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| “ | Stop, please! C'mon, David, this is Richmond! I ain't got nothing to say! Okay, okay! Just take it easy! C'mon, man! It wasn't like we were doing this by ourselves! Joan was in on it! We did it on her orders! She said we needed it to survive! I wanted to let you in, but she told me you'd never go for it! I'm sorry! Please, don't kill me! I'll help tell everyone at Richmond about this! I'll help you get back inside, expose her to the others. I'm begging you!
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Max is a main character and a former antagonist, as well as a survivor of the outbreak in The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series. He is a high-ranking member of the New Frontier serving as a lieutenant. Despite being violent and ruthless at times, he is more rational than other members of his group, as he tries to avoid unnecessary killing and is open to compromise as opposed to seeking vengeance. If he survived, he will be exiled from Richmond. He served as the secondary antagonist of the first half of Season 3.
Overview[]
Max is a ruthless and brutal survivor, however he isn't unreasonable and generally tries to avoid violence. When he first meets Javier García, he is aggressive with him due to him stealing their gas. Later when Max and his group arrive at Prescott, they ask for Javi due to the incident at the junkyard. However, Max tries to handle the situation with as little conflict as possible. Badger, on the other hand, takes matters into his own hands, revealing they have a hostage in Francine, something that Max didn't know about. Later when things take a turn for the worse, Max is enraged at Badger for taking things too far and is unhappy with them attacking Prescott.
It's later revealed that Max had been participating in raids on innocent communities ordered by Joan. However, he seems to only have done it due to believing they needed to for the group's survival. Unlike Badger, who took sadistic joy out of the raiding, Max was just following orders. After he is subdued, Max promises he will help expose Joan for who she really is. If Max is spared, he is shown to be a man of his word and tells the Richmond leaders about Joan's raids.
Pre-Apocalypse[]
Location Unknown[]
Nothing is known about Max's life prior to or as the outbreak began, other than he may have owned a pickup truck, as he is seen sitting in the front seat of one within his possible memorial photo in "From The Gallows".
Post-Apocalypse[]
At some point during the outbreak, Max came into contact with the New Frontier and decided to join them, later becoming a lieutenant.
A New Frontier[]
"Ties That Bind - Part 1"[]
Max first appears with Lonnie and Badger in a junkyard off of the interstate to hold up Javier García at gunpoint. Max demands to know what Javier was doing with their gasoline, immediately growing suspicious of him having a group in the area. Javier can deny that he was with a group or try to reason with Max, but he ignores any attempt to bargain. He orders Badger and one other man to search for anyone else while he and Lonnie take Javier over to a nearby trailer home, believing his people to be inside. He shouts for anyone inside to come out or watch Javier die before having Javier to open the door for him, not caring if Javier's own people attacked him. Inside the trailer, Max discovers a set of empty pudding cups, conjecturing that the intruders had eaten "a feast" and tells Javier that he could not just take what he wanted without paying back what he owed. Max briefly offers some empathy for Javier's plight of starvation before punching him in the gut and telling Lonnie to guard him before leaving to join Badger in the search. He soon returns when he hears Lonnie's screams, discovering Javier with a gun standing over his unconscious friend. Javier quickly drops his gun as Badger takes aim on him, Max quickly checking on Lonnie. Max ominously informs Javier that he would have to pay for what he had done before knocking him out. He then orders Rufus to drive the man back to Richmond while the rest continue their search for other people.
"Ties That Bind - Part 2"[]
Max appears again alongside a much larger group at the town of Prescott, revealed to be a part of the New Frontier. He confronts Tripp, Clementine, Conrad, and Javier about the incident at the junkyard.
While he tries to keep the debate in line with his personal plan, his subordinate Badger takes matters into his own hands, having their hostage Francine's finger chopped off. Max tries to persuade him to stick to the plan only for the man to disobey and start a firefight between the two groups, Max powerless to stop the others from blasting the gate open and attacking the town.
He later appears once more guarding the town of Richmond. He notices Javier and others coming towards the gate, aiming his gun at them, questioning their reason for coming. He eventually calls their leader, David, to decide what should be done as other members exit and prepare to capture Javier's group.
