Line #53 Mooks/LiveActionTV


1	* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSlimGoodbody'': Slim never directly fights them, but Phineas Finicky has an army of interchangeable green goblins at his disposal who've attacked vegetable trucks and even helped him move a cloud of toxic chemicals through the air!
2	* The ''Series/Batman1966'' RoguesGallery (in the Creator/AdamWest series, at least) employed mooks. A particularly nicely named group were the Penguin's [[FunWithAcronyms Grand Order of Occidental Nighthawks ([=GOONs=]).]]
3	** Some villains in the 1990s animated series followed suit, most memorably Mr. Freeze's thugs who wore heavy, hooded fur coats. Since their employer produced pure cold, this may have been less about adhering to a theme, and more about staving off frostbite.
4	*** Joker started off with a few minions of his own, but between his financial troubles and his reputation as a BadBoss, it was eventually down to just him and Harley.
5	*** Bad as he was, he had one recurring henchman in the comics before Harley: Southpaw, his left-hand man. He also had [[Film/TheThreeStooges Mo, Lar, and Cur]] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''.
6	* Most of the {{Big Bad}}s in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' had Mooks of one sort or another. Generally vampires, but the First had its Bringers and Glory had her demons.
7	** In "Once More With Feeling", they were also trained dancers.
8	** Buffy calls the mercenary demon from the episode "Flooded" a mook when he breaks her designer lamp.
9	* The ''Series/ChouseishinSeries'' has its share of grunts who hassle the heroes and show up in groups of five ([[CostumeEvolution as that was how many suits Toho made for each set]]).
10	** The Gig Fighters in ''Series/ChouseishinGransazer'' are disposable MechaMooks which higher-ranked Warp Monarch members summon from capsules. For regular JSDF soldiers they can be too much to handle, but against the Gransazers they're CannonFodder.
11	** ''Series/GenseishinJustiriser'' has the Zakoal, the footsoldiers of the Hades Army who [[CostumeEvolution change color]] depending on whom their serving under.
12	** ''Series/ChouseiKantaiSazerX'' [[MookCarryover reuses]] the Gig Fighters from ''Gransazer'' initially, until they get [[ReplacementMooks replaced]] by the stronger Deathmeid soldiers from the future about a third of the way through.
13	* The named warriors of Season 3 of ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'' are always accompanied by four Mooks, who never survive the sim. UsefulNotes/JesseJames vs. UsefulNotes/AlCapone of Season 2 also had three mooks each, [[spoiler: though it's subverted by there being another survivor alongside Jesse James, who's often speculated to be Jesse's big brother Frank.]].
14	* Usually in ''Series/DoctorWho'', villains like the Daleks and Cybermen have a commander, such as the Dalek Emperor and Davros for the Daleks, and the Cyber-Leader or Cyber-Controller for the Cybermen, or even TheMaster for both, who's in charge, and the rest usually fufill the role of mooks.
15	** Averted in the episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek Dalek]]", where there's only one of the titular enemy, and who's given a personality before it dies.
16	* Most of the villains in ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' have gangs of hired goons, mercenaries, or thugs to back them up. In particular, Rance Burgess and Adelei Niska seem to have their own personal armies.
17	* ''Series/{{Hanna}}'': Pioneer employs many black-clad commandos whom the protagonists take down with relative ease, even when they greatly outnumber them.
18	* Subverted by ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', volume 4: when a Mook is sacrificed by Danko to keep his plans moving, Nathan tells him about the Mook's wife and children.
19	* ''Franchise/KamenRider'': Every evil organization in the Showa era had its own Mooks, which were usually just people wearing themed luchador-style costumes, to the point where the term for such characters (''Sentoin'', literally "Combatant") has become a catch-all term for {{Tokusatsu}} Mooks of all stripes. They're less common in the Heisei era, to the point where some shows had one-shot MonstersOfTheWeek "demoted" to Mooks for the purpose of crossovers. Special instances are noted below.
20	** ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' had three low-level Mirror Monsters -- Raydragoons, Sheerghosts, and Gelnewts -- which were essentially just the wild animals of Mirror World; they weren't contracted to anyone and weren't party of anyone's plots, they just wanted to eat. Thus, a horde of them is less an organized fighting force and more a school of piranha looking for a meal.
21	*** ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight'' did as mentioned above and mass-produced ''Ryuki'''s Gelnewt to serve as a Mook. A ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'' movie made afterwards actually ended up using Gelnewts as Mooks specifically because there were so many costumes left over from ''Dragon Knight''.
