Like building an Evil Tower of Ominousness or wielding a BFS or BFG, there are just some things that have to make other characters wonder if a male character must be compensating for certain other inadequacies. Despite the joke, sometimes bigger really is better, in a non-Freudian way. In these cases, you're not Compensating for Something, you're sane. Usually. Theorized by some to be the reason Heroes Prefer Swords. If you actually have a small penis, it would unfortunately make you an Acceptable Hard Luck Target. See also Gun in My Pocket. Examples of Compensating for Something include: