Anime & Manga · Chainsaw Man
Makima
The Control Devil, who commands anyone she considers beneath her and whose power is written as a contract rather than a force.
Powers
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Commonly believed Makima's power is mind control.
Actually It is control by contract, and it only works on anyone she regards as beneath her. Anyone she considers an equal is immune — which is the mechanism her defeat depends on, not a plot convenience.
The feat ledger
Commands anyone she considers beneath her, which is stated as the condition
Damage directed at her is transferred to ordinary people instead
Kills at a distance through a contract, without touching the target
Controls a crowd simultaneously without speaking to them individually
Survives repeated apparent deaths because the harm never reaches her
As the Control Devil her power is contractual rather than physical
Her control fails on anyone she regards as an equal, the one exception
Uses controlled humans as remote instruments across a city
Continuities
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- Manga canon — Events as published in the manga
- Anime canon — Events as broadcast in the anime adaptation
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version