Lucy Wilde

Lucy Wilde-Gru is the deuteragonist of the Despicable Me film series. She is the deuteragonist of the second installment Despicable Me 2 and the tritagonist of the third and final installment Despicable Me 3. She is from an organization called the Anti-Villain League, Gru's love interest and later become his wife at the end of Despicable Me 2.

She is voiced by Kristen Wiig, who also voiced Miss Hattie in the first movie, Lola Bunny in The Looney Tunes Show, Ruffnut in the How to Train Your Dragon movies, Brenda in Sausage Party and played Erin Gilbert in Ghostbusters (2016). In the Japanese dub from the movie, she is voiced by Mika Takashima.

Appearance
Lucy has red hair that is pulled back in a bun with bangs. She has large green eyes, fair skin and freckles. Her curved nose is fairly large in comparison to her face and she has a very thin body.

She usually wears a short turquoise dress that reaches down to her knees as well as a white scarf with pink polka-dots. Sometimes Lucy wears a matching turquoise overcoat over her dress and a pair of matching sunglasses.

She wears silver super high heeled strapped sandal shoes with heels that are an impossible six inches high. It's also seen in the movie that she has red nail polish on her fingernails and toenails.

Personality
Lucy, although introduced as a serious and stoic woman, is generally very happy, enthusiastic, cheerful and perky, shown when she exclaims, "Yay!" after telling Gru that she's his new partner.

She seems to be quite alert at times when Gru tried freezing her with his freeze ray, when she quickly (albeit casually, as though done a number of times before) countered this attack with her flamethrower.

Lucy is also very athletic and skilled in combat, demonstrated when she accidentally knocked a tray of cupcakes and managed to strike every single one, with "a combination of jiu-jitsu, Krav Maga, Aztec warfare, and krumpin'!" although she accidentally flung the remainder of the cupcakes at Gru.

She's also shown being a great athlete when she fights Eduardo's guard chicken, El Polito. She might also have some traits of jealousy when she notes Gru is on a date with Shannon and she spies on them.

Lucy is also very good at keeping cool in dangerous situations when she hijacked Gru whom is using his Freeze Ray.

She also remained somewhat cheerful and calm when she is strapped to Eduardo's rocket, although in reality she is freaking out.

Lucy is impatient in traffic as seen when she is driving on the bridge and doesn't stop for anyone. She probably doesn't like music being on while driving as shown when she slaps Stuart's hand when he turns the radio on.

In some points, Lucy is portrayed as attractive and a beautiful woman, catching the eyes of Minions including Dave, Stuart and Tom. When Agnes first meets Lucy, it is clear that she notices her beauty and then asks her "Are you single?".

Despicable Me 2
Lucy is sent out to recruit Felonius Gru, the former number one villain and bring him back to the AVL headquarters. Initially requesting the ex-villain to come with her, Lucy is forced to subdue Gru by zapping him with a lipstick taser and shoving him in her trunk.

Later, when Gru meets the league director, Lucy's boss Silas Ramsbottom, he apologizes for the abrupt transport to the headquarters. Lucy however, has no regrets at all, saying the thrill gave her a bit of a buzz. Silas explains about the theft that had occurred with a top-secret lab, which had created PX-41, a mutating chemical compound that could transform anything into an indestructible killing machine. They request Gru, being a former villain, to aid in finding it, but Gru refuses, saying his concerns now are being a father and a legitimate businessman. Before Gru leaves, Lucy tells him that she's impressed by his work as a villain by stating stealing the moon is "amazing" and asks him, "Aren't you excited to go back and do something awesome?" and hands him an AVL business card with her number on it, so Gru can call her if he changes his mind.

It is shown that she might have a crush on Gru later on in the movie. Later on, Nefario leaves for a new job opportunity. This prompts Gru to change his mind about the job and accept it. Without telling Gru, Ramsbottom had assigned Lucy to be Gru's new partner. Lucy explains that she is chosen because none of the other agents are willing to work with Gru, due to his, as she describes it, checkered past and that " I'm new, so I have to do what they tell me". After meeting Eduardo, the owner of the Mexican restaurant nearby, Gru recognizes him as El Macho, a famous villain who supposedly died twenty years ago.

After Gru tells Lucy about the historical death of El Macho, Lucy replies "yeah, sounds like El Macho is pretty dead". Gru, regardless, states that if there's anyone in the mall having the PX-41 serum, it's El Macho. The same night, Lucy and Gru break into his restaurant. Checking for laser beam triggers, Lucy states they can never know what kind of traps Eduardo could have set. Gru triggers a booby trap which causes a chicken to come out of the kitchen. Lucy asks if it's lost and Gru thinks it's not much for a guard dog. The chicken attacks Gru and after struggling with it Lucy defeats it with epoxy and asks herself "what is wrong with that chicken". Lucy tries to joke around with Gru, though he is not very interested, before handing over a pair of X-ray goggles to Gru. Gru finds something that looks like the lost serum. It turns out to be Eduardo's secret salsa recipe. Eduardo – who just returned back to his shop – finds Pollito, asking who could harm such a sweet chicken. Hearing there's someone in the kitchen, Eduardo tries to catch Lucy and Gru who intrudes his restaurant. Dave and Stuart accidentally crashes Eduardo with Lucy's car before he can catch Lucy and Gru. In the end, they have no evidence to link Eduardo to the lost serum.

