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[[File:Maximilian Fairfax jpg.png|thumb|237x237px|Maximilian Fairfax in ''The Binding of Oathkeeper.'']]{{Quotation|[[Lady Geist]] and Maximilian Fairfax|- You are a man with powerful enemies.<br>
- I have enemies. "Powerful" is a bit generous.</br>}}
'''Maximilian Fairfax''' is the CEO of [[Fairfax Industries]], and the father of {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}.

== Background ==
Maximilian Fairfax is depicted as a white middle-aged bald man with a brown beard. He has a large, muscular build, and is seen wearing a gray suit.<ref name=":03">''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]] -'' [https://youtu.be/nn_C9nQ_Ri0?si=d9_To4KYlIouJnjs&t=1402 Chapter 5C]</ref>

It's implied that Maximilian was the person who ordered {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s assassination. Pocket firmly believes that Maximilian was behind it,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Pocket|file=pocket_select_04.mp3|context=(select)|transcription=My father's gift for my 18th birthday was a bullet to the chest. Today is my chance to say 'thank you'.}}</ref> and {{HeroIcon|Calico}}, the assassin who was hired to kill Pocket,<ref>[[Pocket/Voice lines#Conversations|Pocket and Calico conversations]]</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 03.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I love tying up loose ends.}}</ref> mentions that Maximilian "will have questions" when she kills Pocket in-game.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 04.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I'm sure Maximilian will have questions.}}</ref> Why Maximilian would've ordered the assassination is unknown, although he seems to be after Pocket's magic suitcase.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Pocket|file=pocket_select_02.mp3|context=(select)|transcription=I'll do whatever it takes to keep this case from my father.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Voice lines#Affliction|context=(upgrade Affliction)|transcription=God help us if my father ever got his hands on this power.}}</ref>

In ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'', Maximilian knows that Pocket survived and asks {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} if she knew where they were. Maximilian mentions that, like Lady Geist, he also originally thought Pocket had died, and seems to consider their survival to be "tomorrow's problem".<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]] - [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#5c - Deal with the Devil|Chapter 5c]] - '''Maximilian''': ''"I don't suppose you know where my son is?"'' - '''{{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}}''': ''"I thought he died?" -'' '''Maximilian''': ''"So did I. But tomorrow's problems are for tomorrow."''</ref> During the Winter season, Maximilian donated "a small fortune" to New York orphanages, telling the [[New York Oracle]] that "no one should be without family on the holidays".<ref>[[The New York Oracle|Newscaster seasonal headline 04]]: ''"This month, Maximilian Fairfax made headlines after donating a small fortune to New York orphanages. When asked about his generous act, the CEO of Fairfax Industries replied: 'No one should be without family on the holidays'."''</ref>

Pocket and Maximilian's relationship is strained. Pocket is ashamed of their family name,<ref name=":142">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Select|transcription=I'll use my family's name when I'm no longer ashamed of it.}}</ref> and believes Maximilian is not a good man.<ref name=":22">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Dynamo|number=2|hero_quote1=Pocket|quote1=(Fairfax is) not a good man|hero_quote2=Dynamo|quote2=He's a complicated man. There's a difference.|hero_quote3=Pocket|quote3=Not to me.}}</ref> Pocket wants to stop their father rather than kill him, although Pocket believes that Maximilian would rather Pocket try to kill him.<ref name=":32">{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"I think the worst part is that... my father would be more proud of me if I was trying to kill him rather than trying to stop him."''</ref> Pocket also worries that, by killing people in the ritual, they're turning more and more like their father.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#killstreak|context=(killstreak)|transcription=I'm becoming someone I didn't want to be.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Kill enemy hero|context=(generic kill)|transcription=I'm becoming more and more like my father.}}</ref> While trapped in the [[Baroness Hotel]], {{HeroIcon|The Doorman}} taunts Pocket over their relationship with their parents.<ref>{{HeroIcon|The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (taunt Pocket): ''"Arin, your mother and father love you, and would be glad to see you come ho-... [Breaks into laughter] Sorry, I tried, but I couldn’t keep a straight face, you have no home."''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (taunt Pocket): ''"Why couldn’t you have just died, like your family wanted? It would have saved us a lot of trouble."''</ref>

Maximilian's relationship with Pocket's mother is unknown, although Pocket believes {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} makes them "look stable" in comparison.<ref name=":152">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Synth kill viper 04.mp3|context=(killed Vyper)|transcription=She makes my parents look stable.}}</ref> Maximilian also has at least two children as Pocket is called the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries,<ref>{{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s backstory</ref> although there has been no more information about the other heirs.

