“ | I DID NOT! MR. ELECTRIC, SEND HIM TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE AND HAVE HIM EXPELLED! | „ |
~ Linus' most famous quote. |
“ | May the best dream win. | „ |
~ Minus |
Linus, better known by his supervillain name Minus, is the secondary antagonist of the 2005 action movie, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.
He was Max's arch-rival at school. As Minus, he was the ruler of Planet Drool and Mr. Electric's boss before redeeming himself.
He was portrayed by Jacob Davich.
Personality[]
Minus was a formidable kid, being able to merely point at his intended direction, his minions would immediately follow their overlord. He became a literal dark overlord of Planet Drool, wearing all black and purple. He also spoke very arrogantly and condescendingly by calling out Max for trying to run away to dreamland in order to escape his nightmares, but then Max showed him the true value of humanity and Minus stopped trying to destroy it. He became a close companion of Max afterwards.
Appearance[]
Linus had short black hair and wore a red T-shirt and shorts. Minus was "much cooler" wearing a black cape, black and purple leather armour, and had the superhuman ability to hover, and manipulate the Darkness.
His redeemed self was full of knowledge and told Max what he ought to do next, proving Minus was always one step ahead of everyone else.
Biography[]
Linus was a bully and a tormentor of Max's at school, but soon he rose elsewhere in the cosmos to become a formidable dark overlord in command of all things electric. One day, after mocking Max for his fantasies about Sharkboy and Lavagirl, he and his gang of bullies chase Max through the school playground, to which Max ends up accidentally injuring himself in the process, causing him to lose the journal and giving Linus the opportunity to steal it.
The next day, the teacher Mr. Electricidad makes Minus surrender Max's journal, but Max sees it got vandalized, causing Linus to have an outburst by ordering Mr. Electricidad to send Max to the principal's office to have him expelled. Mr. Electricidad summons both Max and Linus to the principal's office along with their parents and he is suddenly interrupted by a dark storm approaching. Linus is undisturbed by the storm, being more angry when Sharkboy and Lavagirl really do show up. When Max heads off with the pair to help them defeat the darkness destroying Planet Drool, Linus seems excited about the idea of Max heading off to his possible demise.
Minus returns as the source behind the darkness consuming Planet Drool later in the film. Minus is revealed to be the mastermind behind Mr. Electric and the plug invaders. He then engages in a showdown by saying he'll master Drool's atmosphere and destroy Lavagirl. Max, however, defends his beliefs by engaging Minus in a battle. Minus causes Max's worst nightmares to come to life; Max gives Minus a brainfart, causing his head to grotesquely swell up.
Minus is not defeated, however - he imprisons himself and Max on top of giant towers of rock and tries to sway Max over to evil. But Max's pure spirit wins out and winds up actually turning Minus good. Minus redeems himself under a promise of building a better universe; and the two reconcile and become friends. Minus promises Sharkboy that he will find his father; and then realizes, too late, Mr. Electric is headed for Earth, to destroy it.
Max heads back to Earth and finds the darkness destroying his school. Mr. Electric consumes Max's mom and dad, then hops out to finish Max, but the principal's daughter destroys Mr. Electric, saving the Universe.
Linus is now a friend of Max's at school and life returns to normal by allowing dreams to flourish instead of being crushed.
Quotes[]
“ | And last but least, Max. You thought you could escape fear by running away to dreamland. But fear exists in the one place, you can never escape: Your mind! | „ |
~ Minus to Max. |