Megamind

Megamind is a DreamWorks superhero action comedy animated film, released in 2010. The film contains an overarching theme of outcasts and being type cast into roles that do not suit you based on your birth, only to eventually discover your true self and rise to your own potential. As such it is massively popular amongst queer fans especially. It is also notable for portraying a "Nice Guy" as the true villain of the story.
In February 2022, it was announced that streaming service Peacock would be releasing a follow-up animated series, Megamind's Guide To Defending Your City, taking place after the events of the original film.Peacock Bolsters Animated Kids Programming Slate With ‘Megamind,’ ‘Abominable’ Series & More, Deadline, February 11, 2022. (Accessed February 22, 2022).
==Canon==
:The supervillain Megamind finally defeats his nemesis, the superhero Metro Man. But without a hero, he loses all purpose and must find new meaning to his life.
==Fandom==
The Megamind fandom mainly gathers on Tumblr, but started out at the Megamind Livejournal for most American and European Fans. It is well known for their open politics on ships and headcanon diversity. The fandom expanded on the universe in the lack of new material and many of the villains that were scrapped in the concept stages of the movie are now well known and established fandom characters seen commonly in fic, art, and roleplay. Some examples are Psycho Delic and Lady Dopplar.
The main pairings are Megamind/Roxanne Ritchi (MegaRox) and Megamind/Metro Man (MetroMind), but just like in other DreamWorks fandoms, crossovers are fairly common to find. A popular crossover pairing is Megamind/Rapunzel (from Tangled), for example.
===Memes===
The Megamind fandom has given birth to some popular memes that transcend the fandom itself.
====Megamind Ricardo====
Around 2018, a Polish artist called JadeiteART painted a photorealistic image of Megamind. Some years later, they discovered it had become a meme dubbed "Megamind Ricardo". From their Tumblr post about the meme:
The name "Megamind Ricardo" comes from Brazilian adult model Ricardo Milos, himself a meme for his erotic dance video. The Megamind Ricardo meme largely revolves around jokes about the image's incredible hotness and/or its ability to turn viewers gay.
==Fanworks==
===Fics===
* Code:Safe Word: An ongoing canon divergence AU fanfic by setepenre_set, a prolific Megamind author. It imagines that Roxanne Ritchi calls 'time out' on the Day of the Death Ray before Megamind can "kill" Metro Man, and then explains roleplaying and BDSM to him (with a hands-on explanation). M-rated, Roxanne/Megamind
* Times Syx by StellaSilverShep: A post-movie Megamind/Roxanne fic, sometimes credited as the origin of the fandom name "Syx" for Megamind (who is not canonically given a real name).
* The Line Between Good And Evil by FujurPreux: a canon-divergent Megamind/Roxanne fic in which Roxanne is given the powers of Metro Man instead of Hal. Megamind tries and fails to maintain his triple identity as Megamind, Bernard, and Space Dad.
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===Vids===
* Bad Romance by charmarii
* Megamind tries to be like Grace Kelly
* Stay Classy Fandom by RainbowChibbit Dedicated entirely to the fandom featuring many fanworks with clips of the movie and short. A good example of the themes and elements that appealed most to the fandom.
===Meta===
* by tumblr users radioactivesupersonic, noddytheorinthopod, and revenblue.
* Why Megamind is a Subversive Masterpiece (2019), a video meta essay by Schaffrillas Productions breaking down the way the film subverts expectations, its strengths and lasting appeal
==Archives and Fannish Links==
* Megamind works at AO3
* Megamind & crossovers works at FFN
* Megamind works at Adult Fanfiction
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* Megamind search at Deviantart
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* LoveIsUnpredictable (Megamind/Roxanne)
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==Resources==
* Megamind at DreamWorks Wiki
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==References==
Category:Megamind