History Main / CuteSlimeMook

If you see one of these, it's likely the work is in a StandardJapaneseFantasySetting.

** The Zols and Gels of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaNES'' and the Bits and Bots of ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' certainly have the shape and bounciness down pat, but ''just'' missed the cuteness that really solidified the trope. Like the Chuchus, the Zols and Gels were given a cuter makeover for ''Link's Awakening'', the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle Games]]'' and the ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords'' games.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'': Slimes appear disguised as platforms until Yoshi touches them, which makes them morph into their actual form. Slime Drops are smaller versions which fall from the ceiling in "droplet" form.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'': Swoopin' Stus are tiny blobs that emerge from surrounding goop, they move rather slowly and only jump towards Mario when they're near him.
** In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'', Spike Blops are tiny slime creatures wearing a Spiny shell.

* ''VideoGame/{{Elona}}'' has the Putits, cute white blobs with two beady black eyes. They are one of the weakest monsters in the game, and also come in a slightly stronger red variant. Eating their flesh grants charisma, and they are also [[ExplosiveBreeder explosive breeders]], so they're a popular choice for ranches. Interestingly, Putits exist alongside more traditional western faceless blob monsters.

* ''VideoGame/MapleStory'' has its own slimes that are green, have starry eyes, catlike mouths, and long antennae.

* Jells resemble a humanoid blob monster in most ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'' games, but were given a cuter makeover in ''Monster Rancher 3'' with a more gumdrop-shaped body and black, beady eyes. According to the in-game lore, this is actually the monster's original form, but became more humanoid over the years after being exposed to humans, as ''3'' is a {{prequel}} to the other games.
* Slime from ''VisualNovel/DotKareshi'' is one of [[ReferenceOverdosed many shoutouts]] to ''Dragon Quest'' and Eastern [=RPGs=] in general, although this being an otome game, he takes the form of [[SlimeGirl a cute human boy]].
* Goopy Le Grande, one of the first bosses of ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' has a design that directly references the Slimes - he's a blue ball with a pointy tip and a smiling face. He's also relatively easy, being one of the game's {{Starter Villain}}s.
* One of the many JRPG parodies in the Penultimate Fantasy Airship in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', the Irritating Series of Random Encounters enemy appears as a large group of what appear to be exact copies of the slimes from ''Dragon Quest''.
* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'''s Slimes are embodiments of elemental energy in the form of bouncy gelatinous blobs with big, round eyes. There's a variant for each of the seven elements, each of which comes in small and large sizes. They're one of the game's {{Mascot Mook}}s, and there are even official slime plushies.
* Gooey from ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' highly resembles Akira Toriyama's slimes, right down to the googly eyes and red smiley face, but with the addition of an OverlyLongTongue.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has multiple BlobMonster {{mons}}, but Ditto most closely resembles the ones in ''Dragon Quest''. A VoluntaryShapeshifter, it's shown in [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries the anime]] and TheMerch that it always keeps its beady eyes and goofy smile no matter what it transforms into.

* The Jellies, the slime equivalent in ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'' are mostly pretty cute, being small and rather weak enemies. They tend to either have smiling mouths or eyes, but usually not both.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Chuchus are usually ugly blob monsters, but they were given a somewhat cuter makeover for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. They come in many different colors, some with different abilities. The Buzz Blobs from most games are walking slimes with big eyes, they'll electrocute you if you try to attack them with your sword, with ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'', and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes'' featuring giant versions of these slime mooks as minibosses that attacks with lightning.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'': Slimes appear whenever Link uses Magic Powder on enemies, turning them into tiny slimes with a plant on their head.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'': The Mad Jelly is a mini-boss where it's an enormous slime that moves around as Link battles with a Gekko.
** The Zols and Gels of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaNES'' and the Bits and Bots of ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' certainly have the shape and bounciness down pat, but ''just'' missed the cuteness that really solidified the trope. Like the Chuchus, the Zols and Gels were given a cuter makeover for ''Link's Awakening'', the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle Games]]'' and the ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords'' games.
* ''VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds'' features Slimes like virtually all games by Creator/ArtixEntertainment. However unlike its sister games the, the chibi artstyle makes the AQW slimes noticeably cuter, being a blob with a cute cartoony eyeball looking out.
* ''VideoGame/TheEnchantedCave'' features various colors of weak blob monsters with cute googly eyes.
* ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragons'' has low level and adorable slime monsters for each element that can also evolve into bigger forms while retaining their cuteness.
* Moldsmal is one of the first enemies you'll run into in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', and looks like a relatively harmless jello mold. It's also very easy to befriend.
* ''VideoGame/RecettearAnItemShopsTale'' has cutesy slimes in various colors as the most basic of enemies.
* ''VideoGame/RiskOfRain'': Gups are big orange slime creatures with adorable faces, clover-like antennae and tiny curved legs.
* The cubical Slimes in ''Videogame/{{Minecraft}}'' can potentially be one of the first enemies you run into if you spawn in or near a swamp, and will often be in one of the smaller, easier to manage sizes. The smallest slimes are in fact completely harmless and be kept as 'pets' if you lure it all the way back to your base and give it a name tag.

