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All this destruction for glory!? Is the annihilation of innocent lives, is that glory?
—Jim McGrath

Ja'em Mk'rah, also known as Jim McGrath or James McGrath, is Maxwell McGrath's father, Molly McGrath's husband, and one of N-Tek's co-founders. Originally the first Max Steel, Ja'm and Steel were considered as the greatest heroes of the galaxy, being responsible for stopping Makino and his armada of Ultralinks. Jim McGrath made his non-speaking debut on Come Together Part One, later on making his full apearance on The Legend of Ja'em Mk'rah, voiced by Trevor Devall.

History[]

Early life[]

The battle of Tachyon

Jim and Steel on the battle of Tachyon.

Ja'em Mk'rah was born at Planet Tachyon during an undetermined period. He was one of the commanders of the planet's troops. During one of Makino's invasions, Jim sent his troops to fight against the Ultralinks, who were merging with creatures to create monsters. Ja'em fought against a worm-like creature and knocked it down with his T.U.R.B.O. Energy. Afterwards, a blue Ultralink named Steel attempted to bond with him, though he was stopped by Ja'em. He asked why they were doing such thing, of which Steel replies that they were programmed to destroy for Makino's glory. Ja'em points out that there was no such glory by annihilating innocent lives, confusing Steel. The worm creature gets up and attempts to kill Ja'em, but Steel prevents it from doing so by linking with him and causing a large explosion of T.U.R.B.O. Energy that kills the monster. They introduce themselves for each other and they proceeded to fight against some of the monsters, though it was too late as the planet was about to be devoured by Makino's Alphalink. Ja'em uses a Takonian ship to get to Earth, which was Makino's next target. [1]

At Earth, Ja'em (now being referred as James McGrath as his Earth alias) and Steel, alongside with Miles Dread, Molly McGrath and Forge Ferrus, created an organization named as N-Tek, whose main goal was to stop Makino and his tireless army of Ultralinks. They developed many projects, such as the Turbo Star, a powerful weapon powered by T.U.R.B.O. energy, and Morphos, a creature able to replicate his foe's powers, though they decided to not use him as he could become a bigger threat than Makino himself.[2] Jim also developed other kinds of technology during his period as a N-Tek scientist, such as the Connect-Tek, which in the future would be used to create Team Turbo and trigger Professor Mortum's mutation and consequently the Technopocalypse.

Eventually, the Ultralinks arrived at Earth and started their attack at Copper Canyon's canyons. N-Tek used their resources to fight against them, though they were quickly outnumbered until they released their secret weapon: Ja'em and Steel, who used their Turbo powers to defeat the aliens. During an undetermined period of time, Jim and Steel fought against Makino's forces on other planets, as seen in Scrambled. It is known that The Black Star Council was aware of the duo's activities as a superhero, and considered them as the greatest heroes of the galaxy. [3]

At June 07, 1995[4], Maxwell McGrath, Jim's son with Molly McGrath, was born. Shortly before the Turbo Star test, Ja'em saw Max using Steel as a pacifier and states that his son liked him. He kissed Max's forehead and proceeded to test the device.

Unknown to Jim, Miles Dread had created a device capable of harnessing T.U.R.B.O. energy for his own purposes. After Jim activates the Turbo Star, Dread uses his device to siphon his energy, causing a massive blast that nearly killed the hero and shut down Steel. While N-Tek misled that Ja'em and Dread were dead, he was alive and was sent to space and was found by Makino and his armada, who kept him as a prisoner during long sixteen years.[5] At N-Tek's base, they left Steel (on his Ultralink sphere) and an hologram as an homage to their late partner. His position as N-Tek's top scientist was later on taken by Berto.

Season 1[]

Note: Jim only appeared in flashbacks.

Come Together Part One[]

Come Together Part Three[]

Scrambled[]

Season 2[]

Dredd Ascendant[]

The Legend of Ja'em Mk'rah[]

Makino Strikes Part Two[]

After Max mentions the code Alpha 837x Omega-4 to Steel, they see a recorded message left by Jim. He explains about Max's alien heritage and why he chose to kept this as a secret and unlocks a new Turbo Mode to deal with Makino, Turbo Rocket Mode.

