Koala Man (character)

Koala Man (real name Kevin Williams) is the protagonist in the Hulu animated series Koala Man. He is a middle-aged, family man who strives to protect his hometown of Dapto, Australia from evildoers.
==Background==
===Personality===
Kevin is a well-meaning, upright citizen in Dapto. He tends to be very dutiful and serious about his job, almost to an obsessive degree. He will stop at nothing to make sure his family and town are safe from evil and thus, is capable of summoning enough willpower to reject bad influences. However, Kevin is also shown to be somewhat ignorant, at least socially. While he ultimately does the right thing, he sometimes is unable to understand the things his wife and children are going through and needs help in understanding them. Nevertheless, he loves them dearly and always manages to win them back through his determination.
Throughout the first season, the Koala Man identity appeared to influence negative thoughts, brought about by his "tragic" backstory. When he overcomes his guilt, the mask takes on a much chipper personality and urges Kevin to be the best superhero he can be. He comically believes in his own cause to a fault as while he accepts help from those around him, he is quick to suspect that they either have a license or specialty in what they do, as they tries to keep things by the book.
===Physical appearance===
Kevin is a while male of average height and a chubby appearance with curly, balding, grayish-brown hair. He usual wear consists of a lime green polo shirt, blue shorts, brown belt, and dark brown shoes with long white tube socks. His bare arms and legs are shown to be somewhat hairy. His Koala Man costume is simply the addition of a koala mask over his head and a turquoise blue cape.
===Powers and abilities===
Koala Man has absolutely no powers whatsoever. However, he is shown to be surprisingly durable, even for his age. He is also physically capable of fighting, even though he is somewhat limited due to his age. He is quick witted and a fast thinker as he is able to outsmart and outmaneuver his enemies. This is also due to him being aided by basic things, such as defeating the Tradies with the help of his healthy carrot juice. He refuses to carry a gun with him, yet ironically will sometimes indirectly kill the villain he is fighting. He is also apparently musically gifted, as he is capable of writing and composing songs and can play the guitar.
==Role in the series==
Kevin Williams is the son of Detective Williams, a hard-boiled man who, while tough on his son, clearly loved him. Kevin and his mother were distraught when he was arrested for a, as of yet, unidentified crime. Kevin's father informed him that it was a frame job and that he was the man of the house now, instilling in young Kevin a sense of justice. He took comfort in his friend Christopher who stood by his side. However, when Kevin became a hall monitor for his school, he took his job too seriously and refused Christopher the chance to use the restroom due to him not having a hall pass, resulting in witnessing Christopher wet himself and be humiliated by everyone including the teacher. Kevin apparently regretted the incident and has been haunted by it ever since.
Kevin grew up and married his sweetheart Vicky where they lived a rather pleasant life together. One day, Kevin and Vicky discovered a small baby koala whom they took to naming Mindy and started caring for it. In order to help her feed, Vicky created a koala mask for Kevin to wear, causing Mindy to warm up to him. After Mindy became strong and healthy, Kevin and Vicky reluctantly sent her back into the wild as they feared that she would grow too attached to them. They let her go on the side of the road, but as they were about to leave, Mindy turned around and crawled back to them where she was hit and killed by a passing vehicle who, unbeknownst to Kevin, was driven by his former friend Christopher. The incident traumatized Kevin which further pushed him over the edge.
Kevin and Vicky would have twin children, Liam and Alison. Over the years, Kevin took the koala mask and later fashioned himself a cape becoming Dapto, Australia's vigilante crime fighter Koala Man. Despite his good intentions, and the fact that he actually does manage to accomplish major feats, the citizens of Dapto fail to understand him and view him more as an annoyance with many outright saying how much they hate him. This does not deter Kevin as he continues his mission.
==Trivia==
*At one point, Koala Man is sarcastically referred to as Captain Australia which he admits is a much better name. Marvel Comics never directly had a Captain Australia except as a gag character in the Super Hero Squad Show while the character of William Destine of the Clan Destine became an actor in a series of films as "Captain Oz".
*Kevin shares his voice with his son Liam, series creator Michael Cusack.
==External links==
*Koala Man at the Koala Man Wiki
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