Billy Bob Johns, known more commonly by his stage name Maximillion "Max" Galactica, is a stage magician and the most well-known performer at the Berry Big Circus. He was the defendant in the murder of Russell Berry, the circus's ringmaster. A "country bumpkin" from a farmstead, Johns became a magician to try and repay the debts that his father had amassed at the family farm. He soon earned quite the reputation for himself and went on to sign an exclusive contract with the Berry Big Circus.