“Makino is not a thing! It is a thought, an inspiration, an idea that became real! I am indestructible, you are not! I shall lead my Ultralink army across the universe in a wave of complete absorption and expansion! And I am coming for Earth! And you Dread ... You shall be the first to perish! —Makino to Miles Dread, Got Turbo Star?
Makino, usually referred as Lord Makino by other Ultralinks other than Steel or the Master of Technology by Miles Dread, was the true main antagonist of Max Steel. A highly advanced and dangerous techno-organic being, Makino was considered as a god and father for the most of the Ultralinks, and was one of the deadliest enemies Max Steel has ever faced. His primary ability consists of technology manipulation, being capable of assimilating technological parts onto himself to augment his power and gain new abilities. Makino also had an inexhaustible army of Ultralinks at his disposal, as well as the Alphalink, a giant planet-sized device capable of consuming planets.
The techno-organic creature known as Makino was created eons ago by an alien scientist. Created with the purpose of absorption and expansion, Makino bonded to his own maker and proceeded to create other techno-organic beings like him, named as Ultralinks. Using the Alphalink and his armada of parasitic creatures, Makino destroyed countless planets and civilizations, bringing horror and devastation throughout the universe. One of his Ultralinks, N'Baro Aksteel X377 "Steel", betrayed him after he chose to save the life of an alien warrior named Ja'em Mk'rah during an incursion on his planet. The two headed to Earth and founded N-Tek alongside other individuals, and began to work on projects to stop the warlord.
After successfully stopping the first invasion on Earth, Ja'em and Steel tested a device they had developed, named the Turbo Star. However, an accident happens, causing Ja'em to be teleported to the vacuum of space. He is found by Makino, who kept him as a prisoner for sixteen years, using him as a living battery to power the Alphalink.
Sixteen years later, thanks to Miles Dread, an ally of Makino and a co-founder of N-Tek, Makino's Ultralinks invade the Earth once again. However, they are temporarily stopped by Ja'em son, Maxwell McGrath, who had been bonded to Steel. Makino sends his soldiers and the general Metallak to subjugate the Earth, but they fail thanks to N-Tek and Max Steel. Using the Alphalink to open a wormhole, Makino decides to personally settle things with Max Steel and destroy N-Tek once and for all. After his plans were foiled, he regenerates himself and comes to Earth on full speed with the Alphalink and a massive Ultralink armada. He is met with resistance from N-Tek, which built the Daedelus Platform in response to his army. After infiltrating the Alphalink, Max rescues his father and he, Steel and Jim use their might to put an end to destroy Makino, obliterating the planet-eating device from inside out and seemingly killing the warlord once and for all.
However, Makino's central processing unit remained. Through a pre-recorded message, Makino contacts his Ultralinks and sends the coordinates of the unit's whereabouts. He sets up a competition for his Ultralinks, promising that the winner would heir his power. Nevertheless, it was a trap set up by Makino in an attempt of finding a powerful host to bond with. After taking over Maxwell, Makino uses his new enhanced powers to create Turbo Annihilation Mode and destroy the Earth with a destabilizing drill. After he is separated from Maxwell, Makino bonds to Ja'em, but he is eventually un-bonded from him as well. To prevent Makino from regenerating himself and returning, Maxwell and Steel throw him in at the Sun, permanently putting an end to Makino's reign of terror.
Eons ago[1], a scientist was working on a project involving floating technology, with the product of his research being a techno-organic sentient creature that he dubbed as "Makino". Claiming to be his most perfect creation, Makino was created with the purpose of absorb and expand. The scientist's assistant attempted to destroy it, but he said that he simply couldn't be destroyed due to his techno-organic systems, which were programmed to find a host even in death. Upon realizing its immense power, Makino bonded to his creator and killed his assistant, who hopelessly tried to escape from his fate.[2]
Makino's army attacking a planet.
