Khrebtan-Hörhager, Julia; Avant-Mier, Roberto (September 8, 2017). "Despicable Others: Animated Othering as Equipment for Living in the Era of Trump". Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. Routledge. 46 (5): 441–462. doi: 10.1080/17475759.2017.1372302. S2CID 148815247 . Retrieved October 13, 2020. And Call Him "George": Kyle happens to be hugged by her, and ended up being dressed by her and Edith to look like a girl.

Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: The Gentle Girl (comforting and energetic) to Gru's Brooding Boy (anti-social and secretly insecure). The Baby of the Bunch: The youngest of the girls, as well as the youngest member of the Gru family. McNinja: By the sequel Edith is going through her "Ninja Phase". Judging by a few scenes, she would make an excellent ninja! Time Abyss: The Minions have been around since the beginnings of life itself, 3.8 billion years ago. Though they only reached their present form in the Cretaceous Period. Tomboy: She is interested in Gru's cool high-tech gadgets, thinks its cool that her bed is a hollowed-out bomb, was excited about Gru shaping her pancakes like a "dead guy", is violent to grown-ups she doesn't like and has a generally gross sense of humor.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. Gru re-adopts the girls and they settle down to live a happy life as a family. He tells them a bedtime story about a unicorn whose life was changed when he met three little kittens (his own life story). He has then changed from a once despicable outcast into a cultured, sophisticated man. The girls give a special recital for the minions, His mother, who after years of neglecting her son, finally tells him she is proud of him. A Minion changes the music from Swan Lake to disco, and everyone present rushes on stage to dance. As everyone else continues to dance, Gru raises himself and the girls up on a platform onto the roof of his house, and they watch the moon fill the sky, now in its rightful place. Agent Scully: In the third movie, she is positive unicorns don't exist, even when evidence starts to point to there actually being a unicorn. Downplayed since she was correct the entire time. Bratty Half-Pint: Downplayed. Edith is very cute and nice like her sisters, but can be more annoying than either of them; which is usually not that much. Never Bareheaded: Edith is never seen without her sherpa hat. She wears it to her ballet recitals, at her parents' wedding, and while asleep.

Brainwashed and Crazy: What happens after they are injected with the PX-41. Suffice to say, they aren't the same adorable little guys we all know and love. 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. While the team investigates wig merchant Floyd Eaglesan, Margo begins to develop a crush on Eduardo's son, Antonio, much to Gru's frustration. The Gru family is invited to Eduardo's Cinco de Mayo party at his mansion. Following this incident, Gru's over-protectiveness of his daughter leads him to make wild, baseless accusations about Eduardo being El Macho and his son, which are scoffed at by Ramsbottom. Dru is Gru's long-lost identical twin brother. The two brothers look exactly alike, but with the following differences: Dru has a full head of blond hair, wears all-white clothing, and presents a good-humored and sociable personality. He lives in the small country of Freedonia and works as a pig farmer. He wants to start taking part in his family's tradition of villainy, and persuades Gru to participate in a heist with him. Dru is in the film Despicable Me 3. 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.

December–December Romance: Implied to be this with Dr. Nefario given their flirtatious dancing at end of the first and second movies. Later that day, a determined matchmaking neighbor, Jillian, sets a reluctant Gru up on a date with her rude and superficial friend Shannon. During the date, Shannon discovers Gru's wig and threatens to humiliate him, but Lucy saves him from embarrassment by shooting her with a mild moose tranquilizer dart. They take Shannon home, and Gru realizes he is in love with Lucy. 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. Silas tells Gru that the case is now closed and that Lucy will be transferred to AVL's Australian branch.

But Not Too Evil: Their goal of serving the most despicable master they could find was fun and games up until the twentieth century, which saw the rise of a certain fellow with a toothbrush mustache, and if the logical conclusion was followed, any likability the Minions had would be torpedoed to a negative value. Hence, the writers had them retreat to and isolate themselves in an ice cave after running afoul of Napoléon Bonaparte's army until after WWII ended.Hidden Depths: According to this commercial, when it comes to TV preferences, Stuart likes soccer, Kevin likes Top Chef, and Bob likes disco.