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4Unmarked spoilers up to ''Despicable Me 2'' and ''Minions''.
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6[[foldercontrol]]
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8[[folder:In General]]
9This folder lists tropes that apply to all the villains
10
11* BadBoss: All of them treat their subordinates/partners like crap, contrasting Gru who respects his minions enough.
12* CardCarryingVillain: None of them care for subtlety or hiding, and they all parade their villainous selves and deeds with glee.
13* EvilWillFail: See below.
14* ItsAllAboutMe: The villains within ''Despicable Me'' all have one thing in common and that's their huge egos and prominent sense of self-worth. None of them are even extremists and just destroy things ForTheEvulz.
15* LaserGuidedKarma: Being villains, they always end up getting defeated by their own actions:
16** Vector got stranded on the moon by hijacking Gru's moon heist plan,
17** Balthazar Bratt kidnapping the girls gets Gru's attention and a swift CurbStompBattle
18** Scarlet Overkill couldn't control her temper with the Minions and ended up losing everything... especially her crown, which was taken by Gru.
19** The Vicious 5 are beaten down by one of their own members, who they betrayed and [[spoiler: turned into rats by Gru.]]
20* {{Motifs}}: All of them are reverted, being either spoiled immature brats (Vector, Balthazar Bratt) or seeking to revive their GloryDays (El Macho, Bratt too) or unable to move beyond their glory days (Scarlet Overkill, the Vicious 6). This serves as a counterpart to Gru, who evolves and achieves maturity and responsibility and finds a life outside villainy.
21* VillainBall: They pretty much stick to it like glue and never let go, unlike Gru who eventually does.
22[[/folder]]
23
24!!''Despicable Me'' Antagonists
25[[folder:Victor "Vector" Perkins]]
26[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fb23fdf7de1ee15f42fd179239ff056d.jpg]]
27->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JasonSegel
28
29->''"Vector! That's me! Because I'm committing crimes with both direction and magnitude! Oh yeeeah!"''
30
31The primary antagonist of the first film, a nerdy and immature young man who just happens to have very good technology. He stole the Pyramid of Giza, which kicks the film off. He took the shrink ray that Gru requires for his plan. Has a thing for sea life.
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33* 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.
34* AmbiguousSituation: He is ultimately stranded on the Moon while it's in orbit, with no way to get back to Earth. His fate is unknown after this. His appearance in ''Minion Rush'' suggests he's back on Earth, but the AVL files on the Despicable Me 3 DVD says he's still on there, somehow surviving the moon's atmosphere all this time. Make of that what you will. ''Mooned'' short finally clarifies that he does trying to get back to Earth the moment he's stuck in there, [[spoiler:only to wind up stranded on ''Mars'' instead.]]
35* AnimalMotifs: Fishes. He uses piranhas for one of his weapons, has a pet shark, and uses a squid launcher as another useful tool. His father is also a ''business shark''. Furthermore, in his cameo in ''Minions: The Rise of Gru'', he plays with a toy shark.
36* AttentionWhore: Vector's first moment is trying to show-off to Gru about his latest scheme.
37* BewareTheSillyOnes: He manages to be the BigBad ''and'' a ButtMonkey at the same time.
38* BigBad: He hijacks Gru's mission to steal the Moon with the shrink ray, and eventually kidnaps the girls in the climax, which causes all of the conflict Gru has to deal with. Surprisingly, it's combined with ButtMonkey and GeniusDitz, and it still works. He's also TheDragon to the GreaterScopeVillain, his father Mr. Perkins, who is considered to be the true villain of the film.
39* BitchInSheepsClothing: He acts nice to the girls at first, but he would've already hurt them if it weren't for the cookies.
40* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's an immature and dramatic goofball, but he's an impressive villain.
41* TheBusCameBack: He made his grand return in ''WesternAnimation/{{Mooned}}'' short, which takes place shortly after the first movie.
42* CharacterCatchphrase: "Oh yeaah!"
43* ColorMotifs: Orange. He wears an orange tracksuit, has an orange couch, and some of the furniture in his room has the color in it.
44** White to go with his [=iPod=] style and to contrast Gru's black. Anything that isn't orange is white (with orange highlights)
45* DevilInPlainSight: Even before he says anything, it's quite obvious that he's not a good person (or even a selfless person) when he starts interfering with Gru's personal space in their first meeting and doesn't get the hint that he wants to be left alone. Gru decides to freeze his head in retaliation for stealing the pyramids before him, and Vector, being the villain he actually is, starts their well-known rivalry.
46* DirtyCoward: By the time of the climax, he has abducted Gru's adoptive daughters, taken them to his mansion, and kept them for ransom as a way to persuade Gru into sacrifising the Moon to him on the condition that Vector release the girls. But Vector breaks the deal and keeps the girls instead, which prompts Gru to go in there and get them himself. Vector then sends more missiles at Gru, and Gru successfully dodges them before preparing to delicately confront Vector. Realizing this has backfired, Vector then launches his escape pod and flees rather than engage in the confrontation because he simply lacks the guts to face off against his rival. This also backfires thanks to Gru's remarkable athleticism and reflexes, as he is able to rescue the girls.
47* DoNotCallMePaul: "Victor was my nerd name, now I am Vector!"
48* TheDragon:
49** He owns a pet shark to keep out intruders such as Gru.
50** Victor himself serves as this to his father since evil schemes are said to pull in big bucks.
51* EvilCounterpart: To Gru -- Gru is old-fashioned, has mommy issues, and is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold; Vector is new-fashioned, has daddy issues, and is just a plain JerkAss. They both are amazingly good with technology, comically evil (for the fun of it, and for us watching), and have a few personality flaws.
52* EvilGenius: Vector is highly intelligent but also cocky and has an extreme side of arrogance.
53* EvilNerd: With the NerdGlasses to match the look.
54* FatBastard: Not as obviously as his father Mr. Perkins with him being closer toward LeanAndMean territory, but Vector has a definite pot-belly.
55* GadgeteersHouse: His house is filled with nifty gadgets and tools to keep perpetrators away.
56* GrapplingHookPistol: When Gru goes to steal the moon, Vector uses his squid launcher to latch onto the rocket with a rope that pulls him after it.
57* HarmlessVillain: Somewhat; he manages to steal the shrinking gun from Gru and prevent him from re-taking it. When it comes to being evil though, yeah not so much.
58* HiddenDepths: He has an interest in sea life and has had a good relationship with his dad in the past.
59* HighCollarOfDoom: His tracksuit comes with one to cement his villain cred.
60* IHaveYourDaughter: Vector kidnaps Margo, Edith and Agnes and uses them as hostages against [[PapaWolf Gru]] in exchange for the moon shrunken down.
61* ILied: He "promises" to return the girls in exchange for the Moon when he kidnaps them in the climax. He doesn't do that, and instead runs away to fulfill his own evil plans instead [[DirtyCoward when Gru proves he can fight back]].
62-->'''Vector:''' Oh yeah!! ''Un-pre-dictable!!''
63* InsistentTerminology: He gets irritated at Agnes calling his work-out suit "pajamas."
64* IronButtMonkey: He's prone to suffer many AmusingInjuries and shrug them off just fine.
65* {{Jerkass}}: Vector is a rich-spoiled brat and an annoying show-off who gets everything that he wants.
66* KarmicButtMonkey: In both ''Despicable Me'' and the "Mooned" short, he is constantly injured by his own stupid decisions. However, he's a {{Jerkass}} and an incredibly selfish person, so he brings it upon himself.
67* LaughablyEvil: No one would expect someone with a pudding bowl haircut and prone to slapsticks to be taken seriously.
68* ManChild: He is rather immature and acts like a spoiled rich kid.
