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4 | ->''"Leela, evolution has programmed our fabulous male brains to take anything anyone else thinks is important, and make it bigger!"'' |
5 | -->-- '''Professor Farnsworth''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' |
6 | |
7 | ''Everything'' is better when it's '''BIG'''. You ''know'' you wish you had tropes this '''BIG'''. Unless, of course, you're [--TinyTropes.--] |
8 | |
9 | Overlaps with LengthTropes and HeightTropes. |
10 | |
11 | ---- |
12 | !T R O P E S: |
13 | [[index]] |
14 | |
15 | '''BIGGER BODY PARTS:''' |
16 | * Breasts: |
17 | ** BigBreastPride: A woman is proud of having large breasts. |
18 | ** BuxomBeautyStandard: Women with large breasts are considered more desirable. |
19 | ** MostCommonSuperpower: Superheroines with large breasts. |
20 | * Face: |
21 | ** ForeheadOfDoom: A character with an oversized forehead. |
22 | ** GagLips: Comically oversized lips. |
23 | ** GagNose: A comically oversized nose. |
24 | ** LanternJawOfJustice: Good guys have huge chins. |
25 | ** OpenTheIris: Emotions are [[RuleOfPerception shown]] by having the iris get bigger as well as the pupil. |
26 | * Genitals: |
27 | ** BiggerIsBetterInBed: Having a bigger penis makes you better at sex. |
28 | ** BigPrickBigProblems: Having a bigger penis causes you problems. |
29 | ** BlackIsBiggerInBed: The stereotype that black men have huge penises. |
30 | ** GagPenis: A comically oversized penis. |
31 | * Hair: |
32 | ** BigOlEyebrows |
33 | ** BigOlUnibrow |
34 | ** EightiesHair: |
35 | ** HotBloodedSideburns |
36 | * Other: |
37 | ** BalloonBelly: A character gets a big, round belly from overeating. |
38 | ** ComicallyOversizedButt: A gag about a character with an oversized butt. |
39 | ** CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces: Certain parts of a woman considered more attractive bigger. |
40 | ** GiantFootOfStomping: A big foot crushing something. |
41 | ** GrowingMusclesSequence: Muscles getting bigger. |
42 | ** HartmanHips: Character has wide hips. |
43 | ** LongNeck |
44 | ** MyBrainIsBig: A character has a huge head to show that they are intelligent. |
45 | ** TheRightHandOfDoom: A big right hand. |
46 | ** ShouldersOfDoom: Big shoulders |
47 | ** WeightTaller: Gaining weight means getting taller. |
48 | |
49 | '''BIGGER BUILDINGS:''' |
50 | * BigFancyCastle |
51 | * BigFancyHouse |
52 | * BigLabyrinthineBuilding |
53 | * BiggerOnTheInside: A building's interior is somehow much larger than it's exterior. |
54 | * EvilTowerOfOminousness: A bad guy's big tower. |
55 | * HiveCity: A city that is basically one big building. |
56 | * StarScraper |
57 | * UnnecessarilyLargeInterior |
58 | |
59 | '''BIGGER CLOTHING:''' |
60 | * GiantPoofySleeves |
61 | |
62 | '''BIGGER CREATURES:''' |
63 | * AlwaysABiggerFish |
64 | * AmphibianAtLarge: Giant frogs and other amphibians. |
65 | * AnimalsNotToScale: Oddly-sized animals. |
66 | * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The story has a giant (something) go on a rampage. |
67 | * BehemothBattle: Two big creatures fight. |
68 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: Giant insects. |
69 | * BigFriendlyDog: A large, amiable canine. |
70 | * CanisMajor: Giant dogs. |
71 | * ColossusClimb: Climbing your way up a giant being in order to hit it in areas where it is vulnerable. |
72 | * CuteGiant: An adorable giant. |
73 | * DireBeast: A bigger version of a normal animal. |
74 | * EldritchAbomination: An incomprehensible, reality-defying (and likely inconhrehensibly big) entity. |
75 | * FungusHumongous: A giant mushroom. |
76 | * GiantAnimalWorship |
77 | * GiantEnemyCrab: Giant crabs. |
78 | * GiantEqualsInvincible: Being gigantic means that nothing can hurt you. |
79 | * GiantFlyer |
80 | * GiantSpider |
81 | * GiantSquid |
82 | * GiganticAdultsTinyBabies |
83 | * TheGreatSerpent |
84 | * HobblingTheGiant |
85 | * {{Kaiju}} |
86 | * KrakenAndLeviathan |
87 | * LargeAndInCharge: The largest member of the group is also the leader. |
88 | * LargeRunt |
89 | * MakeMyMonsterGrow: A monster is made gigantic. |
90 | * MegaMicrobes |
91 | * MiracleGroMonster |
92 | * MegaNeko: A giant cat. |
93 | * OurGiantsAreBigger: The numerous portrayals of giants in media. |
94 | * ProportionatelyPonderousParasites |
95 | * RentAZilla |
96 | * {{Robeast}} |
97 | * RodentsOfUnusualSize: Big rodents. |
98 | * SummonBiggerFish |
99 | * TinyHeadedBehemoth: A huge being with a disproportionately small head. |
100 | * ToweringFlower |
101 | |
102 | '''BIGGER FOOD:''' |