22	** ''Series/KamenRider555'' put a unique spin on this trope by having its Mooks be pseudo-Kamen Riders; in this case, the Riotroopers used a mass-produced and scaled-back version of Faiz's own gear. "Mook Riders" would go on to appear in a few later series including ''Gaim'', ''Ex-Aid'', and ''Wizard'', though the latter only happens in TheMovie.
23	** ''Series/KamenRiderBlade'' didn't use Mooks, but late in the series when [[spoiler:the Battle Royale ended in favor of the Black Joker]], black monoliths appeared around Japan and started spitting out monsters called Darkroaches intent upon killing off humanity. TheMovie, ''Decade'', and subsequent crossovers turned Darkroaches into ''Blade'''s regulation Mook, with the movie introducing the recolored Albinoroaches and ''Decade'' making an EliteMook called the Bossroach[[note]]Which is actually just a repurposing of the Beetle Undead's costume[[/note]].
24	** ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'' had low-level enemies called Salisworms, who would molt into more powerful forms and become full-fledged MonstersOfTheWeek if left alive long enough; this was especially problematic since this molting also granted them SuperSpeed, making them a much greater threat.
25	*** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' does something similar, with Invase starting off in a weak "Elementary" state and evolving into more advanced forms if they manage to consume the Fruit of Helheim. And as mentioned above, it also had "Mook Riders" in the form of the Yggdrasil Corporation's Kurokage Troopers.
26	** ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'' had the BigBad produce a hit squad of three almost identical Imagin[[note]]the only difference being their signature BladeBelowTheShoulder: one had an axe, one [[ThisIsADrill a drill]], and the third WolverineClaws[[/note]] to kill Den-O; during the FinalBattle he mass-produced them, which resulted in their becoming the series' Mooks.
27	** ''Series/KamenRiderKiva'' had the Rat Fangire, a MonsterOfTheWeek who first appeared in 1986; he escaped destruction and survived all the way to 2008, gaining the ability to perform a DoppelgangerAttack. Naturally, the fact that there were multiple costumes made for this means the Rat Fangire became ''Kiva''[='s=] representative Mook in later crossovers.
28	** ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'': Due to its nature as a MilestoneCelebration crossover, Decade didn't have its own unique Mooks but instead tended to use the ones from whichever show's world he was visiting at the moment. When Decade's enemy was cemented as Daishocker, he was likewise met with Daishocker Combatants, who wore the same costume as the original Shocker Combatants but could launch themselves as living missiles.
29	** In ''Series/KamenRiderOOO,'' the main villains create the "Yummy" MonsterOfTheWeek from people's desires.
30	*** Similar to ''Kabuto'' and ''Gaim'', they start out in a weaker, mummy-like Shiro Yummy ("White Yummy") form before developing into a full monster form -- but this time, the Shiro Yummies aren't the mooks. One of the villains discovers how to make a lesser form of a Shiro Yummy called a Kuzu Yummy ("Trash Yummy") that can't develop further, but can be deployed quickly without a lot of investment, and can even be sent out on smaller, long-term resource farming missions that wouldn't draw attention the way a full monster attack would. In future crossovers, Kuzu Yummies are used as ''OOO''[='s=] resident mooks.
31	*** ''OOO'' also features the [[MilestoneCelebration 999th and 1000th]] episodes of the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise, and we get Mookdom taken to its logical conclusion: [[spoiler:A Yummy created from the ''rage'' of a former Shocker Combatant whose name actually ''is'' "Mook" ("In Sendo" -- see above) who is pissed at the years and years and years of mooks having their butts handed to them by Kamen Riders. He goes on to spawn a small army of footsoldiers from across franchise history... or rather, Yummies in the form of them.]] Apparently, foot soldier job satisfaction is about as low as you'd expect... but they take pride in it.
32	** ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'' [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] the general uselessness of Mooks by having the Phantoms' leaders only really using them to delay Wizard, since they fully realized that such weak creatures were never going to defeat Wizard outright. They also served an important meta-purpose: [[SixthRanger Kamen Rider Beast]] needed a constant supply of Mana to keep his BondCreature satisfied, and since he couldn't defeat every single MonsterOfTheWeek he'd usually get to mow down entire platoons of Ghouls. In TheMovie Wizard is teleported to a land where [[EveryoneIsASuper Everyone is a Magic-User]], including the police and the king's palace guards, meaning he gets to fight Kamen Rider Mages instead of Ghouls.
