Megamind vs Metro Man

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This movie is awesome, a masterpiece even. And honestly, while megamind was an evil guy at the beginning, there are some things that should be considered. First of all, the only one who tried to kill is metroman(who didn't even kill him btw). I don't think he killed anyone else(please corect me if i am wrong). He did some other bad things like property damage, but that's it. Society meanwhile... oh boy. He was locked in prison for freeing prisoners(he was a kid at the time, he didn't know any better, you should sent him to an orphanage at least, jesus), metro man as a kid(and even as an adult to some extent) used megamind to increase his popularity( for example instead of explaining to the kids that the burning made by megamind in order to make popcorn was acciddntal, and just telling megamind to try to be more careful next time, metro man made everyone think megamind was crap), and other people treated megamind like crap even before he began to be a villain(which is a cartoonish one, especially comparing him with titan, who was a stalker and wanted to kill both megamind and titan's former crush the letter because she rejected him). And other things that society is crap, and that megamind, while a bad guy at first, is hardly not to sympatize with him.

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Sad_Okra5792 · 4 months ago

Definitely. That was actually the point of the movie, I think. Megamind clearly wasn't evil at heart, given how silly/petty most of his villainous acts were. The only reason he'd go big with Metroman, was because he knew he could handle it. He never actually wanted to kill him.

He always had the potential for greatness, but he was dealt a bad hand. He was raised in a prison by criminals, and even despite that, when he's in school, he's shown to be a meek, polite kid, before he realizes that it didn't matter to everyone else how smart and kind he was. They were always going to treat him differently, because he's blue.

If the people of Metrocity were going to treat him like unwanted garbage anyway, he figured he might as well embrace it. At least no one can ignore him, anymore.

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AuraEnhancerVerse · 4 months ago

I always found it funny that even after Metroman was believed to be dead, Megamind didn't become a dictator or cause chaos but decided to just party or slowly waste away because he was bored.

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Jealous_Shape_5771 · 4 months ago

There was a theory I saw or read that said that the government had a big hand in this development. Metroman is at least on par with Superman, which would understandably be concerning if metroman ever turned evil, so what they did was they used Megamind as a possible deterrent to this. They make Megamind the bad guy for Metroman to fight and slowly brainwash them into acting like the stereotypical 80's villains. Megamind comes in and does some damage, Metroman stops him without killing him, repair the city, and then do it again next tuesday.

And of course, this lasted until Metroman got bored with his life

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Lanavis13 · 4 months ago

I had no idea there was a sequel

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r/OnePunchMan • [2]

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Theory: Blast is actually Metro Man from Megamind, and he went missing cause he's pursuing music

Posted by GodNonon · in r/OnePunchMan · 6 years ago

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ComicCroc · 6 years ago

Really, though, Metroman is so incredibly OP compared to anything in the OPM-verse. Just look at this scene He does all that in less than a tenth of a second.

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FanOfEvery · 6 years ago

He traveled at most a few 100 kilometers. Lets say he did that in 0.01 second so he was FTE. 10000 km/s.

When Boros kicked Saitama, Saitama reached the moon before he realized he was in space. And Boros was melting a Ship durable enough to take the moon-jump just by flying by. Boros has to be pretty close to SoL while Metroman is %3-5 SoL. Power/strength wise he is low-mid Dragon. Boros one-shots him.

Literally BoS Genos’ has better attack power feat than him

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Waywoah · 6 years ago

You can see .01 seconds pretty easily, he moved fast enough that none of the hundreds of people he moved passed realized he was there. He is much faster than you are giving him credit for. Just by the fact that we can see stuff falling in the boros fight means they are moving slower than Metro-man (he goes to a diner at one point and some falling stuff appears to be completely frozen the entire time he's there).

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TheImmortalLS · 6 years ago

distance is ass

the real power is that he thought for several hours in 0.01 seconds

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Lonelyvoid · 6 years ago

“Here's my best guess, bearing in mind that I haven't seen the movie in a while, so if I get some details wrong let me know:

Metro Man's Timeframe:

Metro Man has time to do some serious soul-searching during his "break." He's not the brightest bulb, but he has time to read (or at least browse) several books, eat at least one meal, and fly a kite. More importantly, he comes to a life-defining decision in that time, which to me suggests that it takes more than one day from his perspective. I think it's fair to guess that he had about three days' worth of experience in that time.

