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Max is a secondary character in the Freefall webcomic.

Appearance
Max is a black-haired man who wears a business casual attire and sunglasses.

Personality
Max is a radical agnostic. He values human critical thinking and wants robot to develop this skill. His mentality is very similar to Sam's, thus leading to a friendly rivalry between them .Despite being a shady businessman and pickpocket, his relationship with the robots is based on a genuine desire to be helpful.

Background
Max is a black market businessman specialised in the smuggling of religious texts and a spiritual advisor to planet Jean's robot population. He is also a very competent pickpocket, being able to steal from Sam.

History
Max is first seen during Sam's job interview getting Sam's respect by attempting to scam him, which results into a fight and his wallet being stolen. Sam then realise his own wallet has been stolen and they enter into a contest to see who can manage to make the other pays for their dinner. After Max refuses to hire Sam because of his lack of subtetly, he ends up forced to give Sam the adress of a potential client to make Sam stop yelling about Max's criminal activity in public.

Sam Starfall
Despite having a very similar mentality to Sam, Max has difficulty understanding Sam's desire to be a famous criminal, a goal that he can indentify as paradoxical because self-defeating.