History Main / BreakoutMookCharacter

* In certain ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' games, you can play as a [[WaddlingHead Waddle Dee]] wearing a bandana, who became sort of a fourth main character to the series.

* The sequel to the [[UsefulNotes/Commodore64 C64]] classic ''Attack Of The Mutant Camels'' was called ''Revenge of the Mutant Camels''. Take a guess.

* Half of ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' ''[[VideoGame/Halo2 2]]'' consisted of playing as an Elite who had been [[KickedUpstairs promoted]] to Arbiter, while three of the four playable co-op characters in ''VideoGame/Halo3'' are Elites (including the aforementioned Arbiter). Additionally, Elites have been selectable in the multiplayer for ''2'', ''3'', and ''VideoGame/HaloReach''.

** Other ''Half-Life 2'' mods include ''Precursor'', ''Riot Act'', and ''Dangerous World'', each of which have the player take on the role of a Resistance member operating just beyond Gordon's vantage point - the first being a prequel of sorts, and the other two respectively running parallel with the collapse of Nova Prospekt and the evacuation of City 17.

* One of the characters in ''[[VideoGame/ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy Mana-Khemia 2]]'' is Puniyo, a little girl who was raised by three [[MascotMook Punis]], slime creatures that are common enemies in the ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'' series. She constantly rides one of them and uses all three of them in battle.
* The somewhat obscure Namco game ''Grobda'' puts the player in control of a tank enemy from ''VideoGame/{{Xevious}}''.

* ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'' has Beautiful Zorima, a normal Zorima whom Candelilla modified to become a drag queen. ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' adapts

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' has [[TheGoomba Moto Bug]] that became playable in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGlC-YVFvQY this]] GameMod.

** The spin-offs ''VideoGame/HalfLifeOpposingForce'' and ''VideoGame/BlueShift'' featured a mook enemy and an interchangeable ally NPC as characters. One personally knows Freeman, while the other meets him during his escape attempt from Black Mesa, but they're no different from the folks he kills by the dozen or completely neglects to rescue.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'':
** ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' might count, since Goombario/Goombella and other party members are technically main characters that are members of mook races.

* The Minions from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' have starred in their own [[WesternAnimation/{{Minions}} spinoff movie]] as well as a number of animated shorts.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' has a Piranha Plant, which are normally mooks in ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mario]]'' games, as a playable fighter. It is in fact the first fighter in the series who isn't a main protagonist, villain, supporting character, or mascot in their original games.

** Most of the Mario side games including ''VideoGame/MarioKart, VideoGame/MarioParty'' [[VideoGame/MarioTennis and]] [[VideoGame/MarioGolf the]] [[VideoGame/MarioStrikers various]] [[VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers sports]] [[VideoGame/MarioSportsMix games]] include mooks from the main series as playable characters. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioParty'' in particular fills almost half its roster with them.

** The spin-offs ''Opposing Force'' and ''Blue Shift'' featured a mook enemy and an interchangeable ally NPC as characters. One personally knows Freeman, while the other meets him during his escape attempt from Black Mesa, but they're no different from the folks he kills by the dozen or completely neglects to rescue.
** The same for mods like ''Azure Sheep'' switching between male and female security guards and ''Point of View'' featuring a variant "Alien Slave" (Vortigaunt) as the PlayerCharacter.
** And a ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' mod known as ''Human Error'' puts you in the boots of a Civil Protection officer, while another called ''Combine Destiny'' has the player play as a Combine Overwatch soldier. Another popular mod by the name of ''Entropy: Zero'' lets you incarnate a snarky Civil Protection officer.

* In general, most ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaigns with a monster PC would be this, and there are books dedicated to such like 2e's Complete Race Guide and 3.5e's Savage Species. This goes double for Kobolds, who are both one of the more lovably pathetic (Yet deceptively dangerous) monster races, but also the ones who tend to get the most options.