Minions (Despicable Me)

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.[1]

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.[2][3] Although seemingly nonsensical, the English-sounding words are dubbed for every country, in order to make them recognizable.[4] 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.[5]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,[6] Stuart,[7]Kevin,[7] Jerry,[8] Carl,[7] Phil,[7] Paul, Jorge,[9]Tim,[7] Donny, Mark, Lance, Mike, Ken, Tom,[8]John, Steve, Norbert, Bob, Tony, Chris, Eric and Henry.