Makio Kirino

Makio Kirino (キリノ・マキオ) was a man whom appeared in Ultraman Tiga episode 39 and episode 52.

History
Makio was with an abnormal powers which made him humiliated by his friend in his clildhood. Due to this, he grew up as a gruesome person.

One day, while taking a walk, he witnessed Garula rampaged while Daigo rescued a woman from a building before transforming into Tiga and fought the monster. He became jealous of Daigo, because Daigo/Ultraman Tiga was praised as a hero with his "extraordinary power", while Makio himself was seen by others as a monster, he send Daigo an e-mail to come to the shopping mall at the K Sector and blackmailed him to play games with him.

The next day, he revealed Daigo the game defeat the monster Garula without transforming, and even threatened to reveal Daigo's identity as Ultraman Tiga to the world if he lost or transformed against the rules. Daigo wondered why did he didn't use his powers for justice as Makio reply his reasons are the same with Daigo for keeping his identity as Tiga as a secret. Before leaving, the man told Daigo Garula's next location is at the Metropolis K-3 District.

When Garula arises, Makio witnessed Daigo's strategy whom tried to distract the monster out from the city. When Rena was about to be crashed by building debrises, Daigo was left with no choice, transform and escort Rena to safety. Tiga appeared, fighting the monster Garula. After seeing Daigo's eagerness to protect Rena which reminded him of his childhood, he is touched and redeemed himself by telling Daigo Galra's weak spot, so he could finally defeat it.

He e-mailed Daigo about his bravery which made him well-known instead of his power and finally decided to cope with the society without having fear of using his ability. He also advice Daigo to wear a good looking pants whenever walkking out with Rena.

After Ultraman Tiga turned into stone by Gatanozoa, he assisted GUTS and Captain Shin Hayate in a plan to revive the giant.

Powers and Abilities

 * Physic powers : Makio possess a number of physic powers which appeared ever since his childhood.
 * ESP : Makio can use this to detect the true identity of Ultraman Tiga and even searching for Garula's weaknesses.
 * Telepathy : In order to secretly communicate with a person, he will use mind reading which also enables him to hear people's thoughts.