Megamind used to have a fondness for rock bands and artists such as Guns 'N' Roses, AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne. Megamind was fearless in this regard as Roxanne Ritchie describes him as someone who "never ran away from a fight, even when he had absolutely no chance of winning", regarding how he was fighting an almost all-powerful being is a testament to his bravery or perhaps his lack of self-preservation. He could be a narcissist at times and no matter his constant defeats and imprisonments at the hands of Metro Man his ego was never bruised. In this case Megamind is more of a vandal than an evil mastermind.Īside from his showboating ways, Megamind was far from a humble person and was usually quite vain, boastful and confident. When he took control over Metro City after he "killed" Metro Man, aside from robbing, taking control and causing mild destruction everything else remained the same, even telling the citizens to go about their "normal lives". However his long-term plans never involve killing anyone. He possesses all the stereotypical villain traits - an evil lair, robotic minions, dark clothes and constant bad puns towards his arch-rival, Metro Man. Showboating and dramatic, Megamind is very much a classical villain but far from a competent one. He indeed admits that he revels in the thrill of the chase, and thoroughly enjoys his role as the villain. Because of this Megamind is only a villain as he sees it as his purpose and the natural balance rather than megalomania or sadism. He was drawn to a life of villainy as it was the only thing throughout his childhood and adulthood that he was good at, being raised by criminals in a prison and the accidental bad deeds he performed while an adolescent helped with this matter. Megamind was driven by a sense of unfounded destiny and finding his own purpose in life. It was your best quality” ― Roxanne Ritchie's message to Megamind Even when he had absolutely no chance of winning. Hence his disbelief when Titan fails to show up to fight him and instead goes on a crime spree.“ The Megamind I knew would never run away from a fight. He is convinced that the new superhero would inevitably choose to use their powers for good. Megamind doesn't believe that a human invested with Metroman's power would be a danger. Megamind on the other hand is simply eager for a purpose again, and his poor understanding of human nature and behaviour is quite evident throughout the film. Minion knows that human behaviour is unpredictable and that suddenly turning a random citizen into a superhero is a dicey proposition at best.Īs the remainder of the movie shows, Hal is singularly unsuited to the god-like powers Megamind accidentally gave him, proving that Minion's caution was well-founded. Minion's opinion is that Hal was infused by accident and they have no idea what sort of person he is, and therefore (considering the power they just infused him with) it would be safest to extract that power. Minion isn't saying that Hal is inappropriate due to having no criminal record. He just wanted to have a nemesis in order to not be without a purpose. Why did Megamind reply to Minion with "not yet" when Minion said Hal Stewart hadn't committed any crimes in his life yet? Again, didn't Megamind himself tell Minion there should be a good person to fight him? Does fighting a bad person make a good person bad? Even if it makes a good person bad, that was never part of Megamind's plan.Why did Minion think someone with a bad record should be infused with Metro Man's DNA while Megamind himself had cleared it that someone good should be shot and trained to become a new hero so that Megamind can fight in a battle of good vs evil?.Minion: So I will just go ahead and defuse him, since this is clearly a mistake. Apparently, this man hasn't accomplished anything. Minion (using a laptop to obtain information): Well, sir, his name's Hal Stewart. Megamind: Who is this man we've infused with godlike power? After accidentally shooting and infusing Hal Stewart, the following discussion takes place between Megamind and Minion: In the 2010 animated movie Megamind, after seemingly killing his arch-nemesis Metro Man, Megamind finds himself without a purpose and decides to create a new superhero by infusing someone with Metro Man's DNA.
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