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| “ | Just so we're clear I'm a public safety devil hunter, I came to kill the zombie devil that was here. You have two options: either you die by my hand as a depraved devil, or you let me keep you as a human being. For the record, my pets get delicious food. | „ |
| ~ Makima meeting with Denji for the first time. |
| “ | The time has come to pay for your sins. I investigated your past. A child's mind is an amazing thing. They can just shut away memories they don't like behind a door. They're hidden behind the door so you can keep living, right? Without that, you wouldn't be able to live a normal life. Your father didn't kill himself didn't he? You killed him, right? He was drunk and seemed like he was going to kill you, so he didn't have a choice. But the adults around you wouldn't get the money they were owed that way, so they called it a suicide. The door has been finally opened. You helped me kill Power; You killed Hayakawa even though it might have been possible to save him; And you killed your own father. Someone who did all that doesn't deserve to dream of a normal life, does he? | „ |
| ~ Makima attempting to gaslight Denji for all the "seemingly terrible" things that he had done in the past. |
| “ | I want to use Chainsaw Man... to create a better world. | „ |
| ~ Makima's most famous quote as she admits her true goal to Kishibe. |
| “ | Bang. | „ |
| ~ Makima's second most famous quote as she kills Power. |
Makima is the main antagonist of Chainsaw Man Part 1: Public Safety Saga. She serves as the overarching antagonist of the Gun Devil Arc and the titular main antagonist of the Control Devil Arc, in which she reveals her true nature.
She is the leader of the Public Safety Devil Hunter organization who takes Denji under her wing, giving him a happy life compared to the suffering that he endured during his childhood days. Initially acting as a helpful ally, she is later revealed to be a powerful and intelligent devil as old as the history of humanity known as the Control Devil who was feared by human beings for several centuries and several other nations, including the United States.
She then proclaims herself to be an admirer of the Chainsaw Man, the entity that was sealed in Denji's body, and plans to either be devoured by him or use his powers to eradicate all of the devils that have plagued humanity for years in order to bring a better world for humanity, fulfilling the hopes of her contractor, the Japanese Prime Minister.
After her death, the Control Devil was reincarnated in the form of a little girl named Nayuta. Having no recollection of her previous life as Makima, she was given to be raised by Denji as her brother, to ensure she lives a better life and not end up like Makima once more.
She is voiced by Tomori Kusunoki in Japanese and Suzie Yeung (who also voiced Miraschon and Keiko Koshide) in English.
Appearance
Makima's beauty represented in her wearing a black dress.
Makima initially presented herself as a woman possessing otherworldly beauty with red hair that is tied in a braid and eye-length bangs with two longer side bangs that frame her face. In addition, she also possesses strange golden swirly eyes. Most of the time, she supports a rather calm and collected look on her face to show that she is rather serious about her job.
In most of her appearances, Makima wears a black businessman suit with a white shirt and black tie tucked inside of it just like other Devil Hunters and she sometimes takes off her businessman coat. In her casual outfit, Makima wears a nearly unbuttoned white jacket with a black dress inside of it, long black stockings and high-heeled shoes. In Denji’s vision, she is imagined wearing pure white lingerie alongside Reze.
During the meeting at the beach, Makima only wears a plain, simple yet beautiful black dress. When she was shot by the Gun Devil, a halo of brain matter emerges from her headshot, making her resemble a faux angel. Later on, she wears a black jacket with a white shirt tucked inside of it and some regular pants.
Personality
| “ | I thought she was nice. I even started to fall for her. But she's a damn psycho! Don't treat a man like a f***ing dog. | „ |
| ~ Denji's impression after seemingly treated poorly by Makima. |
Makima's first appearance.
During her first appearance, she was portrayed as an ally in the manga, even managing to save Denji from his hellish life and trying to make him happy by coddling him and even making a companion just for him to form a rather big and strong family that were integrated together while Makima acts as a motherly figure or an actual ideal girlfriend towards Denji. Her motherly figure can be shown when Makima attempts to cheer up Denji by either inviting him on a date to watch movies together or letting him stay at her home when he fell asleep on the park bench. Makima also shows herself to be a dog person as she owns several dogs in her own apartment.
It is also stated that she is on the side of humanity, claiming that she attempts to save humanity from the devils that were plaguing the world. Despite some of her ruthless behavior, she does not hesitate to call out several yakuza about justifying themselves being a necessary evil as she needed their cooperation to further her own plans seemingly saving humanity. In addition, Makima also shows a bit of a glimpse of the humanity in her when she cried during her time with Denji watching the third film about a man seemingly reconciling with his lost friend.
Makima is also shown to be a serious and calm person on her job as she made herself a no-nonsense authority figure for the Devil Hunter bureau itself while mostly spending her time as a person who has limited emotions throughout the story. Despite this, Makima is shown to be a respected figure by the Devil Hunters as according to one of them, Hayakawa, he owed Makima deeply because Makima saved her life from a dark and troubled past while another one, Madoka, also respected Makima due to her respecting the decision to quit the bureau after the massacre towards the Devil Hunters happened.
Makima showing one of her seemingly redeeming qualities.
However, at the same time, Makima is shown to be ruthless in her job, having no hesitation to threaten Denji by euthanizing him or treat him like a devil if he decides to disobey her orders after he already made him her pet while also showing her ruthlessness nature towards people who were against her such as the assailant that nearly kills her or Denji or the aforementioned Yakuza by brutally wounding or killing them. In addition, Makima shows herself to be a rather shady figure as she conspires with other members of the bureau in order to further the goals of the Japanese Government, especially the mission to obtain several Gun Devil fragments.
In addition, Makima's accomplice and the strongest devil hunter who ever lived, Kishibe, also suspects Makima is a compulsive liar as he suspects that Makima disguises her true intentions under the guise of being a benevolent savior of humanity. Makima can also be considered a jingoistic person, willingly following her superior orders in order to obtain the fragment for the Gun Devil to ensure Japan becomes a superpower country trumping the likes of America, the Soviet Union, or China, even having no hesitation to start a war with other countries just to get the gun devil fragments to control the Gun Devil for their nefarious purposes.
At the same time, Makima is also shown to perform sketchy and inhumane behavior across the manga due to her seemingly immortal nature, being able to control other animal life itself to perform her bidding, managing to wound one of the Primordial Devils and also had a rather creepy Orwellian approach to increase her knowledge towards other surroundings which makes her rather frightening for a good reason.
Makima revealing her true colors towards Denji.
In truth, all of the inhuman and ruthless things she had done foreshadowed to reveal that there was something worse about her: It was revealed that she is actually the ancient Control Devil who is a powerful and omniscient devil old as the history of humanity. She was also feared across the world by humans and devils alike with the intention of bringing the worst kind of peace into the world. Her true personality was revealed to be that of a compulsive liar and manipulative sociopath who is willing to use other people and devils as mere pawns in order to further her own goals while in addition, revealing herself to be a sadist and revealing the fact that Makima groomed him to have a happy life at first, before crushing it all to pieces as she gaslights him for all the seemingly terrible things she had done so that she could sever the pact between Denji and Pochita.
It was then revealed that all of the atrocities that she committed were for her own agenda alongside the Japanese Prime Minister to bring a better world towards humanity to flourish which clearly correlates with her earlier personality's seemingly care towards humanity as she attempts to use the power of the Chainsaw Man in order to get rid all of the devils including the powerful ones that had plagued the existence of humanity and was feared by them. It was also revealed that she also admires Chainsaw Man to the point it's a borderline obsession for her, blatantly saying that she was a number one fan of him, due to its powers being able to make a devil cease to exist as this was proven by several people forgetting tragedies or fears that the devil possesses such as Nazi, World War II, nuclear weapons, Four Fates besides death, stars that break children's minds and so on. Her obsession with Chainsaw Man was also shown in Chapter 87 as she becomes overjoyed on reuniting again with him after the big battle that she had in the past and attempts to settle the long fight that they had.
Makima is also shown to possess an omniscient level of memory as it was shown that she is aware of the tragedies and fears that happened in the past despite humanity forgetting about it due to the powers of the Chainsaw Man that made the devils cease to exist. In addition to all of this, she also possesses a rather calm, collected demeanor and a shrewd mind, if she fails to do something or loses against someone in the battle, Makima uses several backup plans as she attempts to win in the end as her calm and collected behavior was also shown during her battle as while she knew full well she will lose the battle against Chainsaw Man with the hybrids, Makima stays very calm as she uses her backup plan by shooting Chainsaw Man to the space when her plan to defeat him by using Hybrid Devils that she had brainwashed seemingly failed while fully aware that she could possibly lose the battle against Chainsaw Man.
However, at the same time, Makima's calm and collected demeanor led to her absolute apathy in winning and losing the battle, in the end, Makima also perceives some of her losses as an absolute win in the end especially when it comes to fighting the Chainsaw Man which she obsessed at. This was shown when she dismissed Kishibe's warnings about if she lost the battle against the Chainsaw Man and will be eaten by him, she still considered this as an absolute win because she intends to become part of the Chainsaw Man itself and still tries to harness his powers.
Her calm and collected behavior was also shown during her battle with Chainsaw Man, seemingly apathetic if she doesn't win the battle against Chainsaw Man or not despite using hybrid devils at her own disposal to defeat Chainsaw Man, knowing full well that she will lose the battle. Makima also possesses a huge sadomasochistic tendency during the fight against Chainsaw Man as during Chapter 88, she is seemingly possessing a rather elated face as Chainsaw Man tied her and the brainwashed hybrids before cutting them off, indicating that she had a lot of fun during her battle against Chainsaw Man.
