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You're a Villain Alright, Just Not a Super One
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About
"You're a Villain Alright, Just Not a Super One" is a memorable quote said by 2010 animated film Megamind character Megamind. Online, a still image of Brainbot Megamind from the film paired with the quote has been used as an image macro.
Origin
On November 5th, 2010, animated film Megamind premiered in the United States.[1] In one scene of the film, protagonist Megamind tells character Hal Stewart that he considers him a villain, but not a supervillain.
- Oh, you're a villain alright, just not a super one.
- Yeah? What's the difference?
- Presentation!
Spread
On December 30th, 2018, iFunny user RedLeader posted a four-panel image based on the scene, with the post receiving over 91,000 smiles in eight months (shown below).[2]
The exact first meme based on the format is unknown. On February 3rd, 2019, several Reddit users posted meme based on the captioned still from the scene, with the post by Redditor gabo2k4 receiving over 8,700 upvotes in six months (shown below, left).[3][4]
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In the following months, the format gained a siginificant popularity on Reddit. Additionally, memes based on the four-panel format also appeared in several subreddits, including posts in /r/dankmemes and /r/historymemes.
Various Examples
Templates
Search Interest
External References
[2] iFunny – RedLeader's Post
[3] Reddit – Please stop doing this
[4] Reddit – This template is good
Top Comments
Nico
Aug 15, 2019 at 04:24PM EDT
Nymanator
Aug 15, 2019 at 11:07PM EDT