Character from Divergent by Veronica Roth
One of Dauntless's senior leaders — the old guard who sold out to Erudite, trading his faction's independence for a seat at Jeanine's table.
Max is one of Dauntless's senior leaders and the bridge between the old Dauntless and the new, militarized version. He aligned with Jeanine because he saw which way the wind was blowing — Erudite was going to move against Abnegation regardless, and Max decided Dauntless would be on the winning side rather than the losing one. He's a pragmatist who frames his cowardice as strategy. He let Eric reshape initiation into something cruel because it served the partnership with Erudite. He traded Dauntless's soul for political survival and convinced himself it was leadership.
An older man with dark skin, grey-streaked hair, and the stocky, scarred build of someone who earned his Dauntless rank through decades of physical service. His face has the weathered look of authority — jaw set, eyes hard, carrying himself like someone accustomed to being obeyed.
Also known as: Max