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{{Hero Infobox
 
{{Hero Infobox
|image = Felonius Gru.jpg
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|image = <gallery>
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Gru despicable me 3.png|Adult
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Young gru.png|Child
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|fullname = Felonious Gru
 
|fullname = Felonious Gru
 
|alias = Gru<br>
 
|alias = Gru<br>
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Mr. Gru<br>
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Dr. Gru<br>
 
Master Gru
 
Master Gru
 
|origin = ''Despicable Me''
 
|origin = ''Despicable Me''
|occupation = Supervillain (formerly)<br>
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|occupation = The world's #1 supervillain <small>(formerly)</small><br>
 
Agent of the Anti-Villains league
 
Agent of the Anti-Villains league
|skills = Control The Minion Army<br>
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|skills = Control on The Minion Army<br>
 
Fighting Skills<br>
 
Fighting Skills<br>
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Hand-to-Hand Combat<br>
 
Strength<br>
 
Strength<br>
 
Speed<br>
 
Speed<br>
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Stealth<br>
 
Stealth<br>
 
Weapons Expert<br>
 
Weapons Expert<br>
High Technology Weapons<br>
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High Tech Weapons<br>
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High Tech Gadgets<br>
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Technological Genius<br>
 
Planning<br>
 
Planning<br>
Very High Intelligence
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Genius-Level Intelligence
 
|hobby = Freezing things.<br>
 
|hobby = Freezing things.<br>
 
Saving the world.
 
Saving the world.
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Impress his mother, become a good father and protect his daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes from dangers and his enemies together with his new wife Lucy Wilde and saving the world <small>(all succeeded)</small>.
 
Impress his mother, become a good father and protect his daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes from dangers and his enemies together with his new wife Lucy Wilde and saving the world <small>(all succeeded)</small>.
 
|family = [[Lucy Wilde]] (wife)<br>[[Margo Gru]] (adoptive daughter)<br>[[Edith Gru]] (adoptive daughter)<br>[[Agnes Gru]] (adoptive daughter)<br>[[Dru Gru]] (twin brother)<br>Marlena Gru (mother)<br>Robert Gru (father; deceased)
 
|family = [[Lucy Wilde]] (wife)<br>[[Margo Gru]] (adoptive daughter)<br>[[Edith Gru]] (adoptive daughter)<br>[[Agnes Gru]] (adoptive daughter)<br>[[Dru Gru]] (twin brother)<br>Marlena Gru (mother)<br>Robert Gru (father; deceased)
|friends = [[Dr. Nefario]], [[Minions]], [[Silas Ramsbottom]], [[w:c:villains:Mr. Perkins|Mr. Perkins]] (formerly), Eduardo Perez (formerly)
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|friends = [[Minions]], [[Dr. Nefario]], [[Margo Gru]], [[Edith Gru]], [[Agnes Gru]], [[Silas Ramsbottom]], [[w:c:villains:Mr. Perkins|Mr. Perkins]] (formerly), [[w:c:villains:Miss Hattie|Miss Hattie]] (formerly), [[w:c:villains:El Macho|El Macho]] (formerly), [[:w:c:villains:Dru Gru|Dru Gru]]
|enemies = [[w:c:villains:Victor Perkins|Vector]], [[w:c:villains:Mr. Perkins|Mr. Perkins]], [[w:c:villains:El Macho|El Macho]], [[w:c:villains:El Pollito|El Pollito]], [[Antonio Perez]], [[w:c:villains:Scarlet Overkill|Scarlet Overkill]],[[w:c:villains:Herb Overkill|Herb Overkill]], [[w:c:villains:Balthazar Bratt|Balthazar Bratt]], [[w:c:villains:Clive (Despicable Me)|Clive]]
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|enemies = [[w:c:villains:Vector Perkins|Vector Perkins]] (arch-nemesis), [[w:c:villains:Mr. Perkins|Mr. Perkins]], [[Minions]] (sometimes), [[Dr. Nefario]] (sometimes), [[Margo Gru]] (formerly), [[Edith Gru]] (formerly), [[Agnes Gru]] (formerly), [[w:c:villains:Miss Hattie|Miss Hattie]], [[Lucy Wilde]] (formerly), [[w:c:villains:El Macho|El Macho]], [[w:c:villains:El Pollito|El Pollito]], Antonio Perez, [[w:c:villains:Scarlet Overkill|Scarlet Overkill]], [[w:c:villains:Herb Overkill|Herb Overkill]], [[w:c:villains:Balthazar Bratt|Balthazar Bratt]], [[w:c:villains:Clive (Despicable Me)|Clive]], [[Dru Gru]] (sometimes)
 
|type of hero = Redeemed Supervillain<br>
 
|type of hero = Redeemed Supervillain<br>
Parent<br>
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Adoptive Parent<br>
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Anti-Hero
Heroic Jerk
 
|size = 200}}
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|size = 200
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}}
 
