The Despicable Me Age Theory

Why haven't the kids aged in Despicable Me?

[@dieserhugo2960]

There's also the part in the third movie where Gru's brother asks about Margo's age and guesses 15, to which Gru angrily replies "She's twelve, ok? And she will always stay twelve!"

[@maximoesco]

ooooohh snaaaapppp

[@brurmonemt]

THEORY

[@Angel-DJ-Gaming]

​@@maximoescoDespicable Me 2 definitely started, when Gru kissed Agnes good night he said "never grow up." 🧐

[@JaKingScomez]

@gooberkid2474awesome ideas😎

[@Acknowledgerofdoctorwho]

Pin this.

[@PokemonkaDub]

The thing I always had a problem with is that the kids IMMEDIATELLY start calling Lucy "mom" but they never call Gru "dad" even tho he's been in their lifes longer...

[@suzupremacy]

I think that’s because Gru was kind of cold to them at first, where Lucy was immediately warm and motherly to them.

[@jokerrfox354]

Funny thing is my siblings and I did this as kids. We called our dad by his real name, but called our mom "mommy". He was not a divorced or step dad, but our actual birth dad. In our case it was because my oldest sister witness his coworkers calling him by his name when she was really little, and the name stuck.

[@mgachatv]

Lucy was a like a mom immediately gru took his sweet time to warm up

[@todidatwee4571]

Maybe it's kinda like bart calling homer 'homer' instead of dad

[@PokemonkaDub]

@@suzupremacy maybe but they could call him "dad" now, or at least once in some dramatic situation a'la Mr Peabody and Sherman

[@Creepkin.]

is ANYONE talking about how Gru STOLE the moon and the WORLD did NOT end?

[@stuartmacleod7466]

I thought I was the only one who asking that

[@matthewb5364]

I'm guessing the world survived because it was only gone for less than a day. I think Gru and Dr. Nefario probably figured out how long the world would last without the moon because they were originally going to ransom it.

[@lasercraft32]

Science as we know it is in shambles. Maybe the universe IS just a simulation...

[@squiddler7731]

Realistically speaking even if the earth could go without the moon for a day, there's no way vector's rocket randomly shooting out into space would've put it back into it's proper stable orbit, nor would it even have had the speed needed to get the moon away fast enough at the rate it was growing. The moon would've fallen back or grown to full size right in earth's upper atmosphere, wiping out all life on the planet right then and there.

[@matthewb5364]

@@squiddler7731 To continue, how did the moon lose its mass and therefore gravitational pull by use of the shrink ray?

[@bleflar9183]

My theory is that since parents always see their kids as, well, kids. Its not that they don't age, but that he still percieves them that way. And since he's the protagonist we see things from his perspective.

[@heymamasyves1767]

thats so cute

[@NEOV0]

Please let this be true that would actually make so much sense

[@sokol1235]

TBH thats really good theory

[@wasabi2001-t5k]

​@@heymamasyves1767 its sad

[@goldybutmoldy]

That’s the most stupid theory I have ever heard

[@PaxTheCat]

Gru's mum changed because she possibly felt quilty for neglecting her son. Like she failed as a mother, but she can try to fix it as a grandma. The fact that she quickly accepted the girls as family, not that gru is a failure and claims random children as his.

[@AuuuuuuuuuuuA]

Gru's mum didn't change, its just that Gru was too ugly for her, this is almost confirmed in 3.

[@LeathalAlchemistSlap]

@@AuuuuuuuuuuuAWait really just because he was "ugly"? but she's ugly too

[@ClearlyNotBuer]

Lets be honest, lucy being pregnant throughout 3 without having any diff fighting is peak mom vibes.

[@Physicfriendfredbear-x1x]

That’s just an average mother when their baby is in trouble

[@TheMiraculousGuy]

dude, you made me realize how deep this franchise really is

[@Labriction]

I have never seen it more as a movie that my little brother watches

[@Freakcheeks]

I watched the first 3 minutes of the rise of Gru and it completely retconned the first movie and destroyed all the deeper meaning. The lore does not matter in this franchise. In rise of Gru he WANTS to grow up to be a villain. That's his new reason for wanting to steal the moon. Not because he's always admired astronaughts, or to prove his mother or society wrong the only way he knows how, or to fill his life of cynicism and emptiness. Now, it's just because villains are cool💀. Not to mention they retconned the origin of the minions for that other terrible minion movie.

