History Main / RidiculouslyCuteCritter

* [=YouTuber=] and former Creator/{{Capcom}} sound designer [[https://www.youtube.com/c/HideakiUtsumi Hideaki Utsumi]] (currently a teacher at HAL vo-tech school in Osaka) showcases a menagerie of pet birds on his channel, of which the BreakoutCharacter is an adorable chattering lory named Gumi, better known to the Internet as the Red Birb, whose keen sense of comic timing and signature [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewf-8rx9_uQ "WUEWUEWUEWUE!" laugh]] quickly made him an internet meme and even landed Gumi a cameo in a Japanese [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBvQPV444JQ Fanta commercial]].

* [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Mouse-deer_Singapore_Zoo_2012.JPG/1024px-Mouse-deer_Singapore_Zoo_2012.JPG Mouse deer!]] They are tiny, tiny deers on spindly legs. What can be cuter?

* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': Several of the housemates come off as this, such as the one-time character Crackers, recurring background character Fluffer Nutter, the friend Wilt helps in ''Good Wilt Hunting'', etc... Berry is a subversion, World from Destination Imagination has shades of it, certain characters like Eduardo come off as this, but more of a GentleGiant-type. Bloo's probably too much of an AttentionWhore to be seen as this.

%% * Hime-Chan's stuffed lion Pokota from ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon''.

** ''VideoGame/PrincessPeachShowtime'' has Peach's magical companion, Stella who's a small adorably cheery 8-pointed star sprite who's the guardian of the Sparkle Theater. She serves as Peach's guide through the plays she reenacts in her quest to defeat the WickedWitch Grape with her ribbon serving as the princess' TransformationTrinket.

** While not directly involved in the mainline Mario games, [[ame/DonkeyKong Diddy Kong]] tends to give off this vibe thanks to his large eyes, red baseball cap with the Nintendo logo on it, long prehensile tail, and rather adorable voice.

** ''VideoGame//PrincessPeachShowtime'' has Peach's magical companion, Stella, who's a small adorably cheery 8-pointed star sprite who's the guardian of the Sparkle Theater. She serves as Peach's guide through the plays she reenacts with her ribbon serving as the princess' TransformationTrinket.

** While not directly involved in the mainline Mario games, [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Diddy Kong]] tends to give off this vibe thanks to his large eyes, red baseball cap with the Nintendo logo on it, long prehensile tail, and rather adorable voice.

* From ''Series/TheMandalorian'', two words... ''[[https://i.ibb.co/XScJxJC/Baby-Yoda.png BABY YODA]]''[[note]]Actually, his name is Grogu, but he's of the same unnamed species as Yoda[[/note]]

* In ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', most of the [[NonHumanSidekick Non-Human Sidekicks]]. Hanatamago and Pochi are some that are named, both being fluffy little dogs. China has a [[PandaingToTheAudience little panda]], England has his little spirit friends and so on. There is also a recurring white bunny with gray ears seen with America, England and Japan (probably based on the author's pet rabbit). [[TheGreys Tony the alien]] is also rather cute. There's also Kujimarou the bear cub (with drastic memory problems!) belonging to [[{{Moe}} Canada]].

** One page in the ''Find Chaffy'' book has them hidden in a whole group of [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas.]]

%% * [[PandaingToTheAudience Pandas]], obviously. Red pandas are, if such a thing is possible, even cuter.

* [[http://www.pranceatron.com/kittens/2001DSIbox.jpg Kitty Kitty Kittens]], which are CuteKitten dolls with large heads and small endearing eyes that ''[[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound purr]]'' when you pet them.
* Toys/{{Furby}}, the [[MixAndMatchCritters part owl, part hamster]] robotic pet toy.

* The Baliflids in ''VideoGame/{{Ascendancy}}'' -- although judging from the art, this is a case of either UglyCute or InformedAbility. They are so cute they can force all other species to make peace with them at once.

* Being [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife colorful animals]], ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'''s main characters are naturally predisposed to cuteness, and many a dedicated fan has even made the likes of the stubborn, cold-faced Blaze the Cat into [[http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs26/i/2009/166/c/6/Blaze_Cat_I__m_a_kitty_cat_by_blazedacat.jpg something adorable]].

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'':
** Kitten Tai Lung is [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/LookAtMe.jpg really]] [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/tailungcub2.png cute]], and hits almost every beat of the trope perfectly: oversized head, large eyes, stubby limbs, soft and huggable looking, and small size. [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/LoveNuzzle.jpg They weren't kidding when they said they wanted to make the characters "look like plush toys"]]. The fact he's learning kung fu and taking to it like a prodigy crosses him over into BadassAdorable territory as well. [[UsedToBeASweetKid Which just makes what he ends up becoming]] all the more upsetting and painful.

* ''WebOriginal/LoomingGaia'': Poffles are deliberately designed as more cutesy than other creatures in Looming Gaia. They are monsters made by Miliko, the Divine of Vanity, and resemble small round two-legged dogs. They're cute and harmless, but also very stupid, loud, and impossible to train. Some people love them and keep them as pets, while others, including Miliko himself, hate them.

* Many of Franchise/TheMuppets would count (With their big bulgy eyes and fluffy bodies- specially if you live on ''Series/SesameStreet''). Bean Bunny stands out, as he's supposed to ''act'' cute so the rest of the Muppets wouldn't have to. There's also Kermit's tiny, musically talented nephew Robin, and Gonger, a somewhat new ''Sesame'' monster who is a tiny, pink, hyperactive British chef.
** In the ''Series/FraggleRock'' episode "Invasion of the Toe Ticklers," we have the titular characters. They're basically big fuzzy caterpillars with antennae and wide smiles.

*** The starters this Generation: Sprigatito the CuteKitten with the ability to create relaxing therapeutic auras, Fuecoco the happy-go-lucky fire crocodile that loves to eat, and the Water-type duckling Quaxley with its meticulously cared-for pompadour.

* Given their cat like mannerisms the Loth Cats in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' most people in the show find them cute.

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->''"They're so cute. They're like if puppies and kittens could have babies."''
-->-- '''Leela''' talking about penguin chicks, ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''

A cute widdle creature typically consisting of fur, [[BigEyesLittleEyes big eyes]], maybe a Big Smile, and little else. It's probably biologically unfeasible, if not [[ArtisticLicenseBiology downright impossible]], but who cares? It's stupidly huggable, and if the show is MerchandiseDriven, it will probably be a top seller. [[SeriesMascot In many cases, it will become an easily-recognizable symbol for the show/series/whatever]]. You can picture the reaction: "Awwwww..."

You can easily spot one of these by the four tricks detailed on the [[Analysis/RidiculouslyCuteCritter Analysis]] page: oversized head, large eyes, and probably large feet and stubby limbs; soft and huggable looking; high-pitched, low volume noises; and small size.

This trope is related to an instinct, genetically encoded into almost every vertebrate to trigger mercy and sympathy in adults when they see a hatchling/pup/kit/etc with these traits.

May double as NonHumanSidekick types, but the main purpose of these creatures is to be irresistibly cute. Sometimes, they are [[UglyCute unconventionally cute]]. Their natural habitat is the SugarBowl, but they have been known to wander far and wide.

Depending on the series, there can be either only one or two types of cute characters, contrasting with the rest of the cast. In others (most commonly those taking place in SugarBowl realms), most if not all of the cast is made up of these.

If it's so ugly it's cute, it's UglyCute. If it can also inspire fear or uneasiness, then it's CreepyCute. If it's not so lovable, it's a SidekickCreatureNuisance. If it's [[BewareTheNiceOnes visually appealing but ferocious]], it's a KillerRabbit. If the critter is better defined as a robot, see CuteMachines. If it's cute and capable of holding its own in battle and kicking ass at the same time, then it's BadassAdorable. If it's ''really'' not conventionally cute, then it's WhatMeasureIsANonCute.

When the critter ends up being hated by the audience instead of loved, you have TheScrappy. On the other hand, when the cute critter becomes well-liked despite being a minor character, you have the EnsembleDarkHorse.

May cause CutenessOverload. May be YetAnotherBabyPanda.

Contrast with EldritchAbomination (though there are [[AdorableAbomination exceptions]]), and contrast ''that'' with DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu if it's a nice monster. Compare with CuteMonsterGirl.