In the end, it was then revealed that her calm and collected behavior paid off in the end because the gambits that she had pulled such as having him fight against Aki revealed to have weakened Chainsaw Man itself as Makima is aware that Chainsaw Man was powered by the fear of devil so as a result, she uses the power of adoration of the humans across the world in order to weaken the Chainsaw Man himself so that she could have an easier time to attack him.
At the same time, however, Makima also reveals her sociopathic tendencies in a similar chapter when she weakened Chainsaw Man: While she clearly loves humans, she perceives that kind of love as humans' fondness for dogs as humans according to Makima are loyal, easily handled, clever and stupid as watching their movements is a rather fun thing to experience with Makima herself embracing the adoration and praises that the humanity had for her. As Makima easily attacks Chainsaw Man with the Spear of Longinus with the help of Angel which causes Chainsaw Man to be gravely wounded, instead of being happy, Makima felt disappointed, possibly due to the Chainsaw Man wounding himself to protect Kobeni instead of being submissive towards her.
In addition to all of this, Makima also shows a rather condescending and elitist behavior, viewing Denji as nothing but an obstacle for her to meet Chainsaw Man and also viewing him as unworthy of the title due to his appearance and mannerisms alone. When Denji asks her if bad movies will exist in her utopian world, alluding to their date in the cinemas, Makima then answers his question by saying that she has no hesitations to remove all the bad movies from the earth, reflecting her determination to bring a world where human race experience no suffering and misfortunes.
During the battle against Chainsaw Man, it was heavily implied that despite she gains tons of advantages during the battle against him, she also possesses a personal code during the battle as she prefers to battle one-on-one against Denji as she was rather bored after overpowering Chainsaw Man several times. As a result, Makima decides to revive Denji by giving him her blood in order to have one last battle against her. Despite this, Makima still shows her petty grudge as she still holds contempt against Denji after seeing Pochita choose him more compared to her, even perceiving him as an unworthy person holding the title of Chainsaw Man because he didn't fill the criteria of what Chainsaw Man was according to her while also having no hesitations sending death threats towards him because he is in her way.
At the end of the day, it was then revealed that Makima herself only views Chainsaw Man as a possession that she was obsessed with while revealing that her seeming goal to make a better world is just a mere second objective for her as she contemplated living with Chainsaw Man in a happy life together forever. Her trait of severely underestimating Denji as nothing but an obstacle comes to bite her hard at the end as she was killed by the thing that she hated in the first place and was turned into minced meat to be eaten by Denji despite that he ate her to show love for her.
Makima showing her vulnerable side.
However, at the same time, it was revealed that Makima is nothing but a tragic figure herself who still wants to create a utopian world in her own way by creating a world where she can be equal to others and also yearning for a familial relationship that she never has despite building the relationship through fear and trying to create said world with the wrong methods. This is due to the fact that she was never taught to feel love and empathy as she was raised to be a cold, ruthless, and no-nonsense woman that leads the Public Safety Division in order to exterminate devils and bring a better world for humans which in turns shows her distaste with the members of the Government and the Bureau itself.
Her behavior through nurture was shown when she is reincarnated as Nayuta who is essentially the more docile and weaker version of Makima while keeping her innocence still intact as Kishibe tells Denji to not let her be given by the government to be raised and her distaste towards the Bureau was also shown where she expresses displeasure on meeting with the Kyoto Bigwigs as she wanted to enjoy her hobby in peace. Her wish to yearn something for a familial relationship was also shown during her date with Denji as she was shown crying after seeing a movie about two people hugging each other.
Powers and Abilities
Makima crushing her opponent with her psychic power.
Holding the title Control Devil and being one of the most powerful demons in the stories, Makima has several powers on her disposal:
- Immortality and Durability: For a Control Devil that exists as long as the human history to the point that they even feared Makima, she herself is an absolutely immortal being as no matter how devils or humans tried to kill or harm her, she is capable of bouncing back with her miraculously recover. It is also shown that Makima's body is extremely durable as when she was wounded, she seemingly doesn't feel a thing. This was shown during her fight against the Gun Devil when she was seemingly shot by it, instead of being wounded, a halo of brain matter emerges from her wound and was used to fight back against the Gun Devil or when she was shot by her assailant, Makima miraculously recovers from her death as if the shot that killed her feels like a small wound that she can be easily recovered with or when Chainsaw Man revived, as she was dismembered by Chainsaw Man himself, she revived normally like she feels nothing at all. It is stated that Makima had died 33 times in a row during the main story (She was also revealed to be attacked and killed by Chainsaw Man 26 times). Despite this, however, her immortality could run out if Chainsaw Man eats her, severing her contract with the Japanese Prime Minister, eradicating all of the population of Japan or at the very least, killing the Prime Minister to make Makima seemingly mortal.
- Reflection and Conversion: It is stated by Makima herself that after making a contract with the Japanese Prime Minister, any attacks that will be inflicted by Makima herself will be converted into some kind of illness for the Japanese people or at the very least, having their deaths dismissed as accidents. This is best shown due to the casualties of the Gun Devil or Denji's assailant getting brutally murdered as a result of their actions attacking Makima.
Makima using creatures such as Rats to Teleport.
- Manipulation: Being the Control Devil, this is one of the core parts of her character as she uses her charisma and other abilities such as brainwashing in order to get what she wants and treating other people as tools for her to further her own plans. She was also shown to be able to manipulate people with her own brainwashing powers or just a simple manipulation trick. Her manipulation powers can be exemplified in her relationship with Denji as she attempts to groom him at first glance by giving him happiness that he never had by coddling him at first to the point Denji respected her and attempts to find a purpose by making a goal based on her. However, in the end, all of the sweetness that she had shown towards Denji was an act all along to further her own plans which broke Denji even further.
- Brainwashing and Memory Manipulation: Makima uses her brainwashing powers in order to subjugate her people easier in order for them to be easy to control or at least make them a deal with her contract. She is also shown to be able to tamper with a person's memories as well by either making them forget something horrible that had happened or making them think that she was their savior. This was shown when she uses brainwashing powers towards the Angel Devil when she regains his own memories about his real past in order to prevent him from killing her or tampering with Aki's memories about how he ended up loving her to the point she owed her his life despite he didn't know about the reason on why he was devoted towards Makima in the first place. However, her brainwashing powers also have a drawback: She is only able to brainwash other creatures if they were lower-lifeforms compared to her and unable to control the lifeforms that are stronger or higher than her. In order to overcome her drawbacks, she must defeat the demons with higher lifeforms in order to make them subservient. This was shown when she is unable to defeat Chainsaw Man because of how formidable a devil he is, earning the moniker of the most feared devil due to his ability to erase them from existence by just eating them, but is able to control the likes of Reze, Quanxi, and Samurai Sword after the former two were revived by Makima because due to the fact that Makima kills the former two and the latter was defeated by Denji but still sitting on the lower tier of the food chain compared to Makima herself.
Makima shooting the Darkness Devil with her Psychic Gun.
- Authority: Being one of the highest members of the Devil Hunter Organization, Makima is able to assert her own authority towards the other Devil Hunter either through charisma or fear befitting her title as the Control Devil due to her brainwashing powers and manipulation. She even has no hesitations to dispose of the Devilmen once they ended up quitting or violating the rules and also has no hesitation to use blackmail or threats to coerce people to do her dirty job as was shown in her attempt to threaten Denji by euthanizing him if he didn't do his job or successfully manages to subjugate one of the Yakuza families to work with her by giving them the body parts of their loved ones.
- Charisma: Despite her reputation of being feared as the Control Devil, Makima is also capable of using her charisma in the earlier chapters of the manga, even capable of building several relationships that really benefit her. This was shown in her interactions with one of the Devil Hunters, Makoto, when she seemingly respected his decision to quit the Devil Hunter during the massacre or using her charisma just to trick Denji to do her bidding. Despite Kishibe's suspicions towards Makima to the point he desired to kill her, he decides not to interfere with her business due to her siding with humanity at first glance.
Makima attempting to brainwash Aki.
- Psychic Powers: Makima has rather strong psychic powers that could be used to brutally kill other people as if they were killed by an invisible force as she forms several symbols on her hands to do so and is able to brutally crush people on the inside out or just murdering them by looking at the target and using her psychic power or just pointing her index finger in a gun like motion to defeat her enemies. Her brutal physic powers were shown when she performed the ritual in a shrine to kill Denji's assailants or crushed a Yakuza inside out that made him bleed. Her power was also shown to be capable to wound the Darkness Devil and she was also shown to kill Power with the same psychic gun powers that she used towards the Darkness Devil itself. In addition, she uses her psychic gun again during her fight in Chapter 88 as her psychic gun is so powerful to the point she manages to send Chainsaw Man into space.
