History Main / TopHeavyGuy

** Also the Praetorians briefly seen in ''Caesar's Laurel Wreath''.

* Kronk, from ''TheEmperorsNewGroove''.

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-->I should tell you right now, I'm kind of hard to fit. I wear a 66 long and a 31 waist.

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* The Kool-Aid Man.

* SoulEater has Mosquito, while normally a puny old guy, has the ability to bulk himself up to fight. However, his legs do not increase in size, leaving them to dangle while he supports himself by his arms. This is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded.]]

* A common complaint about [[WorldOfWarcraft male draenei]], although YourMileageMayVary.

* [[GuiltyGear Potemkin]] plays this seriously. It works.

* [[WarioLand Wario]], to an extent. He's fat, but with muscular arms and very tiny legs.

* [[TheIncredibles Mr. Incredible]].
** Likely intentional in this case, as the film was a parody of superhero comics.

* TimeSquad's Buck Tuddrussel is probably the most extreme version. His waist is practically nothing. It's also noted that his DistaffCounterpart Ex-wife Sheila has the exact opposite [[HartmanHips body structure.]]

A type of caricature style of drawing the human male figure, as having really huge torso and arms, but really small legs. The latter is important. ''Simply having a big torso is not enough.'' '''The effect here is almost a walking triangle.'''

* Most male heroes in JusticeLeagueUnlimited had this physique.

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* Sloth, the ironic LightningBruiser from ''FullMetalAlchemist: Brotherhood'' (second anime, the one with much less AdaptationDecay).

* Sloth, the ironic LightningBruiser from FullMetalAlchemist: Brotherhood (The Second Anime, the one with much less AdaptationDecay)
* Captain Qwark of the ''RatchetAndClank'' series.
* [[TheIncredibles Mr. Incredible]].
** Likely intentional in this case, as the film was a parody of superhero comics.
* ''TeamFortress2'' has a few examples, notably the Heavy and the Demoman.
* [=Coach McGurk=] has the smallest legs and the largest torso of anyone on ''HomeMovies''.
* Double H from ''BeyondGoodAndEvil''.
* Many characters in ''TheWindWaker'', thanks to the art style. Ganon is an example, but you can't tell cuz he's wearing a kimono.
* Kronk, from ''TheEmperorsNewGroove''.
* Hack and Slash, from ''ReBoot'' although technically robots who roll around on single ball bearings, they fit the mold by their shape and movement.
* Both Brent and Tim from ''CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs''. Earl has the HeroicBuild version.
* JohnnyBravo
* [[GuiltyGear Potemkin]] plays this seriously. It works.

* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Brick]] from {{Borderlands}} isn't one of the most extreme example of this trope, [[http://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/willburns1/Screen%20shot%202009-10-22%20at%2012.15.24%20PM.jpg but his legs are noticeably thinner than the rest of his body,]] which keeps his body distinctly triangular.

* TruthInTelevision: A [[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bar%20body bar body]] is someone who only works out the "showoff" muscles, like arms or chest, and ignores their legs.
** These are known in the bodybuilding world as "light-bulbs."
** Also called "jail-house buff"; since it's hard to get in road work in a small prison yard.
* Joe Swanson from ''FamilyGuy''. Even when he got the use of his legs back, he was like this.
* Several in the LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen comic - [[TheStrangeCaseOfDoctorJekyllAndMrHyde Mr. Hyde]] in volumes 1 and 2, and BulldogDrummond, [[KingArthur Lancelot]], and the heroes of GreekMythology in The Black Dossier.
* The Kool-Aid Man.
* The Tank from ''Left4Dead'' has a massive upper body, supported by fairly normal-sized legs. It actually walks like a gorilla, using its massive arms to help support itself.
* Every Roman centurion (not the grunts, except in the Olympics one) in {{Asterix}} has a massive torso and tiny wiry legs.
* Muggshot from the ''SlyCooper'' games has such an atrophied lower body that his legs ''don't reach the floor''. He walks on his knuckles, and therefore has to stand still to shoot.
* Captain Carrot of DiscWorld was apparently named not for his hair color but for "his broad-shouldered tapering shape".
* A common complaint about [[WorldOfWarcraft male draenei]], although YourMileageMayVary.
* Though averted as far as graphical representation of the hero goes, QuestForGlory 4 lampshades the trope in an instruction manual emphasizing the need for proper legwork with cautionary tales about top-heavy would-be-heroes.
* The Destroyer from ''{{Torchlight}}''.
* [[Film/{{Transformers}} Starscream's]] body shape can be described as [[http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/d/d6/RevengeOfTheFallenStarscream.jpg an "inverted triangle".]]
** Justified due to the size of F-22s - if he was realistically proportioned, he would be taller than Megatron.
** [[TransformersAnimated Bulkhead]] fits this too, especially in his human form. Some of the secondary characters even more so ([[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grandus_(Animated) Grandus especially.]])

