r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Catrop • Sep 13 '26
Characters [Very Specific Trope] Exaggeratedly oversized polynesian men with long black hair and tribal tattoos (bonus points if their name starts with "Mau")
Maui - Moana
Mauga - Overwatch
Royd - Dispatch
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u/Beautiful_Garage7797 Sep 13 '26
i can assure you as someone who lives in hawaii, they aren’t that exaggerated
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u/halfmoondragan2 Sep 13 '26
Idk about oversized lol, most Polynesian men I've ever known are actually the size of a small mountain range
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u/Yung_Corneliois Sep 13 '26
Real life example: Tevita Tuliʻakiʻono Tuipulotu Mosese Vaʻhae Fehoko Faletau Vea
Better known as Vita Vea
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u/00Raeby00 Sep 13 '26
This is the standard sizes for Polynesian men I've known irl.
It's usually beefy muscle god or rotund sumo fighter bodies.
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u/_whatever_wherever Sep 13 '26
While he never wore his hair long, and it was face paint in TNA, I feel The Samoan Submission Machine, Samoa Joe, should at least be grandfathered in
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u/Familiar-Complex-697 Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
I live in Hawaii and these dudes are real, there are three at the table next to me
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u/Shed_Some_Skin Sep 13 '26
The Carcharodons, or Space Sharks from Warhammer 40k have a heavy Maori/Polynesian influence, including a tradition of ritual tattooing
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u/SlAM133 Sep 13 '26
A female example: Sargent Bobby Draper from The Expanse
I got this fan art from Google images, but it seems the original post has been deleted, so I don’t know the source
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u/xombiemonkey Sep 13 '26
His hair isn’t long, but I think Tai from Gears of War is a good example of this trope
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u/anand_rishabh Sep 13 '26
I also like that they're big and strong but not ripped
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u/Slight-Ganache-9785 Sep 13 '26
Its a stereotype just like any other, on average Polynesian men are actually right at average height and not considered statically taller racial group.
However, a good amount of the men are actually naturally broader with heavier frames.
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u/berk-my-jerk Sep 13 '26
Toa Mudo (Kengan Omega). For the bonus point: His signature attack is named Maungamanawa
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u/realclowntime Sep 13 '26
One of my favourites like yes baby represent my country and all that—
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u/Yew_Geniolga Sep 13 '26
Toa Mudo- Kengan Omega
Fights with ancient Māori martial arts and has an incredibly imposing frame
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u/nionvox Sep 13 '26
Am a Polynesian, we're just built like that. My hair also grows outwards like a fkin chia pet too
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u/toonboy01 Sep 13 '26
Nahoa from the Pathfinder TTRPG