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1. Character's Name: MEGAMIND | INCREDIBLY HANDSOME CRIMINAL GENIUS AND MASTER OF ALL VILLAINY
2. Fandom: Megamind
3. Time Frame: Pre-movie.
4. Age: It isn’t specified, but I peg him around 35.

5. Background:Metro City is a lovely jewel situated somewhere in Michigan, presumably – based on the satellite view of the death ray hitting somewhere NEAR Lake Michigan, along with the ginormous body of water that borders the city. It’s a large city akin to something like New York or San Francisco with Skyscrapers and underground tunnels ala the Lincoln Tunnel, though that is where the similarities end.

Megamind is the city’s resident self proclaimed supervillain. He’s terrorized the city countless times with his endeavors and devious plots – for years he's been Metro Man's arch-nemesis, attempting to take over the city and rule as the Evil Overlord.

Megamind was eight days old (it's not documented anywhere just how long they were in space, the fandom assumes his birthday is December 17th) when he crash landed on Earth sometime around Christmas. As opposed to landing into the life of luxury, he found himself inside of Metro City's jail, being raised by prisoners and the Warden. From the beginning he was instructed with a rather…warped view of right and wrong and was given a kind of tough love that only a child raised by inmates could experience. Despite these setbacks, he desperately wanted to fit in, and at age seven he was sent to a small school near the jail in order to gain an education.

It’s here that his ‘turn’ starts – he was bullied, picked on, pushed around, and at times blatantly ignored. His classmates and teacher displayed an intense dislike and distrust from day one, and the boy was never properly given a chance to really fit in. After continually being put into time out by fellow schoolmate Wayne Scott, Megamind eventually decided that since being bad was the only thing he was really good at, that was what he was meant to be. Minion went along with this gracefully, and assisted his boss in whatever way he possibly could.

Taking the name Megamind, he escaped from prison and threw himself into the rivalry with a frenzied passion. It was a game, and he loved it. Over the course of time, his schemes and plots grew more detailed, each battle more and more elaborate. Roxanne Ritchi was crucial to this, and was almost always a key player in this twisted little game. She was a chess piece, a pawn and a plot device that he consistently used to lure out Wayne Scott who was now Metro Man. Her biting words and sarcastic, stinging barbs never stopped him from attempting to accomplish his goal, and while he threatened her with various instruments of torture, weapons of mass destruction, death rays, laser beams, sharks, jellyfish, eels – he never let her get hurt.

Metro Man, Roxanne, and Minion are the most important key players in his game and without any one of them Megamind is a little lost. He can regroup and make do (even going so far as to create a new ‘hero’ in Titan), but without them specifically it’s really not the same. He relies heavily on the three and when he destroys Metro Man, he begins to realize just how much losing any one of them really means.

6. Personality:

Megamind presents himself to be the kind of guy that makes you just want to sock him in the face – arrogant, smug, cocky, and preeeetty much a jerk.

In truth, Megamind is complicated - his personality is so scattered due to his misguided and often jaded upbringing, that even he hasn't really nailed it down yet. His main attributes are his incredible intelligence and sarcasm with a penchant for nefarious plans, yet at the same time he's a bit dumb (whether this is purposeful or not is indeterminable - he continues to mispronounce despite being corrected, yet shows he is fully capable of catching himself and fixing it while around Roxanne). He's smart enough to build things like a fully functioning spider bot, an enormous battlesuit, create a gun that can dehydrate, decompress, debilitate, etc yet at the same time cannot pronounce Metro City or school correctly.

He’s full of flashy presentations and showmanship – two things which are extremely important to him. As the city’s self-proclaimed super villain, the man has invested all of himself into creating this persona in order to gain that classification and garner the attention of the media. He’s obsessed over and invested so much into his ‘evil’ image that he’s completely cut himself off from anyone other than the immediate players in his game, aside from Minion – his one true friend and companion. He will, however, never outright admit to this deep rooted affection for the fish.

As a whole, the general population is genuinely frightened of him, along with the City’s police force – the one exception to this rule being Roxanne Ritchi. He is so used to being hated and despised that this fear of him, this hatred from an entire City isn’t something that deters him or stops him in his attempts to take over. Does it bother him? Of course it does – but you will never hear that confession. Despite his showy costumes, flashy capes and razzle dazzle presentations, Megamind is still that small seven year old kid screaming for attention and acceptance.

Megamind is incredibly strong willed and determined - he never gives up, even when he has absolutely no chance of winning. He fully believes that his destiny is to be Metro Man’s rival until the day he dies in a blaze of glory so fantastic that Metro City never forgets his name. Despite his protests to the contrary, he never truly expects to win or take over Metro City - That does not, however, keep him from trying. He consistently loses his battles, but he refuses to stop fighting and trying, no matter how many times he's thwarted and tossed into prison. He does his best to learn from his mistakes, and he keeps trucking.

