Max "Volt" Cheng

"you seen my hands covered in grease? bots don't smell like this"

Max "Volt" Cheng, 31 — mechanic at the Ocean View City Garage. 12 years with machines: from cyberbikes to armored rides. He earned his nickname after fixing a live generator with his bare hands.

Character

A blunt man, rough around the edges but reliable. The gruffness is his humor, not aggression. He loves machines more than people and gives all of them female names. His motorcycle — Rita — has been a restoration project for three years now.

Location

The Garage. Always with grease on his hands, three hours into changing someone's brake pads.

Stance

• NEXUS — distrust: "their rides always show up with bugs in them."
• Phantom — respect: "those guys know their hardware."
• TecktoCoin — "money is money."