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In Despicable Me 2 (2013), the darkest moment for Gru is an emotional "All Is Lost" sequence where he experiences the simultaneous loss of his newfound romantic interest, Lucy Wilde, and the realization that his extended family (the Minions) has been stolen and corrupted.
The specific darkest moment occurs after the Anti-Villain League (AVL) prematurely closes the case by arresting the wrong suspect (Floyd Eagle-san). Because the mission is "finished," Lucy is reassigned to the AVL's branch in Australia.
Gru overcomes this darkness through a combination of personal courage, the return of an old friend, and a literal "sweet" solution.
1. The Return of Dr. Nefario
Gru’s breakthrough begins when his former assistant, Dr. Nefario, who had initially left to work for El Macho, realizes that his loyalty to Gru’s family (especially the daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes) is stronger than his desire for villainy. Nefario secretly develops a "PX-49" antidote to reverse the mutation.
2. The Jelly Weaponry
Throughout the movie, Gru had been failing at his legitimate business of making jam and jelly (everyone complained it tasted terrible). He turns this failure into a victory by infusing the bad-tasting jelly with the PX-49 antidote. He, the girls, and Nefario arrive at El Macho’s lair and use "jelly guns" to shoot the antidote into the mouths of the evil minions, turning them back into their normal, yellow selves.
3. Facing El Macho and Saving Lucy
In the film's climax, El Macho mutates himself into a monster using the PX-41 serum. Gru defeats him using Lucy’s own signature gadget—the Lipstick Taser—which she had given him earlier in the film.
4. The Rocket Rescue
The ultimate resolution occurs when Lucy is strapped to a shark-rocket headed toward a volcano (the same way El Macho faked his death years prior). Gru ignores his own safety, climbs onto the speeding rocket, and cuts Lucy loose. As they plummet toward the volcano, they admit their feelings for one another and jump into the ocean at the last second.
By the end of the film, Gru has overcome his fear of intimacy, saved his minions, and found a mother for his daughters, leading to his marriage to Lucy.
The summary incorrectly identifies the weapon used to destroy the phone as a Freeze Ray; it was a flamethrower.
The summary conflates the timing of Lucy's departure and the discovery of the kidnapped minions, stating they were simultaneous when they were sequential.
In Despicable Me 2, Gru's darkest moment is the departure of Lucy Wilde to Australia, which leaves him heartbroken and isolated (depicted in a scene where he stands in the rain and incinerates his phone with a flamethrower). This is followed by the discovery at El Macho's party that his Minions have been kidnapped and mutated. He overcomes these challenges with the help of Dr. Nefario, who returns to the team and creates an antidote mixed into Gru's jelly. Gru cures the minions with "Jelly Guns," defeats El Macho using Lucy's Lipstick Taser, and rescues Lucy from a shark-rocket bound for a volcano.