Maxwell Veschell

**Maxwell "Max" Veschell** is a recent character who appears in *The Legend of Fox the Brave*. He is a young Belgian Malinois native to Storm Cloud City, who happened to get caught up in trouble with Dr. Starline, and as a result was traumatized. Regardless, he is best friends with Bailey Swift and Grayson McDaniel, and has dreams of becoming a police officer, like his father Murtagh

### Relatives

Murtagh Veschell(father); Unnamed Mother; Unnamed Cousin

## Appearances

### Appears in

On the Run, A Grand Return, City of Storms, Rising Danger

### Debut

On the Run

As of the *Broken Worlds* arc, Max and Gray have been kidnapped by Starline and his lackeys and their current location is unknown

## Appearance

Max is a young Mobian Belgian Malinois of about fourteen years of age as of *Broken Worlds*(he was ten in his first appearance, meaning about four years have passed)

As a result of his captivity and trauma, he is rather small for his age, and skinny, though he has recently started to regain his size

He has short brown fur with a black face and ears, a black-tipped tail, and brown eyes

## Personality

Originally, Max was a spunky, friendly young kid typical for his age

However, because of his trouble with Starline, Max became a shell of his former self. He became incredibly shy, fearful, and quiet. He rarely left the side of his Charizard protector Riza, hiding whenever a stranger approached him

Following the Battle for Storm Cloud City, he has since overcome this, becoming much more confident, and overcoming his past trauma

In *Broken Worlds*, it was revealed that following the news of Starline's disappearance due to Eggman throwing him through his own portal off Angel Island, Max's personality took a backslide. He once more became worried and fearful. He became worried that Starline had something planned, and would come back for him, a worry that was justified

## History

**Before the series:** Max lived a normal, peaceful life in Storm Cloud City with his father Murtagh. It was revealed that his mother passed away when Max was young, leaving Murtagh to be his sole caretaker. Max became best friends with a young Border Collie girl named Bailey, who was also his classmate

### ***Looming Crisis***

#### ***On the Run***

When Dr. Starline was looking for help in finding Dr. Eggman, he came across Storm Cloud City, whereupon he met Murtagh and his young son Max. Max was immediately put off by the doctor's attitude

Later on, Max was by himself when he came across Starline planning with his associates, the brothers Rough and Tumble, and the undercover Austin Smith. When Max accidentally gave himself away, Starline immediately assumes him to be a spy, and Max flees the city

With secret help from Austin, Max and Bailey(who fled with him) make it within sight of Red Gate City, but Max is still captured by Starline

After Murtagh(who had been previously captured) was brainwashed, Max escaped, with some secret help from Austin. But because of the event, he was traumatized, and later suffered a panic attack

When he recovered, he met a young Mystic Ruins local named Boomer, who helped him out of the forest, and pointed him in the direction of Red Gate City, and its smaller neighbor Ocean Point Village

Max headed for Ocean Point, whereupon he passed out from exhaustion. When he woke up, he was taken to the Storming Base by the young Storm Fighter Crystal the Lycanroc

However, not long afterward, Starline visited the Base, prompting the warriors to attempt to hide Max and Mr. Tinker(really the amnesiac Eggman) in a village they were setting up, but they were ratted out by an unknown warrior(revealed to be Duke Smith), and both Max and Mr. Tinker were captured

Max was held in a cell next to Austin(who had also been ratted out), while Starline endeavored to restore Eggman's memories

#### ***A Grand Return***

Max remained captured under Eggman after the doctor's memories were restored. Though Starline wanted something done immediately, Eggman wasn't that concerned, feeling the young boy would be useful in the long run

Max indirectly bore witness to Eggman's tests of the Metal Virus, which led to him suffering a panic attack

When the locals of Mystic Ruins rose up to fight back against Eggman's forces, Max was dragged along to be used as leverage against the warriors, who had joined the locals. However, Max was rescued during the battle by Master X, who unexpectedly arrived in the battle

#### ***City of Storms***

After an uncomfortable encounter with Breezie, Max expresses a desire to return home. Though reluctant, Boulder allows him to return to Storm Cloud City under the careful watch of Riza and Storm

Back in the city, Max returns to a largely normal routine, until Eggman returns

While out flying with Riza and Storm, the trio are captured and brought aboard the newly-created Faceship

However, during the ensuing battle, the three were rescued, and Max was finally able to return to a normal life

### ***Broken Worlds***

Not long into the first(untitled) story, Max's new friend Gray brings up concerns to the Storm Fighters' new stand-in deputy Crystal, worried that Max is backsliding into his old, traumatized self

Max's worries turn out to be justified, as Starline returns to the city with the goal of capturing the boy in the hopes of using him as leverage against the warriors

Though Max and Gray at first flee the villain, they are caught with help from Starline's new lackeys, which also leads to the injury(and later death) of Max's elderly neighbor, and the injury of Max's father Murtagh

## Trivia

Max suffers from PTSD and night terrors as a result of his ordeal

Max's ordeal mirrors that of Austin early in the series, something Austin himself has made note of