<Ul> <Li> Maxwell `` Max '' Kane is the main character and narrator of the story . He is described to be very big and have a striking resemblance to his father , Kenneth ( Killer ) Kane . In day care , Max earned the nickname `` Kicker '' because he had a thing of booting and kicking anyone who dared to touch him , when he was a child . Max lives with his grandparents , Grim and Gram , and usually stays in `` The Down Under '' , a small room in the basement . He hates his father , whom he witnessed killing his mother , Annie . He becomes best friends with Freak , who customarily rides on his shoulders and acts as Max 's surrogate `` brain '' . Max becomes depressed after Freak dies , locking himself in `` The Down Under '' for days . He is also very insecure about himself . He usually calls himself a `` butthead '' and is never confident . Until Freak comes along , Max can not read or write . </Li> <Li> Kevin `` Freak '' Avery is a crippled , blonde haired boy whom Max becomes best friends with . Kevin has Morquio syndrome , where the outside of his body can not grow . He walks on crutches and wears a leg brace . He is a genius for his age and size and is cuttingly sarcastic . He carries a dictionary with him . He is interested in Robotics and the tales of King Arthur , to the extent of calling his mother Gwen `` The Fair Gwen Of Air / Guinevere '' and calling his adventures with Max `` quests '' . Kevin looks forward to his surgery ( which Max later finds out was a lie so he would n't know the truth ) , in which he will gain a robot 's body . Unexpectedly on his 13th birthday , Kevin has a seizure . In the hospital , he dies , because as his doctor puts it , `` his heart became too big for his body '' . In the film , Kevin 's last name was changed from Avery to Dillon . </Li> <Li> Grim is Maxwell 's grandfather . He is usually pretty grim , thus explaining why Maxwell gave him the nickname , although in reality he is a pretty friendly person . He dislikes Max 's father because of what he did to Grim 's daughter , Annie . In the book , Grim decides to shoot Kenneth if he sets foot in the house , after hearing about his release from jail . At first , Grim feels sorry for Kevin , but later , he appreciates Kevin 's abilities and intelligence . </Li> <Li> Gram is Maxwell 's grandmother . Like her husband , she also dislikes Kenneth and misses her daughter , Annie . Gram is really kind and polite , careful not to hurt anyone 's feelings . She protests against shooting Kenneth once Grim announces that he will do so . </Li> <Li> Gwen `` Fair Gwen '' Avery is Kevin 's beautiful and kind mother . Kevin nicknames her `` Fair Gwen '' after King Arthur 's beautiful wife , Fair Guinevere . She and Maxwell 's mother were friends until Kenneth Kane came along . After her son 's death , Gwen moves to California and starts a relationship with a man named Rick . </Li> <Li> Kenneth `` Kenny '' David Kane ( also known as Killer Kane ) is the main antagonist of the book . He is Max 's selfish and sociopathic father . He was sent to prison for strangling his wife to death . After his release from prison on parole , Kenny kidnaps Maxwell on Christmas Eve and takes him to Loretta and Iggy 's apartment . Loretta Lee tries to save Max but ends up getting strangled by Kenneth , though she survives . Eventually Kevin rescues Max by spraying a mixture of soap , vinegar and curry powder in Kenny 's eyes , which he claimed was sulfuric acid . In the end Kenny is jailed . </Li> <Li> Loretta Lee is a thin , red - haired lady whose stolen purse is recovered by Freak and Max . She is married to the leader of motorcycle gang named The Panheads , Iggy . Loretta is an alcoholic and a smoker and lives in the `` poor '' part of the town , the Testaments . When she attempts to help Max escape , she is almost strangled to death by Kenny Kane . </Li> <Li> Iggy Lee is an alcoholic , like Loretta , and
<Ul> <Li> Maxwell `` Max '' Kane is the main character and narrator of the story . He is described to be very big and have a striking resemblance to his father , Kenneth ( Killer ) Kane . In day care , Max earned the nickname `` Kicker '' because he had a thing of booting and kicking anyone who dared to touch him , when he was a child . Max lives with his grandparents , Grim and Gram , and usually stays in `` The Down Under '' , a small room in the basement . He hates his father , whom he witnessed killing his mother , Annie . He becomes best friends with Freak , who customarily rides on his shoulders and acts as Max 's surrogate `` brain '' . Max becomes depressed after Freak dies , locking himself in `` The Down Under '' for days . He is also very insecure about himself . He usually calls himself a `` butthead '' and is never confident . Until Freak comes along , Max can not read or write . </Li> <Li> Kevin `` Freak '' Avery is a crippled , blonde haired boy whom Max becomes best friends with . Kevin has Morquio syndrome , where the outside of his body can not grow . He walks on crutches and wears a leg brace . He is a genius for his age and size and is cuttingly sarcastic . He carries a dictionary with him . He is interested in Robotics and the tales of King Arthur , to the extent of calling his mother Gwen `` The Fair Gwen Of Air / Guinevere '' and calling his adventures with Max `` quests '' . Kevin looks forward to his surgery ( which Max later finds out was a lie so he would n't know the truth ) , in which he will gain a robot 's body . Unexpectedly on his 13th birthday , Kevin has a seizure . In the hospital , he dies , because as his doctor puts it , `` his heart became too big for his body '' . In the film , Kevin 's last name was changed from Avery to Dillon . </Li> <Li> Grim is Maxwell 's grandfather . He is usually pretty grim , thus explaining why Maxwell gave him the nickname , although in reality he is a pretty friendly person . He dislikes Max 's father because of what he did to Grim 's daughter , Annie . In the book , Grim decides to shoot Kenneth if he sets foot in the house , after hearing about his release from jail . At first , Grim feels sorry for Kevin , but later , he appreciates Kevin 's abilities and intelligence . </Li> <Li> Gram is Maxwell 's grandmother . Like her husband , she also dislikes Kenneth and misses her daughter , Annie . Gram is really kind and polite , careful not to hurt anyone 's feelings . She protests against shooting Kenneth once Grim announces that he will do so . </Li> <Li> Gwen `` Fair Gwen '' Avery is Kevin 's beautiful and kind mother . Kevin nicknames her `` Fair Gwen '' after King Arthur 's beautiful wife , Fair Guinevere . She and Maxwell 's mother were friends until Kenneth Kane came along . After her son 's death , Gwen moves to California and starts a relationship with a man named Rick . </Li> <Li> Kenneth `` Kenny '' David Kane ( also known as Killer Kane ) is the main antagonist of the book . He is Max 's selfish and sociopathic father . He was sent to prison for strangling his wife to death . After his release from prison on parole , Kenny kidnaps Maxwell on Christmas Eve and takes him to Loretta and Iggy 's apartment . Loretta Lee tries to save Max but ends up getting strangled by Kenneth , though she survives . Eventually Kevin rescues Max by spraying a mixture of soap , vinegar and curry powder in Kenny 's eyes , which he claimed was sulfuric acid . In the end Kenny is jailed . </Li> <Li> Loretta Lee is a thin , red - haired lady whose stolen purse is recovered by Freak and Max . She is married to the leader of motorcycle gang named The Panheads , Iggy . Loretta is an alcoholic and a smoker and lives in the `` poor '' part of the town , the Testaments . When she attempts to help Max escape , she is almost strangled to death by Kenny Kane . </Li> <Li> Iggy Lee is an alcoholic , like Loretta , and
who is telling the story in freak the mighty
who is telling the story in freak the mighty
Maxwell `` Max '' Kane
Maxwell `` Max '' Kane