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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 [[w:c:ninjagaiden: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 [[w:c:ninjagaiden: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''. | ||
*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 figure]]s mistakenly refers to it as a MJOLNIR variant. | *Although HAYABUSA is a counterpart to the MJOLNIR armor, the description of one of the Hayabusa-equipped ''Halo 3'' [[action figure]]s mistakenly refers to it as a MJOLNIR variant. The figures also have ''VI'' written on their arms, but it is covered by the shoulder armor. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||