| 1 | [[header:[[center:''Franchise/DespicableMe'' [[Characters/DespicableMe franchise character index]]\ |
| 2 | [-[[Characters/DespicableMeTheGruFamily The Gru Family]] | [[Characters/DespicableMeTheAntagonists The Antagonists]] | '''Other Characters'''-]]]]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Unmarked spoilers up to ''Despicable Me 2'' and ''Minions''. |
| 5 | ---- |
| 6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | !!Gru's Neighbors |
| 9 | |
| 10 | [[folder:Fred [=McDade=]]] |
| 11 | [[quoteright:178:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/14613.jpg]] |
| 12 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DannyMcBride |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ->''"You know dogs--they go wherever they wanna go."'' |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Gru's friendly next-door neighbor. |
| 17 | ---- |
| 18 | * DoggedNiceGuy: When it looks like he and Shannon are having a good time, she ditches him after seeing his dancing. |
| 19 | * NiceGuy: Fred appears to be a seemingly normal and cheerful man. He also appears to like to joke around with Gru, though Gru doesn't like it. |
| 20 | * ShipTease: Fred can be seen dancing with Shannon at Gru and Lucy's wedding. |
| 21 | [[/folder]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | [[folder:Jillian]] |
| 24 | ->''"I know you're in there, Gru! There's no way you're getting out of this!"'' |
| 25 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jillian.png]] |
| 26 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NasimPedrad |
| 27 | |
| 28 | Gru's next-door neighbor who is constantly trying to set him up on dates. |
| 29 | ---- |
| 30 | * AnnoyingLaugh: It's ''really'' grating. Just ask Gru. |
| 31 | * GenkiGirl: Can't be seen without being bubbly. |
| 32 | * HateSink: Downplayed as she's not really "unlikable" ''per se'', but it's obvious the audience is supposed to find her annoying. WordOfGod even said that she was created so that, the now reformed, Gru can still be a jerk to somebody without losing the audience's sympathy. |
| 33 | * ImprobableHairstyle: The ends of Jillian's hair manage to stay curved up somehow. |
| 34 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: Jillian was going to set up Gru with a friend whose ''husband just died''. |
| 35 | * InSeriesNickname: Gru sometimes calls her "Jills." |
| 36 | * NiceGirl: In spite of her nosiness, it isn't out of malice and she's also friendly towards Gru's daughters. |
| 37 | * NosyNeighbor: In the sense of trying to dictate Gru's dating life. |
| 38 | * ShipperOnDeck: For Gru and... pretty much anybody. Particularly Shannon. |
| 39 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Had Jillian not forced Gru on a date with Shannon, he would've never realized his feelings for Lucy. |
| 40 | [[/folder]] |
| 41 | |
| 42 | [[folder:Shannon]] |
| 43 | [[quoteright:168:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/are_you_surepng_1280720.png]] |
| 44 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KristenSchaal |
| 45 | |
| 46 | ->''"I have to tell you, I was so nervous about tonight. I mean, there's just so many phonies out there!"'' |
| 47 | |
| 48 | One of Jillian's friends. |
| 49 | ---- |
| 50 | * BerserkButton: Shannon ''hates'' phonies. |
| 51 | * ButtMonkey: She suffers a lot of physical comedy during the aftermath of her failed date with Gru. She's unconscious through most of it, but still. |
| 52 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Shannon seems to not have a problem doing an intense workout. In a dress. At a crowded restaurant. |
| 53 | * HartmanHips: She is very skinny, with a rather large behind. |
| 54 | * JerkJock: Shannon is a rude person and loves to workout. |
| 55 | * JerkassHasAPoint: While her getting into Gru's personal space was crossing the line, she ''was'' right in calling Gru a phony since he ''did'' hide the fact he was bald by using a wig. |
| 56 | * KickTheDog: At Gru and Lucy's wedding, Shannon ditches Fred after seeing his less than stellar dancing. |
| 57 | * ShipTease: Shannon can be seen dancing with Fred at Gru and Lucy's wedding. |
| 58 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Shannon wants to find a guy who isn't a phony. |
| 59 | [[/folder]] |
| 60 | |
| 61 | [[folder:Natalie]] |
| 62 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6f0b8cdc27a294cba0e59a8632a20ac2.jpg]] |
| 63 | ->'''Voiced by''' N/A |
| 64 | |
| 65 | One of Jillian's friends. |
| 66 | ---- |
| 67 | * FlatCharacter: She has no character other than being used for comic relief. |
