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This article is about the game character, you may be looking for the film character, known as B.B. Hensley

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"What the hell does B.B. stand for anyway? Backstabbing Bastard?"

―Max Payne to B.B.

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B.B. is the nickname of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent. B.B. is Max Payne's contact in the Drug Enforcement Administration during the detective's undercover infiltration of the Punchinello crime family.

Very few details exist about the man's background; due to his later actions, it can be assumed that he works as a covert operative for the Aesir Corporation within the DEA.

B.B. orchestrates the deadly meeting of Payne and Alex Balder at the Roscoe Street Station in 2001 which starts Max Payne's vendetta against his enemies, and he personally kills Balder.

B.B. also informs the Punchinello family that Max Payne who was working undercover in the crime family, was a cop, which sets up Max against the Finito Brothers.

In order to finish off his former friend once and for all, B.B. decides to lure Payne into another trap, at the Choir Communications Garage. Payne, however, understood that B.B. had betrayed him and killed Alex, and was already prepared and confronts B.B., who tries to escape and sends his men against the detective.

He and his men escape inside the garage, and after his men are all killed, he tries to eliminate Payne himself, but is ultimately killed by the fugitive detective.

Biography

Background

"Alex and B.B. were my only contacts in the DEA -- the only ones in this decript city who knew I was down here."

―Max Payne.

Not much is known about that man's life prior to the events of the Valkyr Case. His real name is unknown, as "B.B." is more likely a nickname.

B.B. is a member of the Drug Enforcement Administration, for which Max Payne is building the Valkyr Case. B.B. and his partner Alex Balder are the only DEA agents who were aware DEA Agent Payne had gone undercover.

Facts suggest he is actually working for Nicole Horne's Aesir organization and acts as their spy in the DEA. If he was a spy for Horne, that may explain why it took three years to make progress in the case.

The Valkyr case

"B.B. here. Something urgent has come up with Jack Lupino. You need to meet with Alex immediatly..at Roscoe Street Station."

―B.B. to Max, setting a trap to him.

In 2001, B.B. calls Payne, who was working undercover in Jack Lupino's crew, on the phone one fateful night and tells him to get to a meeting with his longtime partner and other DEA contact, Alex Balder, in New York City's Roscoe Street Station.

As the Valkyr Case was making progress, B.B. picked the time and place for the meeting to coincide with a massive Mafia bank robbery operation, with hopes that both key detectives would be caught in the heist and killed by scores of armed mobsters and goons roaming in the vicinity.

Moreover, the double agent shows himself in the area, armed with a Desert Eagle, and personally kills Balder, shooting him in the head when he is talking to Payne though a gate. He then runs away from the scene shortly afterwards.

At the time, Max doesn't know that B.B. was the one who killed Alex, as he was outside the detective's view. Max soon finds himself framed for this murder and pursued by the NYPD.

Death

A few nights later, B.B. contacts Max in an attempt to lure him into another trap and kill him, this time suggesting they meet up at the Choir Communications Garage. As Max thinks about Alex's death, he understands that it was more likely an "inside-job", finally understanding that B.B. has betrayed and sold them out.

Max arrives to the place and confronts B.B. at the carpark, and venomously nicknames him "Backstabbing Bastard". B.B. and his henchmen try to escape, but Max is able to chase and kill them one by one.

B.B. himself duels Payne after his escape car crashes and catches fire, making him abandon it. The traitor wields a Jackhammer in his last stand, but the powerful shotgun does not save his life -- B.B. is killed after a short gunfight with Max, those, Max avenges Alex's death.

Personality and traits

"You're a bribe-taking bent cop who sold out his partner."

―Payne, regarding B.B.

Max Payne sums up B.B.'s name and personality as "Backstabbing Bastard."

B.B. appears to be always willing to avoid direct confrontation and fights whenever possible. He does not engage Payne at Roscoe Street and kills an unsuspecting Alex Balder facing only his back and unseen, opting to run away from the scene. B.B. also chooses to flee a meeting with Payne at the Choir Communications Garage, preferring to leave the fighting to his men.

Backstabber Move — The classic backstabber move

Money must be an important object in B.B.'s life, as he most likely sold out his colleagues at the DEA to Aesir for substantial monetary gains: Max Payne notes the traitor is wearing expensive clothes and other attire, which would be beyond his salary as a DEA agent.

Appearance

B.B. is a tall man with a golden-brown hair, though it is unknown what is his eye colour. He always seen with black round sun glasses.

He wears a large dark coat on what is seen to be a blue shirt, and has a yellow tie. He wears black pants and shoes.

B.B's in game apperance differs sligtly from the comic book like scenes, he has a brown trench coat instead of a black one.

Equipment

Desert Eagle - a powerful semi-automatic handgun. This is possibly B.B.'s main sidearm. He uses it to kill Alex Balder.
Jackhammer - a very powerful automatic shotgun. B.B. uses it during his last stand against Max Payne.
Grenades - small explosive thrown weapons. B.B. uses a few granades during his last stand with Max Payne.

Behind the scenes

B.B. Hensley is only the name of the character in the Max Payne film; the video game Max Payne only ever refers to him as B.B.
His nickname Backstabbing Bastard is also a title of a chapter of Max Payne.
B.B. Hensley's character is a made a lot more prominent and significant villain in the Max Payne film than in the game. The motion picture turned B.B. into the main antagonist of the story instead of Nicole Horne, who herself remains only a minor supporting character. Hensley's death somewhat mirrors that of Horne's in the game's finale - he is killed on the Aesir HQ skyscraper's roof trying to flee in a helicopter. However, he does not die in a chopper mangled by a falling antenna which violently explodes and is sent crashing down from the roof and has supporting structures fall, crash and wreak destruction upon it. B.B. is simply shot dead by Payne with one bullet when standing and facing him.

Max Payne boss fight strategy

B.B. is the boss of the Backstabbing Bastard chapter of Max Payne. He wields a Jackhammer and Molotov cocktails and has around five soldiers guarding him. If the player gets too close to him, B.B. will climb over the wired fence and come back around to circle Max; Max can do this too. Using either a Colt Commando or the same Jackhammer on him is wise. Shooting him in the head works best because it will disgruntle him and he will temporarily stall. You can also throw some grenades on him while being in cover behind a car.

Gallery

Appearances

Max Payne
- The American Dream
  - Roscoe Street Station (chapter) (Voice only)
  - Live from the Crime Scene
- A Bit Closer to Heaven
  - Backstabbing Bastard
Max Payne 3 comics
- "Fight and Flight" (Appears in flashback(s))
Max Payne film _{(see B.B. Hensley)}

Quotes

"Maxey, you have no idea how big this is, it's huge. You have no idea..."

―B.B.

"Maxey, Maxey, Maxey, you never knew when to quit, did you?"

―To Max Payne