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An ensemble of [[EvilMinions minions]] more developed than faceless {{mooks}} but not as developed as TheDragon. Occasionally a Dragon is actually part of the team, and will be the unofficial leader. The actual competency of this group varies widely.

This group is typified by an overarching design theme, but also an individual quirky personality to each [[{{ThePsychoRangers}} which may seem oddly familiar]]. They are allowed to act funnier than TheDragon. They mainly provide a [[{{filler}} distraction]] to the heroes until the real plot kicks in. The BigBad has little qualms with [[YouHaveFailedMe killing them off if they fail]] consistently, possibly because their jobs often entail a bare minimum of intelligence needed. Some groups are filled with backbiting and betrayal, with the occasional {{Minionshipping}}. Occasionally, one or two of the bunch will have a change of heart, and do a HeelFaceTurn. That person is almost always a loner to the rest of the group anyway, especially if they become the SixthRanger.

If the heroes defeat their [[TheDragon Dragon]] and their BigBad, some or all of them may survive. They usually don't stick around in-show after that, but if they do, they may become the TerribleTrio or a bunch of [[SixthRanger Sixth Rangers]].

See also: TerribleTrio, the typical hierarchy of the Quirky Miniboss Squad, and GoldfishPoopGang, a sillier recurring enemy independent of the BigBad.
Contrast TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily. May be made a threat with TeamRocketWins.
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* ''SailorMoon'' had a set of these guys every season (in order of appearance: Shitennou, Ayakashi Sisters, Witches 5, Amazon Trio, Amazoness Quartet, and Sailor Animamates). Each of these groups was made up of colour-coded [[EvilCounterpart evil counterparts]] of the Four Guardians (Ami, Rei, Makoto and Minako). In the manga, the Witches 5 were even POWER-CODED, and resurrected JUST to kill the senshi they copied!
* ''FutariWaPrettyCure'' (including spinoffs ''[[FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash*Star]]'' and ''[[YesPrecure5 Yes! Precure 5]]'') has a cadre of mid-level badguys every plot line, one of which usually ends up becoming TheDragon.
* ''KannazukiNoMiko'' had the "Necks of Orochi", whose appearances parodied stock characters in anime. (As an aside, there were faceless mooks in the manga, but they never made an appearance in the anime.)
* The "Dreaded" Ginyu Force from ''DragonBall Z'', as seen in the page image. To be fair, before Goku comes along and shows them that MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours, they don't have much trouble trouncing the rest of the group.
** Don't forget the Spice Boys from the Garlic Junior Saga. Though, they might be considered Mooks.
* ''{{Trigun}}'' had the Gung-ho Guns, a group of assassins headed by a [[TheDragon Dragon]]. They weren't played for comedy, however, and usually only appeared one at a time, leaving them somewhere between this trope and the MonsterOfTheWeek.
* ''BoboboboBobobo'' features the various blocks and divisions of the Hair Hunters, which included in their ranks everything from robots to martial artists to {{Talking Animal}}s to animated objects.
** Sometimes the objects aren't animated at all. There was an ordinary stick of gum in their ranks at some point.
*** Well, who better to replace the animate block of jelly that [[HeelFaceTurn betrayed them]] than another comestible?
* In ''{{Bleach}}'', almost all Gotei 13 squads introduced in the Soul Society arc fall under this trope, but essentially, in terms of pure, utter quirkiness, the 11th squad stands on top.