| 68 | * ShipTease: When the Minions started to sing their own version of "YMCA" at Gru and Lucy's wedding, Silas was seen dancing with Natalie. It seems like they might date. |
| 69 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: According to [[NosyNeighbor Jillian]], looks aren't important to Natalie. |
| 70 | * ThrowTheDogABone: After being put through some intense ButtMonkey moments, Natalie gets her own happiness at Gru and Lucy's wedding, when she's seen happily dancing with Silas. |
| 71 | * TheVoiceless: Natalie doesn't have any lines in ''Despicable Me 2''. |
| 72 | [[/folder]] |
| 73 | |
| 74 | !!Anti-Villain League |
| 75 | |
| 76 | [[folder:Silas Ramsbottom]] |
| 77 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Despicableme2-silasramsbottom-stevecoogan-300-01.jpg]] |
| 78 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveCoogan |
| 79 | ->''"Rob a bank? We're not interested. Kill someone? Not our deal. But you want to melt the polar ice caps, or vaporize Mt. Fuji, or even...steal the moon, then we notice."'' |
| 80 | |
| 81 | The head of the Anti-Villain League. |
| 82 | ---- |
| 83 | * SeventiesHair: In ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'' he is seen with hair and with long muttonchops at that. |
| 84 | * AntiHero: He's the BigGood (see below), but acts like a pompous {{jerkass}} most of the time. |
| 85 | * BigGood: Technically speaking, being head of the Anti-Villain League. |
| 86 | * BritishStuffiness: What makes him a FunnyForeigner. |
| 87 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Matching brown hair (which is started to grey on the sides) and brown eyes. |
| 88 | * DeadpanSnarker: Usually voices his sarcastic side in a condescending manner. |
| 89 | * FatBastard: Not evil, but definitely a {{Jerkass}}. |
| 90 | * GoodCounterpart: To Mr. Perkins. Both are [[LargeAndInCharge heavyset men who run a top-secret organization]] and for some reason have a dislike of Gru. However while [[GreaterScopeVillain Perkins]] is the owner of the Bank of Evil, [[BigGood Silas]] is the Head of the AVL. In regards to Gru, Perkins continues being a jerk to him, to the point he was planning to steal Gru's moon plan so his son, Vector, could get glory for it; Silas is implied to be on better terms with Gru, as he attended his and Lucy's wedding. |
| 91 | * GoodIsNotNice: Really, his only redeeming trait is that he's fighting for the good of humanity, other than that, he's a full-on {{Jerkass}}. |
| 92 | * {{Jerkass}}: Making fun of Gru's jam and jellies business and after Floyd was falsely accused of stealing the serum, Silas coldly dismisses Gru and informs him of Lucy's reassignment to Australia. |
| 93 | * JerkassHasAPoint: |
| 94 | ** Silas secretly sending Lucy to be Gru's partner without notifying may be uncool, but when Lucy mentions the reason is because of Gru's "checkered past," you gotta agree with the boss. No one going to trust an ex-villain without taking precautions. |
| 95 | ** Snotty jerk he is, Silas makes a valid point that he can't arrest Eduardo because of lack of evidence. |
| 96 | * KickTheDog: Unintentional, but Silas telling Gru about Lucy's reassignment only added to Gru's emotional pain. |
| 97 | * LargeAndInCharge: Very hefty and the leader of the AVL. |
| 98 | * PetTheDog: Even with his condescending nature towards Gru, Silas never showed any actual antagonism towards Lucy and didn't underestimate her skills, implying that while he may have a disliking to Gru, he's reasonably respectful to his spies. |
| 99 | * PutOnABus: He retires early on in the third movie, leading Valerie Da Vinci to take over as the head of the AVL. |
| 100 | * ShipTease: When the Minions started to sing their own version of "YMCA" at Gru and Lucy's wedding, Silas is seen happily dancing with Natalie. |
| 101 | * TookALevelInKindness: It was heavily implied that the reason behind Silas' dislike and {{jerkass}} nature of Gru is because he was a former supervillain. However, his attendance at Gru and Lucy's wedding heavily implies that Silas' opinion of the ex-villain has changed. |
| 102 | * UnfortunateNames: Gru and two of his minions make fun of his last name, with the former calls him "Sheepsbutt." |
| 103 | --> "''Hilarious....''" |
| 104 | * UngratefulBastard: Despite Gru finding the PX-41 serum, all Silas can do is thank him...for being completely useless. |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder:Valerie Da Vinci]] |
| 108 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/valerie_da_vinci.png]] |
