Hyde is the UNI series resident shoto Short for "Shotokan" A character archetype defined by being similar in some way to Ryu from Street Fighter. Shotos usually have a horizontal fireball, an invulnerable reversal, and a forward moving special move. character, with tools associated with the role (fireball, meterless reversal, etc). He is a basic and well-rounded character who has a nice balance between offense and defense. His Black Orbiter
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In the story, Hyde was once a normal high school boy until one night, he is attacked by the Void; creatures of the Hollow Night. He is able to barely escape death due to the help of a girl he met named 
Linne, but the attack causes him to become an In-Birth. Soon after, Linne, her pet Dragon Kuu, and 
Waldstein move into Hyde's home to teach and train Hyde about the Hollow Night and how to use his Power of Existence (EXS). When the Hollow Night returns and Linne and Waldstein disappear, Hyde sets out into the night in search of them. In BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, he is one of the many characters summoned to the Phantom Field to take part of the Cross Tag Battle tournament.
Cross Tag Battle
