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** The Tibbit, a player race introduced in Dragon Magazine, are perfectly normal humanoids that happen to be able to take on housecat form at will. One of the illustrations on their section in the Dragon Compendium is man lying facedown in a pool of blood, with a metric ton of cutlery jutting from his back and a glowering kitty crouched on top of him.
** The Tibbit, a player race introduced in Dragon Magazine, are perfectly normal humanoids that happen to be able to take on housecat form at will. One of the illustrations on their section in the Dragon Compendium is man lying facedown in a pool of blood, with a metric ton of cutlery jutting from his back and a glowering kitty crouched on top of him.
** Kobolds, having low HP and a reputation for cowardice, are frequently slaughtered in the open by first-level parties. They're also known for their trap-designing prowess, meaning that a clever DM can make a trap-filled death maze that can frighten well-prepared parties. The most popular recount of this happening is "Tucker's Kobolds", named after a particularly nefarious DM.
** Kobolds, having low HP and a reputation for cowardice, are frequently slaughtered in the open by first-level parties. They're also known for their trap-designing prowess, meaning that a clever DM can make a trap-filled death maze that can frighten well-prepared parties. The most popular recount of this happening is "Tucker's Kobolds", named after a particularly nefarious DM.
** The 3.5E Monster Manual IV introduced the Skiurid, an evil squirrel from the Plane of Shadow, and generally regarded as one of the worst monsters ''D&D'' ever introduced. Then an infamous column on the [[Wizards of the Coast]] ''D&D'' section [http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fc/20060721a came along], specifically looking for ways to make Skiurids lethal. The squirrels are quite capable of bringing even a mid-level party of well-equipped adventurers to their knees.
** The 3.5E Monster Manual IV introduced the Skiurid, an evil squirrel from the Plane of Shadow, and generally regarded as one of the worst monsters ''D&D'' ever introduced. Then an infamous column on the [[Wizards of the Coast]] ''D&D'' section [https://web.archive.org/web/20161031215053/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2Ffc%2F20060721a came along], specifically looking for ways to make Skiurids lethal. The squirrels are quite capable of bringing even a mid-level party of well-equipped adventurers to their knees.
** The giant shrew, a critter from Basic ''D&D'', looked like a normal-sized grayish rat, yet could do a pretty good [[Vorpal Bunny]] impression on low-level adventurers.
** The giant shrew, a critter from Basic ''D&D'', looked like a normal-sized grayish rat, yet could do a pretty good [[Vorpal Bunny]] impression on low-level adventurers.
** Quite a few fey arguably qualify—the well-known nymph, for example, has one ability you don't hear about too often: if you happen to catch a sight of the nymph naked, she can force you to make a fortitude save or die on the spot. Other kinds of fey are more "harmlessly cute" than the nymph, but tend to have a wide range of powerful magical abilities. Very few fey are harmless. In fact plenty of them will do horrible things to you given the chance.
** Quite a few fey arguably qualify—the well-known nymph, for example, has one ability you don't hear about too often: if you happen to catch a sight of the nymph naked, she can force you to make a fortitude save or die on the spot. Other kinds of fey are more "harmlessly cute" than the nymph, but tend to have a wide range of powerful magical abilities. Very few fey are harmless. In fact plenty of them will do horrible things to you given the chance.
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* Most of the creatures that ''[[Shadowrun]]''{{'}}s shapeshifters start out as are pretty dangerous on their own (lions, bears, eagles, etc.), but a fox magician character can lead to a cute little ten-pound fox hurling fireballs.
* Most of the creatures that ''[[Shadowrun]]''{{'}}s shapeshifters start out as are pretty dangerous on their own (lions, bears, eagles, etc.), but a fox magician character can lead to a cute little ten-pound fox hurling fireballs.
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''
** The Unglued expansion set gave us the Infernal Spawn of Evil, a powerful beast from the darkest pits of hell. [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=9779 This is what it looks like]. Not to be outdone, the Unhinged set introduced its even stronger child, the demon known only as the [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=73981 Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil].
** The Unglued expansion set gave us the Infernal Spawn of Evil, a powerful beast from the darkest pits of hell. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080606002522/http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=9779 This is what it looks like]. Not to be outdone, the Unhinged set introduced its even stronger child, the demon known only as the [https://web.archive.org/web/20080925135937/http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=73981 Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil].
