History Fridge / MegaMind

*** Hal isn't depicted as being that smart, so he would never have thought of pulling that stunt. The only stunts he pulls are SuperStrength and EyeBeams, since they are the only powers that are simple for him to use (except when he uses his X-ray vision to spy on Roxanne in her apartment).

* When Titan/Hal offers to [[WeCanRuleTogether rule the city together]] with Megamind, look at the costumes he designed for them. Megamind's outfit has a leash on it, which Hal is currently holding. It's highly likely that Hal was intending to [[ICanRuleAlone backstab]] Megamind and use him as a glorified attack dog if his alliance actually came to pass.

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* Megamind had ''Superman's'' origin -- except he wasn't raised by a kindly couple, but prison inmates. Note his parents ''are wearing white''.
* The film subtly reconstructs why superheroes ''need'' a secret identity. If Superman had no Clark Kent, then he might have ended up just as burnt out as Metro Man did.
* Sure, the dark clouds Megamind produces when he makes his grand entrances are intimidating, but they serve a practical purpose, too: without them to block the sunlight, nobody would be able to see Megamind's projections or laser light shows.
* Aside from being CrazyPrepared, why would Megamind carry his dehydration gun even when wearing pajamas? He made it from his binky.
* It is really subtle, but look at the "warden's" eyes when Megamind has his HeelFaceTurn. ''They're the wrong color!''
** Even moreso: Metro Man has blue eyes, whereas Megamind has green. Look very closely at "Metro Man's" eyes when he "returns" and saves Roxanne from the bus.
** Really, the holographic disguise watch can turn the user into anybody else flawlessly, except for one slight detail: The user's eye color remains the same! Except for "Megamind's" eyes when "Metro Man" shows up; they're green. Either the animators forgot, or they wanted to preserve the drama of him being revealed as Minion.
*** Fridge Brilliance kicks in when you remember that up until that point in the movie, we had only seen one watch, while the climax requires two. At some point Megamind must have made another one, and while he was at it, upgraded it to eliminate the eye color issue. In the battle with Titan, Minion got the new version, while Megamind kept the old one, thus the discrepancy.
** It's probably has to do with the "eyes are the window to the soul" theme and/or concept.
** It could also make it difficult to see if your eyes are completely covered by the hologram.
** Megamind's and Minion's eyes are in different places, so when Minion is disguised as Megamind, there is no need to leave the eyes free, which is why they stay the same color. Also, Minion has fish eyes, which may be different enough to be able to see through the inside of the hologram, removing the need to not cover the eyes.
* Megamind's sense of style and taste in music would seem an odd fit... until you consider when he landed in that prison. If you say Megamind is in his late 20s and the film is set in 2010, that makes him an 80s baby. Being raised by cons in an 80s prison, any radios would likely have been tuned to hard rock stations (AC/DC, Guns 'n' Roses, George Thorogood & the Destroyers.) Plus, since we see that his cell had a TV in it, he was likely exposed to MTV and [=VH1=], and very likely would have gotten his sense of presentation from the likes of Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne and Michael Jackson. Now, the Minnie Ripperton still doesn't fit... until you remember that Minion was controlling the boom box. That was likely his taste in music peeking through, which means when Megamind plays it after Titan bails out of their debut battle, he was wishing Minion was still around.
** The commentary reveals that, in the creators' minds, the lovey-dovey music choices are Megamind's and come from his "I totally don't have a crush on Roxanne Ritchi" mixtape.
* Megamind doesn't mind going to jail; it's not just because it's made of [[CardboardPrison cardboard]], but because he ''grew up'' there. Jail is the closest thing to a home he has! (And the Warden is the closest thing he has to a father; yes, it's as sad as it sounds)
** And towards the end, he even tells Roxanne, "I'm going home," then walks straight into the jail and turns himself in.
* Let's not forget the {{foreshadowing}} done where the magazine used to show Hal as Metro City's new hero is used to show who really becomes a hero and earns Roxanne's affection.
* The Warden didn't misspeak about the "88" life sentences Megamind had; it was Minion in disguise getting the number wrong -- but even better? Most of those sentences were for ''kidnapping Roxanne'' who is now in love with him, so she has probably dropped all the charges.
** But that WAS the warden...
*** Actually, the first time the warden mentions the life sentences is when he's reading the card that came with "Metro Man's" gift. Since Minion sent the watch, he wasn't wrong and the warden confirmed it. The second time, the warden was Minion in disguise and says "88". So either Megamind DID earn a few more sentences, and/or he told Minion the right number to put on the card. Or Minion did forget.
*** Megamind might have collected the extra life sentences for his reign of terror on the city.
*** Or racked them up while the watch was in the mail.
* A lot of people think that Megamind got off easy in the end for all his crimes after he has a HeelFaceTurn, but to him, prison was just like a second home and he could [[CardboardPrison break out whenever he felt like it, making jailing him a waste of time and resources.]] So in reality, him being a hero not only gives the city a new protector, but it also saves the police the trouble of sending him to jail (which did nothing to change him because he felt like it was his place) and saves money for repairing any damage his breakout would cause.
** Even better? Megamind saving the city from Titan and then repairing all the damage with his bots? The ultimate in community service.
* In his speech to the adoring crowd, Metro Man solemnly tells them, "At the end of each day, I often ask myself: [[SlaveToPR who would I be without you]]?" On first viewing it seems like just another faux-humble bit of patter from a SmugSuper, but then it turns out he [[StepfordSmiler really means it]]. Minutes later, his identity crises comes to a head and he decides to [[FakingTheDead fake his own death]] so he can ''find out'' just what he is without them.
** Plus, there's his face as he's saying it. If you look carefully, in the second before someone yells "I love you Metro Man!" he has this contemplative look like "No really, ''who would I be without you?''
** Also, look at what he does at the opening for the museum; juggles babies, walks on water, openly (if subtly) insults his audience ("... the helpless people of Metro City." "And I love ''you'', Random Citizen!") -- things that, if his audience wasn't being so fawning, they'd be genuinely and reasonably upset by. He's not just being smug; he's getting so frustrated with being the perfect hero loved by all that he's trying to provoke a rise out of his audience and shake them out of their complacency so that for once he has something ''different'' in his life.
*** But the thing of it is: the citizens let him juggle the babies because they know he'd never hurt one. And the citizens of Metro City know that they ''are'' really helpless in comparison to Metro Man. So they might've been too subtle as insults to really upset the citizens.