69* MeaningfulRename: His original name was Victor before he renamed himself as a supervillain. "Victor" was the name of his nerdy loser self, while "Vector" represents direction with magnitude!
70* NerdGlasses: He sports large, black glasses that clash horribly with his orange and white ColorMotif.
71* NiceJobFixingItVillain: 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.
72* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: As mentioned in NoSocialSkills, Gru makes attempts at moving away from Vector due to the latter constantly being a talkative nuisance and constantly getting near Gru's personal space.
73* NoSocialSkills: When they first met, Gru intentionally ignores Vector's attempts at getting his attention, but the latter doesn't take the hint that Gru isn't interested in speaking with him and continues making attempts at getting Gru's attention. This doesn't mean Gru is not enacting this trope either.
74* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: He somehow managed to steal the Great Pyramid of Giza and replace it with an inflatable lookalike, which only gets discovered due to sheer accident. How he managed to do this is never elaborated, especially since neither he or Gru had stolen the shrink ray at that point.
75* OhCrap: Says a G rated version of this when he realizes he's stuck on the moon with no way to get back down to Earth.
76-->'''Vector:''' Oh poop.
77* 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/DespicableMe1'', which is assumed to take place in 2010.]]
78* SmugSnake: He is arrogant and prideful of himself to the point he usually ignores his surroundings, which ends up being the cause of his downfall.
79* StarterVillain: Not just because he's the first major antagonist of the movie series, he also doesn't have as strong motives or personality as later villains would have.
80* TooDumbToLive: He ignores the rapidly-expanding moon rolling around his escape pod in order to stop Margo from leaving. Even after it knocks him out of the pod, he doesn't learn. He climbs back into the pod, laughs triumphantly, and is promptly steamrollered by it.
81* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cookies - with COCONUT!
82* ATwinkleInTheSky: He got this in the commercial crossover with ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'', when Gru toss him into the sky, Team Rocket style.
83* VillainBall: Pretty much the only reason he refused to give the girls back to Gru for the moon. Or in preventing Margo from jumping while said enlarging moon was wrecking havoc on his ship.
84* VillainsOutShopping: He likes to buy Girl Scout Cookies from Margot, Edith and Agnes. Gru exploits this to steal the Shrink Ray from his lair.
85%%* WellDoneSonGuy: To his father, Mr. Perkins.
86* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Although he didn't build them, Vector has a lot of impressive gadgets.
87* WouldHitAGirl: He almost vaporized Margo, Edith, and Agnes when he first meets them.
88* WouldHurtAChild: Vector showed no qualms over aiming one of his weapons at Margo, Edith, and Agnes. He would've shot at them too, had they not mentioned his TrademarkFavoriteFood.
89[[/folder]]
90
91[[folder:Mr. Perkins]]
92[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Perkins.png]]
93->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WillArnett (English), Jean-Michel Martial (European French)
94
95->''"Do you have any idea of the capital that this bank has invested in you, Gru, with far too few of your sinister plots actually turning a profit?"''
96
97Owner of the Bank of Evil (formerly Lehman Brothers), where supervillains get loans for their schemes. ''Not'' a good person.
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99* SeventiesHair: In the Minions sequel, he is seen already with a bald spot on top but with heavy hair and long muttonchops.
100* AuthoritySoundsDeep: He's the head of a bank and has a very deep voice to make him come across as more threatening.
101* TheCameo: A younger version of him can be seen cheering on Scarlet Overkill in ''Minions''. This suggests that she was a huge inspiration for his career. He also appears [[spoiler: in ''The Rise of Gru'' as a teller at the Bank of Evil]].
102* CardCarryingVillain: While he doesn't actually do villainy himself, he's the power behind other villains. He's clearly aware of what side of the alignment charts they're on, given that he calls the bank he runs the Bank of Evil.
103* TheChessmaster: As he runs the Bank of Evil, he pretty much has the entire criminal underworld in his pocket. When they want to get some money for a scheme, they go to him. He can choose who gets the money, and who doesn't. The longer you think about it, the scarier it becomes when you realise that he possibly was responsible for funding ''every single villainous scheme'' in the franchise.
104* ConspicuousConsumption: Conducts his business on a solid gold laptop, of course.
105* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Of an entire corrupt corporation, though, so it doesn't stand out much.
106* DeadpanSnarker: After Gru loses focus due to the girls' distractions.
107-->'''Gru:''' Now, where were we?
108-->'''Perkins:''' [[SarcasmMode You were]] [[BrickJoke sitting on the toilet]].
109* DevilishHairHorns: His hair forms two pointy tips resembling horns.
110* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's actually Vector's father, which explains why he's so hellbent on ruining Gru's plan. Heck he actually ''steals'' Gru's plan so that Vector could carry it out instead. And he's a good father to Vector, as a photo shows the two happily playing when Vector was a child.
111* EvilSoundsDeep: When he's voiced by Creator/WillArnett using what would later become his [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie Batman voice]].
112* FatBastard: A fat man who runs the Bank of ''Evil'' and is quite unpleasant to Gru during their meetings.
113* FromNobodyToNightmare: While he's the head of the Bank of Evil in the present day, [[spoiler:''The Rise of Gru'' shows him as a mere teller there, implying he started out small and had to work his way to the top]].
114* {{Gonk}}: Aside from having a very fat head, his face is also very tiny, making him even more ugly-looking.
115* GreaterScopeVillain: Considered to be the true villain of the first film, and also the entire franchise, because he virtually has the entire criminal underworld in his pocket, and he is potentially the biggest threat of the whole franchise. However, while he's the power behind many other villains, he's not shown doing much in the way of villainy himself.
116* HiddenDepths: The family photo of him and Vector in the office implies that he does indeed love his family, and seems somewhat uncomfortable, if not annoyed, with his son changing his name.
117* ImpliedDeathThreat: As he's explaining to Gru how little patience the Bank of Evil truly has left for his shortcomings.
118-->'''Perkins:''' How can I put it? Let's say this apple is you. If we don't start getting our money back... ''[crushes the apple into wet chunks in his grip]'' Get the picture?
119* {{Jerkass}}: Mr. Perkins is a selfish, aggressive and short-tempered man.
120* JerkassHasAPoint: Mr. Perkins refuses to give Gru any money because he doesn't have the shrink ray that's central to the plot he's applying the loan for, which screams of short-sightedness. Not to mention how almost none of his evil plots in the past turned a profit, which again puts his reliability into question.
121* KarmaHoudini: Not quite as glaring, but he is the closest thing the movie has to a BigBad - and then he's never mentioned again after his involvement in Vector's schemes is revealed. One assumes he just kept on running the Bank of Evil.
122* LargeAndInCharge: He is a tall and plump man who runs the Bank of Evil.
123* LetMeGetThisStraight: At first he seems rather interested in Gru's moon heist plan [[spoiler:enough to tell Vector about it]], but then his mood sours when Gru weakly admits he ''doesn't'' have the ShrinkRay central to the scheme's success already.
124-->'''Perkins:''' You don't have it? And yet you have the audacity to ask the bank for money?
125* MorallyBankruptBanker: He's a villainous bank manager who provides loans to supervillains for their evil schemes. It's even called the Bank of Evil.
126* {{Nepotism}}: Is implied to be a believer in this, showing more favoritism to Vector (his own son) than Gru, though considering Gru's string of failures in the past and Vector's recent pyramid heist, he's not wrong to show it.
127* ObviouslyEvil: Even in a world of {{Card Carrying Villain}}s, this guy still stands out. The shape of his head, the fact that his hair seems to form horns, his small, sunken eyes, and his eyebrows give him a near demonic appearance. His appearance resembles an exaggeration of that of the Pointy-Haired Boss from ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'', which was done for similar effect.
