His rivalry with Vector reaches new heights as he plans the spectacular theft of the moon. For breaking her heart, Gru encases Antonio in a block of ice with his freeze ray. When Balthazar Bratt steals a huge gem, Dumont Diamond, from a ship and is about to flee, Gru and his wife with two minions arrive with their personal submarines to pursue Bratt, which change into water scooters when going out of the water. Gru drives back to Eduardo's home with Dave and Stuart on his personal motorcycle. The duo then searches the kitchen vault for the PX-41 serum, only to find Eduardo's special salsa. Gru heads to the Bank of Evil to obtain a loan from Mr. Perkins, the bank's owner. Follow Glitter KidsYoutube https://goo.gl/Mv7ByR Playlist: https://goo.gl/iowu3pThanks for watching! Both Gru and the girls are heartbroken. After being forced to ride the roller coaster with them and helping Agnes win a unicorn stuffed toy, he ends up having fun with Margo, Edith and Agnes. The vehicle is equipped with superb functions, saving them from many following critical circumstances, though Gru is quite shocked and annoyed. When he arrives at the mall the next day, the Anti-Villain League arrest Floyd Eagle-san, who protests vehemently that he was framed, after the AVL team uncovers the empty mutagen jar in his shop. [81] Both meme subcultures focused around a largely ironic appreciation for the supposed strengths of said film, often verging on the absurdist, but The Face noted that the interest in The Rise of Gru was largely based in genuine interest in the film, whereas the interest in Morbius was based solely in the latter's perceived lack of quality. Minions 2 does a lot to establish the Gru that fans know and love in the Despicable Me timeline but when does it actually fit in that timeline. Not one to be outdone, Gru plans to take the moon. [57] The film passed the $500 million worldwide mark in its fourth weekend,[58] $600 million worldwide by its fifth. DR. NEFARIO A forgetful mad scientist who creates Gru's wacky gadgets. Congratulating the three Minions for saving his life, Gru reconciles and rehires the Minions and returns Stuart, Kevin and Bob back to normal. However, it doesn't confirm whether they're sisters as a result of Gru's adoption or that they were legally sisters before that. He is the main protagonist of the Despicable Me film trilogy, and will return in the upcoming Despicable Me 4. . Origin He is a former supervillain and is the husband of AVL agent Lucy Wilde. At the end of the first movie, and throughout the rest of the series, Gru has turned into a softie and became a lot more sweeter, gentler, and friendlier person after adopting Margo, Edith, and Agnes as his own daughters. However, Knuckles returns and fights the Vicious 6 with the Minions. Gru follows Eduardo and discovers that he was correct about Eduardo being the presumed-dead super-villain El Macho. Mr. Gru Big Boss Mini Boss (by the Minions as a child) Origin Despicable Me Occupation Supervillain (formerly) Agent of the Anti-Villain League Powers / Skills Genius-level intelligence Fighting skills Hand-to-Hand combat Leadership Planning Control over an army of Minions Weapon Proficiency Vast arsenal of high-tech weapons, resources and gadgets It went on to debut to $107 million (and a four-day total of $123.1 million), topping the box office. Gru is trapped at the clock tower; every passing minute brings him closer to being torn apart. Gru re-adopts the girls and they settle down to live a happy life as a family. Gru himself promptly fainted when he realized that his girls had redecorated the house, though he was happy knowing that the house was declared suitable for children, meaning he could keep the girls. Though Gru didn't attempt to stop Miss Hattie from taking them, he was clearly upset about them leaving and later said that giving them up is the worst mistake he'd ever made. Meanwhile, Otto catches up to and befriends the biker at Death Valley, who gives the stone back and takes him to San Francisco. When we are introduced to Edith, shes eight years old. Felonious Gru, [1] or Felonius Gru, [2] referred to simply as Gru, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Despicable Me film series. While the rocket is being built, Gru has fun with the girls, having tea parties with them, allowing them to have a slumber party, telling them bedtime stories and cooking them various shaped pancakes. [55] It added another 60 international markets in its sophomore weekend and made $87.2 million. For a long time, Gru has dreamed about being part of the Vicious 6, a team of supervillains. -Welcome to the Hero/Protagonist wiki! Supervillain (formerly)Agent of the Anti-Villain League While his daughter sees right through the ruse, Agnes says that she didn't tell the truth for the sake of the other kids.. After the birthday party, Gru is approached by Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent who requests that he come with her. Gru's first name is Felonius according