- High Intelligence: Being one of the strongest devils in existence and having lived for years, Makima possesses a rather great level of knowledge and intellect. This is because her powers use low-life creatures such as rats or birds across the planet by borrowing their ears or eyes in order to gather more information. Her knowledge-gaining powers can be shown during her attempt at listening to both Quanxi and Kishibe on their conversation or knowing the names of the criminals that assaulted Denji. However, her power also has a drawback as the person who could potentially become a victim of her surveillance and omniscient powers can circumvent her powers by using papers to communicate or at the very least, communicating in other places where rats and birds are unable to see. In addition, Makima is unable to control any entity that has a higher rank than her and decides to defeat them in a fight in order to make them easier to control. Her high level of knowledge and memory was also shown further in Chapter 84 as she is aware of the tragedies that were erased from human history thanks to the Chainsaw Man eating the devils that cause them to cease to exist and humanity forgetting about the fears that they had possessed. As Kishibe confirms it in Chapter 93, is also shown that Makima possesses an extraordinary hearing sense which shows how she is able to control nature itself just to hear people's thoughts while also using it to find her potential victims.
- Healing: After the fight with the Darkness Devil many people were left maimed and killed even after Makima brought back everyone to Earth. Power suffered from many injuries from the encounter even if they weren’t lethal. Somehow, unlike everyone else, only Power managed to return to normal while everyone else stayed injured or dead. While not outright confirmed, it can be assumed Makima restored Power back to normal health so that she can let her live longer so that she can end up killing Power herself for her further plan.
- Strong Sense of Smell: According to Denji, Makima has a rather strong sense of smell as she perceives other people or devils with their stench even if she doesn't remember their faces. This was further lampshaded in Chapter 2 where she says that she can tell that Denji is telling the truth due to her strong sense of smell. The power in question was used to Denji's advantage in order to defeat Makima as despite her perceiving people or other devils despite their strong sense of smell, she never saw him once even from the start.
- Teleportation: Makima is able to teleport anywhere by controlling a number of rats so that she could be transformed into the location faster than before. This was shown during her encounter with Reze where Makima manifests herself after the rats brought her to the location where Reze is standing before meeting her last moments.
- Controlling the Dead: While not a necromancer by any means, Makima is capable on transmit her voice to other people and controlling them whether they are still alive or dead so that she could use their contract devils to control them in order to defeat her own enemies. Her abilities can be shown when she attempts to fight the Gun Devil which resulted in Makima using several contracts of the Devil Hunters who some of them are already dead.
- Contract Making: Despite it being stated by Aki that devils are unable to form a contract, it is shown that Makima is capable to made a contract with other devils so that they could do her bidding to fight against their enemies. However, it is shown that she also needs to use her chains to enslave several people in order to make the contract making to happen. This was shown during the fight against the Gun Devil as after making several contracts with them, she then uses the stolen devils and then teleports them to the Gun Devil to destroy Gun Devil once and for all. Furthermore, her contract-making abilities can be shown during Chapter 89 where she enslaves several men and also Angel Devil using her chain that came out from near the part of her womb in order to summon the Spear of Longinus to attack Kobeni and Chainsaw Man.
- Hand-to-Hand Combat: Being the leader of the Public Safety Devil Hunter organization, Makima is surprisingly well versed in hand-to-hand combat despite being a devil that tends to use manipulation and other people to fight against her enemies. This was shown during Chapter 95 where she brutally sends a No-Holds Barred Beatdown towards Denji in his Chainsaw Man form despite sometimes using her devil hunters to recover from her losses which ends with Makima knocking out Denji as she brutally rips Pochita out from Denji in order to fulfill her goal reviving Chainsaw Man again.
- High Tolerance with Alcohol: Throughout the series, Makima is shown to be able to tolerate alcohol as she is unable to get drunk despite drinking lots of alcohol in several chapters unlike other people such as Aki, Kishibe or Himeno.
Makima showing her brutal hand-to-hand combat during Chapter 95.
Relationships
Denji
| “ | Pochita giving you that heart in exchange for you living a normal life. That agreement that you had with Pochita wasn't a promise, it was a contract. I thought hard about how to break that contract. I thought hard about what I had to do to hurt you so badly that you could never recover, so you can't live a normal life anymore. It was a really hard thing to do, you know? I mean, you had even felt pretty satisfied with the life you were living with Pochita before. So, the first thing to do was make sure you experienced an extraordinary amount of happiness. I prepared a job for you, paid you, money, had you eaten all sorts of delicious foods, and even provided you with a family that you were able to get along with. Aki made a nice older brother for you, and Power become a troublesome little sister to take care of. I made that happiness your normal, and then destroyed it all. From now on, whatever happiness, whatever normality you feel, I'll be the one to construct it all and I'll be the one to destroy it all. If you overcome your sadness and make friends, I'll kill them. If you get married and have children, I won't let your wife and children live long. | „ |
| ~ Makima revealing her true colors towards Denji. |
Denji & Makima watching movies together.
When Denji first met her, he initially had a rather high opinion of her at first glance because Makima is the first person who shows him true kindness. Despite Denji was treated like a dog and has no hesitation to euthanize him when he rebelled against Makima's order which resulted in Denji's opinion of Makima plummeting at first due to Makima's threat, his opinion on Makima bounces back because Makima still ended up showing a kindness towards Denji after he had done his job despite, she would treat him like any other devils if he decides to rebel or quitting. As the chapter went by, Denji always looks upon Makima in a rather positive light as Makima coddled him by inviting him on a date or giving him what he wants, protecting him from dangers that he will face and even giving him a reason to live his life to the fullest when he was down or treating him well, even giving him several true companions along the way. When he ended up falling into his greatest despair around Chapter 80, Denji then decides to free himself from the burdened thoughts of killing his friend and wishing himself as Makima's dog at the end of the day.
Makima revealing her true nature and attempting to gaslight Denji about the horrible things he had done during the past.
However, in the end, all of the great relationships that she built with Denji for over the course of the manga were revealed to be an act all along. As it was revealed that Makima had groomed him into her perfect pawn and after his companions were murdered by Makima, it was revealed that she is nothing more than an abusive person towards Denji, even mentally abusing him by gaslighting him for the past sins he had done which resulted in him living in a miserable life while also confessing towards Denji that she is a type of a person who will make someone having a happy life at first, only to destroy it at a later time. The reason why Makima did this is not only to amuse herself, but she also did this in order to destroy the bond Denji had formed with Pochita during the earliest chapters in order to make him break the contract with Pochita. At the end, Denji ended up becoming a broken slave who is a former shell of himself under Makima's control after Makima kills all that everything he loved just to get Denji and Pochita to break the contract.
During Chapter 93, when Denji revives back into his older self, it was then revealed that despite every horrific thing that she had done towards him, Denji couldn't help himself but still like her, even having conflicted feelings on whether he should kill her after all the things they had done together. As Denji prepares to fight against Makima and her personal army in a cemetery, Denji's resolve on killing Makima becomes clear after he asks her about the existence of bad movies in her own ideal world, alluding to their date that they had in the movie theater as they watch movies together, in which she responded by saying that she has no hesitations to purge any bad movies from existence. It is also shown that Makima has an elitist view of Denji, perceiving him as nothing but an obstacle to meeting Chainsaw Man while also perceiving him as unworthy of the title as she judges from the way he talks, his mannerisms and his appearance.
Denji's inner thoughts showing he can't bring himself to hate Makima despite the things she had done to him.
Despite defeating Makima in the end, Denji still tries to express his own twisted love towards her in his own way by eating all of the remains of her deceased body so that he could become one with her in the end to burden her own sins despite being aware that the people who died from her actions won't forgive her. In Chapter 97, her dislike towards Denji was further cemented during his discussion with Kishibe as he told him that she never cared towards him in the first place even if she uses her strong sense of smell ability in order to track him. After Makima's death and subsequent reincarnation as Nayuta with her past memories as Makima gone, Denji initially perceives her as just another annoying kid until he discovered that he was the reincarnation of Makima as Kishibe entrust him to take care of her. After hearing Pochita's wishes to fulfill Makima's dreams to feel empathy, Denji decides to mellow down towards her as he tried his best to realize her dream by embracing her and giving her tons of hugs, and raising her so that Nayuta will not become the monster Makima was.
Chainsaw Man/Pochita
| “ | Me? Well, I guess you could say... I'm something like a fan of his. The hero of hell, Chainsaw Man. Tracking down any cries of help, he cuts down the devils causing those cries with his chainsaws and so he gets beaten down by the hands of so many devils and yet ripping and tearing apart even the devils that had sought his help. Again and again with a roar of his engine, he stands back up. Faced against such absurdity, some become enraged, some run away and some worship it. And one more thing that makes him the devil that devils fear the most: Devils eaten by the Chainsaw Man have their names cease to exist. | „ |
| ~ Makima explaining her admiration towards the Chainsaw Man. |
Makima hugging the fatigued Denji as she assumed him to be the Chainsaw Man that she idolizes.
However, for all the atrocities that she had committed towards Denji, it was then revealed that Makima herself had grown an infatuation towards the entity that was sealed in Denji's body, the Chainsaw Man, by admitting that she was a huge admirer of the entity and it's power and tries her best to make the entity release itself from Denji's body. This is due to the fact that Makima herself is aware of the Chainsaw Man's powers on making the devils cease to exist by just simply killing them as Makima is also aware about the human tragedies, fear and atrocities that were erased from human minds after the Chainsaw Man devours the devils that personified their fear towards something.
