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8	* MadScientist: Megamind. Death rays, dehydration gun, robot army, need we say more?
9	* MadScientistLaboratory: Megamind's lair fits the bill. Apparently much of the background "window dressing" (like the Tesla coils and blinky dials) come from a outlet shop in Romania which caters to super villain needs.
10	* MagicSkirt: Roxanne's blue cocktail dress.
11	%%* {{Malaproper}}: Megamind. - Zero Context Example
12	* {{Manchild}}: Hal. Then he gets superpowers with no apparent weakness and, because absolute power corrupts absolutely, he becomes a PsychopathicManchild.
13	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Roxanne and Megamind. Megamind is quite flamboyant, while Roxanne seems to have a more domineering personality.
14	* MassOhCrap: Everyone in the restaurant when "Bernard" is revealed to be Megamind in disguise.
15	* MasterOfDisguise: Megamind, thanks to a special watch. In fact, the watch appears to alter his physical body to a certain extent; at one point, he shoves an object into an interior jacket pocket of his disguise despite "actually" wearing pyjamas.
16	* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: After the death ray fails to activate in a timely fashion, Roxanne, Megamind and Minion get distracted by bickering, prompting Megamind to accept defeat and begin wrapping up the plan. Meanwhile, on the monitors, none of them notice that Metro Man is having unexpected difficulty in getting out of the observatory that Megamind has trapped him in...
17	* MeaningfulName: Roxanne's not the first Roxanne to be [[Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac wooed by an ugly genius posing as someone else]].
18	* MeetTheNewBoss: Tighten comes close to name dropping this trope when he takes over Metro City:
19	-->'''Mayor:''' Thank you! Tighten has freed us!\
20	'''Tighten:''' Oh, I wouldn't say "freed". More like "under new management".
21	* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Multiple occasions.
22	** Roxanne is guilty of this at the museum opening:
23	--->[speaking of Metro Man] His heart is like an ocean, inside a bigger ocean.
24	** Then there's Hal:
25	--->Aaaaand... wrap that up and give it to a child on Christmas, 'cause we're done!
26	** Metro Man and Megamind take battle banter to this level:
27	--->'''Megamind:''' Over here, old friend. In case you haven't noticed, you've fallen right into my trap.\
28	'''Metro Man:''' You can't trap justice. It's an idea... a belief!\
29	'''Megamind:''' But even the most heartfelt beliefs can be corroded over time.\
30	'''Metro Man:''' Justice is a non-corrosive metal!\
31	'''Megamind:''' But metals can be melted by the heat of ''revange''.\
32	'''Metro Man:''' It's "revenge" and it's best served ''cold''!\
33	'''Megamind:''' But it can be easily reheated in the microwave of evil!\
34	'''Metro Man:''' Well, I think your warranty's about to expire!\
35	'''Megamind:''' Maybe I got an extended warranty!\
36	'''Metro Man:''' Warranties are ''invalid'' if you don't use the product for its intended purpose!\
37	'''Roxanne:''' Ugh! Girls, girls, you're BOTH pretty! Can I go home now?[[note]] In the original script, this went on for several pages, but ultimately had to be cut for time.[[/note]]
38	* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Minion is so pleasant throughout the entire film, that it's highly likely that he went along with Megamind's evil plans less because of being evil and more because it seemed to make his master/friend happy.
39	* AMinorKidroduction: Megamind narrates about his early childhood, which included scenes of him, Metro Man, and Minion as babies and children.
40	* MobileSuitHuman: Megamind's sidekick is a fish-like alien creature in a large robot mecha-suit.
41	* ModernMajorGeneral: Metro Man becomes a musician after retiring from superhero work, the one area he has no talent in.
42	* MosesInTheBulrushes: Megamind's parents (and Metro Man's parents) sent their children off in escape pods to escape their planets being pulled into a black hole.
43	* MorphicResonance: Used subtly; whenever somebody uses the disguise watch, their eye-color remains the same.
44	* MotionCaptureMecha: Megamind has one.
45	* MyBrainIsBig: Megamind fits the stereotypical representation of a super intelligent alien genius complete with blue skin and a huge, hairless cranium to hold his over-sized brain.
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49	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: As Roxanne has been unimpressed with the predictable nature of Megamind's deathtraps, he takes advantage of the spider's appearance to claim it's also part of his plans and christens it ''[[CanisLatinicus Arachnis deathicus]]''!
50	* NatureVsNurture: Both Megamind and Metro Man's roles as villain and hero are mostly shaped by their upbringings in the places they landed and how they were treated as a result of them.
51	** Megamind landed in a prison where he was [[RaisedByOrcs adopted and raised by the inmates]]. And through that, he learned the ins and outs of robbery and crime, including breaking the inmates out of prison. So when he was sent to school, all of his attempts to fit in derived from his experiences and things he learned in prison, so what he did made people view him as bad. That made him realize that being bad was all he was good at and [[ThenLetMeBeEvil decided to capitalize on that and be the worst of the worst]], and so he grows into a supervillain. But as shown later on, all of Megamind's smarts and skills lends itself to also make him a good superhero when given the chance.
52	** Metro Man landed at a luxurious mansion, where the mom and especially the dad weren't implied to be the most attentive of parents. At school, he got a chance to [[SmugSuper show off his superpowers]] and they were especially put to use whenever Megamind "misbehaved" and to undo whatever damage has been done. But by having these powers, he was expected to always be a hero without much choice in the matter. [[spoiler:This leads to him having a mid-life crisis that results in him deciding to give up his hero title by faking his death and letting Megamind take over Metro City]]. Even aside from that, Metro Man [[GoodIsNotNice isn't really the nicest guy around]]. He was a bully towards Megamind in school, is okay with playing with citizens using his powers in dangerous ways, [[spoiler:and as mentioned, let the entire city be taken over by Megamind so he could pursue his music dream. But he appears to be a [[NiceGuy much better person]] when he gets to choose for himself and not follow what society expects of him.]]
53	* NaughtyBirdwatching: In the "[[TrainingMontage Training/]][[FallingInLoveMontage Falling-in-Love Montage]]" scene. Done with telescopic vision rather than a telescope, and since it's a kids movie the spied-upon woman is just doing her daily chores rather than anything risque, but the effect is clearly intended.
54	* NearVillainVictory: Tighten has seen through Megamind's masquerade as "Metro Man" and thrown him high into the air to fall to his death. Roxanne tries to flee but ends up pinned down in a fountain with nowhere to run. Tighten's eyes are starting to glow with his heat-vision to ends things once and for all... But, suddenly the dehydration gun lands in the fountain followed by a dehydrated cube. [[BigDamnHeroes Megamind emerges triumphantly to catch the infuser gun which drops into his hands]] and proceeds to de-infuse Tighten robbing him of his powers and gaining the victory.
55	* NecessarilyEvil: Megamind decides to become a villain after he understands that the position of TheCape has been filled by Metro Man, who needs a {{foil}}.
56	* NerdsAreSexy: Bernard and Megamind.
