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* Envy of ''FullMetalAlchemist'' claims his true form to be [[spoiler:a house-sized, multi-legged EldritchAbomination easily capable of crushing the heroes. However, this is a lie; his true form is weak, newt-like form that can fit in the palm of a person's hand. Ultimately, Ed is dismissive enough of him to let Mei leave with him sealed in a jar]].

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* In ''The Brotherhood Of The Wolf'', the dreaded Beast is revealed to be [[spoiler: a trained lion in a MonsterSuit. Still dangerous, but more deserving of sympathy, given how it was abused into acting like a monster]].

* Similar to the ''DannyPhantom'' above, Se?Siniestro from ''Manny Riviera: The Adventure of El Tigre'', is just classmate of Manny and Frida with a knack for controlling a titanical battle suit which in turn can control an ''[[MetaMecha even bigger]]''[[MetaMecha battle suit]].

* Poseidon creates one made out of the ''sea'' in ''GodOfWar'' ''3'' to fight Kratos and Gaia in the beginning of the game.
* In [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]], the final fight ''seems'' to be against Dark Bowser. However, when you pound on him enough, he spits out Dark Fawful which you need to inhale. Inside Bowser's body, Mario and Luigi then need to fight that Dark Fawful. In a slight subversion to this trope, Dark Fawful may be small, but so are the Mario Brothers inside Bowser. And in there, Dark Fawful is everything but puny and in fact very dangerous.

* Lavos from ''{{Chrono Trigger}}'', who has ''two'' shells. Of course, the inner forms aren't any weaker the the outer ones...

* In ''{{Angel}}'', the demon known as the Beast in season 4 is revealed to be simply a minion of the real big bad, the demon-hijacked Cordelia.

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* One of the demons ''ZatchBell'' battles is like this, using its powers of animation to move and fight inside a durable, massive body.

* Inverted in ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''. [[spoiler:The Evas are [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] that wear HumongousMecha suits, and the suits don't make them more powerful, but rather limit their size and strength to a level at which they can still be controled.]]

* In {{Angel}}}, the demon known as the Beast in season 4 is revealed to be simply a minion of the real big bad, the demon-hijacked Cordelia.

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* Done with a good guy in the ''{{Ben 10}}'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Secret of the Omnitrix'': Azmuth winds up being a Grey Matter in a Cannonbolt suit.

* An episode of ''{{Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot}}'' featured "Po the Destroyer", a giant hulking brute of an alien that mops the floor with Big Guy, but is later revealed to be a very short alien in a robot suit.

* In [[BowsersInsideStory Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]], the final fight ''seems'' to be against Dark Bowser. However, when you pound on him enough, he spits out Dark Fawful which you need to inhale. Inside Bowser's body, Mario and Luigi then need to fight that Dark Fawful. In a slight subversion to this trope, Dark Fawful may be small, but so are the Mario Brothers inside Bowser. And in there, Dark Fawful is everything but puny and in fact very dangerous.

--> ''"Pay no attention to TheManBehindTheCurtain!"''\\
- The Wizard, ''{{The Wizard of Oz}}''

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* Poseidon creates one made out of the ''sea'' in ''GodOfWar'' ''3'' to fight Kratos and Gaia in the beginning of the game.

* [[spoiler: Shadow Mitsuo]] from ''{{Persona 4}}'' is a creepy floating baby capable of summoning an "outer shell" in the shape of a giant, pixelated 8-bit warrior. Though the real deal is far more dangerous than the shell.

* In ''{{Teen Titans}}: Trouble in Tokyo'', our heroes are facing a huge ink monster controlled by the BigBad, but luckily the keystone to the entire thing is the cursed artist whose strings are being pulled by the BigBad.

* King Boo from ''{{Luigis Mansion}}'' would probably fit into this category with his [[spoiler: Bowser suit]].

--> ''"Is that his true form?"''\\
- Susanoomon, ''{{Digimon Frontier}}'', after seeing the weak-looking bug creature hidden inside the BigBad

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--> ''"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"''\\

* ''{{Digimon Adventure}}'' had VenomMyotismon.

* Inverted in ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''. [[spoiler:The Evas are EldritchAbominations that wear HumongousMecha suits, and the suits don't make them more powerful, but rather limit their size and strength to a level at which they can still be controled.]]

* Done with a hulking bounty hunter in StarWarsTheCloneWars who turns out to be a 1 foot tall alien in a big suit of armor. Then subverted where he is still an asskicker outside his costume later on.

* Inverted in ''NeonGenesisEvangalion''. [[spoiler:The Evas are EldritchAbominations that wear HumongousMecha suits, and the suits don't make them more powerful, but rather limit their size and strength to a level at which they can still be controled.]]

* ''OnePiece'' has Gecko Moria, who hides inside the giant zombie Oz. Though turns out Moria is just as dangerous as the giant zombie.

* In the {{toku}} ''NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'', the villain Sargain is a small robotic ant piloting a human-sized robot body.