MacDonald 'Maximo' Dalton is the protagonist of Los Santos Chronicles - Killer Instincts.
Biography
Maximo is a ruthless mute contract killer and notorious serial murderer, feared throughout Los Santos' underworld. A man of few, if any, words, he lets his actions speak through bloodshed and precision.
He primarily operated under the employment of Mr. Green, the old-school mastermind behind a hitman syndicate called the Save Golden Company, where only the most efficient and remorseless killers earned their keep.
After Mr. Green's death, the SGC didn't die with him. Elvira took the reins, stepping in as the new leader, and Maximo's handler. But control was never her strong suit when it came to him.
Maximo stayed on, but not like before. Now, he moves like a dog off the leash. Unpredictable, ruthless, and barely contained. He follows orders when it suits him, defies them when it doesn't, leaving behind only bodies and whispers of his presence, longing for the death of one man... Lincoln Jones.
Background
What is known of Mac's background comes through fragmented glimpses into his past. Born somewhere on the East Coast, Mac grew up with a father who worked as a gardener and a mother who was a home cleaner. His first encounter with death occurred at the age of six when he discovered a badly disfigured body in a forest near their home. While it gave him nightmares, it also sparked a strange and unsettling fascination with death.
On Mac's 8th birthday, their home was attacked by an infamous mass murderer, an old man known as the Swine Slaughterer. The psychopath in a pig mask murdered Mac's parents later he opened his mask and Mac saw Slaughter's face, Slaughter has got short white hair and white mustache that means he is old man, while he watched in horror from a closet. The event left him traumatized, resulting him forgetting the faces of his parents but he didn't forget Slaughter's face and remembering them as a bloody mess they were. He even cut of Mac's tongue and made him eat it.
For then on, Mac was forced to live with his abusive godfather and uncle, Tony. Uncle Tony was a roofer, and made Mac assist him. He was also an alcoholic and abused Mac. Mac withstood the abuse for 10 years. At the age of 18, Mac had enough and killed Uncle Tony by pushing him down from a roof. Mac made it seem like an accident, and the police didn't even suspect him. The fascination of the dead body he found as a child kick in again, and Mac learned he liked killing. He became a notorious hitman and contract killer, working for several employers.
Over the years, as Mac's reputation as a killer grew, so did the stories. Whispers turned into legends—tales of how he cold-bloodedly murdered his parents and uncle as a child, how he vanished into the woods for years, hunting and eating lost hikers like some ghost of the wild. All rumors.
No one truly knows Mac's past. Not even him. His memories are fractured, scattered like ashes in the wind. It wasn't until he met Mr. Green that the pieces found shape. Green didn't just guide him, he forged him, molded him into the weapon the world fears today.
2000
In February 2000, when Maximo was just 20, he was nothing more than a lowlife scraping by on desperation, sticking up corner stores, jacking cars, stealing food, doing whatever it took to survive. A violent, directionless man with no home, no family, no future, and no tongue. Just anger, bitterness, and emptiness.
That's when he crossed paths with Mr. Green, in the backstreets of Liberty City.
Maximo, reckless and hungry, pulled a knife on him without hesitation, demanding money with nothing but fury behind his eyes. But Green didn't flinch. His calm, unimpressed stare cut deeper than any blade could. He pointed out the flaws in Maximo's stance, how off-balance he was, how easily someone like him could be taken apart.
And then, Green proved it. In a blink, Maximo was disarmed, slammed to the ground, helpless. Staring up at the barrel of a 686 revolver. He didn't beg and didn't flinch. He welcomed death with open arms because, in that moment, there was nothing left to lose. But instead of pulling the trigger, Green offered him something far more dangerous: a hand up.
That day, Green didn't just spare him, he shaped him. Took the broken, feral thing Maximo was and forged it into something sharp, efficient, and terrifying. A weapon the underworld would soon learn to fear.
Events in Killer Instincts
In late 2013, Maximo was arrested for the alleged murder of a U.S. senator, a hit he carried out under the orders of Mr. Green, but was caught red handed. Following his arrest, he was sentenced to serve time at Bolingbroke Penitentiary. After two months of incarceration, MacDonald was unexpectedly released due to a lack of substantial evidence.