33	** ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'' worked similarly to ''Kabuto'' and ''Gaim'', where Roidmudes would start in generic low-class forms before evolving into ones with greater powers. However, because only 108 Roidmudes were originally made[[note]]With two unique humanoid types, one made to become the first Kamen Rider and the other meant to be a new body for its creator before getting hijacked[[/note]], they couldn't just be thrown around willy-nilly. As such, if an Advanced Roidmude ever has support, it'll be two or three Low-Class Roidmudes at best. Naturally the movies throw this out the window with any number of excuses, including an OutsideContextVillain who can assimilate and copy any technology or a BadFuture where the Roidmudes subjugated humanity and mass-produced themselves.
34	** ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'': The Gamma have a form of hierarchy, with the mooks being those who are too weak to evolve into stronger forms and are subservient to those who can.
35	** ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'', since it has a video game theme, gives the MonstersOfTheWeek the ability to summon genre-appropriate Mooks: knights and magicians for the RolePlayingGame, commandos for the FirstPersonShooter, and street dancers for the RhythmGame. It also takes on a darker twist about halfway through the series: [[spoiler:the Bugster leaders release ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'', a video game that turns the player into a pseudo-Kamen Rider called a Ride Player...and if they're defeated while playing the "game", they die. To make matters worse, the Bugsters tell the public that that Kamen Riders are elite enemies who drop special power-up items, meaning the heroes have to fight off several Ride Players non-fatally. After the government exposes the truth about ''Chronicle'', all but the most stubborn people willingly hand over their copies to the Riders.]]
36	** ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'' has the Guardians, the robotic police/military of Touto [[CombiningMecha who can combine en masse into big gangly battle mecha]]. At first it seems like a subversion since they only fight Build because he's a HeroWithBadPublicity, but then it's revealed that the evil organization Faust put a Trojan in the Guardians' programming and can take control of them at will. Later in the series, a "Hard" variant is rolled out that's explicitly designed for warfare, just as the bad guys decide to ''[[FromBadToWorse really]]'' escalate the situation.
37	** In ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'', the heroes once face a robotic warrior called a Kasshin ("Vassal"). It's treated as a MonsterOfTheWeek, if a nonstandard one that's sent by the GreaterScopeVillain instead of the usual BigBad. But multiple Kasshins get brought out in force in the movie, and further spinoffs continue to use whole squads of them (even when said GreaterScopeVillain is out of the picture) to establish them as the ''Zi-O'' mook.
38	** ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'': Magias, hacked [[DeceptivelyHumanRobots Humagear androids]] that serve as the MonsterOfTheWeek, have the ability to extend wires that can convert other nearby Humagears into weaker Trilobite Magias.
39	** ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'': The Megid utilize Shimi, silverfish-like grunts. They're only used in large hordes however, as most Megid can either replicate themselves or come in teams if they need extra muscle.
40	** ''Series/KamenRiderRevice'': The two main field commandos of the Deadmans, Julio and Olteca, usually carry around a Giff Junior Vistamp to summon mooks by stamping it on the ground. On the opposite side, one of the heroic organizations reverse-engineered Kamen Riders Demons and Over Demons to create mass-produced Demons Troopers, though they're only seen a few times.
41	** ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' features a DeadlyGame fighting various Jyamato monsters, including a basic mook variety. In fact, it's {{Invoked\|Trope}}: [[spoiler:the Jyamato are specifically bred to be the game's opponents; so the organizers are playing to existing archetypes, and they would ''want'' to have some disposable troops that players can defeat easily alongside the bosses with actual challenge]]. There are also Rider mooks that use the same gear as the game's actual players; Guard Riders who serve as its security staff and GM Riders that are being mind-controlled by the Game Master (whether they were originally players or guards).
42	** ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'' is a ''major'' trend breaker in that outside of crossover events, the entire series is utterly ''devoid'' of mooks.
43	* In TheSixties spy series ''Series/TheManFromUncle'', THRUSH employs metric tons of mooks. They even wear uniforms and have distinct ranks of officers (whether commissioned or non-commissioned is left up in the air) and other ranks, usually distinguished by their uniforms when both types appear.
44	* ''Series/MetalHeroes'' has had the villains use mooks on occasion.
