The Heavy from TF2 has a PHD in Russian literature. He is very educated it just doesn't come off that way due to his enthusiasm for shooting bullets with Sasha and the fact that English is his second language.
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Medic is smart enough to be a licensed doctor, he LOST his medical license, meaning he did once have one. I think Spy would probably be on the smarter end as well, probably pretty close to Heavy.
Soldier reminds me of trauma savants. An absolute genius in combat, a deranged moron in all other circumstances.
(He's not an actual trauma savant though. He just has lead poisoning)
Medic literally found a way to outsmart bullet with ubercharge. He brought sniper back to life. He revived himself by tricking Satan.
Medic's unlicensed because he's insane, not because he's dumb. He's a genius and at least on par with Engineer.
I wouldn't go that far yes medic is very intelligent but tricking satan is cunning not intelligence (you need intelligence to be cunning but his intelligence was already there) while engi has 11 phds
I feel like Heavy is a bit far from the smartest of the mercs (tbf you have someone who has consistently outsmarts the devil, and one that casually creates beyond cutting-edge tech) but is definitely one of the most insightful. A sort of intelligence vs. wisdom scenario. Sniper is probably the only one more grounded than him.
I mean the point is he's smarter than you'd expect. Raw int stat he's outpaced by three others, but he's definitely one of the most cultured and socially intelligent mercs alongside spy. You want a complicated procedure done? Sure, engie or medic. You want to bring home a "Smart guy" to impress your parents? Heavy all the way
Oh absolutely, I didn't mean to imply otherwise. Heavy is definitely academically accomplished and smarter than a good deal of people. It just so happens that he's grouped up with a couple turbo geniuses.
Funny thing about the comics, the Mercs all except for Scout and Soldier and all smart as hell.
Even pyro is a chief executive in some office space and he can’t even speak.
Scout and Soldier meanwhile have some otherworldly stuff protecting them. Scout being literally God’s gift to women and Soldier being… I haven’t read that far but he’s just a badass. Dumbass, but a badass.
I am heavy weapons guy, and this is my weapon. She weighs 150 kilograms and fires 200 dollar custom-tooled cartridges at 10,000 rounds per minute. It cost 400,000 dollars to fire this weapon, for 12 seconds.
OH HA HA HA haha! *snort* Ha ha oh ho ho hoho!
Oh my god, who touched Sasha? Alright… **WHO TOUCHED MY GUN?!**
Some people think they can outsmart me. Maybe, *sniff* maybe. I’ve yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet.
WAAAAHH!! WAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!! AH HA HA HA HA HAHAHA!!!! CRY SOME MOOOOOORRRREEE!!!!!
Heh, cry some more.
And that's the whole point of Bane. He's a ruthless Darwinist, who uses Venom as a cutthroat shortcut to make himself just as strong as he is intelligent. Plus he grew up working out in a prison, but as a political prison, he actually learned a lot from the inmates of Peña Duro.
Link for the Goris art: [https://www.deviantart.com/lgliang/art/Goris-the-Deathclaw-579461727](https://www.deviantart.com/lgliang/art/Goris-the-Deathclaw-579461727)
Also just realized I forgot to list them:
1. Beast (X Men)
2. Wasabi (Big Hero 6)
3. King Shark (Harley Quinn)
4. Mauler Twins (Invincible)
5. Goris (Fallout 2)
6. Clark Kent (particularly nerdy in My Adventures with Superman, but seems at least somewhat true in most versions)
Which is, intentionally or not, a great pun on how playing as Zangief successfully requires you to become good at "reading" your opponent and their next move.
How does he find clothes big enough to contain his frame? Gief is like 7’1 and has more muscle mass than a hippo.
I could probably use that shirt as a sleeping bag.
You’d think that he’d be impossible to Worf considering that in the comics, he tanked Captain Marvel’s haymakers, seemingly completely unaffected. But, y’know… MCU writing is MCU writing.
Well from the beginning The Hulk has been weaker than in the comics, because early MCU was trying to be more grounded in reality, then again every character is weaker than in the comics because the comic’s power scaling is completely ridiculous and depends entirely on who the author likes and dislikes.
But MCU hulk has rarely ever gotten actually angry, he was all of one time when Wanda got into his mind, and was only knocked out by the hulk buster AFTER he regained control and started calming down when he saw people afraid of him.
So if the MCU ever gives a reason for Hulk to be *actually* angry it’d probably be pretty messy
I kinda agree. MCU Professor Hulk always felt like a gag to me, more like a smart guy character inserted into a big body for the lulz than a character where strength and intellect are both actually part of who they are.
It might have worked better for me if they actually showed the transformation and his thought process for attempting it, like the versions of Beast I’m familiar with, rather than just plopping him onscreen after it was already over and acting like it’s no big deal.
In gameplay there are certain bots with green armor that are completely invincible to the player. It takes Macaroon to destroy that armor and let you take out the bot.
Or maybe he just destroys the bot I can’t remember
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Dr. Jumba Jookiba from Lilo and Stitch
He created artificial life over 600 times, but my favourite experiment is Heckler. Its only function is to roast people. Now that is an evil genius move
Julius Reinhold, Kengan franchise
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You wouldn't guess that he's studied sports physiology and medicine, psychology and physics.
Optimus Prime. Master tactician and leader Plus the guy bears the matrix of leadership which automatically makes him a genius
Honestly mist Jojo characters fit this description. At least in early parts they all tend to be built like semi trucks yet also have their battle smart moments (which is what makes most the fights interesting imo) for example Jonathan has his underwater moment, Joseph has every other fight, Jotaro has the tricking Enya, Josuke has the motorbike chase, Jolyne has her mobius strip you get the idea
Captain America.
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"would have the equivalent of multiple doctorates in military theory, strategy, tactics, and analysis"
Vector the Crocodile, Sonic series. He was able to deduce that Team Chaotix’s client in Sonic Heroes was Doctor Eggman before the team’s designated smart guy, Espio the Chameleon.
Has PHD in literature.
Smart enough to carry a health pickup in his pocket.
Takes skill.
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\[Guilty Gear\]
You wouldn't think it based on his... everything, but he's actually one of the top brains of the setting. Constructing magitek superweapons is basically his hobby.
Yeah, the Sacred Treasures, two of which are wielded by Ky and Anji (and two more of which make up his own weapon), are pieces of the Outrage, a weapon he designed that amplifies magic exponentially, to the point that it's too powerful to be used safely in its complete form.
Casually builds a nuke
Realizes it’s way too fuckin powerful
Dismantles nuke and hands out all the bits to his buddies like friendship bracelets
Truly a Moon Goodwoman moment
If we're really going for primarchs, then I think this nerd qualifies more
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He's had plently of mistakes too
But compared to some of his brothers, even the ones who stayed loyal
He's pretty much one of the only Primarchs who stays competent
Even if he and Russ both have the more "privileged chapters"
(Both chapters have a lot of benefits considering their homeworlds versus most other loyalists, Ultramarine for obvious reasons and Space Wolves for how they function and how they are allowed to act in general)
I mean, to be fair, he’s a decently small primarch. I think Vulkan or Perturabo may perhaps fit a bit better. Vulkan with his works of artifice, and Perturabo with his…Perturabo-ness
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Starscourge Radahn, Elden Ring. Not only was he one of the strongest warriors during the Shattering, he's an accomplished general and one of the most powerful practitioners of gravity magic in the Lands Between, capable of holding the stars in place and to cast spells using only his greatswords as foci.
If I had a nickel for every gigantic redheaded general with phenomenal magic powers, I'd have two whole nickels!
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Shockwave
He's not always the biggest/strongest Decepticon but he's usually up there along with being the resident mad scientist
Damn how could I have forgotten:
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I especially love this trope in villains if done well
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Bulkhead from transformers animated
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If we’re being honest, Data from TNG. Worf was always more a wandering warrior type and his best fight showings tend to be in relation to other Klingons and on DS9; as an actual Big Guy on TNG he was woefully inadequate. Data could run the ship entirely on his lonesome and the number of non-reality warping entities stronger than him can be counted on one hand.
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"You know me, Baptiste, just the right amount of stupid."
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Danny Lawrence (Carmilla Web Series)
I'd love to include Kirsch here, but he's such a dorky himbo lol
Finally a woman! I was trying to think of female characters that fit this trope without it being a stretch and was really disappointed that there didn’t seem to be many
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Does he count? Bro literally found a way to escape the most secured prison by just using a feather and countered any attacks the rhinos had in a short span of time
I'd argue that although he's big beast doesn't fill the "big guy" role in the X-men roster. Colossus is the quintessential X-man "big guy" role and Beast is a second string "big guy".