** Another example pops up later on with the former Espada, Nel Tu and her Fraccion. Extenuating circumstances involving another Espada transformed Nel into a little girl and she fled along with her Fraccion to live in the desert outside Aizen's keep, where they formed a little miniboss squad with a Hollow worm thing that they adopted as a pet, complete with [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/lionheart/Miniboss1.jpg a team pose]] and a quirky name, though they can't [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/lionheart/Miniboss2.jpg actually]] [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/lionheart/Miniboss3.jpg decide]] on a name between them.
** ''Bleach'' also has Ichigo's sisters' {{Sentai}} squad, the "Karakura Superheroes" (who similarily can't seem to decide on the colors), and it appears that Kon and the three new modsouls from the Bount arc have formed yet another. That makes 16 quirky miniboss squads; ''Bleach,'' after all, has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.
** The Espada could fit in here, as well.
** A few of the Espada each have their own Quirky Miniboss Squad, particularly Grimmjow, Halibel, and Barragan.
* The Goth Loli sisters from ''TheWallflower''.
* The Hyper-Zoanoid Five in Guyver. Of course, [[spoiler:they barely fought the Guyver himself, and instead were targets for Aptom, who took down four out of five and even was able to get a sample of Zxtole's genetics.]]
* The Homunculi in ''FullMetalAlchemist'' beneath "Father" (in the manga) or [[spoiler:Dante]] (in the anime). Going a step below that, one of the Homunculi, Greed, has his very own ''mini''-miniboss squad with his chimera henchmen (and henchwoman).
* The Dark Lovers and Michel's winged servants in ''MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.
* The Fearsome Four in ''CorrectorYui''.
* The Juppongatana in ''RurouniKenshin'', almost all of whom have some underlying motive for helping Shishio and tragic back stories. The Six Comrades from later in the manga, however, are just [[PsychoForHire Pyschos For Hire]].
* The Genei Ryodan in ''HunterXHunter''.
* Ashram's followers (Groder, Gaberra, Smeddy, Gilram, and Astar) from ''RecordOfLodossWar''. They were also {{Evil Counterpart}}s to the heroes: Ashram for Parn, Groder for Slayn, Gaberra for Leylia, Smeddy and Gilram for Shiris and Orson, and Astar for Deedlit.
* The Numbers [[SuperSoldier Combat Cyborgs]] of [[MadScientist Jail Scaglietti]] in ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''.
* ''{{Naruto}}'' is ''full'' of these. The Sound Four (which has Kimimaro as its [[TheDragon Dragon]]), the Sound ''Three'', the ''Sand'' Three are some examples, and just about every sub-arc of the Dreaded Filler Arc has one.
**How could you not mention Akatsuki?
***Akatsuki is more of a [[FiveBadBand Four Bad Band]] ([[spoiler:Tobi/Madara]], Pein, Konan, Itachi) plus Quirky Miniboss Squad (Kisame, Deidara, Sasori, Hidan, Kakuzu).
*** Really they're more several pairs of ThoseTwoBadGuys (Deidara/Sasori, Kisame/Itachi and Kakuzu/Hidan) a BigBad and his [[TheDragon Dragon]] (Pein and Konan, [[spoiler: though not really]]) and the remaining odd ones out (Tobi and Zetsu [[spoiler:the REAL BigBad and [[TheDragon Dragon]]]]).
* The Four Divine Beast Kings (Thymilph, Adiane, Guame, Cytomander) from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.
* Pasder's Four Machine Kings (Polonaise, Primada, Pizza, Penchinon) from ''GaoGaiGar''.
* Diva's [[OurVampiresAreDifferent chevaliers]] from ''BloodPlus'' with Amshel as Main/TheDragon.
* Demolishor and Cyclonus from ''TransformersArmada''. [[YesMan A dumb lug]] and a [[AxeCrazy psycho]].
** Sky-Byte's Predacons from ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', and, to a lesser extent, Scourge and the Decepticon Commandos.
*In ''OnePiece'', almost every villain's named henchmen qualify as a quirky miniboss squad, with some Psycho Rangers thrown in (because there's generally one set up to fight every crew member, with several exceptions). In fact, One Piece villains as a whole rely on quirky miniboss squads more than mooks.
* Gon Jem and his Shitennou in ''[[{{MetalArmorDragonar}} Metal Armor Dragonar]]''. You don't get any more quirky in a Real Robot anime. [[spoiler:Their weirdness does not keep them from being more than a match to the heroes in more than one occasion]].
* SamuraiDeeperKyo has several such groups. Perhaps most stunning is the fact that the protagonist and title character, Kyo himself has his own QuirkyMinibossSquad, the Shiseiten (translated as the Four Emperors in the american release). Also present are Sanada Yukimura's Sanada Ten and Nobunaga's Twelve God Shoguns. The primary villains of the series, the Mibu clan have several of squads of their own, the primary two being the Five Stars and the Four Elders. It gets even more complicated, however, when it is revealed that each of the four elders has his/her own QuirkyMinibossSquad, referred to as the Imperial Guards.
