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* Monokuma from ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' also falls into the RidiculouslyCuteCritter category (though less so than the [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica above-mentioned]] [[spoiler: Kyubey]], thanks to his more sinister TwoFaced design motif). He's even voiced by ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''[='s=] most notable voice actor; for a Western analog, imagine a teddy bear with the voice of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, Franchise/WinnieThePooh, or WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarePants (the German dub actually does this) constantly trolling you, emotionally and psychologically torturing and blackmailing you, and egging you on to kill people.

** It's perfectly fitting how Kylo Ren, a DarthVaderClone himself, is already shaping up as this for the sequel trilogy starting in ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.

* Monokuma from ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' also falls into the RidiculouslyCuteCritter category (though less so than the [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica above-mentioned]] [[spoiler: Kyubey]], thanks to his more sinister TwoFaced design motif). He's even voiced by ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''[='s=] most notable voice actor; for a Western analog, imagine a teddy bear with the voice of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, or Franchise/WinnieThePooh constantly trolling you, emotionally and psychologically torturing and blackmailing you, and egging you on to kill people.
* [[spoiler:Subverted with]] Rena from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', [[spoiler:as she's presented as evil in early arcs and]] can be CuteButPsycho [[spoiler:when needed but is overall a good girl, and most of her antagonistic traits are born from misunderstandings or a HatePlague.]]

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* Monokuma from ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' also falls into the RidiculouslyCuteCritter category (though less so than the [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica above-mentioned]] [[spoiler: Kyubey]], thanks to his more sinister TwoFaced design motif). He's even voiced by ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''[='s=] most notable voice actor; for a Western analog, imagine a teddy bear with the voice of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny or WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse constantly trolling you, emotionally and psychologically torturing and blackmailing you, and egging you on to kill people.
* [[spoiler:Subverted]] with Rena from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. [[spoiler:She's presented as evil in early arcs and can be CuteButPsycho when needed but is overall a good girl, and most of her antagonistic traits are misunderstandings. ]]

* In ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'', [[spoiler:Airy turn out to be the BigBad of the game. Until the reveal, a player might wonder why she of all people is on the cover.]]

* [[spoiler: Flowey]] of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' [[spoiler: is billed as the cute and innocent type of mascot in the game's manual, but that's gets thrown out of the window when he tries to share his "[[BadLiar friendliness pellets]]". Similarly to [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]] and [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Airy]] above, he turns out to be the BigBad.]]

* SelfDemonstrating/{{GLaDoS}} from ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', though her #1 mascot status is edged out by the CompanionCube. The evil comes in the fact that she forces Chell to run around an deadly obstacle course [[IWasToldThereWouldBeCake with the promise of cake]], and that when she gets to the end, tries to kill Chell.

* Monokuma from ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' also falls into the RidiculouslyCuteCritter category (though less so than the [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica above-mentioned]] [[spoiler: Kyubey]], thanks to his more sinister two-faced design motif). He's even voiced by ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''[='s=] most notable voice actor; for a Western analog, imagine a teddy bear with the voice of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny or WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse constantly trolling you, emotionally and psychologically torturing and blackmailing you, and egging you on to kill people.

* King mogeko from VideoGame/MogekoCastle was 'adopted' as a mascot for the GagDub series WebVideo/TheWithVoicesProject.

Many series have their own Mascot, ({{Series Mascot}}s, In Universe mascots or otherwise). Sometimes that mascot is one of the ones responsible for all the bad things happening (or at best is a neutral force that still causes things to go wrong for the heroes more often than not.) Though it's not necessary, the mascot can still fall into the RidiculouslyCuteCritter or SmallAnnoyingCreature tropes just to make things [[CuteIsEvil extra twisted]]. Whether they are {{Big Bad}}s, [[TheDragon Dragons]], {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s or just the humble MascotMook is not needed, what distinct this from the other tropes is that the SeriesMascot is evil.

The difference is that most cases are usually either the most iconic character of the franchise, or checks off the items in a WeaselMascot checklist, but their cuddly appearance belays a sinister nature.

* The titular character of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', like the other animatronics in the game, is trying to kill you because it's malfunctioning. [[spoiler:This is technically a subversion since a hidden MiniGame in the sequel reveals that he's Good All Along. It just mistakes the night shift guards as the one who murdered the kids.]] He's also an InUniverse example because he is also the mascot of the abandoned SuckECheeses that serves as the setting.

