Dave appears in the 3 Despicable Me movies and, according to the script, is the minion in Minions to take over leading the minion tribe to England, eventually. Marriner, Katy (2011). "Not So Evil after All: The New Breed of Animated Villain". Screen Education (61): 16–25. ISSN 1449-857X . Retrieved October 13, 2020. Big Fun: Aspiring to be a villain or not, Dru is a fun guy who has the same body type as his brother. Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Orange hair, green eyes, and Gru's Love Interest and eventual wife. Girly Bruiser: Lucy is a master of Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga, Aztec Warfare, and krumping! She also wears a knee-length cyan dress with heels.

Mooks: Totally defied. Despite their barely-variable appearances, and their inborn desire to serve the cruelest master in the land, they are treated as neither interchangeable nor expendable. Took a Level in Badass: He goes from being The Millstone during his and Gru's heist to recover the diamond from Bratt to singlehandedly destroying Bratt's giant robot when it nearly ends up killing his brother. Abusive Parents: Implied. A few statements that he made in his life implies he was emotionally abusive to Dru, like Marlena was to Gru. However, Dru does tell Gru that Robert was So Proud of You for his work as a villain, which makes Gru smile.Anti-Hero: Kevin, Stuart and Bob, the three main minions from the prequel Minions, are the examples to this trope, in a way. Although they intend to find their sinister master for them to serve, they perform acts of goodness, such as looking out for each other, as well as (unintentionally) save England from Scarlett's influence. Relationship Status… single. Although he has invented a fake dead wife named Debbie. He plays the “dead wife card” when it can be leveraged for his personal gain. The real Gru returned home only to find his house made "girly" and the social worker fainting into his arms, who had been frightened by the fake Gru. Gru himself promptly fainted when he realized that his girls had redecorated the house, though he was happy knowing tha Not Blood Siblings: Word of God stated that the girls aren't "technically" related, but they're always together; they do consider each other sisters. The Smart Guy: Dr. Nefario is Gru's gadgeteer residing in his underground lair and laboratories, who builds and designs most of Gru's machines.

Baxter, Joseph (May 14, 2015). "The Full Minions Trailer Is Really Goofy". CinemaBlend . Retrieved November 23, 2016. […] well before the days of their tenure with Felonious Gru […] Him and his identical twin brother look almost exactly alike, the only differences are the hair color and the fact that Gru is bald and a different choice in clothing. Justified since they are identical twin brothers. At first, Gru was a cunning and somewhat cold-hearted man, who was determined to become the greatest villain in the world. At first he showed a dislike of children being easily irritated by Agnes, Edith and Margo. 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. Gadget Watches: Her watch can release a liquid that temporarily blinds or freezes someone. It also can shoot darts that have a mild dose of moose tranquilizer. Gru was born in a undetermined month and date in 1963. He comes from a long lineage of villains as shown with dozen of statues of his ancestors in Dru's hideout. Although his hometown is unknown, in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on her TV show, he claimed he was from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although born with his twin brother, Dru Gru, he was separated from his brother since birth and stayed with his mother Marlena Gru.Dr. Nefario: I mean, I'm happy with creating an evil army to destroy the world...but nobody messes with my family.

Nice Girl: Lucy is friendly, bubbly, polite, reliable, honest, and hardworking; she's rarely sarcastic or angry..... even with being the subordinate of someone like Silas Ramsbottom or a partner and later wife of Gru. Middle Child Syndrome: She got hit with this, particularly in the second film, where she gets the least development of her sisters (fighting the mutated Kevin) at the climax is interrupted by Dr. Nefario using the PX-41 antidote on Kevin at the very last second. She even gets ignored by the marketing team, as the theatrical trailers for the three films don't show any of her speaking parts, instead focusing on Margo and Agnes in the first two, and Agnes in the third. 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.Red-Headed Stepchild: Inverted. She's the red-headed stepmother to the girls by the second movie's ending, but is nonetheless loved by Gru, the girls, and the Minions. Heterosexual Life-Partners: In the Vitriolic Best Buds sense. Despite the occasional infighting, the Minions truly love one another. Gru's distinctive accent, described as "quasi-Russian" by A. O. Scott [6] and "halfway between a Russian mafioso and a crazed Nazi" by Roger Ebert, [7] was largely a product of his voice actor Steve Carell's experimentation. [8] According to Despicable Me producer Chris Meledandri, the voice Carell eventually settled on was conceived as "halfway between Ricardo Montalbán and Bela Lugosi". [8] Analysis [ edit ] In the third movie, the graphic of Wangan-Kun is replaced by a design of The Grinch, another future Illumination movie, set to be released in 2018. Felonius Gru, usually referred to simply as Gru, is the anti-hero of the Despicable Me saga. Gru and his twin brother, Dru, were separated at birth. Gru inherited his family heritage of super-villainy.