Earlier this year, it was announced that Megamind was finally going to be getting
a follow-up after years of fans begging for a sequel. Although it’s not another movie,
we’re certainly looking forward to watching “Megamind’s Guide to Defending Your City” on
Peacock. But before we meet any new characters from Metro City, we thought it was about time to
look at the original Megamind cast and see where they fall on the morality spectrum.
I’m Kifinosi with WickedBinge, and this is Megamind: Good to Evil.
As always, we’re going to start with the heroic and the pure-hearted before working our way
down to the not-so-good and the downright terrible. These characters are The Good.
Earning the Gold Medal of Good, we have Megamind’s parents. Although incredibly minor characters,
we felt that they deserved a mention for their noble sacrifice. Taking a page out of Jor-El
and Lara’s book, Megamind’s parents saved his life by putting him in a rocket ship and
sending him to Earth when their planet began to get sucked into a blackhole.
Even if we don’t know much about anything else they did or who they were as people,
this is already enough to get these two a high ranking, as they made sure their baby would be
safe instead of trying to escape the dying planet themselves. They were also the one to
give Megamind his minion so he wouldn’t be alone and would be protected, as well as a
pacifier that baby Megamind later used to power the inventions he made as a child. For the brief
time that we saw them, Megamind’s parents were pretty great ones and more than deserve this spot.
For our Silver Medal of Good, we’re giving it to Metro City’s star reporter, Roxanne Ritchi. In
the ‘game’ of superhero VS supervillain, Roxanne was the no-nonsense Damsel in Distress who wasn’t
intimidated at all by Megamind’s antics. But while she had no superpowers, we can still safely say
that Roxanne is probably the Most Good out of all our main characters. After Metroman’s so-called
‘death’, Roxanne takes it upon herself to try and stop whatever Megamind’s new plans are, working
alongside her new friend Bernard (aka Megamind in disguise). We see just how determined and brave
she can be, fighting Megamind in order to try and protect Bernard and not backing down just because
Megamind is a supervillain. We also see just how friendly, sweet and supportive Roxanne can
be during her and Megamind’s dates. She literally encourages Megamind to be a better person without
even realizing it! That’s pretty impressive and just speaks volumes about her own goodness. After
all the truths are revealed - both Megamind’s and Metroman’s - Roxanne is the only one willing
to stand up to Hal, even when all hope seems lost. She encourages Megamind to save the day,
saying that she believes in him, and even helps out when she can during the final
battle despite not having superpowers. Though she still needs saving more than a few times,
Roxanne’s character and personality shine through as truly genuine examples of goodness. Really,
the only thing we could maaaaybe take points off for is her reacting with violence when she found
out that Metroman had faked his death. But like… it’s not as though she could actually hurt him,
given his invulnerability, and we can’t really blame her for reacting that way.
Moving onto our Bronze Medal of Good, we have another minor character: the Warden. As his title
implies, he’s the Warden of the Metro City Prison, making sure that all of the city’s dangerous
criminals stay locked up. Definitely a career that lands on the side of good for the most part. While
we question the decision of keeping a baby and later a small child in prison, we could also argue
that the Warden was protecting young Megamind in a way. After all, one look at another Dreamworks
film - “Monsters VS Aliens” - can give you an idea of what could have happened to Megamind had
he landed somewhere the government could find them instead of in the prison. Additionally, while the
Warden is often annoyed with Megamind and even taunts him a bit at the beginning of the film,
saying that he’ll always be a villain, we do see a bit of the Warden’s softer side.
He gave Megamind a chance at bettering himself as a child when he allowed Megamind to go to school,
and right before the film’s climax, he wished both Megamind and Minion luck in their battle
with Tighten. Though he can be a bit antagonist at times, the Warden really isn’t that bad of a guy.
Finishing off the Good tier, we have the one and only Metroman. If you’ve seen the film,
you know exactly why Metroman is this far down despite being a superhero. Let’s get the good
out of the way first. Yes, for years Metroman protected the city and saved people from Megamind.
