Darla Gugenheek, usually known as just "The Geek", is Sam and Max's personal teenage scientist and laboratory technician. Despite being a preteen, she is a scientific genius and often provides the pair with new gadgets and inventions to aid them on their missions. She lives in the Sub-Basement of Solitude. Sam and Max first met the Geek at a Science Fair while being pulled into a black hole-like portal. Amused by her dangerous project, they ask her to join their team which she accepted with indifference.