[@kinko4786]

@Daboypurplhart Pill people XD

[@Trashcanrecordztopic]

Not deep

[@TheMiraculousGuy]

@@Labriction sorry, grew up on this franchise 🫡 that and i like finding easter eggs and theorizing lore lol

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

I think they will age them in a future film because it’s too good of an idea. Gru having to deal with the stress of them growing up and getting married and leaving would be fun to see and him accepting it.

[@SPAnComCat]

I Think this is is a Good Idea!

[@coachcherokee1488]

Yeah but it’s illumination

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

@@coachcherokee1488 Illumination doesn’t mean it won’t happen. It’s Illumination is not a valid argument.

[@thedestroyerofworlds8685]

If they do I hope they make a joke about how they wasn't aging before lol

[@mrsillytacos]

@@crashban4t.f.s.b783 when you create smth as bad as Minions and Hop, yeah, it's a valid argument.

[@TheStewGuyy]

They aren't aging because modeling new GORLS would cost money, and they already have GORL models from the other films. They probably just didn't care about it because it's a movie

[@Princess_of_cute]

I've read that with the voice of Shaffrillas Productions

[@TheStewGuyy]

@@Princess_of_cute Nice

[@AzAnimates]

those are new models if you look at them.

[@TheStewGuyy]

@@AzAnimates It's just a higher poly version of the previous one

[@PressWasTaken]

old margo’s eyes looked really goofy in #1

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

The boyfriend grows up to be How bad how bad how bad can I be from The Lorax.

[@nullstudios2989]

…You mean the onceler?

[@JamesDHalliday]

You mean The Onceler?

[@fazguy4547]

...You mean the onceler?

[@cubeofmeat4982]

You mean the Tumblr Sexyman?

[@thecupofno]

There is literally no part that goes "how bad how bad how bad can I be" in the song wdym?

[@oricemir9925]

It's probably a case of the parent always seeing his children as his babies, so although they probably do look older, in his eyes they look the same ever since he met them

[@sunnyboi7203]

The mom be making villager noises 💀💀💀

[@javierito750]

I mean i don't blame her, look a that nose!

[@Londonforlife09]

​@@javierito750Squidward ahh nose

[@Sanicfan9192]

Hrmm

[@wCongo384]

No ones talking about how gru was 8 in 1968 but 11 in 1976 And also if vector is supposed to be in his 20's and gru is meant to be in his 50's in Despicable Me how is vector alive when gru is 11?

[@randomRobloxguy7723]

So he was born in 1960 and he is in his late 40s in the first despicable me movie. That clears it up thanks.

[@thezplayer3002]

in my headcanon vector is older than he looks and somehow he managed to retain his youthfulness through tech or serum to slow his aging or whatever

[@wCongo384]

@@thezplayer3002 my friends theory was that Mr perking kept cloning vector untill he got the perfect one

[@thezplayer3002]

@@wCongo384 that's a good one

[@coachcherokee1488]

Vector grim walker theory!!!

[@Jackass56]

In rise of gru, we see a picture of vector as a 8 year old. And that movie takes place in the 60s. But in 2009 vector is in his 20s somehow

[@mommalion7028]

Yeah rise of gru needs to be thrown out of canon because it contradicts everything else in every other movie in the franchise. I don’t expect cartoons to make sense but if you give me a time line you better stick to it. It was your choice to add the years in there Illumination.

[@cursedkevin]

Vector grimwalker theory baybee

[@bred269]

Vector grimwalker theory baybee!!!

[@charcoaleater343]

If i remember correctly, the bank guy only said Vector was younger than Gru. Would be hilarious if he was only a year younger

[@gay_bagel]

Vector grimwalker theory baby!!!!!

[@zigfaust]

No bullshit, no fluff, you came out swinging and didnt stop till bell broke. Respect, subbed and I wish you all the subs.

[@maximoesco]

thank you so much!

[@mykkimc521]

@@maximoesco Despicable me 4 is coming out 2024

[@mehakverma7043]

It's giving Timmy Turner makes a secret wish to stay 10 years old forever.

