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* The Klombos from ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''. They're massive, extremely hard to hurt creatures that can tear down structures just by walking through them, but also are completely passive unless you attack them, lumbering about aimlessly, and have charming, wide-eyed faces. They also react with utter happiness if they spot a Klomberry, their favorite food, thrown out by a player.

* Toothless of ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' somehow manages to be one of the cutest dragons, and also one of the fiercest dragons, depending on his mood. It helps that his pupils are dilated when in a friendly mood.

* A number of characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'', but especially Dragon and the dragon-donkey hybrids even more so. At the end of the second movie and through the third they are small, round fuzzballs, barely flying on tiny wings, randomly breathing tiny, almost-harmless jets of flame.

Some monsters are simply animals. They might be unusually smart or have extra limbs or even heads, they might be [[{{Kaiju}} bigger than their real-world counterparts]], but in the end they're clearly the domain of zoologists and concerned mainly with food, territory and mating. Some monsters go out of the way to make life difficult for the hero or humans in general, they are AlwaysChaoticEvil. Some monsters are so powerful and dangerous they are [[EldritchAbomination beyond the very comprehension of mortal men]]; the wisest course of action on encountering one of those is to run, and even then the odds are against you.

Related to CuteMonsterGirl, but where those are generally cute in a humanized way, these are generally cute in the sense of kittens, puppies and babies. Fanfic focused on cute monsters is generally less focused on relationships between them and humans than fanfic focused on Cute Monster Girls; sure, [[RuleThirtyFour it happens sometimes]], but not as often and when it does it's less supported by the {{Canon}}. If owned by one of the main characters may count as a CoolPet. As mentioned above, some of these also count as [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Ridiculously Cute Critters]], but these are all still monsters, and they just happen to not be dangerous, or not dangerous to the right people, or only in an endearing way.

* Experiment 626, a.k.a. Stitch from ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', who was originally designed by Jumba as bulletproof, fireproof, with superhuman strength, a computer-like mind, and a primary instinct of destroying everything it touches. As soon as 626 disguises himself as a dog and allows Lilo to adopt him and call him Stitch, he eventually learns the meaning of family and goes on a rescue mission, finding his place with his newfound family and purpose of existence, with his instincts becoming more occasionally mischievous and less destructive in future [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch franchise]] chapters. His "cousins", Jumba's other [[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments genetic experiments]], were also designed for different forms of "evil" (or [[PokeThePoodle not even that at all]]) and they are adorable as they join Stitch's ''%#699;ohana'' and become helpful members of society.

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* Experiment 626, a.k.a. Stitch from ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', who was originally designed by Jumba as bullet-proof, fire-proof, with superhuman strength, a computer-like mind, and a primary instinct of destroying everything it touches. As soon as 626 disguises himself as a dog and allows Lilo to adopt him and call him Stitch, he eventually learns the meaning of family and goes on a rescue mission, finding his place with his newfound family and purpose of existence, with his instincts becoming more occasionally mischievous and less destructive in future franchise chapters.

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Some monsters are simply animals. They might be unusually smart or have extra limbs or even heads, they might be [[RodentsOfUnusualSize bigger than their real-world counterparts]], but in the end they're clearly the domain of zoologists and concerned mainly with food, territory and mating. Some monsters go out of the way to make life difficult for the hero or humans in general, they are AlwaysChaoticEvil. Some monsters are so powerful and dangerous they are [[EldritchAbomination beyond the very comprehension of mortal men]]; the wisest course of action on encountering one of those is to run, and even then the odds are against you.

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[[caption-width-right:221:He's like a big puppy from another world, [[{{Dissimile}} which spits corrosive acid.]]]]

* ''Manga/SlimeLife'':Slime as low-level starter monster? Meh. Slime as low-level starter employee, looking to impress his boss? ''Adorable!''

* The dragons of the ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'' series. They're roughly as intelligent as humans and most of them grow to be massive, but they're generally [[IncrediblyLamePun flighty]] and very compassionate to their [[DragonRider human companions]]. And while they're intelligent, they only have the wisdom and common sense appropriate for their life experience, and most dragons we see are just a few months or years old. Thus there are many scenes where Temeraire has to be told politely but firmly that he can't just eat any cow he sees, they should be bought and paid for, even if it seems unfair to him that he can freely eat any fish he catches; and despite his size he makes slower progress than a human while walking because he's curious about every unfamiliar rock, tree and house he sees; and they think of human babies as eggs, and it's painfully awkward to explain to them that humans give birth differently; and feral dragons jockey for status among themselves on the most puffed-up pretenses.

* The Klombos from ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''. They're massive, extremely hard to hurt creatures that can tear down structures just by walking through them, but also are completely passive unless you attack them, lumbering about aimlessly, and have charming, wide-eyed faces. They also react with utter happiness if they spot a Klomboberry, their favorite food, thrown out by a player.

* The Klombos from ''VideoGame/Fortnite''. They're massive, extremely hard to hurt creatures, but also are completely passive unless you attack them, and have charming, wide-eyed faces. They also react with utter happiness if they spot a Klomboberry, their favorite food, thrown out by a player.

Related to CuteMonsterGirl, but where those are generally cute in a sexualized way, these are generally cute in the sense of kittens, puppies and babies. Fanfic focused on cute monsters is generally less focused on relationships between them and humans than fanfic focused on Cute Monster Girls; sure, [[RuleThirtyFour it happens sometimes]], but not as often and when it does it's less supported by the {{Canon}}. If owned by one of the main characters may count as a CoolPet. As mentioned above, some of these also count as [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Ridiculously Cute Critters]], but these are all still monsters, and they just happen to not be dangerous, or not dangerous to the right people, or only in an endearing way.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' Kog'Maw provides the page image. He's an alien omnivore from the same dimension that spawned [[EldritchAbomination Cho]]'[[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Gath]] and [[TheAssimilator Kha]]'[[SuperPersistentPredator Zix]], drove [[MadOracle Malzahar]] to insanity and nearly got to [[HumanoidAbomination Kassadin]] as well. Despite this Kog'Maw isn't as much evil as he is hungry, and the combination of his innocent mannerism and endearing behaviour (which includes chasing his own tail) has won the hearts of many players. It helps that he's been given a number of cute skins, including a [[PreciousPuppy pug costume]].

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