Gadgets

Gadgets are technological devices utilized by superheroes and supervillains to assist in combat, navigation, defend or other mission-related tasks.

There are several type of gadgets shown in the Thunderverse because it is a sci-fi universe about a family of superheroes. Most of the gadgets were invented by Max Thunderman during his evil phase and are often stored in Max's Lair while some gadgetry is used by superheroes and supervillains who were born as normal humans with no connection to the Power Plant, therefore born without superpowers. Gadgets are used within the Hero League and Villain League.

This article lists some of the major gadgets, devices, and machines that appear on The Thundermans and The Thundermans: Undercover. Gadgets and machines play a big role in both shows and sometimes serve as the basis for episode plot lines, continuity, and callbacks.

List of Gadgets

The following is a list of the major gadgets used in The Thundermans.

Gadget	Description
Animalizer	The Animalizer is a gadget that is used to turn humans into animals and vice-versa. It was invented by Dr. Colosso. It is a recurring gadget used in The Thundermans.
BrainMelt-3000	BrainMelt-3000 is a gadget used to erase memories from people. It is one of Max's gadgets he invented and it is stored in his lair.
Nose Hairalyzer	Nose Hairalyzer is a gadget used to grow nose hair or a beard on people and objects. It is kept in Max's box of "Not Good Enough" in Max's Lair.
Max-6000	Max-6000 is a machine built by Max to control his lair. In Phoebe vs. Max, Phoebe almost uses it to self-destruct Max's Lair but stops it by hitting it with a hammer.
Max 10 and Max 11	These are a series of rockets built by Max In Report Card, Max built Max-10 ready for launch but Phoebe launched it, stealing his Thunder. Max then replaced Max 10 with Max 11 which he showed to Evan and Sarah. Max-10 is also seen again in Restaurant Crashers. In The Neverfriending Story, Nora and Billy launch a Max-10 rocket to space as part of expressing their freedom for being home alone.
Grow-Matic 2.0	Grow-Matic 1.0 and Grow-Matic 2.0 are used to make things bigger. Back in Metroburg, Max built Grow-Matic 1.0 for science fair but it melted the objects instead of making them bigger, causing Phoebe to win. In Weird Science Fair, he takes over Nora's project to build an improved Grow-Matic 2.0 but Nora and Billy sabotage it. Nora tries to put one of her bows on the machine but Max kicks her out.
Anti-Superpower Ankle Bracelet	This is an ankle bracelet/clamp used to disable people with super-powers from using their powers. Barb had ordered a custom made bracelet for Max In Nothing to Lose Sleepover, Max asks Barb to use it on Phoebe so that she can't use her powers. Max eventually destroys the ankle bracelet causeingPhoebe's powers to malfunction In A Hero Is Born, Max is captured by evil villains who put a similar bracelet on him making his powers useless In Orange is the New Max, Officer Bosco put on a similar power zapper bracelet to Gale Force, Maise, and T-Bone.
Proton Particle Power Booster	The proton particle power booster is used to boost the concentration of a particular substance/chemical in an animal or an object. In Breaking Dad, Max wants to use it on a turkey to boost the chemical that makes people sleepy after eating turkey. This was to help Max feed his classmates with sleepy sandwiches for a chance to pull the biggest prank ever and finally get his Max Thunderman Day. It gets confiscated by Mr. Begbeaudy.
Ghost Zapper	The Ghost Zapper is a ghost-tracking device invented by Max to detect the presence of ghosts and can be used as a blaster to blast away ghosts and their powers. When activated the side of the blaster extends like a crossbow. Max uses it in The Haunted Thundermans to track down the Green Ghoul. He explained how it works to detect ghosts, but Phoebe and Taylor didn't believe him at first because Miles and Louie Preston kept interfering. Later, he sneaks out with the device to Chad's party to help catch the Green Ghoul, and it almost detects Chad. When figuring out the Green Ghoul possessed Phoebe, Max tried to zap the Green Ghoul with the Ghost Zapper, but GtheG reen Ghoul used Phoebe's telekinesis to throw it away and destroy it. It later appeared in Patch Me If You Can, where Max rebuilt it and stored in Max's Lair. When Phoebe and Harris are in Max's Lair, he picks it up bu,t Phoebe tells him to put it down since it is dangerous.
Gold Attracting Magnet	In Phoebe vs. Max: The Sequel, Max shows Dr. Colosso his latest invention: the world's first magnet that attracts gold. When Dark Mayhem calls, both Max and Colosso get so excited that Max accidentally turns on the gold-attracting magnet. Unfortunately, he is wearing a gold pinky ring that Dr. Colosso bought him. So, he gets stuck on the magnet. It was then used at Hiddenville Department of Water & Power when Max puts golden rings on Phoebe, turning on the gold-attracting magnetic on causing Phoebe to be stuck on it. Phoebe manages to escape from the electromagnet by melting the wires with her heat breath, but it pushed her back really hard.