* ''VideoGame/GianaSistersDS'': Jellyfishes look like adorable, spherical blue blobs with two googly eyes floating inside their liquid bodies.
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' has the Flantastic Seven, which are a family of friendly flan-shaped Heartless with yellow custard bodies, brown caramel hair, and a crown adorned with one of seven fruits. Summoning them with the "Boinnng!" Command allows you to take on their minigame challenges for a chance to earn exclusive Ingredients; if you find them all and complete their minigames, you get an Orichalcum+.

* ''VideoGame/JimmyAndThePulsatingMass'':
** The first fight in the game is a Revolting Blob, a green blob of goo that manifested itself in Buck's room. After its defeat, Jimmy gets an ability to turn into Revolting Blob himself to aggravate enemies into attacking him, and to leak into hard-to-reach places.
** On the more basic variety of "generic basic enemy blob of slime", Slimes frequently appear as enemies in the Everchip area, as a part of its nature as an {{homage}}[=/=]AffectionateParody of 8-bit[=/=]16-bit fantasy [=RPGs=]. The Bookworm's Knowledge even states that "they are used for standard hero training in the Everchip".

* The Blobs in ''VideoGame/{{Snailiad}}''. As Snaily progresses he encounters different coloured blobs which take more hits, culminating with the BossInMookClothing Devil Blob.

[[caption-width-right:350:Some slimes draw near! Command? [[labelnote:> Identify]] Clockwise starting from top left: [[Franchise/DragonQuest Slime]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} Dogoo]], [[VideoGame/{{Atelier}} Puni]], and [[VideoGame/RagnarokOnline Poring]]]][[/labelnote]]

* The Punis in ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'', which have prominent BlushStickers and come in a variety of different colors. There are also faux punis and even pint-sized mini punis which appear to have pacifiers in their mouths. They were curiously absent from the Dusk trilogy, but made a return in the Mysterious trilogy with a new, taller shape.

[[caption-width-right:350:Some slimes draw near! Command? [[labelnote:> Identify]] Clockwise starting from top left: [[VideoGame/DragonQuest Slime]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} Dogoo]], [[VideoGame/{{Atelier}} Puni]], and [[VideoGame/RagnarokOnline Poring]]]][[/labelnote]]

* ''Literature/KonoSuba'': Comically {{subverted}} with Hans the Deadly Poison Slime. Having seen only his human disguise, [[WrongGenreSavvy Kazuma assumes that]] he's the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' kind of slime and will thus be a pushover, but he turns out to be closer to the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' mold - a giant, nigh-indestructible BlobMonster that [[WalkingWasteland spreads decay in its path]] and destroys anything it touches.

* The Slimes in ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' are the TropeMaker. First conceptualized in [[VideoGame/DragonQuestI the]] [[VideoGame/DragonQuestII first]] [[VideoGame/DragonQuestIII installments]] of the series in the TheEighties, they became popular enough to become the MascotMook, and many examples on this page take direct inspiration from their cute blue forms.

* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'': The Dips/Drips fill this role, as the cutest creatures in the game, being tiny drops of moving slime. They get a little bit grosser when you actually see them and realize what that slime ''[[ToiletHumor is]].''

Unlike the standard amorphous BlobMonster, a Cute Slime has a rounded form, like a drop of water on a car's hood (or maybe a gumdrop). They're also more likely to bounce or roll around than ooze. One assumes they have a much higher surface tension or thicker membrane than your typical Ooze (more like the classic Gelatinous Cube of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' fame, but not as rigidly shaped). You might also note they have a strong tendency to be colored blue, at least the first or most numerous version is. [[UndergroundMonkey Variations]] may come in [[PaletteSwap a variety of colors]] (pink/red and green being fairly common).

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has multiple BlobMonster {{mons}}, but Ditto most closely resembles the ones in ''Dragon Quest''. A VoluntaryShapeshifter, it's shown in [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]] and TheMerch that it always keeps its beady eyes and goofy smile no matter what it transforms into.

[[caption-width-right:350:Some slimes draw near! [[labelnote:Identify enemies]] Clockwise starting from top left: [[VideoGame/DragonQuest Slime]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} Dogoo]], [[VideoGame/{{Atelier}} Puni]], and [[VideoGame/RagnarokOnline Poring]]]][[/labelnote]]

* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'': The Dips/Drips fill this role, as the cutest creatures in the game, being tiny drops of moving slime.

