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Ngl, I kind of love this idea.
Back before the Zodiac Kwamis were introduced, I had loved imagining other ways for the classmates to get powers to help.
And Max as an Iron Man-like character because he accidentally made a Kwami is perfect.
So, I've talked about this and suggested it a couple of times on Tumblr. But I don't think I ever actually made an official prompt about this.
What if Max secretly researched the Miraculous and even managed to collect some of the magic of the Miraculous? What if he used that to build Markov?
This is basically an expansion on Max's character where we can see him use his genius to study the Miraculous and help the heroes by making devices related to his research on the Miraculous.
He might even use his research to make Markov based on the magic and accidentally create an artificial Kwami. Maybe letting him turn into an Iron Man-like superhero.