Megamind's Timeframe

Not even Megamind notices Metro Man's absence, which means that in real time, he was gone for an interval on the order of one frame of video or less. Given a conservative estimate of the framerate, let's say that he was gone for at most 1/24 of a second, or 41.7 milliseconds.

Metro Man's Travel Distance

The average human walks about 7500 steps per day. And that's with cars to get around in, something that Metro Man presumably did not have. Given a 3-foot stride, Metro Man would have traveled about 4.26 miles per day. Over three subjective "days," that's about 12.78 miles traveled.

Metro Man's Speed

Dividing 12.78 miles by 41.7 milliseconds gives about 300 miles per second, or a little over a million miles per hour. That's fast, but nowhere near the speed of light, which clocks in at 670 million mph. This means that even at that pace, Metro Man wouldn't be able to observe significant relativistic effects such as time dilation and length contraction.

This is only a very rough approximation, because it ignores stuff like how he kept from creating a massive shockwave or burning people up with the friction from the air.”

Taken from askscience fiction.

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GodNonon · OP · 6 years ago

Also Metro City takes place on the opposite side of the OPM planet. Blast goes under the Blast persona when he's on the Saitama supercontinent and and the Metro Man persona when he's in Metro City. Given his immense flight speed, traveling between each continent isn't at all issue an for him. However he stopped being as active in the Hero Association since he was spending more time in Metro City. And now he's gone missing all together since he quit hero work to become Music Man.

Oh yeah and a big /s in case it wasn't already painfully obvious I'm shitposting.

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iadnm · 6 years ago

Okay, I get this is a shitpost, but I'm just so happy someone mentioned MegaMind again

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ninja-robot · 6 years ago

It's so much better than Despicable Me and yet that movie gets all the sequels.

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netrunui · 6 years ago

I don't think Megamind would work as a series, though.

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ifartedhaha · 6 years ago

Quick fun error: when minion and megamind sit in the car, and minion reaches behind to pull out a gun, the gun intersects with the seat. We missed that during dailies and it got into the film.

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themirak · 6 years ago

I have eyes that can see, right through leeeaaaaaaaaaad!!!!

In all seriousness i think Blast and Metro Man reasons on why they stopped being active as heroes might be similar.

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klintondc · 6 years ago

"I love you too, Random citizen"

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r/shittymoviedetails • [3]

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In Megamind (2010), despite Megamind being super smart, he's still stupid enough to realize that people's opinions of you don't define who you are. Actually, Metroman is actually the first one to realize that, which again makes him a better gigachad than the geeky blue alien

Posted by PIRATEOFBADIM · in r/shittymoviedetails · 2 months ago

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phoenixmusicman · 2 months ago

Metroman only realizes it cuz he's sad/bored/unfulfilled. Megamind seems to still enjoy their dynamic at the start of the movie, and has no reason to question his purpose.

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AgitatedStranger9698 · 2 months ago

Also in this universe legitimately BOTH of them are really all they have.

They both are acting out in different ways as kids, but they are codependent on each other.

Metroman realizes this and attempts to break out of it.

The movie is about megamind doing the same.

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senseithenahual · 2 months ago

The most interesting part is that Metroman has known Megamind for so long that he knew that, given the chance, he could become a hero, he trusted him that much.

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Sir-Toaster- · 2 months ago

It's almost as if one grew up in a healthy lifestyle and the other grew up in a prison

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JustLookingForMayhem · 2 months ago

Metroman did not grow up in a healthy place. He was expected to be a hero and was raised to be a hero to the point he faked his death to escape it all.

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Jolyne_Best_JoJo · 2 months ago

Wdym, the prison taught Megamind lots of healthy things, like ACAB.

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the-original-loser · 2 months ago

It's almost like you can be a highly intelligent genius - an engineer if you will - yet still not possess any social skills whatsoever.

How did that line in the social network go again? "You're gonna go through life thinking girls don't like you because you're a nerd but that's not true. It's because you're an asshole."

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One_Spoopy_Potato · 2 months ago

Gravity Falls!

Ford is so smart he can design and build an interdimensional portal.

