In Minions, what is the name of the villain who recruits Kevin, Stuart, and Bob?

In Minions, the villain who recruits Kevin, Stuart, and Bob is Scarlet Overkill.

Scarlet Overkill is a famous female supervillain whom the three Minions meet after traveling to a villain convention. She hires them to steal Queen Elizabeth II’s crown, promising to make them her personal henchmen. Kevin, Stuart, and Bob accept because the Minions are searching for a new master.

Scarlet’s plan becomes more dangerous when the Minions accidentally acquire the crown and Bob is briefly proclaimed king of England. Scarlet wants the crown for herself and turns against the trio when the heist goes wrong.

Sandra Bullock voices Scarlet Overkill, while Jon Hamm voices her husband, Herb Overkill. The film is set before the main Despicable Me story and presents the Minions’ long history of serving powerful villains. Minions was released in 2015.