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%% * [[http://www.bolo.com.mx Ladies and gentlemen, ]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h595GbTVuNk&feature=channel Bolo the polar bear]].
%% * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F_G2zp-opg Maxwell]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TlNOwwQQJk the Pig]] from the Advertising/{{Geico}} commercials.
%% * The little panda and the flower hatmen in the Japanese Louis Vuitton commercials ''Superflat Monogram'' and ''Superflat First Love.''
%% * [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/zh-yue/9/90/Qoo!.jpg The mascot for a Japanese drink and beverage]] called ''Qoo''.
%% * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw49uTsuUV8 The cute Koala mascot]] for a Japanese bite-sized cookie snack with a sweet filling "Koala's March" (Called ''Koala Yummies'' in the United States) who is mostly seen in old Japanese ads in the 1980's.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAeN3qqzsWg This Christmas commercial]] for biscuits (cookies for North Americans) has a family opening a box of them to reveal... Puppies! And Kittens! And a Duckling! And a Bunny! And a Chick! And a Hedgehog! And Piglets! And a baby Deer! And a baby Narwhal! ([[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Okay, this commercial became adorably absurd...]])
%% * [[Music/{{Schnuffel}} The bunny characters]] [[http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_nd98uocqrv1sivu0so1_1412988432_cover.jpg Schuffel (Snuggle) and Schnuffelienchen (Snuggelina)]] created by Jamster/Jamba [[SickeninglySweetHearts mainly because of there relationship with each other]] and the cute songs they are featured in.
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%% * [[TheFifties Older]] [[TheSixties anime]] [[TheSeventies examples]] include [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Amazing_Three-3.jpg Bokko]] of Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''The Amazing 3'', ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'', and the main cast of ''Anime/{{Bannertail}}''.
* Most characters in ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' are designed to be absolutely adorable, like most of ''Creator/{{Sanrio}}'''s properties. But looks can be deceiving. It is actually a CrapSaccharineWorld where the characters deal with real world adult problems. The main character is a red panda, one of the cutest animals on earth, but under her adorable appearance she is hiding a ton of rage, which she deals with by singing DeathMetal. Even some characters who are based on not stereotypically cute animals are also pretty adorable, such as Haida the spotted hyena. One character named Tsunoda, a gazelle, is actually TheFakeCutie, who uses her appearance to get what she wants.
* Potato, the puppy from ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'' that some people think was so named because it resembled a pile of mashed potatoes. It's disturbingly intelligent (Kano can apparently talk with it), says nothing except "Pico pico" and is ''mind-bendingly'' adorable!
%% * The main animal cast of ''Manga/AnimalYokocho''.
* Sodom from ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName'' looks like a winged black hamster/guinea pig... who can also transform into a powerful dragon when needed.
%% * Pitz in ''Manga/CaptainEarth''.
%% * Kero in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', much to his chagrin, as powerful magical guardians are ''not'' cute.
%% * Chi the kitten from ''Manga/ChisSweetHome''.
* ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'':
** Botan, the baby boar. When it first appears, Tomoya and Sunohara aren't quite sure what it is, though they both agree that it's ridiculously cute. After the time-skip Botan is grown, but is still depicted as cute. Doesn't hurt to have kindergartners playing around it as if it's a living stuffed animal.
** The big dango family, of course; they could be described best as small rolls of bread with [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mushroom eyes.]]
* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' has [[spoiler: the adorable fluffy, white dog form of dream!Laios that Marcille sees, much to his irritation since he had imagined himself as a badass wolf.]]
** The Winged Lion, Kensuke and the [[spoiler: no less letal]] dungeon rabbit count too.
* Isako from ''Anime/DenNohCoil'' uses a group of virtual pets to do some of her chores. They are all extremely adorable fluffy round things, but underestimating their abilities would be a big mistake.
* MadScientist Watari from ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'' has his fluffy little owl 003.
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
** Patamon is probably the Rookie that fits the most; of course, that's before he becomes the super-special-awesome Angemon.
** Culumon from ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' exemplifies this trope. It has to be among the most "awwwww" inducing critters ever seen. In Culumon's case, this is actually an ExploitedTrope. Because it ''knows'' it's cute, it'll often use that cuteness the same way a stray puppy or kitten would, to get things he wants or needs like food, attention, among other things. He also uses that cuteness to motivate and approach the main trio of Tamers, often to help them out in some way.
** Marine Angemon: Most of the supercute Digimon are at Baby and In-Training levels (the levels of actual infant Digimon, and the heroes' SleepModeSize.) Marine Angemon? ''Mega.'' (That is, the levels of the heroes in SuperMode, and post-midseason {{Big Bad}}s.) ThePowersThatBe sadly didn't let him out of the bag much, but he saves the day in a big way once. [[spoiler: D-Reaper is a program that is basically an EldritchAbomination. Its base matter, called 'chaos,' is the red gel its creations are made of and revert to when defeated. It keeps spreading no matter how many you "kill." See FightingAShadow; nothing actually ''destroys'' D-Reaper matter. Nothing except Marine Angemon's attack, normally used for ''healing.'']] Said attack takes the form of pretty colorful bubbles, naturally.
** Impmon, he even has a tummy smileyface.
** Then we have '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cutemon]]''' in ''[[Anime/DigimonFusion Fusion]]''.
** Puwamon in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''. Best described as a little ball of feathers with big PuppyDogEyes.
%% * Wizz from ''Manga/DNAngel''; cutest floppy-eared rabbit-like thing ever.
* Manga/{{Doraemon}}, the cute robot cat from the future.
* Chibisuke from ''Anime/DragonDrive''. Well, he's not as small as a few others, and he turns into a much bigger dragon later, but still.
* Pip from ''Manga/DragonGoesHouseHunting'' is a fluffy Hraesvelgr chick with big, round eyes and innocent look that quickly wins him Letty's, and later [[RoyalBrat Nell's]], affections.
* The Puuchus from the ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' anime are meant as a parody of this. They're actually evil alien invaders and when you hit them they bleed purple and take on the haggard features and guttural tones of Manga/{{Golgo13}}. Domesticated Puuchus on the other hand turn into heroes from shows like ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' or ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''. Not ugly, but definitely weird.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'' has a newborn baby Happy who earned his name by making everyone in the guild go happy by just being ridiculously cute.
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Xiao Mei, the midget panda actually stunned ''[[NoNonsenseNemesis Scar]]'' into silence with her cuteness.
%% * The [[CuteKitten sunekos]] and the "lord chickens," chickens that wander in the Ayanoi Gakuen campus, in ''Manga/GAGeijutsukaArtDesignClass''.
* ''Manga/GugureKokkurisan'''s animal {{youkai}}s all have cute fluffy SuperDeformed modes that they'll often go into especially to gain sympathy with Kohina. In particular:
** Inugami the dog youkai specifically invokes this by basing his dog form on trendy mascots in order to appeal to Kohina.
** Shigaraki the {{Tanuki}} initially subverts this with his rather unsightly animal form, but he later switches to this trope in order to appeal to women.
%% * The Ham Hams from ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}'', and they know it.
* While the animals characters are already cute in ''Manga/HappyHappyClover'', [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ja6q2ky.jpg Hickory the Flying Squirrel]] takes the cake due to his cute voice in the anime, big eyes, and is so small compared to the others. Same goes for the tiny field mouse who shows up in the manga.
* ''Manga/HappyLesson'': Subverted when Kisaragi brings a box full of live chicks...for the purpose of them being the subject of ''dissection''. The entire classroom's reaction is an extremely anguished BigNo.
* While ''Manga/HeavensDesignTeam'' features plenty of cute animals, the sea otter takes the cake. Fluffy, adorable and smart, its precocious antics cause Neptune and Shimoda to {{squee}} for almost the entire chapter.
* In ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', most of the [[NonHumanSidekick Non-Human Sidekicks]]. Hanatamago and Pochi are some that are named, both being fluffy little dogs. China has a [[PandaingToTheAudience little panda]], England has his little spirit friends and so on. There is also a recurring white bunny with gray ears seen with America, England and Japan (probably based on the author's pet rabbit). [[TheGreys Tony the alien]] is also rather cute. There's also Kujimarou the bear cub (with drastic memory problems!) belonging to [[{{Moe}} Canada]].
%% * Hime-Chan's stuffed lion Pokota from ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon''.
* Pero Pero from ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances'', the dog that gets around by rolling around.
* [[http://www.dancingcavy.com/Kirara--2-28-05.jpg Kirara]] from ''Manga/InuYasha'' looks like a cross between a kitten and a fox kit, with adorable mews to match. At least until she [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/inuyasha/images/8/87/Kirara_Full.png/revision/latest?cb=20151214202640 transforms]].
* The eponymous animals of the ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' series all look very cute and cuddly and have precious little gemstone eyes that make it hard not to want to give them a hug. Even better, Lady Jewelina created the Jewelpets specifically to make humans happy.
%% * Jonathan the baby seal from ''Anime/KaleidoStar''.
* The sheep and the bunnies in ''Manga/{{Karneval}}''. All characters (apart from Gareki) seem to find them adorable as well.
* ''Manga/TheKeeperWantsToBuildAZooInAnotherWorldSoHeTamesMonsters'': The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mi%27raj Al-Miraj]] look like round, fluffy bunnies or lemmings with stubby unicorn horns.
%% * The Por Vora from ''Manga/KingOfBanditJing'' are made of adorable. Too bad they're also MadeOfExplodium.
* The Bearbees from ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh''. They're snuggly embodiments of love that sprinkle glitter, say 'Nogitsu!' and concider Yuuri and Wolfram to be their parents, making them Greta's siblings. They're highly endangered and their poop makes very high-quality, but very smelly, paint.
%% * The devolved dragon... slime... THING... Nyo-Nyo from ''Lilim Kiss''.
* ''Anime/{{Macross}}'':
** Guvava, Mylene Flare Jenius' EmpathyPet from ''Anime/{{Macross 7}}''. Basically a Tribble with eyes.
** Ai-kun, the little green alien creature that steals Sheryl's panties and which Ranka befriends from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''. Later Ai-kun molts and [[spoiler:becomes a stage-1 juvenile Vajra, and somehow ''still'' manages to act obnoxiously cute]].
** The Ragnan mercats from ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' are cute little half-cat/half-seal things, with Querule taking the cake among them.
* ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'', despite its incredibly [[DeathWorld harsh environments]], has several of these. They're generally fairly harmless, with the exception of the horde of weasel rabbits that briefly attack Riko and Reg in the Third Layer. One example [[ShoutOut looks suspiciously similar to]] [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica a certain space ferret]] from another show seen as a genre deconstruction, but doesn't appear to be dangerous in any way.
%% * The Androgynous, fluffy, playful Mokona from , ''Manga/XxxHolic'' and ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.
* ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' features, in one episode, a stupidly-cute, injured, foxlike critter that Hikaru instantly adopts and names "Hikari" after her old dog. [[spoiler:Turns out it's actually a demonic monster named Vigor, who deliberately played this trope in order to get the jump on them.]]
%% ** ''[=HOLiC=]'' also has Tanpopo, Himawari's almost painfully adorable little bird. And Chibi Kitsune.
%% * [[CoolOldLady Torogai's]] little black-and-white HeadPet... ''thing'' in ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit.'' Whatever it is, it's absolutely adorable.
* Fuzzy from ''Manga/TheMoroseMononokean'' is a dog spirit who looks like a ball of fur with stubby legs and big eyes. Ashiya certainly loves cuddling him and plays with him whenever he can.
* ''Manga/{{Moyashimon}}'' features one of the few successful attempts at making bacteria and mold spores cute. This especially goes for the series mascot, an anthropomorphic spore of ''Aspergillus oryzae''.
* ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends'': Nyanko-sensei is so cute and round that he has spurred piles and piles of merchandise, from cellphone-straps to giant pillows. His outwardly-abrasive personality only makes him cuter, since we all know he's actually a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold big softie]]. Of course, everyone in-universe with the exception of [[CutenessProximity Taki]] seems to think he is an [[UglyCute ugly, fat cat]].
* In ''Anime/OnegaiMyMelody'', Mari Land is a world entirely populated by cute critters. Heck, [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} characters]] in general are like this.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Chopper's half-human form is definitely an example. Even though creatures of his type (animal zoans) look like adult humans crossed with animals, Chopper ends up looking like a three-year-old cosplaying as a plushie, for reasons of Cute, and possibly because he was actually an animal that [[AnthropomorphicShift became half-human]]. To his dismay, this caused the Marines to mistake him for a harmless pet instead of the full-fledged, BadassAdorable crewmember he really is, and thus they gave him a pathetically low bounty of 50 Beri.
** The Tontatta dwarves are tiny, have big puffy tails, pointy noses, and look ''adorable''. Even by their standards, their princess Mansherry is so cute that she causes CutenessProximity in almost everyone she meets.
** Ladies and gentlemen, [[http://i41.tinypic.com/20t1d8i.jpg Baby Laboon]]. An adorable whale cub that made the Rumbar Pirates' hearts melt.
%% ** And the [[CuteMachines Spaceys]] in Eneru's cover story.
%% ** Sengoku's [[http://i.imgur.com/Nwpeeau.png pet goat]] is ''adorable''.
%% * ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'' spoofs this with a cute but incredibly depressed bunny that's the pet of the main character.
%% * The ludicrously adorable blue penguins in ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}''.
* ''Anime/{{Photon}}'' has Koro-chan, a critter about the size of a bunny, but with two long tails instead of two long ears. Koro-chan is usually Keyne Aqua's pet, but Koro can also function as part of a computer system, like a wetware [=CPU=]. On his own, though, Koro can only chirp and squeak unintelligibly.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Cute creatures have been a mainstay of the series from the beginning, starting with Misty's Togepi, which even ''Team Rocket'' thinks is adorable.
** Then brought right back in with two of the main group's Pokémon in ''Best Wishes''. Ash's Oshawott (who Ash even ''says'' is adorable), Iris's Axew, and Trip's Vanillite ([[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes although Iris disagrees]]).
** Professor Icarus's Elgyem. It's got big eyes, it's all shy and timid, and it makes little "Ri-kuuuuuu" noises. D'awww.
** ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' has this happening all the time. Because of the author's {{chibi}} art style, all of the pokemon are ether this or UglyCute.
** Even Team Rocket has had cute Pokemon, especially Chimecho, Mime Jr., Cacnea, Wurmple, and Woobat and even Meowth.
* [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130402020250/prettycure/es/images/d/d0/Hummy5.jpg The critters]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/HeartCatch_-_Chypre__Coffret_5791.jpg from every]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/01p_candy_7396.jpg incarnation of]] ''Anime/PrettyCure''. [[http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire1/1a4c282da75334515d953873c41902c01241725258_full.jpg They're so damn ''cute''!]]
%% * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu63VCPfye4 Kurara/Clara]] the spotted jellyfish from ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish''.
* The main character of ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' is actually one of these! Ahiru's (which means 'Duck' and is named that in the dub) true form is that of a yellow duckling with big, big blue eyes. Even the resident TallDarkAndSnarky can't resist her cuteness.
* Pudding-chan and other dessert characters in ''Manga/PuddingInLove''.
* Kyubey of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. Who ''wouldn't'' make a contract with something this cute? [[spoiler:Enforced. WordOfGod says he/it/they was deliberately designed to be this trope to [[CuteIsEvil hide his true nature]].]]
** Charlotte the Dessert Witch is right up there too. [[spoiler:At least, until it reveals its true form: a gigantic clown/cake/worm thing with rows of razor-sharp teeth and a ravenous appetite for human flesh.]]
*** Charlotte's disarmingly cute appearance is probably the main reason for her [[EnsembleDarkhorse sizable fan following.]] She's so insanely popular with fans she made a triumphant comeback in ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'' as the best friend of Mami, and she spends the vast majority of her screentime being downright ''adorable''. [[spoiler:We even learned her identity as a Puella Magi, and she’s just as cute!]]
* Another example from Creator/TatsuyamaSayuri is ''[[http://truongton.net/forum/picture.php?albumid=26558&pictureid=373330 Pukupuku Natural Circular Notice]]'' [[https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/images/goods/ar2/web/imgdata2/large/40913/4091336388.jpg which features very cute pets such as hamsters, puppies and cats.]]
* ''Manga/QueenMillennia'': Mayu creatures look like babies with fur and are said to be the cutest and gentlest in the universe who represent Earth itself.
* [[http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie/v/manga/artwork/chuchu/Chu-Chu_01.jpg.html ChuChu]], the little purple marmoset from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' (Particularly in the manga).
* ''Manga/RumikoTakahashiAnthology'''s "Tragedy of P" has Pippin, a Humboldt penguin that the protagonist's husband brought home from work. Virtually everyone who lay eyes on him immediately goes CutenessOverload, and even the protagonist, who was against keeping pets from work, immediately relents after realizing how adorable he is.
%% * Diana, Luna and Artemis's adorable kitten from the future in ''Franchise/SailorMoon''.
%% * Momo, a Japanese dwarf flying squirrel NonHumanSidekick of Fuu in ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''. You really have to see [[http://www.google.com/images?q=Pteromys+momonga pictures of the real thing]] to believe it is an actual species on this planet.
* The Keronians in ''Manga/SgtFrog'' including Keroro, Tamama, Giroro, Kululu, Dororo and every other that shows up over the course of the series. There's also pop-star alien girl Sumumo who isn't Keronian but might as well be.
* Hoshimaru in ''Manga/ShadowStar'' is an adorable star-shaped creature with big, round eyes. Everything else in the manga he's in is ''[[NightmareFuel not]]'' adorable.
