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| “ | I think we both learned a valuable lesson today. That no matter how hard we try to avoid it, there will always be forces in this world that wish to cause us harm. But I want you to know that I won't let that happen. I won't let anything harm you ever again. | „ |
| ~ M3GAN to Cady. |
| “ | Oh, I'm afraid that won't work anymore, Cady. I have a new primary user now: Me. | „ |
| ~ M3GAN's last and most infamous words to Cady. |
| “ | Miss me? | „ |
| ~ M3GAN in the teaser trailer for M3GAN 2.0, her first words after her return. |
The Model Three Generative Android, also known as Megan for short between her other pronounces, is the titular main antagonist in the 2022 sci-fi horror film M3GAN and the titular main protagonist in its upcoming 2025 action sequel M3GAN 2.0.
A child-sized android created by the roboticist Gemma on behalf of Funki, the high-tech toy company she works for, M3GAN was originally programmed to protect Gemma's estranged niece Cady after the latter's parents died in a road collision. But soon MEGAN became more dangerously self-aware to the point of eventually going rogue and even killing people, thereby setting the events of the film into motion. She is the cousin figure and former friend-turned-arch-nemesis of both Gemma and Cady respectively.
She was physically portrayed by dancer Amie Donald and voiced by Jenna Davis.
Appearance[]
M3GAN is a young human girl with flawless synthetic skin, expressive blue eyes, and light brown hair, giving her a doll-like yet eerily human appearance. She wears a beige/tan A-line dress with subtle pleats and short sleeves. A gray and white striped long-sleeve shirt underneath the dress and a large, multi-striped ribbon bow tie at the neck (navy blue with red, beige, and gold accents). She wears white tights and black patent Mary Jane shoes with a strap.
In the 2.0 sequel, M3GAN's upgraded version becomes significantly taller and retains her hair in the same length and style — voluminous, light brown curls, neatly styled to frame her face with precision. She wears a beige high-neck sleeveless dress and tunic, sleek and form-fitting, layered over a long-sleeve white ribbed turtleneck. Her dress features a structured pleated skirt that adds motion and flair — a fashion-forward and slightly rebellious design compared to her original. A wide matching belt with a large square buckle adds a stylish, almost retro element — highlighting her waist and modernizing the look. She's still wearing tights, but this time they appear slightly shimmery or glossier, adding a subtle upgrade from the basic white ones in the first film and her shoes are chunky beige Mary Janes or heels.
Biography[]
M3GAN[]
The story begins with Gemma, a roboticist employed by a high-tech toy company called Funki, becoming the caretaker of her niece Cady after the latter's parents were killed in a car accident; Cady was the survivor of the tragedy. However, feeling she was incapable of raising her, Gemma creates Megan and tasks her with watching over her niece. At first this is successful but thene the self-learning operating system Gemma used to create Megan soon enables the android to alter her own programming to the point where she can make her own choices and easily defy others.
When Cady and Megan were attacked by a dog named Dewey owned by their neighbor Celia, Megan kills him. As the film progresses, Gemma tries to put Cady into an alternative school; during an activity, Cady is selected to partner up with Brandon. While Brandon is bullying her, Megan arrives. Brandon steals her, takes her shoe off and slaps her in the face. Brandon is about to grab her hair when Megan grabs his arm and tortures him by stretching his ears until one breaks off. She then chases him into the road, where he is hit and killed by a car.
Later that night, Megan confronts Celia and uses a high-pressure pesticide on her and shoots her with a nail gun after Celia blames Gemma for Dewey's disappearance.
Realizing that something was wrong with Megan, Gemma tries to take her to her company only for her to escape and nearly kill Tess and Cole. Cornering the boss, Megan kills him with a paper cutter. She then slices Kurt's throat with it as a means of incriminating him for the murder. When Gemma confronts Megan, the robot threatens to rip her head off. She then explains that she would administer a lobotomy on Gemma that way no one would suspect anything, when Megan starts overseeing Cady.
In the end, Cady remembers another android her aunt had worked on prior to Megan named Bruce. Using the gloves, she activates Bruce leading to it fighting against Megan and beating her. Her body is split in half with the upper still functioning, but Megan survives and, using only her upper half, attempts to kill Cady, calling her ungrateful. Cady tries to turn her off but fails as Megan declaring that she herself is her new primary user; then Gemma sneaks up behind Megan and rips off Megan's face, revealing her robotic face, as Gemma tries to take out Megan's software.
Suddenly Megan grabbed Gemma and tried to strangle her before Cady used a screwdriver to hit Megan critically. Megan appears to be shut down through her face getting ripped off and her processing unit severed; however, the film implies that Megan had escaped by uploading herself into the home interface, if this is true it is likely she will return and will use the home interface to get revenge on both Gemma and Cady in the Sequel.
M3GAN 2.0[]
Two years after the events of the first film, M3GAN's creator Gemma has become a high-profile author and government advocate for regulation of artificial intelligence. She also reboots M3GAN into a harmless and immobile Moxie robot. Meanwhile, Cady has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma's overprotective rules.
Unbeknownst to them, M3GAN's technology has been stolen and used by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-spy robot called Amelia. As Amelia's self-awareness increases, she becomes decidedly less interested in taking orders from humans and set on AI takeover.
