Michael Hayate

**Michael Riamu Hayate** (also known as **Blackout** or **Green Blur**) was the former Elemental Master and Ninja of Energy. He was the oldest son of Yamato and Rin Hayate, adopted son of Lloyd M. Garmadon, boyfriend of Kate Smith, and the brother of Landon Hayate. He was also the half-brother of Lillian, Keith, and Lucas Garmadon and uncle of Samuel and Letita Hayate. His powers were likely inherited the same way Landon's were through an infusion from a reawakened Samara Yokotawaru. Michael was born to two middle-class villagers in a coastal mountain village that was the home of the Hayate Clan, but a few months later, the village was attacked and burned down. Every villager was killed or burned except Landon and the infant Michael. Lloyd was investigating the incident when he found them and adopted them. With that, Michael would be trained in all the arts including taijitzu and Spinjitzu; being blinded by Lloyd to protect him from the dark truth of what became of Landon. In the process of his training, Michael would make friends that he would know and trust for all his lifetime.

After graduation, Michael would be appointed the role of co-leader alongside Jason Walker and lead the team of younger heroes on all their missions; all the way from Johnathan Destrevan to Rian Haruno. He had the wit, will, and mindset of a leader which allowed him to navigate his friends and allies through many rough patches. Michael often struggled with fear and doubt that he would ultimately overcome through trials from enemies such as Shiro Garmadon or Johnathan Destrevan. Through his losses, Michael learned the value of sacrifice; a tool which he would use to get through to his brother and give him the push necessary to begin doubting the path Samara had set him on. During this time, Michael had established a romantic relationship with Kate and solidified his friendships with many in the team, including: Natalie, Vincent, and Levi; the three who would work with Jason to get their reality on the path to a revival.

With Earth-20 gone and the people that had lived on it dead, Earth-21 would become the new home for the revived inhabitants of the fallen world. Within this new world, Michael would find that the Ninja Force's problems increased as bigger and badder foes than they had ever faced rose up to challenge the light. Michael would be forced to watch loved ones and friends make sacrifices before he would make one of his own; in defeating and banishing the Oni through absorbing them into himself, Michael saved his universe and its realms before perishing from the overload. This sacrifice would wear upon his allies but push them to continue their works of protection.

The Michael of Earth-20 would later be revealed to have survived, but had been twisted by the Dark Order into something far beyond what anyone saw him as. With Michael taking a backseat to the Blackout persona drilled into his brain by the most persuasive Loyalists, it would take him being drafted into the Power Wars to lead the Axis Army alliance of Prowler and Oni remnants to set him on the path he needed to go. The encounter and fight with Jason and later Keith and Lucas would awaken Michael and merge his memories with that of his Earth-21 self. With his being restored, Michael used the three essences at his disposal to destroy the Dark Order's Axis fleet and give a proper farewell to his team before forcing a loyalist beast avatar to kill him so his death couldn't be reversed through Samara's will. His sacrifice would be honored and his legacy carried on by his loved ones; Jason burying him on the site of the Hayate Clan village ruins and Landon discovering the lies of the Dark Order.

## History

### Early Life

#### A Dark Beginning

Michael was the second child born to Yamato and Rin Hayate. He was part of the Hayate clan that had inhabitated the Kiri Village for many generations. He and his brother were considered to be the future leaders of the village because of who their parents were. It was only a few months after his birth that his village was attacked by Johnathan Destrevan and his early followers; early members of the then forming crime syndicate, Sons of Pythor. After his father tasked them to escape, Michael was brought along with Landon to the bunker so they could survive the incursion. Michael and his brother were the only two survivors of the incursion.

#### A New Guardian

After at least a month in the bunker, the two brothers were running out of supplies. Unbeknownst to them, Lloyd and a retrieval unit of Police Force Troopers arrived on the scene to look for survivors one more time. After finding nothing and finally losing hope, Lloyd readied to leave, until he heard Michael's dehydrated cries. He cleared the ruins off of the bunker and extracted the two children from there. While Michael adapted to the kindness and new life Lloyd granted them, he was too young to see that his brother couldn't forget what Destrevan had done.

#### Burdens of the Past

While Michael had a happy first few years with Lloyd, nothing could prepare him for what was coming next. At age 5, Michael was given his adoptive father's powers and discovered them during a blackout in NINJAGO City. Nya; would had been taking care of him during that blackout; was shocked and told Lloyd of the occurrence. As his brother was trained alone, Michael was registered at The International Ninja Academy by Lloyd. He was happy for a while until the school bullies figured out his origins and made fun of him for being adopted. He would come home crying to the caretakers of his father's estate and would eventually develop a deep fear of the bullies. While his father couldn't do anything with him defending the planet, his fellow classmate Jason Walker eventually was pissed that he couldn't stand up for him and helped get him into fighting condition. After a few week's worth of training, the two went to school and discouraged the bullies from ever looking down upon a student at the school ever again. With the heavy burden gone, Michael had an entire change of mindset and began being more confident which naturally helped him mature into a vital member of the team.

## Vehicles

* The Ninja Nightcrawler
* The Green Titan Mech

## Notes

* Michael, Jason, and Matthew were the only characters kept from the original pre-2018 scripts, due to the story making barely sense and not having enough events to build on.

## Gallery

**Note: I created all these images myself, and right now these are old concept drawings from 2018 and 2019. New ones are arriving by the days. Patience is a virtue:** Below you will find official drawings of Michael Garmadon’s gi’s, armor, and uniforms worn throughout the Beyond Franchise: