Daisuke "Makidai" Maki

Daisuke "Makidai" Maki is a character in "The Secret World" and was uprooted from his life in the J-pop scene shortly after the events of Ground Zero in Tokyo, Japan.

=• Biography •= Daisuke Maki had a fairly typical childhood, his interests in music and dance showing at an early age. He joined several groups growing up, until one day he was selected to found a new group by a dancer he idolized. The group was a great success, and he began using the name Makidai.

Shortly after the Tokyo Incident, Makidai had gone home after a long day of rehearsals for their next tour. At some point during the night, he woke up and somehow set his shirt on fire.

He was able to put it out, but the experience unsettled him somewhat. In the morning, he told the group’s leader that he wasn’t feeling so well and asked to be excused from rehearsals that day.

Makidai would never attend another rehearsal.

As Gaia was making her presence known to him, a rakshasa attacked him in his apartment. He managed to defeat it, but not before setting his entire apartment on fire. The Dragon intervened, and all he knows is that the official story is this: there was an explosion caused by a gas leak in his apartment, and as far as the world is concerned, Makidai died that night.

While he suffered serious wounds, he recovered fairly quickly and was soon on his feet. However, for one reason or another, he came out of the experience with changed eye color- they are now a bright green, as opposed to the brown he was born with.

His biggest regret is that his parents now think they’ve lost both their children. He had a younger brother in the military who was among the first responders during the Tokyo Incident, and was killed in the line of duty. Makidai still wears his brother’s dog tag in his honor.

=• Personal Information •=

Appearance
Makidai is tall and slim, but is quite muscular from intense, regular workouts. He has what some might describe as a dancer’s physique, as he was a dancer in his previous life. His emerald eyes are always observing- usually from behind a pair of dark glasses. A trimmed goatee frames a mouth that is ready to smile, laugh, or just smirk.

More often than not, he will be seen wearing/using Orochi gear.

Personality
Makidai presents himself as a cheerful person. It's not a facade, but beneath it all he hides his feelings about many things related to his Secret World experiences. He has seen more than his fair share of evil and cruelty and would prefer not to dwell on those things.

He does seem to have issues versus demons and the Filth, however.

Quirks
He is a ranked officer in the Orochi Group, where he goes by Agent Maki.

His eyes are able to perceive anima and its use. He is often able to tell someone is Chosen just by observing them. By the same token, he has learned to harness this ability to "see" inside a structure by channeling anima through electric circuits. He can also manipulate them- for example, he can "hotwire" a car simply by touching it.

Hobbies and Interests
Given his status as a "dead celebrity," Makidai is torn about entering the club scene (dancing, or DJ'ing) for fear of someone recognizing him within that context.

He does have a turntable to keep his skills up, and every now and then he will go dancing.

He has also taken up butterfly raising, and has recently acquired an auto repair shop he's named "Mad Mak's."



=• Notable Relationships •= Makidai is often seen spending time with two young children when he is at his auto shop:

Kensuke
Kensuke's family moved from Japan to Korea, chasing after his father's job placement. Unfortunately, shortly after arriving in a new country, his father died in an accident at work. His mother took a job in a local restaurant, but she cannot afford to keep two children in school, so Kensuke opted to drop out and try to find ways to help her.

Makidai found him and his sister while jogging through Seoul. After learning of their situation, he approached their mother and offered to babysit them while she worked. Once at the auto shop, Kensuke showed an aptitude for all things mechanical, so Makidai is saving up to put him through a trade school. He is twelve years old, and speaks fluent Japanese and basic English.

Aki
Kensuke's younger sister. She's seven years old, and Makidai is at a loss as to what to do for her. She hasn't shown any interest in learning mechanics like Kensuke and prefers to play with dolls and coloring books, so Makidai tries to get her some of those to play with. She knows only Japanese and a smattering of Korean from listening to her mother at work.

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