Makino began to create more techno-organic creatures like him, named as "Ultralinks" to carry on with his mission of absorption and expansion. He also designed the Alphalink, a giant, planet-sized device designed to bond and consume planets. Overtime, Makino became one of the most feared aliens (if not the most) to ever exist, as he destroyed countless planets and ended many innocent lives with the Alphalink and his tireless army of robotic parasites. He also had created an ideal: "For the glory of Makino", said by most of the Ultralinks. His path of destruction eventually led to the creation of The Black Star Council, an organization consisting of aliens that managed to survive Makino's attacks whose main goal was to capture Makino and other intergalactic criminals.
At some point, one of Makino's generals, Metallak led an attack on Planet Takion. One of his Ultralinks, N'Baro Aksteel X377, betrays his master by linking with one of the inhabitants of the planet (Ja'em Mk'rah) to save his life. Shortly after absorbing planet Takion, Makino already had chosen his next target: Earth. They headed to Earth, where they founded N-Tek alongside Molly McGrath, Forge Ferrus and Miles Dread and were creating weapons to stop Makino and his minions.[3]
Some time after N-Tek's creation, Makino launched his first Ultralink attack on Earth. The soldiers of N-Tek were ready to fight them, but they were quickly outnumbered. They released their secret weapon: Ja'em and Steel, who successfully stopped the Ultralinks. The duo also worked together to stop Makino's incursions on other alien worlds, causing them to be regarded as the "greatest heroes of the galaxy".
After the Turbo Star incident, Ja'em was sent to the vacuum of space and was found by Makino, who used him as a living battery for the Alphalink.[4]
During a meteor shower, Makino sends a squadron of four Ultralinks to Miles Dread. As a hologram, he contacts him and tells Miles to carry on with the plan and to not fail him.
Far away, Makino appears looking at an hologram of Earth and crushes it his hands with an evil grim on his face. By using his Alphalink, Makino opens a wormhole that allows him to travel to a Makino ship orbiting on Earth. After arriving, he laughs maniacally and Mega-Elementor and Dread greet him, though he gets angry at the latter and tells him to stay silent. He explains his plans of destroying N-Tek and taking on Max Steel and eliminate him.
After taking over Forge with an evil Ultralink, Makino and his soldiers attack N-Tek's base on Copper Canyon. As his army advances, Makino gleefully looks at them while laughing. Due to their defense and the fact that Berto froze the doors of the base, they couldn't invade it so Makino uses his technology-based abilities to tear apart an opening so his army could invade the place. Jefferson Smith attempts to attack Makino with missiles from his jet, but it does no damage to him and he uses his abilities to tear apart the vehicle. N-Tek sends few tanks to fight against him, but he tosses them away and one of them falls on Max and Steel while they were on the Turbo Car. After he realizes that Aksteel is there, Makino tosses their vehicle away and proceeds to absorb Jefferson's jet onto himself to fly where the duo was.
Some time later, Makino finally reaches them and gets surprised in seeing Max Steel, who surprised and scared. They attempt to use multiple Turbo Modes to fight against him, but it does no damage to Makino, who, after being taken down by Turbo Cannon Mode, returns harmless to battle and laughs maniacally. Max activates Turbo Flight Mode and attempts to gain time, but after staying distracted for few seconds due to a call from Sydney, he is hit by Makino, who delivers a powerful blow that almost makes him faint. He falls on a lake, and Makino proceeds to land near it while saying that if he was Earth's greatest hope, then they would be disappointed. Second later, Max jumps from the lake and activates Turbo Cannon and charges onto Makino, who smiles and once again takes no damage. He returns to his base mode and proceeds to tell Max that nothing would stop him in his mission of Earth's destruction.
