| Wild Knuckles | |
|---|---|
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| Information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 65~75 (Minions: The Rise of Gru) |
| Status | Unknown |
| Eye color | Topaz |
| Hair color | White |
| Occupation |
Villain |
| Allies |
Minions |
| Enemies | |
| Appearances |
Minions: The Rise of Gru |
| Voiced by | |
Wild Knuckles is a major character in the second prequel film, Minions: The Rise of Gru.
He was a supervillain who was known for forming the Vicious 6, in which he served as their former leader as well as their former friend. He served as Gru's mentor during the latter's early days as a villain.
Appearance[]
Wild Knuckles was a male with white hair and a red and golden headband. He wore a red tank top, a black blazer vest, white trousers has a golden buckle has a word "WK" on it and armbands, and light brown and red dress shoes with dark brown soles. He also wore a pair of black fingerless gloves.
Personality[]
Wild Knuckles was the founder of the Vicious 6 and considered to be the best, with young Gru idolizing him the most. While he was a bit rough around the edges and still committed to a life of crime, he was not nearly as petty or treacherous as his former teammates, and he valued what he thought was their loyalty. But age took its toll on him, and his team were vicious enough to kick him out of the team and attempt to murder him (which failed). Despite surviving their betrayal, Knuckles found himself as a washed-up villain unable to pay his henchmen who bailed on him and beaten up by a kung-fu teacher and nearly eaten by his pet crocodiles that he used to tame. Upon this predicament, Knuckles decided to recruit Gru under his wing and teach him a few things of being a super villain. The young Gru brought out the best in Knuckles, who not only found a new purpose but also the strength to stand up to his former teammates. Likewise, he had every reason to hate his former comrades for betraying him, but when he actually fought them in the climax, he did it for a heroic purpose, namely protecting Gru from being harmed.
History[]
Wild Knuckles was a famous villain who was the founding member of the Vicious 6 and one of Gru's childhood idols.
During the heist of the Zodiac Stone in China in 1976, Wild Knuckles was double-crossed and betrayed by the Vicious 6, who let him fall to his presumed death. However, he managed to survive by falling into a lake, and then forming his own group of goons. Much later. while on top of a building, he spots Gru, through binoculars, fleeing from the Criminal Records shop and noticed that he has the Zodiac Stone. When the Vicious 6 begins chasing after the boy, Knuckles, after observing the chase for a few seconds, leaves the scene. After Gru and the Minions successfully escape from the Vicious 6, Wild Knuckles and his henchmen proceed to follow them in their van. Later that night, they successfully kidnapped Gru and they took him to Wild Knuckles' house in San Francisco, California. After Knuckles found out that the zodiac stone was not in Gru's possession, he straps him to a big replica of a record player which made Gru dizzy, causing him to fall unconscious.
Unable to afford paying his henchmen, Wild Knuckles decided to mentor Gru. This includes robbing the Bank of Evil, where he pretends that Gru is his grandson. During the robbery he meets Mr. Perkins, who was at the time working as a banker, and reveals to him his son Vector. Wild Knuckles pretended to have a heart attack and distracted everyone while Gru stole the Mona Lisa from the bank's vault. During that time, the duo had formed a bond with each other. While they were away, the Vicious 6 destroy their former leader's house, due to having discovered that he is alive. When Wild Knuckles and Gru returned to the house, they find it in ruins. Shaken by this, Wild Knuckles sadly reveals to Gru of the Vicious 6's aforementioned betrayal and decided to give up.
Despite Gru's insistence, Wild Knuckles convinces him to leave. Subsequently, Gru was then found and taken captive by the Vicious 6, who then used the Zodiac Stone to become super-powered versions of some of the zodiac animals. Fortunately, Wild Knuckles who had a change of heart, returned and he and the minions battled the Vicious 6. Unfortunately, during the battle, when Knuckles tried to get the stone from Belle Bottom, he was badly burned by the latter who had turned into a giant dragon, completely taking him out of the fight. After the Vicious 6 were arrested by the AVL, Wild Knuckles was also arrested by Silas Ramsbottom and he was taken to a hospital, where he presumably dies. Gru is devastated at the news, but soon discovers that Wild Knuckles managed to cheat death once more. After the funeral was over, Gru, Knuckles, and the Minions rode off in his van.
Trivia[]
- Wild Knuckles has different names in international releases of the film:
- In Spanish, he is known as Willy Kobra.
- In French, he is known as Will Karnage.
- In Polish, he is called Wściekły Kułak, which translates to “Angry Kulak."
- In Italy he is known as Willy Krudo.
- In Arabic, he is known as Waheed Abu Kaff.
- In Ukranian, he is called Всім Каюк.
- In Hungarian, he is called Lightning Hand.
- In Russian, he is called Дед Кастет.
- Wild Knuckles fakes a heart attack during the robbery at the Bank of Evil; his voice actor coincidentally died of heart problems in real life in 2023.
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