Hayate (descendant)


 * For other uses, see Hayate (disambiguation).

Hayate (ハヤテ) is a video game character first appearing in Fighting EX Layer. He is a college student and the descendant of the Hayate who made his playable appearance in Street Fighter EX2.

Appearance
In Fighting EX Layer, Hayate's hair is black and cut into a shorter style, with loose bangs on his forehead. His eye color is amber.

He wears a dark blue bomber jacket with a gray trim and the collar with its crisscrossed design, a pink short sleeved shirt which shows his lower abs and a dark blue mini tank top underneath, dark blue pants with gray crisscrossed designs at the edge, a dark brown belt and brown shoes. He is also adorned with a white genji pauldron on the right with a royal blue magatama designs and matching genji gloves. Hayate also wears a necklace with three light blue magatama as a pendant.

Fighting EX Layer
In Fighting EX Layer, Hayate became as one of the playable characters. The Hayate seen in Fighting EX Layer is the descendant of the Hayate from the previous game

After he became a new guardian deity on his village, Hayate chooses to live a normal life and currently became a college student in a university. In the University League, He became unbeatable because of his swordsmanship skills while using his Sports Chanbara. After defeating Nanase at the Sports Festival, Hayate finally awakens his true purpose as a guardian deity and resolves his duty to seal Garuda.

Gameplay
Hayate fights using a katana like his predescessor Hayate, although he only uses it in his command normals, special moves, super moves and throws. His katana also glows in red when he uses his special attacks or his Super Combo. In Fighting EX Layer, he retains most of his moves from Street FIghter EX2. He is fast and agile towards his opponent while wielding his katana to make a combo slash. His katana also glows in multiple colors instead of red in the Street Fighter EX series but in a flaming appearance.

Trivia

 * His name is also shared with the character of the same name in Dead or Alive series as he physically resembles Hayate's alter-ego Ein.
 * His main outfit in Fighting EX Layer incorporates both his traditional and casual outfit that references two of his outfits in Dead or Alive either a ninja attire or his casual outfit.