Sydney Reynolds

> "*I need a new look, one that reflects seventh grade me. Someone full, fierce, like a bull crossed with an eagle. A beagle!*"
> ― Sydney to Olive in "Can't Dye This"
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## General

### Nickname(s)

Syd (by Max, Judy, and Olive)
Noodle (by Judy)
Miss Reynolds (by herself)
Francisco (by the fencing team)

### Age

12 (Season 1)
12-13 (Season 2)
14 (Season 3)

### Occupation

Student
Fencing Team

## Relationships

### Family

Max Reynolds (father)
Judy Reynolds (paternal grandmother)
Alisha Reynolds (mother; deceased)
Leo Webb (cousin once removed)
Leo Webb Jr. (cousin twice removed)
Maya Carter (maternal grandmother)
Joe Carter (maternal grandfather)
Doug Reynolds (paternal grandfather)
Ethel (aunt)
Essence Parker(aunt)
Lexi Parker (cousin)

### Romances

Zach Thompson (crush)
Bryce (one-sided crush on his side)
Harry (broken up)
 Jake ( sided crush on her side)

### Friends

Olive Rozalski (best friend)
Robyn(formerly)
Sophia
Emmy Mendoza
Hannah Watson (fencing teammate)
Chloe (fencing teammate)
Dylan (fencing teammate)

## Production

### Portrayed By

Ruth Righi

**Sydney Wallace Reynolds** is the main protagonist of the Disney Channel original series, *Sydney to the Max*. She is the daughter of Max and Alisha Reynolds and the granddaughter of Judy Reynolds and Maya Carter.

Sydney is portrayed by Ruth Righi as a teenager, and Jesse Dee as a kid.

## Personality

Sydney is outgoing and likes to stand out. She also always lives life to the fullest. Being a teenager, Sydney can occasionally be selfish and defiant towards her father, doing things wild and crazy just because he tells her no or just to prove him wrong. Many of these can be from dying her hair to sneaking out to a concert. However, these acts tend to backfire as it tends to prove her wrong or makes her experience guilt. Essentially, she is just like her father when he was a kid. She was just like her father who was a rebellious troublemaker in the series.

## Appearance

Sydney has wavy dark brown hair, brown eyes, and tanned skin. She is an average height for a girl her age. We noticed in the show she always wears jumpsuits and overalls. She is slightly taller than Olive.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Max Reynolds

(Father)

*Main article: Sax*
*See also: Max Reynolds*

Max is Sydney's father. She is sometimes surprised when she finds moments where she and her dad connect on certain things that happen. They are very close and always there for each other. They also learn from one another. They are both alike.

#### Judy Reynolds

(Grandmother)

*Main article: Judy Reynolds*
Judy is Sydney's paternal grandmother. They have a special bond and are always ready to have fun. She can be a bit of a mother figure to Sydney.

#### Alisha Carter Reynolds

(Mother)
Alisha is Sydney's mother. She worked as a doctor. She loved playing practical jokes and her favorite holiday was Christmas. She also took ballet as a kid as revealed in "Dancin' the Vida Loca". Sadly, Alisha died prior to the events of the series.

#### Maya Carter

(Grandmother)

*Main article: Maya Carter*
Maya is Sydney's maternal grandmother. Maya is a strict judge, but she shows her caring side around Sydney's family. Maya loves Sydney very much. She lives in Washington, **D.C.** It's unknown what happened to her husband.

### Friends

#### Olive Rozalski

(Best friend)

*Main article: Sive*
*See also: Olive Rozalski*
Olive is Sydney's best friend. They both love each other and care about each other. Sydney trusts Olive and Olive is extremely loyal to Sydney. Olive sometimes doesn't exactly agree with Sydney going against her dad, but in the end, she knows she'll learn her lesson.

## Trivia

* Her best friend is Olive Rozalski.
* She is currently in 8th grade.
* Originally, she was going to be a skater, but once the writers of *Sydney to the Max* found out Ruth Righi could play the bass guitar and can't skate, they wrote it into the show.
* She has allergic reactions to dogs.
* Her cold sneeze is high-pitched, while her allergy sneeze is low-pitched.
* She is one month older than Olive.
* She wants to be a singer and songwriter.
* Sydney has a crush on an eighth grader named Zach Thompson. Her friends Olive, Emmy, and Sophia have a crush on him too.
* Sydney's mother passed away five years ago, when Sydney was seven, as revealed in "Can't Hardly Date".
	+ However, the flashbacks in "How The Syd Stole Christmas" are set to *four* years ago, creating a plot hole in the series.
	+ She has also been playing the bass since she was seven, which was revealed in "You've Got Female".
		- In "How The Syd Stole Christmas", it is revealed that her mother bought her the bass guitar which helped her use it as a coping method to deal with her mother's death.
* She is biracial due to having a white dad and a black mom.
* She likes music.
* Her favorite rock group is sixteen oranges.
* She plays fencing at her school.
* Her favorite colors are purple (mostly), blue and yellow.
* Unlike Olive, it's unknown whether she can whistle or not.
* Sydney, Max and Judy are the only main characters to appear in every episode.