* Brock Sampson of ''Venture Bros.'', who is deliberately drawn with the upper body of a gorilla but stick-like legs.
* Captain Hero of the ''Drawn Together'' parody on other animated characters.
* Hego, Shego's [[SuperStrength super-strong]] brother from ''KimPossible''. The cartoon style makes you wonder how he stands up.
** Steve Barkin, Brick Flagg, Pain King and Steel Toe, Dementor's minions (Dementor himself has short legs, but is more boxy), and even Drakken to a lesser extent (almost normal-proportioned, but still with shorter-than-average legs, although this is best seen when he's not in his usual lab coat; re: "Dimension Twist" and "Rappin' Drakken"). In fact, any male character who's not rail-thin (like Ron) is almost guaranteed to have short legs.
* Vlad of the ''DannyPhantom'' series, most noticeable in his ghost form less so as a human. Dash and Kwan as well.
** Skulker is a more blatant form.
*** Jack Fenton, except that he's more of a walking rectangle.
* [[WarioLand Wario]], to an extent. He's fat, but with muscular arms and very tiny legs.
* Employed and inverted (incredibly skinny torso and massive legs) in the beach scene in ''[=~Where's Waldo?~=]''.
* Rufo, the former boxer from MesmoDelivery
* Blasto, an obscure third-person action platformer for the original Playstation, had a protagonist whose upper torso to lower body proportions can only be described as preposterous even by top heavy standards, with a hugely exaggerated chest, shoulders, and biceps, but comically tiny hands and legs...[[LanternJawOfJustice and that chin.]] Even with his stance braced for balance, [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Blasto_Coverart.png you get the feeling he's going to tip over any second now.]]

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* Many characters in ''TheWindWaker''.
** Three pirates and AdipositasRex are ''many''?

* Rufo a former boxer from MesmoDelivery
* Blasto, an obscure third-person action platformer for the original Playstation, had a protagonist whose upper torso to lower body proportions can only be described as preposterous even by top heavy standards, with a hugely exaggerated chest, shoulders, and biceps, but comically tiny hands and legs...[[LanternJawOfJustice and that chin.]] Even with his stance braced for balance, [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Blasto_Coverart.png you get the feeling he's going to tip over any second now.]]

* Blasto, an obscure third-person action platformer for the original Playstation, had a protagonist whose upper torso to lower body proportions can only be described as preposterous even by top heavy standards, with a hugely exaggerated chest, shoulders, and biceps, but comically tiny hands and legs. [[LanternJawOfJustice and that chin.]] [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Blasto_Coverart.png Even with stance braced for balance, you get the feeling he's going to tip over any second now.]]

* Employed and inverted (incredibly skinny torso and massive legs) in the beach scene in ''[=~Where's Waldo~=].

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[[caption-width:350:Top [[{{BFG}} Heavy Weapons]] Guy demonstrates the proper 2:1 torso:legs ratio.]]

Compare SuperDeformed, LanternJawOfJustice, MostCommonSuperpower (another kind of [[IncrediblyLamePun heavy top]]), and RobLiefeld. Sweet [[MemeticMutation velociraptor Jesus]], Rob Liefield.

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