Later on, Max is being tossed around by Makino, who finds strange that a human is able to generate T.U.R.B.O. Energy and thinks that Steel is just using him and his energy to protect himself. After some time, he immobilizes Max against a rock using his powers and says that his friends and family would soon perish due to his failure and that he was nothing but an "weak earthling", which angers him. He uses multiple Turbo Modes to take Makino down and gets tired as a result. While the villain remains at the ground, apparently unconscious, he makes jokes about Makino being so tough and being conqueror of planets. He suddenly wakes up, violently grabbing Max's chest while saying that he was responsible for conquering much more and that he could have destroyed him and Aksteel at any moment, but didn't choose to as he likes to torture his prey before killing them. He tosses Max at the ground and forcibly removes Steel from his chest, saying that he was going to dissect him. He grabs him and laughs, and suddenly a portal opens and Ven-geance tackles at him, making him go through it and land in a cold place. Makino doesn't cares and says that they could get reacquainted, then proceeding to prepare his Jet mode to fly to the Makino destroyer.
After the explosion of the Alphalink, Makino's central processing unit is sent to a forest. Later on, he activates a message present on all of his Ultralinks proposing a competition to determine the new ruler of his empire. He leaves the coordinates for his unit and upon learning that Makino still lives, Max, Steel and N-Tek's forces go there.
After fighting against the Elementors, Blast, Prism and few evil Ultralinks, Max and Steel finally managed to neutralize them so N-Tek could obtain the unit. However, Metallak was watching at distance and went quickly ran after the device while shouting "For the glory of Makino!". Max attempts to stop him, but he touches the unit and makes a giant dome emerge, which the competitors enter on. After activating Turbo Nova Mode, Max enters there and faces a Makino hologram which attempts to intimidate them, yet they take it as a joke and proceed to fight against Makino's mental projections.
Initially the duo easily overpowered Makino's clones due to their new mode, but after realizing that the other competitors were ahead of them, Max and Steel decide to split up, despite the latter's reluctance at first. Steel proceeds to continue and ends up losing the contact with Max and thinks he is lost, until he reaches Makino's memories and sees his origins. He realizes that it was a trap all along but fails to tell Max. Meanwhile, he touches the unit and it reveals to be Makino himself, who proceeds to forcibly link with Max while he screams for Steel's help.
Afterwards, the dome closes itself and Makino reveals himself, now under control of Makino's body and claiming that Max no longer existed, and that only him remained and proceeds to laugh maniacally. His soldiers bow before him and he mentions that he was surprised to find such a powerful host as Maxwell and that he luckily didn't end up with any of his weak Ultralinks. The Elementors ask how they could serve him yet he gets angry and tosses them away with an energy blast. He proceeds to intimidate Max's family mentioning his insecurities and Steel attempts to bring him back, yet Makino tells him that he was no longer there and flees as he mentions that they would feel their wrath.
Later on, Makino appears seeing Copper Canyon at distance, while mentioning how he was tired of Earth despite his Ultralinks disagree with him. He gets angry and suddenly starts to beat himself, which turns out to be Max, who was still there and fighting. While attempting to get the control back of his body, Makino flies to Copper Cayon while crashing into some buildings and decides to continue their fight on his mind. He is overpowered by him and decides to tie him with an energy lash and then proceeds to mention his insecurities, which makes him angry. He explains that Max's energy would serve him on Earth's destruction, yet he doesn't believes it. Makino proceeds to tease him while using his "Go Turbo" motto to activate Turbo Annihilation Mode, a colossal armored mode fueled by Max's T.U.R.B.O. Energy.
He starts causing havoc and chaos on the city, throwing cars and using Max's energy to blow up things. He proceeds to create a drill to tear Earth in two using his energy. Ja'em and Steel link up again in order to stop him, which angers Makino. Despite their best efforts, Ja'em and Steel aren't able to face him due to his enormous power, so the latter attempts to remember about their connection, which as pointed out by Jim earlier, was stronger than any other Ultralink bond that he had ever seen. He successfully manages to free Max from Makino's control and as a result his armor blows up, his drill is deactivated and he returns to his initial form. He falls to the ground, where he sees Ja'em and bonds with him and creates a new secondary form to his Turbo Annihilation Mode.
