The film centers on a traditional heteronormative romantic arc between Gru and Lucy Wilde. It lacks non-cisnormative gender identities or narratives that challenge conventional romantic structures.

Lucy Wilde subverts the damsel in distress archetype through her competence and agency as an AVL agent. Additionally, the three daughters possess distinct personalities and agency within the domestic sphere.

The human cast is largely homogeneous, following standard Western animation conventions. While the Minions are a diverse collective, they function as comedic devices rather than metaphors for ethnic intersectionality.

The narrative operates within a Western framework, emphasizing nuclear family stability and redemption. The Anti-Villain League is presented as a stabilizing institutional force rather than an oppressive one.

There is no intentional focus on visible or invisible disabilities. Characters are portrayed through a lens of physical capability suited to the film's high-action comedic tone.