57	* NeverSayDie: Downplayed - the words "die" and "death" are mentioned multiple times in the film. The word "kill", however, is never said in a serious context, and the word "destroy" is always used to describe Megamind killing Metro Man.
58	* NeverTrustATrailer:
59	** From the second trailer, this looks like a comedic "wimpy villain vs {{jerkass}} celebrity superhero" premise. This is, however, just the first act, and even that is not quite what was expected.
60	** Also, it looked like Metro Man was being booed by the crowd and he said he gave up publicly. None of it happened.
61	** None of the ads even mention there being a romantic angle to the film either, despite it being a key element to the plot and CharacterDevelopment.
62	** At least one theater poster depicted Megamind, Metro Man, Minion and Tighten flying together, implying that they'd all team up and fight side-by-side.
63	** Another trailer suggests that Metro Man, upon retiring, immediately passes on his hero mantle to Megamind. While this does happen towards the end, the trailer makes it out to be that the whole movie centers around Megamind trying to take Metro Man's place as the city hero.
64	* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
65	** Metro Man's combination of SmugSuper and JerkJock behavior as a kid were directly responsible for Megamind's StartOfDarkness. Then when he secretly retired from the superhero game it inspires the bored Megamind to create Tighten, who [[GoneHorriblyWrong Goes Horribly Wrong]]. Roxanne [[WhatTheHellHero has some pretty choice words]] (and objects to smash over him) about Metro Man's decision.
66	** If Roxanne hadn't found Megamind's lair and didn't insist on taking the infuser gun as her "weapon" (without even knowing what it does), Hal wouldn't have gained superpowers and became evil.
67	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Played with. With Metro Man destroyed, Megamind finds himself without purpose and sets about to create a hero he can do battle with. But his creation turns out to be even [[EvilerThanThou more evil than him]], and doesn't have the same [[ThouShaltNotKill moral standards]] his previous rival had.
68	* NobleDemon: Megamind himself. Defeating Metro Man and taking over Metro City is one thing, but ''actual'' mayhem or oppression? That wouldn't be sporting.
69	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Megamind's "Space Dad" impression is a parody of Creator/MarlonBrando as Jor-El. As per RuleOfFunny, he speaks with [[Film/TheGodfather Don Corleone's]] speech mannerisms.
70	-->'''Megamind:''' ''(as Space Dad)'' You've been blessed with unfathmbable power.\
71	'''Tighten:''' What kind of power?\
72	'''Megamind:''' Unfathmable. It's unf... it's without fathom.\
73	'''Tighten:''' ''Whoa..''
74	* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: Megamind. The guy can't focus or be happy, unless he works against impossible odds and insurmountable obstacles. Defeating Metro Man was everything he wanted.
75	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Tighten proves that all those years, Metro Man was holding back. Had Metro been a murderous AntiHero, Mega would have been dead since day one.
76	* NoInfantileAmnesia: Megamind still remembers (most) of the last thing his parents said to him... when he was eight days old. Of course, he ''is'' an alien.
77	* NoMeansYes: Hal, after Roxanne refuses his offer to come to his just-her-and-him party.
78	-->'''Roxanne:''' I'm gonna pass. I have some... work here I need to do.
79	-->'''Hal:''' Cool. So, Thursday? Soft Thursday?
80	-->'''Roxanne:''' Good night, Hal.
81	-->'''Hal:''' That's a soft yes on Thursday.
82	* NoNameGiven: Metro Man and Megamind, who usually go by their superhero and supervillain titles.
83	* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] and {{Lampshaded}}, like so much else in the movie. Megamind does not actually think Metro Man is dead, but wait, [[SubvertedTrope he is]]! Until it turns out [[DoubleSubversion he is not]].
84	-->'''Minion:''' I don't think even he could survive that.\
85	'''Megamind:''' Let's not get our hopes up just yet.
86	* NoSell: Metro Man, when Roxanne is throwing things at him and he doesn't react at all. Even as a large stereo speaker is smashed against him, he doesn't even blink or acknowledge what is happening. His hair just gets a little messed up.
87	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Hal's doomed-to-fail invitation to his party, [[note]] complete with wedding photographer[[/note]] is made worse by him moving back into Roxanne's line of sight when she tries to move away.
88	* NoodleImplement:
89	** Megamind tries to bluff Roxanne by using one of these in a fake struggle between himself and Bernard:
90	--->'''Roxanne:''' Megamind! What have you done with Bernard?\
91	'''Megamind:''' Bernard? Oh, yes, I'm doing horrible things to that man. I don't want to get into it, but lasers, spikes -- ''[imitating Bernard]'' Oh, please, no! Not the lasers and the spikes! ''[normal voice]'' You know the drill. ''[imitating Bernard]'' Oh no! Not the drill!
92	** Megamind's plans he never got around to include "typhoon cheese," "the illiteracy beam" and "robo-sheep".
93	* NotAGame: Megamind and Metro Man's battles had their rules and were more like a game than a true fight. When Megamind comes to chew out Tighten for not coming to fight as they had planned, he finds Tighten has been playing a video game instead. As Megamind proceeds to provoke Tighten into fighting him, GAME OVER is displayed on the TV. Megamind then hits Tighten's BerserkButton leading him to finally attack Megamind but it quickly becomes apparent that Tighten is not playing by any rules and means to win without holding back.
94	* TheNotLoveInterest: Roxanne and Metro Man were never actually involved, despite what Megamind and most of Metro City seems to believe. Roxanne explicitly says that despite appreciating the guy, Metro Man was "never really my type."
95	* NotInTheFace: Tighten says this to Megamind disguised as Metro Man.
96	* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Apparently, Roxanne can survive being thrown over a building, falling to nearly street level and then being caught by the wrist or ankle.
97	* NothingIsScarier: Megamind humorously tries to invoke this when Roxanne asks him what he intends to do with the city now that he's defeated Metro Man, especially since [[AndThenWhat he doesn't have an answer]].
98	-->'''Megamind:''' Imagine the most horrible, terrifying, EVIL thing you can possibly think of... and multiply it by SIX! In the mean time, I want you to carry on...
99	* NothingPersonal: Megamind says such when he finishes his heartfelt eulogy for Metro Man by activating the countdown on a bomb meant to blow up the Metro Man Museum.
100	-->'''Megamind:''' ''(tearfully to the Metro Man statue)'' You know, I never had the chance to say goodbye. So it's good we have this time now. You know, before I destroy the place. ''(activates bomb with remote)'' Nothing personal. It's just... It brings back too many painful memories.
101	* NowWhat: Megamind has this reaction soon after he grows bored of ruling Metro City, as he never really believed he would ever beat Metro Man and finds the loss of his main goal in life to have left such a void that he decides to [[CreateYourOwnHero create a new hero]] to battle just to have something to do.
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105	* ObliviousToHints: Hal refuses to see that Roxanne isn't interested until she outright tells him (and after seeing her kiss Bernard, which was really just the icing on the cake).
