Max Guevara is a
fictional character and the
protagonist of the
cyberpunk science fiction television program
Dark Angel. She is portrayed by
Jessica Alba as an adult and
Geneva Locke as a child. Max Guevara is a
genetically enhanced transgenic super-soldier, created in a secret government lab known as "Manticore", where she lived with other
X-5 children until their escape in 2009. From that time, Max has lived in hiding, fearful of being recaptured by one of her guardians, Colonel Lydecker. At the same time she is desperate to locate her "brothers and sisters" and attempts to do so with the help of
Logan Cale, a cyber-journalist also known as "Eyes Only". The character Max was ranked #17 in
TV Guide's list of the "25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends".