Makoto Hirada

**Lineage**

Son of Tohru Hirada, the head of the Hirada Household, and Shiho Hirada

**Appearance**

**Makoto Hirada** is a Human who was turned into a Half-Vampire (Dhampir). He has short brown hair. When he was human, he had dark brown eyes. When he was turned, he had dark crimson eyes with slightly pointed teeth (though it is not immediately noticeable unlike most vampires). He has a toned physique due to his Police training. He is of Japanese descent. Since he was turned into a Dhampir, he stopped aging at 27 years old.

**Equipment and Fighting Style**

Early on, Makoto is equipped with bullet-resistant clothing in addition to a police Kevlar vest. The clothing does not restrict his movement and his vest provides protection against frontal attacks from firearms. His primary weapons include two New Nambu M60 revolvers from his days as a Japanese Police Detective, two Suppressed FN-509 Tacticals, and a Benelli M4 Tactical Shotgun. For melee, Makoto has a hunting knife.

Later on in the story, Makoto receives Jonathan Kennedy's Katana as a symbolic passing of the torch.

From his primary weaponry, Makoto is a gunslinger type of fighter, utilizing dual pistols in combination with a few martial arts techniques from his Police Training. In addition to his hypersensitive Hearing, Makoto does well in fights that take place in low light levels. After being turned into a Dhampir and receiving training from Jonathan, Makoto adopted his speed-oriented fighting style with the Katana but unlike Jonathan, Makoto is a more well-rounded fighter capable of having a strong defense while having his enhanced strength and speed.

**Race**

He was born human but was turned into a Dhampir by Jonathan Kennedy to save his life. He possesses hypersensitive hearing which manifested from years of childhood abuse. When he was turned, he gained enhanced speed, strength, and further enhanced senses.

**Early Life**

Makoto was born in March 1, 1973, seconds after his twin brother Minato. The twins were born into the Hirada Household, a highly influential family that owns a conglomerate that is involved in nearly every aspect of everyday life. Life was hard for the twins, especially for Makoto as he was a prodigy in music. He was forced to train his skills in playing the piano to a world class degree, earning him praise and recognition. For most of his life, Makoto was the "face" of the Household's Elite status. Unbeknownst to everyone else, Makoto was abused along with his twin brother. If Makoto underperforms, he is whipped to submission until he improves. This manifested into a fear of tiny mistakes, considering them as failures and would induce a sort of panic attack.

Being a musical prodigy meant that Makoto joined multiple musical competitions. Whenever he doesn't win, he along with his brother would be locked into a very dark room with no food and water for a whole day. Because of this, Makoto would work hard to win, succeeding in a lot of contests but also losing in the same amount. He would be seen shaking on stage if one takes a closer look

It was at this time that both Makoto and Minato developed their unique ability due to repeated exposure to the dark confinement room, their Hypersensitve Hearing/ Echolocation.

**Escape from the Hirada Household**

The continued abuse was too much for the twins. When they reached the age of 19, the two renounced their heritage and rejected their inheritance, effectively cutting ties with the family. Angering the Head of the Household, they were sent back to the dark confinement room. They planned for this to happen, however. Their Grandfather, to former head, told them of a secret passageway out of the household that was located in the dark room. To the Grandfather, letting the twins escape was his redemption for raising such a monster. The twins used this passageway and escaped the household. They hid in Tokyo, laying low for a few months until the family head gave up the search, thinking that they had taken a ship to Korea or somewhere out of the country. After finally being in the clear,