History YMMV / Megamind

* MemeticBadass: Metro Man's displays of strength and speed (ESPECIALLY the moment he took an entire day's worth of reflection in the course of a microinstant) has endeared him to those who love powerful characters, some even placing him on the same pedestal as [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Superman]] or [[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama]].

* RealismInducedHorror: Hal Stewart/Titan is a shockingly realistic portrayal of people who [[EntitledToHaveYou feel like they're owed romantic affection]]. He pretends to be nice and flirts with Roxanne with every chance he gets, even when Metro Man supposedly died. When he gets powers, he believes that if he rescues Roxanne, she'll automatically fall in love with him. But when he finds out that's not how real life works, he goes on a temper tantrum and starts destroying Metro City, even trying to ''murder'' Roxanne [[IfICantHaveYou for not returning his feelings]].

* BrokenBase: Is Hal's super"hero" alter ego spelled "Titan" or "Tighten"? Some prefer "Titan" because it isn't as ridiculous. In contrast, others prefer "Tighten," due to the [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolism]] attached to the character as "Tighten" is the name that Hal unintentionally gave the supervillain that he turned himself into. However, unlike most of the examples of this trope, such discussion is rather lighthearted.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: "Oh, I'm shaking in my [[KickTheDog custom baby seal leather boots]]!"

** The NobleDemon inmates who genuinely care for baby Megamind at the beginning.

** While the joke is most likely a crack at Hal's stupidity he is technically correct when he says there "is no Queen of England", as there hasn't been one since 1707 - Elizabeth was the Queen of the ''United Kingdom'', of which England is a country.

* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:[[BrokenAce Metro Man]] was once the defender of Metro City and ArchEnemy to Megamind. Having fought against his rival for many years, Metro Man grows [[BeingGoodSucks tired of the process]], wanting to move on with his life. Faking his death via a forged weakness to copper and a skeleton decoy, he goes into hiding, allowing Megamind to achieve victory and dominion over Metro City, freeing him from society's strain and allowing him to persue his passions. At the end of the film, when Megamind managed to defeat Tighten and become Metro City's new hero, Metro Man is seen amongst the crowd of citizens, congratulating his old nemesis, having known that he had it in him to do the right thing.]]

* MemeticBadass: Metro Man's displays of strength and speed (ESPECIALLY the moment he took an entire day's worth of reflection in the course of a microinstant) has endeared him to those who love powerful characters, some even placing him on the same pedestal as Superman or Saitama.

** Some believe Hal's behavior is symptomatic of some ambiguous disorder. Also, is he lashing out at Megamind for "stealing" Roxanne, or is he angry at Megamind for pretending to be this righteous father figure and then mocking him? And does he see Roxanne as just an object to possess, or does he genuinely like Roxanne but expresses it poorly due to his poor social skills?

** When looking to give someone a life-changing job, make sure you actually interview them first and test their character, rather than just taking advantage of an accident and hiring the first person available. If Megamind paid attention to Hal or looked up other valid candidates, his first attempt wouldn't have been so disastrous.

** The opening scene seems to warn against bullying and stigmatizing others. Megamind was shown to have been unfairly ostracized almost from when he started growing up, [[ThenLetMeBeEvil making him believe that he could be nothing but a villain]]. Metro Man received praise all his life and thus grew up believing he could be a hero.

* CultClassic: After over a decade, the film still hasn't lost its edge.

* OlderThanTheyThink: A lot of criticism was hurled at "Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate" recasting Megamind... except said recasting is Creator/KeithFerguson, who replaced Ferrell in the games since 2010.

* TaintedByThePreview: The teaser trailer for "Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate" was poorly recieved, mainly due to poor animation and Megamind being recast.

* OlderThanTheyThink: A lot of criticism was hurled at "Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate" recasting Megamind... except said recasting is Creator/KeithFerguson who replaced Ferell in the games since 2010.

* OlderThenTheyThink: A lot of criticism was hurled at "Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate" recasting Megamind... except said recasting is Creator/KeithFerguson who replaced Ferell in the games since 2010.

