In the 'Despicable Me' franchise, what is the collective name of the small, yellow, pill-shaped henchmen who serve the supervillain Gru?

Minions

The characters speak a fictional language called 'Minionese,' which is a mix of various real-world languages like French, Spanish, and Italian. They became so popular that they received their own spin-off prequel films and became the official mascots of Illumination Entertainment.