128* PointyHairedBoss: He's an out-and-out {{Expy}} of the trope namer, only even more villainous.
129* SoProudOfYou: Downplayed, but when he says "he (Vector) just stole a pyramid!", it's clear he was very impressed with how well his son did for his first heist.
130* TopHeavyGuy: His legs are relatively small compared to his massively fat upper body.
131* VillainHasAPoint: He points out Gru needed to steal the shrink ray he has the loan for, especially when, according to Perkins, many of Gru's plots aren't profitable enough to cover the loans he pulls from the bank.
132[[/folder]]
133
134[[folder:Miss Hattie]]
135[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/66561-29306.jpg]]
136->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KristenWiig
137
138->''"You're never gonna get adopted, Edith. You know that, don't you?"''
139
140Owner of Miss Hattie's Home for Little Girls... which she runs as something of a sweatshop cookie-sales outfit. Under the sweet surface is a cold, ruthless woman who has no affection whatsoever for the girls in her care.
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142* SixtiesHair: Has a bouffant bob haircut befitting that era.
143* AbusiveParent: Technically, Miss Hattie isn't the girls' mother. She is, however, a mother figure and she is cruel, abusive and passive-aggressive to not only Margo, Agnes, and Edith, but to the other girls who were in her care and are in her care.
144* AllTakeAndNoGive: Keeps ''all'' the children's rightfully-deserved money for herself.
145* BitchInSheepsClothing: She acts the part of a kindly maternal figure, but in reality, she's anything but.
146* ChildHater: She does ''not'' care for the kids in her care.
147* DevilInPlainSight: Aside from the children in her care and (unsurprisingly) the audience, nobody ever figures out how much of an unpleasant woman she truly is. This is actually what results in her being a KarmaHoudini.
148* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Miss Hattie firmly establishes herself as a BitchInSheepsClothing when she [[SugaryMalice cheerily greets]] the girls. But as soon as Agnes asks if anyone has come to adopt them, she brutally tells them "Hmm, let me think ... NO!"
149* EvilOrphanageLady: She runs an orphanage for girls, emotionally abuses them, and forces them to sell cookies so she can make a profit.
150* {{Expy}}:
151** Clearly based on [[Theatre/{{Annie}} Miss Hannigan]], as lampshaded by Edith. Hattie manages to be even ''meaner'', in the most chillingly realistic way possible. At least Hannigan's villainy was rather cartoonish, and she was such a LargeHam that she became enjoyable to watch.
152** Her outwardly saccharine nastiness, combined with that pink outfit, gives Hattie a possible hint of [[Literature/HarryPotter Dolores Umbridge]].
153* FatBitch: She's notably overweight, and she's downright emotionally abusive to the orphans in her care.
154* FauxAffablyEvil: Her motherly nature is seen through in her first scene.
155* ForTheEvulz: She abuses and tortures the girls for no reason other than her own amusement.
156* HateSink: Ms. Hattie has no redeeming qualities, whatsoever. She's not only antagonistic towards Margo, Edith and Agnes, but to the other girls in her orphanage. So it's obvious that the writers want the viewers to hate her.
157* {{Jerkass}}: An abusive and mean-spirited mother figure to orphans.
158* KarmaHoudini: Ms. Hattie doesn't receive any comeuppance for her actions towards the girls under her orphanage.
159* KickTheDog:
160** After Edith give her a mud-pie ([[UngratefulBitch out of kindness]]), Miss Hattie looks at it in disgust, before throwing it away and saying Edith will never get adopted.
161** Gets another one when she puts the girls in the "Box of Shame" after Gru sends them back to her.
162%%* MeaningfulName: See HateSink above.
163%%* PunnyName:
164* SmugSnake: Especially when it comes to the girls and giving them "tough love."
165* TheSociopath: She fits every criteria. She puts a nice and caring facade but underneath she is sadistic and abuses the girls with no remorse.
166* SugaryMalice: Her tone of voice and how she speaks harshly to the girls come off as this.
167* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After taking the girls back following Dr. Nefario's call to the orphanage, which he did to get the girls out of the way so he and Gru could complete their plan to steal the moon, she simply disappears and presumably continues her job, receiving no comeuppance whatsoever.
168[[/folder]]
169
170!!''Despicable Me 2'' Antagonists
171
172[[folder:Eduardo Perez (El Macho)]]
173[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Eduardo_Perez.png]]
174[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:click to see his El Macho persona]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elmacho_9.png]] [[/labelnote]]
175->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BenjaminBratt
176
177->''"You have not lost your touch, my friend."''
178
179The main antagonist of the sequel and Antonio's father.
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181* {{Acrofatic}}: He's quite fat, but Eduardo sure knows how to salsa!
182* ActionDad: The evil version -- an action-y supervillain and the father of Antonio.
183* AffablyEvil: Actually a very fun, cheerful and nice guy, [[spoiler: Planning the utter destruction of the modern world]] nonwithstanding. Also, in his introductory flashback, even though he drank a shot of tequila in the most aggressive way possible, he at least paid for it.
184* BadassBookworm: Able to fake his own death with little to no evidence? Check. Build a huge, magnetic machine and plane to get the PX-41? Check. With said PX-41, he was able to not leave any clues that he had it in his store. Check. Manage to pull a RedHerring on Floyd with no suggestions of foul play? Check. This man is a macho planner.
185* BadassCape: What he wore as El Macho in his younger years and in the climax.
186* BadassDecay: In-Universe. Gru initially describes him as a truly unstoppable powerhouse of a man. When we finally see him in action, he never does anything so impressive and takes the transformation serum to take on Gru. While justified by his old age and being out of practice, this is oddly never commented on.
187* BadBoss: To the Mutated!Minions. Thankfully, it was only temporary.
188* BaldOfEvil: Well, he's technically half bald, but it counts.
189* BeardOfEvil: He has a nice-looking beard and is the BigBad for ''Despicable Me 2''.
190* BigBad: The main antagonist of ''Despicable Me 2''.
191* BigBadFriend: He is quite an admirer of Gru's.
192* BigBeautifulMan: Eduardo is a heavyset man and charms some ladies in his restaurant.
193* BrainyBrunette: See BadassBookworm and you'll know why.
194* TheCameo: He made a brief appearance in ''Minions''.
195* CarpetOfVirility: Has a pretty impressive one; only a clump of chest hair was left behind as "proof" of his death.
196* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: In his younger days he had the ability to heist armored trucks with his bare hands, which included stopping them in their tracks by simply standing there, and lifting them with ease.
197* TheCharmer: Which helps him win over a lot of people.
198* ChickMagnet: During his dance sequence, Eduardo managed to successfully woo at least three women.
199* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: He is different from Vector in many ways. For starters, Vector had been trying to one-up Gru in his schemes, but Eduardo was inspired by him. Secondly, Vector's juvenile and childish behavior clashes with Eduardo's charisma. Most importantly, though, Eduardo is focused on ruling the world, whereas Vector seems more concerned to show off that he's the greatest villain--a path that Gru almost went down in the first movie.
200* DrowningMySorrows: When Eduardo consoled Gru over his depression with Lucy leaving for Australia, he admits that he knows the look of heartbreak. How? Because Eduardo, also like Gru, tried to forget his sadness with guacamole.
201* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Well it's a faked death moment of awesome, but it was still in the manliest way possible!
202* EmpoweredBadassNormal: In the climax, Eduardo injects the SuperSerum into himself; considering his CharlesAtlasSuperpower he already had, SuperSerum! Eduardo is practically unstoppable.
203* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He deeply cares about his pet chicken, El Polito. It's strongly implied he loves his son dearly too.
204* FakingTheDead: El Macho was thought to be dead long before the events of the film.
205* FanDisservice: Eduardo ripping his shirt open to display his prominent chest and gut...which jiggles.
206* FatAndSkinny: A parent version. Eduardo is the Fat to his son's Skinny.
207* FatBastard: Heavyset and plans to take over the world.
208* FatFlex: SuperSerum! Eduardo initially appears [[TopHeavyGuy top heavy]], but soon regains his body fat, briefly embarrassing him.
209* FormerlyFit: He was quite muscular in his youth, but now is a very overweight.
210* GeniusBruiser: A competent mastermind and one hell of a brawler.
211* KubrickStare: Played for badass in his introduction montage.
212* LargeAndInCharge: He owns his own restaurant, "Salsa y Salsa."
213* LatinLover: Evokes this image, but isn't that much of a ladykiller.
214* LivingLegend: Oh where to begin with this guy! Gru even calls him "one of the greats!"
215* MachoLatino: As his nickname implies.
216* MaskedLuchador: His mask is why no one recognizes his older self at first.
217* NeverFoundTheBody: After his death, which turns out to have been faked.
218* OneWingedAngel: After drinking the PsychoSerum.
219* PecFlex: Eduardo does this the first time he meets Gru and Lucy.
220* PetTheDog: Done by his attempt to genuinely console Gru as mentioned above.
221* RasputinianDeath: He allegedly died riding a shark into the mouth of an active volcano, with a hundred pounds of dynamite strapped to his chest.
222--> '''Gru''': It was glorious.
223* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His normal attire and his costume as "El Macho" both consist of red and black and he is the BigBad of the sequel.
224* RedBaron: Eduardo was known as "El Macho" in his younger villain days.
225* RedIsViolent: He wears red both on his normal attire and his El Macho persona, in addition to his lair having red all over.
226* ShipperOnDeck: He even states that Margo and Antonio are "young and in love."
227* SpellMyNameWithAThe: ''El'' Macho. ''El'' is Spanish definite article.
228* StoutStrength: Eduardo may have became fatter, but he hasn't lost his great strength.
229* TattooedCrook: Has a tattoo on his chest and is a professional villain.
230* TestosteronePoisoning: Especially in his introduction sequence, where he does everything in the most ridiculously aggressive ways possible. For example: taking the most potent alcoholic drink at the bar, breaking the bottle over his head once he's filled his glass, and then adding ''rattlesnake venom'' to said glass, and '''''OUTRIGHT EATING THE WHOLE GLASS INSTEAD OF DRINKING FROM IT.'''''
231* WalkingSpoiler: He can technically be considered this considering El Macho was [[FakingTheDead thought to be dead all this time]], and Eduardo's identity as the elusive supervillain is a major shock.
232* WeCanRuleTogether: Makes this offer to Gru when he reveals his plan.
233* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His fate is unknown after Nefario knocked him out with the fart gun.
234* WouldHitAGirl: He did tie up Lucy to a rocket, intending to send her into a volcano.
235[[/folder]]
236
237!!''Minions'' Antagonists
238
239[[folder:Scarlet Overkill]]
240[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scarlet_minions_character.jpg]]
241->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SandraBullock (English), Creator/MarionCotillard (European French)
242
243->''"Good luck getting that crown tomorrow, little piggies. I know you won't disappoint me."''
244
245The ambitious Number One Villain of TheSixties. A charming and unhinged woman whose one wish is to become a true queen and be adored by everyone around her.
246----
247* SixtiesHair: Has a very tall and inflated bouffant with long, skinny flips at the end.
248* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: She was bullied as a child.
249* AnimalMotifs: In her "fairytale" to the Minions, she's shown as the wolf. Makes perfect sense, since she and wolves are associated with the following list: intelligence, endurance/ambition, and ruthlessness.
250* BadBoss: In a vast contrast to Gru. Her bedtime story to the minions spells out [[YouHaveFailedMe exactly]] what she'll have done to them should they fail her.
251* BattleBallgown: Her coronation dress has armor underneath, which not only helps her survive a FallingChandelierOfDoom, but also a giant lava bomb. And the worst that happens is the skirt gets shredded.
252* BeautyIsBad: Scarlet has beauty, but is incredibly heinous and has very few redeeming qualities beyond her love for Herb. Her great ambition is mostly what drives her, but that ambition turned to villainy.
253* BenevolentBoss: While she DOES have very strong BadBoss qualities, there's a couple moments that indicate that, like Gru, she isn't exactly as heartless as it seems.
254** When she first poses the Jewel challenge and the minions complete it, she takes them on as recruits with zero hesitation.
255** She helps Bob when he's climbing down from the rocket, even complimenting his bear in earnest.
256** She has no problem with them ogling her spoils and riches and even showcases a few in particular (notably the soup painting).
257** She compliments them after seeing them in Herb's gear.
258** The bedroom gives them to rest up in before the heist is pretty plush with a sweet bed.
259** And one huge in particular... when she DOES sentence the minions to imprisonment, notice that when she's berating them, she never says it's because of how they look, but because they, in her eyes, "usurped her dream." This heavily implies that, had the heist for the crown gone as planned and the Minions succeeded, it's likely that Scarlet would have kept them on in the same lavish conditions as at the start.
260* BigBad: Of the Minions film, being the Minions' leader and eventual enemy.
261* BrokenAce: One of the greatest supervillains of her time. But has a ''plethora'' of flaws, many of which stem from her life as orphan and never receiving a lot of love then.
262* CardCarryingVillain: She's even featured in a magazine for villains.
263* ColorMotifs: [[LadyInRed Red]], given her signature dress and to represent her passion for being the number #1 villain.
264* CulturedBadass: A lover of England and its entire culture (i.e. clothing, food, etc).
265* DarkActionGirl: BigBad? Check. Skilled fighter? Double check.
266* DarkAndTroubledPast: WordOfStPaul [[https://twitter.com/_EmptyUniverse_/status/666363917812240385 revealed]] Scarlet grew up in the streets then a horrible orphanage where she was bullied. Then, she somehow ended up in villainy.
267* DisproportionateRetribution: She handles even the slightest insult to her, like this. Her name is Overkill, after all.
268* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She and Herb genuinely love each other.
269* EvilCounterpart:
270** Or rather ''eviler'' counterpart to Gru. They're both driven by ambition to be the number one supervillain, but Scarlet is more cruel to her underlings.
271** Also an evil counterpart to Margo, Edith and Agnes. They were all orphans, desperate to find a family to love them. Except Scarlet was never adopted and turned to villainy.
272** To Lucy Wilde. Both are [[WaifFu slim]], {{action girl}}s who married {{gadgeteer genius}}es. Also both Lucy and Scarlet have big noses, something that their husbands have as well. However, Lucy works on the side of good, is a definite {{nice girl}}, and loves the Minions (even giving them a AffectionateNickname "Munchkins"); Scarlet is a supervillain with no sign of any form of kindness (outside of [[MoralityPet Herb]]) and only associates with the Minions because they prove of some use and doesn't actually care about them.
273* EvilIsHammy: She revels in larger-than-life statements.
274* FatalFlaw: Wrath. She takes any slight against her, even an unintentional one, as a major insult to be avenged grievously. And her rage and frustration easily distracts her and clouds her vision, leading to her undoing.
275** Her NearVillainVictory at the end of her film occurs when she focuses on getting the crown and puts aside revenge on the Minions.
276* FauxAffablyEvil: Scarlet adopts a AffablyEvil attitude in the beginning, but when the Minions apparently rob her of the throne, she drops it quick.
