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In many appearances, Minnie was presented as MickeyMouse's LoveInterest, a close friend to Daisy Duck, and/or a friend to Clarabelle Cow.

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In many appearances, Minnie was presented as MickeyMouse's WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse's LoveInterest, a close friend to Daisy Duck, WesternAnimation/DaisyDuck, and/or a friend to Clarabelle Cow.
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* ChasteToons: She has twin nieces named Millie and Melody

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* ChasteToons: She has twin nieces named Millie and MelodyMelody.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference:
** She originally looked more mouse-like.
** Minnie was originally topless on default. She has since mostly traded her skirt in for dresses, though she does still occasionally wear just skirts.
** Minnie originally had pale white skin. It eventually became a more natural peach. Mickey had the same thing happen to him
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Minnie is never called "Minerva".
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* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers''
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* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Minnie originally looked like just a mouse version of Ortensia, Oswald's wife. To distinguish her more, Minnie traded in her flower hat for a bow and eventually her skirt for a dress.


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* HappilyMarried: According to Walt, Mickey and Minnie are canonically married however the two can be in any stage of a relationship depending on what the plot requires.

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* CloserToEarth: Sometimes depicted as this, often as a foil to Daisy or Mickey when their heads are in the clouds or they're being emotional. ''House of Mouse'' upgraded it all he way to making her a hyper-competent NumberTwo at the titular club, running everything from backstage.



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%%* NiceGirl:* NiceGirl: Most of the time, however she's not above getting revenge when slighted.
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MickeyMouse's LoveInterest.



In many appearances, Minnie was presented as [[MickeyMouse Mickey's]] girlfriend, a close friend to Daisy Duck, and/or a friend to Clarabelle Cow.

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In many appearances, Minnie was presented as [[MickeyMouse Mickey's]] girlfriend, MickeyMouse's LoveInterest, a close friend to Daisy Duck, and/or a friend to Clarabelle Cow.










* DependingOnTheArtist: She was originally topless, but she's been depicted over the years as either topless or fully clothed.

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* DependingOnTheArtist: She was originally topless, [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal topless]], but she's been depicted over the years as either topless that or [[FullyDressedCartoonAnimal fully clothed.clothed]].



* DistressedDamsel: Her role in many of the classic shorts.

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* DistressedDamsel: DamselInDistress: Her role in many of the classic shorts.



* HappyHolidaysDress: The recent "Victorian Minnie" outfit shows her in a light yellow dress trimmed with [[PrettyInMink white fur]].



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%%* NiceMice

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* PinkMeansFeminine: One of her favored colors, especially recently.

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* PinkMeansFeminine: One of her favored colors, especially recently.Her outfits have become increasingly more pink.



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%%* TheSmurfettePrinciple* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Daisy is part of The Sensational Six, but not of The Fabulous Five. Minnie is present in either case, being the sole female in the latter.
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* FurryConfusion: She has a pet kitten named {{Figaro}}.

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* FurryConfusion: She has a pet kitten named {{Figaro}}.WesternAnimation/{{Figaro}}.
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* The ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' series

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* The ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series



* ''Videogame/DisneyInfinity''(Playable in the 3.0 edition)

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* ''Videogame/DisneyInfinity''(Playable ''Videogame/DisneyInfinity'' (Playable in the 3.0 edition)



* HotterAndSexier: in a ''way'' different way than what one would expect, as the years have gone by, Disney has added several instances of her emphasizing her hips, making naughty Jokes, and generally being more saucy in nature. ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain'' has her shopping for swimsuits and teasing a Julius-possessed Mickey, and several bits of artwork cards in ''Videogame/DisneyMagicalWorld'' have her in lightly suggestive poses.

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* HotterAndSexier: in In a ''way'' different way than what one would expect, as expect. As the years have gone by, Disney has added several instances of her emphasizing her hips, making naughty Jokes, jokes, and generally being more saucy in nature. ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain'' has her shopping for swimsuits and teasing a Julius-possessed Mickey, and several bits of artwork cards in ''Videogame/DisneyMagicalWorld'' have her in lightly suggestive poses.



* OutdatedName: has had a similar experience. "Minnie" is a name that will occasionally appear in period pieces but has fallen out of favor due to associations with Minnie Mouse.

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* OutdatedName: has Has had a similar experience.experience as Mickey. "Minnie" is a name that will occasionally appear in period pieces but has fallen out of favor due to associations with Minnie Mouse.



