Maxwell Manhattan

By The Dark Lord

• June 8, 2015




Age: 45

Gender: Male

Species: Non-Pony

Personality: Maxwell Manhattan is intelligent, successful, and likes nothing better than for "lesser beings" to recognize and admire him as a leader of men. Max's enormous legitimate accomplishments are dwarfed by his own egotistical view of himself. Max sees himself as a modern renaissance man and the standard for human personal achievement. He has the charisma of a natural leader and the education to take advantage of this trait; however his ambitions almost always undermine the trust and faith of his allies and subordinates. Failure infuriates Manhattan more than almost anything in the world; his entire existence revolves around the idea of success and superiority. Though Manhattan usually demonstrates great restraint and self-control, he never forgets a slight. When angered, his rage is uncontrollable and will only subside when it is properly sated by success or revenge.

Backstory: A self-made man whose immeasurable intellect is always in conflict with his equally immeasurable ego, Maxwell is one of the world's most brilliant minds. From a young age, Max utilized his almost unparalleled acumen to build himself a financial empire through hard work and dedication—but mainly through the strategic use of intimidation, bribery and murder. Sacrificing other people became simply a means to an end on the path to success, but Manhattan always made sure none of his deplorable acts could be traced back to him. Instead, his climb to power and rise in status made him someone to look up to, someone people wanted to emulate—and he relished in the adoration.<br /><br />Until it all changed the day heroes appeared and gave the world something else to aspire to.<br /><br />Driven by jealousy masked with hate over what he perceives to be his stolen place as humanity's true savior, Manhattan constantly attempts to destroy and humiliate these so-called heroes at every possible opportunity. He's willing to lie, cheat, steal, manipulate and go to any extreme necessary to accomplish his goals, not caring one bit about who he hurts. He is a man who not only wants to be seen as a god, but who has convinced himself he's the only one this world needs.