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| “ | Bello!
Gru! Gru! Gru! Gru! Gru! |
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| ~ The greeting of minions |
| “ | Gru’s team of includes an army of minions. They’re loyal, except when they quit. Leaving him stranded his own to stop a 1980s child star from destroying the entire city. | „ |
| ~ Gru narrating his AVL agent file for Support Force |
The Minions are major characters in the Despicable Me franchise.
They are a tic-tac like species from an unknown breed whose only purpose is to serve and find the most powerful and diabolical leaders they could find. They are also the oldest characters of the entire series.
They are voiced by co-director Pierre Louis Padang Coffin, who provides all the voices.
History[]
The Minions predate Humans by millions of years. As stated in Minions, their only purpose in life is to find and serve the most despicable masters in history, although they end up being quite incompetent, serving T-rexes, pharos and evil Count Dracula, and accidentally murdering them all. During the French Revolution, they killed Napoleon by shooting him with a cannon, causing the French army to chase the Minions into hiding, where they remained in a cave until the 1960s, after which three minions known as Kevin, Stuart and Bob would emerge and begin to serve Scarlet Overkill, before they (along with the rest of the Minions) would go on to serve Felonious Gru. After Felonius redeems himself and becomes a parent, the Minions decide to start serving Felonius' villainous twin, Dru Gru. However, as of Saturday Morning Minions, they are no longer serving him, as they are not seen with Dru. By the events of Despicable Me 4, the Minions were revealed to have returned to Felonius and even started working for the AVL.
Behavior[]
As their name suggests, the Minions are servants who seek the most evil people to serve. They have an obsession with bananas and apples, referred to as 'bapples'. They speak their own language, "Minionese," which is actually a mix of many Earth languages. They are also able to understand human languages perfectly.
Physiology[]
The Minions are small, yellow, tic-tac like creatures. For unknown reasons, they wear blue overalls and goggles. Every member of the species has between one and two eyes.
A possible origin of the Minions is when it was teased in the minute-long short Orientation Day where it was revealed that the Minions originated from an unknown strand of DNA, resulting in millions and millions of Minions we see today.
List of casualties caused by Minions[]
- Tyrannosaurus Rex - (accidentally caused) when one of the Minions accidentally tumbled the dinosaur into a Volcano
- Unnamed Caveman (accidentally caused) - When one of the Minions advised him to use a swatter against a Bear instead of a club, resulting in him being eaten.
- At least 40 Egyptians including Pharaoh Khufu (accidentally caused) - when the Minions accidentally made an error by building the Pyramid of Giza upside down, which led to the whole group getting crushed when they smashed a wine bottle.
- Count Dracula (accidentally caused) - When the Minions attempted to throw a surprise party for the Count, only for the latter to scream in horror as he turns into frozen dust, shortly before one of the Minions sneezed which made the dust particles drift.
- Napoleon Bonaparte - (accidentally caused) when one of the Minions went onto one of the cannons to practice fire, only for it to be misdirected at their own leader, resulting in him being blasted away to his death. Napoleon's men then chased the Minions, eventually losing sight of them when they went into hiding in the caves.
- Yeti (accidentally caused) when one of the Minions played a tuba which crushed the yeti's head, killing him.
Total Kills: At least 45
Trivia[]
- The Minions are one of the most iconic characters in Pop Culture History.
- Their favorite food is the fruit, the banana, which became a recurring joke throughout the franchise.
- Despite being portrayed as being bumbling and incompetent, they have shown unique skills in tasking, as well as being able to escape from prison, able to manufacture any arsenal, and even quickly learn different kinds of machinery. Coincidentally, a proven example is Kevin, the current only intelligent member amongst the minions.
- Surprisingly the Minions have the highest body count of the franchise due to being around since the beginning and are responsible for accidentally killing their previous leaders. Another example is when they killed a Pharaoh and a crowd of people under a pyramid.
- Their obsession with evil leaders is unknown as they will grow bored even if they are distant.
- It used to be unknown how Minions can reproduce, however this fact was debunked in the minute film, Orientation Day.
- When it comes to working with a villain, they are generally not considered slaves due to the lore behind them showed about their goal which is to voluntarily serve the most evil person in the universe would make them voluntary servants who worked without pay (Whether legal or not).
- According to Pierre Coffin, the official population of Minions could be 900. But in the theatrical poster of Despicable Me 2, the non-canonical population of the Minions is 10,400.
- When they began working for Dru, the Minions changed their logo from a G corresponding to Gru to a D. However in Despicable Me 4, they returned to their initial logo, a sign that their allegiances returned to Gru.
- There is a recurring online joke surrounding the Minions' obsession with serving evil leaders, suggesting that they served Adolf Hitler during World War II. This isn't a possibility, however, considering that they were chased into hiding some time during the late 1700s/early 1800s and didn't emerge until the 60s.
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