History Main / AdorableEvilMinions

* Most of TheHeartless in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' are pretty cute, with bright colours, beady eyes and simplified, cartoony forms. The Shadows are cute, do the least damage, are the most common type of Heartless in the game, are the first type you encounter, and judging from the reports, [[spoiler:probably the original species of Heartless...most of the scarier ones are manufactured.]] The exceptions (e.g. [[http://www.khwiki.com/Darkball Darkball]] and [[http://www.khwiki.com/Invisible Invisible]]) are mostly Purebloods.

* Tim-Tom and Kevin, the Murderous Moppets/Pupa Twins from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''. They may not be harmless, but they're adorable in those little Lord Fauntleroy outfits, less so when they switch the Monarch's butterfly themed Pupa costumes.

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* ''VideoGame/SplatterMaster'' have those imp enemies with high-pitched screeching voices, especially ''when they're being killed''. They are quite cute despite (or perhaps because) they're the most recurring enemy variety.

The BigBad has arrived, and he has with him, a teeming army of...tiny cuddly wuddly {{Mooks}} who nonetheless do his bidding.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* On ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', when Butters becomes "Professor Chaos", he refers to his pet hamsters as his minions, but they don't really do anything minion-y.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** The militarily-run space empire that serves as the antagonistic force of the story utilizes Ruby foot-soldiers. They stand at about three feet tall, are various shades of red, and have large square afros for hair. Seven of the eight we've met have been hilariously incompetent at their jobs -- to a point.

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* In the Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/BatmanReturns'', the Penguin has an army of circus performers as his main gang, but also has an army of... penguins. Of course they are more pets than evil minions.

* In ''VideoGame/GrandiaII'', if Tio and the remains of her android sisters are any indication, [[GodOfEvil Valmar]] apparently designed his minions to look like [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Monster Girls]] wearing vaguely bee-themed clothes.

* While it's not true of every enemy the monsters in the VideoGame/TalesSeries are often very cute. Special mention goes to the Penguinist from VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia, an ice themed enemy which gives the disquieting impression that one is fighting a small child in a penguin outfit.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' features Professor Ivo's M.O.N.K.I. robot minions in a few episodes.

* Ana and Yuna in ''Manga/MurderPrincess''.
* The Ninja Crows from ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats''.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' has the Cell Jrs and Saibamen.

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* The Teeny Meks in the ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' story, "Robo Hunter".
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* Gru's adorable minion thingies from ''Franchise/DespicableMe''. WordOfGod is that they're genetically engineered corn kernels. The minions' origins are {{retcon}}ned in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'' spin-off/prequel to "yellow henchmen who have existed since the beginning of time, evolving from yellow single-celled organisms into beings who have only one purpose: to serve history's most ambitious villains". Their previous masters include a ''T. rex'', UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, and {{Dracula}}. The downfall of all three can be directly attributed to the Minions' incompetence.

* The battle droids in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels. ''Roger roger!''

** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' have these in the form of the Vivixs.

* The ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy'' series: Multiple:

* ''Webcomic/TheFourth'''s Demons of the first dungeon and Lurkins of Castle Skava both qualify.

* The denizens from ''Webcomic/SequentialArt''.

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* Starcraft Zerg too UglyCute? Try [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBSmo4JW4mk these guys.]]
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** The episode "Conquest Of Cuteness" has the Cute King and his Legion of Cuties.

* In the show ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', Yugopotamia is overrun by the giggle-pies - cute bunny-like toys that come out of a cereal box. Since Yugopotamia has BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad as their [[PlanetOfHats hat]], Giggle-pies are actually seriously disgusting, if not frightening, to them. They're still adorable to the ''audience.'' In the end, though, it turns out they [[TastesLikeFeet taste like manure]], a Yugopotamian delicacy, so they go from horrifying...to delicious.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', Dr. Draken [[WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama once]] attempted to take over the world with an army of 6-inch tall robots.
** Though, once activated, they were anything but adorable.