Michael Martin is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Troy Beckwith.

[2] Beckwith explained that Michael was hurt when she refused to have sex with him, but he was unaware that she had been in a "disastrous" relationship before, so he thought he had done something to put her off.

[2] The Inside Soap columnist did not blame Cody for being worried about whether Michael would treat her right due to his "murky" past.

Beckwith pointed out that the time Michael spent in the detention centre helped straighten him out and he had become "a bit of a goody-goody".

He quickly creates mischief and begins targeting Julie and plays mind games with her out of resentment, blaming her for Loretta's death.

He decides to move into a youth hostel but is talked out of it at the last minute and Julie, Hannah and Michael agree to put the past behind them.

When Helen dies in 1997, Michael drives through the night to make it home to support the family and attends the memorial service at Lassiter's lake.

Michael makes his final return to Ramsay Street in 1998, for Philip's wedding to Ruth Wilkinson (Ailsa Piper) and tries to cheer up Hannah, who is having trouble adjusting to the new blended family, which includes Ruth's children, Ben Atkins (Brett Cousins), Lance (Andrew Bibby) and Anne (Brooke Satchwell).

Writing for The Guardian, Richard Arnold branded the character "sicko Micko" and said he "wreaks havoc" when he "turns up to bring an Amityville touch to the Robinson household".

[4] A Hull Daily Mail critic noted that Michael's arrival filled Julie "with foreboding – with good reason.

"[5] Similarly, Tim Davey of the Bristol Evening Post dubbed the character a "sneaky, evil teenager" following his attempts to kill Julie.

[9] In a Time Out feature profiling "best soap opera moments", British playwright Robin French chose Michael terrorising Julie as the most memorable.

[10] He recalled that it was his "favourite storyline" and branded Michael a "teen villain" who had "frightening poise and unflinching nerve" as he tormented Julie.