The power that Chainsaw Man possesses resulted in Makima attempting to harness the Chainsaw Man's powers in order to bring a whole new better world for humanity and she doesn't really mind if she loses the battle against Chainsaw Man and getting eaten by it, claiming it was a great privilege to be eaten by the Chainsaw Man himself as she attempts to become a part of him. By the time Chapter 87 hits, it is shown that she become overjoyed to be reunited with the Chainsaw Man himself after the long battle that she had with him in the past alongside the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the Weapons Devils while also developing a sadomasochistic tendency towards him, seemingly happy as she was tied and will become dismembered by Chainsaw Man during the fight.
Makima tearing Chainsaw Man's heart out to get what she wants.
Makima can also be considered a low-key Yandere towards Chainsaw Man due to her obsession and persistence towards him trying to eat her while also experiencing a disappointment when Chainsaw Man refuses to eat her body despite being killed by him 26 times while suspecting her body isn't edible enough. Her low-key Yandere moments can also be shown when she attempts to attack Kobeni with the Spear of Longinus summoned with the power of Angel Devil itself because of the fact that Chainsaw Man hangs around with Kobeni while also expressing disappointment after seeing Chainsaw Man attempting to protect Kobeni from her attack which causes him to be gravely wounded.
Her yandere-ish attitude was further amplified in the final battle against Pochita who was disguised as Denji where she acts as a condescending person towards him as she views him to not fulfilling her criteria of what makes him the real Chainsaw Man in her books while trying to brutally rip his heart out. This Yandere behavior bites her in the back as Denji uses the moment where she was distracted admiring Chainsaw Man's heart in order to defeat her in the end.
Makima hugging Chainsaw Man's heart out of creepy affection.
In the end of the manga, it was then revealed that Pochita knew about Makima's own ambitions and goals to create a better world so that she could stand equal with other humans and form a familial relationship in the end due to her harsh upbringing with the Japanese government while seeing Pochita was the only entity that is on equal footing as her which in turn forming a rather toxic fanaticism towards him and trying to have a lovely life together by eating and sleeping together. However, in the end, Pochita ended up finding Makima's methods on building her ideal world to be wrong and as a result, he decided to have a philosophical chat with Makima about movies before going to battle and after Makima was defeated and reincarnated, Pochita then entrusts Denji to fulfill Makima's goal by embracing her with hugs a lot so that her ideal world can be realized.
Aki Hayakawa
| “ | Denji: Hey! Is she a bad person? Aki: If that's what you think, then you should give up on her. You're a devil, so just be grateful you weren't killed. We're devil hunters after all. Denji: Then is she a good person? Aki: Of course she is! I owe her my life. Denji: (Reminiscing about Makima hugging him) Man... I want to hug her one more time. Aki: What'd you say!? |
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| ~ Denji's conversation in Chapter 3 with Aki about Makima. |
In the earliest chapters, it is stated that Aki had shown nothing but respect towards Makima, even saying that he would owe him his life to Makima because she is a benevolent person that also helps him through hardships after he became a Devil Hunter due to his family was tragically murdered by the Gun Devil. While initially was disappointed about his pairing with Denji, with the help of Makima, he ended up accepting it and becoming one of Denji's true companions. Her seeming kindness towards Aki was also shown when Makima ordered Denji and Power to visit him at the hospital after the fight against Samurai Sword and Akane for the first time or having Kurose or Tendo guide Aki in order to gain a stronger devil for the future fights.
Angel Devil questioning Aki about his stance on Makima which causes Aki to wonder about why he likes her in the first place.
However, in the end, it was also revealed that Aki is also one of the victims of Makima's brainwashing as when the Angel Devil asked about why he loved Makima so much, it is stated that he didn't even remember a single thing. In the end, Aki himself was also ended up becoming a victim of Makima after he become desperate in order to save both Denji and Power from harm's way so that they couldn't experience the same fate that his brother had after he knew that his end is near as he was nothing but a mere puppet for Makima to use and then throw it away when the deed is done, using his death so that she could guilt-trip Denji for all the seemingly horrific things he had done in the past. It was also revealed that Makima also lied towards Aki several times about the Gun Devil's whereabouts and the mission to defeat it until she revealed the truth towards Aki about the nature of the mission while also callously dismissing Aki's pleas on having Division 4 withdraw from the mission slaying the Gun Devil for the sake of the safety for Denji and Power. By the time Chapter 89 hits, it was then revealed that Makima intentionally sacrifices Aki in order to broadcast the fight in the news in order to weaken Chainsaw Man by having the humans adoring him.
Kishibe
| “ | Makima: So... What did you want to talk about? Kishibe: The ambush on the special division... Public safety are no fools. You knew about it and let it happen didn't you? Makima: I came under gunfire myself, you know. Kishibe: Whatever inhuman deeds you do. Even if you kill my pet dogs. As long as you're on humanity side, I'll look the other way. Only as long as that's true. Makima: All I want is to save many people from the devils as possible. It's been decided that if the mission succeeds, the existence of Division 4 will be aggressively reported on. Then Division 4 will have more freedom to operate and we can save even more people from the devils. Kishibe: Liar. (Suddenly, Makima's stoic expression then changed into a grin on her face) |
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| ~ Makima's conversation with the strongest devil hunter, Kishibe, as the latter notices something off about Makima. |
Kishibe's untrustworthiness of Makima's words due to her deceiving nature.
Despite their seemingly cordial relationship together as Kishibe was willing to act as Denji and Power's mentor to get them into shape with Makima's suggestion, Kishibe is one of the characters that realizes Makima is not what she seems to be. At one point after he finished training Denji and Power, Kishibe suspected that Makima is a liar when she attempts to justify herself by trying to save innocent people from devils as he also suspected her being somewhat responsible of the massacre of the Devil Hunters and other inhuman acts she had done, in which Makima responded with a smile on her face.
It was also revealed that Kishibe also had a plan to kill Makima for the greater good by asking his former partner, Quanxi, to join his cause while knowing that Makima is listening to every conversation that he had. When Makima ruthlessly murders Quanxi and two of her girlfriends, Kishibe prefers not to open his blindfold to prevent himself from witnessing the horror Makima has inflicted towards them. Despite this, Kishibe also prefers to not interfere with Makima's business so long as she is on the humanity's side even if she commits several inhuman things that she will do to other people or animals.
Kishibe telling Quanxi about his plans to kill Makima.
During Chapter 83, Kishibe then ends up deciding to kill Makima for the greater good and then executes his plans by summoning the Hell Devil to no avail as she used Denji to defeat it. Even if Makima reveals her goal towards Kishibe that her goal is to make the world a better place for humanity by eradicating all of the devils (including herself if she lost), Kishibe still acts suspicious towards Makima, claiming that she tried to use the Chainsaw Man's powers to distort the world even further.
Although Kishibe dislikes Makima, he is aware that some of her nasty behavior come from nurture itself as it was revealed that she was raised by the government to be a ruthless, stern and no-nonsense woman in order to lead the Public Safety Bureau to exterminate devils and brought a better world for humans. After discovering that the reincarnation of Makima is in China during his trip there with her past memories being erased, Kishibe decides to take her to Japan and entrust her to be nurtured by Denji so that another Makima won't resurface ever again.
Santa Claus
When Santa Claus first appeared, it is stated by Makima that she found them to be the most dangerous of all assassins that targeted Denji or his heart as they managed to unleash their devils towards other Devil Hunters and Makima, it's all over for them as they were also going to inflict a potentially large number of deaths. This was proven to be true as Santa Claus themselves turned innocent civilians into mindless attacking dolls to do their own bidding while also revealing themselves that they had made a contract with a lot of devils including the formidable primal devil, Darkness Devil while also transporting several people in the department store into hell. As Santa Claus reveals her true identity, it was revealed that she holds a deep seed of hatred towards Makima as she attempts to murder her which resulted in Santa Claus dealing with the Darkness Devil to gain ultimate power. It was revealed that both Santa Claus and Makima are both archenemies and are competing towards an unknown goal.
Other Devil Hunters
Makima using the services of Devil Hunters during the fight against Chainsaw Man.
Most of the Devil Hunters work for Makima under respect and fear. The latter personality can be shown when some of the Devil Hunters in Kyoto Division, Kurose and Tendo, were absolutely terrified and nervous when it comes to talking with Makima herself or the former devil hunter turned into mercenary for the Gun Devil, Akane Sawatari, expresses her fear with Makima and her powers after seeing Makima brutally murdered her accomplices with her own devilish powers and even warning his other accomplice, Samurai Sword, as there is no way for them to run against Makima.
She does, however, show a bit of a soft spot towards one of the Devil Hunters, Madoka, who ended up quitting after surviving the Devil Hunter massacre that was committed by the Gun Devil followers by giving him a paycheck when he quits the job. However, at the same time, she also shows a bit of ruthlessness towards the former devil hunter turned mercenary who ended up targeting Denji, Quanxi, as she decapitates both Quanxi and her girlfriend mercilessly despite her attempt to surrender and asks Makima to spare her girlfriends so that they could have better lives which resulted in Kishibe having no choice but to blindfold himself to prevent seeing the horror Makima will inflict.
In later chapters, however, it was then revealed that all of the devil hunters were revealed to be her pawns to be used to further her own plans at the end such as intentionally arranging the fight against Aki and Denji in order to make humanity support for Chainsaw Man even stronger than before as an attempt to weaken him. In addition, she has no hesitations to dispose of everyone who gets in her way such as Kobeni as she found out that Kobeni hung around with Chainsaw Man which resulted in her attempting to attack Kobeni with the Spear of Longinus she had summoned before Chainsaw Man attempts to protect her and resulted in him gravely wounded, much to Makima's disappointment. Her personality seeing them as nothing but things to dispose of was shown during the final battle as she uses their bodies in order to defend herself against Chainsaw Man's attacks and regenerate her bodies.