* The jail was Megamind's "home", but Metro Man's "home" is not his parent's home -- it's the school house. Remember, Metro Man's parents seemed to be rather indifferent about him, so he probably didn't consider them a reassuring presence.
* The seeds for "Music Man" were sown pretty early on in the film. In the backstory montage, while young Megamind dehydrates/rehydrates Minion, young Metro Man is ''playing ukulele'' in the background. When the museum is opened, he behaves very much like a rock star at a concert entertaining his fans. It seems that his whole life, he's wanted to be in the music business, but the superhero powers and the games with Megamind just got in the way.
** For bonus points, it's something that Metro Man's not automatically superhuman (or necessarily good) at, but he has the potential to improve at. Most superhero portrayals come down to what powers and skills they have and don't have; the possibility of working at something is rarely explored, and it's an experience he probably wanted.
** This same scene also foreshadows the fact that Minion isn't dead at the end; he tricks Megamind by floating upside down after being dehydrated, only to pull a 'gotcha!' when Young Megamind nervously taps his tank.
* On that point, you might note that during Metro Man Day, Metro Man strums air guitar and generally acts like a rock star... because that's his ''fantasy''. That's the ''happiest'' you ever see him in the film.
** To add another note, Metro Man's costume does resemble something music stars would wear. Specifically, Elvis. The song that's playing during that scene: "A Little Less Conversation"... sung by Elvis.
*** And another layer to that - who inspired Elvis's later wardrobe? [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} DC's Captain Marvel Jr]].
*** This one just struck me - Metro Man greeting a citizen while in a PaperThinDisguise near the end - that's his way of starting "ElvisLives" rumors.
* On that note, Metro Man is at best ''average'' at music. But that's the appeal to him. For the InstantExpert, he wants something he isn't great at and can try to ''improve'' on.
* When "Bernard" points to a door in Megamind's lair and says "This way looks exciting," and Roxanne replies "No, it says exit." "Bernard" comes up with the lame excuse "...which is the abbreviation for ''exciting'' right?" ''He's not making it up.'' He really thinks "exit" is short for "exciting," which would also explain why a door marked "exit" has an alligator dance party behind it.
** And he wants Roxanne to see it because it's new and unexpected, when earlier she insulted him by being unsurprised by all his traps.
** Megamind thinking "exit" is an abbreviation for "exciting" is not because he's socially inept, but because he grew up in a ''prison''. Think about it: the most exciting thing for any prisoner is to step out ''the Exit Door''.
* Megamind's strangely purplish ears are easily explained by the high concentration of his blood vessels through that area. [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman His blood is red.]] This same color appears on his cheeks, too, in the exact same place that a rosy blush would appear on a regular person.
* Notice how the color of the dresses Roxanne wears change throughout the movie. The first one is red, the second purple, the final one blue. Red for when she's an enemy of Megamind, purple when she's -- thanks to her interactions with 'Bernard' (and the effect she's having on him) -- a bit more ambivalent towards him, and blue when he's finally managed to win her over.
* It's extremely foggy on the day that Space-Dad takes Titan out for flying lessons. It's easy to miss because they're flying above it. This is, of course, so that nobody gets a preview of the new hero before he's ready.
* Shortly after Megamind creates the infuser gun, he begins a monologue about how now all he has left to do is find someone with sufficiently heroic qualities. [[CallToAdventure Then his (stolen) cellphone goes off.]]
** In light of this monologue and who it describes (someone of noble heart and mind, who puts the welfare of others before their own), consider also who's calling him -- no one said the perfect candidate had to be a man. Trouble is, Megamind's only known Roxanne as a victim his whole life. He completely overlooks her as a candidate - which is fortunate, because then she would have fought him with her new powers and sent him to jail.
*** At that point in the movie, Megamind is working to restore the status quo, because VictoryIsBoring. Yes, Roxanne fits the superhero mentality perfectly--but if he makes ''Roxanne'' the hero, he has to stop kidnapping her to lure the hero into his traps! He's trying to make things the way they were before, so she's already designated the damsel in distress in his mind.
*** It is worth noting, however, that when Roxanne and "Bernard" stumble into Megamind's hero workshop, there is a dress form with clear female features wrapped in a sparkly orange fabric with a red undershirt, two of the colors that Megamind eventually works into the Titan costume.
*** What's more, considering what happened to Metro Man? Megamind killed him without really meaning to. WordOfGod says Megamind was attracted to Roxanne before the events of the movie, as mostly evident by their banter in the beginning, which comes across as very flirtatious on his end. Of course Megamind wouldn't want to risk anything happening to the girl he has a crush on.
* When Titan is terrorizing the city, why doesn't Metro Man stop him? At the very end, we see that he turns up to Megamind's first public appearance as a bona fide hero and whispers "Way to go, little buddy. I ''knew'' he had it in him!" He was fully expecting Megamind to rise to the occasion.
** It is also quite likely that when Metro Man went underground, he blocked out all incoming communication and cut himself off from what was happening in Metro City. In this troper's mind, he probably didn't even know that Titan existed until Megamind and Roxanne showed up and told him.
*** Agreed. He only turned on the TV after they came and called him out.
*** This in itself is Fridge Brilliance: this is the first time he's had to himself in years, where he didn't have to fly to the rescue and save everyone. Of course he cut off communications to the outside world; he's enjoying the freedom of just being able to sit around the house and do nothing for what's probably the first time in his adult life.
*** He also probably knew full well that when it was Megamind in charge, ultimately the city didn't really have anything ''that'' serious to worry about; he no doubt knows by now that Megamind is mostly bark without bite and seems pretty confident that Megamind is about to do a HeelFaceTurn in their last conversation, so he's probably assumed that once Megamind gets his rampage out of his system he'll eventually get bored and turn good.
*** Another good reason to sever all communications is to avoid a ChronicHeroSyndrome relapse. If he turned on the TV, he'd see the goings-on in the news and feel compelled to cancel his retirement.
*** But then, why have a TV at all? To play instructional videos on how to play an instrument, and possibly music videos for inspiration.