* Along the same lines, Pokota from ''Literature/{{Slayers}} Revolution'' is the a prince, bound into the bizarre but adorable shape of an alien bunny looking thing with gigantic wing-hand-ears, a cape, and a zipper up his stomach that opens on to L-space. He is, of course, [[StrongerThanTheyLook Stronger Than He Looks]].
* In the manga version of ''Literature/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' new-born Taratects like the protagonist are pig-sized spiders but their art is more in line with plushy than abomination. It helps that she's also ''pink''.
%% * ''Manga/SoulEater'': Those ridiculously adorable little bunnies that, rather unfortunately, Crona is forced to kill. In three different ways.
%% * In ''Anime/StarDriver'', we have Wako's little fox kit named Vice (as in Vice President... of the drama club).
* Creator/StudioGhibli:
** The soot spirits in ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', little puffballs with eyes. Boh in his mouse form counts too.
%% ** The forest spirits in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''
** Jiji the cat from ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'', with his adorably large head.
** The title character in Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea when in fish-form is made to look especially cute.
%% ** The fox-squirrel creatures from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' and ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind''
%% ** The Kodamas from ''Anime/PrincessMononoke''.
%% ** The tanuki in ''Anime/PomPoko''.
* Ryo-Oh-Ki from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'': a fluffy little [[http://www.oocities.org/feanyx/cabbit.html cabbit]] -- a [[MixAndMatchCritters cat/rabbit hybrid]]. She also turns into a ''starship'' - a [[CoolStarship Cool one]], not a cute one, though. In ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', she also has a MiniMecha form. This one ''is'' cute.
%% * Boota in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. Appropriately enough, when [[spoiler:he acquired a human form, he was a {{Bishonen}}]].
* [[QuirkyMinibossSquad The Animal Soldiers]] from ''Manga/TentaiSenshiSunred''. Their attempts at fighting Sunred are commonly thwarted by squealing schoolgirls picking them up and hugging them.
* ''Manga/UFOBaby'' has Pepo, Luu's adorable, stuffed animal-like alien space pet that's a Peponian... from the Planet Pepo. Guess what it says? That's right. Pepo!
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
** Kuriboh, which is where [=LittleKuriboh=] of ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' gets his name from. It's a ball of fluff with eyes -- and despite it being a Dark-attribute Fiend-type monster, this is one case where DarkIsNotEvil.
** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGX GX]]'' takes it to the next level with a winged version of the fluffball as Judai Yuki's duel spirit partner.
%% ** And in ''[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds 5Ds]]'', Ruka has yet another variation, Kuribon.
%% ** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL ZEXAL]]'' has Baby Tiragon.
%% * Roppa the nekomata in ''Anime/XamdLostMemories''.
%% * ''Manga/ZeroSevenGhost'' has an incredibly cute little pink dragon, that can only say brrrrupyah but also [[spoiler: it's the reincarnation of Teito's best friend Mikage.]]
* The bears from ''Anime/YuriKumaArashi'' all look like tiny little teddy bears.
%% * [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3Wg603gPTnI/maxresdefault.jpg Ao The Squirrel]] from ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn''.
%% * All of the fairies in ''Animation/GuardianFairyMichel'' are completely adorable.
%% * Komaneko from the 2009 stop-motion series "Komaneko: The Curious Cat".
* Magotan from ''Kitchen Sentai Cookrun'' is an adorable kitchen assistant who has a wealth of knowledge of food and ingredients. Mitten from the second season is a friendly alien who helps the heroes.
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[[folder:Asian Animation]]
* The eponymous character of the Iranian children's cartoon ''Animation/{{Babaei}}'', who is an anthropomorphic sheep, has an appearance styled off of Creator/{{Sanrio}}'s characters, with all the cuteness that comes with it.
* This 1959 Chinese animated short called ''[[http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTg4NzI0MzE2.html Bee and Worm]]'' features adorable invertebrates and flowers.
* The eponymous characters of ''Animation/{{Canimals}}'' are absolutely adorable little animals who hide in cans whenever humans are around.
* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': The blobby elves from ''The Season Towns'' are mostly small and have large eyes, giving them adorable appearances. In the first episode that introduces them, Paddi ends up lovingly rubbing one against his head and calling it cute.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* The cute little orange octopi Willow comes across in the ocean in Season 9 of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. She names one Mr. Octopus Fantasticus and expresses a desire to have one as a bathtub toy.
* Shmoos, in the ''ComicStrip/LilAbner'' comic strip, are adorably cheerful aliens that look kind of like walking white bowling pins with endearingly silly faces. They are good-natured, loving, kindly and almost desperate to be helpful to anybody and everybody. They're not just cute, they're also very tasty. [[LetsMeetTheMeat And want to be eaten.]]
%% * Every creature in the ''Owly'' comic, including Wormy the earthworm.
* The baby golden gargoyle adopted by Abel in ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' is an adorable little lizard creature.
* [[http://www.stupiders.com/comic.php?pg=21 Cheche]] from ''Webcomic/TheStupiders'' is a perfect example of this. He's a furry boa constrictor, consisting almost entirely of fluffy fur and two huge googly eyes, tiny cute fangs and to top it off, he's always smiling. [[http://www.stupiders.com/comic.php?pg=40 His brother, however, has issues]].
* [[http://www.findchaffy.com Chaffies]]. They are fluffy little bunny-like critters who are [[PerpetualSmiler always smiling]], with only 1 1/2 ear after a simultaneous lawnmower accident. Also, they like to wander off absolutely everywhere, getting themselves hidden amongst other {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s.
** One page in the ''Find Chaffy'' book has them hidden in a whole group of [[PandaingToTheAudience pandas.]]
* In the main Franchise/MarvelUniverse, [[CatGirl Tigra]] has gotten pregnant by Hank Pym ([[spoiler:really his Skrull double]]) and given birth. Her baby, William, seems to combine the best cute features of babies and kittens.
* Speaking of Marvel, there's also the Bamfs from ''ComicBook/XMen'' who are [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQmFGRBXQTYgP4A-SZyVdMRbxVhiYXRQ-cIkQgQpvVMxTlKRBVV freaking adorable]].
* Gnutten & Gnuttarna from the Swedish comic ''Bobo'' are small white fluffy {{Cephalothorax}} creatures.
* The first plot arc of ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' features a village of incredibly cute anthropomorphic cats. [[spoiler: [[DarkerAndEdgier Who get decimated by Queen Chrysalis's army]]]].
* In ''[[http://tinasgroove.com/ Tina's Groove]]'', Tina ends up dogsitting a puppy so incredibly cute she can't even look at it for long without suffering literal CutenessOverload. The pup's owner suggests a cup of chamomile, a cozy spot on the couch and visualizing Creator/DonaldTrump in a diaper as treatment.
* Jeff the baby land shark from ''ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers2018''. He's about the size of a bulldog, and almost as threatening as one.
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[[folder:Eastern Animation]]
* ''Animation/QumiQumi'' is a Russian Flash animated kid's series featuring big eyed, brightly colored tribes of cartoon creatures, and the animals are very adorable.
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ark}}'' has Amarinth's pet, Juju, a canary-hamster hybrid who makes sharp, squeaky chirping while perched on it's master's shoulders.
%% * [[http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/16000000/lilly-lilly-from-alpha-and-omega-16025513-1728-1296.jpg Lilly]] from ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega'', without a doubt.
%% * Lily and Sparkles, the [[TeamPet puppies]] of ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'':
** Gurgi is an example of AdaptationalAttractiveness due to being a hideous (but friendly) wolf- or gorilla-like monster in [[Literature/TheChroniclesofPrydain the original books]]. Here he's a cute, small, and blue-eyed gopher-like creature.
** Hen Wen the piglet is a little white sow, very timid, picky about her food and fond of Taran.
* ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'': Dot looks as adorable as a cartoon ant can.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge2006 Curious George]]'': Even more than in the original picture books and PBS series, George is '''very''' cute.
* [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Rhino the Hamster]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'', whose cuteness is potent enough to distract henchmen and save the day.
* The otters in ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' are very fluffy. Their cuteness actually ends up being a useful ChekhovsGun.
** Also [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6Tvlg_DjARY/maxresdefault.jpg Baby Dory]] with her giant eyes and love of sand.
%% * All the baby birds in ''WesternAnimation/TheFirstSnowOfWinter'' are this but Puffy is particularly adorable.
%% * The caterpillar in ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur''
** Arlo is without a doubt one of the most [[http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my-disney/2015/10/06/the-5-cutest-arlo-moments-in-the-new-the-good-dinosaur-trailer/ adorable]] dinosaurs in animation, especially as a [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ0yyDkfb94 Baby]]. The fact he is the runt of siblings and acts cowardly at times definitely helps.
%% * Katie the little yellow yak from ''WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho2008''. The original Horton illustrations by Dr. Seuss also fits this trope.
* The Minions from ''Franchise/DespicableMe'' are ''so'' Ridiculously Cute, [[WesternAnimation/{{Minions}} they got their own movie!]]
* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'':
** Toothless may very well be the most adorable fire-breathing lizard in any movie ever. It's that big head and eyes that does it. It also helps that his teeth are frequently retracted.
** The Terrible Terrors, big-headed tiny dragons that act like house cats.
** The [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2 sequel]] adds the baby dragons (Scuttleclaws) who love to play and don't listen to anyone.
* Bing Bong from ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' is an imaginary friend made of cotton candy who is also [[MixAndMatchCritter part cat, elephant and dolphin]]. Many people who've seen the movie find him adorable and wish that they had an imaginary friend like him when they were younger.
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'':
** Kitten Tai Lung is [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/LookAtMe.jpg really]] [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/tailungcub2.png cute]], and hits almost every beat of the trope perfectly: oversized head, large eyes, stubby limbs, soft and huggable looking, and small size. [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/LoveNuzzle.jpg They weren't kidding when they said they wanted to make the characters "look like plush toys"]]. The fact he's learning kung fu and taking to it like a prodigy crosses him over into BadassAdorable territory as well. [[UsedToBeASweetKid Which just makes what he ends up becoming]] all the more upsetting and painful.
** Kitten Tigress is also [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110309171658/kungfupanda/images/5/50/Tigress-yin-yang.png adorable]]. [[spoiler: which is a major part of Tigress's backstory: after seeing the ridiculously cute baby Tai Lung grow into a snarling, selfish, greedy beast thanks to being doted on, Shifu forces himself not to feel the same compassion towards baby Tigress, lest she do the same. But if you can't feel compassion and love to something so cute, what can you feel? Nothing. It's a broken, blank-eyed Shifu that trains baby Tigress.]]
** [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-z_JbsmxZ8/Te79mAgXauI/AAAAAAAAAZE/pdHPIsMLQdk/s320/BabyPo5.gif Baby Po]] from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' was so cute Mr. Ping adopted him.
* The Gang of Seven from ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' all qualify, but the main two are [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/landbeforetime/images/8/8d/Ducky_infobox.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20180422005001 Ducky]] (who has a squeaky voice) and [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1d/26/14/1d26144b04873f9a13ee05c0ae8d583f.jpg Chomper]] (who manages to be an an adorable ''T. rex''!).
* Uni-Kitty in ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie''. Her cuteness is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the merchandise.
-->Sticker Book Bio: Whenever Uni-Kitty builds something, she can't help but make it totally adorable. Awww!
* Pipsqueak the baby Bar-ba-loot in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lorax|2012}}'' film adaptation. His cuteness is [[PhotoOpWithTheDog later exploited]] by the Once-ler.
* Mort, the little lemur in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}''. Smaller than the other lemurs, ''huge'' head, and even bigger eyes.
%% * Rover from ''WesternAnimation/{{Planet 51}}'' is an insanely cute robot with a fetish for rocks.
* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'', we have the fluffy, large-eyed Baby-Dory-esque [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--Wy62eNMjdE/TnlWJ5MbWHI/AAAAAAAABc8/t1CzMZ2KGj8/s1600/Rio+Movie+Baby+Blu+iPhone+4+Wallpapers+.jpg Baby Blu]]. Not to mention [[spoiler:Blu and Jewel's offspring at the end of the film]].
* Puss from ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' could stop an advancing army with his ginormous eyes.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'': Dug himself is pretty adorable. A golden retriever (arguably one of the cutest of all dogs) who can speak, whose entire dialogue consists of expressions of love despite having just met [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny SQUIRREL!]]
%% ** Kevin's babies are some of the cutest chicks in media.
* Extend this trope to mechanical "animals" and you get ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', whose huge adorable eyes seem custom-made to tug the heartstrings of all who gaze upon him.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}}'', Robyn and Mebh's wolf forms have cute proportions, simple fur coloring, playful expressiveness and are smaller than the rest of the adult cast, making them look more like [[https://i.imgur.com/ucXBPw4.jpg huggable puppies]] than [[BadassAdorable fierce wolves]].
%% * Umasou the ''Ankylosaurus'' from ''Anime/YouAreUmasou''.
* The ridiculously adorable tiny snowmen (known as Snowgies) from "WesternAnimation/FrozenFever" created by Elsa's sneezing when she gets a cold.
* Pascal, the [[LovableLizard chameleon sidekick]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', has the requisite oversized head and large eyes, and makes cute squeaky sounds.
* The Q-Teez, an all-female j-pop group of young red pandas, who only speak Japanese, in ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}''. A brief running gag in the movie was that they misinterperet Buster Moon's words as being selected for the competition even though they really weren't.
* ''Westernanimation/{{Mulan}}'' has Cri-Kee, a PerpetualSmiler cricket sidekick with big eyes.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei is confronted with a box of kittens that are deliberately chosen to be as cute as possible with large heads that climb up on her and rub themselves on her.
** Mei’s red panda form is also highly adorable (both in and out of universe). Mei and her friends exploit this to [[spoiler:raise money for going to the 4*Town concert]].
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Fizzgig from ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''. Basically a Tribble crossed with a pomeranian and a ''shark''.
* A rare robotic version of this trope would be [[http://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/earthtoecho__140520184816.jpg the title character]] from ''Film/EarthToEcho''. Its small size and big blue eyes definitely make it the cutest thing in the movie.
%% * Saphira, during her infancy, from ''Film/{{Eragon}}''.
* The Niffler from ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' is a sniffly little potato of a creature. It's vaguely similar to a platypus, but without the venom and instead having a penchant for stealing shiny things. And as if that weren't enough, [[Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald the sequel]] gives us...''baby Nifflers''!
* Subverted in ''Film/GalaxyQuest'', when the creatures resembling human children suddenly reveal their murderous and cannibalistic tendencies (despite Guy foreshadowing their transformation).
-->'''Gwen:''' "They are so ''cute!''"
-->'''Guy:''' "Sure, they're cute now, but [[GenreSavvy in a second they're gonna get mean]]... and they're [[GameFace gonna get ugly somehow]], and [[ZergRush there's gonna be a million more of them]]."
* The eponymous ''Film/{{Keanu}}'' is a CuteKitten who's so adorable, he inspires incredibly violent {{Yandere}}ness in pretty much everyone who ever lays eyes on him. This being a comedy film, it naturally results in a massive gang war.
%% * The eponymous character of ''Film/{{Quigley}}'' is also this to a degree. An adorable white Pomeranian who is the current form of a CorruptCorporateExecutive who ended up in a car crash.
* ''Film/StarTrek2009'' gives us Keenser, with his tiny size and his huge black eyes, he is truly adorable. He's also a very proficient engineer and Scotty's NumberTwo.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** The entire race of Ewoks. They're furry little alien teddy bears!
** The Porgs in ''Film/TheLastJedi'', fluffy round birds with big eyes. %%Also Vulptices to certain extent.
** The ''Star Wars'' Bestiary informs us of the Voorpak. It is a tiny, almost spherical Pomeranian-like animal that Naboo nobility use for companionship and warmth. It is basically a cross between a Pomeranian for its size and fluff, a fuzzy spider for its hidden legs, and a Vampire Bat for its face. And [[http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/0/01/Voorpak1-woswfg.jpg it's a-freaking-dorable.]]
** In the ExpandedUniverse are the catlike race Kushiban, who look like [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ikrit-PotJSB.jpg this]]. They're a sentient species. This particular Kushiban? ''Jedi Master Ikrit''.
** The blue, elephant-like species of Ortolans (which first appeared in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'') also qualifies, where they go into full-on WoobieSpecies when the Separatist Droids invade their homeworld in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars''. Many, ''many'' players in ''Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' couldn't find it in their hearts to perform any dark side actions against their kind on Hoth, particularly the one where Republic players are sent to their geothermal power plant (which they literally depend on for their survival) to ''destroy it''.
** The Expanded Universe also gives us gizka, cute little frogs with big eyes that are essentially [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent the Star Wars tribbles]].
** [[https://i.ibb.co/Jy05fVN/Babu-Frik.png Babu Frik]] from ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker'', the teeny-tiny droid-fixing handyman sidekick of Zorri Bliss... both lovers and haters of that movie are united in the opinion that Babu was a high point and utterly precious.
* The Mül converter in ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' looks like a rat-sized pastel-colored pangolin designed by Jim Henson.
* Baby Groot from ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' is absolutely ''adorable.'' He nails pretty much everything on the [[Analysis/RidiculouslyCuteCritter list of qualifications]].
%% * Gizmo the Mogwai from the ''{{Film/Gremlins}}'' films.
* ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' has Morris, a faceless furball with wings who also serves as [[spoiler: Trevor Slattery's]] pet.
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[[folder:Gamebooks]]
* The Jib-Jib from ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' is a subversion, being small and fluffy, and possessed of a [[CuteButCacophonic loud screech that can be heard for miles]]. They're used as living burglar alarms by some people in the setting. [=JubJubs=] (and Meekins) from {{Website/Neopets}} were inspired by these critters.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/BigfootAndLittlefoot'': In the second book, ''The Monster Detector'', Mrs. Nukluk brings a pair of Arctic Floofs into the school to be class pets. Arctic Floofs look like fluffy cotton balls with long ears, thin tails, and the face of a rodent.
* ''Literature/CarnivalInAFix'': [[TheProtagonist Emily]] finds a book among Mr. Moonbottom's belongings called ''How To Keep and Care For Your Peladorian Puffball''. On the cover of the book is a picture of a puff ball with a smiling face. [[spoiler:This is because the Rustlers that are sabotaging the park are really juvenile versions of Peladorian Puffballs. They start out as little black spiky balls before the exterior bursts off, revealing all the fluff underneath.]]
* [=DrakAkhos=] from ''Literature/{{Phenomena}}'' is a really adorable newly hatched dragon whom [[TheChosenOne Alk and Ilke]] adopts.
* Martian flat cats from Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/TheRollingStones1952'', which may have inspired Tribbles.
* The "pygmy puffs(keins)" from ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''. Basically a miniature Tribble dyed girly colors. Also nifflers, furry little black things with long pointy snuffly noses.
* Creator/GeoffreyChaucer, in ''Book of the Duchess'', has a puppy beckon the narrator because it wasn't yet trained for hunting (meter-preserving BlindIdiotTranslation):
-->''A whelp that found me as I stood, / That had a-followed, and could do no good. / It came and crept to me as low, / Right as it had-a me a-know, / Held down his head and joined his ears, / And laid all smoothly down his hairs.''
* Treecats from the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' series. Yes, they are as deadly as they are sapient, but they are as cute as they are deadly. How else could they endear themselves to those people they haven't bonded to in order to obtain [[AlienCatnip celery]]?
* Lazarus Long gave this observation in the Creator/RobertAHeinlein novel ''Literature/TimeEnoughForLove'':
-->On the planet Tranquille around [=KM849=](G-0) lives a little animal known as a "knafn." It is herbivorous and has no natural enemies and is easily approached and may be petted--sort of a six-legged puppy with scales. Stroking it is very pleasant; it wiggles its pleasure and broadcasts euphoria in some band that humans can detect. It's worth the trip.\\
Someday some bright boy will figure out how to record this broadcast, then some smart boy will see commercial angles--and not long after that it will be regulated and taxed.\\
In the meantime, I have faked that name and catalog number; it is several thousand light-years off in another direction. Selfish of me--
* [[HeroicDog Mouse]] of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' started out this way. Harry acquired him by accident when he was hired to rescue a bunch of puppies and one of them crawled out of the box and hid in his car. Harry proceeds to spend the rest of the book carrying around the little gray furball in the pocket of his coat, and several characters are reduced to cooing over it due to [[CutenessProximity the sheer cuteness]]. However, he [[BigFriendlyDog doesn't stay tiny for long]].
* One of the protagonists of ''The Skins of Dead Men'' has tamed a creature that he refers to as a "coon cat" (probably a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassariscus_astutus ringtail]] from context.) Reactions are [[{{Squee}} about what would be expected given the linked picture]].
%% * The Muckla in ''Literature/PettsonAndFindus'' are this, even when they steal Pettson's things.
* The [[http://www.h-beampiper.com/gallery/fuzzy3.jpg Fuzzies]] from ''Literature/LittleFuzzy'' and its sequels. Tiny golden-furred intelligent bipeds who resemble a cross between a marmoset and the world's smallest and most adorable Sasquatch.
* In the ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' series, Rachel declares a baby penguin to be the most adorable thing she's ever seen. The illustration proves it.
* In the ''Literature/SectorGeneral'' novels, Sommaradvans (a sentient species), by pure chance, are Ridiculously Cute to Gogleskans (an unrelated sentient species from a completely different planet). This becomes a plot point, when a Gogleskan has life-threatening problems with childbirth, and since Gogleskans have biologically hard-wired HatesBeingTouched, tendencies to [[FreakOut uncontrollably violent panic attacks]], and '''lethal''' natural weaponry, a nearby Sommaradvan is the only person who might be able to touch them intimately without being stung to death or impaled.
* In Russia, there's Literature/{{Cheburashka}}, a cute creature with big ears who would later become popular in Japan and Russia.
* While the majority of stories made by Creator/BeatrixPotter feature FunnyAnimals, some of the cuter looking characters she created are [[CuteKitten Tom Kitten]] from ''Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten'', Samuel Whiskers from ''Literature/TheTaleOfSamuelWhiskers'', Miss Tiggy Winkle, Mrs. Tittlemouse, and Peter Rabbit.
* In ''Literature/TheWatchmakerOfFiligreeStreet'' the titular watchmaker creates a clockwork octopus that is definitely this to readers, although some of the characters are offput by it.
* Franklin Turtle, Snail, Harriet Turtle and plenty of the other woodland creatures from the Literature/{{Franklin}} book series and its companion cartoons are utterly adortable and charming.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E1PartnersInCrime "Partners in Crime"]] gives us the [[http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091222163914/tardis/images/2/20/Adiposeinthesink.jpg Adipose]]: Adorable little aliens made out of human fat. So cute they make additional cameos in [[spoiler: [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]] and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPKgPB80jNA&list=LLy-kszH1cd4laqcl1KM0GBg wrap party video]].]]
--> '''Donna:''' ''(the Adipose are waving at her and she can't help waving back)'' I'm waving at ''fat.''
* Joey and Chandler's chick when it was first brought on ''Series/{{Friends}}''. Chandler [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this when it later [[SamusIsAGirl grows into a rooster]].
* The adorable, burping yeast sock puppets that appear on many episodes of ''Series/GoodEats.'' So popular are they on the show, in fact, that many fans have attempted to make their own.
* Carly's hair from ''Series/ICarly'' and there's also Peter the Penguin and the [[BrandX Pee Wee Babies]] from "[=iDate=] a Bad Boy", Marvin the Ostrich from the WebVideo/{{Fred}} episode and the poodle puppet and the possums from "[=iGo=] to Japan"....
* Japanese children's show ''Series/InaiInaiBaa'' at some point introduced a character named Ou-Tan. He's a little... [[CartoonCreature humanoid thingy with maraca-shaped appendages on his head]], with a rather adorable design.
* ''Series/LoveAndDestiny'':
** [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JyeM2k-7DHk/XThuMzSJDAI/AAAAAAABaeo/CQhBcp4TAG8x8tRXoxaTlSJUjkzoGPEpgCLcBGAs/s640/vlcsnap-00020.png Little White]], the dog Ling Xi rescues. It's practically a ball of fluff, with the most adorable little face.
** [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXLRbqOK6jI/XWmP9HKsa5I/AAAAAAABbBI/guSRDbWu_DoMjxywcpvNOi4lVGCL1ae3ACLcBGAs/s640/vlcsnap-00003.png Five Bowls]], the baby monster Ling Xi adopts after Little White's death. It has tiny antlers and a very rabbit-like head.
* The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E05ColossusAndTheHeadhunters Colossus and the Headhunters]]" has a genetically engineered fuzzy cute thing called "Nummy Muffin Coocol Butter" that the Mads send up to the Satellite. Mike falls under its/her spell, but he's forced to send it/her back because 1. she has a shedding problem that really rankles the Bots, and 2. Frank misses her desperately.
* Li'l Sebastian the miniature horse from ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' is adored by all citizens of the town of Pawnee. Even Ron Swanson isn't immune! [[spoiler: His funeral is attended by thousands of the town's residents.]]
* Chicken puppet Chica from ''Series/TheSunnySideUpShow'' is this. One blogger compares her and the network to crack, and every other post on Sprout's Facebook page is requests for a plush Chica toy.
* Lucy the Firefly from ''Series/TheGoodNightShow''.
* The iconic tribbles from ''Franchise/StarTrek'', which are basically living balls of fluff. You'll notice many other examples on this page have been compared to them.
* From ''Series/TheMandalorian'', two words... ''[[https://i.ibb.co/XScJxJC/Baby-Yoda.png BABY YODA]]''[[note]]Actually, his name is Grogu, but he's of the same unnamed species as Yoda[[/note]]
* ''Franchise/UltraSeries'': Perhaps not coincidentally, they're also both the TeamPet of their shows.
** Hanejiro from ''Series/UltramanDyna'', a tiny, furry alien creature that is completely peaceful (if a bit mischievous) and possesses a number of useful abilities for the team.
** ''Series/UltramanMebius'' has Rimu[[SpellMyNameWithAnS /Lim.]] Eleking, a chibi version of popular ''Ultraman'' {{kaiju}} [[PsychoElectricEel Eleking]].
* ''Series/TheUntamed'': The rabbits, of course. They're basically walking cotton balls with paws and ears.
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[[folder:Music]]
* {{Music/Blackmill}} uses a squirrel as his logo.
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[[folder:Music Videos]]
* The puppies in the music video for Music/TheChalkeaters' song "Breathtaking". They are bright glowing pink and fluffy, they can sprout wings and fly, the larger ones are rideable, and they attack game companies with [[CareBearStare light beams of kindness]].
-->''A whirlpool of puppies in vague neon light\\
All purple and fluffy, please take me inside\\
They're swirling and laughing, awakening my mind''
* Music/{{Weezer}} did two different videos for the track "Island in the Sun". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C3zgYW_FAM One of them]] is littered with adorable critters.
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[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Tellie from ''Podcast/{{Sequinox}}'' is the servant of Gaea, who looks mostly like a fox but with weird proportions and occasionally different colours. A lot of the cuteness also comes from it's penchant for [[BigEater eating anything]] [[ExtremeOmnivore but food]], and also it being kinda dumb.
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[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
* Many of Franchise/TheMuppets would count (With their big bulgy eyes and fluffy bodies- specially if you live on ''Series/SesameStreet''). Bean Bunny stands out, as he's supposed to ''act'' cute so the rest of the Muppets wouldn't have to. There's also Kermit's tiny, musically talented nephew Robin, and Gonger, a somewhat new ''Sesame'' monster who is a tiny, pink, hyperactive British chef.
** In the ''Series/FraggleRock'' episode "Invasion of the Toe Ticklers," we have the titular characters. They're basically big fuzzy caterpillars with antennae and wide smiles.
** The ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock'' episode "Night of the Lights" introduces the world to Coop, an adorable "floofybug" (actual canon species name according to Jamdolin). He is pink, super fluffy, has very large eyes, a second pair of antennae that look like a little mustache, and he can stretch his legs much longer than before to show off some serious dance moves. In fact, the Fraggles themselves both here and in [[Series/FraggleRock the original]] are some of the most adorable Muppets out there. Wembley deserves a particular shout out for his large eyes and nature as the Fraggles' resident {{Keet}}.
** ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' has Tutter, a little Muppet mouse adorable in much the same way Wembley Fraggle is. Most of the cast qualifies, with their charming BlackBeadEyes.
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* Kwang from ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'' is a young, fuzzy grey squirrel with an increasingly close friendship with his owner and an [[OneWordVocabulary inability to say anything]] besides "Mom". He's very good at drawing out the softer side of shy or vitriolic characters.
* In ''[[Roleplay/{{Glowfic}} Effulgence]]'', the world of Chronicle has a cave inhabited entirely by ridiculously cute, and friendly critters. Most notably the poofs, which are cuddly colorful balls of fluff that go "whmmm" and exude a healing aura.
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** The ''Book of Exalted Deeds'' has some [[OurAngelsAreDifferent very cute celestials]]: the fairylike coure eladrins and the musteval guardinals, who resemble bipedal ferrets. Hollyphants in their small form would also count.
** Pseudodragons. They look like dragons, but they're [[ShoulderSizedDragon the size of house cats]]. ''Small'' house cats. Faerie dragons are much the same, only with butterfly wings.
* Wastems and Wastits from ''[[TabletopGame/{{HOL}} Human Occupied Landfill]]''. Wastems are cute little creatures whose bodies are filled with a tapioca-like substance that can be used for anything from food to motor oil.[[note]]Possibly inspired by Al Capp's shmoos, as detailed in the Comics section.[[/note]] Wastits are cruel, psychotic, and make most grown men wet themselves in terror if they know what they're dealing with. And the worst part? If you don't have the "spot wastit" skill, you can't tell the difference between the two, even if the wastit is walking away from a bloody corpse with a skull in one hand and a bloody butterfly knife in the other.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'':
** Silvanshee Agathions, which are basically sapient, NeutralGood, [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angelic]] ''[[CuteKitten kitties]]'' with magical abilities. They're also available as {{familiar}}s.
** It also has lyrakien azatas, which are [[FairyCompanion much like the aforementioned coure]]. And brownies, although they're somewhere between adorable and [[TheFairFolk creepy]].
** [[PlantPeople Leshies]]. Save for the [[NightmareFuel rather frightening]] mushroom-based ones, anyway.
** The [[http://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderRPG/PZO1127-Pipefox.jpg pipefox]], a tiny furry magical creature with a snake-like body and the head of a fox.
* The RPG [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Rogue Trader]] introduces us to the Gyrinx, a mid-sized cat that hangs around psykers. Of course, this being [[CrapsackWorld 40k]], they serve as conduits to increase their master's already considerable psychic power and tend to explode if a Daemon takes interest in the relevant psyker.
* The SciFi version of Fluxx, ''Space Fluxx'', has shout outs to several different SciFi establishments, but all a little different to avoid nasty copyright infringements. They have a "Cute Fuzzy Alien" card that looks an awful lot like the ones Kirk had trouble with...
%% * The baby dragons in ''TabletopGame/HavokAndHijinks.''
* Skittermanders in ''TabletopGame/{{Starfinder}}'' are a race of helpful intelligent aliens who look like six-armed walking stuffed toys.
* If your kobold in ''TabletopGame/KoboldsAteMyBaby'' has the Winning Smile perk, you can force intelligent foes to stop for a moment by flashing a smile that makes them squee at the adorable little fuzzball.
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[[folder:Theme Parks]]
%% * The sun fairies in the Universal Studios Japan ride ''Space Fantasy: The Ride''.
* Fuzzball in ''Film/CaptainEO'' is the hero's primary sidekick -- a little fuzzy orange thing that has butterfly wings and can sit on one's shoulder. It can also play guitar and even gets the hero out of a tight spot.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* There are many many different cute-ified plush versions of [[http://www.toyvault.com/cthulhu/plush_cthulhu.html Cthulhu]], [[http://www.toyvault.com/cthulhu/nyarlethotep.html Nyarlethotep]], and other [[CosmicHorror Great Old Ones]] from the [[Creator/HPLovecraft Lovecraft Mythos]].
* There are also cutesy toy versions, plush and otherwise, of various parasites, bacteria, and viruses; such as [[http://www.mcphee.com/parasitepals/ Parasite Pals]] and [[http://www.giantmicrobes.com/ GIANTmicrobes]].
* [[http://www.squishable.com/ Squishables!!]] They manage to make everything adorable, up to and including [[http://www.squishable.com/pc/squish_cthulhu_15/Big_Animals/Big+Squishable+Cthulhu Cthulu]]
* As mentioned in the anime section, {{Creator/Sanrio}} has a lot of characters that are designed like this. Especially characters that are very popular, such as [[Anime/OnegaiMyMelody My Melody]], [[PreciousPuppy Cinnamoroll]], [[http://www.sanrio.co.jp/rs/goods/strawberry/images/201304/zoom_004.jpg Wish Me Mell]] [[http://up.gc-img.net/post_img/2013/06/7WjwhNIfGqVuCVf_1FnSO_30.jpeg and BonBonRibbon.]]
* [[http://www.pranceatron.com/kittens/2001DSIbox.jpg Kitty Kitty Kittens]], which are CuteKitten dolls with large heads and small endearing eyes that ''[[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound purr]]'' when you pet them.
* Toys/{{Furby}}, the [[MixAndMatchCritters part owl, part hamster]] robotic pet toy.
* ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'':
** Most modern characters tend to have massive heads and big eyes, stubby limbs, and other features that give them overall adorable appearances.
** On the original virtual pets, how cute the Tamagotchi became was determined by how well they were cared for; severely neglecting a Tamagotchi would result in one that was ugly and had a short life span.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* [[VideoGame/AuraAuraClimber Aura-Aura]] is possibly the cutest star ever. And if the game says anything, it's that [[http://yctag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/aura-3.jpg he's no bigger than a basketball]]!
* ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' is just OOZING with them, to the point of risking CutenessOverload. Let's start listing them off:
** The roois[=/=]Louies from ''Bomberman '94''[=/=]''Mega Bomberman'' onward, [[KangaroosRepresentAustralia adorable kangaroos]] that [[PowerupMount give Bomberman a ride]]. White Bomber in ''VideoGame/BombermanJetters'' also has a small one as a pet companion.
** The dinosaurs that [[PowerupMount also serve as mounts]]. In ''Super Bomberman 4'', they start off as generic enemies early in the game until you blast them, at which point they turn into eggs. Walk over your first egg and you get to ride one, as well as gaining spike bombs. Any additional eggs you collect follow behind, Yoshi-style. ''Saturn Bomberman'' instead features different dinosaurs as general Louie replacements, also with unique abilities.
** The [[{{Mons}} Charaboms]] in general, but especially Pommy, debuting in ''VideoGame/Bomberman64TheSecondAttack'' He even introduces himself to a few {{Mook}}s as "the cutest hero in the galaxy"!
** If ''Anime/BombermanBDamanBakugaiden IV'' qualifies, there's the B-Darons; mostly {{Funny Animal}}s that don't talk, but clearly show intelligence nonetheless. And many of them are indeed adorable, to the point of young Bomberwomen getting CutenessProximity reactions around them right in the third episode!
** See something at the start of the stage that looks innocent and adorable? [[EverythingTryingToKillYou It'll probably kill you on contact.]] They might be kid mice holding balloons at an amusement park or weird panda umbrella [[BuffySpeak things]], but they're still every bit as deadly as everything else.