"Above The Law"[]
Max is first seen at the gate where the previous episode left off, objecting to the idea of immediately allowing Kate to be brought into Richmond without being brought to quarantine in order to check if she had been infected, but changes his mind after David's word of her being his wife.
Max is seen overlooking Javier and David as they are conversing about the loss of Mariana.
Max is brought into the church meeting by Clint's orders to bring up his experience with Javier with the leaders to inform them of what he has seen Javier doing outside of Richmond. Max is hesitant with his words, knowing that David is Javier's brother and trying to show no disrespect to David. Max reveals that he caught Javier "stealing" gas from them, despite Javier's claims, Max stands his ground trying to sound justified. Max then reveals more information about Javier's situation with Rufus:
Rufus was killed: Max reveals that Javier shot Rufus as he found Rufus' dead body next to the wreck of his truck with a bullet wound in his back. Javier can object that he had plenty of reason to kill Rufus due to Max's attacks, but Max defends his claim by saying that it doesn't make it right, and Rufus was only going to bring him to Richmond, they weren't going to harm him and only did harm to him as it was necessary.
Rufus was spared: Max reveals that Rufus' truck was ran off the road by Clementine, and immediately after hearing that Javier has Clementine's company around him, it is enough reason to not trust Javi due to Clementine's known behavior to the New Frontier.
After hearing Max's claim, Clint objects to the idea of letting Javi stay in Richmond, but Javi can respond with the following options:
I got nothing to say: Javier goes by his brother's wishes to keep what happened to Mariana a secret so no harm can come to his position, and he can handle what happened himself, by telling Clint and Joan that he has nothing to defend himself with Max's claim.
Your people killed my niece: Javier defends himself demanding justice as to what Max unfairly didn't reveal. Javier revealed that Badger killed his niece, Mariana, who is also David's daughter, and Max is shocked to hear this. David is upset that Javier revealed something that he was going to handle himself, but Javi defends himself saying that Max is unfairly accusing him, so he has a right to say his piece to make things justified. Javier then reveals that Badger and Max destroyed Prescott, and can reveal that they flooded with walkers and tear gas, he can also mention that before doing so they unnecessarily harmed Francine. Max tries to defend himself by saying that he tried to solve the situation peacefully and the violence was all Badger's fault as he did not have any part in it and was even shocked when he found out that Badger was keeping a hostage.
After Javier gets kicked out of Richmond, it can be assumed that David spoke with him and Badger about his encounters with Javier.
Max is then seen at the warehouse with Badger and Lonnie stocking supplies, making remarks that they wouldn't be in the situation they were in now if Badger hadn't shot David's daughter, Badger replies saying he enjoyed killing David's daughter and that he would do it again if he had the chance, Max replies saying Badger is pathetic. He then discusses that Joan is going too far with taking supplies from other settlements and that it is going to lead to a war and so they should hide all of the supplies they've taken before any of the New Frontier members who don't know about the situation find them.
Whilst discussing the items they got, David, Javier, Tripp, Jesus, Clementine and Conrad (Determinant) appear behind them armed, David knocks Badger to the ground and Max is shocked to see him, David tells Max that he thought better of him, Max tries to reassure David but then pulls out his gun and starts shooting. Everybody splits up.
After Javier finishes off Badger, guns go firing as they find David and Max fighting, David overpowers Max and forces the truth out of him. Max reveals that all of the mass raids and violence was ordered by Joan, he wanted to include David in it as he knew he would have a better way around it, but Joan wouldn't allow it. Max admits that he regrets what he did and tried to figure out a simpler way of fixing it and has come to the conclusion that he does not want a war to start and that he knows Joan is going too far. He pleads with David to spare his life, and that he will redeem himself by helping David expose Joan to the council. His fate is then left to decide by Javier:
In-Game Decision[]
Execute Him (Dead): Max, panicked, continues to pathetically plead for his life, but Javier ruthlessly shoots Max in the head, claiming that they do not need his help.