| 109 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JennySlate |
| 110 | |
| 111 | ->''"Which one of you losers is Agent Gru?!"'' |
| 112 | |
| 113 | Silas' replacement as head of the Anti-Villain League. |
| 114 | ---- |
| 115 | * BadBoss: Despite ironically being the boss of the "good guy" organization, she is callous towards her employees, specifically those who mess up. What she did after firing Gru and Lucy was to order them ''thrown off the blimp''. |
| 116 | * ButterFace: Downplayed, but her GagNose definitely contrasts her shapely figure. |
| 117 | * {{Foil}}: To Silas. Both are {{jerkass}}es, as well as they are the heads of the AVL. In terms of body parts, Silas is [[FatBastard hefty]], while Valerie is [[LeanAndMean skinny]]. However, while Silas was implied to be on good terms with Gru by the end of ''Despicable Me 2'', but it's left up in the air if Valerie is. |
| 118 | * GagNose: She has a large nose similar to Lucy's, but it's slightly more crooked. |
| 119 | * ImpossibleHourglassFigure: She's got more curves than a scenic route, ButterFace... |
| 120 | * {{Jerkass}}: Even ''more'' so than Silas, as while he did have some PetTheDog moments, Valerie so far has ''none''. She immediately fires Gru for failing to capture Bratt, even though he was still able to recover the diamond from him. When Lucy protests, she fires her too. |
| 121 | * KarmaHoudini: Much like many of the antagonists of the first film (except Vector), Valerie doesn't get any kind of punishment for her harshness. In fact, she [[OneSceneWonder only appears in that one scene, and never appears again for the rest of the movie]] (not counting Gru's ImagineSpot of bringing the Dupont diamond to the AVL and getting rehired). |
| 122 | * KickTheDog: Firing Gru and Lucy was harsh enough, but the fact she ordered them ''thrown off the AVL blimp'' was pushing it (regardless of the fact that she ''did'' give them parachutes). |
| 123 | * LeanAndMean: As skinny as Lucy, but a complete {{jerkass}}. |
| 124 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Wears a purple suit and is the new head of the AVL. |
| 125 | * SinisterSchnoz: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. She's not a villain, but ''is'' a large-nosed {{Jerkass}}. |
| 126 | * SupermodelStrut: She has a FeetFirstIntroduction where she does a deliberate strut up the stairs with her hand on her hips, flaunting her shapely figure... before she turns around and reveals her ButterFace. |
| 127 | * UngratefulBitch: Even though Gru managed to stop Bratt from stealing the diamond, all Valerie can do is be more upset the said villain got away again. |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | !!Other Criminals |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[folder:The Nelsons]] |
| 133 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_nelsons_minions_movie.jpg]] |
| 134 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelKeaton (Walter), Creator/AllisonJanney (Madge), Michael Beattie (Walter Jr.), and Creator/KatyMixon (Tina) |
| 135 | |
| 136 | ->''"All aboard the Nelson Express!"'' |
| 137 | |
| 138 | A family of five with a pet cat who go around robbing banks. |
| 139 | ---- |
| 140 | * FiftiesHair: Walter has bryllcreemed Standard50sFather hair, Madge has a curly pageboy she holds back with a headband, and Tina has pigtails befitting a girl from a mid-century suburb. |
| 141 | * AffablyEvil: A typical family you might expect to see in a Fifties sitcom, except they're villains. |
| 142 | * BigEater: Walter Jr. stared at a sliced apple with such intense passion before gobbling it up. |
| 143 | * ABoyAGirlAndABabyFamily: Walter Jr., Tina and Binky respectivcely. |
| 144 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Binkey Joe gets his own short in the Minions DVD and Blu-Ray and the other Nelsons make a appearance. |
| 145 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Aside from each other, they also care about the Minions. When Scarlet orders the capture of the Minions, they're the only villains that don't go after them. The dad even tells the Minions to run for it. |
| 146 | * TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: They rob banks together. |
| 147 | * {{Fangirl}}: Tina is a fan of several supervillains, but especially Scarlet Overkill. |
| 148 | * GirlishPigtails: Tina, the only daughter, has them. |
| 149 | * GoodParents: {{Zig Zagged}}. They involve their children in bank robbing, something that no reasonable parent would ever do. But, they truly care about their kids as seen when they comfort Tina for accidentally tripping the alarm that got the police chasing them. |