** For all we know, Metro Man ''was'' saving people during Titan's rampage. Using SuperSpeed makes him undetectable, remember? MM could've been zipping around in the background, [[NoEndorHolocaust deflecting rubble from bystanders or moving them out of danger]], without giving away the fact he was still alive. If the driver of that tossed gas truck suddenly finds himself lying in the road near the blazing wreck of his vehicle, with no memory of how he got out, he's going to assume he was "miraculously flung clear" and knocked out, not rescued by a dead superhero. Metro Man wouldn't want civilians to ''die'' so he could retire; he just didn't want the pressure of being the city's ''only'' recourse in times of trouble, anymore. Considering just how much damage Megamind and Titan do to the city, yet the happy reactions of the citizens at the end, this is pretty much the only logical explanation as to why there's no InferredHolocaust.
*** It would also explain why Metro Man is still a fairly bad musician despite supposedly having been able to dedicate his life to practicing music now. He's still been busy being a hero!
* The whole Titan/Tighten name issue makes more sense when you remember that Hal is a bit of an idiot. When Roxanne successfully figures out Megamind's plan, we see it's spelt "Titan", which was (probably) Megamind's intent of how it should be spelt, but when Titan/Tighten is rampaging through the city, he himself spells it "Tighten", probably not knowing about its homophone, seeing as he was only told it verbally. Thus to most citizens it's Titan, but to Hal himself, it's Tighten.
** Which leads to another piece of fridge logic: When we think of him, we think "Titan", as in, a being of god-like power, and thus, no one questions it when Hal insists on calling himself that. However, he, himself, ''doesn't know that''. He thinks that his new name is ''Tighten'', which is far less impressive. Even so, he is so desperate to be ''anyone'' other than nerdy Hal Stewart that he ''still'' blindly clings to the name that set him apart, no matter what it is.
** Further, it makes a lot of sense thematically if you consider that Hal was supposed to be a hero, but that plan went sideways. Just as [[BewareTheSuperman Tighten]] is a perversion of what [[TheHero Titan]] was supposed to be, the same goes for his name.
** Another note on the name: Tighten himself says, after defeating Megamind, that the city is 'under new management', and we see him actively causing destruction, even saying he plans to destroy the entire city, and not even for any real reason. Megamind was debatably pretty bad, but Tighten is worse, meaning his reign is 'tighter' than Megamind's was.
** Also, Titan is also a reference to the pre-Olympian pantheon of gods. Megamind, a man inclined to grandiosity and presentation, would think of it as a fitting name for a superpowered being. Hal, being the uneducated moron he is, wouldn't get the reference.
* Bernard actually has a good reason to think that Megamind's [[YourCostumeNeedsWork costume needs work]]. If you look at the Megamind masks and dummy in the film the heads are way smaller than his as it just wouldn't be practical for a mask or dummy's head to be that size. So it's a case of in-universe RealityIsUnrealistic.
** He also has good reason to think that Megamind's costume needs work because Megamind isn't wearing one of his usual supervillain outfits -- he's wearing his pajamas.
* Some were bugged (this writer included) about some of the licensed songs in the film, but there ''is'' a reason for it: ''It's Megamind!'' The guy uses these songs to pepper up his entrances.
** And I have no doubt he pays no licensing fees, the cad.
** Most of the licensed songs are [[BadToTheBone pretty cliche]], but since they're all diegetic music being played by Megamind himself, that just shows how predictable he has gotten. When he started using those songs they were probably considered pretty fresh.
* A possibly unintentional example, given ProductionLeadTime. Megamind relies on his intellect and technology since he doesn't have actual powers, and he's shown to have a fondness for HardRock, particularly that of Music/BlackSabbath and Music/{{ACDC}}. Though this is initially used to make him a villainous foil to Metro Man, with the latter's more wholesome image and his preference for Music/ElvisPresley, it can also bring to mind [[Film/IronMan1 a certain tech-based superhero with the same taste in music]].
* Minion is shown preparing a lot of Megamind's look and style - the Black Mamba cape, the Tesla coils in the lab, etc - and what is it that Minion-as-Megamind says separates a villain from a supervillain? "Presentation!"
** Which emphasizes the importance of sidekicks, minions, and [[Franchise/BatMan Alfred]] in the superhero setting. If the hero/villain is the band frontman, then the sidekicks and minions are the Roadies, tying together all of the nitty gritty details while their boss works out the big plan.
** When Roxanne tells "Megamind" that she knew he'd come back, "Megamind" replies that that made one of them. Knowing it's Minion saying that, it's even funnier. Also, "Megamind" said the plan mostly involved not dying, which recalls Minion giving a FlatWhat when Megamind said they were probably going to die.
*** Piggybacking on that last bit, Megamind's almost giddy exclamation that they're going to die. The entire point of the movie is how VictoryIsBoring and how Megamind lived not for his stated goals, but for the fight against a hero. The brilliance shows up when you realizes he ''never'' expected to win. Megamind - in addition to his determination to stop Titan and save Roxanne and the city or literally die trying - had probably resigned himself years before that he would likely die during on of his schemes and embraced this more familiar idea quicker than Minion.
** There's also some fridge brilliance in that Minion's plan was literally just not dying. His only role was to get Roxanne (and himself) out of danger, and set the scene for Megamind to scare off Titan.
* Roxanne and Megamind comment that Metro Man was really good at 'last minute escapes'. Given that neither of them seem to be aware of his SuperSpeed at this time - Megamind doesn't train Titan to use it, Roxanne never brings it up - maybe that's how he'd been escaping the majority of Megamind's traps all these years.
** Since Megamind didn't know about it, chances are Metro Man never discovered it as a kid, when he would've flaunted it. Besides, he never really needed it, what with the other powers at his disposal. Advertising it by using it to escape when he had so many other options open to him just doesn't make any sense, especially when it's so useful to escape the everyday grind.
* When Metro Man is having his revelation-flashback, a beam of light illuminates him as he has the idea to fake his death. This seems just like a expository effect, contrary to the Megamind-made clouds above Metro Man at that time... until you remember that the Death Ray has just begun charging in orbit, possibly causing a glare to break through clouds. The 'lightbulb' effect for Metro Man's idea was literally produced by the Death Ray he'd use to fake his death.
* If you look closely, when Hal is knocked out on his bed courtesy of the Forget-Me-Stick, there is a book titled: "Best Comic Book Villains Ever".
* Over the course of the film, Roxanne, Metro Man and the Warden are shown to start believing in Megamind. Their eye color? Blue, of course. Roxanne's clothing plays this theme straight - Red, Black of mourning, Purple, and finally Blue for Megamind, though the mayor inverts it for some reason - he spends most appearances wearing a blue suit, only to go brown when Megamind is the city's hero.
