Maximus

"Honor me as your new King." "Never. You're just a human."

- Maximus and Crystal

Maximus Boltagon is the Prince of the Inhumans of Attilan, and is the younger brother of King Black Bolt of the Inhumans of Attilan. Growing up Maximus desired to wear the crown himself and saw great flaws with Attilan's unfair caste system. Leading an uprising against his family, Maximus took the throne and banished the rest of the Inhuman Royal Family from Attilan. Maximus quickly became paranoid of their return and sent assassins to kill his family down on Earth. When Black Bolt finally returned to Attilan to reclaim his throne, Maximus put the entire city at risk by damaging it's protective dome. With only moments before the city was destroyed, Maximus confessed all his sins to Black Bolt before he was locked inside of a bunker and left behind on the moon, seemingly trapped forever.

Desire to be King
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Terrigenesis
"I feel no different. No difference whatsoever." "Maximus, your transformation wasn't made manifest until we looked more closely at your DNA. It would seem that you are, in fact, no longer Inhuman." "What? What are you talking about? Of course I'm Inhuman."

- Maximus and Kitang

When he came of age, Maximus underwent Terrigenesis only to emerge feeling no different whatsoever and with no gifts that he could find. Having undergone many tests, Maximus was summoned by Kitang who informed that the Terrigen Mist had, in fact, transformed him in a normal human, with no Inhuman DNA at all, meaning that he would never be King of Attilan. This new status opened the Prince up to prejudice by his family, specifically his parents King Agon and Queen Rynda, as well as his future subjects while Black Bolt was trained to be King in his place.

Training with Gorgon
Considering his lack of abilities and skills, Karnak and Gorgon decided to teach Maximus how to fight, much like the rest of the Royal Family. Karnak watched aside giving him tips about fighting as Gorgon threw Maximus around the room. When Maximus began to reject the idea of training, Karnak informed him that it is vital due to the position he is in as royalty. They decided to stop when Maximus attacked Gorgon from behind, making him angry. Karnak calmed him down, saying that a sneak attack is smart and cunning, things that Gorgon said Maximus had to be.

Prophecy of Leadership
"Nothing? You have nothing to say? We need to go to Earth now, we need to strike first. We've been hiding here too long, let's go to our rightful home!" "We are not going to Earth anytime soon."

- Maximus and Medusa

Maximus was asked by Black Bolt to attend a Terrigenesis ceremony, where two new Inhumans went through the process, with Iridia developing butterfly wings. However, her brother Bronaja came through unchanged. When Maximus comforted him, contact triggered a seizure in the boy. When he came out of the experience, he told Maximus that he saw him being strangled by "snakes" and pinned against a wall. Maximus walked with the two children back to their home and stood by as Iridia showed off her wings to the population. When a man asked Bronaja what powers he developed, the boy said that he had a seizure, provoking laughter from the people, who called out that he would work in the mines. Maximus came to the boy's defense, saying that his power had not developed yet. The mob reminded him of his privilege and on how it was the only thing keeping him from the mines himself.

Family Dinner
Realising that no one had seen Triton for two days, Maximus asked the Inhuman Duodon to show him where Triton was when he saw Triton get shot, Maximus then commanded Duodon to show the rest of the Inhuman Royal Family his apparent fate. This greatly upset Karnak and Gorgon as they were unaware of the mission as well. Black Bolt explained his actions to the family, as the Inhuman Outbreak had created more Inhumans. Maximus disagreed, informing Black Bolt of the overpopulation that Attilan was enduring. Black Bolt then dispatched Gorgon down to Earth to find and rescue Triton.

Advances on Medusa
"You ever wonder, what your life would be like if you hadn't entered that chamber?"

- Maximus to Medusa

After Black Bolt had sealed himself away in his private chamber to consult on Triton's apparent demise, Maximus approached Medusa and made advances towards her. In disgust, Medusa used her hair to restrain him and told him to leave her alone. After Medusa had left, Maximus realized that the "snakes" that Bronaja mentioned was Medusa's hair, realizing that the boy could see the future.

Coup D'état
"I'm sorry... But you have given me no choice."

- Maximus to Medusa

As Maximus was walking down a corridor, Auran passed him a Com-Link, connected to a headset of the military forces pursuing Gorgon, asking Maximus if they should kill him. Maximus gives the order and the soldiers attack Gorgon, who evades them. Maximus and several soldiers corner Medusa who manages to fend them off, until Pulsus uses his powers to subdue her. As the guards restrain Medusa, Maximus shaves her head, effectively robbing her of her powers.

Hunting Previous Royals
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Exposing the Rebels
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Personality
"You should have known that this day was coming, but you didn't did you? You've so completely taken me for granted, that you can hardly imagine that I have thoughts of my own. That I can...carry through."

