History Main / EvilMinions

* In ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', the minions were originally creatures created by Gru to serve as personal henchmen but were later retconned in their own [[WesternAnimation/{{Minions}} spinoff film]] into immortal beings predating humanity who serve villainous individuals throughout history (the film justifies them not serving Hitler by them self-exiling themselves to Antarctica after getting Napoleon killed).

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* Ted/Vulcan's tribe of Diamond Dogs; doubling as his mooks in ''FanFic/TheRiseOfDarthVulcan''.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', the minions were originally creatures created by Gru to serve as personal henchmen but were later retconned in their own [[WesternAnimation/{{Minions}} spinoff film]] into immortal beings predating humanity who serve villainous individuals throughout history (the film justifies them not serving Hitler by them self-exiling themselves to Antarctica after getting Napoleon killed).

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* [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Harmony... has... ''minions'' ?]]
** The First Evil's Bringers.

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* ''Henchman For Hire'' seems to play this in a comedic way in addition to playing various other super villain and minion tropes
* ''ComicStrip/WhatsNewWithPhilAndDixie'' shows us [[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php?date=20090111 the basics of minioning]], doubling as a [[ProductionForeshadowing test drive]] for [[Webcomic/GirlGenius Krosp]].

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* ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'' has the [[WeirdTradeUnion Henchmans' Union]], populated by lesser villains who seem to work either on their own or for the supervillains.
* Literature/WhateleyUniverse:

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* The villains in [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman's]] and [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Superman's]] animated series were constantly hiring minions, usually ones that reflected that villain's particular [[{{Motifs}} motif]].

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[[caption-width-right:316: Evil Minions at work.]]

* ProfessionalButtKisser: An evil YesMan who takes his job seriously.

* ProfessionalButtKisser: An evil YesMan who loves being an assistant.

* ProfessionalButtKisser: An evil YesMan.

* VileVillainLaughableLackeys: The minions are nowhere as serious as their boss.

Usually drawn (if animated) or dressed (if live action) [[YouALLLookFamiliar alike]] in overalls, SpaceClothes, or other utilitarian "science" or "engineer" garb depending on their job. This is so the audience can easily pick them out as [[NominalImportance nameless]] and [[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality expendable.]] On the bright side they're rarely [[FacelessGoons completely faceless]] like other Security Guard {{Mooks}}, affording them at least ''some'' protection from [[MoralDissonance amoral heroic rampages,]] though they're still "evil" {{Innocent Bystander}}s to the heroes' wrath. If they have lines, expect them to complain about work conditions, [[NoOshaCompliance desperate need]] for [[SignedUpForTheDental better insurance]], their pay and their bosses' idea of [[VillainousDemotivator "incentives"]].

* PunchClockVillain: Those minions only work for their paycheck, so don't expect much competency or enthusiasm from their part.

* PunchClockVillain: Those minions only work for their paycheck, so don't expect much competency or enthusiasm.

* MinionWithAnFInEvil: The worst guys you can have around, and we're not talking in a good way for the poor BigBad that gets stuck with them.

* SycophanticServant: Admires or is afraid of the BigBad so much they will throw their dignity away just to lick their boots.

* ProfessionalButtKisser: Another word for "yes-man".

* SycophanticServant

* MinionWithAFInEvil: The worst guys you can have around, and we're not talking in a good way for the poor BigBad that gets stuck with them.

* MiddleManagementMook

* PunchClockVillain:

* PerkyFemaleMinion: Every BigBad seems to have that one girl servant that's oddly bubbly considering the side she's in.

* PerkyFemaleMinion:

* AdorableEvilMinions: The villain's underlings are cute.

* EliteMooks: It's very common (not to mention logical) for {{Big Bad}}s to leave their empire's operations to the best soldiers around, leaving the [[{{Mooks}} regular expendable ones]] solely for combat purposes.

Evil Minions are the non combat version of Mooks. They tend to the villain's science labs, clean up the corpses from the shark pools, give TheDragon stress relief [[YouHaveFailedMe via being choked]] or other [[KickTheDog dog kickery]], and generally run around like headless chickens when the hero pushes the BigRedButton.

* PersonalMook
* ProfessionalButtKisser
* PunchClockVillain

* EliteMooks

** GasMaskMooks: The henchmen all wear gas masks.
* GiantMook

* StealthyMook

* One of the more classic examples are the white helmeted technicians alongside the Imperial Stormtroopers of the ''StarWars'' movies, as well as the Trade Federation droid bridge crews from the prequel series.

* AdorableEvilMinions
* BlackShirt

* FacelessGoons
** GasMaskMooks

* MadScientist
** TheIgor

* TheRenfield

* VampireVannabe