There have always been whispers about the Minions. They worked for the dinosaurs, for the Pharaohs, for Dracula and Napoleon. In each historical era, they sought out the most villainous possible boss to serve. So, does that mean they worked for Hitler and the Nazis? The official Minions backstory conveniently explains this away by saying they spent most of the 1800s and 1900s in a cave, but with Minions & Monsters introducing the concept of multiple tribes, those whispers are getting louder.
Earlier this week, director Pierre Coffin, who also voices the Minions, was asked directly about the connection between Hitler and the Minions, and he quite clearly wanted nothing to do with the implication, though he’s seen the theories online. He said the OG Minions from the earlier movies were stuck in the cave during World War II, and while he’s not sure what the new Minions were doing, it was not working for Hitler. Here’s a portion of the quote he gave Polygon…
