So much that even Dean Hardscrabble was impressed by Mike's hard work, and had encouraged them, particularly Mike, to keep surprising others and wishing them luck. When Sulley comes through to find him, Mike expresses his sadness, stating he thought if wanted it enough he could prove he was something special and accused Sulley of not understanding him whereupon Sulley admitted his faults and, to Mike's shock, Sulley admitted he acted scary because he was terrified of the expectations he would have to live up to.Īs Sulley pointed out, Mike's greatest strength is his fearlessness, despite not being scary himself. Unfortunately, Mike's shame of not being scary came back to affect him following the games' conclusion, where, determined to prove everyone wrong, Mike stole a key into the door lab and entered the human world to scare a child, only to realize the hard way, that Sulley had been right when the children aren't scared of him at all. With Mike's hard work, the team progressed through the rounds Mike also became appreciative of his team. to inspire them and started training them, showing immense skill and potential in coaching. After his team's humiliation by the hands of Roar Omega Roar and seeing his team losing their spirit, Mike took them to Monsters Inc. But because Mike cared more about his goals than the fraternity, his recklessness and lack of cooperation almost cost them losing the first round of the Scare Games, and it was only by the Jaws Theta Chi's cheating they were permitted to stay in the Games. However, his determination to prove he had what it takes led him to join the Oozma Kappa fraternity as a last-minute resort to enter the Scare Games. With hard work and studying, he was accepted into MU and confidently strove to succeed. As a child, he'd been overlooked for being smaller than everyone but was inspired by Scarer Frank McCay to become one himself.
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In Monsters University, Mike was vaguely the same but, due to his youth, he had richer determination and planned to become a Scarer in MU's prestigious Scaring Program. He's also a very caring and dedicated friend. He is funny, smart, brave, but can sometimes fail to see the obvious in a situation.
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Mike and Sulley are at each other's throats sometimes however, it is usually Mike who gets annoyed by Sulley first.