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Megamind (Will Ferrell), a super-intelligent alien, has constantly battled his nemesis Metro Man
(Brad Pitt) since they both arrived on Earth as inIants. Consistently losing to Metro Man,
Megamind believes himselI destined to be the villain. On the day that Metro City dedicates a
museum to their protector, Megamind and his sidekick Minion (David Cross) kidnap reporter
Roxanne (Tina Fey), and then lure Metro Man into a copper-lined room. To everyone's surprise,
Metro Man is unable to escape, and appears to be killed when Megamind's death ray strikes him.
Megamind revels in his victory, but shortly becomes depressed, his villainy having no meaning
without anyone to stop him.
While attempting to destroy the museum, he disguises himselI as its curator, Bernard (Ben
Stiller) to hide himselI Irom Roxanne. As he talks with her, Megamind is inspired to create a
superhero by injecting a worthy target with a serum Iashioned Irom Metro Man's DNA, granting
them Metro Man's super-abilities. As Megamind is selecting his target, Roxanne sneaks into
Megamind's lair; in the resulting chaos, Megamind accidentally Iires the serum into Hal,
Roxanne's cameraman. Taking advantage oI the gullible Hal, Megamind appears to the
transIormed human as his "space dad", grooming Hal into the superhero Tighten (Hal's
misunderstanding oI Megamind's original name "Titan") and preparing him to Iight Megamind in
the coming days. Meanwhile, Megamind has become attracted to Roxanne, and continues to date
her using his Bernard disguise. Tighten, also inIatuated with Roxanne, becomes jealous oI
Bernard, while Minion, seeing Megamind losing interest in villainy, angrily leaves him. On a
dinner date, Megamind's disguise Ialters, leading Roxanne to dump him. Megamind,
heartbroken, returns to his lair and vows to Iight Tighten the next day.
Megamind becomes impatient waiting Ior Tighten and seeks him out, Iinding the superhero has
used his powers Ior neIarious purposes. Megamind taunts Tighten into Iighting him by revealing
his Bernard and space dad disguises. In the midst oI the Iight, Megamind tries to capture Tighten
in a copper-lined trap, and is shocked to Iind it Iails to work. The villain Ilees, leaving the city to
celebrate Tighten's victory, until the "hero" reveals that he is taking over the city, and goes on a
destructive rampage. Megamind returns to Roxanne, apologizing and convincing her to lead him
to Metro Man's secret headquarters where they might Iind another way to stop Tighten. They are
surprised to Iind Metro Man still alive, secluded in his headquarters. Metro Man reveals he had
become tired oI Iighting Megamind, and had an epiphany that day, Iaking his own death to
pursue his career as a musician. Without any new leads, Roxanne tries to convince Megamind to
Iight Tighten as the city's hero, but Megamind Ieels he is destined to always be the villain, and
turns himselI back in to prison.
Later, Tighten captures Roxanne and secures her to the top oI Metro Tower, threatening to kill
her iI Megamind does not Iight him. Seeing Roxanne in danger, Megamind pleads to the warden
Ior his release, apologizing Ior all the wrongs he committed beIore. To the villain's surprise,
Minion has disguised himselI as the warden, and accepts Megamind's apology, and the two take
oII to the city. They use an elaborate ruse, Minion disguising himselI as Megamind to lure
Tighten Irom the tower, while Megamind disguises himselI as Metro Man to save Roxanne and
verbally berate Tighten. Tighten is temporarily bested, and told by "Metro Man" to leave
"metrosity" (Megamind's distinctive mispronounciation oI "Metro City"), but the deIeated hero
shortly returns, seeing through Megamind's disguise. Megamind is Iorced to run Irom Tighten's
wrath, until Roxanne discovers where Megamind leIt his invisible car and the tool to extract the
superhero serum Irom Tighten. Megamind successIully retrieves the device and uses it on
Tighten, reverting him to Hal. The city cheers Ior its new hero, a role that Megamind realizes he
is capable oI choosing himselI.
In the aItermath, the Iormer Metro Man museum is rededicated to Megamind, who is slowly
coming around to being the hero. He and Roxanne have developed a relationship, and hidden in
the crowds, a concealed Metro Man gives Megamind his congratulations.