Editing Sam & Max (section)

====Max====
'''Max''' is an anthropomorphic "hyperkinetic, three-foot [[rabbit]]y thing" with white fur, but prefers being called a [[Lagomorpha|lagomorph]].<ref name="Max bible">{{cite book|title=Sam & Max: Freelance Police Series Bible|first=Steve|last=Purcell|date=1995-10-01|chapter=Max—Short, maniac lagomorph (look it up)|publisher=[[Shout! Factory]]|pages=6–7}}</ref> Max retains few characteristics consistent with a rabbit, with permanently rigid ears set in an excited posture and a huge jaw normally stuck in a crazed grin.<ref name="Max bible"/> Unhinged, uninhibited and near psychotic, Max enjoys violence and tends to prefer the aggressive way of solving problems,<ref name="Max bible"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.stars.ign.com/objects/960/960502_biography.html|title=Max (''Sam & Max'') Biography|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=2008-12-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023110057/http://uk.stars.ign.com/objects/960/960502_biography.html|archive-date=2009-10-23}}</ref> seeing the world as little more than a vessel for his "pinball-like stream of consciousness".<ref name="Max bible"/> This creates a seeming disregard for self-preservation; Max will revel in dangerous situations with little impression that he understands the risks he faces. As a result, Max is usually enthusiastic to engage in any activity, including being used by Sam as a cable cutter or an impromptu bludgeon.<ref name="Max bible"/> Despite this, Max possesses a sharp mind and an observational nature, and enjoys interpreting new experiences in as unpredictable a manner as possible.<ref name="Max bible"/> However, Max has a distaste for long stories and occasionally loses focus during lengthy scenes of plot exposition; by his own admission, Max possesses a particularly short [[attention span]]. On top of this short attention span, it has been shown numerous times that Max has an extremely poor memory to go along with it. Despite his seemingly heartless personality, he believes strongly in protecting Sam, but Max can still act violently towards his friend, stating that when he dies he will take Sam with him. Moreover, Max is extremely possessive of Sam and their status as partners and best friends.<ref name="Max bible"/> Max traditionally carries a [[Luger P08 pistol|Luger pistol]], but as he wears no clothes, other characters often make comments as to where Max keeps it on his person.<ref name="Max bible"/> Purcell considers Max to be representative of pure [[Id, ego, and super-ego|id]], the uncoordinated instinctual trends of the human psyche.<ref>{{cite book |last=Purcell |first=Steve |title=Sam & Max: Surfin' The Highway|edition=Anniversary |date=January 2008 |publisher=[[Telltale Games]] |location=United States |isbn=978-0-9792576-2-9|chapter=Front cover flap}}</ref> 

Max's voice is provided by [[Nick Jameson]] in ''Sam & Max Hit the Road'' and by [[Robert Tinkler]] in the animated series. [[Kid Beyond|Andrew Chaikin]] originally voiced Max in the first episode of Telltale's games before being replaced by William Kasten, while [[Dave Boat]] voices the character from ''[[Poker Night 2]]'' onward.