Mako's relationships

This page is comprised of Mako's relationships with other characters in the series. Mako met many people around Republic City through his life as a frequently troubled young man.

Bolin
"Bolin's the only family I have left. If anything happened to him..." Mako to Korra in "The Revelation".

When Mako's parents died, Mako was left on the streets with his brother, Bolin. He began to work as an accountant of sorts for the Triple Threat Triad so he could survive. At some point in time, Toza discovered Mako fighting on the streets and invited the brothers to live in the attic of the Pro-Bending Arena, and work odd jobs to pay rent. The brothers accepted, and together they formed their own Pro-bending team, the Fire Ferrets, later joined by Avatar Korra.

Even though Mako's serious, brooding personality conflicts with Bolin's funny, happy nature, Mako loves his brother, and is very protective of him. When he and Korra were searching for him, he told the Avatar that he ran numbers for the Triple Threat Triad. When questioned by her, he justified his answer, saying he was "doing what he could... to protect his little brother." Before the Quarterfinal Round, he confronted Korra for admitting her feelings for him, and after being rejected, going on a date with Bolin. He told her that he didn't want his brother's heart broken. Later, when kissed by Korra in front of his brother, he shouted at her, then ran off to comfort his brother. And during the match, when Bolin hurt his arm, he expressed his concern, only to be knocked off the rink. The two made up after the match.

He is also the butt to many of Bolin's practical jokes.

His parents
''"...this scarf was my father's. And it's all I have left of him. I just feel like... Like it keeps me safe." ''Mako to Asami in "The Voice in the Night".

Mako was very close to his parents. When he was eight, he witnessed a firebending thug kill them before his eyes. His only relic of them is his father's scarf, which he wears every day.

Korra


"Look, I really like you and I think we are meant for each other!"- Korra to Mako in "The Spirit of Competition"

When Mako first met Korra, he thought she was just another one of Bolin's "crazy fangirls" and practically ignored her. Even after he found out she was the Avatar and joined the Fire Ferrets, he was still rather tough on her. When Bolin went missing, Mako was reluctant at first to accept Korra's help to look for him, but eventually complied. The two got along quite well, and when Korra asked after the fate of his parents, Mako felt comfortable enough to tell her that he witnessed them being murdered right in front of him. Later, they fell asleep against each other, and felt embarrassed when they woke up. However, when Korra put her arm around Mako's to look more casual, he only allowed it because she stated that they would attract less attention that way.

When Bolin asked some time later what Mako would think of Korra as girlfriend material, Mako thought the question was about him and Korra, and said she would be great, but took it back when he realized that Bolin meant the question for himself, saying that Bolin shouldn't date a team-mate. That night, Korra confesses her feelings for him after they won the game by saying that she thought they were "meant for each other". Unsure, Mako gently rejected her and told her that he didn't feel the same way. However, when Asami walked in and he took her to the side, he darted a sad look in Korra's direction and eyed Korra and Bolin glumly as they left to go on a date together.

Before the start of the next match the following day, Mako confronted Korra and accused her of playing games with Bolin only to get back at him. Korra saw through his facade and remarked that he was jealous. He strongly denied this, using his relationship with Asami as an excuse. After a particularly rocky match, he went out to talk to Korra and confessed his true feelings by saying while she was infuriating and drove him crazy, he still thought she was pretty amazing. When Korra followed this statement by impulsively kissing him, he kissed her back.

Asami


"I feel so safe with you" - Asami to Mako in "The Voice in the Night"

Mako met Asami after she ran him over with her moped. Initially, he was angry at her due to her lack of attentiveness to other people on the road, but immediately forgot his train of thought the moment he laid eyes on her. Lovestruck, he agreed to a date with her at Kuang's Cuisine. Their relationship hit off immediately, and they spend a lot of time together. While enjoying a romantic carriage ride through Republic City Park, Mako intrusted in Asami that his red scarf was the only memento he still had of his deceased father. After Asami told him that she had lost her mother at a young age as well, they locked in an intimate embrace.

Even when training for the big pro-bending tournament, Mako made time to go out on dates with Asami, and she was present after every match to congratulate him. After Korra confessed her true feelings to him, Mako turned her down, frequently using his relationship with Asami as the reason.

Fire Ferrets
"It's our first match of the tournament tonight. I know the three of us haven't been a team for very long, but even so, the Fire Ferrets have never been this good. Are we ready? "

"We're ready' - Mako encourages the Fire Ferrets

Mako exept of a member he is and the captain of the Fire Ferrets. In the semifinals of the preliminary rounds before the official pro-bending tournament, the Fire Ferrets needed to compete against the Golden Temple Tigerdillos, their toughest competitor thus far. The Fire Ferrets were described as a rookie team that had made it further than anyone expected that season. With some trouble, the team managed to win the match with a knockout and proceeded to the finals the next day. However, Mako and Hasook, who was then the team's waterbender, had an exchange of words after the match; Mako accused him of doing more harm than good, nearly costing them the match, a statement Hasook didn't take well.

When the final match was about to start against the Platypus Bears, Hasook didn't show up, nearly causing the team to be disqualified. Korra volunteered at the last moment to take his place as the team's waterbender; thus the Avatar entered the pro-bending arena for the first time as a member of the Fire Ferrets. Being the "green" player of the group, Korra found herself to be the target of the opposing team and cost the Fire Ferrets the first two rounds. However, finally getting the hang of the game's pace, Korra managed to turn things around in the third round and tire out the Platypus Bears by dodging all their attacks using spiral movements, typical to airbending, allowing her own teammates to strike back with full force. The Fire Ferrets won the match with a knockout, securing their spot in the Pro-bending Tournament.

Toza
Toza was a pro-bender, at young age Mako had nowhere to go then Toza offer him and Bolin a home in the atic. Toza was also the trainer of Bolin in the earthbending. Now Toza is the manager of the gym in the Pro-bending arena.

Hiroshi Sato
When Asami ran Mako over with her moped she invite him to a diner he finds out that she is the daughter of Hiroshi Sato the creator of Satomobiles so after Asami told her father about the sad story of Mako, Hiroshi Sato finance the Fire Ferrets and give them thirty-thousand yuans to take place on the tournament.

Amon and the Equalists
When Butakha asked for thirty-thousand yuans from the Fire Ferrets to enter the tournament, Bolin had an idea. He took Pabu and had him do circus tricks in Central City Station. A member of the Triple Threat Triad, Shady Shin, showed up and offered Bolin work as a security guard. After seeing the amount of cash he'd get, Bolin took the job. Later, the Equalists kidnapped Triple Threat Triad members. Mako and Korra, on their search for Bolin, saw the latter being taken away in a truck and followed it. They lost the truck when two Equalists turned around and fought them. The two Equalists, after chi-blocking Mako and Korra, took off. After, Korra and Mako went to the park in search of the protestor Korra had met when she first came to Republic City. They met the man and found out about a "revelation" that Amon was having that night. Using the fliers the protestor had, Mako and Korra found out where the "revelation" was taking place. They went to the building and witnessed Amon taking people's bending away. Bolin was in line to get his bending taken away, but Mako, with Korra's help, managed to grab Bolin in time and the three of them managed to escape.