Stan is smart enough to follow in his tracks but not fall for the con.

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SmartCookingPan · 2 months ago

Yeah, but Music Man's music sucks so...

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Hexnohope · 2 months ago

Hah! The redditor has mistaken the moral as a plothole!

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Abh1laShinigami · 2 months ago

Tbf isn't the joke that OP is acting like the bullies in school and it's not an earnest criticism of the movie?

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PixelBits89 · 2 months ago

My man can have an entire existential crisis in half a second. He has all the time he could ever ask for.

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r/FanTheories • [4]

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Metroman views Megamind almost like a little brother the whole show...

Posted by wereweasle · in r/FanTheories · 1 year ago

In Megamind, it is established that [SPOILERS] Metroman has super speed that allows him to go so fast that he essentially stops time and can do whatever he wants.

However, this basically means he can stop Megamind whenever he wants, as soon as he wants to... so why doesn't he?

Megamind tells us that ever since they were babies, his "nemesis" has been beating him at every turn. Yet, Metroman allows him to keep terrorizing the city, presumably with no casualties.

I posit that Metroman is like an older brother who plays games with his younger brother, letting him get closer and closer to winning, but never letting him win. He takes pride in the growth he sees in Megamind, enjoys the creativity and fun it brings into his life, and honestly genuinely cares about him.

Prison is home for Megamind, so putting him in there is not really much of a punishment. And he'd never harm him, because Megamind wouldn't harm anyone either. Megamind makes empty threats (torture devices and crocodiles) and seems a tad remorseful for having actually been able to hurt Metroman.

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Dull_Finish1625 · 1 year ago

I've never thought of it that way before but I can kinda see that. Megamind is such an underrated and amazing movie and will always be one of my favorites

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Good_old_Marshmallow · 1 year ago

Not to go all freshmen year essay but

The movie is almost entirely about roles. I think it references yin and Yang but really it’s more about Hegelian dialects. How two roles in opposition can still need each other desperately because without the other they cease to exist. Both their identities require the other as they define themselves in their adversary to each other.

Megamind and Metroman are both semi-consciously performing a role. That’s why neither truly wish harm on the other, they’re needed to give the other meaning.

This is also a stretch but I think that’s part of the meaning being the line “you’re a villain alright but not a super villain” “what’s the difference?””PRESENTATION”. Literally it’s about performing.

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Kelekona · 1 year ago

I was thinking about this. Sure the existence of a prison shows that there's mundane criminals, but Metroman can curbstomp them so easily that if he went after them, there wouldn't be any police. Megamind is the only one who even looks like a threat that can stand up to him. Actually that Megamind could go toe-to-toe with Hal shows that maybe Metroman is actually a little challenged by some of Megamind's plans, though in a videogame sense where a maxed character gives himself rules to make it interesting.

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rain-blocker · 1 year ago

Metroman is far smarter than Hal, so there is that.

I'm also not really sure that I'd say Meganind went toe-to-toe with Hal. All he really did was flail until he lucked into being in the right spot to take advantage of Hals arrogance.

Hell, his original plan was just to pretend to be Metroman, and when he actually punches Hal with one of his gauntlets it completely shatters.

He's enough of a genius that with more time, resources, and practice (all of which he would get as a hero) he would likely get himself to that level, but he just isn't there yet.

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RuafaolGaiscioch · 1 year ago

So basically Venture Bros.

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MadWhiskeyGrin · 1 year ago

"so we're...play-fighting?"

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BreakAManByHumming · 1 year ago

So was he used to MM making sure nobody actually died during his shenanigans? The whole 'turn people into ice cubes' gag is way more sinister than the movie plays it as (what if you drop it, or just leave it indoors?), that could be its own movie actually. Cartoon Villain realizing the evil schemes are way less fun without a hero to conveniently fix everything, and then he actually ends up killing somebody and has a mental breakdown.

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wereweasle · OP · 1 year ago

That's my thought! Figured MetroMan didn't let him or the people of Metro City know about his Super Speed or maybe even the Super Sight, just so that he could always control the outcome of any confrontation to "play" out in his favor. Pretty much putting on a show to win the adulation of everyone.