* In the opening flashback, when young Megamind is being carted off to prison again for setting off the blue bomb, he clearly looks excited. Then young Metro Man picks up the School House and flies it away - putting the prison outside of its catchment area, probably. The moment before this cuts away, you can see young Megamind's heart break looking at it. He clearly thought he was going to get to 'play' with Metro Man again. A headline of this cuts directly to a headline of their first fight, somewhere in their twenties. This sets up a couple of things: (a) Megamind had no formal education past a certain point, explaining certain speech and object-recognition quirks and (b) When Megamind goes too far, Metro Man runs away with, later to, the School House.
* At first, you kind of wonder if Megamind had a chance at behaving in school, given that he was, you know, raised in a prison. But then you remember that Megamind has an apparently throwaway line about getting to go to school due to 'good behavior'. He actually was trying to improve himself before getting sent back to prison.
* When explaining his decision to fake his death, Metro Man says "Ever since I can remember, I've always had to be what the city wants me to be". It explains the strain and wear he must have been under, but it also implies, if taken literally, that he has a human-level memory, and remembers nothing about bashing Megamind's ship into the prison as a baby, and has only fuzzy memories of early childhood.
* Letting an alien newborn be raised in a prison is sort of ridiculous ... in the real world. In a comic-book universe however, if we take the characters to be in their mid-twenties now, then the ship crashed in the mid-eighties - somewhere in the Bronze Age, even more probably, the Dark Age of Comic books. A comic book universe going through a Dark Age would easily lock up a baby in a prison - that was Bane's origin in the early nineties, after all. Metro Man's early characterization also fits - superhuman jerk fawned over from birth? Dark Age. Small mercy that Megamind seems to have either been educated by Silver Age villains in his prison or had a Modern Age Reconstruction by the time he began his career, turning him into an ineffectual villain.
* A lot of the story is a Silver Age throwback - the ridiculous hero-centric villain Megamind, Metro Man faking his death for a new life, referring to ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow'', the deliberate good bye to the Silver Age character. Then we have Nineties Hero Titan, becoming Nineties Villain Titan - gifted with unbelievable powers from a vague cosmic entity seems very ''ComicBook/{{Miracleman}}'', particularly when it all turns out to be an illusion. And then a Noughties-style character reconstruction, complimented by an Antihero Heel Face Turn.
* A minor one: Roxanne and Megamind-as-Bernard comment that they've inspired each other a lot. Later, Megamind-as-Space-Dad says that romance is very inspiring.
* ''Of course'' Minion-as-Megamind's plan mostly involves not dying. His job is just to get Roxanne to safety and distract Titan while Megamind gets into position!
** Plus, when breaking Megamind out of prison, Minion doesn't exactly react well to Megamind's claim that they're going to die fighting Titan.
* AntiVillain [[VillainProtagonist Protagonist]] Megamind has an army of menacing little brain-bots with the personalities of puppies. As per RuleOfFunny, right? But think about it: what's one of the best qualities that dogs and puppies are known for? ''Unconditional love''. His instilling them with such a personality trait is yet another reflection of [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds how starved he is]] [[IJustWantToBeLoved for affection.]]
** He also asks the Warden if the gift he's been sent is a puppy.
* Why doesn't the disguise watch cover the eyes? Because you need to see through that "hole" in the disguise! (Well, it's at least a ''semi''-plausible theory.)
** This is supported by some discussion on why full, personal invisibility is implausible - if the eyes can't reflect light, then they can't ''detect'' light either, so anyone who got turned invisible would also be blinded. [[VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries Someone found that out the hard way when trying to steal a diamond...]]
* Usually the disguise watch also changes the wearer's voice, but Megamind sounds the same as Bernard. This is because he didn't have time to capture Bernard's voice. It also explains why Megamind asks the warden for the time; to record his voice for future use.
* The kite Metro Man was flying had Metro Man on it.
* Megamind's prison jumpsuit has a collar that turns up, like his supervillain capes do. When Hal goes to prison, his orange outfit doesn't even ''have'' a collar, because he's not a ''super''villain and doesn't rate one.
* Virtually the entire movie is a flashback, ostensibly experienced by Megamind as he's plummeting to his death. An actual fall from such a height would've taken seconds; the flashback takes roughly an hour and a half. Sounds like artistic license, until you consider that Megamind's name is intended to be taken literally: the amount of recollection he fits into those several seconds isn't figurative, it's ''how fast that giant brain of his works'' in a pinch!
* Relating to the above, Megamind is also stated to be falling to this death. Even in near-death experiences, most people claim that their lives flash before their eyes. From that point, we literally see Megamind's first few significant memories: his home planet being blown up, his arrival at the prison, his childhood, and his attempts at Metro Man, and finally the events portrayed in the film.
* "Your weakness is ''copper''?! You're kidding, right?" Actually yes, as it turns out, he was. Subtle {{Foreshadowing}}.
** Of ''course'' Metro Man has no KryptoniteFactor. His planet now resides inside a ''black hole''. He didn't bring any with him.
** Though likely unintentional, part of the shock and disbelief in this statement could be a result of the fact that Megamind is a natural-born inventor, and copper is near-universally prevalent in electronics. A weakness to copper never coming up in their long history of rivalry would naturally beggar belief to Megamind.
* This troper always found it weird that "Metro Man," when he saved Roxanne from being crushed by a bus, entered with his fist pointed towards where the bus was, when his heat vision clearly cut it in two. Of course, since it's [[GadgeteerGenius Megamind]] replace "heat vision" with "wrist-mounted laser" and it makes perfect sense why he'd be in that pose.
* Minon's flub with the boombox isn't just funny - the unexpected and then rapid switching between AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" and Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You" is ''foreshadowing'' the plot of the whole movie.
* When fighting Titan, Megamind plays Music/GunsNRoses's "Welcome to The Jungle". Why did Megamind choose this song? Because it is connected to his plan. He lures Titan into a the mouth of a giant head made out of robots which proceeds to devour the superpowered villain. Welcome to the Jungle was released on the album Music/AppetiteForDestruction.
* Didn't '''anyone''' in Metro City think it was wise to examine Metro Man's body to make sure that was actually his body and not a living prop, which it was? But, think about it for a moment: Everyone in Metro City heard from Metro Man that copper was his "weakness" and saw Megamind's death ray hit Metro Man. Also, Metro Man is a HumanAlien, so his DNA is extremely different from an average human being. Take these into account and you wouldn't blame anyone from thinking Metro Man is dead.