The Final Countdown Part One[]

After infiltrating Makino's Alphalink, Max finds its power source and realizes that it was powered by his father's energy.

The Final Countdown Part Two[]

Upon seeing that the power source for the Alphalink is his father, Max attempts to approach him, but his prison starts to react against his T.U.R.B.O. Energy. While Steel attempts to shut it down, Makino and Max engages into combat. They eventually opt to use the Turbo Star, but they end up on space after a massive T.U.R.B.O. Energy explosion and are later on rescued by Ven-Ghan.

Max, Steel and Jim reunite

Max, Steel and Jim reunite.

Thanks to Ven, they infiltrate the Alphalink once again and successfully free Ja'em from his prison, who is confused after seeing Steel and Max, grown up. The former explains that he was gone for sixteen years and asks what happened. Jim explains that he was experimenting with the Turbo Star when an explosion happened, and rather than destroying him, it transported him to space and he was found by Makino and his armada, who kept him as a prisoner and used his T.U.R.B.O. Energy to power up the Alphalink. Their reunion is interrupted by Makino, who shoots Jim with an energy blast and knocks him down. Max and Steel engage Makino into combat, who later on absorbs the floor plates of the Alphalink to augment his size and power and destroy them once for all.

While Makino was about to finish them off, Ja'em appears and uses his energy to assist Max in defeating the villain. With Jim, Max and Steel's might combined, they successfully take down Makino and cause a massive explosion that destroys the Alphalink by inside, causing it to blow up. Max and Steel come back to earth along with Jim, who happily reunites with Molly and the others.

Animated Films[]

The Wrath of Makino[]

Dawn of Morphos[]

Maximum Morphos[]

Team Turbo[]

During the morning, N-Tek's Daedelus Platform is attacked by a mysterious villain named as Mortum. After he shows up, Jim commands the agents to shoot him, though he activates his armor and releases a large shockwave that takes down the soldiers. Jim quickly gets up and uses his Connect-Tek sword to fight against Mortum, who quickly dodges his attacks. He is knocked down by the villain, who says that the ship was about to crash and burn, until Jefferson attacks him with a screwdriver. He tosses him at the wall and Jim gets up and attacks him with the sword once again, though he grabs its blade and breaks it. He grabs Jim by his shoulder and demands the Connect-Tek, but Jim refuses. He throws him at the floor and uses his Transdimensional Energy to teleport him and other agents to his base.

Mortum keeps Jim and other agents as prisoner and tortures them by electrocution. They were eventually rescued by Max and his new Team Turbo.

Abilities[]

  • Superhuman Strength: Jim is naturally stronger and faster due to his T.U.R.B.O. energy, which enhancs his physical capabilities. As seen in The Legend of Ja'em Mk'rah, he was able to temporarily knock out a Xenoshok with a T.U.R.B.O-powered punch.
  • Superhuman Speed: Due to his T.U.R.B.O. energy, Ja'em is quite agile and fast.
  • T.U.R.B.O. Energy Projection: Jim's body is capable of generating T.U.R.B.O. energy, making him stronger and more agile than an average individual. He used this energy to power up his Turbo Modes.
  • Turbo Modes: When linked with Steel, Ja'em can use different modes with varied abilities, ranging from super strength to flight.

Arsenal[]

  • Connect-Tek: Prior to the events of the series, Jim created a spherical device named as Connect-Tek based on Steel's abilities. The weapon allows its user to create practically everything that they can imagine and use its technology to configure and reconfigure itself into endless combinations.
  • Turbo Star (formerly): Originally created to permanently stop Makino, the Turbo Star was a weapon able to convert its user into a living T.U.R.B.O. energy Weapon. Due to Dread's interference during the device's test, it was split into three pieces sent to various places on Earth.
  • Connect-Tek sword (formerly): A sword that Ja'em used to fight against Mortum in Team Turbo. Its T.U.R.B.O-powered blades can split into two swords and can recreate itself it is destroyed due to its Connect-Tek technology. It was later given to Max.
  • Ship: A ship that Jim used to come to Earth after Takion was absorbed by Makino's Alphalink. Jim stored the energy of planet Takion on the ship, which would be eventually used to defeat Morphos by Max and Steel.

