Axl Heck

"Sue! Let me tell you why I'm so awesome. You see, even when I have no idea what I'm doing, I pretend I do. That's why I'm good at everything"

- Axl explaining to Sue why he is awesome

Axl Heck is one of the main characters of The Middle. He is the oldest sibling of the Heck family and as such he believes this gives him everlasting right to torment Brick and Sue (mostly Sue). Lazy, overconfident and extremly full of himself. Axl constantly blames his parents the way his life is and openly calls them "the worst parents in the world" he longs to be independent form his family however when he does its discovered he can't survive without his parents and constantly visits his old home despite being a college boy.

Season 1
"The Cheerleader", Axl is on the receiving end of one of Mike's classic punishments.

"The Floating Anniversary", Axl gets his learner's permit.

"The Trip", Brick gets a girlfriend, which becomes very stressful for him, so he enlists Axl's advice to break up with her.

"The Block Party", Axl gives Sue the jersey since he felt sorry for her failing at yet another trial and reveals his softer side to Frankie's joy.

"The Front Door", Frankie is fed up with Axl's attitude towards her and Mike, so, when he accidentally breaks down the front door, despite the fact that she has been nagging Mike to fix the door hinge for three months, she goes along with Mike to make Axl fix the door.

"The Jeans", Mike buys Axl a cheap car.

"Valentine's Day", Axl has shifting Valentine's plans involving girls, and he and two boyfriends wait at the Hecks' home expecting girls who never show.