** FridgeLogic: but wouldn't the alien DNA be a dead giveway ''by itself?''
* In the crowd at the press conference after Metro Man's death, Hal can be seen wearing a "Game Over" t-shirt. Could just be a simple gag, or subtle foreshadowing of his indifference toward Metro Man's heroism, that Megamind's game with Metro Man is at an end, and when Hal gets his powers, he won't be playing.
* The reason VictoryIsBoring for Megamind is that he never wanted power or wealth or sadistic thrills or any of the usual villainous motivations. What he wanted was to be accepted, and the role of the villain was the only one where he could find any acceptance at all.
* Megamind, Metro Man, and Minion all have names starting with the same letter, which makes the various changing of roles and the KansasCityShuffle at the end work: Whether it's Minion-as-Megamind, Megamind-as-Metro Man, or Metro Man-changing-careers-and-becoming-Music Man, nobody has to change their initials. And it means Megamind already has an [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS appropriate initial]] when he is literally TakingUpTheMantle by putting on Metro Man's old cape.
* The role filled by Megamind's invented "Space Dad" mentor, traditionally, is to contribute at least some of the young hero's moral framework and sense of justice. However, even if he's really kind of weak on being a villain, Megamind doesn't actually ''know'' much about morality, justice, or what it really means to be a hero. Most of the training is focused simply on using his new powers, with the surface elements he remembers of his battles with Metro Man... and so, we get a powerful, vengeful Hal who doesn't know spit about being a hero (besides violence, and ''maybe'' something about getting the girl after rescuing her).
** In an ironic twist, while Titan became a by-product of Megamind's evil teachings, the new and improved Megamind becomes a new hero thanks to Roxanne's influence. She unintentionally taught Megamind that being a hero is about doing nice things for good people because [[GoodFeelsGood it makes them happy]], not because you get something in return. He also learned to utilize his abilities for good (cleaning the city for instance), which explains why Megamind is later [[CharacterDevelopment disgusted by Hal/Titan's blatant abuse of his powers for selfish purposes]].
* Megamind and Minion's bitter parting of the ways turning into "Well, good luck on your date!" "I will!" "That doesn't even make any sense!" "I ''know!''" isn't just funny, it's Megamind's driving character trait of going through the motions of a fight.
* Roxanne asks Metro Man how he could give up his hero life, but it's actually very simple: it's not heroism if there's no real danger. Megamind was a flamboyant but goofy villain, his plots only serving to defeat Metro Man and failing every time. Whenever he appeared it was entertainment with no serious threat; people just stood and booed him, and even his frequent hostage Roxanne was joking along. Metro Man described it as "going through the motions", which is probably what it was: any heroism that's playing along would eventually feel staged and somewhat worthless.
** He should probably have stepped in when Titan appeared and proved himself a legitimate threat. But then, he had put his faith in Megamind to stop him. Which he did, and thus by proving himself a hero in the face of serious adversity Metro Man knew he could retire in peace.
* This is more like "fridge ''stupidity''" in Hal's case: why in the world does he think the tiny suit meant he had a son when, to his knowledge, he's never even dated a girl? When you think about it, this is the same guy who is convinced that a complete stranger is his "Space Dad" (and that he also has a "[[PaperThinDisguise Space-Stepmom]]"). So of course he'd be convinced that out of blue, he has a "Space son".
* In the beginning of the movie, Megamind's ultimatum is that Metro Man either '''leave Metrocity forever''' or never see Roxanne Ritchi ever again. During the climax, Megamind (whilst disguised as Metro Man) tells Titan to '''[[BookEnds stay out of Metrocity for good]]'''. If anything, this demonstrates Megamind had the makings of a hero all along, he just needed a proper way to channel his potential.
* During the scene where Roxanne and Megamind both visit Metro Man's museum, notice a small [[{{Symbolism}} detail]]. Megamind enters from one side of the museum (Evil), Roxanne enters from the opposite side (Good). While she leaves with "Bernard", notice that they exit from where Roxanne came. This is a subtle way of foreshadowing that by the end of the story, Megamind comes to [[HeelFaceTurn reform and join her "side"]].
* The three superhumans have traits that resemble their colors:
** Metro Man is white: a color that represents purity and goodness, but also represents detachment from people. It can represent secrecy too, as no one really knew what Metro Man was like until later on.
** Hal/Titan is red: a color symbolic of rage and destruction.
** Megamind is blue: this is the color of water. It's actually emphasized in him having a fish sidekick and using aqua-styled equipment (squid bots, dehydration equipment. It's a neutral color, which symbolizes Megamind switching between villainous and heroic roles. Also, the sea is calm and placid but once roused it's unstoppable, which fits Megamind in the film.
*** Megamind is ''[[{{Keet}} calm and placid]]??''
* Metro Man is slicked-up and stylish, a tribute to the term "metrosexual man." When he later appears he is more rugged and natural, showing he has given up his posturing for a more normal lifestyle.
* Megamind uses presentation as a weapon in the film, using Minion as a diversion while he impersonates Metro Man to frighten Titan off. That doesn't work for too long since Titan can see through it, so he falls back on his more natural ability of using his intellect to secure an advantage against Titan’s strength.
* Megamind's habit of mispronouncing words isn't just an endearing trait. It's something that happens in real life to people who read more than they talk with people, and as a result have a large vocabulary without a real idea of how any of the words are actually pronounced. It's another indication of his solitude.
** It brings up a FridgeLogic: why didn't Hal recognize Megamind whenever he said "Metrocity" as 'Space Dad'? But then, it occurs that Hal doesn't know yet that they're one and the same. So he just thought that all aliens mispronounce names.
* Hal's choice of "Tighten" as the spelling for his villain name (instead of Titan) makes more sense when one remembers that "tight pants" are a cliché bully technique prevalent in media from the 80's and 90's. Hal is a socially awkward nerd full of resentment and rage, he probably had to meet his fair share of bullies at school. His new powers turn him into an unstoppable juggernaut who doesn't have to answer to anyone and can do whatever he wants, which means he sees himself as the new "top dog" and becomes just as much of a bully as the ones he probably had to deal with.
** This is reinforced by one of the first things he does with his powers is to give himself a wedgie and comment that it doesn't hurt.
** When Megamind (disguised as Space Dad) tells Hal that his new name is "Titan", he also hands him a small outfit and explains that it stretches. Hal may have thought his hero name referred to him wearing ''tights''.