Evilman's Eyepatch	Evilman's Eyepatch was what made Mike Evilman when he was evil. When Evilman retired, he destroyed both his eyepatch and the substance it contained, called Evilinium, which amplifies his powers and evil instincts (removing all the good in a person in the process). ​​​​​In Patch Me If You Can Max and Colosso were creating their own version of Max's supervillain costume, Max decides to recreate Evilman's eyepatch with Billy getting the last Evilinium from native tribes. When showing Harris around Max's lair, Harris found the eyepatch and put it on. The eye patch turns him evil and amplifies his firepower so that he can now throw fireballs. At the end of the episode, Nora lasered it off allowing Harris to return to normal.
Brainwasher XL	Brainwasher XL hypnotizes people to do what they command. In Thundermans: Banished!, Candi Falconman uses this to make a lot of people her "bestie" against their will. Phoebe made all the brainwashed victims fight by telling them that Candi can only have one bestie. Max says that he used this to make Principal Bradford think he can fly. Colosso offered to use this on Max to make him evil again but Max refused.
Smart Watch	This is a smartwatch used by Max Thunderman for communication and other purposes. In I'm Gonna Forget You, Sucka, Evan used his watch to neutralize Phoebe's power. It took him 30 years to make it. Max uses the watch to communicate to Dr. Colosso in multiple episodes including Phoebe vs. Max: The Sequel, Floral Support, Thundermans: Banished! It is seen most of the time as an Apple Watch, but other times as many other watches. An upgraded version, called Thunder Watch, that can automatically change the user into their super suit in The Thundermans: Undercover.
Helium Pain Blaster	Helium Pain Blaster is a gadget used to blast helium on someone, causing the victim to take in a very high pitch. In Thundermans: Secret Revealed, Max used it on Dr. Colosso to prove to President Kickbutt that his weapons could be used on villains too. Max wanted to get a similar device (Heliometer) in the Henry Danger crossover, Danger & Thunder. Another similar device called Helium Blaster appeared in The Parent Zap, where it also affects A.I. like Thunderford.
CrimeCaster	The CrimeCaster is a gadget that uses crime statistics to predict future crimes, allowing superheroes to stop crimes before they happen. It appears it doesn't tell who would commit the crime. In Max to the Future, Max developed the CrimeCaster in order to prove to Phoebe that he was good at gadgets and they should include "gadgets" as one of the special skills for the team in the Z-Force application. At first, even Max had doubts about the device working but it turned out that it worked correctly. The CrimeCaster successfully predicted Hiddenville High being vandalized (by Max); and it also predicted a gold smuggling heist downtown. The gadget was destroyed by criminals during the gold heist, claiming that Max's face in it made it look creepy.
Lemon Blaster	In Come What Mayhem, Max remembered he set a stink bomb to go off during the Super Awards, they find out that the bomb has a Thundertanium casing, something that can only be destroyed by electro-plasma energy. Max builds a lemon blaster to destroy the bomb. However, Phoebe has no faith that it will work, as it needs time to charge. Once his lemon blaster is charged, it is shown that it would have been able to destroy the stink bomb, but it too late as Phoebe already destroyed it using Dark Mayhem's powers.
Blobbin's Timeshare	Blobbin has his own time machine van he uses to go on vacations and calls it his "timeshare". In Save the Past Dance, Phoebe, Max, Billy and Nora use it to travel 60 years back in time to alter the past but then have to fix their mistakes after Hiddenville became a crime town.
Dancing Shoes	Dr. Colosso made special dancing shoes that make the users be able to dance to any choreography and songs. In Rhythm n' Shoes, Dr. Colosso gave these to Cherry and Phoebe so he could control their dance movement during Cheyanne's concert to get revenge on Max for taking credit for his remix.
Rocket Shark	The Rocket Shark is a Hero League vehicle that works as a land, air, and sea rocket. The is a million-dollar vehicle can go from scuba to sky mode in 2.8 seconds and has a built-in GPS system that can find anyone including Super President Kickbutt. In All the President's Thunder-Men, Max steals his father's approval stamp and uses it to acquire a Rocket Shark.
Repeat Clock	The Repeat Clock is a gadget invented by Max for him and Phoebe to relive the same day continuously. In Looperheroes, Max built the gadget as he was scared that he and Phoebe would not have made it to the Z-Force championships.

