| Hinata Wakaba | |
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Series |
Rival Schools |
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Debut |
Rival Schools: United by Fate (1997) |
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Console of origin |
Arcade |
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Species |
Human |
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Gender |
Female |
Hinata Wakaba (若葉 ひなた Wakaba Hinata) is a fighting game character who first appeared in Rival Schools: United By Fate, being the first student to tag along in Batsu's search for his missing mother.
Description[]
Hinata has short brown hair with a white headband on her forehead and brown eyes. She wears a blue sleeveless shirt under a short sleeve white button shirt with a pink ribbon in the collar, blue skirt, white panties, white socks and white and yellow shoes.
In her alternate costume as "Hinata2", she wears a white short sleeve blouse and red bloomers as her hair is golden brown. In School Life Mode in Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2, Hinata's hair is brown instead of golden brown. She can be seen without her white headband in some occasions during the events of the month.
History[]
Rival Schools: United By Fate[]
Before Batsu was transferred to Taiyo High, the school was somewhat a downtrodden place. She wanted her schoolmates to fight along with her, but nobody had the courage to do so. That is, until Batsu came into the picture, with a mission in mind--to find his missing mother. Although Batsu didn't want to have Hinata along, she still went with him, helping him out. Her efforts eventually paid off; news of her cooperation with Batsu inspired many students to take up martial arts, much to her surprise.
Project Justice[]
In Project Justice, Hinata again joins Batsu and Kyosuke Kagami in investigating the new threat to the schools. Her fate in the Taiyo High story varies; in one story she is kidnapped by Kurow and eventually saved by Pacific High School students, or leads Taiyo's investigation in Batsu's absence and is later saved by him when attacked by Kurow.
Arsenal, combat style and fighting strategy[]
Hinata, when played correctly, can become quite a nuisance to her opponent. One of the keys for players is to remember that her back/down Heavy Kick is excellent as a Tardy Counter, and can lead to some high-damage air combos when used in the right instances. For instance, after blocking an opponent's projectile or slow-recovery special move, Hinata can use the Tardy Counter for great results. Also, using quick, poking Light Punches, followed by either a throw or a Fiery Dance Kick can be quite troublesome. Players must always be ready to cut short a Textbook Combo and come out with a throw. This can keep an opponent on the wary side.
Hinata's Team-Up Technique is pretty quick, and it's a great move to get players out of jams while powering up her teammate with Burning Vigor. Once it is performed, there will lots of Burning Vigor available for the teammate to use in the fight.