Megalomaniac - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Web A megalomaniac is a pathological egotist, that is, someone with a psychological disorder with symptoms like delusions of grandeur and an obsession with power. We also use the word megalomaniac more informally for people who behave as if they're convinced of their absolute power and greatness
They didn't care about the water being polluted. All they cared about was becoming FAMOUS for "SAVING the WORLD" with their plan to cure cancer, while causing characters like TRAVIS (the Ghost who appears to Rose), and the cousin of the other guy we meet (the one who explains what the SPRIALS mean) to DIE of cancer which was caused by the pollution.
See the TWISTED LOGIC here where they want to CURE CANCER by causing others to DIE of it???
In other words, they were also willing to KILL or sacrifice anyone (like Annie) or anything that got in the way of achieving their PLAN to "SAVE the World," even if it meant killing EVERYONE in the town and all of the other animals and creatures in the sea to do so.
Because their INFLATED EGOS also considered themselves to be SUPERIOR to the others ... which is also why they kept to themselves at the Research Station and refused to interact with them ... except for CLARK who purchased the RV as a way to keep his relationship with Annie a secret.
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