History Fridge / MegaMind

** This ties into the idea that supposedly "dumb" people are often just lacking in drive. Hal may not be a good person, but he's as capable as any other person if he puts his mind to things. He does have experience in one field, camera work, and under the right motivation, he could use that knowledge and experience to his benefit.

* While having dinner with Roxanne, Megamind-as-Bernard asks her if she would still like her if he was bald. Roxanne responds with the "actions are more important than looks" moral. As we see, Roxanne is sincere.

** 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 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.

* The film subtly reconstructs why superheroes ''need'' a secret identity. If Superman had no Clark Kent, then he might have burned out just as Metro Man did.

* 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 20's and the film is set in 2010, that makes him an 80's baby. Being raised by cons in an 80's 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 Tighten stands him up for the fight, he was wishing Minion was still around.
* 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 the closest thing to a father; yes, it's as sad as it sounds)

* 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 has dropped all the charges.

** Megamind thinking "exit" meaning "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''.

*** It is however worth noting 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 under shirt, two of the colors that Megamind eventually works into the Tighten costume.

* 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.

** 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.

** Another note on the name: Titan himself says, after defeating Megamind, that the city is 'under new management', and we see him actively causing destruction, even at one point telling Roxanne he plans to destroy the entire city, and not even for any real reason. Megamind was debatably pretty bad, but Titan is worse, meaning his reign is 'tighter' than Megamind's was.

** 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 was to not die, which recalls Minion giving a FlatWhat when Megamind said they were probably going to die.

* 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 is how he has been escaping the majority of Megamind's traps all these years.

* If you look closely, when Hal is on his bed, unconscious courtesy of the Forget-Me-Stick schtick, 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 to believe 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.

* At first, you kinda 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.

* A minor one: Roxanne and Megamind-as-Bernard comment that they've inspired each other a lot. Later, Megamind-as-Space-Dad comments that romance is very inspiring.

* "Your weakness is ''copper''?! You're kidding, right?!" Actually yes, as it turns out he was. Subtle {{Foreshadowing}}.

* 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).

* 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 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 punched it out of frustration,]] and treats Roxanne like a HystericalWoman when she’s trying to talk to Megamind/Bernard 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.]]

** 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... then immediately [[ImmediateSelfContradiction says he wasn't sure what flowers she'd like the most]], perfectly proving how little he actually understands her.

* How come Hal was immediately corrupted by power, while Metroman was good from the beginning? Simple: Metroman 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.

* At major moments in the film, whenever someone's seen in a reflection, it's at something terrible in front of them:

* Fridge Tearjerker: Megamind is 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 when he couldn't beat an enemy who exercised restraint, how is he supposed to beat an enemy with no restraint?

** 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 torment an entire city.

** 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 initially is celebrated by the residents of Metro City 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.

* Does nobody else wonder what happened to the original Bernard that Megamind dehydrated in order to use his identity? He's never seen in the rest of the movie.

*** Let's hope the same thing happened to Carlos...

** I always saw it as NothingIsScarier. He hadn't thought of a method of villainous torment for the city folk because, well, he never really thought he'd have to. So he tells them to think of something horrible because nothing he could say would match the power of human imagination. It made sense, since the citizens didn't appear too fazed by Megamind's presence later in the film, such as when he's wearing his new mecha suit and they're all just standing around awkwardly. They only became truly frightened when a ''real'' villain showed up.

** The irony is that Hal could have been a hero if he chose to be. Hal started out your average loser with a crush on his co-worker, like any other guy. But then you see that he's self-entitled, he's lazy and when he comes to look for Roxy, it's not with the expectation of facing any danger. He's got a LOT of character flaws. Then he gets that power, and suddenly all those flaws go up to eleven. Roxanne had no idea that Hal would go totally off the rails, but she was smart enough to know that some people just can't handle awesome power.

* Better hope no one was in that building that Tighten threw at Megamind. Or the buildings that got hit by that building...

* What did Megamind do with Metro Man's powers after he took them back from Tighten?