The following is a list of the major gadgets used in The Thundermans: Undercover.

Gadget	Description
Giga Gauntlet	Giga Gauntlet is a robotic laser gauntlet that belongs to Malware. It was kept at a Hero League weapons vault while Malware was imprisoned. Malware treats it as his friend. The Giga Gauntlet can defrost Freeze Breath automatically if the user is frozen while wearing the gauntlet.
Thunder Watch	This is a smartwatch that can automatically change the user into their super suits. It is a recurring device used on The Thundermans: Undercover.
Disguise-alizer	This is a device that can change the appearance to anybody when used. It was given to Phoebe and Max by the Hero League for their mission in the episode The Parent Zap. Phoebe and Max used it to turn into their parents, Hank and Barb, to talk with Booch's dad and Jinx's mom.
Super Undooper	This is a device that can remove superpowers permanently. It is similar to Dark Mayhem's Orb but superpowers cannot be restored in the device. It was used on Cherry to remove her sparkle powers.
Anti-Matter Transducer	This is a transducer that requires a power source to generate a black hole within the town where it is located. This device belongs to Stardust who almost conjures a black hole over Secret Shores by powering the device with a space geode. The Thunder Twins use their EMP Generation to stop the device timer from going off.
Force Field Bracelet	This is a bracelet that can form a hexagonal force field that prevents the effects of Freeze Breath and Heat Breath. It was given by the Mastermind to Pop and Lock who were about to rob a bank but were stopped by Phoebe and Captain Perfect.
Resize-alizer	This is a Hero League gadget that can change the size of anyone when hit and can make them grow in size or to shrink people instead. It was accidentally used on Gideon by shrinking him but was restored to normal afterwards in The Summer I Turned Giddy.
Chip-Chucker	This is a mind-controlling device created by the Mastermind and was given to Kiefer. In Cruel Summer, Max finds out about it and pretends to turn evil to steal it to reveal the true identity of the Mastermind who left a signature print revealing him to be Lazlo Chance.
Animalizer	The Animalizer returned and was brought to Secret Shores in the Air Lair. In Endless Summer, Max turns one of Mastermind's Henchmen into a crab to prove his evil to them so they trust him when he steals the Chip-Chuker later. In Love Is in the Lair, it is used to turn Dr. Colosso back into a human again.
Time-Out Whistle	The Time-Out Whistle is a time-stopping gadget that suspends time on anyone who hears its whistle. In Party All the Crime, Max got it sent from Metroburg to give as a birthday gift to Chloe. The Flip Sisters steal it when they rob Hi-Tech Beach Home but is returned after they were frozen with Freeze Breath. Chloe teleports to a volcano to get rid of the Time-Out Whistle.

