In Minions: The Rise of Gru, what group does young Gru try to join?

In Minions: The Rise of Gru, young Gru tries to join the Vicious 6.

The Vicious 6 is a famous team of supervillains led initially by Wild Knuckles. Gru idolizes the group and attends its recruitment opportunity, hoping to prove that he belongs among the world’s great villains. The encounter becomes the starting point for the film’s central conflict when the Vicious 6 rejects him because he is still a child.

Gru’s determination brings him into conflict with the group, while the Minions become involved in his increasingly dangerous plans. The story also explores the relationship between Gru and Wild Knuckles, whose career and history shaped the young boy’s ambitions.

The title refers to Gru’s early connection with the Minions and to the film’s 1970s setting. It is a prequel to Despicable Me and follows the young version of the character before he becomes the adult supervillain seen in the earlier films.