What species are the Minions?
In Despicable Me, Gru has an army of minions who do everything from looking after the girls to assist him in his attempts to become a super villain.
But what are they? Are they aliens? Are they modeled on some sort of creatures?
Best Answer
It may be explored in Minions (film) which would act as a prequel or spin off to the Despicable Me franchise coming in 2014. The movie description in Wikipedia it states -
Minions are yellow henchmen who have existed since the beginning of time, serving history's most ambitious villains.
But for now they are just servants/followers etc etc. If they are alien, humanoid, or some different species any guess is still just speculation.
Update: As per then Minions (film)
Minions are small, yellow creatures who have existed since the beginning of time, evolving from single-celled organisms into beings who exist only to serve history's most despicable masters.
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What are Minions supposed to be?
Minions are a species of tiny yellow henchmen; they look like unusually dressed Mike and Ike candies. They're earnestly driven by the desire to serve an evil boss, though they often screw up because they're selfish, easily distracted, and generally inept.Are Minions bananas?
Minions are created from bananas Given that they seem to be genderless, it is more likely that they are created from recombined genetic material and bred in artificial gestation chambers.Are Minions mammals?
So, again, there doesn't seem to be any evidence that they are mammals at all. So they're an aquatic invertebrate species that started walking around and breathing air.Are the Minions human?
They add: \u201cThey are quite human-like in their structure and behaviour and, according to the upcoming Minions movie, first came onto land at the same time as tetrapods [the first four-limbed vertebrates], which is approximately 400 million years ago.\u201dMartin Garrix - Animals (DJ Fatal's Despicable Me Mash Up)
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