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Max Guevara is a character in James Cameron's science fiction TV series, Dark Angel, played by Jessica Alba. Max is a transgenic super-soldier who, along with others in her group (known as X5), escaped from Manticore. She tries to live a normal life in Seattle, WA, but is constantly pursued by Donald Lydecker (played by John Savage) and Madame X (played by Nana Visitor).

Background

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While Max earns a living as a bike messenger, she supplements her income by being a thief. In the pilot episode, Max meets Logan Cale (who operates "Eyes Only") during a failed robbery in his penthouse. Impressed by her skills, Logan searches for Max and stumbles upon her Manticore background. They form a mutually beneficial agreement: Max helps him to fight corruption, and he helps her find her old Manticore group.

On the outside, Max is just like every other girl. For protection, she needs to keep her background a secret—her closest friend, Original Cindy, does not learn about Manticore until well into the first season. While she tries to overcome her conditioning, it sometimes gets in the way of her daily life. For this reason, her relationship with Logan is constantly filled with troubles, and she must explain her way out of many situations at work.

Important Episodes

• "Pilot" - Max is introduced to the Logan Cale and learns that other X5s are still alive
• "Heat" - Max learns information about the X5s and Manticore
• "411 on the DL" - Max gets closer to X5s and meets Zack
• "Blah Blah, Woof Woof" - Logan and Max's relationship progresses
• "And Jesus Brought a Casserole" - Max helps the X5s in an attack against Manticore
• "Designate This" - Max must escape from Manticore and is implanted with a virus
• "Borrowed Time" - Max and Logan overcome the genetically engineered virus
• "She Ain't Heavy" - Max is hunted by a clone of herself
• "Freak Nation" - Max must reveal her past