Tom
Clumsy and panicky Minion
A clumsy and panicky Minion who sometimes dresses as a maid. A yellow creature appearing in the Despicable Me series.
Quotes
- Banana!
- Bee-do! Bee-do!
- Evil Minion, boom!
- Oops, did it again!
- Kevin, wait!
Trivia
- Minion language is composed of many languages and food names.
- Tom was the first Minion to become an Evil Minion in the second film.
- Maid outfit is particularly popular among fans.
- Voice mainly by Setsuji Sato in Japanese dub.
- Ran away with leader-like Mel in the third film.
Alternate names
Tom
Profile
- Species
- Minion
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A Minion of standard height with two eyes and spiky hairstyle on yellow body color. Wears overalls and goggles.
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Black
- Distinguishing features
-
- Spike hairstyle
- Two eyes
- Yellow skin
- Iconic items
-
- Overalls
- Goggles
- Maid outfit
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Clumsy
- Detailed personality
- Panicky and clumsy personality. Loyal to friends with lots of comical behavior.
- Keywords
-
- Clumsy
- Panicky
- Cute
- Comical
- Loyal to friends
- Talents
-
- High physical ability
- Good at comical movements
- Can pull off a maid uniform
- Skills
-
- Striking fighting poses
- Chatting
- Lightening the mood
- Motivation
- To have fun with friends.
- Habits
- Often panics and fails, but stays bright and positive.
- Favorite foods
- Banana, Unknown sweets
- Hobbies
- Pranks, Dancing
- Favorite colors
- Yellow
- Disliked situations
- Getting scolded for failing, Chaotic situations
History
- Backstory
- Born when life on Earth began, one of the yellow Minions who has served villains around the world. Active as Gru's right-hand man through many films.
- Debut date
- July 9, 2010
- Work title
- Despicable Me
- Media type
- Movie
Evil Minion transformation
- Significant event
- Evil Minion transformation
- Description
- In the second film, took the role of the first Minion to become an Evil Minion, becoming a key figure in the story.
Maid outfit appearance
- Significant event
- Maid outfit appearance
- Description
- Appeared in maid attire in Despicable Me 2, livening up comedy scenes.
Runaway
- Significant event
- Runaway
- Description
- In the third film, had an important development running away with leader Mel on an adventure.
Relationships
Kevin
Best friend
Many scenes of acting friendly and supporting each other.
Stuart
Teammate
Often shows comical interactions.
Mel
Leader
Acted together during the runaway in the third film.
Minions
Minions: unknown
Media appearances
Despicable Me
Movie / Supporting
2010
Despicable Me 2
Movie / Supporting
2013
Minions
Movie / Cameo
2015
Despicable Me 3
Movie / Supporting
2017
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Movie / Supporting
2022
Voice cast and creators
Setsuji Sato
- Voice actor
- Setsuji Sato
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Despicable Me series Japanese dub
Pierre Coffin
- Voice actor
- Pierre Coffin
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- Original Series
- Notes
- Mainly Minion role
Illumination Entertainment
- Creator name
- Illumination Entertainment
- Role
- Original author
Illumination Entertainment
- Creator name
- Illumination Entertainment
- Role
- Animation studio
Universal Studios
- Creator name
- Universal Studios
- Role
- Licensee
Related goods
Tom figure
- Item name
- Tom figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Minions maid costume
- Item name
- Minions maid costume
- Category
- Apparel
- Availability
- Limited