In the year 2016, a Category II Kaiju codenamed “Onibaba” attacked Tokyo and killed thousands of civilians. A young Mako watched as her entire family disappeared in the blink of an eye. The Kaiju pursued her down the deserted streets of the city until Coyote Tango, a Jaeger captained by Stacker Pentecost and Tamsin Sevier, arrived on the scene and slew the monster in a brutal battle. In the aftermath of the creature’s defeat, Stacker found Mako and adopted her as his own daughter, since she had no family left and no one to look after her.
Other Media
Pacific Rim (2013)
An adult Mako who is a candidate for the Jaeger program appears in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim film. She is played by Rinko Kikuchi, and in flashback childhood scenes by Mana Ashida. During the final assault on the Breach between Earth and the Kaiju universe, she is Raleigh Becket’s co-pilot onboard the Gipsy Danger.