After doing so, he proceeds to say that he simply couldn't be destroyed due to his programming of finding a new host even after he is defeated. Now under possession of Max's father's memories and powers, he attempts to intimidate Max by saying that his own father didn't believed on him, which angers him. He flies directly at him, but Makino easily pushes him away with his giant hands. He attempts to kill Molly, but Forge quickly saves her and commands N-Tek's forces to attack him, which does no damage to him. He continues with his mission of destroying Earth, but he is interrupted by Max's new mode: Turbo Titan Mode, created specifically to deal with Makino's new colossal form. While fighting against him, Max tells Steel to attempt to break his connection with the villain in the same way he did with him, but it doesn't works.
As Makino's drill is almost shattering Earth, Max attempts to stop him once and for all, but the villain viciously fights against him. He tells Max that their battle could take forever, but it couldn't as their planet was dying and proceeds to launch a powerful energy ray that tosses Max away to a dock. He goes after them and grabs few containers to throw at them, but Max quickly uses Steel as a Turborang and throws him at Makino, which disorients him. They use the cranes to immobilize his arms and remove him from Ja'em's head. Max goes back to his base mode and attempts to talk with his father, who was still possessed by the parasite and continues to fight aggressively against him. He attempts to stomp on Max's head but Ja'em starts to interfere. He touches Max's shoulders, and attempts to overload himself in order to remove Makino, which works. Whereas exhausted Max got teleported distances away and subsequently retrieved by N-Tek, Makino is no worse for wear apart from being crippled.
Determined to destroy Makino once and for all as nothing in their disposal could truly do the job, Max and Steel activate Turbo Nova Mode and travel to the Sun. As they go, Makino leaves a message explaining that his core unit process wasn't working anymore, even though that he was much more than just that and that he was an ideal, an unimaginable power that someone would heir someday. As Makino calmly looks at the Sun, Max proceeds to throw him, and his body quickly start to disintegrate, thus causing his death.
Despite his destruction at the hands of Max Steel, several of Makino's soldiers survived, such as the Elementors. The remaining Makinian technology on Copper Canyon was stored in the Ice Box facility, where they are kept in low temperature.[5] Based on Steel's technology, one of Makino's Ultralinks, Jim McGrath developed the Connect-Tek, a device capable of creating everything a person can think of.
An exemplar of Makino's head piece is kept at Team Turbo's vault[6], suggesting that he either could have returned during the time skip, but was once again stopped by Max Steel or it was a replica. The replica seemed to be likely given to damage he sustained upon entering the Sun and apparently had not enough time to upload his consciousness to a spare body, if any.
The appearance of Makino may vary based on the host that he is bonded to.
In his Ultralink-like form, Makino is a six-armed creature. He is mostly black colored, having blue armored pieces surrounding his body with yellow details. His arms are located right underneath his head. Like other Ultralinks, he only has one eye, which is yellow.
When he bonded with the alien scientist, his creator, he considerably increased his body mass, creating a wide, bulky and muscular being. His skin is black with blue and yellow armor pieces that are surrounding his body. On his skin, he has letters that appear and disappear suddenly. His Ultralink is located on his creator's head, which looks more like a helmet, with the same yellow Ultralink eye. His creator's eyes have turned yellow. Behind him, Makino has a few floating pieces of blue armor. Also, he has a wide yellow sphere that is located on his torso. This form is also known as "Humanoid Battle Form".
When he bonded with Maxwell McGrath, the body mass of Max has not changed at all. Max is seen in his Turbo Base Mode with a few pieces of blue and yellow armor pieces surrounding his body. He has blue pieces of armor floating behind him, similar to the Alien Scientist mode. He has a helmet on his head with sharp edges. Max's skin turn darker in the process and has yellow eyes instead of his blue eyes. Under his helmet, his hair has been changed to a similar hairstyle like Dwayne, only that with blue on the tip. Makino's Ultralink is located on Max's chest, where Steel previously used to link with Max, only that the Ultralink's eye can be seen.