{{Quote|Listen close, you little punk! When I get in there you are in for a WORLD OF PAIN!|Gru to Vector}}
 
{{Quote|Listen close, you little punk! When I get in there you are in for a WORLD OF PAIN!|Gru to Vector}}
 
{{Quote|Next, we are going to steal--pause for effect--THE MOON!|Gru to the [[Minions]]}}
 
{{Quote|Next, we are going to steal--pause for effect--THE MOON!|Gru to the [[Minions]]}}
 
{{Quote|Hey! I thought I told you no more villainy|Gru to [[Dru Gru]]}}
 
{{Quote|Hey! I thought I told you no more villainy|Gru to [[Dru Gru]]}}
   
'''Felonious Gru''' (or simply just "'''Gru'''") is the main protagonist of the ''Despicable Me'' franchise and a minor antagonist in the prequel Minions.
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'''Felonious Gru''' (simply known as '''Gru''') is the main protagonist of ''Despicable Me'' trilogy and a minor character in it's prequel Minions.
   
 
Gru is a 50-year-old bald man who used to be the world's #1 villain. His plan involved stealing the moon, which would be the crime of the century. When he saw Margo and her little sisters go inside [[w:c:villains:Victor Perkins|Vector]]'s lair, Gru decided to adopt them so they could sneak into Vector's lair and take the shrink ray Vector stole from Gru who stole it from an Asian laboratory. At first, he just wanted to send them back to the orphanage as soon as he got the shrink ray, but he began to like them after spending an afternoon with them at an amusement park.
 
Gru is a 50-year-old bald man who used to be the world's #1 villain. His plan involved stealing the moon, which would be the crime of the century. When he saw Margo and her little sisters go inside [[w:c:villains:Victor Perkins|Vector]]'s lair, Gru decided to adopt them so they could sneak into Vector's lair and take the shrink ray Vector stole from Gru who stole it from an Asian laboratory. At first, he just wanted to send them back to the orphanage as soon as he got the shrink ray, but he began to like them after spending an afternoon with them at an amusement park.
   
He is voiced by Steve Carell as both adult and child, who also played Gru's twin brother, [[Dru Gru]] in ''Despicable Me 3.''
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He is voiced by Steve Carell as both adult and child, who is best known for playing [[Michael Scott]] on ''The Office''. Carell also voiced Gru's twin brother, [[Dru Gru|Dru]] in ''Despicable Me 3.''
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
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[[Category:Master Orator]]
 
[[Category:Archenemy]]
 
[[Category:Archenemy]]
[[Category:Anti Hero]]
 
 
[[Category:Tricksters]]
 
[[Category:Tricksters]]
 
[[Category:Siblings]]
 
[[Category:Siblings]]
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[[Category:False Antagonist]]
 
[[Category:False Antagonist]]
 
[[Category:Misguided]]
 
[[Category:Misguided]]
 
[[Category:Anti-Hero]]
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[[Category:Dreaded]]
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[[Category:Secret Agents]]
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[[Category:Families]]

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Hero Overview

Listen close, you little punk! When I get in there you are in for a WORLD OF PAIN!
~ Gru to Vector
Next, we are going to steal--pause for effect--THE MOON!
~ Gru to the Minions
Hey! I thought I told you no more villainy
~ Gru to Dru Gru

Felonious Gru (simply known as Gru) is the main protagonist of Despicable Me trilogy and a minor character in it's prequel Minions.

Gru is a 50-year-old bald man who used to be the world's #1 villain. His plan involved stealing the moon, which would be the crime of the century. When he saw Margo and her little sisters go inside Vector's lair, Gru decided to adopt them so they could sneak into Vector's lair and take the shrink ray Vector stole from Gru who stole it from an Asian laboratory. At first, he just wanted to send them back to the orphanage as soon as he got the shrink ray, but he began to like them after spending an afternoon with them at an amusement park.

He is voiced by Steve Carell as both adult and child, who is best known for playing Michael Scott on The Office. Carell also voiced Gru's twin brother, Dru in Despicable Me 3.

