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Three new Minions go for bomb-carrying duty, which was harder than they thought when they suddenly have an argument with two others carrying a giant bomb. Gru (voiced by Steve Carell): The protagonist in the Despicable Me series who speaks with an Eastern European accent. He is the son of Marlena, the twin brother of Dru, the adoptive father of Margo, Edith, and Agnes; husband of Lucy, and the boss of the Minions. At the beginning of the first film, Gru is an ambitious supervillain who constantly seeks approval from his mother, until the adoption of his daughters convinces him that their happiness is important. In the second film, Gru leaves his villainous past behind to care for his daughters, but then soon joins forces - unwillingly - with secret agent Lucy Wilde, whom he later marries. In the third film, after he and Lucy are fired from their jobs at the Anti-Villain League, Gru learns that he has a twin brother, Dru. Along with Lucy and the girls, Gru meets Dru at his mansion in Freedonia, and they form a brotherly relationship over the course of the film. Felonious Gru was originally conceived as a Dracula-like character, but directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin later opted for a villain who would echo "the world of James Bond, thinking of characters like Goldfinger and obviously the Bond-ian world of technology". [50] Gru also bears some similarities with British comic-book character Grimly Feendish, and with the pre- Crisis version of Lex Luthor [51] a b c d e f g h Gomez, Dessi (June 30, 2022). " Minions: The Rise of Gru Cast and Character Guide (Photos)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022 . Retrieved August 18, 2022.Balthazar Bratt (voiced by Trey Parker): A supervillain in the third film. A former 1980s child star, he adopts the identity of his supervillain character after the onset of puberty leads to the cancellation of his television series. He is obsessed with 1980s pop culture and uses a giant robot armed with a laser and inflatable bubble gum to exact revenge on Hollywood

Lucy Wilde (voiced by Kristen Wiig): A cunning secret agent who has teamed up with Gru to hunt down an extremely dangerous supervillain. She loves one-upping Gru with her quirky gadgets and has perfected her own form of martial arts by combining jujitsu, krav maga, Aztec warfare, and krumping. After 147 dates, she marries Gru and becomes the girls' mother Grobar, Matt (February 18, 2022). "Illumination & Universal Set Dates For Animated Films Migration& Despicable Me 4". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022 . Retrieved February 14, 2023. Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (June 3, 2010). " Despicable, Adventures bow at Annecy". Variety. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022 . Retrieved January 13, 2023. Dr. Nefario (voiced by Russell Brand, JB Blanc in the video game): Gru's hearing-impaired inventor and partner-in-crime who speaks with a British accent. He seems to have a romantic interest in Gru's mother, Marlena. In the second film, he misses being a villain so he goes to work for El Macho, but abandons him after he turns the Minions into monsters. He is absent in most of the third film, having accidentally frozen himself in carbonite, similar to that of Han Solo from Star Wars. In Minions: Rise of Gru, it is revealed Nefario previously worked at a record shop called "Criminal Records", which the Vicious 6 use as a cover for their lair before going to work for Gru a b c d Serrao, Nlvea (July 2, 2017). "Box office report: Despicable Me 3 steals first place". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021 . Retrieved May 2, 2022.Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 20, 2020 . Retrieved August 10, 2023. Gameloft (June 13, 2013). "Gameloft, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment Launch "Despicable Me: Minion Rush" " (Press release). PR Newswire. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013 . Retrieved July 4, 2013. Lethbridge, Thomas (July 13, 2022). "The Complete Minions& Despicable Me Movie Timeline". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022 . Retrieved August 17, 2022.