277* FlowerMotifs: Roses. A lot of them can be found on her coronation dress.
278* FreudianExcuse: Her ambition is fueled by low self-esteem brought on by growing up in an orphanage and never being adopted.
279* GagNose: Has a similar huge nose shape like Lucy's.
280* HappilyMarried: She and Herb are in a unabashedly loving marriage.
281* HighClassGloves: Her royalty aspirations show in the long, black gloves in her main outfit. Her would-be coronation dress also includes long gloves.
282* HighCollarOfDoom: Her coronation dress has a classical renaissance era collar, which Herb remarks still adds to her villainous aura.
283* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: At the start, she was ''the'' top supervillain that everyone looked up to. By the end, she's lost her mansion and influence with the most she could do was a messy snatch-and-grab for the crown until Gru one-upped her.
284* IJustWantToBeLoved: It's heavily implied that Scarlet turning to villainy was because of her orphaned childhood and being bullied by her peers.
285* ImprobableAge: A darker example. She started her own criminal organization by the time she was 13.
286* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Wears a stylish red dress while going on dangerous missions.
287* KillItWithFire: She has a real liking for lava-based weapons, such as the lava blaster loaned to Kevin and the dual cannons she uses at the climax.
288* LaserGuidedKarma: If she had just treated the Minions fairly, she would have won it all.
289* LeanAndMean: Skinny and set up to be a BadBoss.
290* LovedByAll: Her introduction scene shows how she's adored and worshipped by almost everyone in the villain community.
291* MadeOfIron: This very slim woman managed to survive an iron made chandelier falling on top of her.
292* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: With Herb. Scarlet is TheFace of their criminal organization and is the most experienced in fighting.
293* MeaningfulName: "Scarlet" is another term for ''red''.
294* MiniDressOfPower: Her main outfit is a knee-length scarlet dress. She takes on most of the baddies at Villain-Con while wearing it, and barely brakes a sweat.
295* MsFanservice: Everyone wants Scarlet. "Foxy Lady" plays when she appears in the second trailer.
296* MusclesAreMeaningless: Scarlet is a slim woman who was able to toss a grown man, who is more bulkier, across a room like a ragdoll.
297* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Scarlet ''Overkill''.
298* NoodlePeople: Scarlet has a trim build.
299* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed:She very much resembles 1960s fashion icon and former American first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis, as she wears similar lenses, the same gloves and has a hairstyle similar to hers.
300* OneWomanArmy: Scarlet can take on 20 men without breaking a sweat.
301* OppositesAttract: Scarlet (passionate and a DarkActionGirl) married Herb (laid-back and doesn't do a lot of fighting).
302* PimpedOutDress: She likes dresses where the skirts transform, usually into rockets. In a more traditional form of this trope, [[spoiler:her coronation dress has frills, small puff sleeves, embroidery, and still has a transforming skirt]].
303* PrincessPhase: She not only didn't get over hers as a child, she wants to overthrow the English monarchy.
304* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The coronation outfit she always wanted as a child has a red bodice and a black skirt with red roses speckled all over it. Black boots and long, black gloves accent her regular dress as well.
305* RevengeBeforeReason: She devolves into this in the final act of the film.
306* SinisterSchnoz: Has a fairly big nose and is bent on being the top supervillain of her time.
307* StrongGirlSmartGuy: Scarlet is proficient in WaifFu, can take on dozens of foes at once, and has a penchant for armored dresses armed with missiles. Her husband, the evil, but chill, Herb is a prolific inventor, makes all of Scarlet's gear and seems to find her megalomania incredibly attractive.
308* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: She has fallen into this by the end of her film, the Minions having destroyed her resources, Gru having taken her crown, and her villainous reputation utterly wrecked. She does get a pepup from Bob's crown though, and WordofGod said this was enough to give up her grudge against the Minions
309* TeensAreMonsters: Scarlet built a criminal empire by the time she was 13.
310* ThrowItIn: InUniverse. When she gives her speech about conquering England, Stuart adds '''[=BANANA=]''' to her speech. She decides to roll with it.
311* TragicVillain: All Scarlet wanted was to be loved and appreciated, which stems from growing up as an orphan, never adopted, and bullied by other kids.
312* UngratefulBitch: Even after Bob gives her England, Scarlet still can't get over the Minions' initial, accidental "betrayal" and has them locked in a dungeon to be tortured.
313* UnholyMatrimony: Scarlet is married to Herb, a criminal like her.
314* VillainousBreakdown: After surviving the (entirely accidental) FallingChandelierOfDoom at her coronation: "Villains, this is no longer a ''coronation!'' It is '''''AN EXECUTION!!'''''" After which she grows more and more disheveled trying to take revenge. Even after her defeat, she tries to make off with the crown, only to be stopped, not by the Minions, but by a young Gru.
315* VillainousValour: After losing ''everything,'' including her gadgets ''and'' any semblance of the position she hoped for, she's still sticking to the plan until she's frozen in her tracks by the unexpected appearance of a young Felonious Gru.
316-->"They took ''everything'' from me! My castle! My ''reputation!'' Things look ''bleak,'' baby, I'm ''not gonna lie!'' But now, at least, ''I have my crowwwwww--!''"
317* WaifFu: Scarlet is quite slim and agile.
318* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What became of her and Herb after a young Gru freezes them is left unclear; WordOfGod reveals that she and Herb spent a year in jail, ruled it utterly, and escaped. It's also said that she gave up her vedetta against the Minions, genuinely touched by the gift of the tiny crown.
319[[/folder]]
320
321[[folder:Herb Overkill]]
322[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/herb_overkill_minions.jpg]]
323->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JonHamm (English), Creator/GuillaumeCanet (European French)
324
325->''"So you're here for gear."''
326
327Scarlet's hubby. A mellow, fun-loving inventor who supplies Scarlet with all the weapons she can ever want.
328----
329* SixtiesHair: Has the hair length and fullness of Music/TheBeatles in their Sgt. Pepper era.
330* AffablyEvil: Herb is quite the laid-back, friendly villain.
331* AmazonChaser: He finds Scarlet's megalomania attitude attractive.
332* BadassBookworm: Cemented because of his brilliant inventions.
333* BrainyBrunette: Black hair? Check. The inventor behind all of Scarlet's amazing weapons? ''Double check.''
334* ColorMotifs: Green. Representing his more calm demeanor, especially when in comparison with his wife.
335* ConspicuousGloves: Almost always wears black leather gloves.
336* TheDragon: Scarlet's husband and number one supporter.
337* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He and Scarlet genuinely love each other.
338* EvilGenius: Herb is the genius behind of all of Scarlet's impressive weapons.
339* GadgeteerGenius: Herb invents all of Scarlet's gadgets.
340* GagNose: Herb has a ''huge'' honker of a nose.
341* GeniusDitz: A genius when it comes to inventing, but not so much when it comes to anything else.
342* GreenAndMean: {{Zig Zagged}}. Herb wears a green pinstripe suit, but is surprisingly a {{nice guy}}, only shows malice when it's justified (see ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend) and has no moral qualms over following Scarlet's lead. Plus, even before he and Scarlet met, Herb was still a villain.
343* HappilyMarried: He and Scarlet are in an unabashedly loving marriage.
344* LeanAndMean: {{Zig Zagged}}. Herb is a skinny fella, but he's one of the most {{affably evil}} guys in Western Animation. However, he shows no hesitation over following Scarlet wherever she wants.
345* ManChild: Gets over-excited over storytime and is quite the ditz.
346* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: With Scarlet. Herb isn't exactly "feminine", but he's more calm and polite (for a villain) to the Minions.