* Some people may think that Hal was originally a DoggedNiceGuy who was only pushed over the edge after he’s [[EntitledToHaveYou rejected by Roxanne,]] but throughout the first and second act [[{{Jerkass}} he’s arguably equally as insensitive, whiny, and cruel as he is when he becomes Titan]]. He’s very pushy towards [[NotGoodWithRejection asking Roxanne to come over to his apartment and won’t take no for an answer,]] [[NeverMyFault blames his van when he breaks a finger punching it out of frustration,]] and treats Roxanne like a HystericalWoman when she’s trying to talk to Megamind/Bernard [[CrazyJealousGuy because he’s jealous she’s talking to another guy]]. In other words, Hal was always a terrible entitled person, and getting superpowers simply [[FromNobodyToNightmare gave him a means of getting what he’s always wanted.]]
** Hal’s claim that Roxanne didn’t even try to get to know him rings somewhat hollow when you realize that [[{{Hypocrite}} he never really tried to get to know her either or tried to accommodate to make her feel comfortable around him.]] This is sharply contrasted by Megamind fixing up an old park she loved and actually engaging in regular conversation without creepy ulterior motives.
** It's perfectly summed up when he appears to her in his Titan persona for the first time; he boasts that he knows everything about her... [[ImmediateSelfContradiction then immediately says he wasn't sure what flowers she'd like the most]], perfectly proving how little he actually understands her.
** Another instance of Hal's lack of genuine care for Roxanne is as follows. In tie-in properties (the simplified book, the comics, etc…) Roxanne is explicitly attracted to intelligent people. In the movie proper, Hal's description of Megamind/Bernard as 'some intellectual dweeb' points to disrespect and hostility towards intelligence. Hal is so incompatible with Roxanne, he actively scorns her preferences.
* After multiple viewings of the film, the audience can catch sight of a plot- and character-informing background detail (Laconic/EasterEgg) during a sequence that (a) follows Hal's accidental infusion and (b) precedes Roxanne encountering the disco ball and alligators on the other side of the EXIT door. Megamind, out-of-disguise, is shown running around a corner and stopping just in time to see Roxanne go through the door. His image is tiny and slightly blurred, to help keep the audience’s attention on Roxanne in the foreground, and the audience could miss his appearance if not for the movement of his cape as he halts.
** The audience can see (while pausing the movie) that his eyes are wide open as he stops. His eyebrows and mouth are harder to see, making his facial expression up for interpretation; but his follow-up actions on- and off-screen suggest that Megamind worries for Roxanne's safety upon seeing her go through the door.
** During that point in the plot, Roxanne has already: (1) photographed his create-a-new-hero plans, (2) warned Bernard to run, (3) wrestled with Megamind out-of-disguise, (4) misfired (and abandoned) the DNA gun—and so, in the moment that Megamind sees her walk through the ‘Exit’ door, his purely-as-a-villain motive and focus would’ve technically been to investigate newly-infused Hal even at the cost of disregarding Roxanne. Despite this, he does not.
** Because of this background element reveal, the audience can assume a particular sequence of necessary events that occur off-screen: that Megamind runs to the door, does so while activating his disguise generator to appear like Bernard again, and stops at the open doorway. On-screen, the audience is provided Megamind-as-Bernard's voice calling Roxanne's name, and a blurred image (to convey speed) of Megamind-as-Bernard's arm taking Roxanne's and pulling her to safety.
** Even the tiny image of Megamind in the background, catching sight of Roxanne's mistake, leaves room for the audience to consider Megamind's feeling towards Roxanne (even this early in their characters' plot development) and how it motivates his actions. He doesn’t ignore her, but runs to her aid, and even takes a second to restore his Bernard disguise (instead of keeping it off) in time for her to hear and see him. (It's possible that he does so out of awareness that: Roxanne would accept Megamind-as-Bernard’s helping hand but reject Megamind’s out-of-disguise offer to help.)
* Why isn't Roxanne afraid of Megamind when he kidnaps her? As she points out, his plans never work, but in retrospect it's also subtle foreshadowing that for all of Megamind's talk of evil and frequent kidnapping of Roxanne, he's evidently never actually ''hurt'' her.
* The camera always fixes on Roxanne when Megamind says he has to find a person with the best characteristics to be a superhero. She should have been the recipient.
* How come Hal was immediately corrupted by power, while Metro Man was good from the beginning? Simple: Metro Man was rewarded for being good when he was young. He was given gold star stickers for good behaviour in school, which evidently stuck with him all his life considering his various adult costumes have gold stars embedded into the design. Hal, on the other hand, was already a bit creepy and selfish, so when he got powers he had no motivation to actually use them for good. He just saw it as his chance to get what he always wanted.
* Why did Metro Man locate his secret lair underneath the old schoolhouse? Because he wanted it in a place where his lifelong foe would never find it. And he figured the schoolhouse would be the one place that Megamind would avoid because it's the source of many painful childhood memories.
** Metro Man also moved the entire school when he was a kid, so Megamind likely wouldn't know where it was in the first place.
* Roxanne twice tries to talk Titan/Hal down from his rampage, insisting that there is still good in him. Why would an otherwise smart person think such a childish thing would work? Because it worked on [[LoveRedeems Megamind]] without her even knowing it. Also, she might still think Hal is just a dork in over his head.
* At different points in the movie, both Megamind and Metro Man refer to good and bad as yin and yang. Apart from the more well-known idea that two seemingly opposite or contradictory forces actually need each other to exist in harmony, there is a second layer of brilliance. In contrast to the 'light good, dark bad' mentality common to western movie goers, Yin, the black of the symbol, represents positive qualities while Yang, the white symbol, represents the negative. In other words, DarkIsNotEvil and LightIsNotGood.
** They don't. Their qualities are neutral, both aspects can be used for good for ill. Which still works for the movie.
* At major moments in the film, whenever someone's seen in a reflection, it's as something terrible is happening:
** Megamind changes himself to Bernard. Minion had broken up with him, but it also has to do with him being confused and conflicted over being a supervillain and being close to Roxanne.
** Titan/Hal sees Roxanne having dinner with Bernard.
** Megamind and Roxanne see Titan destroying the city. This moment for Megamind symbolizes that as villainous has he has acted, he never sought to devastate his home town.
** Metro Man sees his suit in the glass case during Titan's rampage, with his had reflected on it. This symbolizes him fearing he'll get trapped into the hero's job once more.
