Nanoha Takamachi – One of the three people who saved her from being consumed by the Book of Darkness. She is one of Hayate’s best friends. Throughout the years, Nanoha has remained a valuable and reliable comrade for Hayate and her Knights. She and Nanoha, along with Fate and Keroko had worked together several times in the past and many more times in the future as the exalted Four Aces of the TSAB. Hayate holds great admiration for Nanoha’s inner strength as the obvious heart of the Aces. She assigned Nanoha as the leaders of Stars Squad during their term in RF6; also giving her free reign as a combat instructor for the four prospective forwards Subaru Nakajima, Teana Lanster, Erio Mondial and Caro ru Lushe.
Upon finding and getting to know the initially clingy Vivio, Hayate teased Nanoha; saying that the Invincible Ace of Aces have already met her match. She has once expressed her disappointment that she couldn’t join in on the three (Nanoha, Keroko and Fate) in raising Vivio because she had several administrative duties to attend to as RF6’s leader. She noticed that Nanoha was like a stern mother while Fate was the overprotective father with regards to Vivio; saying that the rabu-rabu couple (Nanoha and Fate), were disagreeing for once.
After the brutal defeat of RF6 at the hands of Jail Scaglietti during September 11-12, 0075, Hayate apologized to the distressed Nanoha and the other Aces once she got the chance, blaming herself for being a failure as a leader and letting Scaglietti get away with Ginga and Vivio. However, Nanoha wouldn’t have any of it, saying that they were all at fault and she still trusts Hayate’s judgment as their leader. Nanoha’s encouragement were one of the main things which helped Hayate keep her head high and remain strong despite the pressure of her failure and the other several pressing concerns that came after.
After the battle against the Saint’s Cradle of Ancient Belka, Hayate felt a redoubled guilt because it was by her orders and mistakes in the past that led to Nanoha’s weakened state acquired after overusing the Blaster System to save Vivio. Again, Nanoha simply refused to let Hayate take all the blame for herself, which was again of comfort but now also an addition to the lingering doubts that were starting to accumulate in Hayate’s mind.
As of GenerationS, Hayate finally had the time to interact more with Nanoha and Vivio. Their friendship is now stronger than ever. However, it is shown that Hayate still blames herself with regards to Nanoha’s weakened condition… She likes teasing Nanoha about her developing relationship with Yuuno.
Nanoha is to play an important part during GenerationS. Though what it would be is to be revealed later.
Keroko Georashi Takamachi – One of the three people who saved her from being consumed by the Book of Darkness. She is one of Hayate’s best friends. Throughout the years, Keroko has remained a valuable and reliable comrade for Hayate and her Knights. She and Keroko, along with Nanoha and Fate had worked together several times in the past and many more times in the future as the exalted Four Aces of the TSAB. Hayate is fond and at the same time uncomfortable about Keroko’s reckless attitude. When Hayate built RF6, she decided to grant Keroko’s request to be assigned as Stars 5 of the Stars Squad instead of a more leading role since she said she wanted to be simply a member of a squadron instead of a squadron leader after leading for so long.
Being the Ace with arguably the least busy schedule in the four, Keroko made it a point to spend more time with Hayate whenever she could, as she was worried since the Mistress of the Night Sky was inevitably being alienated from her, Nanoha and Fate due to being a leader. Hayate appreciated the gesture greatly. Keroko was also the first to know of Hayate’s jealousy over not being able to join in the three and raise Vivio as well, wishing that she was also addressed by the child with ‘-mama’ just like with Nanoha, Keroko and Fate.
After the brutal defeat of RF6 at the hands of Jail Scaglietti during September 11-12, 0075, Hayate apologized to Keroko and the other Aces once she got the chance, blaming herself for being a failure as a leader and letting Scaglietti get away with Ginga and Vivio. Much like her sister though, Keroko said that they were all to blame and Hayate shouldn’t take the responsibility all to herself. Having a number of grave failures in the past as Rogue Squadron’s leader, Keroko could relate the best with what Hayate was feeling and offered similar advice of what many people (including Aurion) gave her during those times. This was of much help in cheering up Hayate and giving her additional determination to move forward.
