Farkle Minkus is one of the main characters in Girl Meets World. Farkle Minkus is a genius and nerd. He is attached to and protective of Maya Hart and Riley Matthews and loves them both equally, though by the end of the show's run, the relationship can be seen as one of only close friendship. He is the son of his teacher Cory Matthews' old classmate Stuart Minkus. Farkle is shown to care a lot about his education and could be seen as a teacher's pet. He has a habit of speaking in third person,