Hayataro

Hayataro
Japanese Name	ハヤタロウ
Romaji	Hayataro
Origin	Japanese Mythology
First Appearance	Shin Megami Tensei V
Alignment(s)	Light-Neutral
Race(s)	Holy
Human Partner	Yuzuru Atsuta
Japanese VA	Jouji Nakata
English VA	Armen Taylor

Hayataro is a demon in the series.

History

Hayataro (早太郎) is a figure in the Hayataro Legend. Around "700 years ago," at the temple of Kōzen-ji, a wild mountain dog gave birth to three pups, one of them being the main figure of the story. The priest took care of them, and when the mother decided to return to the wilderness, out of gratitude, she left one of her children to be a guardian of the temple. Soon enough, a village child was attacked by a wild animal, with the same dog rushing to his aid. It was then named "Hayataro," which roughly means "Fast and Brave."

Later on, Hayataro would eradicate three bakemono, old huge monkey yokai that would force Mitsuke of neighboring Tōtōmi Province to participate in a custom every year and make a human sacrifice of one child, assumed to be gods, but once a monk found out about their identities, and them specifically evading Hayataro, he asked a traveler Rokubu to look for that individual, years later finding the priest, who let him borrow Hayataro after hearing his tale. The dog would be put in the next child sacrifice's place, luring the yokai into battle.

Despite killing the monsters, after the battle, Hayataro was badly injured, and returning home, he passed away in front of the priest. A grave was made for the dog next to the temple's main hall, which still remains in modern days.

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei V / Vengeance: Holy Race, Boss (Vengeance only)

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei V

"The spirit of a monster-bursting dog that used to live at Kozen-ji.
Long ago, the villagers of Mitsuke would offer one of their own girls to a giant monkey yokai to prevent it from ravaging the fields. A monk passing by learned of this and that it greatly feared Hayataro. The monk then rushed off and found him at a temple. Hayataro was offered in place of a village girl, where he then defeated the monster, but was mortally wounded in the epic battle. The loyal dog traveled back to Kozen-ji, where he died shortly after reuniting with his master."

—Shin Megami Tensei V lore

Hayataro is summoned by Yuzuru Atsuta via the Demon Summoning Program. Though he at first appears to be one of the demons attacking Jouin High School, he explains to the protagonist that he is on their side, and he strongly morally objects to what these demons are doing.

If the protagonist sides with Hayao Koshimizu, Hayataro can be obtained via special fusion. Additionally, Yuzuru's Hayataro will join the party.

Vengeance

Just like in the Canon of Creation, Hayataro is Yuzuru's partner. One limited time side-quest has Yuzuru asking the protagonist to give some healing items to him due to Hayataro being weakened from constantly finding the missing Jounin students and Miyazu Atsuta. He is soon healed after the items were given.

When Eisheth kidnaps Miyazu and attempts to take her life under the premise of "salvation," the demon coerces Yuzuru to attack the party in exchange for his sister's life. Despite Hayataro initially rejecting his master's command, he insists that it had to be done to save his sister, initiating a boss battle against Yuzuru and Hayataro. Hayataro will use Witness Me to render Yuzuru untargetable until it is defeated. After defeating both of them, Hayataro is unlocked for fusion.

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei V

Race Level HP MP Strength 35 Vitality 33 Magic 27 Agility 37 Luck 32 Holy 40 218 209 Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Resist - - Null Weak Resist Weak Ailment Resistance Special fusion Beast Inugami + Kunitsu Take-Minakata List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Carnage Fang 20 MP (Unique) Heavy Physical attack to 1 foe. Greater effect if a Critical hit. Innate Sun's Radiance 12 MP (Unique) Moderate HP recovery and cures status ailments for 1 ally. Innate Phys Block 70 MP Nullifies a Physical attack against all allies once for 1 turn. Innate Witness Me 5 MP (Unique) Draws enemy hostility, but raises your Accuracy/Evasion by 2 rans for 3 turns. Innate Ziodyne 35 MP Heavy Electric attack to 1 foe. 41 Resist Force Auto Strengthens resistance to Force skills. 42 Enduring Soul Auto Endures lethal attack and fully heals HP once in battle. 43 Omagatoki: Hit Magatsuhi Accuracy and ailment efficacy of all allies is greatly raised for 1 turn. Talisman