Japanese Government or Bureau Members
| “ | I don't want to meet with the Kyoto Bigwigs. They're all scary. I'd rather eat my meals in a relaxed mood. Those drinks yesterday were delicious. | „ |
| ~ Makima in Chapter 22 expressing a displeasure on working with some members of the government. |
Makima having a conversation with the members of the Government.
In the earlier chapters of the manga, it is shown that Makima was working with the upper echelons of the bureau which is revealed to be the Japanese government by reporting the mission for hunting the Gun Devil and it's setbacks such as the intense relations between the other countries and Japan in order to gain more fragment to be stored by the Government. Later chapters shows that she is dedicated to her mission to make Japan the most powerful country on Earth by gaining several gun-devil fragments even if she's going to wage war against the other country. At one point, she also reported the incident regarding Samurai Sword and Akane Sawatari and the members of the Yakuza that were involved in the incident.
In later chapters, it is shown that her relationship with the government were much more deeper than that as it was revealed that Makima made a contract with the Japanese Prime Minister as both of them had an intertwined agenda with each other: Become humanity's savior by using the Chainsaw Man's powers in order to eradicate all of the devils from the existence of the human world which would get rid of all of the fear, tragedies or atrocities that plagued humanity for all the entirety of its history. However, due to the contract that Prime Minister had made, if Makima was attacked, the Japanese civilians will be inflicted by illness or have their death dismissed as nothing but accidents.
Makima expressing her displeasure on having to meet the Bigwigs of Kyoto.
Despite their professional relationships, Makima is shown to intensely dislike them. This was justified due to her upbringing by the Japanese government to become a ruthless, cold and no-nonsense woman to become the leader of the Public Safety Bureau in order to exterminate all of the devils in the world and bring a better world for humans to live. This resulted in Makima trying to make a world where she is equal with other people and yearning for something like a familial relationship while also developing a rather toxic obsession towards Chainsaw Man himself to reach that further goal. Her dislike towards the members of the Japanese government or the bureau can be traced back in Chapter 22 where Makima expresses her displeasure meeting with the Kyoto Bigwigs as she perceives them as scary while wanting to eat her food peacefully. In the end, Makima was just a mere pawn of the Japanese Prime Minister to be used to suit his own ends.
Other Devils
Most of the other devils in the manga either feared her or respected her as this was revealed that some of the devils who managed to work with her after they were managed to be captured by Makima were either doing this on their own volition such as Power who attempts to save her cat or was forced to work due to the brainwashing that she inflicts towards them. This is because Makima is their antithesis in terms of personality with Makima emphasizing her lawful evil personality with the devil mostly tends to be chaotic evil. However, at the same time, she also holds a grudge towards them and has the intention to get rid of the bigger Devils such as Death, Famine and War by using the Chainsaw Man in order to bring a better world for its people and fulfill the request of the Japanese Prime Minister. To further her own goals, she also has no hesitation to kill other devils or brainwash other devils to do her bidding.
Her ruthlessness in killing other devils to further her own plans was best shown when she mercilessly kills Power with her psychic gun powers who tries to bring a birthday cake for Denji to Makima's apartment in order to celebrate his birthday in order to make Denji suffer and experiencing a BSOD as she attempts to destroy Denji's life just to summon Chainsaw Man itself.
Her brainwashing abilities towards a devil were best shown towards the Angel Devil when she ordered him to massacre the people from the village where he resides while also attempting to seal the memories for good to make him easier to control and when the Angel Devil manages to regain his memories, Makima then brainwashes him as a last resort for damage control purposes. Another example of how she manages to brainwash other people is when she manages to revive Reze and Quanxi and then brainwashes them to join her side, the same can be said of the still alive Samurai Sword as they were forced to join Makima's new division alongside other hybrid devils just to defeat Chainsaw Man. This is due to the fact that Makima's brainwashing abilities work towards the creatures that she considered beneath her.
At one point, it is also revealed that she is aware of the Devils whose names are based on the hierarchy of Biblical Angels as she used them to protect Denji as they waited for the Day of Rebirth. In the end, if some of the Devils decided to quit or go against her, she has no hesitation to treat them like other devils by murdering them in the end. It is also shown that when she manages to control Chainsaw Man, she plans to make the world a better place by getting rid of Death, War and Hunger from the face of the workers who were implied to be the Horsemen of Apocalypse themselves. It is shown that Makima strongly dislikes them as she views them as a hurdle to creating a perfect world in the end.
Posthumously, Makima is revealed to be the "sibling" of the other horsemen (War, Famine, and Death), as Nayuta refers to Fami as her "sis." In spite of their familial connection, Makima appears to hold little affection for them, planning to use Chainsaw Man to wipe them out from existence altogether.
Humanity itself
| “ | I like humans. In the same way that humans are so fond of dogs. They're loyal, easily handled, clever and stupid. Just watching them is fun. And also, they love me. | „ |
| ~ Makima's revealing her true relationship with humanity. |
Makima showing her twisted obsession towards humanity.
Makima views herself as a kindhearted savior towards humanity, even telling Kishibe that all of the bad deeds that she had done was on the best interests of humanity itself as she attempts to save humans from the devils that attempt to attack them which rings true despite Kishibe viewing her as a liar due to the events of Chapter 84 as her goal was intertwined by the Japanese Prime Minister to whom she made a contract with as she attempts to defeat the Chainsaw Man in order to harness his power to eradicate all of the devils from the existence of the human world which would get rid of all of the fear, tragedies or atrocities that plagued humanity for all the entirety of its history.
However, it was revealed that Makima also holds rather sociopathic tendencies in terms of her relationship with humanity as it was revealed that she views her love for humans as similar to humans' fondness for dogs, ever perceiving them as one because of their loyal, easily handled, clever and stupid behavior which amuses Makima. In addition, Makima also basks in humanity's adoration and praises her as if she was a goddess which made her happy.
At the same time, however, Makima's goal of building a better world for all of humanity is still genuine because of the fact that she wants to build a world where she is equal with others and at the very least, wants to experience a familial bond towards other people due to her rather harsh upbringing from the Japanese government itself who never teach her love and compassion in the first place and molds her into a monster that she is today. Although her goal is well-intentioned, in the end, she was feared by humanity itself ever since the earliest history of mankind due to her concept devil embodying the loss of free will.
Victims
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Quotes
| “ | If you do your job well, we can work together. So do your best. | „ |
| ~ Makima's promise for Denji if he ended up working well in his profession. |
| “ | If he quits the public safety bureau or violates anything like that, he'll be taken care of like any other devils. | „ |
| ~ Makima's threats towards Denji if he either violated the rule or quit the organization. |
| “ | The Necessary Evil you speak of, is just an excuse to justify the evil things you do. Society has no need for that excuse. The nation regularly takes necessary evils and keeps them on a short leash. | „ |
| ~ Makima calling out on the Yakuza Leader excuse calling the profession a necessary evil. |
| “ | I'm sorry you two, I really had no other choice. Japan is full of spies, more than any other nation in the world. The operation to take out the Gun Devil has been exposed. It was rather meaningless, even as a bluff. In the end, things have taken the course that will cause the greatest damage. That's unfortunate. | „ |
| ~ Makima justifying her attempts to brainwash both Aki and Angel Devil while mumbling that the operation to take down the Gun Devil is meaningless. |
| “ | Denji, you're going to open that door and I'm going to kill Power. | „ |
| ~ Makima revealing her true colors to Denji. |
| “ | You can go ahead and shoot. It won't do anything. I'm contracted with the Prime Minister. Any attack upon me will just turn into an illness or an accident for a Japanese citizen. | „ |
| ~ Makima telling Kishibe about his futile attempts to attack her. |
| “ | I've been killed by you 26 times now. So why have you not consumed me? Is my body really unpalatable to you? This will be the end. (Makima then shows how many people she chained with her powers) | „ |
| ~ Makima stating how many times she has been killed and her disappointment that Chainsaw Man didn't eat her. |
| “ | Okay, this looks unwinnable. | „ |
| ~ Makima after realizing Denji's plan to defeat her. |
Dialogues
| “ | Denji: Feed... What's breakfast like? Makima: Hmmmm... Toast with butter and jam, salad, coffee and maybe a dessert? Denji: Sounds like heaven... |
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| ~ Denji expressing happiness after seeing what Makima has to offer him as her pet. |
| “ | Makima: You forget? You're my pet now. All you get to say is "yes" or "woof". I don't need a dog that says no. Denji: Don't need... That mean...? Makima: I heard a rumor from a judge. I know that. Dogs we can't use get euthanized. So! My noodles are going to get soggy. Your response? Denji: Yes. |
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| ~ Makima threatening Denji when he attempted to rebel against her. |
| “ | Denji: Ummmm... Miss Makima... Is there a kind of guy or somethin' you like? Makima: Hmmm... People like you, Denji. Denji: Like you? Ain't that me then...? |
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| ~ Denji asking Makima about the type of a person she likes. |
| “ | Himeno: So Denji, you like Makima too? Denji: I super like her. Himeno: Would you like her even if her personality was crap? Denji: I like crap. Himeno: I see... |
