Felonious Gru

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This Protagonist was Headlined on August 2022.

Gru
Background Information
Feature films	Minions Minions: The Rise of Gru Despicable Me Despicable Me 2 Despicable Me 3 Despicable Me 4
Park attractions	Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
Voice	Steve Carell
Character Information
Other names	Felonious Gru, Doctor Gru, Mr. Gru
Appearance	Black Jacket, Grey Scarf with Black Strips, Black Pants, Black Shoes, Muscular
Occupation	Supervillain (formerly) Agent of the Anti-Villain League Leader of the Illumination Heroes
Alignment	Bad/Neutral, later good
Goal	To Stop Evil
Home	Gru's House
Relatives	Dru Gru (brother) Lucy Wilde (wife) Marlena Gru (mother) Robert Gru (father) Margo Gru (adoptive daughter) Edith Gru (adoptive daughter) Agnes Gru (adoptive daughter) Gru Jr. (biological son) Kevin, Stuart & Bob (nephews)
Pets	Kyle (dog)
Friends	Dr. Nefario (best friend), Otto, Minions
Enemies	Vector (arch-rival), El Macho, Balthazar Bratt (archenemy), Scarlet Overkill, Belle Bottom, Stronghold, Nun-Chuck, Svengeace, Jean-Clawed, Mr. Perkins, Miss Hattie
Quote	"Listen close, you little punk! When I get in there you are in for a WORLD OF PAIN!"

Felonious Gru (also simply known as Gru) is the main protagonist of Despicable Me franchise, a minor character in its spin-off/prequel Minions, the titular main protagonist of the film's sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru and will return in Despicable Me 4.

Gru is a 57-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, and himself in the Universal Studios series. Carell also voiced Gru's twin brother, Dru in Despicable Me 3.

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Gru and his nephews, Kevin, Stuart & Bob.

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Animated Features Despicable Me: Felonious Gru Sr. | Margo Gru | Agnes Gru | Edith Gru | Dr. Nefario | The Minions (Dave) The Lorax: The Lorax | The Once-Ler | Ted Wiggins | Grammy Norma | Bernice Wiggins | Audrey | Cy | Pipsqueak Despicable Me 2: Anti-Villain League (Felonious Gru Sr., Lucy Wilde-Gru, & Silas Ramsbottom) | Margo Gru | Agnes Gru | Edith Gru | Dr. Nefario | The Minions (Dave) Minions: The Minions (Kevin, Stuart & Bob) | Felonious Gru | Dr. Nefario | Queen Elizabeth II The Secret Life of Pets: Max | Duke | Snowball | Gidget | Chloe | Pops | Buddy | Mel | Sweet Pea | Tiberus | Norman | Tattoo Sing: Buster Moon | Rosita | Ash | Eddie Noodleman | Johnny | Meena | Nana Noodleman | Miss Crawly | Marcus | Gunter | Norman | Bob Despicable Me 3: Gru Family (Felonious Gru Sr., Lucy Wilde-Gru, Margo Gru, Agnes Gru, Edith Gru & Dru Gru) | The Minions (Dave | Mel) | Anti-Villain League (Silas Ramsbottom) The Grinch (2018): The Grinch | Max | Cindy Lou Who | Donna Lou Who | Fred The Reindeer The Secret Life of Pets 2: Max | Gidget | Rooster | Snowball | Daisy | Duke | Chloe | Pops | Norman | Mel | Pickles | Princess | Tiny Sing 2: Buster Moon | Rosita | Ash | Johnny | Meena | Gunter | Porsha Crystal | Suki Lane | Nooshy | Miss Crawly | Marcus | Nana Noodleman | Norman | Clay Calloway Minions: The Rise of Gru: The Minions (Kevin, Stuart & Bob) | Felonious Gru | Master Chow | Wild Knuckles | Dr. Nefario | Anti-Villain League (Silas Ramsbottom) The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Mario | Princess Peach | Luigi | Donkey Kong | Toad | Cranky Kong | Penguin King | Toad General | Toads Migration: Mack Mallard | Pam Mallard | Dax Mallard | Gwen Mallard | Uncle Dan | Delroy | Erin | Chump | Googoo | Kim Despicable Me 4: Gru Family (Felonious Gru Sr., Lucy Wilde-Gru, Margo Gru, Agnes Gru, Edith Gru & Felonious Gru Jr.) | The Minions | Mega Minions (Dave | Mel) | Anti-Villain League (Silas Ramsbottom) | Poppy Prescott | Perry Prescott | Patsy Prescott Live-Action Features Hop: E.B. | Fred O'Hare | Phil | Mr. Bunny | Sam O'Hare | The Pink Berets | Alex O'Hare | Henry O'Hare See Also Despicable Me Heroes | Dr. Seuss Heroes | Hop Heroes | Migration Heroes | Sing Heroes | Super Mario Heroes | The Lorax Heroes | The Secret Life of Pets Heroes | Universal Studios Heroes