Do Nothing (Dead): After a period of silence, David shoots Max point blank in the head after coming to the conclusion that Max does not deserve to live.
After getting back into Richmond, David and Javi's defense is broken as Lonnie is now the only witness to the whole thing, framing David to be believed to be behind the raids in order to protect Joan. Lonnie's defense begins to sound more credible by blaming David for Badger and Max's deaths, despite if David really killed them or not (Determinant). This causes David to snap, attack Lonnie and incite a shootout, killing Lonnie.
Spare Him (Unknown): Relieved, Max thanks Javier for sparing him. David hits Max in the head, knocking him out, and thanks Javi for making a decision, saying that he "needed that".
Max goes with the group into Richmond and stands with them as they discuss their plan. As the group splits apart, Max goes with David.
Max fulfills his promise and exposes Joan to the council that she was behind the raids, Lonnie is upset that Max revealed the scheme, but Max admits that he is coming clean and no longer wants part of the raids. Unfortunately, Joan manages to convince the council that her reason for ordering the raids is justified, because of this, the council decides to side with her and has Javier and David locked away. Later, Max is exiled from Richmond offscreen with Lonnie.
"Thicker Than Water"[]
Max's corpse appears in this episode if he was killed in the previous one, shown on the display at the town meeting alongside Lonnie (Determinant), Badger and Lingard (Determinant). If his life was spared, however, he does not make an appearance in this episode.
"From The Gallows"[]
If Max was killed in "Above The Law", a photo of Max will appear on the memorial wall, the image depicting him in a pickup truck. If Max was spared, his photo does not appear on the memorial wall, implying that he may still be alive or like Clint/Joan he could be missing.
For the rest of Season 3, Max's whereabouts remain unknown, however it has been confirmed by Telltale's staff that Max and Lonnie were put in a holding cell awaiting for the herd to clear, so they will be kicked out of the New Frontier and be exiled from Richmond and were given a fair shot to survive the outside world.[1]
Death (Determinant)[]
- Killed By
- Javier García (Determinant)
- David García (Determinant)
In a scuffle in which David successfully overpowers Max and kicks his gun to Javier, Max kneels on the ground and begs to be spared by Javier. If the player chooses to execute Max, Javier will shoot him in the head, adamant he is of no use to the group. If the player hesitates and remains silent or takes too long to make a decision, David will shoot him in the head instead.
Killed Victims[]
This list shows the victims Max has killed:
- Francine (Caused)
- Numerous counts of Prescott residents (Indirectly Caused)
- Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people
Relationships[]
For a more in-depth look at Max's relationships, read here: Max (Telltale)/Relationships
Allies[]
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Enemies[]
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Quotes[]
The following is a list of some of Max's most memorable quotes.
A New Frontier"What the fuck do you think you're doing with our gas? Go on, speak up! (…) You ain't the loner type. I can tell. I know you got people!" "Hey! You assholes in there! I got your boy! If you don't want him gettin' shot, you best come out there careful, with your hands up! Go on, you first. You get ambushed by your own people, that shit's gonna make my day. Open it real slowly." "Look, I... I get it, alright? You're starving, who the fuck isn't? At the end of your rope, thought you'd hit paydirt. Honest mistake. But I got this sneaky fuckin' feeling... (punches Javi in the stomach) That you're full of shit. I ain't gonna let it be like the last time some assholes rolled on us. Keep an eye on this dickhead. I'm gonna grab some cuffs." "I wish we hadn't had to come all the way out here, but unfortunately, Badger here says you attacked his men! He says you fired on them. Took out a lot of our people. (…) ounds like a bunch of he-said, she-said shit to me. (…) He needs to come with us. Answer to justice, accept his punishment. Men have gotta have laws, otherwise, we're no better than the animals." "Whoa. You didn't tell me you had a hostage." "Let's lock him in the truck and get the hell out of here. (…) Jesus Christ... (…) We got what we came