Interactive minions

[Kirika-]

Wait the magic bucket gives you a movement speed bonus? I never knew that, time to level fisher

Only for the Lord of Verminion mini-game.
No minion has a buff/effect on you or your party at all outside of the mini-game.
All actions made by a minion are solely visual and only observed independently by the observer in most cases (as in what your minion is doing on your screen may not be what it is doing on another player's screen)
Some minions will interact with other minions, of the notable ones are Moogle type minions who will start synchronized dancing with other nearby Moogle type minions.