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* AccidentalHero: Although still a villain, before the start of the movie he stole the Pyramid of Giza and replaced it with an inflatable pyramid that looked exactly like the real thing. This is only discovered when a young boy climbs some scaffolding near the fake pyramid and falls onto it. Had the pyramid not been replaced with the inflatable the boy likely would have fallen to his death.



* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Twice
** Before the start of the movie he stole the Pyramid of Giza and replaced it with an inflatable pyramid that looked exactly like the real thing. This is only discovered when a young boy climbs some scaffolding near the fake pyramid and falls onto it. Had the pyramid not been replaced with the inflatable the boy likely would have fallen to his death.
** By taking back the moon, he assured that Gru wouldn't suffer the effects of its re-enlarging. It's the thing that stops him after he tries to prevent Margo from reaching Gru. What's more as all of this was in the air when it happened, he wound up unwittingly returning the moon to its proper orbit.

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Twice
** Before the start of the movie he stole the Pyramid of Giza and replaced it with an inflatable pyramid that looked exactly like the real thing. This is only discovered when a young boy climbs some scaffolding near the fake pyramid and falls onto it. Had the pyramid not been replaced with the inflatable the boy likely would have fallen to his death.
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By taking back the moon, he assured that Gru wouldn't suffer the effects of its re-enlarging. It's the thing that stops him after he tries to prevent Margo from reaching Gru. What's more as all of this was in the air when it happened, he wound up unwittingly returning the moon to its proper orbit.


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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: He somehow managed to steal the Great Pyramid of Giza and replace it with an inflatable which only gets discovered due to sheer accident. How he managed to do this is never elaborated, especially since neither he or Gru stole the shrink ray at that point.


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-->'''Vector:''' Oh poop.
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* LastNameBasis: He's never referred to by his first name Balthazar.

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* LastNameBasis: He's never referred to exclusively by his first name Balthazar.
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* DragonsAreDenonic: a rare example with a chinese dragon, Belle Bottom's OneWingedAngel form being one.

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* DragonsAreDenonic: DragonsAreDemonic: a rare example with a chinese dragon, Belle Bottom's OneWingedAngel form being one.
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*DragonsAreDenonic: a rare example with a chinese dragon, Belle Bottom's OneWingedAngel form being one.

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* ChainPain: She carries a long golden chain as her weapon.



* WhipItGood: She carries a long golden chain as her weapon.
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* LostInCharacter: As the opening narration makes clear, he was so dedicated to playing the villain that he began to believe that he ''was'' Evil Bratt.
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dewicking Badass Baritone


* BadassBaritone: He has a deep, masculine voice to match how macho he is!
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* InformedFlaw: The opening report on Bratt claims that he became delusional after being fired, to the point where he genuinely believed he was the character he played. Despite this, the following scene has him note that he only ''played'' a villain before.


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* MisplacedRetribution: He wants to destroy all of Hollywood and everyone in it over his being cast aside - even though most of the people who rejected him have either passed away or retired since then, meaning his plan will mostly harm people who had nothing to do with his fall from grace.


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* UngratefulBastard: Wild Knuckles was the one who brought them together, and taught them everything he knew about villainy. This doesn't stop them from doublecrossing and casting him out once he attains the Zodiac talisman for them.


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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The team's [[spoiler:ultimate defeat and fall from grace]] would never have happened if he hadn't accepted Gru's application to join the team (under the belief that Gru was a "tiny man" rather than a kid).
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* VillainsOutShopping: A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p3e4AG7gIo&ab_channel=ccslcgamer promotion]] for ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' shows them at a movie theater, sitting next to [[WesternAnimation/Sing2 Jimmy Crystal]].

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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Her introduction scene shows how she's adored and worshipped by almost everyone in the villain community.


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* LovedByAll: Her introduction scene shows how she's adored and worshipped by almost everyone in the villain community.
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* {{Thememobile}}: All of them but Wild Knuckles have a vehicle that fits there theme. Jean-Clawed has a crab mech, Stronghold has a tank, Nun-Chuck has a floating pod with a pipe organ on the back, Svengeance has a bike with a drill on the front, and Belle Bottom has a red flying car.
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* PinkIsFeminine: Her attire uses different shades of hot pink and purple and she's depicted as a foxy lady.

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* PinkIsFeminine: PinkMeansFeminine: Her attire uses different shades of hot pink and purple and she's depicted as a foxy lady.
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and ''toro'' form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.

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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and ''toro'' form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.white (specific nationality unknown).



* CoolOldGuy: An old man who organized and gave birth to the Vicious 6. [[spoiler:He also becomes an honorary grandfather to Gru by teaching him his ways and pulls off some epic fight moves in the final fight to save him]].

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* CoolOldGuy: An old man who organized and gave birth to founded the Vicious 6. [[spoiler:He also becomes an honorary grandfather to Gru by teaching him his ways and pulls off some epic fight moves in the final fight to save him]].