106	* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: Megamind never seems to have any trouble in getting the resources to build his gadgets. After getting kidnapped and brought to yet another supervillain lair at the beginning of the movie, Roxanne wonders aloud whether there's some sort of [[WelcomeToEvilMart special website where he buys what he needs]]. According to Minion, Megamind actually gets all his supplies from an outlet store in Romania.
107	* OhCrap: As a comedy about a supervillain, the movie is rife with these expressions. Some of the more notable are:
108	** Megamind, when Tighten tells him he plans to ''kill him'' and Megamind realizes that he is serious.
109	** Megamind, when Roxanne discovers his hideout:
110	-->'''Megamind:''' '''''HOW DID SHE FIND MY HIDEOUT?!''''' Uh, how did you find his hideout?\
111	'''Roxanne:''' This is the only building in Metro City with a fake observatory on the roof!\
112	'''Megamind:''' ''[OhCrap face]'' ... Oh-kay. [[TemptingFate There's no way she'll find the secret entrance]] --\
113	'''Roxanne:''' ''[Excited squeal]'' [[InstantlyProvenWrong There's a doormat here that says 'secret entrance'!]]
114	** Megamind, when he finds out that Tighten is not vulnerable to copper and his failsafe against him ''[[FailsafeFailure fails]]''.
115	-->'''Megamind:''' Guess what, [[ComicStrip/BusterBrown Buster Brown?]] It's made from copper. You're powerless against it. It's the very same metal used to defeat... ''[Tighten punches out of copper dome, cue OhCrap]'' Metro Man?\
116	'''Tighten:''' You should stop comparing me to Metro Man!
117	** Tighten gets one himself when it looks like Metro Man has returned to defeat him. It turns out to be Megamind using his holographic disguise watch. Tighten returns the favor when he [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay manages to see through the deception]].
118	** Metro Man also gets one when he walks in and sees Megamind and Roxanne in his underground hideout.
119	* OneDimensionalThinking: Subverted. When Tighten hurls Metro Tower at Megamind and Roxanne, they keep going along the main street where the tower is also sliding. Justified in that it damaged Megamind's hover bike the moment it fell. However, it's played straight in that Megamind had a few seconds before the tower fell to take a turn and he didn't.
120	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In the movies prologue, it is mentioned that both Metro Man and Megamind are self-chosen super hero/villain monikers. It is unknown what either of their civilian names are (Metro Man doesn't even seem to ''have'' a civilian identity).
121	* OnlySaneMan: Minion and Roxanne.
122	* OurHeroIsDead: Metro Man is killed, leaving Megamind without a {{foil}}. Subverted in that he was not really killed, he just wanted to retire.
123	* OutrunTheFireball:
124	** When Roxanne and 'Bernard' were escaping from Megamind's lair and used dynamite to destroy the brain-bots.
125	** Megamind has to outfly the fireball caused by a tanker exploding.
126	* OwMyBodyPart: "Ow! My giant blue head!"
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130	* PacManFever: Tighten is playing a game like this when Megamind comes to get him when he's late for their duel: it resembles some kind of a confusing hybrid of VideoGame/GeometryWars and VideoGame/{{Tetris}}.
131	* PairTheSmartOnes: The EvilGenius Megamind openly states that the BrainyBrunette Roxanne is the "smartest person he knows" when he asks for her help. They end up becoming the OfficialCouple.
132	* PaperThinDisguise: In one scene, Megamind completely alters his appearance (and size) with a hologram... while Minion simply throws on a curly blonde wig and pink apron.
133	-->'''Minion:''' ...What?
134	-->'''Megamind:''' Oh, you look fantastic.
135	* PeekABooCorpse: Metro Man. But it turns out it was fake.
136	* PickedLast: Megamind was always picked last in school during the brief time that he tried to fit in as a normal kid. He was even picked after [[ExaggeratedTrope the cross-eyed girl with the broken leg]].
137	* PimpedOutCape: Naturally, from Megamind's blue-lined black cape with the [[SpikesOfVillainy spiked]] shoulders and [[HighCollarOfDoom bat-wing collar]], to one of Metro Man's old capes with a [[PrettyInMink fur collar]] (that Megamind can't resist putting on when he finds it), all topped off by the Black Mamba.
138	* PimpedOutCar: After a fight with Megamind, we see Minion ride away on a pimped out Segway. The motorcycle that can fly and the car that can turn invisible might be considered "pimped out" as well.
139	* PlatonicDeclarationOfLove: Played with. When Hal is nervously flirting with Roxanne before she gets kidnapped, he tries to pass off his statement of "I love you" as not being ''in'' love with her, but it's clear to everyone that he is.
140	* PleaseWakeUp: Subverted with Minion. Megamind is not fooled.
141	-->'''Megamind:''' What a drama queen!
142	%%* PlotTriggeringDeath: Metro Man.
143	* PoliceAreUseless: After Megamind destroys Metro Man, it becomes apparent how much the city relied on his protection to the point where they are unable to stand up for themselves. As Megamind approaches City Hall, the police are there en masse but clearly terrified at having to confront the villain directly. So much so that when Megamind cheerfully tells them to "Drop 'em!", they all comply without a fight. In all of Metro City, Roxanne is the only person who puts forth the effort to try and stop him.
144	* PoliticiansKissBabies: In Metro Man's first appearance. He juggles some babies, then kisses one of them in front of a huge crowd (who already loves him).
145	* PowerCrystal: The binky Megamind receives as a parting gift from his biological parents is apparently this. Not only does it work as its namesake, [[MundaneUtility but it is also used as a night light]] and features prominently in his inventions such as a wall-destroying weapon, a laser meant for making popcorn, and a projectile deflector so he can get an edge at dodgeball. It ultimately remains as a key component of the De-gun.
146	* PowerPerversionPotential: At one point Tighten uses his X-Ray vision to look into Roxanne's apartment. ThePeepingTom, much?
147	* PreAsskickingOneLiner: "'Ollo."
148	* PretenderDiss: Upon his return to confront Tighten, Megamind states that Tighten is a 'villain alright, just not a super one' for lacking his sense of style and ethics.
149	* PretentiousPronunciation:
150	** Megamind pronounces a lot of words oddly. Sometimes it is intentional in order to sound more evil, other times it is just mispronunciation. For example, he says "Ollo" instead of "Hello", "Shool" instead of "School" and "Metrocity" (rhymes with "atrocity") instead of "Metro City". It becomes SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay later in the film. He's not oblivious to this but does have to make a concentrated effort to make the proper pronunciation.
151	** After being kidnapped and held in Megamind's "deathtrap", Roxanne points out the spider. Although Megamind originally pronounces it correctly when he asks "Spider?"[[note]]probably because he was repeating the word Roxanne had said back to her[[/note]], he quickly tries to pretend it's part of the deathtrap and pronounces it "spee-ider", as an attempt to make it sound more evil and exotic. However, the "Button of Doom" short has him referring to the "Spee-ider-bot", so apparently that's how he likes to say it.
152	* PrisonersWork: The title character eventually lands in a prison and is set to work making license plates.