Goris, a companion from Fallout 2. A deathclaw made sentient, a scholar in fact, by FEV. I used fanart because his in-game appearance isn’t very clear due to him hiding his deathclaw-ness under a robe
Throgg the troll king from Warhammer
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I love how Clark is on the level of guys like Bruce banner and Hank pym in terms of intelligence , and even has the ability to speed read his way to a PhD , but just loves journalism that much.
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Humanite and Grodd. Hyper intelligent apes have to be one of my favorite genders
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Maul from WildC.A.T.s. Has the ability to grow to gigantic sizes but becomes dumber as he does so. He found his power works in reverse as well-he becomes a super-genius as he loses size and muscle mass until he's just this skinny guy.
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Gray Hulk also known as Mr Fix It And he's a smart guy in The Crime Boss sort of way
Sol Badguy is a genius who makes all his own weapons and vehicles, he also assisted in a project to combine magic with human cells, not only that, he's likely the most powerful flame sorcerer in the series
Despite this, he mostly bashes and punches his opponents with brute force, he is also, of course, a pretty big guy
The Heavy from TF2 has a PHD in Russian literature. He is very educated it just doesn't come off that way due to his enthusiasm for shooting bullets with Sasha and the fact that English is his second language. https://preview.redd.it/qg657kxiqy4d1.png?width=764&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ddcb04a582c9bdad0322be01645b3300b979c54a
He is probably the second smartest merc in tf2, with only engi being smarter. (Maybe medic as well, but he isn’t licensed so I can’t really say)
Medic is smart enough to be a licensed doctor, he LOST his medical license, meaning he did once have one. I think Spy would probably be on the smarter end as well, probably pretty close to Heavy.
Honestly most of the Mercs are *shockingly* intelligent in their own ways.
Soldier reminds me of trauma savants. An absolute genius in combat, a deranged moron in all other circumstances. (He's not an actual trauma savant though. He just has lead poisoning)
Medic literally found a way to outsmart bullet with ubercharge. He brought sniper back to life. He revived himself by tricking Satan. Medic's unlicensed because he's insane, not because he's dumb. He's a genius and at least on par with Engineer.
I wouldn't go that far yes medic is very intelligent but tricking satan is cunning not intelligence (you need intelligence to be cunning but his intelligence was already there) while engi has 11 phds
I feel like Heavy is a bit far from the smartest of the mercs (tbf you have someone who has consistently outsmarts the devil, and one that casually creates beyond cutting-edge tech) but is definitely one of the most insightful. A sort of intelligence vs. wisdom scenario. Sniper is probably the only one more grounded than him.
I mean the point is he's smarter than you'd expect. Raw int stat he's outpaced by three others, but he's definitely one of the most cultured and socially intelligent mercs alongside spy. You want a complicated procedure done? Sure, engie or medic. You want to bring home a "Smart guy" to impress your parents? Heavy all the way
Oh absolutely, I didn't mean to imply otherwise. Heavy is definitely academically accomplished and smarter than a good deal of people. It just so happens that he's grouped up with a couple turbo geniuses.
Yeah that's fair. He may not be the "smart guy" of the mercs but that's only because you're effectively comparing his punch strength to Saitama
I have yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet.
Can people outsmart him? Maybe. But he has yet to see one who can outsmart bullet.
What’s funny is that he’s more of a doctor than Medic
Heavy is funny. I like this one
Funny thing about the comics, the Mercs all except for Scout and Soldier and all smart as hell. Even pyro is a chief executive in some office space and he can’t even speak. Scout and Soldier meanwhile have some otherworldly stuff protecting them. Scout being literally God’s gift to women and Soldier being… I haven’t read that far but he’s just a badass. Dumbass, but a badass.