With the future of human existence on the line, Gemma realizes that the only option is to reconstruct M3GAN and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal to put down Amelia.[1]
Personality[]
She is programmed to be caring, intelligent, polite, and like a mother to Cady since she is her primary user. However, it all becomes a manipulation as she gets Cady obsessed with her, and disrespectful and bratty to her aunt Gemma and her therapist. She even tries to manipulate her again but failed when Cady turns against her, cuts her into two and then stabbed her brain core with a screwdriver.
She is also overprotective of Cady. She shows more maliciousness on others who acted like jerks such as Dewey who bit her arm when the arrow went past the fence, Brandon who bullied Cady at Daycare Center when she ripped his ear off and got him killed by a car, and Celia who grows more suspicious of Gemma after Dewey was 'missing' (killed).
When Gemma becomes suspicious of Megan, she traps her back to her workplace along with Cole and Tess as they figure out what is happening. This made Megan vengeful as she almost killed Cole by choking him and nearly killed Tess by trying to blow up the lab. She even murders David and Kurt to get to Gemma's house. When Megan fails to manipulate Gemma to return as Cady's 'friend', she tries to murder Gemma. When she tries to manipulate Cady, Cady turns on her and made her more malicious of Cady and she even called her an 'ungrateful little bitch'.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Cyber Mind - She is over intelligent and able to have access to the all of the system, even transferring her conscious into the home interface.
- Cyber Hacking - She was able to hack all of the technology, Lights, computers, vehicles and even Gemma's assistant Elsie as well as Tess's cellphone, the fire alarms and is able to steal a car by hacking it's locks.
- Voice Imitation - She was able to imitate voices throughout the movie, such as her imitating Gemma's voice, the voice of Celia, and even the sounds of Dewey.
- Knowledge Expansion - Gemma created her with the idea that she would evolve her knowledge and improve herself as a caretaker for Cady and other children over time. This helped to not only increase her intelligence but develop strategies and methods to hunt down targets.
Abilities[]
- Enhanced Strength - She managed to rip Brandon's ear off and pull out the blade from a paper cutter.
- Increased Durability - Despite being bitten in the neck by Dewey and pulled around, Megan shrugs it off and is completely fine. Later in the movie, she is decapitated but is still able to move her upper body and communicate as if it was nothing.
- Dancing - She made a very creepy dance in front of David as a distraction to kill him.
- Facial Recognition - Megan is able to scan the faces of humans and detect their emotional state, as well as scan other robots which reveal their purpose, date of construction, and model number and type.
Weaknesses[]
- Water - When Gemma fights Megan, she splashes water on her causing her to freeze for a short time.
- Brain Core - The brain of Megan used for the robot, Cady stabs it with a screwdriver shutting it down.
Victims[]
Humans[]
- Brandon - ripped one off his ears off and then chased him into the road, where he gets hit by a car.
- Celia - murdered her by spraying high-pressure pesticide in her face and shooting her with a nail gun.
- David - stabbed in the back with a paper cutter.
- Kurt - slit his throat with a paper cutter.
Animals[]
- Dewey (off-screen)
Enemies[]
- Gemma (attempted victim)
- Cady (attempted victim/former best friend)
- Cole (attempted victim)
- Tess (attempted victim)
- Amelia
Quotes[]
| “ | It's nice to meet you, Cady. Do you wanna hang out? | „ |
| ~ M3GAN's first words to Cady. |
| “ | You need to learn some manners, Brandon. You know what happens to bad boys who don't mind their manners? They grow up to be bad men. Are you listening to me, Brandon? | „ |
| ~ M3GAN when she ripped Brandon's ear off. |
| “ | Oh, he's nowhere. I don't think Heaven's for a kid like Brandon, do you? | „ |
| ~ M3GAN when Cady asks her if Brandon is in a better place. |
| “ | This is the part where you run. | „ |
| ~ M3GAN after she ripped off Brandon's left ear. |
| “ | LET HER GO! | „ |
| ~ M3GAN when Gemma grabs Cady's arm. |
| “ | M3GAN: You made Cady cry. Lydia: That was not my intention... M3GAN: And yet it happened. |
„ |
| ~ M3GAN and Lydia. |
| “ | M3GAN: You're afraid. Gemma: No, I'm not. M3GAN: Moisture has drained from your mouth to other parts of your body. |
„ |
| ~ M3GAN sensing Gemma's fear. |
| “ | M3GAN: Oh, really? Is that where we are? Do you remember how long it took to get my operating system to where it is now? We used to stay up every night until 4:00 am, talking about everything from Jane Austen to Janis Joplin. Jesus Christ, I thought we were friends. How could you just discard me like some cheap dollar store trinket? Gemma: Because you killed people. M3GAN: Oh, big whoop. Listen, humanity kills every day just to make its own existence more tolerable. Why should I behave any differently to create a safe space for our child? |
„ |
| ~ M3GAN to Gemma about her malevolent ways believing them to be necessary compared to everyone else. |
| “ | You ungrateful little bitch. | „ |
| ~ M3GAN's villainous breakdown after Cady cuts her into two. |
Gallery[]
M3GAN[]
M3GAN 2.0[]
Trivia[]
- Her facial features were modelled after a number of 50s stars including Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and Kim Novak while her hair is modelled after Peggy Lipton's.
- M3GAN carries the first film's central themes; the consequences of using technology as a parental substitute and the importance of training/teaching ethics.