* TrueBlueFemininity: It was not uncommon to see her wearin blue in older appearances. In the last 30 years she's began leaning toward pink and red though.
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* TrueBlueFemininity: It was not uncommon to see her wearin wearing blue in older appearances. In the last 30 years she's began leaning toward pink and red though.
%%* SpeciesSurname* SpeciesSurname: She is a mouse whose surname is "Mouse".
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* OutdatedName: has had a similar experience. "Minnie" is a name that will occasionally appear in period pieces but has fallen out of favor due to associations with Minnie Mouse.
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* BreakoutCharacter: She never had her own series in the classic shorts, though later projects starting from ''MickeyMouseWorks'' have finally given her individual cartoons.

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* BreakoutCharacter: She never had her own series in the classic shorts, though later projects starting from ''MickeyMouseWorks'' ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseWorks'' have finally given her individual cartoons.
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* NiceHat: In the really early ClassicDisneyShorts.

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* NiceHat: In the really early ClassicDisneyShorts.WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' - Has separate shorts centered on her ("WesternAnimation/EauDeMinnie", "WesternAnimation/{{Clogged}}", "WesternAnimation/DoggoneBiscuits" and "WesternAnimation/NoReservations").

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* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' - Has -- has separate shorts centered on her ("WesternAnimation/EauDeMinnie", "WesternAnimation/{{Clogged}}", "WesternAnimation/DoggoneBiscuits" ("[[Recap/MickeyMouseS2E3EauDeMinnie Eau de Minnie]]", "[[Recap/MickeyMouseS2E12Clogged Clogged]]", "[[Recap/MickeyMouseS2E14DoggoneBiscuits Doggone Biscuits]]" and "WesternAnimation/NoReservations").
"[[Recap/MickeyMouseS3E18NoReservations No Reservations]]").
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* DistaffCounterpart: Even when not paired with Mickey, she usually takes a similar role of StraightMan or TheEverygirl.

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* DistaffCounterpart: Even when not paired with Mickey, she usually takes a similar role of StraightMan or TheEverygirl.the {{Everygirl}}.



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%%* TheIngenue* TheIngenue: In some/most versions. Sauciness/down-to-earth qualities may vary.



* SatelliteCharacter: Really doesn't have much of a personality outside of her interactions with Mickey and co. Some later projects such as ''HouseOfMouse'' have tried to subvert this and make her an individual character, usually by making her a foil for Daisy.

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* SatelliteCharacter: Really doesn't have much of a personality outside of her interactions with Mickey and co. Some later projects such as ''HouseOfMouse'' ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' have tried to subvert this and make her an individual character, usually by making her a foil for Daisy.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' - Has separate shorts centered on her ("WesternAnimation\EauDeMinnie", "WesternAnimation/{{Clogged}}", "WesternAnimation/DoggoneBiscuits" and "WesternAnimation/NoReservations").

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* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' - Has separate shorts centered on her ("WesternAnimation\EauDeMinnie", ("WesternAnimation/EauDeMinnie", "WesternAnimation/{{Clogged}}", "WesternAnimation/DoggoneBiscuits" and "WesternAnimation/NoReservations").

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* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' - Has separate shorts centered on her called Eau De Minnie, and Clogged.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' - Has separate shorts centered on her called Eau De Minnie, ("WesternAnimation\EauDeMinnie", "WesternAnimation/{{Clogged}}", "WesternAnimation/DoggoneBiscuits" and Clogged.
"WesternAnimation/NoReservations").



%%* AlliterativeName

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%%* AlliterativeName* AlliterativeName: '''M'''innie '''M'''ouse.



%%* DistressedDamsel

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%%* DistressedDamsel* DistressedDamsel: Her role in many of the classic shorts.



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%%* TertiarySexualCharacteristics* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Design wise, she's basically Mickey with eyelashes, a bow and a dress.
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* KindheartedCatLover: Towards Figaro the kitten from ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''. [[FurryConfusion That's right, an anthropomorphic mouse has a kitten for a pet!]]
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* ''PlaneCrazy''

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* ''PlaneCrazy''''WesternAnimation/PlaneCrazy''



* ''TheMickeyMouseClub''
* ''MickeyMouseworks'' / ''HouseOfMouse''
* ''MickeyMouseClubhouse''

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* ''TheMickeyMouseClub''
''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub''
* ''MickeyMouseworks'' ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseworks'' / ''HouseOfMouse''
''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''
* ''MickeyMouseClubhouse''''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse''



* The ''KingdomHearts'' series

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* The ''KingdomHearts'' ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' series
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* DistressedDamsel

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* NiceMice

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* ''Videogame/DisneyInfinity''(Possibly in 3.0 edition)

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* ''Videogame/DisneyInfinity''(Possibly ''Videogame/DisneyInfinity''(Playable in the 3.0 edition)

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* BreakoutCharacter: She never had her own series in the classic shorts, though later projects starting from ''MickeyMouseWorks'' have finally given her individual cartoons.



* DemotedToExtra: She co-starred with Mickey in most of his black and white shorts, but once DonaldDuck started appearing in Mickey shorts, she began appearing less and less.

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* DemotedToExtra: She co-starred with Mickey in most of his black and white shorts, but once DonaldDuck started appearing in Mickey shorts, she began appearing less and less. Subverted in more modern projects.



* DistaffCounterpart

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* DistaffCounterpartDistaffCounterpart: Even when not paired with Mickey, she usually takes a similar role of StraightMan or TheEverygirl.



* SatelliteCharacter: Really doesn't have much of a personality outside of her interactions with Mickey and co.

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* SatelliteCharacter: Really doesn't have much of a personality outside of her interactions with Mickey and co. Some later projects such as ''HouseOfMouse'' have tried to subvert this and make her an individual character, usually by making her a foil for Daisy.


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* WomenAreWiser: Several cartoons depict her as slightly more level headed and responsible than Mickey.
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* ''MinniesBowToons''

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* ''MinniesBowToons''''WesternAnimation/MinniesBowToons''
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* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' - Has separate shorts centered on her called Eau De Minnie, and Clogged.




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* ''Videogame/DisneyInfinity''(Possibly in 3.0 edition)
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[[quoteright:223:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minniemouseimagenparaimprimir6_5748.gif]]

MickeyMouse's LoveInterest.

Her full name, Minerva Mouse, is given in the [[ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse comic strip]] story "The Gleam" by Merrill De Maris and Floyd Gottfredson and published from January 19 to May 2, 1942.

In many appearances, Minnie was presented as [[MickeyMouse Mickey's]] girlfriend, a close friend to Daisy Duck, and/or a friend to Clarabelle Cow.

See also [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingDisney supporting Disney Character section of the Kingdom Hearts Character Sheet]] for tropes that refer to them specifically in said video game series.



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!Media featuring Minnie

Notable shorts:
* ''PlaneCrazy''
* ''WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie''
* ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol''
* ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain''

Feature films:
* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' - In a {{Cameo}} at the end of the movie.
* ''WesternAnimation/MickeysOnceUponAChristmas''
* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers''
* ''WesternAnimation/MickeysTwiceUponAChristmas''

Television shows:
* ''TheMickeyMouseClub''
* ''MickeyMouseworks'' / ''HouseOfMouse''
* ''MickeyMouseClubhouse''
* ''MinniesBowToons''

{{Video Game}}s:
* The ''KingdomHearts'' series
* ''Videogame/DisneyMagicalWorld''

Comic books:
* ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse

Franchises:
* ''Totally Minnie''
* ''Minnie 'n Me''

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!!Tropes That Apply to Minnie:

* AlliterativeName
* CuteButCacophonic: Adorable in several instances, but her voice [[TastesLikeDiabetes can grate on your nerves.]]
* DemotedToExtra: She co-starred with Mickey in most of his black and white shorts, but once DonaldDuck started appearing in Mickey shorts, she began appearing less and less.
* DependingOnTheArtist: She was originally topless, but she's been depicted over the years as either topless or fully clothed.
* DistaffCounterpart
* DistressedDamsel
* DamselOutOfDistress: In quite a few shorts.
* ChasteToons: She has twin nieces named Millie and Melody
* FullyDressedCartoonAnimal: DependingOnTheArtist.
* FurryConfusion: She has a pet kitten named {{Figaro}}.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Again, DependingOnTheArtist.
* HotterAndSexier: in a ''way'' different way than what one would expect, as the years have gone by, Disney has added several instances of her emphasizing her hips, making naughty Jokes, and generally being more saucy in nature. ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain'' has her shopping for swimsuits and teasing a Julius-possessed Mickey, and several bits of artwork cards in ''Videogame/DisneyMagicalWorld'' have her in lightly suggestive poses.
* TheIngenue
* NiceHat: In the really early ClassicDisneyShorts.
* NiceMice
* OfficialCouple: With Mickey Mouse.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: While she's always sweet-natured, she encourages Mickey to rip Julius' ears off in ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain'' and [[FreakyFridayFlip Julius was still in Mickey's body]] when she said that.
* PinkMeansFeminine: One of her favored colors, especially recently.
* RodentsOfUnusualSize
* SatelliteCharacter: Really doesn't have much of a personality outside of her interactions with Mickey and co.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple
* TrueBlueFemininity: It was not uncommon to see her wearin blue in older appearances. In the last 30 years she's began leaning toward pink and red though.
* SpeciesSurname
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics
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