153	* ProjectedMan: One of Megamind's acts. Specifically, using the brainbots to form a huge version of his head. This is reprised in the followup short "Button of Doom".
154	* ProtagonistTitle: It's Megamind's story of how his HeelFaceTurn came to be.
155	* PsychopathicManchild: Tighten. Initially, he is simply a {{Manchild}}, self-absorbed and without much ambition. Then he gets superpowers with no apparent weakness and, because absolute power corrupts absolutely, he becomes this.
156	* PunchClockHero: The entire plot is kicked off because Metro Man has become this. After admitting to himself that he no longer enjoys being a superhero, he uses Megamind's latest evil scheme to fake his own death so he can retire from being the defender of Metro City.
157	* PunchClockVillain: Megamind is more a villain because that's what he feels he is expected to be and that's what he's good at. His "battles" with Metro Man are more like two acquaintances playing their roles than a life-or-death fight between a hero and his arch-nemesis.
158	* PuppyDogEyes:
159	** Megamind gets heartbreaking puppy-dog eyes when Roxanne dumps him. Alone. In the rain.
160	** Minion, after he revives in the fountain which is even {{lampshaded}} by Megamind.
161	* PursueTheDreamJob: Metro Man gets tired of being a super hero and doing what everyone expects him to do, so he retires and plans to go into making music under the name Music Man. It turns out he's not very good at it.
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165	* RageAgainstTheMentor: When Megamind reveals to Tighten that, among other things, that he is "Space Dad", his mentor, it causes Tighten to fly into a rage. One of the things he's quite upset with is that Megamind also deceived "Space Step-Mom".
166	* RaisedByOrcs: Megamind was raised by prisoners at a penitentiary. Surprisingly, he seems to have had a (relatively) happy and healthy childhood. When he gives up on the city and says that he is "going home", the next shot is Megamind turning himself in to the warden.
167	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ultimately, the Warden. When Minion breaks out Megamind, he simply wishes them luck in their coming battle. Although that's also because he's tied to a chair.
168	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Whenever Tighten is about to use his eye-beams, especially when he's ''really'' angry.
169	* RefreshinglyNormalLifeChoice: Metro Man becomes dissatisfied with his life and fakes his own death to become a musician.
170	* RelationshipChart: Roxanne has one in her apartment. When she steps back from it, she sees the word "Titan" spelled out, giving her an important clue.
171	* ReplacementGoldfish: When Megamind succeeds at destroying Metro Man, he realizes the void that's now present in his life. So he decides to make a new hero to give his life purpose again. Unfortunately it didn't turn out like he hoped, because Tighten is horribly selfish and immature.
172	* RescueRomance: Roxanne gets hit with zig-zagging flavors of this.
173	** Metro Man is always saving Roxanne, but they never had any romantic relationship at all; he was just "not her type".
174	** Megamind is always kidnapping her and trying to impress her, but dates her the old-fashioned way, the two fall in love, and ''then'' he ends up saving her at the end.
175	** Tighten tries this at Megamind's suggestion, but he's too clueless to realize that dropping Roxanne to her near-death (repeatedly) does ''not'' count as a "rescue". Of course, Megamind's advice to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] the trope was pretty clueless in the first place.
176	* TheResenter: Megamind, to varying degrees. This was his reason [[ThenLetMeBeEvil for turning evil]] in the first place... but it was also played with in his romance with Roxanne.
177	-->'''Megamind:''' I'm the bad guy! I don't save the day, I don't fly off into the sunset, and I don't get the girl!
178	* ResetButton: {{Discussed}} when Megamind admits he looked into it, but the science was impossible.
179	* RevolversAreJustBetter: The De-Gun is stylised like one, with the rotating chamber setting what the gun does.
180	* RewatchBonus:
181	** The most cleverly hidden "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" example is during Megamind and Metro Man's televised speech at the beginning. The projection displaying Metro Man appears to blip for a split second while a blurred object passes behind Megamind on the opposite projection. This is Metro Man using his super speed to escape and plot his own faked death, which is all shown in full much later in the film via a flashback from Metro Man's perspective.
182	** Metro Man's oddly hammy reactions when he says copper drains his power on a rewatch is revealed to be BadBadActing on his part.
183	** Hal's descent into villainy doesn't come out of nowhere: he was always an entitled creep. Megamind giving him powers just made him into a ''dangerous'' entitled creep.
184	* RightForTheWrongReasons: At least implied when Tighten nastily informs Roxanne as part of his SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids speech that there is "no Queen of England". He's technically right[[note]]Queen Elizabeth II was, in fact, the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of which England is only one part, and did not officially hold the title of "Queen of England"; this became HilariousInHindsight after her death in September 2022[[/note]] but given that he's saying this in context of listing imaginary fairy-tale creatures such as the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny (and, well, his general level of intelligence throughout the film), it's likely that he's not aware of the distinction and thinks that the British Royal Family is ''also'' imaginary.
185	* RightHandCat: Megamind has this trope in mind when he kidnaps Roxanne at the start of the movie. He sits in a chair with his back to her, tries to look as menacing as possible... and then pulls one of the Brain-bots in his lap so he can pet it and use it as a plasma globe.
186	* TheRival: Megamind has viewed Metro Man as this since they were young boys.
187	* RottenRockAndRoll: Megamind underscores his appearances with heavy metal songs like "Highway to Hell" by Music/{{ACDC}}, "Crazy Train" by Music/OzzyOsbourne and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Music/GunsNRoses.
188	* RousseauWasRight: While it's certainly played straight with Megamind, it's subverted with Tighten as he reveals that he is an unrepentant {{Jerkass}} and even throws it back in Roxanne's face when she tries to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] the trope. Megamind tries to invoke this trope as well, shocked that Hal, given all the powers of a god, [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil wouldn't instinctively use them for altruistic purposes.]]
189	* RuleOfFunny: An infant lands from outer space into the exercise yard of a high security prison, and he is raised by the inmates as opposed to being seized by the Warden and Child Services within five minutes.
190	* RuleOfSymbolism:
191	** Since Metro Man is largely based on Superman, he shares much of his Christ symbolism.
192	** Roxanne starts dressed in red, then mourns in black, switches to purple (red + blue) as she's warming up to Megamind and finally to blue when she's on his side.
193	** Megamind symbolizes his full acceptance of his evil "destiny" with the switch to his darkest cape. However, he is instantly drawn to Metro Man's old cape as he's trying to play the hero (to the point of putting it on for a full scene), [[RefusalOfTheCall refuses the call]] by dropping it at the heroine's feet, and later receives it from her when he's proven where his heart lies.
194	** There's also the different disguises Megamind takes on. He's Bernard when he's exploring the world of normal people, with the prejudice stripped away for a while. He's the Jor-El type when he's trying to pass on what he knows about being a hero (proving that he understands ''both sides'' of the game). And it's no coincidence that when he begins his most heroic effort ever, he looks ''exactly'' like Metro Man - or that it's Roxanne who frees him from the disguises twice, first forcing him to confront what he's doing and later allowing him to claim his destiny on his own terms, rather than in the shoes of someone else.