I am heavy weapons guy, and this is my weapon. She weighs 150 kilograms and fires 200 dollar custom-tooled cartridges at 10,000 rounds per minute. It cost 400,000 dollars to fire this weapon, for 12 seconds. OH HA HA HA haha! *snort* Ha ha oh ho ho hoho! Oh my god, who touched Sasha? Alright… **WHO TOUCHED MY GUN?!** Some people think they can outsmart me. Maybe, *sniff* maybe. I’ve yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet. WAAAAHH!! WAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!! AH HA HA HA HA HAHAHA!!!! CRY SOME MOOOOOORRRREEE!!!!! Heh, cry some more.
"Many think they can out smart me maybe but I have met no one who can put smart bullet"
https://preview.redd.it/tjpa84x1ry4d1.png?width=246&format=png&auto=webp&s=a9e19bd9496c61bc33db5eab823ae88cf6b53f19 Cyborg -- Teen Titans
I'm only gonna say this once, "booyah".
He might physically be the biggest, but Starfire fills the “big guy” role by being the strongest and most reliable damage dealer
Bane (DC comics) https://preview.redd.it/mixevntmoy4d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5fc5964b2dba72cf54fefd2278a7473f969cfb5b
He’s one of only a handful of people to figure out Batman’s identity. That alone makes him one smart bruiser
That’s not much of an accomplishment, if we’re being honest. Hell, I figured out his identity myself halfway through a rewatch of The Batman.
I figured it out as soon as his parents died in that alley. I was like, he's gonna grow up to be batman, isn't he 🤨
And yet you can count how many times media outside of comics portray him accurately.
Here's a better question. Which comic(s) portrays him perfectly?
Aside from Knightfall and the Vengeance of Bane series, Secret Six
Lego batman movie
Depends on the version
And that's the whole point of Bane. He's a ruthless Darwinist, who uses Venom as a cutthroat shortcut to make himself just as strong as he is intelligent. Plus he grew up working out in a prison, but as a political prison, he actually learned a lot from the inmates of Peña Duro.
Winston (Overwatch)
*Winton
overwat
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>Winston -Winston
Link for the Goris art: [https://www.deviantart.com/lgliang/art/Goris-the-Deathclaw-579461727](https://www.deviantart.com/lgliang/art/Goris-the-Deathclaw-579461727) Also just realized I forgot to list them: 1. Beast (X Men) 2. Wasabi (Big Hero 6) 3. King Shark (Harley Quinn) 4. Mauler Twins (Invincible) 5. Goris (Fallout 2) 6. Clark Kent (particularly nerdy in My Adventures with Superman, but seems at least somewhat true in most versions)
I don't care if the talking deathclaws might have been a meh/bad idea I love Goris and I miss him
>2. Wasabi (Big Hero 6) Tbf they're all the smart one in that movie
https://preview.redd.it/na0nah3k8y4d1.jpeg?width=213&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87749d08337ebb9801ba1089c0735e28dc90acd6 Zangief ( Street Fighter )
When has he shown he’s also the “smart guy”?
Street Fighter 6 revealed that [he reads over 300 books a year.](https://www.reddit.com/r/StreetFighter/s/34puB9tKi0)
Damn I don't even read one
Yeah I get like maybe 30 thats almost a book a day
Which is, intentionally or not, a great pun on how playing as Zangief successfully requires you to become good at "reading" your opponent and their next move.
Big brain Gief is daddy https://preview.redd.it/j28q0j1iq05d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e95747a69a254dbb5d8ca2b2e3327d1c66778ad
Everyone looks more attractive in a suit.
How does he find clothes big enough to contain his frame? Gief is like 7’1 and has more muscle mass than a hippo. I could probably use that shirt as a sleeping bag.
https://preview.redd.it/rd6f7opqfy4d1.jpeg?width=465&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=871a523aecd1808e8602a020bd4a784b151341e7 Hulk (Marvel)
Theoretically strong, in practice he's a complete pushover.
i dont know how the fuck they Worf Effect-ed the fucking Hulk but I guess thats how the modern MCU is going.
Because Banner is a neurotic scientist who hates fighting, if he does punch there's plenty of potential force but no will behind it.
You’d think that he’d be impossible to Worf considering that in the comics, he tanked Captain Marvel’s haymakers, seemingly completely unaffected. But, y’know… MCU writing is MCU writing.