- Maximus to Black Bolt

Ever since his brother was announced as the king of Attilan, Maximus has shown an incredible amount of jealousy towards his brother.

Maximus shares many similar traits with the Asgardian Loki; Maximus, like Loki, is an arrogant megalomaniac who is obsessed with only one goal: to take over Attilan and usurp Black Bolt's place on the inhuman throne, which is much like how Loki wanted to take over Asgard and usurp his brother Thor's place. In spite of the fact that he is shown to be a calm and quiet individual as well as the fact that he does not appear to be a psychopath, Maximus actually enjoys the pain of others, as shown when he taunts and antagonizes Medusa who was captured by his men, which means that he is a sadist.

Maximus would never give up his status as the ruler of Attilan, and will always fight to secure his place on the throne just like his brother. Again, like Loki, Maximus is also an incredibly cunning individual, as is shown by his knowing how to utilize the right tactics in certain moments in order to accomplish his goal of ruling over Attilan.

Maximus is the ultimate personification of manipulation and tyranny, as seen by his visualization of himself as the rightful ruler of the Inhumans' community, and how he rules Attilan with an iron fist. Maximus is an incredibly smart, intelligent and sophisticated individual, knowing how to act against his brother and also knowing how to manipulate the right people to join along his side.

Former Powers
"I'm not one of them Gorgon! I've never been to Earth, regardless of what my genes might suggest I'm an Inhuman like the rest of you."

- Maximus to Gorgon

As an Inhuman, Maximus had the potential to undergo Terrigenesis. However, instead of granting him enhanced abilities, his transformation stripped him of his Inhuman genes, effectively turning him into a normal human.

Abilities

 * Master Tactician: Maximus is a master tactician, as demonstrated by his ability to stage a military coup d'état, overthrow his older brother Blackagar and take over Attilan.
 * Master Manipulator: Maximus is also a master manipulator. For example, he managed to manipulate almost all the people in Attilan to choose him as the new king instead of Black Bolt who he had overthrown earlier and even attempted to manipulate Medusa to join to his side.
 * Sign Language: Maximus is able to understand Sign Language.
 * Combatant: As all members of the Inhuman Royal Family, Maximus recived training in hand-to-hand combat, under the supervision of Gorgon and Karnak. After Triton returned to Attilan, and took out the rebellious guards, the two engaged in a fight, but Maximus was quickly outmatched by Triton's superion combat skills.

Family

 * Inhuman Royal Family
 * Agon † - Father
 * Rynda † - Mother
 * Black Bolt - Brother and Former King turned Enemy
 * Medusa - Sister-in-Law and Former Queen turned Enemy
 * Crystal - Sister-in-Law and Princess turned Enemy
 * Gorgon - Cousin and Trainer turned Enemy
 * Karnak - Cousin and Trainer turned Enemy
 * Triton - Cousin turned Enemy

Allies

 * Attilan Royal Guard
 * Locus †
 * Pulsus †
 * Flora
 * Sakas †
 * Bronaja
 * Iridia
 * Loyolis
 * Paripan
 * Mordis † - Situational Ally
 * Evan Declan †
 * Eldrac †

Enemies

 * Lockjaw
 * Genetic Council
 * Kitang †
 * Tibor † - Former Friend, Adviser and Victim
 * Unnamed Inhuman rebels
 * Auran - Ally turned Enemy

Trivia

 * In the comics, Maximus is an Inhuman, who was subjected to the Terrigen Mist as an infant, showing no sign of any mutagenic change, only to develop psionic powers as he matured.

Behind the Scenes

 * Iwan Rheon was initially hesitant to accept the role of Maximus out of fear that the character was too similar to, whom he portrayed in : "My fear was I’d be doing the same thing again. It's that fear of being typecast and you just end up repeating yourself, but as we discussed it more and more, I realized that wasn’t at all what we were trying to create with the show."
 * Iwan Rheon explained that Maximus is “[this] young man who went through Terrigenesis and he became nothing, in this society, which is all about what power you have, he’s the lowest of the low. The only reason he’s not working down in the mines is that he’s the brother of the king even though he feels like he’d be a much better king."
 * Iwan Rheon calls Maximus a "man of the people".
 * Iwan Rheon acknowledges that the character is an antagonist, but he wouldn't refer to him as a villain, saying “[We] try to show the side of him that he’s trying to genuinely change the world and try to help out the people who he believes are living in terrible conditions in the caste system. He believes his brother is not doing anything, so he believes he has to do something himself. He’s perhaps more of an antagonist than a villain. It’s just two opposing ideas. He’s a passionate politician who wants to change things for the better for the people — and maybe for himself."