Gadget-Based Heroes/Villains

Superheroes

• Tech Rider is a guest character on The Thundermans who appeared in No Country for Old Mentors. He was apart of the Superhero Mentor Program where Phoebe chose him as her mentor instead of Thunder Man. Although he is part of the Hero League, his ways of saving others can be reckless at times.

  His main gadget is a Super-Sonic Blaster. Tech Rider is portrayed by Carlos PenaVega.

  

  Tech Rider

• Shield Girl is a guest character on The Thundermans who appeared in The Thunder Games. She is a superhero and was a Z-Force candidate until he was eliminated in Round 1 at the Z-Force championships.

  Her gadget is a reactive force shield. Shield Girl is portrayed by Sara Konecky.

  

  Shield Girl

• High Tide is a guest character on The Thundermans who appeared in Tide and Prejudice. He is a possibly former superhero after being evaluated by the Hero League for his bad saves. He has superpowers but uses his gadgets as his main offensive tool.

  His gadgets are a Sonic Harpoon and Super Starfishes. High Tide is portrayed by Geno Segers.

  

  High Tide

• Peter Perfect (Captain Perfect) is a recurring character on The Thundermans: Undercover. He is skilled at using gadgets and has a variety on his super suit utility belt. He has superpowers but uses his gadgets as his main offensive tool.

  His superpowers include: Super Agility and Rope Flight. Captain Perfect is portrayed by Jedidiah Goodacre.

  

  Captain Perfect

Supervillains

• Ebenezer Colosso is the anti-hero of The Thundermans and The Thundermans: Undercover. He is very intelligent and a good inventor by creating various advanced gadgets. He was turned into a pet bunny after he turned Thunder Man and Electress into goats during their super wedding.

  His main gadget was the Animalizer. Dr. Colosso is voiced and portrayed by Dana Snyder.

  

  Colosso

• Professor Meteor is a guest character in The Thundermans who appeared in The Thundredth. 22 years later, he escapes and aims a meteor at The Thundermans' Home to get revenge of Thunder Man and Electress but the Thunder Twins stop him to count as their 100th save. The save does not count after President Kickbutt found out they could have stopped him before but did not.

  His main gadget is a Gravity Blast helmet. Professor Meteor is portrayed by Brian Stepanek.

  

  Professor Meteor

• Balfour Colosso (The Gamer) is a guest character on The Thundermans who appeared in The Thunder Games. He's a former superhero and Z-Force hopeful who turns into a supervillain and plotted revenge on the Thunderman Family after realizing they ruined his childhood by imprisoned his father, Dr. Colosso.

  His main gadgets include: Nanochips and Game Controller. Balfour is portrayed by Joey Bragg.

  

  Balfour

• Malware is a guest character on The Thundermans: Undercover who appeared in Thundercover. After escaping from prison, he tricks Dr. Colosso into finding a keycard that can get his Giga Gauntlet back from the Hero League vault. He captures the Thunder Twins and wanted to impress the Mastermind so he could join his Villain League.

  His main gadget is a Giga Gauntlet. Malware is portrayed by Ryan Ochoa.

  

  Malware

• Brain Freeze is a guest character in The Thundermans: Undercover who appeared in Save the Date. He works for the Mastermind and was planning on using hypnotic speakers on his ice cream truck to wipe the brains of people in Secret Shores.

  His main gadget is a Brainfreeze Ray. Brain Freeze is portrayed by Tony Alcantar.

  

  Brain Freeze

• Pop and Lock are guest characters in The Thundermans: Undercover who appeared in Summer of Secrets. They were former breakdancers but turned to a life of crime and work for the Mastermind.

  Their main gadget is a Force-Field Bracelet. Pop and Lock are portrayed by Christian Lagasse and Sandro Shapiro.

  

  Pop and Lock

Trivia

• There is a secret weapons vault in The Thundermans' Home containing dangerous gadgets that Thunder Man and Electress collected while they were superheroes in Metroburg and other gadgets the Thundermans encountered. Max only found out about it in Come What Mayhem when Phoebe tells him by accident.
• The Hero League sends gadgets to superheroes on missions which is first seen in The Parent Zap.