| 150 | * HartmanHips: Madge has a large pair. |
| 151 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Tina feels regretful for tripping the fire alarm and getting the police chasing them. She even doubts herself in the process, implying that she may have confidence issues. |
| 152 | * NuclearFamily: The seem to be a straight example before they're revealed to be villains. |
| 153 | * Standard50sFather: Walter, aside from being a villain. |
| 154 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Joe, the baby of the family, knows how to set a grenade. |
| 155 | * UnholyMatrimony: Walter and Madge are in a happy marriage with three children... and they rob banks. |
| 156 | * VanityLicensePlate: The Nelsons have one that reads [=LUV2ROB=]. |
| 157 | [[/folder]] |
| 158 | |
| 159 | !!Other Characters |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:Antonio Perez]] |
| 162 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1a7ab5e842ee22c6df9be3acfe882e21.jpg]] |
| 163 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Moises Arias |
| 164 | |
| 165 | ->''"Cool glasses."'' |
| 166 | |
| 167 | Eduardo's son and Margo's first crush. |
| 168 | ---- |
| 169 | * TheCharmer: Easily charms the normally sane Margo. |
| 170 | * DeadpanSnarker: Like Margo, he is sarcastic and sassy towards Gru when he tries to protect Margo from Antonio. |
| 171 | * EmoTeen: Implied. Leather jacket? Check. Suave like hair? Check. Slightly longer t-shirt? Check. Baggy blue jeans? Check. |
| 172 | * FatAndSkinny: A parent version. Antonio is the Skinny to his father's Fat. |
| 173 | * HumanPopsicle: His eventual fate for spurning Margo. |
| 174 | * IJustWantToBeFree: {{Implied}}. He wants to be free without rules seen when he told Gru: "There are no rules señor, it's Cinco De Mayo!" |
| 175 | * KidAnova: Margo is not amused upon finding out he's a womanizer. Neither is [[PapaWolf Gru]], who punishes him with the Freeze Ray. Provides the page image. |
| 176 | * LatinLover: He's of Latin-American descent and is a KidAnova. |
| 177 | * LoveInterest: To Margo. |
| 178 | * MissingMom: His mother is never seen nor mentioned. |
| 179 | * MostGamersAreMale: Antonio tells Margo that his dream is to play video games for a living. |
| 180 | * PrettyBoy: He even has his own small fandom of girls out-of-universe. |
| 181 | * RavenHairIvorySkin: A rare male example. |
| 182 | * ReusedCharacterDesign: He looks like a younger version of [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012 the Once-ler]]. |
| 183 | * TheSlacker: Implied. He did tell Margo about his dream to play video games for a living. |
| 184 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: He shows signs of becoming one. |
| 185 | * TroubledButCute: Not really, but in the eyes Margo, well... |
| 186 | --> '''Margo:''' ''(in a lovestruck voice)'' You're so complicated! |
| 187 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After he's frozen by Gru and his father is arrested, it's unknown what became of him. |
| 188 | [[/folder]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[folder:Queen Elizabeth II]] |
| 191 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2016_03_21_01_24_34_1.png]] |
| 192 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JenniferSaunders |
| 193 | |
| 194 | ->''"Gentlemen do not steal ladies' crowns!"'' |
| 195 | |
| 196 | ''[[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII The Queen of England]]'' who appears in the prequel movie. |
| 197 | ---- |
| 198 | * FiftiesHair: Has the same curly, set hairdo that the real-life regent has had since the late 1950s. |
| 199 | * AccentAdaptation: In the Mexican Spanish dub, she speaks in a faux-European Spanish accent, but using Mexican slang. Oddly enough, she's the only British character using that accent.[[note]]In Mexican and Latin American media, British characters are sometimes depicted speaking European Spanish in a stark contrast with American or Canadian characters, who are normally depicted using Mexican or neutral accents.[[/note]] |
| 200 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Isn't afraid to smack the minions around (complete with PunctuatedPounding) when they try to steal her crown. She easily bests a burly arm-wrestler later after being deposed before downing her mug of beer. |
| 201 | * BritishTeeth: Has a very prominent overbite. |
| 202 | * HartmanHips: She is skinny with wide hips. |
| 203 | * HighClassGloves: Her royal dress comes with long, white gloves. |