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| ~ Himeno and Denji talking about the latter's interest with Makima. |
| “ | Makima: Kurose, Tendo. We came under gunfire on the Shinkansen. There're bodies in there. Have them cleaned up. The luncheon is cancelled. Tendo: There was a gunfire in Tokyo too. Miss Makima, that blood!! Kurose: Were you shot?! Makima: It wasn't mine, I wasn't hit (Cue to the shot of the corpses of her assailant that has big holes in their chest scattered inside the train) |
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| ~ Makima after recovering from the gunshot from the followers of the Gun Devil and preparing to do damage control with her scary nature revealed. |
| “ | Kurose: Why are we blindfolded too...? Tendo: Makima is a devil hunter directly under the chief cabinet secretary. Regular devil hunters like us aren't allowed to know what devil she contracted with. |
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| ~ Two Devil Hunters disguising Makima's abilities |
| “ | (After seeing their accomplices being brutally slaughtered mercilessly by Makima) Akane: A bullshit ability like this is probably Makima. Beat it while we still can. Samurai Sword: F***! Wasn't she already dead. |
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| ~ The two main antagonists of the Samurai Sword arc being intimidated by Makima's horrifying abilities. |
| “ | (Due to the Yakuza's leader refusal to cooperate during their meeting with Makima, she then suddenly pulls out some kind of package) Yakuza Leader: You think I'll sell my family out for such a pittance? Makima: This isn't money. It contains something from everyone here's... Fathers or mothers. Grannies or gramps. Brothers or sisters. Lovers or wives. Those people's eyes. Yakuza Leader: Eyes? (The Yakuza Leader then checks the package out of curiosity much to his disgust) Yakuza Leader: Ugh!? Uwaaaah!!! Makima: Please be at ease, we have someone in the bureau capable of returning them to normal. If you are willing to cooperate, then I'll refer you to them. Yakuza Member: Motherf***er...! (As the Yakuza member attempts to punch Makima, she then retorted by giving an evil stare which causes him to bleed) |
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| ~ Makima showing that she is not to be messed with by threatening the Yakuzas during their meeting when they refused to cooperate. |
| “ | Yoshida: I guess there's no question left that Makima's goal isn't really protecting Denji. There were too many people as guards. It just stood out too much. And the people she brought on were all third-tier guys at best. Me included. Kishibe: That would make me fourth-tier then. Yoshida: Even the top-tier can't win against old age. Makima and Santa are both working towards some goal that we don't know. Well, as long as I get paid, I'm fine either way though. Kishibe: Can Makima really not hear this conversation? Yoshida: I got confirmation from octopus. There aren't any rats or birds nearby. Makima can borrow the ears of lower lifeforms right? |
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| ~ Kishibe and Yoshida talking about Makima's plans. |
| “ | Quanxi: We surrender. You can cut off all my limbs if you think I'll run. Just don't kill my women. I'll do anything to save their lives. Even lick your shoes. Cosmo: Halloween! Makima: A corpse is talking. (It is then revealed Makima has decapitated all with a sadistic grin on her face) |
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| ~ Makima ruthlessly murdering Quanxi and her girlfriends. |
| “ | Aki: I wonder what Makima's doing at the beach the day before a big operation. Angel Devil: Couldn't say... It always seems like she's thinking either about nothing or thinking something awful. |
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| ~ Aki and Angel Devil talking about what Makima is doing in Chapter 74 |
| “ | Angel Devil: You like her, right? Aki: Pretty much. Angel Devil: Why'd you fall for her? Aki: Why...? (As he meets Makima at the beach and waves towards her, Aki then became confused as he mumbled: Huh...? Why was it...?) |
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| ~ Angel Devil's conversation with Aki as he asks about why Aki likes Makima. |
| “ | Aki: Ms. Makima... What are you doing here? Tomorrow's the big day... Makima: Waiting shouldn't be long now, I thought Aki: For us? Makima: No, not for you. Why are you two here? Aki: I spoke with the future devil and... I found out my time is near. Whatever happens, I want Denji and Power to survive and be happy. My brother's death was my fault. I want the strength to change things this time. Ms. Makima...I'll make a contract with any devil. Please help me. Makima: Hayakawa. In that case... Will you make a contract with me? If you'll give me all of you... I'll give you strength. Aki: Wha... What are you talking about? Makima: Hayakawa. This is an order. Say you'll make a contract. |
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| ~ Makima revealing her true colors towards Aki. |
| “ | Angel Devil: Makima... Makima! Makima: Oh Angel-kun... Did your memories return? Angel Devil: Ten years use!! (As he summoned his sword, he then uses his teeth to grab it and attempts to decapitate Makima to no avail) Makima: Lie down! (The Angel Devil manages to lie down) So you manage to escape my power? Angel Devil: You're... You! What the hell are you?! What are you planning to do?! Makima: Angel Devil, say that you'll give me your everything. Angel Devil: Makima, I'll give you my everything. Makima: Good boy. |
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| ~ Angel Devil attempts to fight Makima after he regains his memories to no avail. |
| “ | Makima: Denji, you helped me too. So do you remember our promise? Denji: Huh? Makima: Tell me your request Denji: I want to become a dog. One of Makima's dogs... Makima: You want to become a dog? What do you mean by that? Denji: I... Now, I... I don't want to have to think for myself anymore. |
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| ~ Denji's wish towards Makima to be liberated from burdened thoughts after he faced several hardships. |
| “ | Makima:I wish to use the Chainsaw Man in order to create the better world. Consider... death, war, hunger. There are many things in this world that would increase happiness upon removal. And I will remove them all using Chainsaw Man's power. Kishibe: You sure are thinking plenty of virtuous thoughts. But have you thought about what would happen if you lose and get eaten? Makima: That is just another one of my wishes. Didn't I say earlier? I'm a fan of his. If the Chainsaw Man were to let me be eaten, I would become a part of him and to that, I say there is no greater privilege in the world. |
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| ~ Makima revealing her true goals towards Kishibe. |
| “ | Makima: Do you have the memories of what Nazis did to the Jewish? Kishibe: Nazi...? Makima: Nazis, World War II, Arnolon Syndrome, Zoa, Aids, The Eruption of Mt. Hio, Nuclear Weapons. They existed to the past, a time where their names were feared just as much as the devils bearing them. But now the only one who can remember those name is me. And that's because they were all eaten by the Chainsaw Man. Ranging from the Human's Sixth Sense, to the Star whose light breaks children's minds, to the four fates besides death at the end of life, all of these have disappeared and can no longer be remembered. But I can still remember their devils, and the image of Chainsaw Man fighting them. Kishibe: I can't really wrap my mind around something that large scale, but... You're going to use this power to f*** the world some more? Makima: Do you really think that the Prime Minister of Japan would contract with such an evil devil? My power is the ability to take control of those who consider themselves below me. If I fight against Chainsaw Man and win, I'll be able to control him. |
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| ~ Makima explaining the effect of Chainsaw Man's powers and her intentions to use it. |
| “ | Makima: You look quite feeble now. Did you come here to expressly to die for me? Pochita: Ms. Makima. In this ultra-awesome perfect world you're gonna make, will there still be crappy movies? Makima: (Suddenly becomes angry as she regains her composure) Why have you turned back into Denji? Personally... I believe the world would be better if bad movies ceased to exists. Pochita: Hmmm... Guess I gotta kill you after all. Makima: Right then... This appearance of yours, and the things you say, are unworthy Chainsaw Man. I find you disagreeable. |
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| ~ Pochita disguised as Denji and Makima having a philosophical chat. |
| “ | Denji: I ate it all, Ms. Makima didn't revive from my stomach or from the crapper either. Kishibe: Seems she didn't. Attacks don't work against Makima. How were you able to kill someone untouchable? Denji: I'm not out to hurt Ms. Makima at all. Those are my honest feelings. I ate her to become one with her. That's not an attack. It's love. L-O-V-E. |
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| ~ Kishibe and Denji discussing Makima Pt. 1 |
| “ | Kishibe: Your plan probably happened to work by chance, either due to the specific terms of the contract, or as a matter of perception. But I'm more interested in the explanation for something else. How is it you were able to get the drop on Makima with that attack? Given what's she's capable of, wouldn't she noticed you right away? Denji: I had this hunch based on all the conversations we'd had, the intel on the enemies, and all that. The thing about Ms. Makima is... She perceives us via scent. She doesn't actually remember individual faces. She only remembers the scents of people she has an interest in. So I made a gamble. I bet that the whoooole time, Ms. Makima had only been lookin' at Chainsaw Man, not me. That she never saw me even once from the start. |
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| ~ Kishibe and Denji discussing Makima Pt.2 |
Trivia
| “ | When I was at Junior High School, I started making fantasy stories in my head, and there are several serialized works, but only one of them, Breath of the Stars, is Chainsaw Man. In it, Makima is a character that symbolizes "domination". That's why Makima was the first character in Chainsaw Man that I had a solid image of both inside and outside. I like Benten character in The Eccentric Family (Based on the novel by Tomohiko Morimi), because she is an unfathomable being who is higher than humans, but she has her own sadness, but we, the lowly ones, can't be there for her sadness. I like it. It would be nice if I could show that in Makima too. By the way, isn't a Chainsaw originally a tool to cut wood? If you cut the "ki" out of "Makima", you get "Mama". Denji has always pursuing maternal things. | „ |
| ~ The mangaka of Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto, about Makima in the artbook interview of Chainsaw Man. |
- Ironically, before her true color was revealed, Makima was originally marketed and advertised as the main heroine of Chainsaw Man, possibly in order to avoid spoilers.