Personality

Gru with a moon

A screenshot of Gru's ambitious, megalomanical dreams

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. He showed a dislike of children, as he was easily irritated by Agnes, Edith and Margo. He was selfish and at first he only adopted Agnes, Edith and Margo so that he could get a shrink ray which he intended to use to shrink the moon so that he could steal it. 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.

Gru was also rather cruel 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. Near the beginning of the movie he made a balloon animal for a boy who'd dropped his ice cream and then popped the balloon just for fun. When Vector kidnapped his adopted daughters he furiously told him that he was in for a world of pain. However this was not a sign of his sadism; instead it was a sign of how much he cared for the three girls.

Gru with Nefario and the Minions

Gru with Nefario and the Minions

Despite these traits, Gru was shown to be good friends with Dr. Nefario and also treated his minions quite well, interacting with them and calling each one of them by name instead of just treating them like slaves. However, he also said that he had no intention of giving his minions a raise. He had a somewhat strained relationship with his mother who hadn't been a particularly good parent but he was determined to make her proud.

As time went on, Gru started to enjoy spending time with his three adopted daughters and in the end he grew to genuinely love them, putting aside his dream of stealing the moon and risking his life to rescue them from Vector. Dr. Nefario disapproved of the fact that Gru's warmer side was starting to reveal itself and sent the girls back to the orphanage. 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 was the worst mistake he'd ever made. He also did his best to get to their dance performance after stealing the moon and was upset when he discovered he was too late.

Gru also had a tendency to say "lightbulb" whenever he had an idea. He spoke in an unusual accent which was described as 'a mix of Ricard Montalban and Bela Lugosi'.

Appearance and Abilities

Gru is a tall, bald man with a long nose and broad, powerful physique, (unlike Vector) and dress in a light grey sweater underneath a black collared coat along with a striped scarf, black trousers, and shoes. He is very strong and athletic, being capable of dodging and leaping off several heat-seeking missiles, backhanding Vector's shark with a single punch (without even looking at it), and smashing his fist into Vector's monitor, easily cracking the screen without doing any damage to his hand. It is even shown in the sequel that he can break a Mexican drink glass into pieces without cutting himself, especially when he was horrified to see a romantic relationship between Margo and Antonio blooming.

Apart from his remarkable agility and strength, Gru is also considerably intelligent. For example, as a child he built a real rocket. However since becoming a megavillain he seems to let Dr. Nefario handle most of the mechanical work though he was seen helping Nefario from time to time. Gru was also capable of forming clever plans such as his plan to steal the shrink ray from Vector.

Achievements

  • Drawing a picture of himself landing on the moon
  • Making a macaroni prototype of the rocket
  • Making a full-sized, fully-working rocket
  • Stealing the Queen of England's crown from Scarlet Overkill
  • Villain of the Year (seen on a newspaper)
  • Stealing the Times Square Jumbotron
  • Stealing the Statue of Liberty (the small one from Las Vegas)
  • Stealing the Eiffel Tower (the small one from Las Vegas)
  • Stealing the Shrink Ray from a secret East Asian facility
  • Adopting three girls from Ms. Hattie's Home for Girls
  • Stealing the Shrink Ray (back from Vector)
  • Making a rocket (with the help of the Minions and Dr. Nefario)
  • Stealing the moon (momentarily)
  • Saving Margo, Edith, and Agnes from Vector
  • Unintentionally returning the moon
  • Becoming the world's second greatest supervillain
  • Started his jams/jellies/preserves business
  • Being assigned by the Anti-Villain's League on a mission
  • Found out that El Macho was still alive after 20 years of his 'death'
  • Avenged Margo's dumped moment on Antonio by using his Freeze Ray on him
  • Got his minions back to normal (most of them)
  • Defeated El Macho by using a Lip Stick Taser (and copied Lucy Wilde's pose)
  • Saved Lucy Wilde from the rocket going to an active volcano (and started his first of 147 dates)
  • Received an apology from Mr. Ramsbottom for underestimating his abilities (in spite of not being shown in the movie)
  • Married Lucy Wilde

Trivia

  • Despite being an original character of his own, some viewers believe Gru might be based on the Sonic villain, Dr. Julian 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.
  • Gru's birthday is August 17 1960. Which would make him 49/50 during the events of the first film.
  • Gru also has a similar appearance to Uncle Fester of the Addams Family.
  • Steve Carell describes Gru's strange accent as "a cross between Ricardo Montalban and Bela Lugosi."
  • Gru is the first protagonist from an Illumination movie, the next being E.B. from Hop .
  • Gru is similar to another titular protagonist and ex villain, Megamind .

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