Alex Schneider

General
Alex Schneider is a talented young painter who was discovered by the Pax Group's Rising Talent Initiative. He's described as giving a "modest and nice" impression.

Alex's true motivations lie in money and fame rather than the pursuit of art for its own sake; when speaking honestly, he derides the Rising Talent Initiative as a slow path to riches, saying that he'll be too old to enjoy the cars, mansions, girls, and food that come with fame. Rather, he joined the Pax program to make connections in the art market, through which he masterminded a counterfeit scheme using Cher Young and Jason Sanders under the name "M."

The police were unable to apprehend Alex after the counterfeit scheme was revealed, leading to speculation that someone was helping him. He was connected to Stanley Kor, his former agent within the Rising Talent Initiative, but it's believed he has a more powerful backer due to the mass manipulation being conducted on the internet.