Maxxx

**Maxxx** is the head of Addictions, one of the Sorrows of Death Inc., and the fifth boss in *Have a Nice Death*.

## Description

**Maxxx - Head of Addictions Department**

Even amongst Death Inc.'s most devastating Sorrows, the organism known as Maxxx is a bit of an odd one out, a true abomination that raises more questions than it answers about the company's recruitment process. Rumors are rife concerning his life before death: pathological collector of all liquid and olfactory substances from the surface, organized crime lord taken hostage by a private militia, trainee chemist who got caught up in an unfortunate experiment ... There is no end to the speculation, but so far nobody has guessed correctly.

If you ask Patrick at reception, he will tell you there is no information about the Head of Addictions. However, if you look at the company organization chart, you will find a photo of Maxxx with a very strange description underneath: "*Thank you for all you have done for me*." More worrying still, according to Orville, the IT file containing his data cannot be located.

Most employees, including his own minions, avoid confrontation with Maxxx. When asked, people either dodge the question, at best, or open their eyes wide in terror. Jocelyn only adds to the intrigue: "*Maxxx is an enigmatic smile. If you offer him the slightest sliver of attention, he’ll stare at you intensely without saying a word. It’s one of his strengths. As much as I hate to admit it, Maxxx simply cannot be diagnosed*."

## Appearance

Maxxx physically resembles an office worker, wearing an untucked white collared button-up shirt with dark grey dress pants similar to the outfit of a Ghost or a Pyroghost and standing significantly taller than either. His head is formed by a black semi-solid mass and a simple, smiling mask, which produces a red glow from the eyes and mouth. A full syringe protrudes from his side. His clothes appear to flicker at all times as if glitching.

During his fight, Maxxx jitters constantly when not attacking, running in place or moving his limbs jerkily. When he uses his Needle Bolts attack, his arms and legs shrink and resemble the same substance as his head, which expands from behind his mask into a large, misshapen blob with several eyes and a round, toothed mouth. When he uses his Gimme, Smash & Grab or Inhale/Exhale attacks, his head becomes much larger, with only two eyes and vertical, narrow teeth. When defeated, his mask shatters and the mass erupts into an indistinct cone from the opening. His portrait in this state shows bandages and a frown on the cracked mask, which spins on a shaky pillar of the black substance.

## Personality

Maxxx is extremely energetic and apparently friendly, although his manner of speaking can make it difficult to parse exactly what he is saying. Like all of the Sorrows, his over-enthusiasm for collecting the souls of the living in as widespread a manner as possible makes him difficult to work with, and he repeatedly insists he just wants to be happy.

Maxxx appears to care about his Thanagers (at least to some degree), even though he doesn't mention them on any normal occasion. But he will show pity to Heisenberg after you defeat him (*"O h\_ p o o r\_ p o o r\_ II HEISENBERG II\_ h e\_ w a s\_ s o\_ f u n n y\_"*), and then proceed to also say that even though he feels bad for Heisenberg's defeat, he still finds violence extremely entertaining.

## Boss Battle Attacks

* **Teleportation/Shape-Shifting**: Before teleporting or using any attack, Maxxx will grab the syringe in his side and briefly transforming into a black blob. If he does this before using an attack, he will change appearances to indicate which attack he'll use.

* **Needle Bolts**: Maxxx will summon bolts made of energy that will either target the player, or fired at an array around him. On higher crisis levels, needles will rain from the sky whenever he teleports.

* **Gimme**: Maxxx summons red claws that'll circle around the arena or rain down in clusters.

* **Smash & Grab**: Maxxx will summon 2 red hands that will slam the player across the room, then smash them into the ground.

* **Happy Pills**: At half-health, Maxxx will quickly eat a few pills, one with a happy face, ramping up the intensity the attacks.

* **Inhale/Exhale**: At near-death, Maxxx will teleport to one end of the arena and shapeshift into a giant face that will blow the player towards a pair of slamming red fists on the opposite end. After doing that, he will shapeshift again and inhale through his nose to bite the player with his giant mouth.

## Strategy

Maxxx himself is arguable one of the more easier Sorrows in terms of predictability and how well you're able to be evasive towards most of his attacks, as most of those said attacks are pattern based. That being said, he can attack fairly quickly and hit pretty hard.

Fighting him takes patience and correct positioning, as he'll often be out of reach for you to get a good hit on him without getting hit yourself. Spells that specialize in homing targets, such as Moskillto and Piercing Rays, will benefit you should you desire to play it safer. Billhooks will be your best friend in combat against Maxxx, as Billhooks are the only Scythe weapon capable hitting targets from afar from any direction without having to get too close yourself.

Spells and cloak abilities (Curses included) with periodic damaging, such as bleed, poison, and burn, will also be helpful should you find it difficult to get a few good hits out if him when he's attacking.

## Relationships

### Death-

His employer and a friend of sorts. Considering how Maxxx acts to Death even when he is siding with Time, he appears to be fond of Death. It is even said that he only really speaks with Death and tends not to talk to anyone else.

### Candice-

A former Thanager of the Addictions Department.

### Heisenberg-

The current Thanager of the Addictions Department. Heisenberg himself claims that Maxxx is his "favorite patient", but this is most likely a lie, as Heisenberg is said to lie often.

## Gallery

Needle BoltsGimmeExhaleMaxxx Taunting DeathMaxxx Defeated
## Trivia

* The needle sticking out of Maxxx points right to where his heart is, meaning that when he injects the black liquid into his body, he's injecting it into his heart.

* Maxxx seems to love Halloween.

* Apparently, Maxxx views Time as an illusion.

* During one of the conversations the player has with Pump after beating Maxxx, they talk about how they'd been freaked out by the fact that Maxxx had said "Don't worry, we'll soon be a family again" to them in a normal voice.

* There is a line in Omega Pump Quinn's entry that mentions that Maxxx has all the markings of "Category 1 Quantum Distortion Phenomenon", but It's also not 100% confirmed.

* It is revealed in the Mordicine's entry, that the spell may have a hand in creation of Maxxx himself.

* It is said that only Death has seen Maxxx's face before. Although there is a point in time where Orville will claim to have seen his face on his way to get koffee for Jacob.