After the battle against the Saint’s Cradle of Ancient Belka, Hayate felt a redoubled guilt because it was by her orders and mistakes in the past that led to Keroko’s severe injuries while fighting with Neltharion’s powers inside the Cradle. Not unlike Nanoha, Keroko once again brushed it off and said that she was prepared for the consequences of her actions anyway. She still thought that Hayate did well as a leader despite the brown-haired Ace’s reservations. However, this also seemed to make Hayate guiltier inside.
Keroko is to play an important part during GenerationS. Though what it would be is to be revealed later.
Fate Testarossa Harlaown – One of the three people who saved her from being consumed by the Book of Darkness. She is one of Hayate’s best friends. Throughout the years, Nanoha has remained a valuable and reliable comrade for Hayate and her Knights. She and Fate, along with Nanoha and Keroko had worked together several times in the past and many more times in the future as the exalted Four Aces of the TSAB. Hayate respected Fate for being a strong individual that strived to save as many as she could. She assigned Fate as the leaders of Lightning Squad during their term in RF6; also giving her free reign as their primary investigator of possible criminals such as Jail Scaglietti.
Hayate admired Fate’s decision of taking in Erio and Caro, but also teased the blond Ace for suddenly becoming a mother. She also suggested that Fate should find a husband, suggesting Kha and causing Fate to blush a lot. When it came to raising Vivio, Hayate stated her jealousy over the other three Aces since she was too busy to join in on the fun of babysitting the child. Jokingly, and as an admittedly silly way to cope, Hayate chided Fate that she was like the overprotective father of Vivio while Nanoha was the stern mother; saying that the rabu-rabu couple (Nanoha and Fate), were disagreeing for once.
After the brutal defeat of RF6 at the hands of Jail Scaglietti during September 11-12, 0075, Hayate apologized to Fate and the other Aces once she got the chance, blaming herself for being a failure as a leader and letting Scaglietti get away with Ginga and Vivio. Yet once again, Fate was another who disagreed with her. Stating that blaming ones’ self wasn’t right, and that they all shared part of the blame, Fate encouraged Hayate by saying that she knew that the latter would make up for her mistakes; and that she trusted Hayate with her life. Taking heed to Fate’s advice, Hayate kept her chin up and organized their counteroffensive to the best of her abilities.
Fate was worried of Hayate after the Jail Scaglietti Incident since she thought that the latter was needlessly blaming herself for what happened to Nanoha and Keroko. She insisted that as best friends, they trusted each other and was prepared to face the worst for each other’s sakes. As one with several doubts and painful experiences herself, she was sure Hayate was just as devoted to those she wanted to protect, stating that she was sure Hayate would have done the same should the situations have been reversed. Hayate agreed. But her guilt was only lessened slightly.
Fate is to play an important part during GenerationS. Though what it would be is to be revealed later.
Kha Alexie Testarossa – (Fill’er up for me, Kha, my brain’s already fried…
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Signum – She is the leader of the Wolkenritter; a cool yet fiery specialist of the art of sword fighting. Just as she embodies much of what the Wolkenritter is, she also exemplifies the Wolkenritter’s unwavering loyalty to their Mistress, Hayate. Despite her perpetually calm and cool behavior, she was also extremely determined to save Hayate from the Curse of the Book of Darkness during A’s. She was prepared to give her life for the kind young girl that helped her recover what she thought she couldn’t recover (or most likely, she didn’t even think she had in the first place), the ability to smile serenely without the chaos of battle…
In StrikerS, she assigned Signum as the sub-commander of the Lightning Squad.
During the last parts of the battle against the Scaglietti and the Saint’s Cradle, Signum expressed much relief in finding that Hayate (along with Nanoha, Rein and Vivio) were saved from certain death by Subaru and Teana. Hayate was rather surprised that Agito was now with Signum, but to Signum’s gladness, their Mistress accepted the fiery Unison Device into the group as warmly as she did when she first met the Wolkenritter.
