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| NOTE: This page only covers Nicole Horne from the Max Payne games as her 2008 movie counterpart is not Pure Evil, thus only her information from the games should be included here. |
| “ | Mr. Payne, it's time to show you the benefits of my brew. Be a good boy now. | „ |
| ~ Nicole Horne just before injecting Max Payne with deadly Valkyr dose. |
| “ | All this because your wife stuck her nose into things that were none of her business. It's ridiculous that you've made it this far. You won't be alive when they get here. | „ |
| ~ Horne to Max Payne. |
Nicole Horne is the main antagonist of the Max Payne video game series.
She was the CEO of Aesir Corporation who profited from selling Valkyr, a lethal drug previously authorized by the United States of America government for their army until they stopped its production due to how dangerous it turned soldiers into. Horne orders the killing of Max Payne's wife and daughter when the former comes too close to expose her, setting into motion the events of the series, making her responsible for all of Max's suffering throughout the series.
She was voiced by Jane Gennaro.
What Makes Her Pure Evil?[]
In General/Background[]
- She rants to her minions when they say Max Payne is unstoppable and says he’s only one man showing her ungrateful nature and that she doesn't care about her minions at all.
- Illegally continued the production of Valkyr, a drug which turns its users into homicidal killers.
- Even in death she can be considered the catalyst for all the events in Max Payne's life.
- She's even responsible for the man-made Epidemic with Valkyr as the drug would be dangerous for innocents turning evil.
- Blackmailed former members of the Valkyr project into silence and used the Puchinello crime family to distribute the drug.
- She was responsible for the murders of the Payne family by sending three Valkyr addicts to Max's house, killing Max's wife and daughter, the latter being a baby. This makes Horne indirectly responsible for Max's severe depression throughout the series. She even taunts Max with the idea that Michelle and Rose's deaths were necessary and even tried to gaslight Max Payne into believing that it was Michelle's fault for "sticking her nose into things that were none of her business."
Max Payne/2001[]
- She was likely indirectly responsible for Angelo's paranoia causing him to lash out and kill Mona's twin Lisa Sax.
- She likely paid Candy Dawn to sleep with Alfred Woden to blackmail him into silence.
- She tried to have the Mayor killed by Rico Muerte for speaking out against Valkyr.
- Had B.B. kill Alex Balder and then frame Max Payne for Balder's death.
- Had Angelo Punchinello killed to cover her tracks.
- She tried to kill Max painfully by injecting him with Valkyr.
- Ordered "Operation Dead Eyes", which consists of assassinating everyone involved in the Valhalla project and then destroying the laboratory in Deep Six, which also almost caused the death of Max.
- She taunts Max Payne on how ridiculous it was that he's still alive and cowardly ran away from him as she relied on her minions to kill him and not herself.
- Her death while being crushed by a helicopter was brutal was not played for sympathy but simply karma for her actions against New York City as she had a well deserved death in the end.
Max Payne 2-3[]
- She was posthumously responsible for Mona Sax's death as she was the catalyst for the inner circle civil war and she even ordered Mona shot simply for refusing to kill Max Payne.
- She is posthumously responsible for Vladimir Lem's attacks on the Punchinello Family and his actions in general and has in fact been the cause of a man who killed his wife and a pizza delivery guy while on Valkyr.
- She is also indirectly posthumously responsible for the Inner Circles Downfall.
- She in fact is posthumously responsible for the DeMarco and Punchinello war as well as Victor Branco's plans to frame Max Payne and his plans.
Trivia[]
- Nicole Horne is, alongside Victor Branco and B.B. Hensley (movie B.B.), one of the three Max Payne villains to be Pure Evil.
- Nicole is also, alongside Catalina, one of the two Pure Evils of Rockstar Games to be female.
External Links[]
- Nicole Horne on the Villains Wiki
- Nicole Horne on the Max Payne Wiki
- Nicole Horne (Max Payne games only) on the The Ultimate Evil Wiki
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