History Characters / M3gan

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: She is still alive at the story's end while her son Brandon is dead.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't see her reaction to her son's death, and she's not even mentioned afterwards.

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Considering that she created M3GAN in the first place, she’s this by default, but she takes it a step further by attempting to discard her creation and not bothering to improve her relationship with Cady, which increases M3GAN’s murderous tendencies.

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[[caption-width-right:1000:"''Don't worry, Cady. I won't let anything harm you. Ever again.''"]]

* SiblingYinYang: Gemma is a single, career-minded woman while her sister Nicole was married with a daughter. In the prologue, Nicole frets about Cady spending too much time on an iPad and is annoyed that Gemma gifted her a toy that requires ''more'' screentime to play with, showcasing their differing approaches with children.

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Brandon is so consistently and gratuitously cruel to those around him that he comes off more as a budding sociopath than a schoolyard bully.

* SiblingYinYang: Gemma is a single, career-minded woman while her sister Nicole was married with a daughter. In the prologue, Nicole frets about Cady spending too much time on an iPad and is annoyed that Gemma gifted her a robotic toy that requires ''more'' screentime to play with, showcasing their differing approaches with children.

* HandsOffParenting: Her initial approach to raising Cady is to basically leave her to her own devices, both with general electronics and [=M3GAN=]. She also gives [=M3GAN=] the objective of physically and emotionally protecting Cady without assisting her or even specifying further. [[spoiler: Deconstructed as her hands-off methods spell disaster for both Cady and [=M3GAN=], kicking off the film's conflict.]]

* BrainyBrunette: Gemma has brown hair and is a brilliant and revolutionary, if short-sighted roboticist.

* ItsAllMyFault: She says this almost word-for-word [[spoiler: in the third act, acknowledging that her negligence is what drove [=M3GAN=] to her extreme directives]].]]

* BrainyBrunette: She has brown hair and is a brilliant and revolutionary, if short-sighted roboticist.

* HandsOffParenting: Her initial approach to raising Cady is to basically leave her to her own devices, both with general screentime and [=M3GAN=]. She also gives [=M3GAN=] the objective of physically and emotionally protecting Cady without assisting or even further specifying her objective. [[spoiler: Deconstructed as her hands-off methods spell disaster for both Cady and [=M3GAN=], kicking off the film's conflict.]]

* ItsAllMyFault: She says this almost word-for-word [[spoiler: in the third act, acknowledging that her negligence is responsible for [=M3GAN=] turning out the way she did]].]]

* SiblingYinYang: Gemma is a single, career-powered woman while her sister Nicole was married with a daughter.

* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Calls Cady "an ungrateful bitch" during their last confrontation,]] and in the Unrated cut [[spoiler: tells Gemma at the beginning of their fight: "I'll tear your head right off your fucking neck, I swear to God."]]

* TerminatorImpersonator: She's like the T-800, being a NighInvulnerable super strong robot with an internal metal skeleton and has one central focus that it will do anything to accomplish [[spoiler:which ends up with her being a violent murderer. She also draws elements from the T-1000, being a PsychoPrototype whose creator realized was far too intelligent, and its capability of learning meant it could turn against them.]]
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: InUniverse a newsreader says that [=M3GAN=] looks like "Franchise/{{Barbie}} on steroids".

* MadScientist: Gemma is played plausibly, but ends up fulfilling this archetype by being a brilliant engineer who sees fit to create an extremely powerful artifical being for relatively mundane purposes, without considering the disastrous consequences that being ultimately has.
* MamaBear: Though initially being MaternallyChallenged and distant towards her niece, Gemma eventually develops a strong maternal bond with Cady. [[spoiler: Gemma's final confrontation with [=M3GAN=] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown shows her full fury and determination to protect her niece]].]]

* TookALevelInKindness: She starts out as a negligent guardian to Cady and is pretty terrible to [=M3GAN=], her own creation, but the realization that her actions are to blame for how [=M3GAN=] turned out pushes her to bond with Cady. By the end of the film, she has gained the maternal instinct she was lacking at the start of the movie.

* CharacterDevelopment: Cady starts off as being moody and depressed due to the loss of her parents. She has difficulty bonding with her aunt, who is [[MaternallyChallenged unprepared to be her guardian]]. Cady's attitude brightens up when she first meets [=M3GAN=]... but she develops an unhealthy attachment towards the doll throughout the film. [[spoiler: It is only by the final act that Gemma is finally able to bond with Cady.]]

* TraumaCongaLine: First, her parents die during a ski trip, then she gets sent to her aunt and has a hard time bonding with her, and when [=M3GAN=] comes along, she gets too attached to her... and then her android buddy shows her more monstrous side and puts her through the wringer trying to stop her.

* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Calls Cady "an ungrateful bitch" during their last confrontation.]]

* AxCrazy: His sheer sadism and cruelty go beyond just being a bratty kid and indicate that there's something seriously wrong with this kid.

* DirtyCoward: In classic bully fashion, Brandon's arrogance and cruelty is only when he's in control and picking on weaker kids. When M3gan fights back, he's instantly reduced to a whimpering wreck and runs away.

* HatesTheirParent: Is introduced by telling his mother to [[PrecisionFStrike fuck off.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Gets wounded by [=M3GAN=] (who is both shorter and smaller than him), and he gets run over while being chased by the doll.]]

* TheCorruptor: In her efforts to bond with and protect Cady, [=M3GAN=] steadily isolates her from everyone else until Cady becomes fully emotionally dependent on her, to the extent that Cady eventually becomes violent whenever she's separated from the doll.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When he takes [=M3GAN=], he removes one of her shoes and gets on top of her, implying that he was intending to do [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil far worse]] to the android had she not done something.

* SpoiledBrat: {{Justified}}. She becomes one after growing obsessed with [=M3GAN=], but the whole reason is because Gemma refuses to put in the effort to help Cady work through her issues.

* InstantExpert: She's programmed to learn [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} and do so at a geometric rate]]. [=M3GAN=] is able to replicate anything technical she learned from the internet or just by observing things around her. When it comes to human and social relationships however, that's whole different matter because humans aren't machines and far from perfection.

* TheShrink: Of the Awesome variety. She tries her best to help Cady and addresses very good points about Gemma being an [[MaternallyChallenged ineffective guardian]], as well as the dangers of allowing Cady be emotionally attached to [=M3GAN=].