| 204 | * IntelligibleUnintelligible: She's the only person shown understanding what the Minions say in the Minions film, understanding Kevin when he's explaining his predicament and again when playing a prank with Kevin on Stuart. |
| 205 | * KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Lays the smackdown on Stuart, without even smudging her fancy, white dress. |
| 206 | * TheLadette: Engages in arm wrestling and swilling beer in a pub when she's temporarily deposed. |
| 207 | * MusclesAreMeaningless: Bests a much more muscular man in arm-wrestling, even when he uses both arms. |
| 208 | * PinkMeansFeminine: Wears a pink ensemble with a matching pillbox hat after being deposed. |
| 209 | * {{Tomboy}}: Very much TruthInTelevision for her, as the real Queen Elizabeth II was very much a tomboy particularly in her youth when she served in the British military as an engineer before [[UsedToBeATomboy gradually getting]] [[GirlinessUpgrade girlier later on in her life]]; however, here she's shown to be a physical powerhouse both when the Minions are trying to steal her crown and later when she engages in an arm wrestling match with another pub patron. |
| 210 | * {{Troll}}: She gets Stuart a snowglobe as a joke, before revealing his true present. |
| 211 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: When Stuart tries to take her crown directly from her, she wacks him a few times, ending with a flying elbow drop. |
| 212 | [[/folder]] |
| 213 | |
| 214 | [[folder:Master Chow]] |
| 215 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minions_2_pelicula_7.jpg]] |
| 216 | ->''"So, you like picking on little guys?"'' |
| 217 | |
| 218 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichelleYeoh |
| 219 | |
| 220 | A masseuse who befriends the Minions in the Rise of Gru film. |
| 221 | ---- |
| 222 | * SixtiesHair: She's got a tall and voluptuous bouffant with perfect flips at the end, that Scarlett Overkill and every Country Music singer would envy. |
| 223 | * ActorAllusion: Michelle Yeoh plays yet another martial artist ActionGirl. |
| 224 | * BigDamnHeroes: She protects the Minion Trio Kevin, Stuart and Bob and fends off Wild Knuckles’ henchmen, using a powerful force shout as a finisher to defeat one of them. |
| 225 | * CoolOldLady: An elderly woman with advanced martial arts knowledge and can beat up grown men without breaking a sweat. |
| 226 | * {{Foil}}: To Wild Knuckles. Both of them are elderly mentors who train the protagonists of the sequel. But while Wild Knuckles is a tall, skinny supervillain who teaches [[spoiler:Gru how to be a better villain through hands-on experience]], Chow is a short, fat massage therapist who teaches the Minions how to be better protectors through martial arts training. And while Wild Knuckles forms a [[spoiler:grandfather-grandson relationship with Gru]], Master Chow sees the Minions as regular students. |
| 227 | * GoodWearsWhite: Chow wears a white shirt with [[BlueIsHeroic blue linings]], and she chooses to get involved by [[BigDamnHeroes fighting off Wild Knuckles' henchmen and protecting the Minions]]. Likewise, although she is a bit reluctant at first, Chow agrees to help teach the Minions once she realizes why they want to learn kung fu: to protect their "mini-boss". |
| 228 | * MagicalAsian: The only Asian character in the sequel who exists to train the Minion trio in the ways of martial arts. |
| 229 | * MentorArchetype: Chow has advanced kung-fu knowledge, and she teaches the Minion trio her techniques, so they can protect their "mini-boss." |
| 230 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: She's probably about 4 feet tall, but she can and will trash you if she feels like it. |
| 231 | * RetiredBadass: Was once a brilliant martial arts master but decided to quit the lifestyle to be a regular masseuse. Though she decides to help the Minions after hearing of their desire to save their "mini-boss." |
| 232 | * TrainingFromHell: She puts the Minion trio through this in order to teach them her techniques. |
| 233 | [[/folder]] |
| 234 | |
| 235 | [[folder:Poppy]] |
| 236 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoeyKing |
| 237 | ---- |
| 238 | * EvilCounterpart: Like Lucy, she's a fan of Gru and gets to work with him on a mission, but unlike Lucy she wants to be a villain. |
| 239 | * IdenticalStranger: With her red bushy hair and skinny body and long pointy nose, she looks like she could be Gru and Lucy's daughter. |
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