Minion
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A minion is a follower devoted to serving his/her master relentlessly.
Minion may refer to:
Minion may refer to:
Computing
- Minion (solver)Minion (solver)Minion is a solver for constraint satisfaction problems. Unlike constraint programming toolkits, which expect users to write programs in a traditional programming language like C++, Java or Prolog, Minion takes a text file which specifies the problem, and solves using only this...
, constraint solver - Minion (typeface)Minion (typeface)Minion is the name of a typeface designed by Robert Slimbach in 1990 for Adobe Systems. The name comes from the traditional naming system for type sizes, in which minion is between nonpareil and brevier...
, the name of a typeface designed by Robert Slimbach in 1990 for Adobe Systems. The name comes from the traditional naming system for type sizes, in which minion is between nonpareil and brevier. It is inspired by late Renaissance-era type
Arts and entertainment
- Maelstrom's MinionsMaelstrom's MinionsMaelstrom's Minions are a trio of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe that work for Maelstrom. They are Gronk, Helio, and Phobius.- Publication history :...
, Marvel Comics supervillains Gronk, Helio, and Phobius that work for Maelstrom - Mandarin's MinionsMandarin's MinionsMandarin's Minions are a group of villains led by and brought together by The Mandarin. The exploits of this super-villain group can be read in The Avengers v1 special #1.-Fictional history:...
, a group of Marvel Comics villains led by and brought together by The Mandarin - Minion (comics)Minion (comics)Minion is a fictional DC Comics superhero best known as a member of the Teen Titans and for giving the Omegadrome armor to Cyborg...
, a DC Comics superhero who was a member of the Teen Titans - Minion HunterMinion HunterMinion Hunter is a board game originally released in 1992 by Games Designers Workshop in conjunction with their Dark Conspiracy Role Playing Game...
, a board game originally released in 1992 by Games Designers Workshop - Minions (flash game)Minions (flash game)Minions is a free Flash-based browser game created by Paul Preece and David Scott of the Casual Collective, who are the creators of Desktop Tower Defense and Flash Element TD, respectively. The game has been featured by gaming reviewer The Escapist for winning an award at the Game Developer's...
, a 2008 flash game featured on the Casual Collective website - Minions of MirthMinions of MirthMinions of Mirth is a role-playing game for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows by Prairie Games, Inc. The game includes both a single-player and a massively multi-player mode...
, a 2005 role-playing game for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows by Prairie Games, Inc - Minions, small creatures from Despicable MeDespicable MeDespicable Me is a 2010 American computer-animated 3D comedy film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment that was released on July 9, 2010 in the United States. The film features the voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, and...
, a 2010 American computer-animated 3-D feature film from Universal - Overlord: MinionsOverlord: MinionsOverlord: Minions is a 2009 puzzle video game developed by Climax Studios and published by Codemasters for the Nintendo DS. It features the minions from the 2007 Overlord video game as the primary protagonists, tasked with the mission to solve puzzles and fight enemies. They are controlled by the...
, a 2009 puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS - The creatures controlled by the player character in OverlordOverlord (2007 video game)Overlord is a third-person action-adventure game developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters for the Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3...
- The MinionThe MinionThe Minion , is a 1998 American and Canadian action supernatural horror film directed by Jean-Marc Piché. Lukas Sadorov is a middle eastern templar who is a member of an order of templars who are charged with guarding the gateway to Hell that, if opened, will unleash all evil...
, a 1998 American and Canadian action supernatural horror film directed by Jean-Marc Piché - Minion, a character from the animated movie Megamind
- Minions, people who follow Misha CollinsMisha CollinsMisha Collins is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as the angel Castiel on the CW television series Supernatural.-Personal life:...
' Twitter. - Minions, Blair Waldorf's followers at Constance Billard School in the television show Gossip GirlGossip GirlGossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...
People
- Joseph MinionJoseph MinionJoseph Minion is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for Martin Scorsese's After Hours .Born in New Jersey in 1957, Minion briefly attended NYU Film School before finishing his studies at Columbia University, then renowned for its screenwriting program...
, American film director and screenwriter, best known for Martin Scorsese's After Hours (1985) - Fred MinionFred MinionFrederick "Fred" Minion was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made two appearances in the Football League for Burnley.-References:...
, an English professional footballer who played as a wing half
Other uses
- Minions, CornwallMinions, CornwallMinions is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor northwest of Caradon Hill approximately four miles north of Liskeard. Minions is first recorded in 1613 and its meaning is unknown....
, a village in the United Kingdom - A minion (cannon)Minion (cannon)The minion was a type of small cannon used during the Tudor period and into the late 17th century. The minion was of a small bore typically 3-inch and fired a 5-pound cannon ball...
, a type of cannon with a small bore during the 16th and 17th centuries
See also
- Mignon (disambiguation)Mignon (disambiguation)Mignon may refer to:* Mignon, an opera by Ambroise Thomas, loosely based on Goethe's figure* Mignon, Alabama, a town in the United States* Mignon , a confectionery product made by Fazer* Mignon , a female punk-rock musician...
- MinyanMinyanA minyan in Judaism refers to the quorum of ten Jewish adults required for certain religious obligations. According to many non-Orthodox streams of Judaism adult females count in the minyan....
, a quorum of Jewish men needed for certain religious purposes