Though we know that Megamind likely never wanted to actually hurt anyone or destroy the city,
Metroman was still doing an act of good by fighting him. Metroman is also a decent guy
in general, if a touch arrogant. Though calling someone a “random citizen” is maybe a bit rude, he
did still return that one guy’s affection when he said that he loved him. We also see that Metroman
seems to care a lot for both Roxanne and Megamind, seeing them both as friends and encouraging the
latter to step up and be a force for good. Buuuut that leads us into the not-so-great things about
Metroman, namely that he was willing to fake his death when he decided that he was done
being a hero. Even if he knew that Megamind wasn’t nearly as evil as he claimed to be,
it was still a reckless thing to do - not to mention a bit traumatizing for Roxanne,
who saw what she thought was his skeleton. Although we can’t blame Metroman for wanting to
pursue something that made him happy, the way he went about it was still selfish and a bit callous.
We also can’t forget how bratty he was as a kid and how much trouble he caused Megamind,
though we’re thankful that he was able to grow out of all that. We can’t say for sure whether
or not Metroman made the right choice, but we can say that for the most part
his good qualities outweighed his bad, allowing him to just barely make it into this tier.
We’re now moving onto the characters that fall
somewhere in between Good and Evil. This is the Grey Area.
Starting off the Grey Area, we have Minion. This little fish is Megamind’s faithful servant
and best friend, sticking by his side throughout most of the film. Although he’s often encouraging
and enabling Megamind’s ‘evil’ behavior and even helps him steal and cause property damage during
their “Crazy Train” montage, it’s evident just how much Minion’s support and care means to Megamind,
who would have been completely alone otherwise. His support extends to helping Megamind with
his plans and inventions, designing and sewing Megamind’s extravagant wardrobe, and kidnapping
people. That last one is pretty awful, admittedly, but again it’s all part of their little ‘game’ and
not something that’s super harmful, at least not in this context. Minion also does his best to look
out for Megamind, not wanting to see him get his feelings hurt after he learns that Megamind has
been pretending to be Bernard. He’s even willing to ‘step out of line’ whenever Megamind comes up
with a truly awful plan - and again, he speaks his mind because he doesn’t want his boss to get hurt.
Although the two of them do decide to part ways after their fight, Minion still decides to help
Megamind - though only after Megamind apologizes - and even risked his own life for Roxanne Ritchi,
saving her when Hal throws a building at them. Honestly, if it weren’t for Minion being such
an enabler for Megamind’s evil behavior, he would have easily made it into the Good Tier.
Up next, we have the very boring Bernard. Being the last of our minor characters,
Bernard works at the Metroman museum and is an expert in all things Megamind. For the short time
that we see him, he’s pretty apathetic and kind of rude. He tells Roxanne that he’s not allowed
to insult museum guests directly and gets annoyed when she asks to spend more time in the museum.
A few minutes later, he insults Megamind when he thinks he’s wearing what he calls a
‘cheap costume’. Though we don’t see him again until the ending credits, this brief interaction
with Bernard doesn’t exactly paint a great picture of the guy. He’s not an outright jerk,
thankfully, but we can’t really put him on the level of other human characters like Roxanne
or the Warden either. So, he manages to land right in the middle of our list.
We’ve finally arrived at the film’s titular character, Megamind.