* In a similar case to Kyo Dark Schneider of {{Bastard!!}} is also a protagonist with his own QuirkyMinibossSquad (The Four Riders of Havoc). In addition said minibosses have their own minibosses (Especially Kal Su, who commands 13 Generals with their own quirks).And there's also the various high ranking Angels and Demons.
* InuYasha arguably has a number of these, including The Band of Seven and Kanna and Kagura, sometimes with Kohaku, Hakudōshi, and / or Akago.
* ''{{Berserk}}'' has two: The Bakiraka from the Golden Age arc, [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Guys]] who are ordered to stop the FiveManBand and the group of deformed torturers from the Albion arc, who are [[ImprobableWeaponUser Improbable Weapon Users]] who receive demonic powers and are completely devoted to Mozgus, the BigBad of that arc. The Bakiraka are killed by Guts and co while Guts completely defeats the torturers [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome by himself.]]
* ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' has the Eight Fists of Ragnarok. Or at least six of them, since the BigBad and TheDragon (Odin & Berserker) were the First and Second Fists respectively. Somewhat inverted, as each of the Fists were individually more developed overall than [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Berserker]] was. Also, five of the eight (excluding the BigBad, TheDragon, and TheStarscream) eventually pulled a HeelFaceTurn down the line.
** Actually around chapter 340 or so, it's revealed that [[spoiler: Nijima somehow got Loki to gather info for him, so it's currently 6 out of 8 fists now. And the jury's still out on whether Odin is still entirely loyal to his master]].
** Then, after the Ragnarok arc, we have Yami and YOMI, which both have Quirky Miniboss Squads. Yami has a leading group called "One Shadow Nine Fists", where "Shadow One" is TheFaceless BigBad and the "nine fists" are his QuirkyMinibossSquad. The organization of Yami's disciples, YOMI, also has its own QuirkyMinibossSquad which consists of those who are the disciples of "One Shadow Nine Fists".
* ''{{Rave Master}}'' was chock full of these. Odds are if a main baddie is introduced, his squad wasn't too far behind.
* Likewise ''{{Fairy Tail}}'' would often have squads as well. In fact one arc (The Paradise Tower) pulls a bait and switch which introduces one set baddies. But when they're trounced easily (in a single chapter too), brings out a much more serious bunch.
* Bat, Buruge and Kite from GingaDensetsuWeed.
* ''ShamanKing'''s Lily Five team.
* ''InnocentVenus'' has the Phantom unit, complete with a [[KnifeNut knife-]][[LickingTheBlade licker]] and a Chinese man who kills people with rather sharp tarot cards.
* ''Mirumo de Pon!'': The Warumo Dan become one of these to [[SealedEvilInACan Dark]] and [[TheDragon Akumi]].
* The Four Chief Vassals of the King organization in ''{{Fist of the North Star}}'', which consist of Spade, Diamond, Club, and Heart. Heart serves as TheDragon, being the only member of the group who provides a seemingly genuine threat to Kenshiro's martial art skills.
* MahouSenseiNegima has Fate's group of partners, who start popping up in the Magic World. Unfortunately for them, they have a rather nasty habit of running into [[GameBreaker Jack Rakan]].
*In ''DGrayMan'', the Noah Family.
* The Barbarois in ''VampireHunterD: Bloodlust''.
* Athrun, Yzak, Dearka and Nicol in Gundam Seed. Although if they are on the good or bad side is a matter of perception. [[spoiler: One ends up dying, and two join up with the 'good guys'.]]
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* The Beagle Boys in the [=Scrooge McDuck=] comics and ''{{DuckTales}}''.
* Before he lent his name to a [[TransformersFilmSeries summer blockbuster]], The Fallen created one in the second volume of ''{{Transformers}}: The War Within.'' Decepticon mystics Bludgeon, Mindwipe, and Bugly were given vague mystical power upgrades and charged with gathering a team of (seemingly arbitrary) Transformers so that The Fallen could attempt to summon Unicron.

