Max is the main protagonist of The Adventures of SharkBoy and LavaGirl. He's the creator of Planet Drool, and by extension its habitants, via his ability to dream things into reality.
Appearance[]
Max is a fourth-grade boy with short blonde hair and green eyes. While his outfit changes for different days in the movie, the one he wears for the majority consists of a t-shirt with varying colors. The top portion and the sleeves are dark blues with a yellow stripe down the shoulders. The bottom portion is yellow, divided from the blue with two white stripes.
He wears black pants and regular trainers. He wears a black watch on his right wrist.
Personality[]
While Max tends to be meek when initially confronted, he stays confident in his beliefs and in his imagination. But still, when he is repeatedly told that his dreams aren't real he becomes discouraged in them.
When SharkBoy and LavaGirl come to get him at school, he's confused by things for a while before slowly settling into the unusual world of Planet Drool. He shows a knack for adapting to unusual situations. When confronted with battle and a position of leadership, he did what he could to step up to the plate.
History[]
Background[]
The Summer before fourth grade, Max went fishing with his father when he found SharkBoy and brought the strange creature home. He kept SharkBoy in his bathroom and the boy told Max of his many travels across the planets and about a planet so cool, it makes you drool. One night, a beautiful girl with flaming pink hair appeared to Max as she needed SharkBoy to return to Planet Drool with her. Max recognized her as LavaGirl, and she invited him to come with them to the planet, but he declined as he had school the next day.
The Adventures of SharkBoy and LavaGirl[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Max's only power on Earth is dreaming. His dreams let him create Planet Drool and its inhabitants. On Planet Drool, his power of daydreaming lets him manipulate the world around him to create what he wants. This occasionally backfires, as he creates what he doesn't want when having a nightmare. Examples of the power working for his benefit, included summoning vehicles for SharkBoy and LavaGirl, unlocking their abilities and potential, and even manipulating other beings.
On Planet Drool, there are no limitations to Max's powers as he is the creator of the planet. By daydreaming, he can give himself any power he needs at that moment. Examples of this include super speed, which he needed to reach SharkBoy from across the planet, and earth manipulation during his fight against Minus. Max also has a level of omniscience as he knows everything about the inhabitants of the planet and their history.
Relationships[]
SharkBoy[]
Max created SharkBoy during a dream that later became real, through Max's belief in his dreams. While they're on the same team, SharkBoy's more competitive nature tends to make them argue. Upon their first meeting, Max took SharkBoy into his own home where Max kept SharkBoy, "fed and in water." SharkBoy seemingly enjoyed telling Max about his adventures across the universe. SharkBoy tends to snap at him whenever Max makes a mistake, though this is due to his poor social skills from his years living with sharks. Max doesn't seem to have any hard feelings and is friends with SharkBoy.
LavaGirl[]
Max created LavaGirl during a dream that later became real, through Max's belief in his dreams. They have a positive relationship and are on the same team. Lavagirl tends to be more patient when Max slips up and makes mistakes. She is kind and nurturing toward Max, even protecting him from SharkBoy's impulsive nature. She hoped that Max would tell her more about her history, but wasn't disappointed when he couldn't tell her anything. Instead, she was happy with the revelation that she is light. She was also content with her future on Earth.
Max's father[]
Max seems to have a good relationship with his father overall, but it's turbulent due to the disagreements between both his father and his mother. Max's father tries to be more sympathetic to Max and encourage his dreams.
Max's mother[]
Max seems to have a good relationship with his mother overall, but it's turbulent due to the disagreements between both his mother and his father. Max's mother seems to be more strict due to a more logical view of life.
Linus[]
Linus was Max's bully for the start of the movie. He teased Max for talking about his dreams, ridiculed him, and had his [Linus'] friends chase him down to steal his dream journal. When he did get it, Linus vandalized practically every page he could and lied about doing it when confronted.
At the end of the movie, Linus apologized for getting the journal indirectly destroyed. They seem to be friends and Linus got inspired to make his own superhero character; Mr. Positive (in contrast to his evil Planet Drool persona, Minus).
Marissa Electricidad[]
Max is shown to have a crush on his fellow fourth-grade classmate, Marissa. He tries to help her by offering her a seat that isn't under a cold vent and encourages her to use the Crystal Heart on Mr. Electric. After the fight against Mr. Electric, the pair became friends.
Mr. Electric[]
Due to their different alignments, they're natural enemies. Max is the strongest force against Mr. Electric and the latter knows it, so he often sent enemies to attack and capture Max. Max was Mr. Electric's inevitable downfall.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Max/Gallery
Trivia[]
- Due to him being right-handed, Max wore a watch on his right wrist.