Shin Hayata (ULTRAMAN)

History
In the continuity of the Ultraman manga, set some forty years after the original series, Shin has become the Defense Agency Chief as the SSSP has been disbanded. The Earth has not had an invasion in years and monster attacks rather scarce. It is shown that Shin, having no memory of his time as Ultraman, gained super strength and durability. These powers are also given to his son and it is not until he is informed by Ide about a new threat that he regains his memories of his time as Ultraman's host and learns that his merger and resurrection by Ultraman gave him Ultra Genes and through him his son. He also learns that the SSSP is still active but now its main goal is to protect him and his son from becoming lab rats.



For the next ten years Shin dons a prototype powered armor and battles the mysterious enemy to protect Earth. During this time Shin serves as Earth's 'Ultraman' donning armor based on the giant of light to fend of the unknown alien attacks on earth. Some time later while Shinjiro is a teenager, the two once close duo have grown somewhat distant mainly due to Shinjiro's abnormal strength that he keeps a secret from his parents, unaware they know about it. One night Shin's old enemy returns and attacks his son who he chases to a stadium. Shin arrives in the nick of time to save his boy and reveals to Shinjiro his battle armor. Before he can explain anything Shin picks up his son and throws him into a SSSP carrier plane where Ide is waiting. Then proceeds to battle his old adversary but unlike before Shin's age impairs his abilities and his armor is only a prototype. Hayata is soon defeated and badly wounded. Bested he could do nothing but wait for his enemy to finish him of, it then that he was saved by his son's timely arrival. From that point Shin was only able to watch the two battle until Shinjiro's victory and Bemular's retreat. Afterwards, Shin was left in a coma due to his wounds.

Powers/Weapons

 * Superhuman Strength : Shin possess superhuman strength as a result of his merger with Ultraman, he was strong enough to defeat Bemular ten years ago but his strength was reduced with age. Even so he was strong enough to throw his teenage son several hundred feet into the air
 * Durability : Like his son, Hayata is more durable than a normal person, surviving wounds that would've killed him if he didn't posses his powers
 * Extraordinary agility : Hayata can leap incredible heights and distances and land from several hundred feet in the air without ill effect
 * Reflexes : Due his fighting experience, Hayata has excellent reflexes having dodge a point blank attack from Bemular aimed at his face.

Trivia

 * In the manga continuity Shin is officially the first Ultra/Human hybrid as a result of his merger with Ultraman.
 * In the new SSSP Shin holds the unofficial title of 'Ultraman'. It is a reference to his previous merger and the fact that he fights enemies too powerful for the regular SSSP forces.
 * Despite his defeat at Bemular's hands it is stated by several character and hinted by dialogue between the two that Shin defeated the alien ten years ago. This simply shows how much his powers had waned with old age.