His freedom was largely orchestrated by Mr. Green, who leveraged his influence to manipulate the case. Additionally, the sudden and unexplained disappearances of key witnesses, arranged by Elvira, one of MacDonald's fellow assassins, further ensured his acquittal.
Following his release, Maximo resumed his work as a contract killer for Mr. Green at the "Save Golden Company", carrying out high-profile assassinations across Los Santos. His efficiency and loyalty did not go unnoticed. Over time, MacDonald proved himself to be more than just a skilled hitman, he was an asset worthy of greater responsibilities.
Recognizing his potential, Mr. Green decided it was time for MacDonald to take the next step. As a sign of trust, he arranged a meeting between Maximo and his elusive employer, an opportunity few were ever granted. The rendezvous was set at the Lombank Building, on the 26th floor, where a mysterious figure awaited him.
Mac goes to the Lombak Tower room number 66. There, he meets Lincoln Jones, the leader of an international terrorism group NightHawk. Jones needs a skillful killer like Mac, and in exchange offers to find the Swine Slaughterer for Mac, the psychopath who murdered his parents. Mac accepts the offer, and his first mission is to kill Mr. Green to prove his loyalty to Lincoln and to get revenge as Lincoln reveals Green to be the one ratting Mac out, leading to his arrest.
Mac starts working for NightHawk by helping the organization's drug manufacturer, Dr. Zokuux, create a new powerful drug and stealing delicate files about Peter Pines. Pines, a multimillionaire, also promises to support Mac finding the Swine Slaughterer.
Mac meets a TV journalist Mary Cummings, who's been on the case of the Slaughterer for some time. He has a reliable contact providing her with possible info about the serial killer. Mac works with Mary, but her contact is revealed to be the Swine Slaughterer himself, who's been leading Mary astray all the time. During their meeting, Mary is injured, and Mac takes her to a hospital. Slaughterer gets away.
Zokuux's drug, which he dubs Oblivion, is completed, but due to its addictiveness and the maddening hallucinations, Pines can't allow it to get distributed. He orders Mac to kill Zokuux and destroy every trace of Oblivion. After a co-op mission with Lloyd Tederev, Mac finds Pines' dead body in his penthouse, Swine Slaughterer's calling card by his side.
Lincoln contacts Mac, telling him he needs help. As soon as Mac arrives in Lincoln's office, a squad of heavily armed hitmen attacks them. Mac helps Lincoln escape, who decides to go into hiding, meaning he can't help Mac anymore.
Not long after, the Swine Slaughterer himself contacts Mac, arranging a meeting with him at the Mile High Club.
There, Mac chases the Slaughterer up the building, playing a deadly game of hide n' seek with him, while the Slaughterer tells him how he feels they are much alike. Like blood brothers. It being the reason he has let Mac live all these years. They eventually reach the top of the building, starting their final duel.
Mac shoots and beats up the Slaughterer and keeps torturing him. Lethally wounded, Slaughterer tells Mac, that by killing him, he also kills his only reason to live. Mac won't listen and cuts the Slaughterer's head off.
Aftermath
Some time after the final showdown, Mary calls Mac, thanking him for saving his and telling the Swine Slaughterer's mutilated corpse has been found. Mary hopes Mac would come visit her in the hospital, but Mac hangs up the phone.
Murders Committed
- Marcus Doyle
- Cameron Doyle
- "Clip" Monroe
- Jericho Smith
- Detective Gunsolley
- Simon Suez - Murdered in orders of Ms. Green
- Jasmin Ely - Murdered in orders of Ms. Green
- Mr. Green- Killed to prove loyalty for NightHawk.
- Tone - Killed on orders of Peter Pines
- Dr. Zokuux - Killed on orders of Peter Pines
- Swine Slaughterer - Murdered to avenge the death of Mac's parents.
Mission Appearances
Killer Instincts
- As the protagonist, he appears in all missions.
Deadly Discords
- Easy Piece
Crime/Punishment
- Earning Livelihood
- Seeking the Truth
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