- Not to be confused with Major Glory from "Dexter's Laboratory".
Major Man is the main antagonist of The Powerpuff Girls episode, "Major Competition". He is a charlatan superhero and a deliberate competitor of the Powerpuff Girls.
He was voiced by Jeff Bennett, who also played Professor Dick Hardly in the series.
Background[]
Personality[]
At first impression, Major Man seems to be a nearly flawless superhero who simply wishes to use his powers to help others. In truth, he is nothing but a super-powered con-artist who stages his own disasters so he could prevent them and get all the glory. He was also a coward, begging for help when put in actual danger.
Physical appearance[]
Major Man is a muscular, handsome man with a large chin and a pompadour similar to Johnny Bravo. He wears a white jumpsuit and blue gloves, boots, and spandex with a red cape, as well as a large blue "M" on his chest, and a belt with the letters "MM" abbreviating his name.
Powers and abilities[]
Major Man has usual superhero powers, such flight, super-strength, super-breath and laser vision.
History[]
In the beginning of the episode, there was huge fire engulfing all of Townsville. The Powerpuff Girls were ready to blow it out, but then someone else blows it out and them along with it. The culprit reveals himself to be a new superhero named Major Man, who the people suddenly became enamored with. He then stops a robber mugging an old lady, along with many other disasters, making him even more popular and making everyone forget about the girls. Even the Narrator, the Mayor and the Professor become fans of his, and the Mayor replaces the old Powerpuff Hotline with one for Major Man, deeply upsetting the girls.
However, while on live TV, Major Man inadvertently reveals that he knew about the disasters before they happened during an interview, though quickly covers it up. But the Powerpuff Girls become suspicious, so they tail him and witness him deliberately kicking a dog into the street so that he could save it. Having seen him for the fraud that he is, the girls formulate a plan to expose him to the rest of the public.
Soon after, a giant monster attacks Townsville, though the people remained calm in the belief that Major Man will stop it. The Mayor nonchalantly calls Major Man to inform him of the monster, which surprises him as he didn't set up any monster attacks. Then, the monster captures him in its claw and the false hero cries out for help, causing everyone to panic. Just when it would seem that he would end up the monster's next meal, the Powerpuff Girls show up and Major Man begs them to save him, though they insist that Major Man is capable of saving the day himself as always and questions his lack of action. Pressured by the weight of his own scam as well as the monster's teeth, Major Man admits to being a phony and all the disasters he caused, much to the shock and outrage of the townspeople. The girls then agree to help, but only if he vows to never pretend to be a hero again, which he obliges to do without hesitation.
After the girls defeat the monster and save him, they angrily tell him leave Townsville immediately. Major Man exits the creature's mouth and floats away in disgrace, never to be seen again. Later on, it turns out the monster was actually a friendly creature named Fred, who is a friend to the girls who they asked for help to expose Major Man's deceit.
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Trivia[]
- Major Man is a parody of Superman, from the stylized "M" on his chest (similar to the "S" on Superman's chest) to the saying "It's a bird! No, it's a plane! It's Superman!", replacing Major Man for Superman. He also has a body shape and suit color similar to Major Glory, and both of their names start with "Major". He also has a hairstyle similar to Johnny Bravo's, coincidentally they are both voiced by Jeff Bennett. He also resembles Goldstar from DC Comics’ Lobo.
- Major Man shares similar traits to Major Glory, as they are both attention-seeking and half-baked parodies of Captain America and Superman. The only exception is that Major Glory cares about the innocents of the world, and is of heroic intentions not to mention competent enough to fight the majority of monsters and supervillains, while Major Man only saves people for his own cause, such as fame and money, to the point of competing with the girls, until his revelation as a fraud.
- Unbeknownst to Major Man (and all of Townsville, for that matter), The Powerpuff Girls had set up the monster attack by enlisting the aid of Fred, a friendly monster. The Powerpuff Girls set up the disaster to trap Major Man like he did to become popular. The Powerpuff Girls still saved him but after he reveals the truth about his heroics.
- Major Man does appear to possess actual superpowers, but he lacks the courage and integrity to be a genuine superhero.
- List of Major Man's Shame rescues:
- The Giant fire: Major Man started it.
- The Robber and the old lady: Played by his cousin and grandmother.
- The Train Wreck: Major Man bent the tracks.
- The man in a wheelchair: Not directly explained, but it is assumed that Major Man threw the banana peel with which the man's wheelchair slipped.
- The thugs who attacked the old man: Major Man paid them to do that.
- The dog almost gets killed on the street by vehicles: Major Man kicked the dog in the street (The Powerpuff Girls witnessed this from above the clouds).
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