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[[folder: Film ]]

* The hyenas in ''[[DisneyAnimatedCanon The Lion King]]''.
* The Weasels from ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit''.
* Lock, Shock and Barrel, the psychotic trick-or-treating kids in ''TheNightmareBeforeChristmas.'' Did I mention they get one of the coolest, most sadistic songs ever?
* ''[[RepoTheGeneticOpera Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' has the Largo siblings: Luigi, Pavi, and Amber Sweet.
* In ''{{Mystery Men}}:'' Casanova Frankenstein's allied gangs, each sharing their own quirky theme.
* Despite not having a big bad commanding them, the gangs from ''{{The Warriors}}'' the titled gang has to go through before reaching the safe haven of their territory.
* The Three Storms in ''BigTroubleInLittleChina''.
* In ''MastersOfTheUniverse'', the mercenary team hired by Skeletor to track down He-Man on Earth.

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[[folder: Literature ]]

*Subversion: The {{Discworld}} book ''The Last Hero'' briefly features a QuirkyMinibossSquad as the henchmen of Evil Harry Dread. As a traditional EvilOverlord, Harry has deliberately chosen the squad for stupidity, and they kill ''themselves'' in battle almost immediately.
* In the WhateleyUniverse, BigBad The Necromancer has put together a monster-themed gang called the Children of the Night. His {{Dragon}} Lycanthros is part of this gang, as well as Lady Darke, Nightgaunt, the Arch-Fiend, and the youngest and snarkiest of the group: Vamp. As of their second appearance, we learn that - in classic tradition for this trope - [[spoiler:Vamp has been forced to join the gang and has been betraying them since before their first appearance.]]

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]


* The Strike Team on "The Shield" follow into this mold, as far as the characters Shane Vendrell, Ronnie Gardocki, and Curtis "Lem" Lemansky serving as a quirky miniboss team for Vic Mackey. Indeed, by the end of the series, Shane murders Lem while Ronnie and Shane end up hating each other, right down to Ronnie keeping Vic from calling off a scheme to kill Shane.
* Most Power Rangers seasons feature a Quirky Miniboss Team for the big bad, who often (depending on the whims of the writers and the sentai source material) either die, reform, disappear off the face of the Earth, or manage to escape justice by the end of the season.
* In {{WWE}}, the Spirit Squad acted as a QuirkyMinibossSquad in the Shawn Michaels vs. Vince [=McMahon=]/D-generation X vs. [=McMahon=] Family feud.
* Practically a requirement for any good ''PowerRangers'' BigBad.
* TomicaHeroRescueForce has Maare, Saan and Shiika who work solo for the first few episodes but later start working as the QuirkyMinibossSquad for [[BigBad Daen]] and later his daughter [[ElegantGothicLolita Maen]].
** [[TomicaHeroRescueFire Rescue Fire]] has a similar setup with Chukaen, Sakaen and Ukaen who work as the QuirkyMiniBossSquad of Don Kaen.

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[[folder: Real Life ]]

* An odd example is the Tennessee Valley Killer's posse, made up of a cow doctor who bred roosters for illegal fighting, and one guy who wanted to eat said roosters. Their case was dramatized in an episode of radio drama ''Gangbusters!'' on April 6, 1958, ''"Tennessee Trigermen"''.

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[[folder: Tabletop Games ]]

* In ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'', command Squads and HQ choices with retinues can come across this way -- particularly for players who assign personalities to the characters.
** Inquisitors doubly so. This troper, at the height of his 40k while playing Witch Hunters, had the habit of using spare bits to make himself a new model for his Inquisitor. He has 6 Familiars, 4 Penitents, 3 Chirugeons, 5 Sages, 12 Acolytes and 14 Warriors. Making Quirky Miniboss Squads is the only thing that kept him sane while painting loads and loads of Necrons and Imperial Guard.

