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* '''Downplayed''': Bob, Aaron and Charles' body types only look slightly different from one another as Bob appears to be a little pudgy with a noticeable gut, Aaron looks the skinniest and Charles is of average height but only looks short in comparison to them.
* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which requires him to keep a slim physique and Charles' growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob, Aaron and Charles' body types only look slightly different from one another as Bob appears to be a little pudgy with a noticeable gut, gut (or with a well defined musculature if he's the "strong" kind of big), Aaron looks the skinniest and Charles is of average height but only looks short tiny in comparison to them.
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Bob is a BigEater, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which requires him to keep a slim physique and Charles' growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].
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** Bob is big, fat, and hefty, Aaron is thin and gangly and Charles is the shortest out of the three.

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** Bob is big, fat, and hefty, Aaron is thin and gangly gangly, and Charles is the shortest out of the three.
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* '''Inverted''':???

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* '''Inverted''':???'''Inverted''': Not applicable.
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* '''Discussed''': "I think the BigGuyLittleGuy trope is missing something, we should add in a third character and we should make him thin to differ from the other two."

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* '''Discussed''': "I think feel the BigGuyLittleGuy trope is missing something, we should add in a third character and we should make him tall and thin to differ from the other two."
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* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater and regularly works out at the gym lifting weights, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which requires him to keep a slim physique and Charles' growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].

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* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater and regularly works out at the gym lifting weights, BigEater, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which requires him to keep a slim physique and Charles' growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]]. height]].
** Bob could also hit the gym if it's the "Muscular" kind of big.



** "Despite Bob being a [[TheBigGuy big guy]], Aaron being slim and Charles being tiny, they make quite a great team."

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** "Despite Bob being a [[TheBigGuy big guy]], BigGuy, Aaron being slim and Charles being tiny, they make quite a great team."
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** In a large EnsembleCast, many characters form and make up trios that all consist of one big member, one thin member and one short member.

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** In a large EnsembleCast, there are many characters that form and make up trios that which all consist of one big member, one thin member and one short member.

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* '''Straight''': Bob is big and hefty, Aaron is tall, thin and gangly and Charles is the shortest out of the three.

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* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
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Bob is big big, fat, and hefty, Aaron is tall, thin and gangly and Charles is the shortest out of the three.
** Bob is powerful and muscular, Aaron is thin and gangly, and Charles is the shortest out of the
three.



** Bob is so large that he is practically the size of a monster truck and his StoutStrength can make him lift skyscrapers with ease. Aaron is a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] who is NothingButSkinAndBones and is as tall as a telephone pole. Charles is [[{{Lilliputians}} so tiny]] that he comes to most people's ankles.

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** Bob is so large that he is practically the size of a monster truck has his own gravitational pull, and his StoutStrength can make him lift skyscrapers with ease. Aaron is a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] who is NothingButSkinAndBones and is as tall as a telephone pole. NothingButSkinAndBones. Charles is [[{{Lilliputians}} so tiny]] that he comes to most people's ankles.ankles.
*** Bob casually exaggerates MusclesAreMeaningful by being the biggest {{hunk}}, so big that he's a TinyHeadedBehemoth TopHeavyGuy instead of being fat and hefty.



** Bob, Charles and Aaron change [[YourSizeMayVary sizes and weight]].

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** Bob, Charles and Aaron change [[YourSizeMayVary sizes height and weight]].
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* '''Parodied''': Bob is a circle, Aaron is a long rectangle and Charles is a dot.

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* '''Parodied''': They are all shapes: Bob is a circle, Aaron is a long rectangle and Charles is a dot.
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* '''Parodied''':???

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* '''Parodied''':???'''Parodied''': Bob is a circle, Aaron is a long rectangle and Charles is a dot.
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** There are many trios in a large EnsembleCast and they all consist of one big member, one thin member and one short member.

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** There are many trios in In a large EnsembleCast EnsembleCast, many characters form and they make up trios that all consist of one big member, one thin member and one short member.
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* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater and regularly works out at the gym, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which requires him to keep a slim physique and Charles' growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].

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* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater and regularly works out at the gym, gym lifting weights, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which requires him to keep a slim physique and Charles' growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].
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** Bob is so large that he is practically the size of a monster truck and his StoutStrength can make him lift skyscrapers with ease. Aaron is a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] who is NothingButSkinAndBones and is as tall as a telephone pole. Charles is so tiny that he comes to most people's ankles.

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** Bob is so large that he is practically the size of a monster truck and his StoutStrength can make him lift skyscrapers with ease. Aaron is a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] who is NothingButSkinAndBones and is as tall as a telephone pole. Charles is [[{{Lilliputians}} so tiny tiny]] that he comes to most people's ankles.
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* '''Invoked''': The three come together in order to form this archetype.

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* '''Invoked''': The three come together team up in order to form this archetype.
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* '''Subverted''': Aaron bulks up to be as big as Bob and Charles starts to become taller which makes him no longer the Short of the trio.

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* '''Subverted''': Aaron bulks up to be as big as Bob and Charles starts to become taller which makes him no longer the Short "short" guy of the trio.
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* '''Played For Drama''': They all suffer serious health issues and/or insecurities about their body types, Bob suffers a serious inner body pains due to his large size and eating disorder, Aaron is a highly-anxious anorexic and [[WeightWoe freaks over the slightest fear that he might be overweight]] and Charles discovered he was born with a genetic condition that badly affects his height.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob, Aaron and Charles are all close to around the same weight and height but Bob appears to be a little pudgy with a noticeable gut, Aaron looks the skinniest and Charles is of average height but only looks short in comparison to them.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob, Aaron and Charles are all close to around the same weight and height but Charles' body types only look slightly different from one another as Bob appears to be a little pudgy with a noticeable gut, Aaron looks the skinniest and Charles is of average height but only looks short in comparison to them.



