DXS ID: xc4479

Phone: 555-4876

Languages:
American Sign Language (ASL)
Russian, German, French, Italian and a little Mandarin

Vehicles owned:
Jeep Wrangler  reg: 1BND849 (2nd season)
                               1RJQ104 (3rd seson onwards)
Chevy truck     reg:  2IAB345
57 Nomad       reg:  1B0JKR

MacGyver, or "Mac," as his friends call him, is a master of on-the-spot improvisation. He can use ordinary household objects to get himself and his companions out of trouble. All he carries with him is a Swiss Army knife and, occasionally, a roll of duct tape. He carries no gun, having forsaken firearms after a traumatic childhood incident, and tries to avoid violence. He is fiercely loyal to his friends; and his enemies will find him a clever, resourceful, and uncooperative opponent.

Raised in Mission City, Minnesota, MacGyver joined the Special Forces Bomb Disposal team in Vietnam after graduating from high school. After finishing his tour of duty, MacGyver completed his education at Western Tech University with a science degree before setting off to “see the world”.

He spent several years working odd jobs including “Hell fighting” oil-well fires, race-car driving, logging worker and working at a youth center before meeting Department of External Services (DXS) agent Pete Thornton. Thornton was impressed with MacGyver's ingenuity and asked MacGyver to work with him at the DXS and later the Phoenix Foundation. Over the years, their friendship became very strong, with Pete taking on a father-like role to MacGyver.

In his spare time MacGyver can most probably be found at the local skating rink, indulging his passion for ice hockey. Although his childhood dreams of playing professional hockey were shattered in a hockey accident when he was in his teams, he still enjoys playing as much and often as he can. He also spends a lot of time volunteering at the Challengers Club, a local youth center.

MacGyver's most unusual trait is his fear of romantic commitment. This fear, which has stifled many a relationship, stems from his previous experiences, such as his father and grandmother being killed in a car accident when he was twelve years old; his mother dying of complications from a stroke while he was on assignment overseas, his fiancée being shot and presumed dead while helping him on assignment. He worries that whoever he becomes close to will die, just like his parents and grandmother did.

Despite his misgivings about commitment, MacGyver remains the eternal optimist. He firmly believes that the world can and will change for the better - one person at a time.