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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scott Christian" data-source="post: 8070298" data-attributes="member: 6901101">You are defining strong as "combat strong." The OP is defining strong as the ability to lift (and therefore grab, punch, etc.). There is a huge difference.GoT is not full of strong characters that aren't especially big. It is full of skilled fighters that aren't especially big. Brienne defined herself by being big and skilled, which is why she was one of the few women that could fight equally with a man. The Hound and the Mountain, both known for being stronger than others, were indeed bigger. Drogo, Hodor, Tormund, Wun Weg (the giant) were all physically stronger than the entire cast. And all of them are big. Drogo looks like a modern day action doll. In LotR, Gimili looks like a modern day powerlifter, just short. His shoulders, despite being two feet smaller than Aragorn, are wider. That is why he is strong. Legolas is a better fighter, but he is not physically stronger.Most fantasy video games that appeal to more mature crowds (The Witcher, Dragon Age, Skyrim) almost directly correlate size with physical strength. Magic can imbue strength. But that is why it is magic. But size equals strength. It is why a giant in Skyrim can send you flying across the battlefield or Letho in The Witcher is physically superior to Geralt.</blockquote>