* The Red Knight from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', [[spoiler: also known as the Soul of Cinder, is the FinalBoss and the manifestation of every last unfortunate Lords of Cinder doomed to live inside an AnimatedArmor [[AndIMustScream for eternity]], naturally this includes [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsI Gwyn, the First Lord of Cinder]] and the [[DuelingPlayerCharacters Chosen Undead]].]]

* Monokuma from ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' also falls into the RidiculouslyCuteCritter category (though less so than the above-mentioned Kyubey, thanks to his more sinister two-faced design motif). He's even voiced by ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''[='s=] most notable voice actor; for a Western analog, imagine a teddy bear with the voice of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny or WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse constantly trolling you, emotionally and psychologically torturing and blackmailing you, and egging you on to kill people.

Many series have their own Mascot, ({{Series Mascot}}s, In Universe mascots or otherwise). Sometimes that mascot is one of the ones responsible for all the bad things happening (or at best is a neutral force that still causes things to go wrong for the heroes more often than not.) Though it's not necessary, the mascot can still fall into the RidiculouslyCuteCritter or SmallAnnoyingCreature tropes just to make things extra twisted. Whether they are {{Big Bad}}s, [[TheDragon Dragons]], {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s or just the humble MascotMook is not needed, what distinct this from the other tropes is that the SeriesMascot is evil.

* Flowey of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is billed as the cute and innocent type of mascot in the game's manual, but that's gets thrown out of the window when he tries to share his "[[BadLiar friendliness pellets]]".

** Kyubey starts off seeming like your average MagicalGirl RidiculouslyCuteCritter mascot, until you find out his true motives.
** Subverted with Bebe/Charlotte in ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]''. Homura suspects that Bebe is the witch in whose barrier the entire film takes place--until Homura discovers that [[spoiler:[[TomatoInTheMirror she is the witch herself]]]].

* The titular ''VideoGame/IMMeen'', who's flamboyant nature outshines the rest of the cast and is the source of many a YouTubePoop.

* Though pretty SouthernBelle Penelope is the title character of Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop'', she spends very little time on screen as the DamselInDistress. Her nemesis, the Hooded Claw drives the plot in every case, and he's a LargeHam to boot, which is magnified by having Paul Lynde as his voice actor. Only the Ant Hill Mob gets as much screen time as the Claw, but their overall competency ranges from barely adequate to horribly hopeless.

* Flowey of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' is billed as the cute and friendly type of mascot on in the game's manual, but that's gets thrown out of the window when he tries to share his "friendliness pellets".

* {{GLaDoS}} from ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', though her #1 mascot status is edged out by the CompanionCube. The evil comes in the fact that she forces Chell to run around an deadly obstacle course [[IWasToldThereWouldBeCake with the promise of cake]], and that when she gets to the end, tries to kill Chell.

* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' has the resident {{Mook}} monsters, the Noise, are often used for promotion and even have their own merchandise.

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''

** In ''Film/RogueOne'', the Imperial Death Trooper, the EliteMooks among the [[MascotMook Stormtroopers]] takes this role.

* The ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}s'' are mutant leeches that [[TheHero Samus Aran]] usually has to exterminate on a regular basis. They are also {{Mascot Mook}}s. Ridley is also a big contender for the mascot mook due to never staying dead no matter how much Samus kills him, is a badass space dragon that commands the space pirates, having an awesome battle theme, and has a connection with Samus in his backstory.

* Monokuma from ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' also falls into the RidiculouslyCuteCritter category (though less so than the above-mentioned Kyubey, thanks to his more sinister two-faced design motif.) He's even voiced by ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'s'' most notable voice actor (for a Western analog, imagine a teddy bear with the voice of [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Bugs Bunny]] or MickeyMouse constantly trolling you, emotionally and psychologically torturing and blackmailing you, and egging you on to kill people.)

* The Red Knight from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' on the cover art, [[spoiler: also known as the Soul of Cinder, is the FinalBoss and the manifestation of every last unfortunate Lords of Cinder doomed to live inside an AnimatedArmor [[AndIMustScream for eternity]], naturally this includes [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsI Gwyn, the First Lord of Cinder]] and the [[DuelingPlayerCharacters Chosen Undead]].]]