When he bonded with Jim McGrath, his appearance didn't change at all, having only the head piece fixed on his head, and yellow glowing eyes. In fact, only the Turbo Modes produced by Makino were different when compared to when he was bonded to Maxwell.
Abilities[]
Ultralink Abilities
Linking Abilities: Being the first, original Ultralink, Makino has the ability of bonding with inorganic or organic matter and weaponize it, transforming its host into a living weapon.
Hovering: In his unbonded form, Makino has the ability of floating mid-air.
Material Consumption: As pointed out by his maker's assistant in Makino's memories, Makino is capable of consuming materials to augment his size. After his creation, he consumed the glasses of his container.
Shapeshifting: As seen in The Wrath of Makino, Makino can assume two different forms. He can turn himself in his true, Ultralink-like form, allowing him to bond with someone or something, and his head piece form, which resembles the head shape of his first host.
Energy Adaptation: Makino is able to adapt to any type of energy when he bonds to a host, for example, the T.U.R.B.O. Energy.
Superhuman Strength: Like others of his kind, Makino augments the physical capabilities of its host considerably, making them stronger, faster and more durable than an average individual.
Superhuman Speed: He is faster than an average person.
Near-Invulnerability: It's understatement to say Makino could easily shrug off most devastating of blows of Jim and Max's Turbo Modes and continue fighting. The evil Ultralink in his base form is too tough to be harmed by everything in their disposal, let alone conventional weapons. Even least durable parts of his body such as joint and underside could withstand the force equivalent to Jim's self-destruct T.U.R.B.O Energy overload despite being damaged in process. Given that Max and Steel only managed to properly destroy Makino by hurling him into the Sun, it's unwise to rule out the implication of the evil Ultralink could survive nuclear explosion unscratched.
Regenerative Healing Factor: To complement his resilience, Makino can repair himself in short amount of time, which helps him in shrugging off everything Max Steel and co. had in their disposal as well as Jim's devastating T.U.R.B.O Energy overload. Mere moments before Max tosses him into the sun, Makino has fully regenerated from the latter minus core unit, though it is already too late.
Technokinesis: Makino's primary ability consists of technology manipulation, allowing him to control and tear apart technology. He is capable of tearing apart even technological parts made by his own Ultralinks, as exemplified in Makino Strikes Part Two. In it, he managed to deconstruct Maxwell's Steel Suit.
Tech Absorption: Makino's control over technology allows him to assimilate technology and make modes out of them. He also can absorb plates of Makinian technology to augment his size and power, as seen in The Final Countdown Part Two.
Yellow Lasers: Makino possesses the ability to shoot powerful lasers orbs and stationary laser blasts that were powerful enough to destroy many of N-Tek's vehicles.
Dome Creation: In order to determine who would heir his power, Makino created a dome-like arena for his Ultralinks to fight on. Only Makinian technology could pass through.
Mental Projections: Makino created countless mental projections to face the competitors. While not as powerful as him, many were created at once, allowing them to overpower their opponents by swarming them.
Arsenal[]
Ultralinks and Megalinks: Makino had an immense armada of Ultralinks and Megalinks at his disposal, who carried his ideals of absorbing and expanding.
Alphalink (formerly): Makino had a planet-sized vehicle ship powered by Jim's T.U.R.B.O. Energy.[7] The Alphalink is capable of bonding with planets and absorbing them, plus it serves as a home to many Ultralinks and can generate more ships containing more Ultralinks. It was destroyed by Max, Steel and Jim during the events of The Final Countdown Part Two.
Ships: Makino's soldiers used ships to assist their leader in the conquest of worlds. The ships are divided into three groups: Destroyers (the largest of the three, serving as a headquarters to the Ultralinks), Deployers (responsible for deploying Ultralinks) and Fighters (used for aerial battles).
