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* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'':
** In [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc the first game]], Chihiro Fujisaki is a diminutive high-schooler who's not even 5 feet tall, but is known as the "Ultimate Programmer" [[spoiler:and creates the [[ArtificialIntelligence Alter Ego AI]] present in both its sequel and midquel, despite dying in the second chapter]].
** The fan-made ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganronpaAnother2'' has Kanade Otonokoji, the "Ultimate Guitarist", who's even shorter than Chihiro at only 4'9" (145cm). She's much more knowledgeable than that talent implies, to the point where she practically solves the second case for you even though the victim leaves behind a dying message that's [[BatDeduction borderline incomprehensible]] even ''with'' Kanade's explanation. [[spoiler:In the third case, she turns all that brainpower against you to concoct a murder case so convoluted that it takes about [[MarathonBoss six hours]] to get through the trial.]]
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* ''Fanfic/BurningSecret'': Professor Thompson, the science teacher, is short.
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* ''Literature/JudgeDee'': Zigzagged: On the one hand, GuileHero Tao Gan is shorter than the judge's other two six-foot-plus lieutenants (who freely acknowledge they aren't as cunning as him, but capable of quick thinking when it comes to fighting), but the judge himself is definitely the smartest (often Tao Gan himself doesn't see how a crime happened until the summation) and himself also around six feet tall.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'': Tarot is one of the shortest members of the cast, being a pomeranian, and is shown needing a grabber to answer her house's door. She's also by far the smartest, most mature, and most capable GeniusBruiser in the comic.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AlbertTheFifthMusketeer'': Albert de Parmagnan is the shortest and smartest of the King's Musketeers, while this cartoon's version of [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis]] are {{Adaptational Dumbass}}es.



%%* ''WesternAnimation/AlbertTheFifthMusketeer'' is probably the best example among French cartoons.
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** The biggest example though is definitely Rocket and Groot in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''. Rocket is a raccoon (ergo tiny) and is a tech genius while Groot tends to be very naive and ditzy.

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** The biggest example though is definitely Rocket and Groot in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''. Rocket is a raccoon (ergo tiny) and is a tech genius while Groot tends to be very naive and ditzy.
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* Kenny, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname better known]] as "The Chief", from ''Anime/{{Beyblade}}'' is 4'2 despite being 11 at the start. He doesn't usually blade but instead acts as the others technician and mechanic.

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* Kenny, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname better known]] as "The Chief", from ''Anime/{{Beyblade}}'' ''Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade'' is 4'2 despite being 11 at the start. He doesn't usually blade but instead acts as the others technician and mechanic.
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* ''Comicbook/{{Batman}}'': [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]], traditionally considered the "smart" Robin, is also the shortest. PlayedWith when Damian becomes the new Robin--he's a genius and even shorter than Tim, but also quite a bit younger; his growth rate and the occasion {{Futureshadowing}} seem to indicate that he'll [[BigLittleBrother outgrow his brother]] eventually.

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* ''Comicbook/{{Batman}}'': [[ComicBook/RobinSeries [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Tim Drake]], traditionally considered the "smart" Robin, is also the shortest. PlayedWith when Damian becomes the new Robin--he's a genius and even shorter than Tim, but also quite a bit younger; his growth rate and the occasion {{Futureshadowing}} seem to indicate that he'll [[BigLittleBrother outgrow his brother]] eventually.
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* Penny from ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' is the shortest of the player's three rival characters, and she's a skilled hacker and computer expert enrolled in the academy's [=STEM=] track.
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** The biggest example though is definitely Rocket and Groot in ''Marvel/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''. Rocket is a raccoon (ergo tiny) and is a tech genius while Groot tends to be very naive and ditzy.

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** The biggest example though is definitely Rocket and Groot in ''Marvel/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''. Rocket is a raccoon (ergo tiny) and is a tech genius while Groot tends to be very naive and ditzy.
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** The biggest example though is definitely Rocket and Groot in ''Marvel/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''. Rocket is a raccoon (ergo tiny) and is a tech genius while Groot tends to be very naive and ditzy.

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