45	** ''Series/KyojuuTokusouJuspion'' didn't have a specific class of mooks, but the various aliens employed by Mad Gallant as his goons effectively served as this for the Megabeast Empire.
46	** The Kinclons from ''Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban'', who became the Skugs of ''Series/VRTroopers''; when ''VRT'' [[{{Frankenslation}} switched using source material]] in the second season, the Skugs were given a MidSeasonUpgrade into the [[EliteMooks Ultra Skugs]] (the Miracler Soldiers from ''Series/SpaceSheriffShaider''), sometimes changing form in the middle of a battle.
47	** The Sorcerers Clan in ''Series/SekaiNinjaSenJiraiya'' had the Bird Ninjas Karasutengu as their grunts. The thing is, they only had about three of them at any given time. Several [[MonsterOfTheWeek World Ninjas]] also had their own generic ninja mooks assisting them, or the ability to [[MookMaker create their own mooks]].
48	** ''Series/JuukouBFighter'' had the Jamars, who were adapted as the Scabs in ''Series/BigBadBeetleborgs'' (unusually, [[DemotedToExtra they didn't really get used outside of Japanese footage]]).
49	** ''Series/BFighterKabuto'': Both Raija and Dezzle led different hordes of various low-level monsters, each of which effectively served as grunts for the Melzard Tribe.
50	* ''Series/TheOutpost'': The Prime Order's soldiers. Most of them are dumb and poor fighters whom the heroes take down by the truckload.
51	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. Suited guys with metal masks will usually come along with the MonsterOfTheWeek to [[MookChivalry dance around in the background]] while the Power Rangers pick them off. The first time a different kind of these guys are fought, the rangers will have to morph up in order to take them down, but after the first battle which has the rangers figuring out how to defeat them, they can thereafter be fought and taken down without morphing at all. Each villain had a different variety; let's just list the ''Power Rangers'' ones: [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita and Zedd]] used Putty Patrollers, which became Tenga Warriors in Season 3; [[Series/PowerRangersZeo The Machine Empire]] used Cogs...[[labelnote:If you care...]] [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Divatox]] used Piranhatrons while her brother, General Havoc, used Chromites; [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Astronema]] used Quantrons while the Piranhatrons make a return appearance (and the Rangers used Craterites for training purposes); [[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Scorpius, Trakeena, and their generals]] used Stingwingers while Captain Mutiny used Swabbies; [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Queen Bansheera and her minions]] used Batlings; Triskull from the Lost Galaxy/Lightspeed Rescue team-up episodes used Ghouls; [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Ransik]] used Cyclobots; [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Master Org]] used Putrids; [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Lothor]] used Kelzaks; [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Mesogog]] used Tyrannodrones while Zeltrax used Triptoids; [[Series/PowerRangersSPD The Troobian Empire]] used Krybots; [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Morticon]] used Hidiacs while Koragg and some of the other, more powerful generals used enhanced Hidiacs called Styxoids; [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Flurious, Moltor, and Kamdor]] used Chillers, Lava Lizards, and Ninja Stuntmen, respectively; [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Dai Shi]] used Rinshi; [[Series/PowerRangersRPM The Venjix Computer Network]] used Grinders; [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Master Xandred]] used Moogers and Spitfangs; [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Vrak]] used Loogies; [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce The Armada]] used X-Borgs and Crushers; [[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge Sledge, Heckyl & Snide, and later Arcanon]] used Vivix and Spikeballs; [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel Galvanax and later Madame Odious]] used Kudabots; [[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers Evox]] used Tronics; [[Series/PowerRangersDinoFury Void Knight]] used Hengemen; and [[Series/PowerRangersCosmicFury Lord Zedd and Squid Ink Inc]] use Zentinels. Whew.[[/labelnote]]
52	** Some Power Rangers seasons reuse Sentai mooks, while others use originals. Simple rule: if Rangers most often fight them unmorphed, they are originals (Z Putties, Piranhatrons…) Otherwise, Sentai footage will be reused, and most fight happen while morphed.
53	** Starting with ''Series/PowerRangersSPD,'' there is sometimes a multi-layer cannon fodder system where you've got your generic mooks, your rarer but tougher mooks, and even an {{Elite Mook\|s}} that's as good as or even ''tougher'' than the MonsterOfTheWeek. However, expect the higher levels to stop being so tough ''very'' soon after they appear.
54	** The Putties had lots of personality too. Seriously, Jason even encountered a particularly smart one that could ''drive''.
