced-induction engine sizes were capped at a minuscule 1.5 liters. Despite this, it was quite common for such engine to be able to produce up to (and beyond) ''1,500 hp''. The designers simply increased the size of the turbochargers to ridiculous extremes.

* In most of the ''DynastyWarriors'' and ''SamuraiWarriors'' games (and thus, by extension, in ''WarriorsOrochi''), each warrior can obtain 4 different tiers of weapons. Each higher tier has higher attack, awesomer appearance, and a noticeably bigger size -- hence, in those games, bigger really IS better. However, as a result, a lot of the warriors winds up with HILARIOUSLY oversized weapons on the fourth tier. For example, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "The Devil" Shimazu]] ends up with a [[DropTheHammer warhammer]] whose head is bigger than his (impossible muscled and heavily-armored) torso, Sun Ce ends up with a pair of Tonfas that are longer than his legs, Kunoichi's [[DualWielding Dual Knives]] turns into Dual Longswords, and so on....

* In ''NightWizard'', EmotionlessGirl Akari usually wields a {{BFG}}, but during one of the final episode, she briefly upgrades to a RIDICULOUSLY oversized ANTI-FLEET weapon. It's so big, she needs another wizard to handle the reloading. Rather than firing from the hip as is her general style, she finds it necessary to carry it on her shoulder... and it's the size of an interstate bus.

* Justified in the case of many animals that seek out the biggest available mates, as a large potential partner is probably older than a small one. If a big mate lived long enough to ''get'' big, while eating well enough to grow a massive body, then it's probably got better genes to contribute than some dinky youngster.

* In the ''Franchise/StarWars Saga Edition'' RPG, there's a simple way to estimate the challenge level of any given starship. Is it a fighter? It's probably low-challenge. If it has a CL of 16 or higher, there's a 99% chance the vehicle in question can cause a nasty localised eclipse, followed by reducing the eclipsed area to ash with its FrickinLaserBeams.

* Aylee during one of her [[http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20070223 transformations]] in ''SluggyFreelance''.
* As [[TheKAMics Gertrude]] said when she got her Buntline special with 16 inch barrel, [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_KAMics/4828837/ "The bigger it is the more it hurts!"]]

* The fundamental military strategy of [[CommandAndConquer the Global Defense Initiative]] is to build big tanks. Then upgrade and build to ''bigger'' tanks. Then put bigger guns on those bigger tanks. Then build a ''really, really, '''[[BaseOnWheels really]]''' '' big tank to eat up resources at once and then build ''even more'' giant tanks. GDI takes the concept of MoreDakka and applies it to armor like no other.

* Sex, and a [[FreudWasRight man's worth as a human being]].

* The eponymous GunBuster. In a world where 3 to 4 meter tall mecha just aren't enough, scale up 50 times. That's ''125,000 times'' the material.
** Followed up by it's sequel, DieBuster, where the titular mecha is [[spoiler: as big as a planet.]]
* GreatMazinger was notably larger than MazingerZ.
** For that matter, all the robots in SuperRobot shows are bigger than MazingerZ. Many classic SuperRobot shows had the heroes at least 40 meters tall, compared to MazingerZ being just 18 meters. (Which incidentally, is the same height as the original MobileSuitGundam.)

* The core logic ([[RuleOfCool if you can call it that]]) of the Getter Rays from ''GetterRobo'', being the energy of evolution itself. Their sole purpose is to grow larger and more powerful, and this often results in HumongousMecha on an enormous (and in some cases ''galactic'') scale.

* ''{{Foxtrot}}'': Roger buys a four-foot tall cell phone from "Mobytel" ("I assume the "Moby" is short for mobile"). It turns out to not work out so well as both the ends are too far away to actually have a conversation.
* Parodied in ''ComicStrip/OverTheHedge'' with a SUV:

* TheMasterOfDisguise had a major romantic subplot about Pistachio's love for Jennifer Baker ''despite'' her "tiny, butter bottom". Given the size of his mother, it looks like the Disguisey family's men think [[BiggerIsBetter bigger is ''always'' Better,]] [[{{BBW}} when it comes to women]], especially their buttocks.

* Subverted in Sergey Lukyanenko's novel ''{{Genome}}'' with the Taii - an ancient galactic superpower whose strength waned after a devastating war with another equally-powerful race. Their colossal ships are still allowed to patrol space that now belongs to younger races, but they are little more than relics of ages past. It is mentioned that a tiny by comparison human destroyer is able to completely incinerate one of these Taii battleships with a single volley.

* The {{n|aughtyNurseOutfit}}urses in ''CopRock'''s musical number say the phrase Bigger Is Better and wear {{stripperiffic}} dresses. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg3WjK1axBs Cop Rock - Perfection]]

* In the ''{{Victorious}}'' episode "Survival of the Hottest", the main characters (minus Cat) get stuck in an RV on a particularly hot day. Tori suddenly remembers that she brought a battery-powered fan, searches her bag for it and presents a tiny, two-bladed fan.

* Satirized in PeterGabriel's "Big Time":

* ''{{Exalted}}'' is generally an aversion to this trope. The Exalts are typically no bigger than an average human (and in most cases, ''are'' human) and are expected to win fights against mountain-sized god-monsters, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu which they did]]. However, Exalts who are champions of the aforementioned god-monsters has access to [[OneWingedAngel Shintai charms]], [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever with which they can turn as HUGE as their patrons]]. In their cases, bigger really are better.

* Throughout SwordOfTheStars. Large guns are better than small guns. Large hulls have better colonisers, sensors, command & control, and tankers than small hulls. Large planets are easier to defend and more productive. Better engine systems are larger, too.

* ''ShadowOfTheColossus''

* ''[[PeeWeesPlayhouse Foil balls.]]''

