In Despicable Me 3, he's the new Leader of the Minions and he gets tired when Gru says they're not going to back to be villains like in the old days. Mel is the most impertinent and independent Minion you didn't even seen yet. He can't speak English and speaks Minionese as the rest but what sets Mel apart is his insistence that the troupe can go criminal without supervision. He's like the other Minions only that he's smart and want justice to be villains again. He's also sentimental.