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[[folder: Video Games ]]

* ''GodHand'''s Mad Midget Five, a team of 5 midget Power Rangers with themes based around the suits of cards, led by Joker. Unlike most other Quirky Miniboss Squads, they are actually quite tough like all the other bosses in that game.
* Sandy, Cindy and Mindy (Japanese: Dog, Mag and Rag), the Magus Sisters from ''FinalFantasyIV'', act as a QuirkyMinibossSquad to Barbariccia, who herself is part of a larger QuirkyMinibossSquad to Golbez, along with [[FourIsDeath the other three Fiends/Lords of the Elements]]. Arguably, the two groups led the way for others like "The Turks" in ''FinalFantasyVII'', Organization XIII in ''KingdomHearts II'', the Six God-Generals in ''Tales of the Abyss'', and the villains of ''WildARMs2''.
** Except that none of the mentioned squads are exactly Quirky.
* In ''FinalFantasyVIII'' Raijin and Fujin, Seifer's two sidekicks with their funny speech patterns. Raijin ends every sentence with "ya know?", (including a moment of silence in the beginning of the game). Fujin uses one to two word phrases, and speaks in ALL CAPS.
* The Four Guardians from the ''MegaManZero'' games, who each lead a specific section of the Neo Arcadian army. Harpuia leads the airborne division, Fefnir the ground troops, Leviathan the navy, and Phantom the stealth units and intelligence division.
** Emphasis on "quirky" on their interpretations in the {{manga}}.
** And they have [[{{Expy}} expies]] in the four enemy [=MegaMen=] in the SequelSeries, ''MegaManZX'' (specifically, ''Advent'').
* The Hell Hounds in the ''GalaxyAngelGameverse'', although they're much more serious (and creepy) in the manga.
* The Axem Rangers of ''SuperMarioRPG'', who are a FiveBadBand parody of ''PowerRangers''/''SuperSentai''.
** ...and the Koopa Bros. in ''PaperMario'', who were an obvious parody of TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles.
** ''PaperMario: The Thousand Year Door'' has the [[TheHecateSisters Shadow Sirens]].
*** In ''SuperPaperMario'', Count Bleck's minions (O'Chunks, Mimi, Dimentio, SixthRanger Mr. L, and [[TheDragon dragon]] Nastasia) also count. Notably, [[spoiler: one of its members ends up [[TheStarscream replacing]] Bleck as the BigBad]].
*** Also, you [[TheUnfought never fight]] [[spoiler: Nastasia, who is equal parts [[MissionControl secretary]] and [[DoggedNiceGuy Dogged Evil Chick]].]]
** Can't forget the Koopalings, especially their [[SuperMarioBrosSuperShow cartoon incarnation]]...
* Solt and Peppur from ChronoCross. They appear at seemingly arbitrary points in the game, their appearances never move the plot forward, and they are so much weaker then the party during their later appearance that they begin to border on IneffectualSympatheticVillain status.
** That is until [[spoiler:they call out their superior, Karsh, for the murder of Dario, and actually ''do'' get serious. This fight is completely optional, and they actually make credible threats in this go around. They're still not ThatOneBoss or even hard, but they're not a free win, either.]]
** .. During one (and only one) appearance in one of the many alternate story paths, they even have a third member- the hulking Ketchop, who to their dismay started using Solt and Peppor as weapons.
** And then there's the Dragoon Devas, consisting of Karsch (with betrayal issues), Marcy (get your ass kicked by a 9-year-old TykeBomb), and Zoah (hulking giant behind a mask). They at least join the party after a while.
** Don't forget Magus' three "sidekicks" from ''ChronoTrigger'': Ozzie, Slash, and Flea.
* The Minions of Saruin from ''RomancingSaGa''. However they are not as quirky or bumbling like other minions in other games, since everything bad that has happened was because of their actions. [[spoiler: You actually have to end up fighting all 3 in the final dungeon in the original SNES Version, but in the PS2 Remake you only had to fight one, however if you defeated all 3 in the final dungeon, then you have the same results as the SNES version]]
* The fighting polygon/wireframe/alloy Teams from the Super Smash Bros series.
* ''StarFox 64'' had Star Wolf, a group of four pilots in ships that were identical to your team's; if you defeated them, they came back later as cyborgs with improved ships on the hard route (even if you didn't take the path where you fight them normally first.
** They also appear in the pretty much same way in ''Assault'' and ''Command'', but with 2 of the original members gone and only one replacement, and with a dose of DefeatMeansFriendship (sorta).
*** They also get a triple dose of AscendedExtra. They essentially have more personality and actually have character.
* ''FinalFantasyIX'' had court jesters Zorn and Thorn, who later turned out to be less "quirky" and more ''[[MonsterClown freaky as shit]]''.
** It also had the Black Waltz, a trio of [[EliteMooks elite]] Black Mages.
* The Inspectors from ''SuperRobotWars III'' and ''Original Generation 02'' except for their leader Wendolo is protrayed this way, they even argue who is the leader of the four minor Inspectors.