55	** The Hengemen from ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'' are an interesting case, as they originally fought for the heroes until Void Knight got a hold of the key that controls them in the first episode.
56	** The password for a computer program made by ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' Blue Ranger Rocky was "mook." This password would be visibly typed in by a Machine Empire MechaMook called a Cog in order to steal the software and create the [[MonsterOfTheWeek monster]] Silo.
57	** The whole concept of Mooks being easy for the heroes to defeat was even {{lampshade\|Hanging}}d in one episode by [[BigBad King Mondo]], where he complained, "What's the point of building more Cogs when the Rangers are just going to reduce them to scrap metal?!" (This led to a henchman getting an idea which was sort of a new approach, but it still didn't work in the end.)
58	** The Mooks do get glory at times, though; the finale episodes of ''[[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Turbo]]'', ''[[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Lost Galaxy]]'', ''[[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Lightspeed Rescue]]'', and ''[[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Time Force]]'' all featured armies of Mooks storming the rangers' home bases, and ultimately destroying them. In the ''Lost Galaxy'' finale, the Stingwingers were used by Trakeena as '''[[SuicideAttack suicide bombers]]'''(!), and they even destroyed the Centaurus and Stratoforce Megazords by swarming them and then detonating!
59	** And their usefulness is lampshaded in one episode of ''[[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Operation Overdrive]]''; one of the Big Bads, Kamdor, notes that while he can create monsters, Flurious and Moltor both have armies of foot soldiers. And it's proven earlier in the episode that numbers make a big difference; if the Rangers hadn't shown up, he and his [[TheDragon Dragon]] Miratrix would have likely been defeated. Kamdor subsequently brainwashes a group of stuntmen playing ninjas to fight for himself, but while they help, the spell only lasts for that one episode.
60	* The sheriff's men from ''Series/RobinOfSherwood''. The Merry MenOfSherwood killed ten or so per episode. It really got to the point where you had to wonder what kind of recruitment package was being offered.
61	* ''Series/SevenStarFightingGodGuyferd'' had the Guyborgs, Crown's cyborg grunts which were actually shown to be competent and fairly effective at fighting Guyferd. Crown would later develop a more [[CannonFodder disposable]] set of grunts in the Fangs, whose main purpose was just to hassle Guyferd and keep him occupied.
62	* The Jaffa of ''Series/StargateSG1''. Extensive work in both [[WordOfGod canon]] and {{fanon}} has been done to [[JustifiedTrope justify]] this, mostly with weaknesses that could be removed once they changed sides;
63	** Biology: As long as a Jaffa isn't decapitated or [[LudicrousGibs ripped apart]] and his symbiote isn't killed, he'll usually [[GoodThingYouCanHeal heal completely within a week.]] They thus willingly charge in blindly due to..
64	** Training: Jaffa are conditioned from birth to see their leaders as gods who will reward them for their service in the afterlife - and thus [[ZergRush rush their enemies on command]]. [[WeHaveReserves They have reserves]], and young, ignorant soldiers are less likely to rebel.
65	** Armament: Staff weapons fire energy bolts which are [[BangBangBANG loud]], flashy, and inflict distinctive wounds, but are really hard to aim, rarely do damage beyond twenty meters and fire only once a second. People with ''decades'' of training such as Teal'c and Master Bra'tac can hit a human-sized target at range two times out of three. Fanon is that they are purposefully AwesomeButImpractical - modified to produce louder, brighter bolts at the cost of range, accuracy ''and'' power.
66	----> '''O'Neil''': '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjlCVW_ouL8 This]]...''''' (lifts a [[SlowLaser staff weapon]]) ''is a weapon of '''terror'''. It's made to... '''[[WeaponForIntimidation intimidate]]''' the enemy.'' (throws staff weapon away) '''''This''' (lifts the P90) is a weapon of '''war.''' It is made to '''[[BoringButPractical kill]]''' your enemy.''
67	*** Once the marines wind up at a rebel training camp, they give them [[GunsOfFiction/SubmachineGuns FN-P90s]] and [[SpaceMarine decent training]]. It's the birth of the Free Jaffa Nation!
68	*** O'Neil outright stated that their armor and weapons were designed for intimidation, not killing. The Ori solders, who use simpler weapons that were designed for killing and ease of use, are so much deadlier despite being mostly untrained peasants, though still blindly fanatical mooks that die by the hundreds.
