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they make him big i quess to make him look tuffer like a bully or like roxas said more dominate appearence

It's really quite simple, he's a mutant.

LMAO!! HAHAHAHA! Wow, if that wasn't blunt That's rich.

But no to answer your question, it's probably because he's an Alaskan husky (which tend to be alot bigger than Siberian huskies [and malamutes dont have blue eyes)

He's a Malamute. They are bigger than Huskies!

Just for him to be a leader and the evil one why else would they make him way bigger than Balto himself?

Actually (and I promise that I'm not arguing or trying to start a fight here!), the article I wrote called "What Were Their Breeds?" shows that Alaskan Malamutes can indeed have blue eyes...it is only that the official "breed standard" (written for show and conformation breeders and the official kennel clubs) says that blue eyes are an undesirable trait for Alaskan Malamutes. All Spitz-type breeds, specifically the northern ones, can have light-colored eyes.

Most people seem to think that Steele is so large for two reasons...one of which has been stated here: to make a villanous bully seem more intimidating. The other is that they all would like to believe that he is, in fact, an Alaskan Malamute (though his breed, like most, was never officially delineated that I've ever seen).