* EvilOldFolks: The oldest member who founded the LegionOfDoom in the first place.

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* EvilOldFolks: The He's the oldest member who of the Vicious 6, and he founded the LegionOfDoom team in the first place.
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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His normal attire and his costume as El Macho both consist of red and black and he is the BigBad of the sequel.

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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His normal attire and his costume as El Macho "El Macho" both consist of red and black and he is the BigBad of the sequel.
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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His normal attire and his costume as El Macho both consist of red and black and he is the BigBad of the sequel.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. [[spoiler:In ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'', which takes place in 1976, his father has a photo of him that suggests that he is at least five or six years old by that point. However, Vector looks like if he were in his late twenties or his early thirties in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', which is assumed to take place in 2010.]]

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* OlderThanTheyLook: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. [[spoiler:In ''WesternAnimation/MinionsTheRiseOfGru'', which takes place in 1976, his father has a photo of him that suggests that he is at least five or six years old by that point. However, Vector looks like if he were in his late twenties or his early thirties in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'', which is assumed to take place in 2010.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys}} Yeah, they may be bad. But they're so good at it.]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys}} [[caption-width-right:350:[[{{WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys|2022}} Yeah, they may be bad. But they're so good at it.]]]]
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite being a PsychopathicManchild with [[AmbiguousDisorder a severe case of Peter Pan Syndrome]] and an unhealthy obsession with TheEighties, he was able to infiltrate an incredibly secure bunker housing the world's largest diamond ''all on his own'' and evade capture from the [=AVL=] multiple times, even being referred to as their most wanted. Not only that, but he is a MasterOfDisguise, is a talented DanceBattler and was able to create various super-weapons, robots and a volatile, ever-expanding chewing gum powerful enough to lift a large metal ship and cover all of Hollywood.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite being a PsychopathicManchild with [[AmbiguousDisorder a severe case of Peter Pan Syndrome]] Syndrome and an unhealthy obsession with TheEighties, he was able to infiltrate an incredibly secure bunker housing the world's largest diamond ''all on his own'' and evade capture from the [=AVL=] multiple times, even being referred to as their most wanted. Not only that, but he is a MasterOfDisguise, is a talented DanceBattler and was able to create various super-weapons, robots and a volatile, ever-expanding chewing gum powerful enough to lift a large metal ship and cover all of Hollywood.

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* WhipItGood: She carries a long golden chain as her WeaponOfChoice.

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* WhipItGood: She carries a long golden chain as her WeaponOfChoice.weapon.



* FightingWithChucks: Her WeaponOfChoice.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: She gladly joined the rest of her team to expel Wild Knuckles for being old, despite the face that she's just as old as him. Makes you wonder why they didn't kick her out too.
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.

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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro ''toro'' form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Having a name like ''Scarlet Overkill'' just implies being a badass.
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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Scarlet Overkill. While Mrs. Overkill was the primary BigBad who antagonized the Minions while her husband Herb and their fans followed her lead, the Vicious Six function as a villain team with all of the members being treated as equal threats. Scarlet was mostly an antagonist to the Minions, while the Vicious Six were a primary antagonist to Gru. Also Scarlet portrays herself as FauxAffablyEvil, while the Vicious Six are [[CardCarryingVillain Card Carrying Villains]] that show themselves as evil and mean inside and out.

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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Scarlet Overkill. While Mrs. Overkill was the primary BigBad who antagonized the Minions while her husband Herb and their fans followed her lead, the Vicious Six function as a villain team with all of the members being treated as equal threats. Scarlet was mostly an antagonist to the Minions, while the Vicious Six were a primary antagonist to Gru. Also Scarlet portrays herself as FauxAffablyEvil, while the Vicious Six are [[CardCarryingVillain Card Carrying Villains]] that show themselves as evil and mean inside and out.
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* CorruptHick: She speaks with a thick Southern drawl. It's most evident in the line, "Do I look like I speak Spanish?"

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* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:They're turned into rats by Gru using the Zodiac talisman, and will most likely remain in such forms during their incarceration]].



* EqualOpportunityEvil : Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.

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* EqualOpportunityEvil : EqualOpportunityEvil: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian. Caucasian.
* ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:They're turned into rats by Gru using the Zodiac talisman, and will most likely remain in such forms during their incarceration]].
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* EqualOppurtunityEvil: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.

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* EqualOppurtunityEvil: EqualOpportunityEvil : Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.
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* * EqualOppurtunityEvil: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.

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* * EqualOppurtunityEvil: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.

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* * EqualOppurtunityEvil: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.



* MultiNationalTeam: Belle is African American, Jean is French, Stronghold is Mexican (given his voice actor and his toro form), Svengeance is Swedish and Nun-Chuck is Caucasian.

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