Hayate
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| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthdate: | July 3rd |
| Age: | 24 |
| Blood type: | A |
| Height: | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight: | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Measurements: | B109 W83 H98 (B43 W33 H39 in) |
| Fighting Style: | Ninjutsu (Mugen Tenshin Style), Karate (as Ein) |
| Occupation: | Ninja, Karate Instructor (as Ein) |
| Favorite Food(s): | Sushi, Sukiyaki |
| Hobbies: | Iaido, Zen, and Breaking Beer Bottles (Ein) |
| Voice Actor(s): | Hikaru Midorikawa |
| First Appearance: | Dead or Alive 2 |
Hayate (疾風 Hayate?) is a fictional Japanese character from the Dead or Alive video game series.
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[edit] History
[edit] Before Dead or Alive
Hayate was a ninja in the Mugen Tenshin ninja clan. He had a happy childhood with both his sister Kasumi and half-sister Ayane, who both love him very much. He is also a good friend of Ryu Hayabusa. One day, the expelled ninja Raidou, who is also Ayane's father, attacks the Mugen Tenshin village in an attempt to steal the Torn Sky Blast ninpo attack. Raidou defeated Ayane and then challenged Hayate to single combat. Hayate was overcome by Raidou's superior fighting ability, and had the Torn Sky Blast stolen from him in the process. Kasumi looks after him while he is in a coma, but she soon departs the village, taking Hayate's sword with her, (thus deeming her a traitor) in order to seek revenge against the one who harmed her beloved brother.
[edit] Dead or Alive
During the first Dead or Alive tournament, Hayate had been captured by DOATEC and made into a superhuman. This was done by mindcontrol and some genetic engineering via Project Epsilon. The leader of DOATEC at that time was Fame Douglas, whose organization wanted to create an ultimate superhuman. Hayate was not a participant in Dead or Alive, but he had a major role in the motives of some of the others. .
[edit] Dead or Alive 2
After the first tournament and the end of Project Epsilon, Hayate was left in the Black Forest of Germany and was in a state of temporary memory loss. He could not remember his name and went by the name of Ein (which means "one" in German). He studied karate under Hitomi's father, and soon mastered it. After that, he joined the second DOA tournament to find answers to his lost past. He was defeated by Ryu Hayabusa, who would later win the second tournament by killing the evil Tengu. After his defeat, Hayate's memories slowly began to return to him.
[edit] Dead or Alive 3
Hayate returns in Dead Or Alive 3 with his memory regained and as leader of the Mugen Tenshin style. His reason for joining the tournament this time is to defeat DOATEC's next superhuman creation Omega, who was Ayane's foster father until he was turned to evil. Some of his new moves are similar to Kasumi's; this was done on purpose to show their connection with the same fighting style and the same ninja village where they came from. He also knows some old moves from his karate experience. Although he felt it was his duty to defeat Genra as leader of the shinobi, Ayane beat him to it, citing that it was a personal affair.
[edit] Dead or Alive 4
With Genra out of the way, Hayate now goes on a quest for revenge against DOATEC for what they did to him. He joins forces with Ayane, his half sister, and Ryu Hayabusa,a friend of his, to take down the corrupt organization, as well as their new creation, Alpha-152 (a clone of Kasumi). During the fighting in DOATEC's Tritower complex Hayate comes across La Mariposa. There's more to this female wrestler than it seems as she appears to have some info on Project Epsilon and may have been responsible for Hayate's memory loss.
Meanwhile Hitomi is looking for Hayate (or rather Ein) to help her rebuild her father's dojo. Hayate agrees to come with Hitomi if she can defeat him in combat.
At the end of DOA4, Hayate and his ninja comrades destroy the Tritower complex and escapes the building as it burns to the ground, while Kasumi battles Alpha-152. It is unclear, however, if this is the last of DOATEC after this major blow to their organization.
[edit] Personality
Hayate has a powerful sense of duty when it comes to his role as the leader of his clan. He is very devoted to the clan's rules and traditions so much so that he is forced to hunt down his own sister. He also feels that it is his duty as the clan leader to defeat Genra in Dead or Alive 3.
Hayate was close with his sister Kasumi throughout their childhood, and thus does not attempt to kill or capture her over the course of Dead or Alive 3. He has also developed a special bond with his half-sister, Ayane. He has always played the role of her protector, even though she is an illegitimate member of the family.
[edit] Gameplay
[edit] Ein
Being the predescesor to Hitomi, Ein is a medium-damage strike character with excellent high-position combos (F, Y or Tsubauchi). He's best played from an aggressive standpoint, where he can position himself close to the enemy. However, a weakness shared between the two is the slight "wind-up" timeframe needed prior to the execution of attacks.
[edit] Hayate
Hayate can best be described as a merge between the playstyles of Hitomi and Kasumi. He now features a somersault kick similar to his ninja counterparts (Maizuru), and his throws have been slightly reduced in power. Many of his attacks have extremely fast execution and take off decent amounts of damage. Hayate also has a throw called 'Raijin', which can be seen as the hardest throw in the game in terms of actually carrying it out. It should be noted that Raijin is not the most powerful throw in the game but can be very damaging, despite its complexity. He is consistently listed as one of the best characters in the game and is a known favourite amongst the ninja characters in the series. He is an extremely popular character and is often used in fighting online.
[edit] Notes
- As a bonus, Team Ninja have put Ein into DOA3 and DOA4, with his DOA2 moveset, as an extra character who can be unlocked. Ein is unlocked in DOA3 by beating Story Mode with all the characters, getting a high score on Survival Mode using Hayate and typing in the initials as "EIN". The only difference from his DOA2 appearance is that he now wears a longer black trenchcoat, the same type of coat Tomonobu Itagaki sometimes wears, and has a new Matrix look. It has been said that he is Itagaki's favorite male character. It is possible that he modeled the character after himself (seeing that they share a resemblance). In DOA4, he is unlocked by simply completing Story Mode with Hitomi (the trenchcoat costume is now absent however).
- His standard tag mate is Ayane, but he can be just as strong when teamed up with Kasumi. He also works well with Ryu Hayabusa
- For Hitomi's final battle against Hayate in DOA4's Story Mode, Hayate returns to his old Karate fighting style that he possessed in DOA2. He also answers to "Ein", and makes no effort to correct Hitomi's mistake in addressing him by his false identity.
- His name means 'squall' or 'hurricane'.
- Hayate & Ryu Hayabusa are best friends and friendly rivals.
- As Ein, he wears similar clothes to Neo ('The One') from The Matrix, and his name can be translated as 'one'.
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