347* MeaningfulName: His name is linked to his [[Main/ColorMotifs Color Motif]]: it's a word that is used specifically to describe the leafy green parts of a plant.
348* MellowFellow: Besides being nice, Herb is one of the most laid-back and easygoing.
349* MessyHair: Look at his character image! The man needs a comb.
350* MoralityPet: Herb is the ''sole'' being that [[BigBad Scarlet]] cares for.
351* NiceGuy: Despite being a villain, Herb is one of the most affable guys to meet.
352* TheNicknamer: He gave nicknames to Kevin, Stuart and Bob while giving them gear for their mission in stealing the crown of Queen Elizabeth II.
353* NoodlePeople: Like Scarlet, Herb has a ''very'' trim figure.
354* OneHeadTaller: Than Scarlet; her forehead reaches to his shoulders.
355* OnlyFriend: The only one that Scarlet fully trusts.
356* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When it looks like Scarlet has been killed under the iron chandelier, Herb ''loses'' his cool and desperately tries to get her out.
357* OppositesAttract: Herb (laid-back and doesn't do a lot of fighting) married Scarlet (passionate and a DarkActionGirl).
358* SinisterSchnoz: A larger nose than his wife and dabbles in his own criminal activities besides supporting his wife in her evil goals.
359* SmarterThanYouLook: For all his ditziness, Herb is an absolute genius when it comes to invention.
360* StrongGirlSmartGuy: Herb's wife, Scarlet is proficient in WaifFu, can take on dozens of foes at once, and has a penchant for armored dresses armed with missiles. Herb, on the other hand, is a prolific inventor, makes all of Scarlet's gear and seems to find her megalomania incredibly attractive.
361* TookTheWifesName: He took the Overkill last name when he married Scarlet.
362* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Discussed. He stole a painting because it captured his love of soup.
363* UndyingLoyalty: Herb will follow Scarlet anywhere.
364* UnholyMatrimony: He's married to famous super-villainous Scarlet Overkill.
365* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-flipped and a husband variant. The only time he shows any ''actual'' malice is when someone tries to hurt Scarlet.
366* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What became of him and Scarlet after a young Gru freezes them is left unclear; WordOfGod reveals that she and Herb spent a year in jail, ruled it utterly, and escaped.
367[[/folder]]
368
369!!''Despicable Me 3'' Antagonists
370
371[[folder:Balthazar Bratt]]
372[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/balthazar_bratt_1.png]]
373->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone Trey Parker]]
374
375->''"You know what, Clive? Playing a villain on TV was fun, but being one in real life is even better!"''
376
377Former child star, he played a child villain in a very popular 80s show called ''Evil Bratt''. When he hit puberty, fans stopped tuning in to the show and it was abruptly cancelled, resulting in his fame withering. To get revenge, Bratt becomes a supervillain and attempts to take over the world.
378----
379* EightiesHair: His hairstyle is a combination of a high top and a mullet, with a thick bushy mustache as well.
380* AlliterativeName: '''B'''althazar '''B'''ratt.
381* {{Archenemy}}: Implied to have played this role to Gru in the past. The two are well familiar with each other during the movie, [[NoodleIncident having apparently had]] multiple encounters and a serious enmity before its events - Gru constantly standing in the way of Bratt's plans, but Bratt always getting away.
382* BaldOfEvil: {{Downplayed|Trope}}; while he does have EightiesHair, Bratt also has a bald spot.
383* BecomingTheMask: He decides to become an actual supervillain after his show fails. He even states outright that he finds it more fun to be an actual supervillain than he does acting as one.
384* BenevolentBoss: He gets along well enough with his robot sidekick Clive.
385* BewareTheSillyOnes: While he looks and acts insanely goofy with his 80s vibe, his arsenal of weaponry is insanely dangerous.
386* BigBad: He is the main antagonist in ''Despicable Me 3''.
387* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:At the end, despite having Gru dead to rights at InstrumentOfMurder-point, he accepts Gru's challenge to a dance battle, and it costs him dearly.]]
388* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite being a PsychopathicManchild with 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.
389* CharacterCatchphrase: "I've been a baaaad boy" was his back when he was a child star, and he maintains it in the present day.
390* ConflictKiller: When Gru and Dru hear that Bratt [[spoiler:kidnapped the girls]], they immediately fix their PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure to stop him.
391* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Whereas El Macho was as manly as can be, Bratt is childish and can't stop living in the past. In a twist, this makes him more similar to the first film's antagonist, Vector, as they are both far more juvenile than El Macho.
392* DanceBattler: Bratt uses a variety of dances during his heists. Though he tends to focus more on the "dance" side of trope and not enough on the "battle."
393* TheDanza: InUniverse. He had the same last name as his childhood character.
394* DiscoDan: For this guy, the eighties never ended, which is not only reflected in the way he dresses, but also his gadgets (such a rubiks cube grenade or a keytar that shoots sonic blasts). Furthermore, these were the things he used in his role as a spy back when he was a child star.
395* DrivenToVillainy: Turned to crime after losing his celebrity status.
396* FashionVictimVillain: InUniverse.
397--> "There's only one supervillain whose fashion sense is quite that dated: Balthazar Bratt."
398* FormerChildStar: Played a child spy in the 80s, hence the gadget motif. His fame withered once he hit puberty.
399* FromNobodyToNightmare: From a washed-up child star to a pretty capable supervillain.
400* HairstyleInertia: Kept the same high top mullet from his actor days. Justified given Bratt wants to emulate his glory days.
401* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Gru defeats him with his own keytar blaster.]]
402* ImprobableWeaponUser: Among his arsenal is expanding bubblegum, a Rubik's Cube bomb, and a sonic wave keytar. Apparently, they were all the sort of gadgets he used back as a child star.
403* 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.
404* InstrumentOfMurder: Has a keytar that fires sonic blasts.
405* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:He ultimately is defeated by Gru the same way he escaped from him at the beginning of the movie-- blasted by his keytar, left naked, and stuck inside his own expanding bubblegum.]]
406* LastNameBasis: He's never referred to exclusively by his first name Balthazar.
407* LatexPerfection: Twice, he puts on disguises that make him look like someone completely different. The second time, he disguises himself as Lucy and even imitates her voice almost flawlessly.
408* 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.
409* MasterOfDisguise: Uses his acting ability and very lifelike costumes, first disguising himself as a jeweler to steal the diamond, and second as [[spoiler: Lucy, to fool Gru and kidnap the girls.]]
410* MeaningfulName: He was a bratty child star and hasn't grown out of his old persona.
411* 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.
412* NeverMyFault: Blames his declining fame on the fact that his show was cancelled rather than the fact that he couldn't accept that shows end (especially ones whose very premise depends on the youth of the lead actor) and that he needed to get a new one instead of trying to cash in on the dwindling fame of his first role forever.
413* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Bratt indirectly ensures his own defeat by [[spoiler:kidnapping the girls right after Dru and Gru have just had a major argument, as the girls being in danger causes the brothers to ''quickly'' resolve their issues with each other in a single plane ride so they can concentrate on rescuing the girls and not on their argument.]]
414* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His career trajectory paints him as one to Music/MichaelJackson. Unfortunately, Bratt never got better after puberty subsided and he descended into cartoonish supervillainy. From an appearance standpoint, he looks like a hybrid of Music/{{Prince}} and [[Music/HallAndOates John Oates]].
415* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: He [[spoiler: captures Lucy, who was repeatedly shown to be a [[MamaBear badass]] [[WaifFu martial artist]] ActionGirl, who was also strong enough to lift a portly woman off the ground with little effort]], offscreen.
416* OutdatedOutfit: He wears shoulder pads under a purple outfit reminiscent of Music/MichaelJackson's ''Thriller'' outfit.
