Talk:Fat Bastard

Untitled
I don't know if I'd call this a stub, since it's likely all the info we're likely to get on Fat Bastard.

Kickstart70 23:39, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)

"I've got a crap on deck that could choke a donkey! Awww.. It's squidgy! I'm gettin' all emotional from it, ya know."

68.68.10.56 05:49, 30 November 2005 (UTC)Fat Bastard (The man, the legend)

Fat Bastard Disambiguation Page?
Given the new article FAT bastard (Wine) it might perhaps be useful to create a Fat Bastard disambiguation page? Linking to both this article on Fat Bastard and the wine FAT bastard. Just a thought. Deskana 23:58, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Deleted content
I deleted this line because it was hopelessly POV as presented: "His depiction as an overweight person while comedic is very stereotypical and has been found to be offensive to several overweight viewers of Austin Powers' films." Several? While I'm not going to argue the point that Fat Bastard might have been offensive (on many levels) to some people, I think a statement like that needs a citation or source. 23skidoo 16:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

DirecTV Ads
I'm pretty sure that Mike Meyers didn't really do any acting for the DirecTV ads. Rather, they used the footage from the movie and then cut to Vern Troyer's new bits. That's definitely how they handled Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt in the DirecTV commercial featuring the movie Twister. 24.34.23.216 02:54, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Page Rename
I have renamed Fat Bastard to Fat Bastard (character) to distinguish it from the wine FAT bastard. This is in line with User:Cmh/List_of_page_titles_with_multiple_capitalizations --Barfbagger 19:10, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Character origin
Fat Bastard looks almost identical to a classic Doctor Who character "Shockeye", an androgum from the episode "The Two Doctors".

See the image at androgums.org.

The androgums were cannibals, and this character was especially eccentric and salivated over eating young, meaty humans.

The resemblance is striking. Maybe there's a cultural reference I'm missing that made them both think a fat cannibal is best played by a Scot, but even the dress and such are the same. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Optimike (talk • contribs).

"1 metric ton"
"His extreme size (1 metric ton) endows Fat Bastard with [...]" He obvioulsy didn't weigh one metric ton, he looked more like 500 lbs (i.e. 1/4-1/5 of a metric ton). After getting skinny he for sure looked 180 lbs lighter than 500 lbs, i.e. he looked like 300 lbs. The "one metric ton" should thus not be taken literal, though the 180 lbs loss probably may. // Jens Persson (213.67.64.22 15:52, 27 October 2007 (UTC))

Strength
I recall no evidence of superhuman strength, just sumo skills. Lots42 (talk) 05:45, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

New England underboss?
Is there any reason why user 99.243.60.43 added the section to the first paragraph: He shares the same moniker as the alleged New England underboss for the Patriarca crime family, Carmen Nunzio, who is referred to by criminal associates as "Fat Bastard" for weighing over three hundred pounds. ? There's no backup for this claim, there's no article for Carmen Nunzio and no mention in the Patriarca family article. Even if it is really true, what's it doing in the first paragraph of an article about a fictional character? Can we delete this sentence? Thrapper (talk) 21:51, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

North Britain
Any particular reason the article refers to North Britain, rather than Scotland? Offtherails (talk) 21:55, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

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Requested move 27 August 2018

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The result of the move request was: Moved to Fat Bastard as proposed, dab page converted to redirect. No such user (talk) 07:24, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Fat Bastard (character) → Fat Bastard – Character gets some 96% of views, and the drink is capitalized differently. See no need for a DAB at all. Hyperbolick (talk) 19:45, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Support per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. The wine is actually capitalized the same way as the character in independent sources, but that is irrelevant given the overwhelming pageview advantage |FAT_bastard|Fat_Bastard in a WP:TWODABS situation. Station1 (talk) 21:30, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Indeed. I have moved the article about the wine to Fat Bastard (wine), following a brief RM discussion with universal support and suggestions to be bold and just do it. —BarrelProof (talk) 22:26, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Support - the current title doesn't follow WP:NCFILM in regards to character articles. At a minimum this needs to be at Fat Bastard (Austin Powers), but I believe its better at primary. -- Netoholic @ 10:56, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Support since the character is the primary topic. We can link to the drink's article in a hatnote. Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 14:12, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Support per nom and Netoholic.  I didn't need to remember this character existed. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 21:27, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Support, considering WP:TWODABS and the page view analysis by Hyperbolick and Station1. The wine is a top-seller in the U.S. in the French Chardonnay category, but the main thing that's especially notable about it is its name (which was deliberately chosen to be memorable by being provocative), and the film character seems much more well known and of greater interest to readers. —BarrelProof (talk) 22:26, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Support Per WP:TWODABSZXCVBNM (TALK) 07:04, 2 September 2018 (UTC)


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Humorous Intro
This isn't really a discussion topic, but I'd like to praise whoever wrote the lines below. Especially the creative use of hyperlinks in "cannabilistic" and "other white meat." Bravo.

"Fat Bastard is noted for his foul temper, his emotional monologues that culminate in flatulence, his vulgar, crude manners, and his unusual diet. These go as far as to include a cannibalistic taste for human infants and midgets, whom he gluttonously calls, "The other, other white meat". "

"Fat Bastard (Austin Powers Character" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Fat Bastard (Austin Powers Character and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 27 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 19:49, 27 October 2022 (UTC)