Mako Mori (森マコ, Mori Mako?) is the adopted daughter of Stacker Pentecost and an officer of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps' J-Tech division. A Ranger in training, she becomes a pilot of Gipsy Danger in 2025.

The Mako Mori test is a set of criteria pertaining to the representation of female characters within a film, television show or other work of fiction, inspired by the character Mako Mori from the 2013 film Pacific Rim and its 2018 sequel Pacific Rim Uprising.

Mako Mori is the adoptive daughter of Stacker Pentecost and the sister of Jake Pentecost. Born to Sumako and Masao Mori in 2003, Mako is a survivor the 2016 Onibaba attack that killed her parents.

Feb 21, 2022 · Pacific Rim's Mako Mori is considered so well-developed in film theory circles that she inspired a test named after her. Here's what that test is.

Sep 24, 2023 · Mako Mori, portrayed by Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, is a central character in Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” and its sequel. She is a Jaeger pilot fighting against monstrous sea creatures known as Kaiju.

Oct 26, 2023 · Similar to the Bechdel-Wallace test, the Mako Mori test, named after Mako Mori, a character in the Pacific Rim series, is another media test that follows three different criteria in which a female main character has her own storyline.

Mako Mori : Okay. [They turn the Jaeger around and fire the plasma cannon into the Kaiju four more times, exploding its chest]

Aug 18, 2013 · But the Mako Mori test, named after a Pacific Rim character at the center of a controversy, is attempting to change the conversation about what constitutes “strong women” in film. It’s no secret...

An adult Mako who is a candidate for the Jaeger program appears in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim film. She is played by Rinko Kikuchi, and in flashback childhood...

May 14, 2024 · Mako Mori is a main character in the film Pacific Rim (2013) and its sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). Mako Mori was born in Japan. She was adopted by Stacker Pentecost after the death of her parents during a Kaiju attack.