“ Wow, dude, Dr. Thornhill is your dad!? That's like ... really sad.
—Kirby, in The Legend of Ja'em Mk'rah
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Alias | Kirby Itchy |
| Species | Human |
| Status | TBA |
| Occupation | Student of Copper Canyon High School |
| Age | 16 |
| Homeworld | Earth |
| Interests | High school student and friend |
| Weapons | None |
| Family | TBA |
| Allies | Maxwell McGrath Max Steel Sydney Gardner Molly McGrath Dr. Thornhill Butch |
| Enemies | Miles Dread Toxzon Extroyer Grim Reaper Monsters |
| Background Information | |
| First Appearance | Come Together Part One |
| Last Appearance | Max Steel: The Dawn of Morphos |
| Voiced By | Richard Ian Cox |
Kirby Kowalski, or simply Kirby, is one of the students on Copper Canyon High School. He is a very loyal and nice to people, but sometimes, a little dumb. He was also easy target to bullies, and was bullied by Butch everyday, until they became friends. Kirby first appeared in Come Together Part One and is voiced by Richard Ian Cox.
TV Show
Season 1
Come Together Part One
Kirby meet Maxwell McGrath in his first minutes in Copper Canyon High School. Later, he was being tormented by school bullies, until Max came and threw his backpack to him again, saving Kirby's day.
Cleaning House
Maxwell McGrath invited Kirby and Sydney Gardner to go with him in the building of THI. When Tytus Octavius Xander throws a gas that turned people into zombies, Kirby was the first infected and also served as bait for Molly, Syd and Max to not being noticed by the zombies.
Secret Identity Crisis
Kirby was one of the students who were going on a field trip. During the trip, Miles Dredd attacked the bus and then Kirby take action and directed the bus before he fell out of the cliff. He was later considered a hero of the class because of this heroic act.
Hard Water
Kirby appeared at the beginning of the episode, walking along with Maxwell McGrath and Sydney Gardner at an amusement park. During a visit on THI to see the countdown to launch a rocket, Kirby noticed that a giant wave was going to hit the rocket. Later on, Kirby appeared again in the amusement park, suggesting to Max and Syd to catch some waves.
Live by the Sword
- Featured article: Murakami.
In this episode, Kirby was possessed by Murakami and later started to attack Copper Canyon, to finally complete his mission, conquer the world. However, "Mura-Kirby" was later stopped by Max when the blade of the cursed sword was broken, making Kirby stay normal again.
Making the Grade
Kirby, alongside with Sydney Gardner, firstly appears talking with Max about the school project. Later, he appears in the scieces fair, until he tests the Butch's project, he get shocked.
Thanks, I Think
When Sydney Gardner and Kirby decide thank Max Steel for the countless saves of dangerous situations, they build a statue in honor, and create a plan whose main objective was to possess weapons of THI to get the attention of Extroyer and then defeat it. When Syd got all the required equipment, Kirby dresses himself as Max Steel, and serves as a bait to Extroyer, but he gets allergic when touched leaves.
Earth Under Siege Part Two
Kirby only made a non-speaking cameo in this episode. He was walking with Sydney Gardner until he saw a Makino Ship devastating a part of Copper Canyon, and stayed on shock.
Season 2
Ultralink Invasion Part One
Appearance
Kirby is tall and skinny, and has brown hair and eyes. He usually uses a white t-shirt over a black blouse, dark green pants, and brown shoes.
He also uses few different outfits on Season 2. In Ultralink Invasion Part One, Kirby appeared using aluminum clothes with an antenna on his left shoulder and Saturn on the right shoulder, saying that by using this suit, it would deflect any tractor beams that they would try to abduct him with.
Personality
Kirby is an averange student who is big-hearted, laid-back, loyal, and sort of a goofball, as he is described by the Official Website. After looking out for Max when he was the new kid in school, Kirby started seeing himself as a protector of the clueless. As seen in Ultralink Invasion Part One, Kirby likes to wear clothes made out of aluminum, saying that the aliens would try to abduct him, which denotes that Kirby shows a interest for sci-fi movies and series.
Gallery
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| Kirby Kowalski's gallery can be seen here. |
Trivia
- Kirby has mentioned about his Grandpa in an episode.
- In Season 2, Kirby and Butch became best friends.
- Kirby already uploaded a video of Butch being accidently hit by a door because of Max. The video became viral in some minutes.