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5	[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheHeartless Fear my]] [[MascotMook plush]] [[TheHeartless embodiments of darkness]]!]]
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7	The BigBad has arrived, and he has with him, a teeming army of... tiny cuddly wuddly {{Mooks}} who nonetheless do his bidding.
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9	Instead of using your typical FacelessGoons, the BigBad instead employs an army of adorable, mostly-harmless creatures who are only a threat via full on ZergRush, which is OK, since he does have a rather large army of them.
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11	A HandWave is usually given, that these adorable minions are simply practical due to being easy to produce (if they are artificial beings or [[ExplosiveBreeder reproduce rapidly]]), work for practically nothing, or are enslaved.
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13	Expect them to be fairly incompetent, and hilarity ensues whenever they are left on their own. Despite knowing they're hardly dependable, expect their employer to moan at least once about how he's "SurroundedByIdiots". When they ''do'' prove to be quite dangerous after a fashion, this trope shifts to KillerRabbit.
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15	Cool hats and various costumes are a frequently seen method of making these guys even more cute.
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17	Has a good chance of being a WaddlingHead. Frequently overlaps with MascotMook and CuteSlimeMook. Compare CuteIsEvil.
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19	!!Examples:
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23	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
24	* The little spider drones from the climax of ''Anime/CityHunterShinjukuPrivateEyes''. One shot has a girl call them cute when they walk by a street.
25	* Standard operating procedure of ALL villains in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', usually of cute girls:
26	** Evangeline has cute (murderous) puppets, cute robots, and, in her arc, cute girls.
27	** The villain in the Kyoto arc uses cute monkeys and such, as well as cute kids: Tsukuyomi and Kotaro. [[spoiler:Fate is cute, but he's not exactly a kid]].
28	** Count Willem has three cute slime girls.
29	** Fate, as Negi's ShadowArchetype, has his own BattleHarem of, you guessed it, cute girls. [[spoiler:Which he took in and raised after the war destroyed their homelands.]]
30	* In ''Manga/SgtFrog'', The Keron galactic invasion (despite involving battleships, giant robots, and weapons out the wazoo) is more of an AffablyEvil affair, but for the purposes of this trope, all Keronian soldiers count.
31	* This is the hat of ''Anime/SDGundamForce''. Every faction has its own half-pint soldiers, even smaller than the already SD characters. The Dark Axis has Zako Soldiers, the evil knights of Lacroa have Pawn Leos, and Kibaomaru's army has Zako Busshi.
32	%%* Ana and Yuna in ''Manga/MurderPrincess''.
33	%%* The Ninja Crows from ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats''.
34	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': The Team Rocket organization often use scary and intimidating Pokémon for their crimes, but Team Rocket members [[GoldfishPoopGang Jessie and James]] often have adorable Pokémon on their teams, especially James who would often have a tiny cute Pokémon companion on hand like Chimecho, Mime Jr., Yamask, Inkay, Mareanie, and Morpeko to name a few.
35	%%* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' has the Cell Jrs and Saibamen.
36	* Baikinman from ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' has Kabirunrun, little insect-esque blobs that spread mold wherever they go. Since most of the superheroes have heads made out of bread, they can pose a threat to them. However, they have a tendency to all jump out in one single grouped attack, meaning that they can be dodged as one projectile.
37	* Etemon's Gazimon henchmen in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' are basically UglyCute monster bunnies.
38	* In ''Anime/MonsterRancher'' episode "The Secret of Holly's Magic Stone", a group of monsters called Knight Mocchis attack the Searchers. Appearence-wise, they look like Mocchi in armor, and Genki admits that he'd have trouble fighting them because of their similarity to his own Mocchi.
39	* ''Anime/PrincessConnectReDive'': Ilya Ornstein's forces consist of four big-eyed anime girls, only one of whom is older than 14, and an undisclosed number of pudgy little bat monsters that look like low-ranking Franchise/{{Digimon}}.
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42	[[folder:Comic Books]]
43	* In ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', the servants of He Who Lies Buried serve an EldritchAbomination, yet many of them are surprisingly cute as their home dimension is fashioned off of the designs for a kid-friendly video game.
44	%%* The Teeny Meks in the ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' story, "Robo Hunter".
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47	[[folder:Fan Works]]
48	* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': Features both the [[TheDitz goblins]] and the [[MascotMook Imps]]. Both provide comic relief and are, usually, very mischievous. Occasionally, then can, in fact, act with cruelty, but it seems to stem mostly from the way the are themselves treated. Later on, Ami gets [[spoiler:new, youma-empowered imps (basically baby youma); they come with overalls and tiny hard-hats...]]
49	* ''Fanfic/EvilBelle'': ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/288765/evil-belle-the-clonenening The Clonenening]]'', Sweetie Belle creates an army of clones of herself, who being clones of a squeaky voiced unicorn filly, are this.
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52	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
53	* Gru's adorable minion thingies from ''Franchise/DespicableMe''. WordOfGod originally claimed that they're genetically engineered corn kernels, until their origins were {{retcon}}ned in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'' spin-off/prequel to "yellow henchmen who have existed since the beginning of time, evolving from yellow single-celled organisms into beings who have only one purpose: to serve history's most ambitious villains". Their previous masters include a ''T. rex'', UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, and {{Dracula}}. The downfall of all three can be directly attributed to the Minions' incompetence.
54	* Little Doris in ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons''. As quote Bowler Hat Guy: "It's so ''cute''!" For a spider-like robotic hat that can take control of animals' minds, that is.
55	* The [[MechaMooks BrainBots]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}''. It helps that they're floating robot puppies. With lasers.
56	* Max from ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'' is more than the Chief Blue Meanie's minion. He's his butt monkey. You can't help but like him.
57	* In the animated Korean film ''Animation/AachiAndSsipak'', the Diaper Gang are a group of little blue mutants that speak in high-pitched voices, ride in cute vehicles, and [[BloodyHilarious look funny when they die in violent ways]]. Despite this, they can be pretty dangerous at times.
58	* The one-eyed hand viruses serving the villain in ''Animation/GGBond: Ultimate Battle'' don't look particularly harmful, and indeed, they actually help GG Bond and his crew by taking them through an elevator that's normally only for viruses.
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61	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
62	* In the Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/BatmanReturns'', the Penguin has an army of circus performers as his main gang, but also has an army of... penguins. Of course they are more pets than evil minions, [[spoiler:at least until [[WeaponizedAnimal he arms them with rocket launchers]] in the climax]].
63	* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery'': Instead of a pool of sharks with [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] on their heads like he wanted, Dr. Evil ends up with a pool full of ill-tempered mutated seabass, because that's all his BeleagueredAssistant could get.
64	* ''Film/SpaceJam'' gives us the adorable Nerdlucks. Tiny aliens with squishy bodies and big, goofy eyes who work for the villainous Mr. Swackhammer. They lose the "Adorable" part once they become the Monstars, though.
65	%%* The battle droids in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels. ''Roger roger!''
66	* The Goblins of the ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', even if their [[UglyCute adorableness]] is a question of taste.
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69	[[folder:Literature]]
70	* ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep'' has a race of humanoid 'butterflies' with soft fur, colorful wings, huge anime eyes... who lead the charge in a pogrom against a human world, wiping out 25 billion people. One character describes them as "Butterflies in jackboots".
71	* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'''s villains are all small fuzzy animals. They're not meant to be cute, but a lot of the fans find the [[ThePigpen scruffiness]], [[FunetikAksent pseudo-cockney accents]], and bumbling incompetence of the {{Mook}}s more appealing than otherwise.
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75	* While played seriously in ''Series/KamenRider'', the Shocker Combatmen get turned into this in a lot of later spin-off media which makes them into {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s and plays their antics for laughs. Particularly in the spin-off manga ''Manga/ShockerDuringTheDay'', where they get {{chibi}}fied and serve as the main stars.
76	* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
77	** The Imps from ''Series/RescueSentaiGogoFive'' (Battling in ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'') is probably the least scary {{Mook}} in ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise. In fact in one episode they help three teenage girls that were lost in the forest by returned their map but the poor thing was clawed!
78	** The Yatotto from ''Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman'' (Swabbies in ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'') may qualify too.
79	%%** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' have these in the form of the Vivixs.
80	* ''Series/Warehouse13'''s first CrossOver episode with ''Series/{{Eureka}}'' involves Fargo bringing six multipurpose maintenance robots with him to help him upgrade the Warehouse's IT infrastructure. They look like head-sized metal eggs when idle and turn into UglyCute robo-spiders with [=IPod=] aesthetics once activated. Everything goes south when a dormant AI seizes control of the Warehouse and Fargo's bots, but the critters remain strangely adorable even when they break out flamethrowers, chainsaws, net launchers and other killer implements in their effort to stop the heroes from fixing the whole mess.
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83	[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
84	* After she [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] in the summer of 2005, Wrestling/{{WWE}} Diva Torrie Wilson got herself a little white dog - a Maltese, to be precise - named Chloe to carry around. And after Torrie defeated an opponent, her very own MisterMuffykins would get to sit on the opponent's face.
85	* During his [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor very brief heel turn]] in 2009, Matt Hardy began to show up ringside on ''Friday Night [=SmackDown!=]'' with a Jack Russell Terrier in his arms. The little dog never actually did anything evil, but its presence was meant to cause Matt's brother Jeff great anguish because it was a reminder that Matt had killed Jeff's own little dog when he burned down Jeff's house purely out of jealousy. (The burning of Jeff's house and the death of his dog actually happened, but Matt's involvement in it was {{Kayfabe}}; the real cause of the fire was faulty wiring.)
86	* After ''[=SmackDown!=]'' Superstar Alberto Del Rio injured Rey Mysterio and forced him to take time off from wrestling, he mocked Mysterio by bringing a Chihuahua dog wearing a ''luchador'' mask into the ring.
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89	[[folder:Video Games]]
90	* Bowser's army of cute turtles and grumpy mushrooms in ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', especially the [[https://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/4/48/Cat_Goomba_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World.png/477px-Cat_Goomba_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World.png Cat Goombas]]
91	** The Meow-Bots in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', albeit probably due to Francis being an obvious anime (amongst other things) nerd.
92	** Nearly every evil minion in the series counts. Shy Guys, Boos, Cheep Cheeps, Lakitus, even the Piranha Plants, Dry Bones, and Birdo...the only minions that aren't cute are the Sun, the Giant Cheep Cheeps, Chain Chomps, and Unagi the giant eel. [[WhatMeasureIsANoncute And you can probably find fans who would argue that even those enemies are cute in their own way]] (especially Chain Chomps, who are more or less dogs).
93	** Chao in ''VideoGame/DistortedTravesty 3'' thinks [[https://youtu.be/xcoLDbN6Ito?t=1m57s Spinys are cute too.]]
94	** {{Lampshaded}} with a Lochlady in the Lake Kingdom of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', who will reward a Power Moon once Mario as a Cheep Cheep, whom she thinks is cute, lands in her pool.
95	** Even the AlwaysChaoticEvil Shroobs from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' have a sort of UglyCute-ness to them.
96	* Similarly, King Dedede's army of Waddle Dees in ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'', who are easily bribed with food.
97	* The Minions in the ''VideoGame/{{Overlord}}'' series of games easily fall into the role of comedic relief and UglyCute, which makes good game-design sense, given that they're ''your'' minions.
98	* The Pipo monkeys from ''VideoGame/ApeEscape'' are cute and playful minions who work for the evil Specter.
99	* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'':
100	** The Grunts are easily both this and UglyCute. It almost makes you feel bad for mowing them down while they're squeaking, "The Demon!!!" in a terrified voice.
101	** Additional, some find the Flood Infection Forms to be weirdly cute in a non-anthropomorphic way.
102	* Prinnies from the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series, [[VerbalTic dood]].
103	** Also, the Catsabers from Disgaea 3, who take advantage of their cuteness for all its worth.
104	** The Eryngi from Disgaea 3 are especially adorable.
105	* The choco-cats in the ''[[VideoGame/RhapsodyAMusicalAdventure Marl Kingdom]]'' series, who also make an appearance in ''VideoGame/LaPucelleTactics'' and ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2\|Cursed Memories}}''. Because of the artstyle, any minion in the series is adorable. Yes, even the ''[[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} Hellspawn]]''.
106	* The Metalls from the original ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series, and the Servbots from the ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'' series (and ''[[ADayInTheLimelight The Misadventures of Tron Bonne]]'') look like LEGO men, only with big cute eyes.
107	** They also have their EvilCounterpart in Glyde's Birdbots.
108	* The ''VideoGame/WarioLand'' series has the Pirate/Wandering Gooms and Spear Men in the first games that are like this, as well as the various minor enemies in the third and fourth games, the standard mooks from ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'', and the Bandineros from ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt''.
109	* The Imps in ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper'' aren't your main fighters, but due to their gold mining and digging skills, they're the most essential unit in the game. There are plenty of ''other'' minions that are far more monstrous.
110	* The turrets in ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''. ''Especially'' the frankenturrets in ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'': watching them tremble as you carry them is so adorable that you wish there was a "Pet and Comfort" button.
111	* Most of TheHeartless in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' are pretty cute, with bright colours, beady eyes and simplified, cartoony forms. The Shadows are cute, do the least damage, are the most common type of Heartless in the game, are the first type you encounter, and judging from the reports, [[spoiler:probably the original species of Heartless... most of the scarier ones are manufactured.]] The exceptions (e.g. [[http://www.khwiki.com/Darkball Darkball]] and [[http://www.khwiki.com/Invisible Invisible]]) are mostly Purebloods.
112	** Some of the Unversed also fit. Especially the KillerRabbit species.
113	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' introduces the Dream Eaters as the newest take on this. Subverted in that, unlike the previous AlwaysChaoticEvil species, it's possible to recruit your own [[{{Mons}} adorable good minions]] as well.
114	** Averted with Nobodies, who are mostly humanoid and not really adorable, although they're still cool-looking. Some of the Nobodies that still look human are cute in [[TheWoobie another]] [[{{Bishonen}} way.]]
115	** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX Kingdom Hearts Union Cross]]'' introduces the Tsum-Tsum heartless, based on Disney's line of chibi Tsum Tsum plush toys, which take this whole idea up to a new level. [[https://www.khinsider.com/news/Disney-Tsum-Tsums-arriving-in-KINGDOM-HEARTS-Union-Cross-8914 Have a look.]]
116	* Looking a little like Heartless, the Blotlings from ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' tend to be a type of UglyCute that makes them cooler to tame with paint than melt with thinner.
117	* The "colorful penguins" from ''VideoGame/MissionInSnowdriftland.'' They're so cuddly, part of the game's encouragement to donate to its indie producer is so that the penguins can [[PunchClockVillain find better jobs.]]
118	* The ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy'' series has many cute minions:
119	** Kittens are recurring enemies, appearing in all of the games.
120	*** In ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy1'', the first enemies are [[BlobMonster slimes]] with cat ears and tails.
121	*** In ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy2'', one of the kittens, No-Legs, pulls a HeelFaceTurn.
122	** In ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy5'', Rescue Dogs are fought, and the first time, Natalie is overwhelmed by its cuteness, and then wonders why they're in combat.
123	* Slimes from ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' are so adorable that they've been the series MascotMook since the late 1980s.
124	* ''VideoGame/SplatterMaster'' have those imp enemies with high-pitched screeching voices, especially ''when they're being killed''. They are quite cute despite being (or perhaps because they're) the most recurring enemy variety.
125	* ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' Zerglings are close to this and UglyCute.
126	* ''VideoGame/DungeonsAndDragonsOnline'' does this with the kobolds at lower levels, especially now that you encounter them right after the significantly more monstrous sahuagin. [[VerbalTic Yark yark!!!]]
127	* ''VideoGame/{{Egoboo}}'' has [[{{Pun}} COBOLs]], which are fairly evil and nasty, but look like cute teddy bears, and [[http://zippy-egoboo.sourceforge.net/images/egobestiary/lumpkin.gif lumpkins]] look evil, but in an incredibly goofy manner, and are hilariously clumsy.
128	* ''Franchise/LeagueOfLegends'':
129	** Minions are cute little things that wander around fighting each other.
130	** The Hauntling, one of the Little Legends from Teamfight Tactics, is an adorably goofy little ghost creature that does hilariously exaggerated ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive poses.
131	* The ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series has a few, most notably the Cactrot / Cactuar and Tonberry families of monster.
132	* Anything evil in a VideoGame/LegoAdaptationGame will be significantly cuter than the original version. The Orcs and Uruk-hai in ''VideoGame/LEGOTheLordOfTheRings'' are a good example; besides the inherent cuteness of them being tiny LEGO figures, they need help from the player just like the good citizens do, and some have really silly requests. That's not in the actual story mode, though; you won't notice how cute the orcs are in Helm's Deep!
133	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
134	** Although Ganondorf usually menaces Hyrule with a cadre of moblins and their ilk, plus the odd [[EliteMooks Darknut]] or more exotic beastie, in the spinoff game ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' his default minions are stalchildren, tiny [[DemBones skeletons]] that are pretty cute even when they are swarming at your ankles, and hardly a threat besides.
135	** Bokoblins in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' are either UglyCute or just cute.
136	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
137	** While most of the MechaMook are freaky, Egg Pawns just look so adorable, with their smiley faces and such.
138	** The Badniks in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' and ''VideoGame/SonicRunners'' are cute and cartoony.
139	* Most of the Zoogs in ''VideoGame/IgglePop'' qualify.
140	* The Brainwash Patrol from ''VideoGame/{{Anarcute}}'' are a combination of this and GasMaskMooks. They even have a [[https://twitter.com/BrainwashPatrol Twitter account]]
141	* In ''VideoGame/GrandiaII'', if Tio and the remains of her android sisters are any indication, [[GodOfEvil Valmar]] apparently designed his minions to look like {{Cute Monster Girl}}s wearing vaguely bee-themed clothes.
142	%%* The princess in ''VideoGame/DefaultDan'' has cupcakes working for her.
143	* The Inkies from ''VideoGame/DeBlob'' are probably some of the most adorable oppressors you'll see in gaming, with their small size, high-pitched voices, and hyperactive behavior. You'll almost feel bad for squishing thousands of them throughout the game.
144	%%* Most of the enemies in ''VideoGame/SpiralKnights''.
145	* While it's not true of every enemy the monsters in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' are often very cute. Special mention goes to the Penguinist from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', an ice themed enemy which gives the disquieting impression that one is fighting a small child in a penguin outfit.
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149	* ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'': The threatening [[VengefulGhost Lewis]] has the adorable BedsheetGhost Deadbeats for minions, who cling on or otherwise float around him when they aren't doing anything. Subverted in that they're actually quite competent when Lewis needs them, and they [[GameFace can shift into a scarier appearance]] with {{jagged mouth}}s and clawed fingers replacing their nub hands.
150	* WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation has signature "imps" that take the place of mooks in whatever game is being reviewed. They're often adorable.
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153	[[folder:Webcomics]]
154	* [[http://www.thebeastlegion.com/issue-06-page-22-catch-the-little-devils/ Chou's little spawns]] in ''Webcomic/TheBeastLegion'' are adorable, but go BOOM when touched.
155	%%* ''Webcomic/TheFourth'''s Demons of the first dungeon and Lurkins of Castle Skava both qualify.
156	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' has a (so far) non-evil example: Agatha Heterodyne's clanks. They're also surprisingly (maybe dangerously) competent.
157	* The [[http://images.wikia.com/mspaintadventures/images/d/da/Shale_Imp.png Imps]] in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' tend to be more cute than threatening, and they just seem to get more and more adorable as newer Imps are introduced. [[http://images.wikia.com/mspaintadventures/images/8/86/64.png Look]], [[http://images.wikia.com/mspaintadventures/images/c/c6/Merc_impstance_princess_cat.gif kitties!]]
158	* Every evil minion in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' could be classed as Adorable. Or at least cute. And the Big bads too. And... well, everything could be classed as Cute, in one way or another.
159	%%* The denizens from ''Webcomic/SequentialArt''.
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162	%%[[folder:Web Original]]
163	%%* Starcraft Zerg too UglyCute? Try [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBSmo4JW4mk these guys.]]