** Also, TimeCube. Insane rambling is much more convincing when ''presented'' in '''huge script''' ''and randomly'' made bold '''and'''/or italic.

* Inverted with most high-tech devices. People are more impressed with the Macbook AIR than the room-sized behemoth computers of yesteryear (except in a "whoah, they used to be that big?" sense).

* Australia seems rather fond of big things as tourism landmarks, such as the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoiwIl-_PYU On Pitch segment]] on ''TheGruenTransfer'' had the winning ad use such big landmarks as cooling towers on nuclear reactors to try and sell nuclear power to Aussies.

* Definetly *not* true for fighter aircraft. Yes, bigger ones can carry more fuel and ammunition... but they are also more expensive, harder to maintain (and since number of aircraft fielded is number of aircraft acquired * number of aircraft avaliable * sortie rate, things snowball rather quickly) and harder to accomodate and keep supplied. They are also easier to detect, less maneuverable and easier to hit. On the other hand, bombers need to be able to carry heavy payloads, which means that multirole fighters are either not good at air superiority, not good at bombing, average at both, or bad at both.

* The NintendoDSi XL, which has 94% bigger screens and is marketed towards old people, but tends to [[PeripheryDemographic sell better outside such demographic]] for the sake of bigger being better.

* This list is okay, but The KingOfAllCosmos wants a [[KatamariDamacy bigger, nicer list]].

** The shard of Naya, the home of Godsire, was noted for its "big creatures matter" mechanic. There was even one card that would [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=180620 win you the game if you had a 20-power creature after you untapped at the beginning of your turn]], [[MakeMymonsterGrow as well as speeding your creatures on a path to such a size]].

** Pyramids of Egypt

-> ''"Leela, evolution has programmed our fabulous male brains to take anything anyone else thinks is important, and make it bigger!"''

* BigBadassBirdOfPrey

** Played straight with Teladi ships; design-wise, they do make big ships (well, their capital ships, anyways), but not to the point that they become [[UnnecessarilyLargeVessel unnecessarily big]] like the aforementioned Valhalla (even their biggest ship, the Phoenix, is not overly designed in width in order to prevent embarrassingly colliding with the rim of a jump gate when it enters and exits the gate). Stats-wise, they fit the role of [[MightyGlacier Mighty Glaciers]] due to them eschewing speed and agility in favor of massive amounts of shields and even bigger cargo bays. The latter stat is justified by the Teladi in that they are a [[ProudMerchantRace race that thrives on trade and profit]]. Besides being really good at trading, these attributes also make them the perfect candidates for [[MacrossMissileMassacre spamming missiles in large numbers]], especially with their larger capital ships.

** Played straight with Teladi ships; design-wise, they do make big ships (well, their capital ships, anyways), but not to the point that they become [[UnnecessarilyLargeVessel unnecessarily big]] like the aforementioned Valhalla (even their biggest ship, the Phoenix, is not overly designed in width in order to prevent embarrassingly colliding with the rim of a jump gate when it enters and exits the gate). Stats-wise, they fit the role of [[MightyGlacier Mighty Glaciers]] due to trading away speed and agility in favor of massive amounts of shields and even bigger cargo bays. The latter stat is justified by the Teladi in that they are a [[ProudMerchantRace race that thrives on trade and profit]]. Besides being really good at trading, these attributes also make them the perfect candidates for [[MacrossMissileMassacre spamming missiles in large numbers]], especially with their larger capital ships.

** Played straight with Teladi ships; design-wise, they do make big ships (well, their capital ships, anyways), but not to the point that they become [[UnnecessarilyLargeVessel unnecessarily big]] like the aforementioned Valhalla (even their biggest ship, the Phoenix, is not overly designed in width in order to prevent embarrassingly colliding with the rim of a jump gate when it enters and exits the gate). Stats-wise, they fit the role of [[MightyGlacier Mighty Glaciers]] due to their massive amount of shields and even bigger cargo bays at the cost of speed and agility. The latter stat is justified by the Teladi in that they are a [[ProudMerchantRace race that thrives on trade and profit]]. Besides being really good at trading, these attributes also make them the perfect candidates for [[MacrossMissileMassacre spamming missiles in large numbers]], especially with their larger capital ships.

** Played straight with Teladi ships; design-wise, they do make big ships, but not to the point that they become [[UnnecessarilyLargeVessel unnecessarily big]] like the aforementioned Valhalla (even their biggest ship, the Phoenix, is not overly designed in width in order to prevent embarrassingly colliding with the rim of a jump gate when it enters and exits the gate). Stats-wise, they fit the role of [[MightyGlacier Mighty Glaciers]] due to their massive amount of shields and even bigger cargo bays at the cost of speed and agility. The latter stat is justified by the Teladi in that they are a [[ProudMerchantRace race that thrives on trade and profit]]. Besides being really good at trading, these attributes also make them the perfect candidates for [[MacrossMissileMassacre spamming missiles in large numbers]], especially with their larger capital ships.

* Subverted in ''[[VideoGame/{{X}} X3: Terran Conflict]]'' with the ATF Valhalla. This is a battleship far larger ([[MightyGlacier and far slower]]) than any other ship in the game, mounting 24 [[WaveMotionGun Point Singularity Projectors]] and 32 [[MoreDakka Starburst Shockwave Cannons]] with [[SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfEnergy 14 GJ of shielding]]. It can also carry 60 ships of up to ''corvette'' size. However, its size gives it a couple of problems. First, it has some serious blind spots in its gun batteries' firing arcs. Second, it's so big that when it travels through a jumpgate, ''it bangs into the rim and loses its shields!'' (This latter behavior is fixed in the ExpansionPack ''Albion Prelude''.)

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