The Minions are the small yellow characters from Illumination's Despicable Me franchise, first introduced in the 2010 film, and their playful gibberish speech quickly became one of the series' most recognisable traits. Short clips of their squeaky voices spread across meme pages, reaction videos and soundboards because the sound is funny even without context or translation. Creators still use it today for light-hearted edits, pranks and cartoon-style reactions, where a few seconds of Minion babble instantly signals silliness and mischief.