Mako Cox

Daisy Adaire- Aunt

Viola May - Great Grandmother

## Early Life

Mako Valentino Cox born November, 11th, 1997 as Mako Valentino Vinsillent, was Raised in New York, New York. He had a pretty normal life at first, being the only child and living with his Mother (28) and his Father (32). His family was very adamant about education and learning so they would often times out of school, he would participate in various Neurological games such as Sodoku, Chess, and various memory games. Mako was always at the top of his class in order to impress his parents, but learning was something that he also enjoyed. One afternoon on the way home from school his family got into a very serious car accident on the highway, which left his Mother in the Hospital and his father with multiple minor injuries. Mako was 8 years old at the time of the accident. Since his mother was in the ICU things were never really the same, the presence without her left him unmotivated to do anything really, and his father was his only support system. Mako never really grew up to have friends because he was always so into his work and improvement of himself, so his father was the only person he could depend on. His mother eventually passed because of the accident, and his father turned to drugs due to the passing.

A few years later Mako graduated high school and went on to college. At this time he still had his passion for learning but also for Baking. Mako struggled a little to find himself fully, he still didn’t have many friends and his family life was hurting. His father was still on drugs, but Mako decided not to let that bother him too much, he still loved his father and did what he could for him. Now on his way to college, Mako decided to use the gifts and hard work he put into learning Neurology to become a Psychologist. He attended SJU and majored in Psychology. Mako devoted much of his time to studying, but he would also go out every now and then with a couple of his roommates. College was where Mako officially began to figure himself out, he explored more of his interest, sexuality, and morals. He got a part-time job in a Bakery to help pay for some of his finances. Oftentimes, he would go visit his Dad at home on the weekends but it started to become tough because of the drugs, his father often became very abusive to the point Mako would come back to school with various bruises. Despite the rough times, he continued to support his father. In Mako’s Senior year of college, his father eventually ended up passing away due to an overdose of drugs. This happened a few weeks before his graduation. He had then received money from the passing and attended the funeral. Once officially graduated, he decided it was time for him to start over and begin a new life which is why he moved to Los Santos.

## Life in Los Santos

Once arriving at Los Santos, Mako eventually wanted a way to help people become better versions of themselves but he wasn’t exactly sure how to do so. He first started off volunteering in much city work, in order to make connections and contacts for if he ever needed anything. Some of the connections that Mako made which he still keeps in contact with are Stacy Cox, Scarlett Bloom, and Victoria Wolfe.

Eventually, he decided to apply for Weazle News where he would become a freelance reporter. Mako often did much of his own work and articles capturing various things that he loved about Los Santos, from animals to people. He thought that this would be a good way to not only get his name out there but as well as put things, and people into the spotlight so others can get a good view of how wonderful life can actually be. Mako still currently works at Weazle as a freelance reporter. Upon working there he met some really good people one of those being Lusio Going-Upstream, one of the owners of Burgershot. After seeing Lusio’s work and dedication to the restaurant Mako decided to apply as a Burgershot employee. Once Accepted he would often work many shifts, dedicating his time to helping serve the community with food whenever various other restaurants were closed. This also allowed him to make some connections and do good for his community. Eventually, Mako decided to quit Burgershot after a couple of months of working. The reason is still Unknown to most people.

In his downtime, he would often go out to Sandy Shores to fish, it was something about the peaceful quietness and nature away from the city which he loved and often found very relaxing. It was here where he met Moupra Cyrus, someone who would eventually become one of his best friends. Mako and Moupra eventually began to hang out more which allowed him to make connections with various other individuals such as Emmy Del Rio, Daisy Adaire, Kitti Cox, Jazmine Song, and a reunion with upcoming superstar Stacy Cox. Mako ended up becoming very close with all of these individuals and from there on out made many more friends. These individuals helped Mako work up the courage to attend various events in the city and get out of his comfort zone. Most of the events included Song release parties which Mako loved. He always had a passion for music secretly but never really had the courage to do anything of his own. Eventually, with the guidance of his friends, Mako started to write his own music and make connections with the very popular K1/Kai Watson, who produces all of Mako’s music now. Once Mako released his first song “Vibes” in December of 2022, his passion for music only grew stronger, since then he has released 2 Christmas songs and currently is planning to release his EP.Mako now goes by Mako V in the music scene and often refers to his fans as the Mako Tribe. Mako eventually started to grow even closer to his friends because of all the support that they gave to him and was eventually welcomed into the Cox Family. It was here where Mako changed his name and is known now as Mako Cox.

Mako eventually decided to change career paths and apply for the DOJ as his main job with music being something that he does on his own time. Now he is a paralegal learning all things law, and trying his best to advocate for various individuals who may need his help. He still has quite a way to go in learning this job but he has put much time and effort into it and only gets better by the day.

Now that Mako has settled into the city well enough, he still plans on making more connections and living out his life as an Artist and Lawyer. He doesn’t plan to stop music anytime soon and is hoping to eventually get signed to a record label. He hopes that his music helps people to feel better whenever they are feeling down, and he still wishes to provide support in any way possible to help people to be the best versions of themselves.