Signum remains as loyal and protective of their Mistress up to now. In GenerationS, Signum’s resolve and faith shall be tested to its fullest… as the Leader of the Wolkenritter… and as a friend…
Vita – Vita, the Iron Count is noticeably Hayate’s most palpably loyal Knight, going to tremendous lengths and throwing her life on the line just to protect her. As of A’s, Vita was positively besotted with their new and kind Mistress, Hayate. She was dead-set on saving her from the curse by completing the pages of the Book of Darkness; though she also wanted to honor Hayate’s wish of not harming others so she declined from killing their human victims to get Linker Cores from. As the years went by, Vita became more mature and less clingy to Hayate, but remained as steadfastly loyal and protective of her. Hayate was the one who did the best in comforting Vita after the incident where Nanoha was almost killed.
In StrikerS, she assigned Vita as the sub-commander of the Stars Squad as per the request of the Iron Count. Hayate was extremely worried of Vita’s wellbeing after she was defeated by Zest Grangeitz.
As of the battle against the Saint’s Cradle, Hayate in Unison with Rein rescued Vita as she was about to fall to her death after seemingly failing in destroying the Cradle’s energy generator; watching along with her beloved red Knight in her arms as the Core was slowly destroyed by Graf Eisen’s drill bit. When Hayate was rendered powerless and trapped alongside Nanoha, Rein and Vivio when the full-powered AMF of the Cradle going emergency mode kicked in; Vita valiantly fought on with just her augmented strength in a desperate attempt to save them before being relieved by Subaru and Teana.
After Incident (see Sound Stage 4), Hayate gave Vita her heartfelt gratitude for trying so hard for everyone, saying that she along with Nanoha and the others were indeed saved by Vita’s efforts. She affectionately cuddled the small Knight and saying that Vita helps her heart be at ease. Vita likewise thanked Hayate for saving her, and pledged to continue protecting her always.
Vita is now noticeably even more protective of her for some reason. As of GenerationS, there seems to be something wrong with Vita’s disposition, much to Hayate and the other Knight’s confusion. And also, during this arc, her resolve and faith shall be tested to its fullest… as the Iron Count of the Wolkenritter… and as a friend…
Tesla – Out of the five Wolkenritter, Tesla is to be considered Hayate’s closest (in age-bracket) friend and mentor. She was just as concerned of Hayate as the other Wolkenritter were during A’s, with the young and kindhearted girl easily melting thru Tesla’s deep-rooted ruthless and calculating mindset and allowing the Knight of the Sky a chance to experience the joy of living normally and enjoy games of the mind without lives at stake.
As of StrikerS, Hayate assigned Tesla’s as Keroko’s counterpart for the Lightning Squad, serving as Lightning 5. She is also one of Hayate’s advisers in tactical matters. Hayate also helps Tesla (with some mandatory teasing) learn how to cook during the in-denial blue Knight’s development of a crush on fellow-adviser/assistant, Griffith Lowran.
After the Jail Scaglietti Incident, Tesla was the first to notice and also the first to cheer up Hayate as the latter was feeling sorely incompetent and undeserving of leadership due to her several failings as RF6’s leader. With Aurion’s help in alleviating Hayate’s depression and suggestion, Tesla, as a tactical genius and a fellow staff/spear-user tutors Hayate to become a more competent and well-rounded commander, Wolkenritter-style. Tesla was invited to become the captain of her own unit in the Navy, but the Knight of the Sky turned it down, preferring to stay by Hayate’s side. Hayate voiced out her concern of Tesla being held down because of her, but Tesla brushed the worry aside as irrelevant, stating that she was first and foremost Hayate’s Knight, a thing that gave her greater joy than anything else.
Amusingly, Tesla developed a rather stern mentor’s attitude towards Hayate from the time before GenerationS up to currently. Despite her loyalty, Tesla is an unforgiving taskmaster and has at one point erroneously pushed Hayate a bit far during their training, leading to the event that Hayate even had to be confined to an infirmary. Tesla felt incredibly guilty due to this, but Hayate promised her that she won’t spill the secret to anyone to comfort the blue-haired girl. Unfortunately, Hayate’s tongue slipped and Aurion got informed about it. After Aurion chided her about the blunder, Tesla glared at Hayate and sweetly told her of a new (and most probably much harder) training regimen, making the Mistress of the Night Sky tremble in fear. It should be however noted that this was more akin of a friendly slap on the arm rather than anything serious.