to his family tree. [25] It was followed by Kali Uchis's cover of "Desafinado" and St. Vincent's cover of "Funkytown". Ditching school to blast people with cheese rays, Gru and his tiny yellow friends get up to many despicable antics in Minions 2, but his real dream is to join the Vicious 6. They are forced to flee when Eduardo arrives and barely escape thanks to Dave and another Minion. As Gru chases Vector, the effects of the shrink ray on the Moon inside the pod begin to wear off, causing the Moon to grow and smash open the glass bubble holding the girls. One hundred and forty-seven dates later, Gru and Lucy marry. As he lands a the nearby apron, he finds that the mansion and the apron are surrounded by and full of a large herd of pigs, and one of them keeps attacking and chasing after Gru. Thanks! [59] and $700 million worldwide by its sixth. Like a version of the Legion of Doom in the Despicable Me universe, this cohort of chaos is led by Wild Knuckles, Gru's favorite super villain and a legend in Evildom, though his position as head horrible honcho is precarious. Gru happily greets to Dru as Dru rushes down the stairs, but he is soon shocked to see that Dru is a blond after he takes off his white hat. Stealing things (formerly).Helping the Minions.Saving the world. Pollito ends up pinning down Gru, whom barely gets saved by Lucy firing her epoxy shooter at the unruly chicken. HattieEl MachoEl PollitoEvil MinionsAntonio PerezScarlet OverkillHerb OverkillBalthazar Bratt (archenemy)CliveWild Knuckles' HenchmenVicious 6: Felonious Gru, mostly known by his surname Gru is the main protagonist of the Despicable Me franchise. [72][73] Several theaters in the United Kingdom banned groups of young men in formal attire from seeing the film due to their disruptive behavior during screenings. Felonious Gru He may not actually have been a wolf. Eventually, Gru and Lucy are thrown out from the aircraft with their items. What is Gru's full name? Gru also had a tendency to say "lightbulb" whenever he had an idea. However, the airgliding he tries to tout fails, forcing the team to move to subdue the wayward villain. Robert Gru, Gru's father, although never in contact with his son prior to the former's death, was quite proud of his son's achievements. Needless to say, it becomes a transformative experience for both. Full Name Baby He has three adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes. Felonious Gru (uncle) Lucy Wilde Dr. Nefario Margo Gru Edith Gru Agnes Gru Scarlet Overkill (formerly) "Turn Up the Sunshine" by Diana Ross and Tame Impala was released as the album's lead single on May 20, 2022. Gru is also the leader of the Minions, is friends with Dr. Nefario and is also the twin brother of Dru Gru. However, Dr. Nefario disapproved of Gru's warmer side starting to reveal itself and sent the girls back to the orphanage. However, in an attempt to get even with Victor, Gru adopts three girls from the orphanage so they can break into his rivals base. Edith Gru | Gru is surprised to see that Bratt stored hundreds of Evil Bratt dolls in his lair, and he finds a bubble gum factory with Dru. Gru's interview goes poorly but, much to the outrage of the Vicious 6, he steals the stone and escapes with Minions Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, handing it to another Minion, Otto, for safekeeping. It marked the start of a rivalry that would see Vector stealing the shrink ray from Grus ship before he can carry out the heist of East Asia. While Bratt causes havoc in Hollywood, Gru is coming so he shoots out numerous Bratt dolls to disassemble Gru's flying vehicle; they three escape before it crashes, but Gru is thrown to the streets and loses his consciousness. Gru is approximately 14 feet tall. When we are introduced to Lucy, in Despicable Me 2, shes in her forties and thrilled at the excitement of field-work. She is a rookie agent who is sent to recruit Gru to have him assist the league. As he walks down, he falls to the floor as he forgot the height of the ladder. June 28, 2022 at 2:43 p.m. EDT. Using a gadget Nefario gave him earlier, Gru nabs the stone as the team gives chase. Fun Stuff! 32,110 IMDb 7.3 1 h 38 min 2013 [26][27][28], On July 8, 2022, a score from longtime Illumination composer Heitor Pereira was released with two versions of "Bad Moon Rising" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" being performed by Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin, both songs that were not in the original soundtrack. "[61] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 56 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". He has then changed from a once despicable outcast into a cultured, sophisticated man. Gru has retired from villainy, preferring to concentrate on his new venture of producing bottled jellies and jams and the responsibilities of being a father to his three adopted daughters; Margo, Edith, and Agnes. He was self-centered in the beginning, as he only adopted the girls so that he