![]() ![]() They both are amazingly good with technology, comically evil (for the fun of it, and for us watching), and have a few personality flaws. Evil Counterpart: To Gru - Gru is old-fashioned, has mommy issues, and is a Jerk with a Heart of Gold Vector is new-fashioned, has daddy issues, and is just a plain Jerkass.Victor himself serves as this to his father since evil schemes are said to pull in big bucks.He owns a pet shark to keep out intruders such as Gru.Do Not Call Me "Paul": "Victor was my nerd name, now I am Vector!".This also backfires thanks to Gru's remarkable athleticism and reflexes, as he is able to rescue the girls. Realizing this has backfired, Vector then launches his escape pod and flees rather than engage in the confrontation because he simply lacks the guts to face off against his rival. Vector then sends more missiles at Gru, and Gru successfully dodges them before preparing to delicately confront Vector. But Vector breaks the deal and keeps the girls instead, which prompts Gru to go in there and get them himself. Dirty Coward: By the time of the climax, he has abducted Gru's adoptive daughters, taken them to his mansion, and kept them for ransom as a way to persuade Gru into sacrifising the Moon to him on the condition that Vector release the girls.Anything that isn't orange is white (with orange highlights) White to go with his iPod style and to contrast Gru's black.He wears an orange tracksuit, has an orange couch, and some of the furniture in his room has the color in it. Bunny-Ears Lawyer: He's an immature and dramatic goofball, but he's an impressive villain. ![]() Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: He acts nice to the girls at first, but he would've already hurt them if it weren't for the cookies.Perkins, who is considered to be the true villain of the film. He's also The Dragon to the Greater-Scope Villain, his father Mr. Big Bad: Surprisingly combined with Butt-Monkey and Genius Ditz, and it still works.Beware the Silly Ones: He manages to be the Big Bad and a Butt-Monkey at the same time.Attention Whore: Vector's first moment is trying to show-off to Gru about his latest scheme.Furthermore, in his cameo in Minions: The Rise of Gru, he plays with a toy shark. He uses piranhas for one of his weapons, has a pet shark, and uses a squid launcher as another useful tool. His appearance in Minion Rush suggests he's back on Earth, but the AVL files on the Despicable Me 3 DVD says he's still on there, somehow surviving the moon's atmosphere all this time. Ambiguous Situation: He is ultimately stranded on the Moon while it's in orbit, with no way to get back to Earth.Had the pyramid not been replaced with the inflatable the boy likely would have fallen to his death. This is only discovered when a young boy climbs some scaffolding near the fake pyramid and falls onto it. Accidental Hero: Although still a villain, before the start of the movie he stole the Pyramid of Giza and replaced it with an inflatable pyramid that looked exactly like the real thing.He took the shrink ray that Gru requires for his plan. He stole the Pyramid of Giza, which kicks the film off. The primary antagonist of the first film, a nerdy and immature young man who just happens to have very good technology. "Vector! That's me! Because I'm committing crimes with both direction and magnitude! Oh yeeeah!" Villain Ball: They pretty much stick to it like glue and never let go, unlike Gru who eventually does.This serves as a counterpart to Gru, who evolves and achieves maturity and responsibility and finds a life outside villainy. Motifs: All of them are reverted, being either spoiled immature brats (Vector, Balthazar Bratt) or seeking to revive their Glory Days (El Macho, Bratt too) or unable to move beyond their glory days (Scarlet Overkill, the Vicious 6).The Vicious 5 are beaten down by one of their own members, who they betrayed and turned into rats by Gru.especially her crown, which was taken by Gru. Scarlet Overkill couldn't control her temper with the Minions and ended up losing everything.Balthazar Bratt kidnapping the girls gets Gru's attention and a swift Curb-Stomp Battle.Vector got stranded on the moon by hijacking Gru's moon heist plan,.Laser-Guided Karma: Being villains, they always end up getting defeated by their own actions:.Card-Carrying Villain: None of them care for subtlety or hiding, and they all parade their villainous selves and deeds with glee.Bad Boss: All of them treat their subordinates/partners like crap, contrasting Gru who respects his minions enough.This folder lists tropes that apply to all the villains
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