Advanced Technology: Makino counts with advanced technology in all of his arsenal. Makino's technology easily surpasses Earth's primitive technology.
Yellow Energy: Makino generates large quantities of a yellow energy that only he generates.
Destabilizing Drill: In The Wrath of Makino, Makino created a large drill powered by his energy that would tear Earth apart. It was ultimately destroyed by Max and Steel's efforts.
Skills[]
Expert Tactician: Makino easily outsmarted N-Tek many times and due to his incredible skills, he was capable of absorbing many planets with his Ultralink Armada. This was seen in Makino Strikes Part One, when Makino revealed his plan consisting in bonding an Evil Ultralink with Forge Ferrus (the man behind N-Tek's forces), attacking N-Tek with a large army of Ultralinks and Dread Naughts, while he would fight and finish off Max Steel. In Ultralink Invasion Part One, Makino sent four Ultralinks in the exact moment while a meteor shower was happening, which denotes this ability.
Weaknesses[]
Willpower: While Makino is capable of taking over a living being's body and mind upon bonding, his control is not absolute. Maxwell McGrath, for example, managed to temporarily resist Makino's control over his body using his sheer willpower.
Strong Utralink Bond: If Makino bonds with a host who is already Ultralinked, and their connection is exceptionally strong, the original Ultralink can override Makino’s control and free the host. Steel used this strategy in order to free Maxwell.
T.U.R.B.O. Energy Vulnerability: Makino's connection with a host can be severed with a T.U.R.B.O. energy overload. Jim McGrath used this weak point to un-link Makino from him.
Complete Destruction: Despite being programmed to regenerate even in death, Makino is unable to repair himself if his Ultralink-like body is completely obliterated. Realizing this, Max hurled Makino into the sun, causing his body to quickly and utterly disintegrate.
Makino's name comes from the Latin word "machina", meaning machine, referencing the character's theme and ability of technology manipulation.
Personality[]
Ruthless, cruel and gleefully sadistic, Makino is an omnicidal artificial intelligence created with only one purpose: to absorb and expand. After his creation, he gets aware of his unimaginable power and proceeds to bond with his maker, later on creating an army of parasitic entities known as Ultralinks and the Alphalink to assist on his mission of conquest. He used his tireless army to annihilate countless civilizations and innocent lives, and shows no remorse towards the lives he has taken, even using this information to boast himself on battles.
He often appears as a calm, serious and condescending individual, although he can lose his coolness if his plans go wrong. He is energetic and brutal on battles, as he shows a macabre grin while beating his foes and likes to torture his prey as much as possible before killing them, as mentioned by himself on Makino Strikes Part One. He is also shown to be vindictive and holds a grudge against those who betrayed him, particularly Dread and Steel. After the latter betrays him, he decides to capture him and dissects him to comprehend why he left him. He states that his Ultralinks were created to obey, not to choose, denoting authoritarian and controlling traces. He is arrogant, as he considers himself as a superior lifeform and abuses his minions, considering them as weak.
After being defeated by Max Steel and N-Tek's forces, Makino returns and rather than absorbing Earth as he was programmed, he is bent on destroying it and killing all the living beings on it, which denotes that he has the ability of ignoring his programming if he chooses to. While not being bonded with anyone, he often shows an instinctive side, as shortly after Maxwell was released from his control, he goes after a new host to increase his powers, or after he was unliked from Ja'em and even highly damaged he was still after someone to bond with.
Additionally, Makino considers himself as a "thought, an inspiration, an idea that became real", which he points out before being thrown in the Sun by Max, or in other occasions such as Got Turbo Star?.
Makino considers Max as Steel's "poor pathetic link slave", and finds strange that an Earthling like him is able to generate T.U.R.B.O. Energy. He first met him in Makino Strikes Part One, showing disgust once he saw him.
