Who is Wild Knuckles in Minions: The Rise of Gru?

Leader of the Vicious 6 and Gru's childhood idol.

Who plays Wild Knuckles in Minions: The Rise of Gru?

Wild Knuckles is played by Alan Arkin.

Wild Knuckles's abilities include hand-to-hand combat, gang leadership, intimidation, strategic planning.

Wild Knuckles has 4 mapped relationships in Minions: The Rise of Gru. Explore the interactive relationship map for details.

Alignment: Villain
Species: Human
Abilities: Hand-to-hand combat, Gang leadership, Intimidation, Strategic planning

Wild Knuckles — Narrative Childhood Idol — Gru (Steve Carell)
Gru looks up to Wild Knuckles as his ultimate villainous inspiration.
Wild Knuckles — Conflict Betrayed Founder — Belle Bottom (Taraji P. Henson)
Belle Bottom and the Vicious 6 betrayed and tried to kill Knuckles.
Wild Knuckles — Conflict Captor — Kevin / Stuart / Bob / Minions (Pierre Coffin)
Knuckles holds Gru hostage to force the Minions to surrender the stone.
Wild Knuckles — Social Former Student — Master Chow (Michelle Yeoh)
Master Chow has a past connection to the villain community that includes Knuckles.