Rox plays a set.
Melvin Kresnik before being gene-slammed
Melvin "Rox" Kresnik is a secondary protagonist in Street Sharks.
Appearance[]
Rox's different to most of Paradigm's other "victims" (i.e. Moby Lick) as his change was brought about by the consumption of the mutagenic popcorn as it was also laced with a mind control serum - this was only counteracted by something added to the salt by Dr. Bolton. What really set him apart though was the way that his hair remained after the transformation giving him a truly unique look in the world. The only other character to look as though they have any hair would be Slash, whose fin gives him the look of possessing a mohawk.
Rox resembles a mako shark. Though no reference or image has ever been made to this.
In the show[]
He was an ordinary human until Melvin ate some popcorn made by Paradigm as a testing run of a food based mutagen. It turned him into the newest Street Shark.
An extrovert, rather than hide away like the Boltons, Rox was able to pass of his body as a costume and he used it as a gimmick to attain fame and fortune as a rock star. Even becoming Streex's best friend.
Toys[]
Rox was only released once in the toyline, complete with 'Head Banging Action' where the figure would headbang and whip it's long faux hair back and forth. It came packaged with Rox's guitar and a microphone. Unlike the cartoon however, Rox did not sport a dorsal fin.
Trivia[]
- Rox might be considered the Street Sharks version of Mondo Gecko from the TMNT series as both were rock stars before their mutations and still contained their human hair in their mutated state.