In Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, more focus is given to Max and Mona's relationship, and she becomes one of the game's two protagonists. By the end of the first game, Mona disappears inside an Aesir Corporation headquarters elevator after being shot in the head by mercenaries for refusing an order to kill Max issued by Nicole Horne, the CEO of Aesir and a renegade member of the powerful secret society called the Inner Circle. She is introduced in the first Max Payne game as the "evil twin" of her younger sister Lisa, the abused wife of the mafia boss Angelo Punchinello.
MONA SAX MAX PAYNE 2 PROFESSIONAL
Mona Sax is a mysterious professional assassin, living in a derelict theme park somewhere within New York City.
MONA SAX MAX PAYNE 2 MOVIE
The games' version of the character was perceived positively by the gaming community and mass media, but Mila Kunis' portrayal in the movie received negative reviews. She appears as a major character in the 2008 film Max Payne and makes a cameo appearance in the game's multiplayer mode of Max Payne 3. She is the second player character in Max Payne 2 after Max, and her tragic love story with Max is the center of the game's storyline. Mona appears in the first two video games in the series, Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. She is a contract killer in a dangerous relationship with the titular protagonist, the vigilante cop Max Payne, and represents the femme fatale archetype. Mona Sax is a fictional character in the Max Payne neo-noir franchise. Mona Sax was portrayed by actress Mila Kunis in the 2008 film adaptation Max Payne.Mona Sax and Max Payne, as seen in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Murney in Max Payne, and Wendy Hoopes in Max Payne 2. If the player chooses the “Dead on Arrival” difficulty setting both Max and Mona are found alive by police and paramedics. If the player chooses the Normal or Hard difficulty setting Mona is shown to die in Max’s arms. When presented with the opportunity and the orders to kill Max, Mona can not pull the trigger and as a result is shot in the back.ĭepending on what difficulty level you play Max Payne 2 on, Mona is either killed or is found to have survived being shot in the back. Mona and Max work together until Mona reveals her employer and is ordered to kill Max. Despite his past encounters with Mona, Max does not inform the NYPD that he knows her, nor does he inform them after Mona visits Max at his apartment. That case is assigned to NYPD Detective Max Payne’s partner Valerie Winterson.
Mona is introduced in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne as a suspect in the murder of a senator. In Max Payne, Mona is thought to have been killed by mobsters while she was trying to kill Angelo, who she calls a “sadistic wife beater”, but she apparently survived as she reappears as a main character and love interest in Max Payne 2. Lisa is married to Angelo, Punchinello head of the Punchinello crime family. On occasion Max runs across a trail of dead bodies attributed to Mona, who is described as Lisa Punchinello’s “evil” twin sister. Mona is said to be a contract killer before and during the events of both Max Payne games. Mona Sax is introduced in the game Max Payne. Mona is a non playable character in Max Payne but is playable in some scenes in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.