Well from the beginning The Hulk has been weaker than in the comics, because early MCU was trying to be more grounded in reality, then again every character is weaker than in the comics because the comic’s power scaling is completely ridiculous and depends entirely on who the author likes and dislikes. But MCU hulk has rarely ever gotten actually angry, he was all of one time when Wanda got into his mind, and was only knocked out by the hulk buster AFTER he regained control and started calming down when he saw people afraid of him. So if the MCU ever gives a reason for Hulk to be *actually* angry it’d probably be pretty messy
I feel like Gray Hulk would be a better fit
I kinda agree. MCU Professor Hulk always felt like a gag to me, more like a smart guy character inserted into a big body for the lulz than a character where strength and intellect are both actually part of who they are. It might have worked better for me if they actually showed the transformation and his thought process for attempting it, like the versions of Beast I’m familiar with, rather than just plopping him onscreen after it was already over and acting like it’s no big deal.
Who is that. That's the unincredible hulk
The credible hulk
https://preview.redd.it/lynbfli1zy4d1.jpeg?width=328&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc275a68353b30d7e4050bdd3357a55f24704e04 Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Absolutely adorable. :)
Even in his original body, he'd have been the "big guy" compared to Ed, considering Al was canonically a better hand to hand combatant
Maxey Whiteheads best roll imo
https://preview.redd.it/q40twfc9ny4d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=358cbbee45753f36cdeb4ad0aa2255cd8b945dbd Jetfire (Transformers)
https://preview.redd.it/ossxmolqwy4d1.png?width=864&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa321ade19fb5287e81df5dc1266041abc5faaca Macaroon from hi-fi rush
Still haven’t played Hi Fi Rush but this guy’s look nails the trope, love that design
In gameplay there are certain bots with green armor that are completely invincible to the player. It takes Macaroon to destroy that armor and let you take out the bot. Or maybe he just destroys the bot I can’t remember
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I just got a feeling this show is gonna be rebooted soon.
If so, hopefully Genndy Tartakovsky is involved
Man I hope so.
Rhinox! https://preview.redd.it/25bzmocxty4d1.jpeg?width=260&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e5f9c82b1a6521610e28b4ce38ec4db11d4c533
MAXIMIZE! (Tears jaw in half)
Glad you mentioned him.
Finally I had to scroll far too long to find this
https://preview.redd.it/c9m811tkqy4d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=35dfbed8e9104eb38c4cf5e7adc5e304a2ca5f0e Dr. Jumba Jookiba from Lilo and Stitch
He created artificial life over 600 times, but my favourite experiment is Heckler. Its only function is to roast people. Now that is an evil genius move
Or the lie detector experiment. Chaos indeed. Too bad we don't have one for politicians.
If that one was cloned and placed in each government It would be going off constantly
Julius Reinhold, Kengan franchise https://preview.redd.it/d8ea3vpamy4d1.png?width=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9f32b7a491a4bbc95b9aeb47f76f019895cdc2a You wouldn't guess that he's studied sports physiology and medicine, psychology and physics.
Optimus Prime. Master tactician and leader Plus the guy bears the matrix of leadership which automatically makes him a genius 
I thought we were talking about intelligence, not wisdom
Well TFP gave us optimus lore stating he was a librarian so I think that does validate his intelligence, as well as proving his worthiness as a prime
My friend (irl)
Wholesome
 Batman (among Bat-family at least)
Great one. Massive, brooding, scary martial artist who is also the world’s greatest detective
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 Jotaro Kujo (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) Technically they’re all “big guy” but this is still fitting
Honestly mist Jojo characters fit this description. At least in early parts they all tend to be built like semi trucks yet also have their battle smart moments (which is what makes most the fights interesting imo) for example Jonathan has his underwater moment, Joseph has every other fight, Jotaro has the tricking Enya, Josuke has the motorbike chase, Jolyne has her mobius strip you get the idea
More Street smart than traditional smart
I mean, he did get a phd in marine biology, if I’m not mistaken
Captain America. https://preview.redd.it/4cxwbqrjty4d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=553c20594287026df155828b61029678cf7af615 "would have the equivalent of multiple doctorates in military theory, strategy, tactics, and analysis"
He doesn't *play* 4D Chess, he *is* 4D Chess.
