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* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Chum ends up leaving Megamind due to feeling underappreciated by him, except it happens early in the film.
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* FawltyTowersPlot: The whole film basically revolves around Megamind trying to keep his HeelFaceTurn from the original film a secret from the Doom Syndicate while he figures out how to get rid of them, only for the lie to completely fall apart when an ambush he springs on them goes wrong and they all turn on him.
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* MeaningfulEcho: "It's either a paperweight or a flash grenade," said by Megamind at the start of the movie as a gag and by [[spoiler:Keiko at the end of the movie as a PreMortemOneLiner to Nighty-Knight]].

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* AbnormalAmmo: [[spoiler:To fight the Doom Syndicate, Megamind and Roxanne use weapons that fire tennis balls]].



* BirdPoopGag: A gag has a parakeet poop on its perch.



* {{Facepalm}}: In frustration and embarrassment, Megamind facepalms when a machine intended to capture the Fish Gang doesn't work properly.



* ForgotAboutHisPowers: During the entire course of the film, Megamind keeps trying to find a way on how to stop the Doom Syndicate when judging by how incompetent the entire team is, he could just very easily [[MemeticMutation shoot them with]] [[WebVideo/SchaffrillasProductions the Dehydration Gun]] but he doesn't at all, instead using it on the Fish Gang during the house warming.

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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: During the entire course of the film, Megamind keeps trying to find a way on how to stop the Doom Syndicate when judging by how incompetent the entire team is, he could just very easily [[MemeticMutation shoot them with]] [[WebVideo/SchaffrillasProductions shoot them with the Dehydration Gun]] but he doesn't at all, instead using it on the Fish Gang during the house warming.warming.
* {{Gasp}}: PlayedForLaughs. After learning toasters need electricity to work, Megamind gasps in shock.

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* AdaptationalDumbass: While Megamind was always a bit of a DitzyGenius, the "genius" part tended to outweight the "ditzy" part. In this movie Megamind seems completely dependent on Chum and Roxanne to take care of him, regularly bumbles in fights and his inventions malfunction on the regular.

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* AdaptationalDumbass: While Megamind was always a bit of a DitzyGenius, the "genius" part tended to outweight outweigh the "ditzy" part. In this movie Megamind seems completely dependent on Chum and Roxanne to take care of him, regularly bumbles around in fights and his inventions malfunction on the regular.



* BaitAndSwitch: Right after the Doom Syndicate breaks out of prison, Megamind contacts Roxanne in a panic, claiming his life is in danger. Roxanne arrives ready and armed - and it's revealed Megamind merely wanted her to tell him how to use the toaster and had no idea the Syndicate was out and about.

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Right after the Doom Syndicate breaks out of prison, Megamind contacts Roxanne in a panic, claiming his life is in danger. Roxanne arrives ready and armed - and it's revealed Megamind merely wanted her to tell him how to use the toaster and had no idea the Syndicate was out and about.about.
** When the Doom Syndicate reunites with Megamind, Pierre tells Behemoth to "let [Megamind] have it" and Behemoth raises his fists as if to crush their former leader - only to rain down a fist-full of confetti on a confused Megamind, revealing that the Doom Syndicate believe Megamind being good now is all an act and part of a super messed up evil plan.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Right after the Doom Syndicate breaks out of prison, Megamind contacts Roxanne in a panic, claiming his life is in danger. Roxanne arrives ready and armed - and it's revealed Megamind merely wanted her to tell him hoe to use the toaster and had no idea the Syndicate was out and about.

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* BaitAndSwitch: Right after the Doom Syndicate breaks out of prison, Megamind contacts Roxanne in a panic, claiming his life is in danger. Roxanne arrives ready and armed - and it's revealed Megamind merely wanted her to tell him hoe how to use the toaster and had no idea the Syndicate was out and about.
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* AdaptationalDumbass: While Megamind was always a bit of a DitzyGenius, the "genius" part tended to outweight the "ditzy" part. In this movie Megamind seems completely dependent on Chum and Roxanne to take care of him, regularly bumbles in fights and his inventions malfunction on the regular.


