Mike and Max after killing a few mobsters. You are the sheriff? Well, how about making me your deputy?' ―Mike introducing himself to Max Payne.
'Hey! You're Max Payne! Max, I'm Mike, one of Vladimir's friends. Max engaged the mobsters in a gunfight, resulting in Mike's demise. Max made his way to Vlad's office, finding Mike and other mobsters guarding it.
Mike, who was in charge of the restaurant in Lem's absence, ordered his fellow mobsters to eliminate Max. Later that year, Lem betrayed Max, leading the detective to attack Vodka. The two managed to kill the assailants, save Lem, and scare off Gognitti.
In 2003, Mike assisted in defending Lem and his restaurant, Vodka, from Vinnie Gognitti and the Punchinellos, being aided by the NYPD detective Max Payne. His exact rank in the organization was unknown, but he possibly was Lem's bodyguard or a mafia lieutenant.Ī Russian mobster with an affection for Western films and themes, as well often mimicking them, Mike was a rather cheerful and relaxed person like his boss, yet an expert firearms wielder, able to take down a small group of mafia goons by himself and his trusty Kalashnikov. Mike (Russian: Майк), known better as 'The Cowboy' (unknown - 2003), was a member of Vladimir Lem's Russian Mob.