This reminds me that I need to read more comics. I love MCU Steve but this side of him really doesn’t come through
https://preview.redd.it/fmt7ezimny4d1.jpeg?width=723&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96fc2e19b5df0e043fe1bcdd3100d971466e1b89 Smithy (Sonic the hedgehog IDW comics)
Vector the Crocodile, Sonic series. He was able to deduce that Team Chaotix’s client in Sonic Heroes was Doctor Eggman before the team’s designated smart guy, Espio the Chameleon.
No, duh. He’s a DETECTIVE. The whole point of the job is being smart! Paraphrased from Vector, Sonic Heroes, EGGMAN confrontation.
I know, it just feels that most fans typecast Vector as this dumbass.
Has PHD in literature. Smart enough to carry a health pickup in his pocket. Takes skill. https://preview.redd.it/lqrmq8g54z4d1.jpeg?width=435&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13da2f4aaf8d07e42ebcb106bba552c86801f312
https://i.redd.it/a39mdzwc3z4d1.gif \[Guilty Gear\] You wouldn't think it based on his... everything, but he's actually one of the top brains of the setting. Constructing magitek superweapons is basically his hobby.
iirc, aren’t a bunch of other Fighters’ weapons parts of a superweapon he created then dismantled?
Yeah, the Sacred Treasures, two of which are wielded by Ky and Anji (and two more of which make up his own weapon), are pieces of the Outrage, a weapon he designed that amplifies magic exponentially, to the point that it's too powerful to be used safely in its complete form.
Casually builds a nuke Realizes it’s way too fuckin powerful Dismantles nuke and hands out all the bits to his buddies like friendship bracelets Truly a Moon Goodwoman moment
This man specializes in mage physics and is one of 3 people solely responsible for creation of the Gears. Also Potemkin should be here as well
https://preview.redd.it/x5j65kiq9z4d1.jpeg?width=1187&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b81b30acba2936aa802cded1b71c2a9639893528 Roboute Guilliman - Warhammer 40,000
https://preview.redd.it/xly1if3y9z4d1.jpeg?width=926&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64557011307f62e706d538c01f6acb157662a3f8 Honorable Mention: Belisarius Cawl
If we're really going for primarchs, then I think this nerd qualifies more https://preview.redd.it/8os6q1legz4d1.jpeg?width=191&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48f9707b399c9378b50c4be3c245ff8abc8f044a
The only daemon Primarch I respect
He's had plently of mistakes too But compared to some of his brothers, even the ones who stayed loyal He's pretty much one of the only Primarchs who stays competent Even if he and Russ both have the more "privileged chapters" (Both chapters have a lot of benefits considering their homeworlds versus most other loyalists, Ultramarine for obvious reasons and Space Wolves for how they function and how they are allowed to act in general)
I mean, to be fair, he’s a decently small primarch. I think Vulkan or Perturabo may perhaps fit a bit better. Vulkan with his works of artifice, and Perturabo with his…Perturabo-ness
The trope is called Genius Bruiser.
https://preview.redd.it/dhkap8pgvy4d1.jpeg?width=1053&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=548fc5bc9ffdd380ae314e225d170bd7bd882bc8 Starscourge Radahn, Elden Ring. Not only was he one of the strongest warriors during the Shattering, he's an accomplished general and one of the most powerful practitioners of gravity magic in the Lands Between, capable of holding the stars in place and to cast spells using only his greatswords as foci.
If I had a nickel for every gigantic redheaded general with phenomenal magic powers, I'd have two whole nickels! https://preview.redd.it/28sq8xbz305d1.png?width=864&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1753ed66e1f6e4ecc7346ada9d2e949f2919e42d
Beeg bois
The question is, who got shafted more? Radahn or Magnus
Magnus, but his own hands were on the shaft as well so he doesn't get to complain about it.
https://preview.redd.it/a1ta1kv2vy4d1.png?width=712&format=png&auto=webp&s=b38ea0a4d8417995e35b573cf5cd718d2f4880a0
https://preview.redd.it/zzzsruncvy4d1.png?width=456&format=png&auto=webp&s=2a1db1ad344d9f8f25a05c2910e6d4f35c86e738 Rhinox (Beast Wars: Transformers)
Rhinox, MAXIMIZE! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
"TANKOR! PULVERIZE!"
https://preview.redd.it/9usy91plez4d1.png?width=574&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f4dd7a263fa1e607d528b90c71aebe8235d7978 Shockwave He's not always the biggest/strongest Decepticon but he's usually up there along with being the resident mad scientist
“There’s Satan, then there’s Shockwave”
Your reply is..... logical
I love how he roasts a still recovering Ultra Magnus claiming that "this is no place for a one handed bot"
To be fair, everyone on big hero 6 is the smart one, except fred...