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* BaitAndSwitch: Right after the Doom Syndicate breaks out of prison, Megamind contacts Roxanne in a panic, claiming his life is in danger. Roxanne arrives ready and armed - and it's revealed Megamind merely wanted her to tell him hoe to use the toaster and had no idea the Syndicate was out and about.
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* CardboardPrison: The prison that holds the Doom Syndicate apparently did not think to put the four super-powered criminals into specialized cells to neutralize their abilities or even just keep them separate to prevent them from planning an escape. When they eventually decide to break out and reunite with Megamind no one can put up any meaningful resistance to them. What makes this even more egregious is that such measures were taken for their leader Megamind in the previous movie.
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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: During the entire course of the film, Megamind keeps trying to find a way on how to stop the Doom Syndicate when judging by how incompetent the entire team is, he could just very easily [[MemeticMutation shoot them with]] [[WebVideo/SchaffrillasProductions the Dehydration Gun]] but he doesn't at all, instead using it on the Fish Gang during the house warming.
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* StockFootage: Clips from the first movie are used during Megamind's "recap" of the first film. Unfortunately, this has the unintended side effect of making the already TV-grade animation look worse by comparison.

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* StockFootage: Clips from the first movie are used during Megamind's "recap" of the first film. Unfortunately, this has the unintended side effect of making the already TV-grade animation look worse by comparison.
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* MythologyGag: The Doom Syndicate are based off an unused group of the same name that were intended to appear in the first movie, and also appeared in its tie-in video game.

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* MythologyGag: Sorta, doubles as a DevelopmentGag: The Doom Syndicate are based off an unused group of the same name that were intended to appear in the first movie, and also appeared in its tie-in video game.
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* StockFootage: Clips from the first movie are used during Megamind's "recap" of the first film. Unfortunately, this has the unintended side effect of making the already TV-grade animation look worse by comparison.

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* {{Flanderization}}: Megamind was a bit of a DitzyGenius in the original movie, with him having difficulty [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable pronouncing certain words]] and a ComplexityAddiction that constantly makes his plans backfire. In the sequel, this is exaggerated into him being incapable of working without Chum and not understanding that a toaster needs electricity to work.

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* {{Flanderization}}: Megamind was a bit of a DitzyGenius in the original movie, with him having difficulty [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable pronouncing certain words]] and a ComplexityAddiction that constantly makes his plans backfire. In the sequel, this is exaggerated into him [[TookALevelInDumbass being incapable of working without Chum and not understanding that a toaster needs electricity to work.]]


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* JustEatGilligan: Throughout the majority of the movie, Megamind is constantly trying to stall the Doom Syndicate, who completely trust him, in order to figure out their plans without tipping them off to the fact that he's given up villainy. It's established that he still has the dehydration gun from the movie as he uses it to pacify a shark and, later, three criminals who were close to revealing the truth about him, making it clear that it doesn't need to cool down. The plot would be significantly cut short if Megamind simply exploits their trust to get them all alone and use the dehydration gun on them.

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* CommonalityConnection: Keiko reveals that much like Megamind, she too [[spoiler:had a FriendlessBackground and acted like a "bad kid" simply because that's what everyone assumed her to be. When Megamind stopped Titan and [[HeelFaceTurn became a hero]], she was motivated to do the same.]]


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* CommonalityConnection: Keiko reveals that much like Megamind, she too [[spoiler:had a FriendlessBackground and acted like a "bad kid" simply because that's what everyone assumed her to be. When Megamind stopped Titan and [[HeelFaceTurn became a hero]], she was motivated to do the same.]]
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* UnreliableNarrator: In Megamind's recap of the first movie in the opening, [[spoiler:the plot twist of Metroman being alive & having faked his death]] is not shown or mentioned at all. Not helped by the fact that he is never mentioned for the rest of the movie or the follow-up TV series [[spoiler:until the very end of the season 1 finale]], which ends up being a shock for any viewer who didn't watch the first movie or watched it too long ago & didn't remember it. For them, Megamind really did [[spoiler:kill Metroman for good.]]

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* UnreliableNarrator: In Megamind's recap of the first movie in the opening, [[spoiler:the the plot twist of Metroman being alive & having faked his death]] death is not shown or mentioned at all. Not helped by the fact that he is never mentioned for the rest of the movie or the follow-up TV series [[spoiler:until the very end of the season 1 finale]], which ends up being a shock for any viewer who didn't watch the first movie or watched it too long ago & didn't remember it. For them, Megamind really did [[spoiler:kill kill Metroman for good.]]
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** Minion explains in the beginning of the film that he had to change his name after receiving a [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope cease and desist order]] from the fast-food chain "Mr. Minion's Meatcicles". The character's name was indeed changed for branding reasons, albeit due to Creator/{{Illumination|Entertainment}}, another Universal-owned studio, having [[Franchise/DespicableMe their own Minion characters]].

