Talk:Goons/@comment-4235741-20180114154300/@comment-6032121-20180114154721

Essentially, yes. Where they came from is as ambiguous as where Maleficent herself came from (they may be demonic creatures, e.g. imps, or they may be creations of Maleficent or just a fantasy race, e.g. goblins or orcs), but I've seen them referred to as Goblins once in a while.