Max Payne (series)/Characters: Difference between revisions

* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: While he never did so vocally, the young Max, [[Tranquil Fury|with no hints that he was kidding what-so-ever]], pointed a very realistic looking gun-replica at his father's head after his mother had been driven to an early grave due to his neglect and abuse, making it very clear what he thought of him.

* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: When pointed towards a case or a conspiracy, Max will ''always'' put his life on line and follow it through to the bitter end to ensure that [[Justice Will Prevail]], no matter how hopeless his odds are and how much he is going to regret it afterwards.

* [[Cowboy Cop]]

* [[Cycle of Revenge]]: Max can't do much of anything without provoking a blood feud with ''somebody''. He managed to get into a shooting war with yet another New York crime family while sitting on a bar stool minding his own business.

* [[Love Martyr]]: Possible can be seen as this in the second game after he falls in love with Mona.

* [[One-Man Army]]

* [[The Other Darrin]]: Developer and scriptwriter Sam Lake was originally his model, followed by Timothy Gibbs. James McCaffrey (of ''[[Viper]]'' fame) voices him in all three games, and was his motion capture actor in ''3''.

* [[Private Eye Monologue]]

* [[The Stoic]]

** [[Not So Stoic]]: His normally calm exterior does break a bit when he {{spoiler|confronts Serrano with his organ thievery}} in the third game.

* [[Survivor Guilt]]: Has this in spades, to the point that his self-blame for what happened to his family makes up the bulk of his nightmare sequences at certain points in the first game.

* [['Tis Only a Bullet in the Brain]]: In the second game, mirroring Mona's injury.

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: "It's better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven."

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Have no fear, Vlad is here!", and "Dearest of all my friends." (He [[Sharpshooter Fallacy|refers to everyone]] as this.)

* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: {{spoiler|He betrays Woden, his former mentor, and Max, his friend.}}

* [[Neighbourhood Friendly Gangsters]]:

* [[Reformed Criminal]]: Or so he claims at the beginning of ''2''. His restaurant is only a front for the Cleaners.

* [[Renegade Russian]]

* [[Butt Monkey]]

* [[The Determinator]]: Despite getting shot in the stomach by Max, he manages to run across several rooftops, while loosing blood all the way.

* [[Dirty Coward]]/[[Lovable Coward]]

* [[The Mafia]]

* [[Nerd in Evil's Helmet]]: He is a fan of ''Captain Baseball Bat Boy'' and has his apartment decked with merchandise from the show. {{spoiler|Vald uses this to humiliate him before killing him}}.

 

=== Nicole Horne ===

* [[The Mafia]]

* [[Nerd in Evil's Helmet]]: He is a fan of Captain Baseball Bat Boy.

* [[Psycho for Hire]]