** The Machinery Children in Alpha Gaiden and Original Generation 02 are another instance of this.
* The Elements from ''{{Xenogears}}''. Much of their quirkiness is due to the interplay between ditzy Seraphita and RobotGirl Tolone.
* All the ''MetalGearSolid'' games have their own distinctive Quirky Miniboss Squad, FOXHOUND, Dead Cell, the Cobras, FOX, and The Beauty and the Beast Corps in order of appearance. Of course, being ''MetalGearSolid'' they are portrayed relatively realistically, at least compared to other examples, replacing "Quirky" with "Homicidal", "Batshit Insane" and "NightmareFuel". The Game Boy Color side-story ''Ghost Babel'' had a particularly good one, Black Chamber, based on rejected concept art for the design of FOXHOUND. ''Metal Gear Acid 2'' has the Three Test Subjects (oddly enough, the first ''Metal Gear Acid'' didn't have one).
* The Prism Rangers in the ''{{Disgaea}}'' series
* The Black Fang from ''[[FireEmblem Fire Emblem: Sword of Flame]]''. And inside of it, the Four Fangs ([[spoiler: one of its members, Jaffar, will go under a HeelFaceTurn and join your group]]).
** The ''FireEmblem'' series in general has used this trope in every game since ''Binding Blade'', possibly earlier. Most of these squads have three or four members; of those, one is often recruitable, and one is often fought either in the endgame or the chapter right before it.
* The four bosses from the Duelhorn storyline in ''FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' appear to be pretty much this, but you never fight them together and they actually overthrow their superiors (that you never meet) at the end.
* E-101 Beta, E-103 Delta, E-104 Epsilon and E-105 Zeta from [[SonictheHedgehog Sonic Adventure]] (with[[spoiler:a remodeled]] Beta as TheDragon). [[spoiler:E-102 "Gamma" has a HeelFaceTurn and decides to rebel against his robot brothers.]]
** Technically, [[spoiler:he's liberating them. Oh sure, it looks like he's blowing them up, but only to free the captured animal inside!]]
* Nana, Saki and Mio in {{Grandia}}.
* ApeEscape: The Freaky Monkey Five fits this to a tee.
* ''{{WorldOfWarcraft}}'' has the Four Horsemen from Naxxramas; they fight as a group but are very distinct from each other. Mograine is [[BloodKnight aggressive and martial]], Lady Blaumeux is [[TheBaroness cruel and bloodthirsty]], Thane Korth'azz [[ArrogantKungFuGuy insults the players]], and Sir Zeliek is a ''good guy'' [[PeoplePuppets acting against his own will]]. They have arguments as the players approach, and each have their own comments and quips during the battle. In ''Wrath of the Lich King'', [[spoiler:Mograine is replaced by Baron Rivendare from Stratholme, who has pretty much the same role and personality]].
* SkiesOfArcadia 's Admirals perform this role, forming bosses yet being completely pointless to the story.
** With a few notable exceptions.
* CaveStory's Balrog and Misery are a two-critter QuirkyMinibossSquad. Balrog fits this trope to a T, getting no respect, showing limited intelligence, and generally being amusing to the point of likeability. Misery fills the role of the Dragon squad-leader. You may think this doesn't add up to an entire squad, but Balrog is more than ample enough to make up for it...
* ''PokemonRanger'' has the Go-Rock Quads.
** The sequel Shadows of Almia also has the Sinis Trio.
** ''Pokémon: Gale of Darkness'' also had the Hexagon Brothers.
* "UminekonoNakuKoroni" has the Seven Sisters of Purgatory, each represented by one of the Seven Sins. Although they commit numerous murders, they're also just playful sisters that later [[spoiler:are summoned by the protagonist's sister, Ange, as her only remaining friends.]] One of them lets the protagonist chase her around for stealing some food, so quirky is a good word for it.
* The original ''WildARMS'' has the Quarter Knights (Belselk/Berserk, Alhazad, Lady Harken, and Zeikfried/Siegfried), who play with this trope a bit. Belselk is killed off early on in the game, only to be replaced by Boomerang. Also, [[spoiler: when the BigBad that they are trying to revive ends up wanting to destroy the world rather than conquer it, they ''betray'' her.]] Even after [[spoiler: Mother [[BackFromTheDead revives herself]] and [[DemonicPossession possesses Zeikfried]],]] they still remain a prominent threat, rather than becoming a GoldfishPoopGang. In fact, [[spoiler: Zeikfried defies all odds and ends up surviving Mother's possession to become the final boss.]]
* The NES version of ''NinjaGaiden'' has the Malice Four, while ''Ninja Gaiden II'' has the Demon Clan and ''Ninja Gaiden III'' has the Four Great Beasts.
* ''Xenosaga'' has the Testaments, a group of cloaked figures which are actually [[spoiler: people who died, but [[BackFromTheDead were revived by Wilhelm]]]]
* ''CityOfHeroes'' has several, including [[BigBad Lord Recluse]] [[FiveBadBand and his lackeys]], and also ''their'' lackeys, who being supervillains have plenty of natural quirks.
* TouhouProject tends to have single bosses rather than squads, but the Prismriver Sisters probably fall into this trope.

