teenager Maxwell McGrath who has recently moved to Copper Canyon with his mother; Molly McGrath; Step Father: Carlton "Carl" Tennyson and 12 year old Step brother: Ben Tennyson. powerful energy source: T.U.R.B.O. energy, which he cannot control by himself. He is taken to N-Tek, led by Maxwell's uncle, Forge Ferrus, where he meets Steel, an alien technology known as an Ultralink. They bond to create the superhero Max Steel, who fights against formidable villains to keep the world safe along with his step brother who gets a watch-style alien device called the "Omnitrix". Attached to his wrist, it allows him to transform into different alien creatures with different abilities, allowing him to fight evil from Earth and space.