Max Flexer

Max Flexer appeared in 2002 TV series called Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. Max Flexer is the hyperactive fitness-themed foe who first appears in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

Max Flexer's first appearance in the series was as a monster who appears in episode 61, Fitness Fiend. He was ordered to do a fitness workout with King Dedede and Kirby after the two ate too much of Nightmare Enterprises malicious, fattening chips. Max Flexer's methods are both extremely dangerous and unorthodox. He uses several machines to whip his clients into shape while shouting and rhyming. During these exercises, his clients also have to fight to survive. Max Flexer's methods worked, however, and he crushes Kirby's belly, causing him to upchuck the snacks and return to normal. Kirby then inhaled Max Flexer's headset and became Mike Kirby. Kirby sang a terrible tune, prompting Max Flexer to cover his ears, though he was nevertheless overwhelmed by the terrible singing. He was finally destroyed in a huge explosion that caused Castle Dedede to crumble.

Max Flexer appears dressed as a traditional fitness instructor. Being a fitness instructor, he is also in great shape. He has curly pink hair, red wristbands, white shoes, and wears a retro-styled yellow jumpsuit with a red stripe running down it. He also wears a headset on the right side of his face and has brownish, tanned skin. He has stereotypical trainer's sunglasses that almost always have a shine on them. His mouth is very large, even larger than Kirby's, and is lined with pearly white teeth.

Machines
Max Flexer himself seemingly lacks any inherent powers, but he is well equipped with his own arsenal of dangerous fitness equipment aimed to "help" his overweight victims. These machines include:
 * A pair of pincer claws to pick up, spin and/or hold down his victims.
 * Machines that can shake his victims.
 * Machines to tickle his victims and later on electrocute them.
 * Machines to stretch his victims.
 * A treadmill machine on which the victims must run away from a spinning spiked pillar.
 * Mechanical arms with boxing gloves to punch his victims.
 * A giant steamroller from which the victims must run away or risk being crushed.
 * A giant wrecking ball hidden inside of a disco ball that can crush his victims.