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Most [[Mooks]] exist solely to [[What Measure Is a Mook?|die en masse]] by the hero's hands.
Some become famous in the process, and the result is a
This enemy is a spotlight stealer compared to the rest of a game's bestiary, combining the ubiquity of the [[Mook]] with the iconic appeal of the [[Mascot]], becoming their very own symbol or icon of the series in the process.
What makes a
Whatever the case, these Mooks have somehow become just as vital to the series as a whole as your core party members are to the narrative of each separate installment. Fans [[The Coconut Effect|silently expect]] this Mook to appear ''somewhere'' in each and every installment (often in [[Underground Monkey|multiple versions]]), simply because ''[[Grandfather Clause|it always has]]'', and no new game would be fit for release without its appearance.
Sometimes the popularity of the
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* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' has no shortage of these. The classic titles feature [[Boss in Mook Clothing|Tonberry]], a little green-skinned hooded guy, [[Metal Slime|Cactuar]], a running cactus, and [[Demonic Spider|Malboro]], a giant stinky plant; ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' features its own take on Goblins, and the little Mandragora people. All of these have been immortalized in plushie form.
** Moreover, it seems that they attempt to add a new one with each iteration. ''[[Final Fantasy I]]'' introduced Goblins. Marlboros came into play in ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'', with Chocobos expanding into battles in later titles. ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' saw the first appearance of Moogles. In ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' there was the debut of the Zus. ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' brought Tonberries and Magic Pots to the world. ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' was where Cactuars made their introduction. At this point, you could stock a game purely with recurring mooks from the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series. Oh, wait, they ''have'' - the ''Chocobo'' series.
* The Poo Snake from ''[[Blue Dragon]]'' was an intentional attempt to create one of these, because of the [[Cliché Storm]] theme. It worked - you can recruit one named Poopie in the sequel. They're basically Slimes, with all their [[Underground Monkey
* And the Punis, the Slimes-by-another-name of the ''[[Atelier Series]]''.
* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' has Jack Frost, who is the spirit of winter as a cute snowman dressed up like a clown. He has a bunch of related "Frost" type characters in each game to go along with him, such as his [[Distaff Counterpart]] Strawberry Frost and [[Evil Twin]] Black Frost. Not to mention [[Bonus Boss]] King Frost.
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* The Pipo Monkeys from the ''[[Ape Escape]]'' games. No need to [[Everything's Better with Monkeys|say why]]. In fact, your objective is to [[Gotta Catch Em All|capture them!]]
* The [[Mecha-Mooks|Biankies]] of ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'', who also resemble the Putties of ''[[Power Rangers]]''.
* The Dopefish from ''[[Commander Keen]]'' is iconic enough to be the subject of many [[Easter Egg
* The Hoodmongers from ''[[Rayman|Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. It should be noted that there is nothing cute, adorable, or "wuvable" about them; they're basically potato sacks with large hats and shotguns.
** They're the [[One-Winged Angel]] form of fairy-like creatures that have been [[Mind Rape
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* Frogzards in ''[[Adventure Quest]]'' and Sneevils in ''[[Dragon Fable]]''.
** A Dev made non-canon magazine suggests that they evolved from each other.
* Fyoras in ''[[Geneforge]]'' are this, [[Monster Allies]], and the commonest of [[Com Mons]] all rolled into one. Physically, they're fire-spitting bipedal
* Mud crabs in ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' games. While they're not even a threat to starting players and go down easily, they still have the honour of being famous for starring one as, inexplicibly, a ''merchant'' in ''Morrowind'', and as a topic of discussion amongst [[NPC
* Big Daddies from [[BioShock (series)]].
* ''[[Dungeons of Dredmor]]'' has the Diggles, weird little drill-nosed creatures that look like a cross between a mole and a penguin.
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