MAXWELL LORD: Max's parents were government scientists, working on biological experiments. One day, they tried to report a weakness in the safety system. Their employers wouldn't listen and left the system as it was. Two months after this, a virus made it into their protective suits and caused their internal organs to melt, then their entire bodies. This incident left the young Max with a deep hatred for the government. He later explained that he tried to warn both his parents and their employers, but they wouldn't listen.

Lord created his own company later in life and became quite a successful businessman in National City. With Supergirl's arrival, Max took it upon himself to question every action the Girl of Steel ever took. Throughout season one, Max was both an adversary and an ally. His true motivations, however, still seem clouded in Mystery.

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