* TaintedByThePreview: The teaser trailer for "Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate" was poorly recieved, mainly due to poor animation and different voice actors.

** During the final battle, Titan threatens Roxanne, "There is no Easter Bunny, there is no Tooth Fairy.'' Cue DreamWorks making [[WesternAnimation/RiseoftheGuardians an animated movie]] about the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: Hal Stewart, aka [[BigBad Titan/Tighten]], always had his fans thanks to his LaughablyEvil personality and Creator/JonahHill's standout performance and [[DracoInLeatherPants used to get a lot of sympathy from the viewers]] who originally felt that his [[FaceHeelTurn fall to villainy]] was the result of [[NotGoodWithRejection being rejected by his crush]], and many interpreted that he was a NiceGuy who let his new-found superpowers go to his head. However, come the rise of the "incel" subculture in the late 2010s, consisting of the DoggedNiceGuy trope have become seen as a lot more problematic in recent years, with the EntitledToHaveYou mindset often leading to violence and people getting murdered by those whose romantic and/or sexual interest they reject. Since then, Hal [[NotGoodWithRejection going on a rampage after one rejection too many]] has been looked at as a disturbingly plausible outcome to a certain kind of Dogged Nice Guy gaining superpowers. Notably, this didn't result in people disliking the character, as the reassessment of him instead resulted in Titan becoming seen as a much more effective villain and [[RealismInducedHorror surprisingly realistic villain]] otherwise by being a perfect encapsulation of toxic masculinity and male entitlement before such problems became more well-known.

** Don't rely on a single person to do an important job: have someone waiting in the wings in case that person isn't available. Metro Man being killed [[spoiler: or more specifically quitting his post]] would've left the people of Metro City in a bad position had Megamind turned out to be a genuinely dangerous person. When Hal proves to be a genuinely violent psychopath, the city is helpless to stop him from terrorizing the populace.

** Even after [[spoiler: his HeelFaceTurn]], the film actually embraces this trope despite Megamind's goofiness. This is helped when [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music of the caliber]] of Music/{{ACDC}} and Music/GunsNRoses plays whenever he does something badass.

*** There's also the scene where Roxanne takes Megamind to [[spoiler: Metro Man's hideout]]. He's practically squeeing at all of the stuff and even puts on Metro Man's cape. Roxanne seems uncertain how to take his reaction.
** Megamind and Roxanne have a little bit of this going on among them, [[spoiler: right before Roxanne hugs Megamind.]] Although Roxanne had no idea that "Bernard" was Megamind in disguise, it foreshadowed Roxanne and Megamind's romance that starts at the end of the movie.

* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler: [[BrokenAce Metro Man]] was once the defender of Metro City and ArchEnemy to Megamind. Having fought against his rival for many years, Metro Man grows [[BeingGoodSucks tired of the process]], wanting to move on with his life. Faking his death via a forged weakness to copper and a skeleton decoy, he goes into hiding, allowing Megamind to achieve victory and dominion over Metro City, freeing him from society's strain and allowing him to persue his passions. At the end of the film, when Megamind managed to defeat Tighten and become Metro City's new hero, Metro Man is seen amongst the crowd of citizens, congratulating his old nemesis, having known that he had it in him to do the right thing.]]

* OneSceneWonder: The real Bernard appears in two scenes. One has him acting cold towards Roxanne and mocking Megamind's "costume" before being dehydrated, and the other has him [[spoiler: rehydrated by Minion and getting whacked by his stick]].

* OneTrueThreesome: Megamind/Roxanne/Metro Man. Since they are the most important people in each other's lives, and the movie having ShipTease between all of them, yes, even [[HoYay Megamind]] and [[FoeYayShipping Metro Man]]. [[spoiler: Even [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Roxanne's angry rant]] [[WhatTheHellHero at Metro Man]] didn't deter the shippers, though some have Roxanne [[DefrostingIceQueen warming up to him again over time]]]].

* RewatchBonus: When you watch the movie again, 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.