In GenerationS, Tesla, along with the other Wolkenritter would be faced with a situation which they have never encountered before…
Shamal – Shamal was and seemingly always will be a motherly figure to Hayate. She was the one who nursed and attended to Hayate at home the most during A’s. Always a source of friendly advice, a warm smile, and a caring atmosphere, Shamal remains as a very close friend and confidante to Hayate up to now.
Hayate tutored the cuisine-inept Shamal be better in cooking, getting minor but noticeable results. During A’s, Shamal was the most apparently distressed among the Wolkenritter upon finding out that the Book of Darkness was slowly eating away at Hayate’s life.
During StrikerS, Shamal was as the medical support leader of RF6. She and Zafira were defeated and injured by the combined prowess of the Sentoukijin Deed and Otto accompanied by hundreds upon hundreds of Gadget Drones as they attacked the RF6 base during the fall of TSA Ground Forces to Scaglietti’s initial rampage; much to Hayate’s concern.
After the events of StrikerS, Shamal is the one who senses the most of Hayate’s lingering dejection over her failures as RF6’s leader, accordingly doing her best to cheer her Mistress and friend up. She is extremely grateful with both Aurion Dauer for properly dealing with Hayate’s depression. In GenerationS, Shamal is to take a more active role in the field compared to how she does in recent times due to certain circumstances.
Zafira – Quiet and steadfast, Zafira is the least noticeable but no-less loyal Guardian Beast of Hayate. Despite being the most silent and taciturn of the Wolkenritter, Hayate showed him no less care and affection as compared to the others. He is assigned as Hayate’s bodyguard during StrikerS. He and Shamal were defeated and injured by the combined prowess of the Sentoukijin Deed and Otto accompanied by hundreds upon hundreds of Gadget Drones as they attacked the RF6 base during the fall of TSA Ground Forces to Scaglietti’s initial rampage; much to Hayate’s concern. Hayate has expressed her pride at Zafira’s bravery in the face of danger by protecting her and the other Wolkenritter as their shield.
Chrono Harlaown – Another childhood friend of Hayate and the adoptive brother of Fate. Chrono develops to be a very supportive and wise senior officer to Hayate and the rest of the Aces. Hayate develops a crush on him during her early pubescent period, knowing that he was the one who stood up to Gil Graham against his decision of sealing her forever with the Book of Darkness in the past; he was one of her biggest benefactors in that incident. Her infatuation is spurred further by the fact that he dismissed the rationale of her feeling guilty due to the death of his father, Clyde Harlaown, stating that it was not her fault and that the past is the past, as well as being a kind mentor to her since the career she intended to take in TSAB was similar to his. However, and unfortunately, she later willingly gave up on him as she saw that Chrono already had feelings for Amy Limmieta, another close friend and was Chrono’s main reason of smiling… She manages to recover from the minor heartbreak and move on seemingly well. She was even one of the people who suggested the names of Chrono and Amy’s children, namely Karel and Riera.
Chrono, as a very popular Admiral of the TSA Naval Forces, was one of the major backers and supporter of RF6. He was also (aside from Genya Nakajima) one of Hayate’s occasional advisers when it came to administration and commanding operations. He proved to be a very valuable friend in the face of all the hardships Hayate had to endure as a leader. He is one of the two people who held the authorization to unlocking Hayate’s limited capability during the latter’s term as RF6’s leader.
During the initial skirmish against the Summoner, Lutecia Alpine, several Sentoukijin and a gamut of aerial drones, he is the one to release Hayate’s limiter to S-rank at the latter’s insistence of joining the battle.
