Dr. Thornhill

Dr. Thornhill
Character Information
Gender	Male
Alias	Mr. Thornhill (by his students) UltimateTeacher
Species	Human
Occupation	Science teacher
Homeworld	Earth
Interests	Teach his students
Social Information
Affiliations	Copper Canyon High School
Production Information
First appearance	Hard Water
Latest appearance	The Wrath of Makino
Voiced by	Michael Dobson

Doctor Thornhill is a minor character introduced in the first season of Max Steel. He is the science teacher of Maxwell McGrath, Sydney Gardner, Kirby Kowalski, Butch, Dean, Jake, as well as other students. Dr. Thornhill debuted in Hard Water and is voiced by Michael Dobson.

History

Season 1

Hard Water

Dr. Thornhill's class went to see the blastoff of a THI spacecraft in a base near the sea. During the launch, a tsunami suddenly formed. Thornhill initially assured his students that everything would be okay, until he turned around and panicked, shouting them to run away.

Making the Grade

Max arrives at Copper Canyon High School late, angering Thornhill. He approaches McGrath with his test, revealing he had failed. He states that, ever since the teen enrolled the school, he has been absent, late and "academically atrocious". Thornhill further comments that he needs to get his grades up, otherwise he would make sure he is expelled.

Max was talking with his friends in the Copper Canyon high school halls when Thornhill approached him. Curious, he asks where is McGrath's science project, but doesn't has one. He grabs the teen's backpack and finds a shoe with Steel inside. Fascinated with Maxwell's "science project", he demands Sydney and Kirby's projects as well before leaving.

Hours later, Max heads back to Copper Canyon high to get Steel back, only to find Thornhill correcting other students' tests. The teen manages to sneak inside the building, but doesn't takes Steel as he would be left with no science project. The next day, Thornhill announced Max as the winner of that year's science fair, claiming he had invented a "self-automated shoe warmer". McGrath later approaches the teacher, asking if he could have his project back. Thornhill reveals that an unknown individual had contacted the school offering large amounts of money to take a look at Max's project. He further reveals that he did not ask their name, but had handed it moments ago.

Season 2

Deep Turbo Blue Sea

Thornhill is administering a test to his class. McGrath finishes his test early with Steel's help and hands it to his teacher.

Digital Meltdown

Thornhill is teaching about gravity when he notices that Maxwell was sleeping in class. McGrath accidentally hits his head on the table, waking up. Thornhill asks if he spent the night playing Max Steel: Turbo Warrior and realizes that other students were sleeping as well. He gives his opinion about videogames, stating that they were "garbage" for the mind and turned people's brains into mush.

The next day, Thornhill approaches Max while he was leaving the class, asking if he was going to play Max Steel: Turbo Warrior. McGrath denied, telling him he had to "hit the books". After the teen leaves, Thornhill runs to his desk and turns on his computer, revealing to be the player "UltimateTeacher", ranked number five on the world.

The Legend of Ja'em Mk'rah

Thornhill is writing on the blackboard when Max suddenly shouts for his father to look out. The teacher turns back and Kirby wrongfully assumes that Thornhill is McGrath's father, stating he found that "sad". Max later suddenly leaves the classroom, as his T.U.R.B.O. energy is starting to leak. He tries to activate Turbo Speed Mode to leave, but fails and ends up in janitor's closet. Thornhill goes after the teen and finds him. Realizing that Max wasn't feeling well, he tells him to take the day off.

Animated Films

The Wrath of Makino

Thornhill is among many of the civilians who appears running away after Max, under Makino's control, activates Turbo Annihilation Mode.

Appearance

Thornhill has gray hair, brown eyes and his face have many wrinkles. He wears a orange waistcoat on a white long-sleeved shirt, black pants and brown shoes.

Personality

Thornhill is a strict and bossy individual who has a tendency to yell at his students, mainly at Maxwell McGrath. He is shown to have a disdain towards videogames, believing they are impacting negatively his students' minds. Despite this, he is shown to be a dedicated Max Steel: Turbo Warrior player, being ranked number five in the entire world.

Despite his strict personality, Thornhill genuinely cares about his students. In The Legend of Ja'em Mk'rah, he realized that Max wasn't feeling well and told him to take the day off. In Definitely Fear the Reaper, it is shown that Thornhill enjoys Halloween.

Quotes

• "Oh you got one right. Surprise, surprise." — Making the Grade
• "Well, Max, you must understand! When one has a truly great idea, that idea no longer belongs to just you! Oh no, it belongs to all humanity." — Making the Grade
• "He's ... not smart enough to hand it in early ..." — Deep Turbo Blue Sea

Behind the Scenes

• In the first teaser trailer of the series, a teacher named Ryan greets Max, mentioning him coming late.