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** Minion explains in the beginning of the film that he had to change his name after receiving a [[DisneyOwnsThisTrope cease and desist order]] from the fast-food chain "Mr. Minion's Meatcicles".Meatsicles". The character's name was indeed changed for branding reasons, albeit due to Creator/{{Illumination|Entertainment}}, another Universal-owned studio, having [[Franchise/DespicableMe their own Minion characters]].
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* UnreliableNarrator: In Megamind's recap of the first movie in the opening, [[spoiler:the plot twist of Metroman being alive & having faked his death]] is not shown or mentioned at all. Not helped by the fact that he is never mentioned for the rest of the movie or the follow-up TV series [[spoiler:until the very end of the season 1 finale]], which ends up being a shock for any viewer who didn't watch the first movie or watched it too long ago & didn't remember it. For them, Megamind really did [[spoiler:kill Metroman for good.]]

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* UnreliableNarrator: In Megamind's recap of the first movie in the opening, [[spoiler:the plot twist of Metroman being alive & having faked his death]] is not shown or mentioned at all. Not helped by the fact that he is never mentioned for the rest of the movie or the follow-up TV series [[spoiler:until the very end of the season 1 finale]], which ends up being a shock for any viewer who didn't watch the first movie or watched it too long ago & didn't remember it. For them, Megamind really did [[spoiler:kill Metroman for good.]]]]
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* {{Flanderization}}: Megamind was a bit of a DitzyGenius in the original movie, with him having difficulty on [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable pronouncing certain words]] and a ComplexityAddiction that constantly makes his plan backfire. In the sequel, this is exagerated into him being incapable of working without Chum and not understanding that a toaster needs electricity to work.

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* {{Flanderization}}: Megamind was a bit of a DitzyGenius in the original movie, with him having difficulty on difficulty [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable pronouncing certain words]] and a ComplexityAddiction that constantly makes his plan plans backfire. In the sequel, this is exagerated exaggerated into him being incapable of working without Chum and not understanding that a toaster needs electricity to work.
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* {{Flanderization}}: Megamind was a bit of a DitzyGenius in the original movie, with him having difficulty on [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable pronouncing certain words]] and a ComplexityAddiction that constantly makes his plan backfire. In the sequel, this is exagerated into him being incapable of working without Chum and not understanding that a toaster needs electricity to work.
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* UnreliableNarrator: In Megamind's recap of the first movie in the opening, [[spoiler:the plot twist of Metroman being alive & having faked his death]] is not shown or mentioned at all. Not helped by the fact that he is never mentioned for the rest of the movie or the follow-up TV series [[spoiler:until the very end of the season 1 finale, which ends up being a shock for any viewer who didn't watch the first movie or watched it too long ago & didn't remember the twist.]]

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* UnreliableNarrator: In Megamind's recap of the first movie in the opening, [[spoiler:the plot twist of Metroman being alive & having faked his death]] is not shown or mentioned at all. Not helped by the fact that he is never mentioned for the rest of the movie or the follow-up TV series [[spoiler:until the very end of the season 1 finale, finale]], which ends up being a shock for any viewer who didn't watch the first movie or watched it too long ago & didn't remember the twist.it. For them, Megamind really did [[spoiler:kill Metroman for good.]]
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailer spoils [[spoiler:Keiko taking out Lord Nighty-Knight with the flash grenade Megamind gave her]].

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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailer spoils [[spoiler:Keiko taking out Lord Nighty-Knight with the flash grenade Megamind gave her]].her]].
* UnreliableNarrator: In Megamind's recap of the first movie in the opening, [[spoiler:the plot twist of Metroman being alive & having faked his death]] is not shown or mentioned at all. Not helped by the fact that he is never mentioned for the rest of the movie or the follow-up TV series [[spoiler:until the very end of the season 1 finale, which ends up being a shock for any viewer who didn't watch the first movie or watched it too long ago & didn't remember the twist.]]
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** Megamind is surprised when Chum reminds him it's only been two days since he became the defender of Metro City, and remarks "Time certainly drags when you're a good guy", lampshading the [[SequelGap]].

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** Megamind is surprised when Chum reminds him it's only been two days since he became the defender of Metro City, and remarks "Time certainly drags when you're a good guy", lampshading the [[SequelGap]].SequelGap.
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** Megamind is surprised when Chum reminds him it's only been two days since he became the defender of Metro City, to which he replies "Time certainly drags when you're a good guy", lampshading the SequelGap.

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** Megamind is surprised when Chum reminds him it's only been two days since he became the defender of Metro City, to which he replies and remarks "Time certainly drags when you're a good guy", lampshading the SequelGap.[[SequelGap]].
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** Megamind is surprised when Chum reminds him it's only been two days since he became the defender of Metro City and says "Time really drags when you're a hero", lampshading the SequelGap.

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** Megamind is surprised when Chum reminds him it's only been two days since he became the defender of Metro City and says City, to which he replies "Time really certainly drags when you're a hero", good guy", lampshading the SequelGap.

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