Probably goes back to getting gold stars as a kid and having parents who ignored him unless he did something truly spectacular. If nothing bad ever happened and there were no stakes, no one would praise him for his accomplishments and just shrug it off as another day on the job.

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Fireproofspider · 1 year ago

That makes so much sense that I felt like this was spelt out specifically in the movie.

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wereweasle · OP · 1 year ago

Exactly! I'm betting that the writers were thinking exactly this, but were afraid to outright spell it out. If they did, it would be openly admitting that Metroman allows for destruction and terror to take place in Metro City on a regular basis, even when he was actively doing his "job", which makes him complicit in many crimes.

In reality, Metro Man is manipulating the masses, hiding the fact that he has super speed from everyone so that he can tailor the outcome of each encounter precisely the way he wants it to be... might even be pointing out some egotistical narcissism there...

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Jexdane · 1 year ago

They did outright spell it out, that's what the person who responded to you said. It's not a theory, it's obvious and half the point of the movie.

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[deleted] · 1 year ago

Yeah that's kinda the entire plot of the film mate. No "theory" here, anyone with basic comprehension can watch the film and come to the same obvious conclusions.

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r/whowouldwin • [5]

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Omni-Man (Invincible) vs Metro Man (Megamind)

Posted by Inner-Juices · in r/whowouldwin · 2 years ago

Notes:

Omni-Man's Respect Threads and Metro Man's Respect Thread [Extra Note - Scale Metro Man 99.9x above Tighten in Every Stat including Power-level of his Abilities like Heat Vision]
Omni-Man is ambushing Metro Man like he did with the Guardians of the Globe
Metro Man is Prohibited from using his "Super Speed" so he's just 99.9x faster than Tighten

Round 1: Omni-Man (TV Show) vs Metro Man [In-Character]

Round 2: Omni-Man (Comic) vs Metro Man [In-Character]

Bonus Round: Omni-Man (TV Show + Comic | Beginning of Series) vs Metro Man [Bloodlusted]

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[deleted] · 2 years ago

Metro Man speedblitz. The dude had a midlife crisis, chilled at the park, and read a book while eating some fries all while not even a second passed.

Also, Metro Man doesn't have any weaknesses that omni Man can exploit. Omni may have more combat experience, but he will never be able to land a clean hit.

Edit: No super speed. Just read the rules again. Although being 99× faster then tighten still means he's way faster. So my points still stand.

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Spacemonster111 · 2 years ago

He’s not allowed to use his superspeed it says so clearly in the prompt

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Dead_tread · 2 years ago

Not even less than a second. Imperceptible time passed, effectively he stopped time.

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Shpooter · 2 years ago

Metro man obliterates him

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AlexFerrana · 2 years ago

Metro-Man still vastly outspeeds, even if he's "Just 99.9 x faster than Tighten".

This video is the best explanation: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IhllUcfV1Ls&pp=ygUPTWV0cm8gTWFuIHRydXRo

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Ok-Background1638 · 2 years ago

The question is if he finds out a way to kill omni man or not

Bro litterally has ultimate za warudo

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Cykablyatintensifies · 2 years ago

Dude, didn't Metroman tanked the heat of the sun at the beginning of Megamind without taking any damage? His durability is way above Omni-Man here.

He can just bullrush Omni-Man.

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r/cartoons • [6]

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Could Megamind defeat Omniman?

Posted by Technical-Grocery-19 · in r/cartoons · 6 months ago

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Scooby_doo_1969 · 6 months ago

Does Megamind have his dehydration gun with him?

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Technical-Grocery-19 · OP · 6 months ago

Yes.

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Scooby_doo_1969 · 6 months ago

Megamind could never overpower Omni man but he could easily out smart him. The only thing is that Megamind would likely get bored without a rival and let him go so they can fight again. But if there was something major at stake say Roxanne life he could find a more permanent solution. Just compare him fighting metroman to titan. He found metro man a fun rival, so his weapons against him were more about his enjoyment than winning. But when it came to titan and Roxanne life he really used his weapons in more clever ways. Like say tricking him into using the dehydration gun on himself.

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amante_de_gatos · 6 months ago

I think Megamind could come up with a pretty good plan to win. Whether it would work, though, I don't know.

