Michael Guerin is a fictional character created by Melinda Metz for the young adults book series Roswell High and adapted by Jason Katims for the American science fiction television series Roswell (1998–2002). He was portrayed by actor Brendan Fehr in the television series. In the CW reboot, Roswell, New Mexico, he is played by Michael Vlamis.
Fictional character summary
Michael an alien/human hybrid that is part of the Royal Four of Antar, and the clone of the former alien Rath. In 1947, the ship he was on crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. Michael, along with Max and Isabel, came out of incubation pods in the form of 6-year-old human kids years later. The three of them are found wandering in the desert and Michael is sent to live with a foster father named Hank, who is a drunk and abusive man whereas Max and Isabel are adopted by the Evans family.
A section of people believed that maybe if he was ruler, then Antar would have been a better world. However, this isn't really confirmed by other canon sources, and this theory came only from the voice of the character Courtney, who was a self-proclaimed "Michael-worshipper".
In the 1999 series, his on-again, off-again girlfriend is Maria DeLuca, but he's perpetually in love with her.
In Roswell New Mexico 2019, Michael is torn between the complicated relationship with his first love Alex Manes and developing feelings with Maria DeLuca. The #Malex trend has a huge following around the world and many hope Michael and Alex will be endgame.
Characteristics
Michael is the rebel and outsider of the group, even more so than Max and Isabel, probably because he lives in a trailer park and suffers abuse from his alcoholic foster father, Hank. As a result, Michael comes close to flunking out of school despite his hidden brilliance and he trusts no one but Max and Isabel. Michael is the most cautious of the three and is ready to leave Roswell behind when he has the slightest suspicion that his secret is out. Max and Isabel constantly have to talk him into staying.
Although he, Max, and Isabel want to find the truth about their origin, he is the most obsessed with it. He has come to hate his life on Earth mainly because he didn't get a loving family like Max and Isabel did, and often acts in selfish and careless ways to achieve this goal. Michael is also the most emotional of the alien trio, and the one most likely to act on his feelings. Due to his insecurity and inability to control his emotions, Michael has the least amount of control over his powers, but eventually learns to somewhat control them as the series progresses and he learns to control his emotions. His tendency to act impulsively and to make rash decisions often infuriates Max, Isabel, and everybody else around him. He comes close to putting them all in danger. Even though he keeps up a "tough guy" attitude, deep down, Michael really cares for his friends. After the episode "285 south" he and Maria grow close and fall in love, developing an on/off relationship throughout the show's run. Michael also eventually comes to realize that Earth is his real home because of his love for Maria.
Powers and Abilities
In season one, Michael has the same molecular manipulation and telekinetic skills as the rest of the hybrids, but openly states he cannot control them as well as Max and Isabel can. He tends to make things explode when he loses control or gets angry; this could be seen as a form of molecular combustion, and occasionally is seen to cause irritation to certain other people, causing them to itch. In the first-season finale, he is taught to change his fingerprints into that of a dead agent and is shown firing energy blasts from his hands. This leads to friction with Max, as Michael sees himself as the "bad guy" and Max as the "good guy". He has displayed some potential for superhuman strength, as shown in the episode "285 South" when he throws Kyle across the room but, it is possible that he simply manipulated his musculature or enhanced his attack with telekinesis.
In season two, he is shown to have much greater control of his powers (namely in the form of the aforementioned energy blasts) but his unique power (such as Max's healing, Isabel's oneirokinesis, or Tess's mind-control) was never really revealed.