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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Experiment 625 (aka "Reuben") from ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'', who was supposedly as powerful as Stitch, but was so lazy he instead spent all of his time as sidekick to one of the villains, doing little more than making wisecracks (and sandwiches) and eating.
* Any [[Wartime Cartoon|WWII era-cartoon]] made by the Allies will likely play an Italian as this against a more serious and intimidating German [[Foil]].
* Puck, in Disney's ''[[Gargoyles]]'', serves as this to no less than three villains (Demona, Oberon, and {{spoiler|Xanatos in guise of Owen Burnette.}}. All three are credible threats and Puck chose to ally himself with the third villain only because the other two were too serious and all he really wanted was to have fun. And he's an imp to boot.
** However, when he does cut loose on {{spoiler|Oberon}} he actually manages to kick his ass for a short time, so [[Not So Harmless]].
* Imp from ''[[She-Ra: Princess of Power|She Ra Princess of Power]]'', despite having both the power and (multiple) opportunity(ies) to simply sneak in and assassinate the heroes, seems more content to simply eavesdrop and cause mischief, causing everyone but his "boss" nothing but grief. Despite this, he has proven to be a credible threat by framing Kowl for being a Horde spy. The fact that he has an overly inflated, yet still somewhat justifiable, ego when it comes to his accomplishments tends to add to the humor of his character.
** Interestingly enough, in most FanfictionFan fiction wherein Hordak performs a ''[[Heel Face Turn]]'', Imp follows closely behind but, whereas Hordak is suddenly portrayed as an ''[[Anti-Hero]]'', Imp tends to retain all of his evil (or at the very least undesirable) characteristics.
* Imp from the animated series ''[[Imp]]'', logically enough. His "accomplishments" include coming up with the world's most evil ringtone.
* From ''[[Wakfu]]'', Grufon the minor Shushu qualifies as the harmless kind as long as he's sealed in a map... {{spoiler|and the [[Not So Harmless]] kind when he gets free and possesses an arachne in episode 13.}}
* Iago from Disney's ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' is a villainous example in the initial movie, and a heroic example after his [[Heel Face Turn]] in the sequel and subsequent TV series. (For his appearances in ''[[House of Mouse]]'' he tended to switch between being a good guy and a bad guy, depending on the episode, but he remained The Imp throughout.)