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*The Hayabusa armor bears a resemblance to the armor worn by feudal-era [[wikipedia:Samurai|samurai]]. The armor is named after [[Wikipedia:Ryu Hayabusa|Ryu Hayabusa]], the protagonist of the ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden (series)|Ninja Gaiden]]'' series and a combatant in the [[wikipedia:Dead or Alive (series)|''Dead or Alive'' series]]. The helmet is almost an exact copy of the "ninja of the future" costume in ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)|Ninja Gaiden]]'' on the Xbox. Bungie likely created the Hayabusa armor as a tribute to Team Ninja for adding [[Nicole-458]] into [[Wikipedia:DOA4|Dead or Alive 4]]. Team Ninja, the developers of the ''Ninja Gaiden'' series and ''Dead or Alive'' series, are mentioned in the credits for ''Halo 3''. | *The Hayabusa armor bears a resemblance to the armor worn by feudal-era [[wikipedia:Samurai|samurai]]. The armor is named after [[Wikipedia:Ryu Hayabusa|Ryu Hayabusa]], the protagonist of the ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden (series)|Ninja Gaiden]]'' series and a combatant in the [[wikipedia:Dead or Alive (series)|''Dead or Alive'' series]]. The helmet is almost an exact copy of the "ninja of the future" costume in ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)|Ninja Gaiden]]'' on the Xbox. Bungie likely created the Hayabusa armor as a tribute to Team Ninja for adding [[Nicole-458]] into [[Wikipedia:DOA4|Dead or Alive 4]]. Team Ninja, the developers of the ''Ninja Gaiden'' series and ''Dead or Alive'' series, are mentioned in the credits for ''Halo 3''. | ||
*The Hayabusa armor is sometimes called '''''ninja''''' armor by many players. However, it resembles the armor of the samurai, not the ninja, as the ninja | *The Hayabusa armor is sometimes called '''''ninja''''' armor by many players. However, it resembles the armor of the samurai, not the ninja, as the ninja rarely wear armor. This is probably due in part to the armor's roots as a ''Ninja Gaiden'' reference. | ||
*Hayabusa is Japanese for "peregrine falcon," and is also the [[wikipedia:Hayabusa|name]] for an unmanned space mission conducted by the [[wikipedia:Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency|Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency]] that returned to [[Earth]] in 2010. | *Hayabusa is Japanese for "peregrine falcon," and is also the [[wikipedia:Hayabusa|name]] for an unmanned space mission conducted by the [[wikipedia:Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency|Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency]] that returned to [[Earth]] in 2010. | ||
*Although HAYABUSA is a counterpart to the MJOLNIR armor, the description of one of the Hayabusa-equipped ''Halo 3'' [[Action Figures|action figures]] mistakenly refers to it as a MJOLNIR variant.{{Citation needed}} | *Although HAYABUSA is a counterpart to the MJOLNIR armor, the description of one of the Hayabusa-equipped ''Halo 3'' [[Action Figures|action figures]] mistakenly refers to it as a MJOLNIR variant.{{Citation needed}} | ||