Maximilian Howard

Maximilian Howard is a character from Astral Chain. Maximilian is the adoptive father of both the Potagonist and Akira Howard. They are the captain of Neuron and the first to have been granted a Legion by Yoseph.

History
Maximilian was born in 2030, before the gates to the Astral Plane were opened in 2043. When the gate opened due to a meteor impact, Maximilian found his way to The Ark. In 2058, Maximilian had already joined the police of The Ark and was sent to Zone 09 in response to the pandemic in order to save as much people as possible. There he saved the twins and promised to their dying mother to raise them as his owns, which he did, becoming their adoptive father.

In 2076, Maximilian started working with Yoseph on the Legion project made to enslave hostile Chimeras and use them as tools against other Chimeras. He was given the Axe Legion. Later the twins entered the Ark's police despite Maximilian's objection but despite this he was still happy for them. Two years later in 2078, the twins were chosen to recieve Legions and despite Maximilian's protest they were integrated to his team. Soon after, the protagonist was dragged into the Astral Plane and Maximilian, Akira, Alicia and Jin Wong followed him for a rescue despite no one knowing what was on the other side.

They managed to save them but eventually the influence made all five Legions go berserk and free themselves. The protagonist managed to recover the Sword Legion but the four other team members failed and Maximilian stayed behind to fight the other four legions in order to allow the team to escape to safety. It is later revealed that Maximilian managed to reatach his Legatus on the Axe Legion but it still managed to stay free with Maximilian himself nowhere to be found. During the fight against Noah the Axe Legion shows that it gained some personality traits from Maximilian due to their mental connection. The database explain this in more details by saying that Akira's memories were also in the Arrow Legion, which he used to be connected with. It can be assumed that the Axe Legion and Maximilian share a similar bond.