Maxwell

Maxwell (マクスウェル) is one of seven Dukes of Hell.

Personality
Maxwell has childish personality probably due to him unable to remember anything. Seemingly docile, Maxwell didn't retaliate despite Alderp abusing him for years. But despite his playful nature, he is a sadist as his favourite dark emotion is despair. Maxwell enjoy torturing Alderp while taking care not to break him so he can savour his despair as long as possible. In the Web-Novel, Maxwell said that he'd fix Alderp with his powers if he breaks and was feast on his despair for all of eternity until the price has been paid back fully.

However the Maxwell we saw was not really Maxwell himself as Vanir stated that he was summoned by Alderp without his memories. As for how he normally acts with all of his memories in hell, it is unknown. But Vanir has described him as a friend who is somewhat lacking in brains, but quite handsome by most standards and good at taking care of others.

History
Considering that Maxwell like Vanir is a Duke of Hell. It's highly likely that he fought in the ancient war between Heaven and Hell.

Maxwell was summoned by Alderp using the Summoning Talisman, who then contracted with Maxwell, not knowing what the true consequences were. Maxwell can manipulate and alter other peoples' memories, but he is himself amnesiac, and has trouble remembering orders. Relying on Max, Alderp steadily rose through Belzerg's society, eventually ending up as a powerful politician with influence overshadowing the Dustiness house. Although Kazuma's party has no direct contact with him, he is responsible for a great deal of the party's troubles, especially Darkness'.

Appearance

 * Light novel.
 * Maxwell was described as a handsome by most standards by Vanir, he was missing the back half of his head and wore a suit sloppily similar to that of Vanir's.


 * Manga.
 * Maxwell has blonde hair, wears glasses and a white robe. The back-half of his head is missing.


 * Web-novel.
 * Maxwell was described as a handsome youth of nobility. He wore a suit sloppily like that of Vanir’s, has blonde hair and the back-half of his head missing. Maxwell also has different coloured eyes, his left eye is white and his right eye is blue.

Trivia

 * According to the Japanese Wiki, Maxwell's name was based off of "Maxwell's demon", a thought experiment created by the physicist James Clerk Maxwell in 1867.
 * Web-novel.
 * When Vanir questions Maxwell as to how he remembers killing his mother, he soon came to the realization that Maxwell killed and ate his mother. Vanir then laughed in a similar way as Maxwell, unlike his usual laughter.
 * When Maxwell spoke of his act of killing his mother to Alderp, Vanir referred this individual as "Mom" when he questioned Maxwell as to why he remembered committing such an act, implying that they're sibilings.
 * Maxwell made his first appeared in Volume 3 Chapter 20 ( the equalvilent of Light Novels Volume 7 Interlude). Unlike the Light Novel adaptation which he first appeared first in Volume 6.