Male Makima

Makima (マキマ, Makima?) is the main antagonist of the Public Safety Saga. He is a high-ranking Public Safety Devil Hunter.

He is later revealed to be the Control Devil (支し配はいの悪あく魔ま, Shihai no Akuma?), who embodies the fear of control or conquest and a member of the Four Horsemen at the time.

Makima is a Devil resembling a young human man in his early twenties and marginally above average height. He has short light red/pale auburn hair, neatly combed with slightly messy bangs framing his forehead. His eyes are yellow with multiple red rings within them, making them the only visible sign of his inhuman nature. Makima also has a slim but well-built figure. He has a neutral, calm, and soft-spoken voice. He isn’t seductive, teasing, or sultry. His usual expression is a ghostly smile that doesn’t reach his eyes; on some occasions, it’ll drop to a thin line and neutral.

His usual Public Safety uniform consists of a white long-sleeved shirt, a black tie, black pants, and black shoes. Occasionally, he wears a black blazer during outings. Outside of work, he wears more formal clothing, and at his apartment complex in headquarters, he opts for comfortable attire.

On the surface, Makima seems to be a kind, gentle, social, and friendly man who acts relaxed and confident even during a crisis, speaking in a professional tone to his workers. As his natural appearance is nearly identical to that of a human, he avoids disclosing his Devil nature to most of his subordinates and spends much of the series posing as a human contracted to a Devil rather than a Devil himself. However, this is only a facade that he uses to fulfill his ultimate goal. Makima's true face is of someone that is Machiavellian and calculating, who sees people around him as nothing more than "dogs" he can use as much as he likes and who must obey him without any hesitation. He will call those who follow orders "good boy" on rare occasions. Makima is not a very emotional or expressive person and is nearly unfazed by everything, extremely impassive, apathetic, uncaring, and inconsiderate.

Makima sees himself as extremely cold and manipulative, often threatening his Devil Hunters with outright extermination if they disobey his orders of any sort. Ruthless and normally dispassionate, he will do whatever it takes to reach his goals, even at the cost of the people he should be protecting.

Makima also realizes that he is not a good person and deems himself a "necessary evil" — a weapon under the control of the Japanese government, much like the Gun Devil is under the control of the American government. He is not afraid of his plans derailing, since whether they fail or succeed, he will almost always achieve something he desires. Abilities

As a Devil, Makima possesses all of the standard Devil abilities. These include the ability to make contracts with humans. Thanks to his ability to control humans, he is also able to force them to make a contract with himself. Makima made a contract with the Prime Minister of Japan in return for working for the Japanese government. As a result of this contract, any fatal attacks inflicted on Makima are transferred into an appropriate illness or ailment affecting a random citizen of Japan. He was shown to have been shot in the back of the head and seemingly killed, only to stand up later with no visible wounds. He stated that he was merely grazed by the bullet, but this is unlikely given the placement of the gun when it was fired, as well as the location of the blood from the exit wound. Later, he was killed by the Gun Devil after it fired a bullet through his head, though it did not finish him off. It is confirmed that he had been killed twenty-six times up until the attack of the Gun Devil.

Makima's true goal is that he always yearned for something like a family, being incapable of forming equal and meaningful relationships as the Control Devil.

Immense Strength: Makima possesses a great deal of physical strength, allowing him to fight effectively in hand-to-hand combat without relying on any of his subordinates. His strength was great enough to overwhelm Pochita's weakened form and shatter his chainsaws with his strikes.

Hand-to-Hand Combat: Makima is a very proficient combatant, despite not usually being seen fighting. He was capable of defeating a weakened Pochita by himself and only using his fighting skills. He even managed to rip Pochita's heart from his body by restraining him after defeating him.

High Intelligence: Makima has shown to be a highly intelligent individual. Even without using his Devil powers, he is very cunning and manipulative. A fine example is the way he controls Denji throughout most of the story. Makima knows exactly what to say, how to move, and how to react in order to make Denji his pet. Being aware of Denji's desires, he often interferes by making him feel like he is a person. Behind the scenes, however, he pulls the strings to achieve his goal. Just as he helps Denji feel love and happiness, he also attacks and destroys Denji's personal relationships to make him feel desperate and guilty over his losses.

Enhanced Smell: According to Denji, Makima primarily differentiates others through smell. In their first encounter, he was able to detect that Pochita still existed within Denji through his scent. However, he cannot differentiate between humans through sight, similar to how humans cannot differentiate between dogs by their faces. Control (支し配はい, Shihai?)

As Makima embodies the fear of control or conquest/domination, his core ability reflects this nature. Besides his Machiavellian tendencies, Makima holds the power to directly control his inferiors, stating as follows: "I have the power to control those I consider to be of lesser rank than myself."

This "brainwashing" ability works on any being — from humans to animals, to Devils, to Fiends, to Hybrids, and he was not shown to have a limit to the number of subjects he can keep under control at once. It seems as though once placed under his control, a victim subsequently loses their memory of anything that happened immediately before they were placed under control and of anything they did while being controlled. Makima can channel the power of his victims by summoning them through chains connected to his body. It has been shown that he can use the abilities of the Angel Devil, Future Devil, Snake Devil, Punishment Devil, Spider Devil, and Zombie Devil. Even deceased individuals can be controlled in this manner. This suggests that Makima can control individuals outright as well as subtly warp their personalities.

He borrows the hearing of rats, birds, and other small animals he controls to hear conversations remotely, seemingly anywhere on the planet and possibly extending into Hell itself. This ability can be circumvented by communicating nonverbally, such as writing on a piece of paper.

He has been shown to control a large number of rats, allowing him to travel around using them. These rats can then cluster together to form the shape of a human and thus allow for Makima to be transported to that location instantly. Makima is also able to be summoned through Princi's zipper, which can move him from Earth to Hell or wherever the Spider Devil happens to be.

He has demonstrated the ability to make others hear his voice by placing his hand on their head, even if the person is dead. He uses this to command the Devils that the person is currently contracted with.

Force Manipulation: Makima has been shown to offensively manipulate an invisible force in a variety of ways, similar to the Darkness Devil. This force can be used to damage his weaker targets internally by simply staring at them. Depending on the situation, he can use this power in various ways, such as:

He has shown the ability to crush his targets with an invisible force from long distances. To use this technique, Makima appears to require a higher place, such as a shrine, the name of a target, and a human sacrifice. Makima forms a symbol with his hands and instructs the sacrifice, whose eyes are closed with a white cloth, to utter the name of the target. The sacrifice then dies, and the target is subsequently crushed, preceded by a brief sense of "wrongness." This attack completely destroys the target's body but causes no damage to adjacent people or objects—not even the target's clothing. While he uses this ability, the sacrificial people around him are blindfolded with a cloth.

Makima has also been shown to inflict damage by projecting an invisible force at targets he points to with his index finger. This force is strong enough to heavily damage or kill someone instantly. He usually says "Bang! (バン!)" while using this ability.