for, Badger." "Oh what the fuck?! We don't have the go-ahead!" "You again? You must have some kind of death wish... (…) Clementine! How long's it been? (…) Cute. She's got you mixed up in all this? Who is she to you? Doesn't look like she's here by choice, so... by force?" "You're giving me hard looks right now? I don't think so... Guess we're doing this the hard way, then... (…) They wouldn't drop their weapons. I didn't have a choice, or they would've--" "I wouldn't fuckin' go." "We caught him siphoning gas from one of our vehicles. (…) Sorry, David. I know he's family, but your brother's a thief. (…) Everyone needs gas, asshole. If you'd just asked, we'd have given it to you." "That... that's not all. He shot Rufus... in the back. We found the body near the wreck of Rufus' truck. (…) That don't make it right! Rufus was bringin' you here! We wasn't gonna hurt you!" "Rufus said Clementine ran his truck off the road, just to break him free. (…) A girl we had trouble with in the past. You can always judge a man by the company he keeps. Running with that girl don't look good. (…) We kicked her out for a reason, David. Now the two of 'em are thick as thieves." "Badger did that, not me! (…) I tried to get him to stop, I swear! He was out of control!" "We wouldn't be in this mess if you hadn't gone all trigger-happy on David's family. (…) You sure as hell are stupid, ain't you? (…) I told you. Joan is on the warpath. Last thing we need is people get wind of all this stuff. (…) I'll give you that." "David?! (…) David. Come on, man! We're a unit. There's no need for-- (draws gun)" "Stop, please! C'mon, David, this is Richmond! I ain't got nothing to say! Okay, okay! Just take it easy! C'mon, man! It wasn't like we were doing this by ourselves! Joan was in on it! We did it on her orders! She said we needed it to survive! I wanted to let you in, but she told me you'd never go for it! I'm sorry! Please, don't kill me! I'll help tell everyone at Richmond about this! I'll help you get back inside, expose her to the others." "I'm begging you!" "Me, Badger, and... and Lonnie, we ran the ops. Off Joan's orders! (…) I'm washin' my hands of this, man!" |
Appearances[]
The Telltale Series[]
A New Frontier[]
- "Ties That Bind - Part 1"
- "Ties That Bind - Part 2"
- "Above The Law"
- "Thicker Than Water" (Corpse, Determinant)
- "From The Gallows" (Photograph, Determinant)
| Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season One | ||||||
| Season Two | ||||||
| Michonne | ||||||
| A New Frontier | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 🖼 | |
| The Final Season |
| ✔ | Appears | ✔ | Voice is heard |
| 👁 | Appears with no lines | ✔ | Appears in a flashback |
| ✔ | Appears as a walker | 🖼 | Appears in a photograph/video |
| ✔ | Appears as a corpse | ✔ | Appears in a hallucination/dream |
| Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season One | ||||||
| Season Two | ||||||
| Michonne | ||||||
| A New Frontier | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| The Final Season |
| ✔ | Appears | ✔ | Voice is heard |
| 👁 | Appears with no lines | ✔ | Appears in a flashback |
| ✔ | Appears as a walker | 🖼 | Appears in a photograph/video |
| ✔ | Appears as a corpse | ✔ | Appears in a hallucination/dream |
Trivia[]
- Max is the first major recurring secondary antagonist in the Telltale Series, the second being Abel.
- Max is the second character to be voiced by Sean Lynch, the other character being Rufus.
- Back when the slaughterhouse was planned for the first episode of Season 3, Max would die after being dragged down by a walker after getting trapped in a stuck turnstile. An unused texture, sound and animation files as well as an AMA on The Walking Dead Subreddit by Alyssa Finlay confirm that Javier would've been given the choice of either mercy killing Max, or leaving him to be eaten alive, possibly also making his fate determinant like he is now.
- Max was also going to die at the Prescott raid in episode 2, sound files show that Max was going to get stabbed and devoured by walkers.
- Max can be shot in the side of his head in "Above the Law", but in "Thicker than Water" his corpse is shown to be shot in the forehead.
- Telltale Staff member, Alyssa Finlay, revealed that after Max confesses that he, Badger and Lonnie were conspiring with Joan looting other settlements, they were put in a holding cell awaiting the herd to clear, so they will be kicked out of the group and be exiled from Richmond (but given a fair shot to survive).