Vengeance

Shinagawa (Boss)

• Paired with Yuzuru Atsuta and will use Witness Me immediately on the first time he gets a turn.
• Both of his press turn icons come after Yuzuru's. Therefore, if one of Yuzuru's attacking skills are drained or repelled, Hayataro will not get a chance to act.

Race Level HP MP Strength 24 Vitality 24 Magic 17 Agility 28 Luck 17 Holy 38 ???? ∞ Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Resist - - Null Weak Resist Weak Ailment Resistance Resist: Sleep, Mirage, Poison, Seal, Charm, Dizzy Turn Icon 2 Skill Potential Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Almi. Ailm. Heal. Supp. +5 - - +4 - +3 -3 - - +3 +3 List of Skills Skill Effect Lightning Speed Increases Critical Hit rate if Accuracy/Evasion is raised. Witness Me (Unique) Draws enemy hostility, but raises your Accuracy/Evasion by 2 ranks for 3 turns. Carnage Fang (Unique) Heavy Physical attack to 1 foe. Greater effect if a Critical hit. Sun's Radiance (Unique) Moderate HP recovery and cures status ailments for 1 ally. Ziodyne Heavy Electric attack to 1 foe.

Ally

Race Level HP MP Strength 35 Vitality 33 Magic 27 Agility 37 Luck 32 Holy 40 218 209 Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Resist - - Null Weak Resist Weak Ailment Resistance Special fusion Beast Inugami + Kunitsu Take-Minakata List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Carnage Fang 20 MP (Unique) Heavy Physical attack to 1 foe. Greater effect if a Critical hit. Innate Sun's Radiance 12 MP (Unique) Moderate HP recovery and cures status ailments for 1 ally. Innate Phys Block 70 MP Nullifies a Physical attack against all allies once for 1 turn. Innate Witness Me 5 MP (Unique) Draws enemy hostility, but raises your Accuracy/Evasion by 2 ranks for 3 turns. Innate Ziodyne 35 MP Heavy Electric attack to 1 foe. 41 Resist Force Auto Strengthens resistance to Force skills. 42 Enduring Soul Auto Endures lethal attack and fully heals HP once in battle. 43 Omagatoki: Hit Magatsuhi Accuracy and ailment efficacy of all allies is greatly raised for 1 turn. Talisman

Gallery

Hayataro as it appears in Shin Megami Tensei V

Shin Megami Tensei V Key art

Hayataro casting Sun's Radiance.

Hayataro casting Carnage Fang.

Hayataro casting Witness Me.

ハヤタロウ - 真・女神転生V 日めくり悪魔 Vol.045

Hayataro in SMTV Daily Demon #045

Hayataro in the TCG (Monument of Reincarnation)

In Other Languages

Language	Title
Japanese	ハヤタロウ (Hayatarou)
Korean	하야타로 (Hayatalo)
Traditional Chinese	早太郎 (Zǎo tàiláng)

Trivia

• In the Japanese version, Hayataro uses the archaic first-person pronoun "Soregashi" (某^*)^?, used formerly by samurai.
• In an interview with Masayuki Doi, Hayataro was supposed to be the first demon that the protagonist meets and recruits in the game. The staff ambitiously dreamed about maybe even having the protagonist ride Hayataro's back "as a partner-in-crime," but the idea was scrapped due to the technical circumstances and the demon's role as a one-off character.
• In the same interview with Doi, Hayataro was selected for an untold purpose that wasn't realized in the final game, due to story changes and his shifting roles within them. Although Doi stated that this purpose would be something he believed many people would be surprised to hear about, so he kept it secret for the time being.