As popular as his minions may be, Steve Carell's Felonious Gru is one of the funniest--and most quotable--characters in the Despicable Me franchise.

The Despicable Me franchise centers on Gru, a super-villain (who later becomes a dad and superhero); his yellow-coloured Minions; and his three orphan girls, Margo, Edith and Agnes.

Much like Gru, Merz derives his claim to leadership from the fact that as chancellor of the world’s third-largest economy, he would be a giant in a sea of tiny European minions, who, in ...