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* Artemis's playful relationship with Minako in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' (versus Luna, who acts slightly more "parental" to Usagi).

** [[spoiler:There is a specific punishment for mages in ''Mahou Sensei Negima!'': temporary transformation into an ermine. It is never stated directly, but some lines may imply that Chamo-kun did undergo such a penalty. Nevertheless, Chamo-kun always claims he is a regular ermine and mentions about his ermine family. He also revealed that he was banned from his home country for [[PantyThief stealing panties]] from his girl ermine companions. This may be somewhat true.

* US Military radar jamming insignia often feature a a weasel mascot.

** [[spoiler:There is a specific punishment for mages in ''Mahou Sensei Negima!'': temporary transformation into an ermine. It is never stated directly, but some lines may imply that Chamo-kun did undergo such a penalty. Nevertheless, Chamo-kun always claims he is a regular ermine and mentions about his ermine family. He also revealed that he was banned from his home country for [[PantyThief stealing panties]] from his girl ermine companions. This may be somewhat true. Just don't [[InternetBackdraft try to make a definite claim]].]]

* Kero-chan in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''.

* Artemis's playful relationship with Minako in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'''s (versus Luna, who acts slightly more "parental" to Usagi).

* Tart from ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'', who insist that he's a 'cute fairy' and speaks with KansaiRegionalAccent. He swings around being responsible (trying to help the Cures) and irresponsible (stealing the Cures' foods like ice cream) at times

** Tart from ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'', who insist that he's a 'cute fairy' and speaks with KansaiRegionalAccent. He swings around being responsible (trying to help the Cures) and irresponsible (stealing the Cures' foods like ice cream) at times

*** In the manga, he's pretty specific at several points in explaining he's an ermine sprite, which is where most of his powers -- such as forming pactios and being able to read peoples' emotions -- come from. He fled to Japan to find Negi [[spoiler:to get him to hire him as a familiar so he wouldn't be punished for his panty theft.]]
*** [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming What? But he]] [[TearJerker stole them to build a warm nest]] [[BlatantLies for his sister...]]

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': Arguably, Ash's (previously Dawn's) Buizel is one of these despite the actual mascots being the [[RodentsOfUnusualSize Rodent of Unusual Size]] and the adorable [[SpotlightStealingSquad yet overused]] [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Penguin]]. It initially followed in the tracks of previous badasses Charizard and Sceptile, and did a very good job of it early on despite being a RidiculouslyCuteCritter. Unfortunately, it hit [[BadassDecay a losing streak]] later on.

* OkojoSan from the titular manga and the anime SiawaseApartment's Okojo-san is an ermine. He can't talk to people, but he can to the other animals in the apartment complex.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': During her BigDamnHeroes moment, Temari uses her fan to summon an eyepatch-wearing, scythe-wielding weasel named Kamatari that brings with it a massive swath of destruction against Tayuya.
** [[DontExplainTheJoke Which to anyone who knows Japanese is a pun on the word "Kamaitachi", which means "slicing wind", but "Kama" and "Itachi" means "sickle" and "weasel" respectively.]]

* Nils from the animated adaptation of ''Literature/NilsHolgersson'' has a hamster sidekick called Krumel who usually provides the voice of reason.

* ''FanFic/GuardiansOfPokemon'' has a pair of these, Jupei and Ki. This is not surprising as the author has stated that the fic was inspired by [[RuleOfThree three]] anime: ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' (of course), ''Anime/SailorMoon'', and ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''.

* ''OreshikaTaintedBloodlines'' has your family retainer, Kochin, who can transform between her weasel form and a [[LittleBitBeastly human girl with weasel ears and tail]].

* Annie from Demon of the Underground. She was found in Pogo's pants and took on a group of mooks while he was busy.

* ''ComicBook/PeachFuzz'', where the ferrets are the main characters... at least,''they'' think they are. Their owners think they're just cute pets.

Animal mascot personalities normally fall into the Cat or [[AllAnimalsAreDogs Dog stereotypes]] even if the author has tried to use a more exotic animal, like a bird or mouse -- it'll still act like a Cat or a Dog. The Weasel Mascot personality, likewise, may apply to non-mustelids (such as a mongoose or even a squirrel) -- but weasels, otters and ferrets are most common.

* Daxter, after being turned into an [[MixAndMatchCritter ottsel]], from the ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series. While he's not technically a weasel, he ''is'' a combination of two different kinds of mustelid: a weasel and an otter.

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* Silver the Hedgehog from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' was originally Venice the Mink (minks are extremely related to weasels). However, {{Downplayed}}, since this concept was dropped since a mink wouldn't fit in with the other characters.

* The Wulfenbach Bug Squad (more officially known as the Vespiary Squad) of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' has this as one of their hats. Their charges are all [[ForScience modified weasels]], without which the Squad could not do their job as detectors and exterminators. Although they have eight legs, they ''are'' still, very much, weasels of some description. And, they are sooo cute (for a given definition of cute).
** Agatha herself has acquired one after Tarvek rescued several from a crashed Vespiary Squad airship.

* In ''NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' an actual weasel supposedly infests Polk Middle School (whose ''official'' mascot is a wolf), and is the bane of the janitor's existence. It turns out to be [[spoiler:[[MonsterIsAMommy pregnant and looking for a nest]]; it and its young are then adopted as second mascots by the moved janitor]].

* Evelyn the evil witch has a pet weasel that she wears around her neck like a stole in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "Gargamel's Sweetheart".

* Though really more of a "Winged Lemur", Momo from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. Behaviorally, there's a lot of cat in him -- specifically, [[WriteWhoYouKnow Bryan Konietzko's cat]].

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': Arguably, Ash's (previously Dawn's) Buizel is one of these despite the actual mascots being the [[RodentsOfUnusualSize Rodent of Unusual Size]] and the adorable [[SpotlightStealingSquad yet overused]] [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Penguin]]. It initially followed in the tracks of previous {{Badass}}es Charizard and Sceptile, and did a very good job of it early on despite being a RidiculouslyCuteCritter. Unfortunately, it hit [[BadassDecay a losing streak]] later on.

* Hippo the penguin in ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.

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* In the first part of a two-part commercial for Energizer batteries featuring Ernst Blofeld from ''Franchise/JamesBond'', the Supervolt Battery Company is unable to keep up with Energizer's success. They tried having their own mascot, the Supervolt Weasel, which was a guitar-playing robot weasel. The Supervolt batteries it ran on [[EpicFail died just after its first strum]].
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[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* "The sickle weasel" Kamaitachi, whom Shigeo "Anti-Mexico" Okamura intended to become the new face of Wrestling/{{CMLL}}'s Lightweight division. He did succeed in winning the world super lightweight championship belt to, but had [[HumiliatingWager lost his mask]] to former champion Dragón Lee on the way there.[[/folder]]

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* Poink on ''WebVideo/TheFundayPawpetShow'' is sleazy, low down, and basically the show's comedic ChewToy.
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* ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} creator Scott Addams wrote a book about how the unscrupulous and sociopathic can thrive in the office called ''The Way of the Weasel''.

Compare PlayfulOtter.