Makino

2000's Series
Makino is a cybernetic enemy of Max Steel. He has the power of taking the properties of machines he has assimilated.

2013 Series
Makino is the leader of the Ultralink army and is credited as the first ever Ultralink, He has the power of taking the properties of machines he has assimilated.

History (2000's Series)
Mike Nickelson is a news reporter who uses advanced equipment like a hovering camera that he can control. His goal is to become famous no matter the cost.

During the Toxic Legion film, when the eponymous villain team attacks the center of the city, Nickelson reports it. When he finds a wounded Berto, instead of helping him Nickelson steals his N-Tek equipment. Mike keeps recording the attack, and when Troy extracts the toxic storm created by Toxzon, its residues fall on the reporter, fusing him with the eqipment, turning him into a mechanical being. When he sees the N-Tek logo branded on his arm, he blames them for his transformation.

In Makino's Revenge, he causes N-Tek to be known by the general public and then rames them by hacking N-Tek satellites to shoot a town, and when Max arrives there before finding it's a ghost town, Makino edits the recordings to make it seem like Berto activated the satellites and Max killed the townspeople. Makino also steals Cytro's energy core, and shows himself to the people as the "hero" who will stop Max Steel. Makino challenges Max to a battle in the stadium, but Max defeats him and his lies are exposed.

Makino later appears as part of Toxzon's "Monstrous Alliance". It is unclear if he survives his subsequent fight against Max.

History (2013 Series)
Makino was created as the first ever ultralink, He was programmed with the only goal is to "absorb and expand", He quickly ultralinks with his creator and begins to mass produce an army of ultralinks so that he can absorb planets, He soon came to earth (Some time before 1996), Where his plans were thwarted by N-Tek.

Years later, Miles Dredd was able to lower N-Tek's Shield which allowed Makino to return once again, However Max Steel was able to defeat him using the turbo star, Leaving him as a empty helmet stranded on Earth.

However, Makino thought of this possiblity and thus programmed a message that would play in all ultralinks incase he was destroyed, But this was only a ploy to trick power-hungry people so that he can ultralink with them and continue his mission, Max was unlucky enough to get ultralinked, After that Makino decided to simply destroy Earth and be done with it, However with the help of Jim and Steel, Max was able to break free of Makino's control, Until Makino Ultralinked with Jim, Where Max Steel returned the favor with the use of Turbo Titan Mode, After that, Makino was finally destroyed.

Films

 * The Toxic Legion (as Mike Nickelson; Makino's shadow glimpsed at the end)
 * Makino's Revenge
 * Monstrous Alliance