{"id":1126,"date":"2017-06-14T19:57:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T23:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2017-06-21T22:21:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T02:21:00","slug":"character-portrait-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/character-portrait-max\/","title":{"rendered":"Character Portrait: Max"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> <\/em>Maxwell Carressa<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Max-cartoonized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1127\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Max-cartoonized-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Max-cartoonized-203x300.jpg 203w, http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Max-cartoonized.jpg 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Occupation:<\/strong><\/em> CEO of Carressa Industries<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gender:<\/strong><\/em> Male<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sexual Orientation:<\/strong><\/em> Hetero<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hair:<\/strong> <\/em>Black<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Eyes:<\/strong> <\/em>Hazel<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Height:<\/strong> <\/em>6&#8242;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Weight:<\/strong><\/em> 180 lbs<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> <\/em>Running, boxing,\u00a0reading, brooding<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Background:<\/em><\/strong> After his mother died in a car accident when he was twelve, Max grew up under the brutal thumb of his terrible father, Lester Carressa. He took solace in books, which nurtured his genius-level intelligence but still left him feeling alone all his life. As a young man, he worked for his father&#8217;s company and grew it into a billion-dollar global powerhouse. Though the Carressa Industries board of directors recognized him as a financial prodigy critical to the company&#8217;s success, his sometimes-odd behavior made them wary of accepting his leadership after\u00a0Lester&#8217;s mysterious death.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Beneath the Surface:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Max&#8217;s tumultuous childhood makes him wary of trusting people or opening up to anyone, lest they see how damaged he actually is on the inside. As a result, he&#8217;s become a master at controlling himself so people only see the version of himself that he wants them to see &#8211; charming, calm, and collected. However, whenever his cool exterior cracks, the results are explosive.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Appears in: <\/strong><\/em><em>Vengeance, Retribution, Reckoning<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full Name: Maxwell Carressa Occupation: CEO of Carressa Industries Gender: Male Sexual Orientation: Hetero Hair: Black Eyes: Hazel Height: 6&#8242; Weight: 180 lbs Hobbies: Running, boxing,\u00a0reading, brooding Background: After his mother died in a car accident when he was twelve, Max grew up under the brutal thumb of his terrible father, Lester Carressa. 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