While the BlobMonster was a staple of tabletop [=RPGs=] before ''Dragon Quest'', [[Creator/AkiraToriyama Akira Toriyama's]] addition of a waterdrop-shaped form and an adorable smiley face made a particularly strong impression. The slime ended up becoming a MascotMook for the franchise, and naturally, like many of the tropes ''Dragon Quest'' introduced, a cute, low level blob became an Eastern RPG cliche in itself.

* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'' obviously has them, and shaped like their ''Dragon Quest'' counterparts. Slimes with a pale coloring are evil, while the ones with darker hues are good, and apparently they have souls as well; two of the main cast were borne out of a {{merger|ofsouls}} of them.

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* ''WebAnimation/MagicTimeWizards'': Runt, the owner of the zoo in Episode 2, is a slime alien with a soft voice that enjoys taking care of animals and worries about the safety of his/her coworkers...because they equate "love" with "possessing as many lifeforms as possible".
* SCP-999 of ''Website/SCPFoundation'' fame follows this trope with flying colors.
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* The protagonist of the action platformer ''Slime-San'' is one of these, and even leaves trails of goo wherever he goes.

* SCP-999 of ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' fame follows this trope with flying colors.

* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' has many slimes of various colors appear as enemies. They all mostly take a form of a semi-transparent droplet without any visible features. They also have [[KingMook two boss versions]]: King Slime, and its [[UpgradedBoss more difficult]] DistaffCounterpart, Queen Slime.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'': Slimes appear disguised as platforms until Yoshi touches them, which makes them morph into their actual form.

* ''Literature/BlackSummoner'': Clotho, Kelvin's first summoned monster, is a tiny slime. At least when it's not a Glutton Slime.

* Sui from ''LightNovel/CampfireCookingInAnotherWorldWithMyAbsurdSkill'' is a small blue slime with BlackBeadEyes who's very young and behaves like a CheerfulChild. He starts out as the typical weak slime, but quickly shows intelligence and skills beyond the slime norm.
* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'' obviously has them, and shaped like their ''Dragon Quest'' counterparts. Slimes with a pale coloring are evil, while the ones with darker hues are good, and apparently they have souls as well; two of the main cast were borne out of a {{merger|ofsouls}} of them.
* ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'': Comically {{subverted}} with Hans the Deadly Poison Slime. Having seen only his human disguise, [[WrongGenreSavvy Kazuma assumes that]] he's the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' kind of slime and will thus be a pushover, but he turns out to be closer to the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' mold - a giant, nigh-indestructible BlobMonster that [[WalkingWasteland spreads decay in its path]] and destroys anything it touches.
* Rimuru from ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'' is roughly the size of a watermelon, and is adored for his super cute slime form. He ends up making quite a lot of allies -- especially [[{{Fanservice}} women who enjoy]] [[MarshmallowHell holding him close to their breasts]] -- by making friends through diplomacy. However, he subverts the "weak" reputation of this trope, as his "Predator" ability also proves to be extremely powerful, [[TheAssimilator allowing him to take on the properties of anyone and anything he absorbs]], which results in him snowballing to UltimateLifeForm and WorldsStrongestMan status. Knowing how to use this to bring peace and to resolve conflicts is the main goal of the series.

* ''VideoGame/GoingUnder'': The Emoozi slimes are actually nastier people than the HornyDevils; they're the ones who were contributing to its harassing work environment (they're the slimy members).

* ''LightNovel/BlackSummoner'': Cloto, Kelvin's first summoned monster, is a tiny slime. At least when it's not a Glutton Slime.

** Chuchus are usually ugly blob monsters, but they were given a somewhat cuter makeover for ''VideoGame/TheWindWaker''. They come in many different colors, some with different abilities. The Buzz Blobs from most games are walking slimes with big eyes, they'll electrocute you if you try to attack them with your sword, with ''VideoGame/LinksAwakening'', ''VideoGame/TheMinishCap'', and ''VideoGame/TriForceHeroes'' featuring giant versions of these slime mooks as minibosses that attacks with lightning.
** ''VideoGame/ALinkToThePast'': Slimes appear whenever Link uses Magic Powder on enemies, turning them into tiny slimes with a plant on their head.
** ''VideoGame/MajorasMask'': The Mad Jelly is a mini-boss where it's an enormous slime that moves around as Link battles with a Gekko.
** The Zols and Gels of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaNES'' and the Bits and Bots of ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' certainly have the shape and bounciness down pat, but ''just'' missed the cuteness that really solidified the trope. Like the Chuchus, the Zols and Gels were given a cuter makeover for ''Link's Awakening'', the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle Games]]'' and the ''VideoGame/FourSwords'' games.

