Max

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This article contains information on a Non-playable Minor Character.

As these characters are often only mentioned in passing, all information is gathered from various canon sources then compiled here. Due to this nature, some assumptions and theories may be included and will be updated as more sources and information is revealed or discovered.

Max
Name	Max
Gender	Male
Career	Ringleader Human Trafficker
Story Details
Status	Alive
Connected Characters	Major: Violetta The Will Brothers Minor: Bernard Barbara Pip Merrick Elena Ruiz

Max is the ringleader of a freak show who took in Violetta as a baby.

Appearance

Max is described as a man wearing a top hat.

Compiled Overview

Max was the ringleader of a traveling freak show. However, this show was a front allowing Max to run a human trafficking ring. He would target individuals with physical or mental disabilities, recruiting them only to sell them to other circuses, black markets, or other groups.

One day, after a performance, a limbless baby was left under a seat. Max, seeing the potential money he could make from such a child, took in the baby, naming her Violetta. As she grew up, Violetta saw Max as a father figure, regardless of his true feelings towards her. Max let her live in a cabin, advertising her as a "cross between a penguin and a man". People initially flocked to the cabin to see her, making him a lot of money. However, after some time, people became bored and the audience dwindled. In an attempt to get people to show back up, Max began making Violetta roll on a ball, but that didn't work. Desperate for her father's praise, Violetta began trying out new things to try and get people to show back up. Max didn't let her try anything out of the ordinary as he saw no point in it. In the end, Max would sell her to Bernard, not even watching her be driven away.

Sometime later, a performer named Merrick couldn't handle the humiliation he was experiencing and attempted to murder Max by stabbing him with a sewing needle. Unfortunately, Max survived the attempted and vowed to get revenge. However, through the stabbing incident, Max's human trafficking and abuse came to light, getting the police involved.

Alternate Theories and Conclusions

• Despite how he viewed her, Violetta was appreciative that Max saw her the same as he saw everyone else, not as a freak or something to be coddled.
• Max may be an alcoholic given the constant mention of him with alcoholic beverages in Violetta's letters.
  • He may have spent the money he got from his freak show on alcohol instead of supplies for the performers given the mentions of financial trouble.
• In The Breaking Wheel's Relations Menu, it is shown that Max had "invited" the brothers to something. This could imply he was the writer of the invitation the brothers were sent.
  • In Violetta's 2025 letter, Max was shown to have been inspired by a popular performance the brothers had put on. It is possible he invited them sometime after that.

Mentions

Letters

• Violetta's Character Day Letters (2020, 2021, 2025 & 2026)

Deductions

• Soul Weaver's Deduction Quests (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, & 10)

Events

• 2020 Christmas Event - Mentioned by Violetta in her 3rd Friendship Dialogue: "Mr. Max thought none of the instruments was suitable for my body."

Other

• Soul Weaver's Character Day Questions (2023)

Gallery

Soul Weaver 2021 Chinese Character Day Art (Bilibili)

"Chasing the melody that sets my soul on fire - that's my life." - 2024 Composer Global Birthday Art (Twitter)