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Milo Russo is a main character and the tritagonist in the Disney Channel Original Series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. He is the youngest son of Giada and Justin Russo, younger brother of Roman Russo, and cousin of Billie Russo. He is also the youngest nephew of Alex Russo and Max Russo, and the youngest grandson of Theresa Russo and Jerry Russo. He is portrayed by Max Matenko.
Background[]
Milo is imaginative, adventurous, and fascinated by the supernatural. He believes in wizards, zombies, and monsters long before discovering that his father comes from a family of wizards.
Personality[]
Milo shares similarities with his uncle Max Russo, according to Max Matenko. He is quirky, goofy, silly, wild, fun-loving, and energetic. Milo is not academically inclined but is highly creative, imaginative, and resourceful. His adventurous spirit often gets him into unusual situations, and he approaches life with humor and curiosity.
Physical Appearance[]
Milo Russo is of Italian and Mexican-American descent on his father's side. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Magic – Milo can manipulate reality beyond science as a wizard.
- Spellcasting – Capable of casting spells using a wand.
- Wizard Powers – Possesses all abilities of typical wizards.
Abilities[]
- Creativity and Imagination – Highly inventive and imaginative, often using clever solutions in magical or non-magical situations.
Weaknesses[]
- No Wand – Milo cannot use magic without a wand.
Milo discovers his wizard heritage when Billie reveals his father Justin's magical background. In Nigh is Now!, Milo gains his full wizard powers after being blasted by Silas Evilini’s Power Vacuum and wields his aunt Alex Russo’s wand to battle him.
History[]
Early Life[]
Milo Russo was born in the summer of 2016 to Giada and Justin Russo in Staten Island, New York. He grew up unaware of his magical heritage until the events of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place[]
To Be Added.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Justin Russo (father)
Giada Russo (mother)
Roman Russo (older brother)
See Also: Milo and Roman
Billie Russo (paternal cousin and honorary older sister)
Milo first meets Billie when she walks through a mirror in him and Roman Russo's bedroom. Then Billie says to Milo "Hey kid, is this the Russo's house?" when Billie first meets Milo.
See Also: Billie and Milo
Jerry Russo (paternal grandfather)
Theresa Russo (paternal grandmother)
Alex Russo (paternal aunt)
Max Russo (paternal uncle)
Friends[]
Wizardpedia (friend)
In The Legend of Creepy Follows, Milo Russo first meets Wizardpedia when he skips school by walking into the Lair for the first time.
Enemies[]
Bella Bianchi (classmate/neighbor/nemesis/possible crush)
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- Everything is Not What it Seems (first appearance)
- Mortal Vibes Only
- Saved by the Spell
- Something Wizard This Way Comes
- Wizards Just Wand to Have Fun
- The Legend of Creepy Follows
- We're Gonna Need a Bigger Float
- You Can't Handle the Tooth!
- Wiz-Taken Identity
- Ain't Gnome Party Like a Wizard Party
- Potions Eleven (mentioned)
- Battle of the Wands
- There's Something About the Russos
- Ready Player Wand
- Quest Birthday Ever!
- While You Were Sleepcasting
- Abraca-Disaster!
- Hit Me With Your Best Bot
- Raiders of the Locked Archive
- When You Wish Upon a Squonk
- Nigh is Now!
(20/21)
Season 2[]
- Curse Me Baby One More Time
- Ooze!...I Did it Again
- Howdy with a Trance of Gumballs
- Don't Go Changeling My Heart
- Spells Like Halloween Spirit
- Cruel Detentions
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Wizmas
- Boogie and the Beast
- The Wizard at the End of the World: Part One
- The Wizard at the End of the World: Part Two
Appears in all episodes.
Quotes[]
"Hey check it out, Billie gave me a tail."
Trivia[]
- Milo has the same initials as his paternal uncle Max Russo and his paternal great-aunt Megan Russo.
- Milo is similar to his paternal uncle Max Russo, both have "M.R." as their initials, are not very smart, goofy, have an older brother who is very smart, and are the youngest in their family. Ironically, Milo is portrayed by Max Matenko.
- Milo is also similar to his paternal great uncle Kelbo Russo, both are not very smart, goofy, have an older brother who is very smart, and are the youngest in their family.
- He is also similar to his paternal aunt Alex Russo, as both are mischievous.
- Milo is also similar to his paternal cousin and honorary older sister Billie Russo, as both are mischievous.
- Milo shares a bedroom with his older brother Roman Russo where they share a bunkbed. Milo sleeps on the top bunk.
- Milo plays Lacrosse.
- Milo believes in fantasy stuff like wizards are real before he meets Billie. According to Max Matenko who plays Milo thinks that Milo has always believed in that stuff.
- Milo is convinced there is a monster in his closet.
- In Something Wizard This Way Comes, Milo dresses up as a Sub Sandwich for Halloween just like how his paternal uncle Max Russo dressed up as a Sub Sandwich to promote the family business Waverly Sub Station in Wizard School (Part 2).
- In Wizards Just Wand to Have Fun, it was revealed that Milo is in 5th grade which means he is somewhere between 10 to 11 years old.
- In Ready Player Wand, it was revealed that Milo is 10 years old.
- In The Legend of Creepy Follows, Milo skips school by going in the Russo Family Lair where he befriends Wizardpedia.
- In Wiz-Taken Identity, Milo claims his name is spelled with two "L's" to Bella.
- Milo has appeared in every episode so far except for Potions Eleven but he was mentioned that he went on a Play date.
- In Abraca-Disaster!, Milo wants to go see a scary movie just like how his paternal aunt Alex Russo wanted to see a scary movie in Movies.
- In Abraca-Disaster!, it was revealed that Milo has been using his mother Giada Russo's body wash recently.
- In Hit Me With Your Best Bot, he joins the Robot Rumble even though he doesn’t go to Greenwald Middle School by using his fake student ID that says his name is "Kirk Tracy" and that he is in 8th grade.
- In Nigh is Now!, Milo gets his wizard powers on the same day as his older brother Roman Russo. He is now one of the newest wizards alongside his older brother Roman Russo and now honorary older sister Billie Russo.
- If the first season takes place in late 2026-2027 and if Milo is 10 in the first season, that means he was born in 2016.
- Milo was 10 in season 1, and the events of the season ended in May canonically. In season 2 which starts off early in the school year, Justin states he's starting the 6th grade, which would make him 11. He turned 11 over the summer.
- Milo was the first member of the Russo family to be absent in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, having been absent in Potions Eleven, but he was mentioned to be on a play date, although Winter was the first main character to be absent in the series overall.
- Milo is so far the only member of the Russo family to be absent in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.
- Milo is present for 20 out of the 21 episodes in Season 1 of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, only absent in one episode, the episode, Potions Eleven, although he was mentioned in that episode to be on a play date.
- Milo is present for all 10 episodes in Season 2 of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.