Corey Horsburgh is the big, mean, bulldozing machine set to light up Origin III in his Maroons debut on Wednesday night.
But pull back a layer or two and the Raiders forward is a self-confessed "softy" that's just as likely to get in a brouhaha on the field as he is to well up in tears.
The origin of this complex Origin star's softer side is clearly his dad Rick, a former boxer who is tough as nails, proud as punch, and like 'Big Red', isn't afraid to show it. In fact, a video of Ricky and Horsburgh shedding tears went viral in a Queensland news bulletin last week.