The Minions serve as the official mascots for Illumination, and have also been described by The New York Times as 'corporate icons' for Comcast in the years since their 2013 purchase of Illumination's parent company NBCUniversal similar to Mickey Mouse for The Walt Disney Company, Bugs Bunny for Warner Bros., Woody Woodpecker for Universal Pictures, SpongeBob SquarePants for Paramount Global or Mario for Nintendo. They are characterized by their childlike behavior and their language, which is largely unintelligible.
Minions ( / ˈ m ɪ n j ə n z/) are an all-male species of fictional yellow creatures that appear in Illumination's Despicable Me franchise.
(From left to right) Stuart, Kevin and Bob, the main Minions seen in the film Minions (2015)
