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[[File:KogMaw_0_9070KogMaw 0 9070.jpg|link=League of Legends|frame|He's like a big puppy. From from another world. That spits corrosive acid.]]

Some monsters are simply animals. They might be unusually smart or have extra limbs or even heads, they might be [[Rodents of Unusual Size|bigger than their real-world counterparts]], but in the end they're clearly the domain of zoologists and concerned mainly with food, territory and mating. Some monsters go out of the way to make life difficult for the hero or humans in general, they are [[Always ChaoticExclusively Evil]]. Some monsters are so powerful and dangerous they are [[Eldritch Abomination|beyond the very comprehension of mortal men]]; the wisest course of action on encountering one of those is to run, and even then the odds are against you.

And then there is another kind of monster. Maybe they're just a baby, and someday they'll grow up into one of the first types of monsters, but until then they're [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|not so bad]]. Maybe they've discovered [[The Power of Friendship]]. Maybe they try to be evil, but they're [[Minion Withwith an F In Evil|not very good at it]]. Maybe in-universe they're horrifying, but the audience gets to see the softer side of them. But whatever the reason, these monsters aren't very monstrous. Simply put, they're ''cute''.

Related to [[Cute Monster Girl]], but where those are generally cute in a sexualized way, these are generally cute in the sense of kittens, puppies and babies. Fanfic focused on [[Cute Monster|'''Cute Monsters]]''' is generally less focused on relationships between them and humans than fanfic focused on Cute Monster Girls; sure, [[Rule 34|it happens sometimes]], but not as often and when it does it's less supported by the [[Canon]]. As mentioned above, some of these also count as [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Ridiculously Cute Critters]]s, but these are all still monsters, and they just happen to not be dangerous, or not dangerous to the right people, or only in an endearing way.

* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'': Lockheed the dragon. Most of the time. He's a purple dragon, but the size of a dog or even just a housecat. He's treated as a pet by Kitty Pryde, and he's fine with that.

* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (Filmfilm)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' has the Cowardly Lion. He's a monster, attacking Dorothy and friends in the woods, but as soon as he's startled by a dog barking he needs cheering up and help with his own problem as much as Dorothy's party needs help with theirs.

* In ''[[Men in Black (Filmfilm)|Men in Black]]'' the newborn alien that Jay helps deliver. Presumably mom's tentacles beat the everloving crap out of Jay during labor, but the resultant infant is downright adorable. And a squid.

* [[Mon|Mons]]s.

* Pseudodragons in ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]''. Miniature dragons the size of housecats and with similar personalities, although they have human-level intelligence and the draconic love of shiny things.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120920050154/http://zeusandsons.com/comics/pl/62176 Cerberus] in ''[[Zeus and Sons (Webcomic)|Zeus and Sons]]''.

* [[Futurama (Animation)|Nibbler]]. An alien about as big as a dog, with three eyes and a distending jaw and massive appetite who poops starship fuel, kept as a pet by Leela. Later in the series revealed to be a member of a highly intelligent alien race, but still a big eater and happy to be kept as a pet as long as his litter box is cleaned regularly.

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