Maybe he only began to look at the world in a metaphorical fashion, describing everything in pulp fiction-esque hues of ever dirtying greys lest even the details die around him. Maybe the demons were always with Max and they were just waiting to take shape. His penchant for killing meant he had to give up ever loving again, as reflected with the death of Mona Sax. In Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, we got a glimpse of a hero who was did anything necessary to combat evil. While his thirst for vengeance had been sated, it also opened up a literal Pandora’s Box that engulfed him whole.

The problem is that Max’s penchant for killing only really began when his wife and child were murdered more than a decade ago. Max has displayed traits of heroism as well as getting things done the only way he knows how: killing. Max had enough problems as is – the very definition of tragic hero in any lexicon is incomplete without his name. Max Payne was his full name and it sounded corny enough but he wasn’t one to let it get to his head.

Once upon a time, there was a man named Max.

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