417* PsychopathicManchild: He refuses to grow up from his days as a child star.
418* PurpleIsPowerful: Wears a purple suit and is a formidable opponent against Gru.
419* RussianReversal: Bratt's plan hinges on his desire to do this: Hollywood canceled his show? Well now "''I'm'' canceling ''you''!" Cue evil laughter.
420* TakeOverTheWorld: Along with {{revenge}} for the cancellation of his show, this is what Bratt hopes to achieve as a supervillain.
421* TwoDecadesBehind: Well, more like ''three'' decades behind since the film was released in 2010s and he's stuck in the 80s.
422* VillainProtagonist: In his show.
423* VillainousCrossdresser: [[spoiler:When disguised as Lucy, he also includes her dress.]]
424* WouldHitAGirl: An off-screen example. [[spoiler:He somehow manages to get the drop on Lucy so he can tie her up and take her place.]]
425* WouldHurtAChild: Not only does he [[spoiler: kidnap the girls (and Lucky the goat) and trap them inside his giant robot]], but he [[spoiler: "releases" them by casually placing them on the edge of a skyscraper, not concerned at all that they could potentially fall to their deaths.]]
426[[/folder]]
427
428[[folder:Clive]]
429[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/despicable_me_3_clive.png]]
430->'''Voiced by:''' Andy Nyman
431
432->''"What's today's plan, boss?"''
433
434Balthazar Bratt's robot sidekick.
435----
436%%* DeadpanSnarker: The robotic verison
437* FlatCharacter: We don't know much about him other than the fact that he follows Bratt's evil bidding.
438* LightIsNotGood: He is a white robot and follows along with Bratt's evil plans.
439* MoralityPet: The only living creature Bratt shows any semblance of compassion towards.
440* RobotBuddy: Clive is a robot who assists Bratt in his diabolical schemes.
441* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:We don't know for sure whether or not he survived Bratt's giant robotic self-replica collapsing.]]
442[[/folder]]
443
444!!''Minions: Rise of Gru'' Antagonists
445[[folder:The Vicious Six]]
446[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minions_img_2.jpg]]
447[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys|2022}} Yeah, they may be bad. But they're so good at it.]]]]
448[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see their Chinese Zodiac Forms]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beasts.png]][[/labelnote]]
449
450A criminal cartel that operated and dominated the 1970s.
451----
452* ArtifactName: Acknowledged by the criminal gang themselves. The Vicious Six were initially shown having six members in their group until they betrayed Wild Knuckles leaving them with only five members left. They eventually looked for another new criminal to join them to uphold their title, until Gru stole the talisman causing them to pursue Gru for most of the movie pushing aside their interest to find a sixth member.
453* BrokenPedestal: Gru was their biggest fan until they dismissed him for being a kid and then marked him as an enemy to be eliminated for stealing the Zodiac talisman. [[spoiler:He truly turns on them once he realizes how horrible they treated their former leader and mentor Wild Knuckles]].
454* CardCarryingVillain: They call themselves the ''Vicious'' Six, openly take pride in being powerful supervillains, and use that as the reason for betraying Wild Knuckles.
455* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Scarlet Overkill. While Mrs. Overkill was the primary BigBad 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.
456* CoolCar: Each member has their own advanced vehicle that's stylized to their personal tastes and themes.
457* 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 white (specific nationality unknown).
458* EvenEvilHasStandards: After one of their potential candidates suffers an equipment malfunction, they all pitch in to help him get down.
459* ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:They're turned into rats by Gru using the Zodiac talisman, and will most likely remain in such forms during their incarceration]].
460* ImYourBiggestFan: Little Gru was once a huge fan of them and wanted to join their legion after Wild Knuckles was kicked out.
461* {{Jerkass}}: They all laugh at Gru for thinking he can be a supervillain despite being a kid. And this was after one of them invited him to join their ranks (thinking he was a dwarf), thus breaking the boys heart in two ways.
462* LaserGuidedKarma: They backstab their former leader, Wild Knuckles, and later hunt down Gru for stealing the Zodiac talisman despite the fact he only did it because they rejected him for not being villainous enough. [[spoiler:They end up being defeated by both Knuckles and Gru, who permanently turns them into rats with the talisman. Even better, Knuckles ends up being the only Vicious Six member to have a happy ending while Gru will grow up to be the number-one supervillain (until the events of the first ''Despicable Me'' film)]].
463* LegionOfDoom: A crew consisting of high-ranking supervillains who dominated the 70s.
464* NoHonorAmongThieves: The opening scene in the movie has them overthrowing their leader Wild Knuckles while stealing the Zodiac talisman. They even retort that they're villains so it was expected of them.
465* OneWingedAngel: In the climax of the movie, Belle Bottom uses the Zodiac talisman to transform herself and her teammates into powerful beasts relating to the Chinese Zodiac.
466* PunnyName: Their names are either puns or a play on certain words.
467* {{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.
468* TheStarscream: In the opening of the film, they backstab Wild Knuckles and leave him for dead to have the Zodiac talisman all to themselves, much to his surprise and horror.
469* TwoGirlsToATeam: Belle Bottom and Nun-Chuck are the only women on the team.
470* 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.
471* 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]].
472* WouldHurtAChild: They immediately hunt down Gru with the lethal intent for stealing their stolen Zodiac talisman.
473[[/folder]]
474
475[[folder:Belle Bottom]]
476[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_08_11_124504.jpg]]
477 [[caption-width-right:350:"Why don't we make this a fair fight?"]]
478->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TarajiPHenson
479The former second in command turned current leader of the Vicious 6 after usurping Wild Knuckles.
480----
481* SeventiesHair: Her very full and luscious afro was fashionable in the era.
482* AfroAsskicker: She has a huge afro and is one of the greatest fighters of her generation.
483* AlliterativeName: '''B'''elle '''B'''ottom.
484* BadassCape: Belle Bottom's main outfit features a purple cape complete with fur collar and she's one of the top supervillains of TheSeventies.
485* BigBad: As the new leader of the Vicious Six, she's the biggest threat to Gru and the Minions, being the brains behind the team.
486* BlackBossLady: An African American woman who is also the Queen Bee of the Vicious Six.
487* ChainPain: She carries a long golden chain as her weapon.
488* DragonsAreDemonic: A rare example with a Chinese dragon, Belle Bottom's OneWingedAngel form being one.
489* PinkMeansFeminine: Her attire uses different shades of hot pink and purple and she's depicted as a foxy lady.
490* PlayingWithFire: She gains this quirk when she turns herself into a dragon.
491* PreAsskickingOneLiner: When the Vicious Six (sans Wild Knuckles) are cornered in a Chinese New Year parade, it's believed they'll get caught. But the AVL forgot one thing, and Belle reminds them with this line before they go full-blown OneWingedAngel.
492-->'''Belle''': "Happy New Year!"
493* ScaledUp: Belle Bottom turns into a purple, fire-breathing dragon after using the talisman.
494* UnderestimatingBadassery: She thinks Gru can't have a chance against her. Partially justified since he is a child, but this is a child who at the time beat Scarlet Overkill, the previous decade's Number One Villain.
495* TheUsurper: Took over the position of leader from her boss, Wild Knuckles.
496[[/folder]]
497
498[[folder:Jean Clawed]]
499[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9e1514f8_0d0f_4989_a061_603eeb4c7ffd.jpeg]]
500 [[caption-width-right:350:"It's time for the next generation!"]]
501->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme
502A lobster-clawed Frenchman.
503----
504* SeventiesHair: Has long muttonchops as fashionable for businessmen of the era.
505* TheDragon: Technically serves as Belle's right-claw man after she ascends the throne and leaves Wild Knuckles for dead.