* If Megamind didn't see Roxanne or Bernard in the museum they most likely would have died in the explosion.
* As shown during Metro Man's mid-life crisis and subsequent decision to fake his death, his SuperSpeed is strong enough that he could essentially [[TimeStandsStill stop time]] whenever he wanted. Imagine if [[AxCrazy Tighten]] ever got enough experience with his powers to realize he could do the same thing: he could kill Megamind, Roxanne, Minion and anyone else who dared get in his way in the blink of an eye, with them being none-the-wiser.
*** Hal isn't depicted as that smart, so he wouldn't have ever thought of pulling that stunt. The only stunts he pulls is SuperStrength and EyeBeams, since they are the only powers that are simple for him to use.

* Hal does have a [[SmartBall moment of strategic thought]] when he realizes Metroman is actually Megamind in disguise. Hal, despite being a dunderhead, isn't incapable of learning and planning. Which...is actually really bad, since if he had powers long enough, he might've gone from being a dumb psycho to an intelligent psycho.

* Megamind tells Roxanne he can't use the same infuser/defuser gun that created Tighten the new super powered villain because he left it in the back of the invisible car when she dumped him, and (he was so distraught over being dumped) that he walked away and forgot where he parked it. Why didn't Megamind ''just build another infuser/defuser gun''? [[FridgeBrilliance Because]] he was also so distraught over losing Roxanne that it simply didn't occur to him. And then, he was so eager to salve his wounded pride that he went and picked a fight, which backfired in his face, and that's what drove him to go find Roxanne to seek out Metro Man's hideout.
** Possibly it takes longer to build a new infuser/defuser gun than either of them expect they can afford to let Tighten rampage, unchecked. It may also require materials he can't easily replace, now that Tighten's booted Megamind out of City Hall and he no longer has the entire city's resources to draw upon.
** And Megamind doesn't have his assistant Minion with him either.
* Why doesn't Megamind try shooting Tighten with his dehydration gun? He has it with him all the time in the last battle (and presumably all the previous battles, as he even carries it when wearing pajamas), and it sure is not nearly as hard to do as trapping Tighten with a copper sphere.
** I'd be willing to bet somewhere in the collection of superpowers Metro Man has is one that makes him (or someone else with his powers) immune to being completely dehydrated. Maybe aliens from his planet look vaguely human but have some kind of amorphous solid putty (or gas) in place of blood. I mean it'd be pretty stupid if Megamind hadn't used his signature weapon against his signature foe in all of their various different show downs... Granted, they could have slipped in a scene showing how Metro Man is immune to being dehydrated back when they were both in school, and maybe there already is a deleted scene to that effect, but either way, that's my two cents...
** Megamind's had the Dehydrate Gun since childhood. Presumably in one of his many (many many) battles with Metro Man since then, he's tried it out and long-since learnt it didn't work. And since it didn't work with Metro Man, it's not going to work with Tighten now.
*** The reason for it not working, might be that Metro Man (and Tighten) can just sidestep anything thrown at him. While no one may have known the full extent of his SuperSpeed (several minutes worth of living back in a few milliseconds), it might have been known that he was faster than a bullet, as that would be a standard power for a FlyingBrick. When Megamind first grabs the Defuser Gun, he is so close to Tighten that he might think he has a chance of shooting him regardless... And when he actually uses the Gun, he shoves it up Hal's nostril, making avoiding it nigh-impossible.

*** There are two guns, the multipurpose one which he likes to use for dehydration and the single purpose one that is only used to empower/depower Tighten. The first one was with him, the second one was left in the car.
* Why did Megamind use Metro Man's dandruff to get DNA to create Tighten rather than the actually skeleton, which would clued him into the fact that Metro Man had faked his death?