The next day, Lucy and Gru are back at work, investigating their next suspect, wig merchant Floyd Eagle-san. As Gru tries to get closer to Floyd while disguised as a trash can, a shopper comes by to throw a cup of hot coffee into Gru's disguise. Gru then runs away and trips over the escalator, landing in front of Margo, Edith, and Agnes, whom he introduces to Lucy. Agnes thinks Lucy is a perfect mother and asks if she's single, much for Gru and Lucy's surprise.

Lucy sees Gru interact with them and bets that he's a fun dad. Continuing their mission on the next day, Lucy talks to Gru through the ears communication, telling him the buckle on his belt will give a signal if Gru comes near the PX-41 serum. On the same day, Lucy and Gru meets up with Silas Ramsbottom, giving him new information about the mission. Sensing Gru is obsessed with having Antonio locked up, Lucy tells Ramsbottom that Gru has found traces of the serum at The Eagle Hair Club.

Later that night, Lucy arrives at an Italian restaurant to pick up some take-out and happens to spot a reluctant Gru (who is wearing a wig), on a date with a rude and superficial woman named Shannon, which is set up by Gru's determined matchmaking neighbor, Jillian. During the date, Shannon discovers Gru's wig and threatens to humiliate him, but Lucy, having overheard the conversation, saves Gru from embarrassment by shooting Shannon with a mild moose tranquilizing dart. After some explanations for the waiter, they take Shannon home and engage in a small of conversation. Lucy states she thinks Gru looks better bald and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving.

When Gru arrives at the mall the next day, the Anti-Villain League are arresting 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 the case is now closed and Lucy will be reassigned to work in Australia. Trying to cheer Gru up, she gives him her lipstick taser for memory's sake. " It's just a memento, you know, from the first time we met". On the plane to Australia, Lucy is obviously sad about leaving Gru behind. She starts to read a magazine and sees Gru in one of the ads.

Lucy starts to see Gru's face wherever she turns, making her realize that she's in love with him and decides to choose Gru over the job opportunity in Australia, leaping out of the plane she is on to go back to Gru. Trying to find Gru at Eduardo's party, she encountered El Polito who remembers her from the break in the other night. Eduardo discovers that Lucy is an AVL agent and kidnaps her after sense El Polito retrieves her AVL ID badge from her purse. Thanks to Dr. Nefario, Gru finds out that Lucy did not go to Australia and is kidnapped by Eduardo. Gru disguises two of his minions which are Dave and Stuart in purple paint to escort his "captured" self into Eduardo's compound in a rescue attempt.

Eduardo has strapped Lucy onto a TNT-loaded shark rocket to send her flying towards the lava-spewing volcano where Eduardo faked his death. When Lucy first sees Gru she greets him cheerfully and tells him he is right about the "whole El Macho-thing". When Gru tries to save her, she tells him not to worry and she's a survivor, but she's freaking out. Before Gru can untie Lucy, Pollito triggers the launch remote, sending Lucy and Gru flying toward the volcano. Gru asks Lucy if he had asked her out on a date, what would she have said. She responds with a big yes. Right before the rocket hits the volcano, they jump into the ocean. After resurfacing, Lucy throws herself over Gru, but then realizes he might need his arms to tread water.

147 dates later, the two get married and become the mother of the girls, just as Agnes had wished for.

Despicable Me 3
When Gru has let Bratt get away, he and Lucy were fired from the AVL. Later that night, they were having dinner that the girls made. After she checks on the girls who are sleeping, Gru tells her that he is just a failure. But then she tells him that he is not a failure.

The next day, Gru and Lucy's family, including Dave and Jerry fly to Freedonia to meet Dru. She then calls Dru a sweet talker. They then later go to the Annual Freedonian Cheese Festival. Margo tells Lucy that moms need to be tough. She then sees a traditional Freedonian dance. Then she asks Margo to go up there. But she says, "No way." Suddenly, she tells Margo in a tough way to take a bite of Niko's cheese.

After Lucy hears Agnes screaming, she goes mama-bear on the patrons at Tipsy Unicorn! Then Agnes tells her that unicorns are real, and she is so happy that she is going to find a unicorn.

Then the girls and Lucy are having dinner. Then Gru and his brother pretend to be each other. Then Lucy tells them that it's nice to see them two getting along.