As of the Final Battle, Chrono entrusted the delaying of the Cradle’s ascent to Hayate and her unit. After the successful operation, he was one of the three people who gave Hayate advice about the triviality of focusing too much in an irrational goal. He also chides Hayate about just noticing then that she was like the youngest members in the family among her, Chrono, Carym and Acous. To Acous melodramatic jealousy, Hayate at times calls Chrono ‘Onii-chan’ (Big Brother). Of course, this also affects the young Admiral, making him flinch and get embarrassed much like when Fate calls him so.
Gil Graham – Hayate’s initial benefactor and would-be indirect executioner during A’s. His plan involved freezing Hayate along with the berserking Defense Program of the Tome at the right time and depositing them to a dimensional rift for all eternity. Graham had been supporting her financially up until now under the premise of at least giving her a happy life before spending eternity in frozen limbo. Fortunately, almost everything turned out for the better. Hayate’s confrontation later with Graham and the Lieze twins was very tense, partially due to the blamelessly livid Wolkenritter. However, Hayate forgave the old man easily…
Now, Hayate is shown to still keep contact with the retired Admiral living of the rest of his life in Britain. She addresses him as ‘Graham Oji-san’ and still regards him as her primary benefactor.
Dr. Ishida – The neurologist who cared a lot and took care of Hayate during her paralysis. She is one of the people Hayate respects the most, as she refused to give up even in the absence of any foreseeable cure to Hayate’s ailment. She would finish the treatment on Hayate’s legs after the Final Battle of A’s onwards until she is fully healed. Up to now, Hayate still keeps contact with her whenever the chance comes up.
Suzuka Tsukimura – Hayate’s first real friend, and also one of Takamachi Nanoha’s best friends. She and Suzuka met when the purple-haired girl helped Hayate reach for a book that the latter couldn’t reach (being wheelchair-bound then). Suzuka would later on also befriend the rest of the Wolkenritter. Eventually, she would be the one to introduce Nanoha, Fate and Keroko to Hayate, sparking of the ending conflict of A’s.
Hayate (and Shamal) is extremely fond of Suzuka’s large flock of pet cats. And also, Suzuka seems to be the one most familiar and comfortable with the concept of Hayate’s ‘sekuhara’, saying to the shocked Arisa that it was more friendly skinship than anything else.
Carym Gracia – A kind and sympathetic woman whom Hayate would later regard as an elder sister. Together, she, Carym and Acous makes up the Ancient Belkan Trinity, a term coined by some people who knew of their traits as the last remaining practitioner of Ancient Belka. Carym, despite her relative youth is a woman full of wisdom and understanding, always able to provide Hayate with advice and/or counsel whenever the brown-haired Ace had misgivings. She, as the governing ruler of the Saint Church and an influential figure in TSAB politics, is one of the major backers and supporters of RF6. She was also the one who prophesized (it is her specific Ancient Belkan power) of the tragedy to come that was the real raison d’être behind RF6. She is one of the two people who held the authorization to unlocking Hayate’s limited capability during the latter’s term as RF6’s leader.
During the Final Battle, she was the one who released the limiters of RF6’s most powerful mages, including Hayate. After the decisive conflict, she was first to notice how Hayate was extremely silent since the operation. She hears about Hayate’s sympathy with the late Regius Gaiz, having similar desperation to protect those which are important to her. She advised her that rushing to find for an answer more often than not leads to pain.
In GenerationS, Carym, while not being prominently shown, is one of the key plot elements with regards to Hayate’s plight with a person who used to be in Saint Church…
Verossa Acous – He is a caring and charismatic man whom Hayate would later regard as an elder brother. Together, she, Carym and Acous makes up the Ancient Belkan Trinity, a term coined by some people who knew of their traits as the last remaining practitioner of Ancient Belka. Verossa, an admittedly lax individual, usually manages to find time to spend time with Hayate and engage her in sometimes flirtatious, sometimes very sibling-like interactions. Hayate, who calls him by the nickname Rossa, always makes it a point to tease him about being a slacker. However, she appreciates his brotherly displays very much. Out of Hayate’s ‘elder siblings’ (Carym, Chrono and Acous), Verossa is the most touchy-feely of the three, oftentimes patting Hayate playfully on the head where she sometimes retaliates with an equally playful punch to his gut.
