History Main / BreakoutMookCharacter

* ''Magnificent Muttley'' a segment of ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'', starred Dick Dastardly's canine minion daydreaming of being famous or heroic figures.

* ''Magnificent Muttley," a segment of''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'', starred Dick Dastardly's canine minion daydreaming of being famous or heroic figures.

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** And a ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' mod known as "Human Error" puts you in the boots of a Civil Protection officer.
** Other Half Life 2 mods include Precursor, Riot Act and Dangerous World, each of which have the player take on the role of a Resistance member operating just beyond Gordon's vantage point - the first being a prequel of sorts, and the other two respectively running parallel with the collapse of Nova Prospekt and the evacuation of City 17.

* In certain ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' games, you can play as a [[WaddlingHead Waddle-Dee]].

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* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' has a Piranha Plant, which are normally mooks in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' games, as a playable fighter. It is in fact the first fighter in the series who isn't a main protagonist, villain, or supporting character in their original games..

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' has a Piranha Plant, which are normally mooks in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' games as a playable fighter. It is in fact the first fighter in the series who isn't a main protagonist, villain, or supporting character in their original games..

* In certain ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' games, you can play as a Waddle-Dee.

** There are two ''Mario'' Flash games with a Bullet Bill as the main character, and another with a Bandit as the main character. [[Videogame/AKoopasRevenge And two where you are a Koopa.

** There are two ''Mario'' Flash games with a Bullet Bill as the main character, and another with a Bandit as the main character. [[http://www.addictinggames.com/action-games/akoopasrevenge.jsp And two where you are a Koopa.]]

* ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' might count, since Goombario/Goombella and other party members are technically main characters that are members of mook races. Captain Goomba from the updated re-release ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperStarSaga'' takes this a step further as unlike the other two, he's industinguishable from a regular generic Goomba aside from the flag he carries.

* The UpdatedReRelease of ''Videogame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' features a seemingly normal goomba as the protagonist of his own game mode where he leads Bowser's army in his absence. The only thing setting him apart from other goombas is that he wears a flag on his head.
* ''{{Videogame/Overwatch}}'' has Roadhog, who was created from concept art of a {{Mook}} from another project. Jeff Kaplan noted that in any other game, Roadhog would likely have been an enemy, rather than a playable hero.

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* The Minions from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' have starred in their own [[WesternAnimation/{{Minions}} spinoff movie]] as well as a number of animated shorts.

** Ditto for Hugo, a member of the Andore family, playable in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII: Second Impact'' and ''Third Strike'', as well as alongside his manager Poison in ''[=SFxT=]'' and ''USFIV''.

Usually will center on an exceptional member of the HenchmenRace. If the events of this story are canon this guy might become the AscendedExtra on par with the original heroes. Some of them will be [[HunterOfHisOwnKind hunting their own kind]] [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch on the heroes' side]], others will be trying to make it through MookPromotion and become a BigBad on their own right.

* ''Videogame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' includes two of these: A [[Videogame/WorldOfWarcraft baby murloc]] who's special ability allows him to die about as often as his brethren for a pittance of experience; and a [[Videogame/Starcraft protoss probe]] - specifically, from the opening cinematic of Legacy of the Void.

* ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' might count, since Goombario/Goombella and other party members are technically main characters that are members of mook races.

* One of the characters in ''[[VideoGame/ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy Mana-Khemia 2]]'' is a little girl who was raised by three [[MascotMook Punis]], slime creatures that are common enemies in the ''Franchise/{{Atelier}}'' series. She constantly rides one of them and uses all three of them in battle.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''[='s=] module "We Be Goblins!" is this for their trademark take on the crazy Goblin race.

** Two upcoming hacks have a Buzzy Beetle and a Muncher as main characters respectively.

* ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}}'':
** Similar to the Super Mario World ROM hacks, there is a ''VideoGame/HardHat'' series of fan games where the player is a Mettaur.