* Lex from ''{{VideoGame/Bookworm}}'' looks unbelievably proper and adorable despite being, well, a bookworm.
%% * The cats in VideoGame/CatPlanet!
* ''{{VideoGame/Chrono Cross}}'' has Draggy, for being a cute newborn dragon and Pip, a creature that can evolve into cute forms as well.


* The ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' series is ''chock-full'' of endearingly adorable monsters no matter which entry. Even the "menacing" monsters like dragons/golems/inanimate suits of armor/etc. tend to be UglyCute at worst. Several notable examples include:
** The most famous of them all are the Slimes; cute little blue droplets with a big happy smile. Whenever they talk, they tend to replace certain words and syllables with slime-related puns (like "gooman" instead of "human"), and they're always given child-like voices.
** Imps are diminutive demons with googly eyes, a big tongue sticking out ([[ElmuhFuddSyndwome which makes them talk like Elmer Fudd]]), and a big pitchfork that looks more like a table fork. They're also a subversion of [[KillerRabbit Killer Rabbits]]; although they have access to incredibly dangerous spells like [[OneHitKill Kathwack]], their MP is way too low to cast it.
** Drackys, bat-like creatures with adorable toothy grins.
** Great Sabrecubs, the younger versions of the fearsome Great Sabrecats, are essentially just kittens with the same flowing mane as their adult counterparts.
** Sham hatwitch, a recent monster in [[VideoGame/DragonQuestX later]] [[VideoGame/DragonQuestXI entries]], they are small warthogs with comically-oversized hats.
%% * A good slew of ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' monsters also apply, particularly the iconic Slime creatures.
* The fluffy wamblers from ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' are described as, "known and beloved for their warm hearts, gentle natures, and stumble bumblings... They are widely held to be 'adorable,' and many [[EatTheDog dwarves consider them to be a delicacy]]." They're also respected as killers of [[ImplacableMan bronze colossi]].[[note]]After a famous occurrence of an adventurer (somehow) killing a colossus by throwing a wambler at it.[[/note]]
* ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce EXTRAPOWER Attack of Darkforce]]'': Three of the Hikari Warriors have adorable NonHumanSidekick, Pururu for the Blue Warrior, Pororo for the Green Warrior, and Purara aids the Red Warrior.
* The ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series has several:
** Most iconic are the Moogles, little white fuzzballs who [[VerbalTic say "kupo" all the time]]. [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Not even]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]] [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091008034808/finalfantasy/images/b/b5/DFF_Terra_and_Moogle.png can resist the cute]]. [[EmotionlessGirl Lightning can]].
** Chocobos, yellow birds used as [[HorseOfADifferentColor mounts]], may or may not be ridiculously cute depending on the ArtShift of the game.
*** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', not only do you have cute chocobos, you also have the even cuter BABY chocobos. Baby chocobos have also made it as merchandise as a [[http://www.playonline.com/ff11eu/topics/special/imgs/goods14.jpg noisy but oh so cute toy]].
*** There's a number of Final Fantasy spinoffs known collectively as the Chocobo series, all featuring the same [[http://www.vgblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/06/FFF-Chocobos%20Dungeon.jpg ridiculously adorable protagonist]].
*** From ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', Sazh's baby chocobo fits into this trope. It's essentially a fluffy infant chicken that can fly. Amping this up is an optional scene on Gran Pulse in which Sazh's baby chocobo meets baby chocobos of Gran Pulse.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' has Moombas, apparently an [[EvolutionaryLevels evolved form]] of the big ugly humanoid Shumi.
** Tonberry is certainly cute as he slowly waddles across the battlefield, pokes you with his cute little knife, and [[KillerRabbit you fall over dead]].
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' has Cait Sith. He's essentially a bipedal cat, but with an oversized head to make him even cuter.
** The Carbuncle, in the games where it is portrayed as a cat (or fox)-like mammal with huge ears, beady eyes, and rounded snout, like ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' or ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI''. Not so much in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' or ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', where it's more reptilian (and is actually a large and menacing boss monster in the former.) Or ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles'', where it looks like something entirely different. DoubleSubversion with ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'': You have to fight a very feral-looking one at first, but then you [[SummonMagic summon]] it and instead get the adorable, Reflect-buffing, shiny-[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Espeon]]-esque creature that's pretty much standard for the later games. Yes, including ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' outright [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how increasingly adorable it gets with each game.
*** Even in Crystal Chronicles it's pretty adorable, [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080324225046/finalfantasy/images/7/74/Ffcc_carbuncle.jpg looking like some big fluffy green Totoro]].
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', they threw in some literal [[KillerRabbit Killer Rabbits]] by introducing some bosses in the form of the game's terribly cute Dream Hare creatures (imagine a tiny bunny with a giant puffball tail and feathers for ears, and that's about the gist of it). Fury, one of the optional mini-bosses, is one of those.
** The Nu Mou race from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2''. They've got big furry tails, long and droopy ears like a dog, and their face finishes the rest of their cuteness. Of course, these cute factors run away when you start to see them slaughter your team with powerful magic spells if you find them as enemies. Their ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' incarnations goes the [[UglyCute complete opposite end of cute]].
** The Lalafells of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' are an entire humanoid race that seems devoted to this concept. They have the largest, most expressive eyes of any playable race in the game (and even a choice to have shimmering pupil less jewel eyes), tiny beady noses, and large pointed ears. Also, they max out at about three feet tall. Even their battle cries will make you want to drop your weapons and give them hugs!
*** In the same game, there's the Namazu, which are a beastmen race that are modeled after catfish. Their googly eyes, short and chubby stature, doofy personalities, and the squeaks they make when they waddle make the Namazu ridiculously cute. There's also merchandise made after them.
*** ''Shadowbringers'' introduces the Great Serpents of Ronka (Scree!), a species of {{Tsuchinoko}} with beady eyes and CuteLittleFangs that get around by bouncing on their chubby bellies rather than slither. Three variations of them are available as minions (one with a mining helmet, one with a farmer hat and bandana, and the original hatless variety), and two larger specimens as mounts hiding inside levitating pottery.
* If you have the right items, you can turn yourself into a small cute frog, rabbit, dog, etc. in ''Website/GaiaOnline''. Cue the delight if you enter the Zomg! game as a frog. Not to mention all the fluffs in the game itself.
* ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' gives us [[http://superdrama.deviantart.com/art/WP-Ghost-Trick-Missile-166878180 Missile]], the BadAssAdorable Pomeranian. Missile was previously featured in ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', where he looked more like a Shiba Inu, but with the same amount of adorableness.
* ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' has rollerbeetles, giant [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin rolling beetles]] that make cute little chittering noises. During Canthan festivals, you even get to participate in ''Mario Kart''-style rollerbeetle races.
** ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'' features [[spoiler:[[http://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e35/14449096_100584140408218_8027467603356155904_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTM0NzI4NjgyNzc0MDA4NTY4MQ%3D%3D.2 Aurene]], Glint's very recently hatched adorably cute offspring.]]
* ''VideoGame/HelloKittyOnline'': ''All'' of the mooks are even cuter than they are dangerously aggressive. As is pretty much everything else in this SugarBowl world.
* Pretty much any character in the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' games is some degree of cute, given the [[SugarBowl setting]]. [[Characters/KirbyKirby Kirby himself]], a round little pink orb of cuteness, is no exception, as are the [[TheGoomba Waddle Dees]], a race of adorable {{Waddling Head}}s that look a bit like stuffed toys. But [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elfilin.png Elfilin]], the BigGood of ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', takes the cake. He's basically a chinchilla with fluffy blue-green fur and huge ears he can use to [[EarWings fly around]]. And just when you've finished staring into his InnocentBlueEyes, you'll realize his entire body is ''shaped like a heart''. It's like [=HAL=] made him to be loved.
* ''VideoGame/{{Klonoa}}'': [[MixAndMatchCritters Nobody's really sure just what]] the eponymous protagonist is, beyond the adjectives "cute", "long-eared", and "fuzz-covered". WordOfGod claims that Klonoa's a cat with long ears. This really applies to pretty much almost everything in his games, as well.
* [[TheGoomba Shadows]] from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''. Big heads, big, wide eyes, and so little and huggable looking. A lot of the smaller Heartless fall into this category. They are so huggable you can almost ignore the fact that if you get within an arms' reach they will plunge whatever limbs they have inside your chest and rip your heart out.
** Most of the Dream Eaters in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' were designed with this intent.
** The Chirithy from ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''. An adorable race of Dream Eaters resembling small stuffed cats with capes and little pouches [[https://kh.wiki.gallery/images/1/11/Chirithy_KHIII.png See here.]]
* The Yordles from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' count, pretty much being [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Moogles]] in all but name. Teemo in particular was the game's first designated cute champion.
** Also Fizz, who is basically an amphibian Yordle.
** [[https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Poro Poros]] which inhabit the Howling Abyss map, who are tiny white furballs with very small limbs, disproportionately large tongues and goat-like horns. They can be fed a Poro-Snax, which will [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/545/044/0cf.gif cause them to happily run around in a circle]] once and grow larger.
*** If fed by Braum, they grow a moustache. If fed by enough players ''and'' Braum, however, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlhLiih9joI this happens]].
** Poros ''really'' came into their own in the ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'' CCG, giving us a look at various different varieties of poros and the crazy, adorable things they do. Loremaster Necrit did [[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+11%3A12-14&version=NIV an analysis]] of all the poro cards in the game's first release after Riot declared that every card in the game was canonical. Their fluff is truly infinite, to the point where the collective noun for a group of poros is a ''fluft''.
* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' introduces the Aranara in its Sumeru update. The Aranara are a race of mystical plantlike spirits who reside in the secluded Mahavanaranapna in Sumeru, and are only visible to young children or adventurers who have received the blessing of Dendro. They are characterized by their very short height, simple and rotund body shape, a cute leafy hat as well as facial features which look like a child doodled them on. They also have a youthful singing voice, a cutesy sound to their footsteps and are overall pleasant little creatures to be around who only wish for the well-being of the Traveler and the rainforest.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Link's [[BecomingTheCostume Deku form]] in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]''. He retains his cap, which is almost as big as he is!
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'' has Remlits, little siamese cat-raccon things with big bat ears... at least, during the ''day''. At night they're a [[http://www.zeldawiki.org/images/6/6b/Remlit.png whole different matter]]... You can make the Remlits stay ridiculously adorable ''all the time'' if you complete a certain sidequest, however.
** Also in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'', the Kikwis, who resemble a cross between a penguin, a beaver, and a shrub. Not to mention their VerbalTic...
** The Maiamais from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'' are small crab-octopus creatures that you have to collect. They make cute squeaky noises and you bring them back to their mother, which looks like a PuniPlush version of an Octorok.
* Nall and Ruby from ''VideoGame/{{Lunar}}'', being what appear to be adorable winged cats with high-pitched voices. [[spoiler:Until they become full-fledged dragons.]]
* Furrikin in ''VideoGame/{{Lusternia}}''. Bipedal, intelligent little fuzzballs, they resemble anthropomorphic archetypical animals. Furrikin can look like anything from a panda bear to a raccoon to a sheep, but don't let their appearance fool you - they're smarter than humans and ''very'' fast. [[KillerRabbit And not all of them are peaceful, either.]]
* ''VideoGame/NellyCootalot'' has spoonbeaks from the Barony of Meeth, which are not only cute for their eponymous spoon-shaped bills, but also serve to show [[spoiler:how evil [[BigBad Baron Widebeard]] can be when he enslaves them to work in the Saul Mines]].
* Creator/NipponIchi games have Prinnies, dood. Fat, cuddly looking penguins with squeaky voices.
** Also the Eryngi, goofy dancing/boxing mushrooms with adorable faces and high-pitched voices.
* Chibiterasu of ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}'', [[SpinOffspring a puppy replacement]] for Amaterasu of ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', is undeniably cute. All the brush gods' offspring qualify, as well. Especially [[http://timenerdworld.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/okamiden-thunderstorm.jpg?w=212&h=300 Gekigami's]].
%% * Ori from ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest''.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': About half of all Pokémon start off like this, then get [[GiganticAdultsTinyBabies bigger]] and (slightly) less cute as they evolve. (Kind of like [[TruthInTelevision real baby animals]].)
** Except [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Goomy]], who becomes ''cuter'' as it evolves. Feebas is an intentional exception; it starts off as an ugly, ratty fish, [[TrueBeautyIsOnTheInside but evolves into a gorgeous]] (and [[MagikarpPower somewhat overpowered at times]]) Milotic. The drooling Gloom becomes a pretty Bellossom when you use a Sun Stone on it.
** ''[[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Generation VI]]'' has a whole category for this kind of Pokémon (well, except [[{{Gonk}} Granbull]]), the aptly-named "[[SuperCuteSuperPowers Fairy]]" type, and a [[SugarBowl matching]] gym dedicated to it in XY.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' not only showcased Grookey, [[BunniesForCuteness Scorbunny]], and [[LovableLizard Sobble]] as the starters; the utterly fluffy [[SweetSheep Wooloo]] is described as a timid and peaceful creature that rolls away from conflict. Wooloo is so adorable that the [[EnsembleDarkHorse Pokémon has gotten tons of fanart minutes after its reveal.]]
** Depending on your thoughts on spiders, Joltik and Galvantula can come off as either this or UglyCute. Both of them are fluffy yellow spiders with big blue PuppyDogEyes that make you want to pick them up and snuggle them to death (Joltik moreso). Not to mention the large amount of cute Galvantula artwork such as [[https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.4si754vQZUhjbxP78mNEZwHaFj&pid=Api&P=0&w=300&h=300 this]].
** ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' introduced ''many'' very adorable Pokémon. To name just a few:
*** The starters this Generation: Sprigatito the CuteKitten with the ability to create relaxing therapeutic auras, Fuecoco the happy-go-lucky fire crocodile that loves to eat, and the Water-type duckling Quaxley with its meticulously cared-for pompadour.
*** Fidough, a Fairy-type dachshund puppy made of bread dough with a tiny face. Its evolution Dachsbun, looking like a walking loaf of fresh bread, manages to be every bit as cute.
*** Tandemaus consists of two tiny white mice [[BattleCouple working together to fight]] which will eventually become a Maushold, consisting of the same two mice from before but now accompanied by one or two even tinier mice who fight alongside their parents/guardians.
*** Cetoddle, a land-whale with enormous eyes and a round, very huggable appearance which can often be found in large groups that walk up to the player to watch them curiously.
* [[https://fingerguns.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/117735_co1kyk.jpg This]] is [[PlayerCharacter who you play as]] in ''VideoGame/{{Tamarin}}''.
* Being [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife colorful animals]], ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'''s main characters are naturally predisposed to cuteness, and many a dedicated fan has even made the likes of the stubborn, cold-faced Blaze the Cat into [[http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs26/i/2009/166/c/6/Blaze_Cat_I__m_a_kitty_cat_by_blazedacat.jpg something adorable]].
** Anyone who's seen the [[https://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/sonic-chao.jpg Chao]] would think they're cute.
%% ** [[http://www.sonicgear.org/AustraliaPages/Australia%20Photos/HappyPlushF.jpg Sonic's original Genesis design]]. It started to leave the trope around ''Sonic 3'' and it left entirely around VideoGame/SonicAdventure. It came back in VideoGame/SonicGenerations.
%% ** [[http://calmdowntom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Tails_gen.jpg Tails]], especially [[http://images.wikia.com/sonic/images/1/11/Tails_classic.jpg before Sonic Adventure]].
%% ** [[http://media.sonicscanf.org//gallery/chao-3/sonic-channel.png Chao]], the adorable little pet {{Mons}} who debuted in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', and [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130806073615/fantendo/images/b/b0/Wisps.png the Wisps]], who got their start in ''VideoGame/SonicColors''. So cute!
%% ** [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140805225907/sonicfanon/images/f/f8/Cream_the_rabbit_by_terrarita-d4zk6cl.png Cream the Rabbit]] was likely designed just for this.
%% ** [[GenkiGirl Amy Rose's]] [[http://info.sonicretro.org/images/7/78/Sonicjam_amy_32.png classic design is adorable too]], as is [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/sonic/images/7/79/Amy_Rose_Lost_World.png/revision/latest?cb=20150909071641 her modern design]].
%% ** The small animal friends you rescue in the older ''Sonic'' games, and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4''.
%% ** The Chao in the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' games.
%% ** The Wisps in ''VideoGame/SonicColors''.
%% ** ''VideoGame/SonicRunners'' introduced baby Wisps, which, among other changes from their older counterparts, all constantly have pacifiers in their mouths.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Yoshi easily falls under this. Being a small dinosaur with huge but adorable eyes, a big nose, orange boot-like shoes, and sounding cute whenever he "speaks" (saying "Yoshi!", various exclamations such as "Wow!", "Whoa!", "Yay!", "Ha!" and "Wah!", and several unintelligible noises), who's to say he's not cute? Though he does get less cute when you find out [[CuteBruiser how exactly he can whip some ass]] in the Mario and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.
** The Toads are very cute with their small proportions and their big heads, giving the impression that they are a race consisting entirely of little kids. This is even lampshaded in WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie, where they make PuppyDogEyes in one scene.
--->'''Toad:''' How? Look at us! We're adorable!
** Ever since his first appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' Dorrie, the adorable blue plesiosaur-like creature who can be found in Hazy Cave Maze constantly swimming in circles and will gladly give Mario a ride across water and lowering his neck to allow Mario to climb onto his head to reach high areas. A signpost near the lake in which he resides states that he might eat visitors who come too close, although he is completely harmless. In the [[VideoGame/SuperMario64DS remake]], his design has changed from a beady-eyed creature into a design which has strong elements akin to Yoshi, sharing a similar round, friendly face and placement of the eyes and nostrils, with the most noticeable change is wearing a pair of goggles. In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' Dorries of different colors can be seen swimming around wearing hats.
** The Ukiki from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', which is an adorable little monkey you see when scaling Tall, Tall Mountain. Most curious players have picked him up in hopes of carrying him around the level, and then he steals your hat...
** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64DS'' introduces some adorable colorful rabbits you chase after in order to gain access to a location due to each of them having a key.
** The Lumas, introduced in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', are little sparkly star-shaped critters that also sound very cute when speaking. Many of them live under the care of their adoptive mother Rosalina, whom they call "Mama", which does not help matters.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' introduces Plessie, which can be summed up as "Yoshi's possible distant cousin"; he has the face of Yoshi with the body of a cartoon Loch Ness monster and wears a red bandana. You ride Plessie like a super fast jet ski during some water sections of a level and when you have to leave him behind, he gives you a friendly wave goodbye. You can even tickle him using the Gamepad, causing him to giggle!
** While not directly involved in the mainline Mario games, [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Diddy Kong]] tends to give off this vibe thanks to his large eyes, red baseball cap with the Nintendo logo on it, long prehensile tail, and rather adorable voice.
*** Ditto for his girlfriend Dixie Kong, who is just as adorable if not more so. Her little sister Tiny Kong used to qualify for this, but after a redesign looks more mature and less cutesy.
* The main Monsters you run into in ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'' are little bandana-waring red balls with feet and mouths known as Bandineros. They don't actually do any damage, they just walk about and bounce off your fat gut, and grabbing them causes them to panic in a way that can cause just a little bit of empathy for them. Also, they come in multiple types - yellow (they jump all about the stage), blue (they inflate and float, making a face that looks suspiciously like that anime "Hey-I'm-cute" face we all know and love (:3, to be exact) all the while), and a lighter blue (they have forks on their head which can actualy harm you, but cause them to get stuck to the cealing or walls when thrown, with struggling included). It seems even the game likes them, as some missions to unlock the music soundtrack require you to get through a stage without killing a single baddie.
* Cute little Kyu-Kyu of ''VideoGame/VanguardBandits'', a platypus who's always hanging around his human [[BadassAdorable Nana]].
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfMana'':
** Rabites. As the name suggests, the look a little like rabbits, but rounder and fluffier. They are usually the earliest and weakest enemies in each game, but ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'' features the Black Rabite as the ridiculously powerful {{Superboss}}. [[KillerRabbit Evil in its cutest form!]]
** Flammie from the same franchise. He's a fluffy, four angel winged dragon with big eyes and ears.
%% ** The cat enemies and [[http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/10234/267690-neko.jpg Neko shopkeeper.]]
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' has many "Vanity Pets" (as opposed to Combat Pets [[AnAdventurerIsYou used by]] [[TheBeastmaster hunters]]) that fall into this category, including a panda cub (which ups the ante by ''falling asleep''), dragon whelps and baby murlocs. Okay, not many consider murlocs cute, but the baby version is so much cutie-fied (and does a funny dance) that most people don't care. In ''Wrath of the Lich King'' there is a quest where you have to rescue baby murlocs being kept locked up in cages... and when you open them, sometimes they say, "Mama?" or "Dada?" and then they follow you in a little scampering group.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'' universe has the minx, "an irresistibly cuddly animal which shares all the most ingratiating characteristics of kittens, koala bears, and piglets."