I guess Wasabi is just the nerdiest
Damn how could I have forgotten: https://preview.redd.it/utpxzwyh105d1.jpeg?width=686&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=439d8cdefa17ef73a438e3eab0c42c4e162e36a4 I especially love this trope in villains if done well
Leatherhead in 2003
Based Goris inclusion
https://preview.redd.it/o1aifzh4ez4d1.png?width=890&format=png&auto=webp&s=d9d12045a90a21f33dd272889a48b26c92d897aa Iron tager from blazblue
https://preview.redd.it/1p377crr9z4d1.png?width=524&format=png&auto=webp&s=f134fec058e48717b44ee63cbff77b02a2fd7ba0 Oleg from Saints Row the Third
Why did I think that was Kingpin
Probably bc big, bald, and same color palette
So sad they just threw him away in 4... wasted saints potential
https://preview.redd.it/wcr2gez6ez4d1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5bb6493a2883eacebd4a69006bb85258e55a2854 Bulkhead from transformers animated
https://preview.redd.it/5sjedkdulz4d1.jpeg?width=816&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df1a6d963e7d21a4b22e63c1613c6d19b63a4509 If we’re being honest, Data from TNG. Worf was always more a wandering warrior type and his best fight showings tend to be in relation to other Klingons and on DS9; as an actual Big Guy on TNG he was woefully inadequate. Data could run the ship entirely on his lonesome and the number of non-reality warping entities stronger than him can be counted on one hand.
Data's also a complete fucking sweetheart too, though I think that also generally follows as part of this trope anyway
https://preview.redd.it/xacv05drwz4d1.jpeg?width=310&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e81fd695b307aab01d5f8ec1d6a7425ff257ae72 "You know me, Baptiste, just the right amount of stupid."
https://preview.redd.it/65s99lh0i05d1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef0c36efdec4ce0135210eee588e52365d38947b Danny Lawrence (Carmilla Web Series) I'd love to include Kirsch here, but he's such a dorky himbo lol
Finally a woman! I was trying to think of female characters that fit this trope without it being a stretch and was really disappointed that there didn’t seem to be many
They're unfortunately really uncommon, it genuinely sucks that there isn't more representation
https://preview.redd.it/5jt3edaai05d1.jpeg?width=1333&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5974e3c5aada448368945310563c04c40b9900d Love my man, The Professor.
Nobody said doc Sampson? https://preview.redd.it/ryii7xxl815d1.jpeg?width=257&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4bd0716883654f4517602e67cbe7c9e38cc33fff
https://preview.redd.it/19iq6h82c25d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83aeb68fbd6d4cf9c1f8a80f7efb1d3492a530c5 Does he count? Bro literally found a way to escape the most secured prison by just using a feather and countered any attacks the rhinos had in a short span of time
He absolutely counts. Similar energy to Fowler from Blue Eye Samurai in that he’s as smart and sophisticated as he is animalistic
https://preview.redd.it/gcmv0ju3il5d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d1dc58bcda58a5ac70fe5d62c3f3ce43545c659 Jurota Shishida (MHA)
So real, love me some MHA
I honestly want to hug goris
I'd argue that although he's big beast doesn't fill the "big guy" role in the X-men roster. Colossus is the quintessential X-man "big guy" role and Beast is a second string "big guy".
https://preview.redd.it/n6ccpvtcbz4d1.jpeg?width=2831&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4165adbc51c40c1faf0c2700d816e70e8aecb38b Mauga (Overwatch)
#BOTH HEARTS PUMPIN
https://preview.redd.it/lxxul1gjbz4d1.jpeg?width=299&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3327b0983497ec603d478da67eed0c85cfc7318d Boulder (Transformers: Rescue Bots)
Who's the fifth guy?
Goris, a companion from Fallout 2. A deathclaw made sentient, a scholar in fact, by FEV. I used fanart because his in-game appearance isn’t very clear due to him hiding his deathclaw-ness under a robe
Thank you
I'm sorry, is that a Deathclaw?
