- "Martin" redirects here. For other uses, see Martin (disambiguation).
Martin Kratt is a member of the Wild Kratts crew; he is the older Kratt brother, and one of the main characters of Wild Kratts. Although he is the elder brother of Chris Kratt, Martin has a more playful side. He is characterized by the color blue. He usually names every animal friend the brothers meet.
Physical Appearance[]
Martin is a young man a little bit above average height, with a bulkier body, blue eyes, tan skin, and sandy blond hair with the cowlick showing. He usually wears hiking boots, khaki shorts, and a blue jacket with the zipper zipped almost all the way down and black stripes running across the sides with the sleeves rolled up, along with his Creature Power Suit. Martin's leg calves are muscular and bulkier.
In "Polar Bears Don't Dance", while adventuring in the Arctic, he wore a blue jacket, jeans and boots, along with his Creature Power Suit. During underwater adventures, he wears a wetsuit. In "Bass Class", neither he nor Chris actually wear their hiking boots, remaining barefooted throughout the episode.
Personality[]
Like his brother, Martin is playful, childish, comedic, and simply loves creatures. Due to this, he is often seen as the "jokester" of the group, always cracking up a smile. On the other hand, he is impulsive, overly optimistic though that is what keeps the others motivated, and while usually prepared for any situation, he sometimes isn't. He likes taking risks, and is easily distracted, sometimes forgetting that he is on a mission. Yet, he has a heart of gold and always makes sure that the mission gets successfully accomplished. Martin can be impatient, as seen in "Bandito: The Black-Footed Ferret", where Aviva told him not to touch the new invention, the Stone Digger, while the others told him to wait until morning, he uses it anyways. Though, when absolutely necessary and very much appreciated he shows self restraint and is patient. He tries to be a "big brother" and save Chris from danger. Martin loves to get into the mind of creatures, and often identifies with them, specifically when in the use of a Creature Power Suit. Despite his jokester attitude, he does know when to be serious, and is a good teammate. He also knows when to put a creature adventure aside, as shown in "Fossa-Palooza", when the team had to go home for Mother's Day. He values his friends and family in general. He dearly loves his fellow creatures, and enjoys giving them names, especially the younger ones.
Abilities[]
Martin works with his brother, Chris, and their friends to learn about animals and save them when necessary. He is also and accomplished zoologist. He is also very athletic, possessing exceptional acrobatic skills, and intelligent. He uses his creature knowledge, swimming skills, and creature powers to save the creature world. He has extensive knowledge of various creatures, as he is a professional zoologist. He is very knowledgeable and knows the scientific name for every animal. He is an exceptional swimmer; he also knows how to water ski, snowboard, and "manta board". Though he is the swimming brother, it is shown that he is also a rather exceptional climber, and able to keep up with his younger brother Chris, rather easily. It's also proven that he can indeed play music, sing, and enjoys arts and crafts. He can play many different instruments with ease and is a talented sketch artist, among other things. He also likes to read useful books with valuable information in his spare time. That's where he learned a lot about Fire Salamanders.
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- Martin has several nicknames. He has been called an "animal lover", "tree hugger", a "clog" (twice), "Martino" by Donita, "Blueberry" by Gourmand, "Blue Boy" by Zach, and "MK" by Aviva. Jimmy and Aviva have also referred to Martin as "Martino" one time each.
- His favorite turtle is the box turtle.
- Apparently, Martin may not be one of the best drivers out there, as seen in "Aardvark Town" when he drove over a ravine. He also did a bit of this off-screen in "Let the Rhinos Roll!".
- It is shown in "Honey Seekers" that Martin is right-handed.
- Martin's love of chocolate is a recurring gag.
- In "Tazzy Chris", it is shown that Zach and the Kratt brothers have known each other since childhood. They are enemies, but their relationship is best described as more of a comedic rivalry.
- Martin called himself "Fish Finder Marty" in "Rocket Jaw: Rescuer of the Reef".
- Martin is shown in several episodes to be a good artist, such as when in "Honey Seekers" he drew a realistic lion sketch, and in "Polar Bears Don't Dance", when he constructed a grand ice sculpture of a walrus and polar bear in battle.
- Martin can play the bongos, guitar and horn.
- Martin likes to wake up Jimmy Z by telling him his controller is missing; he first does this in "The Gecko Effect".
- Martin has been shown to get really nervous, especially when miniaturized.
- Martin's favorite arctic animal is the musk ox.
- His favorite mustelids are martens, weasels, ferrets, ermines, and otters.
- In "Mystery on the Prairie" and "The Fourth Bald Eagle", he shouts out "Happy birthday!" when he hatches from an egg.
- In "Hercules - The Giant Beetle", his favorite Greek mythology character is revealed to be Poseidon, because he rules the oceans and all of the sea animals.
- He taught himself how to program a Creature Power Disc in "The Erminator". However, the resulting Power Suit had a malfunction due to Martin not erasing the leftover activation codes.
- Martin can understand Mandarin Chinese as shown in "Pangolin Rescue".
- Martin has imitated a wild dog howl the most out of all the crew.
- Martin, along with his brother, Chris, hates the word "extinct" because it indicates that they have missed the opportunity to creature-adventure with creatures that have died out.
- Martin usually carries a wide assortment of items in his pack.
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