506* FailedASpotCheck: Apparently he mistook Gru for a tiny man and accepted his audition form. Even after he's exposed and [[spoiler:steals their talisman]], Jean still refers to him as a tiny man.
507* FrenchJerk: A French man who indulges in sinister operations.
508* ManiacMonkeys: He turns into an enlarged rabid monkey (possibly baboon) during the final showdown.
509* PowerPincers: He possesses one lobster claw for a hand.
510* PunnyName: "Jean Clawed", Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, get it?
511* 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).
512[[/folder]]
513
514[[folder:Nun-Chuck]]
515[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ecb71ce9_7da5_4ec4_9dfc_f2a4a905b5dc.jpeg]]
516[[caption-width-right:350:"Hallelujah!"]]
517->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LucyLawless
518A nunchuk-wielding sister.
519----
520* BeyondTheImpossible: By invoking the power of God, she can ''float'' on command.
521* EvilOldFolks: Second to Wild Knuckles, she's one of the oldest members of the team.
522* FourEyesZeroSoul: She has square, nerdy glasses and is a hardened criminal.
523* {{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.
524* NighInvulnerability: Even after crashing into a Chevy passenger van, she manages to get out without injury.
525* NunTooHoly: She's a nun who's turned to villainy.
526* PrayerPose: Her hands are always shown in prayer form.
527* ScaledUp: She becomes a 50-foot-long cobra in the climax of the movie.
528[[/folder]]
529
530[[folder:Stronghold]]
531[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bfb10835_3fe6_4db4_9bdd_edfefc1995bf.jpeg]]
532 [[caption-width-right:350:"GO GET HIM!!"]]
533->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DannyTrejo
534A hulking brawler who possesses superhuman strength through the metal gauntlets that he wears.
535----
536* SeventiesHair: His hair isn't particularly long but the muttonchops and his length reach his neck and he has that stache.
537* BrutishBulls: He was already a brute as a human and turns into a bigger one when he's turned into a ''toro'' by Belle Bottom.
538* HiddenDepths: If you think he is DumbMuscle or TheBrute, Stronghold is very smart himself
539* PowerFist: He wields giant metal gauntlets to unleash all forms of needless violence.
540* WorldsStrongestMan: Is considered the strongest man out of the group and vicinity and certainly has the skills to prove it.
541[[/folder]]
542
543[[folder:Svengeance]]
544[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/41458fe0_5f88_4e77_a8a3_83706a0cc09c.jpeg]]
545->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DolphLundgren
546A Swedish strongman with a roller-derby twist.
547----
548* SeventiesHair: Has the stylish shag haircut and a long stache to match.
549* CatsAreMean: Turns into a titanic tiger and hunts down the Minions during the last act.
550* LightIsNotGood: Has luscious blond hair who commits crimes for the thrill of it.
551* RollerbladeGood: His theme revolves around roller-skating while performing incredible skate moves.
552* SpikesOfVillainy: His helmet and elbow[=/=]kneepads feature sharp spikes.
553[[/folder]]
554
555[[folder:Wild Knuckles]]
556[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2022_08_11_124534.jpg]]
557[[caption-width-right:350:''You don't get older, you get better.'']]
558
559->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlanArkin
560->'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/GerardDarmon (European French)
561
562The ex-leader of the Vicious 6.
563----
564* SeventiesHair: Sports a shag haircut and a pair of long sideburns that nearly wrap around his chin.
565* CoolOldGuy: An old man who 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]].
566* DubNameChange: Is known as "Will [[XtremelyKoolLetterz Karnage]]" in the French Dub.
567* DudeWheresMyRespect: He has a hard time gaining respect from his colleagues because of his old age.
568* EvilOldFolks: He's the oldest member of the Vicious 6, and he founded the team in the first place.
569* EvilMentor: He becomes this to [[spoiler:Gru after his henchmen bail on him, leading the elderly evildoer to teach the tiny tyke his wicked ways]].
570* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:He sustains serious burns during the final showdown and "perishes." He turns out to be okay and is able to reunite with his honorary grandson]].
571* {{Foil}}: To Master Chow. Both of them are senior citizens with incredible talents and become mentors to [[spoiler:the protagonists]]. But while Master Chow is a short fat woman who knows everything kung fu, Wild Knuckles is a tall, skinny man who's wise in the ways of the wicked. And while Master Chow treats the Minions as regular students, [[spoiler:Wild Knuckles takes a strong liking to Gru and treats him like a grandson]]. Additionally, Master Chow is exceptionally fit and can pull off impressive acrobatic fits while Wild Knuckles is handicapped by his old age.
572* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Okay, he ends the movie still a supervillain, so he ''technically'' hasn't made one of these, but he goes from seeing Gru as a means to an end of getting what he wants to genuinely taking a liking to the boy, so he's gone Face for all intents and purposes.]]
573* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: He was the founder of the Vicious 6 and considered to be the best, with young Gru idolizing him the most. But age has taken its toll on him, and his team were vicious enough to kick him out of the team. Despite surviving their betrayal, Knuckles finds himself as a wash-up villain unable to pay his henchmen [[spoiler:who bail on him after getting beaten up by a kung fu teacher]] and nearly eaten by his pet crocodiles that he used to tame.
574* MoralityPet: [[spoiler:After losing his team and later his henchmen, Knuckles decides to recruit Gru under his wing and teach him a few things of being a super villain. The young Gru brings out the best in Knuckles, who not only finds a new purpose but also the strength to stand up to his former teammates.]]
575* NobleDemon: He's a supervillain alright, but he takes loyalty ''very'' seriously and would never betray an associate. In fact, [[spoiler: his own team betraying ''him'' took him completely by surprise, as he never expected them to stab him in the back even though, as Belle Bottom points out to him, they ''are'' [[NoHonorAmongThieves villains]].]]
576* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:Despite helping to fight and defeat his former crew, he's arrested by the Anti-Villain League but he manages to escape by faking his death]].
577* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Once he and Gru form a father-son relationship, he becomes instantly protective of the young kid. While he doesn't have the will to fight for his lost glory days, he has more than enough will to fight for Gru.]]
578* PosthumousCharacter: He's implied to have passed away from old age in the time of the main series, but his presence is felt -- [[spoiler:Gru is implied to have inherited his house, and he is the one who introduced Gru to the Bank of Evil. Additionally, an errant line heavily implies he's the one who gave Gru the idea to steal the moon]].
579* RememberTheNewGuy: Despite being Gru's idol for villainy [[spoiler:and teaching Gru in the ways of being a supercriminal, he was never so much as alluded to in the main trilogy.]]
580* SinisterSchnoz: He has a long, pointy nose like future Gru.
581* TokenGoodTeammate: While he was a bit rough around the edges and is still committed to a life of crime, he was not nearly as petty or treacherous as his former teammates, and he valued what he thought was their loyalty.
582* VillainousVirtues: Loyalty. He also appears to genuinely care about his associates, [[spoiler: as shown when he develops a grandfather-like bond with young Gru]].
583* WouldHurtAChild: After kidnapping Gru, he places him in a record playing death machine as part of his hostage gambit.
584[[/folder]]
585
586!!''Despicable Me 4'' Antagonists
587[[folder:Maxime Le Mal]]
588->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WillFerrell
589The main antagonist of the fourth movie who wants revenge on Gru and his family.
590----
591* CoolCar: It has insect legs and wings.
592* FrenchJerk: Judging by his name and vendetta, he means no good for Gru.
593[[/folder]]
594
595[[folder:Valentina]]
596->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SofiaVergara
597Le Mal's FemmeFatale girlfriend.
598----
599[[/folder]]

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