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[[File:midnasmall.jpg|link=The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|frame|"So, you're not absolutely stupid after all!"]]
[[Weasel Mascot]], [[Chaotic Neutral]] version. The Imp is tons of vices rolled into one, with the baggage that something about him totally destroys him as a threat: sheer laziness, apathy or just being very tiny. The Imp looks like he's trying too hard, intentionally or because of the designers. So whether or not they have delusions of grandeur, Imps just end up behaving very practically, wanting mostly to have fun and to wallow in their vices.
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== Comics ==
* Mr. Mxyzpltk from ''[[
** And of course [[
*** Although in Batman: RIP, Bat-Mite is the opposite of an Imp {{spoiler|He's the tiny bit of sanity and morality the Batman of Zurr-En-Ah has.}}
** And Quisp from ''[[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]]''.
* Flip from ''[[Little Nemo]] in Slumberland'', actually referred to as "that imp" in one strip. (However, the character known as "the Imp" is not this trope.)
* After being caught by [[Empowered (Comic Book)|Empowered]] with the help of [[It Makes Sense in Context|power-draining alien bondage gear]], the Caged Demonwolf counts.
* Varkias from [[
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* In the main plotline of ''[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]'', Gig spends most of the game as [[The Imp]] due to the fact that he's stuck in the main character's head and needs permission to actually use any of his various powers. {{spoiler|Alternate endings and plotlines let Gig shed this trope through [[Grand Theft Me|Grand Theft Protagonist]].}}
* Gnarl in ''[[Overlord]]'' is a [[Card-Carrying Villain]] who often talks of praising evil and such, but since he's too old to go out on the field he's delegated to being the [[Evil Chancellor]].
* Murray from ''[[
* The "Evil Conscience" in ''[[Black and White]]'' looks the part and encourages naughty behavior. Usually seen squabbling with his angelic counterpart.
* Despite the name, imps from ''[[Doom]]'' don't qualify, instead being a particularly pitiful variety of [[Mooks]].
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* Fuzzy from ''[[Sam and Fuzzy]]''.
* [[Sdrawkcab Name|Elttil Hctib]] from ''[[Looking for Group]]''. He is quite literally an imp.
* Qarr the imp from ''[[The Order of the Stick
* In [http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/339 this strip] of ''[[Loserz]]'' (in-story, in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'')
== Western Animation ==
* Experiment 625 (aka "Reuben") from ''[[Lilo and 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 WWII era-cartoon will likely play an Italian as this against a more serious and intimidating German [[Foil]].
* Puck, in Disney's ''[[
** 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
** Interestingly enough, in most Fanfiction 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]]''. His "accomplishments" include coming up with the world's most evil ringtone.
* From ''[[
* Iago from Disney's ''[[Aladdin (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 remeined [[The Imp]] throughout.)
* Wuya from ''[[
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