History Characters / UnderNightInBirthHydeKido

%% * DemotedToExtra: While still the main protagonist of the series, Hyde is notably shafted in ''Exe:Late [cl-r]'', with Londrekia getting top billing.

* ShipTease: With Linne, Orie, Vatista, and Yuzuriha. Nanase also becomes a {{Tsundere}} towards him after her arcade mode.

** Orie in particular however shares a very close relationship with Hyde as he presumably helped her ease into the school-life environment as she had only attended an all-girl's school prior to her transfer. Apparently, the two are on such good terms that Orie frequently visits Hyde's home to help clean and cook with him, as well as helping him study for class. Orie is also the most distressed during Nanase's Arcade story, whereas Vatista simply finds Nanase's condemnations against Hyde contradictory to her own experiences with him while Linne is more concerned, as a mentally older female, in how Hyde plans to be a father. When the misunderstanding is cleared, Orie is astute in noting that she never doubted Hyde's morals in the first place.
** In the case of Vatista, he first encounters her while she's completely naked, and she goes on to save him from Hilda later on. The aftermath is just loaded with this, between praising her strength in battle, inviting her to live with him after seeing she has nowhere to go, grabbing her hand to bring her to meet Linne. Vatista is the only girl who defends his character in Nanase's arcade mode and [[MayflyDecemberRomance promises to remember his name even after he dies while she sleeps]]. It doesn’t stop there, Vatista’s Chronicle story reveals that [[spoiler: Hyde’s Insulator was created from her seventh wing, giving them a connection that transcends the bounds of fate. The sword also is implied to still have some of Vatista's will in it and is overprotective of Hyde to the point of being dangerous.]]

-->''[[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening He awakens]]. [[TheDulcineaEffect in order to free the girl]] [[WhoWantsToLiveForever from the chains of eternity that seal her fate]].''\\

-->''[[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening He wakes up]] -- [[TheDulcineaEffect in order to free the girl]] [[WhoWantsToLiveForever from the chains of eternity that seal her fate]].''\\
''The power burned within him, [[DarkIsNotEvil the Void]]. The blade he carries, [[SoulCuttingBlade the Insulator]].''\\

!!!Voiced by: Creator/RyoheiKimura (Japanese), Creator/KyleMcCarley (English, VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle)

* BadassInANiceSuit: Compared to the other males in the roster, Hyde gives off this impression as he fights in a dressed down school uniform, with the blazer, shirt, tie, dress pants, shoes and everything. He is also one of the more powerful In-births in the story.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RcBzh968w "Scraper Sky High"]] and "Mutual Situation" in matches against [[{{Foil}} Seth.]]

* NamedWeapons: The Indulgence of Sever Rending, or simply the Insulator.

* DemotedToExtra: While still the main protagonist of the series, Hyde is notably shafted in ''Exe:Late [cl-r]'', with Londrekia getting top billing.

* AccidentalPervert: His first meeting with Linne and how he found out her gender involved him coping a feel of somewhere he shouldn't have by accident while trying to save her from some criminals (not that she needed the help). Not only does this make her angry enough as it is, he reveals that he thought she was a boy the whole time. [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished Linne flips out and chokes him unconscious]].

Hyde awakens to his ability, the EXS of Darkness[[note]]Literally Jet-Black[[/note]]: '''Void Red''', which manifests together with the legendary sword, the '''Indulgence of Insulating''', otherwise known as the '''Insulator'''. Aside from its already formidable capabilities of slaying immortals, his EXS ability grants the manipulation of flame-like shadows that is commanded with the sword. Hyde's powers however are especially draining on his person as he struggles to completely maintain his abilities and is seen gasping for air or having his right arm convulse with pain if he over-exerts himself. Sometimes, he states that he feels like his body moves on its own accord during combat. He is shown to be able to draw out the Insulator from one of his palms. In game-play terms, Hyde's unique mechanic is tied to his blade where all of his sword-based normals deal chip damage, strengthening the quality of his impressive pressure game. His Force Function, '''Strict Daze''' (or Vestige of Cruelty), is a large empowered slash that deals significant chip damage when blocked and sends opponents flying if landed, with its effects increasing if fully charged.

* CastingAShadow: His main power with his EXS ability and the Insulator. These shadows are fittingly colored red.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The reputation and power of the Insulator precedes his own, as exemplified when Hyde is often referred to as the Insulator instead of his usual alias. Its in-universe ability to slay immortals and rend apart any form of EXS in general is nothing to scoff at either.

* ScratchDamage: Hyde's unique trait in combat, as unlike most powers of darkness in previous fighting games, all of Hyde's sword-based normals can inflict chip damage. GameplayAndStoryIntegration may indicate that the Insulator's powers are even dangerous on any form of contact with the blade itself. It's also a balance tool because Hyde lacks a good standing overhead and his zoning and rushdown game is vastly inferior to characters that are more specialized in those roles.

* BadassInANiceSuit: Compared to the other males in the roster, Hyde fights in a dressed down school uniform, with the blazer, shirt, tie, dress pants, shoes and everything. He is also one of the more powerful In-births in the story.

** In short, the only girls in the playable cast that haven't had any ShipTease with him are the ones he hasn't met in the story yet (Wagner and Mika) besides Phonon [[{{Jerkass}} who thinks he's an annoying idiot]], an opinion Hyde returns. However, Wagner does have a unique quote against Hyde should they be pitted against one another that expresses annoyance and distaste, implying that she finds him just as annoying as Phonon does.