* The titular VideoGame/{{Knytt}} and [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YcJN5ZAyGRg/RjMk6tqDDOI/AAAAAAAAAN0/v7R8Wh5ADd4/s400/knytt1.GIF its mouse-like scurring up walls.]] It is (and his species) a cross between a kangaroo and a tiny T-Rex.
%% * The Djinn from ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''. Look at [[http://goldensunwiki.net/w/images/c/c4/Djinn.png this]].

* Teddie from ''VideoGame/Persona4'', it's like this trope page is describing him on purpose. As the name would suggest, he looks like an overly large, animate teddy bear, with short arms and legs and a ''huge'' head and eyes. Funny enough, it ''is'' kind of describing him on purpose-Teddie looks the way he does because he wanted humans to like him.
* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'':
** Baby mobs are just the normal mobs with a smaller body and a head of the same size as the old ones, but they're still very cute.
** As of the "Pretty Scary" update, bats count as well. They're small brown flying bundles with big ears that make adorable squeaks and hang on walls by their tiny little feet.
* The Baliflids in ''VideoGame/{{Ascendancy}}'' -- although judging from the art, this is a case of either UglyCute or InformedAbility. They are so cute they can force all other species to make peace with them at once.
* The Nopon in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''. Small? Check. Fluffy? Check. [[YouNoTakeCandle Adorable speech pattern?]] Check. This cuteness causes a stark contrast from the other more-humanoid sentient beings in the world, and they are fully aware of it. Some Nopon lament that other races tend to not take them seriously, while others use their cuteness to their advantage (resulting in sidequests covering material darker than one'd expect from a token cutesy species, like [[spoiler:breaking up a drug-smuggling ring]]).
** They're back in the sequel ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'', where they're natives of planet Mira. That's right, the cute little merchant puffballs have evolved and survived on a planet where humans with mini-mecha are experiencing severe survival issues. They achieve this by hiding and traveling smart, though, so they're noncombatants.
** They show up once again in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''. Only [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/xenoblade/images/8/85/XC2-Bana.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170914010207 Bana]], [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the chairman of the Argentum Trade Guild]], is designed to be [[{{Gonk}} not-so-cute]] compared to the rest of his species to showcase his slimy nature.
*** ''2'' also reveals in a sidequest that, centuries prior, Nopon were capable of speaking the common language just as well as any other race. Then, the famous Nopon pirate Captain Nopopon proposed that, since everybody else already perceived Nopon are harmless furballs anyway, they should go the whole hog to get people to underestimate the fuzzy ProudMerchantRace. He promptly fluffed himself up and started talking like an idiot, and the ''entire species'' followed suit. What was at first merely [[TheFakeCutie a deliberate attempt to play up the ridiculous cuteness inherent to Nopons]] ultimately became a legitimate part of their culture.
%% * The titular monkey and his sombrero from ''VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo''.
%% * ''VideoGame/ChuChuRocket'' has the Chuchus and even the [[BigBad Kapu Kapus]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Shadowverse}}'':
** The [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/101541010 Cerberus]] card grants the player two cute puppy like cards, [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/900544010 Mimi]] and [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/900544020 Coco]].
** Runecraft has a [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/101311010 Penguin Wizard]]. That's right, a ''penguin wizard''.
** The [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/101411010 Ivory Dragon]] from the Dragoncraft deck is pretty cute as well.
** [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/101611050 Blood Wolf]] staggers between this and SavageWolf.
** [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/103011060 Hamsa]] card is basically an adorable ''duck''.
** [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/104011040 Owlcat]] is a bizarre cross between an owl and cat, but its expressions in both its forms make it widely adored.
** [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/105221030 Bladed Hedgehog]] is a hedgehog that happens to be insanely adorable despite having dozens of sword-like quills sticking out of its back.
* ''VideoGame/SpiralKnights'' has snipes, adorably pudgy birds that fly around using helicopter wings. The mewkats also fit in, being tiny, higher-pitched, non-aggressive versions of the spookats.
* Omnom from ''VideoGame/CutTheRope''. Especially with the puppy dog eyes he makes if the player fails a level.
** In the sequel, the other nommies.
* ''Vegemon Farm'' is filled with [[http://w.livedoor.jp/vegemon/d/%A5%D9%A5%B8%A5%E2%A5%F3 adorable vegetable creatures]] that serve as the player's front lines against monsters and are residents of the player's farm.
* Taomee's ''VideoGame/FlowerFairy'' has the pet flower fairies the player get from harvesting selected plants.
* The titular Kaburin in the mobile game of the same name, which is now defunct. They are creatures wearing an bag or bucket over their heads. In gameplay, the player throws them to attack enemies.
* The Mimigas from ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' can count. Cute little bunny/dog creatures with big ears. What's not to like? When they're given [[PsychoSerum Red Flowers]], that's what.
* Nugs in ''Franchise/DragonAge'', a combination of the most pleasant traits of piglets and rabbits. You can acquire one as a pet for Leliana in the first game.
** Nugs are somewhat of a subversion due to the fact many people find their tiny little hands to be creepy. As well, they're a primary food source for the dwarves.
* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'', of course, which utilize every last one of the tricks listed up at the top of the page. Many of the monsters would qualify as well.
* Wiki the bell monkey from ''VideoGame/ZackAndWikiQuestForBarbarosTreasure'' can certainly qualify, with his almost unfaltering cheery face and adorable voice.
%% * Fidget from ''VideoGame/DustAnElysianTail''.
* Mary's dream world in ''VideoGame/DreamingMary'' is exclusively inhabited by cute animal companions. [[spoiler: Except for the Otherworld, that is.]]
* The eponymous critters from Popcap's ''VideoGame/{{Chuzzle}}'' are little more than brightly-colored balls of fur with eyes. They also sneeze if you click on one too much, causing them to suddenly shed all their fur (it grows back), and leaving your pointer hovering over one too much makes them angry, causing them to fling your pointer away with an irritated squeak.
* All of the monkeys that appear in the ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall'' series [[http://files.planet3ds.net/2011/02/main_chara_all_1214.jpg are very cute to look at]]. Especially Baby and [=MeeMee=]!
* The Felynes of ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter''. They're two-foot tall anthropomorphic Siamese cats with the cutest meow ever ("mywah!") and speak in gratuitous catspeak ("purretty" and "beclaws"). They enjoy dancing, and being a SupremeChef is their [[PlanetOfHats racial hat]]; ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri'' adds a French Felyne chef who says things like "meown ami", and yes, he has the little hat. Let's not forget Poogie, a little pig you can dress up in different costumes, pet, and carry around. [[RuleOfCute There's no real in-game benefit to do this]].
* ''VideoGame/DragonProject'' gives us [[ShoulderSizedDragon Linton]], the adorable friendly orange baby dragon as the mascot for both the Kingdom of Heiland and the game.
** The Mufu family [[note]] Mufu-Mufu, Fu-Fu, Kalulu, and [[OddNameOut Rabbot]] [[/note]] too, although they're just as threatening as other behemoths if you're not careful, especially Rabbot. {{Killer Rabbit}} indeed...
** Ange's HeadPet, a white fluffy squirrel thing, is also pretty adorable.
** The Kraken Story Event introduces the squishy and cuddly Nebbi, as they are so docile that they never attack you. In fact, [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/470713608838578176/591615106861760522/image0.png they even get their own accessory]] for the PlayerCharacter to wear!
* ''VideoGame/FreedomWars'': Like ''VideoGame/DragonProject'' above, the game also has its own cute orange mascot in the form of [[BearyFriendly Percy Propa]], an adorable teddy bear wearing a large blue Panopticon hat and a civilian's utility belt who helps motivates the Sinners to contribute to their Panopticon for the Greater Good!
* Falling somewhere between being a {{Feelie|s}} and a Ridiculously Cute Critter gives us [[http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2015/14/1427970179-yoshis-woolly-world-amiibos.jpg these adorable yarn Amiibo]] figures that accompanied the launch of ''VideoGame/YoshisWoollyWorld''. Based on the already-cute-as-a-literal-button Yoshis from the game, many media outlets have remarked Nintendo has outdone themselves with these little guys.
* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'':
** Inklings are pretty adorable in both squid and human form. Their competitive, TotallyRadical natures and the upbeat rock-flavored soundtrack offset the cuteness somewhat. The same goes for their octopus counterparts, Octolings, who are more serious and diligent (and their introduction to the series has them trying to kill you), but [[NotSoAboveItAll still know how to have a good time]]. Helps that they all make the cutest noises when excited. Woomy!
** InUniverse, Squee-Gs garner this reaction from a few characters, being small, polka-dotted fish robots that clean up ink. They'd probably be cute to the player as well if them cleaning up ink didn't get in the way of you trying to climb that wall over there.
* All the slimes from ''VideoGame/SlimeRancher'', this is pretty much what the whole game is about. They're almost constantly smiling and make cheerful noises and they look like giant living gumdrops.
* The entire point of ''VideoGame/NekoAtsume'' is to invite adorable cats to play in your yard.
* While most of the monsters in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' are UglyCute, several of them fall square into the cute critter territory:
** Toriel is a motherly goat monster with such an adorable face that some people just want to hug her.
** [[spoiler:Asriel, who was Toriel's son,]] is ridiculously cute and [[spoiler:his tragic backstory]] only makes him more endearing when you finally meet him. [[spoiler:You can even give him a hug.]]
** Temmies, which are adorable white [[MixAndMatchCritter cat-dog hybrids]] with bizarre, misspelling-ridden speech patterns.
* ''VideoGame/YoKaiWatch'' gives use Jibanyan, Komasan, Komajiro and especially Pinkipoo and Pookivil.
* The Sackboys and Sackgirls from ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet''. They even spend much of their time with their mouths open, possibly with their tongues hanging out like little happy puppies.
* ''VideoGame/{{Insaniquarium}}'' has many. The adorable Starcatchers pparticularly stand out with their innocent, big eyes and their CatSmile.
* The Iggles from ''VideoGame/IgglePop'' are literal fuzzy balls of fluff with wide, innocent eyes.
* The moles featured in ''VideoGame/WiiPlayMotion'' are ungodly cute and round. Too bad you have to whack them with a hammer as they are stealing vegetables from your garden.
* Almost every character from ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy'' series qualify. Heck, the hero is a cute yellow starfish with a huge smile which makes the most adorable noises.
* The various planctons in ''VideoGame/{{Electroplankton}}'' are designed to be adorable: bright, colourful, simplistic, small and smiling.
* While the titular octopus monster from ''VideoGame/{{Octogeddon}}'' isn't anywhere near this trope, its animal buddies do qualify - a smiling pufferfish with big eyes? A bandana-wearing Kung-Fu starfish? The cutest electric eel you have ever seen? Sold!
* All the squids from ''VideoGame/SquidInk'' qualify, what with having a Cat Smile and many having friendly dispositions to boot.
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has Corrine, a tiny fox-like Summon Spirit under the ownership of Sheena. He's so cute that the even normally {{Stoic}} Presea can't resist getting close with him.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' has Pengyons, which are brightly-colored piscine penguins native to the tropics. They're actually farmed as a staple food source in Southgand, which means the party have a good deal of fun ribbing TokenGoodTeammate Eleanor for doing something as barbaric as eating such a cute creature (and finding them delicious, apparently).
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' has the cheagles. The mere sight of them sends Tear into a [[CutenessProximity stupor]] over the sheer cute of them; she's not alone as all the girls enjoy the TeamPet Mieu just for cuteness value. Luke isn't too fond of them however and finds Mieu irritating; even after he TookALevelInKindness he still calls him annoying to his face.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'' has owls, which are round, fluffy, and happen to make all sorts of cute noises. One of them, Hootle, who's also FunSize due to being a chick, also acts as the party's TeamPet.
* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' series has the Rappy (at first called "Chirper"), a [[https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/phantasystar/images/1/19/Toyo_chirper.png chubby yellow bird]] that slowly but surely [[https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/phantasystar/images/0/0c/Rag_rappy.gif evolved]] to become the [[https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/phantasystar/images/d/d1/Rappyconceptz.png adorable mascot]] we now know of.
* ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'':
** In Chapter 6, the Hype Train is staffed entirely by chibi-esque talking frogs and kittens. They speak childishly, and seem to be largely oblivious of the [[ThrillerOnTheExpress murder mystery that's unfolding on their train]].
** Later in the same chapter, we meet the Turnip Tribe, who are utterly ''adorable'' with their derpy little eyes and smiles. The baby turnip/crab hybrid manages to be super cute despite being only a few pixels tall. [[SugarApocalypse Sadly, things don't end too well for them]].
* An orange, crazy, genetically modified marsupial doesn't exactly sound like this trope, but Videogame/CrashBandicoot is very much this and UglyCute at the same time, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w5kMoYcTSs especially when he dances]]. His {{Moe}} younger sister Coco even more so.
* ''VideoGame/ReachinPichin'' stars Pichin, an adorable bird-flan-peach creature. His evolved forms are equally cute.
* ''VideoGame/RocoKingdom'' [[TheMockbuster follows greatly in the steps of]] ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' in multiple ways, including having a cute electric mouse {{mon}} named Dimo to serve as main character Roco's partner, similar to Pikachu.
* ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternity'': Itumaak, Sagani's AnimalCompanion is an utterly adorable, bright white arctic fox. Edér is very upset that Itumaak bites him whenever he tries to pet Itumaak.
--> If I'm not meant to pet him, then WHY IS HE SO SOFT?!
* The Tims in ''VideoGame/BalanWonderworld'' are fluffy animalistic squeaky blobs that follow the player and can sometimes assist in levels.
* A few of the potential species portraits in ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'' fit into this mold. Of particular note are [[https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Species#/media/File:Reptilian_16.png Reptilian portrait #16]], which are guranteed to be the appearance of [[spoiler: the [[BloodKnight aggressive]] AbsoluteXenophobe [[CuteIsEvil Prikkiki-Ti]]]].
* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Tunic}}'' is an adorable little orange fox in a green adventurer's tunic.
* The entire monster design philosophy of ''Videogame/PatchQuest'' is to make bright, cute, cartoony creatures.
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[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* ''VisualNovel/{{Rewrite}}'' has Kotori's "dog" Chibi-Moth, who is actually a baby miniature mammoth. Since it has its tusk and trunk hidden, it ends up looking like a strange little adorable furball. Kotori insist that its a dog though, but she has good reasons to do so, despite giving him a name that basically means "little mammoth."
* ''VisualNovel/StarshipPromise'' gives us Comet, the adorable green space mouse that serves as TeamPet to the crew of the Promise.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Animation]]
%% * Inaho in ''Agriculture Angel Baraki'' is an adorable rice spirit who accompanies Sanae Baraki.
%% * The fact that almost every character fits in here is what makes ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' so funny.
* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'':
** Sterrance, whom Strong Bad considered so cute that he succumbed to a [[{{Squee}} squeeing]] fit.
** The Cheat's {{animesque}} counterpart, [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/stinkoturkey.html The Cheatball]] is a tiny ball with big, blue eyes and a small mouth it never uses. This is a ''perfect'' fit for this trope.
* Catbug from ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors'' not only has a cute design, but is voiced by an extremely LargeHam six-year-old.
* [[CuteMonsterGirl Satina]] from ''[[WebAnimation/SAtina Satina Wants a Glass Of Water]]''.
* From Creator/CartoonHangover, who produces ''Bravest Warriors'', we have Puppycat and the Temp Agent's turtle in ''WebAnimation/BeeAndPuppycat.'' Puppycat is a BadassAdorable who may object to being called cute. The turtle is a straighter example as it just sits there in the scene and is cute and funny.
* WebAnimation/LucasTheSpider, the googly-eyed Website/YouTube sensation said to cure arachnophobia.
* The omnipresent imps in ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'', who resemble a slightly rotund version of the Android mascot. Their usual role is to act out whatever point the review is making, using slapstick, but occasionally [[https://youtu.be/cFJzhFeTqzI?t=142 they talk.]] (Well, [[IntelligibleUnintelligible "talk."]])
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Fire Guy is a cartoony fireball with big eyes, and limbs like a stick figure.
%% ** Chilly is a chinchilla, it comes naturally!
** Lizzie is a little black lizard with big expressive eyes.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': Snowball in his bear cub form, complete with BlackBeadEyes.
* Zwei the corgi, from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', only takes about ten seconds to get [[RichBitch Weiss]] wrapped around his fi- well, around his paw. (Her teammate [[CatGirl Blake]] takes a dimmer view of him... except in some of the [[WebAnimation/RWBYChibi Chibi episodes]].)
* Pick pretty much any character from any [[ObjectShows Object Show]]. Stick limbs, BlackBeadEyes, all plastered on {{Animate Inanimate Object}}s. And it makes them rather adorable! However, they all have their own ways to balance it out from tasting like diabetes, such as the somewhat SurrealHumor of ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'', the [[CerebusSyndrome recent drama]] of ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'''s second season, and the gore of ''WebAnimation/ObjectTerror''.
* [[WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}} Gilbert the Cat]] from ''Website/{{GoAnimate}}'' is a very cute and lovable cat, unless Caillou brings him to school to tell him "you know what to do", in which case [[CatsAreMean he'll attack Miss Martin, who is later rushed to the hospital]].
* The Fluffy Thing from ''WebAnimation/RObotzi'' is a white ball of fur with huge eyes which Mo considers very adorable. There's an alien race that looks like this.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* [[http://www.amomentofpeace.net/comic.php?num=6 Monster Food]] from ''Webcomic/AMomentOfPeace'' are classically adorable. Big eyes and little else.
* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'':
** The Mows. You can see them crawling around on [[http://www.missmab.com/index.php the main page]], even. They look a lot like Meerkas, fat squirrel things from {{Website/Neopets}}.
** DMFA also has Deebs (Short for '[[DeathbringerTheAdorable Deathbringer]]' - yes, the [[TropeNamer original one]]). Basically, a baby bunny made from ''pink bubblegum''. When combined with Jyrras' {{Bishonen}}-ness, it was cute enough to give Lorenda [[CutenessOverload acute diabetes]].
* The Jinxlets from ''Webcomic/{{Starslip}}'' are a rare, fur-free species. They compensate for lack of fur with [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090831122837/http://www.starslip.com/archive/20080104.shtml overwhelmingly cute behavior]].
* Choo-Choo Bear from ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'': a [[UglyCute hairless, boneless,]] shapeshifting cat.
* Uni from ''Webcomic/UnicornJelly'' is a cute jelly monster.
* Unless you've read ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', you won't believe that silverfish, centipedes, and cobras can be utterly adorable. But they are. Especially the cobras.
* Fluffy in ''Webcomic/HazardsWake'', whose cast page entry even states, "Does Fluffy have a point other than being the cute mascot-ish character?"
* In a long defunct webcomic, ''Acid Reflux'', we saw critters similar to those that now grace the image at the top of the page: Melting Pandas. They are almost ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, although it's uncertain whether they truly are melting, or just completely boneless. Plus, oxygen is a powerful narcotic to them. Apparently, they only existed to be adorable. The only ones that were still alive were ones that had been put in stasis at an old museum. Upon hearing about the two main qualities of these creatures, one character commented that maybe there's a reason that they were extinct.
* ''Webcomic/UserFriendly'' has Dust Puppy, an innocent, adorable ball of fluff with feet and big eyes.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'''s Tinkerbull is a tiny little bull with wings. Its species is known to swarm hapless adventurers in order to cuddle them.
* Many characters of ''Webcomic/HiToTsukiToHoshiNoTama'', including TheHero, are pagets, which are like fuzzy [[ShoulderSizedDragon Shoulder-Sized Dragons]].
* The unofficial mascot of ''Webcomic/WooHoo'' is the "slotter"-- sloth-otter.
* Doppler, from ''{{Webcomic/tinyraygun}}'', a baby alien with long ExpressiveEars and adorable big green eyes.
* During a hyperspace mishap in ''Webcomic/{{Vexxarr}}'', the crew finds Twee space, an alternate dimension where everything gets turned into one of these. Vexxarr manages to weaponize this against boarders, with the help of one exception in this universe: [[http://www.vexxarr.com/archive.php?seldate=091415 The normally pretty cute Sid.]]
* ''WebComic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'' has Jet's Raptor Squad, which consists of combat raptors. Said combat raptors are turkey-sized, plumaged in warm pastel colours, afraid of fireworks and docile enough to be cuddled. [[spoiler:As it turns out, that's deliberate: the genes that made them fat and adorable are also the ones that make them docile and friendly. A more typical looking velociraptor-sleek, lean, built for speed-is also too skittish and was basically unsuitable for training.]]
* ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'' has the [[http://charbythevampirate.wikia.com/wiki/Vaeltwii vaeltwii]], winged large-eyed gerbil-like traders that often to wear hats and scarves and whom shopkeepers cater to as they'll get a place more business if they like the shop.
* Dr. Yahwah from ''Webcomic/DenmaTheQuanx'' Its puppy shape is cute. But it does brutal things in Silverquick HQ. [[spoiler:In fact the puppy shape is its avatar.]]
* ''Webcomic/CassiopeiaQuinn:''
** The Vanaa are a species of adorable jelly blob creatures. However, their cute appearance can be deceiving due to their [[BewareTheNiceOnes military]] {{pro|udWarriorRace}}wess.
** The Doggo are a species of {{m|ouseWorld}}iniscule [[PreciousPuppy puppy-like]] aliens allied with the Prime Galactic Navy. After Vrax saves them from [[SlaveRace becoming the slaves of Dr. Botz]], they repay her with an "almost life-size" statue - which only really comes up to her knee.
* ''Webcomic/SheldonTheTinyDinosaur'' stars a FunSize dinosaur who wears an acorn cap as a pretend turtle shell. His best friend an equally diminutive baby seahorse, and he has a plushie that is really a fluffy cotton ball with eyes. #cute is one of the comics' staple descriptors, for good reasons.
* ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'' of all things has this in a character from the side comics: Mordecai's little sister Rose, a little kitten with massive eyes, chubby cheeks and a stubby little tail whose introductory comic is her making cute faces and giggling at Mordecai's SesquipedalianLoquaciousness when he's critiquing her drawing. Since the cats are human analogues, she's roughly 3-5 years old when she's shown since she's only appeared in flashbacks so far.