195	* RuleOfThree: When Megamind has finally won over Metro Man, we get Megamind, the mayor, and the warden in succession saying "I/He did it".
196	* RunningGag:
197	** All of Megamind's strongest weapons need time to warm up.
198	** Code: This Is Getting Silly.
199	[[/folder]]
200
201	[[folder:S]]
202	* SamaritanSyndrome: Metro Man decides to retire because he's grown weary of the constant responsibility of being the defender of the city, coming to the realization he was never given the choice of whether or not he wanted it.
203	* SceneryGorn: There are some very nice details in several of the scenes of mass destruction. Especially when Tighten throws the top half of Metro Tower.
204	* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: Played with; the story establishes a conflict around a schoolyard bully who grew up to oppose his former victim... except the victim was the one who became the supervillain and the bully became the beloved superhero.
205	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Megamind. {{Lampshaded}} by Roxanne. ("Yeah, he's a little better.")
206	* ScrewDestiny: The running theme of the film. Megamind never learns what his parents meant for him and spends his life trying to live up to what he ''thought'' they said. Metro Man becomes tired of being a superhero just because everyone expects him to be one and quits to become a musician. Tighten refuses to be a hero just because Megamind demands he be one.
207	-->'''Megamind:''' I guess destiny is not the path given to us, but the path we choose for ourselves.
208	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Hal/Tighten at first refuses to hold up his end of the hero-villain dynamic, it gets worse when he actually starts doing petty crimes for personal gain, and then goes into full-blown supervillain territory after he gets pissed off.
209	* SealedWithAKiss: The movie closes with Roxanne jumping into Megamind's arms and kissing him on the cheek.
210	* SeenItAll: Roxanne Ritchi When it comes to Megamind's dastardly plots and deathtraps.
211	* SharkPool: Megamind has an alligator pool.
212	-->'''Megamind:''' Predictable? ''Predictable''? Oh, you call ''this'' predictable?!\
213	'''Roxanne:''' Your alligators, yes! Yeah, I was thinking about it on the way over.
214	* ShootingSuperman: Played with. After discovering that Metro Man is still alive, Roxanne begins throwing stuff at him, with larger items each time. They smash harmlessly against his head, and naturally he doesn't so much as blink.
215	* ShoutOut: Several shout outs to the 1978 ''Film/{{Superman\|TheMovie}}'' which for obvious reasons, will not be listed here.
216	** Megamind's "Space Dad" disguise is meant to look like Creator/MarlonBrando as Jor-El while notably using the speech mannerisms of [[Film/TheGodfather another famous Marlon Brando character]].
217	** Megamind asks if Metro Man had a "solitary fortress", a reference to Franchise/{{Superman}}'s Fortress of Solitude.
218	** Megamind views himself as the [[Film/TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]] to his intended new superhero. This doubles as a DevelopmentGag because an early draft of the script actually called for protagonist [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Master Mind]] to actually disguise himself as ''the'' Mr. Miyagi after seeing a poster of Film/TheKarateKid in Hal's apartment.
219	** Megamind trains Tighten with a classic ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' level, with Minion as Donkey Kong.
220	** After Megamind "kills" Metro Man and takes over the city, posters meant to parody [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Barack Obama's]] "Hope" posters, only with Megamind's face with the phrase "No You Can't" printed below it.
221	** Hal Stewart's name is a nod to [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan and John Stewart.]]
222	** Metro City takes its name from the setting of the ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' games.
223	** Megamind's office after he takes over the city is a collection of notable items such as [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk the Ark of the Covenant]], an Oscar, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and (according to the DVD commentary) ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon\|1941}}''.
224	** Minion's furry gorilla suit with a fishtank helmet is likely a reference to ''Film/RobotMonster''.
225	** In the "Reign of Megamind" interactive comic, one of the weapons he plans on using is an [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Energon Drill.]]
226	** In the climatic battle, Tighten impaling Megamind/Minion with a radio antenna mirrors Ming the Merciless' death impaled on a spaceship nose.
227	** Megamind gives the [[Series/RedDwarf official Space Corps salute]] to the gate guard as he walks out of prison.
228	** The shape of Megamind's high collar recalls [[Series/DoctorWho a Time Lord's ceremonial garb]]. He is only missing the skullcap.
229	* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: The HannibalLecture delivered by Tighten at the end:
230	-->'''Tighten:''' You're so naive, Roxy. You see the good in everybody even when it's not there. You're living a fantasy! There is no Easter Bunny, there is no Tooth Fairy, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and there is no Queen of England]]! [[ThisIsReality This is the real world, and you need to wake up!]]
231	* SlasherSmile: Tighten, when using his eye beams, once when melting the Megamind mannequin, and again when he's about to do the same thing on the real Megamind.
232	* SmallNameBigEgo: {{Subverted}}. It ''seems'' like Megamind thinks he is a lot more successful and imposing than he really has been, but when Metro Man is "killed" he is as shocked as everyone. He ''knows'' he is incompetent; that has been his issue since childhood. He learns that he is far better ''fighting'' evil than ''being'' evil.
233	* SmallRoleBigImpact: The real Bernard only appears in one scene for less than a half minute, but it allows Megamind to steal his identity and enables him to build a relationship with Roxanne.
234	* SmartBall: Megamind's Metro Man disguise initially succeeds in driving Hal away, until remembers that Metro Man doesn't say "Metrocity".
235	* SmugSuper: Metro Man begins this way as a child, with the winking and smirking and intentionally showing up young Megamind, and his public persona as a grown-up superhero still comes off as a bit smug and self-satisfied. It's all an act, however, and deep down he's become a genuinely nice guy who's lost purpose and focus in his life and is burned out by the demands of being a superhero. He's even proud that Megamind took over for him.
236	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The film has a single Brainbot with a pink frill and lipstick. The DVD commentary states that she was an InvokedTrope, and considered "the Smurfette of the Brainbots". There is also Roxanne Ritchie.
237	* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: No-one seems to be alarmed by the fact that an alien child is growing up in a prison.
238	* SoftWater: Played with. During the finale, Megamind is falling to his death and knows that the shallow water in the fountain will not break his fall. However, he dehydrates himself into a cube, which ''does'' let him survive the fall, and rehydrates him upon contact with the water.
239	* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Tighten realizes that Metro Man is actually a disguised Megamind when "Metro Man" says "Metrocity" instead of "Metro City".
240	* SoProudOfYou:
241	** Roxanne says this verbatim to Minion, who is disguised as Megamind at the time.
242	** A hidden Metro Man to Megamind, though the latter never hears it.
243	* SpikesOfVillainy: Megamind uses spikes everywhere. On his costume, in his lair, on his car, on his Segway. Even his new nameplate "Megamind Evil Overlord" has spikes running along the top.
244	* StalkerWithACrush: Hal, Roxanne's camera-man. Her rejection of him as Tighten begins his StartOfDarkness. It's a bad sign that one of the first things Hal uses his new superpowers for is using his super-vision to ''peep'' into Roxanne's apartment.