** In short, the only girls in the playable cast that haven't had any ShipTease with him are the ones he hasn't met in the story yet (Wagner and Mika) besides Phonon [[{{Jerkass}} who thinks he's an annoying idiot]], an opinion Hyde returns.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/RyoheiKimura (Japanese), Creator/KyleMcCarley (English[[note]]VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle[[/note]])

* FearlessFool: Once Hyde obtains his powers, he tends to jump straight headfirst into danger without considering the consequences. One, he goes out into the [[EldritchLocation Hollow Night]] alone to confront Paradox and assist Linne despite Linne telling him not to. Two, Hyde ends up taking [[spoiler:Kuon's]] suggestion and goes to the mansion in the park [[TooDumbToLive despite knowing that it may be a trap.]] Three, in Merkava's arcade story he approaches [[EldritchAbomination Merkava]] and attempts to make contact with him out of curiousity. Even [[WasOnceAMan Merkava]] is annoyed that Hyde lacks the cautious reaction most other humans have with it.

* ImmortalSlayer: Not Hyde himself, but his Insulator can kill even the Immortal Re-Births by striking at their EXS directly. After all is said and done, Linne intends to use it to end her eternal curse once and for all.

* MistakenForPedophile: Due to having [[BornAgainImmortality Linne]] [[Really700YearsOld and]] [[RobotGirl Vatista]] as companions, Nanase ends up mistaking Hyde for one and adds up to her imaginary rap list.

* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Linne's blue. Applies to Seth as well.

* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Linne and Seth's Blue, and in particular with the latter, they're the second pair of characters to have a rivalry musical theme.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RcBzh968w "Scraper Sky High"]]

Hyde awakens his abilities of the EXS of Darkness/Jet-Black: '''Void Red''', which manifests together with the legendary sword, the '''Indulgence of Insulation/Sever Rending''', otherwise known as the '''Insulator'''. Aside from its already formidable capabilities of slaying immortals, his EXS ability grants the manipulation of flame-like shadows that is commanded with the sword. Hyde's powers however are especially draining on his person as he struggles to completely maintain his abilities and is seen gasping for air or having his right arm convulse with pain if he over-exerts himself. Sometimes, he states that he feels like his body moves on its own accord during combat. He is shown to be able to draw out the Insulator from one of his palms. In game-play terms, Hyde's unique mechanic is tied to his blade where all of his sword-based normals deal chip damage, strengthening the quality of his impressive pressure game. His Force Function, '''Strict Daze''' (or Vestige of Cruelty), is a large empowered slash that deals significant chip damage when blocked and sends opponents flying if landed, with its effects increasing if fully charged.

** This carries over in his appearance in VideoGame/BlazblueCrossTagBattle when nearly all of his fights are started because he jumps in to defend a female he believes is in danger.

* DashAttack[=/=]DeadlyLunge: His Pale Bringer[[note]]Wazawai Shouseshi Shoukou no Kusabi (Wedge of Calamity Calling Sick Crimson)[[/note]] EX Move starts off with one of these. The dash is invulnerable, which makes it a good tool for reversals or full screen punishes.

* BoringButPractical: One of Hyde's most obvious weaknesses is that his mixup game is rather bad compared to most of the other characters. To compensate, his passive ability allows him to do chip damage with his sword normals on block(the rest of the cast only gets chip damage on specials). This can add up as Hyde's blockstrings can get fairly long, even if they are slightly easier to block due to his lack of a standing overhead or confusing moves. That, and his whiff-punishment game is quite scary despite his laggy moveset due to his normals (mainly involving his sword) having solid range when used on a proper reaction to a bad move on his foe's part.

* BoringButPractical: One of Hyde's most obvious weaknesses is that his mixup game is rather bad compared to most of the other characters. To compensate, his passive ability allows him to do chip damage with his sword normals on block(the rest of the cast only gets chip damage on specials). This can add up as Hyde's blockstrings can get fairly long, even if they are slightly easier to block due to his lack of a standing overhead or confusing moves.

* AlternateCharacterReading: A Kinoko Nasu tradition and a tradition in a ton of shounen-based anime: Hyde's moves are written in kanji with katakana in the place of hiragana particles, and they have different furigana-styled transliterations that may or may not translate exactly to their kanji readings. For example, his Black Orbiter move's kanji reading is "Enkan no Kyouka" (Wicked Vortex of the Torus).

* SwordPlant: His [[LimitBreak Infinite Worth]], Gyre Vortex[[note]]Shuu'en e Sasou Rasen no Ori (Alluring to the Demise Spiral's Cage)[[/note]], has him plant the Insulator into the ground, which causes a geyser of darkness to erupt around himself.

* DashAttack[=/=]DeadlyLunge: His Pale Bringer[[note]]Wazawai Shouseshi Shoukou no Kusabi (Wedge of Sick Crimson Calamity Calling)[[/note]] EX Move starts off with one of these. The dash is invulnerable, which makes it a good tool for reversals or full screen punishes.

* {{Shoryuken}}: His Red-Clad Craver[[note]]Kou Matoishi Yami no Tsubasa (Crimson-Clad Wing of Darkness[[/note]], and his aforementioned Vacant Shift[[note]]Kokuu wo Buntsu Dansou (Fault Dividing the Empty Air)[[/note]] being a reverse-grip version of it although Vacant Shift isn't invincible on startup.