The Minions have already taken over the animated world. Now they are wreaking havoc on the real one.

A 40-foot-tall inflatable version of one of the popular characters from "Despicable Me" and their own blockbuster movie this summer caused a traffic jam outside Dublin on Monday when it came off its moorings and tumbled onto the road. Luckily no one was injured, and authorities were called and deflated the Minion.

It all started innocently with the Minion being used for a local fair.

The funfair in Santry is tucked away, but this giant minion is waving at motorway. "Kids! Look at me!" #pesterpower pic.twitter.com/zRMZNYOiOj — Veronica Walsh (@VCurrentAffairs) August 2, 2015

Then the Minion went airborne for a stunning scene to oncoming drivers.

so a giant inflatable minion stopped traffic in Dublin today, minions should be feared. pic.twitter.com/bp5fPepxe5 — Alien Princess (@posturepain) August 3, 2015

A giant inflatable Minion flew loose and caused traffic havoc in Santry this afternoon: http://t.co/IjQ5TDdJpC pic.twitter.com/MQbp2xH6zl — TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) August 3, 2015

“I’m not sure how it got loose but I just saw it coming loose and flying across the road as we were driving,” motorist Erin Van Londen told Dublin's The Journal.ie. “It’s been very windy in the area.”

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