245	* StealthPun:
246	** During the "I'm Bad" finale, Minion while in the giant mecha is doing... The Robot.
247	** "The die had been cast" in Megamind's opening monologue, explaining his fate and first intentional act of evil... dyeing his classmates blue.
248	* StepfordSmiler: Metro Man is revealed to be a "depressed" type smiler, having been worn down playing the hero everyone expects him to be.
249	* TheStinger: Midway into the credits, Minion finds the real Bernard in the washing machine, since Megamind left his dehydrated cube form in his pocket.
250	-->'''Minion:''' Sir, you really need to empty out your pockets more often!
251	* StringTheory: Megamind uses this as a mind-mapping technique. In order to figure out what he's doing, Roxanne replicates his setup in her apartment, which when viewed from far away, creates a picture of Tighten. It's also used as the motif for the opening titles and the matching CreativeClosingCredits.
252	* StrippedToTheBone: Metro Man after Megamind's death ray hits the observatory. Supposedly.
253	* StupidEvil: Hal defeats Megamind and the people of Metro City are ready to accept him as their hero. Rather than accept the praise he decides to happily take all of his anger out on the city.
254	* SuddenlyShouting: Megamind does this when Roxanne finds his hideout. “HOW DID SHE FIND MY HIDEOUT?!”
255	* SuperSpeed and SuperStrength: Metro Man (and therefore, Tighten).
256	* SuperheroesWearCapes: Both Metro Man and Megamind have several.
257	* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: Implied. Metro Man and Megamind are called the "World's Greatest" hero and villain respectively suggesting there are others in this universe. However, if any other villains took advantage of Metro Man's absence, or any other heroes tried to pick up his slack, it happened off-screen.
258	* SuperpoweredDate: Hal as Tighten attempts to take Roxanne on one, but comes on too strong and his antics put her off.
259	* SureLetsGoWithThat: When Hal calls Megamind in disguise his "space dad," he decides to just accept it and move on with his plan.
260	* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: The FallingInLoveMontage with a disguised Megamind and Roxanne is "Mr. Blue Sky".
261	-->Hey there Mr. Blue\
262	We're so pleased to be with you\
263	Look around see what you do\
264	Everybody smiles at you
265	* SuspiciouslyCleanCriminalRecord: [[ChekhovsGunman Hal Stewart]]'s lack of criminal records ''and'' notable achievements, a BlankSlate so to speak, were used to hammer the point that he is, in fact, TheEveryMan.
266	* SwivelChairAntics: One of Megamind's favourite hobbies.
267	* SympatheticVillainDespicableVillain: The film is in the point of view of the titular VillainProtagonist, and, as such, paints him in a very sympathetic light. [[spoiler:[[AffablyEvil He's actually not that bad of a guy]], and only acts evil [[ThenLetMeBeEvil simply because it's how society sees him]]. When [[SupermanSubstitute Metro Man]] gets tired of the old routine and Megamind actually wins, [[AndThenWhat he's at a complete loss at what to do]]. He then tries to create a new hero to try to stop him, [[GoneHorriblyWrong which backfires horribly]] since said new hero, Hal Stewart/Tighten, is a PsychopathicManchild who is way worse than Megamind ever was. He uses his power to force Roxanne into loving him, and when she rejects him, he rampages all across the city, making Megamind to be the unlikely hero who ends up stopping Tighten.]]
268	[[/folder]]
269
270	[[folder:T]]
271	* TakeOverTheCity: Megamind's nominal, outwardly stated goal is to rule Metro City, which apparently translates to something like "have the run of the place", with what turns out to be genuinely vague ideas about remaking it in his image or creating an army of slaves or what. The worst that happens is that Megamind and Minion turn the city into their playground (such as playing "darts" with a fire truck and a building with a target painted on it) and steal the city's treasures and money. Tighten suggests something similar, but ''without'' Megamind's relative restraint, he ends up on his way to destroying "Tightenville". The movie does keep coming back to what this means for the citizens living there.
272	* TakeThat: After Megamind kills Metro Man he puts up posters in front of town hall that say "No you can't" with him posing like UsefulNotes/BarackObama in his political "Yes we can" ads. Technically the posters were inspired by the HOPE posters, but you get the idea.
273	* TakeUpMySword: Implied by Metro Man at the end.
274	* TakingTheBullet: Metro Man does this with a dodgeball for the teacher in Megamind's flashbacks.
275	* TantrumThrowing: Roxie hurling things at Metro Man; since he's MadeOfDiamond he doesn't even blink as the stuff she throws keeps shattering against his face.
276	* TeamRocketWins: The entire premise of the movie is Megamind, the inept villain, finally winning.
277	* TemptingFate: Roxie calling Bernard!Megamind "the only normal thing in her crazy, upside-down world".
278	* TermsOfEndangerment: When Hal turns evil, he still calls Roxanne “Roxie”, especially when he’s trying to kill her.
279	* ThatManIsDead: Hal screams at Roxie that there is no Hal anymore, just Tighten.
280	** This is also implied to be what Megamind was initially going for on his finale date with Roxanne. He's shown to be more invested in his relationship with her than his evil plans, finally admits to Minion that if it means he can't have her, than he'll just quite villainy, and finally, he somberly looks at his own reflection in a broken mirror, initiates his Bernard disguise, and slowly and warmly smiles at his new reflection.
281	* ThatPoorCat:
282	** Heard when Tighten discards the flower cart after failing to impress Roxanne. Also, Megamind accidentally gets a cat while dehydrating all the garbage on the streets. It gets rehydrated later.
283	** At the end of The Button of Doom, Minion tosses a remote to the side. A brainbot's "bowg" is heard offscreen.
284	* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Megamind's origin story. No matter how hard he tried to be liked, it only ever resulted in him being pushed away even further, so eventually he decided to give up and just have fun with the reputation being forced upon him. This is even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Megamind during his childhood narrative:
285	-->'''Megamind:''' The bad boy... Was this my destiny? Wait, maybe it was. Being ''bad'' is the one thing I'm good at. Then it hit me: If I was the bad boy, ''then I was going to be the baddest boy of them all!''
286	* ThereWasADoor:
287	** Played with in the scene where Megamind enters through the door... by blowing it up... and then Minion installs a new door.
288	** Tighten to Megamind after the latter crashes through his wall. Though to be fair, there also was already a gaping hole in the wall; he just made it slightly bigger. And Tighten himself [[HypocriticalHumor was originally responsible for said hole]].
289	* ThouShaltNotKill: Megamind ''constantly'' tries to kill Metro Man in the past, but he never actually expected to succeed. Hal/Tighten, however, is a thug and will, or at least tries to, kill anyone who gets in his way.
290	* TimeStandsStill: Metro Man reveals that during his super speed soul-searching, he was able to infiltrate Megamind's lair, reconsider apprehending him, go to the library and read dozens of self-help books, pick up some fries and a drink at a restaurant, and relax in the park before deciding to fake his death. All in the space of an instant. If you watch closely, [[RewatchBonus you can even see his image dim for a frame]].
