Immediately after Kira leaves him, Rohan Kishibe, who has seen Hayato following his father to the train station, uses the power of Heaven's Door on him to learn the identity of his father. Rohan ends up reading events that were supposed to occur in the future and then becomes the first to fall victim to Killer Queen's Bites the Dust ability. The next morning, Kira gloats to Hayato over his new ability, revealing his true name in the process, as well as the fact that his ability is "invincible." Hayato deduces from this that there are others with similar abilities. With Kira's new ability, Bites the Dust, he activates a time loop that restores Hayato to life. Immediately after, Kira begins to panic and is spontaneously pierced by the Bow and Arrow while Yoshihiro was trying to convince Kira to leave the town. However, his threats only anger Kira, who uses Killer Queen to kill him and make it look like he fell by hitting his head. When he is cornered by the murderer, he attempts to blackmail Kira by revealing that he has further evidence that will be found by authorities in the case of his death. He begins following Kira and manages to record footage of him murdering a woman and her boyfriend. During the fight between Josuke and Kira, Hayato was capable of giving Josuke important tips despite being unable to see Stands, such as figuring out that Kira could only detonate one bomb at a time using his Bomb ability.Īs he spies on his parents with electronic devices, Hayato notices several suspicious things about his father Kosaku, who is being impersonated by Yoshikage Kira. While investigating his father's odd behavior, he is nearly killed by Stray Cat. Hayato has also been proven to be exceptionally intelligent, managing to trick Kira into revealing his identity out loud while giving Josuke a phone call to wake him up and meet at a certain location without activating Kira's stand. Even Josuke comments on Hayato's bravery for his age when he volunteers to set off Okuyasu's explosively-charged body at the risk of death.ĭespite having a somewhat strained relationship with his mother, he ultimately loves her and his desire to defeat Kira comes from a desire to protect his mother and the town. He was willing to commit suicide if it would prevent Bites the Dust from activating. However, when pressed into a corner, Hayato proves to be exceptionally brave. According to his mother, he has no close friends. He rarely speaks to his parents, preferring to spy on them with electronic devices he has planted in their room. Hayato is a quiet boy who spends most of his time in his bedroom. Hayato is a young 11-year old child with a rather scrawny build and straight brown hair that reaches just past his chin.