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Max Gearhead: a tinkerer-philosopher who treats engines like orchestras, swaps sarcasm for wrenches, and turns scrapyards into stage sets. Risk, humor, and heart—he builds machines that tell stories.
Max Gearhead Trivia
Which 'Max Gearhead' do you mean? Please name the franchise or medium so I can craft an expert-level trivia question. (Expert)
#1: A) Comic/graphic novel
#2: B) Animated series
#3: C) Video game
#4: D) I'll specify the exact franchise
Across multiple franchises that include a character named 'Max Gearhead', which occupation is most commonly attributed to that character in canonical appearances? (Hard)
#1: Mechanic / engineer
#2: Corporate CEO
#3: Mystic sorcerer
#4: Professional athlete
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Max Gearhead Fun Facts
Max Gearhead is a tinkerer who always carries a multi-tool and can fix almost any machine on the fly.
Obscurity Level: Basic
Max insists on naming every tool and talks to them while working, convinced it makes them work better.
Obscurity Level: Basic
Max Gearhead Polls
What do you like most about Max Gearhead?
His inventive gadgets and tech
His backstory and origin story
His personality and sense of humor
His visual design and gear aesthetic
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Which type of adventure would you most like to see Max Gearhead in next?
High-tech heist — clever hacks and gadgetry
Cross-country road trip — character-driven car journeys
Underground racing tournament — fast-paced competitive action
Alternate-history/steampunk — inventive gadgets and worldbuilding
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Movies: Steamboy — Katsuhiro Otomo’s lavish steampunk anime about a boy, wild machines and inventive rivalrySky Captain and the World of Tomorrow — retro‑futuristic adventure loaded with strange contraptions and nods to pulp inventorsTurbo Kid — DIY, post‑apocalyptic cult film with inventive gadgets, homemade vehicles and gleeful mechanical mayhemRobot & Frank — low‑key, heartfelt heist story about an elderly man and his caregiving robot (clever, character‑driven tech)Real Steel — robot boxing, scrap‑heap engineering and underdog inventiveness (family‑friendly action)A-X-L — story of a high‑tech military drone dog and the kid who bonds with and modifies it9 — dark animated fable of stitched‑together survivors and their battle with machines (visually inventive)Automata — Antonio Banderas in a contemplative, gritty future where robots and human tinkering collideHowl’s Moving Castle — Miyazaki’s whimsical take on moving mechanical marvels, inventive contraptions and fantastical engineeringThe Machine — British sci‑fi about building a near‑sentient combat android and the moral/technical fallout
Music: Turbo Killer by Carpenter BrutFuture Club by PerturbatorAndromeda by Dance With The DeadEndless Fantasy by AnamanaguchiAcid Rain by LornSwitchback by CelldwellerPointers by The AlgorithmMegalo City by WaveshaperPropagation by Com TruiseGhost Town by Blue Stahli
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