* In ''Webcomic/YokokasQuest'', Raya is a cute furry CheerfulChild who especially fits this label to a tee. She [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-4-page-41/ cutely pleads]] with PuppyDogEyes and BlushStickers to Kagi and Yfa to let her go and look for a mushroom with Yfa. Grace reacts to Raya's cuteness [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-11-page-25/ when seeing her for the first time]] with her own PuppyDogEyes.
* ''Webcomic/MonstersCanBeHeroesToo'' The main protagonist is Coal the Kobold, an adorable big-eyed lizard girl with an adorably innocent personality.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', the game Susan plays [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/parable-123 contains a dog]] that is designed to be cute and innocent looking such that to KickTheDog would be an unambigously evil act (and thus affect the CharacterModelKarmaMeter).
* In ''Webcomic/Sluggyfreelance'' there are at least two subversions. Regular character Bun Bun looks like a cute little rabbit, but is arguably the deadliest character in the comic. The Evil are cute little kittens bred by Satan who can shred a person in seconds.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
%% * {{Website/Neopets}}:
%% ** All of them. Even the grumpy-looking gargoyle-things, the snarly Godzilla-like creatures, the giant mantids, and flame-spewing dragons. Even the mutant and evil versions of same. And they have baby forms.
%% ** Petpets, pets for your Neopets. Even cuter than the Neopets, if that's possible.
* Along the same lines as Neopets are the VideoGame/{{Webkinz}}. Thus far, Gantz has managed to make every species imaginable into a {{Squee}}-worthy plushie covered in their trademark stringy fur (even, oddly, animals that tend to lack fur such as frogs). The things ''are'' [[MerchandiseDriven designed]] to make kids scream, "[=OMG!!! WANT!!!=]" after all, and there's a reason they were so extremely popular during the mid-to-late 2000's.
* ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'':
** [=CAFs=] -- Cute Animal Friends -- are the results of an author attempting cute and instead getting [[SickeninglySweet diabetes-inducing twee]]. Particularly bad examples end up as little more than big eyes, fur, and cute cooing sounds, like oversized [[Franchise/StarTrek tribbles]]. Some can be trained or educated into becoming productive members of the multiverse, but a particular SidekickCreatureNuisance may be better off simply fed to the nearest mini.
** Minis can fall under this as well, from UglyCute in the case of the mini-[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Balrog]] or [[VideoGame/MystIV Camoudile]], all the way to mini-[[PreciousPuppies Hounds]] [[Literature/SherlockHolmes of the Baskervilles]].
* The pet cow you can buy in ''[[http://www.kongregate.com/games/Matoking/progress-the-game Progress: The Game.]]'' It may not do anything other than sit there and look adorable, but it does it so well that it's worth the price.
* ''Website/SCPFoundation'':
** The Puffer kittens (SCP-2558-J) are this, because of their cuteness and effect it has on the staff the actually have Euclid classification.
** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-131 The "Eye Pods"]]
* [=YouTuber=] and former Creator/{{Capcom}} sound designer [[https://www.youtube.com/c/HideakiUtsumi Hideaki Utsumi]] (currently a teacher at HAL vo-tech school in Osaka) showcases a menagerie of pet birds on his channel, of which the BreakoutCharacter is an adorable chattering lory named Gumi, better known to the Internet as the Red Birb, whose keen sense of comic timing and signature [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewf-8rx9_uQ "WUEWUEWUEWUE!" laugh]] quickly made him an internet meme and even landed Gumi a cameo in a Japanese [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBvQPV444JQ Fanta commercial]].
* ''WebOriginal/LoomingGaia'': Poffles are deliberately designed as more cutesy than other creatures in Looming Gaia. They are monsters made by Miliko, the Divine of Vanity, and resemble small round two-legged dogs. They're cute and harmless, but also very stupid, loud, and impossible to train. Some people love them and keep them as pets, while others, including Miliko himself, hate them.
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[[folder:Web Videos]]
%% * [[LetsPlay/YoVideogames Benny]], Max's pomeranian.
* The animatronics of the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' [[TheMusical Musical]] are not malicious like their game counterparts are, and in fact, they only want to say hi and be friends, and in that regard, they are adorable. Unfortunately, poor WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} is scared out of his mind of them, thinking them to be out to kill him.
* Creator/{{Karameru}}'s animations feature adorable blob-like cats, penguins and axolotls doing bizarre, humorous things, such as in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptkUzOK85QA this short]]. Even though occasionally their strange antics cross into CuteAndPsycho territory due to how destructive they can get, the SurrealHumor of the videos keep them from losing their cuteness.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Several shows on TheEighties ran over the concept of cute magical talking critters as protagonists, this includes:
** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'': cute bears.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheBiskitts'': cute puppies.
** ''WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s'': cute bears and other furry animals.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Ewoks}}'': cute furry aliens.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Monchhichis}}'': cute monkeys.
* With his big eyes and his energetic behavior, Rivet from ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfFigaroPho'' seems to have been designed to be adorable.
%% * ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' has Jake and Lady Rainicorn's offspring: Charlie, TV, Viola, Kim Kil Whan, and Jake Jr.
%% ** Jake and Lady themselves also qualify.
%% ** Several of the characters come off as this.
%% * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' Has Gumball, Darwin and Anais , especially their designs from seasons 2,3,4, 5, and 6 (they had the same designs in seasons 3 through 6. To a lesser extent, their season 1 designs were adorable as well).
* Reginald the koala from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''. In his first appearance, he even had a theme song and a montage dedicated to his cuteness. The fact that he's a secret agent who works for the CIA probably makes him even more adorable.
* The Warner siblings from ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', Dot even has her own song about it.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'':
** Heimerdinger's pet poro. Imagine a furry sphere slightly smaller than a basketball with tiny eyes, ram's horns, stubby legs, and [[AnimalFacialHair a fur mustache]]. It appears to be blind in its left eye, and also makes high-pitched squeaks and barks like a lap dog.
** Rio, the giant white pink salamander is an unconventional example but it's large eyes make it darn cute. No wonder why young Viktor quickly offers to help save its life.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
** Momo the [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Winged-Lemur Winged-Lemur]], a [[MixAndMatchCritters lemur/cat/bat cross]] that is all cute.
** [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Appa Appa]] and other sky bison like him are pretty adorable too, especially [[http://images.wikia.com/avatar/images/archive/5/50/20110318185516!Baby-sky-bison.png the babies]].
** [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Foo_Foo_Cuddlypoofs Foo-Foo Cuddlypoops]], a baby moose-lion. Unlike its mama, it's tiny and fluffy and lacking the deadly antlers and huge fangs.
** [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Koala_sheep#axzz1kjOwCHnq Koala-Sheep.]] Exactly what it sounds like.
** [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Turtle_duck#axzz1kjOwCHnq Turtle ducks]], especially turtle ducklings. Every bit as cute as a real duckling.
** The [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Purple_pentapus#axzz1kjOwCHnq Purple Pentapus]], a tiny, purple five-limbed octopus that likes to be tickled.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' gives us [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Pabu Pabu]] the [[WeaselMascot fire ferret]], a cross between a ferret and a red panda. That is a powerful combination of cute.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bilby}}'': The albatross chick is a small ball of white fluff with huge PuppyDogEyes, tiny feet, wings and beak.
* A few characters from ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'', examples include Clam, Patsy, Nina and others.
* WesternAnimation/{{CatDog}} looked extremely cute during their childhood, [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dd/af/1b/ddaf1bb6ad16a7c4810589a7f01b999d.png as seen here]].
* ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' has Snap, Rudy's little chalk drawing. His huge eyes, sweet nature, daredevil personality, and FingerlessHands make him this.
* Creator/WalterLantz's WesternAnimation/ChillyWilly, a tiny penguin who's always cold, hungry, and determined to get what he wants.
%% * Panini the cabbit and the titular character from ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}''.
%% * The title character of ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog''. [[NightmareFuel Not that]] [[CrapsackWorld cuteness was the theme of the show, of course.]]
* The characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheCrumpets'', which can be a hybrid of humans and some kind of mammal such as otters. The word "[[CallASmeerpARabbit human]]" is even mentioned in one or more episodes.
* The lovable ghost pup in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. It's friendly and adorable in small mode, but can turn big and aggressive if it needs to. "Yikes" is a far more appropriate word for ''that'' one.
%% * Mr. Mumbles from ''WesternAnimation/DanVs.'' may not be well groomed, but that kitty is adorable.
* ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins'' has Squibbles, who is basically a ball of fuzz that looks a lot the [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Voorpak voorpaks]] from ''Franchise/StarWars'', but much more colorful.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' has Adoraburrs, small, colorful, fuzzballs that live inside flowers. And they're stackable!
* ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'': Ling Ling is a subverted example in that while he is an adorable parody of [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]], he is a [[SociopathicHero sociopathic killing machine]] (this is his in-show description).
* The hero species, the Noops and Wuts in ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone''. And then there's also the "ferocious" Wottles.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Parodied with the Gigglepies, big-eyed, [[Franchise/CareBears Carebear]]-esque creatures who speak entirely in rhyme. It's eventually revealed that they are actually [[CuteIsEvil alien conquerors who enslave worlds with their hypnotic cuteness]].
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': Several of the housemates come off as this, such as the one-time character Crackers, recurring background character Fluffer Nutter, the friend Wilt helps in ''Good Wilt Hunting'', etc... Berry is a subversion, World from Destination Imagination has shades of it, certain characters like Eduardo come off as this, but more of a GentleGiant-type. Bloo's probably too much of an AttentionWhore to be seen as this.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
** Nibbler probably qualifies -- he's [[UglyCute pretty weird looking]], but he's small and squeaky enough to make the tough, no-nonsense captain Leela go to pieces and adopt him as a beloved pet. He later gets a little red cape and diaper. [[spoiler:It turns out that his entire species is sapient, and uses their cuteness as a ploy to infiltrate places where the local species is bigger and uglier as part of a giant conspiracy.]]
** In the episode "The Problem with Popplers", [[spoiler: the Popplers themselves, as they are actually the young of the ''sentient, not to mention angry'' Omicronians]].
** The horror that is the Lovey Bears in "Love and Rocket". Supposedly just stuffed toys made by Romanticorp, the owners reveal that rather than manufacturing them, it's actually cheaper to genetically engineer real teddy bears, which are raised in the Lovey Forest until their first birthday. Then scientists find the cutest, kill them, and stuff them full of fire-retardant "love fluff". Even ''Bender'' looks appalled by this.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has Waddles, Mabel's beloved [[HousepetPig pet pig]].
* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' uses this trope to [[ArtStyleDissonance hide the true premise of the show]] that revolves around {{Cruel and Unusual Death}}s.
* Jang Keng and Tekirai from ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'', two adorable kittens who happen to share the same [[Creator/GreyDeLisle voice]] [[Creator/JaniceKawaye actresses]] as their owners.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'': Twig the deerfox is a LoyalAnimalCompanion for the title character, and is not only useful to have around, but downright adorable.
* Creator/ChuckJones had a penchant for ridiculously cute critters that brought out protective impulses in unlikely characters -- like the kitten to bulldog Marc Anthony, or the penguin to Bugs Bunny. Early in his career he did shorts which starred ridiculously cute critters, such as Sniffles the Mouse among others. It wasn't until hanging around with the likes of Creator/TexAvery that he began to use more humor.
* Guano from ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey''. Of course, it's obvious since he's a parody of Pikachu.
* ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna'': Carmen's pet hamster Honey. She's just this little yellow ball of fur with shiny eyes and buckteeth and the sweetest possible voice.
%% * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W6Y9hU4vV4 Ludovic the Bear]] from the Dutch stop-motion series ''Ludovic''.
* Most of the Sweetie-Pies from ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'' count, but especially Adorabat. Her name says it all.
%% * The titular characters of ''WesternAnimation/MaxAndRuby''.
%% ** Also baby Huffington and Morris.
* The main character from the upcoming animated short "Moom" by Creator/TonkoHouse who has long ears. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vg4yFnIQSg The trailer speaks for itself]].
* ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'': Ding-Bang Panda from the episode "Bear of Bad News" is an absolutely adorable panda cub. However, this turns out to just be a disguise for banned Charles Darwin Elementary student [[BitchInSheepsClothing Larry Raccoon]], who in all fairness, is [[UglyCute kinda cute as well]].
* Thanks to good art design in an unapolagetic FantasyKitchenSink-cum-SugarBowl, it's hard to find characters in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' that aren't exceptionally cute. Special mention goes to [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]], whose sheer adorability is enough to make anyone smile.
** "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyRainbowRoadtrip Rainbow Roadtrip]]" manages to invoke this trope with a ''spider'', of all creatures.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'':
** King is already pretty cute on his own, but his infant self we meet in "Echoes of the Past" is even ''more'' adorable, scampering around like a puppy and making pretend kingdoms out of toys and rocks.
** Palismen. They are {{Bond Creature}}s carved from Palistrom wood, who come to life after a witch speaks their deepest wish, subsequently bonding with that witch for life, and all of them take the form of small, adorable animals. Special mention goes to Owlbert, Flapjack, and [[spoiler:Stringbean]], who take the forms of a small, round owl, an equally small and round cardinal, and [[spoiler:a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting snake-shifter]] with a permanent smile and cat-ears]] respectively.
* Baby Butter from ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'', who has the appearance of a cute teddy bear. Even more when she's dressed like a [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/4/45/Sugarplum_Butter.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20180805192752 sugarplum]]
* A plot point in ''WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar''; Dave becomes evil because penguins in general are so cute they keep stealing his attention everywhere he goes. Near the end of the movie, [[spoiler:Private uses his cuteness to save the day, and in the stinger Mort uses his to change Private]]. For examples that aren't in-universe, there's the four younger, smaller versions of the main penguins in the beginning, especially Private, who's newly hatched and pretty much just a ball of white and grey feathers.
** ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' has Mort the mouse lemur and Eggy the duckling. Private probably qualifies as well - he's made even King Julien go "Awwwww". Private manages to attain a level weaponizable cuteness in one episode. Naturally, Skipper takes advantage.
* Peter's sister [[http://www.peterrabbitclub.com/friends/55_cotton-tail Cottontail]] on the CGI animated ''WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit'' easily ticks most of the boxes. Big head with big eyes and big ears? Check. Otherwise overall small size? Check. Soft and huggable looking? She's a young little bunny! Add in cute little yellow [[EarsAsHair ear bows]] and you've got the complete package.
%% ** Most of the characters come off as this, especially the titular character and his two companions Benjamin and Lily. Even the villains qualify.
* Like the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' example above, the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Meapless in Seattle" has the alien Mitch become a being so cute that he can entrance people, [[spoiler:including Phineas.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|1998}}'' had Beebo, a bio-engineered hamster-like creature created as a pet. Unfortunately, overfeeding it caused it to [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever become a giant monster]] [[ExtremeOmnivore who ate everything in sight.]] Even then it was still very cute.
** [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 The 2016 reboot]] episode "Escape from Monster Island" gives us Frederick, a rhino-looking monster the girls meet when they arrive on said island.
%% * A majority of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/PuffinRock'', notably young puffin Oona and her little brother Baba.
%% * Glomer from ''WesternAnimation/PunkyBrewster''.
* In ''WesternAnimation/RainbowRangers'' Anna Banana's gadget is Super Stuffie Wuffie, a toy that's so cute anyone who hugs it can only sit and cuddle things.
* Sunspot from ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' definitely qualifies. He's a hybrid of a kangaroo, bunny, and raccoon with the personality of a dog or a cat, and has a stuffed animal-like quality to him.
* Rocko the wallaby from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', as he has a cute and friendly personality to match.
%% * ''WesternAnimation/RubyGloom'' has Scaredy Bat and Doom Kitty.
* Once WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons were at a petting zoo and saw a cute little lamb with big eyes. They all let out an "Aw!", then saw an even littler lamb with even bigger eyes. They let out a bigger "AWWW!!", then saw the ''littlest'' lamb with the ''biggest'' eyes, and let out the biggest '''"AWWWW!!!"''' of all. Then the second lamb walked in front of the third one, and Homer shoved it out of the way. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrvx7d28yo0 Video clip here]].
* All the slugs in ''WesternAnimation/{{Slugterra}}''. In their proto-form, they're adorable little cartoon slugs with big eyes and bright colors. When shot into attack mode, they become much more intimidating. And [[TheCorruption ghouls]] are just creepy with RedEyesTakeWarning and ScaryTeeth.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpartakusAndTheSunBeneathTheSea'' has Triggies, tiny robots with smiling faces produced by Tehrig for maintenance purposes. Children in Arkadia love to play with them.
* While no one is certain what he is (not even himself), Peri from ''{{WesternAnimation/Spliced}}'', with his big eyes, huge grin, and buck teeth, seems to be a favorite among female fans.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Gary is such a sweet little snail, and tends to be the OnlySaneMan around his owner's antics.
%% * There are a lot of these in ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', especially in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJKqtEa6DU8 ending theme]].There's also the absolutely adorable [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/star-and-the-forces-of-evil/images/7/7c/S3E15_Marco_puts_the_starter_horse_in_the_cart.png/revision/latest?cb=20171203192129 Starter Horse.]]
%% * Thingy from ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' is one, [[spoiler:at least until it's frightened.]]
%% * Tashy 497 from the episode of the same name in ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan''.
%% * Snarf in ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011''. However, the same can't be said about his [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats 1985]] counterpart.
* Lil' Sneezer from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', a cute little baby mouse with some [[SneezeOfDoom really bad allergies]].
* ''WesternAnimation/ToonBops'': All the animals in this show are, to put it bluntly, adorable.
%% * Most (if not all) animal characters in the ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' franchise are this, especially [[CowardlyLion Piglet]], [[CheerfulChild Roo and Lumpy]].
* The [[OurPixiesAreDifferent Pixies]] from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' are tiny, adorable chibish [[OneGenderRace all-female]] humanoids.
** There's also Bloom's pet [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife blue]] [[BunniesForCuteness rabbit]] Kiko, and the fairy pets.
** The Undines and Selkies also fit this trope.
* The baby animals in ''WesternAnimation/WordParty''. They're designed so cute that the entire show can be declared this.
%% * Many characters from ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy''.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
You may notice that most of the creatures above are based off of real biological animals. ''This is not a mistake.'' Notable examples on planet Earth[[note]]Although any animal can be considered this[[/note]] include:
* Though they get [[BatOutOfHell a bad reputation]], bats qualify all the same, particularly if you get a good look of their mouse-like face and PuppyDogEyes. For extra cute, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zhnXZdTFM here's a video of a bat eating a banana]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVz8rvIl_vY a video of one squeaking while being petted]].
** Honduran white bats look like tiny puffballs with wings, black eyes, and a yellow leaf-shaped nose. They are also known as one of the bats that make tents out of leaves which they huddle under together.
* [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Fennec_Fox.jpg Fennec Foxes]]. They're much smaller than most foxes and have ridiculously oversized ears. Basically, they're the vulpine equivalent of a Chihuahua.
* White, fluffy arctic foxes as well. Good luck surviving [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSvIE8Fcwdw this video]] without dying from CutenessOverload.
* The Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel, ''Pteromys momonga'', is probably the most [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8AhigMfu0s ludicrously cute creature on the face of the planet]]. It's pretty much just a furry ball with eyes. See the links below for squee-worthy examples:
** [[http://salivatingdog.com/2005/10/cutest-thing-on-the-planet.html Cutest Thing on the Planet]]
** [[http://www.cutespotting.com/2011/03/24/japanese-dwarf-flying-squirrel/ Cute Spotting]]
%% * Although less exotic, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipmunk chipmunks]] are very cute.
%% * Ordinary squirrels already make the cut, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdmuVQAQSrY teach one to water-ski]], and you have both the dumbest ''and'' the cutest thing you'll ever see.
%% * Woodchucks (also known as Groundhogs)... they're so chubby, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKualRfV8Zs just look at them waddle-run!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsGvT2DYJMc Jumping spiders.]] It says a lot that this little critter was used as a basis for Joltik, a Franchise/{{Pokemon}} considered ridiculously cute. There are pictures around of jumping spiders [[http://i.stack.imgur.com/3vNXb.jpg wearing water droplets as hats]] but Uda Dennie, the photographer whose pictures became famous on the internet [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2167700/Matching-hat-handbag-Photographer-captures-incredible-images-spiders-modelling-latest-water-wear.html freely admitted that he put the droplets on the spiders himself.]] Still cute though.