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N-ShadowFrog · 6 months ago

No. Megamind absolutely has the technology to take down Omniman. However he's bound to his own beliefs on how the superhero vs supervillain experience must go. A big presentation, an epic showdown, technological might vs superpowered muscle, etc.

Omniman would just speed blitz Megamind and rip his head off.

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FanOfEverything16 · 6 months ago

If megamind knows about him before hand and his whole deal,then yes I think he has the tech to do it. But if megamind DOESN'T know beforehand, he'll treat it like a regular villain/hero dynamic and he'll get decapitated or something before he knows what happened.

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RAYFATE · 6 months ago

Omniman No, Omnibutt Definitely.

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r/whowouldwin • [7]

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Metro Man vs Blast (One Punch Man meets Megamind)

Posted by NegateResults · in r/whowouldwin · 2 years ago

The hero of Metro City and S Class Rank 1 decide to duke it out while standing in the ruins of City Z

Round 1: both in-character - win upon rendering the other unable to fight

Round 2: both bloodlusted - to the death

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Complex_Estate8289 · 2 years ago

Blast kept up with Garou, so that should make it an easy win for him. What feats does MM even have?

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samhatescardio · 2 years ago

Blast.

Blast was able to keep up with cosmic Garou at the start which makes him massively faster than light. Garou had a lightspeed feat as early as his fight with Platinum Sperm, and that was multiple transformations before fighting Blast.

Metro Man may be faster (even that I’m unsure about), but his striking/strength feats are like non existent. Tighten threw a skyscraper which is cool but that’s nothing to the S class heroes and Blast is above all of them. He can’t really scratch Blast.

So yeah Blast takes both rounds.

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hasadiga42 · 2 years ago

Blast stomps

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Weekly-Albatross5202 · 2 years ago

Blast neg diff.

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respectthread_bot · 2 years ago

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r/DeathBattleMatchups • [8]

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Goku vs Metro Man (Dragon Ball vs Megamind) | Connections in the comments

Posted by Cool-Emu-4515 · in r/DeathBattleMatchups · 2 years ago

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Really good thumbnail, but mid MU. Awful version of Goku vs Superman

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Accomplished-Call351 · 2 years ago

Goku'a reaction when he realized he's fighting markiplier

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He is scared for his life

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IndicationOk6905 · 2 years ago

IT’S FUCKING PEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAK

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Cool-Emu-4515 · OP · 2 years ago

Connections:

Both were sent to Earth to be safe from their planet being destroyed

Both would land on Earth and be adopted by a parent/parents (Goku would be adopted by Grandpa Gohan and Metro Man was adopted by the Scott Family)

One contrast is that the saiyans were a violent space conquering race while Metro Man's race seemed peaceful

Another contrast is that Goku grew up in a very deserted and poor place while Metro Man grew up in a high class household and was rich

Both have a bald villain (Frieza and Megamind)

Another contrast is that Goku grew up to be a kind and caring person while Metro Man was a spoiled brat growing up and would end up being an arrogant person as an adult

Both would end up becoming some of the world's greatest heroes

Both have ludicrous speed feats

Both live in a universe where some people have the same powers as them (the other saiyans and Tighten)

They both had women who had a crush on them (Chi-Chi and Roxanne), the difference is that Goku and Chi-Chi would actually fall in love while Roxanne never got with Metro Man and fell out of love with him

When they were in a last battle against a villain (Cell and Megamind) they would "sacrifice" themselves. The difference is that Goku did it to save the world and his friends, while Metro Man did it because he didnt like being a hero and was lazy). They also did this so they would let a certain person (Gohan and Megamind) become the world's new protector

Some of their villains would be redeemed (Piccolo and Vegeta for Goku and Megamind for Metroman)

One contrast is that Goku would eventually return and become the world's protector again while Metro Man didn't and decided to do a career in music

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r/superheroes • [9]

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Why Megamind Was a Subversive Take On The Superhero Genre People Ignored in 2010

Posted by OkJournalist5630 · in r/superheroes · 1 month ago

Megamind was one of the most subversive takes on the superhero genre, and yet in 2010, it flew under the radar for many audiences. At first glance, it looked like a straightforward animated comedy for kids, a DreamWorks riff on the capes-and-tights formula. But beneath the bright visuals and humor, it was quietly flipping superhero tropes on their head in a way few films dared at the time.

