It is also possible to isolate elements of Japanese and Spanish from their speech patterns.
Hence, their language is incomprehensible to most humans, though they do understand English. They express themselves mostly through actions, not words: their "language", Minionese, is fairly basic, they speak in strange jabber combined with various human languages. Despite being relatively simple-minded, they are capable of building weapons, operating those weapons, using computers, and even driving. Nefario and extremely eager to please, willingly helping with any evil plans, but at the same time they are friendly and fun-loving. Tall Minions are all with Sprout-Cut Hair. One-eyed minions are always almost all small, although a tall one-eyed minion appears in promotional artwork. Though there are several hundred minions, there are only about forty-eight possible combinations of height and build (short and chubby, medium, tall and thin), hair (tall buzz-cut, short buzz-cut, sprout, combed, spread out, bald), and eyes (one, two). They additionally can survive without air, as one is seen in outer space without oxygen in Despicable Me. Minions possess few additional physiological characteristics with a crack and a shake, they can double as glow sticks for activities in the dark, such as going through ventilation ducts. Minions are yellow and wear black gloves, small black boots, metal goggles accommodating their number of eyes, and blue jean overalls with Gru's emblem on the fronts. He even seems to know each of them by name.Īs a rambunctious bunch of simple-minded homunculi, Minions are a similar size and shape but have unique features to tell them apart, such as height, number of eyes, roundness or secondary features such as hair, eye/pupil size or clothing. He genuinely seems to like them and shows appreciation for their hard work and support, only having to be strict with them very few times. Unlike most other criminal masterminds and their usual doctrine of abusing their henchmen, Felonius Gru gets along famously with the minions. They can be pesky when they are doing weird interactions with other people, animals, or objects they are also famous for their gibberish-speaking language. They are impulsive creatures with little self-control, but with a wide-eyed wonder and odd innocence that endears them to viewers and makes them relatable. Frequently, they speak in an incomprehensible language, called Minoniese. They bring much of the comedy in the film, and they are known as the scene-stealer of the movie. They are the signature characters of the Despicable Me Films series. They are small, yellow, cylindrical creatures, who have one or two eyes. The Minions are main characters in Universal Studios/ Illumination's Despicable Me franchise.