As the CEO of Fairfax Industries, Maximilian hand-picked {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}} for the company after she designed a machine that refined the souls of the dead at 15 years old.<ref name=":72">{{HeroIcon|McGinnis}}' backstory</ref><ref name=":82">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#enemies|context=(killed McGinnis)|transcription=Don't act like you're Blue Collar, McGinnis! You were handpicked by Fairfax himself!}}</ref> Maximilian "paraded McGinnis incessantly" to the [[The Cursed Apple|New York]] elite when he first discovered her as a genius teenage inventor.<ref>''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' - [https://youtu.be/nn_C9nQ_Ri0?si=0c6noDOilZQPe4R7&t=346 Chapter 3A] - {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}}: ''"If I recall, you were the brat that Maximilian paraded around incessantly."''</ref> McGinnis generally doesn't care about the sins of Fairfax Industries or Maximilian due to how much she gets paid.<ref name=":12">{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"Do I love working for Fairfax Industries? No. Does it pay a small fortune? Yes. How do I sleep at night? Like a baby."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Seven|number=1}}</ref> Despite her apathy, she finds "assholes with god complexes" to be a pretty close description of Maximilian.<ref name=":102">{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Holliday|number=2}}</ref>

Maximilian was responsible for the island of Cadenza becoming the 50th state of the [[United States of America|US]], with Fairfax Industries originally having sovereignty of the island. According to McGinnis, Fairfax was "surprisingly calm" during the event in which Fairfax Industries lost sovereignty of Cadenza, as she believed he knew legislation would catch up to him eventually.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Haze|number=2|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=I was just a kid freaking out 'cause I thought I was going to lose my job but, Fairfax was surprisingly calm. I don't think he expected Cadenza to last forever. He just wanted to make the most out of an opportunity before legislation caught up. Plus, the guy gets to say he created one of the United States!}}</ref> McGinnis and {{HeroIcon|Haze}} also note that Maximilian cares more about legacy than he does money.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Haze|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=When you're someone who cares about legacy as much as he does, that's probably more valuable than money.|hero_quote2=McGinnis|quote2=Exactly.}}</ref>

Maximilian is an old acquaintance of Professor {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}}, who is Pocket's godfather.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Dynamo|number=3|hero_quote1=Dynamo|quote1=I'm your godfather, I would have helped you!}}</ref> They used to be friends, although in the current day Dynamo believes Maximilian just has "warm nostalgia" for him.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Dynamo|number=2|hero_quote1=Pocket|quote1=Are you still friends with my father?|hero_quote2=Dynamo|quote2=These days, "friends" might be pushing it. But, I'd say he has... warm nostalgia for me.}}</ref> Dynamo considers Maximilian to be a "complicated man" as opposed to a bad man.<ref name=":22" /><!--(removed line, in case it gets added back) and they had a group of friends called "the Squid Boys".[1]-->

{{HeroIcon|Paradox}} claims to have blackmail on Fairfax, which is planned to be exhibited in the [[Paradox Museum]].<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Paradox|hero2=Wraith|number=3}}</ref>

One possible ending for ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' has {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} transferring [[Oathkeeper]] to Maximilian. Maximilian wants to "change the world" with Oathkeeper's help.<ref name=":03" />

== The Binding of Oathkeeper ==
{{Unreleased}}Maximilian makes an appearance in {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}}'s visual novel, ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]].''

Note: ''The Binding of Oathkeeper'' is currently inaccessible to the main game, instead being something planned for release in the future. As such, everything in the current visual novel is prone to change, as it is still undergoing development.

=== [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#5c - Deal with the Devil|Storyline C]] ===
[[File:Maximilian_Oathkeeper.png|thumb|231x231px|Maximilian with [[Oathkeeper]] in his arm.]]
Lady Geist seeks somebody to pawn Oathkeeper off on due to her failing ward. After a discussion with her grandson on who to give Oathkeeper to, [[Johann Geist Jr.]] suggests giving Oathkeeper to Maximilian Fairfax, to which Lady Geist notes that he'd likely bind or weaponize Oathkeeper.

In Storyline C, Lady Geist decides to pursue the idea of giving Oathkeeper to Fairfax, and proceeds to meet him at his office. After a stiff greeting where Maximilian asks Lady Geist if she knew where Pocket was, the two begin discussing why Lady Geist is there.

The visual novel showcases some of Maximilian's characteristics. When Lady Geist asks if Maximilian will offer her a drink, he tells her to help herself since he's not here to serve her. When Lady Geist tells Maximilian that he is a man with powerful enemies, he responds by telling her that he has enemies, yet describing them as "powerful" would be generous. Maximilian tells Lady Geist that nobody contacts him unless they want something from him, to which Lady Geist retorts that he doesn't return calls if he thinks they're going to waste his time.

Lady Geist wants Maximilian to take Oathkeeper as she's "tired of bearing his weight", and believes an entity as powerful as Oathkeeper needs a strong hand to guide it. She offers Oathkeeper to Maximilian in exchange for guarantees for her foundations and her safety. Maximilian agrees to the terms, and arranges a notary to make a blood contract to seal their deal. Three days later, the deal is complete and the blood contract is signed, as Oathkeeper is transferred from Lady Geist to Maximilian.

Storyline C ends with Maximilian asking Oathkeeper if he's ready to change the world.

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