Hiro Hamada

**Hiro Hamada** is the protagonist of the *Big Hero 6* franchise, as well as the leader of the organization, Big Hero 6.

## Background

Hiro Hamada is a half-Japanese, half-Caucasian boy who was raised with his older brother Tadashi by their aunt Cass following the death of their parents when Hiro was only 3 years old. Hiro was a born genius, being greatly advanced and surpassing all of his peers including his own brother on a variety of intellectual planes to the point where he found himself regularly skipping grades in order to continue his own "education". By the age of 13, he had graduated high school and subsequently tapped into and mastered a large mass of information and complex world concepts that most students enrolled in college were only just being introduced to.

Sometime in the past, Hiro became involved in bot-fighting that soon evolved into an outlet for his intellect, despite the negative social connotations the sport was notorious for.

### *Official Description*

*Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada has the mind of a genius—and the heart of a 14-year old: his state-of-the-art battle-bots dominate the underground bot fights held in the dark corners of San Fransokyo. Fortunately, big brother Tadashi redirects Hiro's brilliance, inspiring him to put his brain to the test in a quest to gain admission to the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. When a tragic event changes everything, Hiro turns to a robot named Baymax, and they form an unbreakable bond—and two-sixths of a band of high-tech heroes on a very important mission.[1]*
### *Press Address*

*Like the 18-year-old playing him, Hiro is a half-Japanese, half-Caucasian kid with energy to spare. Luckily for his hometown, though, Hiro is also a super-genius who turns his nurse robot, Baymax, into a formidable, action-movie presence when a threat arises. And while he doesn't have any actual superpowers per say, Hiro dons a flight suit with a red circle on the glove that magnetically connects to the back of Baymax, and they can act as a tag team in battle, Hall says. "They're symbiotic in that way." [2]*
## Personality

Hiro Hamada is a carefree and free-spirited young man with intelligence and understanding far beyond his years. Because of this, he can be a bit brazen and cocky, but never to the point of arrogance. He is easily accepting of other people and doesn't seem to have much of a problem forming positive connections with those he comes into contact with.

There is a certain sincerity Hiro harbors that allows him to cohesively, effectively and firmly convey his feelings and ideas on a matter at hand to whomever is within earshot. The fullest extent of this sincerity comes out perhaps most predominantly around his brother, Tadashi Hamada. Despite their scuffles and brotherly banter, the words exchanged between them are always filled with their truest and barest thoughts, concerns, insecurities and intentions. They never pull any punches when it comes to relaying to each other what they think and feel on either the current situation or the topic at hand and their bond is only stronger because of it.

Despite his cool, carefree, yet hot-blooded and bold nature, Hiro has been shown to have a much softer disposition that hasn't been shown willingly displayed to anyone save for Baymax and Aunt Cass. Even so, his caring and sympathetic disposition is evident both in the way he interacts with and handles his relationships with his family and team members. He is generally always looking out for the safety and welfare of those around him and taking into consideration their individual and personal conditions before finally focusing on himself, even if he suffers a bit as a result of it. Even when Hiro is shown to have been wronged, he takes it in starkly collected stride, taking the adequate time to handle the situation with a calm, level and yet fiercely determined and driven head.

However, underneath this heart of gold lies a darker and more ruthless potential. On the flip-side of this caring, loving, direct and to the point disposition, Hiro has maintained a very staunch no-nonsense policy when it comes to those who intentionally cause harm and misfortune to those he cares for and loves. At one point, the full force of this sentiment would come to a frightening culmination if the act was particularly heinous. In the case of such an event, Hiro for all intents and purposes would lock down on immediate retribution for said crime and it would take a certain intervention to truly calm his rage. This has now all together ceased to be an issue, with Hiro perhaps becoming even more level-headed and considerate than he was before.

## Appearance

Hiro is a young adolescent boy of Japanese descent and is approximately five feet tall with a lean and slender frame. He has tousled, jet-black hair, almond-shaped brown eyes, somewhat thick eyelashes and eyebrows, light skin and a slight gap in his teeth.

He can be most consistently found in some combination of casual shirts, capris and Converse sneakers all likely topped off with a blue hoodie.

When geared up as a superhero, Hiro dons a battle-ready outfit showcasing indigo armor. Under this armor he wears a black protective suit that covers most of his body down to his knees along with black knee pads and steel-toe black sneakers, both of which have red magnetic circles which allow him to link to magnetic ports on the back of Baymax. On his hands he wears thick, forearm-reaching, black and indigo padded gauntlets that sport the same red magnetic circle on the palms.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect:** Hiro's true potential lies within his genius. He is highly innovative, and has the power to create inventions from inspiration; from small but powerful battle-bots to state-of-the-art super suits. He also has intimate knowledge with his inventions and can coordinate on a complex level of thought. Hiro's intelligence is so high that he was even able to recreate items with impeccable detail, such as Baymax.

* **Martial Arts Skills:** In a picture of Hiro and Tadashi as children, it appears that Hiro learned martial arts at a young age, though he is never shown using it in battle. Although he does seem to recognize its codes and rules as shown when training with Baymax.

### Equipment

While his suit does not enhance his natural abilities, it does enable him to hold onto Baymax with magnetic pads whenever the robot takes flight, as well as partial protection from destruction. His helmet is also equipped with a communication device, enabling him contact with the rest of the team members despite their distance.

* **Computer interface:** Integrated into his suit's gloves, Hiro uses a miniature computer to hack, track down and program anything.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Hiro looks up at Donnie as a mentor and teacher of robotics and technology. The two are usually at the lab making plans of the next project they'll work up.

## Trivia

* Hiro and Tadashi seem to share a few traits in the film, such as the usage of "unbelievable" as an expletive when exasperated as well the tendency to solve problems by looking at things from a different angle.
* Hiro and Baymax's flight through the city could be looked at as a reference to Iron Man when Tony Stark took his first flight in his first cinematic film.
* The 2013 Rotoscopers video and early information regarding the plot depicted Hiro with a slightly different backstory: He was already attending classes with Tadashi and could not fit in with the other students due to his intelligence, a fact that he doesn't seem to mind. The Rotoscopers video also depicted Hiro as part of a "science club research team" lead by Tadashi (most likely consisting of Honey, Go Go, Wasabi and Fred) in which each individual would make different things and would eventually lead up to a competition. Like Tony Stark, Hiro felt pressure over using his intelligence for good or just building battle robots in the basement (garage in the final film).[4]
	+ Also, in early stages of the story, Hiro was responsible for the creation of Baymax, as opposed to Tadashi, just like in the comic book.[5]
* According to Baymax's first scan, Hiro has a slight allergy to peanuts.
* Hiro apparently likes Gummy Bears, as he enthusiastically told Baymax to retrieve said item in a flurry of consistently successful test commands with said robot.
* Hiro has a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) controller connected to his computer in his bedroom.
	+ He also has a poster of the deleted villain "Mr. Sparkles" in the same area.
* Hiro is ticklish.
* Along with Hiro's gap in his front teeth, he has a slight overbite. In addition, in one scene, Hiro was seen sticking his tongue out to bring a straw up to his mouth before sipping, a habit common among people who sucked their thumbs as children.
* Hiro appears to be a Whovian (Doctor Who fan) judging by the Dalek-like action figure spotted on his shelf in his room.