Instead of focusing on the noble hero, Megamind puts the spotlight on the villain. From the very beginning, we see the story through his eyes, understanding how his environment, repeated failures, and social rejection shaped him. The movie plays with the idea that maybe the “bad guy” isn’t inherently evil, but rather someone who fell into a role because that’s what life and society told him he should be. It questions the black-and-white morality that superhero films often rely on, showing that labels like “hero” and “villain” are more flexible than we think.

The plot takes an even bigger turn when Megamind actually wins, defeating Metro Man just a third of the way into the story. This flips the classic narrative structure, forcing us to ask: what does a villain do when his purpose is gone? The rest of the film becomes about identity, redemption, and self-worth, wrapped in satire and self-awareness.

So why did audiences sleep on it in 2010? Part of it was timing. It came out the same year as Despicable Me, which also had a villain protagonist and ended up stealing the cultural spotlight, especially with the Minions phenomenon. DreamWorks marketed Megamind as more of a goofy superhero parody than the thoughtful, character-driven subversion it actually was. Many people dismissed it as a light comedy for kids, missing its deeper commentary on destiny, choice, and reinvention.

Over time, though, Megamind has found new life through memes, internet culture, and reappraisal from fans who see how ahead of its time it really was. It’s a reminder that sometimes the best takes on the superhero genre come from the characters we least expect to be the heroes.

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[deleted] · 1 month ago

I loved that movie when it came out, and now in adulthood it has become an enjoyable once-in-awhile romp down memory lane. The demotivational poster, "No You Can't", is a great satirical moment, and the Brad Pitt voice to Metro-Man gives that same subversion to the over masculine superhero.

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BDSMChef_RP · 1 month ago

Dude, Despicable Me came out like 2 weeks later.

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OldSarge02 · 1 month ago

Both were a ton of fun too.

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BDSMChef_RP · 1 month ago

They were, but he was asking why it didn't do well. That is why it didn't do well, it got destroyed by the flood of Minions. And a Steve Carrell staring movie at the peak of The Office's popularity? It'd be like sending a movie out the same day Minecraft dropped, it's going out to die

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penty · 1 month ago

Right, like just enjoying my guac-hat!

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Informal-Notice-3110 · 1 month ago

I love you, random citizen

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LooseReflection2382 · 1 month ago

Amazing film

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nyedred · 1 month ago

There's quite a number of YouTube videos analyzing Megamind, but I think my personal favorite is Why MEGAMIND Is Better Than Any Movie Out Right Now. by Nutsa.

Despite the click bait title, the creator does an amazing job of breaking down how the movie is fundamentally a deconstruction, criticism, and celebration of the Superhero genre all in one - much in the same way Shrek was for fairy tales.

She also rightly identifies that Megamind was mostly simply before its time, as the height of superhero movies and subsequently superhero fatigue hadn't arrived yet via the Marvel Cinematic Universe that would dominate cinema for a decade following.

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r/whowouldwin • [10]

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Thragg, Battle Beast, and Invincible (Invincible) Vs. Metro Man, Tighten, and Megamind (Megamind)

Posted by memebig8 · in r/whowouldwin · 3 years ago

Sudden Encounter

Both teams are bloodlusted and have perfect teamwork

Takes place where Battle Beast fought Thragg

Who wins?

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JDLKMR · 3 years ago

Thragg and Battle Beast alone curbstomp everyone. Metroman probably puts up a good fight though.

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treetopkingdom · 3 years ago

Invincible team wins. The megamind team isn’t strong enough to hurt them. And the invincible is also faster since they can travel and fight at faster then light speeds. Or at least relativistic speeds. The speed metroman is calced to be moving at in his epic speed scene aren’t any where near as fast.

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Big_Burning_Ace_Hole · 3 years ago

Gonna point out that metroman, and probably tighten since he has his powers, are WAY faster than the viltrumites.

Metroman had a whole epiphany while at such super speed the the world was. Frozen.

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treetopkingdom · 3 years ago

But he isn’t though. Being so fasts that normal people are frozen in time isn’t as impressive as being faster than light. Just look at most calcs for metromans speed in that scene they aren’t that fast just a significant portion of light speed.

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