Biker Mice? Primer Who's Who Where...? Gadgets and Gizmos BM Voice Cast Age: 23 Voice Actor: Dorian Harewood As Seen In: Every single episode If a girl were seeking to date a Biker Mouse with intention to marry and live happily ever after, her best bet would be with Modo, the big gray-furred lug of a mouse who makes up the muscle of the Biker Mice from Mars. He may not have the flash of Vinnie or Throttle’s good looks, but you couldn’t ask for a kinder, gentler mouse. Except when it comes to Plutarkians and rats, with whom Modo will more than gladly wipe the floor. Modo is one of those characters whose charm is built on his idiosyncrasies. He’s the strongest of the Biker Mice, yet the gentlest; the eldest but the most child-like. In love with his on-the-road biker lifestyle, yet most likely to settle down and raise a family. Very empathic yet violently hateful of rats. Idealistic but.......uh......okay, I think we’re done with the ironic part. The gray-furred Goliath is, as said above, is the strongest of the Biker Mice, and is the most physically commanding. He’s a full head taller than Throttle, and dwarfs the humans he meets (well, most of them, anyway--he's shorter than both the Pit Boss and Fourby). From the top of his antennae to the tips of his toes, Modo has the physical stature of a body-builder (without those disgusting giant veins bursting out everywhere). His bodily perfection, however, is marred by injuries he sustained during the Plutarkian War. During an attempt by the Freedom Fighters to destroy the Plutarkian Tug Transformer being installed in Tharsis Reyes volcano, a missile destroyed Modo’s right arm and at least one of his eyes. Much to the idealistic young mouse’s horror, however, his arm was replaced with a mechanical/bionic version equipped with a laser cannon by the Plutarkian-employed Dr. Karbunkle. Although it earns the Biker Mice and their fellow Freedom Fighters their...uh, freedom after their capture, for a brief time, Modo despises the metal limb, calling it a “Plutarkian fin” and refusing to let his mother see it (or to let Rimfire touch it). Modo now knows just how vital the limb is to the Biker Mice (Vinnie refers to it once as “the Biker Mice’s secret weapon”), and respects the strength it gives him, as well as the power of his arm cannon. Curiously, he is often seen filing it. Whether this is necessary or not doesn’t matter: it looks cool. The limb is not without his drawbacks, of course. Modo complains of it being rusty (although it was only installed roughly two years ago). It’s a health hazard, as well--during the cliffhanger opener of “The Verminator”, Modo is pinned to the ground by a magnetic device of Karbunkle’s and is nearly plowed over. And Modo still isn’t completely content with it, either: in “Steelfinger”, he finds himself hard-pressed to resist Lawrence Limburger’s offer of a job in exchange for a new bionic limb. Modo is easily the most laid-back of the Biker Mice. Unlike Vinnie, and to a lesser extent, Throttle, Modo doesn’t need to be “on” 24/7, and likes to amuse himself with quieter pursuits, like reading comic books, fly-fishing, or just polishing his beloved bike, Lil' Hoss. He has a tendency to just take things easy and kick back, listen to the radio, crack a root beer and relax. While Modo is just as brave as Vinnie, he's less likely to take crazy risks, or at least, as many of them. Of course, Modo is subject to sudden temperament changes, which seem all the more fantastic when compared to his usual laid-back nature. He discards his relaxed attitude when long-time friend and mentor Stoker suddenly shows up on Earth (“Caveat Mentor”) at the prospect of revisiting the carefree days of the Plutarkian War (is that an oxymoron or what?). And when the Biker Mice are up against Limburger’s goons or a supervillain, Modo joins in as heartily as anyone. Modo enjoys the extreme versions of normal sports he and his bros play (“A Scent, A Memory, A Far Distant Cheese”, “Motorcross Trap”--look, we’ll be here forever if I try to list them all) to no end. He can be just as raucous and rowdy as his bros; it's just less likely to happen. Sometimes, Modo's mood changes can turn dangerous. For example, during a game of Chinese Checkers in “The Masked Motorcyclist”, he gets frustrated when Vinnie starts to win. First making the board shake with each jump, Modo then proceeds to break the table in half and start a fist-fight (none of which his bros seem to mind). Additionally, when his ideals were challenged by his bros in "Unforgiven Cheese", Modo very nearly kicked both their asses in a white-hot rage. Through his formative years, Modo was taught hundreds of important moral concepts and a modernized version of chivalry by his "dear-old gray-furred Momma" (curiously, we never hear anything about his father). Modo idealizes her, and takes everything she told him very seriously. He remembers every single word his mother said (as evidenced by his frequent quotations of her). Modo holds these ideals in the highest. He also gained a keen empathy for the feelings of others. These traits make him an almost quaint figure in the world today (especially when he adds, - “ma’am” to women’s names). Modo developed another of his more famous traits, his love of children, some time during those early years, due largely to his nephew Rimfire and niece Primer (fraternal twins, I think). Modo's older sister had these two some time when Modo was very young himself (Modo can't have more than five years on him in my estimation), and her little brother was immediately taken with them. He took great pride in being their Uncle. The gray-furred mouse took them riding, fishing, etc, and there's still a very deep bond between him and Rimfire (nobody knows what happened to Primer) to this very day. Modo has an overprotective streak when it comes to the young, and would never hurt a child knowingly. This trait was used against him on one occasion, causing Modo to became deeply depressed (“Modo Hangs It Up”). This mouse's charm more than makes up for the fact that he isn’t terribly clever. At times, Modo can be downright dumb. At least once this was played out in a joke: during “Back to Mars Part One”, the Biker Mice try to figure out how to repulse a giant ice asteroid falling toward Chicago capable of flattening the city. While is bros and Charley work desperately with the machine, attempting to rewire it and other such complicated solutions, Modo notices the “Reverse” setting and simply pushes the lever up. Result? The asteroid is sent hurtling back into space thanks to a unlikely burst of genius from Modo. As I mentioned earlier, Modo has a very deep bond with his motorcycle, Lil' Hoss. This should come as no surprise: Martian motorcycles are equipped with limited AI (artificial intelligence), so these bikes and their riders are capable of forming strong attachments to one another. But Modo and Lil’ Hoss’s bond is without equal. Modo dotes on the bike, polishing her to a mirror shine while his bros are relaxing (“A Mouse and His Motorcycle”) and showering her with attention. He puts his own life on the line to attempt to rescue the motorcycle in the same episode. Modo is unable to think of anything else when Limburger is in possession of his beloved bike. Perhaps due to this attention, Lil’ Hoss is the most independent and intelligent of all four of the Biker Mice’s bikes. She is extremely vocal (through honks and beeps) and clever. Her ability to remember an earlier statement of Limburger’s allows the Biker Mice to save a city park from demolition (“A Mouse and His Motorcycle”). And her personality mimics Modo’s: when Lil’ Hoss is exposed to polka music, she freaks out and wrecks havoc in Karbunkle’s lab (“A Mouse and His Motorcycle”). As for the future, it would seem a shame if Modo never has children. He'd obviously be a perfect father to them (if maybe a little too doting). The question is, who will their mother be? Main basic information episodes in-depth fun MAIN