could get the shrink ray, which he intended to use to shrink the moon so that he could steal it. In fact, she divorced with Robert and hid the truth about having another twin son. Directors Kyle Balda Brad Ableson Jonathan del Val Writers Matthew Fogel Brian Lynch Stars Steve Carell Pierre Coffin Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. There are several decades of unaccounted dastardly deeds for which Gru is striving to be named the world's greatest supervillain. Since the moon heist and an important ballet recital the girls fall on the same day, Gru wants to move the day of the heist. [20] Carell was paid $12.5 million for his involvement. Community in: Minions, Protagonists, Featured Articles, and 10 more Stuart (Minion) Sign in to edit General Gallery Stuart Normal Girl Information Eye color Brown Hair color Black Occupation Henchman Nephew of Felonious Gru Allies Minions Kevin Bob Mel Otto Bob Carl Dave Jerry Kevin Tim Mark Phil . At the start of the film, Gru was a sneaky and somewhat cold-hearted man, who was determined to become the greatest villain in the world. Vector (arch-rival)Mr. PerkinsMrs. Gru also discovers that Dr. Nefario has been working for Eduardo and that the duo has been capturing and mutating all of Gru's minions into the purple-furred monsters using the stolen mutagen serum, PX-41 . Despicable Me 2. Gru flies away from the palace in his flying scooter, much to his delight at gaining his new henchmen, the minions. He is voiced by Steve Carell (who also played Michael Scott on The Office and voiced Hammy in Over the Hedge). Margo Gru is the adopted eldest child of Felonius Gru and Lucy Wilde. Impress his mother (succeeded).Steal the Moon (succeeded/formerly).Save the girls from Vector.Defeat El Macho and save Lucy.Defeat Balthazar Bratt and get the diamond back.Be a good father and husband (all succeeded). While Gru is about to leave out the door, he finds the real Lucy bound in the closet, and she told Gru that Bratt took the girls. [40] Lego released two sets for the film in 2020. [49] Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $368million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it third on their list of 2022's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". The soundtrack album for the film was released on July 1, 2022, through Decca Records and Verve Label Group. Additionally, Will Arnett and Steve Coogan reprise their respective voice roles as Mr. Perkins and Silas Ramsbottom,[13] both of whom become directors of the Bank of Evil and the Anti-Villain League in the main Despicable Me films. He was also rather indifferent to their needs and welfare; when Edith was trapped in a spike filled coffin and briefly presumed dead, he indifferently said that his plan could work with two children. Nefario initially declines but changes his mind after Gru and the Minions beg, giving them a ride on a rocket-powered aircraft. He hijacks it, turning the experienced thief into his archnemesis. Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me. However, it has ended by the time he arrives. This trauma is probably the reason that made him become evil eventually. (Kevin, Stuart & Bob | Gru shrinks the moon and pockets it. It is the sequel to the spin-off prequel Minions (2015) and the fifth entry overall in the Despicable Me franchise. He tells Dave to quiet down just like in Despicable Me and announces Paul is the winner of Minion of the Month. They barely escape in the helicopter Lucy drives. Inside, he presents himself to the Vicious 6, where they, seeing the diminuitive, child-like form of Gru, mock him for wanting to get into supervillainy at such a young age. However, in his public profile, Gru's first name is spelled as "Felonious", as shown on Miss Hattie's computer. Gru answers, and Valerie decides to fire him, while Lucy defends for her husband, stating that she should be fired as well and doubting Valerie won't want to do so. Gru was also rather rude and even sadistic at first, shown when he enjoyed using his Freeze Ray (his signature weapon) just to freeze people for the sake of it. Perkins (formerly)Fred McDadeJillianFloyd EaglesanWild Knuckles (idol: paternal figure). Noting his newly-found ethics, the Anti-Villain League recruits Gru to He takes the crown himself and goes to make off with it proudly; next, he activates his Flying Scooter while putting the crown on Kyle's head. Gru plans on using the girls to steal the shrink ray back and contacts Dr. Nefario and tells him to build a bunch of Cookie Robots for the theft. Vector then blasts Gru's ship with the shrink ray as payback for the latter freezing his head. During the Chinese New Year of 1976, Gru has adopted the nomadic Minions, giving them a home. However, Gru is unable to muster the courage to ask Lucy out before she leaves. After the class, the Cookie Robots are delivered by the girls and activated. On the way home, Gru and the girls stop by an amusement park called Super Silly Fun Land, which Gru sees as a