Hayato Kanzaki is the main character of the Capcom series, Star Gladiator. He is a rebellious young Japanese man from the year 2348, where mankind is capable of intergalactic travel and established contact with extraterrestrials.
Living on his own and caring about others - especially the children living in the orphanage in which he was raised, and his close friends June, Saturn, and Gamof, this care for people is the driving force that prompts him to go against Bilstein, a mad scientist bent on taking his revenge on Earth.
He is the only character in the series to cross over and become playable into another Capcom game; in this case, Marvel vs. Capcom 2.
He was voiced by Nobutoshi Canna and Toshiyuki Morikawa.
Appearance[]
Hayato is a young man who has spiky hair, a gray headband, a white tanktop, red boots, fingerless gloves with gray plates, belts and a sleeveless black spandex suit that’s damaged. He also has a scar on his right cheek.
Backstory[]
Abandoned on the streets of Neo Tokyo when he was a child, Hayato Kanzaki was taken in by a foster home, owned by a loving caretaker. As he grew older, he noticed that the caretaker was in heavy debt, and wanted to clear it as means of repaying her for her kindness. Unable to find any form of work, Hayato was forced to become a bounty hunter- A line of work that he despised and knew that would go against his fierce sense of justice.
As Bilstein escaped from his orbital prison on Zeta and established the dreaded Fourth Empire, the Earth Federation would start the Project: Star Gladiator as its last stand against the madman.
Hayato, hearing of this project, sets out to join Star Gladiator to save his home planet and everyone he loves.
In the sequel Plasma Sword, Hayato peacefully spends time rebuilding the orphanage with the many bounties he's collected, but sets out once more when he realizes one of his closest friends ends up missing.
Powers & Abilities[]
Techniques[]
- Guren - Hayato leaps vertically while slashing upwards. Plasma residue is visible during this attack.
- Engetsu - Hayato charges his Plasma Power into one downward strike. This causes five plasma shockwaves to rise from beneath the ground in a straight line.
- Ransetzu Zan - Hayato charges his Plasma Sword with energy and attacks with seven powerful strikes.
- Guren Tempa (Black) - Like Guren, except fully charged. Black Hayato also spins during the attack and jumps higher, allowing for more hits.
- Kegon (Black) - Black Hayato stabs his enemy in the stomach, stunning them with a violent green plasma energy. He then does a vertical front flip, glowing with this green energy, and lands with a powerful plasma strike.
Transformation(s)[]
- Black Hayato - Bilstein managed to implant a "genotype" microchip into Hayato. When this microchip takes control, Hayato transforms into Black Hayato: an evil version of himself who is much more morally flexible in battle.