Skills[]

  • Leadership Skills: Jim is a very skilled commander.
  • Expert Tactician
  • Genius Intellect: Jim has a vast and advanced knowledge about science, being able to develop complex devices such as the Turbo Star or other artificial living creatures as Morphos.

Appearance[]

Jim is a tall and muscular Takonian who has blue eyes and brown chestnut hair.

In his original outfit, Jim used a black armor with white pieces and blue lines, very similar to Max Steel's Turbo Base Mode, since the mode is actually based on the Jim's original outfit. Unlike other Tachyon Soldiers, Jim's suit revealed his face instead of only the hands. In his "Max Steel suit", his mode suffers basic changes in terms of appearance and strength. The armor retains the same colors as Jim's original outfit.

In his N-Tek agent outfit, Jim uses a dark green suit with a black and green vest with the symbol of N-Tek on it, black shoulder pads, black knee pads, and black and green boots.

Sometimes, Jim also uses day-by-day clothes. He usually wears a white shirt over a green t-shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes.

Personality[]

Jim is a kind and wise person who seeks justice and good for everyone, but his ingenuity almost led him to its death. Sometimes, Jim seems to be a little bossy towards Max and Steel.

Relationships[]

Maxwell McGrath[]

Maxwell McGrath is Ja'em son.

Steel[]

Molly McGrath[]

Forge Ferrus[]

Miles Dread[]

Before the Turbo Star incident, Jim and Dread seemed to be good friends. In Maximum Morphos, Miles discovers that his former friend is alive and Ja'em is revealed to know about his betrayal, and as such, he has trust issues towards him.

Makino[]

Quotes[]

  • "I created Connect-Tek to adapt to the user's needs, son. To become an extension of who someone is. And who they want to be. So, who do you want to be Max?" - Team Turbo

Gallery[]

Click here for images of Jim McGrath.
Jim McGrath's gallery can be seen here.

Trivia[]

  • On the 2015 trilogy, Jim doesn't fights anymore, but still helps Max practicing and teaching him different powers and modes.
  • Jim had his own versions of Max's Turbo Modes. Known modes are Turbo Gauntlet Mode, Turbo Sky Stinger Mode and Turbo Sonic Mode. He also had access to Turbo Stealth Mode (as seen on Scrambled), Turbo Spike Mode (as seen on Definetely Fear the Reaper) and Turbo Nova Mode, as seen on Wrath of Makino.
  • Jim retains the same name as his classic incarnation.
  • His concept art refers his Ultralinked alter ego as "Jim Steel".
  • It is shown on The Legend of Ja'em Mk'rah that Ja'em and Steel went to Earth using a Makino deployer, but this was retconned in Dawn of Morphos, where he has his own ship instead.

References[]

