| Max | |
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| Nationality: | German |
| Profession: | Arms dealer |
| Death cause: | Shot by Jack Bauer |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Played by: | Thomas Kretschmann |
| Season(s): | 2 |
| First episode: | "Day 2: 6:00am-7:00am" |
| Last episode: | The Game |
Max was a German arms dealer. He was selling weapons to several Middle Eastern terrorist organizations. When a deal went sour due to the interference of American authorities, Max was forced to watch as his children were executed. He organized terrorist operations as payback to the United States.
Day 2
Max on his boat
Max was the one of the masterminds of a plot, (with Peter Kingsley and Alexander Trepkos), to start a war between the United States and three Middle Eastern nations, in an attempt to drive up oil prices. Max hired the terrorist organization Second Wave, led by Islamic terrorist Syed Ali, to acquire a nuclear warhead. Kingsley then fabricated recordings that falsely implicated the three countries to Ali. Jack Bauer foiled this plot, but Max and Trepkos managed to conceal their involvement.
When his original plan failed, Max hired Mandy to infect President Palmer with a biological agent.
The Game
Max hired terrorist Peter Madsen to target Acting President James Prescott. Max's carefully laid plans eventually fell apart when he kidnapped Kate Warner in an attempt to blackmail her father, Bob Warner, into helping him smuggle nuclear weapons out of the country. Californian Governor James Radford approached Max and wanted to get out of the situation even though Max had promised that he would be the next President of the United States. Disappointed, Max showed the Governor to Mandy who then slit his throat. Later, Max was found and shot by Jack Bauer onboard his yacht. He survived the first shot and shot Jack back in the ribs, Jack staggered back, but managed to pull the trigger one more time, shooting Max again in the chest, piercing his bulletproof vest.
Background information and notes
- In a deleted scene from 7:00am-8:00am, Max is seen kissing Nina Myers on his boat after she is given Palmer's "shadow asylum". This suggests that the writers had originally intended Max to be Nina's employer from Season 1, with whom she remained in contact through the unseen German woman before murdering Teri and the link between him and Second Wave.
- "Chula Mia" is the name of Max's yacht.
Appearances
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