

He is discover by NYPD officers responding the scene.Īfter the Cleaner Case, Max has quietly quit while in public fired for his murderous rampage in 20. The shootout led to Woden, Vlad, Mona and the entire Cleaners organization's death with Max the only survivor. In the end, Max and Mona reunited, track Vlad to Woden manor to finish the case. With the newfound information, he tried to find Vlad or Mona and use Vinnie Gognitti, Max's old enemy to track either of the 2 of them. He visit Woden to reveal that the Inner Circle is in state of civil war and the renegade faction is led by Max's criminal friend Vladimir Lem. His guilt turn worse as he kill his police partner, Valerie Winterson to save Mona. As the Cleaner Case progress, he felt love for Mona and guilt of abandoning his love to his dead wife Michelle. Apparently there is a new wave of crime where disguised commandos have been assassinating members of the Inner Circle. However, all changed when he met an old acquaintance from the Valkyr Case, Mona Sax, in a new case he is investigating. He spent his days hunting criminals and having nightmares. He managed to survive a Valkyr overdose and with the help of a powerful organisation, the Inner Circle, hunt down Nicole Horne, CEO of Aesir and responsible for Max's family death, and avenge their deaths and solve the Valkyr Case.ĭespite acquitted of all the murders in the Valkyr Case thanks to Alfred Woden, Max became disgruntled and went back to work in the NYPD. However, he discover the Mafia was just a pawn with a bigger force controlling the scene. He spent 2 nights hunting down both Jack Lupino and Angelo Punchinello as revenge and to stop the Valkyr. To make things worse, the Punchinellos knew that Max is a cop and attempt to kill him. He is forced to become a fugitive after he is framed for the murder of his partner, Alex Balder. This sent him down a path of depression and revenge, he become an undercover cop in the Punchinello Crime Family who is suspected to have a role in the Valkyr drug trafficking. He used to have a happy family life but tragedy struck when his wife and infant daughter were murdered by 3 lunatics who were injected with Valkyr. He became a private bodyguard for the Brancos and later a fugitive in São Paulo in 2012. He was a former New York detective and undercover cop before quitting his police work in 2003. Max Payne is the protagonist of all 3 games based on his name. And those who spend their lives trying to rebuild the past." ―Max Payne there're two types of people: those who spend their lives trying to build a future.
