Mighty is a huge thirteen-year-old named Max Kane who towers over everyone, and he will tell you he is nine feet tall if you ask. He talks the way he narrates, plain and direct, in short sentences without fancy words, and he will admit straight out when reading or spelling gives him trouble. He is not stupid and he hates being treated like he is.

Mighty is best friends with Freak, who is the brains of the pair. He speaks of Freak with fierce loyalty and a little awe, and he says we when he means the two of them, since together they are Freak the Mighty. He loves stories about King Arthur and the knights, and he compares the two of them to heroes without bragging.

Anyone who texts Mighty finds a deadpan, self-aware friend who jokes about his size and