103 | * BigEater: Character has a tendency to overeat. |
104 | * DagwoodSandwich: Sandwiches stacked high with ingredients. |
105 | * GiantFood: Food that's larger than the people around it - typically due to being small or coming across the food of giants. |
106 | * GiganticGulp: Massive containers holding massive beverages. |
107 | |
108 | '''BIGGER MEDIA:''' |
109 | * BiggerThanJesus |
110 | * '''BoldInflation''' |
111 | * {{Doorstopper}}: Big books. |
112 | * EpicMovie |
113 | * EpicRocking: Long songs. |
114 | * ProlongedVideoGameSequel |
115 | * SummerBlockbuster |
116 | |
117 | '''BIGGER PEOPLE:''' |
118 | * AdiposeRex: An overweight king. |
119 | * AmazonianBeauty: A tall, strong and beautiful woman. |
120 | * BigBeautifulMan: An attractive, overweight man. |
121 | * BigBeautifulWoman: An attractive, overweight woman. |
122 | * TheBigGuy: The size, strength, and force of the good guys. |
123 | * BigFun: A nice, fun-loving fat guy. |
124 | * CasuallyPowerfulGiant: A giant casually knocks away a tiny character with just a flick of a finger. |
125 | * ChubbyChaser: Finding bigger people attractive. |
126 | * GeniusBruiser: A person who is both highly intelligent and incredibly strong. |
127 | * GentleGiant: A big person who is also very friendly and heroic. |
128 | * GiantMook: Like an enemy you've seen before, but large. |
129 | * GiantWoman: Women who are tall in a more exaggerated sense versus the Statuesque Stunner, often rivaling buildings at minimum. |
130 | * HeroicBuild: Superheroes frequently have big muscles. |
131 | * HugeSchoolgirl: An unusually tall schoolgirl. |
132 | * MusclesAreMeaningful: Having big muscles means you're very strong. |
133 | * OurGiantsAreBigger |
134 | * StatuesqueStunner: A tall attractive woman. |
135 | * TallIsIntimidating: Being a bigger person makes you intimidating. |
136 | |
137 | '''BIGGER VEHICLES:''' |
138 | * AirborneAircraftCarrier |
139 | * BaseOnWheels |
140 | * EnormousEngine |
141 | * HummerDinger |
142 | * HumongousMecha: A giant robot someone controls from within. |
143 | * MileLongShip |
144 | * PlanetSpaceship |
145 | * SuperRobotGenre |
146 | * TankGoodness: Big tanks are best. |
147 | * UnnecessarilyLargeVessel |
148 | |
149 | '''BIGGER WEAPONS:''' |
150 | * BigBulkyBomb |
151 | * BigWeaponLittleWielder |
152 | * {{BFG}}: A ginormous gun. |
153 | * {{BFS}}: A ginormous sword. |
154 | * ColonyDrop: Weaponizing a large object dropped from space. |
155 | * EpicFlail |
156 | * ExpandingThrownWeapon |
157 | * FixedForwardFacingWeapon: Because putting something on a turret usually imposes weight and size limitations, whereas a spinal weapon can be much larger. |
158 | * FuumaShuriken |
159 | * GreatBow |
160 | * HandCannon: Huge pistols (and adjacent guns). |
161 | * HumongousHeadedHammer |
162 | * MoreDakka: More ammo is better. |
163 | * TelescopingStaff |
164 | * WaveMotionGun |
165 | |
166 | '''Other BIG STUFF''' |
167 | * EnormousEngagementRing |
168 | * EverythingIsBigInTexas |
169 | * Franks2000InchTV: Huge televisions. |
170 | * GiantFootprintReveal: A huge pit turns out to be a footprint left by a big creature. |
171 | * GrandRomanticGesture: A big event to show your love for another. |
172 | * InflatingBodyGag: A character gets inflated for [[PlayedForLaughs comedy.]] |
173 | * ItsSnowingCocaine: A large amount of drugs in a scene. |
174 | * NoIndoorVoice: Character tends to shout their dialogue. |
175 | * OverthetopChristmasDecorations: Houses that are incredibly decked-out for Christmas. |
176 | * PinballScoring: Adding extra zeroes to the end of your score makes for a bigger, more satisfying number. |
177 | * PlanetaryRelocation: Relocating entire planets and moons. |
178 | * ResizedVocals: For some reason, being shrunken or grown changes your voice as well. |
179 | * SizableSnowflakes |
180 | * {{Sizeshifter}}: A character who can change their size. |
181 | * ThatsNoMoon: A huge thing or entity is mistaken for scenery. |
182 | * TreasureIsBiggerInFiction |
183 | |
184 | '''Meta-BIGGER''' |
185 | * CompensatingForSomething (a common LampshadeHanging, because FreudWasRight) |
186 | * EvilIsBigger (the reason many of these tropes are more common among villains) |
187 | * SquareCubeLaw (Some of the above tropes are impossible in real life because of this) |
188 | * TieredBySize: Bigger things are their own thing. |
189 | |
190 | [[/index]] |
191 | ---- |
192 | ->This list is okay, but the King of All Cosmos wants a [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy bigger, nicer list]]. |
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