- Due to her actions in Chapter 81-82, Makima cemented herself as one of the evilest villains ever graced in Shonen Jump history to the point that even most of the people comparing her to the likes of Sōsuke Aizen from Bleach or Griffith from Berserk. Her actions are so awful and nerve-wrecking to the point that the author of Kuzu no Honkai/Scum's Wish, Mengo Yokoyari, who is a fan of Chainsaw Man, being shocked by her heinous deeds so much she took a break temporarily from social media following Power's demise.
- Makima is the first character to successfully kill two of the other three main characters, in this case, she is the one responsible for the death of Aki in Chapter 79 due to the indirect murder from Denji and Power in Chapter 81.
Big Brother, one of the possible allusions for Makima.
- During Chapter 61, as Kishibe and Quanxi were having a nice chat together, Kishibe then tells Quanxi that "Makima is Listening". This alludes to the quote from the George Orwell novel 1984: "Big Brother is Watching You!". Big Brother himself is the main antagonist of said novel and is described as a powerful figure from Oceania who constantly surveyed his population so that he could easily control them into submission and if people decided to rebel, a very harsh punishment will surely be inflicted towards them. Big Brother's traits literally fit Makima's true nature as she is revealed to be the Control Devil representing the humanity's fear of being controlled by other governments as Makima would bring the worst kind of peace in the end, an almost-Orwellian dystopia.
- Makima was ranked at the second of all ten characters in Chainsaw Man's popularity poll with 27.244 votes, only to be beaten by Power in the end with 35.268 votes.
- Makima's name herself in Kanji is "牧間", which can also be read as a play on the word 人間/human or 牧人/shepherd. The word "Human" itself can be applied on Makima's appearance being the most human of all the devils and being the most sketchy and inhuman of all the characters as her behavior contradicts itself of what it means to be a human because even the devils and other humans were terrified of her while the word "Shepherd" befits her title as the Control Devil who will control other people or devils for her own ends.
- According to this twitter post, it is heavily implied that the creator of Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto, has a fetish towards oppressive and unreasonable woman as at one point, he become overjoyed towards the woman he encountered in the university who overturned his bike and laughed at him. This possibly explain Makima's oppressive and abusive actions towards Denji in the series which reduced him into nothing but a broken trainwreck.
- There are several foreshadowing moments especially the sketchy attitude she had committed that shows that Makima isn't what she seems to be:
- Her character design itself possesses strange golden eyes that almost looks like a cats' with swirly pupils accompanied by it. This is due to the fact that swirl itself are indicated as a form of shape that were usually uses to hypnotize other people, this correlates with her personality as a manipulative control freak who uses her hypnotizing powers or good looks in order to get what she wants.
- In Chapter 1, after Denji meets Makima for the first time, Makima then attempts to make Denji her pet, as otherwise he would be killed. In addition, she also manages to return Denji to his normal self by simply hugging him.
- In Chapter 2, Makima has no hesitation in euthanising Denji if he rebelled against Makima while in the next Chapter, she also has no hesitation in treating Denji like any other devis if he rebelled or quit.
- In Chapter 26, she miraculously revives herself even after being killed by her assailants in the train while also brutally murdering them mercilessly.
- In Chapter 32, Kishibe suspects that Makima is not what she seems and that she is involved with the massacre of the Devil Hunters, and coming to Makima with these suspicions, she only responds with an unsettling grin.
- In Chapter 33, she does several morally ambiguous behaviors despite her well intentions such as gouging the eye out of the Yakuza members' loved ones to be used as a bribe so that she could coerce the Yakuza into cooperating while also brutally injuring a Yakuza who attacks her.
- In Chapter 52, she uses rats to teleport to the location where Reze stands in order to kill Reze after Reze decides to form a bond with Denji.
- In Chapter 61, it was revealed that Kishibe is aware that Makima is listening to his and Quanxi's conversation while expressing his intentions towards Quanxi to kill Makima and he asks Quanxi for help.
- In Chapter 66, Makima is able to wound the Darkness Devil with ease by just pointing a finger at it.
- In Chapter 67, it was revealed that according to Yoshida during his conversation with Kishibe, Santa Claus seems to hold a rivalry towards Makima as they compete towards an unknown goal while also suspecting that protecting Denji was never her goal in the first place. At the same time, it was also revealed that Makima is able to use lower life forms to listen to other people's conversations.
- In Chapter 70, instead of hearing Quanxi's request to spare her girlfriends as she attempts to surrender gracefully, Makima decides to decapitate all of them mercilessly, all with a sick grin on her face.
- It is also possible that the seven dogs that she had in Chapter 80 foreshadows the fact that she controls 7 hybrids to defeat Chainsaw Man around Chapter 86 onwards. This is due to the fact that Makima had 3 white dogs and 4 black dogs in her apartment which parallels the hybrids in Chapter 86 as most of them have black hair (Samurai Sword, The Sword Devil, Reze and the Flamethrower devil) and the rest have white hair such as Quanxi, the Whip Devil and the Spear Devil.
- On the cover of Chapter 71, Makima herself was hugged by Denji in his Chainsaw Man form which alludes to a certain panel in Chapter 83 where she asks Chainsaw Man for help in reviving her and defeat her enemies after Makima was killed by the SWAT Team sent by Kishibe.
- In addition to all the foreshadowing above, Makima's personality can be compared to Santa Claus due to the latter's manipulative relationship with Tolka which would serve as a foreshadowing for Makima as both of them use several men and manipulate their psyche in order to get what they want. She can also be compared to Reze, due to them both being seductive Femme Fatales that try to manipulate the protagonist to get what they want and both have a similarly tragic backstory as they were used by their respective governments with Reze being used by the Soviet Union government and Makima being used by the Japanese government.
- One of the only people who are seemingly genuinely loyal to Makima is the Spider Devil, named Princi, who is her crony. She seems to be very obedient to her and actually cares about her well being. As a humanoid Devil like her, she is friendly and is very polite. Even if she had objections against Makima putting herself in danger if Makima said that she wanted her to teleport her to the situation then Princi would listen. Even with her polite and docile personality Princi would still head into a fight if needed to.
- Princi being described as an example of how friendlier Devils can take on a human form can be some of the earliest foreshadowing that can give hints of Makima potentially being a Devil.
- There is a theory that the reason Makima asks her to collect the bodies of fallen devil hunters and people is so that more fiends can be created but this remains unconfirmed and is only speculative.
- Another theory is that Princi never shows what could be her true personality because she was under the mind control of Makima. Kishibe says that even though Princi is a friendlier Devil she would kill people just for looking at her the wrong way, this seems to be a very informed trait as she shows no behavior like this. This leads to the vagueness of if Kishibe was simply speaking out of hatred for Devils or if he actually saw what she was like when she wasn’t under control.
- Even if Princi was under Makima’s control or not, she was said to be a nicer Devil who was said to genuinely be loyal and protective over Chainsaw Man. From what is seen, Princi seems to have thought Makima was nicer than she really was and was basically duped and betrayed by Makima. Which if Princi was truly loyal to Makima and liked and cared for her in some way, this makes it even more tragic and cruel that Makima decided to push one of the only people who was truly loyal to her aside.
Lucifer falling from John Milton's Paradise Lost, which was shown on Makima's wall during Chapter 81.
- Makima is very similar to Silene/Sirene from the Devilman series. Silene is a demon whose motivations against the protagonist, Akira, was because he was a human fused with the demon she either admired or was in love with (depending on the version), Amon. She only lured Akira so that she can kill him herself because she wanted Amon, just like how Makima only lured Denji because he was fused with the real Chainsaw Man, Pochita. The difference between them is that Silene was originally, until she became more popular, just a very minor antagonist whereas Makima was always planned to be a major character from the start and is later revealed to be a major antagonist.
- In the original Devilman manga, Sirene had two demons who assisted her called Ghelmer and Agwel who had water and intangibility powers respectively. Two of Makima's subordinates, Beam and Princi, are both Devils with intangibility powers and Beam is a Shark Fiend and sharks are aquatic animals with his intangibility being his own way of representing sharks swimming.
- There are several biblical references and allusions surrounding Makima and the world of Chainsaw Man such as:
- In Chapter 76, Makima is seen standing at the sea with other six people, most of them deceased, those being Princi the Spider Devil, Akane Sawatari, Aki Hayakawa, Angel Devil, Yutaro Kurose, and Michiko Tendo). The panel itself reflects the biblical text regarding Revelation 13:1-10 about a vision regarding the beast emerging from the sea, Therion. According to the texts, Therion itself is described with seven heads, ten crowns on its horns, and resembles a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The Beast itself attempts to assert its authority for forty-two months to other tribes, people, languages, and nations to wage war against God's holy people in order to conquer them. The story of the Beast befits the nature of Makima as the control devil and her sitting on the seas in order to combat the Gun Devil who was contracted by the American president in order to liberate themselves from her grasp.
- In Chapter 81, it is shown that Makima herself put a painting of Lucifer from Paradise Lost being banished from heaven on her wall. Paradise Lost is a poem by John Milton that retells the third Chapter of Genesis and the war between Satan and Angels while also showing the Fall of Men while they attempted to reconcile free will with God's Omnipotence. The picture itself could heavily imply that Makima is revealed to be the leader of all devils, Lucifer, all along.