** This Troper previously considered the same question during a movie re-watch, and thought of one plausible in-universe explanation. First, here is the event shown in the movie: After Minion says he'll [[StockPhrases just]] [[ParodiedTrope pack up his thing (fish food!) and go]], right before disguised Megamind leaves for the date, Minion exits the hideout through a door near the garage. Next, here is a ''possible'' off-screen event: Before reaching his next location, Minion could've noticed the sound of the invisible car leaving the hideout, the garage door opening and closing. (We aren't shown how far Minion got from the hideout in that time.) Even without that as a reminder to figuratively look back, Minion could've next considered that he did get the cape's measurements but didn't finish the cape (yet). He then could've returned to the hideout, finished the cape, and left again before Megamind's return. (The movie shows that 1. Megamind waited before his date arrived, 2. his date apologized for tardiness, and 3. Megamind got back to the hideout even later--by foot, not by car. It therefore seems, to this Troper, safe to conclude that Minion would have enough time, off-screen, to finish the cape while Megamind was away.) This Troper also found the idea plausible, based on other scenes from the movie that showed Minion taking care of the details for Megamind. One such example, in an earlier scene: Minion replaced and tested Hal's apartment door for function, after Megamind blew it open.

* The infuser/defuser is capable of puncturing Tighten's skin enough to let it drain Tighten's powers. So...if it's capable of overcoming Tighten's invulnerability, why not simply stab him with it?
** Megamind never punctured Tighten's skin, he shoved it up his nostril. And even if he could, it would hardly be sporting, would it?
* When Megamind points out to Roxanne that ice is 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.

* It's extremely foggy on the day that Space-Dad takes Tighten 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.

* When Tighten 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 Tighten existed until Megamind and Roxanne showed up and told him.

** For all we know, Metro Man ''was'' saving people during Tighten'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 Tighten 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.

** 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 at one point telling Roxanne 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.

** 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 Tighten.
* 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 Tighten to use it, Roxanne never brings it up - maybe that is how he has been escaping the majority of Megamind's traps all these years.

* 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 Tighten, becoming Nineties Villain Tighten - 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.

* ''Of course'' Minion-as-Megamind's plan mostly involves not dying. His job is just to get Roxanne to safety and distract Tighten while Megamind gets into position!

** He should probably have stepped in when Tighten 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.

* In the beginning of the movie, Megamind's ultimatum is that Metroman either '''leave Metrocity forever''' or never see Roxanne Ritchi ever again. During the climax, Megamind (whilst disguised as Metroman) 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.

** Hal/Tighten is red: a color symbolic of rage and destruction.

** Even better? Megamind saving the city from Tighten and then repairing all the damage with his bots? The ultimate in community service.

* When fighting Tighten, Megamind plays Music/GunsNRoses's "Welcome to The Jungle". Why did Megamind choose this song? Because it is connected to his plan. He lures Tighten 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.

* 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 he’s arguably equally as insensitive, whiny, and cruel as he is when he becomes Tighten. 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 punched it out of frustration,]] and treats Roxanne like a HystericalWoman when she’s trying to talk to Megamind/Bernard 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.]]

** In an ironic twist, while Tighten became a bi-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/Tighten's blatant abuse of his powers for selfish purposes]].

* 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 step-mom]]"). 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 Metroman either '''leave Metrocity forever''' or never see Roxanne Ritchi ever again. During the climax, Megamind (whilst disguised as Metroman) tells Tighten 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.

* Megamind uses presentation as a weapon in the film, using Minion as a diversion while he impersonates Metro Man to frighten Tighten off. That doesn’t work for too long since Tighten can see through it, so he falls back on his more natural ability of using his intellect to secure an advantage against Tighten’s strength.

** It's perfectly summed up when he appears to her in his Tighten persona for the first time; he boasts that he knows everything about her... then immediately [[ImmediateSelfContradiction says he wasn't sure what flowers she'd like the most]], perfectly proving how little he actually understands her.

* Metro Man says "ever since I can remember, I've had to do what is best for the city". 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.

* 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", not probably knowing about it's homophone, seeing as he was only told it verbally. Thus to most citizens it's Titan, but to Hal himself, it's Tighten.

* 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!"

** There's also a fridge brilliance in that Minion's plan was literally just to not die. His only role was to get Roxanne (and himself) out of danger, and set the scene for Megamind to scare off Tighten.