291	* TookALevelInBadass: Megamind in the final act.
292	** Hal. As Hal, he is, well, Jonah Hill. As Tighten, he is a muscular stud.
293	* TookALevelInJerkass: Tighten, ''big-time.''
294	* TrailersAlwaysLie: The trailers made ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' out to be a lot zanier with a lot less angst and totally dumps the romance factor. It forgets that WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}} spends a good chunk of the film as Bernard. As well as this, it makes Metro Man out to be more of a glory-hound jerk than he really is - and a lot more important too. While Metro Man IS important, it's his absence that drives the plot, not his presence.
295	* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Probably had one of the worst offending examples of the trope, in which it revealed that Metro Man was ''not'' dead and had simply given up superheroics. The entire film revolved around the fact that Megamind was trying to cope with having killed Metro Man. This was most likely done to reassure parents and kids that Metro Man was not really going die so that they would actually go see it.
296	** The Mega Rap teaser actually spoils the movie's ''ending.''
297	* TrialBalloonQuestion: Subverted by Roxanne. She would not mind if he was an alien species... but it is actions that determine a person.
298	-->'''Megamind:''' Say I wasn't so normal. Say I was, bald, and had the complexion of a popular primary color -- as a random, non-specific example... Would you still enjoy my company?
299	-->'''Roxanne:''' Of course! You don't judge a book by its cover, or a person from the outside.
300	-->'''Megamind:''' Oh, that's a relief to hear...
301	-->'''Roxanne:''' You judge them based on their ''actions.''
302	-->'''Megamind:''' ...Well, that seems kind of petty, don't you think?
303	* {{Troperiffic}}: The whole point of the movie is to subvert, invert and otherwise play with as many superhero genre conventions as possible.
304	* TryNotToDie: Megamind's strategy for defeating Tighten.
305	-->'''Roxanne:''' What's the plan?\
306	'''Megamind:''' Well, it mostly involves not dying!\
307	'''Roxanne:''' I like that plan!
308	** Inverted earlier when Megamind gets out of prison to face Tighten.
309	-->'''Warden:''' ''(tied up)'' Good luck, fellas!\
310	'''Megamind:''' ''(happily giggling)'' We're gonna die!\
311	'''Minion:''' ''(laughs, then...)'' [[BigWhat Wait, what?!]]
312	* TwoPersonLoveTriangle: Roxanne falls in love with "Bernard", [[LovesMyAlterEgo Megamind's alterego]].
313	[[/folder]]
314
315	[[folder:U]]
316	* UncomfortableElevatorMoment: Megamind, disguised as Bernard, spends some time on the elevator with Roxanne as the Metro Man Museum is about to blow up.
317	* TheUnfavourite: Even though Megamind and Metro Man are unrelated and both come from different worlds, Megamind's rivalry with Metro Man starts even when they're both heading towards Earth:
318	-->'''Megamind:''' I set out to find my destiny. Turns out a kid from the Glaupunkt quadrant had the exact same idea.\
319	''[Metro Man's baby shuttle bumps into Megamind's, causing Megamind's craft to ricochet off the asteroids]''\
320	'''Megamind:''' That was the day I met Mr. Goody Two Shoes... ''[Baby Metro Man gives Megamind a raspberry]''\
321	'''Megamind:''' And our glorious rivalry was born!\
322	''[Megamind's spaceship heads towards a luxurious mansion]''\
323	'''Megamind:''' Could this be what I was destined for? A dream life filled with luxury?\
324	''[Metro Man's baby shuttle bumps Megamind away from the mansion]''\
325	'''Megamind:''' Apparently not! [[LampshadeHanging Even fate picks its favorites.]] No big deal, a much different fate awaited me.\
326	''[Megamind's baby shuttle lands in the yard of Metro City Prison for the Criminally Gifted]''
327	* TheUnfettered: Tighten. Which makes him much more dangerous than Metro Man.
328	* UnlimitedWardrobe:
329	** Roxanne, who changes outfits for each new day and occasion.
330	** Hal wears different shirts/outfits too, until he becomes Tighten.
331	* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Megamind's plan to rescue Roxanne at the climax. By using the hologram watch that can alter looks, Minion disguises himself as Megamind to distract Tighten and free Roxanne from the tower she's tied to, then escapes with her. As Tighten follows them, ''Megamind'' disguises himself as Metro Man (wearing inventions that allows him to mimick Metro Man's flight, eye beams and fists) to give Tighten a good fright and scare him off for good. No detail of this plan was shared with the audience beforehand and it works out great, that is, up until the ending where Megamind accidentally reveals himself to Tighten [[ImposterForgotOneDetail by saying "Metrocity" instead of "Metro City".]]
332	* UnusualEuphemism: Metro Man says "Fargin' dag crab nuggets!" and "Fackled fish cracker!" while trapped in the copper-lined observatory.
333	[[/folder]]
334
335	[[folder:V]]
336	* VictoryIsBoring: What Megamind feels after killing Metro Man, and these feelings of boredom and depression are what kickstarts the rest of the movie's plot.
337	* VileVillainSaccharineShow: [[BigBad Tighten]]. The first two-thirds of the film are a fairly lighthearted AffectionateParody of super heroes that focuses on a villain discovering himself. Then Tighten turns evil and everything goes to hell, with him attacking the city and the titular villain literally fighting for the life of him and his lover.
338	* VillainsActHeroesReact: Megamind specifically invokes this trope when arguing with Hal before their first fight.
339	--> '''Megamind:''' ''I'm'' the villain! ''You're'' the good guy! [[DiscussedTrope I do something bad, and you come and get me]]. That's why I created you!
340	* VillainousBSOD: Megamind after Roxanne dumps him.
341	* VillainousCrush: Implied at the beginning, where some of Megamind's behavior towards a kidnapped Roxanne comes off as downright flirtatious. Later, it's a central part of the story, but he's less villainous at that point. Confirmed by [[WordOfGod the filmmakers' commentary]].
342	* VillainProtagonist: A deconstructive parody of such. The protagonist Megamind became a supervillain because there never seemed to be another path open for him. The movie explores how empty and boring it feels to be villain if he defeats his nemesis and he finds no personal enjoyment in doing evil if there's no one to stop him.
343	* VillainTeamUp: DefiedTrope here. Tighten, once he decides to become a villain, asks Megamind to team up with him so that they can rule the city together. Instead, Megamind is utterly disgusted at the former's petty actions, and decides to instigate a fight instead by revealing that he tricked Tighten as Space-Dad and was the "intellectual dweeb" dating Roxanne.
344	* VirtueIsWeakness: Hal scoffs at Roxanne's attempts to reason with him by saying that there's good in everyone.
345	* VisibleInvisibility: Megamind's car is supposed to be invisible, but audiences can see the outline via a camo effect (mostly due to the sun reflecting off it). Roxanne manages to notice the car only because Tighten had laser-cut a building and debris had fallen onto it.