** Chuchus are usually ugly blob monsters, but they were given a somewhat cuter makeover for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. They come in many different colors, some with different abilities. The Buzz Blobs from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'', the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle games]], ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes'' definitely count, and as their name suggests, they'll electrocute you if you try to attack them with your sword, with ''Link's Awakening'' and ''Tri Force Heroes'' featuring giant versions as minibosses that attack with lightning.
** The Zols and Gels of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaNES'' and the Bits and Bots of ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' certainly have the shape and bounciness down pat, but ''just'' missed the cuteness that really solidified the trope. Like the Chuchus, the Zols and Gels were given a cuter makeover for ''Link's Awakening'', the ''Oracle'' games and the ''VideoGame/FourSwords'' games.

** Chuchus are usually ugly blob monsters, but they were given a somewhat cuter makeover for ''VideoGame/TheWindWaker''. They come in many different colors, some with different abilities. The Buzz Blobs from ''VideoGame/ALinkToThePast'', ''VideoGame/LinksAwakening'', the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle Games]]'', ''VideoGame/FourSwordsAdventures'', ''VideoGame/ALinkBetweenWorlds'' and ''VideoGame/TriForceHeroes'' definitely count, and as their name suggests, they'll electrocute you if you try to attack them with your sword, with ''Link's Awakening'' and ''Tri Force Heroes'' featuring giant versions as minibosses that attack with lightning.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZero'', the Frost Slime is a bright blue enemy with a shell in its body.

* ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'' has the Porings, a weak MascotMook which are pink and have catlike mouths along with bubbles coming out of its... head?

** Chuchus are usually ugly blob monsters, but they were given a somewhat cuter makeover for ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]''. They come in many different colors, some with different abilities. The Buzz Blobs from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link To The Past]]'', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'', the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle Games]]'', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Four Sword Adventures]]'', ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes Tri-Force Heroes]]'' definitely count, and as their name suggests, they'll electrocute you if you try to attack them with your sword, with ''Link's Awakening'' and ''Tri Force Heroes'' featuring giant versions as minibosses that attack with lightning.
** The Zols and Gels of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI (NES)'' and the Bits and Bots of ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' certainly have the shape and bounciness down pat, but ''just'' missed the cuteness that really solidified the trope. Like the Chuchus, the Zols and Gels were given a cuter makeover for ''Link's Awakening'', the ''Oracle'' games and the ''Four Swords'' games.

* SCP-999 of ''Wiki/{{SCP Foundation}}'' fame follows this trope with flying colors.

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* Baby I or [[DubNameChange Fresh]] level Franchise/{{Digimon}} are often blobs with simple, cutesy faces. They are very weak and have almost no combat abilities, but will eventually evolve into stronger Digimon.

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* The Slimes in ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' are the TropeMaker. First conceptualized in ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuestI the]]'' ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuestII first]]'' ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuestIII installments]]'' of the game in the TheEighties, they became popular enough to become the MascotMook of the series, and many examples on this page take direct inspiration from their cute blue forms.

* Gooey from ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' highly resembles Akira Toriyama's slimes, right down to the googly eyes and red smiley face, but with the addition of an OverlyLongTongue.

** Chuchus are usually ugly blob monsters, but they were given a somewhat cuter makeover for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. They come in many different colors, some with different abilities. The Buzz Blobs from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes'' definitely count, and as their name suggests, they'll electrocute you if you try to attack them with your sword, with ''Link's Awakening'' and ''Tri Force Heroes'' featuring giant versions as minibosses that attack with lightning.
** The Zols and Gels of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' and the Bits and Bots of ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' certainly have the shape and bounciness down pat, but ''just'' missed the cuteness that really solidified the trope. Like the Chuchus, the Zols and Gels were given a cuter makeover for ''Link's Awakening'', the ''Oracle'' games and the ''Four Swords'' games.

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* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesForThreeHundredYearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'' obviously has them, and shaped like their ''Dragon Quest'' counterparts. Slimes with a pale coloring are evil, while the ones with darker hues are good, and apparently they have souls as well; two of the main cast were borne out of a {{merger|ofsouls}} of them.

* Chuchus in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' are usually ugly blob monsters, but they were given a somewhat cuter makeover for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. They come in many different colors, some with different abilities. The Buzz Blobs from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTriForceHeroes'' definitely count, and as their name suggests, they'll electrocute you if you try to attack them with your sword, with ''Link's Awakening'' and ''Tri Force Heroes'' featuring giant versions as minibosses that attack with lightning.
** The series almost beat Dragon Quest to the punch. The Zols and Gels of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' and the Bits and Bots of ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' certainly had the shape and bounciness down pat, but ''just'' missed the cuteness that really, [=*ahem*=], solidified the trope. Like the Chuchus, the Zols and Gels were given a cuter makeover for ''Link's Awakening'', the Oracle games and the Four Swords games.