69	* Just about every evil organization in ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' has an army of mooks whose purpose most of the time is to [[CannonFodder keep the heroes busy]] or assist the MonsterOfTheWeek in causing havoc, as they are in many {{Tokusatsu}} shows.
70	** The Zolders in ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' were the first, black-suited ninja-like grunts which came in large hordes. They were actually shown to be pretty effective against most opponents, as long as they weren't the Gorangers or the occasional BadassNormal.
71	** An episode of ''Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman'' had the [[TheEmpire Galactic Imperial Army Zone]] celebrate a holiday called "Topsy Turvy Day", in which the hierarchy of Zone from TheDragon all the way down to the {{Mooks}} is reversed. This meant that the Batzlers, the Zone mook force, were in charge of the Zone while [[TheDragon Garoa]] and his fellow executives effectively became ''their'' mooks for a day.
72	** Just about every [[MonsterOfTheWeek Alienizer]] in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' uses Anaroids, MechaMooks for sale dealt out by [[ArmsDealer Agent Abrella]]. ''Dekaranger'' also introduced a multi-tiered Mook ranking system with stronger variants of Anaroids called [[MookLieutenant Batsuroids]], and even stronger variants called [[EliteMooks Igaroids]].
73	** Although ''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' had [[BigBadEnsemble four different]] villain factions, only two of them used Mooks. The Gordom Civilization made use of the golem-like Karths, which were easy to produce but were CannonFodder most of the time, while the Jaryuu Clan had Dragonoid Soldiers, which were smarter and stronger than the Karths but were also easy to mow down. Dark Shadow also occasionally [[MookCarryover borrowed]] Karths, while the Questers never needed them, being made up of two [[OneManArmy One-Man Armies]].
74	** ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' even has Mooks on the side of good with the Kuroko (stagehands. ItMakesSenseInContext.)
75	** In ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'''s movie ''Film/KaizokuSentaiGokaigerTheMovieTheFlyingGhostShip'', the Gokaigers face a multi-seasonal army of grunts who have Mook Pride. When looked down upon as cannon fodder, they insisted that they weren't just goons, they were ''valiant warriors of evil!'' They're told that they ''are'' just cannon fodder, and go on to experience typical mook results when the Gokaigers lay into them. They merge into a giant gestalt Mook, but quickly fall to infighting and get destroyed because, as Captain Marvelous puts it, "Once a mook, always a mook!"
76	*** Funnily enough, the main spokesmook was a [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Nanashi]]. They didn't talk in ''Shinkenger.''
77	*** Ironically, the only mooks ''not'' present for the aforementioned giant gestalt Mook (the Combined Combatant) were the Gormin, the foot soldiers of the current season[[note]]aside from EliteMooks, the only other footsoldiers not represented in the Combined Combatant are the [[Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger Dragonoid Soldier Jaryuu]], mainly due to the fact that ''Boukenger'' was already represented in the aforementioned Combatant by the Karths[[/note]].
78	* Not all that common in the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', but a few of the more influential and powerful {{Big Bad}}s have made use of soldiers.
79	** The spin-off ''Series/AndroMelos'' had Guar Soldiers, the footsoldiers of the Guar Army.
80	** ''Series/UltramanMebius'': Alien Empera makes use of [[MechaMooks mechanical grunts]] in his army called Inpelaizers. He clearly didn't spare any cost on them either, as the first one Mebius encountered was far tougher than any monster he had fought previously.
81	** ''Film/UltramanZeroTheRevengeOfBelial'': Belial's [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]] made use of two types of mooks, Darklopses ([[ThePsychoRangers modeled after his nemesis, Ultraman Zero]]) and Legionoids. Like Empera, he also didn't spare any expense, as a single Darklops was tough enough to serve as the BigBad of a ''Gaiden'' movie.
82	* ''Series/WMACMasters'' had generic ninjas who would be sent into the middle of a match to attack one of the fighters who'd performed some kind of violation, but they were usually little more than a nuisance.
83	* An early 1990s SNL sketch shows footage from an action movie of a hero beating up a group of ninjas. Afterwards they try to evaluate what went wrong:
84	-->'''Ninja Leader:''' Okay, guys, pointing fingers won't solve anything. Now, if we want to get out of this rut.. we have to learn from these little disasters. Now, before the fight, how did we all agree we should attack the guy? \
85	'''Group:''' All together! \
86	'''Ninja Leader:''' And how did we attack? \
87	'''Group:''' One at a time.. \

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