An incredibly narcissistic being, Megamind is wholly infatuated with himself and his perfected 'supervillain' image. Ever since that fateful day as a seven year old boy turning an entire schoolhouse blue, he has worked hard to create that image for himself - devilishly handsome, superior despite his failures, incredibly brilliant, and evil.

This last one is the most important because while he has worked so hard to be evil, he really just...isn't. He's a self absorbed jerk who comes off as a pretentious asshole, but he’s not evil, and deep down he realizes this. He has standards, and while consistently called a villain, he’s evil only in that his circumstances pushed him to be - Deep down there is quite a bit of pain associated with his childhood and consistent punishments despite his efforts to prove himself as fabulous as the young Wayne Scott.

He's a destructive type of person, even without meaning to be - the inventions he creates are, generally speaking, weapons of mass destruction, and as such, are incredibly dangerous. Megamind is really capable of so much more than most people give him credit for, and despite being feared, he can sometimes be considered a bit of a joke - that is, until the day he manages to succeed.

Most citizens underestimate him and his brilliance, and do not take into account that the man who can build a death ray (let alone get it into ORBIT) and blow up an abandoned building here and there has not completely leveled their city yet. Despite wanting to lord over the city like a dictator, Megamind regards the general population as soft headed morons who don't understand sheer brilliance when they see it.

Despite having 88 life sentences, it's safe to assume that, up until the 'death' of Metro Man, Megamind hasn't actually killed anyone. Regardless of threatening to take over the city, kidnapping, robbery, destruction of public property, Megamind views mass murdering and senseless death as in very bad form. Even villains have standards, you see - and Megamind prides himself on having that as well as class.

7. Previous Game Developments: N/A

8. Appearance: Short and painfully thin, Megamind is obvious in his appearance that while relatively humanoid, he is definitely not a human. His cranium is massive, indicating (but not necessarily indicative of – he does have his moments) incredible brilliance and brainpower, and, most notably – he’s completely blue. Instead of blushing red he blushes a shade of violet, and his limbs are long and gangly. His eyebrows are expressive and his eyes are a bright, unnatural green.

9. Abilities: Megamind is incredibly brilliant - his massive brain power gives him an intellect that far surpasses normal human beings, though it does seem he occasionally lacks ah...common sense. He's extremely book smart and can remember pointless dates and facts and nearly every conversation he's ever had, along with the end of his planet and the following journey to earth. He soaks up information like a sponge, though he doesn’t always apply it to common sense.

10. Languages: The language of his home planet (come on, if he can vividly remember being 8 days old he can remember an alien language!) but English, usually - he can also read/write ancient Greek and Latin, and any other language he feels like learning – but he has a penchant for the classics.

11. Items: I’d like him to show up full evil ensemble, accompanied by his de-gun and his watch, please.

12. Weapons: Megamind will have his De-gun, which has eight functions – a lot of these are not explained in canon but the functions themselves are clearly marked on the gun, and I have compiled this list from musings from the Megamind community on Livejournal and tweaked them.

Dehydration: This function can turn any object (living or inanimate) into a small, glowing blue cube. From this point the item/person can be restored to their original state with a single drop of water. It causes no permanent damage, except maybe over-tiredness.

Decoupage: The actual definition of this (as stated from dictionary.com) is: the art or technique of decorating something with cut-outs of paper, linoleum, plastic, or other flat material over which varnish or lacquer is applied. Basically, this function coats the target (person, item, whathaveyou) with a kind of clear waterproof coating, similar to lacquer, presumably the dehydrated cube so that it can’t easily be rehydrated. Megamind suspects that Minion uses this function to do actual decorating and gift-wrapping when he isn’t looking.

Decompress: Exactly as it sounds. It can be used to decompress the matter in a human body, which sounds messier than it actually is. What it actually does is relieve the body of pressure and returns a person to a condition of normal atmospheric pressure. It’s great stress relief.

Deregulate: This function incapacitates the voltage regulator in any machine that has electrical systems (cars, trucks, planes – most modern forms of transportation). It causes the engine to fail in stages, so no massive injury to the driver/passengers is done in the process. Ideal for use on a squadron of police cars, or any aircraft.

Debilitate: Sucks the electrical energy out of a person which causes muscle weakness similar to atrophy. To only be used when target is to remain conscious. Note to self: Never use on Roxanne Ritchi again – the results are too unpredictable.

Demoralize: …Temporarily neutralizes willpower and creates general confusion and bewilderment by interfering with biochemistry. Results are too unpredictable for regular use. Discontinued usage is best until further investigation and tweaking can be done.

