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[[File:midnasmall.jpg|link=The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess| |
[[File:midnasmall.jpg|link=The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess|frame|"So, you're not absolutely stupid after all!"]] |
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[[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. |
[[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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While commonly in a sidekick role to a stronger character, you often see the Imp with heroic characters as much as with villainous ones. Aside from heroes being less likely to beat on them, the Imp can function as the hero's "[[Good Angel, Bad Angel|Bad Angel]]". But in this case, it mainly ends up showing off how decent and good-hearted the hero is, because he doesn't take the Imp's advice seriously. |
While commonly in a sidekick role to a stronger character, you often see the Imp with heroic characters as much as with villainous ones. Aside from heroes being less likely to beat on them, the Imp can function as the hero's "[[Good Angel, Bad Angel|Bad Angel]]". But in this case, it mainly ends up showing off how decent and good-hearted the hero is, because he doesn't take the Imp's advice seriously. |
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They can occasionally cause a great deal of havoc on their own, making them [[Not So Harmless]]. Frequently overlaps with the [[Snarky Non |
They can occasionally cause a great deal of havoc on their own, making them [[Not So Harmless]]. Frequently overlaps with the [[Snarky Non-Human Sidekick]]. They are sometimes prone to [[Dark Is Not Evil]]. |
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== Anime & Manga == |
== Anime & Manga == |
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* Demidevimon from ''[[Digimon]]''. He also proves to be quite the [[Manipulative Bastard]]. |
* Demidevimon from ''[[Digimon]]''. He also proves to be quite the [[Manipulative Bastard]]. |
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