Kazuya Makino

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==Summary==
Kazuya Makino (牧野 和也, Makino Kazuya) is the heroic-turned-villainous male protagonist of the action horror manga Pumpkin Night. Originally part of Naruto Kuroki's clique, alongside Arata Fukutani, Asumi Nakatani, and Saki Chiaki, he watched from the sidelines as his friends harassed and abused their classmate Naoko Kirino, who loved him in spite of his cowardice, no matter how severe. One night, Naoko was lured into a prank which permanently scarred her face, and was locked away in a mental institution in order to cover up the situation. Months later, when Naoko broke out of the institution, Kazuya would be forced into a series of events in which many of his friends were murdered, eventually learning the truth behind Naoko's injuries and her motives, and finally developing the strength to stand up for her. After revealing his feelings for Naoko, and watching her bleed out in front of him, with the help of police officer Hayakawa, Kazuya would set out to avenge Naoko and finally kill Naruto and his father, taking on the role of the Pumpkin Night under the moniker of the Pumpkin King (パンプキンキング, Panpukinkingu).
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Kazuya Makino, The Pumpkin King
Origin: Pumpkin Night
Gender: Male
Age: 15-16
Classification: Human, Killer, Vigilante, Criminal Mastermind
Powers and Abilities: 
*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Preparation (His entire final confrontation with Naruto and the mayor Tatsuo was planned out beforehand; with the intentions of setting Naruto and his father Tatsuo ablazePumpkin Night, chapter 30, pages 1-12, Kazuya preemptively planted a gas cylinder in their van when they first came face-to-facePumpkin Night, chapter 26, pages 12-14; chapter 27, pages 1-4; knowing that Tatsuo would hire hardened thugs to protect himself, he came to the battle equipped with bug spray and a lighter, circumventing the difference in strength between him and the bodyguardsPumpkin Night, chapter 28, pages 9-12; chapter 29, pages 1-2; and, having planned to finish Naruto off in the most painful way possible, he armed himself with sulfuric acidPumpkin Night, chapter 32, pages 11-13; chapter 33, pages 1-10)
*Supernatural Willpower (The spirit of the Pumpkin Night seemingly passed onto him through the will of the "late" NaokoPumpkin Night chapter 20, pages 7-13, driving and enabling Kazuya to participate in his own vengeful slaughterPumpkin Night, chapter 25, pages 7-8. After killing Naruto, he fell into a catatonic state for a year, only to snap back to reality after hearing that Naoko was still alivePumpkin Night, chapter 39, page 12; chapter 40, pages 1-7, and only began to grow stronger from there)
*Pain Tolerance and Inhibition (Even after being thrown down a twenty meter-deep pit onto solid ground and landing on top of the corpse of Nomizu, he displayed zero signs of discomfort. His spirit did not waver after being battered and bloodied to a pulp; in fact, he only grew strongerPumpkin Night, chapter 44; chapter 45, pages 1-3) and Empowerment (Presumably possesses the same ability to convert pain into power that Naoko supposedly possesses, as he suddenly developed the strength to overpower his assailants after being beaten down)
*Intimidation (His twisted and deranged declarations struck fear in HayakawaPumpkin Night, chapter 26, pages 1-8, an admittedly squeamish lady, and incited feelings of panic and premonitions of slaughter. After initially being overpowered and outed by ArataPumpkin Night, chapter 22, pages 4-13; chapter 23, page 1, he managed to fully convince both the former and Naruto that the genuine Pumpkin Night came backPumpkin Night, chapter 24, pages 9-15; chapter 25, pages 1-4. Once he finished off Tatsuo, he calmly chased after Naruto from the highway to the busy city streets for a dreadful period of time, mortifying him by leaving him in suspensePumpkin Night, chapter 30, pages 12-14; chapter 31; chapter 32, pages 1-9)
Attack Potency: Wall level (Should be comparable to, if not superior to Hayakawa, who slammed a thug and just about crushed his skullPumpkin Night, chapter 29, pages 3-7, which would require nearly this much energy. Managed to restrain and strangle Arata before being caught off-guardPumpkin Night, chapter 21, pages 8-15; chapter 22, pages 1-7. Nearly beat Naruto to death with the butt end of his knife, with Naruto having survived a gas cylinder blowing up in his face some time prior, with the explosion blowing out his van's windshield. After being beaten to a pulp by thugs, Kazuya mustered enough strength to overpower one of his assailants and tear his nose off)
Speed: Superhuman (Dashed up four flights of stairs in the time it took for Arata to limp across a hallwayPumpkin Night, chapter 23, pages 10-14; chapter 24, pages 1-5. Casually evaded a speeding van at the last moment after tossing a lighter through the window. Kept pace with an injured, frenzied Naruto while walking)
Lifting Strength: Above Average Human (Hanged Arata in the air with one arm. Knocked down a thug and tore his nose off using his teeth)
Striking Strength: Wall level (In a fit of rage, he kicked an angered Arata into Naruto and knocked them back to the groundPumpkin Night, chapter 16, pages 3-18. Stabbed through an apartment door with a pocket knife. Abused and brutalized Naruto with the butt of his knife)