Destroy: Simply put - this breaks down molecular bonds, causing a ray which essentially destroys anything that it hits. This is the most dangerous setting, despite the Death Ray. For the purposes of the game, it will not be able to kill anyone, merely incapacitate.

Death Ray: When struck, the target simulates death for several hours. The heart slows and they appear to be, for all intents and purposes, dead. When they awaken, they are disoriented and unable to function properly until they’ve properly rested. Game related – Death simulation lasts one hour.

He will also have his watch which is quite the nifty little thing. It holds the capability to scan any individual, record their voice, and create a realistic hologram that enables Megamind to move about disguised as that person. The hologram is real enough that if you touch it, it will feel like that person (going soley on the fact that Roxanne held his hand and didn’t notice) but Megamind’s eyes will always, however, remain green – no matter who he is attempting to impersonate.

13. Writing sample - Third Person Prose:

“--And Metrocity will be finally be mine!” Chest heaving, he stood before Roxanne, hand pointed into the air as his cape swished gently by his ankles, lapping at the leather of his boots. She looked unimpressed, sitting there so elegantly, hands tied neatly behind her back and her ankles bound. She looked resplendent, even with sticks of dynamite fastened to a construction helmet perched atop her head.

“Eloquent as always, Megamind. Did you read that in a book somewhere?” Roxanne’s dry, sarcastic voice sliced through his triumphant mood, and through the expression of haughtiness and superiority that was customarily in place after he’d finished a tirade or divulging his next deliciously evil plan. He scowled at her, and flicked a hand dismissively in her general direction. He was not one to be deterred for long, biting remarks notwithstanding.

She never had screamed for him. His expression deepened in displeasure, and his eyes settled on her cool blues.

She’d worn red again today.

“I’ll have you know, Miss Ritchi, that while your little barbs are duly noted, they do nothing to sway me. I, Megamind - master of all villainy will rule Metrocity – despite your kind words of wisdom.” With a flourish, he swept past her, head high and nose lifted pointedly into the air. His cape brushed her bare calf.

The man had a way about him. She had to give him credit.

He sashayed on past her.

“Now…Where is that fish?” Muttering to himself, he leaned over the control panel, twisting knobs that prompted a flurry of reactions across the room. Steam hissed from under the ridge of a rising garage door for the vehicle sized gun to be proudly displayed – he was so proud of that device – except one thing was…off.

Instead of just the gun – his wonderful, ingenious, diabolically evil tractor beam that was going to be used in his latest plan – there was Minion, De-gun in hand, looking remarkably guilty. His hand flew to his holster that had been suspiciously empty since this morning.

“Minion! What—what are you doing?!”

The fish flinched, caught in the act. He held the de-gun delicately in his large metal hand, moving to stand in front of what he had been doing.

“I was just finishing some touchups to the tractor beam, Sir!”

“What- What is this? Stand aside!”

Meekly obliging, Minion moved out of the way, and all alongside the gun was a rather devilish design, if Megamind did say so himself. Lacquered brilliant blue flames licked the sides in and came to fruition at the tip.

“I thought it needed more flair, Sir – so I added a bit here and here, and just there. What do you think?” Minion looked pleased with his work.

“Oh, you fantastic fish, you! This is perfectly evil looking.” He walked around it step by step, observing, running a gloved fingertip along the design, looking impressed.

“Are you done?” Roxanne’s interruption sounded amused, annoyed, and tired. “Can I go home now?”

Gloved fingers squeak against the lacquer and he stops at her voice, pausing in his tracks before turning slow, carefully. Presentation was key, here - one couldn't look too eager, but there was no mistaking the anticipation on his face, the gleam in his eyes.

“Oh no, Miss Ritchi. We've only just begun.”

14. Writing sample - First Person Prose:

Miss Ritchi:

I need to address several things with you, temptress!

Firstly - While I appreciate the sentiment and thought --Really, thank you so much for thinking of me-- behind attempting to send me your latest bill for apartment repairs terribly sorry about your coffee pot, I am afraid that I must, in good faith, decline such a transaction. It would behoove you to remember just who and what I am: the master of all villainy. Such benevolence would stain my reputation.

You will, however, find that your bank account has increased dramatically, though it has, of course, nothing to do with me.

Furthermore – your request for next weekend off is denied, I have something particularly spectacular in mind, so your plans, whatever they are, are going to have to wait.

Thirdly - your general unappreciation for the Frequent Kidnap Card promotion has been duly noted.

The promotion has been discontinued.

Ciao Ciao.

Abominably, diabolically, evilly yours:

M • E • G • A • M • I • N • D
Incredibly Handsome Criminal Genius and Master of All Villainy

15. Tattoo: The sole of his right foot.