Plasma Sword/Hayato

Introduction

Story

Hayato is a rebellious young Japanese intergalactic bounty hunter who fights with a Plasma Sword and has a strong sense of justice when battling against the forces of evil.

One year later from within the events of Plasma Sword (Star Gladiator 2), Hayato has become a successful bounty hunter and has settled down with June, spending his days peacefully in rebuilding the orphanage with the bounties he has earned. One day after coming back home from another successful bounty hunting mission, Hayato is shocked to hear and learn that June has suddenly disappeared and that his friends had told him on what had happened. Realizing that Bilstein, who had shockingly and surprisingly returned from his supposed "death" at the end of the Final Crusade, is behind the unexpected situation, Hayato sets out to find June and to finish things with Bilstein once and for all.

Overview

Hayato is secretly a grappler, one with decent movement and close-to-mid-range pokes. Hayato excels at whiff punishment and spending his meter off of big command grab reads. Both Hayato and B. Hayato are valid, well rounded picks. Normal Hayato's multi-slash rave super converts easily off any standing string, and B. Hayato's column super is an excellent high damage utility anti-air.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Well-rounded tools: Hayato has effective pokes and decent mixups for any range in any scenario, lacking only a projectile, allowing him to be played as both a rushdown and defensive character that can handle any situation. Massive range with setups: Hayato can extend his sword's range with his 222 special, Ashura. While only Hayato gets a second extension with 236AB, leading to absurd sword length, Bayato is able to use his supers without decreasing the sword's length. This gives them better control of neutral despite the startup. Combo command grab: Hayato's 64K is difficult to react to and packs good range, giving him access to juggle combos and ways to easily confirm into super.

Weak / Inconsistent hitboxes: A lot of Hayato's best pokes tend to start to whiff versus crouchers, and sometimes even standing opponents, if you aren't close enough. Considering most of Hayato's mileage is converting into super off either command grab or poke, this can be a really big deal in terms of missed opportunities. Weak Primary Specials: Hayato's specials are uniquely weak to labbing. QCF+B can be parried if opponents have 50% meter after blocking the first hit, and QCB+B can always be sidestepped in-between the second and third hit. While it is difficult to tell the two apart just off the first hit, it is nonetheless important to note that Hayato takes a big gamble everytime he does either of these moves, and he kind of has to use them due to their value as ranged whiff punishers and knockdown tools. Potentially meter hungry: Hayato can be meter hungry depending on your needs. If you play Hayato, you might burn meter for his sword extensions and for Bayato, a Shinryuken super that controls the air game. 214AB is also a good punish tool for both characters, especially Bayato. Linear gameplay: Hayato has few tricks up his sleeve beyond Ashura, which can lead to Hayato being somewhat predictable.

Default VS Mirror

(Include a comparison of what makes Hayato different from Black Hayato)

Move List

(Startup does not include the first active frame)

Vertical Normals

5A

5A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	9	-	-	-	-2	-	-	Ground
Great speed, and occasionally a pretty good anti-air against further out jumps. Can be special cancelled into QCF+B/QCB+B for alright damage, but you have to be careful with the input, otherwise you might accidentally get DP. AB works consistently and safely, otherwise, but for less damage. 5A->QCB+B is a good AA conversion in certain matchups.

5A,A

5A,A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	9	-	-	-	X	-11	-	Ground
Confirm into special moves/super. Unfortunately, the second hit will whiff crouching opponents on both block and hit, so this tool, which otherwise would be your primary attack into specials/supers, is limited in its usefulness and more often than not just results in Hayato dropping combos.

5A,B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	9	-	-	-	X	-4	-	Ground
Safe knockdown tool. Not special cancelable. Though minus, it has massive pushout on block. Unfortunately, the distance it sends the opponent on hit means you can't reliabily run up and command grab/poke mixup if they tech immediately away, so prepare for that.

3A

3A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
9	-	17	-	-	62	-	-	-	Ground

While Running A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Horizontal Normals

B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Kick Normals

2K

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
9	-	15	-	-	49	-	-	-	Ground

3K

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
12	-	19	-	-	67	-	-	-	Ground

Jumping Normals

While Jumping A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

While Falling A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Special Moves

Shiden
236B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Shiden: Kai
214B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Byakko Hou
64K

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

623A/B
Guren

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Ashura
222

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Gauge Moves

Engetsu
236AB

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Rasetsu Zan
214AB

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Plasma Revenge
AM

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Plasma Reflect
BM

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Plasma Field - Plasma Sword
BK

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Miscellaneous

Throw
5AB

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Strategy

Combos