Quotes[]
"Hahahaha, if you are your people's greatest hope, then they will surely be disappointed!" — Makino Strikes Part One
"Enjoy your last breaths, thinking in your friends and family, all who will soon perish as well, all because you couldn't save them. You are nothing but a weak earthling!" — Makino Strikes Part One
"Poetic, isn't it? Once this mighty power was used to defeat me, to prevent me from destroying Earth. But this time, it will be the key that ensures my success! This time, the planet falls! This time, the Earth will be mine!" — The Final Countdown Part One
"If you're listening to this message, it means that I've been defeated and my core unit is no longer functioning. But I, Makino, am more than my core unit. Makino is an idea. The total of everything I have seen. Every world I have absorbed. I am power unimaginable! Power that can be yours! One of you will become my heir!" — The Wrath of Makino
A deluxe set featuring Makino, named as Triple Transform Makino, was released in late 2014 for Latin American markets. It was re-released in 2015.
A 12" action figure battle pack named Max Steel Vs Makino was released in late 2014 for Latin American markets.
A 18" action figure named as Mega Machine Makino was released in late 2014 for Latin American markets. It was re-released in 2015.
A 12" action figure named Jet Threat Makino was released in late 2014 worldwide.
A 12" action figure named Wing Force Makino was released in late 2014 worldwide.
A 6" action figure named Cannon Blaster Makino was meant to be released in late 2014 worldwide. Due to lack of documentation, it is unknown if it ever hit the shelves.
A 12" action figure named Mega Strike Makino was released in early 2015. It was available in both Latin American markets and worldwide.
A 12" action figure named Ultimate Attack Makino was released in early 2015 for Latin American markets.
A 12" action figure named Tank Makino was released in early 2016 for Latin American markets.
Behind the Scenes[]
It is the second incarnation of the character. Despite both versions being very different from each other, reboot Makino retains his ability of manipulating technology and some design cues from his classic counterpart, such as the energy sphere on his forehead and abdomen.
In the classic movie saga, Mike Nickelson was a egotistical reporter who wanted to be famous regardless of the cost. During Max Steel's confrontation against the Toxic Legion (comprised of Toxzon, Elementor and Extroyer), toxic waste was spilled on Mike's body, mutating it and infusing his equipment with his body, also giving him the ability of manipulating technology. Blaming N-Tek for his transformation, he returned under the alias of Makino and wanted to take down Max Steel and N-Tek. While he acted from the shadows, he created a fake, idealized version of himself to show to the world and manipulated footage to villainize Max Steel and N-Tek, later successfully turning the public against the hero. However, Max manages to defeat Makino in a battle and his true colors are exposed to the world. He was later imprisoned in N-Tek, but escaped alongside Toxzon and Elementor, forming a new Toxic Legion. Toxzon empowers Makino and the villainous trio take control of the Guardian, a massive flying fortress built by N-Tek. During a fight against Max Steel in said vehicle, Makino seemingly met his demise.
Makino retains two transformations from his classic version, jet and tank. The order in which he got them is also the exactly the same as his classic counterpart.
In Makino Strikes Part Two, Makino wished to dissect Steel to find out why he rebelled, something no Ultralink's ever willingly done.
While Makino spoke on his alien scientist form, a female voiced could be heard. It is possible that this voice is that of Makino's creator, or a high-pitched version of Michael Dobson's voice.
As seen in Team Turbo, Makino and his Ultralinks had their own writing.
Yet Makino condemns Steel for choosing to betray his own kind and believes that his Ultralinks were made to obey, not to choose, he ironically chose to ignore his programming in Wrath of Makino.
In the first trailers of Season 2, Makino is shown to be capable of removing his own armor (as well the energy sphere on his abdomen), although he never does this on the second season. The only exception would be on Got Turbo Star?, yet the view is limited as he is covered in shadows while he regenerates himself.
Makino may be inspired by both the Marvel villain Galactus and the DC Comics villain Darkseid.