Although he eventually becomes the film’s newest hero, there’s still quite a lot of
‘bad’ to this ‘not-so-bad’ guy. While he doesn’t aim to actually hurt or kill anyone,
Megamind can be pretty destructive when he wants to be. This can include damaging priceless art,
doing graffiti and even using fire trucks as darts. We also can’t forget just how much lying
Megamind does in the movie, as well as how self-centered he can be. For as awful as Hal
is, he didn’t deserve to get emotionally manipulated by his so-called ‘space dad’,
nor did Roxanne deserve to be tricked. Megamind even, at one point, tells Minion that he doesn’t
need him anymore. He doesn’t mean this, of course, but it’s still harsh. Finally, though the initial
shot with the powers was an accident, Megamind still selfishly used Hal for his own gain,
not really given much mind to the consequences or even taking the time to think about what could
happen if his plan were to go wrong. But while a lot of Megamind’s actions are pretty awful,
it’s his character and moral code where you start to see his truly good side. Megamind does what
he can to try and make Roxanne happy, and in turn starts to become a better person. When she rejects
him, Megamind respects her decision even when it breaks his heart and only tries to talk with her
again when it’s literally life or death. Though he doesn’t believe that he can be a hero, he still
takes responsibility for his mistakes and puts himself in harm’s way as he tries to save the day,
all so he can protect Roxanne and stop Hal once and for all. Seeing Megamind turn himself around
was honestly a great arc, and while it isn’t quite enough to push him into the Good Tier, we’re sure
he’ll do a lot more good in his new series. For now though, he manages to stay out of the Bad.
Finishing off the Grey tier, we had to give a brief mention to the Brain-Bots.
These little guys are Megamind’s robots. With how they act, however,
they’re honestly more like pets. This can include being pretty destructive and bitey,
unfortunately. They are programmed to capture enemies and protect Megamind, but they also have
a playful side. It’s hard to know where their programming ends and their personality begins,
hence why we had to give them a sort of neutral rating. But given that they help Megamind with his
big “Presentation” display in the film’s climax, we felt that they deserved a few bonus points.
Finally, we’ve arrived at the wicked and the truly villainous - where we find only one character.
By default, the Gold Medal of Evil goes to Hal Stewart AKA Tighten. Oh boy, even before he got
superpowers, there was just something off about this guy. Ranging from subtle to explicit, Hal was
pretty creepy towards Roxanne throughout the first act of the film. What’s worse is because he was so
blinded by his attraction to her, he didn’t really care much about her feelings. Even when Roxanne is
in mourning after Metroman’s death, Hal still only cares about getting to hang out with her. Things
just get worse once he starts to become Tighten. From using his supervision to spy on Roxanne as
she works to putting her in danger because he believes that saving her will win her over,
Hal is just… completely awful. He goes from having a bit of a creepy crush to feeling
like he’s entitled to her affections. When he’s finally rejected, Hal doesn’t even hesitate to go
full-villain. He happily steals things because he can and tries to team-up with Megamind, believing
that they could rule the city together. Of course, once he learns the truth, Hal begins going on a
total rampage, not really caring who he puts in danger or who he hurts - culminating in him trying
to kill both Roxanne and Megamind. Though Hal might not have started out as too bad of a guy,
the speed at which he was able to go from creep to a total supervillain just speaks volumes
about him as a person. For all these reasons, Hal without a doubt deserves the Gold Medal of Evil.
And that’s our list! But before we go, we’ve got some sinner medals to give out!
We’re going to give the Darwin Medal to Hal. No real surprise here,
the guy was pretty easy to trick and has a ton of dumb moments throughout
the film. He even mixes up “Titan” and “Tighten” which is just… wow.
We’re also giving Hal the Wrath Medal. Despite having the power to do whatever he wanted,
Hal chose to use his powers for revenge and was completely willing
to kill Megamind just because he kissed Roxanne.
Speaking of kisses,
Megamind is earning the Lust Medal. Though Megamind was never a villain at heart,
most of his desire to be a better person was due to his crush on Roxanne and he was willing to lie
and continuously disguise himself to keep being with her. A lot of work just to date someone.
We also just had to give Megamind the Pride Medal. Even with all of Minion’s warnings or
Roxanne’s comments, it still ends up taking a lot for Megamind to admit that he was wrong. We also
can’t ignore just how much ‘peacocking’ the guy does when it comes to his weapons and wardrobe.
Finally, the Sloth Medal is going to go to Metroman. Again, we can’t blame this hero
for wanting to seek out his own happiness, but by faking his death just to avoid the
awkward ‘I quit being a hero’ announcement, he did it in the laziest possible way.
But let us know in the comment section if you agree with our ranking, and tell us what we should
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