[@renz1013]

Same

[@Anonymous_user85]

According to Chris Renuad, one of the directors of dispicable me 4, they are frozen in time and they will never age.

[@TheNonFakeEgg]

Bros cooking

[@michaelgriego-u7u]

Yep

[@southparkrealvoices5945]

GRUUUUU?

[@Faithluvskenny]

And I ate it

[@TRB_TheRedBrick]

the egg!?

[@FishNuggetsYum]

why the heck is there a egg

[@MegatruxFR]

Also at the end of the 1st movie where Margo has fully accepted Gru as her father she hugs him and tells him she loves him, Gru at first looks shocked, probably didnt get a lot of hugs or affection when he was her age, but he still hugs her back and tells her: i love you too. Its insane how much Gru has developed in the first movie. I feel like what makes Gru such a loving father is that he wasnt loved himself and he doesnt want them to feel like they need to prove him they mean someting to him by stealing, causing problems and becoming powerful like he had to do just to get noticed by his own mother.

[@rossiboy349]

0:37 bro that picture is crazy

[@thatonesigmer_guy]

its really cursed

[@DavidJabronski]

I clicked on this video expecting to be some Alex Bale theory video but turned out to be a video to remind me that Despicable Me 1 will always be the best one out of the whole series

[@TahirTheGreat]

Bro I thought the same thing when I saw the trailer. I literally said “buddy, how are the kids the same age? And there’s a baby too? That’s not how aging works” 💀😭

[@supercalifragilisticex]

Nah, Gru is def guilty 😂

[@landolyFN]

“She’s 12 and will always be 12”

[@williamthecoolboy]

I don't think the ending shows very good proof. Many parents say that to their children (or at least my mom does), and my mom doesn't give me some anti-aging drug!

[@chenillesagoe6348]

The thumbnail 😩 it’s getting anti aging obsessed Gen Alpha kids

[@williamthecoolboy]

@@chenillesagoe6348 what..?

[@RedGuywithaSecondAccount]

​@@chenillesagoe6348Giving*

[@MarkiplierMeatMuncher8]

That would actually be a pretty good and funny reason as to why they don't age It combines his Villain and Father sides together to create a sweet on the surface, but downright messed up concept the more you think about it Maybe in a future installment this could be a plot point

[@Squidysart]

This is a pretty good theory

[@maximoesco]

i appreciate this :D

[@alang.bandala8863]

Dude, the first Despicable Me was genually good

[@gooberpiebuba]

true, then the other movies weren't that good

[@Baldisbasics23x6]

@@gooberpiebuba2 was good

[@gooberpiebuba]

@@Baldisbasics23x6 it was decent

[@TheMaltianRobloxian]

2 was as good, 3 was less good but still good, and then 4 was ok

[@matthewb5364]

I forgot that this was a theory video and then the sudden "Deage" line right after the movie recap slapped me hard in the face.

[@MyJesus30]

4:32 Dude your imitation almost kills me

[@Yipper64]

4:12 I also find it weird the Minions didnt think to give money in the first place, but that's also kind of the joke.

[@Goblin_deez.]

Smooth jazz and minions is a blend I never knew I needed

[@optimusandb2023]

2:53 i saw kissing💀💀

[@shrek_is_lord]

where

[@Z3pH4x]

​@@shrek_is_lord the top mid-left

[@ekaeka-q8k]

Thx 😂

[@sgrp2706]

​@@Z3pH4xthank u and harry

[@RancherSkelly]

​@@Z3pH4xzesty minions

[@Console-Lord]

I wonder if this would be a plot point. Maybe Maxine is a villain who wants to undo Gru’s device that is keeping them in a floating timeline.

[@FunwithNoahD]

HOW DOES NO ONE KNOW WHEN HE SAYS THIS, THE LIKE BUTTON GLOWS?! 1:18

[@MrLlamapants694]

I literally went to the timed comments to see if anyone else noticed this 😭

[@MunkiMunji]

Same omg 😭

[@TheMaltianRobloxian]

I think it’s a new feature where content creators can choose when the like button glows because in another video I watched, the guy was talking about hitting the like button and subbing, and then the like button immediately glowed as he said that

[@maliabae_]

Wait you don’t know abt this??

[@goofypoliticalguy4309]

It's been here since the new gui update

[@ManicDymanic]

I just love the whole build - up of this video then just ends off with that one line

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

Imagine if Agnes were to grow up to become a villain and then Gru changes her heart and she becomes good again. If done well I think it could be great.

[@CrypticlyEncrypted]

Bro making fan fiction of despicable me 😭 🙏

[@kurrygan]

Bro is not the cook here! 😭😭😭😭

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

@@kurrygan You’re right. I’m not the cook. I’m the manager. What is your complaint?

[@Candjstudios2024]

Also gru is nearly 60 years old, yet he has a newborn son. That's a little concerning.

[@poopww5378]

Males don’t really loose their fertility as much as females

[@youdontknowsponge6218]

Gru likely has some sort of de-aging machine which would make him look 40 when he's actually 60.

[@thezplayer3002]

I always assume Despicable Me is set in a comic book timeline like the first movie is set in 2010, and the next one is not set in the year of the movie's release, but a year or months after that. The third and fourth movies may be still set in the 2010s, not the 2020s.

[@Candjstudios2024]

@@thezplayer3002 yes. Each takes place a year after the others. he was 11 in 1976 I think. So he's about 55 in despicable Me 1, I think. 56 in the second film, in 57 in the third film. Is canonically 58 in the 4th film. He is almost 60.

[@thezplayer3002]

@@Candjstudios2024 He should be 45 in Despicable Me, the movie was released in 2010, I will assume the year is the same. According to the character lists on the Illumination website, Gru is 11 years old in Minions 2, which would mean Gru was born in 1965. He's nearly 50 years old, not 60.

[@sunset4079]

Bro went from movie kids not aging to a yap fest of appreciation from the movie half way through 😭🙏

[@dorkworksrandomvideos6776]

The first time I watched Despicable Me was when I was little. My sister switched on a channel, and I asked "What's this movie about?" And my sister replied "It's a cool movie." Never doubted her, and she was right.

[@kahjunn9427]

The way I see it is that the first two movies take place in the same year, so as 3 and 4. Also one thing you forgot is that we see Agnes' birthday in DM2, so we know she's aged a year. As for the Minions movies, there's no way to fix the continuity of those films, I interpret it as an in-universe fable written by the Minions themselves

[@spoopy_190YT]

Despicable 1 and 2 reminds us how good a kid's movie can be

[@Faith-su4is]

I think the movies take place in the span of a year or two, but I think that there will be a huge time jump eventually. My own headcanon is that the movies take place in 3-6 months of each other. That is just my own theory. I don’t know though.

[@TheMaltianRobloxian]

Yea hopefully they update it so each movie is a few months apart for the appearances to make sense. And maybe DM4 can be a year and a few months after DM3

[@Axxidous]

I didn’t know Gru was 50. He seemed so young so I thought he was like 38 or 40. I thought the girls didn’t age cuz the first 3 movies took place close together. I don’t remember them saying when they took place or how far apart from each other they took place. I also think those cartoons like Family Guy, Simpsons and SpongeBob clearly don’t prioritize timeline continuity in a serious manner and always take place in the show’s “present” (which is a super obvious concept that I think no one should have made to explain).

[@koopergtag]

The word “genuinely” was used so much in this video 😭😭

[@awsniper7381]

"we see him falling more in love with these kids" is crazy 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@GingyPreston]

I didn’t want to watch this because I just want people to let a kids movie a kids movie, but now that I’ve watched this I’m so glad I did.

[@Yipper64]

7:14 "to extend the video past 10 minutes for midroll ads"

[@CollisionPlayz]

real

[@jakethedragonymaster1235]

Gotta respect getting the bag

[@Orthosaur7532]

I'm happy when you upload :)

[@PurpleBroadcast]

I was on mobile and i didnt click on the comment section but i saw this comment below the vid and i said ,,who said that" when i read it and i immediately went to find it and like it

[@itzmedb8290]

0:12 top left on the shelf, why is nobody talking about this like literally nobody...

[@Willing_Herold]

i dont see anything

[@jamesmorland3764]

Minion

[@That_One_MF_0]

Same here ​@@Willing_Herold

[@jamesmorland3764]

@@That_One_MF_0 minion

[@jamesmorland3764]

@@Willing_Herold minion

[@davidsimpson8520]

You’re overthinking the last part, parents tell kids to never get older all the time, it’s not a sinister thing.

[@HeroDevv]

3:05 you sounded like a Minecraft Villager 💀

[@IVAR_LIKES_MHA]

It’s because you know movies never like to age characters. It’s not a theory a lot of shows just don’t really age characters like my hero academia. Everyone looks the same at the ending basically

[@Willing_Herold]

I actually enjoyed the filler yapping about gru’s development

[@TheObjectStar75]

We Got Ourselves a DESPICABLE ME 5 Plot Folks

[@DKasper3201]

They’re not ageing because they’re birthday is on 29th💀💀💀 Edit: 68 likes in 2 days that fast, but I swear if will make it into 1 billion in next year I wouldn’t be surprised.

[@downsouthcharlie]

so the 29th doesn't exist in the canon?

[@4Girls740]

So they have at most aged 1 year bc that happens every four years lol your so right though

[@taelin-rh3wi]

Wait my birthday is on the 29th💀

[@DKasper3201]

Wait another four years buddy🔫

[@gooberpiebuba]

bro wdym? there's a 29th in all months bro

[@mrjej7612]

Actually, Illumination didn't wanted the girls to lose their "magic", that's why they don't get old, not physically. I hope i had helped

[@harrisonedmonds2380]

Im not sure if this is true or not but the three main minions in the spin off movie,Kevin, Stuart and Bob were inspired by the three girls and their personalities

[@CosmicGamerReal]

2:27 yea well in the rise of gru movie it shows that they are actually pretty good friends and dr nefario even gave gru a gadget to steal the zodiac rock thing idk the movies cringe. And when the dr left he even saluted and basically was actually sad he was leaving

[@Animegirl_2001]

Well if you have watched the minions you would see in the rise of Gru the doctor and gru knew of each other since gru was a kid starting off as a villain helping him escape from the villainess six

[@mr.gamerx8604]

I'm pretty sure El Macho said to Margo, "Oh, you look like your 15." while Gru said "No. She is twelve and will always be twelve."

[@blingpolkadot]

El macho...?

[@SebSha0]

Aren't minions immortal? If so, they could be the source of a youth serum

[@maximoesco]

that’s actually a pretty interesting theory

[@SebSha0]

@@maximoesco Oh btw your voice acting for the characters was neat

[@maximoesco]

thanks bro!

[@1TZ_M1KE]

Man, your voice is just so chills, I could fall asleep, idk why but your voice is just amazing😭🙏

[@Nolan_production]

1:53 we barley see this man smile ...next scene Gru smile

[@damage678]

Barley?

[@Nolan_production]

@@damage678typo

[@Andre-and-stuff]

bro, once you started recaping the first movie, i completely forgot you were talking about the age system and thought i was watching a whole other video

[@ChrisWEEZ]

Someone should tell this guy about Bart Simpson

[@Clydejarris]

I always thought the whole "no one ages" thing was because the moon wasn't in it's place for a few hours.

[@AvidYTuser]

The entire video is just a recap to the first movie period.

[@SamOfTheSmokies76]

Cool theory Max, keep it up!

[@NEXfanman]

Full movie recap not a theory.

[@CollisionPlayz]

gotta hit 10 minutes for thise sweet sweet misroll ads 🤑🤑🤑

[@NEXfanman]

Yeah it’s all just filler

[@TheSoulCalledZuzia]

A theories always are short. The evidence (contextual one, in this case) is what matters.

[@TheSoulCalledZuzia]

@@CollisionPlayz So...? People want to earn money on the things they do, so why shouldn't they? You watch it for free and can exit anytime, so why complaining as if it was something wrong? Braindead mentality.

[@coolcaden26]

"i have just one small theory" ahh video 💀 (it's a great video, i subbed)

[@passionfruit7617]

Falling more and more in love with the kids 💀

[@KenerBonifac1]

"very poor choice of words" kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKSqm2qwqMynps0

[@Gamewithdean7YT]

"This isn't a movie of logic" "Its just a movie thats trying to pass time"

[@unknowngojira742]

0:37 ngl this is cute lol

[@sonicthelegend8741]

Ngl this is disturbing for me

[@unknowngojira742]

@@sonicthelegend8741lol

[@OtiliaYus]

your videos are the perfect combination of educational and entertaining!

[@h1ghtide_era]

0:31 is fanon not canon.

[@youdontknowsponge6218]

Illumination's excuse for keeping Gru's family the same age is likely that Gru invented a de-aging machine off-screen.

[@MrEJC53-gj9fh]

3:16 WHOS VICTOR?!?!?!?!

[@maximoesco]

vector*!!!!! i can’t talk sorry

[@CK2CK2]

His real name is actually victor

[@deanie_genie]

1:17 the like button glowed when he said "its nothing LIKE THIS VIDEO" 🤣

[@Pqtrick]

underrated

[@kaylaHat]

Did you recap the movie cause you wanted an excuse to talk about it? Or were you padding the runtime? Lol jk it was fun

[@Francis_101]

“Stay with me here” ahh essay 💀💀(my world view has been shifted forever)

[@underplayer420]

FBI want to know your location

[@joaojonito3764]

If only a year passed I dont think they need to grow up that much lmao

[@G_Gamer_Plays]

I’m still at the start of the vid, but the theory seems quite possible 🤔 Also first, not saying this cuz I’m a kid, just taking the spot from kids who want to say first

[@GamePlayWithOutRage]

in real life SpongeBob was 14 when the show started

[@evilsharkgames6672]

it's a fun theory, but I did notice something in the franchise that might not support this theory. in both of the minions movies, Gru is shown, and both times, gru is shown to look identical to before. for reference, minions takes place in 1968, and the rise of gru takes place in 1975-1976, due to the fact that a movie theater is shown to be playing jaws. that's a 7-8 year time skip and Gru looked the exact same, apart from the obvious quality in the animation improving. and Gru is said to be around 12 (like Margo) in the rise of Gru, meaning he was 3-5 in minions, apparently. the wiki also paints the gorls as slightly different ages than the ones that Max listed, but take that with a grain of salt, because it seems like people on the wiki like to screw around some, someone put Gru's height at 2348 ft or 716 meters if you do not measure in hamburgers and AK-47's. so it's possible they fudged the gorls' ages, but if you're curious, in the first movie, they said Margo was 10, Edith was 8, and Agnus was 5. maybe I'm throwing stones blindfolded near a glasshouse, because his theory is very plausible, and I'm only saying this in case this info I'm saying is true Edit: I also should inform you that I have not seen any of the films in a while, so I had to refresh myself, which is why I used the wiki, but if I'm wrong about anything, please let me know

[@AndyMadeAnimation]

The directirs actually confirmed, that they didnt want to age them and they wanted to take a Simpsons approach. So this whole theory is...well.

[@Big_Mac_Bastian]

4:23 drizzy drake

[@sonicthelegend8741]

Except not in a weird way

[@muhammedmuha4846]

gru was afraid....illumination was afraid too....the irony is both are oppisite thought process.

[@SleepyGinga]

love it!

[@XENO3007]

Anyone notice that despite gru being much older than vector he is somehow alive and around gru’s age in the rise of gru

[@Cloverfromyellow]

Under an hour gang👇

[@GedonPlays]

I have the Dog theory: When Gru is 12 he has his dog that is probably a year old, but later Gru ages to around 40, but the dog is still alive, that means the dog is 30+ years old.

[@gdlimiez6064]

It’s not that deep bro

[@DO-I-LOOK-LIKE-HIM]

BRO I AM CRYING. WHEN HE SAID "Nothing like this video" THE LIKE BUTTON SHINED

[@DO-I-LOOK-LIKE-HIM]

WRONG ACCOUNT!

[@NayMinMin1]

"Margo is 12 and she will always be 12" -gru in despicable me 3

[@Peter-Williams]

Are we really discussing the selective lack of aging problem in a universe where living tic tacs are cannon?

[@caybae]

Bro is bout to blow up with this one

[@SpritFighterRaph]

Is no one gonna talk about how in despicable me three Gru said the Margo was 12 and that she would always be 12?