Plague Minions are jumpy minor enemies in Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. They throw two bombs at a time to hit their target, but can and can also destroy blocks when they explode. They can be found in the Explodatorium and Tower of Fate: Entrance and Tower of Fate: Ascent. They have three hit points and deal one half a damage point. Upon death they drop 2 red gems both worth 50 gold.
Despite only the standard male variety is ever met as an enemy, Plague of Shadows shows that there multiple other variants of them, such as female, stout and fat, ever-carring a bag or lanky with spectacles. Among them is easily distinguishible Mail Minion, a specializied minion with a purple uniform tasked with the handling of Plague Knight's group's mail.