Balthazar Bratt
A former child star turned supervillain, bent on destroying Hollywood after his show was canceled.
Balthazar Bratt is a supervillain and former child actor who became obsessed with the character he played in the 1980s after his show, Evil Bratt, was canceled. Voiced by Trey Parker, Bratt is the primary antagonist of Despicable Me 3, seeking revenge on Hollywood by using the stolen Dumont Diamond to power a giant robot. His neon-clad aesthetic and reliance on 1980s pop culture define his villainous persona, making him a distinctive threat to Gru and his family.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Supervillain; Former Child Star
- First appearance
- Despicable Me 3
Lore & Background
Balthazar Bratt was a child star in the 1980s, starring in the show Evil Bratt. After the show was canceled, he grew up to become a supervillain obsessed with the character he once played. His schemes are driven by revenge against Hollywood for canceling his show. In Despicable Me 3, Bratt steals the Dumont Diamond from a Paris museum, prompting the Anti-Villain League to send Gru and Lucy Wilde to recover it. Bratt escapes capture, later stealing the diamond again to power a giant robot intended to destroy Hollywood. He kidnaps Gru's adopted daughters—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—after disguising himself as Lucy and following the family back to Freedonia. Bratt's final confrontation with Gru involves a dance fight, where Gru steals his weaponized keytar to defeat him and sends him floating away in bubble gum. Bratt is ultimately arrested by the AVL.
Reader's Guide
Bratt, voiced by Trey Parker, is a former child star of the 1980s who grew up obsessed with the character he played and is bent on world domination. In Despicable Me 3 (2017), Gru and Lucy are fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to stop him, and Gru then teams up with his long-lost twin brother Dru to stop Bratt from destroying Hollywood.
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