"People don't think fat men can fight. They think fat men are funny. They think wrong!"
— Sgt. Jackrum, Monstrous Regiment
"Like all overweight people in comic books, Etta [Candy's]'s size was a special ability and not a health problem. If she met Nazis or mythological monsters - and she did a lot - she'd simply close her eyes and lean in their direction. This left gravity and momentum no choice but to kill them."
"Butterbean is a 408-pound boxer who appeared after a bowling ball and a murderer made a wish on the same lamp. He's a fearless, neckless sphere who, starting at the end of 2005, casually punched a dump truck accident's worth of trauma into anyone dumb enough to get in the ring with him. Of the 15 big man victories I mentioned earlier, Butterbean was responsible for eight."
"Why would I want to feel skinny? Size is strength!"
— Chen Stormstout, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
"Approximately two percent of my body mass is fat. Allow me to show you what 350 pounds of muscle is capable of!"
— The Kingpin, Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Arin: He's in shape, but...
Dan: Yeah, he's like a— he's like, fit-fat. You know how some people are like, overweight, but they're still kinda like, well put together?
Arin: Yeah.
Dan: Yeah. Fit-fat.
— Game Grumps on the protagonist of Karnov
Red Skull: I think you've been eating too many fortune cookies, fat man!
The Kingpin: Fah! You mistake my girth for useless flab, Nazi. I assure you it is anything but.
The Kingpin: Fah! You mistake my girth for useless flab, Nazi. I assure you it is anything but.
—Captain America #378
"How come they're the strongest in the world, but they don't have abs?" Abs is not a sign of power, it's just a sign you do not eat enough.
— J. F. Caron, World's Strongest Man competitor, Strongmen Read Mean Comments