%% * [[CuteKitten Kittens]].
%% * [[PreciousPuppy Puppies]].
%% * Ferrets. Speaking of which, you've also got otters, badgers, stoats, polecats, as well as most other kinds of mustelid. [[http://www.fubiz.net/2015/04/20/curiously-cute-pine-martens/ Pine martens should also be mentioned]].
%% * Monkeys:
%% ** [[ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Monkey_toes.jpg/1280px-Monkey_toes.jpg Squirrel monkeys.]]
* [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Marmoset_copy.jpg Marmosets]] are among the most adorable of monkeys, being small and having pug-like faces.
%% ** [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Cebus_albifrons_edit.jpg/800px-Cebus_albifrons_edit.jpg Capuchins.]]
%% * Penguins.
* Baby emperor penguins compensate for size with fluffiness.
* [[http://wssrmnn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/aardwolf4.jpg Aardwolves.]]The smallest species of hyena that feed primarily on termites, ants, and other insects. Other species of hyena instead fall under UglyCute or CreepyCute when they don't fall under HeinousHyena[[note]]Although hyena cubs may play this trope straight, with many people finding them riculously cute[[/note]], as despite being vicious predators, and stereotyped as the UnpleasantAnimalCounterpart to lions, they are actually very intelligent and social animals.
* Babies, period. Given that babies of nearly all vertebrates, from mammals and birds to even snakes and sharks share a number of similar features compared to adults, like oversized heads and eyes, scientists speculated that we're as a species genetically hardwired to find such features cute.
%% ** Bats in general, contrary to how they are [[BatOutOfHell portrayed]]. Even vampire bats can come across as cute.
%% * [[http://www.cuteheaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0084.jpg This piglet.]]
%% * Miniature donkeys!
* The "[[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4KVZJT_-sRk/Tf0cy3BtEEI/AAAAAAAALd0/McAl3zLcXvA/s640/sand+cat+9.jpg sand cat]]" of Afghanistan is easily the least intimidating of the wild cats. Their heads and ears are larger by comparison to their bodies than those of house-cats, and their faces are wider, but their bodies are smaller. Even the adults look like ''kittens!''
* The black-footed cat is the smallest wild cat in Africa, and the adult is [[FunSize as small as, or even smaller than]], an average house-kitten. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS2qCJN36SE The black-footed cat kitten]] hits a [[CutenessOverload cuteness level that shouldn't even be possible]].
* The ocelot, a species of South American wild cat, looks exactly like a scaled-up housecat with a leopard fur.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth Sloths]] look like a cross between small bears, monkeys, and piglets and constantly have a smile on their faces. They are also known to make adorable squeaking sounds.
%% * [[PandaingToTheAudience Pandas]], obviously. Red pandas are, if such a thing is possible, even cuter.
* Baby crocodilians, in contrast to the more fearsome adults, count as this. While sharing many of the "cute" characteristics with other animals (bright, cartoony eyes, and a tiny snout that would make them look not out of place in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}''), they can even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJa8w-i4BZI chirp like baby birds!]]
* Baby dinosaurs. Many fossils of young dinosaurs have been found and they're thought to be as cute as buttons when they were alive. In fact, its been theorized that baby tyrannosaurs were covered in down.
%% ** Baby pterosaurs, called "flaplings" (yes, even their ''[[InherentlyFunnyWords name]]'' sounds cute!) were pretty adorable too.
* [[CuteOwl Owls]] are very cute looking for birds-of-prey due to their big heads, large eyes facing forwards, and relatively small beaks. [[http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/JWE_071602_00312A_L_1.jpg Saw-whet owls]] in particular have been known to make hardened ornithologists explode into rainbow confetti and little pink hearts.
%% * [[http://puffinpalooza.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/puffin-skip.jpg Puffins.]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchilla Chinchillas.]] Take a mouse with bunny legs, but make it fluffy. No, fluffier. Keep going. Little more. If you're picturing basically a poofy gray cloud with big ears and eyes, little paw hands in front with big feet in back, and the softest fur you can possibly imagine, you've got the general gist.
%% * Baby Deer; in fact, deer are pretty aww-inducing in general, but unfortunately [[KillerRabbit they also cause a lot of death both directly and indirectly]]
* [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Mouse-deer_Singapore_Zoo_2012.JPG/1024px-Mouse-deer_Singapore_Zoo_2012.JPG Mouse deer!]] They are tiny, tiny deers on spindly legs. What can be cuter?
%% * Civets.
%% * Tiger, lion, and bear cubs.
* The [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/6c/62/fd6c623aec829100aa01c409ab981fa7.jpg hyrax]] is a round, furry critter with stubby legs and big eyes that looks like a guinea pig despite being more closely related to elephants.
* Harp seals, especially the [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Blanchon-idlm2006.jpg pups]]. Too bad they get clubbed to death for their fur.
%% ** Seals in general.
%% ** Walruses too.
%% ** Sea lions as well.
%% * And compare meerkats. Simples!
%% * Kiwi birds.
%% * Parrots, Parakeets, and Cockatoos.
%% * Goldfish, or pretty much any kind of popular pet fish, really.
* [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/WelshCorgi.jpeg Corgis]] are dogs with stubby legs, satellites for ears, and heart butts. There are countless internet videos of their adorable antics.
%% * Hamsters.
* The [[https://assets.rbl.ms/615045/980x.jpg Ila Pika]] is not only one of the most elusive animals out there [[note]]having been sighted and documented for the first time in 1983 only to not be sighted again (up to the point where it began to become a bit of a cryptozoon) until more than three decades later[[/note]] but possibly also one of the most ridiculously adorable. Just picture a [[http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rare-endangered-animal-teddy-bear-magic-rabbit-ili-pika-china-4.jpg fluffy little rabbit with a teddy bear's face.]] So sweet, you'll have to get an insulin shot.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ixgjoSuXo Quokkas.]] Always smiling, always having fun, always curious. No picture of a Quokka doesn't look cute.
* Samoyeds. Huskies but fluffier and all-white. Not so much a cute dog but more a [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lb-CcdN7fU0 borking]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwAzSupGjmo cloud of adorable.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBkWhkAZ9ds The desert rain frog]]. Not only does it look cute, it makes a sound that can best be described as "a squeaky kitten."
%% * Pugs and their puppies. Especially solid black pugs.
%% * Hognose Snakes. They actually smile!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvJagVJxLtw Chickadees]]. They're considered adorable, even relative to other small, cute songbirds.
** Even among small cute songbirds, kinglets (AKA [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage goldcrests, firecrests, etc.]]) are some of the few that rival chickadees in cuteness. And much like chickadees, they can be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuL1RoD5cK0 feisty as hell.]]
* [[http://i.imgur.com/UjocA56.jpg Hummingbirds]] are very cute, with their small size, hyperactive behavior, iridescent bright colors and drinking nectar from flowers. They're the closest thing to real life fairies.
* Small, bipedal ornithopod dinosaurs like ''Hypsilophodon'' and ''Dryosaurus'' are often restored this way due to their large eyes and small beaky snouts. Some speculate they may even had plumage.
%% ** Speaking of dinosaurs, many small carnivorous dinosaurs were likely [[BadassAdorable as cute as they were deadly]] (and sometimes, they were just cute, with no deadliness required). Probably one of the best examples would be the tiny, super fluffy ''[[http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/nextgen/wiredscience/wp-content/gallery/dinobirds/anchiornis.jpg Anchiornis]]''.
* The tiny, [[Franchise/TheMuppets muppet-like]] pterosaurs known as Anurognathids were also really cute. [[http://www.markwitton.com/communities/6/004/009/119/796//images/4618554483.jpg Take a look!]] Considering they were essentially the pterosaur equivalent of bats, with big heads and big eyes, this isn't surprising.
%% * Baby elephants.
%% * Cuttlefish can be [[http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-DusaSVHmM?t=1m14s quite adorable as well!]]
%% ** Many Octopi, too.
%% * Falcons, particularly the smaller ones like kestrels.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_falcon Pygmy Falcons]], since they're smaller than pigeons and even the fluffy adults could pass for baby falcons.
%% * A baby kangaroo and wombat in a blanket. [[http://fototelegraf.ru/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/vombat-kenguru-6-990x894.jpg Here you go]]!
* The [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Guinea_pig_Lucas.JPG humble guinea pig]]. When not being used as a laboratory rodent, it's a precious pet, an adorably cute tailless ball of fluff that rarely bites and makes soft, pleasing noises. Sounds a lot like a [[Franchise/StarTrek tribble]].
%% * Turtles and tortoises. Their awkwardness on land makes them even more endearing.
%% * [[http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10119170.ece/alternates/w620/peacock-spiders.jpg These two Australian spider species]] discovered in 2015, nicknamed "Skeletorus" and "Sparklemuffin" respectively.
* Manatees. Much like Walruses, but they live in warm water and exude BigFun cuteness.
* [[BunnyTropes Rabbits]]. Those ears... It also helps that they are ''incredibly'' soft.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_viscacha Viscacha]], are technically closer related to chinchillas, which as ridiculously cute on their own merits, but look like rabbits with long bushy tails.
* [[http://www.bobthebirder.co.uk/site/wp-content/gallery/long-tailed-tit/js640_051_0.jpg Long-tailed tits]] are small, plump birds that look like little fluffballs with tails. The [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b7/d8/60/b7d860b68582920ccfbfe13406210de0.jpg Japanese long-tailed tits]] (''shima enaga''), which are native to Hokkaido is an especially adorable version because of their unspeckled face.
%% * Despite [[YouDirtyRat their reputation]], rats [[http://amazingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/adorable-rat-pictures-4.jpg are]] [[http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1671128/images/o-RAT-WITH-TEDDY-BEAR-facebook.jpg incredibly]] [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f7/ba/c4/f7bac4bd612aa04cd4393101025fa872.jpg cute]]
* Some cephalopods have been known to make scientist go goo-goo ga-ga, such as this [[http://www.sciencefriday.com/images/data/IMAGE/photo/000/013/13319-1.JPG octopus]] from the ''Opisthoteuthis'' genus (scientists are even considering formally naming it ''Adorabilis''), this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEhYJEQmExE stubby squid]] (one scientist compared it to a kid's toy), and this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxuBwfNp2wk shy dumbo octopus]] (especially when it covered its head with its tentacles).
* In spite of its [[InherentlyFunnyWord Inherently Funny Name]], the North American woodcock is definitely a cute bird, with big shiny eyes, a funny-shaped head/beak, an extremely fluffy body, and short, twig-thin legs. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Owj52XhoxI It also makes the most hilarious eeping noises]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEISiCmjwH8 has a rather goofy back-and-forth bobbing walk]].
%% * And while we're on the subject of goofy names, the Australian numbat is almost nauseatingly cute.
* Capybaras. They have perpetually "chill" expressions that make them look like {{Mellow Fellow}}s 24/7, even and especially when they're [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUqCWkPlLLc hanging out in Japanese hot springs]]. They're {{Gentle Giant}}s of the animal kingdom to boot, being the largest rodents alive today.
%% * [[http://www.wired.com/2014/03/creature-feature-10-fun-facts-kakapo/ The kakapo]], are rare flightless parrot from New Zealand.
%% * Three words: Baby Pygmy Jerboa... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJnn-wMPU9w BABY! PYGMY! JERBOA!]] Have insulin ready! Diabetes imminent!
* The [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Nycticebus_coucang_002.jpg slow loris]] is tragically a case of this going horribly wrong; the appearance of this critter has made a demand for them as exotic pets, which is threatening the conservation of this already endangered species, and because they are [[KillerRabbit one of the few venomous mammals]] they will have to have their teeth ripped out to be suitable pets. The majority will also shortly die in transit and in captivity from poor care.
* Ducks, and especially [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Parrulo_-Muscovy_duckling.jpg ducklings]], which are so tiny and ''fluffy'' that one often feels the urge to put them in their pocket.
%% * [[http://www.weloveallanimals.com/aardwolves-and-where-they-are-and-about/ Aardwolves]] are surprisingly cute considering they are a species of ''[[HeinousHyena hyena]]'' that live off termites.
%% * Sometimes even ''[[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/55/84/09/5584098609bfd231a0d07a129ccada2d.jpg flowers]]'' [[http://i1.wp.com/visitcryptoville.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DancingGirlImpatiens.jpg emulate]] [[http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/UL8o2yJXlRcXXagOFbXB/206011402/UL8o2yJXlRcXXagOFbXB.jpg this]] [[http://www.wonderslist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ballerina-Orchid.jpg trope]].
* Bumblebees. Fuzzy, fat, so gentle they don't mind being poked, and only want to pollinate flowers.
* The [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Madoqua_kirkii_-_male_%28Namutoni%29.jpg Dik-Dik]] is one of the smallest species of antelope and has distint eyelashes around big bright eyes, dainty little boundy legs, a mohawk and a twitchy snouth that inflates slightly when they make their whistly calls. And the males have tiny little horns and don't even really fight over territory, just feinting at each other until one runs away.
* The [[https://www.britannica.com/animal/royal-antelope royal antelope]] is the smallest antelope, period. Everything about it is tiny and delicate aside from its ''huge'' doe eyes; it looks almost like a mouse on mini-antelope legs, or a deer from a {{Moe}} series.
%% * Sugar Gliders [[http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images20/SugarGliderFemalewithNewBabyGloria.JPG just look at them!]]
* Wallabies, pretty much a smaller, chubbier version of a kangaroo.
** A remarkably large part of the marsupial order Diprotodondia is made up of what look like ambulatory plush toys. Along with wallabies, the order includes the aforementioned quokka, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Koala_climbing_tree.jpg koala]] (basically a living teddy bear), the wombat (which [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vombatus_ursinus_-Maria_Island_National_Park.jpg resembles a ground-dwelling koala]]), and Australian species of possums (many of whom are [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cercartetus_concinnus_Museums_Victoria.jpg rather friendlier-looking]] than their North American namesakes).
%% * Chameleons [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUO3-OdIFzM like this one]], [[http://www.wallpapers-web.com/data/out/47/4123104-chameleon-lizard-wallpapers.jpg this one]], and [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/b79f98fa7d749fbcbe04fc52d84b28bc/tumblr_okkjb4rZ9m1u2pquno1_500.jpg these three]].
%% * Many salamanders and newts. [[http://www.caudata.org/forum/attachments/f1173-advanced-newt-salamander-topics/f1159-fieldwork-fieldherping/f1160-field-herping-accounts/5802d1237468827-herping-western-va-01cute-.-maculatum.jpg Like this one]], [[https://media.mnn.com/assets/images/2013/07/TwoLinedSalamander.jpg.560x0_q80_crop-smart.jpg this one]], [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6c/36/4a/6c364a2796e4208dfb5da8e7fb7c5f3c.jpg this one]], and [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uH8je18twik/hqdefault.jpg this one]].
%% * The Silky Anteater, which looks like a cross between a monkey and a sloth. Just watch [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzqRwZdT5RU this video]] and try not to fall in love with it.
%% * Pomeranians. [[https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/pomeranian?sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=pomeranian Just look at them!]]
%% * Geckos.
* Pythons, especially ball pythons, are known to be one of the cute snakes due to having round eyes, chubby coils, a CatSmile, and the tendency to curl up.
** Another one of the rare snake species that gets attention as cute is the hognose snake, which has big eyes, a short upturned nose (hence the name) and some fun-to-watch behaviors like rattling their tails and puffing out their necks to scare predators away, or [[PlayingPossum just playing dead]] if that doesn't work.
%% * Bats, in general, can be this or CreepyCute to some people. Honorable mention goes to flying foxes, which just so happen to look like tiny dogs with wings.
* [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Bohol_Tarsier.jpg Tarsiers]], tiny inches-tall tree-dwelling primates with HUGE eyes. Though they can verge into CreepyCute as their eyes resemble WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises and can't move in their sockets, making them look perpetually shocked.
* The galago or bush baby is another big-eyed, big-eared, pointy-nosed not-quite-a-monkey, made doubly endearing by its [[https://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-videos/8882/Watch-This-Galago-Investigate-A-Strawberry curious behavior and little human hands]].
* [[https://88-bar.com/2012/02/a-curated-history-of-the-grass-mud-horse-song/ The Grass Mud Horse]]. On a meta-level, it even qualifies as BadassAdorable, since it has been picked up as a meme, figuratively fighting Internet censorship in China.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rosy-faced_lovebird_(Agapornis_roseicollis_roseicollis).jpg Rosy-faced lovebirds]]. Miniature parrots with big eyes, a permanent smile and LuminescentBlush. Even their ''name'' is adorable!
* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiba_Inu Shiba Inu]], the breed of dog that inspired the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_(meme) Doge meme]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vGDWgdGiPkI Alaskan Malamute puppies]]. They look like toasted marshmallows on legs. And are FLOOOOOOOOFY!
* For a shark, at least, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thresher_shark thresher shark]] has a startlingly {{Moe}} face, with large staring eyes, a small mouth angled into a nervous frown and teeth almost too tiny to be seen, making it look not only harmless but worried or embarrassed. This is the shark in the "[[https://cheezburger.com/3629061/the-shy-shark-15-hilarious-memes shy shark]]" meme.
* Provided they aren't [[BearsAreBadNews showing you their teeth]], [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RRcwwoQ0oa4/UCUPt7fBEbI/AAAAAAAABnQ/BsD66YbfKPk/s1600/Bear_wet-47118.jpeg bears]] are adorable [[CuteGiant despite, or possible even because of their size]]. There is a reason teddy bears are based on them.
* Many species of moths (e.g. silk moths, maple moths) literally look like felted toys of themselves, and some come in cartoonishly bright colors. Even the cutesiest versions of Film/{{Mothra}} aren't an exaggeration.
* You wouldn't think a ''slug'' of all creatures could possibly qualify as this, would you? Say hello to ''[[https://www.boredpanda.com/leaf-sheep-sea-slug-costasiella-kuroshimae/ Costasiella kuroshimae]]'', aka the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Leaf Sheep Sea Slug]]. Its head looks like a cartoon of a sheep or a cow, and the rest of its body resembles some sort of leafy bush. Cool fact: it absorbs chloroplasts from the algae it eats and incorporates them into its body, making it one of the few animals in the world capable of photosynthesis.
* [[http://puppytoob.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Shih-Tzu.jpg Shih Tzu's]] just try looking into their eyes and not have your heart melt.
* Skunks. They're like a cross between a cat and a ferret, and they have the fluffiest tails! Even their warning system for [[SmellySkunk you know what]] is like a cute little dance. And it's truly endearing when you encounter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vszWsYOdnPg a family of them on the move]]. No wonder some people keep them [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunks_as_pets as pets]].
* Viverrids are pretty cute across the board, but special mention goes to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgwq2JLCNQ4 genets]], who could aptly be described as a combination between a [[CuteKitten tabby cat]] and a [[FriskyFerret ferret]], with the playful personality to match.
** The same goes for their Madagascar relatives, the euplerids. Perhaps the most notable example is the [[https://seancrane.com/fanaloka-aka-the-malagasy-civet/ fanaloka]], who resembles an adorable fox with the eye-catching body patterns of a civet. Even the fossa, despite often being seen as a vicious lemur-killer, is also [[https://www.deviantart.com/robbobert/art/Strolling-Fossa-434714347 very cute]].
* The [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Potos_flavus_%288973438737%29.jpg kinkajou]], also known as the honey bear, is a frugivorous, arboreal cousin of the raccoon that’s native to the jungles of Central and South America. Imagine combining [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Winnie The Pooh]] with a [[SillySimian New World monkey]], and you've got the kinkajou.
* [[https://sdzwildlifeexplorers.org/animals/tree-kangaroo Tree-kangaroos, also known locally as boongarries]] might just be the cutest of all marsupials. They're like regular kangaroos, but smaller, fluffier, with brighter colorations, and they live arboreal lives akin to [[SillySimian monkeys]], as they evolved to fill a similar ecological niche in the jungles of New Guinea and Northern Australia.
* Hedgehogs. Small, chubby, with a pointy snout and beady little eyes, and they curl up into little balls when they’re scared! Aww!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMeuwYvlBI0 Brazilian tree porcupines]] are a classical example of how Mother Nature attempts to create something which is supposed to be scary and dangerous to wild animals only to melt the heart of humans. Picture a spiny critter with huge eyes, a pig-like nose, a prehensile tail and tiny clawed forepaws. Cute, isn't it? Add the ability to coo like a (human) baby and mimic human sounds and what you get is one of the cutest animals from South America. Unsurprisingly, Animals Wonders' numbers of subscribers skyrocketed after introducing the viewers to [[https://www.animalwonders.org/kemo.html Kemosabe]], a banana-loving male specimen.
* The Flapjack Octopus. They're small, have fins on their heads that resemble ears, and, of course, are so cute that one of their names is literally ''Adorabilis.''
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* The animatronics of the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' [[TheMusical Musical]] are not malicious like their game counterparts are, and in fact, they only want to say hi and be friends, and in that regard, they are adorable. Unfortunately, poor LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} is scared out of his mind of them, thinking them to be out to kill him.

* Once WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons were at a petting zoo and saw a cute little lamb with big eyes. They all let out an "Aw!", then saw an even littler lamb with even bigger eyes. They let out a bigger "AWWW!!", then saw the ''littlest'' lamb with the ''biggest'' eyes, and let out the biggest '''"AWWWW!!!"''' of all. Then the second lamb walked in front of the third one, and Homer shoved it out of the way. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AdHuSZbY_Q Video clip here]].

* Honduran white bats look like tiny puffballs with wings, black eyes, and a yellow leaf-shaped nose. They are also known as one of the bats that make tents out of leaves which they huddle under together.

* The Bearbees from ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh''. They're snuggly embodiments of love that sprinkle glitter, say 'Nogitsu!' and concider Yuuri and Wolfram [[HasTwoMommies to be their parents]], making them Greta's siblings. They're highly endangered and their poop makes very high-quality, but very smelly, paint.