He would be the person who provides her with most encouragement during the times of the Jail Scaglietti Crises. And as of after the final battle, she tells her that no matter what thoughts or feelings she had, they would only betray the purpose if they became too strong. He also chides her about still being a kid compared to him, Carym and Chrono. In the Sound Stage, he is shown to be seemingly the first person whom Hayate verbally relates her feelings of being not deserving of the credit for the success of RF6. He then comforts her with cool and rational words, but later leaves with worry as he sensed Hayate was still badly dejected inside and was likely afraid of leading again. In GenerationS, he says in a conversation with Chrono that he held much respect and gratitude for Aurion Dauer, being the person to attack Hayate’s developing depression the best. He has been watching Hayate closely, sensing her renewed determination and resolve to obtain her goals.
Genya Nakajima – He is Hayate’s mentor/adviser in command school. She holds a deep level of respect and trust in him, despite already surpassing him by rank. As StrikerS goes, he is shown to be one RF6’s supporters and helps out with the investigations with his unit. Hayate is also shown to be friends with his daughter, Ginga Nakajima. Genya has oftentimes expressed his amazement in Hayate’s intelligence and ability in political chess. It turns out that Hayate was also integrating the investigation of the untimely death of Quint Nakajima, his wife for possible links with the Jail Scaglietti case. Genya has a pet name for Hayate, calling her a ‘little racoon’.
After the Jail Scaglietti Incident, Genya is one of the first to hear of Hayate’s decision to return to Special Investigatons and take a break from leading for a bit, stressing her failure as a leader. Genya, being both the most down-to-earth and most experienced commander in Hayate’s list of acquaintances, says that despite having made some painfully wrong mistakes, Hayate was not a lost cause. He even went so far as to tease her, saying that the little raccoon was letting the little troubles get to her so much. He provided her with sound career advice, stating that there was plenty more opportunities for someone like her and that taking a break from leading for a bit is actually a logical choice at first. When it comes to the command career, Aurion himself insists that Hayate listen to Genya more than to him, for he isn’t exactly in the right position to make career advice thru experience, seeing as he never had the high command jobs when he was in military service.
Teana Lanster – Teana Lanster is the forward/Striker that is most familiar with Hayate. She was also the first (and likely the only) neophyte who bothered to become closer with their unit commander. As Acous and Teana both discussed, Hayate was a person who had tremendous power and had it to control several people and be controlled by others. That said, Hayate would experience alienation and sadness for bearing the burden as a leader. As such, Teana developed a friendlier relationship with the brown-haired Ace compared to most of the other forwards towards the latter. Hayate greatly appreciated it. When it came to asking for info, Teana would always be the one to ask Hayate directly whenever needed since she was the most familiar with her. An example of this is when Hayate related her severe weakness when it came to close engagements during the time Subaru and Alto triggered a Unit-wide forum on who was the strongest mage in RF6.
Aurion Dauer – Aurion is undoubtedly one of the most important males in Hayate’s life when asked. She and Aurion first met when Aurion ‘abducted’ her for an interview when she was 11 years old. Although intimidated, Hayate amiably answered the stranger’s questions, later finding that she was already relating her entire life to him spontaneously! After the interview, Aurion asked her if anything was bothering her, and she, for the first time divulges her reservations and lingering hurt feelings garnered throughout her two-year employment in the TSAB. He expertly assuaged her doubts and encouraged her with experienced and well-constructed spiels of advice. He soon took his leave, apologizing to Hayate since he wasted her time and most likely made her friends worry. He stated that they would never meet again. But Hayate had already taken a strange liking to the equally strange man, feeling saddened by his departure which was as sudden as their meeting. She asked for his name, but he simply pats her head warmly and teleported away, leaving her in tears of disappointment.