* It can be interpreted that Megamind is to blame for Metro Man quitting, not just in providing the opportunity to retire but also in his rivalry completely disillusioning Metro Man. In contrasting the two, Metro Man has been a responsible and just character while Megamind has been a Manchild and childhood rival who at his worst just pestered the city and could be easily contained in jail, which was where he grew up. It's not hard to be mature with a villain like that... but it's also not hard to be disenchanted with a villain like that. No meaningful good can come from dealing with such a playful villain, it demeans the law-keeping job to the level of a nanny. So Metro Man quitting could be interpreted as partially Megamind's responsibility.
** And what was Metro Man being brought back for? To fight Titan, who is just another Megamind character type but angrier and more selfish. Coming back to fight the same villain isn't a change at all.
** However, since Metro Man left to pursue a new life with new opportunities, his nominating Megamind to be his successor is an invitation for him to try the same. Since he got one chance at something new, he tries to present him with a similar chance.
* Hal snapping and going on a rampage can be chalked up as an unstable loser going mad with power and lashing out over romantic rejection, but the catalyst for this monstrous rage was Megamind's deception and goading him into a fight.
** Hal was convinced that he had some special destiny from his Space Dad, and he did genuinely enjoy training with the disguised Megamind. While Hal takes his anger to an inexcusable level, it is easy to see ''why'' he was so pissed: he genuinely thought he had a great destiny and somebody who believed in him, [[WasItAllALie but instead it was a lie cooked up by a supervillain who only wanted to use him]].
** Hal is shown to be a person without much in the way of social life and has probably endured ridicule and bullying in the past. Megamind's deception was the thing that finally [[RageBreakingPoint brought out years of pent-up rage]]. Granted, this doesn't excuse him, but Megamind shouldn't have played with a person's emotions like that.
* During his attack on Megamind, one of the things that Hal calls Megamind out for is "stealing his girlfriend". This "accusation" is one more example of Hal's obsessive nature toward Roxanne: if Hal cared for Roxanne as a human being, he would be upset at Megamind, a criminal supervillain, for going near his co-worker and threatening her. In his fight, he treats Roxanne as a toy to be fought over and is mad at Megamind for stealing his toy.
* Fridge Tearjerker: Megamind is even more depressed after his meeting with Metro Man. He'd just learned that his greatest achievement of defeating his rival - though it turned out to be an awful mistake - was never his achievement, Metro Man had simply quit on him. Not just that, but in all their years of combat, Metro Man had been holding back and was simply treating him gently. So if he couldn't beat an enemy who exercised restraint, how is he supposed to beat an enemy with no restraint?
* Despite his idiocy, Hal realizing that the "Metro Man" chasing after him was actually Megamind isn't that farfetched:
** Having been a cameraman who filmed their fights, Hal probably knows the mannerisms of Metro Man and Megamind like the back of his hand, so it makes sense he could catch Megamind's slip of the tongue.
** Megamind also showed Hal his impersonation technology in order to goad Hal into a fight. Hal, after hearing "Metro Man" say the wrong thing, would put two and two together.
* Hal being able to see through Megamind's deception ties into the idea that supposedly "dumb" people are often just lacking in drive or a reason to improve themselves. Hal may not be a good person, but he's as capable as any other person if he puts his mind to things. He lacks the will to change or achieve anything, but he does have experience in one field, camera work, and under the "right" motivation, wanting to go after Megamind, he actually uses that knowledge and experience to his benefit.
* Megamind managing [[KarmaHoudini to walk away]] from his crimes seems farfetched. But...
** As has been discussed above, Megamind has likely never killed a person, despite his destructive ways. Considering Roxanne or Metro Man's lack of fear toward him, this implies he hasn't actually killed someone.
** Megamind manages to break out of prison so many times, he treats jail like a game of tag. Eventually, the judicial system [[StoppedCaring might give up]] on locking up someone who can escape all the time.
** Megamind is shown using his tech to rebuild Metro City. It is possible he gained a pardon from the government in exchange for sharing his technology with them. The U.S. welcomed and pardon Nazi and Imperial Japanese scientists in exchange for their research, so letting a publically reformed supervillain off th hook isn't too much of a stretch.
* Hal and Roxanne's first scene together foreshadows their poor relationship: Hal more or less mocks Roxanne's glowing speech about Metro Man, only to [[VerbalBackspace feebly backtrack to save face]]. Hal has no appreciation for the things Roxanne likes, and his attempts to impress her ''reek'' of desperation.
* Social connection seems to play a role in how each of the main characters developed.
** Metro Man was extremely popular in school and always had a ton of emotional support his entire life. Hence why he became a genuinely good guy.
** Megamind apparently grew up in a prison and didn't have too many friends, which could explain why he became a villain. Despite this, he always had Minion at his side. Minion did go along with Megamind's villainy but managed to keep him grounded. Having one loyal friend probably kept Megamind from going off the deep end.
** We don't know much about Hal's social life, but it is implied to be non-existent. He doesn't seem to have any friends or family to speak of. This implies that he's had a deeply lonely life, which is why he became a maniac who would terrorize an entire city.
* While having dinner with Roxanne, Megamind-as-Bernard asks her if she would still like him if he was bald. Roxanne responds with the "actions are more important than looks" moral. As we see, Roxanne is sincere.
** The real Bernard is a prickly git who doesn't attract anyone. But when Megamind takes on Bernard's appearance, starts sharing some interests with Roxanne, and starts becoming genuinely kind and sensitive, Roxanne falls for him. Bernard became attractive because his attitude changed for the better. Roxanne only rejects him in the end because she found out Megamind was really Bernard and was upset that he had lied to her about his identity.
** Meanwhile, Hal failed to attract Roxanne, powers or no powers, because his personality gets ''worse'' over time. The normal Hal isn't ''that'' ugly, his repulsive attitude is what puts off a lot of people. Hal is initially celebrated by the residents of Metro City when he drives off Megamind before blowing all that goodwill in a fit of malicious insanity. The fact that Hal only interacts with Roxanne at work rather than sharing any interests or seeking to improve himself outside of it just shows how inexperienced he is with dating or how much self-awareness he lacks. While finding relationships in the workplace is hardly uncommon, it's not what Roxanne is there for and she was just trying to keep a professional relationship with Hal.
