Background When Metro Man was still an infant, his home planet was destroyed by a black hole. Before the planet was eaten, his parents sent him off the planet in an escape pod to Earth, where he "landed", after knocking Megamind's pod away under the Christmas tree of the Scotts' home. Growing up, he constantly craved attention and praise, which caused him to unwittingly ruin Megamind's chance of having a better life. Metro Man's origins are similar to Megamind's, his home planet was destroyed by a black hole and his parents sent him off into space in a golden escape pod to save him, during his trip he crashes against baby Megamind's escape pod until his own pod gracefully landed in the Scott Manor, right under a Christmas tree. leading his new mother to think the baby was a present for her while her husband agreed, not bothering to put down his newspaper, not even when their new son started flying across the room. As Metro Man (his actual name was never given in the movie) was growing up, he was gifted with everything he could ever want. He attended Lil' Gifted School for Lil' Gifted Kids, the same school as Megamind was 'permitted' to attend, where he earned his first fans, including the teacher by using his superpowers and "kindness" to win their favor, often at the expense of Megamind. After Metro Man 'forced' Megamind to become a villain, blowing a raspberry at the blue youth as he was carted off in the prison bus, he took the schoolhouse away to another (at the time undisclosed) location. Years passed and Metro Man became a sensation among Metro City, earning a museum of all the times he and Megamind had battled throughout the years. Throughout the years, Metro Man has battled and defeated Megamind dozens of times, which earned him the praise and love of the people of Metro City. Some even being called "The Battle Of The Century". Present time Appearance & Persona: Voiced by Brad Pitt, Metro Man is depicted as the "perfect" man—dashing, universally adored, and supremely confident, though he occasionally displays signs of mild narcissism. Powers: His abilities go beyond mere strength; his superspeed is so extreme that he once spent an entire day questioning his life choices within a fraction of a second while a death ray slowly approached him. The Turning Realizing he wanted the freedom to choose his own path, he faked his demise by pretending Megamind's copper-lined death ray vaporized him. He retired to an underground lair to play the acoustic guitar and write music, leaving the door open for Megamind to eventually step up and become Metro City's new protector. He has black short hair