Halfway through the final battle, Megamind visits the abandoned Metro Man hideout for advice—and finds Metro Man alive , hiding out, faking his death to pursue a music career.
This is a startlingly adult critique of "Nice Guy" syndrome. Megamind, the actual alien villain, has more emotional intelligence than the human "hero." The film’s most famous beat is the visual gag of Megamind disguising himself as "Bernard," a lanky, mustachioed museum curator, to get close to Roxanne. Megamente
The irony is the point. Megamind has no "theme music" of his own. He borrows identities because he was never given one. The one original song— by Gilbert O’Sullivan—plays during his depression montage. It’s a 1972 ballad about suicidal loneliness. In a kids' movie. Halfway through the final battle, Megamind visits the
Without his rival, Megamind spirals into depression. He has the city, the lair, and the giant spider robot—but he feels nothing. He literally tries to rob a bank, and the civilians just hand him the money because "there's nobody to stop him." The irony is the point
But this isn't just a disguise. It’s an incubation chamber .