Editing MacGyver (section)

{{Short description|Fictional character and title character of MacGyver}}
{{About|the character|the 1985 TV series|MacGyver (1985 TV series){{!}}''MacGyver'' (1985 TV series)|the 2016 reboot|MacGyver (2016 TV series){{!}}''MacGyver'' (2016 TV series)|other uses}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = MacGyver
| series = [[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]
| image = Macgyver.jpg
| caption = [[Richard Dean Anderson]] as MacGyver
| first = "Pilot"
| last = "Trail to Doomsday"
| creator = [[Lee David Zlotoff]]
| portrayer = [[Richard Dean Anderson]]{{show|Other:|Sean Wohland (young)}}
| full_name = Angus MacGyver
| nickname = Mac
| occupation = [[Espionage|Secret agent]]
| family = {{Plainlist|
* Ellen Jackson (mother)
* James MacGyver (father)
}}
| children = {{Plainlist|
* Sean Angus "Sam" Malloy (son)
* Macgruber MacGyver (lost son)
}}
| relatives = {{Plainlist|
* [[Harry Jackson (MacGyver)|Harry Jackson]] (grandfather)
* Cecilia Jackson (grandmother)
}}
| nationality = American
}}
'''Angus''' "'''Mac'''" '''MacGyver''' is the [[title character]] and the [[protagonist]] in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by [[Richard Dean Anderson]] in the [[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|1985 original series]]. [[Lucas Till]] portrays a younger version of MacGyver in [[MacGyver (2016 TV series)|the 2016 reboot]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/macgyver-lucas-till-cast-cbs-pilot-1201735332/|title=CBS Finds New 'MacGyver' in 'X-Men' Star Lucas Till|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|date=2016-03-21|work=Variety|access-date=2017-07-14|language=en-US}}</ref>

In both portrayals, MacGyver is shown to possess a [[genius]]-level [[intellect]], proficiency in multiple languages, superb [[engineering]] skills, excellent knowledge of [[applied physics]], military training in [[bomb disposal]] techniques, and a preference for non-lethal resolutions to conflicts. MacGyver works for the fictional ''[[Phoenix Foundation (MacGyver)|Phoenix Foundation]]'' in [[Los Angeles]], which in the original series was an independent [[think tank]], and in the 2016 reboot is a clandestine government organization using the cover of a think tank. In addition to his scientific knowledge and inventive use of common items, he always carries a [[Swiss Army knife]] and refuses to carry a [[gun]].