In a clear nod to the superhero genre, several Minions are augmented with superpowers, resulting in a subplot that, while visually inventive, often feels disconnected from the main story. Suburban Satire:
: After Gru arrests his high-school rival, the cockroach-obsessed Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell), the villain escapes prison seeking vengeance. Film Despicable Me 4
Every Despicable Me film is defined by its villain. Vector (Jason Segel) started the rivalry in the first film. El Macho (Benjamin Bratt) raised the stakes in the second. Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker) brought 80s nostalgia to the third. In a clear nod to the superhero genre,
