Mel (Despicable Me)

Do-gooder

Minion
Mega Minion

Full Name

Mel

Alias

Minions

Origin

Despicable Me 3

Occupation

Minion of Gru

Leader of the Minions
AVL Agent
Member of the Mega Minions

Powers / Skills

Immortality

Weapons
Disguise
Teamwork
Laser-vision

Hobby

Serving Gru

Goals

Being in villainy again (failed but then succeeded).

Escape from prison and reconcile with Gru.
Destroy Balthazar Bratt's giant chewing gum to help stop him (both succeeded).
Help Gru defeat Maxime Le Mal (succeeded).

Family

Gru (father-figure)

Minions (siblings)

Friends / Allies

Gru

Lucy Wilde
Dru
Margo
Edith
Agnes
Gru Jr.
Minions
Silas Ramsbottom

Enemies

Balthazar Bratt

Clive
Fritz
Maxime Le Mal
Valentina
Scarlet and Herb Overkill

Type of Hero

Loyal Sidekick

“	Gru! Gru!	„
	~ Mel when he reencounter with Gru in the sky

Mel is a major character in Despicable Me 3 and a supporting character in its sequel Despicable Me 4.

He's the leader of the Minions and one of Gru's most trusted Minions and son-like figure.

He's voiced by the same actor and director Pierre Coffin as the other Minions.

Role[]

In Despicable Me 3, he's the new Leader of the Minions and he gets tired when Gru says they're not going to back to be villains like in the old days. This makes all the Minions follow Mel for the rest of the movie.

in Despicable Me 4, he was one of the minions to volunteer to become a Mega Minion. He has gained the ability to do laser-vision from his glasses whenever he pleases.

Information[]

Mel is the most impertinent and independent Minion you didn't even seen yet. He speaks the same language as the rest but what sets Mel apart is his insistence that the troupe can go criminal without supervision.

Appearance[]

Just like the rest of the Minions, Mel is an one-eyed short minion with combed, half-bald and thick hair.

Personality[]

He's like the other Minions only that he's smart and want justice to be villains again. But by the other side, he's sentimental when he reaches his relationship with Gru.

History[]

Despicable Me 3[]

Beginning[]

Mel is the leader of the Minions in the film's story-line. In the movie, Mel gives Gru a call, so Gru goes down to the lab. He and the rest of the Minions are excited to see that Gru has been fired of his AVL job. However, Gru declines when Mel and the Minions think they're going back to villainy. Then, Mel and the Minions gets against Gru and they decide to quit and he leave with the rest of the gang (Except 2 Minions, Dave and Jerry). In the way, they run into Fritz, Dru's butler, who ask of where lives Gru. Mel doesn't help him, because he is still angry at Gru for his refusal to return to villainy, and they leave Fritz with questions.

Pizza and Singing Contest[]

The next morning, the Minions gets tired and hungry except Mel who still go walking in his way. They found pizza in the way and they run with that only to be enter in a studio in an attempt to hide from being persecuted by the police. Mel and the Minions enter in a Singing Contest and they sing "Papa Mama Loca Pipa" (a Minionese parody of "Modern Major General" from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera "Pirates of Penzance") in the studio and makes the Minions win the singing contest. However, the police came on and they take Mel and the Minions to Prison.

Life in Prison and Missing Gru[]

In the Prison (Maybe in Texas), Mel and the Minions are the bosses of the Prison and make the other prisoners afraid of them. Mel gets emotional when he suddenly remembers Gru some sweetest memories with him when he was in a shower, so he carves the mashed potatoes in the dish and when the Minions and other prisoners are having meal.

Escape from Prison[]

During that night, the Minions decide to escape the Prison and go find Gru to reconcile with him. They manage to escape using all the elements of the Prison (Including toilets, laundry machines, and prison uniforms) to make a giant plane and using all the Minions as passengers. Mel manages to drive the plane, but they left one Minion behind at the Prison.

Unexpected Reunion[]

The next morning, the Minions as passengers are having fun for the one side and the other side getting bored. Mel gets sleepy during the journey until he unexpectedly crosses with Gru, Lucy and Dru. He manages to see Gru and he turns the plane back following Gru to Hollywood.

Saving Hollywood[]

Although he didn't actually know why Gru was going to Hollywood or Balthzar Bratt evil plans to destroy Hollywood, he sees that there's a lot of giant gum in Hollywood. With the help of the rest of the Minions, as an heroic fact, they leave the plane and they using all the elements to destroy the gum while Gru was fighting with Balthazar Bratt and his giant robot. After finally destroying the gum with using dynamite, they finally reunite with Gru and the rest and finally reconcile with Gru and back to being a family.

Back to Villainy[]

After Gru calls the Minions and Dru to sleep, and with Dru living now in Gru's house with Mel and the Minions, they go back to villainy thanks to Dru. Mel with the other Minions remove their dungarees and Dru drives Gru's Airship, which Gru's emblem is replaced by a "D", to "continue the family tradition". Gru and Lucy gets shocked and they decide to follow them but before give them a five-minute head-start.

Despicable Me 4[]

Mel appears in Despicable Me 4 as one of the five Minions hired by the AVL to experiment with a serum that epuld turn them into mechanically modified Mega Minions with powers unlike any other Minion ever seen. With his power, his goggle has been changed into a slender goggle capable of shooting out a red laser whenever Mel desires.

Trivia[]

He's design is based on Illumination producer and founder, Chris Melenandri, who also produce all the Despicable Me movies.
Because of his relationship with Gru, it shown they are father & son relationship type.
His superpowers are inspired by Scott Summers/Cyclops in the Marvel universe.