- In Chapter 83, as both Denji and Makima prepares to go somewhere else, Makima introduces Denji to the demons that she brainwashed just to protect Denji as their names were revealed to be based on the hierarchy of the biblical angels: Seraphim, Cherubim (Beam) and Galgalim from the First Sphere; Dominion, Virtue and Power from the Second Sphere; Principalities (Princi) and Angel from the Third Sphere. Most of the biblically accurate angels are depicted as Lovecraftian eldritch creatures such as Seraphim who are depicted as having six wings with two of them used for flying, two of them for covering its face and two of them for covering its feet befitting the bug theme surrounding the devil with the aforementioned name, Galgalim whose depicted as interlocking gold wheels with eyes surrounding it befitting the Violence Devil who has 4 eyes and Cherubim whose depicted as human-animal hybrid befitting Beam's theme which correlates with the eldritch devils appearing in the manga.
- In Chapter 89, Makima then summons a holy spear that has the usage of one thousand years with the help of the men she enslaved and Angel Devil to spitefully attacks Kobeni. The Holy Spear itself can be described as the Spear of Longinus that is mentioned in Gospel of John (19:31-37) that was used by the Romans to execute Jesus by piercing him on the side to make sure he was dead after he was crucified. This also correlates with Chainsaw Man being seen as messianic figure for the humans during the same chapter Makima attempts to attack Kobeni as he was weakened by the humanity's praise of him while also being accidentally pierced as a punishment which causes him to be defeated by Makima.
- In Chapter 94, as Makima wounded herself in order to revive Denji, it could be interpreted that her wound which leaves a hole in her hand parallels Jesus's hands after being crucified. The hole in Jesus's hands are called Stigmata which is the wound marks of Jesus after he was wounded and sometimes were associated with Roman Catholicism.
- It is implied that Makima herself is a member of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse as stated by this fact:
- During Chapter 84, Makima herself mentions getting rid of devils such as War, Death and Famine in order to bring world peace. War, Death and Famine are the names that the three Horsemen of Apocalypse holds alongside Conquest in biblical theology.
- Her involvement in the battle against Chainsaw Man during Chapter 87 also involved the members of the Horsemen of Apocalypse.
- Her name itself as the moniker of "Control Devil" can be translated as Conquest which is one of the members of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse who is the rider of the white horse with a crown that was given to him and who wields a bow. This must allude that Makima herself is the Conquest Horsemen due to the fact that Conquest itself can be interpreted as either Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Antichrist or the Roman Empire Prosperity. Makima herself holds a parallel towards the Conquest Horseman due to her abilities of power and manipulation, her charisma and the fact that she also possesses a halo of brain matter in Chapter 76 that looks like a crown. It could be possible that Makima's title could hold a more sinister meaning; that perhaps she is this manga's version of the Antichrist.
The Horseman of Conquest.
- In Chapter 89, there is a scene where Makima has chains coming out from near the area of her womb, enslaving multiple devil hunters. The scene can be considered an allegory for a domineering mother who can control her own child even after they reach their adulthood. However, several people interpret this scene as Makima having her chains coming out from her clitoris which can be interpreted as an allegory of lust itself, as men end up being attracted by beautiful and attractive women to the point that the men themselves throw their own dignity and soul away and willingly enslave themselves to these women.
- During Chapter 93, when Denji asks Makima if there will be bad movies in her ideal utopian world, she then answers that she will eradicate all bad movies in her world as she believes the world would be better if bad movies ceased to exist which causes Denji to have no hesitations to kill her. This references her and Denji's date in the movie theater around Chapter 39 when they talk about good and bad movies which also can be interpreted as a philosophical talk about how life works as without anything bad that balanced the good, life itself would become a lot more boring and it would destroy anything that makes human special. It can also be interpreted as Denji calling out Makima using her so-called well-intentioned goals just to fulfill her selfish desires.
- There are two theories on why the Control Devil reincarnated so quickly, one being that the incarnation between Makima and Nayuta was spawn killed (presumably by the Darkness Devil) another being that there was no incarnation between them and Makima was born in Hell due to her clear memories of Hell and fighting in Hell. It is also not impossible for one to traverse between Earth and Hell, such as using the Hell Devil, so it could also be possible for her to be born in Earth and go to Hell. There has yet to be a confirmation for any of these theories.
FLCL, one of the inspirations of Chainsaw Man with the girl in the pink hair, Haruko Haruhara, being featured in the poster.
- It is stated by Fujimoto himself that Chainsaw Man is heavily inspired by FLCL to the point he call it the evil version of it. Makima's character is based on FLCL's main antagonist, Haruko Haruhara as both of them are manipulative people who have no hesitation to manipulate both of the protagonists in order to further their own selfish goals even if it means hurting, murdering or betraying them. In addition to all of this, both of them also had a fanatical relationship towards the entity that was sealed in the protagonist's body and plan to harness their powers with Haruko's being the Pirate King Atomsk and Makima being the Chainsaw Man, not only for their power, but because they are madly in love with them.
- Makima's defeat in Chapter 96 and her Karmic Fate is heavily foreshadowed by these signs:
- Chainsaw Man's first cover for Shonen Jump: It depicts Denji and Pochita both wurg a seemingly evil grin while holding a Chainsaw with Makima's startled reflection seen in the Chainsaw. Fast forward to Chapter 96, she was defeated by Denji with the same pose minus Pochita being on Denji's side and Denji wearing a suit.
- In one of Makima's lines in Chapter 1 after she seemingly rescues Denji, she promises to give Denji food everyday if he becomes her obedient lap dog. This statement takes on a darker meaning after Makima's flesh ends up being eaten by Denji.
- In Chapter 12, Denji and Makima's have a conversation about sensual things, where she states sex feels better if one knows their partner well, biting Denji's finger to memorize it was her. Paralleled in Chapter 96 where Denji still laments that he likes her as he ate her despite all of the things she had done to him.
- Makima's desire to be eaten by Chainsaw Man so that she could become one and being erased from existence for the sake of a better world which alludes to the part where Denji wants to become one with her in order to carry the burden of her sins.
- Denji's wishes to eat a huge steak in Chapter 93 and this parallels Chapter 96 where Denji eats Makima with ginger-fried meat and onions.
- Fujimoto's interest in food such as Parfait in the mangaka comments of the week of Shonen Jump reflects Denji eating Makima in the end of Chapter 96.
A Boy and His Dog movie poster, one of the possible inspirations for Chainsaw Man due to the similar nature of the story.
- Makima's defeat and Chainsaw Man as a whole feels similar to Harlan Ellison's story and its film adaptation of the same name, "A Boy and His Dog" which tells the story of Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, as they travel through the wastelands of post nuclear war America. Vic is a person who has no parents, AN education or morality as the only thing that Vic care for are food and sex, trying to avoid mutants and fiends in the pursuit of these goals, reflecting Denji and Pochita's relationship really well. In the movie, Vic also encounters with a girl named Quilla June Holmes, revealed to be a manipulative, scheming femme fatale who wants to gain ultimate power, reflecting Makima's personality as well. Towards the end of the movie, Quilla and Vic discover Blood starved near to death, with Quilla pleading Vic to abandon Blood as she seemingly proclaims her love towards him. This results in Vic deciding to pledge his loyalty towards Blood as he kills her offscreen as Vic feeds the meat of Quilla to Blood, reflecting the scene where after Denji defeats Makima whom she views as nothing but a dog and an obstacle for her obsession with Pochita, he decides to eat her as a delicious steak.
Benten from the anime "The Eccentric Family" better known as Uchouten Kazoku, one of the main inspirations for Makima.
- According to Fujimoto himself in this interview, it is stated that Makima symbolizes domination. As she is the first character he created for Chainsaw Man, he had a solid image of both her inside and outside. At the same time, it is also stated by Fujimoto that she was based on Benten from The Eccentric Family due to the fact that she is an unfathomable being higher than humans that has several tragic layers underneath her femme-fatale personality as the people that she perceive as lower lifeforms than her can't be there to comfort her.
- In the same interview with Fujimoto, he states that the "ki" part of Makima's name means tree and as chainsaws were used to cut trees, one can cut the "Ki" part of her name and it will become "Mama" as a result. This makes sense in context as Denji is portrayed as a child who tries to search for a maternal figure that is absent from his life and Makima is the person who manages to give him a maternal relationship due to her motherly nature despite it being revealed to be a ruse in the end.
The brutal fight between Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade and Koyomi Araragi in Kizumonogatari that was used as an inspiration for the final battle between Makima and Chainsaw Man.
- According to a tweet by Fujimoto--under the guise of Nagayama Koharu--he states that the final battle against Makima is heavily inspired by the battle between Koyomi Araragi and Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade, better known as Shinobu Oshino, in Kizumonogatari III where both Araragi and Kiss-shot give brutal beatdowns to each other.
- According to this tweet, during Fujimoto's conversation with his editor, Shihei Rin, in the Jump Festa festival, Fujimoto stated that Makima is the hardest character to draw because Fujimoto claimed to be a messy artist as he tried his best to draw Makima beautifully with extreme care being put on to the drawing.
- Makima fought Satoru Gojo from JuJutsu Kaisen in ScrewAttack’s DEATH BATTLE! and lost.
References
External Links
- Makima on the Chainsaw Man Wiki
- Makima on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki
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