chance to abandon the girls. Just as Gru has given up being super-bad to be a super-dad, the Anti-Villain League recruits him to track down a new criminal mastermind and save the world. As El Macho lays his finger on the button, a Minion takes it away from him. [13], In January 2017, Universal Pictures and Illumination announced the sequel to their animated film, Minions (2015). The website's consensus reads: "The Minions' antic shenanigans are beginning to grate despite this sequel's injection of retro chic, although this loony marathon of gags will still delight young children. He has three adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes. He also did his best to get to their dance performance after stealing the moon and was upset when he discovered he is too late. The two hit it off, and Lucy becomes Grus love interest, and later his wife. However, he also said that he had no intention of giving his minions a raise. The film was officially completed on July 1, 2020.[23]. Gru, heartbroken from the situation, tells Agnes that she was right about him loving Lucy. Suddenly, everyone runs away in horror because the Tyrannosaurus Rex from the beginning appears; Gru doesn't notice until the dinosaur roars. When they reach Knuckles' house, they are chased by his goons until Master Chow, a former Kung Fu teacher who now makes a living at an acupuncture clinic, rescues them by defeating the goons. After he springs to the wall of the lair, he finds out that Dru follows him and often causes danger to himself due to his clumsiness. With no stone in-hand, Gru is forced to endure disco-themed torture. He is rather warm with his allies, such as Dr. Nefario and also treated his Minions quite well interacting with them and calling each one of them by name (he can also understand their language) instead of just treating them like slaves. 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The couple then enter a house and ascend to a base of AVL in the sky by a secret mechanic system inside. Speaking of the Anti-Villain League, one has to mention Lucy Wilde, who later becomes Lucy Wilde-Gru. When asked about his accent by Ellen DeGeneres he said he was from Albuquerque, New Mexico and asked Ellen not to push this topic any further. The combined first and second offshore weekends were 13% below Minions and 3% below Despicable Me 3 (2017). In addition, his research scientist, Dr. Nefario confesses to Gru that he misses being "evil" and has been offered employment elsewhere. [18] In May 2019, the film's title was revealed as Minions: The Rise of Gru. GruMr. At some point, the movie franchise will finally need to show how Gru goes from being a giddy 11-year-old would-be supervillain into the real deal. Minions: The Rise of Gru (also known as Minions 2) is a 2022 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. 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With the impending release of Despicable Me 4, which sees the minions following Gru's wayward brother after the events of Despicable Me 3, he may have to prove his villainy to win them back. But soon, he hears loud noises outside; it turns out that Dru and Minions drive Gru's Airship and decides to commit crime, and Gru decides to give him five minutes and laughs sinisterly. He is an aspiring villain who wishes to learn from his retired brother Felonius Gru. [79][80], The substantial meme subculture around The Rise of Gru was noted by The Face to be similar to memes surrounding the superhero film Morbius, released earlier in 2022. Gru goes to Miss Hattie's Home for Girls, the orphanage Margo, Edith and Agnes are from, disguising as a dentist and adopts them. [22] To incorporate 1970s culture and environment in the film, Wade Eastwood and Ric Meyers were hired as creative consultants while Flora Zhao joined in as a cultural consultant on Chinese culture. While on the rocket, Lucy accepts Gru's date invitation before the pair dives into the safety of the ocean, just seconds before the rocket explodes. Are the Minions Mexican? Bob is a short and bald Minion with heterocromia. When Robert was alive, he was proud of Gru while he wasn't satisfied with Dru. [60], On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 70% of 181 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10. Despite being an original character of his own, some viewers believe Gru might be based on the Sonic villain, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, seeing that both have lanky arms and legs attached to their roundish torso and both are bald and both can be hybrid heroes/villains. At the conclusion of the film Scarlet Overkill and Herb Overkill return to Buckingham Palace retrieve the crown from Queen Elizabeth II and are chased by the Minions, when the two villains are suddenly frozen by a young eight-year-old boy, Gru, with his freeze ray. They travel to AVL's underwater headquarters where Gru meets the league's director, Silas Ramsbottom.
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