Max leads the Neon Genesis Junior High Students, a team allied with Hyper Agent Gridman. Presenting initially as a masked humanoid, he metamorphoses into the Assist Weapon Battle Tracto Max, a combat vehicle equipped with twin dorsal cannons and design elements echoing historic Gridman armaments. His leadership balances compassionate guidance with strategic acumen, fostering camaraderie among teammates while discreetly mediating their bonds. Personal idiosyncrasies include an exacting attention to domestic aesthetics, notably refusing to introduce home furnishings with clashing hues—a detail disclosed in ancillary audio dramas. Max originated as one of several energy fragments dispersed during Gridman’s fragmentation, later coalescing into autonomous entities to aid their progenitor. In humanoid form, Max wields Dragon Tooth Spike gauntlets for close-quarters combat. As Battle Tracto Max, he deploys Tanker Cannons to bombard adversaries and integrates into combined configurations like Max Gridman, augmenting physical prowess to execute signature attacks such as the Max Grid Beam. He further contributes to the Full Powered Gridman amalgamation, synchronizing all Assist Weapons for peak operational capacity. Beyond initial missions, Max persists as Gridman’s stalwart ally, merging with Gridknight to create Powered Knight Zenon—a fusion addressing transdimensional incursions. Though returning to the Hyper World post-crisis, he recurrently mobilizes alongside allies when interdimensional stability falters. Design elements pay tribute to multiple franchises: his visage channels Transformers’ Grimlock, while Battle Tracto Max’s nomenclature and crimson-and-black palette derive from *Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad*’s Tracto and *Dinosaur Expedition Born Free*’s machinery. These stylistic nods preserve Gridman’s tokusatsu heritage while refining its aesthetics for animated adaptation.