We see a large, terrifying shadow on the wall. It turns out to be cast by something tiny and harmless. Less often, the tiny creature is dangerous after all. Sometimes a diminutive hero will invoke this trope to try to impress or intimidate someone. Whether or not it succeeds depends largely on the intelligence of the person being intimidated -- and on the Rule of Funny. This is the shadowy brother of Depth Deception, and the inverted relative to Shadow Discretion Shot. This trope is predominantly Played for Laughs. Examples of Big Shadow, Little Creature include: