![Yes, I Am Pretty Despicable Young gru from the trailer for Minions 2 the rise of gru
Article is about the use of the line as a reaction image macro.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/032/975/gru.jpg)
Yes, I Am Pretty Despicable
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About
"Yes, I Am Pretty Despicable" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Gru in the film Minions 2: The Rise of Gru. Online, screenshots from the scene are used in reaction image macros about pranks and deviousness.
Origin
On February 5th, 2020, Universal Pictures UK published the trailer for Minions 2: The Rise of Gru on YouTube. In the trailer, a character asks Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell) if he can be a supervillain. He responds, "Yes, I am pretty despicable." The post received more than 3.9 million views in less than one month (shown below).[1]
Two days later, on February 7th, 2020 Redditor Pionix155 posted one of the earliest known usages of the meme. The post received more than 38,000 points (95% upvoted) and 250 comments in less than three weeks (shown below).
![I made a Rise of Gru meme. | /r/memes [BS Roy: guysss BS) Roy: i have a question BS) Roy: and i want to test knowledges BS Roy: there is a country in south africa, its name starts with N and ends with ria BSJRoy: anyone knows ? ? Kastravec: nigeria SERVER KIcking Kastravec (Bad language.) RoT Pieterpost: lol Yes, I am pretty despicable.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/735/441/620.jpg)
Spread
Over the next few weeks, the meme continued to appear on various subreddits. For example, on February 8th, Redditor[3] PEARP1MPLES posted a variation with the caption "Me when I tell the wrong answer in kahoot and 18 people fall for it." The post received more than 53,000 points (95% upvoted) and 120 comments in less than three weeks (shown below, left).
That day, Redditor[4] -Send-Me-Your-Tits- shared a variation with the caption "When the person in the ad says to not skip the ad but I skip it anyways." The post received more than 9,000 (98% upvoted) in less than three weeks (shown below, center).
On February 24th, Redditor[5] xavi_chiang shared a variation about a fake spider prank. The post received more than 24,000 points (96% upvoted) and 110 comments in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).
![Same meme, new format | /r/memes Me when I tell the wrong answer in kahoot and 18 people fall for it Yes, I am pretty despicable.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/737/470/513.png)
![when the person in the ad says to not skip the ad but I skip it anyways When the person in the ad says to not skip the ad but I skip it anyways: Yes, I am pretty despicable.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/760/726/cc0.jpg)
![8 yo kid My 8 year old is a jerk and almost made me burn my house down 8yo kid Yes, I am pretty despicable](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/760/716/46d.jpg)
Various Examples
![8 yo kid My 8 year old is a jerk and almost made me burn my house down 8yo kid Yes, I am pretty despicable](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/760/716/46d.jpg)
![How evil | /r/MinecraftMemes I made my creepers in the desert biome look like walking cacti Yes, I am pretty despicable.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/744/741/03f.jpg)
![Pretty evil | /r/MinecraftMemes When I turn keep inventory off when my brother jumps in lava with 8 diamonds Yes, I am pretty despicable.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/740/663/ac8.png)
![laughs in Sith Lord | /r/dankmemes FREE Wi-Fi 4 x2 dx -3 x° cos 2 The Wi-Fi password is the first 10 digits of the answer. Person who made that sign inglio cem Yes, I am pretty despicable.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/738/161/5c5.jpg)
![This Gru template is a good investment! | /r/MemeEconomy r/AskReddit 6d What evil prank have you pulled off? Discussion 1 Share Award 62.7k 13.4k 1 Award People in school used to always take my Gatorade. So I took an empty bottle, filled it with dyed salt water, and let them take my drink. Not gonna lie, it was hilarious watching one person to spit salt water in the middle of class only for their unbelieving friend to do the same. Yes, I am pretty despicable](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/737/679/857.jpg)
![six year old me throwing the ball backwards in wii bowling to scare the miis Six year old me throwing the ball backwards in wii bowling to scare the miis Yes, I am pretty despicable.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/760/727/951.png)
Templates
![template Yes, I am pretty despicable.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/760/718/1f5.png)
![template 2 Yes, I am pretty despicable.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/760/720/9e5.jpg)
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