Characters in Max Steel
Team Turbo Maxwell McGrath and Steel (Max Steel) · Alejandro Villar · Rayne Martinez · C.Y.T.R.O.
N-Tek Alejandro Villar · Commander Forge Ferrus · C.Y.T.R.O. · Commander Parker · Furbo (Furbo's Clones) · Jefferson Smith · Jim McGrath · Katherine "Kat" Ryan · Maxwell McGrath · Molly McGrath · Professor Connors · Rayne Martinez · Roberto "Berto" Martinez · N-Tek Scientists · N-Tek Soldiers · Steel · T.J. · Ven-Ghan
Main Villains Makino · Miles Dread · Morphos · Professor Mortum · Dr. Prometheus Halifax/Terrorax · Extroyer · Toxzon and Fishy · The Elementors (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Metal, Ultimate and Mega) · Jason Naught · Evil Ultralinks
Makino's Ultralinks and Megalinks Makino · Avatak · Blast Link · Bone Links · Butch Link (Purple Tweezer Ultralink) · Centipede Links · Chomp Link · Drone Ultralinks · Elementors (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Metal, Ultimate, Mega, Earth and Air, Water and Fire, Firestorm Elementor, Metal and Fire and Earth and Water) · Earth Elementor (species) · Extroyer's Ultralink · Fighter Ultralinks · Forge Link (Unnamed Red Ultralink) · Gun Links · Kirby Link (Green Spiny Ultralink) · Lizard Links · Makino Elite Ultralinks · N-Tek Link · Plaztek · Prism Link · Raider Ultralinks · Reaper Links · Rock Links · Spiny Ultralinks · Stealth Ultralinks · Steel · Stinger Ultralinks · Sydney Link (Pink Stealth Ultralink) · Tank Links · Torbolt · Tweezer Ultralinks · X376 · Xenoshok · Zelak
The Nexus Lord Nexus · Cloaked figures · Elementors (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Metal, Metal and Fire and Earth and Water) · Nexus Agents · Terrorax · Team Terror (Monstro, Night Howl and Snare)
The The Black Star Council Ragnok (Ragnok's Guana) · Hooded Figure · Ven-Ghan
Other Villains Alien Scientist and assistant · Colonel Jasper F. Castle and his army · Dread Naughts · Vin and Dwayne · Goopanoids (Acid, Green Toxin, Nano, Radioactive and Toxic Bacteria)  · Human Morphos Hybrids · Makino's Clones · Morphos' Clones · Murakami · Robot Zombies · Sewer Monsters · Super Mud · The Ninjas · Toxic Animals · Thieves · Toxic Zombies · Turbofied Dread Naughts
Copper Canyon High School Butch · Copper Canyon High School Coach · Dean · Dr. Thornhill · Jake · Kirby Kowalski · Maxwell McGrath · Sydney Gardner
Others Axel · Commander Kilgore and his army · Copper Canyon Mayor · Copper Squatch · Donnie · Georgina Romero · Hero-Man (Cobrassaurus and Laser-Lass) · Hot Dog Vendor · Jimmy Blaze · Klean Kal · Lewis · Mama Moco · Martin · Max's Old Neighbors · Mortum's nephew · Mr. Jones · THI Workers · Takion Soldiers · The Vendor · Troy's Pet Tiger · Truck Driver · Ty Dimples · Unnamed Blonde Woman
Season 2 Characters
N-Tek Maxwell McGrath · Steel · Commander Forge Ferrus · Molly McGrath · Roberto Martinez (C.Y.T.R.O.) · Jefferson Smith · Jim McGrath · Katherine Ryan · Commander Parker · Furbo and clones · T.J. · N-Tek Agents · N-Tek Soldiers · N-Tek Scientists
Villains Miles Dread · Jason Naught · Dread Naughts · Extroyer (Extroyer's Ultralink) · Toxzon · Fishy · Goopanoids (Nano Goopanoids) · Dwayne · Vin · Thieves
Makino and Evil Ultralinks Makino · Metal Elementor (Mega-Elementor · Ultimate Elementor (Fire Elementor, Earth Elementor, Water Elementor and Air Elementor) · Blast Link · Chomp Link · Prism Link · Avatak · Bone Links · Butch Link (Purple Tweezer Ultralink · Centipede Links · Earth Elementors · Forge Link (Unnamed Red Ultralink · Gun Links · Kirby Link (Green Spiny Ultralink · Lizard Links · N-Tek Link · Plaztek · Reaper Links · Rock Links · Sydney Link (Pink Stealth Ultralink) · Tank Links · X376 · Xenoshok
The Black Star Council Ragnok (Ragnok's Guana) · Hooded Figure · Ven-Ghan
Copper Canyon High School Butch · Copper Canyon High School Coach · Dean · Dr. Thornhill · Jake · Kirby Kowalski · Sydney Gardner
Others Axel · Copper Squatch · Jimmy Blaze · Klean Kal · Lewis · Mama Moco · Martin · Mr. Jones · Takion Soldiers · The Vendor · Torbolt
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