The best place for me to start is almost at the beginning of where things changed. I'm the big local damsel in distress and a reporter- Metroman's girl. My heart breaks because he's just been killed by the local supervillain. As you now know things aren't quite what they seem. Let's roll back a bit.
My cameraman is such a creep that he states he would save me from being kidnapped. But really today I actually feel that might be an improvement. I don't have the same sort of worried nerves around my other stalker and he threatens me with weird and wonderful torture devices, which I'm not impressed by at all.
(What do you mean I sound impressed? And yes, it does go to show how creepy my cameraman was.)
Despite what ninety percent of the people think, I'm not with Metroman. Metroman's a decent enough person, though a jerk. The other 10 percent are closer since I go more for the bad boy with a vulnerable centre. And my old friend is a very bad boy indeed (and yes he's a jerk as well). Worse I think we're still attracted to each other. I suddenly feel dizzy. Took me off guard.
When I wake up, there are the "horrible" and "deadly" devices to threaten me with. I state how unimpressed I am. Megamind gets flustered and pulls out more devices. (Yes, I know don't taunt the person who has dangerous stuff near you, even if they re not an evil supervillain.) This is why I mentioned I prefer the bad boy.
(What do you mean sick dates? No they're not dates. Yes, as has now become obvious I did prefer the supervillain. Sue me. No, they were not dates. No! Not even "evil" dates. Certainly not! He's too ethical to ask and I've never volunteered to be his evil queen. (Okay, as much as I don't want to admit to this; yes, I have fantasised about it a time or two.))
I once again try to persuade him to stop being the supervillain. Thing is he loves the four-colour life. And I can't really blame him. It's like being a rock star, (Yes, even if in your in my unfortunate situation as a professional damsel in distress) and boy does he know it. Things are about to go horribly right. My friend is about to 'prove' he's as black as he's painted.
Me and Megamind trade evil laughs (Stop looking at me like that). Then he grins and does one more evil laugh, the doors open and he speaks "You didn't think you were in the real observatory did you?"
Then Megamind and minion have there standard failures. So they start disassembling their scheme. Then Metroman claims that copper weakens him. Megamind's first reaction is one of incredulous disbelief. "You're kidding, right?"
Personally I can't blame him. We all think this is incredibly stupid. It takes time. I try to get him to stop being evil again, but he goes off on a tangent and my heart breaks. Not over Metroman's death per se, but Megamind's lack of remorse and his actions in taking over the city. (If I'd be thinking more clearly at that point I'd probably have helped. After the "murder" he'd have had to take the city over.)
God, I sounded like a jilted girlfriend on camera. That was not good at all. Fortunately everyone missed it. (Including the one person I previously had hoped wouldn't. But now I'm glad he'd miss it) But then he's always been somewhat erratic and short sighted. And has always missed my hints.
I start dating Bernard, but part of me finds he's what I felt Megamind was like behind what I had thought was his villain mask, before he proved he was as black as he was painted when he killed Metroman, and this man I like. He s cute enthusiastic, fun and dorky. Not to mention incredibly intelligent, but lacks follow through.
Then there was that in retrospect obviously faked fight between Bernard and Megamind. Too many compliments on Megamind from Bernard, and never actually seeing them both at the same time.
After Titan's first kidnappings thing go seriously wrong. Megamind kidnaps were... (More like role-playing sessions? That's not true...)
(Why didn't I realise it was Megamind? Due to Metroman's death I had moved Megamind from lonely jerk I liked more than was good for me, to evil maniac.)
Why did he pretend? I've always liked the mad genius, even before he'd started kidnapping me. That had put me somewhat off him. (Despite the fact if he asked permission first I'd have... (No, don't go there. What do you mean "If he'd asked they would have been 'evil' dates."?)
"Did you ever think I could be with you?"
His simple honest answer takes the wind out of my sails. "No."
As much as I didn't want to hear that, it explained almost everything. Why he didn't change direction at my earlier urgings. Megamind loved the four-colour life. But being a villain had never really been his choice. I had made the choice of what to give up long ago, but had never admitted it until that point. Part of me always regretted making that choice, but looking back on it now, I think it worked out for the best. Imagine Megamind as a truly competent and evil supervillain, rather than an unrealised protector.
After discovering Metroman was alive, Megamind seems closer to normal but not quite himself. This is the old Megamind, the one I liked. And I should have realised, but his confidence is crashed. He understandably doesn't believe I'm interested in him and walks away. With all that he's lost. Knowing how impulsive Bernard and Megamind were looking back on it, all his decisions and betrayals were accidents piled upon each other. The death of Metroman was a shock, but then he did what he felt he should, and in the end had to. Dating me, but tried to let me know who he was, and now this the third betrayal where he's lost all hope. Not even realising, that the door I closed long ago has reopened.
And a part of me is angry with myself. How could I not see who it was? The habits were Megamind's. Then a small voice comes up. "You're cross with him, but perhaps you really knew all along, and didn't want to admit it. After all he did try to tell you. "Large head and popular primary colour. Who else could it have been? And then he warned you about the contents. You knew deep down."
(Yes, once Metroman was revealed to be alive, I moved Megamind back to the jerk I liked but wasn't going to admit to. I can be as shallow as anybody else)
Megamind had been pretty hands off evil overlord all things considered and hadn't done much more than just do what any overlord would with certain "evil" touches. And some mistakes. In fact much of the problems on the city were not his fault. He actually had stated do what you re supposed to before anything else. In fact we were so afraid of him we didn't even do the things he asked us to. A true evil overlord would have executed someone for not doing their job or on a whim.
We were so afraid of our reasonably harmless if chaotic overlord we welcomed a true evil overlord without even realising it
There a choice, I can call for Metroman, or I can call for Megamind. In the end it is instinct that makes the choice. The really is no choice. I call for the guy I've secretly liked for a long time, have always trusted implicitly and have finally fallen in love with. In only took too long. I yell for Megamind. His last gift enabled me to get down from the tower Titan put me on. Yes you did notice that bike that followed me around.
The black cloud and loud music always brings the crowds attention. But today there is strangeness to it. For a long time it has brought fear to the city, but today, today it brings hope. Hope that their harmless villain can for once perform strongly and save us. The display is designed to overawe, and for once I'm terribly glad of my friend,
If at the time I'd known Metroman faked his death? - I'd have supported Megamind in taking over the city, and become his evil queen. Trust me I'd be good at it. (So why haven t I been kidnapped, yet, if I enjoyed it? Simple really, we need to date normally before we actually do stuff that's weird. Like I needed proper dates before I could be more than attracted. Yes even if he had to be Bernard.)
AN: I think it is important to understand how betrayed Roxanne feels at three points in the movie. Less the "death of Metroman" but the lack of remorse shown by Megamind, him being revealed as Megamind rather than Bernard, and finally him quitting. This is all the worse because admitted or not Roxanne did trust Megamind, and the three to her are betrayals, when each is something spinning out of control.