The next day, Niko arrives at Dru's Mansion to marry Margo, but unfortunately, she tells him that she isn't engaged. Margo then tells Lucy that taking a bite of Niko's cheese was the stupidest thing she's ever done. Suddenly, Niko's mother is angry at Lucy because Margo refused her son's engagement pig. Then Lucy defends Margo by warning Niko's mother not to curse them. She then tells his mother to leave. Margo hugs Lucy for defending her.

Lucy then saves Gru and Dru from the spikes, who have stolen the diamond from Balthazar Bratt. After they get back to Dru's mansion, the brothers have an argument over the diamond.

After Gru tells Agnes that Lucky is just a goat, Lucy fetches the girls to enter the plane. But then, she turns into Balthazar Bratt in disguise, which causes the girls to gasp in horror! Then Bratt said, "Now, that's what I call acting." Then he walks up to Clive, saying, "Let's go, Clive! We've got a giant robot waiting!" Then Clive laughs. While Gru is getting the rest of the suitcases, he hears banging on the door. He opens it and is shocked to see the real Lucy in the closet and removes her gag. She then tells Gru that Bratt took the girls, heading for Hollywood! Then he and Lucy rush to Dru who is drowning his misery in ice-cream. But after Gru tells Dru that Bratt has the girls, Gru, Dru, and Lucy board Dru's jet. They were about to crash into another plane the minions built. Gru then sees Mel on a plane, and Mel decides to follow them.

At Hollywood, Bratt starts to attack the city. Inside the robot compartment, the girls are trapped. Edith tells Bratt to release the girls, and Bratt complies by placing them on the ledge of a building. Then Gru, Dru, and Lucy arrive at Hollywood. After Dru realizes that Bratt is going to cancel Hollywood! Then Bratt uses a laser to send it up into space. Then Agnes screams for help, and Lucy heard it. She then tells Gru and Dru to take care of Bratt and heads off to save the girls. Margo sees her coming, and tells her sisters that it's Lucy! Gru uses the missiles to shoot Bratt's robot. Then the giant robot of Bratt gets up and sends the Bratt Pack dolls to take down Dru's jet. Then they escape.

Later, Mel and the minions arrive at Hollywood to see what's happening in Hollywood! He then sees bubblegum growing.

The building where Margo, Edith, and Agnes are on begins to collapse. Then Lucy gets to the building and uses bubblegum to save the girls. Then Margo hugs her and Lucy says, "Let's go! We're not safe yet!" Then Mel tells thr minions to pop the bubblegum.

Meanwhile, after Balthazar Bratt is defeated, Gru and his family go home. At night, Agnes says, "Love you, mom." Lucy then says that she is a mom! The minions, Gru, and Dru are having a pillow fight. Lucy tells them that it's time for bed and she and Gru are back on the job. He tells Dru not to do any villainy. But instead, he does and Gru and Lucy give him a five-minute head start before chasing them.

Trivia

 * Kristen Wiig, Lucy Wilde's voice actress, also voiced Miss Hattie in the first movie.
 * When Lucy married Gru, she kept her maiden name, "Wilde".
 * Eduardo Perez refers to Lucy as Lucilla during his Cinco de Mayo party.
 * Dave has a crush on Lucy, as he is day-dreaming about them about to kiss.
 * When wearing high heels, she looks taller than Gru. She might be taller than Gru without them.
 * Lucy's wedding dress is like the everyday dress that she wears, though it is white and has some patterns at the end of the skirt.
 * Lucy has been on one or two dates before Gru (though they aren't really successful, as she had to tranquilize both her dates)
 * When Lucy kidnaps Gru, she finds out he is very heavy. She even says "get in there, you fat man" when she is putting him in the trunk.
 * In the scene when Lucy is jumping on Gru, her car door is closed but when she gets in the car the door is opened.
 * Lucy's glasses disappear in the scene when she is in the car after she had put Gru in the trunk.
 * When Eduardo hears that there is someone in the kitchen, Lucy has stuffed her mouth full with chips and salsa.
 * The moment where Lucy gave Gru her number if his mind changed followed the one where Gru told Ramsbottom he should phone people instead of attacking them and placing them in the boot of a car.
 * When Gru is about to call Lucy Wilde and he flips over a business card and it has Lucy's cell phone number on it: 1-(626) 584-5723. The number is a working telephone number for Pasadena, California. If you call the number it will go to Lucy's message box and you will hear her answering machine message.
 * The machine message can also be heard on the Behind The Goggles website, by clicking on the black telephone at the lower right corner.
 * Since she does not appear in the Despicable Me 2 mini movie Puppy, it is unknown whenever if that short was before or after she married Gru.
 * Like her husband Gru, Lucy also appears to have a vaguely birdlike appearance, particularly the shape of her nose.
 * In Minions, during the scene in which the Minion trio spend the night in Fancy's, there are two mannequins that strongly resemble her appearance, it is unknown if this is an easter egg by the animators.