** Then there's that other Unhinged set card, [http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?name=when%20fluffy%20bunnies%20attack When Fluffy Bunnies Attack].
** Then there's that other Unhinged set card, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190928121007/https://status.wizards.com/ When Fluffy Bunnies Attack].
** The ''real'' "killer rabbit" of the Magic world is the ''squirrel'. Some squirrel-themed cards, such as "Deranged Hermit" and "Squirrel Nest" have seen extensive [[Tournament Play]].
** The ''real'' "killer rabbit" of the Magic world is the ''squirrel'. Some squirrel-themed cards, such as "Deranged Hermit" and "Squirrel Nest" have seen extensive [[Tournament Play]].
** [http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/arcana/340 Hyalopterous Lemure]. The artist didn't know what a "lemure" is (a ghost) so he drew a "lemur" instead (a fuzzy rodent).
** [http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/arcana/340 Hyalopterous Lemure]. The artist didn't know what a "lemure" is (a ghost) so he drew a "lemur" instead (a fuzzy rodent).
** Also, [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=6138 Jackalope Herd]. A bunch of bunnies with antlers, amazing combat stats for their mana cost, and a drawback (returning to your hand when you play another spell) that can be turned into an advantage fairly easily.
** Also, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190928120951/https://status.wizards.com/ Jackalope Herd]. A bunch of bunnies with antlers, amazing combat stats for their mana cost, and a drawback (returning to your hand when you play another spell) that can be turned into an advantage fairly easily.
* ''[[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]]'' has a level 2 monster that's basically a rabbit with a switchblade, where the Bad Stuff is "you die" (yes, a literal Killer Rabbit; not surprising since he's actually Bun-bun, the ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' character mentioned below). One time in six, it turns into a level 15 monster, as "That One Rabbit from [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail|That One Movie]]", and it's too late to get help.
* ''[[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]]'' has a level 2 monster that's basically a rabbit with a switchblade, where the Bad Stuff is "you die" (yes, a literal Killer Rabbit; not surprising since he's actually Bun-bun, the ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' character mentioned below). One time in six, it turns into a level 15 monster, as "That One Rabbit from [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail|That One Movie]]", and it's too late to get help.
** The ''Munchkin Bites!'' expansion has 17th-level monster The Evil, also from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''. For those not versed in the webcomic, it's an adorable cute kitten. It steals a level from you just by ''meeting it''.
** The ''Munchkin Bites!'' expansion has 17th-level monster The Evil, also from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''. For those not versed in the webcomic, it's an adorable cute kitten. It steals a level from you just by ''meeting it''.
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* Lepus, the awakened Fiendish rabbit from ''[http://www.dungeoncrawlinc.com/comic6.html Dungeon Crawl, inc.]'' As the page's title suggests, he was originally a homage to the original Killer Rabbit (before he became a full-fledged character).
* Lepus, the awakened Fiendish rabbit from ''[http://www.dungeoncrawlinc.com/comic6.html Dungeon Crawl, inc.]'' As the page's title suggests, he was originally a homage to the original Killer Rabbit (before he became a full-fledged character).
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110321152906/http://bukucomics.com/loserz/index.php?comicID=478 Deadly venomous chipmunks] in ''[[Loserz]]''!
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110321152906/http://bukucomics.com/loserz/index.php?comicID=478 Deadly venomous chipmunks] in ''[[Loserz]]''!
* In ''[[Adventurers!]]'', Ardam finds out the painful way that a [http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0302.html Devilrabbit] is no ordinary Cuterabbit.
* In ''[[Adventurers!]]'', Ardam finds out the painful way that a [https://web.archive.org/web/20100612005210/http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0302.html Devilrabbit] is no ordinary Cuterabbit.
* Reynardine, in ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''. He's apparently a cute little stuffed toy. He's actually a fearsome possessor demon that kills the body of whoever he takes over. He just happens to be stuck in Antimony's toy. For now. An illustrative [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=407 example].
* Reynardine, in ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''. He's apparently a cute little stuffed toy. He's actually a fearsome possessor demon that kills the body of whoever he takes over. He just happens to be stuck in Antimony's toy. For now. An illustrative [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=407 example].
* ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'':
* ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'':
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