Miles Edwards

"Now, you can be smart, or you can be dead. I chose smart. Your father chose differently. What about you, Max? (Max: Well, I guess I have more in common with my dad than I thought.)"

- Miles facing Max.

Miles Edwards (also known as Dr. Edwards), is the main antagonist of the 2016 sci-fi action film Max Steel, which is the adaptation of 2013 reboot TV series of the same name. He is the CEO of N-Tek and former partner of Jim McGrath and Max Steel‘s arch nemesis. The character is loosely based on Miles Dredd of the cartoon series the movie based on.

He was portrayed by Andy Garcia, who also played Vincent Corleone in The Godfather, Part III and Detective Brolin in Let's Be Cops.

Role in the film
Miles Edwards is a scientist and father figure of Max McGrath who worked alongside the latter after Max's father died in an accident. He has ensured to made Max happy, as he also gave him gifts, and raised him like a son.

When Max reach his adolescent years, he visited Max's house and talked to Max's mother about the incident that killed her husband. Edwards then offered Max to worked with him in N-Tek corporation just as Max revealed the capability to generate TURBO energy. Edwards then used an energy-absorbing machine to find out the said energy's source, and discovered that it came from Max's body. He then sent Air Elementor, one of his Ultralink allies, to dispatch him to confirm it.

By this point, Edwards revealed his true colors by using his Ultralink-physiology-based battlesuit and revealed himself as true killer of Jim: Edwards has killed him as when the Ultralinks came to conquer Earth, he opposed his decisions to betray humanity in exchange of gain access for unlimited TURBO energy. He also intended to killed Max by drained every single drop of his TURBO energy so nothing can stood on his path.

Of course, Max won't give up without a fight and they both fight. Max at first wished to killed him by overload his energy, but eventually decided to fight in close combat. Since Edwards' suit was only able to drain tremendous but limited amount of energy, Max allowed him to drain his overflowing TURBO energy. Predictably, Edwards was incapable to drain all available energy, and as a result, it killed him as his body engulfed within the TURBO energy explosion that he ironically caused.

Powers and Abilities

 * Superhuman Strength: Since the armor he had on was empowered by T.U.R.B.O. energy, his strength amplified several times than ordinary men.
 * T.U.R.B.O. Draining Claw: With his special T.U.R.B.O. energy-draining claw, he can drain immense amounts of T.U.R.B.O Energy, as well as spearing through flesh and bone.
 * T.U.R.B.O. Shockwave: Miles can unleash energy pulses with absorbed T.U.R.B.O. energy.
 * Superhuman Durability: Miles' armor gave him durability where his armor made him impervious to bullet, and presumably also artillery-proof.

Trivia

 * When fully equipped with the armor, Edwards heavily resembles Ultron from Marvel Comics.