* Whenever Roxanne wants to address Hal as, well, Hal, and not Titan, he flips out. Doubly so when she describes him as someone who loved "being a cameraman and eating dip and being a nerd". Of course he would flip out, he ''hated'' all these things. He hated being fat, boring, unattractive Hal. "It's Titan, not Hal" perfectly sums that up.
* The difference between Hal and Megamind is illustrated by their reaction to Roxanne's rejection of them.
** Megamind tries to beg for forgiveness but accepts Roxanne is mad at him and leaves her be. If someone is mad at you, giving that space is the most sincere sign of remorse. Megamind actually acknowledges Roxanne's feelings with empathy.
** Hal, meanwhile, shows no real remorse or contrition over his creepy advances toward Roxanne. He straight up tosses Roxanne into the air like a ragdoll and still has no self-awareness about dangerous that is, showing how stupid and heartless he really is. The gentlest letdown from her sends him into a rage.
* A news report mentions that thousands of people fled Metro City once Titan took over. This is notable considering that Megamind's earlier takeover apparently wasn't scary enough to convince them to do the same. Even if it's only subconsciously, the citizens can recognize on some level that Megamind means them no real harm. Hal on the other hand...
* On the surface, Megamind and Metroman's relationship seems to be the typical hero vs. villain relationship. [[GrayingMorality In reality]], the relationship was more "bullying victim lashing out at bully."
** In school, Megamind was treated as an unlikeable loser who everyone looked down on. Metroman, meanwhile, was the cool kid who was cheered, even when he put Megamind down and made him feel worthless. Megamind's goal was less "kill" Metroman and more "prove to him and everyone I'm not a loser." Unfortunately, [[AdultsAreUseless nobody seemed to step in]], causing the cycle of bullying to continue and escalate into adulthood.
** [[spoiler:Metroman quitting seems to stem from the fact that he realized that his whole life had been defined by an idiotic rivalry. When Metroman and Megamind meet, the former has clearly lost a lot of his arrogance and is trying to encourage Megamind to be the hero, implying that he realizes that Megamind just needed bit of positive reinforcement]].
* It seems weird that Megamind was treated like a delinquent almost from childhood when he ended up on Earth. But then you remember his appearance is unusually alien, compared to Metroman who looks [[HumanAlien pretty human]]. It is possible the government, fearing Megamind could be a potential harbinger of AlienInvasion, deliberately treated him like a prisoner out of paranoia. As a counterpoint to Roxanne saying she doesn't care about looks, it seems Megamind was judged for his appearance over any of his actual behavior from the time he landed on Earth, which wouldn't help his self-image problems one bit.
* Metro Man's name is one example about how he's been groomed from childhood into being ''nothing'' but a superhero.
** Metro Man name is a reference to how he's the protector of Metro City, but it seems like the name was more or less picked for him.
** Metro Man doesn't seem to have any other alias. He has no secret identity, no job, no social life, and nothing outside of being a superhero. Being a superhero is all he's had, and it tears at him that he has nothing else to his name.
* Megamind becoming the hero of Metro City at end isn't too shocking. In same, his personal qualities make him much better at the hero gig than Metro Man.
** Metro Man is a person who is worn down by the fact that he's been stuck in the same role for too long and forced to do what others expected of him. He maybe a good guy, but he doesn't like the demands of fame and celebrity this brings on him, At the end of the movie, he is shown enjoying the loss of fame, being able to watch Megamind as a spectator for a change.
** Megamind, while he does undergo CharacterDevelopment, still has a childish need for adulation. But by the end of the movie, he does this is a more positive manner, with ceremony, tech, and awesome music. He revels in fame and glory, and once he's goes about it as the hero rather than the bad guy, [[LikeADuckTakesToWater more or less shines]].
* Why do Roxanne and Megamind disagree on Metro Man's talent? It might be that Roxanne was focusing on the horrible singing, while Megamind was focusing on the competent guitar playing.
* To give at least some leeway to Metro Man's decision to fake his own death despite the potential consequences, it's likely that he suffered a case of WrongGenreSavvy. His ArchEnemy was basically a wrestling {{Heel}} who was on the cusp of becoming a hero. His only experience with fighting "super evil" was basically a glorified cops-and-robbers routine with a petty crook who liked to grand-stand but never actually wished people harm. He never considered there being supervillains out there who were more than willing to kill civilians for kicks.
* Metro Man is so fast that time stops for him when he decides to use his SuperSpeed but when he sees Roxanne and Megamind in his hideout [[ForgotAboutHisPowers he tries to sneak out like a normal person and gets caught in the process]]. Why did he not use his powers? [[IJustWantToBeNormal Because he was trying to be a normal person]]. After faking his death, he most likely refrained from using his powers to get a semblance of normalcy for his life. Him using his NighInvulnerability to NoSell Roxanne attacking him with various objects is probably the first time in a while he used his powers as unlike his other powers like his HeatVision or SuperStrength, he can't physically refrain from using his SuperToughness.
* When Megamind points out to Roxanne that ice cubes are what happens when water gets cold, he may not be trying to be deliberately sarcastic or snide, or even be oblivious. The issue is that he's so intelligent in relation to most people that her pointing out how to make ice sounds just as simple a statement to him as the full explanation of how he made a Metro Man infusion gun. Megamind liked her at that point so he was just being polite about it and explaining something to her.
* When Roxanne invades Megamind's lair and he sends in the brainbots, the bots attack him but don't even bother with Roxanne. He is wearing the Bernard disguise ("it's me, you fools!"), so that's understandable. But why not Roxanne? ''Because they already know her.'' If they think and behave like dogs, to them Roxanne is their master's friend, welcome guest and playmate: she never hurt him and he is always excited to see her.
* The BadToTheBone motif, representing Megamind's evil persona, spells out the letter M on the music sheet.
* Another reason to why Metro Man feels burnt out is that he's seemingly the ''only'' superhero in the world. This world has no equivalent of a Justice League, Justice Society, Avengers, Fantastic Four, or X-Men that he can join and it left him feeling lonely and dissatisfied with his career. Without having any fellow peers as a superhero, he doesn't have a support system to alleviate his feelings of loneliness and prevent burnout. He has little-to-no sense of belonging in being a superhero because he's the ''only'' superhero in the world.
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** Hal, meanwhile, shows no real remorse or contrition over his creepy advances toward Roxanne. He straight up tosses Roxanne into the air like a ragdoll and still has no self-awareness about dangerous that is, showing how stupid and heartless he really is.