* 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.

* Metro Man has a line "ever since I can remember, I've had to do what is best for the city". 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.

* 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 villain was the only one where he could find any acceptance at all.

* 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).

* 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.

* In the beginning of the movie, Megamind's ultimatum is that Metroman either '''leave Metrocity forever''' or never see Roxanne Ritchi ever again. During the climax, Megamind (whilst disguised as Metroman) tells Tighten to '''[[BookEnds stay away from 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.

** 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 though his hero name referred to him wearing ''tights''.

** It's perfectly summed up when he appears to her in his Tighten persona for the first time, he boasts that he knows everything about her... then immediately [[ImmediateSelfContradiction says he wasn't sure what flowers she'd like the most]], perfectly proving how little he actually understands her.

* 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.

** Metro Man also moved the entire school when he was a kid, so Megamind likely wouldn't know where it is 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.

** Megamind also showed Hal his impersonation technology in order to goad Hal into a fight. Hal, after seeing "Metro Man" say the wrong thing, would put two and two together.

*** [[FridgeBrilliance Maybe because it's one that keeps biting him?]]
*** The biting bot is NOT the one marked with the red lipstick.

* Does nobody else wonder what happened to the original Bernard that Megamind dehydrated to then use his identity? He's never seen in the rest of the movie.

*** Let's hope the same thing happened to Carlos.
* Remember when Megamind says, "Imagine the most horrible, terrifying, evil thing you can possibly think of and multiply it...by six!" The most horrible, terrifying, evil thing I can think of is child abuse. So Megamind is bringing child abuse times 6? [[OhCrap Aw...crap.]]

*** Roxanne '''knew''' Hal would go off the rails. She said outright to Megamind that Hal was the ''worst possible candidate'' for superpowers.

* It is really subtle, but look at the "warden's" eyes when Megamind has his HeelFaceTurn. ''They're the wrong color''!

** The real Bernard is a prickly git who doesn't attract anyone. But when Megamind takes on Bernard's appearance and acts kind and sensitive, Roxanne falls for him. Bernard became attractive because his attitude changed for the better.
** 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 initially is celebrated by the residents of Metro City before blowing all that goodwill in a fit of malicious insanity.

* When the Warden kept Megamind's gifted watch for himself, was it really just an attempted KickTheDog (KickTheSonOfABitch from the Warden's perspective), or was it because he suspected the watch was an EvilGenius device which Megamind mailed to himself but erroneously assumed Megamind needed it inside his cell for it to work.

** Having been a cameraman who filmed their fights, Hal probably knows the mannerisms of Metroman 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 seeing "Metroman" say the wrong thing, would put two and two together.
* Hal and Roxanne's first scene together foreshadows their poor relationship: Hal more or less mocks Roxanne's glowing speech about Metroman, 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.

** Metroman was extremely popular in school and always had a ton of emotional support his entire life. Hence why he became a genuinely good guy.

** 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 initially is celebrated by the residents of Metrocity before blowing all that goodwill in a fit of malicious insanity.

** 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 puts off a lot of people.

** The irony is that Hal could have been a hero if he chose to be. Hal started out your average loser with a crush on his co-worker, like any other guy. But then you see that he's self-entitled, he's lazy and when he comes to look for Roxy, it's not with the expectation of facing any danger. He's got a LOT of character flaws. Then he gets that power, and suddenly all those flaws go UpToEleven. Roxanne had no idea that Hal would go totally off the rails, but she was smart enough to know that some people just can't handle awesome power.

* What if Titan had discovered super-speed? He'd be unstoppable and maybe undefeatable!

** Megamind also showed Hal his impersonation technology in order to goad Hal into a fight. Hal would probably wonder why the "Metroman" who went after him didn't try to arrest him.

* Hal realizing the "Metro Man" chasing after him was Megamind wasn't just because of a slip of the tongue: Megamind also showed Hal his impersonation technology. Hal, for once, would actually put 2 and 2 together.

* 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 actually 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 made at Megamind for stealing his toy.

** 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 emotins like that.