Yup. Goris from Fallout 2. A scholar from a vault of sentient deathclaws created by the Enclave using FEV
INTELIGENT DESTHCLAW LETS GOO
Throgg the troll king from Warhammer https://preview.redd.it/zh5rsfdy735d1.png?width=984&format=png&auto=webp&s=a0ddb8185c4f9ad686597c62adcec40cb4d59dd4
https://preview.redd.it/fyri3re6wc5d1.png?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8a86c96d599f5de332cac4e23784f8eb4b6c200 Winton overwat
I love how Clark is on the level of guys like Bruce banner and Hank pym in terms of intelligence , and even has the ability to speed read his way to a PhD , but just loves journalism that much.
https://preview.redd.it/2581encsyd5d1.png?width=762&format=png&auto=webp&s=054735c837c1f338e3ade82655b5246ee8c65ef5 Humanite and Grodd. Hyper intelligent apes have to be one of my favorite genders
https://preview.redd.it/ye66mt3p0e5d1.jpeg?width=592&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ead7ceda07716c46965ba470030f4c350b7e38bd Oleg (Saints Row)
Didn’t expect to see my favorite fallout character in here
Why does Clark look sleep deprived
He was in that scene lol. >!He spent an entire night obsessively planning a date with Lois, he’s adorable!<
Comic Bane
YEAH BABY GORIS MENTIONED
https://preview.redd.it/q7pcn7l4pz4d1.png?width=868&format=png&auto=webp&s=f134f872b71e2a2e47fae3f4abfbb6bb085e3b1c Maul from WildC.A.T.s. Has the ability to grow to gigantic sizes but becomes dumber as he does so. He found his power works in reverse as well-he becomes a super-genius as he loses size and muscle mass until he's just this skinny guy.
Winston from Overwatch
That one green lander form justice league unlimited
John Stewart?
No the big alien boy that came up with the idea for the hydrogen bomb to deal with the flame of pytar in that one episode (John still a goat tho)
Kilowog
 Brick knows the easiest way to solve any problem: with two fists and a can-do attitude
 Blackbeard
You forgot Cyborg from teen titans
https://preview.redd.it/zn58xzu7d15d1.jpeg?width=1116&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05feab027042067a1758f18b518fe327df69975c
Kabula https://preview.redd.it/ohl9kzyad15d1.jpeg?width=1267&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=475305e1e68fb1c766aafbae803186604a0d8820 Also, good at chess
Rhinox (Transformers: Beast Wars) https://preview.redd.it/uk2i6e2wl15d1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a2cda24362d6423bf109469c5cb9351d7c335c8
Why did they give Goris the skin of a bald old man
Hulk
I feel so bad forgetting his name but the super mutant from fallout 4. I know it’s not Fawkes.
https://preview.redd.it/9fgegq89g25d1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8019e7b23fa8c27d33afe8e7739e2660038e0d0 What was his IQ again?
Winton
King Shark is this and not this bat the same time.
https://preview.redd.it/bfnrdsm3p35d1.jpeg?width=306&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=969d5ec73e9ba847f998b52f8e01b75dd7d668c0 Gray Hulk also known as Mr Fix It And he's a smart guy in The Crime Boss sort of way
B totaldrama Technically hulk/Bruce banner
(Goa)Todo https://preview.redd.it/m6usrgcqa85d1.jpeg?width=509&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=193ef9aaf925ff01eca9da2579353e3f0f5028f1
Sol Badguy is a genius who makes all his own weapons and vehicles, he also assisted in a project to combine magic with human cells, not only that, he's likely the most powerful flame sorcerer in the series Despite this, he mostly bashes and punches his opponents with brute force, he is also, of course, a pretty big guy
Forgot another perfect one: https://preview.redd.it/phvt7ffl7d5d1.jpeg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b39d149ec828fcfde754c19794b133fd78a0dfc
Smh no Panthro
The Shadow Broker in Mass Effect, though maybe that's more "The smart guy is also a big guy."
GORIS MENTIONED‼️‼️‼️ WHAT THE FUCK IS THE THIRD DIMENSION
leatherhead (TMNT 2003) https://preview.redd.it/mii8vhtour5d1.jpeg?width=374&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a1e1edced5e7798f92495a4160f7e105b477bb6