Shoyo Hinata

**Shōyō Hinata** is the main protagonist of the *Haikyū!!* series. Hinata was motivated to begin playing volleyball when he witnessed a Karasuno High volleyball player nicknamed the Little Giant scoring points against opponents far bigger than him. After losing his first and only official volleyball match in middle school against Tobio Kageyama, the "King of the Court", Hinata enrolled at Karasuno High, only to find that Kageyama had also chosen to come to Karasuno. For the majority of the series, Hinata was a first-year student at Karasuno and one of the volleyball team's middle blockers, as well as their "**Greatest Decoy**".

## Statistics

* **Name**: Shoyo Hinata, The Strongest/Ultimate Decoy, Shorty, Short stuff, Carrot top
* **Origin**: Haikyū!!
* **Gender**: Male
* **Age**: 16
* **Birthday**: June 21, 1996
* **Classification**: Human, Karasuno High School First-Year Student, Karasuno Volleyball Club Middle Blocker and Decoy
* **Blood Type**: B
* **Height**: 162.8 cm (5'4")
* **Weight**: 51.9 kg (114 lbs)
* **Skin Color**: Light
* **Eye Color**: Brown
* **Hair Color**: Orange
* **Relatives**: Unnamed Mother, Natsu Hinata (Younger sister)
* **Alignment**: Good
* **Status**: Active
* **Class**: **S-Class**
* **Powers and Abilities**:
* **Standard Equipment**:
* **Weaknesses**:
* **Notable Attacks/Techniques**:
* **Voice Actor**: Ayumu Murase

### Power Stats

* **Attack Potency**: Athlete Level
* **Speed**: Subsonic+ (Could jump to the air and slap the ball when someone was in mid air), with Relavistic Reaction Speed (Stated multiple times he has Lightning Speed reflexes)
* **Lifting Strength**: N/A
* **Striking Strength**: N/A
* **Durability**: Athlete Level
* **Stamina**: Really High
* **Range**: Short
* **Intelligence**: Stupid, Genius when the middle of a game.
* **Key**: Schlage Everest

## Appearance

Upon entering the first year of high school, Hinata stood at 162.8 cm. He is the second shortest person on his team, next to Nishinoya (although this height is fairly average for a male Japanese High School student). He has unruly, orange hair and brown eyes. His relatively thin build and short stature often lead him to be mistaken for a junior high (or in some cases even grade school) student. Hinata typically dresses in his Karasuno school uniform with a black jacket and black pants.

During matches, Hinata wears his volleyball uniform—a black jersey and corresponding shorts with white and orange stripes on the sides. On the back of his jersey is his position number 10 (coincidentally, the same number that was worn by the Small Giant) and his school's name written in kanji. On the court, he wears kneepads and white volleyball shoes with red stripes.

## Personality

Hinata has a cheerful and energetic personality. He is easily excited and can be quite loud, a trait second only to Nishinoya and Tanaka. For the most part, Hinata is very simple-minded which sometimes causes him to make rash decisions. However, he is also shown to be quite observant. He is capable of reading social cues and be incredibly empathetic toward others' struggles. As such, he often says just what others need to hear to push themselves in the right direction. He is also noted to be a natural schmoozer, a quality that his teammates occasionally use to win someone over (Nishinoya, for example). His friendly and straightforward personality allows him to befriend even the quietest of people effortlessly, such as Kenma from Nekoma High and Aone from Date Tech High.

However, despite his generally bubbly exterior, Hinata is also shown to have a serious attitude, particularly when it comes to volleyball. His intense love for the sport is demonstrated through his impressive display of tenacity stemming from his constant desire to improve his abilities. As stated by Sugawara, Hinata plays with great fortitude in the face of adversity and thus doesn't give up easily during a match. Hinata can also exhibit a very intimidating expression when people underestimate him. Still, Hinata gets scared easily, especially by larger and stronger opponents. This prompts him to develop the habit of hiding behind his nearest teammate. However, he recovers quickly before confidently challenging their opponents.

In the beginning, Hinata is easily agitated before a match due to his lack of experience. He becomes so nervous that he would have an upset stomach or need to go to the toilet constantly. He also becomes clumsy as he would mess up his spikes or receives. Before Karasuno's first practice match against Aobajohsai High, Hinata is so affected that he mistook Daichi and Kiyoko's attempt to comfort him as more pressure and short-circuited. He only recovers after royally messing up and driving a serve into the back of Kageyama's head. Over time, Hinata becomes more apt at handling the pressure. Although still faint-hearted, Hinata has a considerably less severe reaction and can perform well during matches regardless.

Hinata, like Kageyama, does poorly in school since he, too, is preoccupied with volleyball. He once told Sugawara that ever since he'd entered high school, he had never scored in the double digits on any of his tests.

## Relationships

* Tobio Kageyama
* Kei Tsukishima
* Tadashi Yamaguchi
* Hitoka Yachi
* Ryunosuke Tanaka
* Yu Nishinoya
* Chikara Ennoshita
* Daichi Sawamura
* Koshi Sugawara
* Asahi Azumane
* Kiyoko Shimizu
* Keishin Ukai
* Natsu Hinata
* Yukitaka Izumi and Koji Sekimukai
* Ikkei Ukai
* Kenma Kozume
* So Inuoka
* Lev Haiba
* Ray tpn
* Takanobu Aone
* Toru Oikawa and Hajime Iwaizumi
* Wakatoshi Ushijima
* Kotaro Bokuto
* Pegasus Kouga
* Percy Jackson
* Naruto Uzumaki
* Natsu Dragneel
* Ichigo Kurosaki
* Levi Ackermann
* Ruby Rose
* Izuku Midoriya
* Sakura Haruno