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* In the "Painted Black" arc of ''ElGoonishShive'', Grace's "brothers" Hedge, Vlad, and Guineas form a darker-than-usual version.
* The Linear Guild in ''{{Order of the Stick}}''. They're also {{Evil Counterpart}}s to the Order.
* Reakk, Psyk, and Mosp are the Dimension of Pain's Quirky Miniboss Squad in ''SluggyFreelance''.
* The Dark Warriors from ''[[EightBitTheater 8-Bit Theater]]'' are a ''very'' Quirky Miniboss Squad (all of whom were actually minibosses at one point or another).
** Also from [[EightBitTheater 8-Bit Theater]] are the Four Fiends. Like the Dark Warriors, they were all mini-bosses who later teamed up.

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* The Dark Hand devolved into this from regular mooks over the course of the ''JackieChanAdventures''.
* Azula, Mai and Ty Lee of ''AvatarTheLastAirbender''. Okay, Azula [[PsychoForHire isn't at all "quirky"]], but [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Ty Lee]] makes up for it.
** Azula counts if you allow "sociopathy" as a quirk (it's certainly quirky in "The Beach".)
* General Immortus, Madame Rouge and Monsieur Mallah (TheDragon) in the fifth season of ''TeenTitans''.
* The second season of {{WITCH}} goes through a grand total of three of these, starting off with the Knights of Vengeance, then the Knights of Destruction, and finally CHKYN (it's their initials).
* After [[SendInTheClones building a small army of clones]], Starscream of ''TransformersAnimated'' is arguably his own QuirkyMiniBossSquad.
** As well, there's the Decepticon Pretenders in ''TransformersSuperGodMasterforce'', and the Dinoforce in ''TransformersVictory''.
** And Snowcat, Demolishor, and Mirage in ''TransformersEnergon''.
* Prime Evil's "Usual Gang of Idiots" from ''{{Filmation}}'s Ghostbusters''.
* TheSpectacularSpiderMan has the Enforcers fill this role for the [[BigBad Big Man]], while the Sinister Six (sometimes the whole team, sometimes just one or two members) do the same for the [[TheChessmaster Master Planner]], aka [[spoiler: Doc Ock]]. Interestingly, the Enforcers are shown to report to their organization's {{Dragon}}, Hammerhead, while Electro, the Planner's {{Dragon}}, is merely the most powerful and loyal of the Six.

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