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166	[[folder:Western Animation]]
167	* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', the Ice King has cute little penguins as mooks. Marceline's dad refers to Gunter, the Ice King's personal penguin butler, as the most evil creature he's ever encountered.[[note]]Later on it turns out that Gunter is an EldritchAbomination in a penguin shell.[[/note]] Marceline's dad is a soul-sucking abomination and gets slapped when he tries to suck Gunter's.
168	%%** The episode "Conquest Of Cuteness" has the Cute King and his Legion of Cuties.
169	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', Cosmo Krank has the Zoo-Pets, adorable robotic stuffed animals modified for assassination.
170	* The Grubs of the Evil Emperor Zurg (Evil's analogues to the LGM's of ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'') may fall into this category for some.
171	* The Urpneys of ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'' are somewhat schlubby humanoid creatures with reptilian features, and not nearly as cutesy as the heroic Noops, but they are rather cartoony and harmless and hard not to sympathise with.
172	* In the show ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', Yugopotamia is overrun by the Giggle-pies - cute bunny-like toys that come out of a cereal box. Since Yugopotamia has BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad as their [[PlanetOfHats hat]], Giggle-pies are actually seriously disgusting, if not frightening, to them. They're still adorable to the ''audience.'' In the end, though, it turns out they [[TastesLikeFeet taste like manure]], a Yugopotamian delicacy, so they go from horrifying...to delicious.
173	* In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', Dr. Draken [[WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama once]] attempted to take over the world with an army of 6-inch tall robots. Though, once activated, they were anything but adorable.
174	** Monkey Fist has adorable trained ''monkey ninjas!''
175	* The Shadowbolts from episode 2 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' are often viewed this way, especially in fanart. Okay, they were [[BigBad Nightmare Moon]], but they're just ''so cute''!
176	** The Changelings from the end of season 2 are also adorable, even when untransformed, and it's clear they only pose a threat in massive numbers. So much so that in season 6 when we find out what [[spoiler:Changelings purified by shared love look like, the common consensus among fans was that it was a cuteness ''downgrade''.]]
177	* In a medival episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Malifishmirtz attempts to create evil minions by using a reanimation spell on the "most hideous substance known to man"...canned meat. And they were...cute little jumping bunnies. [[spoiler: Well, until they got wet]]
178	* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', when Butters becomes "Professor Chaos", he refers to his pet hamsters as his minions, but they don't really do anything minion-y.
179	* Karnage's crew of pirates in ''WesternAnimation/{{Talespin}}'' all have a certain UglyCute charm to them, particularly Mad Dog and Ratchet.
180	* Tim-Tom and Kevin, the Murderous Moppets/Pupa Twins from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros''. They may not be harmless, but they're adorable in those little Lord Fauntleroy outfits, less so when they switch the Monarch's butterfly themed Pupa costumes.
181	* The goblins working for [[BigBad Nox]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' look like [[Franchise/StarWars Jawas]] with horns and scarves. They sound just as cute.
182	* Hak Foo's tribe of Shadowkhan in ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''. Especially when they're eating cookies. This changes though when they're eating people's shadows, which causes them to grow bigger and much more dangerous.
183	* ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'': Muttley can be this at times, especially when he gets the last laugh on Dick Dastardly.
184	* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'':
185	** Hater's army of Watchdogs. Not only are they cute little eyeball guys often involved in silly antics, but their MookLieutenant is named ''Commander Peepers''.
186	** These seem to be the norm for [[CardCarryingVillain villains]] in-universe, cf. Emperor Awesome's "Fist Fighters." Lord Dominator's army of Lava-Bots are a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] -- intentionally designed by the show's artists as DarkerAndEdgier versions of the Watchdogs, they're both terrifying and competent.
187	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': The militarily-run space empire that serves as the antagonistic force of the story utilizes Ruby foot-soldiers. They stand at about three feet tall, are various shades of red, and have large square afros for hair. Seven of the eight we've met have been hilariously incompetent at their jobs -- to a point.
188	%%** Peridot's marbles are bland-looking in a still picture, but the way they run around like clumsy puppies is ''adorable''.
189	%%* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' features Professor Ivo's M.O.N.K.I. robot minions in a few episodes.
190	[[/folder]]

Context Main / AdorableEvilMinions