Minions (Despicable Me)
(Left to right) Stuart, Kevin, and Bob, the principal Minions seen in the film Minions
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| Despicable Me race | |
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| Leader(s) |
T-Rex (formerly; deceased) Neanderthal (formerly; deceased) Egyptian Pharaoh (formerly; deceased) Count Dracula (formerly; deceased) Napoleon Bonaparte (formerly; deceased) Scarlet Overkill (formerly) Gru (currently) |
| Home world | Earth |
| Base of operations | Gru's base |
| Language | Minionese |
| Actor(s) | Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud (voice actors) |
Minions are the numerous creatures that appear in the Despicable Me franchise, which began with the eponymous 2010 film. They are the official mascots of Illumination Entertainment, a division of Universal Studios, and have been described as being a corporate icon for Universal and Illumination's parent company Comcast on par with Disney's Mickey Mouse.
The Minions are small, yellow, melodious henchmen who wear overalls and goggles and have one or two eyes. They mostly speak their own creole-like language called "Minionese", which is partly derived from Bahasa Indonesia, French, English, Italian, Spanish, and Hindi. Although seemingly nonsensical, the English-sounding words are dubbed for every country, in order to make them recognizable. In Minions it is made clear that they have existed since the beginning of life on Earth, and desire above all else to serve the most terrible of villains. In the short film "Banana", the Minions are revealed to have an uncontrollable craving for fruits, especially bananas. Mentioned in the films and other media are Dave, Stuart, Kevin, Jerry, Carl, Phil, Paul, Jorge, Tim, Donny, Mark, Lance, Mike, Ken, Tom, John, Steve, Norbert, Bob, Tony, Chris, Eric and Henry.
In Despicable Me 2, some Minions are kidnapped by El Macho, a supervillain who injects PX-41 serum into them, turning them into monstrous purple beings who resist the atomic bombs that they kept swallowing.
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