Hayate

Hayate
Shadaloo C.R.I. profile artwork
Characteristics
Height	5'9½" (177 cm)
Weight	167 lbs (76 kg)
Eye color	Dark Brown
Hair color	Brown Dark Brown (in-game)
Blood type	B
Personal
First Game	Street Fighter EX2
Birthdate	April 5
Birthplace	Japan
Likes	Persimmons, his father
Dislikes	Evil spirits, Garuda
Moveset	Madomashi, Kagura Hōzan, Enraku Shishō, Kamaitachi, Oborozuki, Sorasen, Hisenzan, Shiraha Tenjin, Zankō Kyōjin, Resshin Kamaitachi, Raizanshō, Tsumuji Kagerō-Kyoku, Orochi Fūjin
Behind-The-Scene
Japanese voice actor(s)	Toshiyuki Morikawa (SFEX2)

For other uses, see Hayate (disambiguation).

Hayate (ハヤテ, Hayate^?) is a video game character from the Street Fighter EX series, first appearing in Street Fighter EX2. He is a noble samurai attempting to follow the footsteps of his legendary missing father.

Biography

Appearance

Hayate has very long brown hair and wears a white headband on his forehead.

In Street Fighter EX2, he wears a traditional Japanese attire; a light blue long Japanese vest with a white kimono shirt, underneath his shirt is a black turtleneck with a gold trim tucked into a white ribbon, purple and pale blue traditional pants, and black and gold open toed boots.

In his Shadaloo C.R.I. profile art, Hayate's appearance remains largely the same, his vest became blue, the ribbon belt is light blue and his traditional pants are dark blue.

Story

Street Fighter EX series

Hayate is a Japanese swordsman from the village of Kukunochi whose father was the legendary hero who sealed the beast of Orochi. When Orochi escapes from his imprisonment and kidnaps the local shrine maiden, Hayate slays the demon like his father did before him. Hayate and the maiden then become the new guardian deities of the village.

Hayate is notable for being the only character from the original Street Fighter EX2 not to return in the arcade version of Street Fighter EX2 Plus. He appears in the PlayStation version as a hidden character. According to the game's storyline, Hayate vanquishes the demon his father once sealed and saves the local shrine maiden, becoming the new guardian deity of Kukunoichi, which may explain this. He's also the only character in Street Fighter EX2 Plus who did not return in Street Fighter EX3.

Fighting EX Layer

At some undisclosed period Hayate has a descendant, also named Hayate. It is unknown if he is related by blood.

Hayate sealed the resurrected Garuda inside his own body but eventually he was consumed and became an amalgamation of the lingering grudges of powerful spirits. It is presumed that being consumed by Garuda killed Hayate.

Gameplay

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Hayate fights using a katana, 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.

Comics

Hayate appears in the Street Fighter EX 2 PLUS HK comic. There, he is based on Garuda before he wore the cursed mask.

Trivia

• His Tsumuji Kagero Kyoku Super Combo was nicknamed "UFO" by the developers.

• Though never officially stated, it is implied that Hayate and Garuda could be related, as they have some things in common. In his Street Fighter V profile, Garuda was said to have been a legendary swordsman and a hero to his village, before becoming a demon. Hayate's father was also a hero who had disappeared before Hayate was born, for unknown reasons. While Hayate seals demons, Garuda is a demon himself.
  • Also, Garuda's Meteor Combo, Kyojinsenshu, is a combination of Hayate's three Super Combos.

• There are some similarities between Hayate and Kyo Kusanagi from The King of Fighters series. Both have brown hair, wear a white headband, and have antagonizing ties towards an entity based on the Yamata no Orochi. Though unlike Hayate, Kyo does not wield a weapon, has a personality and acts as one of the main protagonists of his home series. Kyo unlike Hayate, also hails from a clan based on one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan for added measure.

• Hayate bears an uncanny resemblance to a fighting game character of the same name from the Dead or Alive series.

Gallery

• Street Fighter series

• EX
• SCRI

Street Fighter EX series

Hayate's artwork from Street Fighter EX2

Hayate's portrait in Street Fighter EX2

Alternate portrait in Street Fighter EX2

Promotional SFEX2 group shot art of Hayate, Ken, Ryu, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, Blanka, D. Dark, Skullomania, C. Jack, Zangief, Hokuto and Sharon

Early and final artworks

Shadaloo C.R.I.

Shadaloo C.R.I. profile artwork

Shadaloo C.R.I. profile artwork (no background)

See also

• Hayate's moves in Street Fighter EX2 Plus