Durability: Wall level (Is far superior to Naruto, who survived a gas cylinder blowing up in his face, and should be comparable to, if not superior than Hayakawa who was struck by a speeding van, which would generate far more than this amount of energy, and survivedPumpkin Night, chapter 29, pages 10-12; chapter 30, page 1; albeit, comatose. Endured being beaten relentlessly with baseball batsPumpkin Night, chapter 16, pages 18; chapter 17, pages 1-2; however, he was battered and rendered unconscious. Survived being thrown down a twenty meter-deep pitPumpkin Night, chapter 18, pages 14-17; chapter 19, pages 5-15; although, his fall was the corpse of Nomizu. Was yanked out of a vent and slammed to the floor by Arata and was unfazed. Flew through the air after being shoved across a hallway by ArataPumpkin Night, chapter 23, pages 5-10)
Stamina: Unlike Naoko, Kazuya rarely exerts himself physically, with the only time being during his initial assault on Arata, where he displayed the same restless and animalistic drive that Naoko does. Kazuya takes the silent, imposing murderer approach and prefers simple and thought-out movements over the chaotic and frenzied attacks that Naoko dishes out, allowing him to act without wasting much energy. As a result, his exact levels of stamina are unknown.
Range: Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: Two hunting knives
*Optional Equipment: Pocket knives, a lighter and bug spray
Intelligence: Gifted. Academically, not much is known about his intellect. However, his intuition, criminal cunning, and planning ability is comparable to, if not on par with that of Naoko Kirino. Nearly all of Naoko's tricks and schemes have been unraveled by him at some point; he immediately came to the conclusion that Saki was trapped alongside Asumi inside of her coffin after Naoko waved to him atop the shopping mall roofPumpkin Night, chapter 3, pages 19-26; chapter 4, pages 1-2, he pieced together that Naoko switched places with Saki after seeing the latter among photos of the crime scenePumpkin Night, chapter 9, pages 12-20, and he figured Naruto was the one behind the Halloween incident in junior high and that Naoko planned on forcing him to reveal the truthPumpkin Night, chapter 14, pages 5-6. After becoming the Pumpkin King, his capabilities were further revealed; taking advantage of his trauma, Kazuya attacked Arata while masquerading as Naoko, psychologically weakening him even further, which was all part of his plan to set up Naruto and his father Tatsuo. With the intentions of setting Naruto and his father Tatsuo ablaze, Kazuya preemptively planted a gas cylinder in their van when they first came face-to-face, and knowing that Tatsuo would hire hardened thugs to protect himself, he came to the battle equipped with bug spray and a lighter, circumventing the difference in strength between him and the bodyguards. However, his mind has been warped by trauma after witnessing Naoko seemingly die, and after finally getting rid of Naruto and avenging her, he fell into a catatonic coma, with his mind completely breaking; after learning of her survival, he instantly recovered, though.
Standard Tactics: Not much has been seen of Kazuya in regards to combat; however, Naruto notes that Kazuya became as savage as Naoko after transforming into the Pumpkin King. While attacking Arata in the apartment complex, he assumed a method of assault dissimilar to Naoko, taking advantage of Arata's weak points, cutting open his leg and stomping on his wounds, and his fears in order to psychologically torture him. In the battle with the yakuza thugs, rather than attempting to take the thugs head-on, he instead dropped his knives and instead burned them with bug spray and a lighter, bypassing the difference in their sizes and strength. And, rather than killing Naruto immediately after blowing up his van, he proceeded to torture him, nonchalantly chasing him into the city and cutting him off at a dead end before bashing his head in with a knife and cutting open a piece of his forehead to reveal his brain. Unlike Naoko's gracefully aggressive approach to combat, like Chucky, Kazuya is much more of the silent killer-type, akin to Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers, albeit much more sadistic.
Weaknesses: Initially, Kazuya was a coward, lacking the courage to protect Naoko from his friends' constant abuse in junior high, a trait that carried over into the main story; however, he finally developed confidence in himself in the climax of the first part. After Naoko supposedly died, his mind was completely broken by trauma, causing his personalities to seemingly split and disassociate from reality. This trauma had gotten to such a point that he entered a near-vegetative state after finally avenging Naoko, only breaking out of this state upon hearing of her survival. While his will to live and resolve to reunite with Naoko has strengthened since then, Kazuya still appears to be mentally unhinged after recovering, becoming as savage a killer as Naoko.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Pumpkin Night
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Category:Murderers
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Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Knife Users
Category:Preparation Users
Category:Supernatural Willpower Users
Category:Social Influencers
Category:Empowerment Users