In a strange twist of fate, Aurion turns out to be the head of the Magitech Research facility she and her friends would visit exactly two weeks after her abduction’. Her shock in finding this out was, suffice to say, quite laughable. As for that week, she acted childishly irate towards the weird man despite his apologies, forgiving him only much later. In the end of their short visit, Hayate got her revenge by commissioning Nanoha (who was willing), Fate (who was reluctant) and Keroko (who was eager) to call him Oji-chan (an affectionate way of saying uncle) when they were saying goodbye. Aurion, who was by then taking a drink, promptly spat out his drink and coughed for a good minute at the sudden act of familiarity, much to the delight of the Aces (maybe except Fate who was worrying if they went overboard…).
Their acquaintance started on tense ground (no thanks to the blamelessly wary Wolkenritter), but later developed into a peculiar uncle-niece relationship. Hayate, much to the amazement of other people, acted like a somewhat spoiled and overly playful child when around him. She developed the habit of calling him Oji-chan after their first visit in the facility he was working in, and has stayed the same ever since. On a side note, Hayate likes how Aurion always pats her head, feeling somehow safe and relaxed if he’s the one who does it.
Hayate felt some sort of freedom to be completely carefree when around him, just like relying on a parent… The only way to describe it for her was that being around him was inherently fun and natural. As years passed, she also learned to have borderline-flirtatious conversations/interactions with him, just for the fun of it. Unfortunately, though his was supposed to be just for fun, it backfired dramatically as it started off the rumors about her and Aurion having a romantic relationship, much to her embarrassment and Aurion’s wry amusement. And as for the latter, being the annoyingly unflappable personality with the twisted sense of humor, comically played along to the rumor; much to Hayate further embarrassment and the Wolkenritter’s (particularly Vita’s) dismay. She does develop feelings for him; it just turns out to be of the familial sort rather than anything romantic.
That said; Aurion is also likely the most unique personality in Hayate’s list of acquaintances. To put it simply, and despite their closeness, Aurion was incredibly blunt and straightforward when discussing details with her (or any of the other Aces for that matter). He was quick to criticize and point out several things which he disagreed with his customary teasing (and oftentimes derisive) tone. While coming forward as sometimes harsh, Hayate and her friends soon learned how to see beyond his scrutiny and improve upon themselves. He was not the first (and definitely not the last), but was one of the more vocal people in voicing concerns about Hayate’s training as a mage… while he did agree that her case was unavoidably very difficult to deal with, coupled with her busy schedule as someone who pursued a command career; he didn’t like Hayate’s reliance on the Wolkenritter in protecting her, leaving her individual skills in closer ranges uncultivated.
In the ending months of StrikerS, Aurion would ultimately be the one to properly address Hayate’s developing depression over her failings as a commander. He, unlike most before him, actually agreed with some of her misgivings and berated her with several well-modulated criticisms. However, he told her that the problem wasn’t because Hayate was a failure; it was because Hayate
was being a failure. He expressed his long-running disgruntlement over her borderline-defeatist mentality and urged her to be more self-esteem and have fewer misgivings over ultimately trivial matters. Because of his rough but clever talking down, Hayate was able to find her resolve and reignite a good measure of her dampened passion again. After seeing positive results from his long-winded lecture, he made a deal with Hayate; that she would move forward with her life confidently and try out new things if she’d like, and he would see her progress after a year or so and will help her in anyway he can at that time. Hayate gladly accepted, and, finding a new feeling of respect and affection for the elderly man, called him ‘Otou-san’ (Father) for the first time, causing Aurion to react non-too composedly due to the shock. Finding the perfect ‘weapon’ against the supposedly nigh-unflappable Aurion, her mood definitely lifted further and she was able to complete the rest of the term of RF6 with her chin up. It should be noted that the rattled Aurion was somewhat fine with the title, but would rather hear Oji-chan instead. Hayate wanted to continue with calling him her father, but he resolutely refused and said that if she really wanted to, he would only allow it for certain rare occasions. From what is seen, every time he is called as such, Aurion tends to stumble or completely trip over himself due to the awkwardness of Hayate’s display of affection.
Grandis Lacetti – A character that Hayate meets in GenerationS. Details are still unavailable.
Lyriel el Mazda – A character that Hayate meets in GenerationS. Details are still unavailable.
Luozorl von Mazda – A character that Hayate meets in GenerationS. Details are still unavailable.