History Characters / DespicableMeFeloniousGru

The strong, smart, big, hot-tempered, yet reluctant and serious protagonist of the ''Franchise/DespicableMe'' franchise who has a Russian accent. A supervillain whose previous schemes including stealing the Times Square Jumbotron, the Statue of Liberty (actually the Las Vegas one) and the Eiffel Tower (also Vegas). When another villain shows him up by stealing the Pyramid of Giza, he decides to top that by stealing the moon. This will require a {{shrink ray}}, and to get his hands on it, he comes up with a plan involving three little orphan girls...

->'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/GadElmaleh (European French), Florentino Fernández (European Spanish)

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveCarell, Florentino Fernández (European Spanish)

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The strong, smart, big, hot-tempered, yet reluctant and serious protagonist of the ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' franchise who has a Russian accent. A supervillain whose previous schemes including stealing the Times Square Jumbotron, the Statue of Liberty (actually the Las Vegas one) and the Eiffel Tower (also Vegas). When another villain shows him up by stealing the Pyramid of Giza, he decides to top that by stealing the moon. This will require a {{shrink ray}}, and to get his hands on it, he comes up with a plan involving three little orphan girls...

** In the beginning of "Despicable Me 2," he dresses up as a Fairy Princess for Agnes' birthday. While Agnes, Margo, and Edith were able to see through the disguise, the other kids are easily fooled.

* WeaponOfChoice: Since the first film, Gru always carries his FreezeRay.

* SuperStrength: He's had this ever since he was young. In ''Minions: The Rise of Gru'', he was able to wield a clock tower's metal arrow to knock out one of the Vicious Six [[spoiler:as a Zodiac animal]] and later throw it into a building far enough to use it to swing a rope on.

* TranquilFury: Gru does lose his temper and can yell, but only for comedic purposes. If someone truly enrages him, he won't even raise his voice.

* LastNameBasis: Though his first name is revealed briefly in two places--the family tree, and his false information on Miss Hattie's computer when pretending to be a dentist. It's Felonious, in case you were wondering.

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The strong, smart, big, hot-tempered, yet reluctant and serious protagonist of the franchise who has a Russian accent. A supervillain whose previous schemes including stealing the Times Square Jumbotron, the Statue of Liberty (actually the Las Vegas one) and the Eiffel Tower (also Vegas). When another villain shows him up by stealing the Pyramid of Giza, he decides to top that by stealing the moon. This will require a {{shrink ray}}, and to get his hands on it, he comes up with a plan involving three little orphan girls...

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Gru's response to a Minion making a mocking shadow puppet of him in the credits.

* BaldOfAwesome: After his HeelFaceTurn, which becomes even more so when he joins the AVL in the sequel.

* TookALevelInBadass: He goes from IneffectualSympatheticVillain to PapaWolf with a BaldOfAwesome who punches out a shark and dodges a MacrossMissileMassacre.

* MeaninglessVillainVictory: After spending the whole first movie trying to steal the moon, Gru eventually manages to succeed in just that. However, he quickly finds that the girls he adopted in the process have made him happier and that they were more important than the moon. Plus, the effects on the shrink ray used for the moon theft wear off overtime, making the moon impossible to keep forever.
* MeaningfulName:

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveCarell

* EvilLaugh: Wouldn't be a villain without one. It has even become his SignatureLaugh.

* RefusalOfTheCall: Gru initially refuses to help the AV track down the PX1 serum, citing that he is now a father and can't get involved in any danger.

->''"We are going to steal...pause, for effect...the moon! And once the moon is mine, the world will give me whatever I want to get it back! And I will be the greatest villain of all time!"''

** In ''Despicable Me 2'', Gru began to develop romantic feelings for Lucy after after she saved him from a very bad date. The next day? He was practically beaming with joy! Then, the whole case they were working on ends and Silas informs Gru that Lucy will be reassigned to Australia. Despite how he doesn't want her to leave, Gru wishes her all the best; and they say their sad goodbyes. Needless to say, Gru immediately became depressed and heartbroken over the strong possibility of never seeing Lucy again; his conversation with Agnes only made it worse.

* WouldHurtAChild: He uses his freeze ray on Antonio after the young boy was revealed to be KidANova and broke Margo's heart.

** He's also a felon named '''Felon'''ious.