346	[[/folder]]
347
348	[[folder:W]]
349	* WeCanRuleTogether: Tighten tells Megamind that with [[BrainsAndBrawn his power and Megamind's "big-headed-ness"]] they could rule the world. Megamind refuses.
350	* {{Wedgie}}: Titan gives himself one to test his super strength.
351	-->'''Titan:''' Look! Doesn't even hurt! Don't even feel it!
352	* WeHaveForgottenThePhlebotinum: After arriving at Hal's apartment to study him after he was accidentally shot with the superpower gun, Megamind turns down Minion's suggestion to just remove the superpowers and look for a definitive candidate, and casually throws the gun in the backseat of the invisible car. This causes a problem when Tighten goes on a rampage, as Megamind misplaced the invisible car and subsequently the superpower gun the night Roxanne dumped him, which only gets rediscovered in the climax.
353	* WeWillNotUseStageMakeUpInTheFuture: Megamind's shapeshifter wristwatch allows him to shapeshift into other people using the power of hard light holograms.
354	* WeaksauceWeakness:
355	-->'''Metro Man:''' ''Copper... drains... my powers!''\
356	'''Megamind:''' Your weakness is copper?! ''[[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe You're kidding, right]]''?
357	** SubvertedTrope. Metro Man isn't vulnerable to copper, he just pretends he is.
358	* WeatherControlMachine: Megamind has one he uses to make dramatic entrances.
359	* WhamLine: When Tighten reveals his true intentions to Megamind after their first "fight".
360	-->'''Megamind''': Oh, well done! I thought that battle went really, really well! I mean, I have a few notes.\
361	'''Tighten''': ''Notes?!''\
362	'''Megamind''': But they can wait. You can take me to jail now.\
363	'''Tighten:''' Oh, no, no, no. I was thinking more like ''the morgue''. You're ''dead''!
364	* WhamShot:
365	** When Metro Man has seemingly survived and crashed right into Megamind, Megamind lifts Metro Man's cape, revealing nothing but [[StrippedToTheBone Metro Man's skeleton]].
366	** Megamind noticing the various items (including arcade machines and massive amounts of money) Tighten stole the previous night.
367	** Combined with an OhCrap when Tighten effortlessly punches his way through the copper dome.
368	** The reveal that Metro Man is [[NotQuiteDead not quite dead]], walking in to find Megamind and Roxanne in his lair, [[OhCrap clearly not expecting company]].
369	* WhatBeautifulEyes: Megamind's stunning green eyes.
370	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: {{Subverted}} with Bernard, whose fate was left unresolved by the end of the movie, but is revealed in the CreditsGag.
371	* WhatHaveIDone: Megamind damns himself for creating Tighten, who turns out to be a unstoppable engine of wanton destruction.
372	* WhatTheHellHero:
373	** Megamind to Tighten, twice in the same scene. First, upset Tighten did not bother to show up to save the city from him, then when he sees Tighten decided to rob banks -- and a bicycle.
374	** Megamind and Roxanne's response to Metro Man faking his death to pursue a career as a musician, turning his back on the Tighten situation.
375	--->'''Roxanne:''' ''How could you do this?!'' The people of the city relied on you and you deserted them! You left us in the hands of... of ''him!'' ''(indicates Megamind)'' ''({{beat}})'' No offense.\
376	'''Megamind:''' No, no, I'm with you.
377	** Although still technically the villain at this point, but this is Roxanne's reaction to Megamind when she finds out that he gave Hal super powers.
378	* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Apparently, there are supervillain outlet stores in Romania.
379	* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Averted. A shot from the death ray shows Metro City is somewhere in the western portion of Michigan's lower peninsula, near Lake Michigan, from the looks of it.
380	* WhoDares: Megamind asks "You dare challenge Megamind?" during his [[IncomingHam epically over-the-top]] entrance to the climactic battle with Tighten.
381	* WideEyedIdealist: According to Tighten, Roxanne believes that there is at least some good in everyone, [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism in spite of her generally sarcastic attitude]]. Possibly justified, in that she's used to seeing Megamind's brand of villainy, which isn't all that harmful.
382	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Megamind himself ''claims'' to be this. But he's actually quite lacking in the ''woobie'' part and even more so in the ''destroyer of worlds'' part.
383	* WorthyOpponent: Metro Man and Megamind view each other this way.
384	* WritingAroundTrademarks: InUniverse. Megamind picks the name "Titan" (not Tighten) for Hal because he can trademark it.
385	* WrongGenreSavvy: A socially-awkward kid with an unattainable crush gains superpowers. Unfortunately, Hal Stewart must have seen the movie ''Film/SpiderMan1'' one too many times and does not realize [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome what is really going to happen]] until Roxie spells it out for him.
386	* WrongSongGag: After destroying Metro Man, Megamind triumphantly approaches city hall with "Highway to Hell" by Music/{{ACDC}} playing on the boombox Minion is carrying. When Megamind signals for the song to end, Minion ends up struggling with the controls, hilariously causing the boombox to switch between AC/DC and "Lovin' You" by Thomas J Mitchell.
387	[[/folder]]
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389	[[folder:X]]
390	* XanatosGambit: Megamind's entire campaign against Metro Man. He explicitly says in the comic prequel that he considers every lost battle as simply an opportunity to study his potential weaknesses. He explicitly states when fighting Tighten that every defeat is an opportunity to learn and do better next time.
391	* XanatosSpeedChess: Megamind is able to work out a strategy for both saving his own life and for defeating Tighten, while falling to his death.
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394	[[folder:Y]]
395	* {{Yandere}}: Tighten becomes dengerously obsessive and possessive over Roxanne.
396	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Roxanne gives one to Megamind. It gets him back in the fight:
397	-->Megamind, I don't know if you're even listening, but if you are, you can't give up! The Megamind I knew would never have run from a fight, even one he knew he had absolutely no chance of winning. It was your best quality. You need to be that guy right now! The city needs you. I need you.
398	* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Megamind is outraged when he learns that Tighten uses his superpowers to commit petty crimes and [[HypocriticalHumor promptly calls him out on it]].
399	* YouFightLikeACow: Megamind tries to encourage Tighten to engage in this, but he only charges forward while shouting "aaaaaaaaggghhh!"
400	-->'''Megamind:''' Okay, look, I'm not really sure where to go with that!
401	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe:
402	** When Megamind discovers Metro Man's WeaksauceWeakness. He ''was'' kidding. Metro Man just wanted to fake his own death so he could retire.
403	--->'''Megamind:''' Your weakness is ''copper?'' You're kidding, right?
404	** Later on, during the climax, Megamind says this verbatim when he finally manages to recover the diffuser gun that will allow him to {{Depower}} Hal... only to see [[ChekhovsGag that it's warming up]] and he needs to stall a little while longer.
405	* YourCostumeNeedsWork: When Megamind runs into Bernard at the Metro Man museum which he is trying to blow up, Bernard (who is known to be an "expert" on Megamind) thinks that Megamind is just some guy in a "pretty tasteless costume" complete with "a cheap replica of his dehydration gun".
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Context Megamind / TropesMToZ