* '''Averted''': They are all either big, thin or short.

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* '''Averted''': They are all either big, thin or short.the exact same weight and height.
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** Bob is so large that he is practically the size of a monster truck and his StoutStrength can make him lift skyscrapers with ease. Aaron is a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] and is as tall as a telephone pole. Charles is so tiny that he comes to most people's ankles.
** Every trio consists of one big member, one thin member and one short member.

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** Bob is so large that he is practically the size of a monster truck and his StoutStrength can make him lift skyscrapers with ease. Aaron is a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] who is NothingButSkinAndBones and is as tall as a telephone pole. Charles is so tiny that he comes to most people's ankles.
** Every trio consists There are many trios in a large EnsembleCast and they all consist of one big member, one thin member and one short member.
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* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater and regularly works out at the gym, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which requires him to keep a slim physique and Charles growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].

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* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater and regularly works out at the gym, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which requires him to keep a slim physique and Charles Charles' growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob, Aaron and Charles are all close to around the same weight and height but Bob appears to be a little pudgy, Aaron looks the skinniest and Charles is of average height but only looks short in comparison to them.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob, Aaron and Charles are all close to around the same weight and height but Bob appears to be a little pudgy, pudgy with a noticeable gut, Aaron looks the skinniest and Charles is of average height but only looks short in comparison to them.
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* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater and regularly works out at the gym, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which forces him to keep a slim physique and Charles growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].

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* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater and regularly works out at the gym, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which forces requires him to keep a slim physique and Charles growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so large that he is practically the size of a monster truck and his StoutStrength can make him lift skyscrapers with ease. Aaron is a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] and is as tall as a telephone pole. Charles is so tiny that he comes to most people's ankles.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob is so large that he is practically the size of a monster truck and his StoutStrength can make him lift skyscrapers with ease. Aaron is a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] and is as tall as a telephone pole. Charles is so tiny that he comes to most people's ankles.ankles.
** Every trio consists of one big member, one thin member and one short member.
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* '''Defied''': Bob, Aaron and Charles don't come together as a trio which made them unable to form this dynamic.

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* '''Defied''': Bob, Aaron and Charles don't refuse to come together as a trio which made makes them unable to form this dynamic.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is big and hefty, Aaron is tall and gangly and Charles is the shortest out of the three.

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* '''Straight''': Bob is big and hefty, Aaron is tall tall, thin and gangly and Charles is the shortest out of the three.

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* '''ZigZagged''': One of the characters occasionally steps away from the group from time to time or doesn't hang around them often which leaves the remaining two to act as a duo.

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* '''ZigZagged''': '''ZigZagged''':
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One of the characters occasionally steps away from the group from time to time or doesn't hang around them often which leaves the remaining two to act as a duo.duo.
** Bob, Charles and Aaron change [[YourSizeMayVary sizes and weight]].



** Bob, Charles and Aaron change [[YourSizeMayVary sizes and weight]].

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Despite Bob being a [[TheBigGuy big guy]], Aaron being slim and Charles being tiny, they make quite a great team."

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"Despite Bob being a [[TheBigGuy big guy]], Aaron being slim and Charles being tiny, they make quite a great team.""
** Bob, Charles and Aaron change [[YourSizeMayVary sizes and weight]].
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* '''DoubleSubverted''': Soon, Aaron becomes so big that he dwarfs Charles becomes so thin and tall like Aaron once was which makes them dwarf Bob, thus reforming the archetype.

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* '''DoubleSubverted''': Soon, Aaron becomes so big that he dwarfs and Charles becomes so thin and tall like Aaron once was which makes them dwarf Bob, thus reforming the archetype.
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'''Basic Trope''': A big character, a thin character and a short character come together to form a trio.
* '''Straight''': Bob is big and hefty, Aaron is tall and gangly and Charles is the shortest out of the three.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so large that he is practically the size of a monster truck and his StoutStrength can make him lift skyscrapers with ease. Aaron is a [[NoodlePeople noodle person]] and is as tall as a telephone pole. Charles is so tiny that he comes to most people's ankles.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob, Aaron and Charles are all close to around the same weight and height but Bob appears to be a little pudgy, Aaron looks the skinniest and Charles is of average height but only looks short in comparison to them.
* '''Justified''': Bob is a BigEater and regularly works out at the gym, Aaron is an Olympic swimmer which forces him to keep a slim physique and Charles growth spurt is coming in very slower than others, [[TheNapoleon and does not like]] [[BerserkButton people bringing up his height]].
* '''Inverted''':???
* '''Subverted''': Aaron bulks up to be as big as Bob and Charles starts to become taller which makes him no longer the Short of the trio.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': Soon, Aaron becomes so big that he dwarfs Charles becomes so thin and tall like Aaron once was which makes them dwarf Bob, thus reforming the archetype.
* '''Parodied''':???
* '''ZigZagged''': One of the characters occasionally steps away from the group from time to time or doesn't hang around them often which leaves the remaining two to act as a duo.
* '''Averted''': They are all either big, thin or short.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Despite Bob being a [[TheBigGuy big guy]], Aaron being slim and Charles being tiny, they make quite a great team."
* '''Invoked''': The three come together in order to form this archetype.
* '''Exploited''':???
* '''Defied''': Bob, Aaron and Charles don't come together as a trio which made them unable to form this dynamic.
* '''Discussed''': "I think the BigGuyLittleGuy trope is missing something, we should add in a third character and we should make him thin to differ from the other two."
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